Marcel makes a new Pokémon friend. Oh, speaking of which, Marcel and Raphael have their first real fight. It doesn't end well at all.

This will be a long one. Very long.

You guys remember Snakeweed? The first mutant the turtles battled? The one who I witnessed the revival of? He's back, and he's got a Shiftry. The Shiftry is almost as dumb as Kirā. And that's not an understatement. This Shiftry is probably blind, because every time he tries to make a move, he misses.

His moveset is Leaf Blade, Feint Attack, Aerial Ace, and Extrasensory. A pretty good moveset, but the only problem is he keeps using Leaf Blade. One, it's not very effective on Fire. Two, he flaps his arms, trying to fly when he avoids one of our Flamethrowers, but fails miserably.

"Is it just me, or is this the stupidest Grass type I've ever met?" Eevee asks as he gets hit with yet another ineffective Leaf Blade. "You know, I was just about to ask the same thing." I said. This is a high level Shiftry, because he's been hit with THREE Flamethrowers, and he hasn't fainted yet! Must have a high Special Defense stat.

A lively, ululated yell causes all of us to stop abruptly. I look up to see an energetic Pātonā crash down on the ground. The impact of his landing triggered a shockwave, leaving the Shiftry on his rear. Pātonā wipes his nose with his thumb before charging. The leaves on the Shiftry's arm glows green.

The Shiftry slashes Pātonā with his Leaf Blade. A super effective hit. Enraged, I drew my torch and position it so I could use Fire Blast. The symbol appears right as it hits Shiftry. When the explosion disappeared, it reveals that the Shiftry fainted.

When I meet up with the turtles, Leonardo and Raphael are at it again, having another one of their arguments. Why does it have to be these two? Every time. Every. Damn. Time. I overhear their conversation. Raphael thinks he would make a better leader than Leonardo! Oh, after all the recklessness I've seen from him, fat chance!

I put Incineroar back into his ball. Their veins clash as they growl at each other. I have to do something. I step in between the two and slightly push them away from. "Boys, boys, think this through. Can we have at least one day without you two getting on each other's cases?" I ask. As expected, I'm ignored. But then I'm met with an elbow to the gut. I hold my stomach, the wind knocked out of me. Guess not. Charmeleon rolled his eyes.

Leonardo storms off, leaving the leadership to Raphael. Oh my god, this is NOT happening! I start pacing, stopping only to roar angrily. After the sixth time I stop pacing to roar, Raphael is ticked off. He glares at me. "What the hell is your problem?" I ask him loudly and furiously. Donatello and Michelangelo step back in fear.

"Me?! He's the one with the bad orders! He let Snakeweed get away, and because of YOU, I might add," Is he seriously blaming me for letting Snakeweed escape?! "Oh, don't you pin this on me. Leonardo told me to take on his Shiftry while you four took on Snakeweed himself." I said to him, a vein on the side of my head. "If you hadn't refused to follow his orders, then Snakeweed wouldn't have gotten away. Do you deny it?"

"Yes! And that's my problem right there! You know, you're the best friend ever, Marcel! You stick up for Leo, but you don't stick up for me, like a real friend does!" Okay, he has a bit of a point there. "True. However, tonight was your fault. Accept it. You don't know the pressure that's being put on him, you don't that's it's like to lead! But I do. It's a big responsibility."

"Why are you blaming me?! If that's how you feel, go join him!"

"Because you had to argue with Leonardo, like you usually do! Every damn time I turn around, you two are at each other's throats! When was the last time you actually listened to anyone other than me? And I'm not done with you yet!"

Raphael looks ready to attack me. Incineroar is standing beside Donatello and Michelangelo, and Cyrus is huddled up with Pātonā, who was scared.

"I don't have to listen to you!"

"But you should! I have wisdom from my personal experiences that make important life lessons! But it's starting to occur to me that you don't seem to care."

"Kinda like how I don't really care about you," EVERYONE gasps at this statement. Did he really just said that? "What are you saying?" I ask him, ready to put my foot down. "You wanna know what I'm saying? Having you around is getting annoying as hell! You're constantly bragging about yourself, you make a terrible excuse for a frriend, and worst of all, you're just as big a Splinter Jr. than Leonardo is!"

I just stand there, not taking my stern look off my face and keeping my posture. I'm not letting him get to me. But his words are killing me on the inside. He's saying stuff he's gonna regret later. Charmeleon's shrinking, growing nervous every second.

"You think you're such a great friend, but the truth is, you're not! Just beat it! We don't need you here anymore! No one said you needed to be around! You've known us your entire life, and the other way around, haven't we seen enough of you?"

Yeah, you know what, my face just changes. Now he's really killing me on the inside.

"I know you now. You try to act like some kind of hero or something, but you're nothing but a chicken. You're weak on the inside. Always have been. Always will be. That's why we don't need you on the team. And I would rather chew my arm off than listen to you. We hate you, and you hate us. So do us all a favor and-"

Out of rage and hurt, I punch Raphael in the face, the sound echoing into the sky. Everyone shrinks at this. Raphael chuckles at me. I have a hardened look on my face. "I knew it..."

"You don't know nothing about me. There's more to me than you think, and not in the concept you're explaining it in."

"Yeah, right. I'm your "best friend". I'm supposed to know everything about you." He said sarcastically. "So is this how you really feel?" I asked him. "Yeah. But, to be honest, you never ask about how I feel. You're always out for yourself. Should've known it was a mistake to trust you."

I have this necklace with a Fire Stone inside of it that I sometimes wear. Raphael, the kind friend he used to be, gave me the Fire Stone. But the fact was flat out ignored as I rip it off my neck and chuck it at the floor, shattering it.

I run. I run as fast as I can. I don't care how far I'm running, I don't even care where I'm going. I just ran. Charmeleon scurried off with me. I refused to break down crying in front of that jerk. All he ever does is hurt my feelings and argue with me. When I was being mind controlled, he listened to my emotional backstory, even hugging me, and yet he still treats me like scum.

He always has. He hears what he wants to hear, does what he wants to do, and it's gonna get him in trouble one of these days. And I won't be there to help him. He doesn't want me around. He's right. I've known them my entire life, and vice versa. What do they need me for? I'm useless! Charmeleon licked my face in an attempt to make me feel better.

At least, I don't think I'm useless. Am I? Where's Leonardo? I need someone to talk to, besides Charmeleon.

I stop and see Leonardo moping around. "He's still there, excellent." I said to myself. A bunch of Foot ninjas appear behind him. Oh, great. Leonardo takes them all down faster than I thought. "Ah, I feel so much better."

"Leonardo!"

His eyes widen slightly as I come out of my hiding spot. "Are you okay? Raphael's just being a jerk, nothing new."

"Leave me alone," he said angrily. My ears perk up. Jeez Louise, what's his deal? I understand he's upset, but that's no excuse to talk to me the way he just did! "Please, Leonardo, let me help you. You'd do the same for me."

"Not now! Just go away! I hate you!" Not only did I gasp, but I took a few steps back. I can feel the heat I'm generating beneath me. I could burn the rooftop down if I'm not careful. "If that's how you feel-"

"GO!" He screams at me. I hit the ground running, not bothering to stop the tears. Two of my friends hate me now. Perfect. Now I feel like everyone hates me.

I'm giving myself one last chance to calm down. I need to talk to someone. But who? Raphael hates me now, so no. I'm not going back to the lair, so not Kijani. Pātonā's nowhere to be seen or found. Who's left?

April.

I gently knock on her window, hoping she's awake. "Marcel? What are you doing here?" She said, rubbing her eyes. "Can we talk for a few minutes? I need some advice." She gasps and grasps my shoulders. "I've been waiting for this my whole life. Tell me what's happening!"

"Okay. I'll just cut to the chase. Raphael and Leonardo got into a fight. Leonardo left, letting Raphael lead the team. Then we had an argument, and he said that he didn't care about me! I turn to Leonardo, hoping he's not as upset, but he said to my face that he hated me!"

"Ohh,"

"Now I feel like everyone hates me. After everything I've done for them." I start grasping the bar of the fire escape tightly. I'm on the far side of the right. My anger and frustration with them is skyrocketing. "You know what, forget it. If my two best friends are gonna say that about me, then I'll just leave. They don't care about me."

"Marcel, that's not true. I still care about you."

"And I appreciate that. But I've done everything for them. I helped care for them." I slam my fist on the bar. "I helped train them." Slam. "I helped them become the great ninjas they are today!" Another slam. "I did everything for them, and this is how they repay me!" I slam on the bar as hard as I could, leaving it bent. I take cleansing breaths, trying to calm down.

"I didn't think this would affect you so badly." April said. "You're the only person I have left to talk to. What do you think I should do?"

"I don't know. I think you should talk to someone else."

I sigh. At least I had someone to talk to for a moment. "I understand. Thank you for your feedback." I thank her. "See you soon... I hope." April closes her window. The fact that my two best friends hate me took control again. I ran off to I don't give a damn where. But wherever I stop, I was miles away from the lair. I don't know where I am.

Hopefully, somewhere where no one can find me.

Pātonā's POV

"Should've known it was a mistake to trust you."

I watch with fear as Marcel rips his necklace off and sprints away, his Charmeleon not far behind him. Did he seriously just say all that to his best friend? I would've ripped out his throat by now if he did that to me! "Why would you do that?" I ask him, my fear turning into fury. "He's had it coming! He wanted to know how I felt, I told him how I felt. You can't get all mad at me."

"Mad?! I'm pissed off! What did he do to deserve that?"

"He never sticks up for me!"

"You're not his only best friend! And not everything is about you! Leonardo is Marcel's best friend, too! But you just want him all to yourself because you had him first! How would you feel if he said that to you?"

He scoffs and waves a hand at me. "Why do you care?" My fur bristles, my hands curl into fists, there's a vein on the side of my head, and the expression I had on my face would make anyone start running. "Uh oh," Michelangelo said as Donatello leads him away.

Outraged, I tackle Raphael to the ground, nearly knocking him him off the rooftop. He gives me a shocked look. "Why do I care? I was one of the first friends he made when I was a Rockruff! Oh, I just remembered something! You listened to his backstory when he was being mind controlled by Shah and Akari! If you didn't care, then why did you hug him?"

"This is a completely different thing!" I force a hand on Raphael's throat to keep him quiet. But it restrains his breathing a little. "Listen to me. After what you just said to him, I don't think you deserve a friend like him. Maybe you don't deserve a friend at all!" I screamed at him.

Raphael looks up at me with big eyes. He knows I can be scary when I'm angry. But Marcel's the one who's scary, no, terrifying, when he's angry. Think of it like this; Life is over for anyone who infuriates Marcel. He's never killed anyone out of anger, but sometimes, deep down, he wants to. But he never does. He never lets his anger get in the way of his good-heartedness.

"Now, I'm going out to find him whether you will or not! And when I find him, the first thing I want you to do is apologize to him. And so help me, if you give him a hard time, I'll rip out your throat and put it back in upside down!"

Raphael was shaking with fear underneath me. He's never seen me like this. Marcel, obviously, doesn't deserve a selfish mutant like Raphael. "I've never been so ticked with you than I am right now." I growl, stepping off of Raphael. "Maybe while I'm gone, you'll learn how selfish you really are."

I leave without another word. Marcel's too good for Raphael. He's selfish, stubborn as hell, temperamental. Marcel, he's thoughtful, easy to play along with, and level headed. They're two complete opposites. I've heard of the term 'Opposites Attract'. But in this case, opposites don't attract. They deflect.

I stop to see Marcel hiding behind a building, watching as Leonardo was fighting a bunch of Foot ninjas. He took them down quickly. But when Marcel asks him if he's okay, he gets a retort!

"Please, Leonardo, let me help you. You'd do the same for me."

"Not now! Just go away! I hate YOU!"

Are you kidding me? First Raphael, now Leonardo? Who's next, Donatello and Michelangelo? Marcel runs off, and my anger skyrockets again. "Hey!" I shout to get his attention. He snaps his head toward me. "What did he do to you?"

"I don't need a lecture from you!" Leonardo retorts. Oh, he's in for it now! I throw pointed rocks at him, but he blocks them all with his katana blades. I took,the advantage to pin him down. I'm pissed again, and I'm going all out! I'm giving him the what for!

"All Marcel did was stick up for you! He was just being a good friend for you! How could you forget something like that?" I don't get an answer. "Just so you know, he just got told off by Raphael, implying that he hated him! And now you just said it to his face! You just made him feel like nobody cares about him! Ever think of that?"

Leonardo's eyes widen upon hearing this. "What?" He asks me in disbelief. "Thanks to you and your temperamental brother, he could be anywhere by now! And you know what, Marcel was right! Maybe you're not cut out to be leader!"

"You don't mean that." He said to me. I step off of him and place my foot on the edge of the rooftop. "Yes. I. Do." And I take off running without another word. My nose might be able to help. Once I smell something, I never forget that smell, which is sometimes a blessing and a curse.

I have no clue how long I've been out here looking for him, about an hour at least, but I can't find him. Must be on the other side of the city. Great. Now look what he did. I think Michelangelo would make a better best friend than Raphael.

Wait, no. I know who'd be perfect for him.

I have a nice Luxray friend that would make a much better friend than Leonardo and Raphael combined. His name is Ivan. Level 45, male, adamant nature, ability of Intimidate, has a moveset that consists of Iron Tail, Spark, Ice Fang, and Crunch.

He usually holds this item called a Quick Claw. It makes the bearer move first occasionally. He claims that its the most reliable held item he's ever had. Ivan wears the Quick Claw around his neck like a shark tooth necklace. Looks great on him.

Ivan isn't really adamant. If you're adamant, you're refusing to be persuaded or not letting someone change your mind. Ivan's not like that at all. He's a super nice guy. He can handle the worst of tempers. He could probably even tame Raphael.

He's never met anyone he couldn't fix. He's a great guy to work with. Thinks things through carefully. I usually turn to him whenever I need advice. That's how good a friend he is. I'm just worried whether or not he'll be able to calm Marcel down.

In fact, speaking of the other side of the city, that's where Ivan's hunting grounds are. Hopefully, Ivan won't attack Marcel. He probably won't.

Marcel's POV

My face is buried in my hands, crying. I feel so lonely without my two best friends. But they hate me now. There's no point in going back. I can't show my face in the lair knowing that I'm not welcome there. Charmeleon shook me a bit, but I was too overtaken by sobs to notice, let alone care.

"Excuse me."

I jump when I hear a masculine voice. I look around, but I see nobody. "Who said that?" I ask. I jump slightly when a black paw taps my shoulder. I turn around and see a Luxray smiling at me. "I didn't mean to startle you."

"Oh, no, it's okay. I'm just having some family issues, that's all." I explain to the Luxray. "Is your name Marcel?" He asks me. My eyes widen somewhat. "Yes. How do you know my name?"

"Pātonā's been telling me all about you." He said. "You know Pātonā?" I ask him. "I do. I don't see him as often as I used to. I gave him advice whenever he needed it. Or, sometimes he comes to me when he needs to calm down. I'm known for cooling off uncontrollable tempers."

"Really? In that case, I have two ex-friends for you to talk to." I tell him. I'm talking about Raphael and Leonardo, obviously. "Ex-friends?" The Luxray asks me. "Yeah. I got into an argument with one, and the other just screamed at me."

"Oh, I'm sure it's nothing I can't handle."

"Well then... I never did get your name." I forgot what I was gonna ask him. "My name is Ivan. Level 45, adamant nature, Intimidate ability, have a moveset that consists of Iron Tail, Spark, Ice Fang, and Crunch." The Luxray said to me. "Ivan? That's a really nice name."

"Thank you. You have a unique name, too."

Ivan and I grin at each other. Looks like I just made a new friend. "Oh. You said you got into an argument with two of your friends. Do you want to talk about it?"

"Might as well." Ivan sits down next to me. "Did Pātonā tell you about four mutant turtles?" I ask him. "He most certainly did. He rambled on about them one day." Ivan answers. "So, you know the names Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, and Michelangelo?"

"Yes, I do. Leonardo's the leader, Raphael's the muscular one, Donatello's the smart one, and Michelangelo's the silly one." Pātonā must've told Ivan everything.

"Raphael and Leonardo got into a fight. Raphael, after second guessing his orders, thinks he would make a better leader than Leonardo." I explain. Ivan moans, facepalming. He knows what I'm talking about. "Continue. I'd like to see how this ends." He said.

"And hear it, you will. After Leonardo left, Raphael and I got into a fight. He tells me that I'm a poor excuse for a friend just because I don't stick up for him. Well, he wasn't my only best friend! Then he implies that he hates me. Then, I ran off to find Leonardo. I talk to him, and I get a retort! He said to my face that he hated me! My god, I never felt so useless and lonely in my life! They made me feel like I'm worthless!"

Ivan's face turns into a pitying look. "Oh, you poor innocent soul. I'm sure you didn't do anything to deserve this." He said. Charmeleon shook his head. "I didn't! I've known them my entire life! I've done everything for them!" I'm too angry to start crying right now. Ivan rubs his head against my shoulder. "I've been thinking about leaving."

"I don't recommend doing that. Running away from your problems isn't gonna fix anything." Ivan said. "That's what the back of my head's been telling me. I stumbled upon, wherever I am, to calm down. Then I found you."

"I'll take that as a thank you. I take pride in my work. Are you feeling better?" Ivan asks me. "I am. But I don't know if I'm ready to go back yet."

"If you're nervous about going back, I'll be so kind and come with you." This has got to be the nicest Luxray I've ever met. The way back to the lair was spent on the two of us talking amongst ourselves.

"I have no real place to live. Where you were crying was on my usual hunting grounds."

"It was? I'm sorry."

"Don't be. You didn't know."

"I appreciate you for helping me, Ivan."

"It's no problem, really."

I've seen quite a lot of Shinx, Luxio, and Luxray back in my day, but none of them were as nice as Ivan here. At least, I don't think so. There was this one Shinx that that followed me almost everywhere. I gave him all of my advice, breathing techniques for calming down, and so on. Is this the Shinx I met in my childhood? I'll have to ask him sometime.

We stop when a girl jumps down in front of me and Ivan. "Looks like I found some more kitties." She said. "Who are you?" I ask. "Karai." She answers. Oh my god. I remember her. The last time I saw her, I was 100 years old, ten in human years. I defeated her, but she fought mercilessly.

"Listen, I remember you, and you must remember me. I'm the same tiger you fought five years ago. I'm simply passing through. I don't want any trouble." I said to Karai. "Neither do I. I've heard you've had l little argument with a friend of yours?"

"How the hell did you know?" I ask in disbelief. "Excuse my language, Ivan." I mutter to him. "I just happened to run into him. Now, how do you feel about a little Pokémon battle?" Karai asks me.

Ivan laughs. "Do you even have a Pokémon to battle with?" He asks. Karai brings two fingers to her mouth, whistling for her partner Pokémon. A purple blur jumps up from behind her. It was a female, that much I knew.

It's is a slender, purple feline Pokémon speckled with yellow rosettes. It has a pink "mask" marking over its eyes, a pink nose, and small yellow markings over its green eyes. It has two pairs of long yellow whiskers, and a tufted yellow underside. Its lower legs are yellow, and each small paw has a pale pink pad. It has a long, curving tail with a sickle-like shape toward the tip.

There's only one Pokémon that fits this description.

And that Pokémon is Liepard.

"A mutant tiger and a Luxray? Hmm," She said. "Say hello to Sasha." Karai said, petting her Liepard. "Level 40, Unburden, Shadow Ball, Night Slash, Aerial Ace, and Fake Out." Not the worst moveset. But why Shadow Ball?

"She's pretty. But do we really need to do this?" I ask her, glancing at Sasha. "I'll make you a deal. If you win, I'll leave you alone. But if I win, that Luxray of yours is as good as mine."

"And if I refuse?" Karai pulls her tanto out. "You, your lizard, and that Luxray of yours is cat chow."

My eyes widen. This is some deal. I mean, I just met Ivan. I can't lose him! And if I refuse, I'm not exactly gonna die, but probably get severely injured. But it doesn't look like I have a choice. I have to fight. "Fine. Charmeleon, let's go." I told my partner. He nods and steps in front of me, facing off against Karai's Liepard. I hope he wins.

"Sasha has the higher Speed stat, so she'll be going first. Think you can handle that?" Karai asks me like I'm some kind of idiot. "No, not at all." I answer. Ivan shakes his head. A Liepard's base Speed is 106, compared to a Charmeleon's base Speed being 80. Sasha's base Speed is 26 points higher than Ivan's.

Okay, I gotta remember, Charmader knows Fire Fang, Slash, Dragon Breath, and Smokescreen. Start with either Slash or Fire Fang.

Right after Sasha uses Fake Out.

"Liepard, Fake Out!" I knew it. If Ivan had the Steadfast ability, like Lucario does, his Speed stat would rise. Or isn't that Inner Focus? No, Inner Focus prevents the Pokémon from flinching. Sometimes I get the two abilities mixed up.

Liepard's Fake Out doesn't do much to Charmeleon. Let's see... Fire Fang can burn her, while Dragon Breath can paralyze her. Well... If you paralyze a Pokémon, their Speed stat decreases by 50 percent. If you paralyze a Pokémon, they're usually unable to move. And the chances of paralyzing with Dragon Breath is 30 percent. The chances of burning with Fire Fang is 10 percent.

Worth a shot.

"Charmeleon, use Dragon Breath!" I tell him. A purple force spews from his mouth. Liepard barely dodges it. "Night Slash!" Liepard's tail glows purple as if she was about to use Iron Tail.

"Slash!" Charmeleon blocks the Night Slash and sends her flying. "Use Dragon Breath!" This time, Liepard gets hit. I wait for her to land, to see of she becomes paralyzed. If she's paralyzed, then it'll be game over for her. If not, we're still in the game.

"You can't just keep using Dragon Breath," Karai scolds. "My Pokémon, my rules, miss." I tell her. An electric charge surges through Sasha, who has trouble standing up. Yes! She's paralyzed! Now's our chance!

"Too bad your Liepard doesn't have the ability Limber! Charmaeleon, Slash!"

"Shadow Ball!"

A spherical purple blob is heading straight towards Charmeleon. In midair, he dodges it and proceeds to hit Karai's Liepard with Slash. She's low on HP! What move haven't I used yet? Oh yeah! Fire Fang!

"Finish her with Fire Fang!" Charmeleon bites down on Liepard, and she faints, the spirals in her eyes proved it. Karai just stands there, staring down at her fallen partner. Ivan walks beside me, proud of himself. I sit there, waiting for a reaction from her. Sasha staggers as she tries to stand up after Karai gives her a Revive.

"You and your Charmeleon fought well." She said. I glance at Ivan. "Thanks." I said to her. "You surprised me. Fine. Your Charmeleon and Luxray friend stays with you. But you haven't seen the last of me. Next time won't be so easy." She said, pointing her tanto at me.

I got bored mid-sentence as he finally takes off with her Liepard. Ivan, Charmeleon and I high-paw each other.

"Marcel, that was epic!"

I turn to my left and see Leonardo and Raphael watching the fight the entire time. "What do you want?" I spat. "Hang on, Marcel. Hear us out." I look at Ivan. He gestures to Leonardo. I sigh and make eye contact with him.

"Marcel, I am so sorry for what I said to you earlier. I was just so upset,"

"I understand that, but it was no excuse for you to say what you said."

"I know. And I'm really sorry." Leonardo said. Raphael's avoiding eye contact with me and his arms are crossed. I clear my throat. Raphael makes eye contact. "Raphael, don't you have something to say?" Leonardo asks his younger brother. He tries not to cry. But I didn't expect his reaction. He starts begging for forgiveness.

"I'm so sorry, bud! You probably feel like we hate you, but we really don't! We love you so much! I promise, I'll never say that again! Please forgi—"

I interrupt him by placing a finger on his mouth. "You didn't have to beg for forgiveness, Raphael. I already forgive you." I said to him. "You're kidding, right?"

"If I was kidding, I would have scratched you across the face by now. Yes, I forgive you!" I said again, laughing. "Raphael, for someone so temperamental, you can be so dumb." I joke. He raises an eye ridge. He knows I'm joking. "Aww, c'mere you!"

Raphael wraps an arm around my neck and gives me a rough noogie. "Nooo! I just polished that!" I said. "Whiner." He said. "I'm not a whiner."

"No, I'm not."

"Yes, you are."

"No I'm not."

"Yes you are."

An idea hit me. "Fine, yes I am."

"No you're not."

I point at him, laughing. Leonardo starts laughing, too. Realizing what he just said, Raphael gives me a playful growl. "I'm just messing with you!" I said, rubbing his head. He smiles and gives me a hug. I return it. Leonardo, without being asked, joins the hug. I can hear Ivan laughing slightly.

"Your fur is so soft-" Time to have some fun with Leonardo. Going into dog mode, I lick his mouth while he was talking. He pulls away and spits. "You little turd! My mouth was open!" Leonardo said angrily. It was the playful kind of angry.

"So what's with the girl that tried to take your Luxray?" Raphael asks me. "Ah, she said she'd take my Luxray if I didn't win. And I won. We won." I said to him.

"She threatened to kill you."

"She threatened to kill Luxray."

"She's in the Foot Clan."

Leonardo pats his shoulder. "Nobody's perfect." I roll my eyes. I think Leonardo has some kind of memento of her. The little tanto knife. "Oh, introduction. Leonardo, Raphael, this is Ivan. Ivan, this is Leonardo and Raphael." I introduce the three.

"Marcel and Pātonā have told me about you. Looks like I don't have any tempers to deal with after all." Ivan said, impressed. "Oh, is Pātonā okay?" I ask the two boys.

"After you left, okay wasn't even close to the word we'd use." Raphael explains. "He was furious."

"Oh, was he really?"

"Oh yeah. He was mad because we said we hated you. He was so angry, he threatened to kill us if we didn't apologize to you!" Leonardo explains. I shrug. "That's Pātonā for ya. Cares a lot about me."

"Overprotective if you ask me," Raphael said. "Pātonā cares deeply about his friends. But the only thing that concerns me are his death threats." Ivan said.

"And I thought Marcel was scary when he's mad." Leonardo said.

"Just don't make the same mistake twice. Okay?"

Raphael pats my shoulder as he passes me. "Hey, Ivan!" I shout to him, who had his back turned. "You wanna stay with us?" I ask him. He gives me a confused look. "Stay with you?"

"Yeah. You said you didn't have a real place to live. You're coming with us whether you like it or not," I said to him. "Good point." He said, running for us, and we head home, happy that I made up with my two best friends.

I could've written this so Marcel wouldn't come home until "The Alien Agenda," but I didn't. I felt like it would make Marcel a bit too obnoxious.

Ivan, the Luxray's voice actor is Nick Jonas.

Sasha, Karai's Liepard, is voiced by China Anne McClain.

I have a Luxray on Pokémon Ultra Sun with the exact same description. Adamant nature, Intimidate ability, same moveset, same held item. But I didn't nickname him. I just have to teach him Iron Tail, and he's just like Ivan.

I was debating on a second Normal type move for Charmeleon, besides Slash. I said 'screw it' and went with Growl.