//------------------------------// // Of Monster Hunters and Green Men // Story: Equestria Ninja Girls Magical Mayhem // by Wildcard25 //------------------------------// At the farmhouse, Applejack screamed. "No! Noo! NOOOOOOO!" She hollered, before she shouted angrily, "CASEY! I just moped there!" And it was true, she had just finished cleaning the floor by the front door, when Casey walked in, tracking mud all over the place. "Uh, sorry, AJ," Casey shrugged. But instead of excepting his apology, Applejack started swinging her mop at him. "Go on, get out a here!" She shouted, driving him back outside and making him stumble down the porch steps. "And don't come back in till you clean off that mud!" And she slammed the door behind her. Leo, Raph, April, Caitlyn, and Bright Eyes had watched the whole thing from the hallway. "Remind me not to get her angry," Bright Eyes said nervously, turning to Leo and Raph. "Noted," they replied. While Blade Swipe was staying at Sunset's and Bright Eyes with Rarity and Sweetie Belle, the Turtles and Allies were staying at Applejack's farm during their visit. After she had introduced them to her family, Granny Smith had agreed to let them bunk at the farm until the magic problem was under control. Granny Smith walked in. "Applejack shooed someone out again?" She asked. "Casey," April answered. "She did the same to Big Mac earlier." "And Zach too," added Caitlyn. "I just spent all morning mopping the floor," Applejack gripped. "Until they came in and dirtied it up again!" "Understandable," April admitted. "So where's everyone else?" Granny inquired. "Donnie's working on your toaster in the kitchen," Raph said. "Karai and Shini are in the barn, Fugitoid's at some meeting at the school, and Mikey's walking around in those woods behind the farm." "While ignoring Leo telling him to wear a disguise," Caitlyn added as Leo nodded in annoyance. "And Blade Swipe?" Bright Eyes chimed in. "He's in the orchards, getting a little meditation in," Leo said. Meanwhile, in the backyard, Casey was rinsing the mud off his sneakers with a hose. "Sheesh!" He grumbled to Zach and Big Mac. "She's as bad as Donnie was with Party Wagon!" "Eeyup," Big Mac agreed, in annoyance. "You said it!" Zach added. Apple Bloom walked up, carrying a basket of apples. "Applejack shooed you guys out for tracking mud in the house?" She asked. "Yeah!" Casey confirmed. "No offense, but your sister can be a real pain, Bloom!" Zach grumbled. "Don't we know it," Apple Bloom rolled her eyes. "Eeyup," Big Mac said. Just then, Mikey peeked over the fence. "What up!" He waved. "Hey, Mikey," Zach waved. Mikey climbed over the fence and held out some nuts from a small bag attached to his belt. "Pistachio nuts?" He offered. "Eyup," Big Mac said, as he, Zach, and Apple Bloom took some. "Dude, you're already a nut," Casey said, taking some as well. "So, what've you been up to, Mikey?" Apple Bloom asked. "Taking a walk in the woods near the farm," Mikey said. "It's so peaceful." "The woods?" Big Mac spoke up. "Uh, Mikey. We got this neighbor, who don't have all his apples in the tree if you know what I mean, and he likes roaming those woods too." "Tell me about it," Mikey frowned. "That jerk sicked his pit-bull on me." The four spat out their pistachios in shock. "He saw you?!" Apple Bloom exclaimed, dropping her basket. "For crying out loud, Mikey!" Casey said. "Even I know you're supposed to keep low!" "Chill, guys," Mikey eased. "He didn't actually see me. Ninja, remember. Master of stealth. In there one moment, gone the next. And you never even knew I was there. Like a shadow in the night." But right after he said that, they all heard a noise and peeked around the corner to see a big black armored truck drive up and park near the farm, hitting the mailbox as it did so. Then stepping out from it was a woman with short black hair with turquoise highlights and glasses. She wore a green and black tactical suit with brown gloves and boots. She had pouches on her belt and two tranquilizer guns strapped to her back. She turned toward the truck as an orb-shaped drone floated up to her. "Are we all set, Parker?" She called, in a British accent, to a young man inside the truck. "All set, doc," he replied. " We're on in, Three, two, one!" "Welcome all you monster fans! Dr. Abigail Finn here. And you're watching another episode of: Monster Hunter!" She said into the camera on the drone. "Today, I'm at a local apple farm in search of the fabled Green Man of the Woods!" "Green Man?" Casey wondered aloud, before he, Zach, Big Mac, and Apple Bloom instantly realized what or who she might've been talking about, and frowned at Mikey. "Uh? Maybe she's talking about some other Green Man?" He guessed, nervously. Back at the truck, the lady continued. "Like the infamous Sasquatch and Abominable Snowman, the Green Man was thought to only be a legend, until now," she said. "For there's just been a reported sighting in this area! As I am about to show you-" but before she could finish, Big Mac walked up and cut her off. "Excuse me? Beggin' your pardon, ma'am, but- Ow!" He was cut off when the woman grabbed and twisted his arm behind his back. "Sir, can you tell our viewers about the sightings of the Green Man around your home?" She asked him. "Uhhh? Nope!" Big Mac replied. Inside, Granny Smith and Applejack heard the commotion and looked outside. "Who in tarnation is talking to Big Mac?" Granny Smith inquired. "She looks serious," Applejack said, then she and Granny hurried out and she cleared her throat to get the woman's attention. "Can I help you, Ms?" "Doctor. Dr. Abigail Finn: Monster Hunter!" The woman introduced. "And you?" "Applejack," the cowgirl said. "And the fella, whose arm your pinning is my brother, who I'll kindly ask you to let go of!" And she freed Big Mac's arm. "And I'm Granny Smith," Granny chimed in. "And this here's private property! What give you the right to go poking your face up here?!" "My partner and I have received word from your neighbor about The Green Man," Dr Finn said. "As an expert hunter, I plan to find and capture the creature!" "Look, there ain't no Green Man here," Applejack rebuffed. "All we got are squirrels and the occasional, albeit pesky, raccoons." "Oh, really. I have proof," Dr Finn said, and turned to her assistant. "Parker, show them the footage!" "Right away, Doc," Parker stepped out, and showed them a video on an I-pad. "This footage was taken by your neighbor," Dr Finn explained. In the video, a silhouetted Mikey was running and screaming while getting chased by a pit bull before he ninja flipped into a tree. Dr Finn looked at the shocked Apples smugly. "What do have to say now?" "Oh, no!" Applejack muttered in horror. "Nope," Big Mac added. Back around the corner, Apple Bloom frowned at Mikey. "Like a shadow in the night, huh?" She said in sarcasm. Mikey grinned sheepish. "My bad!" He said, right before he was whacked in the head by Donnie's staff. "Ow!" He turned around to see the his brother holding the Apple's toaster and glaring at him. "Donnie, don't sneak up on my like that." "I'm the one who should yelling at you, Mikey!" Donnie snapped back. "I was fixing the toaster when I overheard about your little "encounter" in the woods!" "You, did?" Mikey asked nervously. "Yes!" Donnie replied, angrily. "And now we're all in BIG trouble! Do you have any idea who that is out there?!" "Uh, some loud British lady?" Mikey guessed. "That's Dr. Abigail Finn," Donnie stated. "The self-proclaimed Monster Hunter and certified lunatic!" "Has she ever found any monsters?" Apple Bloom asked. "No," Donnie replied, then looked right at Mikey as he finished, "But it's looking like Mikey might get to be her first!" Mikey gulped. Back in the front yard, Granny Smith spoke to Dr Finn. "Now look here, missy, there ain't no Green Man, just Sweet Apple Acres apples," she said, sternly. "So you can take your footage and leave!" "Very well," Dr Finn relented. "But there is a Green Monster! And I will find it!" Then she and Parker got in the truck and drove off. After they had gone, Mikey held out more nuts. "Pistachio?" He offered nervously, but the three only glared at him. Later after calling the rest of the girls, they all sat in the living room and watched as Leo, Raph, and Donnie chewed out Mikey for his carelessness. "Out of all the stupidest things you've done, Mikey, this takes it!" Raph yelled. "This is why I told you to wear a disguise!" Leo snapped. "I didn't know someone with camera was in those woods too!" Mikey argued. "It was accident!" "Well your little "accident" just landed us all in HUGE trouble!" Donnie noted angrily. "Do you have any idea how relentless Dr Finn is?!" "Uh?" "Very!" Donnie answered. "So what does this Dr. Finn do exactly?" April asked. "She goes around hunting for monsters or other legendary creatures," Donnie explained. "And she's incredibly stubborn and crazy obsessive when it comes to hunting for them!" "Is she really that bad?" Fluttershy asked in concern. "Oh, yeah!" Donnie confined. "She'll scour every inch of those woods and she won't give up until she finds and captures the Green Man!" "And I thought Shredder was obsessive!" Karai said to Blade Swipe. "Those who become obsessive can turn into their own worst enemy!" The mutant turned human said, warily. Applejack walked in with Big Mac. "We spoke to our neighbor and he said he gave all the footage he got of Mikey to Dr. Finn," she said. "Eeyup," Big Mac nodded. "Then we need to get that footage and erase it before Dr. Finn can show it to the world!" Leo stated. "Can’t Twilight or Donnie hack her computer and erase the data?" Rainbow Dash wondered. "To do that, we’d have to get close to her vehicle," Twilight Sparkle noted. "And if she’s as persistent as Donnie said, she might spot us!" "So what can we do?" Bright Eyes wondered aloud. "Well, I've got an idea," Donnie said. "And we're gonna need you, Zach & Caitlyn, and Spike for it..." Meanwhile, out in the forest, Dr. Finn and Parker had set up base camp to hunt for the Green Man. "This is the opportunity I've been waiting for, Parker!" Dr. Finn said, giddily. "Once I bag the Green Man, I'll be famous!" "So you've told me," Parker replied. "Then I'll show the science community that I'm not as crazy as they've labeled me to be!" "Doc, I couldn't help but notice that you seem to be taking this quite personal," Parker asked. "Care to explain?" "Oh, very well!" Dr. Finn began her story. "As a child, I was always fascinated by the beasts and monsters of myth and legend. Sadly thought, my peers had no such interests so I was often teased and bullied! Even in the university! My colleagues Tyler Rockwell and Victor Falco said I was a lunatic for having such ambitions about monster hunting. But they were never as bad as this one individual: Chaplin Gomez! He was a middle school aged honor student and a admitting good inventor for his age. Unfortunately, that genius also came with a obnoxious sense of humor! He would always make jokes and remarks behind my back when he thought I wasn't listening! Then one day, on one of my first hunts, I had managed to capture Big Foot! But when I presented it, it was revealed to be him in disguise as a prank! I was humiliated and the laughing stock of the university! But soon It'll be I who has the last laugh! And as a bonus, this discovery will get my show a network deal!" As Dr. Finn rambled on, both she and Parker had no idea that the Ninjas were near by, peeking out of a bush behind the camp. Leo turned to the dog. "Okay, Spike, you’re on!" "I’ve been wanting to do this for a while," Spike said, then he scampered off a little further away, cleared his throat, and let out loud howl that echoed through the forest. Dr. Finn jerked at the noise. "It’s him! The Green Man!" She exclaimed in excitement. "Parker! Have the cage ready and deploy the Sorties! I’m gonna go check it out!" "Yes, Dr. Finn!" Parker said, as he pushed some buttons on his tablet and some more orb drones flew out of the truck. Then Dr. Finn ran off into the distance with her drones following after her. After she had left, Mikey signaled to Bright Eyes and Zach & Caitlyn. The siblings ran off into the woods, while the girl creeped up near the camp. Parker sighed and took off his hat. "No respect!" He grumbled, placing the hat on a work table before using his tablet to open the back of the truck. While Parker was on his tablet, Bright Eyes peeked up from under the table and grabbed his cap before hiding again. When Parker turned around, he noticed his hat was gone. "What the?" He said in confusion. "Must’ve blown off. Hopefully not too far." He walked off and started looking around some trees and bushes, but luckily not the one the Turtles and Rainbooms were hiding in. Still hiding, Bright Eyes snuck to the edge of the site and whistled to get Parker's attention. "Hey, this yours?" She asked, waving the cap. "What the? Where did you come from?" Parker asked in confusion. "And how did you get my hat?" Bright Eyes placed the cap on her head. "If you want it back, you'll have to catch me!" She called. Then turning on her heels, Bright Eyes ran away into trees. "Hey! Come back here with my hat!" Parker shouted, and ran after her, not knowing that she was luring him away from the camp. "Impressive," Blade Swipe admitted. "Let’s move in!" Leo ordered, and The ninjas hurried to the camp and up to to truck. "We gotta get into that truck," Donnie said. "Most likely they've stored the footage on their computer system inside." "We have to find a way in so Donnie and I can erase it!" Twilight added. "Well, there's definitely no way in through back here!" Mikey called. Everyone looked to see Mikey peeking out from the opening in the back. "Mikey!" Donnie ran around jumped in after him. "You shouldn't be in here!" "Why not?" "Because this could be a-" before Donnie could finish, the doors slammed shut and locked them in. "...trap." Then the room began to fill a white smoke like substance and the temperature started dropping. "Did it just get cold in here all of a sudden?" Mikey asked. "Liquid Nitrogen?!" Donnie's eyes widened, recognizing the smoke, then he started banging on the door. "Get us out of here!" "What's going on?!" Mikey asked in a panic. "That stuff is Liquid Nitrogen, Mikey!" Donnie explained. "It's a chemical compound that causes instant low temperature at -195.79 °C!" "Uhhh, which means?" "Which means if we don't get out of here, it'll turn us into Turtlecicles!" Donnie exclaimed. "Oh!" Mikey said, then they both started banging on the door. Meanwhile, outside the van, the others were trying to get them out. "We gotta get Donnie and Mikey out of there!" Leo said. Karai and Blade slashed at the door with their swords but to no avail. "Maybe you can blast it open with a lightning bolt?" Rainbow Dash suggested to Blade. "I’m afraid if I do, I’ll attract Dr. Finn or her assistant!" Blade Swipe replied. "I got this!" Casey said, backing up, then he attracted his skates and rushed forward. "Goongala!" He ran into the door but it didn’t budge and instead Casey ended up hurting himself. Everyone winced as he slid off the door and onto the ground. "Well, that went well!" Keno said in sarcasm. "We need to hurry!" April stated. "Donnie and Mikey are running out of time!" And she was right! Inside, Mikey and Donnie were shivering as ice began to form over their bodies. Meanwhile, Parker pushed past some bushes and found Bright Eyes leaning against a tree. "Alright, kid!" He panted, out of breath. "Give me back my hat!" "Okay," Bright Eyes said, nonchalant. "But first, look over there." She pointed to the right. Parker looked and saw Zach and Caitlyn holding back a low tree branch. Before he could react, the siblings let go and the branch whacked him off his feet and into bush. The three high-fived before they ran off. "Get back here!" Parker ran after them. "Give me my hat!" He saw them disappear into some bushes but when he followed, they were nowhere in sight. "Now, where did they go?" Parker scratched his head. When he heard a beep and checked a small device then spoke through his headset. "Doc, the containment unit's got something!" "Excellent!" Dr. Finn replied back. She heard another one of Spike's howls. "I'll meet up with you as soon as I catch the Green Man!" She crept along as the howling grew louder and louder, until she could hear it just behind a set of trees. "Oh ho ho, your mine now, Green Man!" Then she leaped out, her tranq guns raised. "Gotcha- huh?!" Sitting in front of her was Spike. "Your not the Green Man!" She put away her guns and reached out her hand, only for Spike to jump up and bite it. "Ouch!" She held her hand in pain, when she heard a ripping sound and looked back to see that Spike had torn a hole in the back of her pants. "Why you!" She lunged at him but missed and face planted in the dirt. Spike bounced off her head and ran off, chuckling to himself. Back with Parker, the young man ran back toward the camp, not realizing that Bright Eyes and the siblings were sitting in the tree above him. Caitlyn got a message from April. "Oh no!" She said, reading the text. "Donnie and Mikey got caught in Finn's truck! We gotta stop Parker before he gets back there and sees them!" "How?" Zach asked. "I don't think he's gonna fall for that tree branch trick again." Bright Eyes looked around before she spotted something close to where they were. "I've got an idea, follow me!" She jumped down from the tree and into some bushes. Parker was getting closer to the camp, when... "Help! Help!" He heard Bright Eyes cry. "I'm stuck in quicksand!" The call was coming from the right. Parker looked back toward the direction of camp and the direction the call came from. Deciding that he couldn't ignore someone in trouble, he ran through some bushes and looked around but didn't see anything. No quicksand, no Bright Eyes, the only thing he saw was the slope of a hill going down. "Hello?" He called. "Is someone- Therrrre!" Hiding in the bushes behind him, Bright Eyes, Zach, Caitlyn each stuck a foot out and pushed Parker, causing him to tumble down the slope and crash into a pricker bush. "Ouch!" Bright Eyes and Caitlyn winced. "Gruesome," Zach said. Back at the base camp, the Ninjas were still trying to find a way to get Mikey and Donnie out before the nitrogen froze them solid. Then Rainbow Dash noticed a huge rock a few yards behind the truck and that gave her an idea. She rushed over to the front of the truck and, finding the door unlocked and the keys still in the ignition, she jumped into the driver's seat and started the engine. "Everyone, stand back!" She called, then shouted to the trapped turtles. "Mikey, Donnie, hang on to something! I'm busting you guys out!" The others caught on and backed away as she put the truck in reverse and slammed her foot down on the gas. The truck backed up and rammed into the rock! The truck jolted up a little but the door still didn't open. Inside, the jolt caused Mikey and Donnie to fly forward and crash into the shut door. "Augh! Didn't work!" Mikey groaned, as he and Donnie slide to the floor. The vibration did, however, caused a loose panel to fall off, revealing tanks of nitrogen. Looking at them gave Twilight Sparkle an idea. She pried out one of the tanks with her weapon. "Rainbow Dash, drive the truck up a little ways, I've got an idea!" As Rainbow Dash drove the truck up, making some space between the rock and the door, Twilight sprayed it down the middle, freezing it from the outside in. "Donnie! Mikey!" She called. "Kick the door open!" "You heard her, Mikey!" Donnie said to his brother. "Now!" "Booyakasha!" Mikey shouted, as he and Donnie charged forward and kicked at door. The ice had weakened it enough for it to break open and the two turtles jumped out shivering. "Donnie!" April exclaimed, as she and Shini ran up to them. "Are you guys alright?" Shinigami asked. "Just chilling!" Mikey shivered. "We should get outta here before Crazy Little Miss Monster Hunter comes back!" Keno said. "Let’s go find the others and head back," Sunset Shimmer said. The Ninjas fled from the camp and disappeared into the woods just as Dr. Finn arrived and gasped at the sight. "My truck!" She cried, and ran to the back to find the containment unit busted open. "My specimens! Parker! Parker, where are you?" Parker crawled out of a bush, covered in brambles. "And just where have you been?!" Dr. Finn angrily inquired. "Three kids showed up out of nowhere and stole my hat!" Parker explained. "I went looking for them when I heard one of 'em call for help, but she wasn't around. Then the next thing I knew, something pushed me down a hill and straight into a pricker bush! I'm fine, by the way and- whoa!" He noticed the sate of their vehicle. "What happened to truck?!" "Whatever we caught escaped!" Dr. Finn scowled. "And to top it all off, someone must have tried to take the truck for a joyride!" "Well, I told you to locked the doors and not to leave the keys in the ignition," Parker pointed out. Dr. Finn growled and he quickly changed the subject. "Sooo? Did you find the Green Man?" "No! It turned out to be some stupid dog!" She turned away from Parker. "But as for whoever wrecked the truck, I think I have a pretty good idea!" Parker burst out laughing when he noticed the hole in her pants. Back at the farm, Rarity was thawing out the two turtles with her hairdryer and Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, Apple Bloom, Shini, Casey, Zach, and Keno were laughing their heads off when they found out what Spike did. "You ripped a hole in Dr. Finn's pants?!" Rainbow Dash chuckled. "Wish I could've seen that!" Keno said through laughs. "Me too!" Zach chimed in. "Yep," Spike grinned. "I sure showed her." "And you, Zach, and Caitlyn tricked that assistant of hers, Bright Eyes?" Karai asked the girl. "Yep," Bright Eyes nodded. "He never saw it coming." "Nicely done," Blade Swipe commented. "You all did good," Twilight Sparkle said. "Only downside is we never got that footage!" Donnie said, while frowning at Mikey. "I can't believe you fellers walked right into a trap!" Granny Smith laughed. "I can be believe it," Karai said, remembering when the Turtles and Rainbooms told them about falling into a trap by the Joker. "Me too," Shini agreed. "And something tells me that Dr. Finn's gonna hunt her prey down like a wolf to the sheep," Applejack added. "Eeyup!" Big Mac said. Mikey stood up on the living room table. "Not to worry guys, Dr. Turtlestein's got a plan!" He said, raising a finger. "I think you've done enough, Mikey," Leo dismissed. "Yeah, It's your fault that we landed in this mess in the first place!" Raph snapped. "Not to mention your fault we couldn't get the footage and almost froze to death!" Donnie added. "They're right, Mikey," Twilight Sparkle said sternly. "It's true," Applejack agreed. "Absolutely," Rarity chimed in. "Can't argue with that," Rainbow Dash said. "Well you did get her attention," Sunset Shimmer noted. "Sorry, Mikey," Fluttershy had to side with the others on that. Mikey frowned. "I know I messed up! Twice!" He said. "But if my plan works, we can erase the footage and get rid of that crazy monster lady!" Suddenly, there was a loud knock at the door that startled Mikey and made him fall off the table. Apple Bloom looked outside the window and her eyes widened. "Oh no!" She cried. "It's Dr. Finn!" "Guys!" Sunset turned only to find the Turtles had already vanished. "Never mind." Applejack opened the door and there stood Dr. Finn. And she looked anything but happy! "Um, hey there, doc," she greeted nervously. "What can we do yah for?" "Save it!" Dr. Finn snapped, barging in. "I know you lot were at my base camp! And that you released the unknown creatures I caught! And that one you wrecked my truck!" "What in tarnation are you talking about?" Applejack asked, as everyone else walked up. "You know what I mean!" Dr. Finn stated. "I know I caught something! and I know you and your friends released it!" "Bolder dash!" Granny Smith scoffed. "Applejack and her friends were here the whole time!" "Do you expect me to believe that?!" Dr. Finn asked, rhetorically. "Eeyup!" Big Mac said. "We weren't anywhere near your camp," April lied. "Then how do you explained how the creatures I caught managed to get out of that heavily fortified containment unit?" Dr. Finn inquired. "Or how my truck smashed into a rock?" "Whatever tech you were using to catch those, I don't know what, probably short-circuited so the things could escape," Twilight Sparkle suggested. "And as for your truck, you probably didn't set the parking break on all the way." Dr. Finn wasn't convinced. "My containment unit doesn't short-circuit. The parking break was fully on. You're lying! And I have proof... I definitely saw THAT little beast when he bit my hand!" She pointed directly at Spike. "And isn't that Parker's hat I see on that little girl's head?" Everyone looked at Bright Eyes. She was still wearing Parker's cap! "Oops!" she smiled, sheepishly. "Busted!" Both Zach and Caitlyn said. Dr. Finn whipped out her stun guns and backed the group into the living room, where the Turtles were hiding on the ceiling. "Where are those creatures?!" She demanded. "What did you do with them?! Where are you hiding them?! Answer me or else!" "You know we can call the cops on you for this, right?" Keno asked. "Yeah," Caitlyn chimed in. "You're threatening us with firearms, which is illegal!" "Silence!" Dr. Finn growled and pair instantly shut up. "Okay okay, we'll talk!" Applejack broke down. "We were at your camp. But there's a good reason we were there!" "My dog got out and ran into the woods," Twilight Sparkle quickly made up. "We went out looking for him when we stumbled upon your campsite." "Yep," Sunset Shimmer said, playing along. "Then Rainbow Dash here found out the doors were unlocked and the keys were still in and decided to drive it for fun." "Unfortunately, she put it in reverse and crashed it into that rock," April said. "Yeah! Heh heh!" Rainbow Dash pretended to be sheepish. "When you're trying to drive a car forwards, putting the lever at R is not a good way to start." "So the crash must have damaged your thing so the creatures could get out," Shini stated. Bright Eyes walked up with Zach and Caitlyn. "And we took your assistance's hat as a prank." She removed the cap and held it out. "I'm sorry." "Very sorry," Caitlyn added, then nudged Zach. "Uh, yeah, sorry!" The boy said. Dr. Finn wasn't buying it. "If you lot think I'm falling for that, then you're as slow witted as a jellyfish!" Then she charged up her guns. "Now I'll give to the count of three to tell me what you did with those creatures! One!" She began to pull the triggers. "Two!" The group tensed up and Blade Swipe started to get out his sword. "Three-Ow-ow-ow!" Before she could get to three, Granny Smith came out of nowhere and started hitting her all over with a broom. "You get on outta this house, missy, before I really get mean!" She shouted, driving the woman toward the door. Big Mac held it open as Dr. Finn backed out and Apple Bloom stuck out her foot and tripped her, making her fall down the porch steps and onto the sidewalk. "And if you set foot on my property again, I'm calling the police!" Granny took Parker's cap and threw it in Dr. Finn's face before she slammed the door shut. "Good riddance!" "Eeyup!" Big Mac agreed with a nod. Everyone just stared in surprise as Zach and Bright Eye broke the silence. "That, was awesome!" Zach said. "And I thought the Granny Smith in Equestria was tough!" Bright Eyes said. "Whoo!" Applejack whipped her forehead. "Thanks, Granny!" "Yeah, for a moment, I thought we were gonna have to go ninja on her!" Pinkie Pie said. "That was just metal!" Casey exclaimed. "And it totally reminded me of when Splinter fought off the Squirrelinoids and the Creep!" Mikey noted, as he and his brothers dropped down. "And saved us from those Shredder clones!" "Well I may not be a ninja, but I’m still full of surprises," Granny boasted. "But something tells me that she’s not gonna leave anytime soon," Leo said. "We’ve got to think of a way to get rid of her once and for all." Sunset Shimmer stated. "But how are we gonna do that?" Fluttershy asked. "She almost got us moments ago." "I... have no idea," Sunset admitted. "Anyone got a plan?" She asked around and Mikey raise his hand. "Other than Mikey?" Mikey scowled. Unfortunately, no one did. "Nope," Big Mac shook his head. Donnie sighed. "I just know I’m gonna regret this," he said and looked at the youngest turtle. "Okay Mikey, what’s your plan?" Mikey grinned. "Dr. Finn's looking for the Green Man, right? So, we'll give her the Green Man. Or should I say, Green Men. And Women..." Back at Dr. Finn's base camp, she was preparing for her next hunt. "For months people made a fool out of me!" Dr. Finn ranted, as strapped on a net launcher. "Dismissed me for chasing fairy tales, but no more! Prepare the Sorties!" "Dr. Finn, let’s be reasonable," Parker eased. "You’ve been at this since that so called Triceraton invasion. Maybe we shouldn’t waste our lives like this and-" "Not while I’m so close!" Dr. Finn snapped, grabbing him by the jacket. "I will find the Green Monster and prove that I was right! Understood?!" Parker sighed. "Understood." "I'm not taking any chances!" Dr. Finn said, releasing her grip. "Unleash the Sorties!" Parker pushed some buttons and the orb drones flew out of the truck. "And stay with the truck this time!" "Yes, doc," Parker said. "And keep an eye out for those girls!" Dr. Finn added. "No doubt they'll will be back to try free the Green Man or whatever it was that I caught! I will not let anything stand in my way to greatness! The hunt is on!" And with that, Dr. Finn charged off into the woods after her drones. While Parker was looking less than thrilled. "That woman's a real pain in my side!" He grumbled, while unaware that five figures were lurking in the trees near by. By now, night had fallen and it had gotten dark. And in another part of the woods, Eleven big hairy figures were crunching through brush before they stopped by a clearing. "We look ridiculous!" Raph complained. "And these leaves are itching me all over!" Casey added. "Not really a fan of this look either," put in Rainbow Dash. "I think we look great!" Pinkie Pie said, cheerfully. "And monstrous!" "Gotta hand it to you, Rarity," Mikey commented to the fashionista. "You really know how to make great monster costumes!" "Why thank you, darling," Rarity replied in flattery. "It was challenging to say the least." "Okay," Leo spoke up. "Everyone know the plan?" "Mmm hmm," Fluttershy nodded. "Distract Dr. Finn long enough for Donnie and the others to get that footage and delete it." "Oooo, this is gonna be good!" Pinkie Pie grinned, rubbing her hands together. "I don't know about this," Keno said. "And I ain't too sure this plan will work," Applejack chimed in. "Well, me neither," Sunset Shimmer said. "But it's the only plan we got." "She's right," Blade agreed. Suddenly, Leo heard foot steps approaching. "Shhh!" He hissed. "Dr. Finn's coming. Come on!" And they all hid as Dr. Finn and her drones came running into the clearing. She checked a small device and spoke through her comlink. "Parker, the Sorties have located something- no two somethings! three-four-five- there's a whole slew of them! Is the containment unit ready?" "It's ready, doc," Parker replied. "Perfect!" Dr. Finn said. "And no foul ups this time!" Suddenly she heard a loud roar and a big furry figure jumped out at her. It growled as two more appeared next to it. Then six more jumped out from the brush and surrounded her. "Rarr rarr rarr rarr rarr rarr!" One of them said, in a bubbly voice. "There's a whole herd of them!" Dr. Finn gasped. "I'll be famous! Sorties, apprehend those creatures!" And her drones went on the attack, firing stun blasts and tranq darts. "I knew this was a bad idea!" Applejack said to herself, as she and her friends fled in all directions. Dr. Finn fired her net launcher at the three monsters but missed when they scattered. Then another jumped over her and ran into hiding. Then a tall monster jumped up behind her. "Goongala!" It moaned. Instantly, Dr. Finn whipped and fired the launcher, trapping the monster in a net, but then another monster jumped on her and she gives chase. Rainbow Dash used her weapon to slash the drones before she hurried over to Casey. "Goongala?" She snickered. "Really?" "Just get me out of this net!" Casey grumbled. Dr. Finn chased the monster through the trees, firing stun blasts, nets, and tranquilizer darts. But the monster dodged, back-flipped, and did cartwheels to avoid every hit, making the doctor more irritated. "Sorties, attack!" Dr. Finn growled. Her orb drones began shooting more stun blasts and tranq darts at the monster. But the creature threw some sprinkles that exploded, destroying them. "How did that?" Dr. Finn said in confusion, then she shouted into her comlink. "Parker, deploy more Sorties!" "On it, doc!" Parker replied, and sent out more drones. Back at the fight, Dr Finn started firing her guns again, when another monster lifted up a bolder and hurled it at her. She yelped and dodged before it could hit her. But it did smash more of her drones. Then she fired another stun blast at the strong monster, but another one blocked the blast with a diamond shield and knocked her off her feet. "Thanks, Rarity," Applejack said. "Think nothing of it, darling," Rarity replied, before using her diamond disks to slice up some more drones. Dr. Finn got up and held her guns out. "You will not get the best of me!" The strong monster grabbed a log and held it over its head before throwing it as Dr. Finn rolled out of the way. Dr. Finn raised her guns to fire again, only for another monster to race in at super speed and spun her around making her dizzy. Then the monster she had netted whacked her with a hockey stick and two agile ones kicked her to the side. Then two of the three monsters leaped in. One swept her leg and the other kicked her into a tree. "That tears it!" Dr. Finn yelled. "No monster makes a fool out of Abigail Finn!" But before she could fire her guns, one of the monsters whistled and a bunch of birds and squirrels mobbed her. "Aah! No! Get off!" As she waved her hands trying to keep the animals away, the monster ran up and drop-kicked her down a hill, crashing into another tree. Then another one fired a lightning bolt from a sword, destroying more drones. Then all the monsters hi-fived and fist-bumped as they ran off. At the base camp, Parker was monitoring the computer system, when he heard a knock at the door. "What now?" He got up and opened the door, only to find no one there. Suspicious, he grabbed two spare tranq guns and walked out, aiming them in one direction to another. "If you three kids are pulling another prank," he called out. "I should warn you, I'm prepared this time!" Suddenly, his guns were pulled from his hands and floated off in opposite directions. One of them was covered in a sparkling pink substance. Then a shadow fell on him and he turned around just as three figures jumped down from the top of the truck and knocked him out. The three figures were Donnie, Karai, and Shini. April and Twilight Sparkle were the ones who stole the tranq guns out of his hands. They sat Parker up against the truck then Donnie and Twilight hurried inside. Donnie got to work finding and erasing all the footage of Mikey from the computer. Twilight Sparkle looked over the tablet and found backup footage which she then deleted. Later, the two teams regrouped in a clearing. Leo, Sunset, and the others had ditched their costumes, except for Casey who only took off his costume's head. "So how did it go?" Leo asked. "Perfectly!" Twilight Sparkle answered. "We can all breathe easy now that Twilight and I erased all the footage of Mikey strolling through the woods," Donnie said. "How did you guys handle Dr. Finn?" April asked. "We definitely showed her what we're capable of," Leo said. "Even though she netted Casey," Rainbow Dash snickered, making Casey frown. "I'm surprised we were still able to fight in those costumes," Keno said. "Well, I did design them to be maneuverable," Rarity stated. While everyone spoke, Twilight noticed some broken tree branches and what looked like large footprints all over the place. "Yep!" Mikey stood, facing the group. "We taught that looney Dr. Finn not to mess with the Green Men and Women!" As he spoke, something big and bulking was rising up from the mud and moss covered ground behind him. The Turtles, Allies, and Rainbooms saw it and froze. Twilight Sparkle legs trembled in fright. "What?" Mikey asked in confusion. "Uh, Mikey..." Sunset Shimmer said, nervously. "I think Dr. Finn might have actually been right about the Green Man!" "Why?" Mikey asked. Then drops of something slimey landed on his arm and he slowly looked up. A big green hulking hairy creature, the side of the Creep was standing behind him. He looked at the others. "I think I speak for us all when I say AAAHHHH!" Everyone screamed and scrambled up some trees as the giant creature gazed up at them. "The Green Man Of The Woods is real?!" Donnie exclaimed in shock. "Wow!" Pinkie Pie said. "What are the odds!" "I've seen some strange creatures in Equestria," Blade Swipe noted, staring at the large creature in bewilderment. "But I never imagined something like this ever existed in this world!" "Uh, do y'all think it might be a plant eater?" Applejack asked, worriedly. "Or does it eat whatever it finds? Like us?!" "I vote plant eater!" Rainbow Dash said, clinging to Fluttershy. "We should be safe up here," Twilight Sparkle stated, nervously. "Hopefully the Green Man can't climb trees!" Just then they all heard a loud cracking sound. Mikey looked down and saw part of the branch he was resting on was breaking! "Ah sewer apples!" He said, as the branch snapped and he fell to the ground with a thud and came face to face with the Green Man. He screamed and pressed against the tree. "Nice, man monster!" He eased as the creature came closer. "Easy! Easy now!" The monster sniffed the turtle all over before smelling the bag of nuts he had on his belt. "Oh, you want my pistachios?" He pulled out a hand full and fed them to the monster. After that, the creature rubbed it's head against Mikey's shell. "What a sweet friendly giant guy." Then he called up. "Guys, it's cool, he's a nice Green Man." Everyone came down from the tree and walked up to the big beast. "Well I'll be," Applejack said in amazement. "I never imagined the Green Man was real. And living so close to the farm too!" "That makes two us," Leo added. Fluttershy nuzzled the Green Man. "He's so cute!" "Out of all the mutants and monsters I've seen, this is astounding!" Donnie said. "I wonder if he's a mutant as well?" "What we need to do is get him out of here," April stated. "Remember that Dr. Finn is hunting for him." "April's right," Sunset Shimmer agreed. "And there's no telling when Dr. Abababahbahbah!" She froze up, her eyes wide. "Sunset Shimmer?" Twilight Sparkle looked concerned. Sunset stood still before she wobbled around, her eyes beginning to droop, and fell to the ground on her belly. One of Dr Finn's tranquilizer darts was sticking out of her back. Everyone gasped and looked up. Not far away stood the Monster Hunter. And she looked very teed off. "Four humanoid turtles?" She said, amazed. "I'll get a major promotion now!" Leo quickly to charge. "Donnie, you, Mikey, Casey, Shinigami, Pinkie, and Fluttershy get the creature out of here!" Then he turned back to Dr. Finn. "The rest of us will deal with her!" "Got it!" Donnie nodded, and they hurry off, leading the Green Man away. "Get back here with my monster!" Dr Finn shouted after them. "He's not your monster!" Rainbow Dash retorted. "If you want that creature!" Blade Swipe said, pulling out his sword. "You'll have to go through us!" And everyone drew their weapons. Dr. Finn gave a sinister smile. "I plan to..." she said, as a mob of drones appeared by her side. "Capture the Turtles! But the Green Man is mine!" "Ninjas, take'em down!" Leo ordered, and they went on the attack. Dr Finn fired more tranquilizer darts and Leo, Raph, Karai, Blade, Rainbow Dash, and Rarity deflected them with their weapons. Then the drones dove in and fired some stun blasts but Applejack grabbed a big log and swung it like baseball bat, smashing them and Keno took out some more with his sparing sticks. "I knew you girls were hiding the Green Man from me!" Dr. Finn snapped at the girls. Then Blade shot a bolt of lightning at her and she dodged. "But it seems you were hiding much more than that!" She fired more darts at Raph, while he was destroying a drone, but April halted them with her powers. "Why are you so obsessed with monster hunting?" April demanded. "Because my whole life, people have laughed and ridiculed me for believing in these legendary creatures!" Dr. Finn responded with a sneer. "They've even gone so far as to label me insane!" "Judging by how intensely obsessive you are, I'm inclined to believe that!" Twilight Sparkle said. "But once I have that creature, I'll be famous!" Dr. Finn said, aiming her guns "You're not getting that Green Man!" Leo retorted. "No one gives orders to Dr. Abigail Finn!" Dr. Finn said, and continued to fire at the group who dodged. "Y'know a utility belt sounds good right about now!" Keno said. Meanwhile, Rarity was dragging Sunset to a safe spot. "I think you put on a little weight darling," she said, panting. While they fought, Dr. Finn noticed the others and the Green Man were getting further and further away. "I've waited too long for this moment!" In slow motion, she leaped up and shot a dart. It soared through the air and nailed the Green Man right in the back! The monster roared out in pain before it slumped to the ground. "NO!" The Turtles and Rainbooms cried. "Yes!" Dr Finn cheered. "I got' em!" Angered, Blade blasted her with a lightning bolt, shocking her. Then Leo and Raph spun kicked her back and Karai morphed into her snake form and wrapped around the crazed doctor. "You are a monster!" She hissed. "No! I'm the Monster Hunter!" Dr. Finn rebuffed, and she managed to shoot Karai with a dart, making her slip off. "Karai!" Leo shouted. Dr. Finn reacted quickly and shot Leo and Raph next. "No!" Twilight Sparkle exclaimed, and swung her weapon at Dr. Finn, but the hunter dodged her swing and shot her next. "Twilight!" Cried Rainbow Dash and Applejack. Rainbow Dash ran circles around Dr. Finn and Applejack rammed her into a tree. Then they charged at her, but she suddenly shot them with darts. Then she fired two more at Rarity but she blocked them with her diamond shield. Unfortunately, it also rebounded the darts and they hit Blade Swipe and Keno. "Oh no!" Rarity exclaimed, then she too was hit with a dart and knocked out. Dr. Finn fired her launcher and netted Leo and Raph. "I'll be back for you two later!" She said. "Right now, I've got a Green Man to capture!" And she rushed off in the direction the others had gone. While that was happening, Donnie, Mikey and the others were struggling to pull the unconscious creature to safety. "I wish Applejack came with us!" Mikey said, straining. "We could so use her super strength!" "You said it!" Donnie agreed. "This guy must weigh at least a few tons!" As they were pulling, Fluttershy's geode glowed and she gasped. "Oh, my..." she said, in surprise. "You okay, Fluttershy?" Shini asked. "Um, well..." Fluttershy wasn't sure how to explain. "Dr. Finn's coming!" Pinkie Pie said, pointing. Mikey looked around wildly and spotted some fallen branches and leaves. "I've got an idea!" He said. Dr. Finn stormed into the clearing and stood on top of a mound, looked around and aiming her guns in one direction to another. Then she saw a large figure crawling around as if it were trying to escape. "No no no, my little Green Man!" She said, coyly, and she shot a dart at the creature and netted it. "Yes!" Then she shouted into her comlink. "Parker! Parker, come in! Do you copy, over?!" Parker was just waking up from his knockout when he got the call. "I copy, doc!" He answered. "Call the press, I've caught the Green Man!" Dr. Finn said in excitement. "And two humanoid Turtles as well! And I'm about to catch the other two! Send in some Sorties to collect the Green Man, by then I should have the all the Turtles!" "Got it, doc!" Parker replied. A bunch of drones soon arrived and latched onto the net, carrying the unconscious monster back to the base camp. Meanwhile, Dr Finn and some of her drones were stalking through the woods, looking for the others. "Come out, come out, little turtles!" She coaxed. "You can't hide from the Monster Hunter!" When she wasn't looking, a staff with a spear stabbed a drone, destroying it. Then some sprinkles landed on another and exploded, destroying that one as well. "What was that?!" When she turned away, some darts and Shini's weapon destroyed the remaining drones. "Huh? If you turtles are hunting me, your making a huge mistake!" Donnie's voice called out from the trees. "The only one making a mistake here is you, Doctor!" "Yeah," Mikey's voice chimed in. "Cause we're not just turtles. We're also butt-kicking ninjas!" "So are we!" Pinkie's voice added. "And we have you right where we want you!" Shini's voice said, ominously. "You're bluffing!" Dr. Finn said, starting to worry. "You're just trying to scare me! Keep me off focus!" As she backed up, Pinkie and Shini's legs stuck out from each side of some bushes and tripped her. "And it's working!" Donnie said. Dr. Finn stood and shifted aimed her guns in every direction. "No it's not!" shurikens flew in a destroyed her guns. "Nothing scares, Dr. Abigail Finn!" She declared. "Nothing!" She felt a tap on her should and turned around to see Mikey shriek like a banshee. She scream and turned back just in time for Fluttershy and Shinigami to punch her in the face, knocking her out. "You are a very bad lady!" Fluttershy frowned. Just then Leo and the others showed up. "Are you guys all right?" Leo asked. "Yeah, just barely," Donnie said. "How did you guys escape?" "After Dr. Finn nabbed us and ran off, Sunset woke up and got us loose," Raph explained. "Still a little groggy," Sunset Shimmer said, then gave Rarity an annoyed frown. "And I think I heard Rarity say I should diet!" The fashionista could only smile sheepishly at that. "Where’s the green man?" April asked in worry. Twilight Sparkle looked off in the distance. "Oh, no!" She had spotted the drones carrying the Green Man away in the net. "Dr. Finn's drones have him!" "No they don't," Pinkie Pie said, coyly. "He's right here," Donnie said, and walked up to the mound. He used his staff to move some leaves and branches aside. The mound Dr. Finn had stood on earlier was really the Green Man. "We hid him before Dr. Obsession showed up." "But if the Green Man's here," Applejack pointed. "Then who's that in the net over there?" Rainbow Dash noticed that someone was missing. "Uh, where’s Casey?" She asked. "It's all part of the plan," Mikey grinned, mischievously. Shinigami picked up Dr. Finn. "Let's get Little Miss Monster Hunter back to her camp before she wakes up," she said. "And wait till you hear what Fluttershy found out about our green friend here." The next morning, The Turtles, wearing disguises, the allies, and the Rainbooms joined a large crowd of TV and news reporters that were gathered at Dr. Finn's base camp, waiting to see her big presentation. Dr. Finn slammed Parker against the van. "What do you mean all the footage is gone?!" She said in outrage. "I'm sorry, doc," Parker replied in a panic. "I honestly don't know what happened! Something knocked me out and when I woke up, all the footage was erased. Even the backup on my tablet!" Dr. Finn growled and released her grip on his jacket. "It must have been those girls!" She griped. "First they robbed me of my second prize in those turtles, now this!" Her mood soon shifted. "But it doesn't matter! Despite their attempts to stop me, I've finally captured the Green Man! Now, to claim my fame and glory!" She walked off, laughing evilly while Parker looked annoyed. Soon, Dr. Finn stood before a tarp covered cage. "Ladies and Gentlemen of the press, after years of speculation and yellow journalism, I, Dr. Abigail Finn, have living proof of that monsters exist!" "Here it comes!" Mikey whispered to the others. "And now, people of the media, I give you.... the Green Man!" Dr. Finn pulled off the tarp, only to find not a Green Man but... "Help! Get me out of here!" Casey cried. "What?! No! Not again!" Dr. Finn exclaimed. The Green Man she thought she had captured last night was in fact Casey, still in his monster costume. The Turtles and Rainbooms couldn't help but grin and snicker at that. "Nice one, Mikey," Raph said, chuckling. "You are one sly turtle," Sunset Shimmer added. "This lady's completely insane!" Casey pointed accusingly at the still shocked Monster Hunter. "She attacked me and shot me with a tranq dart! Then she dressed me up in this stupid costume!" "No-no-no!" Dr. Finn interjected. "Ignore this whelp! There was a real monster in there. I swear it." "That's funny," Casey retorted. "The only monster I see is you, lady!" "Parker!" Dr. Finn turned to her assistant. "Tell them I caught a real monster!" Parker just stood there with his arms crossed. "Actually, folks, she did lock this boy up against his will!" He said, deciding to take Casey's side. "Against my sane advice, mind you! Oh, and one more thing, Doc." He threw his headset away. "I quit! I've had enough of you and your crazy monster hunting obsessions! I'm going back to med school!" Then he turned on his heels and stormed off. "What, No?! Parker, you can't just walk out on me!" Dr. Finn tried to go after him but she got mobbed by the press, bombarding her with questions. The Ninjas and Apple Family quickly slipped away before Dr. Finn could spot them. Later, they, along with Fugitoid were waiting in the clearing when Casey came in, still wearing the costume. "Howdy, Mr. Green Man," Applejack joked. "How was your performance?" "Did it work?" Mikey asked. "Oh, it worked alright," Casey chuckled, taking off his head piece. "Those News people are gonna make fun of her for months. And get's even better. The police showed up and arrested her for abduction, harassment, and trespassing!" He laughed. "Well, it sounds like you all had quite the day and night!" Fugitoid said. "Maybe now we can get a little peace and quiet round here!" Granny Smith stated. "Eeyup," Big Mac nodded. "Sorry we brought this on you, Granny Smith," Leo apologized. "We promise we’ll be more careful." Mikey acted out the Pinkie promise. "I Pinkie promise." "Ah that nosey neighbor of ours is to blame," Granny waved it off. "Maybe you fellas could take care the FlimFlam Brothers next." Rainbow Dash turned to Fluttershy. "So what did you guys find out about the Green Man?" "Well for one thing," Fluttershy started. "The Green Man is actually a Green Woman." "Wait? He's a she?!" Raph asked in surprise. "Yep," Donnie confirmed. "We were just as surprised as you." "And there's something else we found out," Shini said. "What's that?" Bright Eyes asked. "We'll show you," Pinkie Pie said. "But we have to keep our distance," Fluttershy cautioned. They led everyone to another part of the woods and they all hid behind a brush and peeked out. Everyone gasped at what they saw. "Well, I'll be..." Fugitoid said in astonishment. "Oh my goodness!" April gasped. Playing and wrestling near the Green Woman were two little cubs! "Babies!" Bright Eyes and Apple Bloom gushed. "Awwww!" The Rainbooms cooed. "How adorable!" Rarity exclaimed. "They’re so cute!" Caitlyn added. "I did not see that coming," Keno said. "That's nice," Leo began. "But what happens if someone else finds them?" "Don't worry, Leo," Fluttershy assured. "When we helped her back to her cubs, she told me that they're wandering creatures. They never stay in one place for too long." The Green Woman stood up and grunted to her cubs. Then the babies climbed onto her back and she lumbered off as the ninjas watched her. "And there they go," Mikey said. "Too bad they can’t stay with us!" Apple Bloom said, sadly. "Sorry, sugarcube," Applejack told her. "But if they stay, more people like that Dr. Finn will be after them. They belong in the wild." "Goodbye!" Fluttershy called out. "Hope we see you again soon!" "I don’t think anyone will believe this experience in Equestria," Bright Eyes said. "Oh I don’t know," Blade Swipe countered. "You’ve got someone to share this with." Bright Eyes smiled at that. "I think it's save to say," Sunset Shimmer began. "That they'll never have to worry about Dr. Finn ever again." In her jail cell, Dr. Finn stared down at pictures of the Rainbooms. "You girls made a strong enemy!" She sneered. "And you better be on your guard! Because I will be back!"