When Clipper returned to the Technodrome it was already decided that he
would leave, but it took him quite a long time until he told his sister
about his meeting with the turtles.
He had never seen her that upset before - she shouted at him, called him a
damn idiot and his attempts to calm her failed.
"Fine, so you're leaving", she stated. "I'm really glad to see how much you care about me." Her voice was trembling with anger and he didn't dare to come closer, knowing that he would only increase her fury. "Don't you remember what we have been told? Did you forget everything? Did you even forget your promise?"
Clipper shook his head. "I will *never* forget, but I'm determined to leave. There's no other choice."
"No other choice?! Tell me, who is this woman that she can make us part? We are a family. Doesn't that count for you any longer?"
"Of course it does! And nothing will make us part. It's only..." He paused for a second, not knowing how to explain it to his sister. "I can't have both April and Shredder. And I'll stay with April because I'm absolutely sure you will do your job at the Technodrome quite well without me. April won't be that lucky, I guess."
She sighed. "You know what it means, don't you?"
He lifted an eyebrow. "What?"
"Your decision...", she replied quietly. "It makes us enemies."
"How could we be enemies? We are still a family."
She laughed, but it sounded sad. "Family... You're really stupid. Your decision to stay with the turtles will make us enemies. You can't trust in me and I can't trust in you any longer."
His eyes widened in surprise. He had never thought of it that way. But there was truth in it. "I will never be you enemy", he replied. "And I won't be Shredder's enemy - you know that I'll never forget our guidelines and as long as I live I'll stick to that code."
"We will see. But remember: I am determined, too and you can't change that - so, please, don't even try to."
"You know that I will always think of you as my sister, my friend and my leader", he said, before he turned to leave.
Shredder had been waiting until Clipper finally left, then he walked over to Athena. She stepped back a bit startled.
"You witnessed our argument?", she asked.
"Yes. And it is the opportunity I've been waiting for", he replied. "He won't expect us to follow him now and so he will lead us straight to the turtles." An evil look crossed his face.
Athena hesitated. Something inside of her was revolting against this way of defeating the turtles, but she knew that she had to follow Shredder anyway.
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When Clipper reached the meeting point and saw April, he smiled. "April, my love, I've done it!"
The four turtles couldn't believe it. "So he really loves her", Leo murmured.
April couldn't help laughing. "Oh, I knew you would leave, I knew!"
"Yes, and nothing can make us part. You see that I've been able to prove my love."
April stepped closer and threw her arms around his neck. "I love you more than words can say", she whispered.
"Nice, really nice", Shredder said, stepping out of the shadows. "But your party is over now."
"Are you sure, Shred-head?" Raph took his sais and stepped forward, ready to attack.
Clipper seemed to be a bit confused and when he noticed that Athena was with Shredder he gasped. "How... how could you?!"
She tried to avoid his glance. "Didn't I tell you?", she simply asked.
Shredder took the opportunity and grabbed April.
"Damn it!", Leo shouted, taking his katana sword.
"Now put your weapons down!", Shredder demanded, but he didn't expect Clipper's reaction. It took Clipper only a split second to step behind Shredder and force him to loose his grip on April.
"You're not going to hurt her", he said in a low voice, while tightening his grip.
Shredder held still. He knew that Clipper could kill him easily.
Clipper wasn't sure what to do. They only thing he wanted was to keep Shredder away from April, but letting him go now would endanger April. So he stood there for a minute motionless.
"What are you waiting for?", Raph asked angrily. He stepped forward, his sais aimed at Shredder.
Seeing that, Clipper loosened his grip. Shredder realized it and got free. He kicked the sais out of Raphael's hands and grabbed them.
"Now the game is over", he said when he slammed Raphael against the wall, sais at the turtle's throat.
"Fine, so you're leaving", she stated. "I'm really glad to see how much you care about me." Her voice was trembling with anger and he didn't dare to come closer, knowing that he would only increase her fury. "Don't you remember what we have been told? Did you forget everything? Did you even forget your promise?"
Clipper shook his head. "I will *never* forget, but I'm determined to leave. There's no other choice."
"No other choice?! Tell me, who is this woman that she can make us part? We are a family. Doesn't that count for you any longer?"
"Of course it does! And nothing will make us part. It's only..." He paused for a second, not knowing how to explain it to his sister. "I can't have both April and Shredder. And I'll stay with April because I'm absolutely sure you will do your job at the Technodrome quite well without me. April won't be that lucky, I guess."
She sighed. "You know what it means, don't you?"
He lifted an eyebrow. "What?"
"Your decision...", she replied quietly. "It makes us enemies."
"How could we be enemies? We are still a family."
She laughed, but it sounded sad. "Family... You're really stupid. Your decision to stay with the turtles will make us enemies. You can't trust in me and I can't trust in you any longer."
His eyes widened in surprise. He had never thought of it that way. But there was truth in it. "I will never be you enemy", he replied. "And I won't be Shredder's enemy - you know that I'll never forget our guidelines and as long as I live I'll stick to that code."
"We will see. But remember: I am determined, too and you can't change that - so, please, don't even try to."
"You know that I will always think of you as my sister, my friend and my leader", he said, before he turned to leave.
Shredder had been waiting until Clipper finally left, then he walked over to Athena. She stepped back a bit startled.
"You witnessed our argument?", she asked.
"Yes. And it is the opportunity I've been waiting for", he replied. "He won't expect us to follow him now and so he will lead us straight to the turtles." An evil look crossed his face.
Athena hesitated. Something inside of her was revolting against this way of defeating the turtles, but she knew that she had to follow Shredder anyway.
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When Clipper reached the meeting point and saw April, he smiled. "April, my love, I've done it!"
The four turtles couldn't believe it. "So he really loves her", Leo murmured.
April couldn't help laughing. "Oh, I knew you would leave, I knew!"
"Yes, and nothing can make us part. You see that I've been able to prove my love."
April stepped closer and threw her arms around his neck. "I love you more than words can say", she whispered.
"Nice, really nice", Shredder said, stepping out of the shadows. "But your party is over now."
"Are you sure, Shred-head?" Raph took his sais and stepped forward, ready to attack.
Clipper seemed to be a bit confused and when he noticed that Athena was with Shredder he gasped. "How... how could you?!"
She tried to avoid his glance. "Didn't I tell you?", she simply asked.
Shredder took the opportunity and grabbed April.
"Damn it!", Leo shouted, taking his katana sword.
"Now put your weapons down!", Shredder demanded, but he didn't expect Clipper's reaction. It took Clipper only a split second to step behind Shredder and force him to loose his grip on April.
"You're not going to hurt her", he said in a low voice, while tightening his grip.
Shredder held still. He knew that Clipper could kill him easily.
Clipper wasn't sure what to do. They only thing he wanted was to keep Shredder away from April, but letting him go now would endanger April. So he stood there for a minute motionless.
"What are you waiting for?", Raph asked angrily. He stepped forward, his sais aimed at Shredder.
Seeing that, Clipper loosened his grip. Shredder realized it and got free. He kicked the sais out of Raphael's hands and grabbed them.
"Now the game is over", he said when he slammed Raphael against the wall, sais at the turtle's throat.