The Turtles' only option to escape the Cretaceous is to retrieve the Time Scepter from Savanti, but it will not be easy, as he has mastered how to use it. His first plan is to destroy Renet, absorb her powers, then have enough assurance to easily kill the Turtles.

With Donatello sick the Turtles are desperate. So desperate that they decide to try and sneak into Bishops facility, where they realize they have to make a deal with the devil if they want to cure Donatello.