"Now listen to me, my boy. I saved Lizard Street once. And now… now it's your turn. Be the hero you know yourself to be" It is the day for choosing a hero! Ruskin Splinter wants to be that hero! Unfortunately, the very idea he could defeat the Dragon in the school play makes everyone laugh. But in the vast sewers of Lizard Street something is stirring. Something called Krindlekrax. And, before long, Ruskin will be testing his heroic qualities… for real.