But I gained many things as well, like the 4 of you. Splinter: I lost many things - my family, my home, my name. And although he could not defeat me that day, my world burned and crumbled around me, as the battle took the life of my beloved Tang Shen. He could not accept it and his jealously turned outward in a vengeful attack. Years ago, Oroku Saki, as Shredder was called then, had been my friend. It is something I had to face in Japan during my battle with my old enemy, the Shredder. What if something goes wrong? Splinter: Failure is a possibility all leaders must face, Leonardo. Whoever kidnapped those people are somehow connected to what happened to us 15 years ago. Donnie: Or a pile of goo on the sidewalk. Mikey: Lets drink some! Raph: What!? Why would you do that!? Mikey: 'Cause if you mutate a mutant, you get a super mutant. Leo: So is that the.? Donnie: mutagen that turned us all into what we are now. Mikey: Like that robot with the brain thingy. Leo: I agree, Sensei, but in that fight we weren't actually a well-oiled machine. She was scared and she's counting on me- I mean us- to save her. You didn’t see the way that girl looked into my eyes. Donnie: A another year!? Has everybody forgotten that people were kidnapped!? They don't have a year! Sensei, we have to do something now! You weren't there, Sensei. Perhaps in another year we can try again. And as your teacher, your father, the responsibility for that is mine. I trained you to fight as individuals, not as a team.
Splinter: You were not fully prepared for what was up there. GOOD JOB, EVERYONE! Splinter: Heh, heh, heh. Aah, aah, aah! But, what's really important is that we all did our best. Raph: I know, sensei, but I won and they lost. Splinter: This is about self-improvement, Raphael, it is not about winning and losing. Rise of the Turtles Part 1 Splinter: Yame! You all did very well. 4 I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman.