{Opening sequence; title song}

 

Zoom in on lair; Turtles standing in front of their couch where April lay sleeping.

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April O'Neil

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-------“Oh man, what a dream. Turtles fighting robots. [Lifts head from pillow.] Did I fall asleep watching TV again? That was the ... [Spots Turtles.] weirdest thing … I’ve ever seen.

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Pans around to all four Turtles, stops on Mikey who is smiling broadly.  He winks and clicks his tongue. As April looks around lair, Mikey steps forward and gets her attention.

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Michelangelo

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-------Hi!

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April

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-------Screams

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Michelangelo

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-------[Screams]  Please don’t do that. I almost jumped out of my shell. [Clutches chest.]

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April

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-------[Staring at Mikey’s hand.] It has three fingers. [Puts pillow on top of head and closes eyes.] I’m asleep, I’m asleep, I’m asleep, I’m asleep . . . .

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Donatello

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-------[As April continues chanting.] This isn’t going very well.

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Michelangelo

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-------Hey, come on! We don’t have much practice talking to humans. It’s gonna take a little time.

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April

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-------I’m asleep, I’m asleep [Lifts pillows and looks at Turtles then covers face with pillow.] I’m so asleep.

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Michelangelo

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-------[As April continues chanting, Mikey shakes his head and yawns.] Man, she’s making me sleepy.

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Raphael

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-------[Raph walks up and taps April on her shoulder.]  Hey you.

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April

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-------[April lifts pillow and looks at Raph.] What?

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Raphael

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-------What do you know about those Mouser robot things?

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April

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-------[Hugs pillow.] Well, first I thought they were for cleaning up the city’s rat problem, but then I got suspicious when Dr. Stockman said . . . oh, no, I’m talking to it.

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Leonardo

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-------What?

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April

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-------I’m talking to it.  To you!  Okay April, you are talking to a giant, three fingered turtle. The only logical explanation is that you’re dreaming. So everything’s okay. [Waves] Hello.

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Leonardo

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-------[Speaking slowly and carefully.] Hello, April.  How are you doing?

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April

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-------Oh, I’m fine. Everything’s absolutely great. [Giggles hysterically, then gasps as she sees new figure approaching.]

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Splinter

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-------Then perhaps you are ready to answer some questions.

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April

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-------You . . . you’re a . . .  [Faints.]

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Donatello

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-------You sure have a way with the ladies, Master Splinter.

 

Angle pulls back to give rear view of Turtles and Splinter all standing in front of the couch.

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Donatello

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-------Now what do we do?

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Leonardo

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-------Let’s nudge her. [Mikey leaves group and walks to table.]

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Raphael

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-------I’ll snap her out of it. [Mikey picks up his music player.]

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Splinter

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-------Raphael, no!

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Michelangelo

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-------[Sits down in chair.]  Aww, somebody get me when she wakes up. [Puts on headphones and starts listening to music.]

 

Scene cuts to sun shining in daytime sky, then slowly lowers to exterior of building.  Fades to interior of bank, then zooms in on man walking up to Teller with cash in hand.  He hands cash to Teller who begins counting it.  Banging sound gets their attention, camera pans around to bank vault door.  Zoom in to interior of bank vault.  Building starts to shake and scene goes back to customers in bank.

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Female Customer

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-------What is that?

 

People scream and flee.  Cut back to interior of bank vault.  Floor cracks and then explodes, sending rocks and dust flying.  Shining lights through dust cloud prove to be mousers climbing up from underground.  Bank manager watching from monitor on his desk.

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Bank Manager

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-------What in the world . . . 

 

Two vault monitors show dust cloud, third is close up of mouser who lunges forward and bites camera, ending the security feed.  Switch to interior of vault.  Mousers pulling out lock boxes and ripping them open in order to swallow contents – valuables like cash and jewelry.  Scene cuts to Baxter Stockman watching Mousers on a monitor in his office.

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Stockman

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-------[Laughing] These security measures are pitiful.  An insult.   Nothing can stand in the way of my consummate genius.

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Back to exterior of bank.  Two police cars with sirens and lights pull up to bank.  Eastman and Laird officers walk toward revolving door but stop when customers run out of bank.  Then they enter bank and look around.  Alarms are ringing loudly.  Bank manager runs up to them.

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Bank Manager

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-------This way please!  Something’s happening in the vault!

 

All three run to vault door.  Manager punches in code and opens door.  They step inside to see large hole in floor, bills lying around everywhere, and the vault a mess.  Mousers are gone.

 

Cut back to lair.  Mikey is lying back on chair, headphones on as he listens to music and taps hand against chest in rhythm.  Raph walks up next to him.

 

Raphael

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-------Hey.  Hey, Earth to Mikey.  [Thumps him on top of head.]

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Michelangelo

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-------Ow!  Wh~at? [Removes headphones and looks up at Raph.]

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Raphael

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-------She woke up.  Leo made her some tea and she’s ready to consider we might be real.

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Michelangelo

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-------[Gives thumbs up.]  Awesomely radical dude.

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Raphael

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-------Ha, you keep talking like that and she’s gonna pass out again. [Walks away.]

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Michelangelo

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-------[Giving Raph a dirty look.] Hey!

 

April seated on couch with steaming cup in her hands.  She takes a sip as Mikey walks up to her.

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Michelangelo

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-------So~o, you okay now?

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April

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-------Yes, thanks.  I’ve decided this is either a very long dream that I keep not waking up from or it’s the weirdest thing that ever happened to me.

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Splinter

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-------Young woman, we have something most important to discuss.

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April

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-------What?

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Splinter

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-------We have never revealed ourselves to the upper world.  You have placed us all in grave danger.

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Leonardo

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-------[Looks at Splinter.] But Master Splinter, she was in trouble and we helped her.

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Raphael

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-------Yeah, aren’t you always teaching us to do the right thing?

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Splinter

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-------As you grow older, you will learn there are many ways to ‘do the right thing’. [Looks down with worried expression and sighs.] But there is no going back.  I’m afraid we find ourselves at your mercy.

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April

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-------Oh, I would never tell anybody.  I mean, who would believe me?

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Donatello

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-------[Seated on arm of couch.] She’s got a point.

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Michelangelo

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-------Yeah, we’re unbelievable. [Begins striking poses as Raph walks up behind him.]

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Raphael

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-------Geez, where’s your off switch?

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April

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-------Seriously, I promise

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Splinter

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-------[Climbs off chair and walks over to her, kneels down and stares into her face. April stares back.] I believe you.

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Leonardo

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-------[Walks over next to Splinter, bends down to look at April.] Is this another lesson, Master Splinter? How to sense the truth?

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Splinter

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-------No. This is called trusting your gut.

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April

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-------So, if I’m keeping your secret, what exactly is it?  Who are you people, uh, turtles, uh, whatever?

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Splinter

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-------I have memories, memories of when I used to be what you might call normal. [Fades to black, and then flashback sequence to when Splinter was a mere rat.] I remember a day that started like any other, but ended changing the course of many lives. [Runs out of alley and stops to look around. People standing on street corners waiting for lights to change.] I witnessed an accident. A young boy carried a glass jar with four pet, infant turtles. An old, blind man was crossing the street, when he was almost run down by a large truck. [Oncoming truck has TCRI logo on side.]

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Teenager

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-------Hey! [Jostles young boy, who drops the glass jar, which breaks. Turtles land in water running towards storm drain.] Look out! [Teenager runs to old man and pushes him out of way.]

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Splinter

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-------As the truck swerved, a metal canister bounced out of the back. [Young boy kneeling on sidewalk, watching as water carries turtles away. Canister bounces off street in front of him. Turtles and canister fall into storm drain.] It smashed open, releasing a glowing ooze, which covered their bodies. I took pity, gathering them up in a coffee can. [Lifts turtle by its tail. Turtle shakes, splattering rat with glowing ooze.] I took them to my burrow. [In sewer tunnel, opening filled with dried grass, rat places turtles on it and then curls up to sleep.] The next morning, [turtle touches rat’s nose] I awoke to find the four had doubled in size. The ooze had affected their growth. It changed me also, making me larger, and more intelligent.

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Splinter (continues)

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-------[Sewer tunnels.] They followed me everywhere, except above ground. [Turtles trailing after Splinter, who now walks on two legs.] I knew the people of the surface would not understand. We are so different. I was amazed by their dexterity. [One of the turtles stands up on two legs, walks a few steps and then down on all fours again.] But even so, I was not prepared for what happened one day.

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Baby Turtle

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-------Splin~ter.

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Splinter

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-------[Looks back in surprise.] They actually spoke! My name! [All sitting in burrow. Splinter looks on as turtles gather around a pizza.] Soon they all were speaking.

 

Baby Mikey

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-------Awesome!

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Baby Raph

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-------[Shoves Michelangelo.] Mine! Ha-ha!

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Baby Don

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-------[Leaps on Raphael’s shoulders.] Pizza dude!

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Baby Mikey

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-------Cowabunga!

 

All four turtles leap into box and roll around in pizza, grabbing slices to eat.

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Splinter

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-------Intelligence followed soon after. [Scene fast forwards.] Realizing that the world above is sometimes a dangerous place, I began teaching them ninjitsu, the secret arts of stealth and power… [Leonardo kneeling next to Splinter, both watching as Michelangelo and Donatello spar. Pans out to show Raphael hitting punching bag.]… and all that I knew of this world.  From a battered book on Renaissance art that I fished out of the storm drain, I chose names for each of them.

 

Splinter (continues)

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-------[Close-up on Leonardo with his blades.] Leonardo, [Donatello steps in with staff] Donatello, [Raphael appears, spinning his sai], Raphael, [Michelangelo leaps in front of brothers, spinning his nunchaku and pops self in head saying “Ow!”] Michelangelo. Together they are . . .

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All Turtles

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-------Turtles forever!

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Michelangelo

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-------[Walks over to April, leans on back of couch.] Or something like that, that we all yell at once.

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Raphael

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-------[Sits down next to April on her opposite side.] First rule, ignore Mikey, your life will be much easier.

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Splinter

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-------So we have remained in secret.  And that is our story.

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April

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-------But how did you know martial arts?

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Splinter

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-------That is a story for another time.

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Michelangelo

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-------[In front of television array.] Hey guys, look at this!

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Newscaster

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-------And the police are completely baffled by this daring bank robbery boldly executed in broad daylight. If anyone has any information, the police urge you to call the crime stoppers hotline.

 

Michelangelo

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-------So, anybody wanna take a wild guess what did this? [On TV, close up of Mouser footprints.]

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April

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-------This must be what I heard Dr. Stockman talking about.  He’s got the Mousers robbing banks.

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Raphael

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-------What do ya’ know about this Stockman guy?

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April

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-------He’s a genius. He’s also nuts. I used to work for him, but when I got suspicious, he turned the Mousers on me. Luckily I ran into you guys.

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Leonardo

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-------He destroyed our old lair.

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April

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-------Must have been one of his Mouser test runs.

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Michelangelo

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-------But, that was our home.

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Donatello

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-------Now he’s graduated to banks.

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Raphael

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-------Then what are we waiting for? I say we shut down Mouser central, permanently.

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Michelangelo

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-------[Laughs.]  I just love those action movie lines. You write those yourself?

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April

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-------It won’t be easy.  Stocktronics is rigged with the latest, up-to-the-minute security tech.

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Michelangelo

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-------Tch. Bring it on. Allow me to introduce our very own secret weapon. The techno turtle himself, Donatello! Take a bow, Don.

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Donatello

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-------Aw, cut it out. [Looks embarrassed.]

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Raphael

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-------Can we go, please?

 

Scene switches to Stocktronics. Mousers march into factory, dumping loads of stolen merchandise. Stockman looks on from observation room.

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Stockman

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-------Excellent. Excellent! The world, as they say, is my oyster and aren’t the pearls lovely? [Light on console begins to blink.] Urggh! What? [Presses button, Shredder’s voice is heard.]

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Shredder

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-------Dr. Stockman.

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Stockman

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-------Make it quick, I’m very busy.

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Shredder

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-------I am contacting you to verify that you are fulfilling your end of our bargain and that you are on schedule.

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Stockman

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-------I will not stand for anymore of this idiotic interrogation. I’ve advanced the Mousers to the next stage and they are securing the funds from the banks as you requested. Can you grasp that simple concept?

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Shredder

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-------Do not presume too much, Dr. Stockman. The price for failure will be quite . . . extreme.

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Stockman

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-------[Angrily punches button to end call.] Imbecile.

 

Outside view of Stocktronics building. Pans street to sewer grate. In tunnels, turtles follow April. She stops and lifts hand as signal. Don shushes brothers. April points at device mounted on the wall. She ducks under it and opens the cover. Don extracts some wires.

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Michelangelo

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-------Alarms in the sewers? Is this guy paranoid or what?

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Raphael

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-------Will you shut it?

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Michelangelo

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-------Just saying.

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Donatello

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-------Could April and I have some quiet? This is delicate work.

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Michelangelo

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-------Ooh, April and I. This is delicate work. Gimme a break.

 

Hallway of Stocktronics, two guards patrolling. After they pass by, grate on wall swings open.

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Raphael

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-------Is this the place?

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April

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-------There’s a computer terminal in that lab.  Get me in and I can create blank spots in the security system to get your through to Dr. Stockman’s main lab.

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Raphael

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-------Don’t look now, but we already got a blank spot right here. [Jerks thumb over shoulder in Michelangelo’s direction.]

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Michelangelo

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-------Hey!

 

Raphael grasps top of opening and swings through, landing quietly in corridor. Glances around, and then helps April out of air duct. Raphael checks door to lab and finds it locked, pulls a sai. Gives April a cocky look, and then proceeds to pick the lock on the door. Opens door and flips into room, followed by Leonardo. April runs over to control console and sits down. Begins typing.

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April

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-------Okay, I’m in. [Looks at turtles behind her.] I’m blanking the cameras along that corridor at ten second intervals, so you’ve got to keep moving. [Looking back at terminal.]

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Leonardo

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-------We’ll be right back.

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April

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-------Good luck. [Glances behind her again but turtles are gone.] Hey, these guys are good.

 

Turtles running through corridor. Enter factory through sliding door. All holding their weapons. Walk silently into factory.

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Leonardo

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-------This is too quiet.

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Michelangelo

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-------Uh, guys? My turtle sense is tingling.

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Stockman

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-------[Door slides shut behind them. Stockman pushes button.] Intruders? Here to steal my secrets? You’ll leave here with nothing, not even your lives. [Sees heat sensor image of them on screen.] What on Earth are you? [Rubs hands together.] Hmm. I suppose I’ll have to dissect you to find out. [Presses button, robotic arms come down from ceiling. Arm begins firing lasers at turtles.]

 

Turtles scatter, leaping out of way of lasers. Leonardo jumps behind pillar. Mikey jumps and rolls, then does acrobatics to avoid laser fire. Two lasers track Raphael as he runs past Leonardo.

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Leonardo

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-------Raph! Heads up! [Darts in front of Raphael, crosses swords and catches blast on them, redirects laser back on itself and blows up robotic arm.]

 

Donatello runs across floor, uses staff as pole vault and leaps onto one of the robotic arms. Turns it so that it fires at two other robotic arms and destroys them.

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Leonardo and Raphael

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-------[Cheering.] Ah ha! Ah ha!

 

Donatello flips open control panel and yanks wires, then jumps down. Robotic arms spins wildly and then explodes. Turtles all run towards observation room and Stockman.

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Stockman

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-------Impossible. [Uses control stick on console to fire lasers at turtles. Raphael flips on hands over to stand directly beneath observation room.]

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Raphael

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-------Mikey! Slingshot!

 

Michelangelo runs to him, dodging blasts, and leaps into Raphael’s clasped hands. Uses that to spring up to observation room. Lands on ledge in front of glass window pane. Stockman steps back, arm over face, and Michelangelo used nunchuck to smash the glass. Stockman falls over onto his back.

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Leonardo

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-------[Jumps into room next to Michelangelo.] Your reign of terror is over, Stockman.

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Michelangelo

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-------[Grins and grasps Leonardo’s shoulder.] You been practicing that?

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Leonardo

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-------You like it?

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Stockman

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-------[Looks around at all four turtles.] What are you?

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April

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-------[Enters behind Stockman through sliding door.] They’re with me.

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Stockman

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-------April! You’re alive!

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April

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-------And kicking. [Walks forward to where Stockman has crawled to control panel.] I’ve got enough evidence to put you away for years, Dr. Stockman.

 

Stockman reaches out and presses button. Raphael grabs him by coat lapels and shoves him back against console.

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Raphael

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-------That’s enough!

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Stockman

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-------Ha! Too late. I’ve recalled the Mouser hoard from their latest mission. They’ll be here any second. They’ll tear you to pieces.

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Leonardo

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-------April . . .

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April

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-------[Runs to control panel.] I’ll have to shut the whole system down.

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Donatello

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-------I’ll help.

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Stockman

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-------You’re doomed. Listen.

 

Factory door opens, Mousers march inside.

 

Leonardo

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-------[Leonardo and Michelangelo looking through doorway to floor below. At base of ladder are dozens of Mousers, who begin climbing ladder.] April, now’s the time.

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April

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-------Ah, the system isn’t responding.

 

April looks at Donatello, who begins typing. Raphael is looking at Leonardo and brothers, doesn’t see Stockman sneaking away.

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Stockman

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-------[In elevator.] You should never have matched wits with me.

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Michelangelo

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-------[Runs to elevator as door closes.] He’s getting away!

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Raphael

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-------Let him go, we’ve got bigger problems. [Mousers begin flowing into observation room all around them.] At least we’ll go out fighting.

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Michelangelo

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-------Actually, I don’t wanna go out at all.

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April

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-------It’s not working!

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Donatello

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-------Keep trying!

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Raphael

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-------This is it. It’s been fun guys.

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Michelangelo

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-------Even me, Raph?

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Raphael

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-------Even you, Mikey. Especially you.

 

April frantically typing. Presses a button and Mousers all freeze. Yellow lights on tops of their heads are flashing. Leonardo taps snout of Mouser with sword. It doesn’t move and turtles start cheering.

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Donatello

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-------Good job, April! I’ve never seen anything like that.

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Michelangelo

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-------[Picks up Mouser.] Hah, loser!

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April

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-------Um, guys, guys! I wasn’t able to shut them down.

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Michelangelo

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-------They look pretty shut down to me. [Taps snout of Mouser he’s holding. Light on dome is now red.]

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April

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-------The only way I could stop them was by initiating an overload sequence. [Smoke starts billowing from Mousers.]

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Michelangelo

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-------[Tosses Mouser on ground.] In other words . . . let’s get out of here!

 

Michelangelo, Raphael, and Leonardo leap through broken window to factory floor. Donatello picks up April and leaps to floor with her in his arms. Puts her down and grasps her hand, pulling her along as they make a beeline for the exit. Mousers in observation room explode, laboratory and factory start to explode.

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Stockman

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-------[Running through corridor of Stocktronics.] Ha, ha, I’ve got them, I’ve got them all. [Runs into someone and falls to ground. Looks up and sneers.]  You. [Pans up to where Hun is looming over him.] What do you want, Hun?

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Hun

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-------Trouble, Dr. Stockman?

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Stockman

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-------Trouble? [Building is shaking, parts of it falling all around them. He rises to feet.]  No, no, everything is proceeding exactly as I planned. [Explosion rocks the ground.]  

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Hun

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-------[Grabs Stockman’s lapel and lifts him off his feet.] Perhaps you’d like to explain this plan to the Master.

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Stockman

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-------[Struggles in Hun’s grip.] Ngh, let me go you brainless, musclebound idiot. Let me go. Let me go. [Hun carries him off.]

 

Back at lair, all are watching TV news.

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Newscaster

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-------And the authorities are completely perplexed by the destruction of the Stocktronics building and sudden disappearance of Dr. Baxter Stockman.

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Splinter

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-------What will you do now, Miss O’Neil? You are most definitely out of a job.

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April

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-------I’m not exactly sure.

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Donatello

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-------[Walks up to her.] We’ll help you get back on your feet.

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April

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-------You guys, you’ve all been, well, great.  And by guys, I guess I mean four big, green talking turtles and a giant talking rat.

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Donatello

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-------Here’s to the new team!

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 All lifts their cups and cheer. Pan to outer view of Saki’s Palace and then inside. 

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Stockman

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-------[Pacing the floor.] So as any fool can see, the whole thing was simply a, uh, minor setback. With your continued funding, the research can continue immediately. I’ll be back at work, oh, Monday morning.

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Shredder

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-------[Shredder slides gauntlet onto hand and stands up.] You must pay the price for failure, Dr. Stockman.

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Stockman

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-------[Hun grabs Stockman’s coat and drags him from throne room.] No! Where are you taking me? You’ll regret this. N – No!

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Foot Tech

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-------[Enters and kneels at Shredder’s feet.] We have the image you requested, Master. [Pressed control to lower view screen. Second Tech wheels in Mouser head connected to viewing machine.]

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Shredder

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-------So, the last remaining image the Mouser optics recorded. [Light comes on and image is projected onto screen. Body heat image of turtles.] These are the ones responsible. [Jumps at screen and slices it in half.]

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{Roll end credits}