Chapter 14: Splinter's Origin
Danny was returning to the hideout of the Foot Clan. He put back on his Foot Clan headband before entering the building. Danny walked into the recreation room and high-fived a nearby pool player. Casey Jones made sure not to be spotted by any Foot Ninja. Danny once again visited Splinter's cell. "I have not seen you . . . for many days," said Splinter. "I-I haven't been down at my 'hideout' a lot lately," said Danny. "And do you now hide from your surrogate family as well?" asked Splinter. "I . . . don't know . . . ," said Danny as he sat down on one of the crates. "I, too, once had a family, Danny," said Splinter. He began to tell him about his origin.
"Many years ago, I lived in Kalos . . . a pet of my master Yoshi . . . mimicking his movements from my cage . . . and learning the mysterious art of ninjutsu. For Yoshi was one of Kalos' finest shadow warriors. And he was once actually once a member of the Foot Clan," said Splinter. "Why did he get kicked out?" asked Danny. "His only rival was a man named Oroku Nagi . . . and they competed in all things . . . but none more fiercely than for the love of a woman . . . Tang Shen. One night, after Tang Shen confessed to Nagi that her love was only for my master, Nagi flew into a rage and began to beat her. Yoshi arrived just in time, but when the fight was over, Nagi lay dead. The clan's code of honor was clear: Yoshi must now take his own life. But my master felt he had done nothing wrong, and so decided to flee with Tang Shen and me . . . to Unova, where he could start his life anew. But Nagi left behind a Scyther, nicknamed Saki, who vowed vengeance on my master. The Scyther fueled his training with hatred, and became the most feared ninja warrior in all Japan, honing his skills until he was ready to fulfill his vow. I remember it well as my master returned home . . . to find his beloved Shen lying on the floor . . . dead. And then he saw her killer. Saki wasted no words, and during the struggle . . . my cage was broken. I leapt to Saki's face, biting and clawing . . . but he threw me to the floor . . . and took one swipe with his bladed arm, slicing my ear. Just as he was about to finish me off, a fire broke out from a candle that fell on the floor. I tackled Saki, knocking him into the fire and the flames started to burn at his face and his wings. Both of us fled from the burning building. Then he was gone. My Master Yoshi was dead . . . and I was alone," said Splinter. "Whatever happened to this Saki?" asked Danny. "No one really knows. But your family, the Foot and you wear the Oroku family symbol upon your brow," said Splinter. Danny then noticed the symbol on his headband.
Back in the recreation room, Casey Jone was hiding among some crates. This place is incredible! Now . . . where is that little punk?, thought Casey. Just then, he noticed two human Foot Ninjas coming and quickly hid. Suddenly, Casey grabbed one of the Foot Ninjas and began to beat him up. After beating him up, Casey Jones stole his uniform, disguising himself as a Foot Ninja.
Back at Splinter's cell, Danny removed his headband and dropped it on the floor. "What are you doing in there, boy?" asked a stern voice. Danny gasped and turned around. He saw that it was the Shredder. Tatsu was with him too. "Nothing," said Danny. The Shredder then noticed the discarded headband. "Where have you been?" asked the Shredder. "Nowhere," fibbed Danny. "You're lying to me," said the Shredder. "No," said Danny. "And you're hiding something as well," said the Shredder. He extended out his arm and began to search Danny. Then, he reached into Danny's pants pocket and got out the folded up drawing. He unfolded it and saw that Leonardo was on the drawing. "They're back!" said the Shredder. Tatsu began to walk away along with the Shredder, but not before Shredder looked at Danny one more time. "I'll deal with you later," said the Shredder. And he left too. The Squirtles, April O'Neil and Ninetales were starting to wake up. "Huh . . . wha?" asked Donatello. "Guys, wake up! Where's Danny?" asked April.
The Shredder and Tatsu began to round up their Foot Ninjas. "Master," said Tatsu. "There will be no mistake this time. I go myself," said the Shredder. Danny was listening in to their conversation. "Tatsu . . . and the Raticate . . . kill it," said the Shredder. He turned to his Foot Ninjas. "Tonight . . . we conquer!" said the Shredder. All of the Foot Ninjas began to cheer. The Shredder then left with the Foot Ninjas that were going to attack the TMNS' lair. Danny started to run toward Splinter's cell when a Foot Ninja grabbed him. "Who are you? What do you want?" asked Danny. "Shh," said the Foot Ninja. He unmasked himself and revealed himself as Casey Jones. "Recognize me now, kid? What's the deal? You've got a bleep of a lot of explaining to do, you little . . . ," asked Casey. "You got to come with me!" said Danny. "What are you talking about, come with you? They're about to . . . ," said Casey. "They're going to kill Splinter," said Danny. "What? We'll see about that!" said Casey. Danny began to lead Casey Jones to Splinter's cell.
As you can see, I decided to make Splinter's origin closer to the comics by having so that it's Oroku Nagi that's competing with Hamato Yoshi for Tang Shen's love. They wanted to do that for the first movie, but Nagi was adapted out. But he was featured in the comic adaptation of the movie. Next time, the final battle with the Foot will begin . . .