Hopefully, this will give some people time to catch up and stuff.
Dear Raphael,
My son, you can only imagine how much joy I feel when I read your letters. I am slightly disappointed to hear that you are not concentrating as much as you could be in your lessons. You must try, Raphael. The work may seem hard but if you try hard then it will not be. Blossom must be a wonderful friend if she is taking notes for both of you. If the work is too hard, remember that you can tell us or your teacher and you will receive all the necessary help. You do not have to sit there, puzzled, when help is so close at hand. You may not understand the work now, but I am positive that with dedication you will be one of the brightest students in your class. You have the potential, Raphael.
Leonardo wishes to know how big the library is and how many books are contained inside of it. He also wants me to tell you that of course he cares about you. You are his brother and if something bad were to happen to you, he would be very upset. He says that the place you are staying in seems safe, but you should be very careful. I agree with him; stay out of trouble and tell us if something is wrong. We may not be with you in person, but we are with you in spirit and we are only a letter away.
Donatello tells me that he has not been able to find any articles that are related to 'Human Hybrids'. He is still continuing to research about them; however he is unsure whether they exist. He suggests that you ask someone if they have any other names. He thinks that 'Human Hybrid' may be a 'slang' term and that is why he cannot find anything. Your description of what they are has intrigued him. He is curious to know how this phenomenon occurs. He says that it does not sound natural.
Ah. Michelangelo. He will be writing the next paragraph of this letter. He has something he needs to tell you.
Hey Raph! How's it going? You're making lots of friends and stuff. I didn't think that you would become Mister Popularity… Okay, the others are giving me death glares so I better get to the point. Earlier, Donnie told us about something called spontaneous combustion (you know what kind of stuff he comes up with at the breakfast table). I didn't listen to all of it, 'cos it was kinda boring, but he said something about things setting alight. So me being the awesome brother I am, went to check on your shell cycle in case it was on fire. I looked it over and it wasn't. I was about to leave the room when I saw this fly on it. I hit it, thinking that it would like stain it, but it flew away. So I was standing there after hitting your shell cycle, wondering whether or not it was broken. I decided to check and see, so I got on it and… uh… it kind of… well, you always said that you wanted a more powerful motorbike, right? Now you can get one!
Do not worry, Raphael. He is being punished for his actions, and Donatello says that it will be repaired before you return home.
April and Casey have returned from England with many souvenirs. They have gotten you something, but we will not tell you what it is. It is a surprise. Also, Angel is settling very well at her new school. She, April and Casey hope that you are alright, as do we.
Write back soon,
Hamato Splinter
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To Raphael,
Did you get our last letter? I know that we're probably being impatient, but when you have a small amount of something, you want to have as much of it as possible. Sensei says that we should wait for you to reply before writing again, but we've been waiting for quite a while.
In case you didn't get our previous letter for some reason, Donnie says that 'Human Hybrids' sounds very unusual. He thinks that the chances of it occurring in nature are very slim. He reckons there may be some other factor causing it to happen. Also, Mikey got it into his head that something might have been wrong with your shell cycle, so he took it for a test run and crashed it into a wall. He's unharmed, thankfully, though I can't say the same about your shell cycle. Don's repairing it as quickly as possible.
Raph, why wouldn't I care about you? I care about everyone in my family and you are my brother, so you fall into that category. I know that we don't always see eye to eye, but just because we argue and have different opinions doesn't mean that I don't like you as much as the others.
We looked everywhere and we couldn't find you. None of us slept for a week. I know that I get on your nerves, but I care about you. I only want to make sure that you're okay.
April and Casey have returned from their holiday and Angel tells us she's okay, but her new place isn't the same as New York.
Write back soon. Please.
Hamato Leonardo
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Grumpy Raphie,
DUDE… WHAT'S UP? You can't have like, lost Sensei's AND Leo's letter. I mean, I can't be asked to write out what they wrote again, but if you want to know what they said then I bet I can get one of the others to write it out again. I mean, we don't want to write a mega long letter for you to not read.
Why aren't you writing back? Did we do something wrong? What did we do? Was it Leo? If he wrote angry stuff in his letter, it's not his fault. He doesn't mean to get on the wrong side of you. He really worries about you. Ever since Sensei's letter he hasn't been training or complaining as much. He doesn't mean to nag nag nag you. He just has weird ways of showing how he feels. Kind of like you, really.
Or is it me? It's me, isn't it? I know I kind of broke your shell cycle. I understand if you're annoyed with me. But dude… don't be angry at the others. You can write to them and not me. I don't care. I just want to know everything's okay.
So PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE write back, 'kay? Pretty please?
Mikey
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Dear Raph,
I fixed your shell cycle. It took a while because we have been very busy, but I sacrificed some nights and spent them repairing it. Mikey promises not to touch it again without asking. You don't have to be annoyed with him anymore. In fact, I've modified it so that it's a lot more powerful than before.
I suspect… no, I know for a fact that the others have written to you, saying they want you to write back to them. I would like it if you wrote back as well. It doesn't even have to be much… it can be a few words. A single sentence. We just want a sign that you are alright.
Donatello
PS Still no luck finding out about 'Human Hybrids'. I'll keeping looking though.
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To Raphael,
What's your problem? We've all written to you and you haven't even bothered to reply. We're all worried. This is different to when I went on my pilgrimage to see the Ancient One. You wrote to us twice and then you suddenly stopped. We don't know why you discontinued. For all we know, you've died and you're never coming back. If you could just write us something then we would know that you're okay.
Or do you think you're too good for us? Is your life there more important than your life here? Is it because you have more freedom there? Is it more important than our emotions?
Maybe you've just forgotten us, what with your new friends and all... Write back if you want. I don't care.
Hamato Leonardo
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To Raphael,
I'm sorry about my last letter. I was in a bad mood. Of course you haven't forgotten about us. It's most likely us being ignorant. Suppose you're injured, or something's keeping you away from writing back? I feel like an idiot. I bet you're going to tell me this when we meet in person, but I don't mind. I really hope you return soon.
Ignore my last letter. Ignore everything I've said if you want. Just find the time to write back to the others, if you don't want to write to me. They deserve to know how you're doing.
We miss you. I miss you.
Hamato Leonardo
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Raphie,
I know I get on your nerves a lot, but I don't mean to. It's just that you never pay attention to me unless I'm RIGHT UP IN YOUR FACE. It's like you'd rather be by yourself, when you have such an awesome family. You know, there are people in Whatsitsnameastad who would kill for a family like ours.
Is this like, your way of getting away from us? I know we're annoying and nosy (mostly Leo), but... it's because we care.
Write back soon, okay?
From your awesomest Raph-deprived (feels weird writing that, because I thought that if you left, I would never miss you) brother EVER,
Mikey
