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
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TMNT: The Next Generation
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