April and Casey have been kidnapped, tied up, drugged with "truth serum" and are being questioned about their knowledge of the TMNT. We're then introduced to cryptozoologist Charlie Forte, who has been given a set of photographs that feature the Turtles and their unsual cast of friends and foes by a man in black - who looks exactly like Edgar Allen Poe. Forte is excited, as the photos prove the existence of creatures that he's been ridiculed for studying.