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Welcome back to continuing coverage of our top story.

Here's a recap of the events of the last eight hours

as seen here in our exclusive footage caught on home video,

a blinding flash lit up downtown and surrounding areas

apparently projected into space.

The origin of the flash was the TCRI Building

where senior correspondent, Alex Carlin, is standing by.

Yes, Dwight, the scene here tense in front

of the still silent TCRI Building.

What the--

It's happening again!

What in the name of...

Is this the vanguard of some alien invasion?

Or is this the end of life as we know it?

♪ 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 ♪

They're back!

Not this place again!

We're home!

Yahoo! We made it!

Heads up, guys! Look like we brought back some tagalongs!

Rule number one, never pick up hitchhikers.

No! Remain stationary!

Stay calm!

We will return you to your native continuity!

What is this madness?

Where are the rest of our warriors?

The Fugitoid! Seize it!

Oh, dear.

Fire!

Take cover!

A welcome home party! You shouldn't have!

No, I mean it! You shouldn't have!

Bah!

( shouts )

Deploy stasis beam.

- Huh? - Huh?

( growls )

My sons! Stop!

Master Splinter?

They are not our enemy.

- Huh? - Huh?

All: Master Splinter!

My sons, it is good to see you, too.

Please, my spine!

Here.

I want you to meet some friends.

I believe you have met the Guardians.

It was they who found me after the battle with The Shredder

and brought me here to these benevolent beings who saved my life.

This is my good friend, Mr. Mortu.

Mortu, these are my sons.

Um, thank you for saving our sensei.

But who are they? What are they?

They call themselves Utroms.

And their story is inextricably interwoven with our own.

The ooze that originally mutated us all was a byproduct

of their experiments with this transmat device.

So, the chemical makeup of the ooze is caused

by the interdimensional shift of nonessential subatomic particles.

But where were we transported?

How did we wind up back here?

And what, what...ow!

All will be explained.

First, there's some business to take care of.

Beam these intruders back to their original coordinates.

Yes, sir.

Master Splinter, this is Dr. Honeycutt.

I must apologize for my present condition.

This mechanical body was...

And that's how I came to be here.

I see my sons have gotten into their usual amount

of trouble in the eight hours they've been gone.

Eight hours?

We were gone three weeks!

Perhaps I can explain.

The exigencies of interdimensional travel affect

not only the basic laws of three-dimensional space,

but the fluidity of temporal mechanics as well.

That is so cool!

Yeah, if it made any sense at all!

What the heck is going on here?

My friends, let there be no more secrets between us.

( shouts )

Follow me.

We shall begin at the beginning.

Alpha Unit, move out!

All civilian personnel, clear the area!

Go, go!

I'm back.

( laughs )

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

I've seen this movie.

We're not gonna have anything burst out of our chests, are we?

This is the Oracle Pod Chamber

where our race assumes its highest state of communion.

Where many minds enter into oneness

by sharing life experience.

Inside these pods, you'll be able to share

the story of our lives.

You know, I can't think of one science fiction movie

where a pod has been a good thing.

All will be explained.

Please enter the pods.

Easy!

Fascinating.

A little off the top, please.

Prepare yourselves to become one with

the sacred memories of the Utroms.

( shouting )

Amazing!

Technically, this is only happening in our minds.

And we're all sharing the experience simultaneously.

Whoa, dude.

We're on a Utrom starship.

Your blessing, Honored Navigators?

Your course is straight and true.

Through the vastness of space and time, Captain.

You have the blessings of the Navigators.

Master Splinter, your friend Mortu's the captain.

Okay. I'm not even gonna ask about

the brains in the jar, Mr. Mortu.

Mr. Mortu?

Guys?

Yo, blobheads.

Fine. Be that way.

Snooty Utroms.

Mikey, this is all Utrom history.

It's already happened.

We're just experiencing it in our minds.

It's like watching a movie in our heads.

But it all seems so real.

Whoa! What's happening?

If it's a movie,

maybe we're cutting to the next scene.

These security precautions are pitiful.

You will never hold me.

We have finally recaptured you after a 100-year search.

We're not about to lose the most ruthless criminal the universe has ever known.

( chuckles )

I will escape and you will all perish.

That is my promise.

Big talk, little slime ball.

Big talk, little slime ball.

Hey, I like the way this Mortu guy thinks.

Yoo-hoo!

Hey, there, you ugly little Utrom!

( blows raspberry )

Michelangelo!

You should know better than to tempt fate!

But, Master Splinter, you're always saying we should tell the truth.

And the truth is, Mr. Creepy here is pretty ugly!

That is not the point.

Bla-bla-bla-bla.

Hey, look!

They're passing close to Earth.

Captain, the prisoner has escaped!

Security! Report!

The prisoner is attacking! We are--

( screams )

Emergency!

Power cut!

Engines are offline!

Our minds are going dark.

Cell by cell.

We are undone.

Helm, you have control of the bridge!

Security detail with me!

To the engine room!

I hope nothing bad happens to these guys.

I'm kind of getting to like 'em.

Whatever happens, it's all history now, Raph.

Careful! The prisoner is very crafty!

( shouting )

You see?

I always keep my promises.

Goodbye, Captain.

( shouting )

( alarm blaring )

Helmsman!

Hurry!

Helmsman, set course for that uncharted planet!

We are Utroms. We are one!

We shall not fail! We shall not fail!

It's only a movie! It's only a movie!

It's only a-- We're all gonna die!

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

( shouting )

( screams )

Dude!

( panting )

I can't believe we're in one piece.

Remember, this is all a memory, an illusion.

Tell that to my stomach!

( vomits )

Looks like they're gonna try something.

The guys still aren't answering their shell cells.

They've been gone more than eight hours already.

All right, time's up. I'm goin' out there.

To do what, Casey?

There's about 100 National Guardsmen between us and them.

The best way we can help the guys is by sitting tight

and being ready when they need us.

I know, but I don't have to like it!

My friends and honored Navigators.

We are all safe, but the ship is ruined.

We are stranded on this primitive planet

millions of light years from our home world.

There is not enough to salvage...

To repair the ship. We cannot...

Return to our home world?

No.

How are they gonna get home?

Captain!

There's a structure beyond the next rise.

This is Japan!

11th century feudal Japan from the look of it.

I got one word: wow.

To actually be here to see the birthplace of Bushido and Ninjutsu.

Check me out.

I'm in a samurai movie.

Your blade cannot touch the mighty ronin,

Michelangelo-san!

I am the storming sea! I am the breaking wind!

Michelangelo, show some respect!

Aw!

Sorry, sensei.

Huh?

Yeah!

Well, I'm definitely gonna respect his breakfast.

Huh?

There is some sort of lesson here.

But I'm enjoying this too much to think what it is.

In brief, Captain.

We conclude that the technology on this planet

is too primitive to build a flying vehicle,

let alone an interstellar ship

or even a hyperspace transmat device.

The technology simply does not exist.

Not yet, but we can wait.

Okay, reality check.

How long do these guys live?

They're gonna wait centuries until

they can build themselves a way home?

I believe that is exactly what they do.

Proceeding to phase one.

( laughs )

1, 2, 3, 4!

♪ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ♪

Hmm.

From our technology that we've been able

to salvage from the crash,

I give you the Exosuit!

With the proper covering, this will allow us to move

among these humans undetected.

So that's how they came to develop those robot bodies.

Amazing!

I believe a field test-- oh, my-- is in order.

( laughing )

Satisfactory, most satisfactory.

Test run concluded.

First outing a complete success!

What?

It's a trap!

Look out!

( gasp )

You!

What a wonderful toy!

I want to play!

It's that evil Utrom.

( shouts )

I was kind of hoping he didn't survive that crash.

( laughs )

I know this happened a long time ago.

But I'm getting mad right now!

Oh!

Well, that was useless.

( cackles )

Now what?

Time's passing, a lot of time.

What's happening?

( shouting, screaming )

( gasps )

Are you seeing what I'm seeing?

It looks kind of like The Shredder!

Kind of too much like The Shredder!

But it can't be!

Ninjas! Attack!

Destroy them all!

What is the meaning of this?

We mean you no harm.

We come in peace!

But you will go in pieces.

It can't be our Shredder!

This is 700 years ago.

It must be The Shredder's ancestor or something.

I must say, this is a most intriguing device, sir.

We really must exchange cosmo ethereal equations sometime.

Mikey, get back.

Don't get too close to him.

Aw, don't sweat it, Leo.

Like you told me, this isn't real, remember?

Hey, ugly. Bla-bla-bla!

Sweet dreams, you cursed freaks!

What the...

Our weapons! They've disappeared!

Or should I say very unpleasant nightmares.

( laughs )

What?

( grunts )

What's happening?

I don't understand.

Something's gone horribly wrong!

Oh, dear! Michelangelo's vital signs!

They're going critical!

This is Stockman. All finished here.

I am proceeding to phase two.

Mikey!

- Oh, no! - Michelangelo!

Curious.

Capture those strange creatures.

They may prove useful.

Michelangelo needs help! He is badly hurt!

Someone must have altered the program on us!

This reality isn't virtual anymore!

( theme music playing )