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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures #5
Something Fishy Goes Down:
The Turtles are visiting the Burroughs Aquarium and admiring the manta ray there when the proprietor tells them that the place is closing down. The lads make their exit and head for home, in search of dinner. Meanwhile the Shredder, Bebop and Rocksteady are piloting a submarine beneath the waters of the New York Harbor. Shredder informs Krang that Bebop and Rocksteady accidently spilled an entire barrel of Mutagen in the city’s sewers, which doesn’t make the tentacled alien very happy. Saki then begins explaining his plan to ruin the Fourth of July holiday for all New Yorkers. Later that night, the aquarium proprietor pats the large manta good night and then goes off on an environmental mission. The man is trying to discern if companies are illegally dumping toxic waste into the Harbor. As he investigates a large drainage pipe, the environmentalist discovers an odd substance (that we recognize as Mutagen). Not knowing the dangers of the substance, the proprietor grabs a handful of the goo – just as the pipe is being flushed out! A huge rush of water pours over him and washes him out to sea! Just about that time, we see the TMNT excitedly running towards the beach to have some fun. As the guys are goofing off on the sand, they’re spotted via periscope by Bebop. Shredder decides to off the Turtles by shooting a torpedo at them. Just as the deadly missile is about to impact on the beach, an odd shadowy form from the depths grabs it and sends it careening back toward’s the sub. Fortunately for the villainous ninja and his cohorts, the torpedo bounces off the submarine’s tough hull. Enraged by these strange events, Shredder orders Bebop to steer the sub back to their secret base. However, once the ship is parked, a mysterious shape attaches a huge amount of plastic explosives to its side. Back in the sewers, the Turtles have gotten lost on their way home. As they walk along they see a huge black shape swim by. The boys find a grate, and when they peer through it they see…