TMNTTLK lover I'm always a sucker for one shots on the episode "Requiem". I'd like to see each turtles' POV of when Splinter was thrown from the building (and afterwards if possible).

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Hehehe… I'm a sucker for these moments as well! Hope this is good enough for you!

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Leo P.O.V

Sensei's face kept flashing back to me. Over and over, a constant loop of what he told me in the dojo, "and when I pass on, to be like a father as well…" He knew. He knew what was going to happen and I didn't do anything. I allowed us to abandon our father failing to notice the diversion until it was too late. I failed to drive to the Wolf Hotel fast enough. I failed to give sensei enough warning to act…

I failed.

I saw Shredder catch himself as he fell and watched him climb up and over the wall to where Sensei was standing. My scream was not loud enough. Donnie and Mikey had rushed to my side, but I barely noticed them. They looked up, and could only watch as Shredder buried his blades in our father's body. I couldn't even protect my brothers from that sight. Now none of us will be able to forget it.

Then the body was tossed over the side, and I was running. I don't remember much, only screaming out Sensei's name, and hoping that I could be fast enough to cushion his fall… But I wasn't. There was a sickening crack and he was still.

"No… No… Please…" I begged, both to any force that could restore his life, and to Sensei himself. Please don't leave me alone. I cannot take your place…

He had gone… Taken from us and this time there was no time sceptre to take us back in time and no way Sensei had survived.

Memories ran through my head before I could stop them, how he had stopped mine and Raph's battles, how he had allowed me to be lead, how he taught me one-on-one so I could become a better leader for my brothers, and how he had bestowed the katana on me…

Around me my brothers were sobbing, and as that final memory sprung to mind, I lost what little self-control I had retained and found myself crying openly… He had given us all so much but now he was gone…

After what felt like an eternity, I found a little strength and put my hands under Sensei's already cooling form and began to lift, but the weight of responsibility pressed down, and I struggled to even raise my arms from the ground. Suddenly, Raph had taken a place beside me and with a tear filled look, he nodded at me. He had my back.

Together, we began to raise our father from the ground, when the weight suddenly lessened, and I found Donnie's hands against my own and Mikey's beside his. As one, we stood, holding our teacher high and moved him to the Shellraiser, laying him down at the back and Donnie pulled a sheet from under his chair to cover the body.

I felt the engine start and looked up to see Casey in the driver's seat with April beside him, still crying quietly. Usually I would feel something about another taking my job, but now I felt hollow. Nothing felt real, it all felt like a bad dream which you would wake from feeling numb…

But as Mikey collapsed into louder sobs, his entire body shaking, I snapped out of it. We had all lost our father. I needed to look out for my brothers. Standing, I moved next to my little brother, and put my arms around him, holding him close as he cried. As tears wetted my plastron I reached out for Donnie and Raph, and without a word, both joined the hug until we were all crying against one another next to Splinter.

"We'll take him to the farmhouse…" I managed to get out through the tears. "April," the teen turned around, "Can we bury…"

"Of course." She cut me off before I had to finish speaking. I nodded my thanks.

We would go back to the lair and collect supplies to perform a burial, then our father's spirit could be at peace.

"Why?" Donnie's broken voice muttered, "Why did Shredder do that?" I could see he was struggling to process how one could kill with such dishonour.

"Because Sensei was better than him." I spoke, surprising myself for knowing the answer, "Shredder knew the only way he could win was without honour. That's why."

Raph squeezed my shoulder, telling me that was the best answer I could have given. Finally it was too much and I leant into Raph's side and let my pain out.

If we couldn't rely on one another now, when could we? I thought as three pairs of arms held me tighter.

Raph P.O.V

April helped me to my feet just as Sensei managed to trip Shredder off the building. My legs felt weightless so putting weight on them was kinda hard, but all I cared about was getting near to Splinter and make sure he was alright after being thrown around by that tin can.

My cheer of relief had just escaped my mouth when I heard Leo's scream and we all spun to check he was alright, but then the unimaginable happened. There was a horrific grunt as Sensei was impaled, the blades sticking out of his back dripping blood.

I could only stare.

I'd seen death, been near it, caused it, and thought I witnessed the death of my brothers – but this was something else. There was too much blood. The wound was straight through him. Nothing would survive that.

And then Shredder threw him off the building.

Honestly, I lost it at that point and my vision was red. Red from the blood, red from anger – it made no difference anymore. In that moment everything had turned a shocking shade of the colour. Shredder had to die. I was about to charge forward, but then April's breathing turned weird, and as I noticed her eyes turned white in anger, I took my arm away from her shoulder. I did not want to be near her weird psychic mood after what happened last time with Donnie – but I wanted gonna leave. I needed to see that monster get it.

As the blast took him over the side, the red dropped away and was replaced with a hollow feeling… Even that hadn't been enough. He didn't suffer enough.

Beside me April's arms fell to her sides.

"Let's go…" She whispered, tears streaking her cheeks. She looped an arm around my shoulder and helped me down the stairs, but as we reached the bottom, I heard my brothers crying. The hollow feeling came back stronger than ever. Forgetting about my injuries, I let go of April and rushed over to my family, the image of my father's twisted body meeting my eyes for the first time. For a moment I could only look, but as the crying around me grew more intense, I felt tears form in my own eyes and squeezed my fingers to them to try and hold it together.

My father – the one who had calmed me when I stormed off after a bad fight, the one who told me to go back to my brothers when I wanted to be alone, and who taught me how to protect the ones I loved when I felt weak – was gone.

Unable to help myself, I fell to my knees and joined my brothers in grief. Beside me, Leo had somehow managed to get to his feet and was attempting to lift Sensei, but was clearly struggling. With a quick look to my younger brothers, I rose and placed my hands next to Leo's. I met his gaze and felt a twinge of surprise at his pained eyes. We're in this together. We're brothers. You can't do this alone. Leo nodded, and we lifted the body. The moment Mikey and Donnie followed suit, both with tears still falling down their cheeks I felt such an overwhelming sense of sadness I almost fell back down, but we had to do this. For Sensei…

Later the rage would return, I knew that much – but for now I had to try and stay calm. For my brothers. If I'm being honest, that's all that's keeping me up, that, and the sensation of my brothers' hands next to mine. We had to support each other and I knew my job would be to help keep us united rather than breaking us apart with my anger.

Maybe that would be easier than I thought, the hollow feeling inside didn't feel like it would ever heal.

Donnie P.O.V

Leo's chaotic driving and panicked expression was the first indication something would happen. He must have known, why else would he act that way? Why didn't he tell us?

Then he screamed.

Mikey jumped, I ran to Leo, but we all saw it happen and couldn't do anything. The act itself would have caused major internal organ failure, not to mention excessive bleeding, but as Shredder picked father up and threw him off the building – all thoughts of how to save him fell away and my mine became an unusually empty place… There was nothing I could have done. I still ran to where the body was falling, but by that time I knew there was no saving Splinter. The sight on the ground was confirmation enough to my theory – his bones were broken – shattered, even – from the fall and the pool of blood showed that no amount of surgery would save our teacher…

Dutifully I checked for a pulse, but I knew I would never find one.

I could only kneel and watch as Mikey cried, his voice calling heartbreakingly for our papa a term I have not heard for years, yet oddly I couldn't bring myself to comfort him. What could I say? Oh don't worry little brother, there's nothing I can do as I'm an engineer not a doctor – but if it makes you feel better – no one could do anything as he's already dead?

Instead I just watched my father's face – the still expression, fixed in a permanent look of shock and acceptance. Then the tears I'd been fighting came over me and I sobbed, not caring who saw. My father had just died on us – and I hadn't even had time to speak with him… When was the last time I swapped words with him? I spend so much time shut away in my lab I didn't find enough time to be with him, I realised with a jolt of sadness. And now I never will.

Opposite, my brothers began to stand and I placed a hand on Mikey's shoulder before following Raph and Leo. Even though my perception of emotions aren't always the most accurate, I knew my brothers well enough to know that both would take this badly, blaming themselves and wanting to make amends, but I also knew that I would need to remind them that they couldn't do that. Last time Raph stormed off, I nearly got dissected and when Leo ran off with Karai, I got blown up. Their track record for being hotheads usually resulted in me paying for it. I couldn't let them tear apart our family any more.

I placed my hands under Splinter's body and helped raised him up, feeling the tears fall even more down my cheeks. No son should ever have to bear the weight of their father's demise, yet here we were.

As we placed father down in the Shellraiser, I grabbed a sheet I used to cover up the seats when welding or painting the inside of the vehicle and placed it over Splinter, the white instantly beginning to stain red in places where the wounds were most severe.

Next to me, Mikey sobbed and I held him close, feeling my own tears mingle with his. It just wasn't fair! I shifted slightly just as Leo stood and moved next to Mikey, wrapping his arm around my little brother then signalled for me and Raph to join as well. Soon we were all crying harder and I could barely see through the tears.

My dad had gone and left us as orphans – more so than we technically already were – but I recalled the words Splinter had told us a while ago, "nothing can last forever, not even… family." At the time, I knew he was right. It had been stupid to hold onto some false ideal that we would live forever, but I had also wanted to believe it would never happen in such a violent manner.

But it had happened.

Now we had to bury our father.

Mikey P.O.V

Donnie was the one who alerted me to what was happening. He shouted Leo's name after I heard a scream so of course I panicked and ran to see who had hurt my bro, but instead Leo was just standing there wide eyed and shaking. Looking up I saw what the problem was and it felt like ice had filled me up. I couldn't move.

It then comes back in flashes: Shredder's blades through Sensei, Sensei flying through the air, the sound as he hit the ground, the way we ran to his side… The look in Donnie's eye which said he couldn't do anything.

"Papa…" I remembered how those had been my first words and how dad had always recalled this with a look of pride in his eyes. My hand sought out his and I clutched it as if it were my own life which had just been extinguished. Don't go… I love you dad… I couldn't think of anything but my father's face, his patience with me – more than I knew I deserved – and his way he would comfort me when my bros ignored me.

I think I was crying before he even hit the ground. My dad. Gone…

Life without sense was like, well, I don't even know. He'd always been there. He'd taken us in, he raised us, taught us, helped us when others wouldn't… I didn't want to let him go, so instead I kept holding his hand, hoping that it would move and he would tell me it would all be fine, that I was just having some crazy nightmare.

But he didn't.

Even my big bro Leo began to cry, and that's when I knew Splinter wouldn't come back.

I let go of the hand.

Leo knew everything, he was always right. Donnie was smart – like super smart – but if Leo told you something, you had to believe it – even if Donnie argued otherwise with facts and stuff. Somehow big brothers just know things us younger brothers don't.

Burying my face in my hands, I tried to erase the horrible pictures from my mind, but it seemed that they were there to stay. Then Donnie put a hand on my shoulder, and I looked up to see my bros picking dad up…

My throat felt like it was suddenly too thick and, trying not to cry even harder, I joined them, my hands meeting Raph's under Sensei's back.

I'd seen pictures of funeral processions, but had never been part of one, and honestly I can say it was the single most painful moment of my life. Dad couldn't die. He was invincible. Or at least I believed he was…

Somehow we managed to get into the Shellraiser without completely collapsing, but as soon as D put a sheet over Sensei, I couldn't stand it anymore and broke down. I hated being weak – my brothers always teased me about it – but now I couldn't care. I just wanted the night to be over and to be alone in an empty dream where I could escape the horror in front of me.

My thoughts were broken as Leo put an arm around me, and I put my head against his front and hugged him hard, holding onto the family I had left. Donnie and Raph joined us and I felt a slight sense of hope for us.

If we were able to stay like this, together and holding onto one another, maybe – just maybe, we would be alright…

There you are. Not my most emotional piece, but I hope it was alright!

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