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"Miwa..." Splinter couldn't believe his eyes.
His long lost daughter was home.
The turtles set her on the couch.
"Who is she?" Leo asked.
"I will explain later." Splinter answered. "She needs medical care right away."
"We'll get what she needs." Leo picked up his disguise.
Splinter told them what they needed to get and sent them off.
The elderly rat knelt down beside his daughter and embraced her in a hug.
He stroked her hair ever so gently.
"Miwa..." he whispered. "My precious Miwa..."
Takumi sat on a curb.
Memories that he had been able to push back for so long came flowing.
He sighed.
What had he done?!
He had hurt the one he used to love...
The dragon remembered those first few days of caring for Miwa.
From the first time he saw her, he had fallen in love with her.
That's why he had saved her life from the Dragon Lord all those years ago.
He remembered sitting and talking with her for hours at a time.
Her eyes sparkled and shined when they would talk.
I wonder what she thinks of me now... Takumi thought to himself. Probably a fool...
But then he perked up for a second.
Maybe she'll take me back. he thought but his excitement soon faded.
He never asked her if she had the same feelings he had for her...
"Please Miwa, you must drink." Splinter said trying to persuade the unconscious Miwa to drink the medicine.
He finally managed to get her to drink it.
Splinter relaxed a little knowing Miwa had some medical care.
"Who is she?" Leo asked.
"She is...my long lost daughter..." Splinter answered.
Leo's eyes widened. "You mean...she's...our sister...?"
"Yes." Splinter said.
He noticed deep claw marks on Miwa.
"What happened?" Leo asked.
"During my last battle with The Shredder, my old home had caught on fire. I was greatly injured and had support beams pinning me down. Miwa was very young at the time but she could run. And she did after I convinced her that I would be fine." Splinter said. "Fortunately, Shredder did not know of her existence, so I thought she would be safe. By the time I had escaped my burning home, Miwa was gone. I never saw her again..."
Leo told his father what Miwa had told him.
The elderly rat sighed and looked at his unconscious daughter.
He put his hand on her forehead.
Her fever was going down but something was not right.
Her breaths were short and her heart rate was weak.
He checked for a pulse, very faint.
No...
She was dying...
Leo backed away. He didn't know if he could handle seeing the greatest person in his life break down completely.
Splinter felt tears fill his eyes.
He had finally gotten his long lost daughter back...only to watch her die in his arms...
Takumi yelled at the sky and pounded on the wall as hard as he could.
"WHY?!" he screamed. "WHY DID MY LIFE HAVE TO BE THIS WAY?!"
He heard a small voice inside of him that he had not heard in a long time.
it didn't. the voice said.
"YAHHH!" the dragon leaped back, surprised by the unknown voice.
what a shame you are surprised to hear me... the voice said with disappointment.
"Who are you?!" Takumi demanded.
I am your conscience Takumi. the voice said. why do I terrify you?
"Conscience?" the dragon repeated, very confused.
no need to speak aloud. the voice chuckled. I know your every thought.
"Yeah well for my own sanity I'm still gonna respond this way..." Takumi replied rather hoarsely.
I see you have a new feeling. he could almost see the voice smile, even though it was unseen. you seek the girl Miwa again.
"Yeah, so." the dragon said. "She don't like me anyway."
you don't know that. said the voice.
Takumi grunted not wanting to admit he was wrong.
"How do I make her love me...?" he muttered longingly.
set things right. the voice answered. only then do you have a possible chance.
Then the voice faded away...
"Huh?" the dragon said. "Hey! Wait! Gimmie a straight answer!"
He shook his head, frustrated. "COME BACK STUPID VOICE!"
"Mommy! Help! What is that thing?!" a small boy pointed at the angry dragon.
Takumi turned to the boy and growled a vicious, bloodthirsty, growl at the boy and at himself for being so careless as to not attracting attention.
The boy screamed in terror and ran.
Takumi sniffed the air. He usually did this when he was upset.
A familiar sent filled his nose.
Miwa.
She was close by.
Of course! Why didn't he think of it before!
He could track her down with his sense of smell.
Takumi followed his nose.
Splinter walked back into the main room of the lair after getting a glass of water.
He looked on the couch expecting to see his daughter laying there but found nothing.
"Miwa?!" he called. "MIWA?!"
He tossed the glass of water to the ground not caring that it shattered into a million pieces.
"MIWA!" he shouted which was unusual for him.
He looked down and saw a dragon scale at his feet.
NO!
He ran straight for the exit of the lair.
Leo came into the room at that point.
"Sensei?" he said.
He knew something wasn't right.
The blue masked turtle noised Miwa was gone.
"The dragons!" he exclaimed.
Takumi ran into a dark alley carrying the dying Miwa.
He set her down next to a dumpster and sat down beside her.
"You'll be okay." he whispered to her.
The dragon breathed a sigh of relief knowing he had gotten her back.
"Stop!" he heard a voice yell.
Takumi quickly got to his feet and prepared for attack.
He saw a giant rat come walking toward him.
Splinter.
"Let her go." he said.
Takumi stood over Miwa and answered with a deep, low growl.
