Episode 20: Baxter's Maze of Doom

**"Baxter's Gambit"** (TMNT X Pokemon: Baxter's Maze of Doom) is the nineteenth episode (TMNT X Pokemon: 20th episode) of the 2012 TV series. It aired on April 5, 2013.

## Synopsis

Following a three-way fight between the Turtles, the Foot, and the Kraang, Baxter Stockman convinces Shredder to let him use a foolproof plan. Unbeknownst to them, his true intentions with the plan involve seeking revenge on the Turtles (who have been foiling his plans) and Dogpound and Fishface (who have been abusing and threatening him) by luring them all into a deadly labyrinth called the Maze of Doom. Now the Turtles, Dogpound, and Fishface must form a temporary truce to get out of the Maze of Doom alive. Meanwhile, Splinter works to find the right weapon for April as she learns more about Splinter's past.

## Characters

* Sean Astin as Raphael
* Jason Biggs as Leonardo
* Greg Cipes as Michelangelo
* Rob Paulsen as Donatello
* Hoon Lee as Splinter
* Mae Whitman as April O'Neil
* Kevin Michael Richardson as Shredder
* Clancy Brown as Dogpound
* Christian Lanz as Fishface
* Phil LaMarr as Baxter Stockman

## Script

### Lair

#### Common Area

Leo: Come on, team! We have a patrol to do!

Donnie: Leo? Can you please get Speedy?

Leo: Sure thing, Donnie. Speedy! Come down, boy! (catches him) There you go.

Donnie: Thank you.

Perona: Do you always have to do a patrol?

Raph: We got to. Our dear leader demands it.

Perona: I see... So what we're doing this time?

Miu: Staking out a warehouse Chiharu detected to have some weird object!

Chiharu: That's right. We should check it out.

Perona: Oh okay...

### Outside

The Turtles and The Foot Clan are both staking out a very powerful and perilous device that is currently in The Kraang's hands (whom are exiting out of a warehouse).

Chiharu: That's the object! But what is that?

Donatello: (sees Kraang carrying a device) Whoa, that's a Sub-Spacial Endale Partical Disruptor!

Leonardo: Going to have explain if that's 'oh, no' or 'yay.'

Donatello: In the hands of the Kraang, it's a definate 'oh, no.'

Michelangelo: Why? What does it do?

Donatello: The disruper can desynchronize subatonic particals which invert polymileculer structures causing them to implode. (Mikey stares at him with a face that says, "What?")

Raphael: It makes things go boom.

Donatello: Technically, it makes things go: Zwee-choo...\*POP\*! (the others look at him weirdly)

Espeon: It's important to be accurate.

Flareon (sarcasm): Well thanks for the noises. Very helpful.

Espeon: You're welcome. Wait a minute, was that sarcasm?!

Flareon: Of course it is! What did you expect from me?!

Espeon: (sighs)

### Dogpound

Baxter: Okay, I have a plan of how we could get that device. So as leader...

Dogpound: Leader?! You?! Ha! Don't make us laugh!

Cherevil: You don't have much of a choice. Baxter should be leader because of his brilliant plans!

Machamp: Well his "plans" always seem to screw up for us!

Cherevil: That's not his fault!

Houndoom: It is! Now step aside. We'll formulate our own plan while you do stakeout. (leaves with the others)

Beccaine: Sorry about this, father. I must get going. (leaves)

Baxter: (growling) That's it! I'm going to plot my vengeance against these Mutant freaks once and for all!

Both The Foot and The Turtles soon jump off of the two buildings at the very same time, as Baxter is left on the top of the building.

Raphael:  Kraang and Fishface and Dogpound?! I must be dreaming, pinch me! (Mikey does so) Ow! (pounds Mikey on the head)

Michelangelo: Ow! You said... (everyone charges into battle)

(boss battle: Defeat the Kraang, Fishface and Dogpound)

Ryuko: Staraptor, stop the Kraang from taking that device!

Staraptor: Staraptor! Brave Bird! (attacks Kraang)

Ryuko: Nice job! Now grab it!

But before Staraptor could grab the device, a figure snatches it.

???: Thank you.

Yuki: Who are you?

Dogpound: Give us that device!

???: No can do. (leaves)

This causes both Fishface and Dogpound to run off in two separate directions, with the Turtles fleeing as well, stating the battle is not over, as Baxter is left on the very top off the building alone.

Baxter: I have to find the perfect revenge plan. How am I going to do that?

???: Maybe I can be of assistance?

Baxter turns to see Hawk Moth.

Baxter: Hawk Moth?! What are you doing here?!

Hawk Moth: I heard you want to get revenge on those Turtles.

Cherevil: Along with Dogpound and Fishface! Those two are so mean!

Baxter: Please Akumatized me again! I need the power to destroy these freaks!

Hawk Moth: I can't do that. But I may have something that would be useful to you. (takes out box) I'll give you this box that contains the Vulture Miraculous. It may be useful to you.

Baxter: My own Miraculous? (takes box from his hand) You sure it would help in my revenge plan?

Hawk Moth: Pretty much.

Baxter: Hm...

### Lair

#### Dojo

Splinter: Evading a sword or a single weapon that you cannot see demonstrates that you have the ability to sense the intentions of your enemies.

Chloe M.: That seems to be easy.

Splinter: You think so? You seem very confident. You can go first.

Chloe M.: Say what now? (Splinters hits her shoulder with his wooden stick) Ow... Okay, I got the message. This isn't as easy as it looks...

Splinter: Good to hear.

He casually goes from one Turtle to the next, seeing if they can instinctively avoid being hit by a hard wooden sword (a Randori).

Rin: That looks really painful.

Sunni (riding on her shoulder): Sure is. But this is part of training.

Rin: Part of training... What do you think, Macaron?

Doleon tilted her head in confusion.

Rin: Guess you don't understand either. That's okay. Rin gets that a lot.

When it was Ryuko's turn, she quickly grab her Scissor Blade and deflected it.

Splinter: Matoi Ryuko?

Ryuko: Sorry. That was my instinct. If someone were to attack, I attack back with full force.

Splinter: I see. Leonardo?

Leo dodges Splinter's attack.

Splinter: Nicely done.

Raph: Oh c'mon! We all know why Leo did that! He's just wanna take you down, Sensei!

Leo: That's not true! I would never try to take Splinter down!

Raph: Oh yeah?!

Leo: Yeah!

Ninetales: Enough! Raphael, you shouldn't tease your brother. Leonardo would never think of being above Master Splinter. Keep those comments to yourself next time.

### Foot HQ

Dogpound: Darn that vixen fox! She took the device from us!

Fishface: We would've got it too if that fox didn't come along and stole it!

Baxter: Dogpound! Fishface! Stop right there! (panting)

Stomm: Oh it's just you, Baxter Stickman.

Baxter: It's Stockman!

Stomm: Whatever. What do you want?

Webb: And what's with the earrings?

Baxter: I have recently devised a plan that would guaranteed to trap the Turtles and is inescapable! Meaning they'll never see the light of day. And in order to make sure it works, you, Fishface and Becca will be the bait.

Fishface: Us as bait?

Cherevil: That's right!

Machamp: We'll go for it. But no funny business!

Baxter: Of course. No funny business. I promise. You should tell Master Shredder about my plan. I believe he would be very pleased to hear it from the two of you. Please? (after they left) Perfect. Now my revenge plan is starting to unfold.

Viivic: Nice one, Baxter. Now that they have agree to it. What kind of traps are you gonna do? (eats a piece of bone)

Baxter: That's gonna be the fun part. I have so many traps I planned on using against them.

Viivic: How many?

Baxter: Too many to count. (laughs evilly)

Viivic: Calm down with the laugh. It'll become obvious.

Baxter: Oh right. Sorry.

### Later That Night

Donatello: I got eyes on one giant dog and fish, six'o clock.

Michelangelo: Where? (sees Fishface and Dogpound) Aw man...It's just Fishface and Dogpound.

Leonardo: What are they doing in the open like this? I think we should proceed with caution guys. (notices no response) Guys? (notices they're in the street fighting Fishface and Dogpound) (sigh) Man...

Raphael: Where were we? Oh, yeah, I was turning you into fishsticks!

Fishface: Actually, I believe I was turning you into turtle soup.

(boss battle: Defeat Dogpound, Fishface, and Beccaine)

The three villains then begin running away, with Raph running after them.

Leo: Hold on. Something doesn't seem right.

Akame: You're right. They must be planning something.

Natsu: So?! We should follow them even if it's a trap!

Happy: Aye!

They then soon find the two henchmen in a random building, when, suddenly, a red circle forms around all of them, and their outer-surroundings then rapidly turn into nothing but black and white stripes.

Mikey: Watch out, everyone. This might be a trap.

Miu: You think, dumbass?! Of course this is a trap!

Raph: You okay, sweetheart?

Beccaine: I'm fine... (grabs his hand as he helps her stand up) Thank you.

Fishface: Sweetheart? That's weird coming from your mouth.

Raph: Shut up, fishhead!

Becca: Raph, calm down.

??? (intercom): (laughing evilly) Welcome contestants! I'm so glad you could join us tonight...

Leo: Blister Stickboy?

???: No! 1. It's Baxter Stockman and 2. I am not him! I'm the new villain of these streets! You may call me Shattered Predator!

(as Shattered Predator, he wears an vulture-inspired outfit with black gloves and a talon feet acting like shoes. He wears a pink-and-white feather hat (pink) and mask (white) including the beak and his eyes changed to red irises and light pink eyes. On the back, Baxter sports a pair of wings for flight and a blaster underneath his left arm)

Andy: Shattered Predator?

Shattered Predator: That's right!

Mikey: I could think of five names for you!

Tashigi: Just where are we?!

Shattered Predator: You'll be playing for the ultimate prize: your lives! In the all new family-friendly, incredibly deadly maze of doom! (he fires missiles at the Turtles, then Dogpound and Fishface)

(mini-game: Dodge the missiles)

Luffy: I got this! Gum-Gum Balloon! (reflecting missiles back to the machines to blow it up)

Mao Yin: Nice one, Luffy!

Fishface: You fool. What are you doing? Why are you doing this?

Shattered Predator: Baxter Stockman wanted me to tell you this, "I'm sick of you freaks, you treat me like dirt, threaten me! But Baxter Stockman doesn't make friends."

Fishface: Has he got mad?!

Shattered Predator: Mad? We're both full-on-mega crazy!

Dogpound: That traitor!

Shattered Predator: And even if you make it through my maze alive, you'll still have to face my monster of...

Leonardo: (unimpressed) Doom? Is it a monster of doom?

Shattered Predator: No! Uh...monster of....uh...uh..oh, the heck with it! (he pushes a button, the floor vanishes, the Turtles, Dogpound and Fishface fall screaming down into the beginning of the Maze of Doom)

(minigame: Fall down the hole without getting hit by obstacles)

Lucy: Open! Gate of the Ram: Aries!

Aries: You call, Lucy?!

Lucy: Create a cushion so we won't fall splat in the ground!

Aries: Okay! Wool Cushion!

The group falls on the Wool Cushion.

Mikey: Mm~... So soft~... I'm gonna take a cat nap.

Pimiko: Right now?!

Lucy: That was a close one. Thanks, Aries.

Aries: You're welcome, Lucy! I'm sorry! (disappears)

Fishface: This is the most comfortable cushion I ever felt in. I should take a nap in it.

Dogpound: No time for naps! We must escape from this maze!

Beccaine: I agree with Dogpound. That's why we must work together.

Houndoom: What?!

Ribombee: If we don't, we're all stuck here forever!

Raph: Guess we don't have much of a choice. We're all in this same situation.

Beccaine: Exactly. It won't make sense if we started to fight each other. So can we have a temporary truce until we escape from this maze? (looks at Dogpound and Fishface) Dogpound? Fishface?

Dogpound: Fine... Have it your way. We'll work together...

Machamp: And no funny business!

Beccaine: Good to hear. Now how are we gonna leave this room?

Leo: Guys!

Akame: Look out.

One pendulum nearly hits Fishface, but Raph kindly pushes him out of the way.

Fishface: Why did you save me?

Raph: Because I'm doing it for my friend.

Houndoom: Who?

???: Becca, you imbeciles!

Fishface and Houndoom: (screaming) Nuriko!

Leo: Nuriko?

Nuriko: I knew he was gonna do something like this. Such a fool.

**Weapon: Her supernatural powers**

**Team: The Foot Clan**

**Voiced by: Jennifer Hale**

**Height: 1.80**

**Age: In mid 30's**

**Appereance: Shadowoman is a tall and pale woman. In human form, she has black hair, usually pinned. She is seen wearing black reading glasses and a grey business outfit and white high heeled shoes in "Baxter's Gambit".**

**In vixen form, her hair is loose with foggy edges, and also covering her left eye. Her skin is bright grey, and her eyes are fully black. She also has a long black cloak reaching to her feet, also with a foggy texture and edges.**

**Personality: As a human, Shadowoman was serious-minded and a workaholic. In her darker form she's cruel, sadistic and manipulative, enjoys toying with other people.**

Perona: Know her?

Nuriko: I am part of the Foot. I was trapped here by mistake.

Josephine: By mistake?!

Nuriko: Yes. That Baxter is a fool for sure... But I wasn't the only one who got trapped here. Kassidy, Grant, come out now.

Kassidy: Hi!

Grant: (looking away with his arms crossed) Hello.

Nuriko: Baxter mistaken them for you so they got trapped by mistaken identity.

Litchi: The poor things... I hope you're not injured.

Kassidy: We aren't.

Litchi: That's good.

Leone: Hey everyone! Me and Dogpound found the exit! Let's get out of this room and onto the next!

Dogpound, not looking, is also almost hit with a laser, but Leo throws a few shuriken at the very top of the laser holding, so it passes Dogpound for the most part, only managing to come in contact with/cut off some of the spikes on his larger, disproportionate shoulder.

Dogpound: My spikes!

Litchi: Oh dear. The laser must've cut it off. (takes out rolled bandages from her bag) Let me cover that up so it won't be infected.

Dogpound: Thank you. But why did you help me?

Leo: Because we're on the same team for now.

Dogpound: Oh yeah. I forgot.

(exploration mode: Find the next exit)

Natsu: (sniffs) I smell the next exit. It's not far from the right.

Happy: Let's find that exit before something-

Carla: Look out!

But then, quite a few small metal balls with laser shredders appear out of nowhere and begin violently attacking them, but the unlikely team actually manages to get to the exit unharmed.

Litchi: That was close.

Natsu: (sniffs) I smell the next one!

Dogpound: I was gonna say that!

(exploration mode: Find the next exit)

Wendy: Hold on. This air seems... familiar.

Gajeel: Crap, we've been here before!

Luffy: Meaning?

Zolo: We've been running around in circles the whole time!

Perona: Darn it! Now what should we do?!

A few seconds later, they are suddenly split into two groups by a really big metal wall.

Gajeel: A metal wall? Ha! I can handle this. (begins eating the wall)

Luffy: Look at him go!

Hime: He can eat metal?

Levy: That's right. As the Iron Dragon Slayer, anything that are made out of metal is his fuel. Natsu eats flames as fuel and Wendy eats the air since they are both Dragon and Sky Dragon Slayer respectivelty.

Hime: Incredible...

Gajeel: (sighs) That was some good eating. But it could use some more flavor to it.

Shattered Phantom (intercom): What?! You ate the entire metal wall?!

Gajeel: Iron is kinda my thing.

Shattered Phantom: This is quite the turn of events.

### Lair

#### Dojo

April: Sensei, not that I don't enjoy running Ukes 6,000 times, but when do I get a weapon?

Splinter:  Ah, but April, you already possess the kunoichi's most powerful weapon: the mind.

April: When was the last time you saw a guy hit someone over the head with their mind?

Splinter: ...true, let's find you a weapon.

An-D: Ah wan' a weapon!

Chloe M.: Me too, Sensei! Mutsumi has one and we deserve to have a ninja weapon!

Splinter: Okay okay. You'll all have a ninja weapon of your own.

He brings out a pile of weapons, amongst which is a staff with a long metal chain attached to it, which he hands to her.

Ninetales: A weapon must choose its wielder as much as the wielder choose its weapon.

April: Understood.

She tries to swing the chain, but it gets wrapped all the way around a branch of the tree in the room.

Rockruff: You o-?

April: I got this. (tries to untangled it) Come on, you stupid thing.

An-D: Ah go' dis! (successfully untangles the chain) Dere you go.

April: An-D, how did you do that?

An-D: Wha' do ya' mean?

Splinter: I believe the Chigiriki has chosen you.

An-D: Cool! So this is my weapon!

April: But not mine...

Sylveon: Don't give up, April!

He then gives her a spiked-club, but it is simply way too heavy for her liking. She does manage to lift it briefly, but it then falls backwards because of the weight.

April: It's too heavy!

Chloe M.: Let me lift it up. (lifts up the Mace with no effort) It's not *that* heavy to me.

April: What?! How could you even lift it?!

Chloe M.: Years of training while being in the Southern Wolves. It had paid off. So I guess I choose the Mace! Perfect! Can't wait to bash some skulls in!

Skitty: I got one! Kamas?!

She is then given a pair of kama, which she manages to work with, until she loses grasp of one of them, and it flies high into the air and then comes right back at her like a boomerang, but Splinter catches it at the very last second, saying that they should keep looking.

Clefairy: That was a close one...

April: Too close...

Rusty: I want to use the Kamas!

Splinter: I believe these could be your weapon.

Rusty: Yes!

April: (groans)

(this is where you can choose a weapon. Sword, Bow and Arrow, or Tessen. For this example, I'll choose Sword)

Gabriella: I guess I should choose the sword. I know you'll find your weapon, April.

April: I hope so.

### Turtles

Perona: How much longer is this gonna take?!

Beccaine: Not sure. But I hope it's soon.

Kassidy: (yawns) I'm getting tired...

Grant: I know. We gotta get outta here.

???: Stop right there!

Raph: Oh great! There's more people down here?!

???: Hiya! The name's Cerebella, the best performer from Cirque des Cartes! This is my dear friend, Amy Sorel! She's the foster daughter of Raphael Sorel!

Flareon: Raphael?!

Raph: That's my name!

Amy: *Your* name?! How dare you steal my father's name and claim it as your own!

Raph: Hold on! I didn't steal nobody's names! My father had given me the name Raphael!

Amy: Lies! Those are all lies!

Carla: Calm down, you two! Listen, we're stuck in this maze and we have to escape! How did you two get here?

Amy: Portal.

Cerebella: We've been teleported via portal here.

Luna: Really?! So you must've seen the Kraang right?

Amy: Those robotic fiends? Yes we did.

Cerebella: They totally ruin the show for me! (arms crossed) Hmph! I will never forgive them for that! Never never never!

Donnie: So we have someone rich and another who is a performer. Who else are we gonna meet next in here?

Chiharu: Guys, I found something. I think I was able to lock on the Shattered Phantom.

Mikey: You did?! Awesome!

Dogpound to rip a random floor tile open, but the floor ultimately collapses underneath them. They then immediately find the Shattered Predator, but Shattered Phantom wanted them all to destroy each other instead of collaborating, and, so, the temporary team begins to face off against his utterly gigantic "Monster of doom".

Espeon: We're gonna need a bigger fishing net.

### Dojo

Splinter then tries to give April a chain with two small metal balls attached to each side, but it ultimately flies out of her hand.

Ninetales: Psychic! (stops Manriki before it smashes potrait) Whew... That was a close one. You must have a better grip, April O'Neil.

April: I'm so sorry!

Splinter: It's alright. (grabs portrait)

Mikoto: So who is this?

Splinter: This is my family before the incident.

Freya: The incident? What happened?

Ninetales: We don't want to talk about it.

Growlithe: I see...

April: Well I bet your daughter must've been beautiful.

Splinter: She would be. (realizes) I have an idea. Sakuya, bring me out the weapon from my room.

Ninetales: Hai! (runs to his room)

Chloe M.: What kind of weapon is it?

Splinter: You'll see.

### Turtles

(boss battle: Defeat the Monster of Doom and Shattered Predator)

Ryuko: Damn, it's so strong.

Perona: I'll say! Not even my Negative Ghosts are doing anything to it!

Staraptor: Gust! Gust! Gust! Gust!

Shattered Phantom: (laughing evilly) There's no way you could stop my Monster of Doom! Just give up, heroes! (hears beeping) I must get going. Till we meet again! (leaves quickly)

Vaporeon: Now what should we do?

Flareon: Our attacks won't work on this monster!

Espeon: There has to be a way. I won't give up *that* easily!

Flareon: You really think we can beat that thing?!

Vulpix: Just what are you thinking about?!

Espeon: Raph, Leo, have Undertow and Pyro Mega Evolve! I have a plan!

Together: Right!

Leo: Undertow!

Raph: Pyro!

Together: Mega Evolve! (presses Keystone)

Vaporeon: Mega Vaporeon!

Flareon: Mega Flareon!

Leo: Use Whirlpool!

Raph: Pyro, Flame Wheel!

Vaporeon: Whirlpool!

Flareon: Flame Wheel!

Robot Monster: (grunts)

Espeon: It's working!

Donnie: Now what?

Espeon: Donnie, strike your Naginata at the head! I believe that's the weakness!

Donnie: Got it! (Sputnik rides on his shoulder and then jumps up) Take this!

However, it grabs his Naginata and throws him and Sputnik across the room.

Donnie: (screaming)

Samantha: Donnie!

Donnie: (grunting in pain)

Espeon: I thought that would've worked...

Donnie: Don't worry... (grunts)

As the Robot Monster approaches them, Sputnik manages to stand up and get in front of Donnie.

Espeon: I won't let you hurt him! You have to go through me first!

Mega Flareon: It's gonna attack! Run!

Espeon: I'm not running away without Donatello! (starts glowing) And I will destroy you! No matter what happens!

Mega Vaporeon: He's Mega Evolving...

Perona: Eh?!!!!!!!!!

Espeon: Mega Espeon! PSYBEAM~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BOOM]

Mega Espeon: We won... Yahoo... (passes out after returning to normal)

Raph: Here we go again. (picks Donnie up) Looks like we have to take them home.

Dogpound: And we'll be heading back to Foot HQ.

Beccaine: (as they leave) It was nice working with you, Raph. You certainly have improved.

Raph: Thanks!

Becca pecks him on the cheek.

Beccaine: Hope we can do this again someday. (leaves)

Raph: (blushing) Uh-huh. (thinking) I'm never gonna wipe this side of my face ever again.

### Lair

#### Dojo

Mikoto: A Tessen?

Splinter: Yes. I was gonna give it to my daughter when she gets older. But I believe this would be perfect for you, April.

April: It's so beautiful.

Ninetales: Yes and... (levitates Tessen to throw it to a tree in which it was able to cut)

April: We found my weapon.

Chloe M.: Now you can be part of the team!

April: Right! (chuckles)

[EPISODE COMPLETE]