Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - The Next Generation

Chapter 15

*Athena's POV*

As soon as we set Val on the couch, she passed out, much to Donnie's dismay, as we all knew he just couldn't WAIT for her to wake up so he could question her.

Eventually, Leo and the guys left to give us some time to think (well technically, Donnie had to be dragged out by Raph because he didn't want to leave). We all sat down on the couch next to Val, and basically just stared into space for a few hours. I was impressed that Tawny could sit still that long, but then again, we'd never faced a situation this serious before.

It seemed like forever before I saw Val's eyes half-open, and then close again. I leaped off the couch and was kneeling over Val in a heartbeat.

"What is it?" Taylor asked me.

"I saw her move." I replied. Val's eyes opened a bit again, and she groaned.

"GUYS! SHE'S WAKING UP!!!!" Tawny screamed. The guys and Mrs. O'Neil were in the room in about five seconds.

Val opened her eyes all the way this time, and blinked a few times. "What's everybody staring at me for?"

I laughed weakly. "Oh, nothing, you've just been passed out for, oh, say, the past three hours or so?"

Val's eyes widened. "Whoa. It felt like a few minutes...."

"What felt like a few minutes?" Leo asked.

"Yeah, what happened?" Mikey asked.

Mrs. O'Neil's eyes widened in realization. She obviously knew what Val was talking about. She kneeled by Val, and I quickly stepped away.

"Honey, what did you see?" She asked.

"See?" Pretty much everyone asked at the same time.

It hit Donnie first. "Wait, April, has Val been having visions?" He asked.

"Just two, Dad. One this morning, and one just now." Val told us. She tried to sit up, but she couldn't put much weight on her injured arm. Tawny and Taylor helped her.

Donnie folded his arms. "Well, care to tell us what they were about?"

Mrs. O'Neil and the guys shot Donnie dirty looks.

"Try to be a little more considerate, Donnie! She's your daughter and she's hurt!" Leo told him.

"Sorry, I just - oh, nevermind." Donnie replied, sitting down on the couch scowling.

Val sighed. "You guys might all want to sit down. This is a doozy."

*Val's POV*

As I told everybody about my visions and what happened with Fallon, I could see the shock and disbelief - and anger, in Taylor's and Raph's cases - on their faces, but no one interrupted. As I finished describing what I had figured out in my vision with Splinter, there was a small pause of silence.

"That's it." I said. "Questions may commence, now, I guess."

Raph was snarling. "I swear, if I ever meet that chick, she'll wish she never messed with our family!" He declared.

Taylor nodded. "Took the words right out of my mouth."

Athena sighed. "We were lured? But that doesn't even make any sense!"

"Yeah, if she wants to kill us, why would she let us meet and form a team? Wouldn't it be easier just to kill us while we were young and not prepared to fight?" Tawny asked.

I sighed. "I don't know, but that's what she did, and it's not important anymore. We need to figure out a plan to beat her."

The girls nodded in agreement, but my dad stood up again, his arms folded.