Invasion of the Body Snatcher!/Transcript

This is a transcript for Invasion of the Body Snatcher!, the tenth episode of season 6 of TMNT (2003 series).

	The episode opens on the exterior of a shopping mall and then pans inside to a salesman standing outside a store.
Salesman	Come shop till you drop here at Giga Plus. The best prices are here!
	A child rolls up to him on a motorized scooter.
Child	Mister, can you help me?
Salesman	Sure, little girl. Are you lost?
Child	Nope, I’m in exactly the right place.
	She grabs his hand and a glowing yellow orb transfers from her arm into his. He starts shaking.
Salesman	Wo~ow!
Child	Mister... I-- I think I’m lost.
	The child now looks bewildered. The salesman’s entire demeanor has changed.
Salesman	Cosmo Creeps' that way, kid. I’m busy.
	He turns and enters the store, going straight to and behind a jewelry counter. Laughing, he begins gathering up handfuls of jewelry.
Salesman	Why shop when you can shoplift?
	His activity is noticed by another salesperson.
Saleslady	What are you doing?
	The salesman is shoveling goods into a satchel.
Salesman	New display. Didn’t you get the memo?
Saleslady	What? There’s no new display. I—
	The salesman grabs her hand.
Salesman	I think I’ve heard enough out of you.
	The orb transfers from his arm into hers.
Saleslady	Oh, ugh... hmm.
	The salesman rubs his face and looks confused. The saleslady grabs the satchel and leaves.
Salesman	Wha--  what? Uh, wasn’t I just at the front of the store?
	Behind the store at the loading dock, a Triceraton worker loads boxes into a truck. The saleslady tosses the satchel on top of the boxes in the truck and startles him.
Triceraton	Hey, what do you think you’re doing?
Saleslady	Taking over.
	She places her hand on his chest and the orb transfers into his body. He grimaces and then his eyes narrow.
Saleslady	Uhh. Ooh.
Triceraton	I’ll drive.
	He drives away from the shopping mall. The truck eventually pulls into an alley, where a group of street phantoms are waiting. The Triceraton gets out of the truck and approaches the phantoms.
Phantom	Boss, is that you?
	The Triceraton tosses satchel to a phantom and then walks towards a slumped over body sitting atop a garbage dumpster.
Triceraton	Not entirely. At least, not yet. Presto change-o.
	He opens his hand and transfers the glowing orb into the hand of the slumped over Jammerhead, the leader of the street phantoms. The hand closes and sparks run across the body before Jammerhead straightens up and starts laughing. The Triceraton clutches his head.
Triceraton	Eeh, ah. What... what happened? Street phantoms?
	The Triceraton finds himself surrounded.
Jammerhead	Take a sick day, before I make you take a funeral day. [The Triceraton runs away.] Gentlemen, identity theft has just gotten an upgrade thanks to this baby. [He holds up the orb.] The Bodyjacker is ready for tonight.

{Opening sequence; title song}

	Spotlights on the outside of the O’Neil Tech building signify an important event being held inside. Crowds line either side of the entry walkway and a television host reports on what is happening as celebrities walk past.
Brittany Alexander	Welcome to the most anticipated social event of the season, O’Neil Tech’s annual gala for Earth’s Open Arms. Hello, I’m Brittany Alexander for Entertainment Today and everyone who’s anyone will be here tonight to celebrate a good cause; the personal vision of O’Neil tech CEO, renowned philanthropist Darius Dunn.
	Jammerhead watches from a nearby building ledge.
Jammerhead	Hope you brought your tuxedos, boys. We’re robbing high society tonight.
Phantom	But Jammerhead, O’Neil Tech is guarded by the toughest security in the world. We can’t even phase into that building.
Jammerhead	They got nothing that’ll stop this. The Bodyjacker is one of a kind. Running on amped up alien tech not even I can’t duplicate. [He twirls the orb on the tip of a finger.] This baby cost me a fortune and tonight, I’m making it all back with sick interest.
	Cut to a long, black limo driving along a highway. The sunroof is open, and Michelangelo is sticking part partway out of it, arms held high. He is wearing an orange colored suit.
Michelangelo	Woohoo! I’m king of the world! It’s party time, dudes, shout it out!
	Inside the limo are his brothers, Master Splinter, and Cody.  All are wearing suits. Raphael is tugging at his collar.
Raphael	Sure, if this monkey suit don’t choke me to death first.
Cody Jones	I still don’t see why I have to go to this gala thing. Darius does all the talking.
Donatello	You’re the heir apparent, Cody. O’Neil Tech is your company.
Michelangelo	Besides, [he hops down] the place is gonna be packed with movie stars and celebrities...
Cody	Shareholders, accountants, boring experts on boredom.
Splinter	O’Neil Tech is an important part of your identity, Cody. A true ninja must be able to face all sides of himself.
Michelangelo	Exactly. [He plops down between Raphael and Cody.] So embrace your inner party animal and rock on. Woohoo! Yeah!
	The limousine pulls up in front of O’Neil Tech. When the back window rolls down, the limo occupants show surprise at the crowds. Cameras start clicking, the flashing lights making everyone squint. The door opens and everyone climbs out to be greeted by clapping and cheering.
Cody	Where’s a good ninja vanish when you really need it?
Michelangelo	Don’t worry, I got just the thing for the paparazzi.
	He jumps out in front of the group and starts posing, placing himself in the center of each camera shot. In the last picture, Raphael is tackling him.  Meanwhile, Brittany goes around to the back of O’Neil Tech, where all the television station trucks are parked.
Brittany	Makeup! Hey, where are you guys? Darius Dunn is about to arrive and I have shine on my nose.
	Street phantoms phase up from the ground behind her. She screams.
Jammerhead	Trust me, lady, you’re perfect just the way you are.
	He laughs and floats the glowing orb towards her.
Brittany	What are you doing? I—Ugh! [The orb enters her forehead.] And voila, instant trojan horse. Hey, someone catch my chassis! I can’t control two meat bags at once. [Two phantoms grab is body and place it in a chair. ‘Brittany’ goes to look at herself in a mirror.] Luckily, one’s all I need to rob O’Neil Tech blind, the big one, Darius Dunn.
	Inside the building, the turtles stand with Splinter and Cody.
Splinter	I expect you all to remember you are ninja. Carry yourselves with pride and decorum. Now, if you will excuse me, I am on a quest to find piggies in a blanket. Those are always the first to go.
Michelangelo	Who’s famous here? Check it, I got pens and plenty of shell space left to sign.
Leonardo	Pride and decorum. That ring a bell?
	The lights suddenly dim. In the center of the room a light streams down from the ceiling to spotlight a platform. The platform rises high above the crowd and standing on it is Darius Dunn.
Darius Dunn	Ladies, gentlemen, off-worlders, since its founding a century ago, O’Neil Tech has been at the forefront of promoting peace [a holographic image of April and Casey appears] and harmony through the galaxy. In fact, our founding charter prohibits us from making weapons of any kind. [Everyone claps.]  Not that we haven’t been asked.
	He chuckles and the crowd laughs. The turtles appear somber and Raphael folds his arms.
Raphael	Munitions humor. Ha, ha.
Dunn	Today we continue our proud tradition of peace. So eat, drink, and give till it hurts.
Raphael	I know he’s your uncle, but there’s just something I don’t trust about that guy.
Cody	Uncle Darius can rub people the wrong way, but he’s always been great to me and he’s kept O’Neil Tech on track.
	Dunn arrives and places his hand on Cody’s shoulder.
Dunn	Cody, I’m so pleased. It’s good to see that your sense of responsibility hasn’t been completely eroded by the company you keep. Come my boy, a better class of colleague awaits. [Raphael and Michelangelo make faces behind his back.] Oh, and turtles, do try not to impale any of my guests.
	From across the room ‘Brittany’ watches Dunn.
Brittany	Ha. Showtime. [She runs after him.] Mr. Dunn! Yoo-hoo, Darius! It’s time for an exclusive interview.
	As Brittany reaches out to touch Dunn, Michelangelo grabs her hand.
Michelangelo	Hey, are you recording? Am I gonna be on TV, because Cody Jones and I are... [The orb moves from Brittany into him.] Ah! Oh. Oh, drak! I jacked into a turtle? Stupid alien artifact.
Brittany	Uh. Why am I talking to a giant lizard? Are you famous?
Michelangelo	Go launch yourself. I’m busy.
Dunn	Well, well, though I’m sure this is the height of intellectual conversation, excuse me.
	Dunn turns and walks away. ‘Michelangelo’ goes after him.
Michelangelo	Darius Dunn, I’ve been looking for you.
	He is reaching for Dunn when Leonardo shoves a hamburger in Michelangelo’s mouth.
Leonardo	Not now, Mikey. Sure, the guy’s a jerk, but tonight’s Cody’s night, okay? Besides, Master Splinter wants you to meet someone. I think he wants to show off.
	He pushes ‘Michelangelo’ across the room to where Splinter is standing talking to three alien beings. ‘Michelangelo’ grunts and drags his feet the whole way.
Splinter	And you say this force is an energy field created by all living things. Ah, my sons, please meet the Monks of Meague. They use a fascinating system of metaphysics resembling our own connection to Chi. Michelangelo, please demonstrate the Lotus Furnace Focus technique for our esteemed colleagues.
Michelangelo	Uh, right, dad, but I dislocated my Lotus yesterday, uh, polishing my shell.
Splinter	Michelangelo, do not embarrass yourself before the monks of Planet Meague.
Leonardo	Ixnay on the oaksj, Mikey. You can redirect Chi better than any of us. [The orb passes from Michelangelo into Leonardo.] Ngh. Okay, right, so hands up, chin down, Chi away! [He poses Michelangelo and tugs on his mask tails.] Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got matters to discuss with Darius Dunn.
Michelangelo	What... are we playing charades? Am I winning?
	Splinter ducks his head and covers his face with his hand. The monks all shake their heads. Darius Dunn is talking to a group of guests, while a crowd stands between ‘Leonardo’ and Dunn. Cody appears bored.
Dunn	Very strong gains indeed, and with our market share up fifteen percent this quarter, I anticipate substantial dividends will be funneled to our charitable works.
Leonardo	There he is. Now to make the swap.
Raphael	Hey, fearless leader, what gives?
	‘Leonardo’ growls with aggravation as the other turtles run towards him. Donatello carries a tray of food, and Raphael has food items in each hand.
Michelangelo	You totally left me hanging with the Minks of Moog, the monkeys of--  where’d you go?
Leonardo	Look, I just gotta go talk to Dunn.
Raphael	Why? Is he up to something? Are we gonna bust him? [He crushes the food in one hand.] Whoops.
Donatello	Seriously, Leo, why don’t you sit down? I’ll get you some water. You look—
Leonardo	Will you grow some ears? I’m fine!
	He hits the underside of the food tray, which tosses it and the contents into the air. Raphael and Donatello run to catch things as they fall. They manage to get all of it before it hits the ground and the crowd cheers and claps. ‘Leonardo’ walks up to a partygoer and touches his shoulder.
Leonardo	Pardon me, I gotta get through.
	The orb passes to the partygoer, who touches the person he was talking to and passes the orb to them.  It moves from person to person until finally someone is close enough to touch Dunn.
Dunn	... eighty percent. Now that’s progress. The business can only--  aah.
	The orb enters him. Across the room, Leonardo is being fussed at by his brothers.
Raphael	You trying to get us in trouble or is your shell cracked?
Leonardo	What are you talking about? Where’s Master Splinter and the Monks of Meague?
	They turn in surprise at the sound of Dunn’s raised voice.
Dunn	Yes, and the index of the capital gains show, um, profits, with quarters, uh, and dollars... I gotta go to the potty. Bye.
	The guests look stunned.
Cody	Hehe, when you gotta go, you gotta go. [The turtles join him.] Did you see that? Uncle Darius totally just spaced.
Raphael	He ain’t the only one, Leo.
Leonardo	Raph, I have no clue what you’re talking about. One second I’m watching Mikey embarrass Master Splinter—
Michelangelo	Me? I was trying to get an autograph and all of a sudden you’re posing me like your personal dancing dolly.
Donatello	Wait. Are you both serious? Neither of you remember acting strangely?
Cody	And Uncle Darius is bugging too. Something’s up. Come on, let’s get to the bottom of this.
	‘Dunn’ stands at a security control station and places his hand on a scanner. The machine then takes a retinal scan as well.
Dunn	Finally, restricted access. Come on, Mr. Dunn, work your magic.
Security System	Access.
	An elevator tube opens and he walks into it.  Cody and the turtles arrive just as the door is closing.
Cody	Uncle Darius?
Raphael	Yo, fatty!
Cody	Okay, that was completely weird. He didn’t even flinch, and he hates fatty.
Leonardo	Where do these elevators go?
Cody	Restricted areas.
	He places his palm on the scanner, but it flashes red.
Security System	Denied.
Cody	Denied? It won’t let us in. Wait, but I have access to all levels of the building. I mean, I’m supposed to.
	Donatello uses his wrist computer to pull up a holographic image of the building and security schematics.
Donatello	I’m on it.
	The elevator doors slide open and ‘Dunn’ enters a room filled with weapons. He looks around and laughs.
Dunn	What an arsenal. Oh, sweet synergy and more goodies here. Ha, ha, ha! Heavy arms, light weapons, body armor. [He shoots a laser at a suit of armor and it isn’t damaged.] He, he, he. I’ll make a fortune selling off the plans for these babies.
	He picks up plans for a Battlesuit. The elevator opens and Code and the turtles enter the armory. Cody looks stunned.
Cody	I--  I don’t get it. All these weapons. What does it mean?
	Leonardo places a finger to his lips and then signals for them to move out. They move stealthily into the room, ducking down behind cabinets to avoid being spotted.
Cody	I’ve never been on this level before. I--  I thought it was storage.
	Raphael picks up a laser rifle.
Raphael	More like R&D—rampage and destruction.
	Leonardo signals again and the others follow him, remaining silent. Michelangelo spots movement at a door marked ‘Restricted’.
Michelangelo	Guys, look.
	The door slides open and a red light shoots out. Cody and the turtles all gasp as ‘Dunn’ steps out of the restricted area wearing the Battlesuit.
Dunn	Party’s over!
Cody	Uncle Darius!
Dunn	Oh, this is too much. The crime of the century and a little revenge to go with it.
	He laughs and lifts the suit’s arms. Red bolts flash across the weapons mounted on the arms and then ‘Dunn’ fires. Everyone ducks aside and lasers blast the floor. The turtles and Cody use cabinets as shields.
Raphael	Think maybe this proves us right about the whole psycho evil uncle doing bad stuff with the company thing?
Donatello	And then some.
	They duck as ‘Dunn’ fires again.
Dunn	Now this is a party! Everybody dance! Ha, ha, ha!
Cody	Leo, this is gonna sound crazy, but I don’t think that’s Uncle Darius. Listen to him.
Dunn	Lamma-lamma, ding-dong, suckers!
	He smashes the display case that Michelangelo, Leonardo and Cody are hiding behind. They leap out of the way, with Leonardo carrying Cody, and join Raphael and Donatello. The turtles then draw their weapons.
Leonardo	First things first. Pry Darius out of that tin can before he makes turtle soup out of us. Then we can solve the mystery of who is who.
Raphael	In other words... it’s ninja time!
	He rips his suit off with his sai.
Donatello	Hey, that was a rental!
	Leonardo charges the suit and slices into an arm. Donatello leaps onto the suit and uses his staff to stab into the weaponry mounted on the shoulder of that same arm. He hops off just before it explodes, and then catches his staff when it comes spinning back at him.
Raphael	Should’ve stuck with the tux, Darius. Battle suits are so last season.
Dunn	Ah!
Cody	You’re not Darius. What have you done with him?
	‘Dunn’ reaches down a grabs Cody.
Dunn	Come here, kid.
Leonardo	Take him down, now!
Donatello	My pleasure.
	He charges and kicks the suit in its chest. ‘Dunn’ drops Cody and Michelangelo catches him.
Michelangelo	Gotcha! Hang tight, bud.
	Michelangelo races towards ‘Dunn’. Leonardo slices off one of the Battlesuit’s legs.
Leonardo	Finish this!
	‘Dunn’ stumbles, off balance because he’s on one Battlesuit leg and one of his own. The turtles shove him through a door. He is perched at the edge of a staircase and they simultaneously kick him, sending him tumbling down the stairs. He smashes into the wall and then the floor underneath him cracks. He falls through to the floor below. The turtles and Cody stand at the edges of the hole looking down at him.
Cody	Quick, go see if he’s okay.
	The turtles leap down, weapons at the ready.
Leonardo	All right, nice and slow.
	They surround him. Dunn shakes his head, groans, and opens his eyes.
Dunn	What have you done to me, you cretinous simpletons!
Michelangelo	Sure sounds like Darius. What do you think, Cody?
Cody	Ha! I think you’re a bunch of suckers!
Leonardo	Cody?
	Cody’s body is now occupied by Jammerhead. He holds up the schematics for the Battlesuit.
Cody	Thanks for the assist, geeks. These plans are gonna make me a fortune, and here’s your cut of the profits.
	He laughs and tosses a canister down at the turtles.
Donatello	Incoming!
Leonardo	The suit!
Raphael	Ahead of you, bro’!
	The turtles flip the suit over and jump behind it. The canister hits the ground and explodes. Dunn, inside the suit, is protected, as are the turtles.
Dunn	Grr! I’ll have your shells for this attack.
Donatello	Definitely Darius. Looks like our real bad guy is body jumping somehow. That’s why you’ve all had memory lapses and why Darius is his charming self again.
Michelangelo	And that means Cody’s in trouble.
	The elevator opens on the main floor and the possessed Cody runs laughing through the crowd of guests, clutching the plans to his chest.  The turtles exit the elevator and look for him.
Michelangelo	There he is!
	‘Cody’ sees them and laughs, turning to run again. He pulls up short when Splinter blocks his path.
Splinter	Cody. Why are you running?
	‘Cody’ growls and then gets a cunning expression.
Cody	Hmm...
	The turtles run, jump, and skip through the crowd.
Donatello	Excuse me.
Raphael	One side, please. Excuse me.
Donatello	Pardon me.
	Michelangelo makes a flying leap and grabs Cody, picking him up and then flipping to an upright position while holding the boy.
Michelangelo	Sorry, little ninja.
Cody	Uh, weren’t we just upstairs, like just a second ago?
Leonardo	He’s body jumped again. But to whom?
Raphael	Only one cat leaving the party. [He points towards the entry.] And he’s our favorite rat.
Donatello	Hurry, Master Splinter’s in trouble.
	Possessed Splinter enters the alley where the TV station trucks are parked.
Splinter	Wake up, phantoms. It’s go time!
	The turtles arrive.
Donatello	Street phantoms. So that must be Jammerhead. He figured out a way to take over minds.
Raphael	Yeah, well he ain’t keeping that one.
	The turtles leap into action. Raphael quickly takes out two phantoms.
Donatello	Don’t let him reach his own body. He’ll be able to phase and we’ll never catch him.
	Donatello spins his staff and then throws blast of air at ‘Splinter’ just as he’s reaching for Jammerhead’s slumped body. The wave knocks ‘Splinter’ aside. Michelangelo charges at two phantoms and knocks them out with his nunchucks. Leonardo runs at a phantom, who pulls a blaster on him.  Leonardo leans far back and the shot misses him. He then spins his swords and cuts the blaster into pieces before kicking the phantom. The turtles surround ‘Splinter’.
Donatello	It’s over, Jammerhead.
Splinter	Not until we play the new shell game. Catch me, boys.
	He leaps atop a truck, crosses his arms, and jumps. The turtles all rush to catch him.
All	Master Splinter! Wait! Ah!
	They catch him, but all fall in a tangled heap. Splinter opens his eyes, struggles for a moment, and then stands and flings all four turtles off of him. Raphael slams into the side of a news truck, denting the door. Splinter gets into a defensive pose.
Splinter	What is the meaning of this? Why do you attack me, my sons?
Michelangelo	Splinter’s back!
Raphael	Yeah, my jaw kinda clued me in.
	The turtles move in again to surround Splinter.
Leonardo	It’s Jammerhead, he’s been possessing people’s bodies.
Donatello	Which means if he’s no longer in you, [he indicates Splinter] he has to be in one of us.
	They all take defensive postures and look at one another suspiciously. Suddenly Leonardo straightens up.
Leonardo	This is stupid. I don’t think he’s in any of us. Let’s just bag it and call it a day.
All	Bag it? Not Leo!
	‘Leonardo’ backs away as his brothers stalk him. He sees his weapon lying on the ground and picks it up, swinging it at the other turtles. They jump out of the way. Donatello spins his bō staff and then leans back to jab it into possessed Leonardo’s chest just as he’s about to strike with his sword. The hit causes a shock to Leonardo’s body and he falls to the ground, groaning and convulsing as the shock continues to cover his entire form. When it finally stops, smoke curls up from his body and then Jammerhead’s body starts to convulse, the same yellow electrical shock lighting him up.
Jammerhead	No! My Bodyjacker!
	Leonardo’s arm falls to the pavement and the orb rolls out of his hand.
Donatello	Not anymore!
	He uses the end of his staff to shatter the device.
Jammerhead	No! System crash! [He convulses one last time and then slumps over.] System crash.
	Scene shifts to the walkway in front of O’Neil Tech. Constable Biggles loads Jammerhead and his street phantoms into a police cruiser.
Jammerhead	System crash, system crash, system crash, system—
Cody	Is he gonna be okay, Constable?
Constable Biggles	Don’t worry, lads, he’ll be rebooting himself in jail this time, he will.
	Darius Dunn approaches the group.
Dunn	I can’t thank you boys enough. Stopping that insane hooligan from robbing the labs. Thank goodness everything is fine.
Raphael	Who do you think you’re kidding? We almost got perforated by that battle suit that came out of your labs.
Donatello	A lab packed with all sorts of weapons.
Cody	Yeah. What’s really going on up there?
Dunn	Constable, would you mind explaining the ‘Peace of Mind’ program.
Constable Biggles	Smashing that. Mr. Dunn has been a big help keeping weapons off the street. Any dangerous weapons confiscated by the peacekeepers are turned over to O’Neil Tech. Mr. Dunn recycles them into useful products, which he then distributes to the needy.
Donatello	So the weapons we saw were just there awaiting recycling?
Dunn	Precisely. Now, if you boys are quite satisfied, we should bid our guests farewell.
	He sets his hand on Cody’s shoulder and they both walk away. Cody looks back at the turtles.
Michelangelo	He did it again. That slimy no-good—
Leonardo	Master Splinter, he’s lying, we—
Splinter	Darius Dunn is a master of deception, Leonardo. However, you must have faith that he will trip up someday, and when he does, we will be there.

{Roll end credits}