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@technodromes sent:👄 Bishop & SR?ì

Rick's eyes go wide for a moment at the mention of the Utrom. Oh damn, he doesn't even know where to start from, let alone what to say. Having too much to talk about was even worse than having too little. At least, in the latter case, he could have made up something vague but convincing. Instead, he's stuck with the paranoia of slipping and saying something he shouldn't.

A hesitant sound leaves his throat, as he tries, quite lamely, to buy himself some time to think. One of his hands rubs goes to rub the back of his neck, making his already evident nervousness even more obvious.

"Oh, uh, B-Bishop...he's a great guy! I-I've met a lot of people during my life, b-but no one quite like him, y-you know?"

Lame and unoriginal. What an amazing start...not.

"W-What I mean is...Most people see me a-as stuck-up and too rigid and maybe even boring, j-just because I'm dedicated to my job. E-Even among my colleagues, t-they make fun of me for that more often than not."

Which is annoying as hell, to the point that, at times, he finds himself forced to hold back a petty or violent reaction.

"W-With Kor-...Bishop I don't have to worry o-or feel out of place or...embarrassed for my priorities."

Not that he's ashamed of putting his duty before almost everything else, but at times the assholes he shares his space with every day make it hard not to feel somewhat amiss.

"H-He gets it. W-We're on the same page on that, h-he is just as serious about his work as I am. S-So, he's very understanding if I have to cancel at the last minute, o-or can't do certain stuff...an-and he also sees how special the times we make to hang out is."

Has his voice gotten a little too soft as he spoke that last sentence? Shit, he hopes not. He knows that they aren't just friends, but...he isn't sure of how far he can go and how open he can be with his feelings.

Shaking his head lightly, the guard dismisses those thoughts. He can linger on them or he will for sure end up making a fool of himself.

"I-I'm genuinely glad we met. An-And I don't say this about just anyone."

He won't say it out loud, but the truth is that, aside from AR, there's no one else he's truly close to. He loves his daughter and granddaughter, but they don't know all that matters about him.

"H-He's...I trust him. I-I feel like I can be myself with him, a-and he won't judge me. E-Even if he disagrees or doesn't approve. I-It's...nice. I'm constantly under pressure an-and I've never learnt to let loose in a healthy way, but...I-I can do it with him."

Bishop is a safe place for him, even more than his reckless best friend. And it's something Rick never wants to lose, now that he has found it.

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Had he been less distracted by his own distress, Rick would have definitely noticed the odd sound coming from the pod. However, right now his mind is running in circles, his own thoughts so loud that he can't focus on the sounds coming from his surroundings.

What he doesn't miss, however, is Bishop's startled reaction and the discomfort in his friend's voice. Shit, he didn't mean to come off so harsh or so strong. He's stressed out, but that's not excuse to take it out on the other. Especially since the Utrom is trying to help him.

"S-Sorry, that's not...I-I didn't mean it like that," he apologises, running a gloved hand over his face. "Y-You weren't out of line. I-It's just...The Citadel's politics are a little...uh..."

How to explain it without making it sound too bad?

"W-We like keeping our internal matters to ourselves," he ends up saying, shifting a little in his spot. It has always been like that, even if the previous Council wasn't as adamant and careful when it came to it. "O-Our current President...He doesn't like having the Citadel business reaching foreigner ears. D-Damn, he even keeps shit from us, s-so you can imagine how he feel about outsiders."

He hesitates for a moment, gritting his teeth a little, unsure about whether or not he should add to it. He doesn't want to scare Bishop off, but he also wants to make sure the other has a very good reason not to ever think about sticking his nose in whatever happens on the city-state.

"I-It would be...dangerous for you. An-And I refuse to let you get hurt j-just because I can't do my fuckin' job right."

And he'll leave it at that. He doesn't want to go into details, both because he isn't sure of what those details are. All he has heard are hushed rumours.

The offer surprises the guard, even if not as much as hearing that the Utrom has come to visit to...ask him out? It's that what Bishop is doing, right? Fuck. He wishes AR was there to confirm whether or not he isn't misunderstanding the signals.

"Uh, I...That's...I-I mean," he stutters, cringing at himself at the awareness that he must look quite flustered. He needs to get his shit together. "Y-You know what? F-Fuck yeah, why not? M-My best friend always says the same about me, s-so maybe I'll take his advice for once."

An exception to his rule, which however is mostly based on the fact that the black market dealer's advice usually leads to trouble.

"W-What did you have in mind? W-We can swing by my place, s-so I can get rid of the uniform. I-I think it would help me getting in the 'no work' mindset, y-you know?"

[♗]  Bishop startles a little and the flinching of his tiny body crunches the basket beneath him under the brief tension of his tentacles. It's an unfamiliar sound, one that his pod shouldn't be making under any normal circumstances.

"Right, I am sorry. I stepped out of my line with this suggestion," he admits with a hint of embarrassment. Not to mention that the Queen wouldn't have been too happy about hearing something like this from him. What was he thinking? But on the other tentacle, he doesn't really regret what he said. He was sincere in that he would have taken some of the pressure from Rick to help him with his issue.

"It's just, I-- I really would like to help you somehow," he adds, his words trailing off as he struggles to find the right way to express himself. He still wants to help, but not like this. Bishop sighs defeated, wishing he hadn't made that suggestion so hastily. For some reason, he thought it might be a good idea, but with so little information available, he isn't sure what else to add or how he could be of help in the first place. Which eventually leads him to the true reason he came here.

"Maybe we both need a little break? One of my Earthern coworkers suggested to me that I may be working a little too much. Not that this would be unusual for Utroms to do, though," he muses, a hint of self-awareness in his voice.

"I had been thinking about what they suggested, and-- you see, the actual reason I came here is, well, I wanted to ask if you would like to spend a little 'time off' with me? Perhaps a little break helps to bring a fresh view on this later?" Maybe, in hindsight, he should have brought this up right away. But like AR, Bishop immediately delves into work, trying to solve an issue at hand and trying to right things. The thought of resting didn't occur to him anymore in the spur of the moment. "My offer to help you still stands. Maybe I can assist you in a different task while you focus on this particular problem at hand?"

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Hi <3

What do you think happened to the Kraang after the rottmnt movie? The leader Kraang was sealed away, sure, but the other two are still around, right? (I don't know if there's a canon explanation post-movie, but I would love to hear your headcanons)

Hi! Thanks for asking,

I believe Krang-Two (got her eye blown out by April then crushed by a wrecking ball by April) got trapped in a block of ice by the Earth Protection Force after Leo closed the portal, which I believe would have introduced different storylines in future rise seasons related to Agent Bishop and the EPF's evil scientific studies/eugenics. It's a real shame because whenever Agent Bishop is in play in a turtles show one of the boys inevitably gets captured and everyone has to band together to rescue them and it's an all-round fun trope that we never got to see. And I can only imagine the fun the writers could have gotten up to with Krang-Two in the hands of that organization.

It's also one of my headcanons for the bad future fam that due to the Krang being such a major threat, the Resistance would have a very unstable 'enemy of my enemy is my friend' relationship with the Earth Protection Force. Given that the Resistance is so ideologically opposed to that organization though it's a cause for a lot of headaches for Leon and the alliance doesn't hold for long. (If you want to know more about the EPF you should watch the 2003 series. Or read the wiki page).

In the movie Mikey and Donnie severed Krang-Three's connection to the technodrome before Donnie took control of the ship. According to turtlepedia he also got sent to the prison dimension? I don't recall this happening but it's been a while since I last watched the movie. Imo if any Krang escaped it probably would've been this guy.

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stayin’ alive

summary: During the Kraang invasion, you try your best to help the turtles save the city. Agent Bishop and the Earth Protection Force seem to have everything under control, or so they say.

relationship: Donnie x GN!reader

warnings: romantic, fluff, humor, slight angst/comfort, near-death experience, CPR, kissing, angst with a happy ending

word count: 4,604

author's note: here's the request for @/sweetchildcloud!! thank u!

“Does anybody read me?”

You spoke harshly into your earpiece. While the turtles, April, and the others were out fighting the Kraang, you tasked yourself with trying to, in some way, help out down on the ground. You were down in the bowels of the city, being herded like cattle into rescue buses carting people out of the burrow. 

You weren’t exactly a ninja, or had any special skills to speak of, but you couldn’t let yourself get taken away so easily. Not when there was something you could do. Not when your friends were still out there fighting for their lives. 

Thankfully, April wasn’t too busy to pick up her comm. 

“We’re– we’re fine. But Leo…”

Your heart sinks. Looking up into the sky, you finally notice that the Technodrome was forced back into the prison dimension. At least half of it anyway. The portal-chopped remains crashed down into the buildings below, sending a wave of dust and debris to come sailing through the streets. You cough and shield your eyes, before peeling off from the crowd. 

You didn’t want to believe it, but you knew. Leo still wasn’t back yet. 

“Goddamn him and his hero complex,” you frown. 

But there was no time to mourn. You didn’t even want to call it ‘mourning.’ In your frustration, you turn off your earpiece. 

“Come on, think.”

All of the sudden you felt restless. There must be something you could do, something to help–

“Get these people out of here. We have readings that the aliens planted some kind of bomb.”

Your ears perk up, and you turn to look behind you. There were a couple of suits; real Men in Black-looking types, talking amongst themselves. One stood out as their leader, directing the others toward the caravan of trucks pulling in. Without thinking, you run over to talk with him. 

“These–” He stutters, too swamped to even come up with a nickname. “Whatever they’re called– don’t respond to any conventional human weapons.”

“The Kraang,” you gasp, catching your breath. 

The tall man searches around for a moment before landing on you. You cough a bit and stand up to meet his perplexed gaze. It takes a while, considering he was much taller than you. 

“What did you say?”

Wait…did he really not know their names? Quickly, you collect yourself. 

“The Kraang. But why would they bomb us?”

You thought the Kraang wanted to enslave humanity. Infect our brains and rule over as a hive mind. Why would they use a weapon like that, especially when they weren’t even here anymore? Your mind buzzed with a million questions. It made no sense. 

The man straightens, dusting himself off. Maybe you weren’t just a normal civilian after all, he thought to himself. 

“Special Agent Bishop, Earth Protection Force.”

He doesn’t bother waiting for you to introduce yourself. Quietly, he leads you over to the other side of the armored truck you were standing behind. You eagerly oblige, following him until he stops at the edge of the street. 

Straining your eyes, you see the abandoned docks the Foot Clan used as their temporary hideout. You recognized those shipping containers, littered with graffiti. 

“Tell me, what do you see down there?” He nods over to the docks. 

“I see…”

Leaning over the cement barrier, you manage to see a couple of people still lingering about down there. They were Foot soldiers, still infected with Kraang residue. They shuffled along like mindless zombies, and it made your stomach churn. 

“And do you see that?”

You follow Bishop’s hand as he points over to a device sitting on the top of one of the shipping containers. You see a blinking red light, pulsating. Instantly, you grab at his sleeve and urge Bishop back to the truck.

“We have to do something! Don’t you guys have a way to defuse it?”

Calmly, he tears his arm away from you. He adjusts his suit with a detached huff. 

“We have no resources and no knowledge about…the Kraang? Is that what you called them? What else do you know?”

You scoff, looking back at the bomb. “Listen, I can tell you anything you want. Just do something about the bomb!”

If the Kraang really did put that there, who knows how many more bombs were planted around the city. You watch as Bishop regards you coldly. He pushes his sunglasses higher up on the bridge of his nose before walking away. 

“I’d suggest you clear the area. When that bomb goes off, it’s going to blow those poor souls down there to kingdom come.”

He clicks his tongue, and you shudder with fear. 

“Pity.”

What the actual fuck was this guy’s deal? Internally, you debate with yourself. Sure, they were villains, but that didn’t mean they deserved to be blown up. And you knew April said something earlier about the Kraang reacting to the glowing, blue vials. The ones she swiped from the lab at Eastlaird. There was a way to cure them. To cure everyone that was infected.

“Pesticides! The Kraang’s weakness is pesticides, you piece of shit! Now you and your government goons can go grab some and–”

“Pest, that’s an apt description.” He spits, twisting around to face you. “You seem like you have a good head on your shoulders, I’d suggest you tell your friends to come back down here and help clean up the mess they made.”

You slowly back away, putting your hands out behind you. Blindly, you feel around for the concrete slab. The way Bishop was looking at you made you nervous. There was a distinct sense of dread that flooded your mind. You knew he wasn’t here to help you, he was here to gather intel. And it looked like he knew quite a bit more about your friends than you thought. 

With a final look back at the docks, you steel yourself. If the so-called ‘Earth Protection Force’ wasn’t going to do anything, it might as well be you. 

“Well,” you smirk, flipping him the bird. “I guess today’s a good day to die!”

You throw your legs over the divider and run down to the docks. Bishop moves a bit, reaching out to stop you.

“You idiot! You’re going to…” 

Then, he sighs. Speaking into his own earpiece, he makes an announcement.

“Get me Eastlaird University.”

–

You run at full speed, dodging and dipping past the infected Foot soldiers. Like zombies, they didn’t hesitate to claw and bite. You barely miss one that gnashes its mangled teeth at your skull. 

“Jesus–!” 

You drop to the ground and slide a bit, your knees digging against the pavement. It's only a couple of yards to the shipping container, and only a few feet up to reach the bomb. You really didn’t expect today to end with you defusing an alien weapon, but here you are. 

Reaching up, you activate your comms again. You hope you didn’t accidentally miss any important events while you went silent. 

“Please tell me something good.”

To your surprise, you hear a chorus of cheers blaring from the speaker. You can make out nearly everyone’s voices, even Leo’s. As you awkwardly shimmy up to the first container, you feel your heart begin to fill back up with life. 

“Y/N! We did it!” Mikey screams, jumping up and down. 

Your voice warbles with emotion. “Is Leo…?”

“Back and better than ever. Didya miss me?” Leo smiles, cutting in. 

“I can’t believe it, he’s really gone.” You sniffle, wiping away a fake tear. “I knew I would still hear your sweet, annoying voice speak to me beyond the grave.”

He playfully scoffs. “It’s fine, I totally didn’t just save your life or anything.”

Kicking off another Foot zombie, you manage to get to the top of the shipping containers. You stand there, suddenly frozen. 

“Oh yeah, speaking of saving– I’m kind of standing next to a Kraang bomb right now. Where are you guys, not too far I hope?”

“We’re on Staten Island, so we’re probably pretty far from– Wait…A BOMB?” Raph’s voice goes from calm to panicked in mere seconds. 

Donnie overrides all the communicators, speaking directly and only to you. 

“What do you mean ‘a Kraang bomb’? They never deployed any bombs!”

He paces around, working on his wrist gauntlet and locking onto your exact coordinates. To his despair, you were miles away from them. 

“Well, I’m standing here looking at a big box, with a blinking red light on it. It’s probably not a Kraang gift basket. ‘Sorry for almost taking over the planet, here’s some assorted cheeses.’” 

You cautiously approach and crawl onto your knees. You didn’t want to accidentally set this thing off, but you have utterly no idea what to do about it. There wasn’t a handy timer to show you a countdown, and there wasn’t a panel of wires you could cut. 

If only Donnie were here. 

He was still miles away, but Donnie was already flying to your location. As he glides past the spires of buildings and various police helicopters, his brow was furrowed in sharp concentration. 

“Listen to me, don’t touch it. Get as far away from it as you can!”

You gulp. Hearing Donnie sound so stern was a bit jarring. 

“But I can’t just do nothing! These government guys, they were just going to let it go off and–”

Again, your body moves without thinking. Your hands lightly move around the box, hoping to find some kind of button. Surely most bombs are built with convenient off-switches, right? You grumble to yourself. 

“Wait,” You gasp. 

“What did I just say?” Donnie growls, his voice low and gravely.

Wordlessly, you spin the box around to get a better look at the other side. There was a faded, scratched-up logo. It was hard to make out, but you could swear you’ve seen it somewhere before. 

There was an American eagle, its claws holding onto a sigil of the planet. Above its head, those words you hoped you didn’t have to read were inscribed. The color drains from your face. 

‘Earth Protection Force.’ 

Your voice is quiet, weak. You felt so defeated. 

“Donnie, this isn’t the Kraang.”

You hear him sigh with relief. Donnie couldn’t really handle any more life-or-death situations today. 

“Fuck, thank goodness. I’m almost there.”

He speaks words of encouragement to you, but you don’t hear them. His familiar voice becomes more and more distant. You stare at the box, the blinking red light a grim reminder that at any moment, you would most certainly die. Did Bishop plan this whole thing from the start?

Maybe they would just write it off as more collateral damage from the Kraang. It would be easy to sweep under the rug. The only people who would perish were a bunch of nameless Foot thugs, and you. 

You thought you could help, you thought you could make a difference. So much for that. 

Chuckling dryly, you stand up. 

The docks were right next to the ocean, maybe you could just jump and spare yourself the trouble. A watery end wasn’t that much better than getting blown up, but you guess you at least had the choice. You wish you had the foresight to talk with Donnie one last time. Instead, you use all the strength you have to lift the box up and toss it into the harbor. 

The bomb tumbles down, causing an enormous splash. 

But, it doesn’t go off. 

“Huh,” you sigh. “That was weird.”

Behind you, the telltale sound of Donnie’s drone wings close in. You didn’t realize he could move that fast. In slow motion, you feel yourself turn. 

There was Donnie, his face etched with worry. 

“What are you still doing here?” He shouts. 

You hear his voice call out to you in the distance, having already pulled out your ear piece. As you turn to fully face him, you fail to notice the bubbling from the water below. You were far too busy staring like an idiot at the purple-clad turtle.

“Dee?” You whisper, your hand weakly reaching up. 

You watch as his eyebrows raise, his eyes widen. What was he looking at, you wonder. 

Then, it happens. 

KA-BOOM–!

The piercing sound of an explosion rocks you to your core. The shipping container instantly gets knocked about by the tidal wave that cascades from below. The bomb finally went off, but thankfully it was deep in the bottom of the harbor. That’s all you can think about as you fall off, your feet slipping off the edge of the metal. 

Thank goodness it went off before Donnie got here. Please, let him be safe. 

Those were your last thoughts. 

Your body smacks against the surface of the water like you fell onto straight concrete. The blow knocks you unconscious, and your lungs slowly begin to fill up. The water tasted bitter, almost sour. 

Finally, you plunge into the darkness. 

–

“No! No, no, no, no!”

Donnie screams, shielding himself from the explosion. The bomb goes off and sends a great deal of water up into the sky. The shipping container you were standing on breaks from the impact, and he watches as you fall into the harbor. 

He seethes, gritting his teeth. You were an idiot. A stupid, impulsive idiot. Why were you still here? Next to a fucking bomb?

Donnie flies over to the water and immediately dives in. He would have risked everything to get you to safety. He guessed having to expose his tech to water would be an acceptable sacrifice.

With little effort, he manages to swim in and find you. You drifted along, your body limp and lifeless. His tech goggles covered his eyes and allowed him to see within the clouded water. 

He got enough self-sacrificing from Leo today, why did you have to go and do something so brave.

“I hate you,” he spits, lifting you up into the air. “How dare you make me carry you.”

He couldn’t go back to the docks. It was still crawling with Foot zombies. The dirty beach would just have to do. The sand buckles and shifts below Donnie’s feet as he slung your dead weight over his shoulder. 

“Please. Please don’t be dead.”

He sets you down against the course sand, careful not to jostle you too much. He quickly assesses your wounds. Your body was relatively unscathed, but you were still unconscious.

Gulping, he angles your neck up. Feels at your pulse.

Thank God, you still had one. It was weak, but it was there. Donnie takes you by the shoulders and shakes you about.

“Wake up. C’mon, don’t make me have to—“

His eyes desperately rake over you, looking for any sort of response. You didn’t stir, your body still slack. 

Donnie sucked in a bit of air through his nostrils. You definitely were water-logged, and you were unresponsive. He hated to admit it, but there was no other way.

“Alright! Here goes nothing…!”

Donnie places his hands in the center of your chest and gives you a set of quick compressions. He hadn’t had to administer life-saving protocols before, but he prided himself on being fully prepared for any scenario. 

He just didn't think he’d have to do them on you.

After about 30 compressions, he stops. 

“Wake up,” he urges. “Wake up already.”

Your eyes remained shut. Looking down, Donnie’s heart seizes. Your mouth was slack, slightly open and with no breath escaping.

No, please. Anything but that.

Before he could spiral down into his own self-pity, Donnie grabs at your head. Pinching your nostrils closed, he leans down to linger upon your lips. 

It was only two breaths, two measly breaths. He had to shift into a medical mindset. This was for your own good.

“You better not be faking it.”

With one last sharp inhale, Donnie smashes his lips into yours. One breath, two breaths. He felt your chest rise with the second breath. 

Lifting himself off of you, he gazes upon you with quiet reverence. You looked like you always did, only a little drenched. And cold. Donnie’s hands wander down to your arms, squeezing you tightly. 

You simply couldn’t be dead. It was a scientific impossibility. Sure, you were as mortal as he was, and we all have to bite it someday. But he wouldn’t let that happen today. He would rewrite the laws of the universe if he had to. 

“Fuck…” 

He felt the tears that he fought so hard to keep in start to run down his cheeks. 

“You’re stronger than this. You can’t just—“

His eyes bore into your closed eyelids, willing them to finally open. Any second now. Donnie resumed the chest compressions with a little more desperation. He didn’t even care that he might be bruising your ribcage at this point.

“Don’t you know that there are people who still need you? We still have to finish the Jupiter Jim marathon! You’ve only seen the first 7!”

Donnie’s voice started with a quiet, commanding tone before lilting into a shout. There was so much left for you to do here, you just couldn’t leave now. What would his brothers say? Or April? Your parents?

After the last couple of compressions, Donnie stilled. That was it.

“You’re…” He whispers, tears streaming down his face. 

He needed to call Leo, or send a distress signal. He needed to do anything except sit there and stare at you. He felt despair begin to creep in, slowly consuming his every thought. Immediately, Donnie pushes it away with a slam of his fists on the sand beside your head. 

Anger. No, rage. White-hot rage. 

“I told you to leave. And like always, you didn’t listen.”

Donnie glowered at you, his eyes going dark. But for some reason, all his fury disappeared once he got a good look at your face. He’s been angry with you plenty of times before. You were kind of an annoying person. He lets out a light chuckle before scooping you up into his arms. Carefully, slowly. 

He’d never really hugged you before though. It was nice, feeling your body lean up against his, but…

“I wish this were under different circumstances.” Donnie smiles, feeling a new bittersweet emotion bubble up in his chest.

“Usually you have something funny to say back. Or something stupid. Remember when I caught you reading my book of life-saving procedures?”

It was still a work in progress, but he was on a mission to draft a follow-up to his New York Times worst-selling hit, Donnie’s Big Book of Bad Guy Codes.

He didn’t realize until just now, but you were the only one who read either of his books.

“You were at the CPR chapter, practicing on Sheldon. You two were singing that song to keep the correct pace…”

Donnie sniffled and brought you in closer to his chest. Even though you were soaking wet and covered in sand, he needed to bury his face in your hair. 

What was that stupid song anyway? It was probably for the best that he couldn’t remember, he wouldn’t be able to listen to it again. It would remind Donnie too much of you.

“It’s alright.” A small voice spoke.

“No, it’s not alright.”

He didn’t know who exactly was speaking to him right now. Donnie squeezes you even tighter, all of the sudden hearing someone wheeze.

“It’s alright, it’s okay.” 

You finally stir, petting Donnie’s battle shell. You tried to be as soothing and calm as possible, but you knew there wouldn’t be much time left before you puke up a bunch of water. 

“Whether you’re a brother or whether you’re a mother, you’re stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive. Feel the city breakin’ and everybody shakin’ and you’re stayin’—AUGGH!”

Finally, you cough and sputter, water shamelessly spilling from your mouth. You really didn’t want to have to do this while Donnie was holding you so sweetly. 

Donnie’s sad expression falls away. “What the—?”

He pulls you away and searches your face. Your eyes were screwed shut as you continued to get out all the water that was in your stomach and lungs. Mindlessly, Donnie slams his arms against your back to help you.

Then, the realization hits him. You were alive! And not only that, you were your same annoying self! 

“Donnie! I— augh, God. I need to tell you about Bishop. There’s this—“

Donnie shuts you up, pulling you back in for a spine-breaking hug. Or at least, a rib-breaking one. You recoil a bit and cry out in pain, feeling a weird ache in your chest.

“OW!” You shudder.

“You’re an idiot. A dumb, stupid, reckless, insubordinate idiot. Please don’t ever leave!” He cries, nuzzling his head against yours. 

Somehow, you ignore Donnie’s unusual show of affection. There was still Bishop and the E.P.F., and the Foot Zombies clambering above you both. This was not the time or place to be canoodling.

“We have to go! Where are the guys? I think there’s a secret Black Ops that knows about you? And they—“

Once again, you’re cut off by Donnie. Another sting of pain runs throughout your body, and you push yourself off. 

“Jesus! And I thought drowning in the Hudson was suffocating.” 

You smirk at Donnie, wiping off the last bit of water from your chin. He was still caught up in…emotions? Is that what he was experiencing right now? You lean forward, leveling him with a teasing grin.

“Ha-ha, you saved me.” You chuckle.

But looking at Donnie’s face…his dumb, happy, handsome face. It made you nearly tear up yourself. You suddenly remember the events that led up to this moment. The bomb, the falling, the almost dying. 

Your smile curls into a frown, complete with a quivering lip. “You…you saved me.”

“Well, duh. I only did what Donnie’s Big Book of Life-Saving Procedures taught me.”

Donnie finally lets his familiar snark return. With a flippant smirk, he reaches into his battle shell and pulls out a spare handkerchief. He always kept one or two on his person, just in case. 

He supposes he could have used his robotic arms to hand it to you, and to pat you down with it too. He could have used them to resuscitate you as well, now that he thought about it. But he didn’t. 

With a light touch, he places the rag against your cheek and your hair. It didn’t really do that much, considering you were both soaking wet. It didn’t matter. 

Your eyes meet, and you both finally smile at one another. A genuine, thankful smile. They said all they needed to say without any words. 

Still, you felt a little bad for making Donnie have to do CPR on you. You’re sure it wasn’t a pleasant experience for him, what with all the…physical contact involved.

“I’m sorry for not listening to you. And for all this.” You gesture vaguely to your chest. ��I guess I thought I could be a hero like you guys…”

“We’re no heroes. Just a couple of highly-trained, highly volatile young adults with advanced weaponry and mystic powers. What’s so heroic about that?”

Up above on the docks, you hear a suspicious sound. More so the lack of sound, since the Foot zombies were somehow no longer growling up above. 

“Wait—“ You stand up, your legs a little wobbly.

“Woah, slow down there cowboy.” 

Donnie quickly catches you before you fall, putting a solid arm around your midsection. You blush, feeling his hand grab you so firmly.

“You do know that in the last couple of minutes, we’ve had more physical contact than we ever had since…ever?”

“Yeah, I know.” He sighs.

You chance a sheepish look to him as he leads you over to the other end of the beach. Getting a clearer view of the docks, you both see a couple of government workers in hazmat suits spraying people down. The Kraang infections begin to slowly fade away, and you grab ahold of Donnie’s arm.

“Wait, how did they…?”

“The pesticides. I guess someone managed to tell them that the Kraang had a weakness. And to think they were just going to leave them, or worse.”

Donnie smirks down at you, giving you a gentle but reassuring pat on the back.

“Whoever did that sure is a real hero.”

You tear your eyes away from the docks to look back at Donnie. Your stomach fills with butterflies at his tender gaze. He’s never really looked at you like that before. Tonight was a night of many firsts. 

You shrug, feeling embarrassed. “I guess you’re right.”

“I’m always right. Why does it take the world to nearly end for people to understand that?”

Chuckling, you stand up a little straighter. You definitely needed to rest, your body would be a mess tomorrow. Donnie’s hand shifts a bit to lay on your hip, and you find yourself leaning into his hold. 

“So, we saved the day? Do you think that means you guys will be given some kind of award? Key to the city?”

Donnie scoffs, helping you walk up back to the street. “I’m sure our valiant efforts will go relatively unnoticed. Not that we need to be congratulated, but…it doesn’t really matter.”

“Sure it does. I’m not an official or anything, but I think you all deserve some kind of honor. A plaque at least.”

You manage to climb back up to the pavement with Donnie’s help. Once you dust yourself off a bit, you wring out your damp hair. 

“Oh yeah, they’ll be putting up statues of us in no time. Sing our praises in the streets. Ugh, and then there are the public appearances. I would hate to have to kiss a baby.”

As you two walked back toward the rest of the gang (you both agreed that flying was a little out of the question for your slightly broken body), you moved to be a little closer to Donnie. 

“Nah, kissing’s gross. I only do it in emergency medical situations.” You tease, knocking against Donnie’s shoulder with your own.

Donnie suddenly stops, a deep blush filling his cheeks. 

“I— It was protocol! It’s two breaths, with minimal skin-on-skin contact. If I was going to kiss you, I wouldn’t be so cold and clinical about it.”

You feel yourself begin to laugh before you clutch at your tender muscles. Ah, there’s the pain again. Why was Donnie so cute and funny, he was going to be the death of you.

“Whatever you say.”

With a little hop and a skip, you manage to plant a small kiss on Donnie’s cheek. You know it’s not nearly enough of the thanks he deserves, but you hope it makes him feel a little more…heroic. 

“Thanks for helping me stay alive.” You smile.

In a charged couple of seconds, Donnie peeks down at you. You’re almost afraid that you’ve overstepped your boundaries when he doesn’t say anything. Eventually, his lips tug into a small smirk. 

Quietly, he begins to sing. His voice is comically flat. 

“Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin’ alive, stayin’ alive.”

You give him an even bigger, goofier smile. After he loops back around to the chorus, you happily join him, with a little more enthusiasm in your delivery.

You hook your arm around his, singing and laughing all the way. You would deal with the fallout and boring stuff later. Right now, you were just glad to be with Donnie. You should be glad you aren’t dead too, but that was secondary. 

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[iztarshi]

Not me coming up with a rough outline for what I'd do with a TMNT iteration. Much of this is just me throwing in all the ideas I'd like to play with and then dividing them by which ones work well together.

Season One:

Shredder and Krang trying to bring the technodrome through and take over the world. Less a new plot every week and more ongoing attempts to bring it through while the turtles and April try to figure out what he’s up to.

I think the turtles have to reveal themselves fairly early (long before the technodrome arrives at the end of the season) and there’s some wrangling back and forth with public image between Shredder and April. Shredder’s better at swaying public opinion than he is in 87, although he’s not the smooth operator Ch’rell is so much as a bombastic storyteller.

Punk frogs, maybe? Could cross over with Shredder trying to frame the turtles. They’d be convinced over the turtles’ side by the end of the season but would be interesting to have them as Shredder's team for a while.

Winter is a massive problem, the turtles have never had to stay awake during the cold weather before, so a lot of focus is on them struggling to fight crime while being cold-blooded. The farmhouse arc does happen, with Leo’s coma being as much brumation as injury since he was left outside in the cold. Might be a fun place to use box turtles being able to revive after seemingly freezing to death.

Defeating the technodrome at the end and sending it back to Dimension X.

Season Two:

After learning that Shredder and Krang can make forays into this dimension from Dimension X the turtles decide to take the battle to them before winter arrives again and go to Dimension X themselves. The war between the Federation and the Triceratons is going on here. The turtles start off in Federation territory, where they meet the Fugitoid and some pacifist Federation teenagers who call themselves the Neutrinos.

After escaping Federation Territory into Triceraton territory, the turtles learn that the Triceratons lead an alliance of reptiloid species and the turtles fit in surprisingly well in their territory. The difference between how they are treated and how the Neutrinos and the Fugitoid are treated gives the turtles a taste of being on the other side of privilege and acceptance for once.

Eventually they have to escape from the Triceratons as well and get the Fugitoid to safety.

Triceratons may attempt to invade Earth in the finale?

Season Three

Shredder and/or Bishop (because I don’t want to involve Lord Dregg) manage to turn public opinion against mutants.

Draxum, a mutant karakul ram, has created HAVOC to fight back. He's also secretly responsible for the mutation of a lot of its human-to-mutant members (the animals, which are the ones he really identifies with as a sheep himself, being mostly the result of Shredder and Krang creating mutants as distractions or to stir up anti-mutant sentiment). This is where the turtles meet Mona Lisa and maybe Mondo Gecko. They already know Leatherhead as an enemy but she (based on 87 but female because I wanted the maternal instincts as a background alligator thing) is here too.

Mostly I want to do HAVOC better than 87 did, because that's an interesting idea, but apparently the mutants had all been made against their will, knew that, and still supported Titanus?

Mona Lisa is instrumental in figuring out what Draxum is up to and joins the turtles' team afterwards. Mondo cares and will help out but remains less of a fighter.

Shredder and Krang need to be properly defeated (killed? depends how the tone of this turns out, but they’re really hard to get rid of alive) at the end and their lies revealed. Draxum’s lies, on the other hand, may be best not revealed (except to the mutants he created) if we don’t want anti-mutant sentiment to get even worse.

[nerves-nebula]

The comments you got did say quite a lot already, so it was a little difficult, but I do know just a couple little details.

(This will be the shortest paragraph) 1987 Krang is a singular entity who is on Earth and partners with the Shredder. ('Partners' is more way than one, because their dynamic is reminiscent of an old married couple and they have multiple very gay moments too). Krang makes weird frog-esc croaking sounds while speaking, and controls a suit that looks like Captain Underpants, aka a bald dad bod baby. This version has the ability to enlarge both himself and his suit. The ship that he and the Shredder use is the Technodrome, which is on wheels and shoots lasers that destroy land. They hang out underground. They also have Bebop and Rocksteady as their sort of henchmen. The 1987 Krang constantly talks about how he has legions and armies of superior warriors in Dimension X where he came from, but I'm pretty sure we never really see them.

The Utrom (aka the 2003 Krang) focused on intelligence. They were an interstellar species from galaxies away that can live for eons and arrived on Earth in feudal Japan with their ship, proceeding to get stuck there for the next few centuries as they were too advanced for Earth's tech. They were fairly amicable to the humans there, but they find them disgusting. After being in physical contact with a human, even when in their metal suits (they wear metal suits that look like humans, much like the Krang Shredder's Oroku Saki suit) they go and get decontaminated in their HQ. It can be assumed they are like this to all life, or at least all life deemed below them in intellect, as we were shown their decontamination chambers and such in the modern day. Without their suits, they wear these metal disks that let them however, like the 2012 Krang, and when leaving their ship or metal suits, they tend to wear a glass dome, probably for protection against the Earth's environment. Unlike 2012, every Krang is their own person. The krang do however still have a leader, known as Mortu (they have their own names, but Mortu and The Shredder (Ch'rell) are the only ones we learn). They do not have a Dimension X or any equivalent, and are the only ones to be from this world as well as good guys (though they are assumed to be villains at first, and are misunderstood. They actually worked with Splinter's owner before he died, as this Splinter was the rat of a ninja).

The 2012 Krang are a hivemind, as is well known. However, they still have their own personalities, which usually minorly shines through in certain dialogues. They tend to speak very oddly and literally ('The Krang is the one who will be doing the kicking of the butt to the ones known as the turtles' is something they would say). However, they can still learn to speak normally, as proven by Krang Subprime, Krang Prime and the Utrom. The Utrom in 2012 is the original in that universe, who were taken over by the og Krang (Krang Prime) to become a hivemind which they weren't before. They are now a rebel group, who can all speak English properly and all tend to wear metal suits that look like humans. Bishop in the sort of leader of the Utrom here, unlike 2003 (2k3 Bishop was a villain who hated aliens). His suit is the one that the Krang copied and mass-produced, aka the men with slicked back hair and all black suits throughout 2012. The difference is that he usually wears shades. The krang tried to take over Earth since the dinosaurs were on it, and kept failing everytime. In this universe, they are the cause of humans, having mutated apes into them with prior ooze while trying to turn them into Krang to overtake the planet. This Krang also has a rivalry of sorts with the triceratons, who are triceratop based aliens who love violence. They've had many wars in the past.

I feel like I've went on too much so off I go noww enjoy

no no this is all fantastic, thank you for taking the time to write this up :)

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FOUR NAMES. MARRY, KISS, CUDDLE AND PUSH AWAY. || accepting

@technodromes sent; Marry, kiss, cuddle, push away: Shredder, Subprime, Krang, Bishop (for Rick)

Oh, this was an interesting question. Causing a mischievous smirk to come across Rick's face. His shoulder leaned onto the wall, arms crossed casually. He would take his time to think about this. To see what he could say to give the best reaction from any of them.

"I'll marry Krang because he seems to be real fuckin' demanding, I-I bet the sex would be great, kiss Bishop 'cause wh-why the fuck not,"

This wasn't the part he was too thrilled to say. Cuddling was one of the things that he didn't really like, but hey, this was all a game. So he could afford to say it nonchalantly. "Cuddle Shredder a-and push Subprime away."

[inutaffy]

NOW FOR THE OTHER TAG. "why are they in space" lmao lemme tell u why

OKAY SO! end of season 3 right, all is well, then some alien dinosaur shows up (he's a tricerton. im not spelling it right but idc) and he beats up the mutanimals (ninja turtles friends) and so raph goes after him, tames him ig??? and then dino dude is all "there are KRAANG ON YOUR PLANET" and the turtles are like "lol we got rid of them like 15 episodes ago keep up" but decide the humor dino man anyways EVEN THOUGH HE BEAT THE CRAP OUTTA THEIR FRIENDS??? LIKE OKAY UH SURE ANYWAYS WE'RE GONNA GLOSS OVER THAT- hey btw where did u say the kraang were again??? not that we're worried but yk just in case.....okay yeah can u take us there okay yeah cool thanks

so dino man takes them to where the kraang are hiding out (i think t was the technodrome?? idk its been like a week since i finished s3 but im pretty sure they were in the technodrome. ANYWAYS) dino man takes them there, they beat up some kraang, if u listen closely you'll hear me yelling over leo's fighting style. i just think he's neat, and then they find out that the kraang are doing smth or another at the statue of liberty, so THEN dino dude is like "WE GOTTA DESTROY THE BEACON." so the turtles are like ok CHILL we're doing that rn, cue more fighting with the kraang (WHO ARE ALL TERRIFIED BY DINO DUDE BTW. BC HIS SPECIES IS LIKE THE SWORN ENEMY OF THE KRAANG. THEY ARE NOT BESTIES)

then plot twist, after the kraang retreat, the dino dude is like "i also have to destroy your planet now bc u humans suck ass and also there are kraang everywhere lol there's nothing u can do to stop this" and the turtles (raph specifically, THAT WAS HIS DINO PAL MAN) are like hey wait lets talk this over we JUST saved this fucking planet wdym you're gonna blow us up and then dino dude is like oh im not blowing u up we're just gonna activate a black hole and get rid of this whole galaxy.

the turtles do not like this

so raph is EPIC and destroys the beacon (but not before it signals the rest of the dino army but they don't know that until the next episode rip) oh and also dino dude falls off the statue of liberty and dies

next ep!! the kraang have reassembled and are loading up the technodrome, the turtles gear up to take them down again, then the rest of the dino dude army shows up, shit goes south real quick, mikey gets captured and the others almost get vaporized and leo gets to fly a spaceship again, they rescue mikey piss of the dino general dude meet this AWESOME KRAANG GUY WHO I LOVE his name is agent bishop and i love him, and then they gather all their friends for an epic season finale boss fight to stop the dino dudes from black hole-ing the planet (they get shredder involved too. it's awful. i hate him)

so they're all fighting and stuff, trying to stop the dino army for setting up the black hole thing, AND THEY ALMOST WIN. BUT LIKE I SAID. THEY ENLISTED THE FUCKING SHREDDER. AKA "I HAVE NEVER LET ANYTHING GO EVER. I STUBBED MY TOE ONCE AND NOW I HAVE A PERSONAL BEEF WITH FUNITURE." so shredder does what shredder does best and LITERALLY stabs splinter in the back while he was going to shut off the black hole portal thing. like the bitch he is. and the turtles are like "WHAT THE FUCK." and then the portal is activated and the earth is sucked into a black hole and the turtles are just SITTING THERE holding their dead dad as the world is ending but at the last second a SHIP shows up and this robot (FUGITOID. I LOVE HIM. i know he does something in this season that pisses the turtles off but i forgot what it is) shows up and is like "COME IF YOU WANT TO SURVIVE"

and so they do and fugitoid zooms them away to the relative safety of space and does some time rewind thing that sets them 6 months in the past so that they can now find the black hole portal parts which are scattered across the galaxies before the dino army does and stop them from destroying the earth again and THAT. THAT MY LOVE. is why they are in space.

no. everyone needs to read this. what the fuck

[countlessrealities]

"Shut Up" Kiss starters || Accepting !

@technodromes sent: "You know what? Let's just…" 💋 (Bishop for SR)

Why is he so bad at this? He's never been a charmer, not even in his golden years, but that doesn't necessarily mean that he has to embarrass himself every fucking time. He's too old for that, he should be at least a little smooth. He might not have a lot of experience, but he has some. He has enough.

And yet, there he is again, stumbling over his words and making a fool of himself in front of the person he likes. He's tempted to call Bishop his "romantic partner", but he's not sure they aren't there yet. Officially, at least.

...Which is probably part of what's making things so hard.

"T-That's...uh, I-I guess that what I-I'm trying to say is..." He tries again, biting back a groan as he suddenly realises that, in truth, he has no idea of what he was trying to say. He has gotten so worked up and lost in his head that he has forgotten why he was talking in the first place.

"...Uh...I..."

And that's when the Bishop cuts him off. Rick blinks in confusion when the Utrom trails off, but the feeling quickly turns into flustered surprise when the alien's tentacles take a gentle hold of his face and he's pulled in a kiss.

The guard's eyes go wide for a moment, but then he can't stop himself from melting into the contact. This is much easier than saying...whatever he had meant to say, and not just that. It's more comfortable, more meaningful, more right. He's not sure if it can convey his thoughts, but it does convey...something. A honest sentiment, no matter if it can be named or not.

Rick isn't sure of how long the contact lasts, but he would have gladly remained in that moment forever...if not for the sound of a phone camera going off.

Startled, he breaks the kiss, frantically looking around until his gaze lands on the smug figure leaning against the door jamb. Son of a bitch.

"W-What...AR!" He splutters, not knowing if he's feeling more flustered or more enraged. "What the actual fuck?! W-Who...I-I can't fuckin' believe you!"

Of course, his words are met with nothing but a sly smirk and a wink.

"A-And this is going in my personal SR's embarrassing shit folder," the black marker dealer teases in a sing-song tone, waving his phone and waggling his eyebrows. "H-Have fun, lovebirds!"

And with that, he's gone, leaving Rick to throw his hands in the air with an exasperated growl. Oh, he is so going to kill the motherfucker this time.

[countlessrealities]

The lack of reaction to his comment about how the two nerds should have sex disappoints Rick a little, but he isn't truly given a chance to show it, because the next moment the Norman's stiff arms are wrapped around his frame. Alright, what the actual fuck? Is the bubblegum hugging him?

"H-Hey, that's not what I-I was trying to..." He starts off, but the Utrom rushes through a portal before he can finish the sentence. "...M-Motherfucker."

For the briefest moment, Rick considers following, to ruin whatever Bishop is planning to prepare for him and SR out of spite, but in the end he decides against it. Just because it would be too much effort, of course.

"W-Whatever. Let them have their lame Valentine's," he grumbles, rolling his eyes. "B-But AR has better get me some fuckin' pics s-so we can mock them."

[♗] Bishop is a little taken aback, but he then just nods quietly to confirm the voiced suspicion. He doesn't want to deny his feelings for SR in the end, even though he is not sure if this Rick can be trusted with that sensitive information. Maybe that is why he is even more surprised when the scientist actually proceeds to answer his initial question.

He chooses to ignore the last sentence and instead steps forward to give Rick a very brief hug. It's a little stiff, Normans are certainly not meant to hug, but it's still heartfelt.

"Thank you, Rick, I appreciate it. I have to leave now though, I'm meeting the high council in a bit. Please say hello to Morty and Summer from me, will you?" He activates a small hexagonal device that opens a teal portal to Dimension X and waves goodbye before stepping through it hastily.

[lazyvase]

TMNT 2036 Season 1

Ok so. I've laid out all the big players for my iteration. While there are still a few characters I want to go over, I think now I can actually go over some of my ideas for episodes, plotlines, and arcs. (Arcs will last around 13 episodes).

? Guide: One question mark means I don't know the order. Two question marks mean I don't know the order and the title. Three question marks mean I have a vague concept.

Arc One: Father Bother

As the turtles begin to explore the surface, an overbearing Splinter accompanies them. We set up the key players here.

Episode 1: "Welcome to Stockman Industries." On their 15th birthday, the turtles finally get to accompany Splinter to the surface. After some brief shenanigans, they are caught by MOUSERS. They are locked up, with Splinter being separated from them, and are planned to be experimented on. Local hacktivist April O'Neil, after discovering some shady things during her internship, attempts to expose Stockman Industries. She gets caught. To avoid leaving evidence, Stockman attempts to have her be eaten by the the turtles. Fortunately, they don't (though Raph is tempted). The turtles and April team up to escape and rescue Splinter. They take on WRATHS and MOUSERS. Bebop and Rocksteady easily overpower the turtles. April frees Splinter and he easily overpowers Bebop and Rocksteady. They all escape. Concerned with the Toe Clan's abilities, Stockman calls Shredder.

Episode 2: "Back to the Sewers". We explore the turtle's lair. The turtles and April try to convince Splinter to let the turtles back onto the surface. After an attack from some MOUSERS, Splinter agrees, for his family will never be safe until Stockman is stopped. Also, getting out of the lair would help prevent it from being discovered. Shredder reviews the footage of the turtles sent by Stockman, and sets his sights on them.

Episode 3: "The Technodrome". The Toe Clan and April go to the Technodrome, the coolest arcade in NYC. Shenanigans ensue. Stockman and Chaplin hack the robotic employees to attack the Toe Clan. At the end its revealed to the audience that the manager, Craig, is some pink, squishy brain thing. He plans to keep the turtles quiet at any cost.

Episode ?: "Misstep". Upon discovering the connection between the Foot Clan and Stockman, April O'Neil does some investigation and discovers the Foot Clan's criminal activity. Splinter, in disbelief that the Clan would go down this path, leads a mission to confront the Foot Clan. It's in this episode that we learn Splinter's pre-mutation backstory. We hear the greatness of Oroku Saki. Ironically, the Toe Clan has their first fight with Foot Elite. Note: Sometime before this episode (or maybe even in this episode) I want the turtles to tell April each of their conflicting ideas about Splinter's origin. Leo believes Splinter was once human and a respected ninja master, who was turned into a rat mutant by his fallen pupil. Raph believes that Splinter was once a famous action movie star, who spent years fighting in a death arena full of monsters. The exposure to gallons of monster blood slowly turned him into a rat mutant. Donnie believes that Splinter is the only successful attempt at a government project aimed to resurrect history's greatest warriors in order to create an unstoppable army. Mikey says a rat was accidentally enrolled in a dojo. The rat was later struck by lighting and turned into a rat mutant.

Episode ?: "A Day At The Aquarium". The Toe Clan and April go to the aquarium. They discover that it's a front for the Black Dragons Gang. They fight the Black Dragons and their gang leader, Xiomara Montes.

Episode ???: Introduce Hun and The Purple Dragon Corporation.

Episode ???: Introduce Bishop and X-Triad Agents. Supermarket set.

Episode ???: Mutant of the Week

Episode ???: Comic con adventure (subject to be moved).

Episode ? ?: "Wyrm Removal". The Toe Clan and April try to save the mutant worm, Wyrm. He doesn't make it easy.

Episode ?: "Unfriendly Competition". The turtles and April are trying to get enough Technodrome Tickets in order to get a limited edition Genghis Frog action figure. Unfortunately, some of April's bullies are after it too. Note: Karai and Casey (and Natsu?)

Episode ???: Leatherhead returns to the turtles. Splinter is not happy.

Episode 13: "Wrong Foot Forward". The Foot Clan and Stockman Industries enter an official partnership in order to take down The Purple/Black Dragons and The Toe Clan. Splinter breaks his leg. Note: Well, Splinter actually doesn't break his leg, Foot Elite breaks it. You see Foot Elite has a power-level of 4 turtles, meaning that really only Splinter can go one on one with him. At first, Splinter is going all out on him. However, during the fight, Foot Elite's hat and faceplate is knocked off, revealing that he's Oroku Saki. This is a shock to Splinter and the audience. Well, maybe. Even as the Foot Elite, Saki still uses his vambraces. Meanwhile, Hattori Tatsu as Shredder uses only a sword. Now that Splinter knows he's fighting his former master, best friend, and brother, he starts holding back. This held him open to a devastating attack by Saki. Note 2: The partnership results in Foot Tech Ninjas and prototype Footbots.

Arc Two: Bad Friends

Episode 14: "First Steps". Wanting revenge, the turtles attempt to take the Foot Clan head on and sabotage their deal with Stockman. But without Splinter leading them, the mission faces major setbacks. Meanwhile, Splinter tries to join the boys despite his leg. A mysterious figure makes this even harder. Note: It's The Rat King. And he's gonna be with Splinter for the rest of this arc.

Episode 15 "Rat Cage": The turtles do everything in their power to make sure Splinter stays put and heals. Escapades ensue. Meanwhile, Donnie gets an online girlfriend. Note: This is mainly so we have time for "Metalhead2021" to be regularly mentioned throughout the latter half of the season. This is a surprise tool that will help us later.

Episode ???: Turtles learn Craig's true identity: Krang. Note: Must come before "My Lab Teacher's a Monkey"

Episode ??: Bishop is forced to team up with Zog. After an "accident" with her breathing apparatus, the turtles get their own personal Triceraton Warrior.

Episode ???: Meet Nobody

Episode ?: "My Lab Teacher's a Monkey". April is stuck with Casey as a lab partner. Krang gives the turtles special holographic technology to look like humans. They attend school with April. An accident results in the mutation of April's science teacher, Dr. Rockwell.

Epsiode ??: Bishop leads an all out attack on Krang.

Episode ???: Foot Tech Ninjas

Episode ???: Mutant of the Week

Episode ???: Protoype Foot Bot

Episode ??: Thinking that his brothers aren't doing enough to stop the Foot, Raph becomes the vigilante Nightwatcher. He meets the vigilante Skullcrusher, and the two become a force to be reckoned with.

Episode ??: Donnie finally meets his online girlfriend face to face. His brothers are incredibly suspicious.

Episode 26: "The Gauntlet". With Stockman's new mech suit about to be unveiled, The Toe Clan springs into action. Splinter has a rematch with Foot Elite. The Turtles face the Shredder. Everyone faces the Stockman Pod.

[advnterccs]

@technodromes sent; // Grum for Rick & Morty

[🎄] Grum only visited the Turtles and Bishop during their short visits on Earth. But ever since meeting Rick & Morty, they wind up visiting the two of them occasionally too. Like today, after learning from Bishop that this is a special day to many people on Earth. An excuse to stop by, maybe?

"These were called Kraang Crystals once. I'm not sure you have actual use for them tho, but they can be used as power sources. Or, you just put them on a shelf as decorations. They explode around loud sounds though, so you might want to be careful where you put them." They shrug their tentacles after handing out two purple crystals the size of a baseball each. Both have blue shiny ribbons attached to them. "Merry Crimmus, or whatever you call this holiday."

Rick took both of the crystals into his hands. He couldn't trust Morty to hold it on his own. Not when he didn't know what these crystals were capable of. Besides, it's not like the teen had any use for it anyway.

"I-It's Christmas, but never mind that," He let out a low whistle, staring at the crystals and then over at his grandson then back towards Grum. "Thanks for this, i-it'll really come in handy,"

"Yeah, s-sorry we didn't get you anything, uh, w-we didn't know if you celebrated or not, but thanks so much!"

[rottmnt-anariaverse]

Wowee you all really like the Wild Kratts!

As promised, here are summaries of the aus listed:

Early Escape: Donnie gets out early and gets to be alien pregnant at home

Trapped for years: Donnie doesn't get out until about a decade later, and has kinda lost himself due to the torture he's endured. Anaria sees herself as a weapon instead of a person

Spaceship Fucker: future/apocalypse timeline! Donnie accidentally gets pregnant via the Technodrome- he pilots her temporarily, some cells get in some holes, now the Technodrome is officially on the side of the resistance. It's not technically sex but it does result in reproduction lol

Wild Kratts crossover: Wild Kratts save Donnie from Bishop!

Donnie stumbles into the other iterations and crossover stuff happens lol

Main timeline/askblog gets updated

I will give the Wild Kratts crossover its own post probably by tomorrow!

No you will not get summaries of them until the poll ends. It's funnier this way

[whispering-about-the-tmnt]

While making the bed last night, my thoughts shifted into another dimension of time, and a plotline for Mutant Mayhem played out in my mind. As a reminder, here is the teaser image they gave us:

And basically, the plotline that popped into my head is this:

The turtle boys live in a world (or city) where mutants are commonplace (which is why it is possible for a mutant to get braces), though nobody knows how or why it happened.

The turtles go to a school in Manhattan, along with several other mutants (Bebop, Rocksteady, Mona Lisa, Mondo Gecko, etc.), as well as humans like Casey and April. The principal of the school is John Bishop, and he is an absolute nightmare to the kids.

Mutant kids start to disappear from the school, and people suspect Bishop is doing it. It turns out, though, that the mutants that vanished chose to do so, because they had been recruited by a man name Oroku Saki, who claimed he had a plan to make things better for them.

Saki tries to recruit the turtles, but they are reluctant. They go and talk to their dad, Splinter, who finally admits to them that he knows about Saki, because they used to be friends. Saki always wanted to be a mutant and have all the associated powers, but was "stuck" being human and so grew jealous of Splinter. Splinter and Saki's friendship ended, and Saki decided that if he couldn't be a mutant, then he would control them.

Splinter tells the turtles that he was always afraid that Saki would come back in his bitterness and ruin his and his children's lives, and so that was why Splinter taught them martial arts. He had also taught them to be pacifists, though, and now has to give them his blessing to actually go out and kick the bad guys' butts.

There is eventually a battle in the school, and the turtles manage to trick Saki into admitting before his mutant followers that he was just using them. Principal Bishop then shows up and tells Saki that he knows why he chose this school to start his takeover -- the same reason Bishop himself is there: because it is believed that the source of the mutations is there. Bishop has been instructed by the government to find it -- a charge which he takes very seriously.

It turns out the source of the mutations is an alien chemical dumping ground that has been in that spot for hundreds of years. The dumping portal was closed, but thanks to Saki's meddling it is reopened and aliens from Dimension X come through, along with the Technodrome.

The big three-way fight begins between Saki, the mutants (and their human friends), and the aliens. In the end, with Bishop's help, the mutants and human teens defeat Saki and the aliens, and Saki is forced into Dimension X when the Technodrome goes through.

When asked why the government didn't just shut the school down, Bishop says that it would have raised suspicions if the students had been moved and the school locked up. Besides, their school probably isn't the only place in town that has the mutagen below it.

The point is driven home when we later see mutagen bubbling up from the concrete in someone's basement.

So, if any of this comes to pass... remember me. I'll be over here pondering my orb.