We were sitting on a building looking over the city. I was half asleep. We've been here for a while. But there's something about this building that's telling me that I've been here before... I opened one eye. "Anything?" I drowsily asked Donatello. "Nothing yet." He answered.
I closed my eye and went back to being half asleep. I was trying not to snore. Michelangelo's scream woke me up. Either that or I spooked myself awake. "Guys, when ninjas are in surveillance, they are supposed to be silent!" Leonardo whisper shouted. "We're aware of that, thank you, Leonardo." I moaned, trying to stay awake.
"I'll scream quieter." Michelangelo said. I thought maybe I could try to go back to sleep, but a thud interrupted my efforts. What's a mutant tiger gotta do to get some sleep around here?
I jumped to see that Raphael had Michelangelo in a headlock. "Say it." Raphael said. "Silence, will ya?" I groaned.
"Not till he says it." Raphael said back. "Raphael is all wise and powerful." Michelangelo said. "And?" Raphael let go of Michelangelo, only to grab him again. I winced. His head looked squished.
"And he's better than me in every possible way." Michelangelo said. Raphael knocked Michelangelo down to the ground, painfully, if you ask me.
"And?"
"And I'm a lowly worm beneath his feet who isn't fit to live on the same planet as him because he's so amazing and I'm a dirt clod." Michelangelo said, annoyed.
Raphael licked a finger and held it above Michelangelo's head. "And?"
I pinched the bridge of my nose and gradually increased the volume of my growling. I'm getting ticked off at this point. "And in the history of the universe there's never been—" My growling reached its climax. I cut them off.
"Alright, Raphael, that is enough!" I shouted louder than I intended. I covered my mouth and checked my surroundings. He got off of Michelangelo.
Next thing I knew, something hit my tail. I looked down and saw a medium-sized, cream colored egg with green spots. A Pokemon egg! But how did this get up here, unless some idiot thought they could just leave a fragile egg on a rooftop unattended. That would be an idiotic thing to do.
But I ain't that!
I carry the egg in my arms. It was pretty heavy, roughly 20 pounds. But I carried an adult African elephant once, so this won't be a problem.
"What are you playing dress up?" Someone asked. I perked my head up and saw elderly, chubby man wearing only a white tank top, blue pants and brown sandals. I recognized him instantly. His name's Vic. We know each other, but we hate each other.
"N- no, sir, we were just-" Leonardo stuttered. I growled, cutting him off. I handed the egg to Donatello, "Hold this." Due to my growling, the man noticed me. "Well, hello, Fire Cat." The man said. "Hello, Vic." I said in a sinister tone, baring my canines at him. "You two know each other?" Leonardo asked. "Yeah, we know each other." I said, not taking my eyes off of the man. "The last time we saw each other, he was close to getting a scratch mark."
"Good times, huh?" The man said. "Now then... Which one of you slimy green ham shanks busted my satellite dish?" The man yelled.
"Ham shanks?!" Raphael asked angrily.
"I don't even know what that means." Donatello said, scratching his head. "Me neither, but I don't like it." Raphael said, reaching for his sais. He was stopped by Leonardo.
"Let's go." He said.
"That's right, you spineless cream puff, listen to your mommy." The man said mockingly. Raphael got furious. He took out his sais and pointed them at the man. "Hey, watch it, buddy." He threatened.
"Oh, I didn't know you had salad tongs." The man said mockingly. Jeez, does this guy ever shut up?
"Salad tongs?!" Raphael said angrily. "I'm not gonna take this from some greasy pit-stained slob with a combover!" His brothers held him back in order to keep Raphael from attacking the man. I contributed to this by using my telekinetic powers to hold him back.
"You calling me ugly? Seen a mirror lately, circus freak? You want a piece of me?" The man asked. "When I'm done, a piece of you is all that's gonna be left!" Raphael said, trying to escape his brothers' grip.
"I strongly suggest that you stop talking!" I barked.
Suddenly, three Kraang equipped with the laser guns jumped on the roof. I growled. "Guys, we got company!" I said. "Kraang droids coming our way!"
"Holy Toledo." The man said.
"Way to blow our cover." I said flatly.
(Time Skip)
We were dodging the lasers left and right, thanks to their bad aim. "Did anyone ever tell you how terrible your aim is?" I said, loud enough only us to hear.
"Holy cow, they're some kind of Kung-Fu frogs." I heard the man say. I saw him take his phone out and record us on video defeating the Kraang. I used my powers to turn invisible. "Keep going, Kung-Fu frogs. This is pure gold. Wait, where's Fire Cat?"
I turned to face him. "Okay, first off, they're not frogs. Second, it's not Kung-Fu." I barked. Even though he couldn't see me. He looked around like he was freaked out. "Who said that?" The man asked. I didn't answer him.
I noticed he had his phone out. "Wait a tick, he's getting you guys on video."
"Not for long he doesn't." Raphael said. He charged at the man, but he closed the door. I winced when Raphael hit the door instead. That has got to hurt.
Now that the man was gone, I turned visible again. "Are you okay, Raphael?" I asked with concern. I got a groan in response. "Should I take that as a yes?" I asked. No answer. "I'll take that as a yes." I said as I helped him get back up.
"I'm gonna make a fortune off of this." The man said through the door.
"Fire trucks, on route, thirty seconds." Donatello said, handing me the egg.
"Let's move." Leonardo said.
"Wait, we gotta find that guy and break his phone, and his face!" Raphael said.
Look, my temper is worse than Raphael's tenfold, and even if so, I would go that far. He ran off to catch up with his brothers. I stuck around for a few seconds to shout thought the door and say, "Oh, and for the record, my name is not Fire Cat!" I barked.
And right then and there I took off.
...
We were in the living room sitting in a row in front of Master Splinter. "Not only did Raphael alert the Kraang, but you got caught on video." He said.
"Sensei, he was the angriest, nastiest guy you've ever met." Raphael said.
"Except for you." Michelangelo said, leaning towards Raphael. He raised his hand, ready to smack him, but just before he brought it down, I used my telekinetic powers to stop him from hitting Michelangelo. "Don't. Even. Think about it." I growled. He just ignored my comment.
"You should have heard the insults this guy was throwing at us. They were so... Insulting." That's one way of putting it.
"Oh, I did not realize he said mean things. Of course. You had no choice but to jeopardize your mission!" Splinter said sarcastically. My eyes widened, and I put a paw on my mouth. "Burn." Michelangelo and I said in unison.
"You are ninjas. You work in the shadows. In secret. This becomes difficult if there is proof of your existence in high definition." Splinter said. Makes sense.
"Look, we know where this guy lives. All we have to do is find him and shake him until the tape pops out." Raphael said. "Oh, there's no tape. Video phones use flash memory-" Donatello cut himself off when he saw the look on Raphael's face.
"Anger is self destructive." Splinter said. "I always thought it was others-destructive." Raphael said under his breath.
"Raphael, stand up." Splinter said. Raphael did what he was told. "Somebody's in trouble." Michelangelo said. "Please stop talking." I whispered in his nonexistent ear.
...
I was sitting before the scene in front of me. I was sitting in between Splinter and Kijani, with my egg close by. In front of us, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo were circling Raphael with bows and arrows with one of those suction cups on the end of them. "Evade the arrows." Splinter said.
"No problem." Raphael said, smiling. We'll see about that.
"Hajime!" Splinter said. Not entirely sure what that means.
Raphael dodged the arrows quite easily. And rather gracefully, if I might add. Splinter caught one with two fingers. "Again, except this time, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo, insult Raphael."
"Wait, insult him?" Donatello questioned.
"Yes."
"And he can't fight back?"
"No."
"I'm feeling pretty good about this plan."
I moaned, objecting to, whatever was going on. "I am not." I said.
"Hajime!"
The boys circled Raphael. Then the insults came pouring in.
"You look like a bloated buffalo!"
"And you're always whining. Poor me, no one understands me."
"And, uh — oh, and you never keep your back straight when you're doing omote kote gyaku! And you're ugly!"
"And gassy!"
It was too much for me to handle. "I can't listen anymore!" I whined, covering my ears. Kijani patted my back.
I understand that they're trying to do something about Raphael's temper, but I hate having to hear such rude insults. He's my best friend. In fact, a part of me wants to butt in to this an end it altogether.
Through my covered ears, I heard a thud. I uncovered my ears, hoping that the worst of it was over.
Michelangelo sighed. "I wish this moment could last forever."
Raphael got up. "You know what, forget this, this is stupid." He said.
Michelangelo groaned. "It didn't." He said. Raphael turned around and walked to Splinter. Some may consider it the "walk of shame." But nonetheless, I said nothing. I still felt bad for Raphael.
"Um, Splinter, if I can have a say, the way I see it, Raphael's temper is like a fire that he needs to learn to control." I said, trying not to let Raphael's turtle-porcupine look distract me. "He's more of a hit first, ask questions later kind of guy... Or turtle, I should say."
Splinter seemed to be deep in thought for a moment. "Marcel is right. Ninniku seishin is the ability to endure insults with patience and humility. You cannot be a true ninja until you master it. Understood?"
"Hai, Sensei." Raphael said.
"You must get that video back. Using reason, not force." Splinter instructed Raphael, who was looking down at the floor. While the two were talking, I helped by unsticking the arrows off of Raphael's shell.
I took the egg somewhere to the lounge. "Wish I knew what Pokemon was in there." I said to myself. All of a sudden, it began cracking. It's hatching already? Next thing I knew, there was a bright flash of light. Finally, when the light petered out, I saw what hatched from the egg.
It was a bipedal, reptilian Pokémon with a primarily orange body and turquoise eyes. Its underside from the chest down and the soles of its feet are cream-colored. It has two small fangs visible in its upper jaw and two smaller fangs in its lower jaw. A fire burns at the tip of this Pokémon's slender tail. Oh my god.
Are you kidding me?!
Did I seriously just hatch a Charmander?! My favorite Fire type, like, ever!
I'm trying so hard not to squeal like a girl, but my favorite Pokemon is sitting in front of me! How can I not just squeal out? Cute little guy, he's checking out his surroundings. I snuffled to grab his attention. He turned to me. "Hi. Come here little guy." He backed away a bit. "It's okay. I'm not gonna hurt you." He tilted his head a bit, then walked over to me on all fours.
I laid myself down, my head level to the floor. The Charmander sniffed my nose for a second, before putting his hands on my muzzle. I licked his belly a little, earning a chirp of surprise for it. Then it hugged the bridge of my nose. I lifted my head, and he climbed onto my neck. "Looks like you made a new friend." Raphael said from behind me. I looked at my new partner Pokemon.
We were above ground, waiting for the guy to show up. My Charmander is being a bit clingy. He probably thinks I'm his mom or something. He hasn't left my sight since we left. I told him to stay with Kijani, he stowed away on my back, and I didn't realize it before I felt a tug.
When a Charmander hatches from an egg, it usually has about 12 HP, and knows the moves Growl and Scratch. It doesn't learn it's first Fire type move, Ember, until level 4, so it won't take me long. What might take long, however, is evolving him. Charmander evolves into Charmeleon at level 16, and Charmeleon evolves into Charizard at level 36. Worth the long wait, but you know how time can move painfully slow.
Anywho, I looked down and saw him walking down the street, talking to someone on the phone. "That's right! I swear on my mother's grave that these guys are frogs, and they know Kung-fu. The tiger? No, I didn't get him on video, but he was a witness! He can turn invisible!" He said. I shook my head. "Weirdo." I said to myself. Charmander nodded, "Char."
I focused my attention back to the man. "You can't tell me that's not worth something!" The man yelled. I'm guessing that whoever he's talking to thinks he's crazy. We stealthily jumped down. The man screamed. Charmander looked at him weird. "Let us handle him. You, just stay on my shoulder, okay?" Charmander nodded.
"I'll call you back," He said. "Lay one finger on me, frog, and I'll call the cops. That goes for you too, Fire Cat! Don't think just because you have a lizard of your own means you're off the hook." He said, clutching his phone to his chest. Charmander glared and growled at him.
I growled also, almost forgetting all about the whole temper thing, and stood on two legs. "Leave Charmander out of this. And what did I ever do to you to deserve that-" I cut myself off when I felt a finger rubbing my head. I purred in content. "Thank you, Donatello."
I got back down on all fours, and slowly, calmly, walked up to the man until we were only inches apart. I turned my back on him and laid down. "I suppose you know why we've come." I said in a low, slightly guttural voice.
"I don't think I do." The man said sarcastically. I turned my head to face him. "We're not going to hurt you. Right?" I turned my head to Raphael.
"Then what do you want, freaks?" The man retorted. I sighed. Here we go again.
Raphael gritted his teeth and clenched his fists. "We got off on the wrong foot last night. Some things were said and, well, we just want that video back." He explained. "Please?" Leonardo added.
"What are you gonna give me for it?" The man asked. My ears and fur stood on end, I opened my mouth slightly so my teeth were visible, and my eyes widened. I'm pretty sure Raphael isn't the only one who's about to have a temper tantrum.
"Excuse me?" I hissed, sitting up.
"You heard me, Fire Cat!" He retorted again. I took a deep breath and stood up on two legs. "I figured I've got you over the barrel, so you've got to make it worth my while." He continued. "Oh, I'll make it worth your while! I won't take your head and smash it against the-" Raphael ranted, losing his cool already. I glared at him. "Raphael!" I barked at him to shut him up. And shut up he did. "What is it that you want from us?" I asked the man.
"A cool mil ought to cover it. Half from the turtles and half from the Fire Cat." He said. "A million dollars, eh?" I asked. "Okay, here's the problem with that; we don't have a million dollars. And even if I did, I wouldn't hand them over to the likes of you."
"We do have some Canadian quarters we found in the grate." Michelangelo said. "I can make serious money off this thing. And if you don't wanna pay, I'll just hold on to it until someone else does." The man said. I facepalmed. I feel like there's no reasoning with this guy.
Raphael tackled the man, taking me completely by surprise. "That's it! Hand over the video, or so help me, I'll kick your hairy butt all the way to New Jersey!" He threatened. I'm glad he's keeping it PG-13. Little did he know that there was an incoming van.
"Guys! The Kraang!" Donatello shouted. That was when I noticed that Raphael and the man was in the middle of the road.
"Raphael, look out!" I called out. Leonardo and I pushed the man and Raphael out of the way. I rolled on my back, unharmed. I pop my head up in time to see Raphael throw a trash can at the van, causing it to swerve and crash. With his signature sexiness, he crosses his arms, "That was easy." Then the Kraang droids came pouring out. "O-kay."
Raphael gave us away with his temper, again. It's almost as if they don't know I'm there. I dropped my head back down and sighed. Have any of you felt like you were just an extra wheel, or an add-on? That's what I kinda feel like right now.
Wait a minute, I want to try something.
"Hold on to my neck." Charmander grabbed the fur on my neck with deathly grip. I lunged up high and slammed two Kraang droids with my front paws.
I saw the man get in the back of the van. Raphael noticed this, too. "Oh, no, you don't!" He said, stomping towards the man. "We've got unfinished business!" And now he was in the van with the man. "Gimme that phone, right now!" He shouted.
"Raphael, get out of there!" I shouted as the van drove off. I ran, chasing after it with the boys. I chased that van like it was a piece of prey. But it wasn't enough. Eventually, ignoring Donatello's bō staff, he fell out of the van, crashing into all of us.
I got up on two legs, groaning as I got up. "Nice going, Raphael." I barked harsher than I intended. "What did I do?" Raphael asked. "What did you do?" Leonardo asked in disbelief. "You left the four of us in the middle of a fight just to yell at somebody! We could have stopped them, but thanks to your temper, the guy with the tape-"
"Again, technically, it's a flash-" Donatello started, but didn't get a chance to finish. "Not now." Leonardo interrupted in an angered tone. "Is in the hands of the Kraang! How are we supposed to find them now?!"
That's when I saw something on the road. I barked to get their attention. "There are oil slicks on the road. We can follow them to their hideout." I got praised by a rub on my head. "And then we'll bash some bots!" Raphael said, punching his fists together. The rest of us gave him a look. A tense silence followed. My nervousness was building up. "What?" Raphael finally asked. But it didn't help with what Leonardo said to him.
"We are going to bash some bots. You are going home." I winced. I think I know what his reaction is going to be. It's not gonna be pretty. "What? Are you kidding me? Come on, guys, are we gonna let Leo power-trip like this?" He exclaimed to the rest of us. I whined.
"I..." I had a hard time getting the words out. As much as I didn't want to hurt my best friends' feelings, this had to be said. "I think Leonardo's right. You need to learn to control the fire inside you." I finally managed to force out.
"Until then, we just can't trust you." Leonardo said. And with that, we walked away, following the trail of oil. "Come on, Marcel..." I heard Raphael say forlornly. I turned my head, trying not to reveal the tears that were springing from my eyes.
"I'm so sorry, Raphael..." I said before following the others. I turned back one last time to see Raphael stomp his foot and throw his sais to the ground. I exhaled, trying not to cry. "Raphael." He turned to me. "While you're going back, take Charmander with you." I handed him my Pokemon. Charmander reached for me. "Sorry, little guy, but I don't want you getting hurt. There are Pokemon out here that are too big and powerful for a level 1 Charmander."
He growled a bit, but he knew I was right. I put a hand on Raphael's shoulder. "Don't take it too hard, dude."
"Marcel!" I heard Leonardo call my name. "Are you coming or not?"
"I'm comin', I'm comin'." I ran to catch up with the boys, still guilty for ditching Raphael.
For me, the walk to the Kraang's hideout was longer than I thought. Mostly because I was walking slowly with my head hanging, and I never took my eyes off the ground. I'm pretty sure tears were dripping off my nose at this point. Yeah, I care about Raphael this badly. Don't judge.
Eventually, I couldn't hold it in anymore. All my efforts to hold back my tears were ignored, and I ended up crying. It didn't take long before someone noticed. Soon enough, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo were surrounding me.
"Hey, what's the matter, buddy?" Michelangelo asked with concern. "Are we really gonna do this without Raphael?" I asked, sniffing occasionally. "I feel bad for leaving him there on the street."
Michelangelo, feeling my stress, wrapped his arms around me, hugging me tight. Through my heavy, somewhat labored breathing, I purred, rubbing my head against his shoulder. "I know how you feel, bud." He said. "We can handle this." Leonardo said. "You two'll make up."
"You think so?"
Leonardo gave me a genuine smile. "I know so."
I grinned a bit and butted my head against Leonardo's. "Thank you, Leonardo. You really are a tubular leader."
"Happy to help." He said. I took my mind off of my guilt. "Let's go." He ordered. We entered the building, and there were either spiders or Joltik everywhere. I do not like spiders. I'd rather look at Joltik.
I was beside Leonardo, while Donatello and Michelangelo were behind us. "Do you know what those yellow bugs were?" Leonardo asked.
"Those were Joltik, the Attaching Pokémon, Bug and Electric types." I explained.
"They're kinda cute." Michelangelo said.
"It's evolved form isn't. Galvantula, the EleSpider Pokémon, a Bug and Electric type. It launches electrified fur from its abdomen. Opponents hit by said fur could be in for three full days of paralysis." I explained, then shuddered. "If you ask me, hair does not belong on a spider. Although I will admit, they're cuter than a real tarantula."
I stopped talking when a chair was inching toward us. One of Michelangelo's nunchucks were tied around it. The man noticed and turned to us. "We're gonna get you out of here." I whispered.
"What about my phone?" He asked loudly. I shushed him. "Don't shush me, Fire Cat. I ain't leaving without my phone." He said loudly. Does this guy know when to shut up?! The Kraang heard us and turned to us. Furballs. "Stop the one that needs to be stopped." I ignored them. Who talks like that? Those Kraang aren't even speaking English!
We came out of hiding to fight the Kraang. I went savage on them again, until a while later, I saw a Galvantula crawling towards us. I gulped. I don't wanna have to fight that thing. I'm not scared of it, I just don't like it.
But it was nothing like the enormous mutant that jumped out. It was mostly black with red markings, six eyes with some in between the legs, fangs that looked as if they were made out of wood, mutagenic claws, and four legs with mutagenic appendages on its head. I froze in fear.
The Galvantula crawled next to the large mutant. "Don't worry, we can handle him." Leonardo said. "That doesn't make me feel better, Leonardo." I whispered, still going into shock. I hope I didn't wet myself, that thing scared the bejesus out of me.
Wait, was that... "Vic?!"
"This is your fault! I'm gonna rip your heads off!" He said, pointing at us. I gulped audibly. I'm pretty sure the man heard me. We could really use Raphael's help right about now... The mutant whistled, and the Galvantula inched closer to me, making me uncomfortable at unbelievable levels. I am SO glad I had Raphael take Charmander home.
Looks like I am gonna have to fight that Galvantula after all. Nonetheless, I took out my torch and took a stance. "There's no Pokémon you can throw at me that I can't handle!" I shouted. "We'll see about that," The mutant said. "Get him, Galvantula!"
Like it was a jumping spider (which I hate as much as I hate tarantulas, despite jumping spider being as small as, maybe a Matchimal mini), it leaped in front of me. "Gal-VAAAAN!" It cried.
"I got the Galvantula, you three get the mutant!" I ordered. I turned back to the Galvantula, only to see that it started running at me. I screamed a bit before running from it. After a second, I skidded to a halt, whirling around to face the Galvantula. Okay, my first rule of having a Pokémon battle, I use my psychic powers to sense what moves it knows. This should be an actual Pokemon ability. Forewarn doesn't count.
Okay, this Galvantula is level 45, and it has Bug Buzz, Thunderbolt, Rain Dance, and Hidden Power. It's Hidden Power is either Ice or Ground. Of course, the first move it used was Rain Dance. A smart move since it lowers the power of Fire type moves. Still, Charmander couldn't take this thing, even if he tried his absolute hardest to. He just can't. One hit and he's done.
On that note, Galvantula's weaknesses are Fire and Rock. Why not Ground and Flying? That's because Ground isn't very effective on Bug, and Flying isn't very effective on Electric. The type combination cancels out Ground and Flying. It's a neutralizing effect.
I noticed the Galvantula ready to use Hidden Power. Please be Ice, please be Ice... The Hidden Power hit me, sending me stumbling backwards, almost onto my back. But I didn't feel much of anything. I sighed in relief. It's Ice.
Time for me to make a move, even though it would do less than normal. I used my torch as a cannon, using Fire Blast. It was super effective, but the Galvantula wasn't out of the game yet. What crazy number is his Special Defense stat?! A buzzing noise, along with a green soundwave, came at me. Bug Buzz. I avoided the attack.
I cloaked myself in fire, ready to use Flare Blitz. It barely avoided it. Flare Blitz is a really powerful Fire type move that deducts 1/3 of a Pokemon's health. For example, if a Pokemon uses Flare Blitz and inflicts 90 HP worth of damage, the user loses 30 HP. But since I'm part of a Pokemon with the Rock Head ability, I get no recoil damage. Meaning it would hurt Galvantula immensely, but leaves me unharmed. That's what it's like to have Rock Head ability.
I wanted to try something. I inhaled, taking in as much air as possible. The Galvantula stood there, waiting for something to happen. I forced my breath out, making a noise sounding like a mix between a foghorn and a roar, and a cloud of dark gray smoke filled the area. It was like an overpowering Smokescreen. Smokescreen is a Normal type move, although for me it's a Fire type move, that lowers the target's accuracy.
I took the time to cloak myself in fire again to try another Flare Blitz. This time, I hit it. It was sent flying in the air. I predicted where it was going to land, sprinted there, and caught the Galvantula midair, using Fire Fang. I threw it in the opposite direction.
Then the rain stopped. I was on a roll, but the Galvantula wasn't doing so hot. In fact, I'd say he's fuming mad. I didn't let that get in the way of me being close to winning.
I used Flamethrower, and the Galvantula used Bug Buzz again. The two collided with each other, causing an explosion. Before the smoke even cleared, I saw a yellow light coming from the other side of it. Next thing I knew, there was a lightning bolt coming straight at me. I didn't avoid it in time.
I just let the Thunderbolt electrocute me, taking at least half of my energy. "It gonna take more than that to affect my determination!" I said to the Galvantula, even though I had to support myself on hands and knees.
I think it ignored me, because it used another Thunderbolt on me again. This time, I roared as the pain of being electrocuted shot throughout my body. After the second electrocution, my fur was smoking, and not in a good way. I may have underestimated the Galvantula.
I staggered as I tried to stand up, using my tail to pick up my torch. The Galvantula, about as weak as I was, slowly trudged to me. Before he stopped, my legs gave out and I collapsed. This is not good...
The Galvantula stopped when he was about five inches away from me. I saw the electricity surge through it. Is he seriously gonna use Thunderbolt again? I looked up at it. It glared down at me.
I roared, trying to discourage it, but to no avail. I waited to be electrocuted for the third time, to lose this battle... But the electric shock never came.
"Leave my best friend alone!" Someone shouted from my right. A large green foot kicked the Galvantula out of my view. Out of complete shock, I stood up, watching the Galvantula fly across the battlefield.
"What on Earth?" I whispered in confusion.
"Did you miss me?" The same familiar voice asked me. I looked behind me...
And saw Raphael standing there.
"Raphael!" I don't think I've ever been more happy to see him. I lunged into his arms, knocking him over on his back. At the moment, I didn't care how animalistic it was, I attacked Raphael's face with licks, making him laugh his heart out.
After a minute, I realized what I was doing and stopped. "Sorry. I couldn't help it." I apologized, laughing a little.
"Aww, it's okay." He said. "Get off me, buddy." He swatted his hand, I got off him.
"How'd you know I was here?" I asked him, not even thinking about taking the smile off my face.
"Well, I noticed you having trouble with a spider of your own, so I thought I'd drop by and take care of it for you." He explained.
I wrapped my arms around Raphael, giving him a tight hug. He returned it just as tight. The first few times I met Raphael, he wasn't much of a hugger at all. But I managed to change that.
"I knew you'd come back." I purred into his shoulder.
"I didn't have much of a choice."
I was about to say something back, but the Galvantula got back up and was running straight toward us. I broke the hug.
"Be right back." I said to him. With a roar, I (almost) killed the Galvantula, going full ninjutsu on it. After several spin kicks and swings from my torch, it finally fainted. "Okay, he's down and out." I said, panting. A brownish projectile was flying straight at me. I jumped out of its way. When it hit the ground, it seeped into the ground. Was that some kind of acidic sludge?
"You guys are gonna regret this." The mutant spider said. He ran to the roof, we chased him, but he was already gone. I bared my teeth. Let him go. He ain't worth it. I let out a bellowing roar in victory. "I know a nice black widow that'd be great for him." Donatello replied. I turned to Raphael. "I'm sorry I left you out there on the street."
He put a three-fingered hand on my shoulder. "Don't be. You and Master Splinter were right." He said. "Are we good, then?" I asked, just to be sure. Raphael opened up his arms, gesturing me to come over. I obliged, lunging into his arms. He hugged me tighter than last time. "We're good." He said.
"I told you you'd make up." Leonardo said. "Thank you, Leonardo." I said, grabbing his arm and pulling him into the hug. We parted after a while.
"Not bad for a bloated buffalo." Michelangelo said. Raphael smirked and looked at me. I shook my head. "Go crazy." I said. He jumped at Michelangelo and wrapped an arm around his neck. Michelangelo started flapping his arms.
"Okay! Raphael is all wise and powerful!"
"And?"
"And he's better than me in every possible way!"
I laughed. Looks like Raphael can control himself. As long as he doesn't get too rough. Let's just say, after making up, I'm happy to call Raphael my best friend.
I wonder how long it takes for a Charmander to evolve...
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Well, this only took a few days to write.
Raphael and Marcel really are best friends. Always have been.
Anywho, I'll probably be starting "New Friend, Old Enemy" right after I publish this. I will catch you all on the flip side!