Cells and Serpents by Reijiro

Summary: TT:1 - During a skirmish with a Purple Dragon newbie Raph manages to lose a sai. What will it take to get it back?
Rated: Mature Teen
Categories: Family, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Hetero Characters: April o'neill, Casey Jones, Donatello, Hun, Leonardo, Master Splinter, Michelangelo, Original Character, Purple dragons, Raphael
Challenges: None
Series: The Tausha Tales
Chapters: 26 Completed: Yes
Word count: 85911 Read: 2281
Published: 06 Jul 2008 Updated: 13 Jul 2008

Story Notes:

This story is based loosely on the Y2K cartoon series and starts a few months after the Exodus I & II episodes (end of season 3). It contains strong coarse language, occasional moderate violence, adult themes. It also contains spoilers for the Exodus I & II episodes.

Epilogue nominated 'Best Raph Scene' - Adult Fan Fiction Awards 2006

Disclaimer: I don’t own the TMNT, or any related characters (much to their relief, I’m sure!) If there is anything else in this story you recognise from somewhere else, then I don’t own that either.

1. Chapter 1 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2089 words)

2. Chapter 2 by Reijiro [Reviews - 2] (2862 words)

3. Chapter 3 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2235 words)
There are some references in this story to equipment / sports some may not be familiar with. Ken-do is essentially sparring with light bamboo swords (called shinai) and armor. In competitions two opponents try to score points using specific strikes. It is a body contact sport, very athletic, especially with the armor on (weighs a ton and you can hardly see!). Most Japanese high schools have ken-do clubs, and it is now practiced throughout the world. [Completely off topic but the solid wooden sword Leo uses against Raph in the Return to New York comics is called a bokken].

Iai-do is also a sport involving sword play, but it is practiced with ‘live’ blades and is the art of performing the ‘perfect cut’ (ie defeating your opponent with your first strike`). For obvious reasons this isn’t a contact sport. It is similar to performing a short kata in front of judges.

'Ninja-to' is a term applied to the straight short swords traditionally utilised by ninja. They were usually around a foot shorter than katana, were often hollow (some could be used as a breathing tube / pea shooter), and cheaply made (no dramas if it was lost / broken). They were also not considered to be honourable weapons.

4. Chapter 4 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (3499 words)

5. Chapter 5 by Reijiro [Reviews - 1] (3298 words)

6. Chapter 6 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (3373 words)

7. Chapter 7 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2516 words)
For those who may be wondering, 'Tausha' is pronounced as two short, sharp syllables; 'Tau' 'sha'. The 'Tau' is similar in sound to the 'tow' in 'towel'.

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9. Chapter 9 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2239 words)

10. Chapter 10 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2769 words)
Kendo lesson #2. An apology if you already know this stuff, if not it explains some of what Tausha is yelling at times. In Kendo there are three types of strikes allowed, each to a different area of the body. When attempting a strike you yell the Japanese name for it. These strikes are;
Head – Men,
Midriff – Do,
Wrist – Kotei

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12. Chapter 12 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2604 words)

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25. Chapter 25 by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (4074 words)

26. Epilogue by Reijiro [Reviews - 0] (2687 words)