Turtlefreak121: At long last, our story has come to an end. Long as in it's been YEARS since I started this and I don't have an explanation as to why it took that long to finish this story but yeah… Oh, well. This was fun. I adored the chance to bring together two of my favorite childhood shows for a little fun and a little insanity and hopefully some others out there enjoyed it to!

Thanks to everyone who has read this story to this point! And without further ado, the last chapter…

A Dog's Best Friend

Chapter Twelve

By Turtlefreak121

Disclaimer: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are (c) of Mirage Studios was created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. TMNT-2003 is (c) to 4Kids entertainment. Road Rovers is (c) of Kids WB and was created by Tom Ruegger. "A Dog's Best Friend" is a fan-created story (c) of Turtlefreak121. The storyline, though none of the characters, is also (c) of Turtlefreak121. Plagiarism will not be tolerated in the least. Thank you for your time.

&&&&&&&&&&

Another Heroic Ending

The elected official looked around at the crowd of mutants and anthromorphic creatures with little clue of how to respond otherwise. Was he insane? Had Parvo bumped him in the head when he kidnapped the president or was the president actually discovering that Hunter, his closest ally and friend, was actually one of the super hero hounds that he had always admired from afar?

"You mean to tell me that Hunter, my Hunter is a-a Wonder Hound as well as my Presidential Pet?" he questioned.

The blondish Rover sheepishly grinned. "Well, that does come in the title of a Road Rover, Master," he responded.

Shaken by the information, the president grabbed to the side of his head and had to step back. "I don't even know what to say!"

Worriedly, the Road Rover crew and their terrapin friends glanced to each other. Was this a good or a bad way of taking the news? If this ended badly, the two teams didn't know if they could get their way out of this one!

Before they could contemplate on the issue any further, though, a slam came from the door that had already been broken into by Exile, Blitz, Don, and Mike. This time, however, it gave way to armed soldiers, and their leader, the Agent John Bishop that Hunter immediately recognized and growled at.

"Back away from the president," Bishop warned as his men aimed for the two anthromorphic teams.

"Us?" they all questioned before looking to each other obliging, with the exception of Muzzle who Leonardo had to quickly suspend before obeying orders.

The insane Rover snapped and foamed at Bishop but did not dare pull against the restrains of his newfound friend and temporary teammate. Instead, Muzzle's beady eyes settled upon Bishop and he gave defiant, warning snarls.

"This is low, Bishop, even for you!" Mike huffed not far from their current captor.

"You owe us!" Exilio exclaimed, not nearly as concerned as Michelangelo about keeping his declaration a secret.

"Come here, Mister President, and we will dispose of these menaces for you," Bishop smirked at the turtles in particular.

A collective gasp was given by the Road Rovers and Ninja Turtles as they realized the perilous position that they were in. Could there be a chance that after teaming up together to save their friend and the nation's leader that they would be exterminated?

The President did not seem so sure about the proposition himself.

Looking to the teams, the Commander-in-Chief looked to the teams that had saved his life and then gazed upon the golden hound whose wide, begging eyes, and hopeful, even in the face of fear, expression not only reminded him of his most precious friend but knew this was his most precious friend.

And there was nothing in this world that would separate this powerful man from his heroic best friend!

"Agent Bishop," the president said in an orderly fashion, "release these creatures - these heroes!"

Immediately Hunter's long snout grew into a placid grin and his tail wagged behind him. He knew that his master would have come through in the end!

Half the guard dropped their weapons at Bishop's stoic nod. The other half kept their focus on the green skinned 'aliens' that Bishop knew the president would remember. If nothing else was to come from this disastrous day then perhaps he would at least have the turtles!

Muzzle let out a whine at the peril his new friends were in and looked to his fellow Rovers.

Looking to each other and decisively coming to a silent agreement, the Rovers knew they would not be leaving another Rover, be he dog or turtle, behind. Colleen raised her arms and stood before Leonardo, Blitz let out a sluggish moan before doing the same for Michelangelo.

"You'll owe me later," the Doberman huffed before smirking at Mike.

"No one's gonna take out my new friend, Gov'na," Colleen snapped at Bishop.

"Forgive the much used-ed line, friend," Exile laughed as he stood before Donatello and placed his hands on his hips. "But if you hurt my comrade Donatello here, I must break you."

Shagg squealed a high-pitch whine before creeping up in front of Raph, shuddering all the way.

Raphael sighed. "Look at it this way, Pooch," he muttered to the worried Shagg. "If anyone tries to shoot you... it's not getting past your hair."

Seeing the predicament, Hunter rushed forward to his master's side and cupped a hand on his shoulder. He grimaced at the president's uncertainty on what to do. To Hunter this decision seemed so automatic.

"Master, these are our friends and good, outstanding citizens, too," he urgently said.

"I recall them being Most Wanted, Mister President," Bishop said thinly.

"And I recall them saving you and rescuing me, Sir," Hunter said before zipping from the President to the turtles' side. "And I think that if anyone here can be considered a hero, it would be these turtles - our honorary Rovers!"

A huge grin plastered itself on Michelangelo's face. "No... friggin'... WAY!"

The other three moaned, knowing the excitement to come from their brother after this announcement.

The president scowled before turning on Bishop. "This is not acceptable, Agent Bishop," he huffed. "These heroes deserve medals not bullets!"

"But, Mr. President," Bishop began.

"NOW, Agent Bishop," the president said sternly. "And while you're at it, find that convict Parvo and his partner Groomer and make sure they don't escape ever again!"

Eyes narrowed, Bishop turned halfway to glance at his soldiers before nodding. They immediately lowered their weapons and headed out. Bishop turned and looked to the turtles. "This will not be over," he warned before continuing.

"What a Рывок," Exile huffed.

"I'm glad our meanies aren't anywhere close to that!" Colleen huffed as she placed her hand on her hips.

"And for that, you should be happy," Leo sighed.

"Well, Rovers," Hunter happily spoke up as he approached the group. "I can't tell you how happy I'm to see you all in one piece! And, BOY, do I have a story to tell you!"

Knowingly, the pack looked to each other and their green friends before smirking.

"We've got a story for you as well, comrade!" Exile laughed as he clapped his hand on his good friend's shoulder. "But first thing is first ting. Our new friends must need a ride home and you should get home with your own master, yes?"

"Right!" Hunter smirked.

Colleen clapped her hands together. "Alright, Rovers, let's get a ca-"

The collie stopped as the group gave her a confused stare. She sheepishly grinned. "My apologies, Hunta'!" she laughed. "I'd gotten quite used to that leadership business."

Hunter smirked. "It's alright, Colleen," he assured her. "We'll do it together."

Without further ado, the two leaned back their heads and released a long string of howls, joined by their fellow Rovers. The celebration was only added to by much tail wagging and laughs as the call ended.

Raph folded his arms and scowled. "Yeah, there's no way I'm joining in on that."

The president blinked as he remained in his chair. "Is... someone going to untie me?"

&&&&&&

The hum of the Cloud Rover was a nice, lulling sound, readying the group of terrapin ninja for the rest that they would most certainly need after the excitement of the day. As the helicopter approached the very roof that they turtles had been on before their first Rover encounter, they gave a collective sigh of relief.

"This was all fun, Chaps," Colleen grinned from the passenger seat, up front with Hunter. "We should do it again some time!"

"AH!" Blitz moaned as he rubbed his lower back. "Nie, not soon. Very far away."

"I'll second that one," Mike muttered as he tiredly rubbed his shoulder.

Don smiled at the interaction. He hated to admit it, but he'd miss these guys. "How about we just keep in touch?"

"Yeah, and maybe I'll be more useful when you guys step up as Rovers again," Hunter laughed as he made the landing.

Shagg whined and extended his arms before his hug engulfed a very unhappy Raphael. The dog began crying.

"Hey! No!" Raph growled before sighing and letting Shagg finish. "Fine. Miss you, too. Happy?"

Leo got up and looked to the Rovers. "Thanks for the ride home," he said before looking to all the faces of their friends. "And if you're in New York ever again drop by."

Beside him, Muzzle whined before leaping up and down, strapped tightly to his pulley yet again. He let out some urgent grunts and shook his head, attempting to get attention from Leonardo for this one last time.

Leo smirked and scratched Muzzle's head. "Yeah, and you, too."

"So long, черепаха comrades!" Exile called out with a wave as the four ninja leaped to the rooftop.

Suddenly, Hunter popped his head out of the door and smirked at Michelangelo. "Oh, and I almost forgot. Here's for rescuing me!" he called before tossing the turtle his photo album.

Mike blinked. He didn't even realize it had been missing before he looked down to it. Flipping the pages as the Cloud Rover took off yet again, Mike gasped as he came to the newest entry of his Hero Celebrity Album.

"An autographed picture of ALL the Rovers? Signed by the Road Rovers!?" he squealed before hugging the book. "It was all worth it! Just for that!"

Raph groaned and rubbed his face. "Those guys were insane! I need to go home and watch some television to try and forget all this crap."

"Yeah, that was pretty random," Leo admitted before shaking his head. "I've learned not to question it anymore, though. Let's just go home."

The four made their way down to the alley below with Mike still tracing the signature of each Rover.

"You know," Mike spoke up as they neared the manhole, "I think we should end this with a call of our own or something."

The three looked at each other.

Raph snored. "Mike, how about you make the call and we'll just go home and pretend there was always just three of us?"

"Fine, party poopers!" Mike huffed before entering the sewers below, where the group belonged.

&&&&&&&&&&

Turtlefreak121: And it's over. Hope some of you out there enjoyed this spark of insanity!