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The Gumbus:

Okay, big first change is that Leo obviously doesn't think ghosts are fake anymore. April was literally possessed by Gram-Gram and they all saw the spirits of Hamatos past. He can't deny it. Of course, Leo also knows that the Gumbus isn't real and has to reconcile that with Mikey.

Leo: It's just...ghosts are the spirits of people who loved us, right? So I don't think they'd stick around haunting and scaring people. The love didn't die with them, you know? So ghosts are real, but not scary haunting ghosts that haunt the Stop and Shop.

Mikey: ...Huh.

Leo is also perfectly willing to comfort Mikey in his pillow fort so April is dragging them both off for ghost hunting! Mikey feels better when he realizes he'll get to brag about a solo adventure with Donnie's two favorite people. (It's Donnie, we know he plays favorites.)

Since Leo has his past memories, he's more aware of what's going on and trying to figure out how to maybe wrap this up early so they can go home (and maybe not make a new enemy.) He also dodges the mop attack and accidentally slices it in half.

Baxter Stockboy: Hey! You're paying for that!

Leo: Sorry!

When the chains show up, Leo reacts first and just pulls Baxter out of the way. So no weird turkey thing because Baxter can't get away. (A good way to prevent the Gumbus from showing up because Baxter can't pull off his scares while he's being watched.) Mikey tries to talk to Baxter about the can-stacking (and maybe try and do a collab) but Baxter is just salty.

Of course, when the Gumbus does show up, Leo just reacts and slices its head off, revealing it's a robot.

Mikey: Wow Leo! You were right about bringing your sword!

April: How'd you know that would work?

Leo: (knew because of memories) Uh, mystic sword? So mystic might work on a ghost and if it was real, sword works?

Baxter: My Gumbus! You're paying for that too!

They get away with the footage and Baxter swearing revenge, and Mikey then goes to brag to Donnie about his solo adventure. Donnie declares a 'Twin Night' in revenge.

Al Be Back:

...I'm gonna be honest, this episode is just plain weird. But unfortunately, Albearto still exists so we have to go through with it.

Okay, first change, Splinter gets to be part of the band! Second change, Sunita is in charge of the band and she has a vision so their whole thing is a lot more cohesive and everyone is a little scared of her. Third change, Leo...isn't part of the band. You know, he doesn't think he's good enough?

So while everyone prepares for their gig, Leo is suddenly hit with a flashback of the Albeartos and runs off to take care of it. Unfortunately, he's caught spying on the bears so they unleash their connection early. Leo remembers the main Albearto going after the control tower and tries to cut him off, but doesn't manage to stop him from taking control of everything. And since Leo messed things up, he's the prime target. So he starts getting chased by a bunch of animatronic bears.

Unfortunately, this gets the attention of his family, who see Leo getting chased and everyone goes on the offensive. Leo apologizes for not stopping it and ruining their gig and no one really cares because the payment for the gig was a bunch of free pizza so this was mostly fun for everyone.

(Look, I literally cannot figure out a real reason why they formed the band in canon, so this is my answer!)

Sunita takes charge once again, telling everyone to get all the animatronics to the stage! Splinter grabs the mic and enthralls the bots with his amazing opera singing, allowing the boys and April to do their work. Once everyone is in place, Sunita explodes.

The Longest Fight:

Leo is so stressed during this episode because he knows that the Foot Clan is going to go and get a piece of the Shredder armor tonight and they have to stop them. But that means getting the family to the mall, which means Leo has to break the Wifi Router. Which he's already feeling guilty about breaking in the past.

Seeing his family so excited about watching the trick, Leo finally decides that he's not going to ruin things for them. Instead, Leo decides he's going to just use his portals and slip out to the mall to fight the Foot Clan on his own! ...Which is going to be tricky because his brothers all want to hang out with him and Leo can't slip away easily!

The first time he manages to get away, he tries to find the gauntlet before the Foot Clan get there. (Also, Leo is kicking himself the entire time for not realizing the first go-around that the Foot Clan didn't want the evil looking gauntlet instead of the ring, what was he thinking!?) But then Mikey texts asking where he is so Leo has to portal back.

It basically becomes a ping-pong ball of Leo portaling to fight the Foot and then portaling back home so his family doesn't get suspicious/Donnie doesn't check his tracker. (Because when he came up with this plan, Leo didn't come up with an explanation for how he knew the Foot were going after a specific jewelry store in the first place.)

The random texts Leo's getting also distract him during the fight, so he also has to hide his injuries when he's back at the lair. Eventually, Leo does manage to snag the gauntlet and tries to portal away, but the Foot don't let go and the gauntlet is portal-chopped. Leo gets the hand part, the Foot get the rest.

Back in his bedroom, Leo barely has enough time to hide the piece of Shredder before his brothers burst in. Since Leo's holding a skateboard, he says he was practicing the 14-40 to try and impress them, but he couldn't do it and he's sorry. Raph says they'll forgive him, if he shows them the trick. So Leo pulls off the 14-40 and everyone cheers and Leo is dying of guilt inside.

Late that night, Leo portals to a hidden spot in New Jersey (because no one will think he goes there) and hides the Shredder hand, pondering if it will be easier or harder to fight a one-handed Shredder. The Foot Clan, on the other hand, is very angry about Leo.

Shell in a Cell:

I say this episode takes place on Raph's birthday so Leo is determined not to ruin it this time! So determined that he's sitting as far away from the action as possible. He can't see a thing, but it's safe this time!

Raph, of course, pulls Leo out so he can watch, though not right to the edge since Leo's been a bit edgy about heights since the Draxum thing. He promises that Leo won't fall and if he does, then Raph's gonna catch him. Leo is very touched.

Mikey and Donnie, of course, are squabbling since their beef is stronger and Mikey definitely took the last pizza slice on purpose this time. Unfortunately, their fighting pulls Leo over to try and stop it and Leo gets shoved over the edge. True to his word, Raph jumps after and catches him. Which means two turtles land on top of Ghostbear and are pulled out by Jessica Jaclyn. Oops.

Leo immediately tries to protest, but Jessica declares that now Raph and Leo will have to fight for the Championship Belt. The two are ushered off to separate rooms, and Mikey calls dibs on Leo which pisses off Donnie. Some angry texting back and forth and by the time Mikey and Donnie make it to Raph and Leo, it's essentially war with Raph and Leo as their champions.

Despite their protests, Leo and Raph are pushed into the ring together, and of course refuse to fight. Then of course, Ghostbear shows up and tries to attack. Leo and Raph try to talk it out, despite Donnie and Mikey's encouragement to fight, until Ghostbear insults both Leo and Raph. Then it's two turtles turning on a dime and shouting, "What did you say about my brother!?" And it's on!

The brothers turn the tables on Ghostbear and after their victory, leave the belt behind and make their escape. Splinter, who was watching the news from home, starts to lecture Mikey and Donnie for getting out of hand while Leo and Raph sit on the couch. Raph apologizes for letting Leo fall, but Leo isn't upset.

Leo: You kept your promise, Raph. You caught me.

Raph: Course I did. Always will.

Leo (as usual) has not been sleeping well because he keeps having nightmares about Draxum dropping him from the roof. So he's actually taking a bit of a nap when Donnie parks the Turtle Tank in front of the Grand Nexus hotel.

Leo does manage to usher out Stanley the Bellhop while his brothers try to catch the oozequitos, and he doesn't argue with Raph so things go...slightly better. But Stanley opens the door to grab the phone he forgot, so the bugs escape and we still get Bullhop. Leo feels super bad about it. On the plus side, no one gets caught in Donnie's trap!

Despite managing to hide it pretty well, all three of the brothers pick up that Big Mama makes Leo really nervous. Of course, they all have different ideas why. Donnie thinks Leo wants to make a good impression on such a wealthy and important yokai businesswoman. Mikey thinks Leo is worried about giving the wrong impression and getting them in trouble. Raph thinks Leo's type is older women. (It's really not.)

Leo doesn't make any comments about Big Mama once she reveals her true form, mostly because he's trying really hard not to have a panic attack. (He remembers how his brothers didn't believe him about Big Mama last time, but he has a plan now!) When Big Mama offers her deal, Leo asks if they can take a few minutes to discuss things as it's such a big deal. Then, he texts Splinter.

Leo: Hey Dad. We just met a woman named Big Mama. She wants to make a deal with us.

Splinter: Big Mama!? Come home now!

So the turtles go home and Big Mama is left to plot. Back at the lair, Splinter manages to convince his sons that Big Mama is very dangerous and they should never make a deal with her. Donnie's a little disappointed that he didn't get a sample of her spider silk to work with, but Leo reveals some that got stuck to his hand when he pushed her away, so Donnie gets to work!

The next day, the boys plus April and Sunita go bug hunting with the new Bug Slapper, now with synthetic spider silk! It doesn't work quite as well as Big Mama's, since Donnie didn't have much to work with, but Sunita helps by providing some homemade bug bait, which lures the oozequitos in! After congratulating each other on the haul, April asks what they're going to do with the oozequitos. Before anyone comes up with an idea, they're jumped by some of Big Mama's employees and the bugs get stolen.

April and Raph lead the charge to get the bugs back, but Sunita is immediately worried when they get to the Nexus because everyone knows not to mess with Big Mama. And things get worse when Draxum appears to break into Big Mama's office and retrieve his oozequitos.

Leo tries to convince his family to stay out of the fight, but it doesn't work as most of them throw themselves into the fray. Draxum eventually makes it to the roof with the bugs and Leo and Raph give chase while the others handle Big Mama and her goons. Despite his best efforts, Leo gets snagged by Draxum's vines while Raph manages to catch the bugs.

Leo: (panic mode) Please please don't drop me!

Raph: If you dare drop my brother off this roof, Raph's gonna-

Draxum: Drop you? Why would I drop you?

Leo and Raph: Huh?

Draxum: (gently stroking Leo's cheek with a finger) Think of all the beautiful sliders we will make together!

Huggin and Muggin: Boss! You're being creepy again!

Leo: (blue-screening because this definitely didn't happen last time) Huh!?

Raph chucks the jar of oozequitos at Draxum's face, breaking the jar and causing him to drop Leo onto the roof. He then tackles Draxum off the roof, punching him all the way down. He still manages to build his first giant duplicate of himself, but it's just used to punch Draxum. Leo's now the one saving Raph with some quick portal work.

The other siblings see Raph and Leo falling and after locking Big Mama in her vault, go to check on them. Raph explains that Draxum is being a creep who wants to make babies with Leo, which sets off everyone's protective instincts. Leo tries to talk them down from attempting to murder Draxum, and then gives up and just creates a portal to take them all home.

Back at the lair, Draxum is added to the new 'Destroy on Sight' section of the LSL Board, as the Hamatos plus Sunita are now all convinced that Draxum is looking to seduce Leo and that will not stand! Sunita also joins the LSL as a member.

Back at his lair, Huggin tries to cheer Draxum up since the oozequitos still got away while Muggin tries to find that book they found on how to phrase things properly so Draxum stops sounding like a creep. Draxum just mourns that he won't be able to create his army of mystic red-eared sliders yet.

The Fast and the Furriest:

This time, Donnie is able to successfully show off the Turtle Tank as it has not been stolen. Splinter is there with his sons to applaud and appreciate Donnie. Donnie also gets to pull Leo into it as Leo helped do some of the modifications during sleepless nights, while Leo brushes it off.

Splinter gets told that some packages he ordered have been delivered (specifically the birthday gifts and Christmas gifts he ordered online.) Unfortunately, the delivery driver somehow managed to drop them off somewhere in New Jersey. Splinter goes to beg Donnie for the keys to the Turtle Tank so he can go pick them up.

Donnie: Why not ask Leo to portal there and pick them up?

Splinter: (anguished gasp) And let him see his presents before his birthday!?

Donnie relents and hands over the keys, and Splinter promises to be extra careful. The driving goes well at first, but then the Shopping Cart protocol automatically turns on. He calls Donnie to ask what happened and how to get back on the road (and also praying he didn't somehow ruin his son's car on its first night out), and then Meatsweats shows up and kidnaps him for some delicious food.

Donnie grabs his brothers and has Leo teleport them to the tank, and the chase is on! Fight happens similarly, though Leo is better with his portals and Splinter is actually trying to fight his way out of a cage instead of helping Meatsweats drive. He also learns who Meatsweats used to be.

Splinter: Wait? That wasn't just poor CGI?!

Meatsweats: Huh. I'll remember that for later...

When Meatsweats unleashes his trapped mutants, Splinter is able to escape in the chaos, but they keep chasing him because Donnie wants to test out the boom cannons. Turns out, they work really well. (Splinter wants revenge because the escape meant he lost his yukata.)

Despite his request, all five of them wind up in New Jersey and Splinter has the turtles all blindfold themselves so he can collect the presents. Donnie decides they can test the autopilot on the way home, and it backs them up into a tree. They decide to let Dad drive.

Mascot Melee:

Thanks to the events of last episode, the boys go shopping for a replacement yukata for their dad. Mikey still calls it a birthday gift for some reason. (Despite it still being early fall and Splinter's birthday being in December.) April was originally going to come help, but she got held up at work because a jerk employee called in sick.

Leo actually doesn't remember much about this one because things went so well, so Raph's wallet gets swiped. Leo feels really bad about it.

Most of the episode goes as it usually does, though Leo is both less confident, and trying to keep Donnie from flirting so heavily with Atomic Lass. (He does wind up remembering about the cockroach thing.) Sadly, it doesn't work and Donnie's memories of his first love are forever associated with a creepy man who was actually a mutant cockroach.

Repo Mantis:

Not an episode that changes too much, but there are a few.

Since Donnie and Mikey don't get along well in this AU, they're sniping at each other a lot harder. So when they start arguing around Todd, he just gives them a Look to get them to stop. It's very effective.

Mikey mentions that Leo and Raph would love the puppies and Todd mentions that he's also training some of them as emotional support dogs. This totally doesn't push Donnie into helping build the Puppy Rescue. (It totally does.)

Donnie and Mikey both get regular phone calls from Leo, who is very worried that they haven't come back. He does relax once he hears Todd's voice because that brings back memories of Todd, who is not dangerous. Mikey suggests teleporting over so he and Raph can get puppy love, but Leo passes because he knows something is coming up, but he can't remember what, just that it happens when Donnie and Mikey are gone.

Donnie is a lot more angry that Mikey didn't automatically go for the Bug Zapper, and Mikey actually refuses to hit it until Donnie apologizes. They go home arguing at the end.

Hypno! Part Deux:

April's side doesn't really change, except she's now slightly more open on having a crush on Taylor. Being cool doesn't matter as much as her hanging out with her crush. Which is fair. So April's even more pissed at Donnie's ad-blocker, even if it now does give validations.

Mayhem still grabs Raph and Leo to help, and April is a bit more aware of who Hypno is because the boys told her about it. Leo is less distracted by Mayhem in a cute outfit, though he does take the time to whisper a compliment.

The boys split up to search for April, which means Leo winds up bumping into someone he really isn't supposed to meet yet; Sunita, not yet disguised. She's checking out the various schools to decide which one she wants to go to once she gets her cloaking broach. Sunita also isn't hypnotized since she doesn't have a human phone yet, so Leo recruits her for help. (And maybe to help get April a friend.)

Raph still steals Taylor's float and uses it to rescue April, but they then get cornered by the other students. Mayhem fails to teleport, and then Leo rescues them by forming a portal for them to jump through.

Sunita shows them some of Hypno's hats that she's found and she and April team up to track them down while Leo and Raph distract Hypno. The plan goes similarly to the show, except that Hypno disappears while also slightly slimy. No one feels bad for him.

Afterwards, April decides to ditch the dance, having lost her crush on Taylor after the girl tried to attack her, and instead hangs out with Raph, Leo, and Sunita at the lair. Sunita has now decided where she wants to go to school.

Down With The Sickness:

This episode has a few changes. First, Leo is actually ashamed of himself to start because he's spent the last couple of years trying to develop a vaccine for Rat Flu. Clearly, it didn't work this time so he feels bad Splinter is sick.

Donnie and Mikey bring up their ideas of what to ask for, but Raph says that Leo should be the one to pick, which they immediately agree on! Leo tries to brush it off, saying their ideas are great and they should pick one of them, or have Raph pick! But the brothers have decided; Leo gets to choose.

(Leo is panicking because according to his very long list, it's Raph's turn to get picked when Leo's turn comes around, but Raph didn't say what he wanted so Leo can't give it! Also, he feels ashamed of his first idea of the unicorn onesies because why would his family want to wear matching onesies with him, he's so stupid!)

(His family would totally love to wear matching unicorn onesies with him.)

Stage one, Leo has blankets and warm coats prepared for the cold.

Stage two, Donnie sacrifices Mikey to the Wild Rat Man to buy time for Leo to finish putting on his hazmat suit. Mikey is not pleased and will remember that.

Stage 3, Mikey manages to steal Donnie's helmet so Donnie is the first brother down for the count. Leo mentally moves uranium up on the list.

Stage 4, some combat here, and then Mikey's suit gets pulled off by Donnie robot arms because Donnie will now have his revenge! Two brothers down.

Stage 5, Leo tries to ask Raph what he wants, but he can't hear Leo over the Karaoke love songs. They also get a call from April and warn her not to come, because no one is entirely sure what Rat Flu will do to a human. April just wishes that regular flu would give her cool ninja skills.

Stage 6, Leo tries again during Splinter's fanfiction, but Raph won't say anything because he knows Leo is going to try and say what Raph wants instead of what he wants. Leo tries using some clever wording, but Raph is firm.

Stage 6 1/2, thanks to Leo's vaccine, stage two is back. Which no one was expecting. Wild Rat Man Splinter lunges for Leo, who is saved when Raph takes the hit. Unfortunately, he does it in the same way Raph does in the movie...which means Leo's having a flashback.

He misses Stage 7 because he's having a panic attack, and only comes back after Splinter's regained his mind. Leo's rapidfire apologizing, but the family assumes it's due to the vaccine, not because of the flashback. As Raph gets quarantined, Splinter asks Leo what he wants, and Leo just asks for a hug. He gets it.

Minotaur Maze:

And here's the one we've been waiting for. Leo's been having nightmares about their first time at Run of the Mill for about a week now, so he's tired and very scared. But he knows what not to do, so he'll be fine, right?

He doesn't try to open the portal, so Raph gets them inside, and he doesn't even glance at the Hall of Champions. Leo keeps his eyes on his feet and slides first into the booth. His brothers then do some Rock Paper Scissors to decide who gets to sit next to him. Mikey wins, Donnie gets across from him, and Raph is diagonal. He pouts about it.

They talk and eat their pizza and Leo starts thinking it'll be fine. Sure, he didn't meet Hueso, but they'll have more chances and then...Mikey needs to use the bathroom. When he comes back, he's super excited because 'They have a maze! With prizes!'

Leo blanks out. He's back in the maze, with his family refusing to call him a champion (and he isn't, he's just a stupid selfish loser, why would they ever call him champion?) and Raph scolding him and Mikey's head on fire and Leo just doesn't hear anything, but then he starts feeling sick and he runs to the bathroom.

He throws up in the toilet, and his brothers try to follow, but they're stopped by Hueso. Hueso is about to be very offended that his pizza made someone sick, but he realizes that Leo is panicking. So he's very gentle with the turtle.

Donnie, Raph, and Mikey all decide that they should cheer Leo up, and what better way than getting him the World's Greatest Pizza? So the three of them rush into the maze...and they're never told mystic powers aren't allowed. Oops.

Hueso manages to talk Leo out of the bathroom, but Leo gets nervous when he can't find the others. So Hueso asks around, and learns they charged into the Maze of Death. Leo immediately starts hyperventilating, which gets worse when Hueso gets word that Raph has started just smashing through the walls.

Hueso arranges for a mystical video feed so he can see what they're doing, and is very upset about the mystic forces. Leo tries to calm him down, explaining it's their first time here and no one told them they couldn't use their powers, but Hueso says the Minotaur will not care. So Leo asks if he can go in and try to convince his brothers to leave peacefully. Hueso agrees.

Thanks to his past memories, Leo is able to catch up, but unfortunately, he finds his brothers trapped in a pit that opened up after they escaped the crushing walls. Leo manages to pull them out and explain about the 'no mystics' rule.

Donnie: So Raphala and Michael cheated, so I guess only the twins share the glory and the pizza. Science wins again!

Raph and Mikey: DONNIE!

Leo tries to get them to leave, but Raph isn't leaving without the pizza and punches through another wall to get them to the center of the maze. The Minotaur is here, and Hueso. Both are very angry because one, mystics, and two, that is not how you solve a maze! Raph, Donnie, and Mikey are disqualified.

Leo is confused as to why his name wasn't called and tries to add it, but Hueso smirks and points out that Leo didn't break any rules. And since he entered after his brothers, he's not part of the group disqualification. Despite his protests, Leo's photo is put on the Wall of Champions, across from the photo of his brothers on the Wall of Cheaters. Leo gets a box of the Champion Pizza to take home with him too.

Outside of Run of the Mill, Leo opens a portal to take everyone home. Once they're there, he puts the box on the floor so everyone, including Splinter, gets some pizza. Leo also opens another portal to throw April a slice. He almost manages to get away without eating any, but his brothers make sure he gets a slice.