Hey everyone, I know I said to some of you that I wouldn't post this story until I updated some of my other ones. But seeing as I'm having some writers block with those, I'm going to post a few chapters of this one already.

Basically this is a rewrite of my original Theng Sjen story, because I got up with some more stuff I wanted to do with the story and it just wouldn't fit with the other one. I just want to say thank you to icecreampopstar, who kept Theng Sjen alive and made her own version of the story (she has currently a haloween story about Theng Sjen, you should check it out!), she's also the reason I started writing this story. Also ComicGeek and nic2mad, who are the reason this story got posted so soon!

My writing style changed a little over the years, I don't know if it's for the better though ^^ , I hope you like it and I'm looking forward to your reviews. I want to encourage everyone who has idea's and as long as you say it in a polite way I have absolutely no problem with criticism. Any how, I hope you enjoy this story.


The little turtle :

Love shines, brightest in the dark. (Avatar)

1) The new sibling.

This day reminds me of the last vague memories I have left of my rodent existence, before I was mutated. The day that changed my fate. I remember the four little creatures, helplessly flawing around in a strange green substance. I do not know what drew me to them, but I could remember that I felt something that I now know is called pity. So I gathered the little turtles in a coffee can, what I also remember is getting covered myself in the ooze from which I rescued them.

The next morning I noticed the changes in both myself and the creatures that I now consider my sons. Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello and Michelangelo … even back then I knew they were going to be a handful. Still now almost four years later, I could not love them more. I'm trying to teach them the way of Bushido, the path of the ninja. In order to protect them for the harsh life they will no doubt live, still there are some hardships that even the most excessive training cannot protect you from and I am staring at one now.

I have four sons, that makes me a father and as a parent I cannot comprehend that one would just cast away his or her child like this. For I am staring down at a helpless bundle of blankets which contains a screaming little baby. Like my sons once, this infant's fate is resting in the palm of my hands. But abandoning a baby is a sin I cannot forgive anyone, including myself. It takes a special kind of coward to walk away from an innocent like this.

My heart went out for this little one as I sheltered it from the harsh and moist grounds of the sewers and placed it protectively in my robe.

"Don't worry little one, I shall take care of you. You will have a family and you will be protected, this I can promise you." I spoke gently, the little one was still crying, most likely it was hungry. I will have to go topside to steal some milk from a warehouse, it is against my principles to take something that isn't mine, it is not honor full to steal. But family has to come before pride.

The cheeks of the infant were red from all the screaming and it would be a while before it calmed down. I decided to drop the baby off at home first before I continued with my scavenging, it would draw too much attention to us with all the wailing.

I tried to soothe it as best as I could while I journeyed back home. It stopped for a while to stare back at the new stranger, but after a while it satisfied its curiosity and continued to cry.

As I entered our home my sons quickly came to see what all the commotion was about.

"Master Splinter, master Splinter !" Michelangelo was the first to speak. "What is that, it makes a lot of noise, is it a toy?" he asked.

I lowered myself so they could get acquainted.

"Boys, this is a human baby, I found it in the sewers like I found you four years ago and like you this child will be part of our family" I said to them and I almost smiled at the awe that spread across their faces.

"But master, you said that humans were bad, that we had to stay away!" Donatello asked.

"This one is different, it has no home and no parents." I explained.

"So we will teach it to be a good human, master?" Leonardo asked.

"Not all humans are bad my son, but yes we will teach it to become good." I said. The little one chose now to raise its voice again, the four of them were startled and jumped away to a safe distance.

"That thing is bad, it's making too much noise!" Raphael yelled over the screams of the infant.

"The child cannot help it, my sons, please watch over this little one for a while. I'll go topside and get some food." I placed the baby on some cushions, drawn to the newest addition to our family my sons followed.

"Why is it sad, master Splinter, is it hurt?" Michelangelo asked.

"No my son, it is just hungry, which is why I'll hurry, this child has probably gone a while without food." I placed the strap over my shoulder and went outside. "I will be back as soon as possible, it is your responsibility to watch over your new sibling, you are big brothers now and it is your job to protect it." they all seemed to take their new task quite seriously and bowed to me.

I left them and went topside.

Back in the lair.

"Hey, please don't cry, master Splinter is going to get us food ! You'll like that, my name is Michelangelo, but you can call me Mikey." I said to the little pink human, it stopped crying and looked at me.

"Finally it stopped" Raph said and uncovered his ears.

"Come on Raph it can't help it." Leo said.

"Yeah well, if its hungry why doesn't it just say so?" he countered.

"Babies can't talk yet Raph, they have to learn" Donny said. The little one started to cry again.

"Of come on, shut it up already!" he yelled, that only made the human scream louder.

"Oh come on pinky stop crying, please, I know you are hungry but food is on its way." I tried again. It seemed to help when you talked to it.

"Pinky?" Donny and Leo asked.

"Well we might as well give it a name, I don't think it's nice to call Pinky an it all the time" I smiled at Pinky and he or she continued to look at me, I kinda like the attention. "Hey you meet your other brothers, that's Leo and Donny and over there is Raph sulking."

"I ain't calling it Pinky, just find out if it's a boy or a girl" he said and came closer to find out.

"How can you tell?" I asked. Raph just ignored me and continued to study Pinky.

"Well I think it's a girl, with all the crying and all." Raph said.

"That can't be right? We cry too sometimes" Donny said and he too came closer to determine the gender of our new sibling. Soon Leo joined us and we made two fronts. Donny and Raph thought Pinky was a girl and Leo and I were sure Pinky was a boy.

Pinky grabbed my finger and I could not let it loose, shell he was still holding onto it. Conclusion, strong it's a boy, simple as that.

"You are a boy aren't you, I just know you are, I always wanted a little brother" I spoke to Pinky when he began to cry again.

"No way a boy isn't whimpy like that, she's a girl, we have a stupid little sister, moron at least someone is weaker than you" Raph countered.

"Hey HE will grow up like us in the way of the ninja Raph, and who knows he'll definitely defeat you one day" Leo said to defend our new little brother like master Splinter ordered us too.

"It's hard to tell but girls have a slightly smaller face and hands, so if I have to guess girl, it could also be because Pinky had so little to eat the last couple of days and all human children look alike, but still those eyes are too cute to be a boy!" Donny explained, he spend most of his time reading, stupid boring books and knew all kinds of things. Still he was right Pinky had very, very dark ocean like blue eyes.

"Hey, I have blue eyes too! Pinky is a boy!" and so on and so on. We argued until master Splinter returned.

I found my sons fighting over the gender of the infant, they even nicknamed the little one already. Though I doubt the little one would be comfortable being called Pinky, I should meditate on that later. Right now I think it is time that we feed the poor soul.

I warmed up some milk for the child and placed it in a bottle. I paid close attention to all the descriptions on the backside of the package. See it's not too hot, don't let the baby have too much too soon, burp the baby after feeding …

"Come on little one" I picked the child up and was amused that he or she refused to let go of Michelangelo's finger. That was of course until I started feeding it. I felt angry again when the baby continued to suckle even after it consumed all the substance in the bottle, he or she obviously went a while without food. "I'm sorry that is all for today" I smelled that I had to perform one last task before I could put him or her to sleep.

With some clean cloths I had washed before, I made a new, clean makeshift diaper for the baby and with that dissolving the argument my boys continued to have.

"My sons, say hello to your little sister" I said when, she snuggled into my fur and fell asleep.

"Sister? No master it's a boy!" Michelangelo argued. Raphael and Donatello high fived and were happy that they guessed right.

"Mikey, if master Splinter said Pinky is a girl, she is a girl" Leonardo said to his brother.

"Now, boys of to bed it's late already." I ushered them to their sleeping places.

"Master can Pinky sleep with us too?" Michelangelo asked, I smiled at him. He already considered this little one as part of the family, he always was a very open child.

"No, Michelangelo, she will stay with me, she will wake me up a couple more times tonight and I want you all to get enough rest." I explained, but I could see that my explanation only roused more questions.

"But wh…" he continued.

"I will answer all of your questions in the morning, but now you should go to bed." He pouted a bit but did not push the matter, for which I was thankful. This is going to be a long night.

"Alright, good night master Splinter" they all chorused.

"Good night my sons, sleep well" I blew out the candle that illuminated their chamber.

"Good night Pinky" Michelangelo waved and went to sleep along with his brothers.

I was proud of my youngest, well he wasn't my youngest any more now. I brushed the cheek of the snoring little baby girl in my arms. Poor thing, your life will not be easy and you may never be able to live a normal life among the humans. But never forget little one, it is not because you once lost a family you cannot gain a new one. Love is a form of energy and cannot be destroyed, when lost it will be reborn into a new form, just not always the one you expect.

Like myself you have lost family and like myself you have found a new one. I will take you in much like master Yoshi and Mistress Theng Sjen did me a long time ago, their love did not go to waste. My master Yoshi named me Splinter to remind him of the splinters of hate in his heart that drove him to kill Yukio Mashimi. So now I name you Theng Sjen in honor of my late mistress to remind myself of the love I once knew and know now in my all my children.


I am very curious to what you guys think of it so far, I realize not much has happened. Thank you for reading !