Principal photography for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III takes place.
The original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic book is published, inspiring the subsequent film series including the third movie.
The Turtles and April find a mystical statue that can transport them through time.
Trying to escape from Baxter Stockman, the Turtles and April activate the statue and are transported back to 17th century Japan.
The group arrives in Feudal Japan and begins to understand the customs and dangers of the period.
The Turtles and April meet Lord Norinaga, a noble warrior who welcomes them.
They encounter a feudal-era warrior claiming to be the Shredder, who is actually a clone from the past created by a sorcerer.
The Shredder clone kidnaps April to lure the Turtles into a trap.
The Turtles confront and defeat the sinister clone of Shredder with the help of Lord Norinaga's forces.
The mystical statue gets damaged or lost, making it difficult for the Turtles and April to return to their own time.
With help from allies, the Turtles and April restore the time-travel statue to enable their return home.
The Turtles and April use the statue to travel back to their own time, returning safely to New York.
