While the male raptor started to prowl around the forest highly excited,
the female turned back to Shredder. "You should get away."
"I would have done so, if I knew *how*", he replied.
"What about using a car?", she proposed.
"Errr....where do you want to get a car from?!", he asked surprised, making a gesture towards the trees in front of them. (And why the heck do you know *what* a car is?, he thought.)
"That's rather easy", she replied. "Let's go to the car-park! It's not far from here. About five minutes to walk, I'd say..." She turned to another path and waited for Shredder, who finally decided to follow her, although he couldn't believe that what she had told him was true.
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"Here we are!", she stated, when they arrived. Five cars were parked at the area and they obviously hadn't been used for years.
"You should take the Jeep", the raptor proposed, motioning towards a dark green car. "The key is inside, I'm sure."
Shredder hesitated a bit, but the arrival of the male raptor convinced him.
"Hey, sister, would you be so kind to do something?!", he yelled as he came dashing along the path. "We haven't got time for casual chatting!"
And what she saw next ensured that he was right. She stepped forward, but before she attacked the T-Rex that broke through the forest, she turned her head to Shredder. "What are you waiting for?! Drive away!" He looked back at the tyrannosaur before he got in the car and accelerated.
He gazed at the rear-view mirror - the two raptors seemed to have a *tactic*. He wondered how they could be able to defend the area against a much taller animal... And suddenly a thought crossed his mind, which he couldn't get out of his head again: wouldn't those raptors be able to defeat the turtles?
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Shredder stopped the car in front of another building, which seemed to be a former command post. He decided to wait for the raptors and walked around the area in the mean time.
About twenty minutes later the two raptors arrived. They were half across the lawn, coming from the shadows of the trees and obviously in a very joyful mood. "Sister, you're really great!", the male said, turning to her. "But I think I have forgotten to give you something...", He sneered and lashed out at her. She darted off, evading his attack. "You fool! What a childish behaviour!" She giggled as she ran away.
When she reached Shredder she stated proudly: "The T-Rex won't come back for about a week, I presume. By the way, if you want to get away, I'll show you the landing-stage today."
Shredder thought of the raptor's strength again and he made his decision. "Well, I owe a lot to you...", he said.
"No problem", the male raptor replied and his sister nodded.
"I have to go back to New York as you know", Shredder went on. "And I wondered if you probably wanted to come with me. That could be a lot of fun for you." He looked at both of them, awaiting their reaction.
The female gasped. "That... that would be great! I always wanted to visit a *real* city. You can't imagine what it means to me..."
"Stop!", the male interrupted her. "You know a city is *not* the place where we belong!"
She turned to her brother. "Let's try!", she urged. "It might be of advantage..."
He sighed and slowly nodded. "Okay - if you really want to go I don't want to stand in you way."
Shredder was still watching them and, as they made their decision, laughed, a deep, sinister laugh.
The male raptor looked at him a bit startled. "What's so funny?"
"It isn't funny", he replied. "It's *great*. You guys will come with me and then, well, you will see..."
"Hey I'm female and I insist on that, okay?!"
Shredder looked at her and, noticing that she obviously was a statuesque beauty for her race, he replied: "I didn't mean to offend you. I just wanted to use a neutral term."
She nodded. "It's okay."
"Umm...you will need names", he suddenly said.
"Names?! What for?" The female didn't understand the meaning of his proposal.
"I can't call both of you raptor, of course!"
"Err.... alright... but we don't have names, as you can imagine", the male said.
Shredder remained silent for a while, then looked at the female again. "I'll call you Athena", he said. "The name of a Greek goddess, as it befits you."
The female seemed to smile and if raptors could blush she would have done so. "It sounds great... really", she replied. "And what about my brother?"
Shredder wanted to answer, but the male raptor was a bit faster. "I wanna be named Clipper!"
"Why?" Shredder and Athena asked in unison.
"Because it... well, it sounds cool!"
Athena sighed. "You'll regret your proposal", she said to Shredder. "My brother's really annoying."
"I think I can cope with that", he replied, thinking of the turtles - not even the most annoying raptor in the world could be compared to *them*... "By the way, do you have electricity here?"
"Of course", she answered, motioning towards the building. "I'd say you should have a look at the maps too - to find out the coordinates."
"Eh?! Coordinates? Why should I need coordinates?"
"Well, if you want us to come with you, we will have to go by helicopter."
"Didn't you say there were ships?"
"She hates ships", the male raptor broke in. "She'd never go by ship."
"I see. No problem - at least not if you know where we can get a helicopter from..."
"Be patient", she replied. "I'll show you."
"I would have done so, if I knew *how*", he replied.
"What about using a car?", she proposed.
"Errr....where do you want to get a car from?!", he asked surprised, making a gesture towards the trees in front of them. (And why the heck do you know *what* a car is?, he thought.)
"That's rather easy", she replied. "Let's go to the car-park! It's not far from here. About five minutes to walk, I'd say..." She turned to another path and waited for Shredder, who finally decided to follow her, although he couldn't believe that what she had told him was true.
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"Here we are!", she stated, when they arrived. Five cars were parked at the area and they obviously hadn't been used for years.
"You should take the Jeep", the raptor proposed, motioning towards a dark green car. "The key is inside, I'm sure."
Shredder hesitated a bit, but the arrival of the male raptor convinced him.
"Hey, sister, would you be so kind to do something?!", he yelled as he came dashing along the path. "We haven't got time for casual chatting!"
And what she saw next ensured that he was right. She stepped forward, but before she attacked the T-Rex that broke through the forest, she turned her head to Shredder. "What are you waiting for?! Drive away!" He looked back at the tyrannosaur before he got in the car and accelerated.
He gazed at the rear-view mirror - the two raptors seemed to have a *tactic*. He wondered how they could be able to defend the area against a much taller animal... And suddenly a thought crossed his mind, which he couldn't get out of his head again: wouldn't those raptors be able to defeat the turtles?
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Shredder stopped the car in front of another building, which seemed to be a former command post. He decided to wait for the raptors and walked around the area in the mean time.
About twenty minutes later the two raptors arrived. They were half across the lawn, coming from the shadows of the trees and obviously in a very joyful mood. "Sister, you're really great!", the male said, turning to her. "But I think I have forgotten to give you something...", He sneered and lashed out at her. She darted off, evading his attack. "You fool! What a childish behaviour!" She giggled as she ran away.
When she reached Shredder she stated proudly: "The T-Rex won't come back for about a week, I presume. By the way, if you want to get away, I'll show you the landing-stage today."
Shredder thought of the raptor's strength again and he made his decision. "Well, I owe a lot to you...", he said.
"No problem", the male raptor replied and his sister nodded.
"I have to go back to New York as you know", Shredder went on. "And I wondered if you probably wanted to come with me. That could be a lot of fun for you." He looked at both of them, awaiting their reaction.
The female gasped. "That... that would be great! I always wanted to visit a *real* city. You can't imagine what it means to me..."
"Stop!", the male interrupted her. "You know a city is *not* the place where we belong!"
She turned to her brother. "Let's try!", she urged. "It might be of advantage..."
He sighed and slowly nodded. "Okay - if you really want to go I don't want to stand in you way."
Shredder was still watching them and, as they made their decision, laughed, a deep, sinister laugh.
The male raptor looked at him a bit startled. "What's so funny?"
"It isn't funny", he replied. "It's *great*. You guys will come with me and then, well, you will see..."
"Hey I'm female and I insist on that, okay?!"
Shredder looked at her and, noticing that she obviously was a statuesque beauty for her race, he replied: "I didn't mean to offend you. I just wanted to use a neutral term."
She nodded. "It's okay."
"Umm...you will need names", he suddenly said.
"Names?! What for?" The female didn't understand the meaning of his proposal.
"I can't call both of you raptor, of course!"
"Err.... alright... but we don't have names, as you can imagine", the male said.
Shredder remained silent for a while, then looked at the female again. "I'll call you Athena", he said. "The name of a Greek goddess, as it befits you."
The female seemed to smile and if raptors could blush she would have done so. "It sounds great... really", she replied. "And what about my brother?"
Shredder wanted to answer, but the male raptor was a bit faster. "I wanna be named Clipper!"
"Why?" Shredder and Athena asked in unison.
"Because it... well, it sounds cool!"
Athena sighed. "You'll regret your proposal", she said to Shredder. "My brother's really annoying."
"I think I can cope with that", he replied, thinking of the turtles - not even the most annoying raptor in the world could be compared to *them*... "By the way, do you have electricity here?"
"Of course", she answered, motioning towards the building. "I'd say you should have a look at the maps too - to find out the coordinates."
"Eh?! Coordinates? Why should I need coordinates?"
"Well, if you want us to come with you, we will have to go by helicopter."
"Didn't you say there were ships?"
"She hates ships", the male raptor broke in. "She'd never go by ship."
"I see. No problem - at least not if you know where we can get a helicopter from..."
"Be patient", she replied. "I'll show you."