Chapter 6 Casey realizes the errors of his ways
The next day when Casey woke up he was feeling much better. "Oh good you're awake how are you feeling?" Splinter asked as he walked into the living room holding Raph in his arms. "I'm feeling much better but how did I get here?" Casey questioned. "I brought you here after you fainted during our fight. You were burning up and you almost didn't make it. I gave you a medicine to help break your fever" Splinter answered. Casey was shocked to hear that the rat he tried to kill saved him. "Thank you Splinter but why would you help me after what I tried to do to you?" said Casey. "Because I believe you have been misguided by Shredder all through your life including up to last night when you tried to come after me" Splinter told Casey and he replied, "I hope you can forgive me for what I tried to do. You see I was informed by my adoptive father that you're the reason why my mother is gone. All through my life Oroku Saki trained me to be a deadly foot ninja just like him. He cared for me more as a student than a son. Last night I saw you attending to the child you're holding in your arms and it made me remember how many nights I spent alone comforting myself whenever I was upset." While Casey and Splinter continued talking Donnie, Leo and Mikey walked in. "So I see our guest is awake" said Donnie. "Who are you?" asked Leo. "My name is Casey Jones. I'm the adopted son of your sworn enemy Shredder" Casey answered as he told the other turtles his life story up to what happened last night. "I hope all you can forgive me for what I tried to do. All my life the only way I could please Shredder is if I completed a training exercise with no flaws or whatever else he wanted me to do. I hated my childhood and if only there was a way I could turn back the hands of time and relive all of the years that were wasted training under the Shredder" Casey said. "Wow you really had a messed up life. I feel bad for you" exclaimed Mikey.
"You know there is a way for you to relieve your childhood" Donnie said to Casey. "I accidently created this youth syrum when I was really trying to make a soda that wouldn't lose its fizz. I gave it to my brother Raph my mistake because I thought it was the cola I invented. When he drank it he turned into a child. If you want I have some leftover." "To relive my childhood that way I could have the years that were taken from me from Shredder back would be a dream come true" Casey stated but before he could make a decision to turn back into a child Splinter stepped in and said, "Casey I don't think this is a good idea. I understand that you want what was taken from you but the best thing to do is to move forward with your life and not backwards." "I know but at the same time my childhood was awful. Most of my time was spent training. I want to have a normal life" Casey stated. "Do you honestly think turning yourself back into a child will make you feel better?" Splinter questioned. "No you're right but growing up I wasn't a happy child" Casey told Splinter and he replied, "Wasn't there anything in your life that brought you a little bit of happiness?" "Well whenever I wasn't training with my father I watched hockey. It has always been my favorite sport. I never played it before but from watching hockey on TV I understand how the game is played. That was the only thing that brought a bit of joy to my life but that was it" said Casey. "Now that I know the truth that you Splinter had nothing to do with what ever happened to my mother I want to get even with Shredder. Will you all help me?" Splinter and the other turtles thought about Casey's request and believed he was serious about taking the Shredder down. "Of course we'll help you but we need to think of a plan. We can't just go in without a battle plan" Splinter and the other turtles told him as they all came up with a plan to take Shredder down.