
[KMRT-TMNT] Twisted Wrath: Ninja Rats
Episode One: Splinter's Shoes
By Darrel Vanwinkle (Lord Pouchlaw)
April 28, 2004
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Originally posted by LEGALESE STATEMENT
Coming up next on the premiere episode of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Twisted Wrath!
*original theme song starts*
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!
Heroes in a half shell! Turtle power!
*weird dimensional sounds leading into a vortex*
In a world turned around!
They live underground!
Donny finds his niche-ing!
To the rats he is a teaching!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
*original theme song resumes*
Leonardo leads, Donatello does machines!
They're heroes in a half shell and they're green!
Raphael, is crude! "Give a break!"
Michelangelo is a party dude! "Turtles!"
*weird dimensional sounds leading into a vortex*
Donatello leads the way!
Leonardo saves the day!
Michelangelo shows his stuff!
And Raphael simply plays too rough!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
The Thunder Foot is on the rise!
Which should come as no surprise!
Lord Shredder commands his Kun!
The rats will fight them very soon!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
*original theme song resumes*
Heroes in a half shell! Turtle power!
*weird dimensional sounds leading into a vortex*
Twisted Wrath! Ninja Rats!
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Starring:
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles:
Leonardo - Blue Ninja Turtle
Raphael - Red Ninja Turtle
Donatello - Purple Ninja Turtle
Michelangelo - Orange Ninja Turtle
Master Splinter - Mutant Rat Sensei
Casey Jones - New York City Vigilante
April O'Neil - Reporter for Channel 6
Twisted Wrath Ninja Rats:
Leonardo - Crimson Ninja Rat
Raphael - Azure Ninja Rat
Donatello - Gold Ninja Rat
Michelangelo - Emerald Ninja Rat
Casey O'Neil - Young Male Friend
April Jones - New York City Vigilante
Villains:
Shredder / Lord Shredder
Kun / Lady Kun
Foot Soldiers / Thunder Foot
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Chapter 01
The lair in the sewers was quiet.
Master Splinter smiled as he meditated in silence, basking in the rare moment when he could actually seek inner peace and tranquility. He had been glad when Casey Jones had shown up to take the turtle boys out on a patrol with him. Splinter had almost insisted that they all go.
Almost. Not all of the turtles were that bad. Just most of them. Especially Michelangelo.
Then, as if on cue, Splinter's ears detected the turtles return to their home. Splinter sighed, as he prepared himself for the conversations that were sure to follow.
Mikey said, "...I said I was sorry, Raph! It was an accident!"
Raph growled, "If you don't get out of my face, there will be an accident... yours!"
Leonardo walked into Splinter's room and slowly sat down in one corner, releasing a single sigh. "Mikey bungled an encounter with the Foot again, Master Splinter. We almost didn't make it back here. If Casey hadn't been there, it would have been far worse."
Splinter nodded his rattish muzzle. "And what of Donatello? Where is he?"
Leonardo lifted his head up slowly. "Donnie found an old Persian lamp in the warehouse where we had fought the Foot. He's totally fascinated by it, studying it. It has weird writing all over it. You know how Donnie gets when he finds something he can't read."
Splinter hummed. "I need to talk to all of you during dinner. This is not a request. It's an order." Splinter got up and headed out into the lair's kitchen to prepare dinner.
During dinner, the usual banter of teenage nonsense was floating freely at the dining table. Donnie was still studying the lamp while eating.
Master Splinter stood up and cleared his throat. "My sons..."
Mikey and Raph didn't shut up right away, until Leo nudged them both, HARD. "Hey! Master Splinter has something to say to us." Leo looked to Splinter. "We're listening, Master Splinter."
Splinter sighed and nodded his muzzle again. "My sons... one day, you will be grown up. You will find yourselves walking in my shoes, and they won't fit you quite right. They will hurt, and you will feel lost."
Mikey whispered to the others, "But Splinter's not wearing any shoes..."
Donnie whispered back, "Shush. That's not what he means." The turtle brothers resumed listening to Master Splinter's important talk.
Splinter gave Mikey a very hard glare, then continued his verbal lesson. "During this time of discovery, it will not be four turtles fighting as one, but will be one turtle fighting as four. You will be alone against overwhelming odds. You will need a new game plan. The old one will no longer suffice. Each key attitude and mannerism you each hold dear will no longer support you in this new harsh world."
Mikey gulped quietly. Heavy, dude... this is pretty spooky... why is Splinter telling us this?
Leo exclaimed, "Master Splinter... will we truly be alone in this harsh new world? Totally alone? No allies? No friends?"
Raph quietly added, "...no family?"
Splinter sighed. "There are no guarantees, my sons. It could happen at any time, any place, totally without warning. All I ask is that you each prepare for it. From now on, for at least one hour each day, you are to have no contact with each other."
The turtles blinked their eyes as they looked at each other in shock.
Splinter again continued. "Within that hour, you must pretend that, aside from myself, you are the only survivor of a devastating attack on your brothers, and now, with me, live in this lair alone. I want to monitor how each of you handle it. And remember... you cannot borrow things from a brother who no longer lives. For example, if Donatello were dead, there would be no Donatello portable CD player with headphones. Anything he would be responsible for creating for the rest of you, would no longer exist. The same goes for the rest of you. This exercise will begin tomorrow afternoon in the hour before dinner."
Leo nodded his head. "I think that this is an excellent idea, Master Splinter. We need to prepare for something of this nature. It can happen at any time."
Donnie glanced at the others, saying, "And remember, also, if I am not here, then neither is my lab. Don't just walk in there whenever you feel like it."
End of Chapter 01
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