TMNT Half Heart Hero Out of the Shadows (but Followed by the bad ending]

Chapter 8

"So you want to break into police headquarters?" April asked doubtfully.

"Uh..Yeah," Reika nodded.

"Tomoka said he needs more of the purple ooze to track Bebop, Snake Eyes and Rocksteady," Raph explained. "And you said the cops would've logged it into the Evidence Control Room by now."

"Okay, and Shira is good with this plan?" said April.

"Actually, I'm in charge of this one. Ain't that right, Manako?" Raph asserted.

Manako hated lying to April, but she had to back her sister. "You're right."

Raph held up a blueprint of police headquarters. "Look. So, we can take the elevator shafts and vents. We need you two to stay on the ground."

"I can't just walk right into police headquarters," Casey protested.

"What are you, kooka?" Reika snapped.

"Hey! Who are you calling kooka, turtle?" Casey snatched the blueprint out of Raph's hand.

"Look, do you want to find Bebop, Snake Eyes and Rocksteady or not?" Raph interrupted.

"So we're breaking into police headquarters."

"We got one last boondoggle. We need to find someone to sneak you guys past the security checkpoint," he said, "Only plan I got so far may be a tad less than appetizing."

"Vern?" April winced. Reika shrugged. "We work with what we got."

At an elaborate party by the waterfront, Vern was thoroughly enjoying himself, circulating among the city's elite. Around his neck he wore his new key to the city, April peeked in and told him to come to a quiet corner. "We need your help," April told him.

"We? Who's "we"?

Reika, Raph and Manako appear beside her.

"Well, well, well, if it ain't the prince of the city."

"You know what? Give me a break, Raph," Vern protested. "You're the one who told me to take credit for Shredder in the first place. And now in light of the fact that he is who knows where, I am starting to have profound regrets about our arrangement."

Casey joined them. "So, are we just gonna stand around and talk or..."

"Who's this guy?" Vern asked, pointing a finger at Casey.

Manako appeared behind them. "Total loser. I mean, nice enough fella, if you like guy who can't even bench press. Boom!"

"Or fill out a T-shirt," Vern said.

"Vern, he's a part of the plan," April explained.

"What plan is that?" Vern asked. "The plan to break into police headquarters."

"What?"

"We need to find Shredder," said April.

""We"? No, no, no. No, we're not doing... Listen, I'd love to help you guys out, but I can't. I got concert tickets for lunch."

"Vern, as the resident new guy in this band of freaky misfits, do yourself a favor, and just roll with it," Casey said.Raph had heard enough from Vern.

"Police headquarters," he said firmly. "Thirty minutes." He strode out, followed by April, Casey, and the two girls.

"See you there," said Casey.

Vern entered the police headquarters and crossed the main lobby to the security desk. "Good evening, Officers! I think you know me, The Falcon. I just wanted to stop by and thank the men and women in blue working the night shift..."