|
Some TMNT stuff really isn't for little kids. |
Solicit[]
A Venom-charged Donnie wages a brutal, one-Turtle war on the Foot Clan. Batman has to stop him and remind him of who he really is; someone who uses smarts—not brawn—to take down the bad guys. Damian and Raphael pay a visit to the Lazarus Pit to try and help a wounded Splinter. Then Batman tries to turn a former foe into an ally as part of a desperate attempt to finally end the reign of Bane.
Appearing in A Knight in New York, Part 5[]
Major Characters[]
Minor Characters[]
- Bane
- Baxter Stockman
- Bebop
- Casey Jones
- Foot Elite
- Foot Ninja
- Karai
- Ninja Man-Bats
- Rocksteady
- Shredder
Species[]
Locations[]
Objects and vehicles[]
- Battle Axe
- Bō
- Interdimensional teleporter
- Katana
- Nunchaku
- Sai
- Spear
- Trident
- Turtle Blimp
- Turtle Van
- Twin-bladed sword
Summary[]
A Foot Elite Guard returns to a Foot Clan HQ to rally the other Foot Soldiers, claiming that Bane's time is now at hand. Suddenly, a Venom-enhanced Donatello storms in and begins to tear through all the Foot Soldiers, saying that he's been destroying their bases all across the city on his hunt for Bane. Before he can kill the Elite Guard, Batman and Leonardo leap in and try to hold him at bay, urging Donnie to calm down and fight the raging influence of the Venom. He refuses and begins to fight them.
In the lair, Raphael keeps a vigil over the comatose body of Master Splinter. Robin stops by and apologizes to Raph for his harsh words earlier, telling him that he also has anger issues that he needs to work through. April, Casey and Michelangelo then call Raph to tell him that the portal is operational, but the window of time for it to keep running is slim. Raph and Robin then take Splinter through the portal and promise to return soon.
At the Foot HQ, Batman tries to calm Donnie down by telling him the intel on Bane's plan. Evidently, Bane plans to add Venom to New York's water supply, hooking everyone on the highly addictive super steroid. Bane will then use the population of New York as his new army to conquer outward from the city. Batman tells Donnie that they need his brains, not his fists, to help them stop Bane. Donnie still won't listen and continues attacking.
Beneath Gotham City, Batgirl and Nightwing lead Raph and Damien to a Lazarus Pit which can be used to heal Splinter. The downside is that Splinter will go temporarily insane after emerging. The other downside is that the Pit is still being guarded by Ninja Man-Bats who have begun descending on the heroes.
Meanwhile, Leo decides that the best way to reach Donnie is to remind him of his intellect, so he has Batman project a hologram of Baxter Stockman's mutagen-laced Venom formula. Donnie analyzes it and immediately detects a weakness in the formula that could present an opening for an anti-toxin to flush it from the systems of the infected. Now back to his senses, Donnie agrees to go back to the lair and put his intellect to good use.
On Liberty Island, Stockman hooks up some broadcasting equipment so that Bane may address the city.
Back in the lair, Raph, Robin, Batgirl and Nightwing return with the healed Splinter. At the same time, Batman and Leo return with Donnie. Batman is impressed that Splinter has recovered from the Pit's madness so quickly, but Splinter explains that his mastery of zen meditation allowed him to maintain control so he could help fight off the Ninja Man-Bats.
Just then, Bane's address to the city appears on TV. He issues all of New York an ultimatum: To join his army willingly or be crushed. Those who want to join are instructed to gather on Liberty Island. People begin to flock to Liberty Island, where their arrival is overseen by Bebop and Rocksteady. Unfortunately, the two mutants don't notice that Karai is among those coming through.
And in the lair, Donnie has come up with an Anti-Venom and tests it on himself. He is immediately cured and returned to normal. Nightwing suggests that while the Anti-Venom will cure the innocents corrupted by the Venom, the Foot Clan will remain a problem, as they'll still be loyal to Bane unless someone stronger comes along. But Batman has a plan for that, and heading to Riker's Island, he springs Oroku Saki from prison.