Chapter 2 Casey's early training days
As soon as Casey was able to walk Shredder began training his adopted son. At first he went easy on the child until Casey turned six years old. That was when Shredder started using a bit of tough love on Casey more than he usually did. "Casey you need to work on your stance. It's still sloppy but not like before" said Shredder. "I know father. I'm trying my best to be just like you the perfect ninja" replied Casey as he tried to do the stance again while punching and kicking. "I'm training you to be more than just like me. I'm training you to be the deadliest ninja the world has ever seen because remember when you're in battle you're fighting for the honor of the Foot Clan and me your father. You want to make me proud right?" Shredder said. "Yes I do because you're not just the man who found me and took me in you're my Sensei and I'm your student" answered Casey which pleased Shredder very much. As Casey continued with his training he kept thinking of how badly he wanted to please his adoptive father even though he kept thinking it was always hard to please him. One day Shredder decided that Casey needed somebody to spar with. "Casey come to the Dojo we're going to do something different today" Shredder told Casey as the two of them went inside the Dojo and waiting inside was another one of Shredder's students named Hun who was also the leader of a street gang called the Purple Dragons. "Father who is this man?" Casey asked. "My son this is Hun another one of my students just like you who I trained a long time ago. He will be your sparring partner for today" answered Shredder. "Hun this is my other student and son Casey. Remember I told you about him earlier?" "Yes Master I remember. You wish for me to spar with him as part of his ninja training. I will do my best" Hun stated. "Good and Hun make sure not to be too rough even though he is my son" Shredder told his other student. "Yes Master Shredder" answered Hun as he and Casey got ready to spar with each other.
"Casey I have other matters to attend to for a little while. Train with Hun I will return later" Shredder said as he left the Dojo. "So you ready kid?" Hun asked. "I'm as ready as I'll ever be" Casey answered as he started charging towards Hun ready to punch him. Hun manages to dodge Casey and tries landing a hit on the young boy. "Not bad kid you managed to dodge me" said Hun as he and Casey continued to spar. "Master Shredder has been training me since I was very small. I want to make him proud of me not just as his student but as his son" Casey exclaimed as he tried to drop kick Hun who dodges Casey's kick sending him flying and hitting the wall of the Dojo hard. "Ouch my ankle!" Casey screamed in pain as he couldn't get up. "What is going on here?!" Shredder shouted as he came back into the Dojo to check on his students. "We were sparring and I dodged your young student's drop kick which landed him in his current situation. Forgive me Master" answered Hun. "Take my son to see Baxter Stockman now to examine his injury" Shredder ordered Hun to do. Hun picked up Casey and took him to Stockman right away. "What seems to be the trouble?" asked Dr. Stockman. "My ankle really hurts!" Casey cried. "Well let's a look at it. Hun I need you to put Casey on the examination table" said Stockman. After Hun put Casey down he left to do some Purple Dragon business.
"Ok Casey I need you to hold still while I take an x ray of your ankle" Stockman told Casey. "No I won't want to hold still. It really hurts and you'll properly make it worse!" Casey shouted as he began screaming and crying. "Casey why are you crying?" Shredder asked as he walked into Stockman's Lab. "Because I think he is going to hurt me!" Casey answered as he began crying even more making Shredder very angry with his adopted son. "That is enough Casey. You're a ninja in training and a ninja isn't supposed to cry when he or she is in pain. You will do what Stockman tells you is that understand?!" Shouted Shredder which made Casey stop screaming and crying because he was too shocked to do or anything else since this was one of the very few times Casey has seen his adoptive father very angry with him or the foot soldiers when they did something to displease him. Casey does what is told and Stockman takes an x ray of Casey's ankle. "It seems that you have broken your left ankle. The injury isn't too bad but you need to wear a cast for a couple of weeks for your ankle to heal" Stockman said as he put a cast on Casey's broken ankle. "Casey since you're ankle is broken your training is suspended until you're well again. I can't train you if you're injured which is a disappointment to me. Stockman take Casey to his room where he will remain and taken care until his injury is healed" Shredder order Stockman to do which he did.
After Stockman left Casey in his room the young boy left like a total failure. "I'm so ashamed of myself. How am I supposed to be a highly skilled ninja if all I do is mess up?!" Casey asked himself as he cried silently that way nobody including his father can hear him. Since Casey wasn't allow to train he spent most of his time in his room watching hockey on TV which became his favorite thing to do whenever he wasn't watching the other ninjas train. Casey still felt horrible for what happened and his adoptive father wasn't going to show him any sympathy so one night before Casey went to bed he told himself, "From this day on I'm going to train even harder and be the ninja father wants me to be."