Author's note (More like a plea for forgiveness!)

Hey everybody, I am sooo sorry for this! Thanks for being so patient with my painfully slow updates and thank you all who reviewed or even read it at all. They really helped keep me writing, although I took forever on it (Sorry!), and want to finish it. I really struggled with it. This is the first multi-chapter story that I've ever completed so please forgive me if it wasn't the epic short I was hoping it would be. Honestly it turned out a little different than I expected to write and that aided in the lack of motivation. I wanted this to go a totally different way, but as I wrote more and more I realized it would Not be what I intended so several times I had to back up and punt. Lol.

Avery nguyen, this story was based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles but I did not want it to have any kind of altercations in it that involved the Foot or Shredder or anybody like that. I just wanted it to be the guys and Splinter taking a break, or vacation if you will, and just being able to relax and have a normal trip as a family without worrying about fighting for their lives. They just end up getting stumbled upon by Ed. I guess you could say that is who the story is about. It is from his perspective after all. It's supposed to be a what-if. You know, like, what if they were found by someone and what would happen. I did take a few liberties I suppose by trying to allude to Leo getting his shell kicked by the Shredder's goons on his return (S01 E17, 2003 version), but this is Fanfiction so I guess no harm no fowl. Thanks for asking!

I have said it in previous chapters but just to reiterate, I will Not be posting anymore multi-chapter stories unless I have it completely written out like I mean it to be. This writing and posting chapter by chapter is obviously Not my thing. ;) Thanks again for all the great reviews. I'm so glad you all enjoyed it and I apologize to those who didn't. You all are awesome!

So, Cowabunga, dudes and dudettes! See y'all next time!
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