TMNT: The Next Generation

S3E3 - Settling In

INT. SPIRIT'S RECOVERY ROOM - DAY - CLOUDY

MARCANTONIO IS SITTING IN A CHAIR AS SPIRIT IS UNCONSCIOUS ON A BED

MARCANTONIO

Please... get better...

JAX WALKS BY AND LOOKS, THINKING OF HOW SIMILAR IT LOOKS, THEN MOTIONS TAKATO OVER

TAKATO COMES OVER AND LOOKS, HIS ARM WRAPPING AROUND JAX'S SHOULDER

JAX REACHES UP AND GRABS TAKATO'S HAND

JAX

That looks familiar... doesn't it?

TAKATO

Yeah... it does...

MARCANTONIO WIPES AWAY A TEAR, SNIFFLING

JAX RESTS HIS HEAD AGAINST THE DOOR FRAME, FEELING BAD

TAKATO LETS GO OF JAX AND WALKS INTO THE ROOM, SITTING NEXT TO MARCANTONIO

TAKATO

Hey.

MARCANTONIO GLANCES UP AT TAKATO, THEN BACK DOWN AT SPIRIT

TAKATO

You know we did a good job, Marc.

MARCANTONIO

Yeah, but... maybe... if I were stronger-

TAKATO

Hush. It wasn't your fault. The only ones to blame are the Foot Clan and the Krang.

MARCANTONIO

But-

TAKATO

No buts, Marc. Spirit's recovering, and he'll need as much positive energy as possible in order to heal faster.

MARCANTONIO

Did... did Dad tell you that? Or... Levina?

TAKATO

Nope. When I was healing, I noticed that whenever you guys were all positive, I seemed to be healing faster. But when it was negative, I was healing slower.

MARCANTONIO

Oh... okay...

TAKATO NUDGES MARCANTONIO'S ARM

TAKATO

They'll be okay. Just be positive. And look, their breathing is nice and steady.

TAKATO FEELS SPIRIT'S PULSE, THEN GRABS MARCANTONIO'S HAND AND HAS MARCANTONIO FEEL SPIRIT'S PULSE

TAKATO

And their pulse is steady.

MARCANTONIO TAKES A DEEP BREATH

MARCANTONIO

You're right...

MARCANTONIO REMOVES HIS HAND FROM SPIRIT'S PULSE

MARCANTONIO

But I can't help feeling the way I do.

JAX ENTERS

JAX

I felt the same way, Marc.

MARCANTONIO LOOKS UP AT JAX, WHO WRAPS HIS ARMS AROUND TAKATO'S NECK

JAX

But in the end, he turned out just fine.

JAX KISSES TAKATO'S CHEEK

JAX

So I know Spirit will be okay.

MARCANTONIO LOOKS DOWN AT SPIRIT AND SWALLOWS