The Final Episode (TMNT 1987)

What Makes A Villain?

(Shredder)

The razors edge of my armour claws made quick work of the white robot problem. Soon all that remained of them was bits of scattered white metal. "Shredder, come here!" croaked Krang, who was busy detaching and rearranging thin multi colored cables from behind a panel.

"Your welcome..." I chuckled, shaking my head. "What is the matter?" I questioned, ducking under several wires to stand next to him. "Well, I don't know is this is a problem, or a cause for celebration..." He burped pointing one tentacle to the security screen mounted in the corner of the room. The footage displayed the turtles, strapped down onto metal racks and apparently, suffering electrocution. "He's killing them." Krang announced without feeling.

No means of escape, no back up plan, no way out. Finally after all these years, the Turtles were finally trapped. Their doom was upon them, and I'd get to watch. Oddly, this moment wasn't as satisfying as I'd always thought it would be. "No, we can't let this happen." I said, shaking my head. "Why not?!" Krang exclaimed in exasperation. "Its Not fair... nobody gets to destroy the turtles but us. Certainly not this psychopathic grape. 9 seasons in, I think we deserve that much." I argued, crossing my arms.

I watched as he glanced to the screen, then back to me. "This is just about miss O'Neal, isn't it?" He sighed crossing his tentacles. "What do you mean?" I raised an eyebrow. He nodded back towards the soundless monitor. Miss O'Neal, along with the several other creatures in cages beside her, were being stretched pulled by several electrified coils. Though no sound could be heard from the minister, I could see she was screaming in pain.My heart practically stopped beating.

"April!" I gasped aloud her first name, the one I never dared address her to her face. My blood began to boil as I saw her, pain stricken, locks of her beautiful, bright red hair, clinging to her face.

This simply made my little pink friend laugh. "Go, go on Casanova, I can handle this. Go play shinning knight." He laughed, flicking his tentacle towards the exit. "Really?" I asked in shock. He actually wanted me to play good guy? "Just one thing." He reached his android hand out and caught my wrist, stopping me as I was turning around to leave. "Yes?" I asked leaning towards him.

"Lord Dregg put me through an awful lot of pain before I died." He gulped. "Make sure you extend him the same courtesy." He expressed sternly, squeezing my wrist. "Trust me, I will." I swore, looking my old friend straight into the eyes.

My cape swishing out behind me as I ran. I didn't need to check a map, I simply followed the sounds of the earth shattering screams of woman in pain. My fists clenched, this is so wrong. Torturing bystanders for his own amusement. Even from my own "twisted evil" point of view I could feel it was wrong. He was going to pay, for what he did to Krang, for what he's doing to miss O'Neal, her friend Irma, and even that wretched Shellhammer girl. Oh yes, he was going to pay.

I finally reached the door, guarded by 2 measly white robots. So pathetic even my cheaply made foot solider robots fought better. I sliced through both of them quickly. I threw one of the robots heads at the control panel, it fried the circuits and the door slid open.

"There's no encore for you this time, Turtles. The studio called, its time to cancel this garbage. This is the FINAL episode." I heard Dregg say. "If anyone's getting cancelled, it's you!" I cried out, stepping through the open doorway. "Shredder?!" Lord Dregg gasped, taking a step back in shock. "That would be me." I smirked, claws bared, taking tentative steps toward him. He collected himself, his momentary shock dispersed. "If you've finally changed you mind, and have decided to join me... Well then my apologies, you are to late." He said wickedly.

"Oh, I'm not here to join you Lord Dregg, quite contrary. I'm here to stop you." I stated clearly. "Really?" He laughed as it was the funniest joke ever. "You are going to stop me?" "Yes. I can't believe I'm about to say this but... Yes I, Oroku Saki, Am going to stop you. I'm going to save the turtles, The earth, and the lovely ladies you have imprisoned." I pointed to the cages beside the channel 6 news van. Wait, is that a mutant girl? I didn't recognize her. Must have been one of the episodes I wasn't in...