Monster Invasion

The **Monster Invasion** (also known as the **Monsters vs. Mutants Battle**) was a big Halloween battle from *Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*. It deals with the evil time master, Savanti Romero going back in time to gather up an army of monsters to invade New York City and conquer all of time. The battle takes place in the Season 5 episodes, "The Curse of Savanti Romero," "The Crypt of Dracula," "The Frankenstein Experiment," and "Monsters Among Us."

## History

### Background

It all started in the future with a group a people known as the Time Masters who were the protectors of time, space, and reality itself. But one day at some point, one of the Time Masters named Savanti Romero betrayed them and was mutated into a demon by the other Time Masters as punishment. Savanti tried to steal the Time Masters' most powerful device, the Time Scepter which had the power to travel back in time and bend reality itself. He wanted the Time Scepter to go back in time to change history and rule all of time. But when he tried to, a Time Master in training named Renet who was the apprentice of the most powerful Time Master, Lord Simultaneous tried to stop Savanti by taking the Time Scepter right when he took it. She then used the Time Scepter to go back in time to the era of the Turtles who were known as famous heroes in the future so they could help her defeat Savanti. However, Savanti followed her and tried to steal the Time Scepter right when she introduced herself to the Turtles. But Renet used the Time Scepter to defeat Savanti by accidently banishing him to the Medieval Times. However, Savanti started to change history in the Medieval Times in order to wipe out Renet and the Turtles so went they traveled to the Medieval Times to try and stop him. But Savanti was able to steal the Time Scepter and used it to trap Renet and the Turtles in a time loop but Renet was able to break them free from it. They then went to get the Time Scepter back from Savanti by fighting off an army of skeleton warriors then when they got to Savanti's tower. They were able to destroy the tower, get back the Time Scepter, and banish Savanti to the Cretaceous Period. But when they tried to return home the Time Scepter sent the Turtles back to the time when Oroku Saki became the Shredder and fought Splinter. The Turtles were able to make sure the time stream went on by saving past Splinter then Renet was able to find the Turtles and sent them back to their normal time. But some time after, Renet went to check on Savanti in the Cretaceous Period under orders from Lord Simultaneous but during that the time, Savanti stole Renet's Time Jumper which Time Masters have and use in case they ever get stuck in the past. He used the Time Jumper to travel through time and recruit an army of monsters to conquer the world then when he returned to the Turtles' time, he sent his monster army to attack the city on Halloween.

### The Battle

They turn most of the people in the city into Vampires and Werewolves who attack the Turtles' friends, April and Casey. Casey is turned into a Vampire but April escapes and calls the Turtles about the monsters so they help April and capture Casey. But then April gets turned into a Vampire too, attacks the Turtles, and frees Casey. But then Renet arrives, saves the Turtles, and tells that what was going on. Then when Savanti arrives and confronts Renet and the Turtles, Renet uses the Time Scepter to take herself and the Turtles back in time to when Savanti started to recruit his army. First they travel to Ancient Egypt where Savanti went to recruit the Mummy of the Pharaoh but Renet soon found out that the Time Scepter was running low on power which forces Renet to try and conserve it's energy so she can send the Turtles home. The Turtles and Renet then search the Pharaoh's tomb to find Savanti so Renet can stop him from recruiting the Mummy and sent him back to the Cretaceous Period. But while searching for him, the Turtles and Renet trigger a booby trap that nearly crushed them until Michelangelo freed them by stopping the trap. Eventually, they find the Mummy's tomb but are suddenly attacked by the Mummies which they fight off and escape from. They then find the Pharaoh's Chamber and accidently awaken the Mummy of the Pharaoh then Savnti appears and reveals to them that he let them lead him to the Pharaoh's Chamber to find the Mummy of the Pharaoh. The Mummy of the Pharaoh then attacks Renet and the Turtles using his magic powers so they fight him off as well as Savanti who tries to get the Time Scepter. Leonardo is able to cut of the Mummmy's head but he still continues to fight so they try to stop the Mummy by putting him back to rest. They were to put the Mummy back in his sarcophagus and prepare to send Savanti Romero back to the Cretaceous Period but the Mummy is able to escape and beats them which allows Savanti to escape with Mummy using the Time Jumper.

So Renet and the Turtles travel to the next place in time which is Transylvania in the Middle Ages where Savanti went to recruit Count Dracula, Lord of the Vampires. Renet then disguises herself and the Turtles as monster slayers so they can blend in with the time and are given weapons to help fight the monsters in it too with Donatello being given a magical staff with a mystic Seal of Protection. But while searching for Savanti and Dracula, the Turtles come across some knights being attacked by Werewolves led by the Wolfman. They are able to save them by fighting off the Werewolves but during the fight, Raphael gets chased by the Werewolves and runs into Dracula who bites him. Then while Renet and the other Turtles are confronted by the Wolfman and the Werewolves, the sun comes up which chases them away. Soon Renet and the other Turtles find Raphael who has gotten ill from Dracula's bite so they search for some help on their way to Dracula's Castle. They then find an abandoned village then they unknowingly meet Dracula who advises them to turn away from his castle. After he leaves, the Turtles and Renet find a gypsy father and daughter named Esmerelda and Vulko who help them out in their carriage. But they soon find out about Raphael being bitten by Dracula just as the sun is setting so they tell Renet and the other Turtles not to let him drink any blood or he will become a full Vampire so they Turtles and Renet plan to save Raphael by staking Dracula. Meanwhile, Savanti arrives at Dracula's Castle and forces Dracula to serve him. Then while Turtles, Renet, Vulko, and Esmerelda are traveling, Raphael becomes a Vampire and tries to bite Michelangelo until Esmerelda puts some garlic around his neck which subdues Raphael. Suddenly, they are attacked by Dracula in his carriage who knocks them off the road. But soon they find Vulko and believe that the Werewolves took him to Dracula's Castle where Savanti plans to recruit the Wolfman to his army too. When the Turtles, Renet, and Esmerelda arrive at the castle, they are attacked by the Wolfman but the Turtles chain him down and Michelangelo prepares to stake him but Esmeralda reveals to them that the Wolfman is her father, Vulko. So Michelangelo throws a silver coin into Vulko's mouth which turns him back to normal. But the Dracula appears and captures Esmeralda so Donatello tries to use the Seal of Protection but Dracula claims that in order for it to work, Donatello must have faith in it. Dracula is then about to bite Esmeralda but Vulko stabs Dracula's foot with a wooden stake which frees her. Leonardo then shoots wooden stake at Dracula but Raphael grabs it with his mouth before it could harm Dracula because since he is now a Vampire, he is under Dracula's control. Both Dracula and Raphael escape into the castle so everyone goes inside and searches for them. They then find Savanti who has his monster recruits attack them but they fight them off and Donatello is able to get the Seal of Protection to work by having faith in it which allows him to hurt Dracula with it. But then the Mummy captures Vulko and removes the silver coin from his mouth which turns him back into the Wolfman. Then Savanti leaves with the Mummy, Dracula, the Wolfman, and Vampire Raphael using the Time Jumper which forces Renet to uses the last of the Time Scepter's energy so she and the Turtles can travel the next place in time which is Germany at Frankenstein's Castle.

As Dr. Frankenstein's assistant Igor gathers up the body parts needed for to create Frankenstein, Savanti and his monsters confront him and ask him for Frankenstein. Meanwhile, The Turtles and Renet go to Frankenstein's Castle to stop Savanti but he finds out about them, Vampire Raphael, the Mummy, and the Wolfman go to try and stop them. The Mummy uses his magic to trap the Turtles and Renet in nightmare illusions while Savanti and Dracula visit Dr. Frankenstein with Igor as he is preparing to create Frankenstein. But he needs help to solve the rejuvenation formula, so Savanti helps him while Dracula uses his powers to make Savanti look like a scientist to Dr. Frankenstein. Savanti is able to solve the rejuvenation formula so Dr. Frankenstein can create Frankenstein while the Turtles and Renet are able to break free from their nightmare illusions. Vampire Raphael then tries to convince Renet and the other Turtles to join him and become monsters but they refuse to. So he leaves with the Mummy and the Wolfman just as the sun comes up then Renet and Turtles arrive at Dr. Frankenstein's castle. They offer to help Dr. Frankenstein help create Frankenstein while Donatello tries to figure out a way to help Raphael using Dr. Frankenstein's synthetic blood. They are able to create Frankenstein by using the big thunderstorm to reanimate him. However, Dr. Frankenstein is appalled by Frankenstein's disfigured appearance but then Savanti and his monsters arrive and Dracula takes control of Dr. Frankenstein who orders Frankenstein to attack the Turtles and Renet. But Donatello is able to help Dr. Frankenstein come to his senses by shocking him with an electric wire so Dr. Frankenstein orders Frankenstein to attack Savanti and his monsters instead. But Igor accidently causes a fire which scares Frankenstein away who runs up to the top of the castle with Michelangelo chasing after him. Renet then fights off Savanti who chases her to the top of the castle while Leonardo fights of Dracula and Donatello fights of the Wolfman and Vampire Raphael. Then Renet gets an idea to recharge the Time Scepter using the lightning storm which works. Then Michelangelo and Dr. Frankenstein try to get Frankenstein to come back which makes Dr. Frankenstein realize that Frankenstein is not a monster but his son while Donatello beats Vampire Raphael using the Seal of Protection and captures him. Then Dracula tries to convince Frankenstein to join him so they can rule the world but lightning strikes the castle which causes Frankenstein to fall off while trying to save Dr. Frankenstein. Everyone then regroups and Donatello reveals that with Dr. Frankenstein's lab destroyed, he can't use the synthetic blood to help Vampire Raphael. As Dr. Frankenstein mourns the loss of Frankenstein, Renet reveals to everyone that all the monsters are still alive and that with the Time Scepter charged up they can still stop them and Savanti. So Leonardo declares that they are going back to their time to stop Savanti but Savanti and his monsters are able to find Frankenstein and recruit him to their side by having Dracula control him. With that, Savanti now has his monster army to invade New York City in the Turtles' timeline using the Time Jumper.

The Turtles and Renet then return to the present along with Vampire Raphael, where they see themselves in the past fighting Savanti and beginning their journey across time. They also find they are now even more monsters than before they left and Savanti is changing the timeline in the process. Vampire Raphael then calls in the other Vampires who attack the other Turtles and Renet, They try to escape but get cornered by the Werewolves but they all manage to escape from both groups of monsters who chase after them. The Turtles and Renet try to hide from the Vampire but are eventually caught so they fight off the Vampires then they are able to escape back to the lair. Meanwhile, marvels how his plan is working and that the everyone in the world will all soon be monsters but still can't find Renet and the Turtles until Dracula reveals that he knows that thought of every Vampire ever bitten and plans to find them using Vampire April and Vampire Casey. Back in the lair, the Turtles and Renet try to think off a plan to stop the monsters with Michelangelo planning to destroy Dracula so all the Vampires return to normal. But while Donatello tries to fully recharge the Time Scepter, Vampire Raphael tricks Michelangelo into letting him go then attacks Donatello and steals the Time Scepter. Then the Vampires, the Wolfman, and Frankenstein arrive at the lair due to Vampire April and Vampire Casey leading them. They attack the other Turtles and Renet who fight them off but then Vampire April bites Donatello so Michelangelo takes the Seal of Protection and the Turtles and Renet retreat to Donatello's lab and escape through the subway tunnels and to an old hospital. However, Donatello starts to turn into a Vampire while Vampire Raphael gives the Time Scepter to Dracula who plans to keep it for himself to go back in time so he can turn everyone in the world into Vampires but unfortunately doesn't know how to use it since only Savanti does. Savanti then sends the Mummy of the Pharaoh to attack Dracula but he just destroys him. Back at the hospital, Donatello becomes a Vampire and attacks Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Renet who escape just before the other monsters could find them. Leonardo, Michelangelo, and Renet then make it to the surface but are soon surrounded by the monsters then Savanti and Dracula appear and have made an agreement to share rulership of all of time together. But Michelangelo is able to help Frankenstein break free from Dracula's control and helps fight off against the monsters along side Leonardo, Michelangelo and Renet. Then when Michelangelo hits the Time Scepter with the Seal of Protection which sends everyone across time while they al fight each other to get the Time Scepter until Frankenstein accidently breaks the Time Scepter and later they all end up in the Cretaceous Period. Where Savanti tries to fix the Time Scepter while Dracula fights off Leonardo, Michelangelo, Renet and Frankenstein. Until Michelangelo is able to use the Seal of Protection to stake Dracula through the heart which destroys him and turns both Raphael and Donatello back to normal. But Savanti has fixed the Time Scepter and prepares to use again until Renet punches Savanti and takes back the Time Scepter. Then she, the Turtles, and Frankenstein return to the present while Savanti deals with the dinosaurs.

### Aftermath

With both Savanti and Dracula gone, all the Vampires and Werewolves return to normal including April , Casey, and Vulko just as the sun comes up. Then Renet decides to use the Time Scepter to send Vulko back to his own time before he became a Werewolf and take Frankenstein home with her to the future. After Renet says goodbye to the Turtles, they go to celebrate Halloween with April and Casey.

## Belligerents

### Turtles

* Leonardo
* Raphael
* Donatello
* Michelangelo
* Renet

### Monsters

* Savanti Romero
* Count Dracula
* Wolfman/Vulko
* Mummy of the Pharaoh
* Frankenstein
* Vampire April
* Vampire Casey
* Vampires
* Werewolves

### Other

* Esmerelda
* Igor
* Dr. Frankenstein
* Ice Cream Kitty

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