#TMNT: OOTS Part 2

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Bayverse WIP

I don't think many really noticed, but I haven't posted anything recently on Something Wicked. Specifically, this is because I have been working on a Bayverse project for a bit. And, really, I haven't mentioned much about it until now because: #1 - I am not sure how it will be received; and #2 - I don't want to post any part of it until it is completely written (too often have I left readers of my WIPs hanging in the middle).

To clarify a bit, since the Bayverse movies did not get a threequel, I thought I would write one, myself. A few notes about it:

It is written as a script / screenplay, and will be formatted as such when I post it at AO3

I am trying to stick as close to the Bayverse movie canon as possible, while also building on it with elements from (and references to) other incarnations

It takes place three years after OOTS, so (if my math is right) the Turtles are nineteen (so, technically still teenagers, though they have matured a bit)

I am trying to give each Turtle equal billing and their own narrative journey, so Mike and Don will not this time be left by the wayside

Partially inspired by: TMNT 3 (1993), Infinity War, and the Star Trek TOS novel "Home Is The Hunter". So, clearly it involves time travel

It is a bit more serious than the first two movies, and involves a threat specific to the Turtles and their human friends (so fewer global consequences, more personal ones)

April, Casey, Vernon, Karai and Stockman feature in it. Also, Bebop, Rocksteady, and Chief Vincent play a part, and new characters are introduced. Shredder is… not there.

Whereas the first two Bayverse movies sort of leaned heavily into the whole "we aren't a team" thing, by now they are most definitely a cohesive unit, though they still have their disagreements. Also, they are "going through some stuff", so their attitudes have shifted somewhat from the center

I have compiled an in-universe "soundtrack" that includes music from (among others) Jackson Browne, Steve Miller Band, Fleetwood Mac, CCR, Aerosmith, Styx, and Journey. Some of the songs are, yes, Suspiciously Apropos Music

So far the total word count is at around 27,000; but it is still being written, and so will definitely be getting longer before it is post-ready

The research on this thing, you guys… the effort to keep it factual and accurate… it's kicking my butt, but I hope that it pays off in the reading

If it works out and is well received, I may just write another follow-up "screenplay"… because despite the quibbles and stresses I am having getting this one done, it has proven incredibly fun to write!

So, that's that. I am not sure when it will be ready for posting, but I will be announcing it here when I begin doing so. Hopefully it won't be long!