Original subtitles

My name is Donatello, and as a turtle of science,

I like to investigate things.

But I never thought my study of the strange crystals

we found in our lair would awaken creatures

from the underground, lead us on a search

deep below the Earth,

or take us to an abandoned Foot genetics lab

where terrible things were done in the name of The Shredder.

There are some things...

man was never meant to tamper with.

That's the one line in a monster movie you don't want to hear.

Don: As a turtle of science, you wouldn't think

I'm the type to believe in monsters,

but you'd be wrong, dead wrong.

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

Turtles, count it off!

1, 2, 3, 4!

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ Mutant chain reaction ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ Livin' underground ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ Ninjutsu action ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ It's a shell of a town ♪

Turtles, count it off!

- One! - ♪ Live by the code of the martial arts ♪

- Two! - ♪ Never fight unless someone else starts ♪

- Three! - ♪ Always stick together no matter what ♪

- Four! - ♪ If all else fails, then it's time to kick butt ♪

- ♪ I love bein' ♪ - ♪ I love bein' ♪

♪ I love bein' a turtle ♪

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

Turtles, count it off!

1, 2, 3, 4!

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ There's no one better ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ Watch out for Shredder ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ They're like no others ♪

- ♪ Turtles! ♪ - ♪ Those teenage brothers ♪

- 1, 2, 3, 4! - 1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

( echoing ) ♪ Turtles, Turtles ♪

Uh, I think I speak for all of us when I say, "Zoinks!"

( grunting )

( roars )

( hisses)

Ah!

That's it!

Okay, you guys take the three on the left.

There are only three.

There's one for each of you and I'll just be odd-turtle-out.

You're telling me.

( shouting )

( grunts )

( shouting )

- ( pounding ) - ( roaring )

( grunting )

( roars )

Whoa! ( groans )

Huh!

( groans )

( grunts )

( hisses )

Huh?

( grunting )

( monster roars )

- Whoa! - Whoa!

Mikey!

( grunts )

Watch your back, you odd-ball.

You just called me a odd, didn't you?

I'm not odd, I'm eccentric.

( groans )

Raph thinks I'm odd.

You're just being sensitive.

Sensitive?

If there's one thing I hate,

it's when people call me "sensitive."

( growls )

- ( groans ) - ( electric sizzles )

( grunting )

Yipes!

( shouting )

Hey, I know these monsters are vicious abominations but,

guys, we are not holding our own out there.

Now let's dig deep!

( shouts )

( glass breaks )

You will take no more of us.

We're not here to take anybody!

Whoa!

Look out!

Why have you attacked us?

Ah!

( groans )

You know something, Mikey,

they're thinking we're somebody else.

Oh man, that's just great!

We're getting our shells shellacked

and it's someone else's fight?

( growling )

Then I vote we get the shell out of here.

Run away? That ain't my style.

Call it a tactical retreat. Let's move!

- We're leaving. - ( beeps )

( roaring )

Tactical retreat? I can live with that.

( grunting )

It's sealed tight.

( monsters growling )

( grunting )

Somebody gonna answer that?

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

( growls )

( growling )

( roars )

No!

Say the word, bro!

Easy guys, it's okay.

( sniffs )

Who are you?

Not who you think we are.

Then why do you carry those?

( growling )

Whoa, wait a minute!

We found these crystals in a cavern where we're staying, that's all.

Yeah, and just what business is it of yours, anyway?

Those crystals are the embodiment of evil.

Why have you come here?

'Cause one of you ogres went sniffing around our place,

looking for trouble.

So we're here to--

To just look for some answers, that's all.

I'm Leonardo and these are my brothers,

Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo.

We were drawn to your habitat when your crystals were activated.

Gee, wonder who could've done that?

Their energy is a sign of danger to us,

so we considered you dangerous.

Though we usually sense them coming from deeper below.

Below?

You mean there are more of these crystals down there?

We'd just like to find out where they came from, that's all.

And, maybe...

No! It is a forbidden place.

Something unspeakable dwells there amidst the crystals.

There are some things man was never meant to tamper with.

He is an odd one.

I don't trust these guys.

Why?

Try the fact that they're monsters.

Yeah, well, to some people, so are we.

I can't believe Shredder had you genetically altered as diggers,

just to search down here for some enemy.

Yes, and he did so without remorse.

We were forced against our will to do his bidding.

He just snatched you at random?

From where?

The streets, our offices, our homes.

Anywhere a shadow could conceal a foot soldier.

We don't know why we were chosen.

What's your name?

I am Quarry of Tunnel Squad Three,

the others are Stonebiter and Razorfist.

No, not what The Foot called you, your real name.

Se-- Se--

My memory is--

the experiments performed on us

have stripped us of who we are.

Yes. We saw the video log entries.

Well, don't worry about Shredder, he got his due.

Yeah, he made the mistake

of messing with the Ninja Turtles.

There's a lesson to be learned in that.

If you know what I mean?

( sirens blaring )

( beeping )

Oh-no!

The others, they tripped an alarm in the East Delta Tunnel.

Hurry!

We must activate the energy shield.

( beeping )

( power failing )

- No! No! - ( beeping )

Don't do a no-no, I hate no-no's!

Ah, it's no good.

The shield will not activate.

We have no power, no force field

and they're headed this way.

Uh, yeah, we kind of met your force field.

And then Raph kind of broke it.

( growling )

What is out there?

The others.

Other what?

Test subjects like us.

They endlessly prowl the tunnels.

Why do you have to keep them out?

Because they attack us.

They're violent, uncontrollable.

Their minds have deteriorated.

From the genetic mutation?

Yes.

Then what about you three?

Madness looms in our future as well.

( growling )

The crystal is completely burned out.

It is hopeless.

( roaring )

Weapons will do no good.

Without the force field, we won't stand a chance against them!

( growling )

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

They'll be on us in minutes.

You know, you're kind of freaking me out here.

Are you always such a naysayer?

( grunting )

Huh?

Is that what the crystals are, power sources?

Yes. But that was our only one.

And when we found it in the catacombs,

we paid dearly for it.

Well, what about one of ours?

They're too small and would not last.

It only has to last until they give up and move on.

Come on!

( growling )

There is no spark.

For some reason, they just won't power up.

Maybe the connections to these contact nodes were charred.

( grunting )

Or maybe you got the thing upside down.

It's not upside down Mikey.

( growling )

Ah!

Okay, let's try it again.

( growling )

It's working.

Don't think I didn't see that Donnie, it was upside down.

It's overloading!

( roars )

They're leaving.

But tomorrow they'll be back.

They always come back.

Then you better have a bigger crystal.

We will not survive another journey to the forbidden zone.

What makes the place so "Forbidden?"

The ancient catacombs stretch for miles.

We were forced to explore it.

Many of us never returned.

Uh, maybe they got lost?

They were taken by a ghostly entity.

There is never any sign of a struggle.

They're just... gone.

Look, I understand why you don't want to go down there

but there aren't a lot of options.

You need another crystal and fast.

And since we, uh,

we're the ones who kind of fried your security system,

we'll go with you, right, guys?

- Absolutely. - We're there.

Uh...

You know, the corner hardware store has a sale on generators

that would really get this force field humming.

So I'll just go up top and clip the coupon, then-- whoa!

( growls )

Be brave.

Okay, let's keep our wits about us.

Don't worry, Mikey, you can share my wits.

Ohh, so now I'm witless?

Must be why I'm the only one bothered by the fact

that we're heading into a place that even monsters are afraid of.

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

( bubbling )

( yelling )

Shortcut?

In what mutated imagination can that be considered a--

Uh, sorry, we forgot you can't scale rock.

Let's try and avoid that mistake in the future, okay?

Whoa! Who cut the cheese?

You're smelling a sulfur pool, Mikey.

Coming from a turtle who grew up in a sewer,

trust me when I say, this place stinks!

We must keep moving.

The others wander down here.

This is their territory.

- Huh? - ( pops, shrieks )

Eww.

( burps )

We learn to either live off of the land before it lives off us.

Ah!

Leo, you okay?

Whoa! That was a little too close for comfort.

Watch your footing guys.

This is it.

Following monsters off a cliff

may not be the smartest thing we've ever done.

No, but it's the grossest.

That thing looks like a giant toilet.

Which I guess makes me the tidy-bowl turtle.

Cowabun--

Whoa!

Oh-no!

Current too strong.

I'm gonna get turtle-skewered!

Ahh!

( screams )

Let go of his head, Stonebiter.

Whoa!

Do that again and I'll give you a real taste of the turtles, dude!

How far away from the crystals are we?

They're here in the catacombs,

but from this point on, we must keep very quiet.

Hey, Mikey, recognize these carvings?

Whoa! These are just like the carvings in our lair.

Yeah, same interior decorator.

What?

Good, this crystal will do.

We needn't travel any deeper into this evil place.

- Huh? - ( rumbling )

( screams ) Wait up!

Guys? Guys! Guys!

We got monsters, right behind me!

( screams )

Everybody, let's get to cover!

But that way leads to...

No choice, let's go!

Hmm?

Stand back!

Come on, come on.

Ohh, never mind.

( growling )

Battle ready boys.

You know, I wonder...

( whirring )

Ha!

Hey! It worked!

Huh?

Donnie?

- No! - Donnie!

He's gone.

And in a couple of minutes, we'll be goners, too!

( growling )

And here it ends.

( theme music playing )