Chapter 16: Goodbye

After the loud tremors that occurred in the building, the Turtles and the others woke up to a banging sound that was heard from the door, which slightly opened.

Master Splinter weakly said, "What is...Happening ?"

Leonardo said to him, "I don't know, but I think that something is wrong out there."

Raphael replied, "Ya think ? There's like explosions outside and you're saying that something is wrong !"

"Whatever it is, it opened the door a little," Casey said while pointing to the door.

Leatherhead got up and opened the door much further, allowing the others to escape. However, outside their cell, there were multiple combat androids armed with M41A Pulse Rifles and M56 Smartguns. Without any weapons, the Turtles and the others were forced to surrender once again. After putting restraints on them, the androids escorted them to another location.

Michelangelo sighed and said, "Man ! We were free for one minute and then we got captured again."

Pigeon Pete also said, "I probably shouldn't have agreed to join the Mighty Mutanimals."

Slash said to him, "What ?! You have doubts about us or what ?!"

Pigeon Pete angrily replied, "Look where we are. First, we were in the slammer and now we're being taken to who knows where."

One of the androids said to them, "It is highly suggested that you two should keep quiet."

Everyone remained quiet, but Donatello and Casey were feeling upset about not saving April. Unaware to them, two cloaked figures were stalking the group from a distance. In front of the group, Bishop was walking towards them with an M41A Pulse Rifle. The whole group stopped in confusion and an android walked up to him.

The android said to Bishop, "The portal to Dimension X has not been fully constructed. Explain how you are able to get here."

Bishop repeated, "Kraang has been left behind on the Planet Earth after the ones called the Turtles have destroyed the portal that leads to Dimension X. Kraang must speak with the one named Karl Bishop Weyland about a subject that is most urgent."

As they continued to talk, the other androids in the group were silently killed by cloaked figures. Halkrath made himself visible and removed the restraints on his friends. The android heard the restraints fall to the floor and turned to see everyone staring at him menacingly. Afterwards, he was beaten up and sliced into parts, causing white fluid to spill everywhere.

Turning to see Halkrath in current condition, Miwa said to him, "Halkrath, what did they do to you ?"

Halkrath explained everything to her and she said, "I'm still glad that you're okay, but without our mutation and your left arm, how will you be able to fight."

"No matter what happens, I'll do everything to protect you, April, and Casey," Halkrath said while patting her head.

Casey said to him, "About that, April's already been taken away by Weyland. We need to find her quickly."

"Agreed, but I think that you all need these," Halkrath said as he gave their weapons back.

Halkrath and the others refocused on their mission and proceded to find April, along with preventing the Kraang threat from rising again. Watching from his office, Weyland quickly ran to the Science Labs and stopped the experimentation of April. He ordered the scientists and combat androids to gather at the portal room before Halkrath and the others. As fast as they could, every staff member evacuate to the portal to Dimension X while Weyland went to check on the Chestbuster. When he reach the Specimen Containment Area, Weyland saw that there were corpses around a large glass tank where the Chestbuster was kept.

Weyland shook his head slowly and said, "This has gone much worse than I expected."

Leaving the area, Weyland headed to the portal and hoped that the construction was complete. Luckily, the portal frame was finished and most of the staff was present. As Weyland went to the controls with a couple of engineers, combat androids began firing near the entrance of the room. Explosions and gunfire were so loud that it was hard to hear anything. Once the androids stopped, smoke covered the entrance and nothing was visible to them. Before they walked to the entrance, three Yautja shurikens appeared from the smoke, decapitated half of the androids, and returned to the smoke. The androids reloaded their weapons until six red dots aimed at them. Plasma Bolts traveled out of the smoke and killed the rest of the androids. When the smoke disappeared, Halkrath, Mr. Black, and the others walked into the room and held the scientists captive. Weyland picked up an M4A3 Pistol and aimed it at April's head.

Once everyone saw him, Weyland said, "Come any closer and I'll shoot her."

April argued, "No, you won't. You need me for the Mutagen Cure, remember."

Weyland fired the pistol next to her and made her scream, causing Casey to say, "Hey ! Don't you shoot her !"

Donatello shouted at him, "Stop ! You'll make it worse !"

Casey shouted back, "I don't care, I love her !"

Casey ran towards Weyland, who aimed the pistol at him and fired. Casey dodged the first bullet, but missed the next one. Before he reached April and Weyland, Casey dropped to the floor with blood flowing from his shoulder. However, Casey still stood back up and continued to advance towards them. Weyland became annoyed and fired at Casey's torso, causing him to collapse. Halkrath became filled with rage and ran towards them.

Weyland saw Halkrath and said, "You are all stubborn."

Weyland fired at Halkrath multiple times at the torso, but it had little effect as Halkrath barely felt the pain inflicted on him. With only one bullet left, Weyland aimed the gun at April again and went to the controls. Halkrath glared at him and carried Casey, while the others went up to them. Weyland then activated the portal to Dimension X and the portal frame began to open up an opening to the Kraang's home world. Afterwards, a legion of Kraang Bots and Kraang Subprime appeared from the portal.

Kraang Subprime laughed and said, "Finally, we are back in business. Now, attack the Turtles and their friends."

The Kraang bots opened fire at Halkrath and the others, allowing Weyland to escape with April. Mr. Black flew above the Kraang bots and fire multiple Plasma Bolts at them, causing some of them to fire at him. The Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals fought their way through the Kraang bots while Halkrath, Miwa, Bishop, and Master Splinter stayed behind with Casey.

Kraang Subprime saw Weyland heading towards the portal with April and said, "Looks like you got the girl. At least you've done something decent."

Weyland grabbed an oxygen mask and said, "What happens now ?"

Kraang Subprime replied, "You just get her to Kraang Prime and that's it. We've got the rest here."

Weyland nodded and went into the portal with April. Kraang Subprime entered the fight and saw Mr. Black flying in the air. He flew towards him with his Irma bot and attacked him. Mr. Black fought back against him, but it was not really difficult. Kraang Subprime threw a punch, but Mr. Black quickly went around him and kicked him in the back. Kraang Subprime landed next to Halkrath and the others, who were still caring for Casey.

Kraang Subprime saw Bishop and said, "Well, if it isn't my brother. How have you been doing ?"

Bishop replied, "I have been doing fine, but I still won't forget what you have done."

Kraang Subprime said, "The past is the past, but that's enough talk. Time for you to die."

He proceded to attack them, but Halkrath pushed him back. With only his right arm, Halkrath found it difficult to fight against Kraang Subprime. He charged at the Irma bot and attacked as much as possible. Kraang Subprime had the advantage and began slashing Halkrath on the torso, legs, and his face. Halkrath took too many hits and began to feel weak, allowing Kraang Subprime to deliver the final blow. When Mr. Black looked towards Halkrath and Kraang Subprime, he felt something within him that cause him to knock Kraang Subprime away. Halkrath saw as Mr. Black had saved him once again, which made him feel more comfortable.

Halkrath said to him, "I thought that you would not be doing this anymore."

Mr. Black became annoyed and said, "It's not that, I just haven't finish my fight with him."

Halkrath laughed and said, "Ha, of course you were."

Kraang Subprime ran away towards the portal and the Kraang bots were slowly being defeated by the Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals. Halkrath turned to see Casey losing a lot of blood and quickly took him back to the lair, along with Bishop, Miwa, Master Splinter, and the others.

One hour later...

Back in the lair, everyone saw that everything was destroyed and ruined. Searching for a med-kit, Halkrath placed Casey down on the couch and Miwa went to find one. The Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals rested at various places in the lair, while Master Splinter went back into his room. After Miwa and Halkrath bandaged Casey, Mr. Black and Bishop walked up to them.

Bishop said to them, "I'm sorry that your friend April is gone, but we need to focus on stopping the Kraang."

Casey slowly said, "She's not gone...I'm gonna save...her."

Miwa said, "Don't worry, Casey. We're going to do whatever we can to save her."

Halkrath also said, "You are too wounded to fight along with us. You must stay."

Casey tried to argue, but felt too much pain to talk. Halkrath then ordered everyone to ready any equipment so that they can take down the Kraang. The Turtles packed air masks in order to breathe in Dimension X, the Mighty Mutanimals were going over the same plan the last time they controlled the portal, and Halkrath went to find his crashed ship in New York. Once he had found it in the wreckage, he took another one of his bio-masks and equipped it. When everybody was ready to go, Halkrath returned to the lair and decided to go over the plan.

Michelangelo suggested, "How about we do the same plan as last time ? It worked well, didn't ?"

Donatello argued, "No, they are not stupid enough to let the same thing happen twice."

Leonardo said, "Donnie's right. We didn't have Halkrath, Mr. Black, or this Kraang bot last time. With them, we need to change our tactics."

Before anyone could say anything, Halkrath said, "No, you all are defending the portal together until Mr. Black and I rescue April from the Kraang. Then, when she and Mr. Black are out of the portal, I will activate a self-destruct device and destroy the Kraang once and for all."

They were all surprised except for Mr. Black, who said, "Dying an honorable death. How pitiful."

Raphael argued, "What are you saying ? You don't know what honor is like, Dracula."

Mr. Black growled and said, "I do not need honor to make me feel good. All I need is strength to defeat my enemies."

Miwa said to Halkrath, "You can't just go and kill yourself. We all need you to be here with us. You're our friend."

Halkrath looked down and said to her, "I do not have the device attached to me, but if something happens, then I will make sure that nothing is left."

Miwa argued, "No, I need you to promise that you'll live. For me, April, Casey, and everyone."

Halkrath promised and asked, "So, how about the plan ?"

Some of them didn't seem to find it a good plan, but they agreed anyway. Afterwards, everyone returned to the Weyland Yutani Corporation building and headed back to the portal where an army of Kraang bots were defending it. The plan commenced when Halkrath and Mr. Black cloaked themselves and entered the portal. The Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals began fighting the Kraang while allowing Miwa and Bishop to safely reach the controls. Unaware to them, Casey was heading towards the portal with an air mask on. Once he entered Dimension X, Casey suddenly began to feel weird and saw the two Yautjas standing at the edge of the island. When the two Yautjas turned around, Halkrath became worried that Casey had followed them.

Halkrath said to Casey, "This is too dangerous, you must return quickly."

Casey argued, "I'm not going anywhere until I find out that April is safe."

Mr. Black said to him, "What a foolish human. Trying to save one's life while risking his own."

Before they continued on, a weird atom-like creature is seen floating in the air. Ignoring the creature, the trio went on to find the Kraang base and encountered multiple creatures in Dimension X. Although Casey was always getting attacked, Halkrath and Mr. Black constantly helped him. After searching for the Kraang base for a long time, the trio finally found Kraang's base and multiple Kraang bots guarding the entrance. Halkrath and Mr. Black attacked the guards and proceded to enter the base with Casey.

Casey said to them, "I'll go look for April. You guys try to stop the Kraang or something."

Halkrath argued, "No, we are saving April together. Then, we will activate the self-destruct the whole base."

Casey nodded and they all went to find April. After an hour of searching, the trio found the main room where Kraang Prime was located. Next to Kraang Prime were Kraang Subprime, Weyland, and April. Before the trio did anything, Halkrath walked a couple of steps towards them.

Kraang Prime said to him, "Kraang has been annoyed by your interference with the plans that have been made by Kraang."

Kraang Subprime added, "Yeah, it's getting really annoying to have you guys mess up with our plan to terraform the Earth."

Casey argued, "You guys are nuts. Earth is our home and you won't be changing it."

Mr. Black also said, "Your species deserves to die for being so weak."

Weyland said to him, "The Kraang are a magnificent species. They have a right to live like the humans."

Halkrath drew his Wrist Blade and said, "Enough ! The Kraang will die and they will not take Earth with them !"

Kraang Subprime charged at Halkrath, but Mr. Black blocked the attack and began fighting him. Casey ran towards Weyland and April, while Halkrath faced Kraang Prime. As Casey ran towards Bishop, he felt pain from his wounds and continued anyways. Once he reached them, Casey threw a punch and missed Weyland, who punched him on the wounds. Casey cried in pain, but he still fought back against Weyland. Every punch he throws at Weyland, they were always blocked or missed. Weyland then kicked him in the leg and broke it, causing Casey to fall on the floor. He turned to see April afraid, so he tried to remember his training with Halkrath and stood up once more. Weyland threw the first punch this time and Casey caught it, pushing it back with all of his might. Casey pushed Weyland back and punched him hard in the gut, forcing Weyland to slightly vomit white fluid. Weyland then grabbed Casey's air mask and crushed it. Casey covered his mouth quickly, but Weyland punched him in order to force him to breathe. Casey took shards of his air mask and stabbed Weyland's eye, then continued to stab repeatedly all over his face. Once Weyland was down, Casey stabbed Weyland in the chest and placed the shard in deeper, eventually killing Weyland. April rushes to Casey and gives him her air mask, which they each inhaled deeply with it.

Mr. Black and Kraang Subprime were having a really boring fight since Mr. Black was much more stronger than his opponent. Kraang Subprime was unable to catch up to him and land a hit. Mr. Black drew his blades and sliced the Irma bot's arms and legs, causing Kraang Subprime to have a disadvantage.

Knowing that he might lose, Kraang Subprime said to Mr. Black, "Wait, WAIT ! I Surrender !"

Mr. Black ignored him and fired a Plasma Bolt, which exploded Kraang Subprime into pieces and left no trace of him. Once he was finished, he flew to Halkrath and faced Kraang Prime with him. Seeing that his subordinates are dead, Kraang Prime decided to take matters into his own hands and activated his robot body. A large shadow covered Halkrath and Mr. Black, but they both were not intimidated by it. Kraang Prime attacked them with his mechanical tentacle-like arms and his energy weapon that was attached on top of his head. Halkrath ran across the ground while Mr. Black flew in the air around Kraang Prime's head. Seeing that the fight was dangerous, April carried Casey outside of the base and towards the portal.

Halkrath and Mr. Black continued their fight with Kraang Prime, but they do not seem to be serious enough. Mr. Black was still flying around and firing Plasma Bolts at Kraang Prime, while Halkrath was trying to slash his legs. Their tactics did not seem to be very effective, but it was dealing damage. Kraang Prime was getting tired of the fight, so he began to tear the base down and hoped to trap the two Yautjas. However, Halkrath and Mr. Black saw his plan and decided to escape. Mr. Black carried Halkrath and lifted him in the air. Once they both left the base, Kraang Prime was seen stuck under the large debris that he had created. The two Yautjas headed back to the portal and began the final steps of the plan.

Back inside the Weyland Yutani Corporation, Halkrath and Mr. Black saw everyone gathering around the controls. They were all happy that they made it back and hugged them, which annoyed Mr. Black.

After letting go, Leonardo said, "Looks like the plan was successful. All we need now is to use that self-destruct device."

Halkrath said to him, "Agreed. The Kraang is officially eliminated."

Michelangelo threw a fist in the air and said, "Oh Yeah ! BOOYAKA..."

A loud growl interrupted Michelangelo's victory cheer and caused everyone to turned towards the the source of the growl. At the entrance of the room, a large Xenomorph stood in front of them with saliva dripping from its mouth. The Xenomorph had fur on some parts of its body, large fangs, mandibles on its mouth, dreadlocks, large claws, and a very muscular body. The Xenomorph roared loudly and stared at everyone.

Mr. Black said to them, "Another abomination. I shall deal with it."

Mr. Black charged at it, but the Xenomorph jumped towards him and swung his tail. Mr. Black was slapped across the face and landed on the floor. The Xenomorph picked him up and threw him at the others. Trying to get up, Mr. Black fired Plasma Bolts at the Xenomorph, who easily dodged every single one. Mr. Black drew his blades and attacked the Xenomorph, but it grabbed the blades and snapped them into pieces. Then, its tail pierced Mr. Black's shoulder and his leg. Mr. Black was on his knees and the Xenomorph was preparing to finish him off. Halkrath tackled the Xenomorph and knocked it to the ground. The Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals dog-piled the Xenomorph, but its strength allowed it to lift them all up and throw them across the room. Some of them slammed into the wall very hard and others landed on the floor. Halkrath turned to see the Xenomorph heading towards April, Casey, and Miwa.

The Xenomorph was about to slash the trio until Halkrath tackled him once more. The Xenomorph was pushing back Halkrath since he was too strong for him. Halkrath looked behind the Xenomorph to see the portal to Dimension X. On his body, Halkrath activated the self-destruct device and began pushing the Xenomorph with all of his might.

Turning to the Hamato clan, Halkrath said to them, "Once I get through the portal, shut it off !"

Miwa, April, and Casey nodded and headed towards the control switch. Halkrath continued to push the Xenomorph, but it began to push him back away from the portal. The self-destruct device was beginning to explode as it was glowing blue. Halkrath felt that he had let his friends down until Mr. Black was flying towards him. Mr. Black tackled both the Xenomorph and Halkrath into the portal and the Hamato Clan closed it.

They all said in unison, "Goodbye, Halkrath."

Halkrath, Mr. Black, and the Xenomorph landed on an island in Dimension X. The Xenomorph got up and charged at the two Yautjas. Ignoring the Xenomorph, Halkrath and Mr. Black stared at the self-destruct device as it was vibrating violently.

Mr. Black said to him, "It was nice fighting alongside with you."

Halkrath nodded and said to himself, "Goodbye, my friends."

The self-destruct device then exploded and covered everything within its blast radius. Halkrath and Mr. Black roared in pain as they were soon vaporized by the blast. The Xenomorph also roared in pain and was vaporized into nothing. Even the Kraang base with Kraang Prime was covered in the blast and nothing was left. Eventually, the blast slowly disappeared and left no trace of any life.

Back to everyone else, April and Miwa cried about Halkrath's death while Casey became very upset. Everyone else got up and mourned over Halkrath's sacrifice.

One year later...

Everyone moved back to New York after the incident with the Engineer's ship. The Weyland Yutani Corporation was taken down since there was no potential heir. New York was rebuilt and there was no longer any suspicious activity in the city. After Halkrath's death, Miwa, April, and Casey resumed their normal lives since there were no more threats to deal with. Casey and April had become a couple, which was not okay with Donatello. Miwa lived with her real father, Master Splinter, and trained with him everyday. The Turtles and the Mighty Mutanimals lived together in the lair and explored the city during the night. One day, the three Hamato clan members were sitting on a bench at a park. They all stared at the blue sky and saw a cloud that closely resembled Halkrath.

Miwa said to the couple, "So, did you two lovebirds study for that test this Friday ?"

April replied, "Well, we're still working on it, but I think we'll do okay."

Casey added, "Totally, April and I are gonna ace this test."

Miwa's phone rang and she picked it up, "Hello ?"

After listening to the caller, Miwa said to April and Casey, "Let's go, you guys. Leo needs our help with something in the lair."

The trio got up and ran towards the lair. However, unaware to them, an invisible figure stood on a thick branch in a tree behind the bench. The figure flashed its yellow eyes and growled along with a couple of clicking noise.

The figure uncloak itself to reveal Halkrath, who took his mask off and said, "See you in the next life."

Miwa turned around to the tree and saw nothing there. She became confused and continued to head back to the lair with April and Casey.