Last time was Mikey and Raph.


"Master Splinter?"

"My son, something is troubling you. What is it?"

"I... I had a bad dream."

"You know dreams aren't real. They cannot hurt you."

"I know, but it seemed so real. Can I sleep with you tonight?"

"Come here. Do you want to tell me what happened in your dream?"

"If I'm allowed to."

"Of course you are allowed to."

"Okay... um... I was in my bed and it was really dark. I was trying to get to sleep but I was really sweaty and I knew someone was there but I couldn't see them though I knew there was someone there. So I got out of my bed real fast and went to see if there was anyone else nearby. First I went to Mikey's room because he's the littlest and he's scared of the dark the mostest and I didn't want him to be afraid and get hurt."

"Was Michelangelo all right?"

"He wasn't there."

"Oh?"

"I wasn't too scared 'cause I know that he's scared of the dark and goes to our rooms when he wakes up in the middle of the night so I went to Donnie's room. They're best friends like me and Raphie are but we all still love each other just the same. So I went to Donnie's room real quietly and peeked in."

"Were they in there?"

"No. I was beginning to get very scared because they should be in bed and I thinked that there was a stranger in our home so I went to Raphie's room because Raphie is really brave and likes to fight so they might have gone to him to get rid of the stranger. So I crept quietly to their room but I couldn't hear Raphie snoring and I hoped real bad that it was 'cause they were awake and Raphie was telling them that it was okay and if a stranger came into their room he would beat them up."

"Did you see the three of them?"

"None of them were there and I beginned to panic so I went to your room and you weren't there and I was all alone with the stranger and could hear someone breathing quickly so I ran faster and faster to nowhere as something was holding me and it was squeezing my tummy and then I fell over and woked up on the floor with my blanket wrapped around me. Then I checked all their rooms and they were all asleep and safe. Then I came here to see if you were gone or not."

"Were you afraid?"

"... No."

"Why did you come here, then?"

"Um..."

"You do not need to be ashamed. Everyone has bad dreams that worry them."

"Even you?"

"Even me."

"But who do you go to? You're the biggest. Everyone has to look up to you and you need to be big and strong and not scared."

"I do not go to anyone. Who do you go to?"

"Well... Can all of us turtles go to you? Even if we're maybe slightly afraid of silly bad dreams that aren't real at all and we're the oldest and shouldn't have to?"

"Any of you can come to me. You are all my sons and I love you equally."

"Will you tell anyone that I came here?"

"Not if you don't want me to."

"Not even Raphie?"

"No even Raphael."

"I love you, Sensei."

"I love you too."

"Oh, and Sensei?"

"Yes?"

"If you ever have bad dreams, you can come to me. I won't tell no one."

"... Thank you."