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CAST: VOICES: CREW: Animatronic Puppeteers Additional Puppeteers - Eric Allard, Dwight Roberts Synopsis: JAPAN, 1603: A
lone warrior races through the forest, being chased by four Samurai on
horseback. The young man is captured by his pursuers, and taken to the imposing
Fortress of Lord Norinaga. Inside, we see Lord Norinaga confront his captive,
who we find to be his son, Prince Kenshin. Norinaga quarrels with his son, who
is ashamed of his father's actions in what he considers to be an unjust war.
Just as Norinaga is about to strike his son down for disgracing him, we hear a
gun shot fired. Enter Walker, a coniving English trader. He warns Norinaga that
the rebels are about to attack. Guards take Prince Kenshin away, as Norinaga and
his British allies prepare for battle.
NEW YORK CITY, The Present: We find the Turtles in their sewer abode,
practicing their ninja skills. April appears to present gifts to the teen
terrapins as they've offered to watch her apartment while she goes on vacation.
She's brought an odd scepter along to give to Master Splinter... which begins to
glow with weird magic. In a flash, April disappears, and in her place is a
man... Prince Kenshin!
April finds herself back in time, at Lord Norinaga's fortress! Everyone there
save for Walker thinks that she is a witch, and April tries to use this to her
advantage by frightening the ancient warriors. Walker, disbelieving that April
has any supernatural powers, defies her to shrink him. When she fails to perform
the sorcery, guards haul her away.
Back in New York, Donatello and Splinter have determined that the scepter is
a time-switch device, and for the Turtles to use it, people from the past will
be brought to the present. The Turtles get their friend Casey Jones to guard the
people from the past that will appear when the TMNT go back in time to find
April. Donatello determines that the staff's powers will only work for 60 hours,
and after that time, if the Turtles don't come back, they'll be stuck in the
past! Don activates the scepter, and in a blinding flash, the Turtles are gone!
In their place we see four very confused Samurai... the four Honor Guards of
Lord Norinaga!
The Turtles pop back in time into the middle of the battle between Norinaga's
forces and the rebels! They're on horseback and decked out in full Honor Guard
Samurai regalia! Michaelangelo ends up backwards on his horse, and it gallops
out of control into the forest! He is attacked and dismounted. The leader of the
rebellion, Mitsu, is shocked to find a giant Turtle under the helmet, and she
orders Mikey to be carted off to the rebel village.
As night falls, the 3 remaining Turtles sneak into Norinaga's keep in attempt
to rescue April. Walker is talking with Norinaga, who has just learned that his
four Honor Guards have disappeared, along with the Sacred Scepter! Walker argues
that Norinaga must buy his guns to quell the rebellion, while Norinaga fears
that all is lost now that the scepter has vanished.
The Turtles follow Walker's henchman Niles, and he inadvertently leads the
TMNT to April in Norinaga's dungeon. April finds an escape route, and she and
the Turtles fight their way to escape. They are accompanied by a prisoner named
Whit, who looks amazingly like Casey Jones! It seems that he was jailed for
mutiny, and he is as eager to leave this place as April and the Turtles are.
Norinaga, when discovering April's escape, prepares to punish Niles. Walker
is able to prevent his henchmen from being toasted, however.
The Turtles are now in the forest, basking in its ancient beauty. Suddenly,
rebel forces ambush them, thinking that they are Norinaga's Honor Guard!
Donatello removes his helmet, and the rebels are shocked to see more
giant Turtles! The TMNT are taken to meet Mitsu, who exclaims that they are
like"the other one." The Turtles realize that Mikey is with the rebels
and rejoice in the knowledge that they'll soon be reunited. As they head back to
the rebel village, they see smoke rising from it! Walker and his men are burning
the town, looking for the scepter and Prince Kenshin. As the Turtles and the
rebel warriors rush to save the town, we see a young boy trapped in a burning
home. Mikey rescues the child and Leo saves his life by performing CPR. Mitsu
now knows that the Turtles are good, and welcomes them. The Turtles remember
that they need the scepter to get back home... and they're running out of time!
They go in search for it, as Whit and April help the townspeople rebuild their
homes. When the Turtles can't find the scepter, Donatello comes up with the
unlikely scheme of creating a new one! April is very skeptical!
Meanwhile in the present, Casey Jones keeps the four Honor Guard busy by
teaching them to play hockey!
Back in the past, Michaelangelo introduces the villagers to pizza, and Whit
tries to convince April to take him back to New York City. Donatello's scepter
is finished, but Leonardo drops it and it breaks! It seems as if the TMNT are
trapped in the past! Just then, Mitsu walks in and announces that Norinaga will
attack in the morning! The Turtles decide to join Mitsu and her people to fight
the overlord.
That night, Raph and Yoshi hang out. Raphael gives Yoshi a yo-yo, and the boy
wanders off. When he returns, he brings the Sacred Scepter! As everyone argues
about who hid the scepter, Whit holds a knife to Mitsu's throat and demands the
scepter!
Whit takes Mitsu to Norinaga, and tells the Daimyo that she has kidnapped his
son Prince Kenshin. Mitsu then tells Lord Norinaga that Whit is holding the
Sacred Scepter. Mitsu attacks Norinaga but is stopped by Walker, and she is
taken to the dungeon. Whit tries to cut a deal with Walker, using the Sacred
Scepter as a bargaining chip.
The Turtles break into the castle once again to save Mitsu and the other
rebel captives. As the heroes attempt their escape, they run headlong into Lord
Norinaga and his men, and a battle ensues. Michaelangelo is injured accidently
by Mitsu! Leonardo manages to beat Norinaga in a sword fight, and captures him
in a giant bell! Things are going great for the Turtles when Walker takes April
hostage at gun point. Leo challenges the vile Brit, and Walker fires a cannon at
the bold Turtle... but misses Leo and hits the bell that imprisons Norinaga!
Walker tries to flee with the Sacred Scepter, but the Turtles catch up with him.
Walker tosses the staff into the air, but the TMNT manage to catch it before it
hits the ground and breaks! A fireball explodes from nowhere, knocking Walker
off the top of the castle and into the moat waiting far below.
Back in New York, Casey realizes that it's time to send the real Honor Guard
back to the past... but he's taken them out to a nightclub! They hurry back to
the sewer.
The Turtles finally have the Sacred Scepter and the rebels have finally
defeated the evil overlord Norinaga. As the TMNT prepare to use the scepter,
Mikey, Raph and Leo decide that they'd like to stay in the past, where they are
welcome and happy. Don says no way! As they argue, the magic staff activates!
With a flash, the TMNT and April are gone!
Back in the sewer, the four Honor Guard and Prince Kenshin have vanished, and
in their place we see April and the Turtle team. Casey and Splinter welcome the
Turtles and April home. Michaelangelo laments for a moment, but quickly realizes
that home is where the heart is... even if home is a sewer!
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