Everyone picked themselves up, the heroes being more sympathetic to each other and helping one another. The only one standing was a changed Oroku Saki, the Shredder! His armor now covered more of his body and looked more frightening. All you could see were his eyes! In his hand was the very sword he sought. \u201c\u2026The power!\u201d he whispered. \u201cI had almost forgotten the legends! Tengu no Ken! The very sword with which my first ancestor, Oroku Sansho, laid villages to waste, brought castles to ground, vanquished armies! The sword that he used to conquer Japan and control the Tokugawa Shogunate as well as the Emperor! Now\u2026this power is MINE!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOurs, my hubby-husband,\u201d corrected Big Mama Joro. \u201cThat WAS the deal, was it not? And if you wanted to go outside, you really must learn to use the dimbly-door.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026And you, Big Mama Joro, would be wise to use the last few minutes of your life to use REAL words, not nonce,\u201d growled the Shredder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLast few-?\u201d Big Mama Joro\u2019s eyes went wide, then she snarled, her fangs dripping with venom. \u201cYou picked a hell of a time to divorce me!\u201d She leapt at the Shredder, but he side-stepped and fired an energy wave from the sword. The energy wave knocked Big Mama Joro onto her back, then the Shredder jumped onto her and ran the sword through her abdomen. She screeched in pain and thrashed as the Shredder stabbed multiple times\u2026then her arm-pedipalps went limp, her face froze in a look of pain, and her legs curled up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026Huh,\u201d said Donatello, rightfully horrified about how Big Mama Joro was executed. \u201c\u2026So\u2026her vital organs are in the abdomen, just like a normal spider.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cPerhaps I should figure out where a turtle\u2019s heart is!\u201d cackled the Shredder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShredder, you reneged on our deal!\u201d challenged Tormo. \u201cYou\u2019ll regret it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou said so yourself! I\u2019m an entrepreneur! I see an opportunity and I sieze it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhere you see opportunity, I see impulsiveness!\u201d Tormo pulled out a communicator and spoke into it. \u201cThe Shredder has betrayed us! All hands, to my position!\u201d The Lords then appeared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTHE BORG?!\u201d yelped Leonardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo, the Lords!\u201d replied Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMore free-thinking than the Borg,\u201d explained Jazz. The Lords then attacked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019ll have your hide for this!\u201d called Tormo as the Lords swarmed the Shredder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTry and take it!\u201d The Shredder then cut down his attackers. \u2026Well, there WAS one that was giving him trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHiroki!\u201d called the Lord. \u201cHurry! The Keystone! Shrink Leonardo!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKeystone?\u201d asked Sengoku. He then remembered. \u201cThe Scale Keystone!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat?!\u201d asked Leonardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cLeo-san, hold on!\u201d warned Sengoku. \u201cScale Keystone, activate! Lessen scale of Leonardo!\u201d Leonardo then shrank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWHAT THE?!\u201d he yelped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFind a weak spot!\u201d urged Sengoku. \u201cAny weak spot!\u201d He then threw the tiny Leonardo at the Shredder. He then turned to the renegade Lord. \u201cAs for you, call me a petty fanboy, but I preferred your usual suit instead of all that Borg kit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m not going to insult you like that,\u201d replied the renegade Lord, \u201cbecause you\u2019re right in how much better the suit is.\u201d He then put his left hand to his waist and stuck his prosthetic right arm out past his left shoulder. He then moved the prosthetic in an arc towards his right. \u201cRider\u2026\u201d he said. A bulky area around his waist shattered as a cover split open to reveal a wind turbine that spun as the wind blew into it. He then pulled his prosthetic to his waist and thrust his left hand past his right shoulder. \u201c\u2026HENSHIN!\u201d He then jumped high into the air and the Borg kit was destroyed as a green suit and helmet appeared. A red scarf then appeared on his neck as he landed. His suit looked a little bulky, but the helmet\u2026dark green with red compound eyes, a pair of antennae, and a mouth plate to resemble a grasshopper\u2019s mouth\u2026that was all that was needed to confirm his identity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTakeshi Hongo!\u201d cheered Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201c\u2026The first\u2026Kamen Rider?!\u201d breathed Splinter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDude! Dad used to obsess over him like Leo does with Star Trek<\/em>!\u201d said Michaelangelo. Speaking of which\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey! Could stand to be big again!\u201d called Leonardo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNormalize scale of Leonardo!\u201d directed Sengoku. Leonardo then grew and almost toppled the Shredder, but was thrown off easily. His brothers helped him up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo dice!\u201d he said. \u201cThe armor even covers the joints!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThere\u2019s gotta be something!\u201d replied Raphael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBah!\u201d scoffed the Shredder. \u201cA television hero tries to save the day?! I\u2019m not a villain from your world!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBut you ARE a villain!\u201d retorted Kamen Rider Ichig\u014d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBringing order by any means necessary is NOT evil!\u201d The Shredder attacked, but Ichig\u014d, being the genetically altered cyborg he is, leapt out of the way. He then went on the offensive, throwing punches and kicks alongside the Turtles. Unfortunately, the Shredder could hit back hard, especially with the sword in his hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt\u2019s no good, Hongo-san!\u201d protested Leonardo. \u201cThat sword\u2019s made him too powerful!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe have to find a way to get it away from him,\u201d said Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat won\u2019t stop him,\u201d replied Splinter. \u201cOnce the sword is reunited with the armor, the wearer will have untold power, even if the sword is separated from him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis first ancestor attested to that?\u201d asked Shockwave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat story\u2019s been passed down the Foot Clan since it was first founded,\u201d confirmed Splinter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, we gotta do something!\u201d growled Raphael. \u201cWe can\u2019t-! \u2026Donnie?\u201d Raphael turned to see Donatello looking at something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Donatello, will you please pay attention to the situation at hand?!\u201d snapped Sengoku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI am, Hishikawa-san. Look at the sword.\u201d Donatello pointed at Tengu no Ken. Sengoku looked harder and blinked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAre those\u2026are those runes dimmer?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI think so.\u201d Donatello turned to Tormo. \u201cHey, Big Nose! Where did you find that sword?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHow should I know?!\u201d protested Tormo. \u201cRodimus Unicronus, where\u2019d you find the sword?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt was in the museum, on a sword stand you\u2019d usually see Japanese swordsmen putting their weapons on,\u201d replied Rodimus Unicronus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDo you remember any details about it?!\u201d asked Donatello as he and his brothers rolled out of the way of the Shredder\u2019s newest attack. \u201cHurry, man! The fate of the world depends on it!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTh-There was a plug in the stand! It was connected to the sword just under that alien octopus thing at the end of the handle-!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHey, call me crazy, but are those runes getting dimmer?\u201d asked Raphael.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBINGO!\u201d called Donatello. The Shredder looked down at the sword and realized Donatello and Raphael were right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWhat?! NO!\u201d he shouted. As the runes dimmed, the armor slowly morphed from its mystic state back into its normal state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone picked themselves up, the heroes being more sympathetic to each other and helping one another. The only one standing was a changed Oroku Saki, the Shredder! His armor now covered more of his body and looked more frightening. All you could see were his eyes! In his hand was the very sword he sought. 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