CHAPTER NINE
" A vision?" Splinter repeated.
Naomi quickly told him what she saw, " I haven't been very honest with you Splinter," she said, lowering her eyes, " I guess its time for me to tell you why Garland wants me dead."
" You don't have to," Splinter objected.
" I do," Naomi looked over at him and she told him the truth about her Garland. He was as surprised as Raphael was and just as shocked to learn he had killed her parents.
" What kind of monster is he?" Splinter demanded.
Naomi smiled sadly, " He may be a monster…but he's still my brother."
" Family comes first eh?" Splinter stood up, reaching for his walking stick, " it's the same for us. Family comes first, no matter what."
Naomi wanted to change the subject, " I could do with some tea," she said, " How about you Splinter? Do you want some peppermint tea?"
" Yes, that would be nice," Splinter nodded and she headed for the kitchen and boiled the kettle.
She took the cups back to the den and Splinter took a sip, " Would you like to try meditating again?"
Naomi hesitated, " I don't know-" she paused, " What if I have the vision again?"
" I don't think it would occur twice," Splinter said, " but I won't push you."
Naomi really wanted to get into meditating and she didn't want her power get in the way. She sat up straight, " I'll try it again," she decided, " I'm going to conquer my power."
" Good for you," Splinter crossed his legs and Naomi followed suit. She closed her eyes and willed her body to relax and let her mind go blank. It wasn't long that she felt so relaxed, she forgot about the world around her…until she heard a rustle nearby. Her eyes flew open expecting to see one of the turtles.
Her face turned white, " What are you doing here!" she gasped. She tried to stand, but the intruder pushed her back down and swung the lead pipe high into the air. The last thing Naomi saw was the enraged look on her brother's face before everything went black.
* * *
The turtles arrived home, " Naomi, Master, we're back!" Leo called but got no answer, " Hello?"
" Maybe he's meditating," Mike said, " I'll go and see," he disappeared into Splinter's bedroom. A few seconds later his brothers heard an anguished shout. They ran towards the bedroom to see Mike cradling the unconscious, bleeding Splinter in his arms.
" He's dead," Mike gasped through his tears, " Master Splinter is dead."
" A vision?" Splinter repeated.
Naomi quickly told him what she saw, " I haven't been very honest with you Splinter," she said, lowering her eyes, " I guess its time for me to tell you why Garland wants me dead."
" You don't have to," Splinter objected.
" I do," Naomi looked over at him and she told him the truth about her Garland. He was as surprised as Raphael was and just as shocked to learn he had killed her parents.
" What kind of monster is he?" Splinter demanded.
Naomi smiled sadly, " He may be a monster…but he's still my brother."
" Family comes first eh?" Splinter stood up, reaching for his walking stick, " it's the same for us. Family comes first, no matter what."
Naomi wanted to change the subject, " I could do with some tea," she said, " How about you Splinter? Do you want some peppermint tea?"
" Yes, that would be nice," Splinter nodded and she headed for the kitchen and boiled the kettle.
She took the cups back to the den and Splinter took a sip, " Would you like to try meditating again?"
Naomi hesitated, " I don't know-" she paused, " What if I have the vision again?"
" I don't think it would occur twice," Splinter said, " but I won't push you."
Naomi really wanted to get into meditating and she didn't want her power get in the way. She sat up straight, " I'll try it again," she decided, " I'm going to conquer my power."
" Good for you," Splinter crossed his legs and Naomi followed suit. She closed her eyes and willed her body to relax and let her mind go blank. It wasn't long that she felt so relaxed, she forgot about the world around her…until she heard a rustle nearby. Her eyes flew open expecting to see one of the turtles.
Her face turned white, " What are you doing here!" she gasped. She tried to stand, but the intruder pushed her back down and swung the lead pipe high into the air. The last thing Naomi saw was the enraged look on her brother's face before everything went black.
* * *
The turtles arrived home, " Naomi, Master, we're back!" Leo called but got no answer, " Hello?"
" Maybe he's meditating," Mike said, " I'll go and see," he disappeared into Splinter's bedroom. A few seconds later his brothers heard an anguished shout. They ran towards the bedroom to see Mike cradling the unconscious, bleeding Splinter in his arms.
" He's dead," Mike gasped through his tears, " Master Splinter is dead."
