Prologue
Master Splinter was teaching everyone meditation except for me and Raph. Splinter made Raph give me combat lessons because he said we needed to "balance out our strength". Splinter was our teacher and the five of us have been trained by him ever since we were small turtles. My brother's names are Leo, Don, Raph, Hex and Mikey. Leo is the leader, has a blue headband and wields two katanas as his weapon of choice. Don is excellent with computers, wears a purple headband and has a wooden bo staff. Mikey is the crazy guy, wears an orange headband and has a pair of nunchucks. Why he chose that weapon, I'll never know why. Raph is the hotheaded man, has a red headband and carries two sais. The last brother I have is Hex. He wears a white headband and uses a kunai and chain for combat. My name is Joe. I am the strategist of our missions, have a black headband and use two bladed tonfas as my weapon. Our nemesis is best known as The Shredder, leader of the foot ninja clan. Shredder is a master at combat and sometimes, even when we all team up, we can't lay a single hit on him. I always made sure to memorize his fighting moves and use any counterattacks I can during training with Master Splinter. Sorry, I got a little sidetracked, so let's move on.
Raph was starting to get irritated on how I kept dodging his attacks. "Jeez, hold still, would ya'?!" "I can't do that in a real battle, can I? Also, nice dragon punch." "Thanks. I've been working on it for a while now." After about thirty minutes of training, the whole gang got the rest of the day to themselves. Mikey decided to flop on the couch and watch some TV. Hex was ordering pizza for everyone, Raph was lifting weights, Leo sharpened his swords, and Don was working on a new project to help us get around the sewers faster. I decided to catch up with Master Splinter on my meditation training. "My son, you have completed your training with meditation a long time ago." "I know, Sensei, but I want an extended training session this time." "Your diligence surprises me. Very well." "Thank you, Master Splinter." Meditation sessions go like this: Master Splinter and I "bridge" our minds together until we see each other in the same vision. After me meet, we bow in respect and spar in that memory. Any student who opens their eyes fails the session. While Splinter and I were training, we heard a noise that sounded like someone was eating something. We called the session off for now and asked my brothers if they knew anything about the sound. Don answered first. "I don't know what can make that sound." Raph joked saying, "That's just Mikey jamming another pizza down his throat." Mikey sounded worried. "G-guys, we ate all our pizzas last night." Suddenly, little robot drones came through the stone wall! Leo drew his swords instantly. "I guess we've found our culprits." "Joe, my son, lead your brothers to another safe location where these robots can't find you. I'll hold them off for now!" "But Master Splinter…" "Now!" I could only sigh and lead my brothers out of the place we used to call home and find a new place to live. Don left his "Shell Cell" with Splinter so he could contact us if he was in trouble or we could tell him we were safe. With that, Don bolted out into the main sewer network to catch up with the group. I hope Master Splinter would be okay and catch up with us as well.