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Appearing in issue 1[]
Major characters[]
- Kitsune
- Rat King
- Chi-You
- Krang
- Raphael
- Donatello
- Casey Jones
- Leonardo
- Michelangelo
- April O'Neil
- Harold Lilja
- Splinter
- Egon Spengler
- Peter Venkman
- Ray Stantz
- Winston Zeddemore
- Bug-Eye Ghost
- Kylie Griffin
- Janine Melnitz
Minor characters[]
Species[]
- Immortals
- Mutant turtles
- Humans
- Ghosts
Locations[]
- Harold’s Laboratory
- The Lair
- Daily News Building
- Firehouse
- Pequod’s
- Emmanuel Baptist Church
Synopsis[]
Crossing the Divide
Thousands of years ago, powerful immortal beings ruled the Earth until they mysteriously vanished. For a while they inspired myths and legends, but after a time they faded from memory and were believed to have never existed at all. In Japan during the Muromachi period, one of these immortals, *Kitsune, summons the Iron Demon/Tetsuo Oni from a portal but is interrupted by her brother Chi-You, who seeks to ensure that she is not breaking the terms of their agreement. Seeing Tetsuo Oni emerge from the portal, Chi-You is enraged, as their agreement stated that they were only to use mortals as pawns in their game, not demons. Chi-You charges towards Kitsune but she is too fast, and she throws him into the portal. Kitsune apologizes to Tetsuo Oni and asks if they should finish their business before her brother returns, but Tetsuo Oni informs her that their are safeguards on the portal which would effectively trap Chi-You, keeping him stuck between worlds. In exchange for clearing a specified areas of land, Tetsuo Oni provides Kitsune with a vial of green ooze.
Hundreds of years later, in New York City, April, Casey, and the Turtles are meeting at Harold's laboratory to see the interdimensional transporter that Don, Harold, and April built based off the schematics Don got from the Fugitoid (see "Utrom Empire" for details). Don and Harold agree to demonstrate how it works to the others and successfully teleport an apple to the other side of the room. Don tells them that he wanted them there to do a more in-depth test and transport the lot of them to their hideout at the church. As Harold sets the coordinates and the group prepares to leave, a fly buzzes around the control panel and Harold swats it just as it lands on the switch that controls the spatial dimension. Instead of materializing in their hideout where Master Splinter tends to his zen garden the Turtles, April, and Casey are sent to another dimension.
In an alternate New York City, the Ghostbusters are busting some ghosts in an office building. Ray Stantz and Winston Zeddemore hit the ghost with their proton beams while Egon Spengler collects data and Peter Venkman traps the ghost. As they head back to their headquarters, Ray hypothesizes about the ghost they just caught, a Class-Five, which typically indicates either a Class-Seven or an interdimensional breach is imminent. Pete tells Ray to calm down, because the early warning system he and Egon built to warn them of such events hadn't gone off. Just then Janine Melnitz calls them on the radio to tell them that Kylie Griffin had seen that the warning system had detected something on the East Side. Winston tells her they'll check on it and they head out.
The Turtles and company are in their church, but its different. No longer abandoned, they appear during the middle of a wedding ceremony. April tells Don his calculations must have been off but he confirms on his GPS that they're exactly where he meant to send them. Before they can think too much about it, a ghost materializes and begins to terrorize the guests. The ghost, Chi-You, relishes his freedom and vows to now get his revenge on his sister Kitsune, before realizing that he cannot sense her presence, nor any of his brethren. Casey says they should high-tail it out of there before things get messy, but Leo says he recognizes the features of the church so they're in the right place but the wrong dimension, and they're honor-bound to help the people who they inadvertently put in harm's way. Leo asks Mikey if he can understand what Chi-You is saying (as he is speaking Chinese) but Mikey says he can't understand. Raph, bored with all the talking, leaps into action and lunges for Chi-You but passes right through him. Chi-You eyes the Turtles and thinks they're demons, so he attacks them with his newly increased powers. The Turtles attempt to distract Chi-You while the wedding-goers flee but Chi-You gets fed up and unleashes some of his ghostly power, possessing several of the wedding-goers and Casey as well. Chi-You, now speaking English through Casey, tells the Turtles and crew that he now knows all about them, and that they would try to subdue him. Chi-You sets his new thralls to attack April and the Turtles, so the Turtles ready themselves to restrain them without causing harm. Before they can begin, the Ghostbusters burst through a wall, as all the doors to the church were magically sealed. Pete comments on what he guesses are "Kung Fu Martians" and says sometimes he hates his job.