on.
Even Mikey was mad. He blew a raspberry at Donnie.
April piped up over the commotion, coming to his defense. âGo easy on him, guys! If it wasnât for Donnie, I would haveââ
Wham!
Karai silenced her with a surprise scissor kick to the gut. âI donât need that stupid robot to finish you,â Karai yelled.
âHiyaaa!â
âApril!â Donnie shouted, his heart racing.
Leo stood in his way. âIâll help April,â he assured him. âYou guys take downââ
âChrome Dome!â Mikey shouted, completing his brotherâs sentence. Even in the thick of battle, Mikey didnât want to miss the opportunity to name the bad guy.
As Leo began brawling with Karai, Donnie heard a crash from behind. Then another. And another!
Chrome Dome had finished off the remaining Footbots, throwing their still-sparking parts into a pile of garbage. Now the only things standing between it and April OâNeil were the Turtles!
It was elimination time.
Chrome Dome charged at them, swinging its plasma sword with terrifying precision.
It tracked every one of the Turtlesâ somersaults and dodges, but it couldnât land a hit. The Turtlesâ simultaneous ninja moves were too frenzied for the robot. They were nothing but a blur of green.
This allowed Mikey to trap it with his secret
nunchuck
chain! With Raphâs help, he wrapped it around Chrome Dome. The robot couldnât move!
Now, it was Donnieâs chance to jump in and do a little rewiring.
He leaped onto Chrome Domeâs back, tearing away the system panel and ripping out some of its circuits. The robot spun out of control. The Turtles hung on for their lives as the robotâs body revolved like a gyrating top, whirling them around and around at supersonic speeds!
The g-forces sent everyone flying to the ground. Mikey pulled himself up, trying to shake off his dizziness. He was seeing double, but one image became clear.
The plasma sword!
It must have been thrown to the ground with everyone else! Mikey grabbed the futuristic weapon as fast as he could. He tightened his grip around the handle, and plunged the white-hot electrical blade into Chrome Domeâs back, frying its circuits for good.
The Dark Ninja Robot slowly sputtered, the last of its power draining away with a fading hum.
Mikey smiled, knowing they had pulled the plug on Chrome Dome.
And that wasnât the only battle where the Turtles could claim victory. It was clear that Leo had bested Karai once again. As April stood safely away from the action, Karai was on the ground, staring down the razor-sharp end of Leoâs
katana.
âItâs over, Karai,â he said.
âFor now!â she replied, throwing down a ninja smoke bomb. In a flash, the Shredderâs evil daughter disappeared. When the dust settled, it was the Turtlesâand their best friend, Aprilâwho were left standing.
Together.
This was cause for celebration. But Mikey didnât realize it. He was still too entranced by the awesomeness of the plasma sword. He pulled the glowing blade from Chrome Domeâs back and studied it. âCan I keep it? Can I keep it?â he begged.
April smiled. It felt good to have her friends back. But it also felt like her entire body was going to be bruised tomorrow.
âThat ⦠wasnât ⦠too difficult,â she wheezed as Leo helped her up.
âEasy does it,â he told her. âItâs over now.â
âI just need to catch my breath.â
Donnie, Raph, and Mikey joined them.
âThanks, guys,â April said to them with a smile. âI just wanted to say â¦â
But she trailed off, her eyes widening in panic. The Turtles were confused.
Just wanted to say what?
And with a gasp, April remembered, blurting out: âOh, my gosh! I forgot about Casey!â
April raced out of the park toward the hockey rink.
Donnie just sighed. â
Thatâs
what she