Queen of the Footclan (Fan-Fiction)
It was a usual day in New York City. April O’Neal, reporter for Channel 6 News was heading home after a busy day at the office and stopped off at a store to buy some books. As she searched through for something new and interesting, she caught sight of a large purple book. What was unique about it was that its cover contained a large foot-like symbol.
“This book looks rather unique” she said to herself. She looked around to make sure no-one was watching for she had to have this book. No-one was watching so she picked up the book and set off for the counter where she purchased it.
By the time she got home, April was so tired that she put the book away in her cupboard and went to bed.
The next morning, April looked through the book. She was not sure what to make of its ancient inscriptions. They all appeared to be Ancient Japanese. “This looks difficult to read” she thought as she closed it “But then again, I know someone who can help”. Just then, her eyes caught sight of the foot-like symbol on the cover. It looked so pulling that she did not want to let it go. “Will make a tattoo of that” she said. She traced it and made it a little wet before applying it onto her arm. Upon releasing the wet paper from her arm, the tattoo was left clearly displayed. “But I still have to find out what this means” she said to herself again “And I know just the people. I’ll call them over after work”
At the office, everyone was a little surprised by April’s tattoo, never had they seen one such as this before. During the break, all they could ask about was the tattoo. Even when she was going home at the end of the day, her colleagues continued to ask about her tattoo.
“So you did nothing but just stand and watch while Ms O’Neal took the book?!” scowled Shredder at his henchmen, the Rhinoceros Rocksteady and the Warthog Bebop. “Boss we did send you a message regarding the fact that the girl got the book!” said Rocksteady remembering how he and his colleague were undercover as ordinary, yet rather unseen customers who had been spying on April at the store when she took and book and that under his cover, Rocksteady had sent Shredder a message regarding the fact that April had taken the book. “Need I remind you that sending me messages is not important!” Shredder thundered “You could have seized her right after you followed her out of the shop!”. “But boss, we would have been caught!” said Bebop. “You fools! The public would have been too ashamed and repulsed by your appearances to do such a thing” said a voice more sinister than Shredder’s, one with a frog-like tone. They all turned and saw Krang, emerge in his walker. “Now redeem yourselves of your mistake go and retrieve the book from its owner and you will be pleased to know that she is at her own home”
“This is a book regarding a great evil which both you and I know of April” said Splinter as he closed the book. He had just arrived with the Turtles and Casey with whom he disclosed the notion that the book spoke of the Footclan itself, about its earliest origins and the all the wrong that it stood for. “Master Splinter look!” said Leonardo as he caught sight of April’s arm. On seeing the tattoo, Splinter said “This is a symbol of great evil April, wash this off at once”. April did as she was told but the tattoo would not come off no matter what she did. She returned to Splinter and told him of the crisis. All of a sudden, the doors burst open and in came Rocksteady and Bebop. Casey immediately engaged Bebop using a cane to fend off attacks from the Warthog’s tusks. Rocksteady on the other hand knew he had a job to do and that was to get the book as he knocked the Turtles out of his way all once. Splinter saved Casey by knocking Bebop out of the window with a single kick but like the Turtles he and Casey were unable to stop Rocksteady from pursuing April who had grabbed the book and run out into the street followed by Rocksteady. No matter how fast she ran, the Rhinoceros ran faster. April managed to get into an alley but was cornered by Rocksteady. “Too slow sweetie! There’s nowhere to run. Now hand over the book!”. “Help anybody!” thought April. All of a sudden, Rocksteady and April heard swift and sudden movements from both top and bottom and soon, Shredder’s Ninja minions stood in their presence. “It would seem I have company, the kind that would tell you once again to hand over the book!” yelled Rocksteady as April covered her face in fear. But he was surprised to see that two of the Ninjas stood in front of April and kicked him in his shin. Two others attacked him from behind, hitting him in the back and another tripped him off his feet. Not daring to challenge the power of Shredder’s minions, Rocksteady ran for his life. Their defence accomplished, the Ninjas vanished. April who had been hiding her face looked up. She saw the Ninjas were gone as was Rocksteady. Looking at the book, she looked up and thought that the whole situation was strange given the fact that Shredder’s minions did nothing to harm her
Back at Krang’s base, both Rocksteady and Bebop having sustained heavy injuries and covered in bandages, appeared before Shredder in embarrassment and feeling humiliated, told him of what happened. “I’m telling you, it was the Foot Ninjas who did this to me” said Rocksteady as he held his head in dizziness. “You’re lucky you got kicked by a bunch of Ninjas” said Bebop, his face looking as bandaged as Rocksteady’s “It would be far better to fight them than those Turtles”. “The ninjas of the Foot Clan do only what I tell them. Are you suggesting it was my fault?!” thundered an insulted Shredder. Then he called “Come minions!” hoping that with their appearance they would humiliate Rocksteady and Bebop more than what they already were feeling but nothing happened for not as many of the Ninjas showed up as before. “Clearly the turtles are using the book against me” sneered Shredder. He looked back at his men and thundered again “I don’t care how you do it, but get me back my book!”
The next morning, April having rested to shake off the previous day’s mysterious events, got up and ready for work. Yet she was unable to stop thinking about a dream she had woken up from; Shredder tap-dancing on stage and she came out to join him in dance alongside some foot ninjas. As she brushed her teeth, she felt rather lazy to make her breakfast and mumbled, “Wish someone else could make my breakfast for me”. All of a sudden, the Foot clan Ninjas appeared before her. “Whoa!” she yelled in surprise and put up a blow-dryer in defence. However one of the Ninjas showed her a bowl of porridge and another fried bacon with poached eggs. Two others offered her a choice between orange juice and coffee. “Breakfast?” thought April aloud. The Ninjas nodded. “This isn’t a dream is it?” thought April “If it were there’d be Pizza”. All at once, one of the Ninjas showed her a box of pepperoni pizza. April looked at her tattoo and then at the Ninjas. “So it’s thanks to my tattoo that I have your assistance” she deduced. Very soon, she found herself being fed by her new Ninjas who later dressed her for work. Before she left she replied “Now this has to be our little secret. Clearly Splinter, Casey and the Turtles wouldn’t want me having your help”. The Ninjas nodded and vanished into the shadows.
At work that day, everyone noticed that April’s tattoo seemed to have gotten brighter than before. She could not understand why. As she came back home from work that day, she noticed that she could see for miles, longer than what her usual sight was and could not understand how that was possible. Within range, she saw Rocksteady and Bebop again! They were breaking out of her apartment window and they had her book! April unleashed an anger which she had never felt in her life and Shredder’s Ninjas popped up once again before they began to spank the Rhinoceros and the Warthog. Casey who had been skateboarding in the street, stopped in alarm when he saw what was going on. He called up Donatello. “Guys, get Splinter and meet me at April’s place! I think something’s wrong here!” The tussle ended when both Rocksteady and Bebop leapt away and called for an underground rocket to rescue them and take them back to their headquarters under the ground. “April are you alright? You look a little different in colour” remarked Casey as he ran up to her. Indeed she was looking a little purple. The Ninjas, believing Casey to be April’s enemy, surrounded him but April ordered them to stand down. “It’s alright, he’s one of us” she said calmly
“You can’t have them as your minions April” remarked Leonardo once he and his brothers arrived with Splinter at April's apartment. “But I have control over them” said April “See” and she pointed out that the Ninjas made no move without her command. She also pointed out that they had managed to fix whatever Bebop and Rocksteady broke in the apartment “Look April” said Raphael “These are Shredder’s minions and surely you don’t want to have a bad influence because of him. Now Master Splinter has concocted a potion that could hopefully reverse the effects of this tattoo”. “Indeed” said Splinter as he arrived with a bottle with a liquid which appeared to be a seeming pink colour. “This potion I have made will remove your tattoo April. Now hold still” and he proceeded to splash the potion on April’s arm but she yelled “Get back!”, making her entire apartment shake. Her minions bowing before her as she boomed “I am now Queen of the Footclan” and her minions held her and using a special powder, they vanished, taking April with them. “April has gone over to the dark side!” thought Casey aloud
Back at Krang’s headquarters, Shredder cursed his henchmen for not getting his book after they told him about what happened. “So you are telling me that the Turtles still have the book and the girl still controls most of my minions?!”. All of a sudden, they were interrupted by a sinister woman at whose side stood some of Shredder’s minions. “Wh-o or wh-at are y-ou” mumbled Shredder. “I am Queen” declared April “And every Queen needs a Palace”. Very soon, Krang’s headquarters were looking just like the insides of a palace. April opened the book that had led to her receiving her tattoo which made her take upon herself the title that she claimed to be of. “I cannot understand a thing in the book” said April. Shredder stepped forward and said “Your highness, you are aware that even though you claim to be Queen, I am the real ruler of the Footclan”. “Your point is?!” sneered April. Knowing that he should not dare to challenge such a dangerous foe, Shredder remarked “I am merely suggesting that with you around, the Footclan should have two leaders, one you and the other me”. “Why should I trust you?” asked April. “If you do, I will teach you the secrets of this book which can belong to you as much as it does me”
Detective Alex Cross soon found himself sitting in the underground home of the Turtles listening to all that had happened. Being one of the public who was well aware of them as well as one of their strongest supporters, their struggle against the Footclan was nothing new to him but he was shocked to know that their new conflict against the enemy was a personal one. “So you’re telling me your friend anchorwoman Ms O’Neal has been kidnapped by Shredder?” he asked. “Worse I am afraid Alex” said Splinter “She has acquainted herself with him”. Alex asked “Do you think there’s a chance that she stole some money from that bank?”. “It seems so indeed” replied Casey. “Allow me to join you on your quest to stop Shredder” said Cross and got to his feet. Casey was thrilled that he was getting a chance to work with Alex Cross for once and almost threw himself over him to hug him but Splinter and the Turtles held him back, apologizing to Alex who said "No hard feelings, it's good to have a fan" “Very well then all of you” said Splinter “Yet you will need weapons capable of rivalling the leader of the Footclan. Gather close everyone, I have a plan” as he held up the potion that would save April and instructed Alex to round up friends from the police department who would be willing to help.
Meanwhile deep under the ground in the vehicle which served as the Footclan’s hideout, April found herself sitting on a throne, Shredder by her side with his minions bowing low before her. Rocksteady and Bebop were also in the same position as Krang watched from his walker. “How does it feel your highness to be a leader of the Foot?” asked Shredder. “Tis’ indeed a privilege” replied April. “Now will you help me understand what the book which made me what I am means? “Beware!” Shredder blurted out all of a sudden and pointed to what looked like one of the Ninjas about to take away the book whose cover was responsible for April’s transformation. “Traitor! After him!” yelled April. At once several other Ninjas grabbed the stealer. April got to her knees but Shredder requested she stay seated as she was only new to her rule. He walked over to the intruder and instructed that his mask be removed. One of the Ninjas removed the intruder’s mask and lo and behold! It was Casey Jones. “Well, well boys an impostor in our midst!” scowled Shredder and drew his sword. Casey threw off both the Ninjas holding him and drew a potion bottle that he would use to try to save April. But just as he leapt towards her, one of the Ninjas knocked him down in mid-air resulting in the bottle being broken and its contents spilled useless. Knowing he could at least take the book with him and use it to try and save April, Casey performed a technique that the Turtles once taught him, running up onto a railing some 13 meters above him, taking the book along as he rid himself of his Ninja Disguise. Yet he underestimated Shredder’s knowledge of that tactic and soon the leader of the Footclan caught up to him and faced him on the railing.
“The book! Hand it over!” thundered Shredder”. “I just want the girl” said Casey as he drew a sword of his own. “She’s one of us now!” yelled Shredder and soon his blade met Casey’s and the two engaged in a fearsome duel. All of a sudden, there was a new conflict as the Turtles themselves arrived and engaged the Footclan soldiers as well as Krang’s own Rock soldiers. Alex Cross also arrived, leading a team of detectives from the department that he was part of, and simply shot at Shredder’s minions with his pistol as well as slashing one of the ninjas with a sword that Splinter had given him. Then he drew a rifle that he had brought along and used that instead, feeling it to be more effective than his pistol. His team also used guns as well as swords that the Turtles and Splinter had provided them with. Meanwhile, back on the railing, Casey and Shredder were going nowhere in their battle. Their faces soon neared each other as their blades clashed in mid-air. You can do nothing without the book!” roared Shredder “I already have the book!” said Casey, unsure of what Shredder meant”. “No you don’t Ha! Ha!” laughed Shredder and revealed that he had stolen the book right out of Casey’s arms. “So you have” said Casey and returned to clashing his sword against his opponent again. This time he aimed for Shredder’s arm which had the book and cut him, causing the book to be thrown from his arm and back into Casey’s arms. Yelling in pain from the cut, Shredder struck back but Casey blocked his attack so hard that it caused Shredder to lose grip of his sword which he dropped. Casey then felt he could wound Shredder right then and there again so he directed his sword towards Shredder but the Footclan leader blocked it with the claws he wore that were a part of his armour and receiving it, he broke the blade from its handle. Seeing that his opponent now had a weak spot, Shredder began to intimidate him as he walked towards him.
Casey lost his footing and fell. Not wanting to lose the book, Shredder caught it but was shocked to see Casey still clinging onto it. He pulled it back up and was disgusted to see that he had pulled Casey along. “Bah!” he sneered and pulling with extreme force, he threw Casey into the air causing him to land and hold onto a rope that was being used by Bebop to swing and fire at enemies on the ground. On seeing he was face-to-face with the Warthog, Casey drew his catapult and yelled “Find your own rope!” as he knocked Bebop off. He then encircled Shredder as he swung and aimed the catapult carefully. He fired, hitting Shredder’s hand which held the book. “Aah!" Yelled Shredder as he was forced to let go of the book and watched it fall where it hit one of his Ninja minions and caused him to fall unconscious. Michelangelo, on swinging over at the same time and realizing that the book was free from reach grabbed it but it would not be so for long as one of Krang’s Rock soldiers grabbed it and began to wrestle him for it. Suddenly, the soldier was blown to bits by a blast that was fired from Alex Cross’ rifle. “Thanks Alex” said Michelangelo and continued on with the book. Krang saw that Shredder’s sword had fallen and picked it up via his walker. On observing it, he thought it was a beauty and decided to keep it for himself. But his attention was so fixed on the sword, that he was not aware that Shredder had caught up to him and without even thinking, took hold of the weapon’s handle, and sliced up Krang’s walker in his anger, causing the little Alien to fall out. “Shredder!” thundered Krang but Shredder was already walking away disrespectfully, in search of his book.
Michelangelo meanwhile had tougher luck as a Ninja had caught him, causing the book to fall away from his grasp once more and he was not sure of where it had fallen for his attention was focused on his struggle to get loose. Shredder’s patience wore thin as he fought his way through a battling crowd to get to his book. Casey meanwhile found himself swinging from pillar to post trying to avoid both Ninjas and Krang's henchmen. On seeing that Rocksteady was swinging towards him from the front and Bebop from behind, Casey ducked and that resulted in the both of them getting tangled up in their own ropes. Shredder meanwhile was so focused on getting to his book, he did not care about facing either the Turtles or Alex who were fighting as bravely as Casey against Shredder's and Krang's men. Casey continued swinging and soon jumped to where Shredder had found the book shortly, drawing his sword but already knew it was broken. Shredder chuckled and chased him and Casey could do no more than try to avoid the Foot Clan leader’s blade as Shredder grabbed his book. Meanwhile, Alex Cross having had an advantage with his rifle soon found it empty when he blew away a Ninja and tried to take aim at another one approaching him. All he could do was hit the Ninja with the rifle’s end and took up his pistol again using it to help Leonardo take down a Ninja. Back at Casey and Shredder’s battle, Casey pulled out his hockey stick and swung it at Shredder. Although he hit Shredder a few times, Shredder broke his weapon with his sword and kicked him aside. “It seems that victory is mine” sneered Shredder as he pointed his sword at Casey’s throat. All of a sudden a gunshot rang out and Shredder felt something bump against his helmet. Looking down on the ground, he saw a bullet and turning in the direction of the gunshot, he saw Alex Cross aiming his pistol at him. “So the famous Alex Cross eh?” he remarked as he faced him”. “Back away from him!” yelled Alex. “Very well then” said Shredder as he pointed his sword at the Detective “But you are still to realize that the blade of a sword is more effective than the bullet of a gun”. Alex put away his pistol at once “I have always known that yet I came prepared” and he drew a sword of his own which Splinter had provided him with. At once, the two engaged each other in a head-on battle. Neither was able to overcome the other even though it was the first time that Alex had actually used a sword. Believing Shredder would be too strong for Alex, Leonardo joined the detective and fought the Foot Clan master as well. It was an advantage for Alex Cross to have a Ninja Turtle join the battle as he managed to overcome Shredder more while Leonardo distracted Shredder. "Just because there are the two of you do not assume you have an advantage" sneered Shredder. "Twice the pride double the fall I guess" Leonardo replied back. "Just surrender" Alex told Shredder "We'll spare your life". Shredder laughed maniacally and lashed out at his opponents who instantly defended themselves
Meanwhile on seeing that her entire ‘palace’ had turned into a battleground, April sneered “Marvellous, great entertainment!”. Realizing that they had nearly forgotten what they came for, Raphael leapt towards April, drawing a potion bottle that he hoped to use to free her from her evil self “I’m coming April aaah!” he was knocked out of the air by Shredder’s Ninjas who held him firmly and his potion bottle broke. April was so focused on the battle that she did not realize another Ninja who appeared to be female had come right next to her and had a bottle similar to the ones that the others had. This Ninja opened the bottle and emptied its contents onto April’s tattoo, effectively ceasing it. Seeing that her tattoo was fading, April let out a horrifying “Nooooo!”. All at once the battle stopped. Knowing that April was in danger, Shredder commanded his minions to stop the Turtles but to the surprise of all participants of the battle, April with her remaining power instead instructed the Ninjas to destroy the book that was responsible for what she was and one of them on seeing that Shredder had it, threw an explosive that reduced the book to ashes. Shredder taking his attention away from the now-destroyed book saw Leonardo leaping towards him and kicking him into one of the rockets that the Footclan used to get away from under the ground and to the surface of the Earth. The rocket immediately took Shredder up where he sat grumbling on the ground as he emerged. Back at the Footclan hideout, Krang found himself about to be hit by Donatello’s stick, only for one of his soldiers to rescue him in time. “There’s no time for all this! Let’s get out of here!” yelled Leonardo as he helped April to her feet then he and the other Turtles, along with Casey, Alex, the Detectives and the mysterious female Ninja all grabbed whatever the Footclan had stolen and before they could be stopped, took another rocket and headed to the surface. As they emerged Alex said “I’d better get the money that was taken back to the bank as soon as possible” Leonardo nodded though his attention was soon drawn on seeing Shredder grumbling over his loss as he rose from where he fell. The female Ninja kicked him back into the rocket which brought him to the surface and it took him down again. Shredder was in for a nasty audience, as Krang, now carried by one of his soldiers came towards him angrily, stating that he was to be punished for abusing him by knocking him out of his walker
“Who are you?” asked Leonardo. The female Ninja removed her mask, revealing herself as Lotus, a former ally of Shredder who chose to leave the Footclan after she found Leonardo a worthy ally. “Lotus?!” the Turtles remarked. “Splinter told me of what happened” she said “I am pleased that this mission is complete”. “Indeed” said a familiar voice coming from the alleys and Splinter arrived. “The Footclan and Shredder along with Krang are still at large but we are pleased to have you back April”. Now feeling recovered, April embraced Casey who returned her affection as Alex, the Detectives Lotus and the Turtles watched proudly with Splinter
The End
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