Fiction is my Diction

Origami Tsunami:

This one isn't an episode that requires too many changes in their actions, more in what motivates them. Splinter is kinder to his sons in the beginning, and the boys want to go out and fight crime partially because Leo is still kicking himself over the oozequitos. Leo knows this is coming, and that they're going to have to face the Foot Clan at some point, but he's still pretty nervous.

Leo's expecting to have to nudge his brothers into going after the paper thieves again, but they're all a bit more aware of how Leo's flinching every time they bring up a dangerous enemy, so it's a lot easier to get them on board.

Fight goes slightly better; no one gets crushed by Raph this time. Leo holds back on using his portals because the family keeps complimenting him on how good he is at using the mystic power despite only having it a few days and he's worried he's stealing Mikey's thing!

Leo still cheers up his brothers and remembers how they built the fake paper store, so that gets set up. It's not called 'Leo's Paper Hut' this time though. It's 'Brother's Paper Hut'. Leo also holds back some uncut salami for Raph so he won't eat the fake paper. (Donnie is holding back so hard from making fun of the idea, it's Leo's idea, he needs to be supportive.)

Leo knows April's going to be attacked this time, so he slips her the bat. With her help, the gang chases the Foot Clan back to the docks where the fight happens. It goes a bit more smoothly than before, and April gets in some solid whacks, as she deserves.

Afterwards, Raph pulls Leo aside and talks about how well he did, bringing up Leo being the leader again. Leo immediately freaks out because 1. Raph's the leader, 2. Leo should never be leader, and 3. Leo was just copying what his other self did in the other timeline! It's not even his plan! So he manages to brush it off, but Raph's making notes to give to Splinter later.

Donnie's Gifts:

Yeah, this is an episode that is definitely going to have some changes.

First off, Leo is taking the fight far more seriously with no joking. Donnie still handles most of the silverfish at first because tennis ball shooter. Leo offers more praise, and then Donnie reveals his gifts. Since the fight went more smoothly, he also gets more time to explain the gifts this time.

The gifts have been altered because Donnie is both more emotionally aware and of course, Leo. Raph's helmet is mostly the same, but now it has an AI that registers things in the vicinity and tries to form a plan for Raph to follow. Mikey's suit is identical, but it now makes a fart noise every time it inflates/deflates. Because Donnie is very petty.

Leo panics a bit because he remembers the collar, he remembers how badly it shocked him in the alternate timeline. He really doesn't want to be shocked again. But the gift for Leo isn't even a collar. It's a small drone with a little visor that Leo can send in to help him know where to put his portals. It's very helpful and Leo is honestly touched.

Until he remembers how they beat Meat Sweats last time and now Leo doesn't know if they can because no collar means no shocking. He doesn't get time to dwell because the silverfish start screaming and the brothers find Meat Sweats. (Also, Splinter and Mikey were watching Rupert's transformation together, before being distracted by dueling risotto.)

Fight goes about as well as it did the first time, especially with all the minis. But this time, Leo keeps an eye on Donnie and makes sure he isn't grabbed to be cooked. Unfortunately, this means they're separated from Raph and Mikey, who complain to each other about Donnie's gifts. Mostly Mikey, as his gift is more embarrassing this time. Leo tries to cheer him up, and Donnie glad that at least Leo likes his first gift.

Leo: Wait, first? There's more?

Donnie: It's not for combat situations, I'll show you later.

Meat Sweats then pops up and tries to grab Donnie again, but Leo manages to push him out of the way. Meat Sweats decides a Slider Stew might be an interesting dish, and that just really pisses Donnie off. Cue a thousand tennis balls launching at Meat Sweats while Donnie calls for his brothers.

Raph's helmet points out Mikey's suit, now that he's out of it, and they manage to get Meat Sweats into it. It inflates whenever he tries to separate, and then they tie him together with the sausage links. Because Leo's drone got damaged by one of the tennis balls, Leo portals it into the suit so that it constantly shocks Meat Sweats, keeping him stunned. Raph then puts the helmet on his fist and punches the villain in front of a train, where he is carried away into the night.

Mikey pulls a Dr. Delicate Touch on Donnie about his "gifts". Leo tries to defend him, but Donnie manages to actually apologize this time. The brothers all go home, and Donnie pulls Leo aside to show off his second gift. A pair of headphones that whisper affirmations to him, ideally to help Leo sleep better. Of course, Donnie set up a program that's supposed to generate them randomly, so they sound kinda...weird.

Headphones: You've earned your debt.

Leo: What?

Donnie: What?

Headphones: Your heart is as beautiful as a meat grinder.

Donnie: That is not what it's supposed to say!

Leo: (stifled giggle)

Headphones: When I look into your knees, I think unlimited.

Donnie: (grabs headphones) The program needs adjusting!

Leo: (Laughing so hard he starts crying)

Newsworthy:

Newsworthy is a weirdish episode because for the most part, it isn't changing except for a couple of critical things. First off, up until he sees Warren Stone again, Leo doesn't remember him. And the second he does, Leo is immediately thrown into a bad panic attack. One that only gets worse when Warren jumps on him and ends up sliced in two.

Remember, Hypno and Warren were the ones who stole the key to the Prison Dimension and delivered it to the Foot Clan. Leo's biggest mistake (closely followed by Raph getting captured and Kraangified). So Leo isn't remembering or processing what happened during the original episode. Leo is full-blown back in the Prison Dimension with Kraang looming over him.

Raph, Mikey, and Donnie all immediately react, assuming that Leo is freaking out because he thinks he just killed someone (fair assumption). Raph pulls Leo into his lap to ground him, Mikey attempts to soothe with words...and Donnie makes plans to get rid of the body.

Donnie: It's manslaughter at worst, and no jury would convict you of killing a worm. Just need to get rid of the evidence...(pulls out flamethrower)

Warren: I'm still alive you idiots!

Rest of the episode goes normally, aside from Leo being really focused on taking Hypno down as fast as possible because Hypno also causes another panic attack.

Warren doesn't even get to have his moment saving the turtles because everyone is a better fighter and...Leo goes a little nuts when Hypno threatens Mikey. The episode ends with Warren and Hypno commiserating together about the turtles, thus kickstarting their situation-ship. Good for them.

War and Pizza:

Okay, first off, no one is getting attacked by the microwave with boxing gloves and lasers at the start. Leo remembers dealing with that and managed to talk Donnie down from the upgrade. Leo also remembers dealing with Albearto twice last time, so he tries to stick with Donnie to keep him from (hopefully) upgrading the robot.

Sadly, Donnie is on a bit of a tear and decides that Albearto is going to be even more impressive than last time. Including arm cannons that fire confetti.

April: Donnie, he really just needs to sing happy birthday.

Leo: We know you're amazing Don. Please, just keep it simple?

Donnie: A laser show!

April and Leo: Oh no.

So, Albearto goes nuts again. Leo portals home to try and get the spare battery for the remote while his brothers fight. Unfortunately, he gets back just as Albearto breaks the remote.

After the other animatronics get upgraded, Leo realizes what happened.

Leo: DONNIE! Did you decide to test your AI on these!?

Donnie: Uh...no, he said sincerely.

April: What did he do!?

Leo: He upgraded them all with a learning combat AI he's been working on!

Donnie: Well, where else was I going to get an animatronic to test it on without having to build one of my own?

Mikey: Why do you need one?

Donnie: For reasons!

Fight goes around the same, but Leo manages to grab April and hold her back when they're calming Albearto down with the cake. And then the manager comes out and gets angry, which ruins the party. Albearto goes to attack him, and that's when Leo lets April go.

She saves her boss, and then promptly quits when he starts to yell at her again for breaking Albearto. Leo apologizes for not holding Donnie back, and with the help of an angry Raph and Mikey, Donnie reluctantly apologizes too. April is okay with it, the pay sucked anyways.

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My god it took me so long to figure out how to write this dialogue so it doesn't sound forced you don't even WANNA know. This part is mostly yapping but I tried my best to make it entertaining