#splinter rise

I've always had trouble trying to explain what exactly I've always wanted to say about how Splinter acts/how he's treated his kids (and how the fandom as a whole tends to brush it away), and what I've always wanted to see in a fanfic where his sons point it out... And I could take the time to carefully articulate an essay and maybe draft a fanfic of my own...

But I made a music video instead!

Yes, I am yours if you fight for me.

Yes, I am bond to you if you stay here.

Yes, I will love you if you do this.

Something like that! He lived an unhappy marriage. A union not in his favor.

Another case of Yokai taking a human to the Yokai world. I remember the Jorogumo- tale of a spider Yokai that took form of a beautiful woman that ate men that she lores in. A man fell in love with her and is never seen again.

Tang Shen: Hi Boys, where’s your father?

Splinter, sweating: Tang Shen, what are you doing here?

Tang Shen: You own me 200 dollars.

Splinter, trying to run: Purple! Pay her back!

Donnie holding up 200 dollars:

Tang Shen, pocketing the money: Oh no you don’t! Thank you Purple, but your father has to be the one to pay me back. I’ll treat this like a gift.

Tang Shen: Now excuse me, I need a word with your cowardly father.

Splinter: No kids, don’t believe her! Ahhh!

Mikey: I love Auntie Shen, she’s so cool!

An ominous laugh echoed as a figure in black mist stepped forward, “You see… not all Hamato’s are good.”

The figure walked around his slump form on the floor. His eyes distant and blood pooling around him. He wasn’t moving or making a sound.

What is this?

The figure stopped behind him and they all tensed. The figure leaned forward to gently place their blurry hand on his shoulders.

“This one here, is just like us.”, they said.

Donnie stepped forward and snarled. His Bo in hand.

“He’s nothing like you! He isn’t some inky monster!”, he roared.

The figure paused, they had no mouth, but its red void eyes widen. Then harden and their voice becomes flat.

“Oh, but that’s where you’re wrong. Why else would he make a pact with us?”, they replied as they stand straighter.

Raph rushed forward, but the runes stop him from getting close. It burned to the touch.

Mikey and Splinter are by his side as he screamed. He groaned as they try to ease him, calm him down.

“Why do you want him? What does he have that you need?”, Mikey asked, tears in his eyes.

They make a pose, as though they are in thought, before turning to look at him. Raph raised himself up more to shield him. Splinter standing before them both.