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On my Deviantart account, I designed 2 brief backgrounds and foregrounds of what Splinter's mind should look like and another based what it currently looks like due to the Rat King's attack. I've stated this before, but my Deviantart account is EmeraldOfTheOcean and take a look at them (Fanfiction does not allow anyone to post link).
Also another thing. I'm not the best visionary, so the mind in this story is going to like Inside Out fused with Gravity Falls. Fanfiction liberties, you know. Anyway, tell me how I do with descriptions and pacing. I now see how sloppy they were when I started writing so I hope these scenes don't drag. Now on with the story
I DO NOT OWN TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
(MASTER SPLINTER'S MIND)
Now that they were safe to begin their mission, April and Rockwell transported themselves into the mind of the amnesiac rodent. Once they realized where they were , they were greeted to some very unpleasant images; the void was mixed with a gray and white colored sky. Floating all around was colored orb used to represent Master Splinter's memories, and each of the trillions of memories were cracked and lifeless when they should be energized and glowing with life. Rockwell kept a serious and calm expression as they walked through endless halls and cracked ground under their feet. The young ninja on the other gazed upon the broken internal universe in disturbed awe. She was so lost in a trance of disbelief, that the red haired stood frozen in her place. This caught the primate's eye as he turned to see her detracted and called her out of her daze "April?"
"Hmm?" she blinked and looked straight him with a confused stare
"Come along" he motioned her to come forward
"Oh. Sorry." the red head rushed to his side as they resumed their discussion "I... I just can't believe that this, this place is Master Splinter's mind" she spoke in breathless shock "You shouldn't be" he mentioned with a mature speaking tone "This is what happens to the void of memories when one obtains amnesia." the mutant genius explained "You have been in another person's mind before, correct?" he questioned "Oh, yeah, but only a few times with the turtles. This, though, is this really what a damaged mind looks like?"
"(sigh) I'm afraid so my dear." he replied as they sat down to allow themselves to take in such a dark scene, "This mental wasteland that we're roaming is the result of Falco's attack. A simple illusion based on how an amnesiac viewed their surroundings; unsettling, confusing, and unknown. We are, however, quite fortunate that it's not a more serious condition. Now, before we begin, explain to me what you understand about your telepathic powers." he suggested so he could better understand how experience his unofficial pupil has.
"Well, I know that right now, we're standing in a hall with doors that each have endless walls and paths of Sensei's memory. Even the tiniest details get recorded and some memories are stronger than others." she explained gesturing towards the loose memories "Each of these colors represent different emotions, Joy, fear, anger, sadness, and disgust."
"Stunning." he praised her for her knowledge of such a complex power "I'm very impressed you understand so much about telepathy."
"Ha. Don't be. I mean, I've been in dreams, I've read minds and even seen other people's memories, but nothing like these orbs " she finished in embarrassed modesty.
"That's perfectly fine, April." the telepathic monkey soothed her doubts "It's a lot of work, but curing amnesia should be simple enough for someone of your level." he added as they both stood up with determined grins "Now, let's begin the recovery process, shall we?"
The red head simply nodded "Let's do this" with that, the duo flew up into the void and levitated next to the cracked memory orbs. Then, the blue eyed girl exclaimed, "Woo! Okay, where do we start?" she asked turning to Rockwell
"We'll start with teaching you how to restore the memories and how to return them to their rightful place." the intelligent simian explained. He then picked two random orbs out of the airs examples, one being yellow and the other being green. "You see the large crack splitting down the memories' centers?" he asked holding both of them close to her
"Yeah." April nodded
"This crack could happen for a variety of reasons, but for whatever the cause, it renders the content within it utterly disabled. Hence the amnesia. You and I must focus our mental energy into the memory in order to restore its power." he explained as he handed the teen the memory of disgust "Now, watch what I do, my dear. This is a serious process." he commanded. The memory floated over Rockwell's hand. He closed his eyes as the memory began to glow a bright shade of yellow. After a few seconds, the crack was gone and the memory was glowing with energy once more.
April gasped in fascination "Whoa! That's awesome. Can I see that memory?" she asked reaching for it slowly
"Of course" Rockwell replied with a smile "but quickly, it has to return to its rightful door." he said as the red head female stared into the memory as it played out a small scene. It was one of a infant Donatello walking on his own two feet, struggling to but moving quickly. Then he fell into Master Splinter's arms as the happy father lifted his child into air full of glee and kissed the giggling turtle on the forehead.
"Awww.." she blushed "That is so-(gasp)" she was interrupted when it suddenly launched out of her hands and flew at top speed into one of the enormous doors that served as vaults for the memories "Uh, is that normal?" she asked slightly startled as she pointed in the direction of the yellow door
"Yes, that's supposed to occur" Rockwell replied "Now that's the memory's repaired, Splinter will able to recall when it's needed again." with that explanation, the primate handed the girl the green memory again so she can try it for herself "Now, I want you to attempt this." he requested while April stared into the memory with doubt.
"I-I don't know, Rockwell. Aren't these delicate when they're cracked?" she rhetorically asked looking up at him "What if I damage it?"
"That's why we're starting with a much less important one." he said calmly "This memory is nothing more from when he had bad tea. A perfect specimen to start with, but you're talented enough to pull it off" he told her. He approached her, lightly lifted her hands and memories, and guided her through the process as if he were a professional teacher "I want to to close your eyes" he ordered as the red head nodded and obeyed her instructor "Now focus your mental energy into the memory. Feel the pain within the crack and console it." the simian directed. With a slow in and exhale, April repaired the memory and it flew back to where it belonged
"(Gasp) I did it!" she announced in excitement "I did it! Huh, that was much easier than I thought." she smiled and turned around to Rockwell in confidence
"Indeed." he nodded in encouragement, "Now let's start with the rest of them."
The young lady's smile quickly faded as she looked around at the endless waves of memories scattered around and above them. "Are you KIDDING me?!" she whined in panic "How are just the two of us supposed to fix ALL of these things by ourselves?!"
Rockwell simply chuckled, anticipating April would have that reaction. "My dear, we are telepaths within the mind." he rose both arms "The two of us is beyond plenty." to demonstrate his implication, the genius monkey closed his eyes and lifted one arm above his head. As he did this, dozens of cracked memories swirled around him, creating a large, whirling ring that quickly spun in a large as if Rockwell was summoning them via with a deep exhale, dozens of colorful rays shot out of Rockwell and nearly a hundred memories where healed and returned to their proper place. April's jaw went down in complete wonder at how amazingly fast Rockwell fixed so many memories at once.
"Oh my gosh!" she exclaimed like a fangirl as she floated even closer to the telepathic monkey "That was incredible!"
"Yes, now if we repeat that routine, it'll still take a while, but it certainly won't take half as long as doing them one by one" he gestured towards the rest of the memories
April smiled "Huh, maybe this won't be so- LOOK OUT!" out of nowhere, the red-head screamed and pushed Rockwell closer to the ground as they a dozen fast arrows being fired at them.
The confused scientist looked up to see that those arrows had pierced into a sadness memory. "What on-"
"WHOA!" April brought them to the floor and brought a clear, medieval shaped shield that protected them from the impact of fireballs. As frightening as this surprise occurrence was, Dr. Rockwell couldn't help but be impressed at the young lady's cat-like reflexes under pressure. All of her lessons under the old rodent's teachings were evidently paying off.
"Rockwell, what the heck's going on!?" she turned to him, bringing the shield down
All the monkey could do was stammer "I-I can't imagine. I've never any mental threats like this."
"Well, what's this?" she finally asked the question of what in the world was attacking them.
The smart simian put a hand on his chin while April watched his back "Hmm, the only thing I know that could've caused this is-"
"Another telepath?" came an unknown voice
Suddenly, a powerful force pulled them to the ground by their wrists. Next thing they knew, they were restrained by their chests and wrists to the cracked ground with rusted, heavy chains, forcing them to their knees. They looked to each other in panic and looked up to see what had captured them, and their jaws dropped in terror "No..."
"It's been a long time, Tyler."
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Ummmm ok.
sorry for the ending, but with summer ending, I had to get this out quick. The next thing I post will hopefully be Maura. Remember, my Deviantart page is EmeraldOfTheOcean. You can learn a lot more about me from there.