Little note: When the turtles are talking in italics, they're actually speaking in Japanese! Just a side note. :3

A flash of light spurred in the dark of night. From a faraway building, an alarm sounded on the large computer monitor inside a laboratory. Having stopped welding, a robot set aside his tools before walking over to the monitor. Upon reading the alarm, he scurried to his hovercraft, driving out the laboratory and to the outside dawn.

The turtles fell from the ray of light and crashed to the ground, skidding across the dirt with such force that it formed craters. They each looked around only to find their surroundings unfamiliar.

"Where are we?" Leo groaned as he rubbed his forehead.

"What the hell happened?" Raph grunt as he got up from the dirt.

Donatello looks down at the vegetation around him, only finding it not anything native to Earth. He breathes a waft of air only to notice how much heavier it is. He comes up with a rather frightening hypothesis.

"Guys. I don't think we're on Earth anymore." He told them.

"Wait, what do you mean we're not on Earth?! Are we on another planet?!" Raphael questioned him.

"I think so," Donnie responded, though less convincingly. He was still unsure of his surroundings, the grass was the same, and they were able to breathe the air, but the sky and the vegetation were different. The sky appeared to have two moons orbiting it, though barely visible at their current time.

"How is that possible? Weren't we just in TCRI a minute ago?" Leonardo questioned.

"The portal!" Mikey blurted out. "The portal, it must've been activated when we were fighting the Kraang!"

"That solves that question, the other being how do we get back to earth?" Leo pointed out.

The turtles had no clue how they were going to get home. Without anything they could use around them, they were deserted on who knows what planet.

Raphael, all bummed out, smacks his fist into the dirt before he spots something coming towards them on the horizon. The speck was getting larger every second that passes.

"Hey, guys! Look!" He called out to his brothers, who came to his side. "I think it's a car."

"That's a hovercraft." Donnie corrected him as he got a better look at it thanks to his goggles.

The hovercraft came close and stopped just a few feet from the turtles. The turtles took out their weapons, ready to fight whatever was coming out of the hovercraft.

The driver, a robot, hopped out the craft and walked towards the turtles.

"You must be what caused that strange light." The robot spoke.

The robot was shorter than the turtles, perhaps the same height as Mikey give or take a few inches. His design was sleek with a shiny white finish. His eyes and mouth the only part lit up.

"Who are you?" Leo questioned, pointing his katana at the robot. The robot threw its arms up in defense, startled at the gesture.

"Calm down, lot. I'm not here to hurt you." The robot spoke, its voice box imitating its startled-ness. "My name is Professor Zayton Honeycutt; I am one of the many inhabitants of this planet. I am the royal scientist to the King and Queen of Dehunib."

"Dehunib?" Mikey asked.

"By my guess, you four are not from around here, are you?" Honeycutt asked them.

"No, we are from the planet Earth," Leo told the robot who was shocked by his words.

"Earth?! All the way from there?! How did you even get here? Earthlings do not have the technology for such space travel?" Honeycutt rambled.

"We were transported here through a portal device made by these aliens called the Kraang—," Donnie explained before being abruptly cut off.

"K-Kraang?! Oh, dear, this is quite troubling." Honeycutt said aloud.

"Wait—you know about the Kraang?" Don asked.

"Yes, more than just knowing about him," Honeycutt replied.

Clouds began to turn dark and covered the sun's light. Faint droplets of water began to fall to the ground.

"It seems like a storm is brewing," Honeycutt said before he climbed back into the hovercraft. "Let us go. We can talk along the way." Honeycutt told the turtles before gesturing them to get on the hovercraft.

"Where to?" Leo questioned the robot.

"Towards the capital of Dehunib, of course. Perhaps we could find you a way to get back home." Honeycutt told him. "Besides, you don't want to get caught in the rain, do you?"

"Should we go with him?" Mikey asked his brothers.

"He said he could help us." Leo pointed out.

"I don't know about this..." Donnie expressed.

Suddenly, the sky grew dark, and large puffy clouds let small droplets of water fell to the ground. The tops of their heads and shoulders absorbing the ever-growing rain.

"It's not like we have much of a choice." Leo reasoned.

As the rain grew worsened, the turtles decided to go with Honeycutt. They didn't have many options, and perhaps the robot could help them. They entered the hovercraft, which had just begun to unsheathe a metal roof to protect them from getting wet. They took a seat around the vehicle, and Honeycutt started to drive off.

As they ventured through the unknown, at least for the turtles, Honeycutt put the vehicle into autopilot. Turning his chair to be faced with the turtles, he deemed conversation appropriate.

"What are your names?" Honeycutt asked.

"I'm Leonardo, and these are my brothers, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo." Leo introduced. Honeycutt gave a nod of acknowledgment.

"It seems Kraang has had plans set on conquering your planet. Just how did you four come to know about Kraang?" Honeycutt asked them.

"It all happened one night, they kidnapped a family, and we went after them to their hideout. What we thought were just regular guys, turned out to be the Kraang in human disguises. They mutated the family and many others." Don explained to the robot.

"Since that night, we've been taking down the Kraang all over our city," Raph added.

"As we did so, we continued to discover more about their plans. First, they mutated humans. Second, they kidnapped mutants, third they teamed up with another enemy of ours, and lastly, they built a portal to try and invade our home." Leo continued.

"That is not good at all." The robot pitied the turtles.

Now reaching the capital, autopilot deactivating.

"Pardon me." Honeycutt turned his chair to face the controls and resume his piloting as they venture through the streets of the capital.

"Are we sure we can trust this guy? I mean, he's a fucking robot." Donnie argued.

"He hasn't killed us yet, so..." Raph claimed.

"Is this really how we're judging the robot? Based on that?" Leo said to his brothers.

"Yes." Both said casually.

Leo huffed as he planted his hand onto his face. "I mean... he's willing to help us. That should count for something. We can trust him... for now."

"I don't know… that 'for now' doesn't quite convince me." Donnie responded.

"Guys, look!"

Mikey pointed to the windshield, and they were amazed at the sight around them. They drove through busy streets with various species of aliens crowding around the space. Vendors on every corner as they contrasted the sleek futuristic look of the buildings around.

Hovercrafts, hoverboards, and all-around multiple futuristic gadgets made Donnie's mind go wild, totally forgetting his cautious persona seconds ago.

"Now this... this is beautiful," Donnie mumbled as he walked closer to the windshield.

"I'm quite glad you are taking a liking. Dehunib is considered one of the most culturally diverse and integrated societies in Dimension X." Honeycutt prided.

"How I would love to study all of this," Donnie said, mostly to himself.

"Slow down, bro. You don't want to drool on the robot, do you?" Raph put his hand on top of Don's shoulder and popped him out of his daydream.

"Huh?! Oh, yeah."

After a few minutes, they reached the castle, which was a spectacle in it of itself. It was large, and multiple towers adorned each wing of the building. A garage door opened, and inside they went until the vehicle was parked.

The riders stepped out of the hovercraft and entered into a giant lab that had multiple inventions littered throughout.

"Here we are. Welcome to my lab." Honeycutt presented. "Excuse, the mess. You four caught me in the middle of work."

"I think I'm in heaven," Donnie mumbled as he admired all of the technology around him.

"Allow me to help you with your injuries. They do look rather feeble, and you don't want them to get infected." Honeycutt said before he went to retrieve the first aid kit on one of the shelves on the wall.

The turtles were a bit busted up from their previous fight, so they hadn't had time to fix themselves up. The sudden crash onto another planet didn't quite help either. Each of the turtles tidied themselves up as they took care of each other's injuries.

"While you four do that, I'm going to start searching for a way to send you four home," Honeycutt said as he typed away at his keyboard before the royal family came down the last couple of steps and towards the professor.

"Professor, there you are." King Zenter said as he walked down the last couple of steps and towards the professor.

He was a tall, bulky man who stood pridefully. He had light brownish hair that connected to a rather impressive beard, fully trimmed and looking better than most of our[audience] hair. He stared the professor down with sky blue eyes with half-lidded eyes and a fatherly smile.

"Your majesty!" Honeycutt pronounced as he took notice of his King.

"What was that strange light we saw? Have you gone to investigate it?" Asked Queen Gizzla, who stood next to her husband.

She, too, was rather tall but had a more slim figure, almost like a popsicle stick. She also had long light brownish hair with more orange undertones, which paired well with her pale complexion.

Next to both of them stood Princess Trib, who was a perfect mix of both her father and mother. She was not as tall as her mother but still towered over the professor. She had her mother's hair while having her father's eyes.

"I have, and that strange light is from a teleportation event. These four came out from the portal." He explained as he motioned his hand over to the turtles who sat quietly on the chairs they pulled up.

"Turtles. This is the royal family of Dehunib: King Zenter, Queen Gizzla, and Princess Trib."

"What are your names?" The King asked the four turtles.

Leo stood from his spot to give his full attention to the King. "I am Leonardo. These are my brothers: Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo."

"Where do you four come from? And, more importantly, how did you get here?"

"We come from a planet called Earth. We were accidentally transported here by the Kraang." Leo explained.

The royal family gasped at the mention of Kraang.

"Kraang?! He is on your planet?!" The King wanted to affirm.

"Y-Yes. W-We've been fighting them for over a year, and we've been trying to stop their plans to invade our planet. We were going to destroy their portal, but we somehow got transported here. We... don't know how to get back. The professor thought he could help us get back home."

"I see." The King contemplated, bringing up his hand on his chin.

"Oh, dear," Honeycutt mumbled upon looking at his screen.

"What is it, Honeycutt?" The King asked.

"As I had feared. Most of our ships are not capable of going such distances. Even the Ulysees will take a considerable amount of time to even make it to their galaxy." Honeycutt explained.

"How much time? I'm sure it can't be that bad?" Leo reasoned.

"In earth years—about 5 give or take a few months."

"Oh..."

"Great..." Raph gritted through his teeth.

"So much for trusting him," Donnie commented as both he and Raph crossed their arms.

"T-That can't be it? T-There's gotta be another way, right?" Mikey begged the professor. "W-We gotta get back home to stop Kraang."

"I'm sorry, Michelangelo, but if there was another way, we would use it, but... there is just no other way to bring you home." The professor explained. "I-I am terribly sorry."

"You four said that you were brought here by Kraang, yes?" The princess spoke for the first time.

"Yeah." They all replied.

She turned to her parents, "perhaps the Utroms may be able to help these four get back to their home planet."

"The Utroms?" Her father murmured.

"If Kraang was the one that transported these four here, then the Utroms could possibly have the technology to send them back." She reasoned.

"Your daughter is right on this. They could be their only chance of getting home." Honeycutt interjected.

"But traveling to Utrominum is dangerous. We are still not sure if the Utroms are still alive." The King argued.

"Please, father, as Neutrinos, we help others in need. We pride ourselves in helping others. Why not help them?" His daughter pleaded.

The King turns his head to gaze at the four bandaged turtles, staring him back with sad faces. He sighs.

"Wise as always, my daughter." He said as he ruffled his daughter's hair, accepting the offer.

He turns back to the turtles, "We may not have the means to get you home, but we can take you to those who can."

"Thank you, your majesty." Leonardo bowed, hands clasped together, and pressed against his legs.

"There is no guarantee that they can help you get home, we do not know if they are still around. We will get in contact with the Utroms and wait for a response. We will have rooms ready for you as you continue your stay here."

"Thank you for your hospitality."

"I will get started on contacting the Utroms." Honeycutt declared as he immediately started taping away at his computer.

"If I may, I would like to show our guests around the city." The princess told her parents.

"Alright, but be careful." The queen gave her permission.

"Thank you, mother!" Trib turns around to the turtles. "You guys up to explore the city?"

"Yeah!" Mikey shouted in delight, not letting his brother answer.

"Great! Let's go!" Trib takes Mikey's arm and escorts him up the stairs. The other turtles following behind.

The city was more extensive than what the turtles were expecting. They mostly stuck to the right parts of the city, but every corner they turned was full of life. The princess gave them an overview and told them about their history of Dehunib.

Donnie has in awe at all the technology around him. It was all so advance than anything he'd ever seen back on Earth. The rest of the turtles just admired everything around them. Mikey, however, was more focused on the princess, who kept holding his wrists.

"So you guys are from Earth, huh? Let me guess, first time off of your planet?" She inquired.

"Yup! Never thought we'd be able to go to space." Mikey affirmed. "Space is nice."

"So Princess—" Donnie called.

"Just call me Trib."

"Sorry, Trib…" He corrected. "Who exactly are the Utroms? And how do you guys know about the Kraang?"

"The Utroms are an advanced alien race here in our galaxy. They have been allies with the neutrinos for many centuries and have always helped us in times of need until they were attacked by Kraang, a former Utrom. He has been going around many galaxies, trying to conquer planets for his own selfish gain. Many of our allies have been hit, even us at one point, but we've been able to fight back against him."

"That's not good," Mikey commented.

"Not good indeed, Michelangelo. He has wiped out entire civilizations with no remorse. He is a mad man that must be stopped at all costs."

"It seems Earth is his next victim," Raph mumbled.

"We definitely need to stop him," Mikey said.

"Tell me, how is your planet faring against Kraang and his forces?"

"Well, in terms of whose fighting back… just us." Donnie stated nonchalantly.

"Wait—really?"

"Yup."

"No military, or anything going after them?"

"Nope."

"Geez… your world is even worse than we know."

"Yeah, Earth isn't exactly what you call very intelligent."

"Right." Trib continued walking down the busy street, pushing past people.

"There is something I am curious about. On Earth, the dominant species is Humans, yet what I see before me are anthropomorphic reptiles. Did humans or other species begin a new evolution?" She asked.

"No, none of that. All of what you see is a result of the Kraang." Leo answered.

"Kraang did this to you?!"

"Not just us, but pretty much a third of our planet," Raph answered.

"They dropped down thousands of bombs of mutagen over the planet a little over a decade ago, and this is basically what happened to those who were caught in it," Don explained.

"That is terrible," Trib said. She couldn't imagine what the turtles had gone through having become mutants. "Is that a reason why you're hunting down Kraang? To take revenge on what he did to you?"

"No. Our reasons for going after the Kraang are just to protect our home and nothing more." Leo corrected.

"Such a noble cause, especially for someone as young as yourselves."

"If no one's gonna stop him, then who will?"

Trib stops in her tracks as she feels the droplets of water fall on her head and nose. She brings up her hand and lets the droplets land on it.

"Let us return to the castle, we don't want to get caught in the rain."

Trib leads the turtles back to the castle, where they are being awaited to be escorted to their rooms. They meet up with the King and Queen and Honeycutt in the lab.

"Professor, any news on the Utroms?" Leo asked the white metal robot.

"Unfortunately, no. The Utroms have yet to respond to our message." He answered.

"How long do you think it'll take for them to respond?" Don asked.

"A couple of days if we're lucky. Perhaps a week at most. That is if they're still alive." Honeycutt estimated, the pessimist outlook washed over the turtles.

"Sayonara Earth," Raph mumbled, crossing his arms over his chest.

"But do not lose hope turtles. I am sure they will contact us. For now, you must rest. Let me escort you to your room."

Honeycutt escorts the turtles to their sleeping quarters. It was a reasonably large room with a large window with an Alaskan sized bed. Honeycutt left them to rest, closing the white door behind him. The turtles got comfortable in the room and set their weapons and guards aside. Mikey flopped down on the bed and relished in its comfort.

"Why can't our beds be this comfy?" He said, feeling how the bed supported his body.

Raph was the second one to plop down on the bed, and he too relished in its comfort, bringing his hands behind his head.

Leo merely chuckled at his younger brothers. He took a moment to take his arm guards off when he noticed Donnie wandering around the room only to stop and look out the window.

The blue turtle came up to the purple turtle. "You okay?"

"I don't... trust these guys," Donnie confessed to his brother.

"Don't trust? When did you think of that?" Leo was a bit confused, to say the least. "What was all of that staring earlier then?"

"Okay, first off, this place has awesome tech. Second, just because I was eye goggling the entire city doesn't mean I trust those who live in it."

"Do you think I'm just gonna be all friendly with anyone new we meet? Remember how that happened with Karai?"

"Karai's different, sure I may have been a bit naive, but—what's your point?"

"I'm just... not convinced that these Utroms are gonna get us back home, let alone get a response from them. There is just no guarantee that we'll get home." He explained.

Leo sighed, "Always the pessimist of us."

"I'm not a pessimist, I'm a realist." Don corrected.

"I know it may seem bleak, but we'll find a way to get back home, somehow."

"That 'somehow' doesn't help in the slightest."

Leo huffed, knowing how hard it is to convince his brother.

"We'll find a way home. I'm sure of it." Leo raised his hand and rested it on Don's shoulder and smiled at him.

Don looked over at the comforting gesture, and it worked. Sometimes, while he is hard to persuade, he often finds him feel secure about things, especially when it came to his brothers.

He gave a chuckle as he pushed off the hand off his shoulder, "You sounded like mom right there."

"Well, someone's gotta take care of you morons." Leo countered as he playfully punched Don's arm.

"Let's get to sleep, you need it. I know you pulled an all-nighter with Leatherhead before we got here." Leo said before dragging the tall turtle over to the bed where the other two turtles were knocked out.

"Fine, mom!" Donnie mocked as he came to settle on one end of the bed while Leo laid on the other.

They both pulled the covers over all of them and slowly fell asleep, letting the soft mattress and piles of pillows lull them to slumber.

They'll get home. Hopefully.

A giant spaceship surrounded by other smaller crafts floated across space. In one of the rooms of the ship where multiple beings sat on a circular table. On one end of the table, sat the leader of the group, Emperor Zanramon, leader of the Triceraton Empire.

"We need to act now. That blasted Kraang will not rest until he has defeated us!" He stated, slamming his fist on the table in a fit of anger.

"What can we do Prime Leader? Their technology is far more advanced than anything here in the empire. While yes, we may have the strength, we do not have the firepower." Commander Mozar, leader of the Triceraton Armada, reasoned.

"We will have to take drastic measures. Do we have the location of Professor Zayton Honeycutt?" The prime leader questioned Sergeant Zog.

"Yes, sir. He is currently on the planet Dehunib." Zog answered.

"Excellent. Send a scout ship to retrieve him. His vast intellect is needed if we are to defeat those blasted Kraang." Zanramon ordered.

"Emperor, why can't we form an alliance with the Neutrinos? They fight against the Kraang as well. I don't see why you would go and kidnap—" Reasoned Sergeant Zom, who sat at the farther end of the table.

Zanramon slammed his hands on the table as he stood from his chair. "Enough, Zom! We cannot show weakness to others. We have to show how strong the Triceratons can be. You dare question my orders?"

"N-No, emperor."

"Good." The prime leader sat back in his chair. "You don't want to end up as Traximus, do you?"

"N-No, sir."

"Prepare the ship. Honeycutt is our last hope of finishing off the Kraang for good!"