After I got a few hours of rest, we're chasing a helicopter. I took Charmeleon with me. Flareon's in a Great Ball with me. Cute little thing...

Roughly, the patrol buggy swerves, causing me to almost fall off. "Ow! What the heck!" I shout. "Excuse me, but I almost hit a Lucario!" He shouts back. Oh, that poor thing. According to a Pokédex, a Lucario can read the auras of others. I made friends with a Riolu once. Haven't seen him in years. I wonder if he evolved...

The helicopter flies over our heads and disappears into the buildings. "We lost them." Donatello sighs in dismay. "Well, if it makes you feel better, we didn't hit that Lucario." Leonardo said.

"Hey!"

Oh, speaking of that Lucario, I think it was right behind us. It ran on all fours, standing up as he skids to a halt. "You dimwits almost ran me over!" He shouts, panting. "I know. We're really sorry. You see, we were chasing a Kraang helicopter-" Donatello is cut off.

"Stop right there." The Lucario said. "Say that last part again." Donatello glances at me. "I said we were chasing a Kraang helicopter?"

"I knew I heard that name before. I saw the helicopter before you guys raced down the road like you were in a rush." He said. "The name's Cobalt. I might be able to help you."

"Well, Cobalt, do you think you can track down their auras?" I ask him. Cobalt shrugs. "I would if I could, but they all have the same aura. The last time I tried, it gave me a massive headache." I know how that feels. "Okay, um... Oh, maybe we should consult with Leatherhead." I suggest. "Leatherhead?" Donatello asks fearfully, and Cobalt asks in confusion.

"He's a mutant alligator we met in the sewers. He took a power cell from the Kraang. He might know where to find it." I glance both ways before leaning towards Cobalt's ear. "I suggest that you keep your distance a little bit." I whisper. Cobalt nods.

"He's also the one who likes to grab me by the face and shake me like a ragdoll!" Donatello protests. I walk over to him and put a paw on his shoulder. "I can't tell you if he likes to. But if he tries, I will protect you like I did the last time." I tell him. Donatello smiles at me and puts his hand on top of mine.

"You seem like a good friend... I never did get your names." Cobalt said. That's right, I didn't. "I'm Marcel. This is Donatello, the smart one."

"He looks like a smart guy." Cobalt said. "Thanks." Donatello said with a chuckle. "That's Raphael, the temperamental one, and my best friend." Raphael waves at Cobalt. "Ah, I see you are one of muscularity as well." He comments. "Oh, what, these old things?" Raphael said, flexing. "Okay, moving on! This is Michelangelo, the silly one. You'd like him."

"Whoa! He's like a dog that stands on two legs!" Michelangelo said, examining Cobalt. "I get that a lot." Cobalt said. "And this is Leonardo. The leader of this little gang of mine."

"So we both like blue? Interesting- Oh!" Cobalt notices Cyrus walking up to him. "And who might this lovely lady be?" Cobalt asks, taking one of her paws into his own. "That's my girlfriend, Cyrus." I tell him.

"You seem to have chosen the right girl. I've always found Pyroar one of the most graceful Fire types." Cobalt lightly kisses the paw he was holding. Gently, Cyrus pulls her paw away. "I'm flattered, really, but I'm taken."

"Whoa..." Michelangelo said, looking up at something. On another rooftop, there was an enormous brown Pokémon looking down at us. It's huge. I squint my eyes and realize that we were looking at a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

The Volcano Pokémon, Entei.

He's looking at us like he hated us or something. After a few more seconds of gazing, the Entei nods at something, then leaves. Wow. Just wow.

"Anyway, it's all good. So, now that I got to know everyone, I think we should find this Leatherhead fellow."

"I think I forgot the mutant part of mutant alligator."

When we got to Leatherhead's new lair, he was sleeping. Cobalt was a bit stunned by the sheer size of Leatherhead. "It's okay. He's a cool guy. Just don't say the K word when he wakes up."

"What K word?" Cobalt asks. Then he remembers. "Oh."

Slowly, I walk towards Leatherhead. "Psst. Hey, Leatherhead. Wake up, big guy. Rise and shi-"

I didn't notice the white membrane that was covering his eyes when they opened. He roars and grabs Cobalt's tail. He yelps in surprise. I run away a bit, but not far. "His aura is dim. I think he's asleep." Cobalt said, sounding a bit nauseous. Cyrus screams and hides.

Leatherhead dashes for Leonardo, Raphael, and Donatello. I dash forward just in time to block Leatherhead from grabbing Donatello's face. Instead, he grabs my arm and picks me up. "Well isn't this peachy." Cobalt moans.

"Leatherhead, chill out! It's me, Marcel!" I said to him calmly and gently. He raises his other arm, where he still had Cobalt by the tail, ready to smash him into me. I just look at him, unphased. He blinks, and the white membrane in his eyes are gone. "He's awake." Cobalt said.

"Marcel?" He sees me in one hand, then turns to the Lucario in his other hand. "Who's this?" Leatherhead asks. "Name's Cobalt. If you would be so kind, could you please set us both down." Leatherhead does so, gently. He then notices the boys, slightly hurt. "I got angry again, didn't I?" He grimaces.

"Yes! You did it again!" Donatello shouts. "Why do you keep trying to grab my face? What is wrong with my face?"

"Absolutely nothing." I answer him. "I told you I'd save you."

"I am sorry. You are my friends. The only ones I can trust. That is why I gave you the power cell for safe keeping." Leatherhead tells us. I take a breath and motion the boys to back away. "Okay, long story short. We kinda lost it..." The white membrane in Leatherhead's eyes return again. Cobalt hides behind me. "To the Kraang."

I didn't want to have to say it.

Leatherhead gets angry again. "No, no, no, no, Leatherhead, it's okay." He calms down quicker than I thought. I'm impressed with him. He's getting better at controlling his anger. Now, if only we could do the same to Raphael...

"Wait, I think I know the power cell you're talking about." Cobalt said. "With it, I think they can use it to open some kind of portal to, what's it called? Dimension X?"

"They can use it to bring anything from there to here." I conclude.

"Things so horrible, they terrify even me." Leatherhead said with a nod.

"Do you have any idea where the portal is?" I ask him. "All I remember is this," Leatherhead draws something on the ground. Donatello takes a picture of it, whatever it was.

We're back at the lair. I told obalt about the Entei we saw. "You saw an Entei?!" He asks. "We sure did." I tell him. "But, there's something about that Entei that makes me wonder... What if this Entei is my real dad?"

"Well, he is a Fire type. You look more like Raikou, but that's not saying much."

"But that's the problem. The Dark Raikou is one of the most powerful Pokémon gods in the world. But I was a normal Bengal Tiger when I mutated."

"It doesn't really add up. The Dark Raikou lives in space. How are you able to survive up there without a helmet?"

"I don't know. If I was a normal Bengal Tiger when I mutated, then I must've been from a zoo or something, because you don't find tigers in North America. They're found in Asia, specifically in the swamps and jungles of India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal."

"So an Entei must've found you when you were a cub, raised you, and got separated from him somehow."

"That's actually a very good observation."

"Anyway..." Cobalt said. "What's up?" I asked him. "We have an idea how to get into TCRI. Not sure if you'll like it or not."

"Now, what plan to get inside wouldn't I like? It can't be that bad."

I was right.

Thanks to April, we made it inside the lobby. Inside of a large box. We're climbing the elevator shaft while Leatherhead's down below destroying the Kraang droids. It's occurring to me and Cobalt isn't the best climber, even with knowing Metal Claw.

"Are you okay?" I ask Cobalt. "I, uh, think so- whoa!" He slips again. "I got you." I grab him around the waist with my tail. I look up and see Raphael ready to open a door. "No, wait, don't open that door!" Cobalt said. Too late. He opens it, then closes it again. "I gotta watch my eyes." Raphael said. I bet I know what he saw. Next thing I knew, an alarm went off. "Uh oh." I said. "I told him not to open the door." Cobalt growls.

A Kraang droid appears from the same door and shoots at us. The boys jump around the elevator shaft, dodging the lasers. I use my psychic powers to telepathically lift the Kraang droid, destroy its weapon, and let it fall in the ascending elevator. "Ooh. Sweet." Cobalt said. "Psychic powers."

We jump down to the ascending elevator. "Okay, let's get inside where it's safe." Leonardo said. Just as he said this, Cobalt opens the hatch, and a group of Kraang droids are inside. Cobalt drops the hatch right before they started shooting. "I have to stop saying things like that."

We open the hatch again, and this time, I force my breath out, smoking up the area. We use this opportunity to take out the Kraang droids. I swing my arms around like I was using Darkest Lariat.

"Change your fur color, and you're just like Incineroar." Cobalt said, impressed.

"Can we please just ride this thing to the top now?" Raphael asked irritably. Donatello pressed a button, but it wasn't responding. "We can't. There's a retinal scanner." I looked around, "Uh... Try this." I gave Raphael a head from a Kraang droid. He placed it over the scanner. "That, which is knows as access, has been granted to Kraang." The computer responded. "Alrighty."

I lean myself against the wall, tapping my foot. I'm about ready to fall asleep when the elevator stops. When the doors open, the room is filled with an olive green gas. The boys and Cobalt faint in a few seconds. I was about to attack, but two sharp somethings jab into my skin, and I'm electrocuted to unconsciousness.

I wasn't really asleep, but my vision was faded. But when my vision came back, we were in some kind of chamber. I hear hissing and scratching, and I see a large, blue, draconic Pokémon with medium-sized wings shaped like thistle leaves. Its bright red head is harder than rock and is very rough. It has a set of glaring, ferocious pale yellow irises. Its arms are longer than its legs, giving it the appearance of a hunchback. It has a thick, moderately-sized tail and sharp claws on both the hands and feet. It also has tall, conical, red spikes; three on each arm, one on each shoulder, two on each leg, and four on its tail. It has a blunt, brutal snout, bearing a maw with no discernible teeth; instead, small fang-like protrusions sprout from its jaws. It has a series of olive, ellipsoid scutes running across its belly.

It was a male Druddigon. glaring towards the wall. Cobalt, he's just dazed and confused. "And you are?" I glared icily at the Druddigon. I know this one. He's the one responsible for my mutation.

"Kazar. And the Kraang have plans for you mutants. Big plans indeed." Kazar said. "Guard this cell." He ordered as he left the room.

"Okay, good news first, we're still alive. Bad news is," Cobalt points to a flying Kraang. Our weapons are in a pile, guarded by Kraang droids. "Okay, I have an idea." I said after a few seconds of observing the area. "Spill it." Leonardo said.

"If I can bust out of here, I can take out the Kraang droids myself and get rid of the this green haze with a Rock type move."

The boys look at each other. "Are you sure you can take them by yourself?" Raphael asks me, a bit worried. "I'm positive. Busting out shouldn't be a problem." I answer, gesturing to the part of the glass that was all scratched up.

"I can breathe that green haze. I should be fine. The rest of you, hold your breath."

They give me a thumbs up and take a breath in. I back up, ready to charge headfirst into the scuffed up part of the wall. I charge, and I'm finally free. The Kraang start shooting at me, but I take them out easily. Now, I'm about to do what's called a pro gamer move.

There is this extremely powerful Rock type move called Rock Wrecker. A large boulder is launched at the target, but the Pokémon that used it needs to recharge. In my case, my paws might be a bit sore.

I part my paws like there was a magnetic force keeping them apart, and several shards form a large boulder. Using my supreme strength, I lean back, nearly falling as I did so, and chuck it at the nearby window. The green haze is sucked out of the area, and the boys can breathe again.

I dust myself off. I make a face when I realize that my paws are sore. I shake them. "Are you okay?" Donatello asks me. "I'm fine. I've done this before. The pain goes away after a minute." I answer. And that's when I forget about the portal.

Some kind of rock giant comes out of the portal. "Welcome to Earth, giant rock man." Michelangelo said. The giant roars and attacks us with a stomp of his foot. "Scatter!" Leonardo instructs.

I surface my metallic head like an Iron Defense, ready to use Iron Head. This rock looks a lot like obsidian. But it can't be something that iron can't handle. I stomp my foot as a bright, white aura surrounds me. I growl as I wait for the perfect time to charge. The giant throws Donatello and Michelangelo to Raphael. It steps to them, and now he has his back turned.

I roar at a deafening volume as I use a combination of Giga Impact and Iron Head. I charge, turn sharply so I'm in front of them, and the impact of the superpowered headbutt causes the giant to get knocked on his back. The second he tries to get back up, Cobalt jumps and uses Power-Up Punch right smack dab in the chest. When he sticks the landing, some kind of an orange flare surrounds him.

When a Pokémon hits it's target with Power-Up Punch, it presumably makes its fists harder. But it raises the Attack stat. It gets back up, ready to attack us. I roar, but right when I was about to attack, a Kraang droid is thrown at it. And there was Leatherhead, roaring at the giant. "Get him to the portal! I have an idea!" I tell Leatherhead. He throws the giant into the center of the portal.

"Get to high ground! Cobalt, get ready to use Protect!" Leatherhead gets out of the way. Cobalt stands in front of the group. Okay, another pro gamer move. The Ground type Z-Move, Tectonic Rage. It just might destroy the portal as well as the giant.

My eyes glow a golden yellow, and the aura of Z-Power is surging throughout my body. Roaring, I slam my fists on the floor, creating a large crack. Traag falls into it. I dive in and slam my head into him with full force as we burrow into the ground. Right up until we come in contact with the Earth's core.

With supersonic speed, I sprint back to the surface in time to witness the overpowered Earth Power erupt from the ground like a volcano. Right in the center of the portal. "And that's how a tiger does that." I bark, overly proud of myself.

The boys and Cobalt just stare at me. "That was most impressive." Leatherhead said. "Why, thank you. I would've used Inferno Overdrive, but it would've exploded the entire building and you guys."

Cobalt groans. "What was that all about?" I ask him. He points to something behind me. I look and see that the portal is still intact, revealing that there was a forcefield the entire time. I facepalm, dragging my paw down my face. "Are. You. Kidding me?!" I roar, extremely frustrated.

Then I watch as Traag rebuilds himself. "Okay, so the-" I groan. "The portal-" Another groan. "Has a forc-" I groan one last time before I hiss to the ceiling. Leatherhead tackles Traag to the portal, taking himself with it. "Leatherhead, what are you doing?" I ask him.

"Farewell, my friends." And in the portal he goes. Him and Traag are engulfed in the portal and implodes. The shockwave brings me down on all fours. Cobalt barely stays standing up. "Whoa." Cobalt said in awe. Unbelievable. He's gone. And I couldn't do anything to save him.

The Kraang start shooting at us. "Fall back!" I said, jumping into the hole I created from that Tectonic Rage. "This isn't over!" I hear Cobalt roar before jumping in.

"We were not prepared for something like this, I'll admit. But I never thought things would get this bad. For both us and Leatherhead."

We're back at the lair after we broke the news to Splinter. I was a little broken after Leatherhead disappeared. Michelangelo brought back some kind of storage device, but I wasn't in the mood to follow them. "But hey, if it makes you feel better, the rest of us got back in one piece." I said. Someone clears their throat behind me. "So, um, I guess this is my new home now." Cobalt said. I give him a confused look. "Huh?" I ask him. "I don't have a place to live. The last piece of territory I had was taken over by a group of Mightyena. And they were even more vicious than me."

"Oh. Well, you're welcome to stay here. Do you know anything at all about the art of ninjutsu?"

"Yes. But I don't know much."

"Splinter can help with that. He's a master ninja. You seem like a spiritual one, since you can read auras. You might be as good as Splinter one day."

"You really think so?"

"I know so. And when the time comes, I have a set of the same gear that the turtles wear that hasn't been used yet."

"Does that mean I'll get to to wear a cool mask like them?"

"We'll see. I hope you like the color yellow."

"Oh, I do. I can't wait to start training."

"Good to hear."

I'm not the biggest fan of Cockroach Terminator for a reason. The part where Raphael kicks Michelangelo in the shell. Scares the living crap out of me. I've had this phobia for as long as I can remember. The first time I saw it, I was chill. But as time went by, I develop a fear of it.

Anyway, the important character was the Entei that made an appearance. Cobalt's voice actor is Joe Jonas.