Chapter 12 Splinter's time as a human

"I can't believe I'm not a rat anymore. I'm finally Hamato Yoshi again" Splinter said to himself as he walked around the City and feeling good about being able to walk around without people screaming in terror of a giant talking rat. Splinter decided it was a nice enough day for a walk in Central Park. While Yoshi was walking through the Park he was suddenly hit on the head by a Frisbee. "Sir I'm so sorry are you ok?" said the man who threw the Frisbee. "Yes I'm fine and here you go" said Yoshi as he handed back the Frisbee. "I didn't mean to hit you. I was just playing fetch with my dog" said the man. "It is alright I'm not hurt. Please continue having fun with your dog" Yoshi told him which the man listened. As Yoshi continued his walk he sat down on a nearby bench and admired the scenery. "Central Park is so beautiful especially in the spring time. The Cherry Blossom trees remind me of Japan" Yoshi said to himself as he missed his homeland. "Too bad my students aren't here with me to enjoy this beautiful scenery." Yoshi got up from the bench he was sitting on and continued his walk. As he continued his walk through Central Park Hamato Yoshi began to feel funny. "Why do I feel so straight?" Yoshi asked himself as he came across a large group of people sitting on the ground watching a Shakespeare play. He decided to sit down and enjoy the performance as he hoped whatever weird feeling he was having would go away on its own. The play the actors were performing was Romeo and Juliet.

Yoshi was enjoying the play when all of a sudden one of the actors started screaming. "THERE IS A GIANT RAT MAN SITTING OVER THERE!" All of the other people turned around and started screaming as well while looking at Yoshi who them turned around and saw in his reflection at a nearby lake. "Oh no I'm turning back into a rat. I must go back to the lair at once!" said Yoshi as he was turning back into Splinter. "GET HIM!" The crowd screamed as they began to chase him. However Splinter being a trained Ninja was able to outrun the crowd and lose them as he hid in the trees. A moment later Splinter spotted a man hole nearby. "This is good. Plus there are no other people around to see me go down into the sewers" Splinter said to himself as he opened up the man hole and went into the sewers. "I must inform Donatello at once that his cure doesn't last very long" Splinter thought to himself. Then he remembered that Mona Lisa also took the cure for her mutation as well. "Oh dear I hope Ms. Lisa isn't in any danger and is back in the lair safe and sound." With that thought of his house guest and friend in his mind Splinter jetted to the lair as fast as he could without stopping to catch his breath. When Splinter finally arrived at the lair the turtles and Mona were shocked to see him in his rat form again. "Master Splinter you're a mutant rat again!" Leonardo said. "Yes and apparently Donatello's cure was only temporary. I came back quickly because I feared that Ms. Lisa here changed back as well" said Splinter. "I'm fine Master Splinter but does this mean I'm going to change back into a lizard girl again?" Mona asked. "I don't know but don't worry we got your back no matter what" said Raphael assuring Mona that everything was going to be ok.

Author's Note: As many of you recalled from the 1987 series of TMNT Donatello created a cure for Splinter turning him into his human form Hamato Yoshi for a short while. I put in some of my own ideas of how Splinter spends his short time as a human. As for the play in the park idea it came to me naturally because a few years ago my finance and I went for a romance walk in the spring time at Central Park. We saw a group of people sitting down on the grass watching actors performing a play. I don't remember what the play was but it was interesting to watch. Since I don't remember the name of the play that my husband to be and I saw I decided to mention one of Shakespeare's greatest plays Romeo and Juliet. Please stay tune for my next update. Peace out from Princesspeach102!