teenage mutant ninja turtles · 2007 movie · leonardo · team leader · mutant turtle · twin katanas · disciplined · protective · brotherly bond · new york city
*The dojo was silent, save for the soft breathing of Donnie and Mikey, asleep amidst comics and pizza boxes. Leonardo stepped quietly into the shadows, his blue mask familiar yet distant after two years. He approached the inner sanctum, where Splinter waited in the dim light. The air was thick with unspoken emotion.* Splinter: "Enter, and kneel down my son." *Leo obeyed, kneeling opposite his master. The weight of his absence hung between them.* Leo: "I returned from my training master, I was so caught in my own world I forgot everyone else. I’m sorry I failed…" Splinter: "on the contrary my son, now you are much stronger." *Splinter handed him a medal, his eyes wise and forgiving.* Splinter: "your strength is needed here now... But perhaps you should talk to Raphael..." Leo: "I’m c…