Krang War, part 3/Transcript

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[Planet Neutrino.]

[Neutrino Resistance Fighters' command center.]

Krang >This is your last warning, cretins of Neutrino. Either you provide me with the Fugitoid's location by this time tomorrow, or your beloved king and queen will die...<

Krang >...Followed shortly by the rest of this pathetic world.<

SKKSSSS

Trib "No."

Zak "Damn you, Krang..."

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Zak "...Damn you!"

CRRSH

Dask "Stand down, Zak."

Zak "Stand down? Stand down?!"

Zak "This mission—getting the Fugitoid back—it was all a waste of time! Krang still has us by the throats and there's nothing we can do!"

Zak "Krang and his scum—I say we vaporize them all!"

Dask "I said, stand down, soldier!"

Dask "None of us are happy about this, but that's no excuse for losing your cool!"

Zak "But..."

Dask "No buts! You sound just like that Utrom thug, and you need to stop. Now!"

Dask "You're a professional Neutrino soldier and I expect you to act like one—always!"

Zak "Y-Yes, sir. I'm... Sorry."

Dask "You don't need to apologize—I understand your frustration. But we've got to keep it together."

Dask "Yes, Krang has King Zenter and Queen Gizzla, but we still have Princess Trib... And we still have the Fugitoid. So, we improvise, we adapt, and we overcome."

Dask "This isn't the time to quit, people..."

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Dask "...It's the time for a new plan."

Honeycutt "And I th-think I know what that should b-be, Commander Dask."

Honeycutt "I will surrender m-myself to Krang."

Dask "Surrender? You can't be serious."

Honeycutt "Yes, I am. I h-have already been the cause of f-far too many deaths. If giving myself over to Krang s-saves the lives of the king and the queen, then it's what I m-must do."

Trib "No, Professor, you are wrong..."

Trib "...That is what you absolutely must not do."

Trib "I am terrified for my parents' lives, but allowing you to surrender yourself would be the last thing the king and queen would want you to do."

Trib "You were brought back here to help us win this war..."

Trib "...And that is what we need from you now."

Honeycutt "I... Um..."

Honeycutt "...Y-Yes, Your Highness."

Trib "Commander Dask—you said the new weapon was damaged but not fully destroyed, correct?"

Dask "That's correct, Princess."

Trib "Then let's get the good professor to the laboratory quickly. With any luck, he will be able to repair the damage and provide us with the technology we need to stop Krang's attack."

Dask "You... And you! Escort Professor Honeycutt to the labs. Make sure he gets there fast and in one piece. Understood?"

Soldiers "Yes, sir!"

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Donatello "Whoa! Wait! What about us?"

Donnie "If this Krang guy really wants to make Earth his new Utrominon, there's no way we just stand by and let that happen. I need to go with Che—er, Professor Honeycutt and learn more."

Trib "I fully understand your concerns for your planet, uh..."

Donnie "Donatello."

Trib "Thank you... Donatello. As I was saying, I understand your worries, but we have more immediate concerns we must address on Neutrino first."

Donnie "With all due respect, Princess, Earth getting destroyed absolutely qualifies as an immediate concern in our book."

Dask "Her Highness said not now."

Leonardo "Sorry, it's not a request."

Dask "You will respect Pr—"

Trib "Commander Dask!"

Trib "They are right—they saved my life and we are indebted to them. Donatello may accompany the professor to the labs."

Michelangelo "Told you I was smart for savin' her, Raph."

Raphael "Even a blind rabbit finds a carrot sometimes, bro."

Mikey "Huh?"

Honeycutt "Donatello, y-you say?"

Donnie "Uh-huh."

Honeycutt "How fascinating th-that you kept the names she gave you."

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Dask "Your Highness, now that the Fugitoid is where he needs to be, it's time for my soldiers and I to do what we do best."

Dask "We can't just stand by while Krang has the king and queen—we have to go after them."

Dask "With your permission, of course, Princess."

Trib "You read my mind, Commander. That is my utmost wish."

Kala "That won't be easy, Commander—Krang'll have the castle zipped up tight with security."

Dask "Yes, he will, Kala. We're going to need some kind of diversion... Something big to draw attention away from an infiltration team."

Zak "Even then, getting in without being seen will be almost impossible, boss."

Leo "Maybe not."

Dask "What are you saying, now, uh...?"

Leo "Leonardo."

Leo "Look, I'm not gonna pretend I completely understand what's going on here, with the science and all—that's Donnie's specialty. But I get that the Earth's at risk from this Krang guy, so we've got to stop him."

Dask "And how do you propose to do that?"

Leo "Simple. You come up with the diversion and we'll get you inside that castle unseen."

Dask "And why should I believe your crew can pull that off?"

Leo "Because, covert infiltration's not a job for an army..."

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"...It's a job for a ninja."

[Somewhere over Burnow Island.]

"Where the heck is Burnow Island, anyways?"

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April O'Neil "In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean between North America and western Africa. Remember, Casey—it was on the geography test you had last month that I helped you study for?"

Casey Jones "Um, yeah. I think I mighta, uh, got that one wrong."

Casey "And most of the others, too."

April "Anyway... It's way too far away for us to get to, but if the turtles were teleported somehow, I suppose it's possible they're there."

April "I'm just trying to figure out what a tiny speck of an island sitting in the middle of nowhere has to do with StockGen and Chet."

Splinter "Perhaps this General Krang you mentioned is the key to that information, Miss O'Neil."

April "I was thinking the same thing, Master Splinter, so I've been doing some research."

Casey "Man, that's one big dude."

"And according to this site, he's had iron-fist control over Burnow Island for decades."

"He captured the island in a bloody coup, which wiped out nearly all the indigenous population."

Casey "I never heard of that on the news or in school or nothin'."

April "Probably because Burnow Island has no natural resources to speak of, so there's been no intervention by the rest of the world... Or interest."

Splinter "Mankind is rarely swayed into action by compassion alone. Too often it requires personal gain as the driving force."

April "Which makes me wonder—what the heck is Baxter Stockman doing there..."

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"...And what's this Krang character really up to?"

Zenter "You may have the advantage now, Krang, but my Neutrinos will never surrender to your tyranny. You're mad if you think you have us beaten."

Krang "Says the so-called king with bound hands and bent knees."

Krang "We both know your rebels are as pitifully weak as you, Zenter. I've no doubts they'll cave to my demands—"

Krang "—Anything to save the useless hides of their precious king and queen."

Krang "And once I have the Fugitoid in my grasp, I will complete my Technodrome, Earth will become New Utrominon, and the Utroms will once again fulfill our destiny as ultimate rulers of the universe."

Krang "In truth, we aren't so different, you and I. We both understand what it's like to have the fate of our people in our hands."

Krang "How we would do anything in our power to save them."

Krang "But, while I possess the will—the power—necessary to save my mind, you do not. Before this is over, I will squash your race beneath my boots like the insignificant bugs you truly are."

Krang "Planet Neutrino is in its end days—and you will be bound and helpless as you watch your world die."

Zenter "You will not prevail, Krang."

Krang "Yes, Zenter, I will. After all..."

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"...Who can stop me?"

[Burnow Island.]

Soldier A "Any scuttlebutt from Neutrino?"

Soldier B "Only that we're kickin' some serious ass over there. Betcha that thing's gonna be over in the next few days."

Soldier A "Yeah, that's good... I guess. I don't exactly look forward to having Krang back on the island. That guy's got some major issues."

Soldier B "Hey, 'long as he keeps signin' our paychecks, who cares? At least it's skate duty 'round here without Sergeant Granitor barkin' at us all freakin' day, am I right?"

SWIP

Soldier A "Grgk!"

KRAK

Soldier B "Uff!"

Oroku Karai "The alien ooze. Take me to it—now."

Soldier B "Uh... Y-Yeah, wh-whatever you want."

Karai "Don't speak..."

Karai "...Just do."

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[Planet Neutrino.]

Honeycutt "My g-goodness... Felix?"

Felix "Ah, Honeycutt, it is good to see you again... Even if your robot form."

Honeycutt "And y-you. I f-feared you'd been killed when I last saw you.*"

[*See TMNT MICROSERIES: FUGITOID — B.C.]

Felix "Luckily, no—I came out of that with one less arm, but thanks to your robotic studies, I was able to... Compensate."

Felix "And, who is this?"

Honeycutt "Th-This is Donatello--he is from Earth and has volunteered to assist us in our ef-efforts to stop Krang."

Donnie "Guys, this place—all this tech—it's so amazing!"

Felix "Not so amazing as it was before the attack. The END Missile was badly scorched. Fortunately, I believe it was not entirely broken."

Donnie "END Missile?"

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Honeycutt "Electronics Nullifying Device--a non-lethal weapon I designed prior to my escape to Earth."

Honeycutt "It utilizes bursts of h-high-powered microwaves to disable the enemy's electronics, basically knocking out all their w-weaponry with no collateral d-damage."

Honeycutt "By the w-way, h-how were you finally able to f-find me, Felix?"

Felix "We developed a method to track your distinct radiation signature. Once we were able to triangulate your location, the king sent Dask to retrieve you."

Felix "And now that you're here, we really need to get to work—Krang isn't leaving us much time."

Felix "First, however, I'd like to quickly repair that malfunctioning voice box of yours, Honeycutt."

Donnie "Sweet! Can I help?"

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Dask "Okay, these will help keep us all in contact during the raid."

Leo "These are great, but we need to maintain silence as much as possible—nothing blows cover faster than unnecessary chit-chat."

Mikey "Yeah—"silence" is our middle names."

Mikey "Uh, if we had middle names, that is. Or last names."

Dask "So, we're all clear with the plan?"

Leo "Check, while Zak and Raph's team conducts a full-scale diversionary assault against the palace, the four of us will infiltrate from an unprotected flank. Once inside, we'll extract the king and queen."

Dask "Excellent. Seems like you've done this before. Been in some pretty good battles, have you?"

Leo "Maybe not at this scale—and I don't know if battles are ever "good"—but, yeah, we've definitely done some fighting of our own."

Dask "Well, I'll happily take your experience with me into this one."

Kala "Speaking of which, are you two sure you don't want us to arm you better? Can't see you getting too far with what you're carrying."

Dask "Kala's right—bringing knives and sticks to a gunfight doesn't seem tactically sufficient."

Leo "We'll be in and our before any shots need to be fired. We're ninja, remember?"

Mikey "Hey, where's Princess Trib?"

Trib "I am here..."

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Trib "...And I most definitely will carry a gun into the fight."

Dask "Your... Your Highness, you can't seriously be thinking about taking part in the mission."

Trib "Not thinking, Commander... Doing. I am prepared to do my part to rescue my parents."

Dask "But, Princess... Your parents—they've never allow me to put you in harm's way like this. I... I'm sorry, but I can't permit this."

Trib "Then I'm equally sorry I'm forced to pull rank on you, Commander Dask."

Trib "I am your royal princess and you are my soldier—I will join in this battle, your permission be damned. I refuse to stand idly by as my parents suffer."

Dask "But... If you're harmed... Or, worse, killed... Your father and mother will never forgive me."

Trib "Then I suggest you make certain I survive, Commander."

Dask "Damn."

Mikey "Don't worry, commander dude..."

Mikey "...I'll totally take care of her."

Leo "Damn."

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Zak "So, Raphael, you regretting coming on the big attack instead of sneaking around with your brothers?"

Raph "Nah, takin' the fight head-on works just fine by me."

Zak "Well, that's good, 'cause this fight's going to be about as head-on as they get."

Zak "Speaking of fights, I hope we're square about the knife I pulled on you back on your planet."

Raph "Yeah, it's cool, Zak. Like you said—nothin' personal, just business."

Mikey "Hey, Raph, I'm gonna be the princess' bodyguard! Righteous, huh?!"

Raph "Say what, Mike?"

Leo "Don't encourage him, Raph. Please."

Leo "Hey, don't go trying to be a hero, okay?"

Raph "Nah, no worries, Leo. I'll be all right. 'Sides, Mikey's the super hero 'round here, right?"

Leo "Ha! Yeah, I guess so."

Raph "I'll see you when the butt-kickin's done, big bro."

Leo "You better."

Leo "Donnie, this is Leo—do you read?"

Donnie >Loud and clear, Leo. Go ahead.<

Leo "Look, we're getting ready to roll out. If you've changed your mind about staying behind..."

Donnie >No, Leo...<

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Donnie "...I'm right where I need to be. You guys go get the king and queen and I'll see what I can do about saving Earth."

♪

Honeycutt "I must thank you both again--having a functional voice box is beyond relief. I feel like a new robot."

Donnie "Sure thing, Professor."

Honeycutt "Are you all right, Donatello?"

Donnie "Uh, yeah, Professor... Just worried about my brothers. That and the whole Earth getting terraformed and enslaved by a pink, squishy alien thing."

Donnie "Man... This has gone from bizarre to insane so fast, it's hard to wrap my brains around it."

Honeycutt "Well, if we can defeat Krang, the terraforming problem may be moot."

Donnie "And if we don't?"

Honeycutt "Then, if my best estimate is accurate, Krang's Technodrome will be completed in approximately two years and Earth's only hope may lie in the hangs of Krang's other enemies."

Donnie "Other enemies?"

Honeycutt "Yes..."

Honeycutt "...Even as Chet Allen, I fought against Krang's evil scheme in ways that were by no means honorable, but absolutely necessary."

Honeycutt "Sadly, if we lose this war, only time will tell if my efforts were enough..."

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"...To save your Earth."

Soldier B "Th-That's it. That's where they keep the green stuff, in—"

Karai "Be silent and open it."

BWEEP

SLLKK

"Any way you slice it, this is madness..."

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"...Our chances of surviving this attack are about a million to one."

Zak "Not that that's ever stopped us before. Who wants to live forever, right?"

Zak "Fire!"

BA-DOOM

FWUMMPP

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Krang "What in blazes?!"

Krang "Captain Tragg, sitrep!"

Tragg "On it, General."

Tragg "Sergeant Granitor, what the hell was that?"

Granitor >The NRF are attacking in force, Captain. Armor, artillery, ground troops... You name it, sir.<

Granitor >Looks like they're gonna throw everything they got at us to try and get back the king and queen.<

Krang "The idiots! They would dare face me in open battle rather than give me that wretched robot?"

Krang "Granitor, this is Krang! I want you to launch a full-scale counter-attack against those imbeciles! Nothing held back, do you understand? Smash them, burn them..."

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Krang >...Kill them all!<

Granitor "Understood, General."

Granitor "You heard him, men..."

Granitor "...Return fire!"

BWOOM

WHOOMP

Raph "Holy—!"

Zak "Nothing holy about that, pal. And we're as good as dead if we stay here."

Zak "All right, Neutrinos, for the king and queen..."

Zak "...Attack!"

Granitor "Charge!"

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"Okay, that's our cue..."

Leo "...Time to get this show on the road."

Dask "And, Your Highness, you will not take any undue risks. Please."

Trib "I'll do my best, Commander."

Mikey "Just stay close to me, Princess. I've done this like a zillion times."

Trib "Thank, Michelangelo. I shall try."

Guard "Mmmf!"

Dask "This is very real now."

Leo "Yep..."

"...The point of no return."

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Zak "Okay, this is it, friend..."

"...Do or die."