Author's Notes: I've been getting even less time for this now...so much so I've had to revert to my old method of writing the story by hand then typing it up instead of just typing it straight. :P Ah well...Enjoy! I'll try to keep my aim of a new chapter a week, but I can no longer keep that promise as my course has got me super-busy again ;)

Disclaimer: I am not a spy even if I happen to have four different types of recording equipment on my bed right now...oh, about this story? Okay...I don't own TMNT, only Violet and Keiko

Chapter 18: A Little Secret

I awaken the next morning to find dear old morning sickness has returned. The joy.

After cleaning up due to that unfortunate problem, I head down to where everyone else is stressing over the wedding.

As I move down the stairs, I rub the lower part of my plastron somewhat, murmuring to myself "It's alright…"

It's then when I find myself face-to-face with Donny…great! He looks at me bemused, obviously trying to analyse everything like he used to.

"Um…Violet…can we talk?" he asks me nervously. I nod and let him lead me back up the stairs. When we are alone, he starts talking again. "I did talk to April about our roles…and we're stuck with them…which means…"

I smirk as he blushes and help him finish his sentence, "…We need to dance at the party"

"Yeah…" he smiles slightly, soon regaining himself. "Have you been feeling okay recently? I've noticed you've been a bit distant and almost scared…"

I flinch slightly, pretty much proving his point. "Aren't I supposed to be the empath here?" I try to lighten the tension but fail, so I sigh I try to continue. "Well…it's just…"

"I know I've not been as supportive as I have in the past recently because of what happened to sensei…but that doesn't mean I'm no longer there for you"

I exhale again, "Fine…" I take a deep breath, trying to calm myself again. "Don…I'm…" A sudden surge of dizziness hits me as I try to force it out, I think I'm just stressed or something though. "…Gravid" I decided to say that so if anyone else is listening, they won't know what I mean.

His eyes widen, "Why didn't you tell me?" he demands, almost panicking.

"Don, I would have…but I only found out yesterday…that's why I went to Leatherhead, I felt sick. But as soon as I got back…you wanted me to piece together Master Splinters. Then there was the re-union, coming here…" I sigh, "I just haven't had a chance! I was going to tell you all after the wedding…"

"Violet…" he shakes his head slightly.

I'm not sure if it's in disappointment or not though. Well, I didn't, and then…

He suddenly grins and hugs me. "That's great news!" he beams, the happiest I've seen him recently. "At least you know it won't be as rough as last time"

I smile sheepishly, trying not to flush. "I hope so anyway…"

"I'm sure everyone else will be just as happy"

I hug him back as he comforts my nerves quite a lot. "Thanks…Uncle Donny" I giggle as I watch him redden like before.

"Come on! We've got to go get ready" he smiles and opens the door for me.

Him and I have been paired up for practically all of our wedding tasks…walking down the aisle in front of April, dancing at the reception…so we've also been put together to help each other get ready. Don's tuxedo is fairly easy to put on and tidy…but the dress I've been given requires quite a bit of close help to get it on properly.

The dress itself is quite pretty. It's a light pink mermaid tail dress with a sort of sash around the waist. It has no sleeves, so I have been given a pair of long satin gloves to wear that match the dress. I have been given these pink sandals to wear underneath and a halo of flowers to wear. The halo consists of pink, violet and lilac flowers and has long lilac ribbons coming off of it, some of which are glittery.

As Don adjusts the halo to perfection, he smiles sheepishly. "You look…" he flushes slightly, "…beautiful"

"Thanks big bro," I kiss his cheek lightly, and then turn so I am looking at myself in the mirror.

"Don't worry! I'm sure Mikey will be ecstatic about it…" he tries to comfort me more, knowing my fears of telling everyone.

Donny and I make our way to the entrance of the barn where the rest of my family are; Mikey immediately compliments me when he sees me.

"Babe! You're even more radiant than I could have ever imagined!"

I blush slightly and giggle, pushing him away slightly. Don gives me a knowing glance but stays close by, probably worried…again!

After seeing Casey freak out about April not being there, Splinters goes to fetch her. Master Keiko then approaches me.

"Violet, can I have a quick word?" she glances at Don and Mikey, implying she wants it to be alone.

I nod and walk away from them with her. "What is it Master?"

She smiles warmly at me, "I think both of us are more than aware of what this is about"

I blush suddenly, "Oh…"

"I know you won't understand yet, but as you mature your empathy will too, allowing you to read more into peoples feelings," she hugs me tenderly.

"Thank you" I mutter quietly, still flushing deeply.

"I can feel you're scared about it…"

I shake my head quickly, "Not about it itself…more about telling everyone…especially Mikey…" I trail off slowly, starting to become more terrified than before.

She gives me a confused glance, "You should know by now they will be happy"

"More like hope…" I mutter to myself as I move away from her.

"I heard that!" she frowns slightly, "Be positive, and remember, we're your family, we support you whenever…"

I smirk and wave it away, "I know, I know!"

I walk back to Mikey, immediately questioned on what I had just spoken about. I'd say girly stuff, but I'm worried he'd take that the wrong way so I say "Training"

He laughs, "Unlucky!"

"Tell me about it" I sigh slightly.

After a long while, April appears, asking if everything is okay. Casey nearly falls over only to be caught by Raph…men…

"Master Splinter went to find you…you haven't seen him?" Don asks her, obviously concerned.

She shakes her head, "No"

"I wonder where he could-" Don starts, but is interrupted when Master Splinters comes crashing in through the wooden door, falling and hitting the alter way up front.

We all rush forward to find out what's going on.

"He's here…he's-" our Master says shakily, but doesn't get far as we find smoke canisters chucked in through the now broken door.

I cough violently, finding Mikey come up next to me to check if I'm okay. I get control of my lungs and give him a weak smile.

I glance to where someone spoke to see Cyber Shredder in front of us through the smoke.

"ATTACK!" he yells and his hoard of Foot ninjas come running at us, attacking everyone there.

Raph pulls out his sai from under his jacket, "I don't remember getting your RSVP bucket-for-brains!"

The others all pull out their weapons too, Mikey saying they fried him before. Damn…this is where my dress fails! There's nowhere to keep my weapons, so I left them in the farmhouse.

I glance back at Master Splinters; Keiko is kneeling next to him, checking him over rapidly. I know he's in good hands.

Shredder attacks, gabbling on about something I don't care about. I merely try to dodge his attacks, protecting my stomach area more than usual for obvious reasons. As I dodge, he picks me up off the ground and throws me into a load of chairs.

I groan, forcing myself up again only to find a load of the foot ninjas jump me. I begin to fight them, when one throws me back to the ground, all of them fleeing.

"Huh?" I sit up quickly to see what's going on. It's then when I see the barn is collapsing thanks to the Cyber Shredder! He's slicing down the support beams! "Shit!"

I jump up and run with everyone else, finding it falling faster as he takes out the last of the beams. Leatherhead pushes me forward, protecting me as best he can as the roof caves in and the whole barn falls in on itself.

I close my eyes and scream, much like everyone else as it does so, but soon find I'm not below a load of debris. I open them again to find Leatherhead and one of the tribunal members holding up the roof.

"Everyone out!" Leatherhead growls and we are soon escaping that danger.

But as I said, one danger aside, another in it's place…all the guests and I are surrounded by foot ninjas, led by Khan.

"Finish them," he orders swiftly.

I find Leatherhead by my side again, keeping the foot ninjas away from me with a swish of his tail. "I'll protect you and your child," he growls as he gets rid of more.

"Thanks…but I can take care of myself!" I beat away more ninjas. There's way too many for one to fight alone!

Well…that's until the Justice Force arrives and takes out a lot of the ninjas!

The fighting pauses all of a sudden as we all see Don fire the decompiler ray at the Shredder and he screams out. He is soon destroyed and all the foot ninjas defeated.

It is then decided the wedding will be held outside.

So soon, we all watch as April and Casey are pronounced Man and Wife. They kiss in front of us, everyone starting to cheer for them.

As everything dies down a bit and people are getting ready for the party, I wander up to a nearby tree as I think about how to broach the subject of me being pregnant.

"Psst…Violet!"

I jump as I hear someone behind the tree. "Who's there? Show yourself!" I demand.

"Chill Violet, it's like me!" they walk out…Renet! "You're supposed to meet me like over there!" she points to a bush near another tree.

I give her an odd look and slowly walk over.

"Violet! It's like totally great to see you!" I hear Renet cheerily say as she jumps out and hugs me.

"Uh…Renet? Why'd you send me here if you were just over there?"

She looks confused for a moment but then laughs. "Oh! I love to come and watch this wedding so it's not surprising you bumped into another me!"

Ugh…as if one Renet wasn't enough!

"So you're telling me there could be five hundred of you in the bushes and no one else would know?"

She continues to laugh. "That's not the point! I came here for you"

"Me? Why?"

She checks no one has noticed us yet, "I'm here to help you"

I frown, "Help me?"

"Yes! At the moment you've got two options to do with your pregnancy: tell your family, or don't tell them…I'm here to show you why you should tell them"

"Why do I get a bad feeling about this?" I ask suspiciously as she raises the time sceptre and a light from it engulfs us.

Next thing I know I'm standing with her in an alley off of a street, it looks like New York, but something feels different.

"Renet? Where are we?" I ask suspiciously.

She grins, "It's like your future…if you don't tell them that is"

I look around us, moving slowly to the end, but see nothing of importance. "I don't get it, everything looks the same," I complain.

Renet suddenly pulls me back and forces me to hide with her behind some trash cans, covering my mouth to make me be quiet.

I want to demand an explanation, but I pale as I see the person we're hiding from.

"Bishop?" I hiss round her hand, "What does this have to do with me?"

She gestures for me to be quiet and points towards him. I decide to listen in.

"They've been here" Bishop states to whoever is with him.

Someone answers which makes me flinch. "Of course they have…they stick to the shadows, remember?"

I glare at Renet who puts her finger to her lips again as a signal to stay silent.

"Perhaps my best agent would like the challenge of apprehending our targets"

I lean forward slightly to try and catch a glance of the other one talking. They sound so angry and hurt…I see their outline in the shadows, their eyes gleaming white in the darkness.

"If you wish so Boss…but I don't promise anything anymore"

The two begin to walk further into the alley, the person whom Bishop is talking to walking right in front of us.

I can't help but gasp as everything adds up. "Renet…is that…me?"