Distant Memories - Part Cinco
Distant Memories - Part Cinco

story by Jephael



Nickelodeon CGI TMNT Earth (Dimension F); New York City, NY - December 26TH, 2020

In the living room area of the 2012 Nickelodeon Ninja Turtles' lair, Nickelodeon Raphael awakens in a cold sweat.

NICK RAPH: "Oh man, what a wild dream! I'd better cut out the late night action movie marathons."

Nickelodeon Michelangelo shows up wearing a tunic and a long brown haired wig on top of his head, which startles Nickelodeon Raphael.

NICK MIKEY: "Hey dude, check out this funky costume I found! Don't I look rockin'?"
NICK RAPH: "Uh yea, you look... cool, Mikey."
NICK MIKEY: "Are you okay, bro? You look a little funny."
NICK RAPH: "Nah, I'm fine. I just had a really intense dream about... about the future."
NICK MIKEY: "Really? Cool!"
NICK RAPH: "Eh, not that cool. The world as we know it now was gone! Humanity was no more, and we were all separated."
NICK MIKEY: "Aw geez, that sounds crappy!"
NICK RAPH: "Well, it wasn't that all bad. You got to be a messiah, I was a road warrior, Don was a-"

Nickelodeon Raphael gets startled again as he and Nickelodeon Michelangelo see their Donatello with what looks like a perfect copy of the original Metalhead.

NICK DON: "Hey guys, check it out. I finally finished rebuilding Metalhead! It only took like three whole years!"
NICK MIKEY: "Dude, that looks wicked!"
NICK DON: "I know, and the best thing is it responds directly to my thoughts!"
NICK RAPH: "Oh man, this is too much. I swear if Leo comes out of the dojo looking anything like he did in my dream, I am going to freak out!"
NICK DON: "What dream?"
NICK MIKEY: "Yea, Raph was telling me about some crazy premonition he had."
NICK RAPH: "It wasn't a premonition! I just had a crazy dream from watching-"

All three Nickelodeon Turtles turn to see the television, showing a documentary on meerkats.

FEMALE VOICE ON TV: "After their morning's warm up is complete, meerkats start foraging for food. The guard is keeping watch, so there is no need to be jumpy."
NICK DON: (Chuckles.) "You were watching Animal Planet?"
NICK RAPH: "No, I was- ugh. Just forget it!" (Turns off television.)

Nickelodeon Leonardo comes walking into the living room along with their April.

NICK APRIL: "Hey guys, whatcha up to?"
NICK LEO: "Yea, we've been meditating for the past half hour and it's been pretty quiet. I was hoping we could get some training in this afternoon."
NICK RAPH: (Sighs in relief.) "Oh thank heavens, you're not dressed like some insane muscle-bound conqueror!"
NICK LEO: "Um, thanks?"
NICK DON: "Apparently Raph was having some crazy nightmare."
NICK RAPH: "It wasn't a nightmare! It was just a dream."
NICK MIKEY: "I still think it could've been a premonition. Renet told me before how traveling through time can have that effect on you. Like you can see visions of your own fate and such."
NICK APRIL: "Oh wow, that sounds really wild! Was I in the dream too?"
NICK LEO: "Do you suppose it could've been some kind of warning, like we're about to face our greatest threat ever, and that we need to prepare... by training our butts off in the dojo?"
NICK RAPH: "Will you guys just drop it already?! I'm sorry I even brought it up!"
NICK MIKEY: "We're just curious, bro."
NICK RAPH: "Whatever, Mira- I mean Mikey!"

Nickelodeon Raphael storms off towards the kitchen.

NICK DON: "Who's Mira?"
NICK MIKEY: "Maybe it was somebody in his dream-o-nition. Heh, I just came up with that!"
NICK LEO: "Come on, lets just leave him alone for now. I'll call up Casey and have him come over to help put Raph in a better mood."
NICK APRIL: "Good luck with that. Casey hardly ever answers his phone anymore, and when he does he seems to be really angry!"
NICK DON: "Eh, sometimes you just need to let people have their space."
NICK MIKEY: "Remember how mad you were when we accidentally caused your dad to get mutated into a bat?"
NICK APRIL: "I try not to think about that. Although interestingly, Dad and Tyler Rockwell have been spending a lot of time together, studying bats and other nocturnal animals."
NICK DON: "Do you think they'd let me join them?"
NICK APRIL: "I don't see why not."
NICK LEO: "Can we just start training?"
NICK MIKEY: (Sighs.) "Leonardo, we have got to find you a new hobby!"

Elsewhere in the city, the Turtle Van materializes carrying Jeff, the Dimension J TMNT, Patrick, the 4Kids TMNT and Jenny.

4KIDS RAPH: "Whoa, now this looks like my kinda town!"
4KIDS DON: "It's certainly not our New York, but it sure feels similar. So where do we find this world's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?"
RAPHAEL: "Duh, in the sewers."
4KIDS LEO: "I can't help but think about that time a bunch of us Leonardos were invited to the Battle Nexus."
MICHAELANGELO: "Oh yea, I remember that. Wasn't the Daimyo going to have you guys fight in a battle royale or something?"
4KIDS MIKEY: "Whoa, I would've loved to have seen that!"
LEONARDO: "Unfortunately, Lord Simultaneous wasn't too happy with the idea... of course that was right before he met his tragic end at the hands of Control Freak, an enemy of the Teen Titans."
4KIDS RAPH: "Sheesh, don't you Dimension J Turtles just stay put in your own world?"
JEFF: "Where's the fun in that?"
JENNY: "Yea, Pennsylvania can be kind of boring compared to the rest of the universe."
4KIDS MIKEY: "I could go for a Philadelphia cheesesteak right about now. I'm starving!"
RAPHAEL: "Instead of a battle of the Leonardos, we should round up every version of Michelangelo for a pizza eating contest!"
DONATELLO: "Hey, everybody quiet down for a bit! I think the Dimension Hopper is picking up on some portal energy."
4KIDS DON: "Uh, something tells me we're gonna have to put that whole thing on hold for a second."
PATRICK: "Why?"
JEFF: "That's why!"

Jeff points to an angry looking mutant fish on robotic legs.

4KIDS RAPH: "What the shell is that?!"
RAPHAEL: "Damned if I know. I've never watched this version of us."
JEFF: "Now that's ironic!"
4KIDS MIKEY + 4KIDS LEO: "Why?"
MICHAELANGELO: "Oh you'll find out, dudes! For now lets see what this smelly fish stick on the go is up to!"

Jeff, Patrick, Michaelangelo and 4Kids Michelangelo exit the van.

4KIDS MIKEY: "Phew, this guy smells worse than he looks!"
XEVER: "Speak for yourself, you freaky looking tortuga!"

Jenny and the rest of the Dimension J and 4Kids Ninja Turtles exit the Turtle Van.

XEVER: "What... two sets of Turtles?!"
JEFF: "Yep, and something tells me you know who's responsible for our us being here, Xever!"
XEVER: "First of all, I have nothing to do with The Kraang, if that's what you're getting at. Heck, I don't even associate myself with the Foot Clan these days!" (Brandishes large switchblade.) "Second of all, how do you know my name, boy?!"
JENNY: "Do the Turtles and other characters of this world not know that they're fictional characters?"
LEONARDO: "I'm going to go out on a limb here and say no."
XEVER: "It will be your last as well once I am done with you!"
JENNY: "Oh I'm really scared. One fish against eight Turtles and three humans."
4KIDS RAPH: "Nine Turtles and two humans if your boyfriend here mutates again!"
JENNY: "Jeffrey's not my boyfriend!"
JEFF: "No, but I did have a bit of a crush on you when we met in college."
RAPHAEL: "Who didn't you have a crush on in college, Jeffy?"
XEVER: "Enough talk! Which one of you will be first to face me?"
4KIDS DON: (Laughs.) "This walking sushi tray's just jonesing for a fight!"

4Kids Donatello brandishes his bo staff and twirls it in the air. 4Kids Raphael joins in, clashing his sais together.

XEVER: "Now this is more like it! Bring it on!!!"
4KIDS RAPH: "You're gonna be sorry you said that, Fish Stick!"
XEVER: "That's Fish Face- I mean Xever!" (Growls in frustration.)

Xever battles with 4Kids Raphael for about five seconds when Xever's legs suddenly give out and he falls to the ground. 4Kids Donatello grins as he holds up the power source to Xever's legs.

4KIDS DON: "Well, that wasn't too difficult. Did the Turtles of this world ever think of doing that?"
4KIDS RAPH: "Not if they're anything like-"
4KIDS MIKEY: "Dude, stop going there. It's just getting sad now!"
4KIDS RAPH: (Sighs.) "Okay, I'm just gonna come clean here." (Turns to the Dimension J TMNT) "I'm a bit jealous of you guys. In your world you're free to walk around in broad daylight and you get treated like heroes, while we have to live in the shadows. Nobody in our world know we even exist!"
DONATELLO: "Well, here's the thing about that. Our world stopped existing long ago and ever since, we've been living with Jeff in his world where we're all known as fictional characters from the cartoons and comic books. But even before all of that happened, we still had to deal with challenges. Not everybody in our New York appreciated us. We had to hide as well, skulking around in dumb disguises, trying not to draw too much attention to ourselves!"
RAPHAEL: "Yea, those other Turtles you met were just some goofy-ass parody of us based on some jerk script writer's misguided opinion of our show compared to yours."
XEVER: "Will you all just shut the f-"
4KIDS MIKEY: (Kicks Xever in the chest.) "Quiet, you!"
4KIDS LEO: "Do you understand what they're getting at, Raph? We're all allies here... all on the same side, fighting for the good of all realities!"
MICHAELANGELO: "Sheesh, and I thought our Leonardo gave long-winded speeches."

Leonardo smacks Michaelangelo upside the head as everyone heads back into the Turtle Van.

DONATELLO: "Oh great, while we were dealing with that fish guy, the Dimension Hopper lost track of that dimensional rift!"
LEONARDO: "Is there any way you can trace it back to where it started."
DONATELLO: "Fortunately yes. It's at the sight of this building here marked TCRI."
4KIDS DON: "No way! There's a TCRI in this dimension?"
MICHAELANGELO: "Did you know in the real world there was actually a company called TCRI, so when they started making movies based on us they had to rename it TGRI?"
4KIDS MIKEY: "How the shell would we know that, dude? We've never been to the real world!"
JEFF: "Hey, maybe after all this is over and done with, we can take you guys to Philadelphia!"
RAPHAEL: "I'm sure people would love to see the 2003 Turtles mingling with us 1987 Turtles?"
JENNY: "Hey, wait a minute. 2003 was the same year I met Jeff at the college radio station."
PATRICK: "Yea, and I met him in 2012... when this version of TMNT began."
4KIDS MIKEY: "So who did Jeff know in 1987?"
JEFF: "Mostly my cousins, but I had a few friends in grade school, non of which I stayed in touch with. Come to think about it, it's been years since I've seen my old high school pals who used to go on adventures with me and these Turtles."
DONATELLO: "Oh right, James and Jillian. They both came with you to our world when Shredder used the time-pull to rewind your world seven years! Whatever happened to them?"
JEFF: "They both have families now. I've lost touch with Jillian completely, but I keep in touch with James. He and his wife Helen live in New Orleans, but I keep him posted on adventures we've had and he tells them to his kids."
LEONARDO: "Aw, that's sweet! But what about Dori?"
RAPHAEL: "Yea, she used to love hanging out with us, then she totally ghosted us around 2014."
JEFF: "The last time I hung out with her was a couple years before she got married. I remember she was really excited about this date she had with some dude she met. Infact she barely had time to squeeze me into her schedule. She didn't seem too interested in whatever I had going on. We kind of parted ways since, but I still get Christmas and birthday cards from her mom Carol."
MICHAELANGELO: "Oh hey remember when Bebop and Rocksteady befriended those two handicapped friends of ours?"
JEFF: "Oh right, Samantha and her old boyfriend! Geez, it's been forever since... well, they kind of parted ways with each other, but I still talk to Samantha from time to time."
4KIDS RAPH: "You Turtles were pretty lucky to end up living with this Jeff kid here. He's like the most easy going guy I've ever met!"
JEFF: "Hey, don't let my charming personality fool ya. I've been known to get riled up from time to time."
JENNY: "Yea, he made quite an impression on some of the people at the campus radio station once!"
4KIDS LEO: "Uh guys, I hate to break up your stories, but I think we've made it to TCRI."
4KIDS DON: "It sure doesn't look as welcoming as the TCRI we had in our world."
4KIDS MIKEY: "You considered our TCRI welcoming?"
4KIDS DON: "Oh, you know what I mean!"

The group exits the Turtle Van and heads into the ground floor entrance of TCRI.

4KIDS RAPH: "Man, talk about de ja vu. So what are we looking for?"
PATRICK: "An elevator I suppose. I didn't watch this show much past season 3."
JEFF: "Michaelangelo and I have watched every episode. They also had a cross-over with a similar version of the 1987 Turtles."
4KIDS DON: "Were their voices completely different like the ones we met?"
MICHAELANGELO: "Nope. See the company that made your show was non-union, so-"

The conversation is interrupted by the sound of banging and moaning coming from a nearby locked closet. Leonardo and 4Kids Leo each stand side by side with their katana blades out.

4KIDS LEO: "Um, would you like to do the honors?"
LEONARDO: "My pleasure!"

Raphael and 4Kids Raphael exchange a smirk over their respective leaders as Leonardo slices off the handle of the door, which 4Kids Leonardo opens and out comes a gray haired man with his hands tied behind his back and masking tape over his face. Donatello unties the man, while Jeff carefully removes the tape.

KURTZMAN: "Ouch!!!"
JEFF: "Sorry about that, Mr. Kurtzman."
KURTZMAN: "No problem. Wait a minute, how do you know my name?"
JENNY: "Take a wild guess, fella!"
RAPHAEL: "Please leave the witty remarks to yours truly, my dear!"
KURTZMAN: "The... the Turtles? Wait, you must be the Ninja Turtles from another dimension that the Mutanimals told me about!"
LEONARDO: "Um, not quite, sir."
DONATELLO: "It's kind of a long-winded story, and we'll be more than happy to fill you in after we've dealt with whatever is going on."
KURTZMAN: "Well, thank you so much for freeing me! I had gotten word that the Earth Protection Force was under siege, so I came here to investigate when I got hit on the head by-"
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "By me!"

Kraang Sub-Prime emerges from a dark corridor.

JEFF: "I should've known Kraang Sub-Prime was behind all of this."
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Yea, and I should have been voiced by Michael J. Fox instead of some asshole who sounds like Donald Duck's mentally unstable cousin!!! Anyway, I really appreciate you RSVPing my little invite. You see, Mr. Oughton, I orchestrated this whole cross-dimensional field trip to lure you here!"
4KIDS DON: "What? You wanted us to come to this world?"
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Not you, you annoying reptiles. Just Jeffrey! You see we used to think April 'O Neil was the key to taking over the multiverse, when it turned out that this fella here actually is!"

Jeff is grabbed by non other than Nickelodeon Casey Jones.

NICKELODEON CASEY: "Gotcha, punk!"
JEFF: "Yo, what the- let go of me you arrogant little jerk!"
4KIDS MIKEY: "Is that supposed to be-"
PATRICK: "This world's Casey Jones!"

Nickelodeon Casey Jones takes out his glove with an electrified antenna, which he uses to zap Jeff unconscious. All four Jephaelverse TMNT suddenly become weak and crumple to the ground, much to Jenny and Patrick's shock. The 4Kids TMNT attempt to advance on Kraang Sub-Prime who picks up Jeff's unconscious body, holding a buzzsaw near his neck.

KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Drop your weapons now, or else."

The 4Kids TMNT throw down their weapons and watch helplessly as Kraang Sub-Prime and Nickelodeon Casey leave in the elevator at the end of the hallway. The Jephaelverse TMNT regain their composure and get up.

4KIDS RAPH: "What the shell happened to you guys?"
MICHAELANGELO: "Beats the heck out of me, dude."
DONATELLO: "Yea, it was almost as if when that... twerpy version of Casey zapped Jeff, the four of us felt it as well!"
LEONARDO: "Um, Donatello, when Jeff got his turtle transformation powers from that mutation beam you and Michaelangelo were trying to save him from, didn't it create some kind of psychic link or something?"
DONATELLO: "No, nothing like that. It just game him our ninja skills, mixed with my intellect and Michaelangelo's surfing/skating skills. If anything could have caused us to be directly linked to him in the way you're suggesting, it would have to be when we got sucked into... the time-pull!"
RAPHAEL: "I don't like the way you said that."
DONATELLO: "Of course! Kraang Sub-Prime must be attempting to repeat the time-pull Shredder and Krang did in our world all of those years ago, but on a much bigger scale!"
MICHAELANGELO: "Are you saying he's going to destroy every Ninja Turtle dimension and dump all of us into the real world in the process?!"
DONATELLO: "Not just us Turtles, but both the Smallville universe and Teen Titans since they've become connected to us over time! Why else would Mxyzptlk of all characters warn our buddy Clark Kent about this happening?"
LEONARDO: "Because he works outside of reality!"
MICHAELANGELO: "So like, what are we waiting for?! We've got to stop this!"

Michaelangelo attempts to head for the elevator, but Donatello grabs him by the arm.

DONATELLO: "No, listen! We can't go up there. Jeffrey's the reason we're all alive in the real world. That's why the four of us felt the effect of that zap he took a moment ago. If we're anywhere near Jeff when Kraang Sub-Prime does whatever he's about to do to recreate the time-pull, we're most likely to be weakened by it, big time."
RAPHAEL: "Well, that's justb great! How are we going to save our best friend in the whole multiverse?"
4KIDS LEO: "We'll do it for you!"
4KIDS RAPH: "You can count on us!"

Just then, the Nickelodeon TMNT show up along with their April.

4KIDS MIKEY: "Well, it's about darn time they made it!"
NICK LEO: "What the heck?"
NICK MIKEY: "Dudes, it's us from the 2D world."
NICK RAPH: "Yea, with another version of us."
NICK DON: "They uh, sure are a lot more muscular, aren't they?"
MICHAELANGELO: "Listen, we don't have a lot of time to chit-chat. You dudes have to go with these Turtles to save our friend before Kraang Sub-Prime uses him to destroy the entire multiverse!"
NICK APRIL: "Kraang Sub-Prime? What's he doing back here in our world?"
4KIDS RAPH: "Well, if you had gotten here about five minutes earlier you could've heard the whole story yourselves! Now come on, lets get up there!"
NICK RAPH: "Man, is that what I sound like when I get mad?"
NICK LEO: "Yes, but you're a lot more whiny."
DONATELLO: "Jenny and Patrick, go with them to help save Jeffrey. You're both his anchor to the real world and there's a good chance your presence might tip the balance in our favor."

Jenny and Patrick join the 4Kids TMNT, Nickelodeon TMNT and Nickelodeon April in the elevator, which slowly rises.

4KIDS MIKEY: "Hey uh listen, I know we just met, but there's something important I feel we need to tell you."
NICK MIKEY: "What's that?"
4KIDS LEO: "Kraang Sub-Prime has an accomplice... somebody you two are most likely very familiar with who might have betrayed you."
4KIDS RAPH: "Hey, you never know. Maybe their Casey's been hypnotized."
NICK LEO: "What?!"
NICK APRIL: "Casey?!"
NICK DON: "No way! Jones might be a bit of a loose canon but he'd never turn on us!"
NICK RAPH: "Actually, it's possible. There was a part in that premonition I told you about earlier. I had this bomb hooked up to the Shellraiser, I guess as some sort of a kamikaze type set up or whatever, and the timer was made with Casey's skull."
NICK MIKEY: "That's really messed up, yo!"
NICK RAPH: "I know. That's what had me so freaked out earlier. Guys, I'm scared. What if I end up having to..."

4Kids Raphael places his hand on Nickelodeon Raphael's shoulder.

4KIDS RAPH: "It's going to be okay, pal. Your brothers will be by your side on this whole mission, and if they're anything like my brothers, then they won't let you do anything you might regret."
NICK RAPH: "Thanks, Raphael."

4Kids Michelangelo and Nickelodeon Donatello both get teary eyed just as the elevator doors open and the group finds themselves in the back of TCRI's portal chamber. Casey Jones ties a still unconscious Jeff to the center of the portal projector, while Kraang Sub-Prime gloats over what looks like one of his deactivated Irma droid suits.

KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "It was so nice of you to join us, Rook."
ROOK: "You demented fiend! It's bad enough you tried to wipe out what's left of us Utrom."
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "And I would have succeeded if it wasn't for Bishop! Too bad he and that Frenchy guy with the silly mustache didn't make it after I destroyed the Utrom Council building! Whenever I get around to revisiting Dimension X, I'll make sure to hunt down Queenie and give her my condolences." (Laughs sinisterly.)

Nickelodeon April and her Turtles all gasp upon hearing this.

NICK LEO: (Quietly.) "Oh my gosh!"
NICK MIKEY: "We really should have thought to make sure Kraang Sub-Prime was still stuck in the Primary Turtle world!"
4KIDS MIKEY: "Shh! Mikey, be quiet."

All three of the other 4Kids TMNT start to laugh uncontrollably, blowing their cover.

4KIDS RAPH: "Can we all promise not to tell the Dimension J Turtles we did that?"
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "I should have figured this would happen! Why can't you miserable mutants just stay out of my damn business already?!"
NICK CASEY: "For real, yo!"
NICK APRIL: "Casey, why? Why did you turn against us?!"
NICK CASEY: (Angrily points to Nickelodeon Donatello) "Why don't you ask your little pickle-headed boyfriend over there? You made it crystal clear he was more important to you than I ever could be! Oh and on top of that, the last time I tried to come over for a visit your grumpy sourpuss of a dad told me to take a hike and that he didn't want me hanging around you or the Turtles anymore! Like I never did squat to him but he's okay with you taking that green freak to prom?!"

4Kids Michelangelo and 4Kids Leonardo both look surprised and somewhat freaked out by this turn of events.

4KIDS DON: "Wait, so in this dimension I'm in a relationship with April?"
4KIDS RAPH: "Don't get any ideas when we get home, Donnie."
4KIDS DON: "I'm just saying, that's pretty wild... in a cosmic sort of way!"
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "I thought getting rid of the Utrom Council and the Earth Protection Force was going to be hard enough, but this is excruciating."
NICK CASEY: "So? I did what you wanted. You got that Jeff guy! Now throw the stupid switch already so we can toast this crummy reality once and for all!"
KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Hold your horses, Jocko! In order to re-create the time-pull, I need Jeffrey here to be awake so I can correctly channel his brainwaves. But that shock you gave him was pretty intense." (Examines Jeff's left hand.) "So intense infact, he apparently lost a thumbnail!"
4KIDS MIKEY + NICK MIKEY: "Eeeww!!!"
4KIDS LEO: "Kraang Sub-Prime, I'm giving you one chance to stop this insanity before you give us no choice but to attack!"

Jeffrey starts to moan as his eyes flutter.

KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Hah! Sorry, greenie. But soon as buddy boy here is fully awake, I'll be ready to put my plan into motion!"
NICK DON: "Guess again, Pinky!!!"

4Kids Leonardo, Nickelodeon Leonardo, 4Kids Michelangelo and Nickelodeon Michelangelo all attack Kraang Sub=Prime, while Nickelodeon April, Nickelodeon Raphael and Nickelodeon Donatello face Nickelodeon Casey. 4Kids Donatello works on shutting down the portal, while 4Kids Raphael helps Jenny and Patrick free Jeff, along with Utrom Rook.

JEFF: "Oh, my head. What hit me?"
PATRICK: "Just take it easy, pal. We gotcha!"
JENNY: "Lets get him out of here quick!"

Kraang Sub-Prime grabs Jeff by the arm and pushes Patrick and Jenny aside.

KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Puny humans."
JEPHAEL: (Mutates into Turtle form.) "Who're you calling puny, dipshit?!"

Jephael ninja kicks Kraang Sub-Prime right in the jaw just as 4Kids Leonardo shoves his sword into the back of the exo-suit, causing it to short circuit.

KRAANG SUB-PRIME: "Are you seriously kidding me?!"
NICK MIKEY: "Deadly serious, dude! Booyakasha!!!"
4KIDS MIKEY: (Helps Patrick to his feet.) "Booyakasha?"
PATRICK: "Yea, that was... is their catchphrase in this world."
4KIDS LEO: "Eh, I still prefer It's Ninja Time!"

On the other side of the room, Nickelodeon Casey angrily swings his hockey stick at Nickelodeon April.

NICK CASEY: "No, it's not fair!"
NICK APRIL: "You've got some nerve turning on us out of jealousy, Casey!"
NICK DON: "Yea, didn't you learn anything from Shredder's feud with Master Splinter?"
NICK CASEY: "Yea, so what? If it wasn't for that love triangle, you Turtles would just be four lame pets some kid might've flushed down the toilet by now!"

Nickelodeon Raphael gets enraged and punches Nickelodeon Casey in the face.

NICK RAPH: "You know, Jones, you always were a loose cannon."
NICK CASEY: "Takes one to know one, old partner. Why dontcha head on back to the Mutanimals' base so you can make out with your alien girlfriend?"

Nickelodeon Raphael becomes even angrier and grabs Nickelodeon Casey Jones by the throat. The two stare bitterly into each other's eyes, then Nickelodeon Raphael turns to look at his three brothers joined by the 4Kids TMNT. Nickelodeon Raphael composes himself and releases his hold on his former friend.

NICK RAPH: "I'm really disappointed in you, man. If I catch you getting involved with the Purple Dragons, Baxter Stockman or any of our other enemies still out there... so help me, I'll see to it they put your sorry butt in the slammer!!!"

4Kids Michelangelo helps Nickelodeon Raphael tie up Casey Jones, while 4Kids Donatello and Jephael help Nickelodeon Donatello reprogram the portal to send Rook and Kraang Sub-Prime back to Dimension X.

ROOK: "April, I know Kraang Sub-Prime used my likeness to fool you and infiltrate the Turtles' lair, but if I were to return in one of his Irma suits to take on the identity he created, it'd mean the world to me if we could spend time together, as actual friends. I can even help you learn of what became of your mom."
NICK APRIL: "Aw, I'd like that."

Rook and Nickelodeon April share a hug before Rook departs for Dimension X with Kraang Sub-Prime in her custody just as the Jephaelverse TMNT show up in the elevator and Jeff returns to human form.

RAPHAEL: "Well, looks like we missed all of the action!"
LEONARDO: "Hey, atleast our counterparts managed to save the day."
JENNY: "With a little help from Patrick and I."
PATRICK: "Yea, that was smart thinking, sending us up there while the 2003 and 2012 Turtles kept the badguys distracted."
MICHAELANGELO: "It's too bad one of the badguys had to be a goodguy gone bad."
DONATELLO: "It's like Master Splinter always tells us about balance in the universe. For every person who turns a leaf for the better, there's somebody who goes in the opposite direction."
4KIDS DON: "Yin and Yang, right?"
4KIDS LEO: "Come on, lets all head home."
4KIDS RAPH: "Hold up a second. Weren't you guys saying something about a night out in your world's Philadelphia?"
4KIDS MIKEY: "Yea, dudes! I wanna check out Pat's and Geno's!" (Gestures towards the Nickelodeon TMNT) "You dudes are welcome to come along!"
NICK DON: "What do ya think, Leo?"
NICK LEO: "I guess we deserve the rest night off after this."
NICK MIKEY: "Oooh ooh! Lets stop by the lair real quick and grab Ice Cream Kitty."
4KIDS DON: "Um, you have a pet cat named Ice Cream?"
NICK APRIL: "It's a cat that got mutated into ice cream."
4KIDS RAPH: (Chuckles.) "Now this I gotta see!"


Jephaelverse Earth (Dimension J); Allentown, Pa. - June 14TH, 2023

Ten months later Jenny is hanging around her apartment enjoying a day off from work when there's a knock at the door.

JENNY: "Hello?"
JEFF: (Imitating Chevy Chase.) "Candygram!"

Jenny opens the door and hugs Jeffrey who is accompanied by Patrick holding what looks like a poster frame wrapped in gift paper.

JENNY: "What's this big thing?"
JEFF: "It's your birthday present. Happy 40th!"

Jenny chuckles as she tears off the paper, revealing the gift, which is a photograph of Jeff with their world's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Jenny with the 4Kids Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Patrick with the Nickelodeon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.




artwork by Ernest Nathan Acosta III

JENNY: "Aw, thanks, guys! Man, that was a some adventure we went on!"
PATRICK: "I still can't sit through any super hero movies or programs without thinking about it."
JENNY: "I still can't get over how weird it was meeting Earl Sinclair and Bart Simpson in the same day! So how are the Turtles doing these days?"
JEFF: "Oh, the usual dimension hopping shtick. After what happened last summer with Kraang Sub-Prime, Donatello helped his 4Kids and Nickelodeon counterparts install Dimension Hoppers into their respective vehicles."
PATRICK: "That sounds like a good idea. They can all keep tabs on the multiverse."
JENNY: "Cool, cool. Hey wasn't there a fourth cartoon that Nickelodeon came out with after they ended the CGI one?"
JEFF: "Uh yea, but it was pretty short-lived."
PATRICK: "Yea, the less said the better in my opinion. Hey Jeff, I've been meaning to ask you something about your mutation. Does it hurt at all when you grow that turtle shell or when you lose it after changing back?"
JENNY: "Yea, and what about your fingers fusing together?"
JEFF: "To be honest, in my younger days it felt totally natural when I changed back and forth. But now that I'm a little older, it does kind of leave my muscles feeling really sore afterwards. Plus similar to Beast Boy's animal transformations, there's the whole switching between a warm blooded mammal and a cold-blooded reptile. That's why I prefer not to do it in the winter."
PATRICK: "Well, hopefully you and the Turtles won't have to deal with any crazy villains trying to mess with reality any time soon."
JENNY: "That would be nice. So where would you guys like to go for lunch?"
JEFF: "Hey, you're the birthday girl. It's up to you! Though I must admit I could really go for some pizza."
PATRICK: "Now how did I know you were going to suggest that?"


THE END


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