Chapter 2: Inner conflict

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"Thankfully the telephone's cables stopped it from falling so that our heroes didn't fell into the sea of rats."

April: Ok, I appreciate you guys coming to help, but how is this better than getting eaten by rats!?

Mikey: At least it'll be quick. With rats, they chew and chew and chew.

April: Ok, we get it.

"The Turtles and April began to move to the other side of the telephone pole, however the cables couldn't hang up anymore and so the telephone pole landed on a dumpster and it launched our heroes to the top of the entrance in Chinatown (Don't ask me how this happened, all I know is that somehow they survived this)."

Leo: Chew on that, rat finks!

All: ¿?

Leo: Oh,come on. That sounded cool.

April: Does anyone know what the hell is going on?

Donnie: I'm not sure... but whatever it is, this attack is extremely well coordinated. Obviously, there is a higher intelligence at work here.

Raph: Well, that rules out Mikey.

Mikey: (Looks at Raph angry)

Donnie: I'm serious. Someone or something is controlling every rat in the city.

Raph: Wait a sec. EVERY rat?

Leo: That means Splinter could be.

"Back at the lair, Splinter is lying on a matt in the living room while it seems he is having an encounter with Falco in his mind."

Falco: Why fight it? You know in your hart you belong with the Rat King.

Splinter: Leave me be! I am not one of your rats to control.

Rat King: (he then appears in front of Splinter, showing his zombi like face with what little teeth he has left) You're right, You are so much more. We are so much more, and together, we will be unstoppable. 

Splinter: No! You and I are nothing alike.

Rat King: We've both lost all we held dear. We've both become outcasts from society. (he then shows Splinter a haunting image of "that day") And we've both come to see the world through the eyes of rats.

 (he then shows Splinter a haunting image of "that day") And we've both come to see the world through the eyes of rats

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Splinter: No! I am a man. I am Hamato Yoshi.

Rat King: Not anymore.

"Meanwhile the Turtles and April arrived at the lair to check on Splinter."

April: Is he ok?

Raph: Donnie, You're the smart one. What do we do?

Donnie: Maybe we should poke him.

Leo: Good idea. Mikey, poke him.

Mikey: No way! I'm not poking him. You poke him!

Leo: Ok, we'll put it to a vote.

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