TMNT (film)/Transcript

[The movie begins with four figures leaping from rootfops.]
Narrator: [voiceover] Four turtles....four brothers....genetically reborn in the sewers of New York. Named after the great Renaissance masters....and trained as ninjas. They battled many creatures and foes before defeating their archenemy...the Shredder. But now a greater evil is poised to destroy their very brotherhood. An evil born 3,000 years ago.
[Fade in to a war many years ago.]
Narrator: [voiceover] It was in that time that a warrior king named Yoatl led a brotherhood that fought side by side with one purpose: To conquer all the kingdoms of the world. Nothing could stand in their way...as they left a trail of destruction behind them. In his quest, the warrior learned of a constellation known as the Stars of Kikan. Every 3,000 years, the stars would align...opening a portal to a world of unknown power. He became immortal but at a price. 
[A bright blue beam started to attack the group, four generals turning into stone.] 
Narrator: [voiceover] His brotherhood was turned to stone. And upon the portal's opening, thirteen monsters were released into our world. 
[Thirteen monsters emerged from the portal and started attacking everyone. The remaining survivor, the King was left alive.]
Narrator: [voiceover] The warrior king was left to eternally walk the Earth unable to die or forget his horrible mistake. And the monsters that were unleashed, continue to plague mankind to this very day.
[Somewhere in Central America]
WOMAN: Monsters.
Man: We appreciate the generous donation for the continued protection of your village. After all, the jungle can be a very dangerous place.
Boy: Mama!
[The men hop away drom the cat and drove away]
MAN: Oh, she is dangerous.
There's monsters out there.
DRIVER: Whoa!
Man: Watch where you're going.
Driver: There's a log on the road, senor.
Man: Well, if you're not too busy, remove it!
Driver: Dios mio.
Man: Who are you? Show yourself.
Driver: The Ghost of the Jungle. He punishes those who prey upon the weak. He's coming. I just remembered I left the stove on. My wife, she hates that!
[He runs away.]
Man: Coward. Get back here.
Driver: You're on your own, jefe.
Man: Show yourself. Do you realize who you're dealing with? 
[Two glowing eyes shined, scaring the leader]
Man: What is this? 
[He falls into a narrow path]
Man: What? I am not afraid of a myth. I'm not afraid of a ghost. 
[A mysterious figure pulled him out with its swords]
Man: What are you?
[At the village, an incoming vechile loaded with stolen things had returned.]
Woman: [GASPS] It's a miracle.
[The boy looked and saw a cloaked figure on the tree.]
Boy: The Ghost of the Jungle. There. That's where I saw him.
Woman: Thank you. You'd better get home now.
Boy: Do you know the ghost?
Woman: He wasn't always a ghost.
[She heads off into the jungle. In the jungle, she finds a dropped gun.]
Woman: Hello? Is anyone here? Hello?
Leo: It's a long way from the city to just drop in.
April: Leo.
Leo: You came all the way down here to look for me?
April: Actually, I was already here on business. But then the local legend started sounding familiar....so I decided to snoop around.
Leo: What kind of business?
April: Ancient artifacts. Some tycoon with too much time on his hands has his heart set on a collection of 3,000-year-old statues.
Leo: Well, you always did run with a strange crowd, April.
April: Yeah, well. our strange crowd hasn't been the same without you. Things aren't looking so good back home.
Leo: How bad could it be? Donnie's probably got everything under control.
[Scene change to Donnie in his lab]
Donnie: Sir? Sir. Sir. Did you turn the computer on? Have you plugged it in? Yeah, that would help. No, I'm not playing hard to get. I'm telling you, sir, it's not that kind of phone line. I'm not your enemy. I'm just Donnie, your friendly IT tech support... here to help you Yeah, I'm sorry. Ma'am.
[Scene change to Leo and April in the cave]
Leo: But Donnie's a genius. Why would he take a job like that?
April: At least he's keeping busy.
Leo: Well, if he's doing that, who's keeping an eye on Mikey?
[Red Flag is playing in background. Scene changes to Mikey standing beside his Cowabunga Carl Van]
April: [voice over] Mike's gotten into the entertainment business.
Mikey: Yeah. 
[Scene changes to Mikey at a birthday party]
Mikey: Happy birthday from Cowabunga Carl. Take it easy, little dudes. I bruise easily. Hey, black-and-blue clashes with green, dudes. Hey, that's-
[Scene changes back to April and Leo in the cave]
April: He's a big hit.
Leo: All right. Let's hear it. What's Raph doing?
April: No one really knows. He just sleeps all day.
Leo: Well, what's he do all night?
[Scene changes to Raph 'Nightwatcher' on his motorbike overlooking the city.]
Police: 2802, 2802, burglary in progress at 55th and Broadway. Suspects considered armed and dangerous.
Time to punch in.
[Scene change to the bank]
Thief: Good work, boys. That was easier than I thought it was gonna be.
Tommy: Hey, look, guys. I grabbed a toaster.
Thief: I love your work ethic, Tommy. It's an inspiration to us all.
Tommy: What was that? What's going on, guys?
Thief: What in the-?
Raph: Looks like it's just you and me, shaky. Take it easy. I'm not gonna hurt you....much. 
[Tommy runs away]
Raph: I love when they play hard to get.
[When the police fot here, they are surprised to see the thieves tied up.]
Police officer: The Nightwatcher.
Police officer 2: He's doing our job for us again.
[Scene changes back to Leo and April in the cave]
April: Your training period ended a year ago. And Splinter says you don't write anymore.
Leo: Splinter sent me down here to become a better leader. I can't go back a failure. Besides, these people need me more than my brothers do.
April: If Master Splinter were here.....he would ask you, "What is your heart telling you?"
Leo: I don't know. I just know something's missing.
April: Your brothers need you, Leo. They're lost without you.
[When April opens her eyes to face Leo, she realizes that Leo mysteriously vanishes with little to no trace.]
April: Leo?
[Scene changes to Mikey parking the Cowabunga Carl Van in the garage.]
Why skate a halfpipe when you can skate a sewer pipe?
Mikey: Sewer's up, bra. Hey. Cowabunga. Dude. Going down. Yeah. Here's Mikey. Guys? Anyone? Hello? Whatever. This place used to be fun.
Reporter: And with rocketing interest rates, that's bad news for homeowners as the real estate market continues its downward spiral. Coming up, the vigilante known as Nightwatcher strikes again.
Man: Ooh, now, I can't say for sure, but he was definitely an alien.
Woman: [angrily; in bitter disgust] I think it's a disgrace, taking the law into your own hands like that. Leave it to the police!
Michelangelo: [about the police; remembering the old days] I remember how that used to feel, busting up crime syndicates. Sure, they had a bunch of guns, but they weren't like these guns. [flexes his muscles]
Donatello: [sighs; unamused] Why do you do this to yourself, Mikey? Those glory days are over. Forget about 'em. Get on with your life. Concentrate on your work.
Raphael: [waking up; sarcastically] Yeah, yeah, spoken like a true has-been.
Donnie: [also sarcastically] Well, look who woke up. [seriously; sick and tired of Raph's laziness] I suppose you think the Nightwatcher's some kind of hero.
Raph: [jumps down] Beats sitting around doing nothing while dirtbags run free. [crushes a soda can with his bare fist]
Donnie: I would love to know what it is that you do that's so great. At least we're contributing around here, all you do is sleep all day.
Raph: [scoffs; disrespectfully] Yeah. I do nothing. You're right. [points an accusing finger at Donnie] You got me all figured out.
Donnie: [losing his patience] Well, I know that your rogue attitude has always been a source of contention to this team. You think fear is the best way to accomplish things, [raising his voice] but you're wrong!
Raph: First of all, this "team" you speak of doesn't exist anymore. And second of all... [almost punches Donnie, who flinches]
Splinter: [offscreen] Raphael. [appears] Enough.
Raph: [smugly] Heh, I think I made my point.
Donnie: [defensively] That doesn't prove anything. [Raph leaves the room; to Splinter; under his breath, bitterly] Why couldn't you send him away for training?
Splinter: Donatello, this home has become like an empty shell. Each of your brothers has strengths and weaknesses. You must learn to be strong when they are weak. If you don't learn to recognize this, then all hope is lost for our family.
[Scene changes to the docks]
Worker: Keep it coming.
April: Hey, careful. Those aren't souvenirs.
Worker: Sorry about that, ma'am.
April: Where are you, Casey? [pulls out her phone] Come on. Come on, pick up. Don't do this to me again. Not now.
[In the apartment, Casey Jones is seen sleeping.]
Machine: Casey can't come to the phone right now because we're hardly working.
Casey: [waking up] This better be good.
April: Casey, I am standing on the dock with a priceless statue and no delivery truck. So my question is, where are you?
Casey: April. Hey, babe. I am so sorry. I set the alarm clock, but... It's broken. The clock...
April: It's bad enough that you're out every night playing vigilante but we've got a deadline to meet.
Casey: I'm sorry. oh, wait, babe, real quick. You left a message saying you found Leo. I mean, is he there with you?
April: No. I found him. He's not coming back.
Casey: But didn't you tell him how weird things have gotten with the Turtles?
April: Look, Casey, we're gonna lose the biggest client we have if you don't get down here.
Casey: All right. I'm on my way.
[Later, April and Casey went to Winterscorp. Casey is dragging the box as April walked ahead, now wearing a buisness suit.]
Casey: Please tell me we're getting paid by the pound here. Is this place a museum or what?
April: You've never heard of Winterscorp?
Casey: That's what I'm telling you.
April: They're into everything: real estate, technology, pharmaceuticals, hair gel.
Casey: I don't wear hair gel.
April: Really?
Casey: I'm the caveman type, au naturel.
April: Just make sure you don't touch anything in here.
Casey: Hey, I was born careful. [accidently breaks a vase] Hope that wasn't expensive. oh, wait- Just- I'm- oh, boy.
[All the steel doors close and a alarm sounded.]
April: [shaking her head] Please tell me that wasn't you.
[After the situation was dealt with, we cut to the the office, where we see a man overlooking at the city.] 
April: Mr. Winters.
Winters: Miss O'Neil. All the pieces are coming together.
April: Oh, my. This is my associate, Casey.
Winters: Nice to meet you, Kenny.
Casey: Boyfriend. It's Casey.
Winters: So you were successful?
April: Yes. The fourth general. I want to ask you before I go if I could take one last look? 
[Winters gaves her a smile. They opened up the box to reveal a statue.]
April: I believe this is the one they call General Akeela?
Winters: It's actually "Aguila," but that was a good try. These statues may appear to be only stone...but they're like family to me. I didn't choose them. Friends you can choose, but never your family.
April: Okay, then. Take care, Mr. Winters.
[Casey and April leave. Once they are gone, Winters witness someone arriving.]
Winters: If you've come to kill me, could you make it fast? I've got a shareholders' meeting at 10. I'd rather miss it.
[A mysterious black hooded figure, Karai leaps down from the second floor.]
Karai: If we had come here to hurt you, you'd be hurting already. The Foot Clan and I have come to hear your offer.
Winters: Well, it appears that today is my lucky day.
Karai: I must warn you, we do not come cheap.
Winters: Does it look like money is of any concern to me? only time is of the essence, my dear.
Karai: Since you're so rich and powerful. What is it we could possibly have to offer you?
Winters: I need you to be my eyes and ears. I have some friends coming to town...that I'd like to roll out the red carpet for. Greet them warmly and bring them to me.
Karai: And how will we know these friends?
Winters: Don't worry, they're impossible to miss.
[As night fell, we pan below to see a thief leaving the store.]
Thief: And you keep them up. Got that? And don't let me catch you calling the cops. What? Not again.
[The thief is pulled up to the roof by the nightwatcher.]
Raph: Didn't I take care of you last week?
Thief: Hey. oh, no. Come on, now. Wait.
[Nightwatcher grabs thief]
Raph: I'm very disappointed in you, knucklehead. Guess night school's in session.
[A whistle catches his attention. He looks over and sees Casey, wearing his hockey mask.]
Casey: Hope I'm not disturbing class. Hey, Nightwatcher, need any teaching assistants?
Raph: Oh, no. Casey. I got this one covered, pal. Thanks, but no, thanks. [punches thief]
Casey: You think you own these rooftops? I happen to think you could use my help. And I could use a sidekick. You may have everyone else fooled, but you haven't fooled me, Raph.
Raph: Yeah, well, guess what, pal. Now you- Hey, wait a minute. How did you know it was me?
Casey: Wasn't that hard, man. You know, you look like a big, metal turtle. [takes off mask]
Raph: [removing helmet] It's that obvious, huh?
Thief: I should've stayed in law school.
[The two looked and saw the thief trying to get away.]
Casey: Ain't that cute? He's trying to get away. Well, looks like I got a sidekick.
Raph: Yeah, right. You're the sidekick.
[The scene changes to the thief hanging from a light post.]
Man: What, is it performance art? I don't get it.
[The camera moves up to show Raph and Casey on the rooftop.]
Raph: What was I supposed to do... sit around, wait for Leo to come back and save the day? I mean, we haven't heard word one from him since Splinter sent him away on his little vacation. You think these lowlifes take vacations at the first sign of pressure? No. The criminal element of this city may be guilty of a lot of things but being quitters ain't one of them. You know, I don't even care about Leo anymore. Kind of hope he never comes back.
Casey: Come on, aren't you being a little hard on the guy?
Raph: I don't know. It's possible. I guess if I could live anywhere other than the city, I'd go too. But I could never leave this place. I can't even sleep without the sound of the subway rumbling over my head. I guess it comes from growing up with a houseful of brothers.
Casey: I'm not trying to tell you what to do. I'm just saying that if it was my brother, I'd find a way to work it out. But that's just me. I got my own issues, you know? Like back at home, with April. There's this whole thing about settling down that makes me miss the old times. I don't know if I can be the grownup she needs me to be. [notices Raph asleep] Good talk, Raph.
[Scene changes to Winters in front of the statues.]
Winters: Arise, my brothers. Arise, dear sister. The Stars of Kikan align. All ye generals, wake from your stone slumber.
[The stone general 'Aguilas' hand moves. A plane is heading toward New York. As the landing gear is about to land, Leo was seen on board. He leaps off using his glider and leaps into the ocean. We cut into the living room. Mikey and Donnei were alseep in front fo the TV. Leo smiles at them before he turned to his father's room.]
Splinter: Enter. Kneel, my son.
Leo: I return from my training, master. I was so caught up in my own world, I forgot about everyone else. I'm sorry I failed.
Splinter: On the contrary, my son now you are much stronger. Your strength is needed here now. You owe me no apology, but perhaps you should talk to Raphael. Your absence has been particularly difficult for him though he'll never admit it.
Leo: I'm certain things will be back to normal in no time, master.
Splinter: Good. Because until you can act as one, you are forbidden to fight.
Leo: Yes, sensei.
Splinter: I have missed you, Leonardo.
Leo: I've missed you too, Father.
[Raph reveals himself,]
Splinter: Raphael. Your brother is home.
Leo: Hey.
Raph: Hey. Welcome home.
Leo: Yeah. Thanks.
Raph: Well, [yawns] I'm going to bed. Hey, Leo's back. [pushes book off of Don's face] Better go say "hello" before he leaves again.
Donnie: What? [happily] Leo!
Leo: [happily] Hey!
Donnie: [he and Leonardo hug] Hey!
[Mikey slips through some furniture and falls off, while Donnie and Leo playfully chuckle.]
Mikey: [sees Leo; surprised] Huh, Leo? [falls over; happily] Is that really you?
Leo: Yeah.
Mikey: [gives Leo a hug.] I'm, like, dreaming, aren't I?
Leo: [to Mikey] No, Mikey. You're not dreaming.
Mikey: Oh, good. I have nightmares about birthday parties. [hugs Leo tightly]
[The scene fades to the Turtles on top of a building.]
Raph: [to Leo] Okay, Leo, I'll bite. What are we doing up here?
Leo: I told Splinter I'd get this team in shape again.
Mikey: Hey, I've been training. Since you left, my video game scores have, like, doubled.
Leo: [smirks; amused] Right. And while you've been playing games, little brother, [seriously] this Nightwatcher character's come into the neighborhood like some kind of vigilante showboat, but his days are done.
Raph: [frowning at Leo] Hey, you went AWOL, Leo. And the Nightwatcher was the only guy to pick up the slack. [coldly] Crime never took a break. You did.
Mikey: [about the Nightwatcher] I heard his bike turns into a plane, or like, a jetpack. Hey, Don, you're so smart. Why don't we have jetpacks?
Donnie: Yeah, that's good, Mikey. I don't even trust you with a driver's license. Have you seen the way this guy behaves--?
[The Turtles are interrupted by a roar coming from a construction site.]
Mikey: Whoa. [poitns to a nearby construction site] Ho-ho, someone's cranky.
[They look over to where the soudn is coming.]
Raph: [to Leo] Okay, Jungle Boy, grab a vine. [dashes to investigate]
Leo: [warningly to Raph] Raph, wait. Splinter told us not to fight.
Mikey: [chuckles] "Jungle Boy." Good one.
Leo: [groans in annoyance] Alright, but remember, we're only up here for training.
Mikey: Y'know what I always say, "Train by doing, dude."
Donnie: Mikey, when have you ever said that?
Raph: You smell that? It's like a monkey cage up here.
[They arrived and notice a large monster fighting off the Foot Clan.]
Mikey: Wow, good news is, there's a bunch of Foot ninjas getting the snot kicked out of them.
Donnie: Bad news is, this thing is gonna run out of bodies soon.
Mikey: Yeah, so? You think we should help these guys? I'd rather enjoy the show. What do you say, fearless leader?
Leo: We're not-
Raph: I say we stop talking.
[Raph attacks first and charged while the others follow.]
Mikey: Come here, fuzzy wuzzy.
[Before Leo can face the beast, he faces Karai.]
Leo: You. I think we're getting off on the wrong foot here. We're trying to help you.
Karai: Never. Team.
[She says a phrase in Japanese and indicates to the other Foot Ninjas to leave.]
Leo: [calling out to the Foot Clan] Wait, the Shredder's dead. Who are you working for?
Raph: [to Leo] Hey, a little help, o fearless one. That was too easy. 
[They get the monster to fall through the floor.]
Raph: Like I said, too easy.
[The monster swings its arm and knocked Raph to the other side of the structure.]
Raph: Bad dog.
[The beast snarled and knocked Donnie. His bo gets caught and dangeld over the edge.]
Donnie: Look at me. Found the elevator.
[Leo leaped onto the monster's back and the other turtles fell through the floor.]
Mikey: Oh, my shoulder. My spleen.
[Raph leaps to the other side, falling beside the monster and the otehrs. He used his sai to zipline down before everyone crashed down.] 
Raph: This place needed a skylight.
Mikey: This is why we need jetpacks.
Donnie: Okay, any more bright ideas?
Mikey: How about this?
Donnie: When this is over, I'm totally calling the architect. 
[A light appeared and the monster looked to see four alived statue generals. The monster starts to attack but the generals are strong and managed to defeat it. The turtles get out of the rubble.]
Donnie: Wait a minute. How did something that big just disappear? It doesn't-
Mikey: Dude, it's the cops.
[The turtles rush to a sewer cover nearby. Raph dawdles to watch a black van getting away.]
Leo: Raph. Raph!
Mikey: Oh, yeah. The turtles are back, dudes. I give us a 10 for style, an eight for skill and a two for stealth.
[Scene changes to Winterscorp]
Winters: What seems to be the problem?
Karai: [to Winters] The problem is that we were hired to merely patrol the city and report anything strange to you. You never said anything about monsters.
Winters: Now, I'm sorry that your illustrious group have been reduced to hired guns but I believe we made a deal, Karai. And I expect you to honor it. You do understand honor, don't you? So how did we fare? [to the monster] My, my, my. And what is your name? 
[The monster roars]
Winters: [to Agulia] Were there any problems, general?
Agulia: None, my lord.
Winters: Then show these fools how a true warrior acts. Keep them on schedule in completing their task.
Karai: We do not need any help.
Winters: Nevertheless, Karai, I trust my family more than I trust you. You may be the eyes and ears, but they are the muscle. They will help you gather the remaining 12 of these abominations so we can finally see our birthrights fulfilled. It's going to be quite a party.
[The monster gets locked in a cage. The next morning in the kitchen]
Mikey: Dudes, did anyone get the license plate of that thing that hit us last night? My head.
Donnie: Okay, that was just weird. I mean, first the Foot, then that hideous monster.
Mikey: Yeah. It looked like your mom, dude.
Donnie: Yeah, that would make her your mom too, doofus.
Mikey: Yeah, whatever.
Raph: [to Leo] Keep laughing. Last night was an embarrassment.
Leo: [to Raph] I'll tell you what's embarrassing. You can't follow a single order.
Raph: Oh, how cute. You've been back for five minutes and now you're schooling us on your master plan?
Leo: Okay, so this is my fault now, huh, Raph? I'm the only one that has to be responsible?
Raph: Hey, you're the trained master, not me.
Mikey: [to Leo and Raph, quietly] Dudes, can it. Here comes Splinter.
[The turtles try to act like they are casual while Splinter strolls by while Leo and Raph scowl angrily at each other.]
Splinter: [to his sons] Good morning, my sons.
Everyone: Good morning, sensei.
Raph: Sup?
Splinter: Every ninja's day should start with a healthy breakfast. It fills me with pride to see you boys together again. If anyone needs me, I'll be watching my stories.
Leo: Hothead.
Raph: Splinter Jr.
Splinter: Cody is going to break up with Donna. I just know it.
News: We interrupt the Gilmore Girls for this special news report. Monsters loose in the city? Strange reports are coming in about an incident that sounds like something out of science fiction.
Splinter: Boys!
[Scene changes to Splinter's room.]
Splinter: Leonardo, I am most disappointed in you. You are the eldest of your brothers. I was counting on you to bring order to the chaos of this family. This is why I have forbidden any surface activity. We cannot return to the surface to fight evil if we continue to fight each other.
Leo: But Master Splinter, how can I be expected to do so-
Splinter: There are no excuses when you are the leader, my student.
[Leo is angered, but calms down.]
Raph: We have to go out and find who's responsible for this. There ain't no other solution.
Leo: Save the brute-vigilante junk for that night watchman.
Both: Night watcher.
Leo: Yeah, whatever.
Raph: I'm going out.
[As day turned into night, the statue generals continue the mission to capture all the monsters. Scene changes to Casey and April's apartment.]
News: Witnesses say there are holes in the floors as if something or someone had just blasted straight down through them leaving authorities scratching their heads.
Casey: Well, at least some people care about justice these days.
Raph: Hey, Casey.
Casey: Raph?
Raph: Meet me on the roof, okay?
Casey: What is it?
Raph: The roof. You know what the roof is, don't you?
Casey: Pushy sidekick.
News: We've gotten this image in from an amateur cameraman..and I do stress "amateur. "
[Casey climbs out of the window in pursuit of Raph]
April: Casey, come look at this. 
[April looks behind her and then walks to the window to see Casey left with Raph.]
April: Be safe.
[On the rooftop]
Casey: What's this all about, Raph?
Raph: We got bigger things to worry about than criminals.
Casey: Like what?
Raph: Come on.
Casey: I think we lost it.
Raph: It's gotta be around here somewhere.
Casey: I don't think so.
[A bat like monster appears from below, spooking the two. The camera pans to the monster being pulled onto a car, effectively crushing it.]
Casey: What's going on, Raph?
Raph: Did I mention we ran into a monster last night?
Casey: No, you kind of failed to tell me about that one, buddy. You do know I only have a wooden bat, don't you?
[Looking down, they see the Foot clan, chaining the monster while the living statues walk up to the monster.]
Casey: The Foot? I thought they were history. And now we got walking statues? You got a plan for those?
Raph: Yeah. Hey, those are a first for me too. And who knows? These guys might be friendly.
[Mono (the biggest general) crushes the monster with a dumpster]
Casey: Friendly. Wait a second. Those statues look-
[Casey accidentally knocks a piece of stone off the roof, causing the generals to look up at them.]
Gato: Witnesses.
[The Foot fire their traq darts.]
Raph: Watch out!
[Raph stands in front of Casey and gets hit in the right shoulder. Gato then throws obsidian ninja stars at Raph, hitting him in the shell.]
Raph: I don't feel so good.
[Gato leaps onto the building, climbing up.]
Casey: That can't be good. 
[Raph throws a smoke bomb and runs off.]
Casey: That's just rude. Hey, wait up.
[Casey chases after him.]
Casey: Raph?
[Raph pulls him behind a shed, his mask falling off.]
Raph: Come here. What, you never heard of smoke pellets?
Casey: Warn me next time. I got allergies. Come on. That's the second mask this week.
Raph: They'll never find us in here.
Casey: Stay with me, now. We'll be out of here soon.
[The stone generals tried to break into the shack but Casey and Raph kept the door close.]
Casey: And I thought Girl Scouts were pushy. Some people just can't take a hint.
Officer: [offscreen] This is the police. You on the roof, put your hands behind your... What is that? Tommy, you see this?
[Gato leaves while Raph collapsed]
Casey: Yeah, you better run. I gotta hand it to you, Raph. You sure know how to show a lady a good time. Raph? [notices Raph unconcious] Oh, no. I gotta get you someplace safe, pal.
[in the lair] 
Mikey: My compliments to the chef. Anyone for dessert?
Both: No.
Splinter: Yes.
[Donnie answers the phone.]
Donnie: Cowabunga Carl Party Services. Cowabunga, dude.
April: [though phone] Raph's hurt. You need to get over here right away.
Donnie: Slow down, April. What happened to Raph?
April: [though phone] I don't know. He's unconscious.
Donnie: We'll be right there.
[A while later, the three turtles arrive at April's apartment.]
April: [happily] Leo, you came back!
Casey: [happily] Leo!
Leo: Sorry, the reunion isn't under better circumstances.
Mikey: [seeing April and Casey's apartment complex] Whoa-ho-ho. Nice pad, kids. [to Raph] Oh, hey, Raph.
Donnie: [taking Raph's pulse] Well, his vital signs seem to be okay. [opens Raph's eye] Pupil dilation is normal. [shocked] Whoa. [sees a stone star on Raph's shell]
Leo and Mikey: [stunned] Whoa.
Donnie: [pulls the stone star out of Raph's shell] Some sort of stone. Probably obsidian, I think.
Leo: Well, is he gonna be all right
Raph: [waking up; to Leonardo] Eh, you're still here? Go back to your jungle.
Leo: Well, at least his personality's still intact.
Donnie: And there's an engraving on it, looks... South American. That's your department, April.
Casey: [holding a sleeping dart] Would it help things if I told you that those statues you collected for that Winters guy were shooting these things at me and Raph?
April: [utterly horrified] "The Legend... of Yaotl"? It can't be. I-I-It was just a myth. A-A scary story the locals told kids around a campfire.
Leo: [confused] Whoa, what are you talking about?
April: They say... 3,000 years ago, some... great warrior actually found... a portal to another dimension. [camera fades to Yaotl] And when the portal opened, the energy from it gave the warrior eternal life. But it also turned his generals to stone. What if this warrior just kept living forever? He would spend the rest of his days in regret, spending all of his riches and all of his power, trying to find a way to revive his stone generals. Maybe, just maybe, he's built a new empire. [camera pans to Winters' face, and he opens his eyes; fade back to April's apartment] But hey, like I said, it's just a myth.
Donnie: [examining the dart] Hmmm. If you ask me, you guys, this has Winters' name written all over it.
Leo: How do you figure that, Donnie?
Casey and Mikey: Yeah.
Donnie: [sarcastically smiling; annoyed] Because this has Winters' name written all over it.
Raph: Now I know who to thank for the shot in the arm. [sits down] So where do we find this guy and his stone jokers?
Leo: We're not going anywhere until we get Splinter's blessing.
Raph: [angrily stands up; shocked that Leo would ask for permission to deal with this new threat] You're gonna stand here and quote a rulebook to me that you ain't been following for a year?!
Leo: [not in the mood to argues] Look, Raph, if you got something you wanna get off you're shell, now's the time. [almost yelling] But I'm not gonna stand here and debate Splinter's direct orders with you!
Raph: [pauses; softly yet coldly] Fine, then. I quit.
[Realizing that Leo won't listen, Raph begins to leave.]
Casey: [to Raph] Hey, Raph. Don't do it, man. Sometimes just taking a breather is the best thing to do.
Raph: Whatever.
[Raph leaves the apartment and climbs up as the camera moves to the stars. iIn Winterscorp]
Winters: To picking up the pieces. What is it?
Agulia: Two creatures remain, my lord.
Winters: Well, by all means, then, let's finish it. And you will finally be free of your stone prison.
Agulia: But if the curse is broken, we will no longer be immortal.
Winters: Brother, do not question my command.
[In the lair, the group are trying to figure out the curse and the legend connected to Winters and the thirteen monsters.]
April: So, what are we looking for?
Donnie: Well, according to these star charts, the portal is set to open directly over Winters Tower in the next 24 hours.
April: So the legend is right. Three thousand years.
Donnie: And when the portal opens, we'll lose the city to monsters within hours. Within days, the country. And within weeks, the world.
Mikey: Oh, so it's like Halley's comet, only monsters come out?
Donnie: Yes. I guess so.
Mikey: I'm smart. [crashes] I'm okay.
Leo: Why do we need Raph, anyway? It's his temper that always jeopardizes all our missions.
Donnie: Okay, Leo. Whatever you say. Nobody was talking about him.
Splinter: Leonardo, this team you are so eager to lead is incomplete. You know what you must do.
Leo: Yes, sensei.
[In winters corp]
Agulia: Generals, I think our brother has plans to betray us. The 13th monster must not be found.
[Outside of the city, we mvoe to a diner.]
Officer: Why don't we take one more call about these monster sightings? Suffern, New Jersey, you're on.
Chef: Monster sightings. 
[The ched hears something coming from the kitchen.]
Chef: A monster!
[Outside, Raph is kneeling on the rooftops when he heard the radio go off.]
Officer: Attention, all on-duty officers: Report of a disturbance on 32nd. No units available.
Raph: They're playing my song.
Chef: Where are the cops? How come the cops haven't shown up? Just remember what my analyst said, just go to my happy place. Everything's gonna be fine. Happy place. I'm feeling good. I'm thin.
[Raph arrives]
Raph: Don't get up. I'll serve myself. 
[Once he enters, he notice that it was a red demon monster.]
Raph: Look at you. Ain't you cute? You want a butt-kicking,little fella? Yes, you do. You do. Come on, I'm gonna drop-kick you to hurty town. Come on, little guy.
[But the demon bites, him causing Raph to yelp and fight the demon.]
Raph: Get off of me, you little monster! You're scratching the helmet! Okay, that was different. [monster leaps onto his helmet] Hey, this thing ain't rustproof! Get off of me! Come on. How about a snack, little fella? Catch.
[He throws smoke bellets intot he monster's mouth causing it to burn up quickly and retreat.]
Raph: Keep on running, you filthy little hermit crab. That spicy meatball's on the house.
Chef: [trembling] Big guy, please don't hurt me.
Raph: What? I'm not robbing you, I'm helping you.
Chef: Okay, whatever you say, sir. Please, I got kids in college. Community college.
Raph: [grabs cash register] Here you go, pal. Make sure this is safe.
Chef: Take everything. I'm not even looking. Go.
Raph: Why is it everyone's got such a hard time believing I am a good guy? I just saved your life. 
[He looks to see Leo on the rooftop.]
Raph: This night just keeps getting better and better.
[Leo starts to follow the nightwatcher. By now, it started to rain as Raph stopped at the end of the road. Leo comforts him.]
Leo: I want you to know that I appreciate your intentions but you can't change the world like this. The road you're on is a dead end. Believe me. I've tried it,
Raph: Is he kidding? He's lecturing.
Leo: So I'm gonna give you one chance to just walk away and stop this vigilante nonsense.
Raph: Okay, Leo...time to teach you a lesson. [pulls out his chain]
Leo: Look, trust me when I tell you, you don't wanna do this. Oh, yeah. Well, I notice you got quite a temper. Hey, have you ever done this before? oh, come on. You call that an attack?
[Raph drops the chain, getting into defensive position.]
Leo: All right. Finally, some excitement.
[Raph charged and tried to punch Leo but he dodges.]
Leo: Funny thing about anger: Let it consume you, and soon enough.....you lose sight of everything.
[With a final blow, Leo defeated the nightwatcher unaware that the helmet was knocked lose.]
Leo: Good night, dark prince.
[Raph slowly gets up.]
Leo: Raph? What?
[Enraged, Raph kicked Leo down.]
Raph: [angrily] You are so smug, you know that? You think the world revolves around you, don't you? We couldn't survive without the mighty and powerful Leonardo to guide us through our problems. Well, I got a news flash for you: We got along just fine without you.
Leo: Oh, and this qualifies as "just fine?" Dressing up like it's Halloween every night? Risking the safety of our family? I mean, come on, what were you thinking?
Raph: Don't push it, Leo. You can't leave and come back expecting us to fall in line like your little soldiers.
Leo: Hey, I was training. Training to be a better leader, for you. Why do you hate me for that?
Raph: And whoever said I wanted to be led?! I'm better off calling my own shots now. Get used to it.
Leo: You aren't ready! You're impatient and hot-tempered. And more importantly, I'm better than you.
Raph: Oh, you know something, big brother? I'd have to disagree with you on that one. [pulls out his sai]
Leo: Don't do this, Raph.
Raph: I'm done taking orders.
[Leo slowly pulled out his katanas. And then the two brothers started to fight friercely into battle. Both of them lock weapons, struggling through until Raph overpowered Leo, breaking the swords and pinning Leo. Leo stared in shock until Raph backed away, realizing what he has done. Without saying anything, he runs away, with Leo watching. Something hit him on the arm. Leo looked and saw a tanq dart. Looking around, the foot and stone gererals arrive. Leo tried to fgith but Agulia knocked him down.]
Gato: Not human.....but clearly not the final monster.
Aguila: Yaotl won't know the difference. By the time our brother discovers this turtle is not the 13th monster, it will already be too late.
[The Foot Clan shoots sleeping darts at Leo, offscreen, and Leo screams in agony.]
Splinter: Raphael. What is the matter?
Raph: I was out. I was out and I did- I did something. Something happened and then I- And I...
Splinter: Raphael. Kneel.
Raph: I did something. I did something really stupid, Master Splinter.
Splinter: Go on.
Raph: I know why you chose him now. I know that there's a reason why he's the better son and I'm not.
Splinter: Raphael, you always bear the world's problems on your shoulders. It is an admirable quality when you are a protector of others. But you must realize that while, at times, you may not be my favorite student, it does not mean that you are my least-favorite son. You are strong, passionate and loyal to a fault. These are the merits of a great leader as well but only when tempered with compassion and humility.
Raph: But, Master Splinter, I messed up big tonight. I mean big. [pulls out the broken swords] They took him.
Splinter: Leonardo.
Raph: Yeah.
Splinter: Then the time for hiding is over. We must return to the surface to take back what is ours.
Raph: By your wish, father.
Splinter: Long have we been in hiding. Perhaps too long.
Mikey: Well, what do we do now?
Raph: I'll tell you what we're gonna do. We're gonna rescue our brother, and then we're gonna save New York City.
[Casey gets geared up and notice April wearing a yellow jumpsuit.]
April: I got it on my last trip to Japan. You like it?
[She pulls out a new mask for Casey.]
Casey: No way.
April: You can't go trick-or-treating without your mask.
Casey: Oh, babe. Thanks.
[Outside of Winterscorp]
Karai: As ordered, no one gets into the tower, no one interferes, no one bears witness. 
[Hearing a knock, Karai halts her soldiers. She opens up the door to reveal Casey, wearing a turtle mask.]
Karai: You've got to be kidding me.
Casey: [wearing a turtle mask as a disguise] Cowabunga, dude. I'm here for little Maxie's 13th birthday party.
Karai: Leave now.
Casey: Oh, but you don't understand, lady. I got...
[The turtles, April and Splinter ent over the wall and enter the other side of of the building. Inside,once the cages are all here, the plants lined up and opened up the portal to seal all the monsters away.]
Winters: At last. After 3,000 years, the time is finally at hand. 
[Before the last cage can be pulled into the portal, it suddenly stops and malfunctions. Shocked, Winters turned to his stone brothers.] 
Winters: What-? What have you done?
Agulia: Your time for giving orders is over.
Winters: You don't understand. I want to send these creatures back to undo the damage that was done so many years ago.
Agulia: Time has done nothing but made you weak. We have our own plans.
Winter: Immortality is a curse, brother. Trust me, I've lived long enough to know. We have to find that 13th monster. It's time to end it.
Agulia: No. our time is just beginning.
[Outside, the group had gotten into battle of the Foot Clan.]
Raph: Little help, Don.
Donnie: I'm on it.
Mikey: Heads up, dudes. Goal.
April: Guys, front door's open. Now.
Casey: Two minutes for high sticking.
[They run to the building]
Mikey: Dudes, that rocked. Let's go again. Dudes, what do we do?
Donnie: I'm working on it.
Casey: You break it, you buy it.
[Casey breaks the vase, closing the doors.]
Raph: Yeah. All right. All right. Nice.
April: Nice work, Jones.
Casey: I have my moments.
Donnie: Whoa, check it out. That would be the swirling vortex to another world, I assume.
Mikey: Cool. I want one.
[They head to the cages]
Mikey: Leo, is that you? Sorry, wrong cage.
Raph: Leo. I got him.
Donnie: Out of the way, please.
[Donnie placed a bomb on the door, setting it to explode. Raph then pulled Leo out.]
Raph: Hey, buddy. Come on, man. Up we go. There you go.
Raph: You're gonna need these if you're gonna lead us out of here.
Leo: I'm gonna need you too.
April: Winters.
Mikey: Looks more like fall. Get it?
Donnie: Mikey, remember our talk.
Casey: Looks like someone got to him before us.
April: Is he dead?
[Mikey takes the hockey stick from Casey and pokes Winters’ body with it, but gets no response.]
Mikey: Not so immortal, huh, dudes?
[Winters wakes up roaring, while the others scream in shock.]
April: Your time's run out, Winters.
Yaotl: Miss O'Neil. I must have hit my head pretty hard. I'm seeing giant turtles.
April: We know what you're up to, Winters. We know about the portal and we think that it's time you sent all these monsters home.
[The foot clan arrive] 
Yaotl: [guilt ridden] I couldn't agree with you more. It is time to put an end to the curse that I have brought upon myself and this world. That's what this is about, Miss O'Neil: penance. I must return all thirteen beasts or our curse will continue. And that is a torment I can no longer bear.
[Aguila and the other generals arrive at the scene.]
Agulia: Then you should be put out of your misery.
Leo: I think we walked in on a family feud, guys.
Agulia: The time has come to reopen the portal and rain destruction upon the Earth.
Gato: Nothing will stand in our way when we have an army at our command.
Yaotl: My brothers, I-
Agulia: We are no brothers to you!
Gato: With one monster still free, the curse will never be broken.
Serpiente: We shall finish what we began all those years ago. And we will finally have our victory.
Agulia: Join us. Join us, Foot Clan. Swear your allegiance to us and no harm will befall you.
Karai: The Foot ninja is not without honor. We work for Winters, not you.
April: Okay, what does that mean?
Karai: It means we're going to help you. My ninja will find the last monster and you will bring it back here. Hurry, we don't have much time.
Casey: Hey. I got shotgun.[follows after them]
Agulia: Forget about them. By the time they return, the portal will already be closed with you inside it.
Donnie: I hate to see brothers fight like this.
Raph: Unless it's together.Hate to rain on your parade, pal, but we thought we'd even the odds.
Agulia: We're going to enjoy this.
[The Stone generals ebgan to fight the Turtles. Yoatl wanted to help but Splinter stops him.]
Splinter: If you please. They can defeat them. They are a team.
Yoatl: Let's hope so, because if not, Aguila will use the portal to draw forth an army of evil and the world will be lost. More beasts. Let's send them back where they belong.
Donnie: Temper, temper.
Leo: Come to daddy.
Raph: Thing about you immortal stone guys is you know, you're immortal and made of stone. I sound like Mikey.
Agulia: You fight well. You should join us.
Raph: No, thanks, I'm good.
[He pulls Agulia off the ledge and leaps down.]
Mikey: These guys really don't die. Sensei, are you all right?
Splinter: We must do this more often. I still got it.
Leo: They'd better hurry with that last monster.
Raph: I'm sure my man Casey's got it all under control.
Leo: That's what I'm afraid of.
[The van is seeing driving around on the street]
Casey: Can't this piece of junk go faster?
April: You wanna drive?
Casey: I would, as a matter of fact.
Karai: You would think they would be more concerned about the 13th monster?
[Foot Ninja silently nods in agreement.]
Splinter: Boys, we must finish this now!
[All together, the four brothers leaped and kicked the stone generals into the portal.]
Mikey: So did we win?
[The stone generals reappear from the portal.]
Agulia: Foolish creatures. We are immortals made of stone. Without the final monster to break our curse, we will never be stopped.
[There was a loud honk.]
Casey: Special delivery.
Yoatl: Look out!
[Yoatl shoves them out of the way. With the final beast captured, all of the stone generals turned mortal again and the portal closed, ending the curse once and for all.]
Mikey: So did we win now?
Donnie: Yeah, I think we did.
Raph: All right. That's what I'm talking about.
Casey: Nice parallel parking. Next time, I'm driving. Hey. Watch the hair.
Raph: Typical. We do all the work, he gets all the thanks.
Karai: You are every bit the warriors I was informed you were. You have passed. Savor your victory tonight. For soon, we will have further business together. The kind that involves familiar faces from your past.
Raph: She doesn't mean...
[Karai throws down a smoke pellet, making them disappear.]
Casey: Come on. What is it with ninjas and smoke pellets?
April: Looks like you picked a good time to come home.
Leo: Thanks for bringing me back.
Raph: Winters?
[Winters laughs in great joy. Mikey looks confused.]
Mikey: I'm never usually that happy to be in pain.
Donnie: He's happy because he's mortal again, Mikey.
Yaotl: April. I've had my eye on you for a long time. I knew it. I've always known that you'd be the one to help me find my way home. And thank you....brothers. You've made a very old man very, very happy.
[The Turtles and Splinter smile, knowing that they have granted Winters’ final wish.]
Mikey: So, what happens now?
[Yaotl, realizing that his time in this world came to an end, closes his eyes, then reopens them to levitate into the air, shining in blue aura. The Turtles, April, Casey and Splinter look on forlornly at Yaotl’s death. Raph walks up to stop him, but Splinter stops him, emphasizing that Winters must return where he truly wants to be.]
Mikey: Okay. Just a little bit creepy. [sneezes] Oh, gross. I think he's in my no- My no- My no-[sneezes] Gross. Somebody give me a hankie. Now he's in my mouth. Tastes awful.
Raph: You got room for one more?
Mikey: Can I get rid of this too?
Raph: [narrating] We live together. We train together. We fight together. We stand for good, together. We are ninjas. We strike hard, defend, protect, and fade into the night. And there ain't no bad guy or monster gonna ever change that. That's what's important. And that's why we'll always be brothers. Oh, I love being a turtle.
[Movie ends]
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