09x07 - Carter, the Enforcer

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Peoples of Earth,
this is Dregg speaking.

Sensors on board my Dreggnought
have detected alien activity...

perilously close to this planet.

Therefore,
with the full cooperation
of your authorities,

I am creating--

the Star Shield,

a mighty defense platform...

which will safeguard your planet
from evil alien life-forms.

It will be ready to launch
in one month.

Oh, please.

Who in their right mind
would buy that can
of baked beans?

Yeah, the only evil
alien life-form I know
is named Dregg.

But the authorities
really believe him,

and the public loves him.

Yeah, while we're numero uno
on the Most Wanted list.

And that Star Shield
looks like it has
enough firepower...

to enable Dregg
to conquer the Earth.

If the humans
want to hand him the planet
on a silver platter,

I say we quit bustin' our shells
trying to stop him.

How could Dregg
fool everybody like this?

It's called "mob mentality,"
guys.

Most people are like sheep.
They'll believe anything
they're told.

And as long as they believe
what Dregg says about us,

we're fighting
a battle the world
doesn't want us to win.

[ Splinter ]
This isn't a popularity contest,
my students.

Dregg is evil.

It is your duty to fight,
even if the whole world
is against you.

Indeed, that is the time
when fighting
for your principles...

matters the most.

But we can't fight Dregg
and the whole world, Sensei.

Then we have to bring the world
to its senses--

before Dregg launches
that Star Shield.

[ Chuckling ]
Yeah, lots of luck, pal.
[ Chirps ]

April, meet us at the hangar
where they're building
the Star Shield.

And bring your mini-cam.

[ Whispering ]
Hold it.
Motion detector.

[ Beeps ]

- [ Crackling ]
- That ought to scramble
its circuits.

[ Air Hissing ]

Uh, guys, I hate
to make dire predictions,

but that thing
looks ready to launch now.

And whatever it is,
it's not a defense vehicle.

That's a first-strike weapon
if I ever saw one.

[ Raphael ]
And the humans are gonna
just give it to him!

Aw, what a bunch
of nimrods, man!

I know how you feel, Raphael,
but we've gotta keep looking...

and get the goods on Dregg.

The Star Shield
is the mightiest weapon...

this pathetic planet
has ever seen.

No earthly force
will be able to stop me.

[ Whirring ]
We will launch it
ahead of schedule...

and strike so fast, the people
of Earth won't know what hit
them.

Dregg, you just
hanged yourself.

What is the precise time
of completion, Hi-Tech?

According to the latest
construction update, it-- You!

Time to bail!

[ Laser Blast ]

All units, intruder alert!

It's those mutant Turtles.

They're getting away!

[ Tires Squealing ]

They're still coming!

You jerks!
We're on your side!

We've gotta make
a quick getaway.

Dudes, when it comes
to getting scarce,

there's no place
like the good old sewers.

I still have friends
in the news business.

I'll try to get them
to air the tape.

What if Dregg's g*ons
come after the tape?

We can't go with her.
The whole city's
after our shells.

Hey, I'll go.
Face it, I'm a little less
conspicuous than you guys.

We believe the Turtles
videotaped our conversation,
my lord.

Whatever happens,
we must get that tape.

Fortunately,
I've been working on a plan...

to permanently solve
our Turtle problem.

Hi-Tech, head out
with the Techno-g*ng...

and bring me the Turtles'
young friend Carter.

[ Brakes Screech ]

Go on in, April.
I wanna check something out.

I'll catch up
with you later.

The techno-g*ons are nearby.
I can feel it.

Man! I hate it when I'm right.

Aaah!
[ Grunts ]

Back off, bug-heads.

[ Snarling ]

Now, human, you're mine!

[ Grunts ]
Don't... bet on it!

[ Growls ]

Aaah!

We will launch it
ahead of schedule...

and strike so fast,
the people of Earth
won't know what hit them.

How do I know it's real?

Any cub reporter
could have faked
a tape like this.

Why would I want to do that?

Because you
and those mutant Turtles...

are out to destroy
Dregg's good name.

They're trying to save humanity.

Hah! What have the Turtles
done for humanity lately?

Dregg's given us technology
that will make the world
a better place.

Dregg is an exiled warlord,
and he wants to conquer
the Earth.

No station in town
will air this.

Your credibility
isn't worth that.

You've been in league
with those Turtles
too long, April.

They're a menace to society.

[ Grunting ]

[ Groans ]
Too weak.

Need help.

[ Communicator Chirps ]
Aaah!

[ Groans ]

[ Hi-Tech ]
That stun ray
will keep him out for hours.

Bring his vehicle as well.

Carter? Ha.
Kids today have no patience.

Nobody'll air it, guys.
They all think it's a fake.

What a bunch of lamebrains.

I'm tellin' you guys,
this species
ain't worth saving.

No. They're just misguided.

We've gotta get that tape
on the air--

by hook or by crook.

At this point,
I'd say our only option
was "crook."

April, meet us
at the broadcasting tower.

[ Vehicle Approaching ]

[ Brakes Screech ]

April, where's Carter?

He took off on his bike.
I thought he was with you guys.

[ Communicator Chirps ]
I hope he hasn't
gotten into trouble.

Give me your mini-cam,
April.

I'm gonna hook it straight
into the main antenna...

and broadcast the tape
on all channels.

What? You actually think
this is gonna convince
those meatheads?

Carter, come in.
I don't like this.

Hey, check it out.

Yo, Carter! Over here!

[ Lasers Blast ]

Hold it, Carter.

Who are those two wackos?

- [ All Grunting ]
- [ Raphael ]
What are you doing?

Saving your lives.

[ Both Shout ]

Carter?

Since when
does he pack a blaster?

[ Leonardo ]
The Techno-g*ng!

Oh, great. That's just
what this party needed.

[ Donatello ]
And they're
defending Carter!

Okay, somebody
is way off script here.

Yeah, dude,
and I think it's Carter.

[ Clamoring ]

We've got them
on the run, Merrick.
After them, Landor.

Will somebody please tell me
what just happened?

Okay, these two maniacs
attacked Carter.

Then the Techno-g*ng
defended Carter,

and then Carter
destroyed the tape.

Oh! I think I'm gonna
check into a motel till
this whole thing blows over.

Whoa! I can't tell
the good dudes
from the bad dudes, dudes.

Why would Carter
destroy the tape?

Maybe Carter didn't
skip out on April at all.

Maybe Dregg put him
under some kind
of mind control.

Well, yeah,
that would explain a lot.

Yeah, but it doesn't explain
who those two weirdos are.

All we have
is their names--

Landor and Merrick.

April, think you can
dig anything up on them?

Landor and Merrick?
I can try.

Then do it.
We'll be in touch.

Come on!
We've gotta get a line
on those two.

Hey, look!

So much
for the Techno-g*ng.

Yes, but Carter's
still running loose.

All right, you two.
You've got some
explaining to do.

Yeah. Why did you
attack Carter?

We told you.
We were saving
your lives.

Uh, yeah. You mind
clarifying that notion
a little, pal?

If we had not intervened,
Carter would have
destroyed you.

Okay. We got a couple
of grade-A dingdongs
on our hands.

[ Groans ]
You saw him destroy the tape.

But how do you know
that he would have
destroyed us?

Because
that's how it happened.

Pardon me? "Happened"?

We came here through time,

from 20 years
in your future,
to save you.

Man, I think the pressures
of modern life are really
getting to these guys.

Wait a minute.
You came to save us
from Carter?

Yeah. The dude's our friend.

Carter is not your friend.

Our research indicates
he was a Dregg spy
who infiltrated your ranks...

with the mission
of terminating you.

Where have you been doing
your research--

in the science fiction section?

Carter's helped us beat Dregg
a dozen times.

He's on our side.
Open your eyes
and look around.

The people still believe
Dregg's lies.

He's on the verge of launching
the Star Shield.

You haven't
beaten Dregg at all.

Well, they got
that one right.

Yeah. And if they're right
about Carter,

then the whole human race
is really against us.

- I say we bag it.
- But Carter in league
with Dregg?

No way.

Oh, really?
Look behind you.

- [ Motorcycle Approaching ]
- [ Michelangelo ]
Carter!

Dude, tell these wackos
that you're not a--

[ All Shout ]

[ Leonardo ]
That guy should switch to decaf!

[ Brakes Screech ]

Scout to mother ship.
Move in.

We're cornered!

There's only one way out now.

[ Brakes Screech ]

Targets destroyed.

What's going on here?

What happened
to Carter?
And the Techno-g*ng.

[ Leonardo ]
What happened
to the city?

We were trapped.
There was only
one way out.

Welcome to the future,
Turtles.

This way.
You can't afford
to be seen here.

How did
all this happen?

How do you think?
Dregg won.

Whoa. What's that?

[ Merrick ]
One of the work details
returning from the plants.

A looter, eh?

Unit 7 to Mobile 3.
Prepare for apprehension.

No! Please! No!

Those stinking creepazoids!
No, don't.

Around here, you only pick
the battles you can win.

Where will they take her?

[ Merrick ]
To Command Central,
Dregg's headquarters.

Once you go in there,
you never come out.

Sounds like
a great vacation spot.

You haven't even
seen the worst of it.

[ Landor ]
This is Dregg's shipyard.

Dregg enslaved the human race
to build starships for him.

He's off
conquering other worlds.

He's taken half the galaxy
by now.

But it's
never enough,

so he keeps us
building more warships.

[ Male Voice On P.A. ]
Intruder Alert!

[ Clamoring ]

[ Grunting, Groaning ]

Landor, Merrick! No!

- Going down, techo-creeps!
- [ Groans ]

They got Landor and Merrick.
What do we do now?

[ Leonardo ]
We follow 'em.

We've gotta rescue
Landor and Merrick.

[ Leonardo ] I'll say.
That time gizmo of theirs
is our only ticket outta here.

And there's only one place
they'd be taken--

that Command Central building.

[ Michelangelo ]
But, dude, isn't that, like,
the place nobody gets out of?

[ Leonardo ]
That rule is about to change.

Come on.
They gotta be somewhere
in this dump.

Make this easy
on yourselves and talk.
Where are those mutants?

Right here, larva-breath.
[ Groans ]

[ Crackling ]

So you're rebels
after all,
just like us.

Save it. We need
that time doohickey of yours.

They took it to the lab
for analysis.

[ Landor ]
It should be in here.
[ Keypad Beeping ]

I have to warn you,

it's in the hands
of Dregg's chief enforcer,

who rules our world
with an iron fist.

And who's that?
Who do you think?

Carter!

[ Michelangelo ]
Our amigo is Dregg's enforcer?

No way!

Surprised to see us alive,
Carter?

Not especially.

You obviously used
this time device
to escape me 20 years ago...

when I thought
I had destroyed you.

I will correct
that mistake now.

[ Raphael ]
Guess again, traitor!

[ Grunting ]

[ Groans ]

Either that guy's been
working out, or there's
something weird here.

Come on. That maniac's
too strong to fight.

An air shaft.
Jump for it,
dudes!

All units.
Find the deviants
and bring them to me.

We've got to get
that time device back.
What's the point?

Carter betrayed us, man!

There is not
one single human being
back in our time...

who tried to stop Dregg,
other than April.

The humans brought this
on themselves.

We're trying
to fight Dregg.

Yeah, well, you are
a little late, pal.

Where were you


We were just children then.
We couldn't do anything
about it.

But that's why
we saved you.

That's why you have
to keep up the fight.

Merrick, what happened
back in our time?

Carter destroyed you,

and a short time later
Dregg launched the Star Shield.

Wait a minute.
If you guys saved us,

how come the future's
still grim city?

Because we took you
out of your time.

You aren't there in the past
to fight Dregg.

That's why we have
to get the time device--

so we can send you back
to stop the Star Shield
from ever launching.

If we could ever get it away
from that traitor Carter.

This is more his fault
than anybody's.

Uh, maybe.
What do you mean maybe?

I mean I don't think
that's Carter.

Uh, come again,
dude?

Since when
was Carter strong enough...

to throw somebody through a wall
without his mutant form?

What mutant form?

Oh, come on, dude.
You know.

Big guy, Mohawk,
roars a lot.

Hey, you mean
you've never seen Carter
mutate or change form?

Ha. Believe me,
if he had such powers,
he would have used them.

Then he's definitely
not Carter.

Yeah. But then... who is he?

I think we're
gonna find out!

Freeze, deviants!

Raphael, help me take him.
[ Chuckles ]
With pleasure.

- [ Both Groan ]
- You mutants are no match
for the Enforcer!

Wrong again--
jerk-face.

Just as I thought--
an android.

[ Grunts ]

Whoo! Man, oh, man.
Does that ever clear up
a lot of mysteries.

He-He was an android,
and we never knew.

Aw, I knew
it wasn't Carter all along.

But what kind of trouble
is the real Carter in?

Here's how we can find out.

Quickly, Landor.
We must get them safely
to the past before--

[ Donatello ]
Man, don't those jerks
know when to quit?

There. It's set.
Step into the time beam.

No. We can't
leave you like this.
You must.

Your safety's
all that matters now.

[ Raphael ]
But you don't have a hope
of surviving this attack!

Yes, we do.
You are our hope.

If you carry on the fight
and defeat Dregg,

you can prevent
this future from happening,
and we'll be saved.

Good-bye, Turtles.

[ Hi-Tech ]
What have you to report?

The mutants
have been eliminated.

Then I have no further need
of your original.

Take this nuisance
to the air lock...

and jettison him
into space.

[ Groaning ]

Oh-- What--

[ Grunts ]

What am I doing
on the Dreggnought?
How'd I get here?

More importantly,
how do I get outta here?

Just what the doctor ordered.

Wait a minute. Here's something
the guys'll love me for.

According
to the county records,

both Landor and Merrick
live here in the city,
and they're both--

Hey, wait a minute.

That's impossible.

Ahh! There's no time
like the present.

Whoa! We're back
at the hangar.

[ Donatello ]
Then we still have a chance
to stop that Star Shield from--

Uh, guys, we got bad news.

[ Leonardo ]
It's Carter!

Yeah, but which Carter is it?

Coming off
of Dregg's shuttle?

Take a wild guess.

This is it!

Hey, guys. What's up?

Carter? It's you!

[ Laughs ]
No, it's the Easter Bunny.

Look what I got.

The plans
for the Star Shield.

All right, dude!

You have no idea
how much trouble
you've caused.

Me? I've been out cold
for hours on Dregg's ship.

What'd I do?

It wasn't you.
It was the android duplicate
Dregg made of you.

Dregg duplicated me?

I don't believe it.
Believe it, dude,

'cause
here you come now.

My human counterpart.

I must destroy him.

It's a shame
to have to wreck
such a good-lookin' robot.

Would you care to do
the honors, Carter?
You bet I would.

[ Grunts ]

Puny life-form!
You are doomed.

[ Groans ]

That's what you think,
you stinkin' sack
of silicon chips.

[ Grunting ]

That's the second time today
that dude's been trashed.

Yeah, I know.

Somehow I never get tired
of seeing it.

Carter, I can honestly say
that future generations...

will thank you
for what you just did.

What's goin' on here anyway?

Oh, man, is that
ever a long story.

Yeah, and we don't have time
for it now.

We've gotta stop the Star Shield
from launching.

Oh, boys.

I'd say we're just
a little bit too late.

Oh, no, we're not.
Come on!

According to these plans,
there is a weak spot.

One good shot
in that thruster intake...

should knock out
the whole drive system.

I'll get us
into position.

Almost in range. There!

[ Carter ]
Oh, drat!

I'm in range again.

[ Leonardo ]
Ah! Can't you
hold the ship steady, Carter?

[ Carter ]
Give me a break.
This thing handles like a truck.

If you guys
don't stop arguing,

we're gonna be the ones who'll
get blown out of the sky.

Oh, here. Let me!

This one's for Merrick!

[ Communicator Chirps ]

[ April ]
Hey, guys, what are you up to?

Oh, blowin' up starships,
saving the world.
You know, the usual.

You remember you asked me
to track down Landor
and Merrick?

Uh, yeah.
Well, I found 'em.

What? That's impossible.

Just meet me at North Gate Park,
okay?

Who are Landor and Merrick?

We'll explain on the way.
Come on!

[ Chattering, Laughing ]
♪♪ [ Calliope ]

There they are, guys,
Landor and Merrick.

That's Landor
and Merrick?

Of course!
We saw them as they were


but in our time
they're just kids.

But what'll
their future be like?

[ Carter ]
I'd say that's up to us.

[ Raphael ] Yeah.
We stopped the Star Shield,

but we still
haven't stopped Dregg.

[ Carter ]
And we've gotta
keep up the fight,

no matter if the whole world's
against us, for their sake.

So you still think
humanity's not worth saving,
Raphael?

No. Gotcha!

Hah! Yeah, sure.
Why not?

Man! How could you think
that android was really me?
Well, let's see.

It looked like you,
it talked like you,

and it responded
to the name Carter
by sh**ting at us.

But you know
I'd never do that.

Besides, if I was really
gonna get you guys,

there wouldn't be a single
sorry scrap of shell left.

Hey, hey, hey!

If you were gonna get us,
you'd be in worse shape
than that android.

Guys, what are you
arguing about?

We all know
there's only one Carter.

[ Raphael ]
Yeah, and one is plenty.