Lap of the Gods (episode)

"Lap of the Gods" is the first episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003), "Lost Season", which aired after Season 4 of the series and in between its sequel Fast Forward.

Information
Major Characters:
 * Donatello (Sam Regal)
 * Leonardo (Michael Sinterniklaas)
 * Michelangelo (Wayne Grayson)
 * Raphael (John Campbell)
 * Splinter (Darren Dunstan)
 * Ancient One (Sean Schemmel)
 * Ninja Tribunal
 * Feragi
 * Tora
 * Joy
 * Adam

Voice-over introduction
Ninja Tribunal member: "Like the serpent eating its own tail, as one journey ends, another begins. But now, after centuries of vigilance, we of the Ninja Tribunal see that journey's end with no new beginning. The end of all things is coming. And so, we prepare for battle. The Tribunal has chosen eight acolytes. Eight warriors from around the globe. Each of different disciplines, and skills. Each who has shown potential. A spark which must now be fanned into a flame. The flame to bring back the herald now free to fulfill their hideous mission: the summoning of the one we have feared all these years. Eight acolytes. If they fall before the oncoming darkness, so shall we all."

Plot synopsis
The Ninja Tribunal has called on eight acolytes to stop the coming evil. But first they have to train and be taught some important lessons than may mean the difference between life and death.