[Another scene, at the Run of the Mill. The lights are dimmed and the restaurant almost completely empty except for two tables of mob bosses. Mikey and Leo have gotten into server outfits and are desperately trying to show off how good they are.
Except Mikey keeps showing him up. It's making his competitive blood boil, until they've almost started legitimately fighting in the establishment.
One of the dragon youkai just huffs. "We want Orange to wait on us."
"Yes! More unicorns for Mikey." Whatever Mikey said after is a blur in his angry haze, leaping onto his smaller brother.
[Donnie's room. Donnie sitting on the beanbag chair in front of his screen, controller in hand and not looking away for a second. The other brothers come in-
"What a night, baby!"
Raph's voice booms behind their little brother, "Once in a lifetime."
We just shared a life changing experience. Donnie, you're never gonna believe what just happened. I know it'll never make up for it, but we got you a Jupiter Jim figure with real chopping action.
Donnie doesn't even hear them. "Ten! So close to one. Nothing is going to stop Bootyshaker9000." Raph... watches his younger brother carefully.
"Dude, you okay? You're dressed up like a lumberjack."
"It's a new upgrade I unlocked, not many have."
How'd you pay for that gear? Donnie, how'd you pay for that gear?
Mikey's voice comes from down the hall, "He destroyed Mrs. Porky Coin! I WILL AVENGE HER!"
And he doesn't seem to care. He misses a literal once in a lifetime experience. That lady in a wheelchair walked.]
[A room Donnie hasn't seen - a locker room, with a large familiar spider-woman hovering beside Leo and their dad.
Her voice is still that sickly-sweet pitch, "I do have a splendiferous mystic bauble you can have. For a price."
Splinter sighs, loud and annoyed, "And there it is. Always has to be something in it for her."
"Prickly Petey losing his charm?"
Leo takes a breath and steps in, odachi over his shoulder and slinging an arm around Big Mama's neck. Hey, hey, hey, water under the bridge. Big Mama. Bubby, let's talk Shredder. He's bad for us, bad for New York, bad for your youkai business IN New York. So, if you got a solution, let's make a deal.
Their father tries to shout for him, "Blue! Don't! Nobody ever outsmarts her!"
Relax, I got this. You know, I don't hear a lot of cheering. Business is not booming. What you need is a headliner. Someone to put butts in seats. Someone to take on your new champ. Someone like your old champ in new form: RATJITSU.
"What."
Leo goes through 'sweetening' the deal, making the fight harder. Ratjitsu is going to be fighting with no weapons.
"We have a deal."
"What? NOOOO."
Yes! Ah. I'm not sure how this works. Which hand to I shake? Trust me, Pops, you got this.
But even Leo can't mistake that disappointed tone, "I knew I should've brought Purple."]
[The reel almost doesn't start. Stuttering, like something keeping it from playing. But it does.
Fire. Roaring and angry and loud all around, the very room around them up in vibrant flames. The ceiling is threatening to cave in and he can barely see, but he can see that green, that beautiful, important green light of her ninpo. His arm reaches out as she falls to her side on the ground dead weight.
GRAM GRAM!
He can't reach her. Raph is dragging him away with all the strength he has, and Leo still can't reach her as he watches her eyes close and the rubble collapse on her.]
[OH RIGHT, GRAM-GRAM'S NAME IS ACTUALLY KARAI, HUH.]
[THAT]
[WAS NOT THE GUT PUNCH HE WAS BRACED FOR SO JUST]
[MAYBE WILL FUCKING KNEEL HERE, FACE IN HANDS. JUST. GRAB THAT FIRST D AND PUT IT IN, THAT'S A NICER MEMORY, LET'S HAVE THAT TO THE FOREFRONT AS HE'S REMINDED OF THAT FUCKING GRIEF]
The view of a bright, angry magenta sky with the atmosphere just above them, an open portal. The air is filled with debris of the invasion - bits of buildings, pieces of cars, day to day life that got sucked up in the destruction.
Leo lands with a breath, kneeling down and watches as the alien-cat-robot suit slams its fist into the weaker shield Donnie made. He sees them go flying, who knows how fast into the air and away, further than the gravity of the Technodrome can hold on to them. His twin tried, and took the brunt of the hit in front of Mikey. But watching them go is too much. He can't do it.
He knows. He knows that second what's going to happen. His eyes fill to the brim with tears as he blinks once to unsuccessfully get them out. Then turns to Raph.
Raph. Go!
Their older brother immediately understands this part of the plan. Go through the portal Leo makes to get them.]
The Technodrome bridge. Kraang seated on the throne watching as Raph, covered and controlled by Kraang goop stalks toward Leo. Leo begging Raph to listen. He doesn't want to fight.
But the fight does start.
M -
Shredder destroying the wall of the room they found safety in for just a moment - Cassandra's voice rings out.
"Shredder! Destroy your enemies!"
It happens so fast. It happens too fast, Shredder leaping into action at Donnie and Raphael jumping over to protect him. Leo's mind immediately goes to their baby brother, Mikey, his carapace not quite fully hardened to what it will be when they're older. He has to protect him, he has to shield him from it, even as he desperately looks to Splinter, Dad!.]
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THERE ARE SO MANY THINGS HERE THAT HUNTER DOESN'T UNDERSTAND, AGAIN, ]
I need a guide or - or something. What is happening??
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It's a battle sport, where the fighters all use costumes and characters to enhance the performance. Think a mix of blood sport and a play.
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Except Mikey keeps showing him up. It's making his competitive blood boil, until they've almost started legitimately fighting in the establishment.
One of the dragon youkai just huffs. "We want Orange to wait on us."
"Yes! More unicorns for Mikey." Whatever Mikey said after is a blur in his angry haze, leaping onto his smaller brother.
Hey, those are MY mobsters!]
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Okay this one is way more understandable. Though I'm not sure what the conversion rate is for unicorns to snails.
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[Let's do A.]
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April, you got to come. Mikey found some invisibility paint. We're gonna put it on dad's tail.
"I love you guys and def send me pics, but now that school's over I'm just gonna chill and have a nice normal day."
Donnie scoffs. "Scoff," said out loud as usual, "Are you really still on this whole 'I want things to be normal' gig?
April looks frustrated back, "What were 'these'," she mimicks the air aquotes, "for? I am normal."
"Yes, what big city girl doesn't have a kayak and a hazmat suit?"
"Look, guys. Just because I love the bonkers doesn't mean I don't want normal sometimes too."
Leo just sort of watches her. I mean, you can try. But it'll be easier for everyone involved if you just admit you're a total weirdo magnet.]
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Is that April?
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[All right. Takes a breath. Let's see what the second D is.]
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"What a night, baby!"
Raph's voice booms behind their little brother, "Once in a lifetime."
We just shared a life changing experience. Donnie, you're never gonna believe what just happened. I know it'll never make up for it, but we got you a Jupiter Jim figure with real chopping action.
Donnie doesn't even hear them. "Ten! So close to one. Nothing is going to stop Bootyshaker9000." Raph... watches his younger brother carefully.
"Dude, you okay? You're dressed up like a lumberjack."
"It's a new upgrade I unlocked, not many have."
How'd you pay for that gear? Donnie, how'd you pay for that gear?
Mikey's voice comes from down the hall, "He destroyed Mrs. Porky Coin! I WILL AVENGE HER!"
And he doesn't seem to care. He misses a literal once in a lifetime experience. That lady in a wheelchair walked.]
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[Oh noooo, not sure I like this part of memory lane, but fuck, that messes with the pattern he thought was there.]
[I AM JUST]
[GONNA MOVE ON FROM MY OWN TRAUMA]
[...we ain't touching K. What's S-]
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Her voice is still that sickly-sweet pitch, "I do have a splendiferous mystic bauble you can have. For a price."
Splinter sighs, loud and annoyed, "And there it is. Always has to be something in it for her."
"Prickly Petey losing his charm?"
Leo takes a breath and steps in, odachi over his shoulder and slinging an arm around Big Mama's neck. Hey, hey, hey, water under the bridge. Big Mama. Bubby, let's talk Shredder. He's bad for us, bad for New York, bad for your youkai business IN New York. So, if you got a solution, let's make a deal.
Their father tries to shout for him, "Blue! Don't! Nobody ever outsmarts her!"
Relax, I got this. You know, I don't hear a lot of cheering. Business is not booming. What you need is a headliner. Someone to put butts in seats. Someone to take on your new champ. Someone like your old champ in new form: RATJITSU.
"What."
Leo goes through 'sweetening' the deal, making the fight harder. Ratjitsu is going to be fighting with no weapons.
"We have a deal."
"What? NOOOO."
Yes! Ah. I'm not sure how this works. Which hand to I shake? Trust me, Pops, you got this.
But even Leo can't mistake that disappointed tone, "I knew I should've brought Purple."]
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[Oh no]
[Just]
[Face in hand.]
Daaaaad....you don't SAY things like that.
[Just]
[Ugh.]
[UUUUUGH.]
[OKAY FINE, K! LET'S HAVE A BAD TIME.]
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Fire. Roaring and angry and loud all around, the very room around them up in vibrant flames. The ceiling is threatening to cave in and he can barely see, but he can see that green, that beautiful, important green light of her ninpo. His arm reaches out as she falls to her side on the ground dead weight.
GRAM GRAM!
He can't reach her. Raph is dragging him away with all the strength he has, and Leo still can't reach her as he watches her eyes close and the rubble collapse on her.]
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[THAT]
[WAS NOT THE GUT PUNCH HE WAS BRACED FOR SO JUST]
[MAYBE WILL FUCKING KNEEL HERE, FACE IN HANDS. JUST. GRAB THAT FIRST D AND PUT IT IN, THAT'S A NICER MEMORY, LET'S HAVE THAT TO THE FOREFRONT AS HE'S REMINDED OF THAT FUCKING GRIEF]
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The view of a bright, angry magenta sky with the atmosphere just above them, an open portal. The air is filled with debris of the invasion - bits of buildings, pieces of cars, day to day life that got sucked up in the destruction.
Leo lands with a breath, kneeling down and watches as the alien-cat-robot suit slams its fist into the weaker shield Donnie made. He sees them go flying, who knows how fast into the air and away, further than the gravity of the Technodrome can hold on to them. His twin tried, and took the brunt of the hit in front of Mikey. But watching them go is too much. He can't do it.
He knows. He knows that second what's going to happen. His eyes fill to the brim with tears as he blinks once to unsuccessfully get them out. Then turns to Raph.
Raph. Go!
Their older brother immediately understands this part of the plan. Go through the portal Leo makes to get them.]
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THAT WAS A LOT IN LIKE. A FEW MINUTES
Hunter is staring at each of the memories in turn, trying to react before Donnie moves on - but it’s a lot at once and that’s okay!
He DOES kneel next to Donnie for a moment, though, reaching a hand out too him. ]
Hey! H-hey, it’s - it’s okay! Who was that?
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[AT LEAST THAT ISN'T THE WORST PART, JUST LEADS TO THE WORST PART, NOT SO BAD JUST REMEMBERING GETTING BODIED BY THE KRAANG.]
[Karai still hurts a lot more.]
[There is shaking, hard breathing.]
Gram-Gram.
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[ He keeps staring. ]
She’s a lot younger than I was expecting?
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I guess - that does make sense.
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[Are they all like this.]
[PUT IN THE R AND M AGAIN, DID THEY CHANGE TOO?]
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The Technodrome bridge. Kraang seated on the throne watching as Raph, covered and controlled by Kraang goop stalks toward Leo. Leo begging Raph to listen. He doesn't want to fight.
But the fight does start.
M -
Shredder destroying the wall of the room they found safety in for just a moment - Cassandra's voice rings out.
"Shredder! Destroy your enemies!"
It happens so fast. It happens too fast, Shredder leaping into action at Donnie and Raphael jumping over to protect him. Leo's mind immediately goes to their baby brother, Mikey, his carapace not quite fully hardened to what it will be when they're older. He has to protect him, he has to shield him from it, even as he desperately looks to Splinter, Dad!.]
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This is - so much - Belos just be playing the worst ones on repeat.
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