It's not the happy memories that make us who we are, but the bad ones. The ones that strip us of everything we care about and leave us with nothing. The ones where we have to build ourselves back up from the bottom with nothing more than self-will and determination. These are our tales, read if you will. Prequels to the Scarlett Series.

As Splinter finally departs from the world, he looks at the life he's lived, the friends he's made, and the sons he's raised. Dedicated to the 30th anniversary of TMNT. 2003 based