~ Here's the part I was talking about, where it shows some good in Shredder. I tried to get this up yesterday, but I was having trouble on the web site. BTW I posted this, then decided to add some more info so I reposted it the same day, or the next day… one of the two.

Mary had taken over Nancy's old one, since Nancy was in Michelangelo's room anyway. She was picking out clothes to where for when she went to take over Nancy's job, if she was hired. Mary settled for some pants and a loose blouse. Knocking at the door got Mary's attention and she turned to see Raphael standing there.

"What are you doing?" Raphael asked.

"Picking out clothes for working, if I am hired," Mary replied. Raphael nodded.

"If you want, I can walk you to and from work, like Mikey does for Nancy," Raphael offered. Mary put down the shirt she was holding.

"I'd like that," Mary said, smiling at Raphael. Raphael smiled back.

The next day, Nancy called her boss saying that she can't work any more and suggested that her best friend takes the job over. He said to send her in and he'll consider it. Once Mary went and came back, she told them that they would get back to her. Two days later she was hired. The last three months of the pregnancy passed by with very mild incident. Everyone found out that Shredder was rallying a very large group of teens to his new foot clan.

Nancy refused to stay inside. She would have Michelangelo or anyone else handy take her out and about. They never let her out of their sight. When Mary got off work, Raphael would be the one to meet up with her and make sure she got home to the lair safely. Lately, whenever Nancy walked, she waddled. At first Michelangelo tried poking fun at her about it but quickly learned his mistake, she made him sleep outside the lair. No one really knew when her due date was suppose to be but everyone suspected that it was close.

One evening, no one was around and Nancy wanted to go out. Making up her mind, and knowing she would get yelled at for it later, she left a note saying that she was going to visit Mary and then go to the park. Stamping it on a pizza box, Nancy waddled out and made her way up top. She had to take the long way around, because she could no longer climb a ladder. The long way involved getting out on the beach and going around to catch a taxi. At Mary's work, Nancy went in. Mary waved hi, completely unaware that Nancy was out on her own. When Mary got a second, she went to Nancy to say hi.

"Hey there," Mary greeted. "You look ready to pop. Who's with you?" Mary looked around for one of the guys.

"No one, it's just me," Nancy said. Seeing Mary was going to start, Nancy stopped her. "I'm already going to hear it when I get home so don't worry. I'll be back here when you get off work and Raphael can take us both home. Until then I'm going to go to the park, walk around." Mary nodded told Nancy when she would be off.

"Just be careful, Nanc," Mary warned. "More and more of those foot guys are out by the day." Nancy nodded and left. At the park, Nancy found a pond and sat down by the water. She watched some people walk by, birds flew overhead, and a squirrel jumped from a tree onto another. Feeling a little better, Nancy tried to get up and found that she couldn't. Her stomach, which to her resembled a basket ball, kept throwing her off balance. Wait make that one huge basket ball, Nancy thought.

"Here, let me help you," A voice said. Someone slipped their arms under Nancy and helped her to her feet. She turned to thank him then froze. It was Shredder, in everyday normal clothes. He had a scar that ran from the top of his right eyebrow down slashed down across the nose into the left cheek.

"What are you doing out here?" He asked. Nancy completely thrown off by the question could only stammer.

"Huh, what?"

"What are you doing out here?" Shredder repeated.

"I was getting some air, but now I must go home," Nancy tried to go around him, but he stepped into her path. She turned to go the other way but he stepped into her path again. "Please, not now, can't you at least wait to harass me until after the baby is born?"

"I'm not here to harass you," Shredder said. "Loosing one daughter is bad enough, especially when done by my own hand. I've let hate take over and almost killed you too." Nancy just stood there not knowing what to make of this. She was prepared for him to yell, even hit, but not this, not talking.

"What do you want?" Nancy asked. She didn't have the patience to deal with this right now.

"Just to talk to you, to get to know you," Shredder simply stated.

"Oh," Nancy replied. "And you couldn't have done that back in my world, or even tried to explain who you were or anything, besides kidnapping me?"

"If I didn't take you, you never would have met the turtles," Shredder stated. Nancy was caught off guard with that one, because it was true.

"Well, you didn't have to whip me," Nancy said. "That hurt."

"And I got what I deserved," Shredder said fingering the scar. "I probably deserve even more actually.

" Kraing threw me out. He was tired of me throwing fits he said. He was…" Shredder stopped when he realized that he was scaring Nancy by raising his voice. He shook his head and continued more calmly. "I'm rebuilding the foot, a better foot here in New York. I would still like you to join me…"

"That'll never happen," Nancy interrupted. "And you know that," Shredder nodded. "I'll leave you for right now, you may be pregnant with one of those freaks kids, but that's all it'll ever be is a freak."

"That freak, will still be your grandchild," Nancy said. Shredder looked stunned like he never thought about it that way before.

"Go home Nancy, we'll continue this argument another time," Shredder said. "Believe it or not, but I do love you and I do want you to live. I started to look for you when Shannon was still here." Shredder turned and started to walk away.

"Oroku," Nancy called. He stopped and turned around. "Three of your new foot, tried to kidnap me a few months back, they threatened to hit my stomach and would have if Mikey didn't find me in time." Shredder's eyes widened.

"I'll take care of that, they weren't suppose to hurt you." With a determined step, he walked on.

"Don't kill them," Nancy called after him, then he was gone. Making her way back to Mary's job, Raphael was already there. He jumped up when he saw Nancy by herself.

"Nancy," Raphael started. "Don't you know…"

"Save it for later, Raph," Nancy stopped him. "I saw Shredder, and he spoke with me." Nancy told Raphael that she would share the rest when they got home. In the sewers, Michelangelo was found heading out.

"Mikey where are you going?" Nancy asked.

"Be right back Nanc, I'm going to look for Nanc," Then stopped two steps away. Before he could start on her, Nancy stopped him and told him that she would explain when they got home. In the lair everyone was stunned that Shredder didn't try to take Nancy when he had the chance.

"He's rebuilding the foot and said he'll talk to me when I'm not in such a condition." Nancy finished. She squirmed in her seat a little but didn't say anything else.

"Maybe, he has learned, from his actions," Master Splinter said, then paused. "Are you alright Nancy? Everyone looked to Nancy and noticed that she kept shifting around.

"Hey do you need to go to the bathroom?" Michelangelo asked.

"No," Nancy said, followed by a gush. Looking down, the floor was covered with water. "But I think my water just broke."

~ Okay yes, I know another cliffhanger. ::Ducks as the mob throws a pitch fork:: easy over there, you hit me and oops end of story. ::The mob stops and start yelling to continue the story:: hehe maybe I'll wait a few days, AHHHH ::being chased by mob::