\u201c\u2026Raphael,\u201d asked Karai as she and Raphael restrained Miyoko, \u201cwho are they?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWar and Pestilence,\u201d replied Raphael. \u201cYes, from the Horsemen of the Apocalypse. They\u2019re Order\u2019s sisters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Okay.\u201d Karai seemed to take it in stride.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNow, War, Pestilence,\u201d Raphael said to the two Apocalypse Horsemen, \u201cexplanations?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPrimordial forces like us,\u201d said War, \u201ccannot be contained without consequences. Once there\u2019s just that little chance of freedom after prolonged imprisonment, the results can be catastrophic and world-ending.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIf I were freed after being contained,\u201d explained Pestilence, \u201cthere would be a plague that would wipe out at least 85% of a planet. War, well, World War III wouldn\u2019t even come close to the devastation that would be wrought on a planet. In Order\u2019s case, everyone would turn to stone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo how do we free her without her going Medusa on us?\u201d asked Raphael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, thankfully, a Horseman of Flourishment or of the Apocalypse can do that,\u201d said War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou just stay out of the way,\u201d warned Pestilence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCome on, Raphael Nii-san,\u201d said Karai. \u201cLet\u2019s move Miyoko out of the way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cGetting casual, huh?\u201d snarked Raphael as he helped Karai with moving Miyoko away from the door. Once they were clear, War and Pestilence opened the door and had to push their way through the energy Order was putting out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cORDER!\u201d called War over the noise. \u201cORDER, IT\u2019S US! WAR AND PESTILENCE! WE\u2019RE HERE TO GET YOU OUT!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cORDER, CHANNEL YOUR ENERGY INTO US!\u201d shouted Pestilence. \u201cTHIS PLANET ISN\u2019T READY TO BE PETRIFIED!\u201d The two Horsemen then each grabbed their sister\u2019s hand and drew Order\u2019s energy wave into their bodies. The process was painful, according to their expressions. After a good long while, Order\u2019s eyes started to dim. A little while longer, they were back to normal\u2026as normal as a primordial being\u2019s eyes could be. She collapsed into War and Pestilence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTake it easy, sister,\u201d soothed War. \u201cYou\u2019re safe now.\u201d Order then slowly looked up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Still wearing that damaged armor, I see,\u201d chuckled Order. War smiled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThere\u2019s the Order I remember!\u201d she said. She looked outside the cell. \u201cIt\u2019s safe!\u201d she said to Raphael and Karai. The two ninjas then cautiously went into the cell. \u201cRaphael, Karai, meet Order.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOrder and I technically already met,\u201d said Karai.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSo I DID hear you promise to get me out of here,\u201d remarked Order. \u201cWell, it\u2019s a good thing you didn\u2019t do that on your own or it would have been disastrous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYeah, a Karai statue wouldn\u2019t be good on anyone\u2019s lawn,\u201d snarked Raphael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhy are you two here, though?\u201d Order asked her sisters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSomeone is after your Source,\u201d replied Pestilence. \u201cThat person has the Tome!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?! Then I must go home immediately!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat about your Source?\u201d asked War. Order then pulled a Crystal Sphere in her colors out from her skirts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI always keep it with me,\u201d she explained. \u201cSubspace pockets and all that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat about our friends?\u201d asked Raphael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFriends?\u201d asked Order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have a team holding off the Shredder\u2019s forces, but the Tome-user\u2019s forces are coming with Tengu no ken!\u201d explained War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026All right, so we beat the Shredder, beat the Tome-user\u2019s forces, party a bit, THEN we go home? That\u2019s the plan?\u201d asked Order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThat\u2019s the general plan, yes,\u201d replied Pestilence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cExcellent! Let\u2019s go help it unfold that way!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Oroku Saki had donned his armor, becoming the Shredder, and was engaged in a duel with Splinter. \u201cIt\u2019s bad enough that your family steals my daughter away by poisoning her mind against me, now you would invade my home?!\u201d roared the Shredder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou stole her from me first, Saki!\u201d replied Splinter. \u201cShe made her own choices when she learned the truth!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou and I both know that the truth is malleable!\u201d The Shredder delivered punches and kicks worthy of a master, but so did Splinter. He also incorporated some rat fighting behaviors such as biting. \u2026Not his favorite maneuver, but needs must.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hiroki, meanwhile, was in his own armor as Kamen Rider Sengoku and trying to grab Tormo. \u201cWATCH OUT WITH THAT TOE-STABBER!!\u201d yelped Tormo as Sengoku swung his sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat are you, Shemp Howard?!\u201d retorted Sengoku. \u201cWell, if we\u2019re gonna be quoting various franchises!\u201d Sengoku then swapped in an ID tag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHanzo Hasashi Steel!\u201d announced his belt. The wardrobe then attached armor pieces that evoked Scorpion from Mortal Kombat<\/em>. He then fired a rope spear into the goblin\u2019s shoulder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGET OVER HERE!\u201d he shouted as he yanked Tormo towards him, pulling the rope spear out in the process. He then decked Tormo right in his nose! Tormo clutched his shoulder with one hand and held his bleeding nose in the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNow I\u2019m mad!\u201d hissed the Goblin. He then drew a wand. \u201cDRASKALDA!\u201d He fired fists made of fire from his wand and pummeled Sengoku with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat kind of nonsense was that?!\u201d yelped Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s a special magic language!\u201d retorted Tormo. Just then, Nightbird called up Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSengoku, we have a problem!\u201d she said. \u201cThe Terrorcons are returning to the estate! They have the sword!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause, of COURSE, it\u2019s never easy!\u201d complained Sengoku. \u201cHold them off as best you can! We\u2019ll aid you when we finish things!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou might want to hurry, because-!\u201d The call cut out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNightbird?! NIGHTBIRD?!\u201d Nightbird then ended up crashing through the ceiling, dented and battle-scarred. Rodimus Unicronus then landed near her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, well, well, Megsy\u2019s little wifey!\u201d cackled the Terrorcon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis partner in every way!\u201d hissed Nightbird as she dueled him. The duel then knocked something out of his hand. It looked like a tachi with some sort of brain-like creature with tentacles, two eyes, and a mouth at the end of the handle. Two tentacles wrapped around the entire handle and there were strange symbols that were NOT Japanese human in origin. The Shredder saw the object and goggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Tengu no Ken!\u201d he whispered. Sengoku and Tormo goggled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026That\u2019s what-?!\u201d gulped Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIDIOT!\u201d Tormo shouted at Rodimus Unicronus. \u201cWE DON\u2019T HAVE ORDER YET!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAh, you\u2019re out of order!\u201d came Raphael\u2019s voice. He, Order, War, Pestilence, and Karai arrived.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd now you have Order!\u201d called the Shredder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOh no, you don\u2019t!\u201d retorted Tormo. \u201cWe ain\u2019t surrendering the sword until you personally hand us Order!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBah! You do not dictate terms anymore!\u201d The Shredder threw a smoke bomb, then used the confusion to throw a flashbang grenade at Rodimus Unicronus. It exploded and blinded the Terrorcon. Rodimus Unicronus dropped the sword in the confusion and the Shredder grabbed it! 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