The Turtle Charm

Morphed

"Ghost Bear?" said Leo, "What's that guy doing here?"

"Freind of yours?" I asked.

"If by a friend, you mean he blames me and my brothers for ruining his wrestling career, then yeah." The dude threw Raph against a wall before spotting us and charging. Leo quickly drew his sword, slicing a portal that redirected Ghost Bear in the opposite direction, sending him crashing into a few racks of prom dresses. That just pissed the guy off even more.

He came at us again. Leo cut another portal open, but the ex-wrestler phased through it, like a ghost, which was kind of cool and made his name make complete sense to me. But he got too close.

Leo pushed me out of the way as he was talking to the floor. "Finally, you're going to pay for what you did, Tortuga. You and your familia...Hey, who's the new guy?" Ghost Bear asked when he saw me.

"I'm a woman," I said, "Not a guy. And the name's Tortuga, Ti-"

"Your name is literally 'Tortuga'? Who name's their hijta 'Turtle.'"

"Well, it's much more of a family name, though I am beginning to question its origins...But, no. I'm Tina, Valentina Tortuga! And I would appreciate it if you to leave my...acquaintances and me alone to go about our business...por favor? Please...I really don't have patience for 'villain of the week' shit..."

"Hahaha. And give up a chance like this? No, after I'm done with this guy, your next," he said, a grip tightening over Leo's head, "Any amigo of the turtles is an enemy of mine!"

Just then a puck flew through the air and an intense female voice said, "Nobody messes with the friends of Casey Jones!" Looking in the direction it came from, I saw April's friend from earlier donning a hockey mask and stick.

Two Casey Jones? I wondered if there was a possibility that they had a connection. I mean, that's how it usually worked in stories...

"Then you will perish too!" yelled out Ghost Bear. The Casey of the present sent another puck in his direction, but once again he phased so it wouldn't hit him. Leo was able to scramble out while he wasn't solid. The bear man then went for Casey, but as he re-solidified to hit her, a baseball hit him from behind from none other than April O'Neil.

"Oh, so it's like that," I said to myself, "But it's not going to be enough to keep him down..." I spotted one of Leo's katanas nearby and him in the distance gathering up the other. Then an idea popped into my head, "Oyes! Can you boss babes keep this guy distracted? I got an idea."

"Hey, is that..." began Casey.

"Yes," said April waving to me, "And she could be trusted. We got this Tina!"

I nodded and went for the katana. Scooping it up, I continued to Leonardo. "Hey, you okay, Azul?"

"Yeah, thanks," he said taking the sword, "Azul? "

"Yeah, you know. 'Cause, your mask is..."

"Blue," he shrugged, "I know Spanish...well a little. Okay, I'm going to go kick Ghost Bear's behind now."

"Wait!" I said grabbing his arm, "Think for a second. You need a plan. The veijo seems unable to

"I got this!" said Leo, breaking from my grasp.

"You're not even going to hear me out?" I yelled but the turtle seemed to be ignoring me, "Estupido!" 

In the meantime, Ghost Bear sent April and Casey flying towards where Raph was. Groaning, Raph looked toward his brother and yelled out, "Leo, be careful! He's a lot tougher than before!"

As if on cue, the dude transformed with tentacles popping out and turning into something of a Lovecraftian monster, phasing as Leo tried slicing a portal around him again before grabbing him by the face and tossing him toward the wall. Raph yelled out his younger brother's name and like before with the Krang, I felt a strong fury mixed with protectiveness pulsating from the earring into me.

I rushed to put myself between the wall and the blue-clad turtle, catching him before the impact. As I set him down, I noticed that I felt bigger and stronger. It was as if something was possessing me as I turned to Ghost Bear, cracking my knuckles and popping my neck. "Alright, you're gonna get it now, Oso," I said as I went towards him, slamming a fist into his face.

When I sent a second fist, he phased, making me stumble through him. When I turned, I saw a sharp tentacle come toward me. Paralyzed, I flashed back to the prior incident with Krang. Right before it could hit, a portal opened up in front of me and Raph knocked Ghost Bear into it.

I collapsed onto my knees, catching my reflection in the now cracked mirror as a Raph-looking turtle morphed back into the Frankenturtle I was. Taking a look at my hand, it was almost as if I was the Hulk reverting into Bruce Banner.

Raph limped over to where April and Casey were, checking them. "Oh thank goodness," he said, "They're out cold, but they'll be fine." Outside the store, alarms sounded. "The humans will take them to a hospital, but I don't think our cosplay's going to help..." He made his way towards one end of the store to move some rubble.

Right after rising, I felt lightheaded and stumbled. But I was caught by Leonardo. "I got you!" he said, acting as a crutch as we move to where Raph cleared away enough rubble to pull an unconscious Mikey out.

"Oh no, Mikey! But where are the others?" asked Leo looking around franticly, "Donnie! Casey!"

"What the heck happened here?" asked Donnie as he and the dude Casey from the future approached us. Each carried a couple of bags with another place's logo.

"We'll explain later," said Raph, "We got to go."

Back at the Lair, as splinter tended to Mikey, we explained the day's events.

"So this Ghost Bear guy was Krangified?" said Casey and when no one responded he explained, "In my time, the Krang nearly morphed the entire planet, twisting everything to their own image. If that guy was infected, then that means none of it is over. Even with just one here, we're in trouble..."

"Then we'll have to do what we do best," said Raph, "Be heroes and kick some shell."

A laugh came from Mikey, who opened his eyes slowly and made a reference I didn't really get, "He said it again! 'Heroes.' Anyone got some pizza?"