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Before Shredder could deal Raphael the final blow he noticed that Athena was standing next to him and looked at him in a way that distracted him.
"What?", he asked, still concentrating on Raphael. "You're disturbing me. So what the hell do you want?!"
Instead of a reply she came closer and placed her hand on his arm. "You know that what you intend to do isn't necessary at all", she said calmly. Shredder gave her a surprised look, not even noticing that he lowered the sais. "I could stand here like that for a long time, so you better let him go", Athena went on, her voice still friendly and patient. Shredder, forgetting about Raphael, turned round and stared at her just as if he had been hypnotized.
Athena made a gesture towards Raphael and he realized that she wanted him to get away. "Far better", she stated.
Shredder looked at the four turtles a bit confused until he realized what he had just done. "Uh... Athena.... how did you?"
She shrugged. "You weren't that determined as you might think, that's all."
"Strange, really strange", Raph stated when Shredder and Athena finally left.
Leo nodded. "She has a great influence on him...."
Clipper, holding April in his arms, smiled. "She's my sister, what did you expect?!"
"Your sister?", Donnie repeated. "Really your sister?"
Clipper nodded. "Yes."
"What a weird family do you have, man?" Mikey grinned. "Why did you and your sister join Shredder?"
"That's something connected with the place where we came from, but it isn't important for you any longer. All I want is to stay with April. And Shredder..." he paused, staring at the ground for a moment. "Shredder will be kept away by Athena."
"Why did she...", Leo started, but Clipper interrupted him.
"I guess I can figure out the reason, but it's nothing you should care about."
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Back at the Technodrome, Shredder had to admit that he wasn't even angry with Athena, though she had made him throw away his chance to get rid of the turtles once and for all. Krang couldn't believe what he heard when Shredder reported to him what had happened and suddenly - not for the first time in his life, but stronger than ever before - he thought he should throw Shredder out. "Shredder, this raptor-creature didn't obey", he said.
"I know", Shredder simply replied.
"Therefore you should state an example", Krang went on.
"State an example?"
"Of course. We can't condone disobedience. Kill her!"
"What?!", Shredder gasped. "Tell me that's a joke. You can't..."
"Shredder, I want you to do that. She didn't obey, so she deserves to die, is that clear to you now?"
"Now *you* will listen to me: I will never hurt her! Never, no matter what damn mistake she makes. So stop this annoying proposals now!"
This reply was all that Krang needed to know that Shredder wasn't reliable any longer. Krang had no idea what the reason was, but he was determined to throw him out if anything like that happened again.
Before Shredder could deal Raphael the final blow he noticed that Athena was standing next to him and looked at him in a way that distracted him.
"What?", he asked, still concentrating on Raphael. "You're disturbing me. So what the hell do you want?!"
Instead of a reply she came closer and placed her hand on his arm. "You know that what you intend to do isn't necessary at all", she said calmly. Shredder gave her a surprised look, not even noticing that he lowered the sais. "I could stand here like that for a long time, so you better let him go", Athena went on, her voice still friendly and patient. Shredder, forgetting about Raphael, turned round and stared at her just as if he had been hypnotized.
Athena made a gesture towards Raphael and he realized that she wanted him to get away. "Far better", she stated.
Shredder looked at the four turtles a bit confused until he realized what he had just done. "Uh... Athena.... how did you?"
She shrugged. "You weren't that determined as you might think, that's all."
"Strange, really strange", Raph stated when Shredder and Athena finally left.
Leo nodded. "She has a great influence on him...."
Clipper, holding April in his arms, smiled. "She's my sister, what did you expect?!"
"Your sister?", Donnie repeated. "Really your sister?"
Clipper nodded. "Yes."
"What a weird family do you have, man?" Mikey grinned. "Why did you and your sister join Shredder?"
"That's something connected with the place where we came from, but it isn't important for you any longer. All I want is to stay with April. And Shredder..." he paused, staring at the ground for a moment. "Shredder will be kept away by Athena."
"Why did she...", Leo started, but Clipper interrupted him.
"I guess I can figure out the reason, but it's nothing you should care about."
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Back at the Technodrome, Shredder had to admit that he wasn't even angry with Athena, though she had made him throw away his chance to get rid of the turtles once and for all. Krang couldn't believe what he heard when Shredder reported to him what had happened and suddenly - not for the first time in his life, but stronger than ever before - he thought he should throw Shredder out. "Shredder, this raptor-creature didn't obey", he said.
"I know", Shredder simply replied.
"Therefore you should state an example", Krang went on.
"State an example?"
"Of course. We can't condone disobedience. Kill her!"
"What?!", Shredder gasped. "Tell me that's a joke. You can't..."
"Shredder, I want you to do that. She didn't obey, so she deserves to die, is that clear to you now?"
"Now *you* will listen to me: I will never hurt her! Never, no matter what damn mistake she makes. So stop this annoying proposals now!"
This reply was all that Krang needed to know that Shredder wasn't reliable any longer. Krang had no idea what the reason was, but he was determined to throw him out if anything like that happened again.