Ninjas at Monster High

Splinter's Arrival

The turtles and their monster friends all gathered back at Bloodgood's boarding home, with all of them standing in the living room. The main focus for all the residents, however, was on the newest arrival at this dimension, the father of the turtles, the one they speak so highly of, Master Splinter.

"Master Splinter!" Mikey exclaimed as he hugged his surrogate dad with all his might. "I missed you so much!"

"And I missed you as well, my son." Splinter said as he hugged back, while giving a fond at all the turtles who stood close by. "All of you."

"Master Splinter, how is this possible?" Leo asked as he was happy to see his father, but it was still confusing how he got there.

"Are the others here as well?" Raph asked.

"What's been going on with New York?" Donnie added.

"My sons, I know that there is much that I need to explain." Splinter said, before looking at all of the monster residents in the room as well. "It appears that we are all due for an explanation."

"Wow, so that's Master Splinter the guys kept talking about." Clawd whispered to Clawdeen, Cleo, and Deuce.

"The guy's said he was a ninja master, and the way he took down that fly guy out was all the proof we needed." Clawdeen said.

"That was totally clawesome." Lagoona said in agreement.

"I can tell just by looking that he is a great warrior." Jina said as she gauged Splinter's posture, and could tell that even though he was relaxed, he was constantly prepared for a coming battle. Being a student of various martial arts herself, she notices these things.

"He certainly has an aura of authority that puts my father to shame." Cleo said as she'd looked closely at Splinter. "Unlike my father, however, his aura seems more...warm and inviting."

Frankie and Draculaura stepped forward shyly as the former addressed the rat ninja master. "Um, Master Splinter, sir, I just want to say that it's an honor to meet you." Frankie said bashfully. "Leo and his brothers have told us so much about you."

"Have they now?" Splinter said as he gave a joking smile to his sons.

"Only good things, sensei." Leo said.

"I also wanted to say thank you, for saving my life." Draculaura said gratefully.

"I am just glad that you are all alright." Splinter said as he placed a hand on her shoulder, causing her to smile thankfully. "I hope that my sons have not been giving you any trouble."

"On the contrary, your sons have been a tremendous help." Bloodgood said as she walked forward and held her hand out. "It is an honor to meet you, Master Splinter. I am Headmistress Bloodgood of Monster High."

"The honor is mine, Ms. Bloodgood." Splinter said as he bowed before he shook her hand.

"But still, sensei, how did you even get here in this dimension?" Donnie asked in confusion.

"The tale of how I got here is a long one, though I'll try to keep it simple." Splinter said as he addressed everyone in the room. "After you disappeared, I grew restless, tired of waiting in the lair for your return. I called aid to our allies, the Mighty Mutanimals."

"The who?" Gil asked in confusion.

"They're mutant friends of ours." Raph answered. "They help us every now and then in kicking some Krasnodar butt."

"And it was thanks to their help that I was able to find you all." Splinter said as he remembered just how he got here to begin with.

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