This sort of follows the series on nickelodeon. I made up my own storyline for Splinter.

Chapter 3

Raphael tried to sneak back into the sewer without anyone noticing. Tried is the key word in that sentence. He tried…and failed. Splinter greeted him with a tail to the neck. Raphael grabbed at it for air until he was thrown to the ground.

"Where were you Raphael?"

"Air! I need air to survive."

"Where were you?"

"I was…getting a breath of fresh air?" It came out more like a question than a response. He tried to walk to the couch, but Splinter tripped him with his cane.

"Will you tell me the truth? Or do I need to beat it out of you?"

"Ok, ok, I went to get my sai back."

"What is her name?"

"Bernie Michelson."

Splinter gasped. "Oh no…Raphael, I have forbidden it."

"I just retrieved the sai."

"You are forbidden to go up to the surface…for a month."

"Why, why won't you tell me why?"

Splinter sighed and sat on the couch. "Sit, my son."

"You won't hit me again, will you?"

He hit his leg with his cane, "Sit down, Raphael!"

Raph sat down quickly.

"I used to be called Hamato Yushi. My brother Hisashi Yushi worked with me. I also worked with Shredder, who went by the name Oroku Saki. We were scientists with a dream to help the world with genetic research. My brother's name meant 'long-lived'. He wanted to expand the human life. Bernadette's father, James Michelson, came from America with many ideas…and the mutagen. He made you, just trying to expand your life expectancies. We called the work Assignment Life. Then, we were all planning to leave to America when we found that Shredder was planning to create an army of super mutants. Then, he killed my wife, took my daughter, killed both of my partners, and exposed me to the mutagen. The mutagen only took effect after we reached America. She got the details of what we were working on. It is no wonder why Shredder is after her."

"Shouldn't we be protecting her then?"

"I did not want to get involved with Shredder again, knowing that your mutagen is worth more than life to him now that you've defeated the Kraang, but it seems we have no other option. You and your brothers go and retrieve her."

"Yes, sensei."

XXXXX Midnight XXXXX

Bernie opened up her laptop she got from her great aunt Gertrude for her sixteenth birthday. She whispered, "What did he mean by we?" She typed into the Google search bar, "New York Vigilante"

Suddenly she got a phone call. She answered, "Hello?"

"This is Michelangelo! Told you I'd find her number Donnie! Anyway meet us on the roof of your apartment."

"Who is this?"

"You'll see! Just get there! And bring the plans your father left you!" He hung up. She sat on her bed for a minute, lost in thought. Then, she dug through her closet until she found the manila folder she'd found too painful to read and stuffed it in her purse. She climbed out the window and up her fire escape. She rubbed her arms. She was only wearing skinny jeans, a black t-shirt, and a grey jacket.

When she reached the roof, she said, "I…I'm here. I brought the folder."

She heard someone whisper, "Is that her?"

"Yes, that's her." She recognized the voice as Raphael's.

Then, a turtle with a blue bandana jumped from the shadows.

"Hello, Bernadette. I'm Leonardo." He held two massive swords, one in each hand. Bernie felt her breath taken away.

"Hello."

One by one the turtles came out of their hiding place.

Donnie said, "Hello, I'm Donatello, the smart one."

"This is what you meant by we."

Raphael said, "Yes, we. I told you we'd find you."

"But I didn't tell anybody, I swear."

Leo said, "We're here for another reason."

"What?"

Suddenly the bag went over her head.

"HEY! Let me out!"

Mikey said, "Hey, this is the first time I kidnapped a hot girl!"

Raph said, "Shut up, Mikey."

Leo said, "It's not kidnapping."

Donnie retorted, "Technically it is."

Raph said, "I don't care what it is, we have to get her back to master."

XXXXX 12:15 XXXXX

Mikey said, "Welcome to muh Man-Cave!"

"We're in the sewer, aren't we?"

"Yeah, yeah, we're in the sewer." Raph tore the bag off of her head.

She said, "So, the red bandana's Raphael, blue's Leonardo, purple's Donatello, and orange is Mikey?"

"Real name's Michelangelo, but you, baby, can call me Mikey."

Leo pushed him away, "Don't mind him."

"Was the bag necessary?" Bernie asked.

"Was it?" Splinter asked, his voice echoing from across the room.

"Master Splinter." The four said in unison.

"My sons, we must treat Ms. Michelson with the upmost respect."

"Yes, sensei."

"Why did you bring me here?"

XXXXX In the Sewer XXXXX

Raphael kept finding his eyes drifting towards Bernie. Her eyes were a pale blue. Her body was absolutely perfect. She wasn't thin, she was slender. She had curves…and a lot of them. Raph couldn't keep his eyes off of her.

"Your mother told you something about what your father did, no?"

"No. She could care less about what I did."

"The first time I met her, she was pregnant with you. She was a kind woman."

"But now all she cares about is where she'll be able to sleep so she won't have to be around me."

"Please, make yourself comfortable so I can tell you my story…and your father's." Mikey offered to take her jacket. She refused.

"Thanks, but it's kind of chilly…" She pushed her hair behind her ear. It was still up in a ponytail.

Splinter told her his story of how he – and the turtles – came into existence.

"So my dad created you guys?"

"With the help of me, my brother, and the Shredder, yes."

"What does that have to do with me though?"

"You possess the plans to Assignment Life."

Bernie gripped onto her purse.

"I've never read them. I never really wanted to. Mom gave them to me a few years back, before she became who she is. She said she never read them either."

"You do not have to read them. My sons and I just need to keep you and the plans safe."

"So what? Do you want me down here?"

"Will that be a problem?" Splinter questioned.

Bernie half-laughed and said, "It'll be a blessing."

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