Thankful
Chapter XIV: Dragon Lord Knows
By: Michelle
August 18, 2001
Dragon Lord tapped his claws on the end of the throne.
"Would you stop doing that?" Tashina said to him. "It's annoying."
"I'm nervous."
"My big brother, Nervous." Tashina placed her hand on her belly. "How so?" She hated how her pregnancy was messing with her ability to see the future.
"I'm awaiting news from my spy." Dragon Lord admitted.
"Spy."
"Yes, I…" Dragon Lord was interrupted by the doors of throne room opening.
"Majesty." The dragon bowed as her approached the throne.
Dragon Lord smiled wickedly. "You have news for me."
"Yes, Majesty." The Spy said. "The Shinobi and her lover have been in New York for the past few days now. She grows larger by the day. A human medicine man says she is with two sons."
Dragon Lord slammed his fist on the ends of the throne and stood up. "Sons. She is having sons."
"Yes Majesty."
"The son of the Shinobi will be your ruin." Tashina reminded.
"How far along is she?" Dragon Lord paced.
"Around six months." The Spy answered. "She's getting quite large Majesty."
Tashina thought for a moment. "She will have a hard time defending herself. If you act now, you could rid yourself of her."
"Yes, your right." Dragon Lord agreed.
"It's not that simple." The Spy informed them. "Her lover is around her constantly. It will be hard to kill her with him defending her. Plus, I can not get to their lair. The sewers are heavily armed."
"Then wait for them to come above ground."
"What about her lover?"
"Kill him as well."
"Yes Majesty."
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August 20, 2001
"My breasts hurt." Venus complained.
Raphael rolled his eyes and snacked on some cookies while watching TV with her on the couch. "I don't think everyone wanted to know that."
"Well." Venus looked down at her toes. "My toes look like chicken nuggets."
"They ain't that bad looking." Raphael tried to comfort her.
"I've lost my figure." Venus began crying. "Do you still love me know that I'm fat?"
"Yes, I still love you." Raphael said. "And, no one thinks you're fat."
"Then, why does Mikey keep making them 'beep beep' noises when I get up, like I'm some sort of 18 wheeler or something." Venus wailed.
Raphael sighed. "I'll talk to him. OK."
"Ok."
Leonardo came over and sat down near Raphael and Venus. "How's everything going?"
"What do it look like?" Venus snapped. "I feel like I'm going to explode. How do you think its going?"
"I'm sorry." Leonardo backed up a little. "I didn't realize…'
"Of course not." Venus continued to snap. "You're a man. You know nothing about pain."
Raphael picked up a cookie. "You want a cookie, babe."
"That is so sweet." Venus began crying. "I'm going to go see Splinter. Ok."
"Yeah."
Leonardo's eyes widened. "What was that?"
"Mood swing."
"Damn."
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August 23, 2001
Splinter sat Raphael and Venus on the couch for a talk.
"Is something the matter Sensei?" Venus asked.
"Yes." Splinter admitted. "I think it is time for the two of you to stay with Casey and April for a while."
"You're kicking us out." Raphael said.
"No."
"Then," Raphael continued. "Why you want us out?"
"I'm concerned with Venus' safety. Her due date is less than 3 months away." Splinter reminded. "It is for her best interest if you move above ground. I don't like the fact she is down here in her condition. What if she goes in labor? It wouldn't be easy to move her above."
"He is right, Raph." Venus admitted. "It's hard for me to go up the ladder now."
"Alright, we'll move in with Casey and April." Raphael agreed.