A Prelude to.../Transcript

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 **Eikichi** “Ever since that turtle published his book about the Foot Clan...”
 **Eikichi** “...The cops are hot on our trail... Ten of our men have already been apprehended.”
 **Eikichi** “Long ago, our ex-leader, Karai, has made a truce with the trutles after they helped her put an end to an internal war within the Foot Clan. All Foot Ninjas are to respect her decision.”
 **Eikichi** “However, we are different. We are the only remaining members of the Foot Clan in New York... We are independant.”
 **Eikichi** “As the sole survivor of the rebellion force against Karai, I will eliminate anything that gets in the way of our ambition, including turles. Therefore...”
 **Eikichi** “Michelangelo Hamato has to die!”

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 Manhattan Mall
 04:20 PM
 “...We would like to ask the owner of the black Chrysler van parked at basement level three to move his or her car out of the main alley. Thank you.”
 “No, hon! I already have the turkey!”
 “Where is the exit?”
 “Ooh... I think I broke a nail.”
 “I can’t take it anymore! I need air!”
 **Cynthia** “Eeek...”
 **Shadow** “Yo! Don’t push ya old hag!”
 “I want a coat with a pattern like hers!”
 **Marion** “Haha! Shadow, I found my DVD... Got your stuff?”
 **Davianna** “Aaah!!! Someone grabbed my butt...!”
 **Shadow** “Th...This must be God punishing me for doing last minute purchases for Christmas against this year...”
 **Shadow** “...On the evening of Christmas Eve, no less. I’m such a procrastinator.”
 **Cynthia** “Heehee, that’s the Manhattan Mall for you! Tiring, isn’t it?”
 **Cynthia** “So, what are your plans for tonight? One hour of slumber in a church followed by a crazy party with your family?”

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 **Shadow** “First of all, I’ll drop my stuff at home. Then Davianna and I will go to the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.”
 **Shadow** “Augustus’ little sister who stayed there for weeks is going home today. We’re gonna bring her a Christmas present to cheer her up a little bit.”
 **Cynthia** “Aaw, how sweet! You guys are like sisters to her since the day you met Augustus, right?”
 **Marion** “Really?”
 **Davianna** “Speaking of which, we probably should be leaving soon...”
 “Eeek! Someone grabbed my butt!!!”
 **Shadow** “Caught in the act ya perv!”
 **Shadow** “Justice kick!!!”
 “Blarg!”
 “Aaah! He did it! He’s the one!”
 “Thank you, young lady!”

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 **Carole** (I wonder how big bro is doing... The last time I saw him was at the cemetary...)
 **Carole** (Why won’t he even visit me? Is it because he is too busy with work?)
 **Carole** (Is it because he is doing another movie with all those other green actors?)
 **Carole** (...It’s not even snowing outside. This year’s Christmas is going to be so boring...)
 **Carole** “Huh?”

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 **Carole** “Yay! Big bro! I knew you’d come!”
 **Renoir** “Hello,Carole! open the window, will you?”
 **Carole** “Big bro... I missed you so much... I... I...”
 **Renoir** “Awww... I missed you too, Carole. You don’t need to hold back your tears...”
 **Raph** “She ain’t cryin’! She’s shiverin’ ‘cuz she’s freezin’!”
 **Renoir** “Huh?”
 **Raph** “Close that window!”

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 **Renoir** “There! A new bandana for your doll... And it’s dark yellow, just like mine!”
 **Renoir** “The truth is, I cut it off mine in a hurry... Sorry I can’t give you anything better for Christmas...”
 **Carole** “It’s okay! I love it, big bro! With this, it’s going to be as if you’re with me all the time!”
 **Raph** “Hurry up... If a nurse comes in...”
 **Carole** “Who is this old, fat actor and why is he so bossy?”
 **Carole** “Why is the old fat man so stinky?”
 **Carole** “Why is the old fat man so ugly?”
 **Carole** “Big bro, why is he so old and at?”
 Fat
 **Raph** “Gg...”
 **Raph** “It’s not fat, it’s muscle, girlie.”
 **Raph** “And as a turtle, I’m not relatively as old as you think.”
 **Renoir** “Scary...”
 **Carole** “But you’re so huge you look fat...”
 **Raph** “Renoir, I heard that!”
 **Carole** “Hey!”
 **Renoir** “Ow!”
 **Carole** “Mister! It’s not alright to hit my brother on his head! You hurt him!”
 **Renoir** “Now, now, Carole...!”
 **Carole** “Also, his name is Augustus, not Renoir!”
 **Raph** “No. His name is Renoir! I know it ‘cuz I named him!”

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 **Carole** “You can’t rename him!”
 **Carole** “When he was born, Mommy called him “Augustus”!”
 **Carole** “Mommy hurt her tummy to make big bro, so it’s only her who is allowed to give him a name!”
 **Renoir** “Whoa! Bad bad girl! Mr. Raphael is an adult! Don’t be rude to grown-ups, remember?”
 **Carole** “But that man...”
 **Renoir** “Oh no. Now lookie here! You’ve hurt Mr. Raphael’s feelings! He’s became so sad that not even Christmas presents will be enough to cheer him up! Be a good girl and apologize to him, alright?”
 **Carole** “I’m sorry I was rude, Mr. Raphael.”
 **Carole** “Have I been a good girl?”
 **Renoir** “Yes.”
 **Renoir** “You’re the nicest lil’ sis ever, Carole!”
 **Carole** “I love you, big bro!”
 **Raph** “...”

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 **Carole** “I’m so happy! Now you’ll come home and we’ll celebrate Christmas together!”
 **Renoir** “Hum, Carole...”
 **Carole** “Mom and Dad will be very very very happy! They think that you went to heaven and that you’ll never return!”
 **Renoir** “Carole, listen!”
 **Renoir** “I can’t go home right now.”
 **Carole** “What?”
 **Carole** “No...No! Don’t leave me again! I promise I’ll be good! I won’t tell Mom where you hide your monthly dirty magazines! I promise!”
 **Renoir** “I’m sorry... But someone else needs me right now...”
 **Renoir** “Please... Just wait a little bit more, okay?”
 **Shadow** “Carole! It’s Davianna and I!”

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 **Shadow** “Merry Christmas, Carole!!”
 **Carole** “Shadow!”
 **Davianna** “Hey, Carole! Oh...! Augustus!”
 **Carole** “Davianna!”
 **Shadow** (Ah... Unc’ Raph and Augustus...!)
 **Shadow** (How awkward... What am I supposed to tell them about the way I acted the other day?)
 **Carole** “Yay! We’re all together again!”
 **Carole** “Davianna! Come on! Come on! Have you seen big bro? He’s all green and...”
 **Davianna** “Teehee! I know, Carole! Isn’t it strange? He became all big and...”

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 **Davianna** “Eh?”
 **Raph** “Hahaha! Let’s go for a ride, Davianna!”
 **Davianna** “Aaaah!”
 **Shadow** “Ah! Wait a sec...!”
 **Renoir** “It can’t be helped, huh? He just has to keep lying to her.”
 **Carole** “What lie?”

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 **Shadow** “Oh well. Do you want to see what we got you for Christmas?”
 **Renoir** “Listen, about the other day...”
 **Shadow** “Later, later... So Carole, do you like it?”
 **Carole** “A diary with pictures of turtles on it, wow!”
 **Renoir** “Shadow, I really think you were...”
 **Shadow** “When you’ll grow up, you might forget bits of your childhood... So make sure you write in it everyday, okay?”
 **Renoir** “Why aren’t you listening to me...?”
 **Shadow** “...Please. Try to forget about the other day for now... We’ll talk later.”
 **Renoir** “No way! I don’t wanna forget about it! You betrayed me! You sent me to that psycho Raphael’s lair!”
 **Renoir** “What must I do to prove you that I’m Augustus? Why won’t you treat me like a human being???”

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 **Shadow** “Now you’re really being stupid!”
 **Carole** “Aah!! Shadow! Why did you hit him?”
 **Carole** “What did he do to you?”
 **Renoir** “Tell her, Shadow.”

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 **Renoir** “Tell her it’s because to your eyes I’m not your friend, but a freaky mutant called “Renoir”!”
 **Renoir** “Which means I’m not worthy of attention anymore...”
 **Shadow** “Idiot...”
 **Shadow** “You don’t get it at all!”
 **Shadow** “I know you’re a mutant... And I know you’re Augustus! I sent you to Raph because I trusted you! I thought I could count on you! I didn’t try to get rid of you!”
 **Shadow** “Why do you always bring up this “identity crisis” of yours?”
 **Renoir** “‘Cuz I’m not your mutant friend, I’m your human friend! Yet you treat me like trash! What would you do if you became on yourself and everyone started looking at you differently?”
 **Shadow** “I wouldn’t let any of that control my life, that’s for sure!”
 **Renoir** “!!”

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 **Carole** “What’s wrong with you guys...?”
 **Carole** “I don’t know what happened, but it’s Christmas. Shouldn’t we all be smiling and laughing together no matter what? Weren’t you guys best friends?”
 **Renoir** “Carole...”
 **Carole** “What about Christmas spirit...?”
 **Shadow** “Sorry I got carried away, Carole...”
 **Shadow** “Augustus, listen. By trying too hard to convince yourself and those around you that you’re human, you forgot to act like one. You can’t even enjoy life like you used to.”
 **Renoir** “...”
 **Shadow** “It’s like that’s all you’re thinking about. Don’t you realize you’re wasting your life doing that?”
 **Shadow** “You even bring it up in front of your sister on Christmas Eve...”

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 **Davianna** “Why did you bring me out here, Augustus? What about your sister...?”
 **Raph** “Just admire the view, baby. Ain’t New York purty, even without snow?”
 **Davianna** “Yeah... I loved this city, ever since I moved here as a child. I still do.”
 **Davianna** “Say, do you remember our first meeting?”
 **Davianna** “We were in first grade...”
 **Raph** “Oh, sure, pumpkin!”
 **Raph** “You were cute as hell and I was a perverted brat!”

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 **Davianna** “Cute as hell...? Perverted brat?”
 **Davianna** “What?”
 **Raph** “Ah, err... Hehehe!”
 **Raph** “Well, you were cute back then, right? Eh?”
 **Raph** “Hahahahahah”
 **Davianna** “A... Anyway...”
 **Davianna** “Shadow gave me our book report’s correction the other day, saying you put a lot of effort into it.”
 Actually,Mikey did it.
 **Raph** “Oh... Yeah, yeah.”
 **Davianna** “I really appreciate it, Augustus...”
 **Davianna** “Thank you...”

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 **Davianna** “You are not Augustus.”
 **Davianna** “**He** swore not to kiss me before I turn eighteen... Even if I was to ask him to, **he** wouldn’t! He may be act like a pervert around me... But he knows when to stop!”
 **Davianna** “He swore... And he always keeps his promises!”
 **Davianna** “Just who are you?”

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 **Carole** “Shadow, big bro, please stop fighting! I don’t like it when you guys fight!”
 **Shadow** “There, there, Carole. It’s just a normal discussion that got out of hand. It’s okay now. It’s over.”
 **Renoir** “Ha. There you go again, acting like an omniscient mediator, as if you were in position to judge us all... Michelangelo, Raphael, myself...”
 **Renoir** “All you ever did was to force your way of thinking upon us, regardless of our circumstances. Why can’t you be the least considerate towards others?”
 **Shadow** “W...What did you say? I’m not considerate? Me?”
 **Carole** “No! Please don’t fight!”
 **Renoir** “Yeah! I said that! And don’t scream in Carole’s ear you frigid witch! She’s sick and tired, you know?”
 **Shadow** “She just has asthma, you idiot! How can you pretend to care for her when you didn’t even check on her when she was admitted in the hospital? It was on the frickin’ TV!”
 **Renoir** “See? That’s what I meant! You forgot that I was stuck with your psychotic uncle, eh?”
 **Shadow** “He’s not psychotic! He just needs attention!”

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 **Maxwell** “What is happening here?”
 **Clara** “We heard you guys arguing with someone and... Carole? Why are you crying?”
 **Shadow** “Ah! Hi... Hi, Mr. and Mrs. Amherst! Don’t worry!”
 **Shadow** “We were just doing a skit... And Carole here put up a very convincing performance, right?”
 **Carole** “Hmm... Yes...”
 **Clara** “Oh, is that so...? Well, we apologize for interrupting your small game, but we’re here to take Carole home.”
 **Clara** “We’re hosting the Christmas party this year, so the whole family will be coming... Except... W...Well, anyways, put on some warm clothes, honey.”
 **Clara** “Thank you for always looking after her, Shadow. Carole, what do you say to Shadow?”
 **Carole** “Thank you, Shadow...”
 **Maxwell** “Please give our best wishes to your parents, Shadow!”

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 **Carole** (Big bro...)
 **Carole** (I know I’m not supposed to tell Mom and Dad he’s under the bed, but... I want to at least say goodbye...)
 **Shadow** “Please wait! Let us do one last skit!”
 **Shadow** “I’ll be an angel who delivers messages to heaven. You, Carole, will be yourself.”
 **Shadow** “What would you like the angel to tell Augustus in heaven on a day like this?”
 “I know you’ve been a very good person this year! I hope you’ll get lots of presents!”
 “I also want you to know that Mom and Dad miss you, but I miss you ten times more!”
 “Merry Christmas, Augustus! I hope you’ll come home one day! I love you lots!”

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 **Davianna** “Raphael... You lied to me about Augustus... Because you were worried about my... Sanity? Why? What do you now about me?”
 **Raph** “Look... When people are faced wit’ life and death, their minds get all messed up. I know it ‘cuz... One of my bros went through that. We forced reality into his mind, against his will... And he lost it.”
 **Davianna** “So... It was all the lie... Augustus is really dead? And even Shadow... Even my other childhood friend lied to me about it...?”
 **Raph** “She just followed my lead, girlie. She probably doesn’t even know why we’re doin’ that. Don’t blame her.”
 **Raph** “Listen. Your “Augustus”... I don’t think he’s dead. He’s actually...”
 **Davianna** “Enough.”
 **Davianna** “That’s enough... To my eyes, he already died twice.”
 **Davianna** “Please... Stop playing with my emotions.”

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 **Raph** “...Look, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to make ya feel bad.”
 **Davianna** “Don’t pretend to feel sorry for me. How can I know you mean it after lying to me like that...?”
 **Davianna** “What was the use of you and Shadow saving me the other day, if it was to toy with my emotions in such an inhuman way...?”
 **Davianna** “You... You don’t understand how I feel about Augustus...”
 **Davianna** “But... But Shadow does... Yet, she didn’t tell me a thing... She... She made fun of me... She played with my emotions...! A close childhood friend of mine... To do such a thing to me...!”

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 **Raph** “C’mon, don’t cry...”
 **Davianna** “Don’t touch me! I don’t even know you!”
 **Davianna** “I don’t have anything to do with you!”
 **Davianna** “I’m going back to the hospital on my own! Please don’t follow me and stay out of my life!”
 **Davianna** “...”
 **Davianna** “...”
 **Raph** “...”

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 **Shadow** “How long do you intend to stay under that bed? They’re gone, you know?”
 **Renoir** “...”
 **Renoir** “First, you humiliate me in front of Carole...”
 **Renoir** “Then... You steal her affection from me...!”
 **Shadow** “Shut up and calm down. Now that she’s gone, you’ll listen to every word I say... First, about what you said just now...”
 **Shadow** “... Screw you. You made a complete ass out of yourself in front of your sister and dragged me along with you. You wanted to confront me at a bad moment, you got it.”
 **Shadow** “But this...”
 **Shadow** “...Is something I borrowed from your sister... And it’s yours.”

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 **Raph** “O...Oy.”
 **Davianna** “Shadow... I have something to ask you.”
 **Shadow** “A...Ah! Sure! What is it, Davianna?”
 **Renoir** “Now what?”
 **Davianna** “Where is Augustus, tell me?”
 **Shadow** “Ah, errr... Why, isn’t he right next to you?”
 **Raph** “Shadow... She knows she just went out with “Raphael”... So... Er...”

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 **Davianna** “You’re all nothing but liars! Cold-hearted liars!”
 **Shadow** “Wait, Davianna!”
 **Renoir** “Davianna!”
 **Raph** “Sorry Shadow... I know I screwed up big time. I’ll go after her...”
 **Shadow** “No, it’s okay. I’d better go myself.”
 **Shadow** “I hid the truth from her too... But as her friend, what I did was most unforgivable.”
 **Shadow** “You guys go ahead and leave without me... I’ll meet you all at my apartment later.”

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 **Renoir** “M...Master... No, Raphael! You... You...”
 **Renoir** “What the fu”
 **Raph** “Even after she blew my cover, I tried tellin’ her that you’re her “Augustus”.”
 **Raph** “Sorry, but...”
 **Raph** “She didn’t buy it.”
 **Renoir** “Davianna... No...!”
 **Renoir** “Even though it was too late... Why did you insist on telling her that? Does it mean you...?”
 **Raph** “...Whatever... Anyways, it’s ‘bout time ya start movin’ in the city on yer own. So let’s each go our own way. I’ll meet’cha at the Jones’ later.”
 **Renoir** “...”

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 **Shadow** “Hey!”
 **Shadow** “Davianna! Wait up!”
 **Shadow** “Look, I’m sorry! You looked so happy back then, I thought I had to...”
 **Davianna** “What? Now you say it’s okay to keep me blindly happy?”
 **Davianna** “You knew he was important to me!”
 **Davianna** “You knew he was my first friend when I moved here!”
 **Davianna** “Even so... Even so, you lied to me!!!”
 **Davianna** “You made me waste my feelings for him on a stranger!”
 **Davianna** “He... He was your friend too... Don’t you have any respect for his death?”
 **Davianna** “Imagine what he’d think if he knew what you and your mutant friends did...!”
 **Shadow** “Davianna... I know what he’d think... Listen, we need to talk...”

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 **Shadow** “Smoke bombs?”
 **Shadow** “Davianna! Grab my arm! I’ll get you outta here!”

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 “Shadow Jones...”
 **Shadow** “...Foot Ninja!!”
 “Eeeeiiii!”
 “Urgh!”
 “Get in!”
 “Aaah!!!”

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 “Sorry, we brought in some excess baggage... She wouldn’t let go of our target.”
 **Eikichi** “That’s even better. The more the merrier...”
 **Eikichi** “Time for phase B... Lure the insect out of its hiding place... And squish it.”
 **Eikichi** “That mutant turtle wouldn’t hesitate to jump in the line of fire to save two innocent human girls from dangerous ninjas... Isn’t that right, Miss Jones...?”