Three months after the beginning of their passionate affair, April decided
to tell Clipper that she was pregnant. She wanted to have a baby, but she
doubted if Clipper was happy about that fact, so she started her
announcement a bit hesitatingly.
"Darling, did you have a nice day?", she asked when he returned from work (Although he was a raptor he had developed the skills to work in a downtown store soon.)
"Quite okay. And you?"
"Oh... I have to tell you something..."
"What is it?"
"We...errr....", she stopped and looked into his eyes. "You love me, don't you?"
"What a question! Of course I do and you know that!"
"Fine, so I hope you'll be glad to hear that we'll have a baby."
Clipper stared at her, then leaned back against the wall. "What.... what did you... just say?!" he stammered.
A bit irritated April repeated: "We will have a baby."
"Oh...", was all Clipper could say.
"Anything wrong?", she asked. "I thought you'd be happy. We will be a family, that counts much more than just a love affair."
"Oh, April.... darling, you don't know what you're talking about", he replied, trying to be as calm as possible.
"What do you mean? What's wrong? Is it another woman?"
"Of course not!", he answered angrily. "But you... you really don't know what it means..."
"Then tell me!", April urged, almost crying.
"I never thought it would work between us", he murmured to himself. "How can that be? We're far too different..."
"Clipper, what is it? Why can't you tell me? Have I done anything wrong?"
He was searching for a small folder in the drawer, ignoring April's question.
"What do you do?", she asked, when he picked up the receiver and started dialling a number.
"Calling Athena", he replied. "We will have to talk to Shredder."
"What?", Athena rushed towards him, trying to keep him away from the telephone. "What has Shredder got to do with us?"
Clipper finished the call, then took April's hand. "Please, trust in me. You really don't know what I am talking about and you wouldn't understand if I told you the truth. All I want is to make sure that you won't get in trouble."
"And therefore you call Shredder?", April asked sarcastically.
"Yes, because he's the only one who knows about... my past. And if anyone can help us, he is the one."
"Clipper, Shredder is not only the turtles' enemy, he is also mine. Why should he help me? And why do I *need* help? What's the problem about having a baby?"
"You will see, April", he replied. "I don't know if Shredder will help us, but there's at least a small chance that he will."
"Why?"
"Because of Athena. I've talked to her a few weeks ago and what she told me makes me think so. Shredder likes her, I guess, and I've the advantage to be her brother."
((to be continued))
"Darling, did you have a nice day?", she asked when he returned from work (Although he was a raptor he had developed the skills to work in a downtown store soon.)
"Quite okay. And you?"
"Oh... I have to tell you something..."
"What is it?"
"We...errr....", she stopped and looked into his eyes. "You love me, don't you?"
"What a question! Of course I do and you know that!"
"Fine, so I hope you'll be glad to hear that we'll have a baby."
Clipper stared at her, then leaned back against the wall. "What.... what did you... just say?!" he stammered.
A bit irritated April repeated: "We will have a baby."
"Oh...", was all Clipper could say.
"Anything wrong?", she asked. "I thought you'd be happy. We will be a family, that counts much more than just a love affair."
"Oh, April.... darling, you don't know what you're talking about", he replied, trying to be as calm as possible.
"What do you mean? What's wrong? Is it another woman?"
"Of course not!", he answered angrily. "But you... you really don't know what it means..."
"Then tell me!", April urged, almost crying.
"I never thought it would work between us", he murmured to himself. "How can that be? We're far too different..."
"Clipper, what is it? Why can't you tell me? Have I done anything wrong?"
He was searching for a small folder in the drawer, ignoring April's question.
"What do you do?", she asked, when he picked up the receiver and started dialling a number.
"Calling Athena", he replied. "We will have to talk to Shredder."
"What?", Athena rushed towards him, trying to keep him away from the telephone. "What has Shredder got to do with us?"
Clipper finished the call, then took April's hand. "Please, trust in me. You really don't know what I am talking about and you wouldn't understand if I told you the truth. All I want is to make sure that you won't get in trouble."
"And therefore you call Shredder?", April asked sarcastically.
"Yes, because he's the only one who knows about... my past. And if anyone can help us, he is the one."
"Clipper, Shredder is not only the turtles' enemy, he is also mine. Why should he help me? And why do I *need* help? What's the problem about having a baby?"
"You will see, April", he replied. "I don't know if Shredder will help us, but there's at least a small chance that he will."
"Why?"
"Because of Athena. I've talked to her a few weeks ago and what she told me makes me think so. Shredder likes her, I guess, and I've the advantage to be her brother."
((to be continued))