japan and 1603 represent a lone warrior race through the forest and be chase by four samurai on horseback . the young man be capture by his pursuer and and take to the impose fortress of lord norinaga . inside and we see lord norinaga confront his captive and who we find to be his son and prince kenshin . norinaga quarrel with his son and who be ashamed of his father action in what he consider to be an unjust war . just a norinaga be about to strike his son down for disgrace him and we hear a gun shot fire . enter walker and a connive english trader . he warn norinaga that the rebel be about to attack . guard take prince kenshin away and a norinaga and his british ally prepare for battle . new york city and the present represent we find the turtle in their sewer abode and practice their ninja skill . april appear to present gift to the teen terrapin a they have offer to watch her apartment while she go on vacation . she bring an odd scepter along to give to master splinter . which begin to glow with weird magic . in a flash and april disappears and and in her place be a man . prince kenshin . april find herself back in time and at lord norinaga fortress . everyone there save for walker think that she be a witch and and april try to use this to her advantage by frighten the ancient warrior . walker and disbelieve that april have any supernatural power and defy her to shrink him . when she fail to perform the sorcery and guard haul her away . back in new york and donatello and splinter have determine that the scepter be a time switch device and and for the turtle to use it and people from the past will be bring to the present . the turtle 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 power will only work for 60 hour and and after that time and if the turtle do not come back and they will be stick in the past . don activate the scepter and and in a blinding flash and the turtle be go . in their place we see four very confused samurai . the four honor guard of lord norinaga . the turtle pop back in time into the middle of the battle between norinaga force and the rebel . theyre on horseback and deck out in full honor guard samurai regalia . michaelangelo end up backwards on his horse and and it gallop out of control into the forest . he be attack and dismount . the leader of the rebellion and mitsu and be shock to find a giant turtle under the helmet and and she order mikey to be cart off to the rebel village . a night fall and the 3 remain turtle sneak into norinaga keep in attempt to rescue april . walker be talk with norinaga and who have just learn that his four honor guard have disappear and along with the sacred scepter . walker argue that norinaga must buy his gun to quell the rebellion and while norinaga fear that all be lose now that the scepter have vanish . the turtle follow walker henchman nile and and he inadvertently lead the tmnt to april in norinaga dungeon . april find an escape route and and she and the turtle fight their way to escape . they be accompany by a prisoner name whit and who look amazingly like casey jones . it seem that he be jail for mutiny and and he be as eager to leave this place a april and the turtle be . norinaga and when discover april escape and prepares to punish nile . walker be able to prevent his henchman from be toast and however . the turtle be now in the forest and basking in it ancient beauty . suddenly and rebel force ambush them and think that they be norinaga honor guard . donatello remove his helmet and and the rebel be shock to see more giant turtle . the tmnt be take to meet mitsu and who exclaim that they be likethe other one . the turtle realize that mikey be with the rebel and rejoice in the knowledge that they will soon be reunite . a they head back to the rebel village and they see smoke rise from it . walker and his men be burn the town and look for the scepter and prince kenshin . a the turtle and the rebel warrior rush to save the town and we see a young boy trap in a burning home . mikey rescue the child and leo save his life by perform cpr . mitsu now know that the turtle be good and and welcome them . the turtle remember that they need the scepter to get back home . and theyre run out of time . they go in search for it and a whit and april help the townspeople rebuild their home . when the turtle can not find the scepter and donatello come up with the unlikely scheme of create a new one . april be very skeptical . meanwhile in the present and casey jones keep the four honor guard busy by teach them to play hockey . back in the past and michaelangelo introduces the villager to pizza and and whit try to convince april to take him back to new york city . donatello scepter be finish and but leonardo drop it and it break . it seem a if the tmnt be trap in the past . just then and mitsu walk in and announces that norinaga will attack in the morning . the turtle decide to join mitsu and her people to fight the overlord . that night and raph and yoshi hang out . raphael give yoshi a yo yo and and the boy wanders off . when he return and he bring the sacred scepter . a everyone argue about who hide the scepter and whit hold a knife to mitsu throat and demand the scepter . whit take mitsu to norinaga and and tell the daimyo that she have kidnap his son prince kenshin . mitsu then tell lord norinaga that whit be hold the sacred scepter . mitsu attack norinaga but be stop by walker and and she be take to the dungeon . whit try to cut a deal with walker and use the sacred scepter a a bargaining chip . the turtle break into the castle once again to save mitsu and the other rebel captive . a the hero attempt their escape and they run headlong into lord norinaga and his men and and a battle ensue . michaelangelo be injure accidentally by mitsu . leonardo manage to beat norinaga in a sword fight and and capture him in a giant bell . thing be go great for the turtle when walker take april hostage at gun point . leo challenge the vile brit and and walker fire a cannon at the bold turtle . but miss leo and hit the bell that imprisons norinaga . walker try to flee with the sacred scepter and but the turtle catch up with him . walker toss the staff into the air and but the tmnt manage to catch it before it hit the ground and break . a fireball explodes from nowhere and knock walker off the top of the castle and into the moat wait far below . back in new york and casey realize that it time to send the real honor guard back to the past . but he take them out to a nightclub . they hurry back to the sewer . the turtle finally have the sacred scepter and the rebel have finally defeat the evil overlord norinaga . a the tmnt prepare to use the scepter and mikey and raph and leo decide that they would like to stay in the past and where they be welcome and happy . don say no way . a they argue and the magic staff activates . with a flash and the tmnt and april be go . back in the sewer and the four honor guard and prince kenshin have vanish and and in their place we see april and the turtle team . casey and splinter welcome the turtle and april home . michaelangelo lament for a moment and but quickly realize that home be where the heart be . even if home be a sewer . hopefull this will would not be the last turtle movie . they deserve a good film than this to end the series . i can remember love the first two flick and and i still do enjoy them . but i can not remember ever like this one . it pretty darn lame . the turtle now look like jim hanson have a breakdown and take it out on the turtle . the show isn not even all that bad and but it doesn not even seem like anyone put any effort into this mess . at any rate and a very disappointing sequel . or .