Moon Chronicles: INTO THE MINI-VERSE

Infiltration

After some time, Jake, Jakus, and April had all made it to TCRI and we're right near the large building, ready to infiltrate it and destroy whatever machine has caused Jakus to arrive in the new dimension.

"So, this is the place." Jakus said. "It's quite a large building, isn't it? And you say that an alien race had their labs in there?"

"Yes. It's a very dangerous place." Donnie said. "I'd advise you to be super careful while going in. who knows what's lurking for us in there?"

"You worry too much, Donnie." Raph said. "Let's just go and kick some butt!"

"Hold on." Leo said. "We have to be cautious about this. We can't just go in blades blazing. We need a strategy."

"The other Jake had already went in." Mikey said.

And he was right. Everyone looked ahead and saw that Jakus had already ran up to the entrance of the TCRI building.

"Ugh. . . even in the other universe, he's an idiot." Donnie said with a annoyed sigh.

"Jakus!" Jake yelled out as he jumped down and ran to catch up to him.

"Alright. . . I guess we're all going in." Donnie said, as the turtles and April all fired their grapple guns and made their way down to the nearest rooftop closer to TCRI.

When Jake managed to catch up to Jakus, he was struggling with a tually getting inside of the building itself.

"What are you doing, Jakus?" Jake asked. "We're supposed to be working as a team here."

"I don't do teams." Jakus said. "I'll be fine getting home on my own."

"I know that." Jake said. "But the machine-"

"Look, you're home can be taken over for all I care." Jakus said. "I just need to get home and-"

"And what? Protect your friends?" Jake asked. "You already failed them by letting your universe's Ryan die in your arms! And then you continued to hide in grief! And during that time. . . how do you think your friends felt?"

Jakus stopped doing what he was doing for a moment and looked at Jake.

"Did they ever check up on you?" Jake asked. "Did they ever show that they cared for your feelings? If you can't answer that, then-"

"Of course they cared!" Jakus said. "They just. . . they were too busy dealing with the outside struggle we had going on."

"Nothing should be more important than making sure your friends are okay." Jake said. "Friendship is important, you know. Possibly the most important thing you can have other than a loving family. . . are loyal friends."

Jakus just sighed as he continued to hack into a security panel. "You don't know what my friends are like." He said. "And you certainly don't know what I had to go through."

"Well. . . if you really are anything like me, I can take a guess." Jake said.

"Man, piss off." Jakus said.

"What's happening here?" April asked as the rest of them showed up to the building entrance.

"Nothing." Jake said. "Jakus is trying to hack into the building's security panel."

"Well, that's idiotic." Donnie said.

Jakus scoffed as he turned to face the purple masked turtle. "Okay, well do you have a better-"

At that moment, Donnie pulled out a key card and swiped it, causing the main doors of the building to open.

"I see. . ." Jakus said.