[Opening sequence and theme song.]
[Episode opens on a wide pool of lava somewhere near the Earth’s core and then pans into the Technodrome.]
Krang "Feed in the parameters for the negative magnetic flux."
Shredder "It's barely dawn. Must we get up so early just to program a computer?"
Krang "Yes, Shredder. While our enemies sleep, we are wakies, alert, and—"
[He is interrupted by the sound of snoring. Bebop and Rocksteady are both sound asleep on a computer console.]
Krang "Wake up, you slime buckets!"
Bebop "Ohh, mommy, do I have to go to school?"
Krang "And get off my buttons!"
Both "Oof!"
Shredder "What is happening?"
Krang "My instruments have detected the existence of an alien metal on the surface, one that will help me conquer the Earth. Here. Take this alien metal detector to the surface, and find it."
Rocksteady "Oh, jeez! Another trip to the surface?"
Bebop "And to think, I didn't become a professional person 'cause I hate commuting."
[Shift to the lair, where the turtles are sleeping. An alarm clock begins to beep and Raphael wakes.]
Raphael "Yeah. Y'know, mornings would be a lot better if they happened at noon."
Michelangelo "Oh, for sure, dude."
Leonardo "Ahh. It's a beautiful, gorgeous new day, guys. Rise and shine.
Yeow! Make that ‘rise with a shiner’."
[His brothers throw pillows at him.]
Yeow! Make that ‘rise with a shiner’."
Michelangelo "All right, amigos.
Breakfast is ready.
Deep-dish oatmeal pizza with grapefruit topping!"
[He takes a pan from the oven.]
Breakfast is ready.
[He sets the pan on the table.]
Deep-dish oatmeal pizza with grapefruit topping!"
Raphael "That's the trouble with breakfast. Always the same old thing."
Leonardo "Hey, Donatello, chow time."
Donatello "How can you guys think about food?
Don't you know what day it is?"
[Enters carrying a calendar.]
Don't you know what day it is?"
Michelangelo "Uh, not-thinking-about-food day?"
Donatello "It's National Sensei Appreciation day."
Raphael "Wow, they sure do sneak up on you."
Donatello "We gotta get Master Splinter a present."
Michelangelo "Uhh, like what?"
Leonardo "That depends on how much we've got in the bank."
[Leonardo cuts open their turtle-bank with his sword.]
Leonardo "Okay. Who put the sun-dried tomatoes in the turtle bank?"
Michelangelo "Hey, dudes, just saving for a rainy day."
[Scene shifts to the Channel 6 news building. Irma is on the phone.]
Irma "You know, I admire a man who's big enough to admit he's made a mistake. Maybe we could talk about it over dinner. H-hello? Hello?"
April O'Neil "New boyfriend?"
Irma "No, wrong number."
Vernon "What can I do, Burne? There's just nothing happening today."
Burne Thompson "Vernon, you know what they say, ‘dog bites man’ is nothing, but ‘man bites dog’ is news."
Vernon "So?"
Thompson "So, go bite a dog!"
Vernon "Hmmph! Sure, go bite a dog. What do I look like, a flea?"
April "No, Irma. Don't say it."
[The turtles in their trench coat disguises are visiting a pawn shop.]
Leonardo "I guess people only pawn things nobody wants."
Donatello "Every accordion in the city must be here."
Raphael "As a music lover, I'm grateful."
Michelangelo "Hey, how about this, dudes? Splinter could use it to tell time."
Leonardo "No, fellas, we need something, oh, special."
Michelangelo "Yeah. What we need is professional help."
Leonardo "Ahem. We’re looking for a special present for a special friend."
Donatello "Maybe something Japanese."
Pawn Shopkeeper "Japanese, huh? I have just the thing. Fellow who hocked this told me it was an authentic ninja sword. And that's nothing to be sneezed at."
[He blows dust off the sword into the turtles’ faces and they start coughing and sneezing.]
Leonardo "This is perfect. How much?"
Pawn Shopkeeper "How much you got?"
Michelangelo "Well, that all depends. How do you feel about sun-dried tomatoes?"
[Cut to a laundry mat. There is a crashing sound and then people run screaming from the building. A transport module has drilled up in the middle of the laundry mat, toppling washing machines and scattering clothes.]
Shredder "Yecchh! That's the last time I let you sit on my lap and steer. Oh, wait. I'm already getting a reading. The alien metal is across the street in that pawn shop. Let's go."
Pawn Shopkeeper "What?"
Rocksteady "Ooh, we're looking for something."
Pawn Shopkeeper "How about a nice accordion?"
Bebop "Gee, that's pretty."
Shredder "What we want is far more valuable. The alien metal is gone! Those four men who just left, what did they buy?"
Pawn Shopkeeper "Just an old sword. It wasn't even sharp."
Shredder "Swords are made of metal."
Michelangelo "This is an excellent gift, dudes."
Shredder "I want that sword. Let me have it!"
Leonardo "You heard him, guys. Let him have it!"
Shredder "It's those blasted turtles! Attack!"
Michelangelo "Whoa! You're like a bull in a garbage shop, dude. Yeow! Ooh."
Bebop "Ooh! Ahh!"
Raphael "Hyah! Hey. Not funny. Definitely not funny."
Leonardo "I like it, Shredder. You look quite distinguished with a pipe. Whoa!"
Shredder "I've waited a long time for this--turtle sushi. Ha ha ha! Say your reptilian prayers, turtle."
Donatello "Catch this, melon-head. Oh, yuck!"
Shredder "Now, feel the wrath of Shredder. What's this?"
[When he swings the sword at Leonardo, it opens a portal.]
Michelangelo "Yo, Shredder."
Shredder "Whoa!"
[Michelangelo throws a large tomato at Shredder and it knocks him into the portal. Shredder disappears and the portal vanishes.]
Bebop "Uh, where'd the boss go?"
Rocksteady "I don't know. But I'm disappearing, too!"
Donatello "There's something really weird going on here."
[Cut to the Technodrome.]
Krang "Shredder disappeared you say?"
Rocksteady "Gone from the face of the Earth."
Bebop "Uh, yeah."
Krang "If you let the turtles get their hands on that alien metal, you'll rue the day you met me!"
Rocksteady "We already do rue."
[A portal opens inside the ship and Shredder arrives.]
Shredder "I have returned, Krang."
Krang "Shredder!"
Bebop "Nifty entrance, boss."
Shredder "But I fail to see how a sword can cut through reality."
Krang "The metal in it was used to make alien spacecraft that traveled between dimensions in a mere microsecond. A visiting spaceship left a fragment of this metal on Earth thousands of years ago. Apparently, a ninja craftsman found the alien metal and forged this sword."
Shredder "Hmm! That ancient sword maker has helped seal the fate of Splinter and the turtles."
Krang "Yes! I just love it when a plan comes together."
[Back at the lair, the turtles tell their story to Master Splinter.]
Donatello "It seemed to cut a hole through thin air into something else."
Michelangelo "Yeah. Talk about sharp!"
Splinter "There is a legend of a mysterious ninja sword that allowed its owner to appear and disappear at will."
Leonardo "The sword was supposed to be a present for you, Master."
Splinter "Never mind, Leonardo. It's the thought that counts. More importantly, we must retrieve it before Shredder and Krang can use it for their evil plans."
Donatello "But how, Master?"
Splinter "There is one possibility. Splinter calling April. Come in, April."
[Back at the Channel 6 building, Irma is reading a book out loud.]
Irma "‘He pressed her to his manly chest, and whispered her name’."
Vernon "Irma!"
Irma "Ahh. Irma."
Vernon "Irma! Quick, tell April to bring her camera. I'm about to make news."
[Vernon drags a large dog into the building.]
Irma "April, Vernon wants you to-- April? She's gone."
Vernon "Ohh! Forget April. And call a veterinarian!"
Donatello "This microwave transmitter should penetrate all the way to the Technodrome. When Krang picks up the signal, he'll think he's watching a real news broadcast."
Michelangelo "Radical concept, dude. I'll bet it cooks a mean pizza, too."
Donatello "Ready, April?"
April "Ready!"
[In the Technodrome, Krang is watching a soap opera.]
TV Actress Marsha "We can never marry, John. You see, I'm your twin sister. We were separated at birth during a hospital blackout."
TV Actor John "Yes, we can, my darling. When I was born, an insane nurse switched me with another baby."
TV Actress Marsha "Oh, John!"
TV Actor John "Oh, Marsha!"
Krang "It's so ... true to life."
April "We interrupt this program for a special news bulletin."
Krang "No, no! I want John and Marsha!"
April "Channel 6 has just learned the location of the secret lair of those mysterious mutant turtles."
Krang "Who cares? What? Where?"
April "In an abandoned section of the sewer beneath the intersection of Center Street and 3rd Avenue."
Krang "I found the turtles! Who needs John and Marsha?"
Splinter "Thank you for your help, but now you must go. It is dangerous for you to remain here."
April "I just hope Shredder was watching."
[A portal opens and Shredder along with Bebop and Rocksteady, step through.]
Shredder "I wouldn't have missed it for the world."
Splinter "Shredder!"
Shredder "Splinter, you have been a thorn in my side too long. It is time to remove you."
[Raphael opens a water pipe and water hits Shredder and his mutants, knocking them away from Splinter.]
All "Whoa!"
Shredder "Your trap will not work, turtles. You have forgotten one thing-- I hold the sword!"
Michelangelo "Dude, when he cuts out, he really cuts out!"
Shredder "Please. No pictures."
April "Aah!"
Shredder "Ha ha ha."
[They all begin fighting.]
Donatello "Unh! Get me down from here! Huh?"
Bebop "Nighty-night, wimp."
Rocksteady "Let's see you try that on me! Hey! Ow!"
Shredder "Now it's your turn, old one."
Splinter "Are you afraid to face me without the sword?"
Shredder "Only a fool would throw away his advantage."
[Shredder opens a portal and drags Splinter into it.]
Leonardo "They've gone!"
April "Oh! And I had it all on tape."
[Shredder and Splinter float inside a dimensional rift.]
Shredder "Welcome to the back of beyond."
Splinter "I have defeated you everywhere, Shredder. I can defeat you nowhere as well. Hyah! And there are still lessons the student can learn from his master."
Shredder "And a few the master will never learn."
[He opens a portal and jumps through. It closes before Splinter can escape.]
Splinter "Aah!"
Leonardo "Where is Master Splinter?"
Shredder "Trapped in limbo, in the void behind reality where he shall remain forever unless you surrender to me. Surrender, turtles, or you will never see your sensei again. You have one hour to decide your master's fate. Rocksteady, Bebop, wipe your feet, and follow me."
April "Do you think you can trust Shredder to set Splinter free?"
Leonardo "That creep has never kept his word yet."
Donatello "I've got a plan. But we've gotta get Shredder to meet us at the old auto junkyard."
Raphael "How? By sending him an engraved invitation?"
April "I know. We'll use Channel 6's transmitter to get the message through."
Bebop "What's in this limbo place, boss?"
Shredder "Can't you see? There's nothing. A void. Emptiness. Like the inside of your skulls."
Splinter "Shredder! Let us finish our duel."
Shredder "Perhaps in another lifetime."
Splinter "Unh!"
Shredder "Too late, ancient one."
Splinter "I must be patient. My time will come."
Irma "April! What happened? You look like you were in a sewer fight."
April "Why, whatever makes you say that?"
Vernon "When she comes in reeking of the sewers, I smell a news story. I knew it! She's onto a big story. She's not going to beat me out of this one."
[April starts the Channel 6 news van and Vernon jumps into the back just before she drives off. Soon she drives into the junkyard.]
April "All set, fellas."
Raphael "Okay, guys. It's show time."
Vernon "April, what kind of news story could you find in a junkyard?"
April "Vernon! What are you doing here?"
Vernon "Scooping you on your own story."
TV Actor John "Yes, we can, my darling."
TV Actor Marsha "Oh, John. John, John."
TV Actor John "Oh, Marsha. Marsha, Marsha."
Krang "Oh, no. Not again."
April "This is April O'Neil with a special news bulletin. The teenage mutant ninja turtles have just announced that they will surrender to their archenemy Shredder at the crash 'em and stash 'em auto salvage yard."
Shredder "Oh, at last. Victory is ours."
Krang "Better take along a few Foot soldiers in case those turtles have something up their shells."
April "To recap, in case Shredder-- uh, in case you might have tuned in late, the turtles are ready to surrender."
Vernon "What was that?"
April "I guess Shredder got the message."
[A transport module drills up into the junkyard, sending tires flying. One of them hits Vernon in the stomach. A bunch of tires fall onto April, trapping her.]
Vernon "Yeow!"
April "What?"
Bebop "Hey, I see something."
Shredder "Is it the turtles?"
Bebop "No. It's a '57 Studebaker. Ain't it beautiful? Hey!"
Shredder "You're exhausting my patience."
Leonardo "Shredder! We surrender. Now, release Master Splinter."
Shredder "What is this, the old shell game? I only see three of you. Get the other one, or you will never see your sensei again."
Donatello "With luck, this electromagnet will pluck that sword right out of Shredder's hand."
Rocksteady "Hit the dirt!"
Shredder "Fools! You're wasting your time. The sword is made of alien metal. Magnets only pick up-- iron--ahh!"
[The magnet picks up Shredder.]
Raphael "We have liftoff!"
Shredder "Don't just stand there! Turn off that blasted magnet!"
Rocksteady "Right, boss. Yii! Let go of our boss!"
Bebop "Yeah. Put him down."
Shredder "Whoa! Ow! Ow! Ow!"
Michelangelo "Foots up, hand soldiers!"
Raphael "How's that again?"
Michelangelo "Uh, you know what I mean."
Donatello "Hey, stop! You're gonna break something."
All "Whoa!"
Donatello "I warned you guys."
Raphael "Way to go, Donatello."
Michelangelo "You sure trashed Shredder's plans."
Leonardo "Come on. Let's get that ninja sword."
[A portal opens in the sky and a ship comes through.]
Raphael "What the heck is that?"
April "Wow! An alien spaceship."
Alien Husband "This planet is a dump."
Alien Wife "These earthlings sure know how to foul up their environment."
Alien Husband "But look at this simply fabulous ninja sword. If you find any more of these, would you set it aside for us?"
Alien Wife "We'll be back on June 3, 2728."
Raphael "Is that morning or afternoon?"
Leonardo "Hey, wait! We need that sword to rescue our sensei."
Alien Husband "Tough tortillas!"
Donatello "We can't let that sword get away! This ought to hold it."
[He throws his turtle line at the ship and then attaches his end to the Channel 6 news van. The van is lifted by the alien ship, and along with it goes the news camera.]
April "My news van! Oh! My camera! Donatello, this is all your fault."
[The turtles grab onto the line and April leaps up to join them.]
Donatello "Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time."
Splinter "I sense the work of the turtles here. I believe the expression is-- cowabunga!"
[He leaps for the rope and slides down, hitting the turtles and April. They all fall to the ground and the portal closes.]
All "Aah!"
Leonardo "Master! You're back!"
Michelangelo "So, what's it like on the flip side of reality?"
Splinter "It is a void filled with nothing."
April "Except my news van and my camera."
Shredder "Splinter! You will not escape me next time."
Donatello "Master, are you all right?"
Splinter "I'm fine, Donatello. Limbo is a nice place to visit, but I wouldn't want to live there."
April "Oh, how am I going to explain the missing news van to Burne?"
Raphael "Just tell him the truth. The intergalactic antique collectors grabbed it."
Leonardo "Right. Vernon will back up your story."
Donatello "That reminds me, where is Vernon, anyway?"
Vernon "April! Somebody! Let me out!"
April "Oh, my gosh! I forgot all about him! He's still in that car trunk!"
Vernon "Come on, now, the joke's over. Let me out!"
[End Credits]