I had just found this story, I laughed, I cried, and I most importantly fell even more in love with the Hamato Clan!

I don’t know if you still write fanfic or are still around but I thought you’d want to know, you’ve got a glowing review from me!

Wow, that was an amazing series of bonus scenes. You always write the best missing/additional scenes to the series, you know that? And I'm not sure if there's an author on this site who writes TMNT characters as in character as you do, not to mention your wonderful portrayal of the relationships between them.
2003 version until season 5 will forever be my favorite, so I enjoy your fics about it the most. And season 5 did feel a little short and imperfect at times, so this is perfect. I enoyed the read immensely.
I wish you write some more TMNT fanfiction, particularly based on the 2003 series and the 2007 movie if you feel like it. I'd be thrilled to read more of your works.

ugh mi corazon /3 that first chapter was intense ;A;

i am so emotional aaaaaaaahhhhhh this was so wonderful. im just getting ready to finish the 2003 series and i love it so much and your fics are filling a void in my heart 333 thank you thank you thank you!

And well, you saved the best for the last... I really like that rare moment Leo and Raph share and I always wondered if they would show in the series that they were so close, like twins. I kinda imagined (still do that) that they were really twins. There was some unbreakable bond between the two of them, that's just too adorable. I mean the semblance between the two in their attitude. Leo is the light to Raph, and Raph is the dark of Leo. Leo is the calm, and Raph is the anger, rage. They both complement each other, they both compete each other, just because they are the two sides of the same coin. They are Raph and Leo, blue and red, and even the emerald and leaf color of their skin looks like it comes from the one very source. I just love those two and what can I say, the short stories are amazing.

I haven't read the books, nor watched the movies (I plan too, in near future), but I found myself making analogy between ncisla and tmnt 2003, so I guess everyone has their perks when they are in a certain fandom (s) and the world just clash. Awesome chapter by the way.

Oh, I just love dorky Leo. And he is a teenager after all, so I imagine that if the circumstances were different he would've acted like this more with his brothers. I mean he is the eldest, he is the leader, he is practically Mother Hen mode, after Don and April, and he knows his brothers and friends the best, and had always the keen ability to be more perceptive than his brothers. It what makes him special, among other things I love about Leo. This scene moved me, really.

This moment between Splinter and Leo was so emotional and so wonderful, and I'm so caught up in your short story. I mean I read the chapters literally for the third time this night, and well I have an exam in Thursday, I should probably stop, but they are addicting. That's why I love Leo.

Raph, always the softy under that hardcore shell (literally!) where he hides his true personality. But, it's always like that. We only allow the people to see, what we want to be seen.

Just stumbled onto this, and I love it! It really fills in a lot of gaps.

I enjoyed this very much.

Some Raph POV! Is there ANY character you don't write well, I wonder?

Loved the whole flashback. Northampton downtime has always been one of my very favorite settings, whether in fanfics or canon material. And I love me some Raph and Donnie bonding, that is always a good time.

Interesting development of the under-utilized character Joi. You know, I'd forgotten her name was spelled with an 'i'! It's probably another sign that it's been way too long since I rewatched season 5 (whereas I have fired up aeason 4 episodes as recently as 2 weeks ago). I might have to correct that soon to properly appreciate some of the nuances you are working with here.

Events from season 5 having actual, emotional consequences? What witchcraft is this? Oh yes, I am ALL for it!

This scene fits very well with the events that whisked the turtles off to the mystic ninja headquarters. The inclusion of the Ancient One was a nice touch. His lack of an introduction was a strange oversight from the normally well-mannered Splinter, but on the other hand it adds to his mystery and it sort of makes sense that the distraught father has more pressing things on his mind than pleasantries.

And I'm glad to see that Klunk was delivered to a caretaker rather than left alone to live off sewer vermin and fend for himself! It's something I hadn't considered before. I'm impressed with your portrayal of April, too. I feel like I should take notes, because she's one character for whom I don't have much confidence, and I'm dreading an upcoming chapter that will be in her POV. From what you have written here, it seems like she comes to you quite naturally.

*giggle snorts* Oh my gosh, I was actually gonna have a bit where they read the book in my story. Glad I'm not the only one who enjoyed The Princess Bride enough to mention it

Awww, this is adorable and nerdy and I love it.