Trust in the Shadows

Showdown: Part 1

{A/N: I'm skipping over 'Operation: Break Out' since I don't see Alyssa's presence having any significant changes}

Alyssa's POV:

We're sitting in the living room as Leo & I watch 'Space Heroes'.

Announcer: "And now, the final episode of Space Heroes."

Crankshaw: *onscreen* "Captain, the destructinators are on our tail! We're lost."

Captain Ryan: *onscreen* "I've got an idea. It's crazy. It defies all logic. It's illegal in 16 solar systems, and my mother would most assuredly not approve. But it just might work."

Captain Ryan pushes a button, but nothing happens.

Captain Ryan: *onscreen* "Nope! Abandon ship."

Everyone but Captain Ryan leaves the ship.

Crankshaw: *onscreen* "Captain, aren't you coming?"

Captain Ryan: *onscreen* "A true captain goes down with his ship."

Crankshaw: *onscreen* "Sir, it's been a privilege-"

Captain Ryan: *slaps Crankshaw onscreen* "Just go."

The ship doors close, leaving Captain Ryan alone.

Captain Ryan: *onscreen* "Well, old girl, it's just you and me."

Leo: "What a hero."

I smile at Leo's captivated look until Donnie walks in to turn off the TV.

Leo: "What are you doing? That's the final episode of Space Heroes!"

Donnie: "I've got something a little more important."

He leads us into the lab to explain.

Donnie: "April & I have been sifting through all this Kraang chatter, and, well, listen to what we translated."

Donnie plays a recording on the communication orb we snagged when we saved April's dad.

Kraang: "The final phase of the plan known as Kraang's invasion shall commence in the unit of time that is 6 hours. The Technodrome shall arrive from Dimension X through the portal."

Mikey: "Are you sure this is the translated version?"

Donnie: "This is the final phase of the Kraang invasion."

Leo: "Wait. But, I thought April was the key to the Kraang plot, and they don't have her."

Donnie: "If that Technodrome comes through that portal, well, it sounds like the end of the world."

Raph: "So what do we do?"

Leo: "We've gotta find a way to shut that portal down. It's up to us."

Mikey: "To save the world?"

Splinter: "Leonardo is right. When you first went to the surface, I feared you were not ready. But I have come to realize that you are not only ready to become heroes; it was your destiny. And if the fate of the world must rest in somebody's hands, I am grateful it is yours."

We all bow and rush out of the lair until Splinter calls for Leo's attention. He stays behind to talk with Splinter before joining us, while April stays behind with Splinter and her dad to defend the lair.