Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-11469381-20131204233104/@comment-2143393-20140920022801

Well, after reading everyone's amazing little dialouges (they were awesome everyone ;) be proud of yourselves!) I figured what the heck, I'll take a shot at it. I think I'll just write out the inital meeting scene, I have no little backstories on how she came to be not dead and such. Alright, here goes...

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(April is sitting in her room, tapping her foot nervously. Her eyes dart around the room and she holds a phone up to her ear. It rings once...twice...then the line suddenly clicks and a voice leaks through)

Donatello: (from other end of phone) April?

April: Hey Donnie.

Donatello: Hi...so....um....

April: It's urgent Donnie. (glances at door) Something...I don't even know what's going on. I'm bringing someone down to the lair. If she is who she claims to be...(shakes head) What happens to people when they go into shock?

Donatello: Shock? What's going on April?

April: Splinter may go into shock, alright? Just figured I'd warn you.

(April quickly hangs up the phone, then exhales deeply, running her fingers through her hair)

April: Dear Lord. Here goes nothing.

*scene switches to the sewer lair*

(April walks in, passing through the turnstiles. A middle-aged Japanese woman is following her. She has long black hair and is somewhat attractive despite her age. Her eyes dart around the lair curiously and she plays with her hands)

Tang Shen: ...So where are we again....what was your name?....April, right. Where are we April?

April: I'm taking you to see Hamato Yoshi.

(Tang Shen frowns and looks around her, raising an eyebrow somewhat doubtfully, but makes no comment)

April: Splinter! Guys! (voice cracks) There's someone here to see you...

(Leonardo emerges cautiously from the kitchen, his eyes flickering between April and Tang Shen)

Leonardo: Who is that?

(Tang Shen takes a step backwards somewhat fearfully) 

Tang Shen: What is that?

April: Leo! (quickly ushers him back into the kitchen) I think Splinter should see her first...

Leonardo: (frowns) What the heck is going on April?

(As April shoves Leonardo back into the kitchen, Splinter comes out of the dojo, his eyes narrowing as he looks at April)

Splinter: April? What is...

(Splinter's eyes wander and suddenly focus on Tang Shen. He takes in a sharp breath, his muscles tensing and his eyes widening. Tang Shen takes a few more steps backwards, her eyes darting from Splinter to Leo)

Tang Shen: You told me you were taking me to see Yoshi. What are these things?

(Splinter continues to stare at Tang Shen, unmoving. He makes a small noise of disbelief and his staff clatters to the floor)

April: Leo, get Donnie, I don't know what will happen to Splinter.

(Leo looks at Splinter, then back to April. Finally he stiffly walks over to the lab, disappearing into the large room)

Splinter: Tang....Shen?

(Splinter's hands are shaking now and his breaths are quick and shallow)

Tang Shen: (frowns) How does it know my name...?

(Tang Shen suddenly stares at the crest on Splinter's robes, her face one of pure shock)

Tang Shen: Why is it wearing my husband's crest?

(April quickly walks over to Tang Shen, putting her hands on the woman's shoulders)

April: Tang Shen...this is Hamato Yoshi.

(Tang Shen looks Splinter up and down, her lips moving but no noise coming out. Finally, she gathers her composure)

Tang Shen: (in a high pitched, squeaky voice) Yoshi? But how could this be him?

(Splinter suddenly begins to walk over to Tang Shen, his movements unsure and his eyes still wide in shock. Tang Shen starts to back away from him, but April quickly stops her)

April: (in a soft voice) Wait.

(Tang Shen looks at April fearfully, but remains still as Splinter approaches. Splinter looks down at Tang Shen, blinking once or twice.)

Splinter: (in a whisper) My Tang Shen....you are alive.

(Tang Shen's eyebrows furrow as she stares into Splinter's eyes. As she looks deeply into his eyes, her own slowly start to widen)

Tang Shen: It's not possible...but...

Splinter: I am Hamato Yoshi. Your Hamato Yoshi.

(tears begin to well up in Splinter's eyes as Tang Shen takes in a sharp breath, tears running down her own face)

Tang Shen: It's you. It's really you. After all these years...

(Donnie, Raph, Mikey and Leo come out of the lab and linger around the edges of the room, sharing nervous glances)

Raph: Who the heck is that?

(Splinter and Tang Shen remain frozen in place, completley absorbed in each other. April quickly walks over to the turtles)

April: Guys....It's Tang Shen.

(All the brothers eyes widen)

Donatello: But...that's not possible. She was dead. Splinter held her body in his arms.

Raph: No. That can't be her. She's dead. (shakes head in disbelief)

Leonardo: How could she possibly be...?

(Mikey splits off from the group and approaches Tang Shen. Everyone is too shocked to try to stop him. The room is silent as Mikey stops a few feet away from Tang Shen, looking up at her with wide, blue innocent eyes.)

Mikey:....Mom?

(Tang Shen blinks a few times, glancing from Splinter to Michelangelo. Suddenly her eyes brighten and she realizes that the mutant turtle is Splinter's adopted son. She looks down at Mikey, whose eyes are somewhat desperate, filled with cautious hope, and a small smile escapes her lips)

Tang Shen: I am Tang Shen, young one. If you are a son of Hamato Yoshi, you are a son of mine.

Michelangelo: (smiles)....Mom!

(Mikey suddenly engulfs Tang Shen in a hug. At first she looks panicked, but in a moment she's regained herself and she gently puts her arms around the young orange-masked turtle. She beckons Splinter over, and Splinter laughs in disbelief, joining the group hug. In a moment the other three turtles have ran over and are hugging Tang Shen as well. April lingers off the the side, a smile curling her lips)

Tang Shen: (looks at April) April O'Neil, I cannot thank you enough. You have reuinited me with my beloved Yoshi. (beckons her over) Come.

(April smiles and is quickly pulled into the hug as well. The seven of them remain silent, their eyes closed and each person's expression the very definition of happiness...)

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