Secret Origins, Part 1

"Secret Origins" is the first part of the three-part "Secret Origins" episode (thirty-second) of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), which originally aired on January 17, 2004.

Major Characters

 * Donatello (Sam Regal)
 * Leonardo (Michael Sinterniklaas)
 * Michelangelo (Wayne Grayson)
 * Raphael (Frank Frankson)
 * Splinter (Darren Dunstan)
 * Mr. Mortu (in Exo-suit and as Utrom) (Dan Green)
 * Fugitoid (Pete Zarustica)
 * Feudal Shredder (Scottie Ray)

Secondary Characters

 * News Anchor Dwight
 * Reporter Alex Carlin
 * Triceraton warriors
 * Federation troopers
 * Baxter Stockman (spider-robot form) (Scott Williams)

Voice-Over Introduction
News Anchor Dwight: Welcome back to coninuing coverage of our top story. Here's a recap of the events of the last eight hours. As seen here in our exclusive footage caught on home video, a blinding flash lit up downtown and surrounding areas, apparently projected into space. The origin of the flash was the TCRI building, where senior correspondent Alex Carlin is standing by.

News Anchor Alex Carlin: Yes Dwight, the scene here is tense in front of the still silent TCRI building. ..what the?! It's happening again, what in the name of?! Is this the vanguard of some alien invasion?! Or is this. ..the end of life as we know it?

Plot Synopsis
The Turtles, Fugitoid, Triceraton and Federation troops are transported back to the TCRI building where a massive fight breaks out. The small pink aliens from The Search for Splinter, are able to put the troops in stasis and sent them back to where the came from. The Turtles wanted to get back to what they started when Splinter came out of the shadows, fully healed. He explains that the aliens are known as Utroms who saved his life. The ooze that made them what they are, was a by-product to power their universal tranporter they call a transmat. Though it seemed the Turtles were gone for weeks on the other side of the galaxy, they were really gone for eight hours. Mortu, the CEO of TCRI, also revealed himself to be an Utrom and lead them to the Oracle pod, a chamber which would tell the Turtles the history and memories of the Utroms. Linked up, they learn that a long time ago, the Utroms were transporting a dangerous Utrom criminal back to their homeworld to stand trial and Mortu was the captain. However, the prisoner escaped and sabotage the ship, causing it to crashland on Earth. There, the Utroms discovered they were in 11-th century feudal Japan. With their ship damaged beyond repair and the planet's lack of technology, there seemed to be no way to get home. Mortu was confident that one day, Earth will have the technology they need but they had to wait.

Back in reality, the military was trying to get into TCRI to investigate the light that came from it. On a truck's underside, a robotic spider came out and climbed the building's wall and inside it, is the head of Baxter Stockman, who infiltrates the complex through the holographic window.

Meanwhile, the Turtles and Splinter were saw how the Utroms crafted their own exo-suit to blend in with the humans. However, the tester was ambushed by the escapee, who took the suit a left. As the years went by, the Utroms built and impressive society. Suddenly, they are attack by what appears to be the Foot Clan and the Shredder's ancestor. All of a sudden, the Turtles and Splinter become part of the illusion, no doubt the work of Stockman.

Quotes

 * Ch'rell : These security precautions are pitiful. You will NEVER hold me! Raphael : (To Utrom prisoner) Big talk, little slimeball. Mortu : (Also to prisoner) Big talk, little slimeball. Raphael : Hey, I like the way this Mortu guy thinks.

Trivia

 * Baxter Stockman is revealed to have survived the events of Return to New York, Part 3. His head is the only thing left organic of him now, as his head is attached to a small spider-like robot.
 * The Triceraton that escapes is Zog and will appear in Rogue in the House, Part 1.