Night of Sh'Okanabo/Transcript

This is a transcript for Night of Sh'Okanabo, the seventh episode of season 6 of TMNT (2003 series).

	The episode opens by panning down into Chelsea Chasm to Sh’Okanabo’s starship sitting at the bottom. Inside Sh’Okanabo examines the many gene seeds.
Sh'Okanabo	Ah, the generations are thriving now. [He lifts a seeds and peers into it. A small form inside shifts.] Very soon, with the day of awakening, the spawn shall rise and this planet shall be ours.
	He replaces the seed and laughs. Viral walks up next to him.
Viral	But what of the turtles, Dread Lord?
Sh’Okanabo	Yes, the turtles. Twice those base creatures have vexed me. [He activates a group of viewing screens, bringing up images of the turtles.] They managed to thwart your efforts in pillaging the wealth of O’Neil Tech and because of their accursed interference, the precious gene seeds were almost lost. Those turtles have nearly cost me everything.
Viral	Might their meddling be more than coincidence?
Sh’Okanabo	Perhaps. Perhaps they even know of the day of awakening and are trying to stop it. [He slashes one of the viewing screens.] I cannot risk their interference in my plans again. I shall eliminate them myself – tonight.

{Opening sequence; title song}

	Switch to Cody Jones’ penthouse, the holo dojo.
Michelangelo	Wait, hold up. Just hold up a second. [He is clinging to the ceiling of a Japanese style structure, one of the holo dojo’s backgrounds.] There’s one thing I don’t understand.
	Standing on the floor below him are Raphael and Leonardo.
Raphael	Only one thing? I would’ve thought there was a ton of stuff you don’t understand.
Michelangelo	Let me rephrase that for the handsome impaired. Why do you two persist in trying to double team me in practice when you know how good I am and I know how old and slow you two are?
Raphael	Give me a foot up, Leo, and I’ll show him old and slow.
	Leonardo interlocks his fingers and Raphael springboards off of his brother’s hands. He reaches for Michelangelo, who laughs and jumps down, avoiding him. Leonardo leaps and catches Michelangelo’s ankle, yanking him off-balance, but Michelangelo rolls as he hits the floor and dodges both of his brothers. Leonardo kicks at him, but Michelangelo spins away from his foot. Michelangelo stands between them as Raphael charges and Leonardo tries to sweep his feet, but Michelangelo backflips away from both.
Michelangelo	Beauty and dexterity win again. [Both his brothers charge.] Uh-oh.
	They slam into Michelangelo and all three fly through the door of the holo dojo, which automatically shuts down the program. Cut to Donatello and Cody, in the latter’s lab, as they work on the Turtle X battlesuit.
Cody Jones	Turtle X is looking good. I can’t wait till we finish these upgrades. Then we can all go out and grow some shell!
Donatello	That’s raise some shell, and I was under the impression that this battle armor was for your self-defense out in the big bad world of 2105. [Sounds of a struggle draw their attention to the door. The other three turtles burst into the lab, breaking the door and still fighting.] Or in the dangerous environment of your own home.
	As the turtles roll around on the floor, Serling arrives.
Serling	Oh, what a shock. [Michelangelo and Raphael roll off, but Leonardo stands up.] Indulgent rough housing and wanton destruction. Your friends are a credit to their low rung on the evolutionary ladder, Master Cody. [The other two stop fighting. Serling looks at Turtle X.] Oh, that horrid thing. I still think it’s an abomination.
Leonardo	Relax, Serling, it’s for Cody’s protection and security.
Raphael	Yeah, Cody may seem like a mild-mannered techno geek, but with that metal skin he can transform into a mega-powered, kick butt robot warrior.
Michelangelo	A regular Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde.
Cody	Doctor who and mister what? Should I be really honored or really offended?
Michelangelo	You mean you don’t know about Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde?
Leonardo	The black and white movie? Spencer Tracy?
Donatello	Famous story? Robert Louis Stevenson?
Cody	Nope. Never heard of ‘em.
Michelangelo	It’s like one of the all-time classic monster movies.
Cody	What’s a monster movie?
Michelangelo	You’re kidding. [He lifts his arms menacingly.] Frankenstein? The Mummy? Tell me you’ve at least heard of King Kong. [He pounds his chest and then pretends he’s got a cape.] Dracula. Creature from the Black Lagoon. Or even the Tangler?
Cody	No, never heard of any of them. I guess we don’t have those.
Michelangelo	It can’t be. [He drops dramatically to his knees.] A future without monster movies? [He clutches at Cody.] Losing will to live. Can’t…go…on.
	He falls back on the floor, eyes closed.
Donatello	Hey. I came across a mention of the Tangler earlier today. [He types into a control board.] I read about it while I was filtering information off the galactic web.
	Michelangelo rushes over to him and drapes himself across Donatello’s shoulder.
Michelangelo	What about it? What about the Tangler? [Donatello slaps his hand.] Ow!
	A holo vid pops up to show the news story.
Donatello	Here it is. There’s a festival of old horror flicks being shown downtown by an Earth Alien Appreciation Society. The Tangler, The Thing that Ate Ice Station Zulu and Nightmare in East Williston.
Michelangelo	Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go! Think of it, the movies. The chills, the thrills!
Donatello	The stale popcorn.
Leonardo	We haven’t had popcorn in about a hundred years. Sounds pretty good, stale or otherwise.
Cody	I’d like to go.
Michelangelo	That’s the spirit! It’ll be for Cody’s education. We can show him firsthand what made our century so great. The culmination of culture, the highest high point in filming storytelling.
Raphael	Besides, if we don’t go, cheese ball here will never shut up.
	He pulls Michelangelo down and gives him a head noogie.
Michelangelo	Ha!
Leonardo	Serling, you wanna come too?
Serling	I would rather have my electrodes pulled out with a pair of rusty pliers than see some stupefacient horror movie.
Raphael	Tell us how you really feel.
	Cut to the rooftop of Cody’s building. The hatch opens and the Hovershell flies up.
Michelangelo	Downtown, here we come.
	The Hovershell flies through the city and then goes in for a landing.
Cody	Wow, Donatello, I think that you’re really getting the hang of piloting this Hovershell.
Donatello	Thanks, Cody. [The Hovershell touches down and squashes a pair of trashcans and a car.] Now if I could only get a handle on the whole vertical parking thing. Heh.
	Cody and the turtles walk along the sidewalk.
Leonardo	I do like coming to the old part of town. It’s just like coming home. [An ant-like alien walks past.] Except for all the aliens.
Michelangelo	Well, if strange and ugly is the new norm, good thing we got Raph with us.
Raphael	Oh, think you’re funny do ya’? [He goes to kick his brother, but Michelangelo ducks and runs. Raphael chases him.] I oughta….
Cody	Are they always like this?
Donatello	‘Fraid so.
	Back at Cody’s apartment building, a dark blob-like shape slips up the outer wall and slides in through an upper window. It slinks through the hallways, peering into rooms. Sterling is standing in the entrance to the holo dojo, humming to himself as he repairs the doors. The dark shape zips into the room. Catching movement from the corner of his eyes, Serling looks around but sees nothing and goes back to work. The shape slides away again and once more Serling glances around and then proceeds to weld. In the living room, Splinter is kneeling on the floor as he meditates, a single lit candle in front of him. A gust of wind extinguishes the candle and Splinter’s eyes snap open. He looks around, but the room appears empty, so he closes his eyes again. The blob rises up from the floor behind him. It is Sh’Okanabo. He approaches Splinter, tentacles out and mouth wide. He strikes, but Splinter leaps out of the way. When Splinter looks back, he sees nothing. Then Sh’Okanabo rises up again behind him. He strikes Splinter, sending him flying back against a wall.
Splinter	Ugh!
	A tendril wraps around Splinter and smashes him against the ceiling before slamming him to the floor.
Sh’Okanabo	Where are the turtles? [He leans in close to Splinter’s head.] Where?
Splinter	Whoever you are, do you truly believe I will tell you anything?
Sh’Okanabo	Then silence shall be your gravestone and shadows shall devour your soul.
Serling	Activate security protocol. [Spotlights flash on as Serling walks towards the intruder.] The authorities have been notified and are on their way. [Laser blasters, mounted high on the walls, open fire, shooting just over Sh’Okanabo.] Unhand that rodent or we will dispense with the warning shots, I assure you. [Sh’Okanabo growls and then slinks away. Serling helps Splinter to his feet.] Sir, are you all right? Allow me to call your sons.
Splinter	No.
Serling	But they are only downtown at some fatuous horror movie festival.
	Sh’Okanabo peers in through the window.
Splinter	Quiet. The shadows may have been forced out, but I-I still feel a presence. No, wait. [He looks towards the picture windows.] It is gone.
	Sh’Okanabo slides down the outer wall.
Sh’Okanabo	Horror movie festival. I will show them horror.
	Cut to the Metro Theater. A folding sign at the door reads “Welcome Earth Appreciation Society Horror Feature” and shows an image of the alien host who is the movie appreciation president. There is a loud scream from inside the theater. Cut to the movie screen, which shows a woman being menaced by a creature. In their seats, the turtles and Cody watch the film. Leonardo and Michelangelo hold buckets of popcorn. They are seated a few rows back, while the host and several aliens occupy the front row of seats.
Actress	Please, no! I’m too young! Aah!
	The host stands up.
Host	Even with these primitive conditions, the peoples of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century Earth did enjoy a somewhat engaging cinematic experience.
	A handful of popcorn hits the side of his head.
Michelangelo	Down in front!
	The host clears his throat.
Host	As I was saying. [The popcorn bucket hits the back of his head.] Hey!
Michelangelo	Down in front! [When the host looks back, Michelangelo points to Donatello and Cody, who are on either side of him.] It was him.
	Donatello grabs his arm and pulls it down.
Donatello	I apologize for my brother, but he’s simply acting the part of the rude, obnoxious moviegoer so common during that time period.
Raphael	It ain’t acting.
Host	I am afraid I am unaware of the obnoxious moviegoer. Our records of this period in time are incomplete, though we try to be as accurate as possible in our reconstruction. [He indicates the projector room behind and above the theater.] We even rebuilt film projectors from as much authentic salvage as we could find.
Donatello	Ooh, if you like, I can check them out for authenticity. I’m kind of a tinkerer with a lot of experience.
Host	Any help would be greatly appreciated. But sadly, where we need the most help is in our knowledge, or lack thereof, regarding movie enjoyment.
Michelangelo	You’re telling me. [He leans over Cody to grab Leonardo’s popcorn bucket.] Can I borrow your popcorn, bro’? I had to throw mine. Thanks! [He leaps out of his seat and into the front row between the other audience members.] First of all, you’re not even doing the popcorn right. You’re barely touching it. Popcorn is a delicacy best enjoyed messily and in mass quantities. [He grabs and handful of popcorn and tosses it into his mouth, repeating the process and talking with his mouth full.] See? Never one at a time, you gotta do it in a handful. See?
	The alien audience members copy him. Leonardo shakes his head. He nudges Cody.
Leonardo	Looks like I have to get more popcorn.
	He leaves the theater and enters the lobby. As he reaches for a bucket of popcorn, Sh’Okanabo’s blob form slides past on his right and then moves behind him. Leonardo munches on popcorn and turns, only to see the blob coming right at him. Its tentacles wrap around his right wrist and then before he can shout, it wraps a thick tentacle around his head and mouth. Leonardo is yanked down to the floor and pulled into the shadows.
Michelangelo	So, rule fifteen of horror movies is; if the basement is scary and dark, always go down there, especially if your flashlight battery is dying. [Cody and the alien audience members hang on his every word. Raphael and Donatello sit in another row looking bored.] Sixteen; if you think you beat the monster, immediately turn your back. Seventeen; be careful not to have fun or you’ll be the first one to get it. Eighteen; if you’re in a group always split up into singles and go separate ways.
Host	Your expertise is astounding. It is a privilege to sit with such a scholar.
Donatello	I think I’m gonna be sick.
Raphael	Where’s Leo? If we gotta suffer through this, he oughta be suffering too.
	He gets up and heads for the lobby.
Actress	Chad? Quit kidding around, Chad. Cut it out!
	Raphael reaches the lobby.
Raphael	Yo, Leo. Where are you?
	He walks over to the spilled popcorn bucket and squats down. A hushed voice calls to him.
Sh’Okanabo as Leo	Raphael.
Raphael	Huh? Leo?
Sh’Okanabo as Leo	Over here. Raphael.
	Raphael follows the sound of Leonardo’s voice. Cut to Sh’Okanabo, imitating his brother.
Sh’Okanabo as Leo	Raphael, I need you.
	He slides up a set of stairs. Raphael reaches the bottom of the stairs.
Raphael	Leo, quit kidding around.
Sh’Okanabo as Leo	Up here.
	Raphael walks up the stairs, turns a corner and starts up another set of stairs. Partway up he steps in dark purplish gunk.
Raphael	Ugh! Ick. [More of the gunk drips on his carapace.] Uh. Huh? [He looks up to see Leonardo stuck to the ceiling, his wrists and ankles glued there with the gunk, and his upper body and mouth covered in it. Leonardo struggles to warn his brother.] Leo? [Sh’Okanabo’s blob form slides down the staircase behind him.] Hang on, I’ll get you down and then we’ll find whoever did this to….
	He spins around and shouts as Sh’Okanabo swarms over him. Cut to Donatello, in the projection room.
Donatello	Man, this projector system is way cool. A high energy defibrillating conductor fed through the older wiring. [The Sh’Okanabo blob appears behind him. He hears a dripping sound and turns.] Huh? Aah!
	Sh’Okanabo’s blob form washes over him in a tidal wave and then slides out of the room with him. Cut to Cody’s penthouse.
Serling	So, you see, officer, the shadows seemed to come out of nowhere and attack.
	Constable Biggles is listening to the report. Behind him are three human Peacekeepers.
Peacekeeper	Robots.
Constable Biggles	What was that?
Peacekeeper	Uh, nothing sir.
Biggles	Humans. As you were saying?
	Back at the theater, Sh’Okanabo slides down the stairs, turns into his solid form, and looks up at the three captive turtles.
Sh’Okanabo	You wonder why you still breathe? [He slips up next to Donatello.] Only to tell me what you know about the day of awakening. [He turns to Leonardo.] Before I wipe the Earth clean of you, you will tell me all you know. [He moves up to Raphael.] But first, I will fetch the last of you. [He slides down the stairs.] And the little family will be complete.
	Inside the theater, the audience is watching the movie. A monster menaces the actress, standing over her and growling.
Actress	No, no! Aah!
	From two different directions at the back of the theater, Sh’Okanabo’s blob form enters, rising up in a massive wave. Cody glances at Michelangelo, but then movement behind them catches the corner of his eye and he looks back.
Cody	Huh? [He gasps.] Hey, Michelangelo, with these horror movies, are they supposed to make the shadows do that?
	He points a thumb over his shoulder and Michelangelo looks back.
Michelangelo	Um, not exactly.
	The huge blob crawls over the rows of seats behind them. The Host shudders in fear.
Cody	Um, Mikey, where are Leo, Raph and Don?
	The blob reshapes into a giant Sh’Okanabo. The audience begins to run.
Michelangelo	Run, Cody! Whatever that thing is, I’ll draw it off.
Cody	But….
Michelangelo	Don’t argue, just run. [He shoves Cody away.] Get out the back door. Go, now!
	Cody runs out of the theater. Michelangelo faces off with Sh’Okanabo.
Michelangelo	Yo, I’m trying to catch a flick here, do you mind?
	He grabs his nunchaku and begins spinning them. Sh’Okanabo grabs at him, but Michelangelo leaps over the hand and past him. Sh’Okanabo turns to find Michelangelo behind him.
Michelangelo	And they said I was a rude moviegoer.
	He runs and Sh’Okanabo chases him. Just as Sh’Okanabo slashes at him, Michelangelo leaps up to a ledge above the door and then jumps to the upper balcony. He runs up a set of stairs and then stops as he spots his trapped brothers.
Michelangelo	Yah! Hang on, I’ll get you out of there.
	Using his nunchaku, he slices his brothers free.
Raphael	I think you cracked a rib there.
Michelangelo	Sorry, I was in a hurry.
Leonardo	We have bigger things to worry about.
	He points up the stairs where Sh’Okanabo’s tentacles are sliding down towards them.
Donatello	Namely him! [Sh’Okanabo laughs and the turtles draw their weapons.] It’s ninja time, guys!
Sh’Okanabo	Gaze upon me and know despair.
Michelangelo	Uh, guys, when did we stop watching the horror movie and start starring in it?
	On the movie screen, the monster carries the actress over his shoulder.
Actress	Help! Aaah!
	Suddenly Raphael comes flying through the upper balcony wall to hit the floor hard inside the theater. Sh’Okanabo crashes through the entry with Leonardo in one hand. Donatello and Michelangelo chase after him. Donatello leaps, but Sh’Okanabo knocks him out of the air and he lands on top of Raphael. Michelangelo lands on Sh’Okanabo’s shoulders and strikes him with his nunchucks, but Sh’Okanabo reaches up and grabs him before slamming him to the floor. He laughs and throws Michelangelo and Leonardo on top of their brothers. The turtles all groan.
Donatello	Oh, man.
Sh’Okanabo	Now tell me what you know about the day of awakening.
	The turtles rise.
Leonardo	Does anyone have a clue what this day of awakening is all about?
	Sh’Okanabo stomps and roars.
Raphael	I am getting really sick of this guy.
	Behind them, Cody opens the side door to peek inside.
Cody	I’ve gotta help them. I need Turtle X. [He ducks back and activates his wrist gauntlet to bring up the control panel for Turtle X.] Cody Jones, remote activation of battle armor, Turtle X. Go word: goongala.
	At the penthouse, Serling is dusting in Cody’s lab. Suddenly the Turtle X battle armor begins moving and rocking in the chains holding it up.
Serling	Now what? [Turtle X snaps the chains.] Good heavens! What are you…?
	Turtle X blasts off, shooting straight at Serling and knocking him down. As he falls, one of the chains wraps around his ankle and he is yanked up by the flying Turtle X. On the roof of the penthouse, Constable Biggles is giving his men a talking to.
Biggles	Before I send you gentlemen back on patrol, a reminder that it is critical we take every lead seriously, especially when the witness is a reliable, efficient and indisputably accurate robotic being.
	Turtle X crashes through the wall behind him. The Peacekeepers all duck as Turtle X flies over them with Serling in tow. Serling crashes into the Peacekeepers vehicles as he’s dragged across the ground, and then over the side and into the air.
Serling	Sorry about that!
Biggles	After him, men! [Sirens blaring, the Peacekeepers chase Turtle X and Serling.] We are in pursuit of a runaway robot rampaging through town. All units respond.
	Back at the theater, the turtles are down in the aisle, with debris all around them.
Sh’Okanabo	Now, you will tell me all you know about the day of awakening and I will make your end swift.
	He is starting to reach down when Turtle X bursts through the ceiling and flies into the theater. The chain unravels around Serling’s ankle and he crashes into a wall. Turtle X lands near Cody and the hatch on the pilot area opens. Cody climbs inside, reaches into the arm controls, and brings the weapons up.
Cody	Turtle X activated. It’s ninja time. [The hatch closes and Turtle X advances on Sh’Okanabo.] Yo, ugly! You mess with my friends; you mess with me.
	Turtle X runs at Sh’Okanabo, leaps, and kicks him. Sh’Okanabo stumbles backwards.
Raphael	Yeah! That’s what I’m taking about!
Leonardo	Come on, let’s give him shell.
	The turtles all attack at once, driving Sh’Okanabo back. He then slams his fist into the ground, which throws all four of the turtles to the floor at Turtle X’s feet. Turtle X opens fire with its laser guns, blasting holes in Sh’Okanabo, who grabs a row of seats and throws them into Turtle X. The mech goes down on one knee.
Sh’Okanabo	Fools! You think you can stand against me? [He growls when he hears sirens.] Peacekeepers. Not now, it’s too soon.
	He changes into his blob form and slides up to the upper balcony. The turtles run after him.
Leonardo	Get him!
	Sh’Okanabo vanishes.
Donatello	He’s gone.
Leonardo	As we should be.
	They quickly exit the theater just as the Peacekeepers arrive. Constable Biggles enters the theater.
Biggles	‘Ello, ‘ello. What’s all this then? [Cody, sans the Turtle X battlesuit, walks towards him.] Young Mr. Jones, you have some explaining to do.
	Part of the nearby wall falls and Serling sits up.
Serling	Don’t mind me. I’m fine, just fine.
	He collapses. Cut to Cody’s penthouse.
Cody	So, after I promised to pay for all the damages to the theater, and to keep my rabid robots under control, Biggles pretty much just dropped all the charges.
Leonardo	What worries me is this day of awakening. What does that mean?
Michelangelo	Whatever it is, it’s bad. Rule twenty-three of horror movies; anything with “Day of” in the title is gonna be scary.
	Cut to Sh’Okanabo’s ship at the bottom of Chelsea Chasm.
Sh’Okanabo	Those turtles are more of an annoyance than I had anticipated. [He slides four tubes containing a liquid into a machine.] But with these tissue samples I ripped from their flesh, I will create creatures to deal with them once and for all. Then I will be free to guide this planet to the inevitable day of awakening and my complete dominance over the Earth.

{Roll end credits}