Splinter drank his tea

April: Hey maybe we can speed this up cause we've been doing this for an hour and four minutes and I need this to be social media length

Lizzie: Kim told me TikTok videos are 10 minutes max

Splinter: If I recall correctly Donatello had gone with Rebecca to plug things in somewhere but then things got even more exciting when Leonardo and Elizabeth-

Donnie: Wait a minute what? Are you seriously gonna skip the part where I almost got eaten by a monster?

Splinter: Fine. Donatello and Rebecca travel deep into the sewers to do some stuff.

Donnie: Really?

Splinter: Something about the internets

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Donnie and Rebecca walked down a sewer tunnel

Donnie: It's a fiber optic connection. Usually it's pretty solid but the storm is messing with it

Rebecca: But nothing we can't fix right?

Donnie: Exactly now come on

Rebecca kept walking behind Donnie but then a spider fell in front of her

Rebecca: Ew!

She bumped into Donnie and he almost fell

Donnie: Whoa what's wrong?!

Rebecca: I saw I spider. I'd prefer to study bats

Donnie: Really?

Rebecca: Yeah! Some bats actually live in the sewer since they like dark places

Donnie: I should introduce you to Wignut. You'd get along great

Rebecca: Oh sure!

They both made it to a vent

Donnie: Just a little further

Rebecca: Clever. The vulnerability of power grids and the changes in weather phenomenon makes that a good spot

Donnie crawled inside the vent and Rebecca followed him

Donnie: Yep. It would be a ticking time bomb if I left it above ground. I'm glad you understand Bec

Rebecca blushed at the nickname

Donnie: My brothers are so right brained with their emotions and instinct. Thankfully we're all logic right?

Rebecca got a little upset

Rebecca: Yep no complicated emotions here. All logic

Donnie: See? You get me. There ain't a corner logic can't you out of you know?

Rebecca: Totally agree...

The two of them got out of the vent and saw the generator

Donnie: Found it! We'll recalibrate the system feed the rats and be finished in no time

He started to fix the generator

Donnie: I could show you how to play bocce with Leatherhead! Even though she has been a little down lately but that's probably because of all the Aussie jokes. We thought she was thick skinned! Haha! Get it? Cause she's a-

Rebecca: Yeah I got it but if she is feeling like that you should ask

Donnie: I'm planning to. It takes a real minute to find your niche. She's an Australian in New York not to mention the whole alligator thing

Rebecca: Didn't Lizzie's mom make a cure to the mutation?

Suddenly Lee dug through the tunnels right passed them

Donnie: What was that?!

Rebecca: Looked like a giant snake!

Donnie: Are we talking medusa or something else?

At that moment the ground collapsed below them and they started falling

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Donnie and Rebecca landed deeper in a dark room deeper into the sewer

Donnie: Ow...

He saw Rebecca unconscious

Donnie: Oh no... Rebecca wake up!

Rebecca woke up and slowly sat up straight

Rebecca: What happened?

Donnie shook a glow stick making it light up

Donnie: I think we fell into the lower levels of the sewers

Rebecca: Have you been here?

Donnie: I don't think so and that thing might've been a mutant but I think it's gone

Rebecca: True but we have a new problem the water's rising

Donnie noticed the water getting higher

Donnie: I was trying to ignore that but thanks for pointing it out but hey things could be-

Rebecca: Don't say things could be worse! I've seen enough anime and comic books to know things get worse when people say that!

Donnie: Oh good save

Suddenly an alligator burst out of the water and tried to bite Donnie

Donnie and Rebecca: AH!!

The alligator went back underwater

Donnie: No! This isn't fair I didn't even say things could be worse!

He got a closer look at the alligator that swam around them

Donnie: Wait a minute. That's not the same monster. It's an alligator!

Rebecca: Wait you don't think that's Leatherhead do you?

Donnie: Cynthia's cure for the mutation! It's what we used on Super Duper Fly and what Alexa was planning to use on Lizzie but how could she have gotten one?

Rebecca: Well an mutant alligator could easily break into the lab

Donnie: Yeah and she was all like 'Oy mate get me one of those demutanizing blasters or I'm going to eat you like a dingo'

Rebecca: Haha! Thats actually pretty good-

Suddenly the alligator tried to bite Donnie again but only ate his Bo staff

Donnie: AH!

Rebecca: Leatherhead stop!

Rebecca saw a banana in Donnie's pocket and threw it in the alligator's mouth causing it to gag then swam away again

Donnie: What happened?

Rebecca: some animals have gag reflex when eating a banana

Donnie: Huh you learn something new everyday

Rebecca: And it was smart of you to pack snacks

Donnie: Thanks

Rebecca: Sophie would want us to reason with her

Donnie: Seriously? Do you hear yourself? You're not thinking logically

Rebecca: We don't have any other options right now!

Donnie: Look eventually my brothers will realize we're missing and they'll come. We just have to hold tight. After all we've got the high ground

At that moment the alligator try to attack again causing Rebecca hit her head on a sewer pipe

Rebecca: Ow!!

Donnie: Are you okay?!

Rebecca: I think so...

Then the pipe broke and more water started pouring in

Rebecca: No! No! Donnie I'm sorry! I feel like I've been holding you back...

Donnie: That's not true! I'm sorry I'm not good at this whole feelings thing. Look remember that time Kanata got stuck inside Tetsou's blob form?

Rebecca: You mean Katsuhiro Otomo's Anime Masterpiece Akira?

Donnie: Yes!

Rebecca: But the monster was a metaphor

Donnie: Okay what about when Luke, Han and Leia got stuck in the trash compactor with the eyeball monster?

Rebecca: You know the producer didn't even come to the premiere because he was so sure the movie wouldn't do well

Donnie: My point is do you know what all those things have in common?

Rebecca: They all made it out alive

Donnie: Exactly! And we will too!

Rebecca: Technically Tetsuo didn't but thanks Donnie-

Suddenly the alligator attacked Donnie

Donnie: AH!!

Then it dragged him underwater

Rebecca: Donnie?! Donnie!!

She dove in after Donnie and stabbed the alligator on the back with her kama causing it to let him go

Then they both swam back to the surface

Donnie: Phew...

Rebecca: Did you see that?!

Donnie: No not really!

Rebecca: Right sorry...

At that moment a few big rocks fell onto the ground creating a opening in the wall

Donnie: Look! Come on we need to move. We can't stay here any longer

Rebecca: I'm impressed with how calm you are

Donnie jumped across a small gap of water and made it to the cave

Donnie: Do you trust me?

He held out his hand to help Rebecca get across and she blushed

Rebecca: Yeah. I do

She took Donnie's hand and they kept moving

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The two of them eventually made it to a more open space with more water and a staircase across

Donnie: Now we just have to figure out our next move all we have to do is get up those stairs and we'll be home free

Rebecca: Lead the way-

Then the same alligator swam through a large pipe and into the water in front of them

Donnie and Rebecca: AH!

Rebecca: Did it follow us?! It doesn't make any sense! I mean it doesn't make any sense logically right?

Donnie: You're right! I've been trying to use logic to get us out of this but what if my brothers had been right the whole time?

Rebecca: If my friends were here Sophie give a speech about friendship while Kim would just turn it into a competition

Donnie: Wow it's almost like Raph and Kim are made for each other

Rebecca: Tell me about it

Donnie: My point is logic ain't getting us out of here. I need to do it on a reptilian level on instinct right brain style. If Leatherhead's in there I can connect with her. She won't hurt me because we're friends.

Rebecca: I know I said Sophie would do that but neither of us are her!

Donnie: Just let me try this!

Rebecca: *sighs* Good luck!

Donnie got closer to the water

Donnie: Leatherhead it's me Donnie! And you know Rebecca right? Are you in there? Remember all those hours we spent ranking fictitious reptiles?

Rebecca: Are you talking about Godzilla?

Donnie: Yes!

He looked back at the alligator

Donnie: You said Loch ness monster was underrated remember? Kermit? Well I know you're not a fan of Tick Tock the Croc but we gotta add Lyle Lyle to the list

The alligator got closer and opened its mouth but then stopped

Rebecca: it worked!

At that moment Leatherhead and wingnut walked into the room

Leatherhead: Donatello?

Wingnut: Oh hey Rebecca!

Donnie and Rebecca turned around and saw them

Rebecca: Leatherhead?!

Wingnut: What's going on?

Donnie: If you guys are there then who's-

The alligator attacked and Donnie got out of the way in time

Then Rebecca got in front of Donnie and scratched the alligator with her kama's and it went back into the water

Donnie: Whoa...

Wingnut: Nice quick thinking!

Rebecca: Thanks!

Donnie: That was terrifying! My life flashed before my eyes! And it was just reruns of Star Trek Enterprise

Leatherhead: Oh this seems like a real dog's breakfast

Donnie: Our only way is across the water. We just need a plan

Rebecca: We tried connecting with it but that was a bad idea

Leatherhead: What happened? What'd we miss?

Rebecca: We thought you turned yourself back to a regular alligator! But where were you guys?

Leatherhead: Wingnut and I went on a little girls trip and saw my own kind down here. We started talking about maybe it was a sign that I shouldn't be a mutant anymore

Wingnut: Even though I kept saying you're already great!

Donnie: So what happened?

Leatherhead: Stupid alligator bit me didn't it?

She showed the three of them a bite mark on her leg

Leatherhead: The whole group of them were really quite unpleasant I think I'm ready to accept being a mutant

Wingnut: Good to hear Leatherhead!

Donnie: And I need to accept I'm not like my brothers. I'm me. I'm left brained and I need to have faith in that

Rebecca: We all have different ways to solve our problems but what matters as we solve them!

Leatherhead: You got any ideas? Cause that thing's circling us again

Wingnut: I've got an idea. You've always had faith in me, and I feel lucky and just genuinely grateful to have a place here. Now lead me your wrench

Rebecca gave wingnut her wrench

Leatherhead: You just carry a wrench with you wherever you go?

Rebecca: You'd be surprised on what you can fit in your own pocket

Donnie: I also keep bananas

Wingnut unscrewed her robot arm

Wingnut: Take it away you two!

Donnie and Rebecca made a small pillar out of Wingnuts robot arm

Leatherhead: Look at you two go! It's like that show MacGyver the original one not the remake.

The two of them eventually finished

Leatherhead: What in the Glen McGraw are you gonna do with that?

Donnie: We're gonna shut this gator's trap once and for all by keeping it open.

Leatherhead: Uh yeah sure

Rebecca: Trust us!

Wingnut: I believe in you guys!

Donnie: I'll do it since I'm a turtle but back me up okay?

Rebecca: You know I will

Donnie dove underwater and after struggling a lot he eventually got the pillar in the alligator's mouth and swam back to the surface

Donnie: I got it!

All: Yeah!!

Leatherhead: Good on ya mate

Donnie: That'll hold his jaws open long enough for us to get out

Rebecca realized something

Rebecca: Hey Leatherhead? Leatherhead you said a group of them attacked you and Wingnut. Not just one

Leatherhead: That's right but don't worry we took care of one of them

Wingnut: The last one swam away scared!

Rebecca: But it could still come back right?

Suddenly the last alligator was about to bite Donnie

Rebecca: Donnie!!

Rebecca pushed him out of the way in time and then the Leatherhead flipped the alligator over and it fell asleep

Donnie: What in the world?

Rebecca: It's sleeping?

Leatherhead: Just flip her over mate. Cutts off the blood supply to the noggin. She'll have a nice little kip

Donnie: We really could have used that information earlier!

Rebecca: But nice quick thinking!

Leatherhead: Thanks mate!

Then the four of them climbed the staircase

Leatherhead: At the end of the day being a mutant has its perks and not just the opposable thumbs, but bocce, walking and tearaway pants. I mean it's a pretty plush living mate.

Wingnut: Yeah and don't forget anime Comic books and Steven Spielberg and friends. You guys not the sitcom

Rebecca: So Wingnut what's it like being a bat? It's my favorite animal!

Wingnut: It's nice! There's the flying, seeing in the dark, the speed, the echo location and really good hearing

Rebecca: So cool!

They all made it to the next tunnel

Leatherhead: I just wanna flag this quickly guys. You know there's another mutant out there right? Some kind of snake or eel creature

Rebecca: we saw it while we were fixing the power

Donnie: it's what trapped us down here!

Then Donnie, Rebecca, Leatherhead and Wingnut saw the cave was completely blocked by bolders

Wingnut: And I assumed it did that

Rebecca: How do we get out of here now?

At that moment Raph and Kim burst through a hole in front of them

Donnie: Raph?

Rebecca: Kim?

Raph: We're in trouble man!

Wingnut: What?!

Kim: We don't have time to explain!

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Splinter: Raphael was right for we were in trouble much bigger trouble than we suspected.

Donnie: I almost got eaten you know!

Splinter: Almost

Lizzie: Sounds like Rebecca likes you

Donnie: W-We don't have time for that!