Within a few days the alliance of the Turtles and Foot were keeping alert of when Dragonlord was about to strike, to guard the amulet, Splinter only allowed four of the turtles to be on patrols, while the other four would stay and guard.

As for the Mutanimals, they went with Dr Stockman to help develop machinery, which turned out to be keeping an eye on the big croc, due to his history with the Foot tech expert.

Pride: *nails a part with a drill* I'm surprised you know how to handle this, Fang.

Fangstriker: When you hang with not just April and Case for sometime and instead be with your turtle buds, you learn a few things.

Pride: Noted. Dr Stockman.

Baxter: *reading a sheet*

Pride: Dr Stockman?

Baxter: Can i help you?

Prideclaw: I'm about to order from Hanks Burger Bar, just for lunch, you want anything--

Leatherhead: *growls and his eyes slit* Do not give him any, Pride..

Both mutants looked at eachother

Fangstriker: Uhh. LH, you good?

Leatherhead: The torture...the agony...his smile under his helmet.

Prideclaw: Leatherhead, i don't--

Fangstriker: Oh yeah, he was captured by Shredder and forced Stockman to do torturous experiments to him, i recall he was trapped for weeks because we thought he was dead....WHY DID I SAY THAT??

Prideclaw: Ahem, Leatherhead. Stockman's changed

Leatherhead: *keeps growling* He must PAY!

Prideclaw: LH, stand down. Don't make us have to to put you down.

Leatherhead eventually took a heavy breath and returned to his work, although it would still be hard to accept Stockman's prescence.

Fangstriker: Hmm... *on the phone* Cancel order *hangs up* Hey..LH?

Leatherhead: Yes?

Fangstriker: How come you're like this to Stockman if Shredder was probably the guy who told him to torture you?

Leatherhead: *sighs and stops working* It's because Stockman could have refused, say no, run away, betray Shredder. Anything! Rather than consent to that monsters orders.

Stockman, overhearing, decided to brave up and explain to Leatherhead.

Stockman: Listen here, Leatherhead! I DID consider all of those things but had i done so, Shredder would simply hunt me down, I could run from him but i would not hide. I was living in fear the whole time, even after he went down and i fled to Haiti.

Leatherhead: *sighs* I'm sorry for my temper, Dr.

Prideclaw: *steps in* Hey folks, things like these are in the past and at least Shredder is dead. And Karai also doesn't have her father's tendencies.

Stockman: You have a point, but accepting the past is in the past is difficult.

Leatherhead: *nods*

a few days later in the Foot HQ, Karai was in deep meditation when one of the Foot Elite enter

Foot Elite: Mistress Karai?

Karai: Speak

Foot Elite: We have spotted him

Karai immediately stood up with her face blank

Karai: Where?

Foot Elite: Heading for the sewers, towards the turtle lair

Karai: He must've sensed where the amulet was...we must hurry!