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[Episode begins with the city and we move to the Shredder's lair. The Shredder looks at his window, then, without facing Bradford, who’s kneeling before him, scolds him.]

Shredder: [disappointed] Hamato Yoshi's disciples are turtles? [turns to Bradford, angrily] And yet they managed to defeat you?

Chris: [flabbergasted] Not just turtles. Man-sized turtles. Trained in ninjutsu. And I almost had them.

Xever: [to Bradford, angrily] Till you lead us into their trap. If you'd let me take them down when I wanted.

Chris: Then we'd never find Hamato.

Shredder: Silence. [Shredder slowly walks down from the throne's steps toward the kneeling Bradford and Xever.] You were such a promising student. [Shredder deployed his claws and aimed at Bradford's neck.] I expected much more from you.

Chris:[Scared.] Sensei, give me another chance. I will not fail you again.

Shredder:[Shredder lowers his claw and retracts it in his gauntlet.] No, you won't. [To Xever.] Xever, you are in charge.

[Xever smirks, while Chris is annoyed by it.]

Chris: I won't take orders from this GUTTER TRASH.

Shredder: [glaring at Bradford] Is that so?

[Shredder deploying his blades from his gauntlet.]

Chris:[Apologetic.] Unless you want me to, master.

Xever: I've already put the word out on the street to watch for the turtles. And when I find them, I'll peel them out of their shells and drop them at your feet.

[Shredder just looks at Xever and turns around walking back toward his throne. Xever and Chris left Shredder's throne room.]

[theme song]

[Outside of a movie theater, April looked around as the turtles stealthily sneaked around the theater.]

April: You guys want to speed it up a little?

[The turtles peak from the corner.]

Donnie: Are you saying turtles are slow?

Mikey: [hurt] That's a hurtful stereotype.

Leo: Trust us, April. We are better off keeping a low profile. We find people treat us better when they don't know we exist.

April: Sorry. I'm just so excited to get you out of the sewer for a change.

Raph: What are you talking about? We go out all the time.

April: Yeah, but tonight you're going to do something besides hitting people.

Raph: Aww.

April: Don't worry. You're going to love this noodle place I found.

Donnie. And you're sure we'll be welcome?

April: Oh, yeah. Mr. Murakami doesn't care what you look like. In fact, he won't even know what you look like. He's blind.

Mikey: Awesome. [gets hit] I mean, for us obviously.

[Suddenly something shattered. April and the Turtles look at a restaurant. a man was being attacked by thugs.]

April: [horrified] Oh, no.

[They headed over and saw a group of men crashing the place.]

Donnie: Who are those creeps?

April: The Purple Dragons. They think they own the streets around here.

[Inside, a man with a black sleeveless shirt and goatee pokes Murakami, attempting to intimidate him, but Murakami knocks him away. As the man writhes, his partners , a musclar man with a purpel bandana and one mustache laugh at him, angering the leader, who mercilessly knocked Murakami.]

Leo: So much for not hitting people tonight.

Raph: Oh, well.

Mikey: Booyakasha!

[They burst into the restaurant.]

Leo: All right, let him go. You don't want any trouble.

Raph: We, on the other hand, do.

Purple dragon Fong: [shocked] Whoa, those guys were serious. There really are giant turtles.

[Tsoi glares at them.]

Miikey: [amazed] You've heard of us? Dudes, we're famous.

Donnie: That's bad.

Mikey: Oh. Right.

Fong: Whatever you are, this neighborhood is ours. So why don't you slither back to the ocean you came from?

Donnie: Actually, we're freshwater turtles. I suspect that we're derived from the diamondback terrapin but it's possible we're a common box-

Fong: Get 'em!

[The Purple Dragons charge at them. The Turtles have a good job fighting with the goons. Tsoi charges with his hammer as Raph dodges and punches him in the face. Mikey looks over and notices a bowl of soup as he and Donnie kick Sid down. April crawls over and helps Murakami, until she notices that Tsoi is trying to assault Mikey, who's eating soup. April throws the can at him.]

Mikey: Huh? Thanks, April.

April: You're welcome. Duck!

[April carries Murakami outside while the turtles continue fighting. Leo and Fong glared and Leo managed to attack. Leo was about to deliver a punch until he noticed the look on Fong’s face, begging for mercy. Anger inside Leo disappears and turns into a shock and so, Leo lets him go.]

Leo: Get out of here.

[Fong, humiliated, pushes Leo away and walks over to his goons. The purple dragons recover.]

Fong: Come on. Let's go. This ain't over, Greeny. [they leave]

Donnie: [offended] Greeny? Really? I wonder how many brain cells he put to work on that.

Raph: [enraged to Leo] You just let him go? What the heck was that?

Leo: They weren't exactly a threat. They'd had enough.

Raph: [furiously] Dude! They were beating up a blind guy. There's no "enough". Now they'll think we're wimps and we don't have the guts to finish the job.

[April and Murakami enter back.]

April: Wow. That was great, you guys.

Donnie: Thanks, April. Did you see when I caught the one guy and flipped him onto the counter? Did it look cool? I bet it looked cool.

April: The coolest.

Donnie: You didn't see it, did you?

April: No, I did not.

[Donnie is disappointed.]

Murakami: My friends, I'm indebted to you. Please, allow me to make you a meal. Free of charge.

Raph: I think we can allow that.

Murakami: What is your favorite dish?

Turtles: [their eyes dilated with delight] Pizza!

[Murakami starts to make the dish.]

Donnie: Oh, Murakami-san, that was awesome!

Mikey: You're like a ninja but for food.

[Murakami placed four plates down.]

Murakami: Pizza gyoza.

April: [confused] Pizza gyoza?

[The boys take a bite of it. Suddenly they love it already as their eyeballs fall off in amazement!]

Raph: Wow.

Mikey: Delish!

Donnie: It's like I got a one-way ticket to Flavorville.

April: [holding the bowl] This is really good too, you know.

[The turtles continue to eat.]

Leo: Uh, Murakami-san, do the Purple Dragons come around a lot?

Murakami: [sighs] Yes. They demand protection money but I refuse to pay. They will surely return.

Raph: Well, they wouldn't if somebody hadn't wimped out.

[Miley eats Leo's pizza gyoza, while Leo watches him furiously. Back in the lair, Leo is aggressively punching the dummy, feeling no help for fighting the goon of the Purple Dragons, until Raph arrives.]

Raph: Whoa, whoa, Leo. I think he's had enough. You better let him go.

Leo: I get it. You're making fun of me for not mercilessly pummeling a helpless man.

Raph: Yes, I am. You showed weakness. [pokes his brother's stomach, which he angrily looks at Raph.] Those guys only understand one language.

Mikey: Chinese?

Raph: [leaps over to Mikey] No. Fists.[shows his brother a fist.]

MIkey: What about feet?

Raph: [sighs defeatedly] They understand feet.

Donnie: That would make them bilingual.

Raph: [frustrated] Argh! The point is we can't go soft on them!

Splinter: To show mercy is not soft. It is a sign of true strength.

Raph: But, sensei, they're criminals. This is war.

Splinter: A Daimyo of the "in times of peace, never forget the possibility of war. In times of war, never forget compassion."

Raph: I 'm guessing that guy lost a lot of wars.

[Splinter points his staff at Raph’s face.]

Splinter: You see? Mercy. [whacks Raph]

Raph: Ow! Okay, look. Compassion is great. But the Purple Dragons are not going to leave Murakami alone.

Leo: So we'll track down the Dragons and make sure they got the message. And if they didn't, we'll send them one. Special delivery.

Raph: Was that meant to sound tough or stupid?

Donnie: How are we gonna track someone down when we can't talk to anybody?

[Later outside, a man was sweeping in front of his store when April tapped his shoulder..]

April: I'm looking for the Purple Dragons.

Man: I don't know what you're talking about.

April: Don't worry, I can protect you. I'm an undercover cop.

Man: You look like you're sixteen.

April: I know. I'm really good at this. Whoa. [chuckles]

Man: Let me see a badge.

April: Are you crazy? I can't carry a badge. That would blow my cover.

Man: I suppose that makes sense

[Meanwhile on the rooftops.].

Leo: April said this was the place.

Mikey: Cool. Can we get tattoos? I want to get one of my face on my face. It'll be like I'm wearing a mask and the mask is me. I just blew your minds, right?

Donnie: You know they use needles for that.

Raph: Can it, dorks. There he is.

[They follow Fong to a warehouse. Inside their hideout. Fong is talking to Chris and Xever.]

Fong: We saw that gang of turtles you were looking for. And we'll tell you where, for a price.

[The turtles burst through the windows.]

Leo: Freeze, dirt bags.

[Leo’s mood shifts when he sees Xever and Bradford approaching them.]

Leo: Uh-oh.

Xever: I think we can find them ourselves.

Mikey: Oh, man. This is awkward. It's Chris Bradford, my ex-friend. And that other guy.

Xever: The name is Xever. So you don't forget, I'll write it on your shells...[Drawing out his butterfly knives.] with these.

[Blows land as the turtles start to fight the Purple Dragons.]

Leo: You're making me sorry I let you go.

[Xever rushed fwoard and attacks Leo, he falls down on the second floor and dodged. Xever jumps toward and hits Leo in the head with his legs. Raph knocks him down, landing against the wall. He landed on a conveyor belt and pulled out his sais. Leo then joined in, surrounding Xever. MIkey blows a raspberry before he sees Donnie fighting Chris. Mikey spun his chain but Bradford caught it, and pulled him down, knocking him and Donnie with his own strength. Suddenly the foot soldiers arrive bursting through the walls.]

Leo: Turtles: Fall back!

Raph: We're giving up? Again? You kidding me?

Leo: Yes, it's all part of my hilarious "let's all live" routine.

[They run away. Xever and Bradford watch furiously as the turtles leave.]

Xever: [enraged] Hey! Stay and fight, you cold-blooded cowards!

[Back at the lair.]

Raph: Man, could that fight have been any more embarrassing? [punches bag]

Mikey: Sure. We could have been hit in the face with pies.

Raph: [growls at Mikey in embarrassment]

Leo: It's called fighting smart, Raph. The Purple Dragons have Bradford and Xever on their side now. Last time, we barely beat those guys.

Raph: Yeah, because they're willing to fight to the finish. The only way to beat them is to be just as ruthless as they are.

Splinter: Raphael, this Xever can cross lines that you won't. This may make him dangerous, but it does not make him strong.

Raph: But Xever wins fights. Isn't that what matters? And he never shows anyone mercy.

[Raph crosses his arms indignantly, while Leo looks uncertain. Later, Fong is beaten down by Xever, who is furious at Fong for what appears that he brought them to the hideout.]

Fong: Please, please. I helped you find the turtles, didn't I?

Xever: [grabs Fong] Idiota. You led them to our hideout.

[Xever violently smashes Fong’s head through the statue.]

Chris: So much for your street connections. You really think these common hoodlums can tell us anything useful?

Xever: They'd better. [pulls Fong to his face] Where'd you see those turtles?

Fong: The east village. Some old man's noodle shop. Murakami's. We were roughing him up and they jumped in to protect him.

Xever: [smirks] Oh, did they? [drops Fong]

Chris: Big deal. How are you going to make sure the turtles don't get away again?

Xever: Easy. I'll give them a reason to stay.

[April is pacing behind the noodle shop until the turtles arrive.]

Leo: April, what's wrong?

April: It's Murakami. [they enter the restaurant.] Someone took him and left this.

[The turtles look at the note on the wall.]

MIkey: Sweet! Free knife.

Donnie: The note, dummy. [reads note]  "No more running. If you want the old man, meet us on the roof of the fortune cookie factory. "

Raph: Well, what are we waiting for? Let's bust in there and save Murakami.

Leo: Not so fast. Think, Raphael.

Donnie: There's two words that don't usually go together.

Leo: This is obviously a trap.

Raph: Well, what choice do we have?

Raph: Maybe we do need to think more like Xever.

Donnie: But Master Splinter said-

Leo: I know. But Xever crossed the line dragging Murakami into this. He's got to learn that we can cross the line, too. No more Mr. Nice turtle.

Raph: Yes! I never liked Mr. Nice turtle.

[Later on the rooftop.]

Leo: Okay, he's strong, so speed and stealth are essential. Okay, everybody know the plan? Mikey?

Mikey: Yes.

Leo: Are you sure?

Mikey: Yes.

Leo: Tell me what it is.

[Mikey thinks it over.]

Mikey: Um... maybe we should go over it one more time?

[Later, Bradford steps outside of an athletic club and Raph jumps down first. Leo jumped onto him and pinned him down. Mikey and Donnie tie him up with rope and duct tape and put him in a trash can. Raph throws the can over him and Leo and Mikey secure it with chains and a lock.]

Leo: Gentlemen, welcome to the other side of the line.

Mikey: Now I'm definitely going to need a tat. [Raph hits him] Ow!

Raph: Dang, this sucker's heavy.

[They tried to lift the trash can but it fell and rolled to the side and into the wall.]

Mikey: Sorry.

Raph: Don't apologize to him.

Mikey: I mean, sorry I didn't drop you harder!

Raph: [satisfied] There you go.

[The turtles started to roll the trash can.]

Leo: Cozy in there?

Raph: Good.

Donnie: Uh-oh, you guys. Look.

[Murakami is hanging in the air while Xever watches.]

Mikey: Dude, Xever's a jerk.

[Xever stepped down the beam as the turtles arrive.]

Leo: We're here, Xever. Now let the noodle man go.

Xever: Sorry, there's been a change of plans.

[The foot clan arrive]

Leo: Actually, there's been another change of plans.

[They unmask Chris.]

Donnie: I love it when a change of plans comes together.

Leo: You let our friend go and we'll let your friend go.

Xever: [laughs maliciously] He's not my friend.

[The turtles glare at Chris. Xever starts to cut the rope.]

Leo: Uh, we're not kidding. Okay, s-stop or we'll toss him.

Xever: [turning to the Turtles briefly] Go ahead. It'll save me the trouble.

Leo: Uh, Raph?

[Raph and Chris exchange glares at each other with great animosity in their faces.]

Raph: Aw, crud.

[Raph tosses him to the ground.]

Xever: That's what I thought. Attack!

[The foot soldiers started to attack the turtles. The turtles charged into action. Mikey used his chain and pulled the foot ninja down on the fire escape as he knocked and knocked a few down. Xever approaches and throws his butterfly knives at Raph and Lep who dodged. Leo leaps off the billboard as Raph avoids the knives. Fong watches and starts to charge but Leo knocks him down as more foot soldiers climb to the top. Chris managed to get himself free and grabbed Xever's arm. ]

Chris: How could you be so sure they were bluffing?

Xever: I wasn't.

[Mikey continued on defeating the foot but more started coming. The foot clan surrounded them.]

Chris: All right. Let's settle the score, pond scum.

Donnie: We're the ones who didn't want to throw you off the roof.

[They resume fighting. Chris punches Donnie but Mikey leaps onto his back but Chris grabs his nunchucks and kicks MIkey right into Donnie. Meanwhile, the rope is about to break loose. Raph faces Xever but he gets kicked down.]

Leo: Raph!

[Leo struggles to fight but gets easily defeated by Chris and Xever.]

Xever: See, Bradford? That is how you catch turtles. And next, I'll show you how to filet them.

Chris: You'd never have caught them without me and you know it.

Xever: Oh, yes. What would we have done without your brave leadership from inside the trash can?

[Meanwhile, Fong looked at the sword and gave it to the turtles. Leo smiles.]

Xever: Now, if you'll excuse me, it's time to cut these turtles into little pieces.

Leo: I don't think so.

[Leo jumps and slices the water tower, causing water to splash on the Foot. Mikey then rescues Murakami just as the rope snaps.]

Mikey: I got him!

Leo: Nice save, Mikey.

Mikey: Don't look down, Murakami-san. Or, um, listen down.

[Fong begins to leave as Leo smiles at him, realizing that Fong, despite his flaws, had good inside of him. Later...]

Murakami: Accept this token of my gratitude. Pizza gyoza.

Donnie: Awesome. Thanks, Murakami-san.

Murakami: You're welcome, turtle-san.

[They bow.]

Donnie: Wait, how did you-

Murakami: I do have other senses. Touch, smell.

Leo: You don't think we're weird and scary?

Murakami: You saved my life. Who am I to complain?

[Mikey hugs Murakami, who smiles. In the lair.]

Donnie: Just try one. Sometimes things that don't seem like they go together actually make a great couple. I mean, food.

April: [sighs] Fine. [tastes it] Whoa. These are amazing.

[She starts to take the gyoza and starts eating it.]

Splinter: You boys showed your strength today.

Raph: Yeah, but we almost got beaten.

Splinter: Your strength was mercy. That is why the Purple Dragon helped you.

Leo: Well? Say it.

Raph: Okay, okay. You were right.

Leo: Ahh, see? That wasn't so

Raph: Your wimpiness might not be totally useless

Leo: Oh-ho. I'll show you who's wimpy. No mercy! [tackles]

[In Shredder's lair, The Shredder growls at Bradford and Xever, visibly enraged.]

Shredder:[Not pleased.] This is unacceptable.

Chris: Humble apologies, master Shredder.

Xever: I swear, next time, we will-

Shredder: Enough! [Walks down from his throne and passes Chris and Xever.] I shall deal with Hamato Yoshi's disciples myself.

[Episode Ends.]

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