Location: Planet Earth

The Ulixes landed in the in the middle of a desert wasteland after a long journey, and Fugitoid got out of it, slowly taking a look around the area.

"Oh my, this planet looks worse than I thought it would." Fugitoid thought to himself as he held some sand in his metallic fingers while observing the surrounding landscape. "I do wonder if my turtle friends are still out there, or even alive for that matter."

With not a living thing in sight for mile, Fugitoid then sighed to himself, before getting back in the Ulixes to fly once again.

He then thought to himself:

"Neverthless, I must keep searching for this Ch'rell. The fate of this world, and many others could be in great peril."

Meanwhile

A figure sat in the middle of his office, listening to the radio to catch up on the news.

"This is the daily news report with some breaking news regarding the neighbouring Earth Protection Force state. Reports from within the state's Capital City have informed us that the local government has been overthrown by the Foot Clan army under the notorious war criminal Ch'rell, who proclaims himself to be the organisation's new Shredder. Witnesses from within the city itself claim that It was only after an internal destabilization of the state, that a foreign army was able to invade what was otherwise thought to be an unbeatable superpower. These same witnesses claim that President Bishop was killed during the ensuing chaos. His body was last seen being burned and paraded through the streets of his own city by Foot Clan mutants who have sworn eternal loyalty to Ch'rell."

The figure who listened to the news was a mutant, albeit not of any specific animal, but rather a giant green glob whose body bore the shape of a very large human.

Despite having a fully formed body however, this mutant was covered in battle armour from head to toe in order to protect his fragile insides which had only just recently been stabilized.

The mysterious figure then continued to listen to this particular news report, as it intrigued him:

"Despite the situation being grim, there may be hope as we have been able to get an inside look into various resistance groups who have made it clear that they will not permit Ch'rell from causing further destabilization in the area. One such group is the Red Stripe Army, the leader of whom we've had the chance to interview today. Here is the message that he has in store for us."

"Mutagen Master"

A mutant said as he entered the room in order to have a word with his boss, only to be then promptly cut off.

"Just give me a second, I cannot afford to miss this at any cost!"

The mutant in authority then continued to listen to the final piece of information espoused through the radio, the words of the Red Stripe Leader himself who had been broadcasting propaganda throughout the lands to recruit fighters for his cause:

"I, the great Maximus Kong, have returned to serve mutant kind after hearing of this treachery! Ch'rell and the Foot Clan are a danger to us all, and they must be wiped out no matter what! Join the fight today and help us all!"

The green glob mutant then turned off the radio, after the broadcast was finished.

"What is it, mutagen master?"

The other mutant in the command room spoke as he stood by its entrance, awaiting further instructions.

"This is big news my son." The figure of authority said in response as he looked down upon his desk, pondering the importance of the situation. "I never thought Ch'rell would grow to be this powerful again, but Maximus Kong has returned once more. Could Maximus really be one of them?"

"What do you mean, master?"

The subordinate mutant said as he was not entirely sure what was on his boss' mind.

"I will explain later, my son." Mutagen Master said in response as he stood. "We have to meet Maximus Kong right now. Gather the rest of the mutant soldiers, we are going on a mission now."

And with that, the green globbed Mutant man set out on a quest with his army, travelling for miles for a few hours until he finally reached what he believed to be the Red Stripe Army Base of Operations.

It was a large fortress with many mutants carefully eyeing at Mutagen Master's army from their guard towers, weapons firmly in hand.

"Drop your weapons and Identify yourself if you wish to live! Maximus sees all!"

A powerful voice echoed from within the fortress, enhanced by loudspeakers.

Mutagen Master then did as he was told, dropping his weaponry as he instructed the rest of his army to do so.

"If I think who I think you are, then you will recognize me as Timothy!" The Mutant Glob said as he shouted into the skies surrounding the fortress. "I am the leader of this army of mutants who once served you with utmost loyalty. I seek nothing but peace by putting an end to the reign of Ch'rell!"

By this time, the Red Stripe mutants guards will admittedly a little unnerved from seeing a giant army before them, even if they seemed to have no hostile intentions.

"You may come out master, but keep your guard." One of the Mutant guards then shouted back as he looked upon the army with a little bit of suspicion while holding his weapon firmly in hand.

And with that, the doors of the giant fortress slowly opened, revealing an army on the other side, holding their weapons with utmost precision as well as flags that bore the Red Stripe insignia.

The leader of the Red Stripe army, Maximus Kong, then slowly walked towards Timothy, while Raphael and Mira were by his side.

The unspoken tension between the two idle armies was high as both sides were expecting a sudden attack during this time, but an attack miraculously never happened in the otherwise conflict-laden area.

"I never thought I would ever see you in person." Timothy said as he carefully looked at Maximus Kong, recognizing the identity of the turtle underneath as well. "It's an honour to meet you, sir. May I call you by your personal name, Leonardo?"

Leonardo was then taken slightly aback, exchanging glances with Mira and Raphael before looking back at the Mutant Glob Man.

"How do you know of my real name?" Leonardo inquired, not immediately recognizing who was before him.

Raphael's memory however was sharper, and his eyes widened as he immediately recalled his memories with Timothy.

"Leo, it's him." Raphael said in response to his elder brother as he put his hand upon his shoulder with a smile upon his face. "Don't you remember our friend? We first knew him as the Pulverizer, and then Mutagen Man."

"Yes, I do remember him now." Leonardo then said after a while as he took a few moments to slowly navigate his long memory, before speaking to Timothy once more. "And I grant you permission to call me Leonardo."

"Thank you, oh honourable turtle." Timothy said in response as he got onto his knees. "But I must ask, where are yours brothers Donatello and Michelangelo?"

Leonardo sighed for a moment as he then put his hand on Timothy's slimy shoulder.

"I'm sorry to say, they are no longer with us."

Timothy then looked down onto the ground in sadness.

In his current state, the mutant glob man was unable to shed tears, but he was still very much grief stricken as he stood in silence for a few minutes, pondering upon his time in life with the two turtles.

"It was Ch'rell's fault wasn't it?"

Timothy said as he clenched his slimy fists in anger.

'Yes, he took away our brothers." Leonardo lied in response, but not in an ultimate sense as Ch'rell was very much a catalyst for all of the turtle's misfortunes up to this point. "He must be stopped."

"Yes, that is why I have come here today with this army that has rightfully always been yours."

Timothy then said as tensions between the two armies then finally ceased, with Timothy's army being granted permission by Leonardo to enter the fortress and seek shelter until battle.

A few hours later

The Red Stripe Army then took some down time, before they would be needed for battle once more.

Many mutants met each other during this time in the evening and made friends with each other, for the two armies were now united and serving under the Red Stripe name.

Being a leader figure, Timothy was granted permission to live in close proximity to Leonardo, Raphael and Mira, who were otherwise cut off from their army when it came to their personal lives.

"It's nice to finally meet you Timothy." Mira said as she shook hands with him with a smile on her face. "My brothers told me stories about you from all those years ago."

"I wasn't exactly the most likeable character back in those days." Timothy said in response as he chuckled to himself while eating his evening meal. "I do hope you can forgive me for my immaturity back then, Leo and Raph. Looking back, I shouldn't have caused all of that trouble that I did."

"All is forgiven, brother." Raphael said as he ate his meal. "You are one of us now."

"Thanks."

Timothy said with a smile on his face as he continued to eat.

"If you don't mind me asking, Timothy." Leonardo said as he focused on the glob mutant. "Where have you been all of these years?"

"I thought you'd ask." Timothy said in response as he diverted his attention towards the leader turtle. "After the Mutagen Bomb explosion, I was thankfully safe inside the lair for many years, thanks to Donatello choosing a good spot for to me rest before he left with Raphael. I remembering Don saying that it would take me approximately 70 years to unfreeze, but I guess that the changed conditions of this planet resulted that happening earlier. My mutation stabilised quickly too, and I spent many years wandering these deserts as a homeless traveller. It was only recently that I came across many of your troops, who were left leaderless after I heard that you went to Oasis. I then became their new leader, hoping I could find you again someday and wondering whether the mutant turtle Maximus Kong was actually one of you four guys. Turns out, Ch'rell escaping from the prison that I am in charge of would ultimately cause us to meet once again."

"Wow, that was quite an interesting story." Mira said as she was thoroughly intrigued. "You must be quite respected around these parts to have won the loyalty of an entire army."

"What I have today, is only because of the turtles." Timothy said in response to the Mutant Meerkat with gratitude in his voice "I wouldn't be here if weren't for all four of them, especially Donatello."

"I think we should rest now." Leonardo said as he looked out of his window into the horizon, seeing that the sun had all but set now. "We will have a big day tomorrow, finding Ch'rell won't be easy."

"Agreed."

Raphael said as he and everyone else then began to make preparations for sleep.

Meanwhile, at the Foot Headquarters in the middle of the Capital City.

Groundchuck and Dirtbag were summoned to Bishop's former presidential palace, where Ch'rell now resided in his Shredder armour.

"Master Shredder, how may we help your majesty?" Groundchuck said as he bowed down before the evil Utrom.

"Gather the Foot, for we shall strike during the night." The Shredder said in response as he clenched his robotic fists. "While our enemies sleep, we shall make progress towards making this planet a better place to live. I promise both of you that planet earth will be bountiful and full of beauty once again."