WARNING: This fanfic will be sad! Very sad! You might want to get some tissues. I do not own the amazing TMNT show or any of the characters. I only own the fanfic.
"Finished!" Ten year old Mikey said, stepping back to stand with his brothers. They looked at their masterpiece.
"This was a great idea Don." Leo said, patting Don on the shell. The four ten year old turtle bros had built a life size sculpture of Splinter out of the trash they found. Don smiled.
"I can't wait to see Splinter's face when he sees this." Raph said, a smile on his face.
"Well, what are we waiting for?! Let's go get him!" Mikey said, starting back to the lair. They all followed, stepping carefully over the crumbly rocks. In this part of the sewer, the water was near five feet deep and had a strong current that lead to a waterfall like end.
"Dad! Dad!" They called as they entered the lair. They ran to his room to find him meditating.
"Sorry sensai. We didn't know you were meditating." Leo said, bowing. Splinter opened his eyes.
"It's alright my sons." He said, standing, "What do you need?"
"We made something for you!" Mikey said, practicly jumping up and down.
"Follow us!" Raph said, leading the way. Don took Splinter's hand and started to lead him.
"Close your eyes Dad." Don said. Splinter smiled and shut his eyes, keeping them open slightly so he could see where he was going. His sons lead him to a part of the sewer he had never been before.
Splinter put his foot out and stepped on the crumbly part. The ground gave and he slipped. To make sure that he wouldn't drag Don, he let go of his son's hand.
"Dad!" Don yelled, falling and hitting his mouth on the concrete. One of his permanent front teeth popped out and fell into the water. Splinter hit the side of the concrete and was knocked unconscious. He fell into the water and was carried away.
"Dad!" The turtles screamed, running to try to keep up with their sensai. They got to the waterfall part. Splinter was thrown over the edge.
"DADDY!"" Don screamed, reaching towards nothing. They watched their father fade away.
"Daddy." Don kept saying, on his knees. Tears flowed down his face. He tasted blood, but he just dismissed this, "This was all my fault. It was all my fault." Don said, shaking. His brothers surrounded him, giving him a hug.
"It wasn't your fault Don," Leo said, his voice shaking as he tried to comfort his little brother. Raph stood nearby and had his arms crossed, biting his lip to keep him from crying. He stared the other direction, his held in tears blurring his vision.
"It was all my fault." Don said, looking up at his bother. Leo gasped.
"Don!" Leo said, seeing Don's bloody mouth, "We need to get you home!" He helped Don stand up. Don was still shaking and had his eyes shut tight.
"This isn't real. This isn't real." Don kept saying, shaking his head. Raph bit his lip so hard it began to bleed and tried not to cry. Mikey buried his face in Raph chest and cried. Raph put an arm around his little brother and lead him home, a single tear rolling down his green face.
"Don? Why didn't you tell me that you lost a tooth?!" Leo demanded, in big brother mode. Don wiped his eyes and got a new gause to put in his mouth.
"I wanted to catch up with Dad." Don mumbled, a tear escaping his eye. he snifled, not wanting to beleive that his father was gone.
"W-what are we gonna do without Daddy?" Mikey asked, holding onto his teddy bear. Leo turned around and put a hand on Mikey's shoulder.
"We'll have to take care of ourselves." Leo said. Mikey nodded and buried his face in his teddy bear, not wanting his brothers to see him cry. Don removed the gause and looked at himself.
"Great, now I don't even have a front tooth." Don said, running his tounge along the space, "Where's Raph?" Leo and Don looked around for their hothead brother.
Raph stood in his room. Punching his punching bag. Tears rolled down his face.
"Dad," He mumbled every so often. Sweat ran down his face.
It's my fault. It was my idea to do it near the crumbly rocks. It's all my fault. If I hadn't have rushed him, he wouln't have fallen. I could've caught him, I could've saved him. All I did was watch him fall. I could've saved him. Raph thought, his breath fast. Sweat and tears fell to the ground under him.
"Why?" He asked himself, falling to the ground in exaustion. His chest rose and fell quickly, his heart pounding hard. He looked at his fists. They were covered with blood from punching so hard. He got up and walked out of his room and into the kitchen, where his brothers were.
"Raph! Where were-" Leo said seeing Raph's knuckles, "Raph, your hand." Raph grumbled and walked to a cabnit, grabbing some bandages. He stuck them all over his hand then went back to his room.
"It's getting late, we'd better get to bed." Leo said, leaving to his room. He lay down in his bed and stared at the ceiling, a tear escaing his eyes every once and a while.
Mikey walked into his room and closed the door. He curled himself into a little ball on his bed and held his teddy bear. He sniffled and cried as quietly as he could.
Don sat on the edge of his bed, his face in his hands, and sobbed. In his mind, he played different sanarios, each ending the same way; Splinter's tradgic death.
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