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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan
It is probably the future on an alternte Earth, where Chrell won the turtles. Unlike in the ordinary timeline, where turtles defeat Chrell in Exodus, just a few episodes later.
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I'm fine with this theory.
But Michelangelo (in the future) says that he "left them", and seems a voluntary action. But maybe Mike was just angry about it and said that instead of "disappeared".
About the Exodus thingie, Donatello and Leatherhead were divided from the other members of the team, so we can consider the fact that they may have failed the mission or got killed.
Shredder, in the Same as it Never Was, seems suprised about his "return" and so it probably means that none of the Foot Clan killed him.
Another thing is that Leatherhead doesn't seem to show during that episode, proving the fact that he too disappeared/died.
Also, Stockman and Hun are seen as "traitors" by Shredder, and the moment of the serie when he starts to doubt about their usage is just before the Exodus.
The easiest reason to Donatello's disappear could be that he and Leatherhead took too long to reach the silos and died from the explosion of the transfering chamber (order of Bishop).