Monster Hunter

Ben was knocked out cold after being hit by Casey's bat. "Casey, why did you hit him?!" yelled April. Casey replied "What else was I supposed to do? He saw the guys and what they are, what's to stop him from blowing our secret?"

After receiving a smack upside the head from April, Raph walked up to Casey and said "Ya' know, she does have a point Casey, sort of." "Let's bring him inside." suggested Donnie "And hope he wakes up" added Mikey.

They brought ben inside and sat him down in the recliner. A while later, Casey walked in after taking a stroll outside leaving snow tracks on the floor. "No, no, noooooo!" screamed April . "Casey jones, I just mopped the floor-out! Out you big, careless jerk!" Trying to avoid being hit by the mop, Casey yelled "You can't kick me out of here, girl-zilla. This is my grandma's house, so it's my house!"

April glared at him, looking ready to whack his head clean off with the mop. Casey gulped a little. "Uh guys, I'll be outside if anyone needs me." He immediately walked out the door, leaving more snow tracks on the floor. Splinter chuckled at the situation, obviously amused.

April growled, marching into the kitchen. "If I need a Neanderthal I'll give a yell!" She slammed the door shut. Raph yawned a little as he came down the stairs. "Hey, where is everybody?" "Casey's been ejected from the ballpark." Donnie laughed. "And April's in the kitchen. I think Mikey's out exploring in the woods."

"Despite explicit instructions to stay near the house." Splinter added. "And Leo?" Raph asked. "He's… kinda been moping around in the barn all morning." Donnie reported. "Again?" Raph sighed. "Your brother has suffered injuries both physical and spiritual, Raphael." Splinter explained. "And he will need the support of all of us if his wounds are to fully heal."

After two days of being unconscious, Gwen finally opened her eyes and looked at her new surroundings. "So, decided to finally wake up huh?" said Raph as he walked over to Gwen, nearly freaked out. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Gwen, nearly fainting. Raph, annoyed and fed up, said only "Listen kid, I'm only gonna say this once. Never, ever do that again, capeche?!"

"Don't mind him" said Donnie trying to calm her down. "He's what you might call 'short-tempered'."Wh-who are you, what are you? And how did I get here?!" asked a panicked Gwen. "Hey, could you guys keep it down?'' Ben said waking up. "Ben?" "Gwen!" the two cousins got up and wrapped each other in a bear hug, which ended abruptly with awkwardness, and an argument.

"This is all, your fault Ben! If you hadn't started that fight I never would've been-""Whoa, my fault? How is this my fault?! You're in it just as much as I am, so don't play innocent 'dweeb'!" As the two kept yelling and fighting, Donnie stepped off to the side and commented "Man, those two remind me of leo and Raph, only more Raph this time."

April suddenly stomped in the room and plopped down on the couch, folding her arms. "Ugh, what is it about Casey that gets under my skin? He's so…so…..UGH!'' "Master Splinter, maybe you could teach me to meditate so I wouldn't be so angry at him." April requested kindly. "Even meditation has its limits." Splinter said.

Calming down, she saw that both Ben and Gwen awake and introduced herself, followed by the guys and splinter. An hour passed by while Ben and Gwen were listening to splinter tell them of his and the turtles origin story, and of their enemy shredder. Gwen then told them how she arrived here, and how the shredder brainwashed her and made her his personal assassin.

Suddenly, the sound of screeching tires sounded from outside. Everyone froze, staring towards the windows. April stood to draw the shades, but when she looked back at everyone they had pressed themselves against a door, hid under a table, crouched under a windowsill, or disappeared behind the recliner.

"Welcome, adventure seekers, to another action-packed episode of 'The Monster Hunter'! Once again, I, Dr. Abigail Finn, am close to bagging a mysterious creature. The ohonto worgra, or legendary Green Man of the Woods. Like the Yeti, Sasquatch, and Bigfoot—"

"Whoa, whoa! Hold it! Hold up! Cut! Stop the cameras, lady! This is private property! Ow! Ow-wow-ow!" "Sir, what can you tell our viewers about the recent sightings of the Green Man in these woods beyond your home?"

"Hey, should one of us go out there and help him?" said Gwen. "Are you kidding? He hit me with a baseball bat!" Ben argued.

"I got it." April assured. April walked outside, clearing her throat politely. "Hi there. Don't mind him. He's kind of the village idiot."

Donnie, leaning out the window to stare at his brother, tapped the turtle on the head, spooking him slightly. "Donatello!" Mikey whined. "Give me a heart attack why don't ya?" "Don't tempt me, Lame Brain." Donnie said in a soft voice. "Do you have any idea who that is out there?" Mikey only shrugged. "That's Dr. Abigail Finn. A brilliant technologist, gifted biologist."

"Sounds like your type, brainiac." Mikey huffed. "She's also a certifiable lunatic." Donnie added. "Goes around hunting monsters." "She ever find any?" Mikey asked. "Not yet." Donnie shook his head. "But the way she's drooling over that video of you, you may get to be her first." He shut the window without another word, leaving poor Mikey outside to dread over the situation.

"You know Mikey, reminds me of the time Ben was 'alien-napped' at the-" "Not. another. Word!" interrupted Ben. "I say we go after that video tape!" Mikey urged.

"Maybe this crazy doctor monster person will just give up and go away?" April suggested. "Dr. Abigail Finn doesn't give up." Donnie said. "If she can't find what she's looking for out there, she'll come looking in here. She's obsessed with monster hunting." Splinter thought for a moment. "Those who become obsessed are often their own worst enemy."

Meanwhile, Leo was in the barn going through old scrap metal, hoping to make new katana. "Looking good, Leo." Said Raph as he walked in. "Raph, I'm not in the mood." "For what?" Raph continued. "I don't need to hear how I messed up in New York. I got my shell kicked. I let everyone down. I lost my swords! I...I.." Raph walked up and said "Hang on, Leo. I wasn't gonna say anything like that. I was gonna ask what you were doing out here."

"Nothing" Leo said calmly. "Well that's too bad. Because I know what you should be doing and I think you do too." Back in the forest, Dr. Finn was setting up her hunting equipment while her assistant parker was adjusting the cryo-containment chamber. "The green man is close, parker. I can sense it. My ticket to the big time!" she said while working on the spy bots. "The scientific community will no longer be able to laugh behind my back. And our little cable show will finally get a network deal!"

Donnie and Mikey were up hiding in a tree trying to listen in on her, but could barely here because of Mikey's constant chewing. "What'd she say?" "I couldn't hear because someone was chewing pistachio nuts in my ear." "What?" said Mikey, while Donnie face palmed himself in annoyance. The two jumped down from the tree and looked around the truck to find the tape of Mikey.

Mikey walked into the opened back of the truck, not knowing it was a trap. "Now, if I were a video tape, where would I hide?" Donnie spotted him and told him "Mikey, get out of there! For all we know this thing could be a-" before he could finish, the alarm went off and the back of the truck closed. "A trap" Donnie finished. "Um, oops?" squirmed mikey.

Suddenly, the room began to fill with liquid nitrogen, and began to freeze the two. "Is it getting really cold in here, or is it just me?" said Mikey while shivering. "It's liquid nitrogen. Instant deep freeze." explained Donnie. "Hey, I'm a turtle! I'm already cold blooded." complained mikey. "We'll be ice blooded if we don't get out of here!"

While parker tried to secure the chamber, Mikey and Donnie were trying to break out, but with no luck. "We've got fifteen seconds before we become turtle-cycles." "It won't budge, and I think my butt's getting freezer burn. You're the brains of this operation Donnie, come up with something! '' Mikey said panicking. Looking around, Donnie noticed the pipes connected to the nitrogen containers, and used his bo staff to break them off.

As soon as that happened, the liquid nitrogen began to freeze the door over. "M-Mikey th-the door, now!" ordered Donnie. The two kicked the door open, and got free. "Br-bra-brain freeze" complained Mikey. Donnie, frozen and frustrated, told Mikey "C-come on, we have to go!" And immediately ran off.

Mikey and Donnie soon returned to the house from their little adventure trying to foil Abigail Finn's plan, which only seemed to end in them becoming half-frozen. They told their story about almost becoming instantly frozen while Casey got them some blankets and April filled a basin with hot water for their feet.

"I can't believe you bozos walked right into a trap!" Casey said incredulously. "I believe it." Splinter said. "All I know is that it's a good thing the Green Man's not real." Donnie said. "If that Dr. Finn ever got her hands on him, sheesh!"

"Hey, that's it!" Mikey said suddenly. "Little Miss Monster Hunter is still out there hunting the Green Man, right? She wants Green Men? We'll give her some! Serious, butt-kicking, ninja green men!" Everyone stared at him strangely. "I have a plan." mischievously said Mikey.

Back in the barn, Raph and Leo continued to work on two new katana blades using scrap metal and the furnace. Raph kept the fire going while Leo worked on re-shaping the metal. With the restraint of his bandages and wounds, the hammer kept falling out of his hand. He went to pick it back up, but Raph did it for him. Leo went back to finish hammering, when his bandages started falling off piece by piece. He took off the remaining bandages and finished working.

In the forest, Mikey, Don and Casey were working on a plan to get rid of Dr. Finn. "Mikey, this is your plan?" questioned don. "Yeah, this is crazy. And these leaves are itching me all over!" complained Casey. "Come on, you look great! Just followed my lead." assured Mikey. "Why do I get the feeling that this is just gonna make everything worse?"

"Where am I? Ugh! I-I'm stuck, I can't move!" Gwen had no idea where she was or what was going to happen to her. "Don't be afraid, child. When I'm through here, you won't remember a thing." said an unknown voice. "Who are you?!" demanded Gwen. "Someone who's going to take away the pain, and make everything better Ms. Tennyson." As Baxter stockman came from the shadows, he strapped a device on Gwen's helmet, and went over to the controls. She could see several other men monitoring her, and behind the glass, she could see a man wearing traditional samurai armor but without a helmet. The man lifted his hand, signaling his men to begin. When Dr. stockman pulled a lever, the room lit up as Gwen was immersed in excruciating pain.

Gwen woke up in an instant, covered in sweat. Ben saw her wake and walked over to her, hoping to calm her down. Master splinter, heard this, and too walked to Gwen. "A nightmare, young one?" She answered "No and yes, more like images, things I can't remember." Splinter answered "Perhaps you are fighting things you do not want to accept are true. Do not fight these memories, if you are to overcome them." Splinter got up and noticed the media, Dr. Finn and the others outside. He, Gwen, Ben and April went outside to see what was going on.

The four appeared, walking from the house towards the incoming group. Mikey showed them a tape they had, most likely stolen from Dr. Abigail Finn. Donnie talked with Splinter and April on the porch while Mikey began pulling out the reel of film from the tape. Minutes later, Casey appeared from the trees, dressed in a strange, furry costume. Everyone else started laughing at the poor man; especially ben, who nearly died of laughter.

Casey talked to everyone, most likely about the success of the plan. Then, Raph appeared, looking pretty happy if not proud. He pointed to the barn and walked towards it, everyone else following him. He pushed open the doors and announced something to the group. They moved just enough to see Leo step from the shadows, two newly made swords in hand. "Uh, hi everyone." Everyone gathered around him, smiling proudly.

Then, Gwen approached him, and apologized "Listen Leo, I'm sorry for what I did to you, I had no idea what I was-" before she could finish, tears formed in her eyes, but Leo smiled and replied "Don't blame yourself for something you had no control over. Besides, you're a pretty good fighter."

Ben put his arm around Gwen and comforted her. Then Leo spoke up and said "Guys, I think it's time we returned to New York. And finish our business with the Shredder. Once and for all." For once, his brothers shared a mutual agreement, and they raised their weapons with a cheer. Nothing could stop them, not even the Shredder.