Katsaridaphobia is the fear of roaches. Just so you know.

I'm fast asleep, the smell of ramen reaching my nose. My stomach growled, specifying that I was hungry. I roll around, trying to go back to sleep.

The last time we saw Cobalt, I had a pretty good idea. I thought that I, Flareon, and Charizard once I evolve it, would make a team of some kind and do patrols around the city like we do. I came up with the best name, too. The Razing Rogues. Seems fitting.

Cobalt's training has gone pretty well. Even Splinter's impressed. When I'm sparring with him, it's like he's better at karate than ninjutsu, but regardless, he's improved. I saw a little cockroach with a camera on its back. Just what I need. Something to chase. I can't sleep, so why not. The roach sees me and just stands there as I slowly walk towards it like it didn't know I was there. I pounce, catching the roach in my paws. I got ready to eat it, but it slips out of my paws. I chase it like there was a laser pointer on the floor. I chase it into the kitchen.

It was on top of the chopsticks that Raphael was holding. Uh oh... Raphael screams like a girl. "Roach! Roach!" He tries to stab it with his sai. I just chase the thing, the two of us getting in each other's way. "Stop! Stop, you'll smash him!" Donatello said. "That's the point!" Raphael retorts.

The roach crawls to me. I lick my chops. I don't usually eat bugs, but when I do, it's for my own recreation and for no reason at all. I stare at it, my pupils dilated. I let the roach crawl up my finger. Donatello takes the roach from me once he knew what I was about to do. "Don't eat it, that's disgusting!" Donatello said. "Hey, listen, if I can eat a scorpion and live, I can eat a roach." Everyone makes disgusted faces and noises. "What?"

"You disgust me." Raphael said . "Love you too." This is pretty much my go to phrase. Donatello shows us a video on his laptop. First, it showed me trying to catch it. "Was I cute? Huh, huh? Was I absolutely adorable?" I ask with big bulging puppy dog eyes and a wagging tail. "The cutest!" Michelangelo said, cuddling me.

When the video gets to the part where Raphael screams like a girl, I have a hard time holding my laughter in. Raphael notices this and glares death at me. "I'm sorry, it's not funny. It's just... The pitch you screamed in, it was..." I couldn't finish my sentence because I start cracking up with laughter. But I stop myself and clear my throat. "I am sorry for laughing."

He grabs me by the chest and keeps that glare on his face. What he does next, I didn't really expect. He kisses me, for some reason. I'm gonna say this is a sign that he forgives me. He pulls away. "But if it makes you feel better, I'm not a fan of bugs, either. Especially cockroaches."

"Really?"

"Yup. Except I don't scream like a girl the way you did."

Michelangelo manages to hold back a laugh. I wander off to the pot of ramen and eat/drink almost the entire thing. I can't resist anymore! I'm starving to death!

"We're going to spy on the Kraang with a cockroach!" Donatello confirms later on. Satisfied with myself, I make a run for it before anyone notices. "Hey! Where'd all the ramen go?!" I hear Leonardo shout from the kitchen. Not guilty.

We're inside the Shellraiser as the little roach enters the TCRI building. Cobalt came with us, in case we need any auras read. "That, which is the laser drill, will drill a hole in the planet, known as Earth. That is a hole that is 30 miles deep in the Earth." One Kraang droid said.

"Oh boy, that's in the range of Earth's upper mantle." I explain. "And I thought my Tectonic Rage was bad."

"Lava surfing rules," Michelangelo said. "Um, not if I'm with you, it's not." I comment. "You don't have fireproof fur."

"Lucky." He said, crossing his arms with a childish pout. I rub his head playfully. "You'll get there, kid." I make a small bark noise when the Shellraiser bumps into something. That was no speed bump. "D'oh, sweet heavenly Jesus, what was that?" I ask. We exit the Shellraiser to see what we ran over. It looks like a giant, curled up, cyborg cockroach, just about the same size as Raphael. What a mess it was. And it smells terrible. "Smells like a butt sandwich." Michelangelo comments.

Raphael covers his mouth, trying not to throw up. I'm covering both my mouth and my nose with my paws, trying not to throw up as well, since breathing in, whatever that putrid smell was, would only make it worse. "Oh, would you look at this?" Cobalt mutters as Donatello checks it's injuries. "Hideous," Donatello pokes the roach's abdomen. "And beautiful."

"It's aura is still flaring, so it's still alive." Cobalt said. "So what the heck is it?" I ask through my paws. "I believe it's that cockroach Donatello sent to infiltrate into TCRI."

"WHAT?!" Raphael freaks out, his voice, and probably aura, laced in fear. I put a hand on his shoulder and give him a comforting look. I can read auras, but not as well as a Lucario can. "I'll bet he came in contact with mutagen." Cobalt tells us. The roach gets up and grabs Cobalt by the tail. "Gah! Not again!" He shouts. Raphael yelps in fright, jumping onto me in fear. I use a psychic wave to make the giant roach put Cobalt down. But the thing was incredibly strong. "That was the strongest psychic wave I could throw at it. I practically used Future Sight in one turn!" I bark, frustrated.

"Well, cockroaches are among the most resilient life forms on the planet." Donatello explains. "And the fact that this is a mutant now makes it a bigger problem." Cobalt adds. I can feel Raphael shaking, as he's still clinging onto me tight. "Raphael, you can let go now." He lets go before I even finish the sentence. He's heading for the Shellraiser. Okay...

The giant roach is right behind me. "Oh, um, hey, little big guy. Uh... I'm guessing this is about me chasing you, right?" I ask sheepishly. The roach just looks at me. "If that's the thing, I'm sorry. I like chasing things for fun. But rest assured, I meant you no harm. So... We good?" The roach grabs me. "That's a definite no!" He growls at me. "What's your deal? I said I'm sorry!"

"Eat hot manhole cover!"

Next thing I know, a barrage of manhole covers hit the cyborg roach. I look up and see Raphael on top of his manhole cover cannon. "Put my boyfriend down!" He shouts. And the cyborg roach does indeed put me down as he gets hit with multiple manhole covers. "Okay, Raphael, I think that's enough!" I call out to him. "You sure? I could do this all night!"

"Oh, I'm sure you could. But I think he's had enough."

"Okay, if you say so." Raphael stops his attack on the cyborg roach. "Forget the roach for now. Need I remind you that the Kraang are looking for some kind of lens for a laser drill?" Cobalt asks. "Oh, right- there they are!" I can see the Kraang get a hold on a strongbox of some kind. "They must've picked up the lens." Donatello summarizes. "Not on my watch!" A gray and white aura, and intense power, surrounds my body. No, it's not Giga Impact. It's the Normal type Z-move Breakneck Blitz.

I charge headfirst and flip the van onto its side. Two Kraang droids, and a few more, come out. "The one known as the tiger will be destroyed along with the ones who are turtles for foiling Kraang's plan."

"O-oh yeah? Not if the one known as the tiger destroys you first!" I retaliate back. "Which do we save first? The world or the English language?" Donatello asks sarcastically. "The world. The English language might already be dead." I answer before laughing.

Spyroach appears on top of one of the Kraang droids. I roar as I get shot a few times. But the Spyroach knocks me away and shoots the Kraang with his own weapon. I throw a pointed stone at him, but it doesn't penetrate his exoskeleton. He almost shoots me down, but Cobalt protects me. Wait, where's Raphael? I see him enter the Shellraiser. I'll bet he hasn't done much of anything. "Where were you?" I ask him. "I was busy." He answers. "Doing what?" He opens his mouth, then closes it again. I take a breath. "Listen, baby, I know you're scared. And it's okay to be scared. But you're a ninja, and you can't run away. Try to get your head in the game, okay?"

Raphael sits there for a second, taking in what I said. He looks up at me with those puppy dog eyes. "Okay." He said, not sounding very confident. I kiss him quickly, right before the Shellraiser comes to a stop. "Did that confounded bug just cut the damn drive shaft?!" I ask, ticked off. "How does he keep finding us?" Cobalt asks. "Well, he could be using the homing signal I set up," Donatello gets cut off. "That's the problem right there. Did you shut it off?" Cobalt asks.

"No, I didn't."

Cobalt groans like he made the big mistake of his life. "Okay, okay, wait, I'm picking something up... He's mad about something. I can't tell what it is." He said.

"I apologized for chasing him earlier, what more could he possibly want?" And just when I said this, I see the monitor showing the clip where Raphael and I were chasing the roach. I groan. "I said I was sorry, damn it!" I shout, punching a wall. A biomechanic saw pierces through underneath the Shellraiser. I scream a little bit and jump onto Raphael. I have a small fear of saws. I mean, have you seen the movie? It creeps me out to unbelievable levels!

"The cockroach has a saw!" Raphael shouts. I'm starting to develop a fear of this roach in particular. Leonardo slices the saw off. "Not anymore." He said. I stroke my chin for a second. Okay, I have no plan. Except... "Okay, I have an idea. Raphael, you're with me."

"What are you getting at?" He asks me. "This." I drag Raphael out of the Shellraiser. I make a whistling sound to grab the roach's attention. "Hey! We're over here! Come and get us!" I shout.

"You're using us as bait?" Raphael asks me. "Do you have a better idea, other than running?" I ask him. "Nope." Didn't think so. "Try to face your fears." I said, pushing Raphael to the Spyroach. Easier said than done. He screams and runs once the roach makes eye contact with him. Might as well chase after him.

I jump over a wet cement sign and turn tail into an alley. And it just so happens that Raphael was down on his knees and his hands were on the sides of his head. "I'm sorry I tried to smash you, okay? I'm sorry. I learned a very important lesson. I'll never be cruel again. Just leave me alone!" He whimpers.

Oh, the poor guy. I didn't think he was this afraid of cockroaches. I have a worst fear myself. But I don't like discussing it. Let's leave it at this; it's an Ultra Beast. Even scarier than a giant mutant cockroach.

I slowly walk up to him to put a hand on his shoulder. The lightest brush causes him to absolutely freak out. He whirls around and screams bloody murder, backing away from me. Boy, did he jump. "Whoa, whoa, Raphael, it's okay!" I said to him, somehow managing to get a grip on his shoulders. His breathing is erratic, but he's staring to calm down. "It's okay. It's me."

I rub his shoulders, getting into any tense muscles he might have. He moans a bit. "Thank you." He said, relaxed. "I'm weak." He whispers. My eyes widen. "What?" I ask him. "No you're not. Everyone has fears."

"Really? What's yours?"

"Well, as of right now, I'm developing one for cockroaches. This one in particular." He chuckles. "Are you really."

"Yeah. Just because you have fears, it doesn't mean you're weak. I mean, look at me. I'm just about as strong as you and I can chicken out the way you did. You should at least try to face your fears."

"But what if it comes after me again?"

"I will protect you from it if I need to. You are my boyfriend, I will treat you as such. I won't let some bug kill you. Okay?"

Raphael smiles and gives me a hug. "Thank you." He whispers. I rub his shell. "No problem. Oh, did you happen to pass a wet cement sign?" I ask him as we pull away. "Yeah, why?"

We return to the scene, and there it was, covered in cement. "Ha! Stuck, huh? Not so tough now, are you, roachie?" I laugh victoriously, right up until the head falls off. My laughter slowly dies down. That son of a gun must've molted.

I turn to see a seven to eight foot tall white maggot thing. Is it ever ugly. It roars at us. "Cockroach... Why did it have to be a cockroach?" Raphael whimpers. A pair of techno organic wings sprout from its back. "And it flies! Damn it!" God, I hate roaches now.

It grabs Raphael and flies off. Desperate and worried, I chase after it. The giant roach finally drops Raphael. I find him in a dumpster. "Raphael!" We hug as we reunite again. "Are you okay?" I ask him. "I think so." He answers. "Good, now let's go."

We finally make it to the Shellraiser. "Um, does this ring a bell; laser drill?!" Cobalt asks us. I hear noises coming from the top. The roach breaks in. Oh, come on! Leave us alone! It roars and grabs me by the tail, whisking me away with it. Not before I grab the roof. "What is with you and grabbing me by the tail?" Unfortunately, I slip, and the roach flies away with me. I can hear them crying out for me, but it's no use.

This roach is stronger than I thought. Every time I try to struggle, he doesn't budge. I roar at him, he either roars back or does nothing. I bite his arm, which tastes terrible, he doesn't react. His hide is too tough. I'm ready to give up. It looks like I've met my match. But just before I lose hope, guess who drops by and saves me?

You guessed it. Raphael.

The fight they had, I didn't see Raphael cower even once. He looks determined. Ticked that he took his soulmate. The fight results in the destruction of the laser drill. The roach is down, but still alive, somewhat. Raphael turns to me, runs, and throws his arms around me. "You're okay! I'm sorry I let him take you, my fear got the better of me! I'm just so happy you're okay!"

"This isn't your fault, Raphael." I tell him, returning his hug. "It's like I said to you before. It's okay to be scared. But you're a ninja, and you can't run away. And what I just saw from you was one of the bravest things I've ever seen."

"I'm glad you're not mad at me." He said. "Why would I be mad at you? You really came through and saved my hide. No one's mad at y-" I cut myself off. Raphael turns to see what I'm looking at. The roach is still alive, crawling, more like limping, towards us.

I roar, furious. "I'VE HAD IT WITH YOU!" The Z-power flows through me again. Time to finish this guy once and for all. The Fire type Z-move Inferno Overdrive. This should ensure that he dies, and STAYS dead. "Raphael, take cover!" I tell him. "I'm not going anywhere!" He retorts. "Go, or you could die!" I scream at him. "No!"

Screw it. I'm consumed in a large ball of fire. I charge towards my target. Once I hit it, a dome shaped explosion ensues. Once the smoke clears enough, I can see a pile of ashes. I sigh in relief. That bug mutant is as good as dead. I don't want to see that thing again as long as I live.

I'm panting for breath when I realize that Raphael was still standing there. I look around desperately. "Raphael?" I call out. "I'm okay!" I hear, right before I see his silhouette running towards me. He launches himself into my arms, and we share another hug.

"Brother!"

I turn to see Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo running to where we were. I give him the go ahead. He runs towards his brothers, and he's ensnared in a big brotherly hug. I wag my tail at the family moment I'm witnessing. Leonardo looks at me. "You too. Get in here." He said, opening up an arm. I shrug and join the family hug.

"I'm proud of you, man. You faced your fear and saved the city." I praise Raphael. "Faced my fear? I conquered my fear!" He grabbed Michelangelo and drew out his sai. "I looked my fear in the eye and I zapped it to oblivion." He blew on his sai like it was a gun, dropped Michelangelo, and smiled. That sexy smile of his. I fold my arms. "So, not scared of roaches anymore?"

"Nope."

"Good. So you won't care about the one I slipped in your shell?" His eyes widened, one of them twitching. He loses his complete mind and runs all over the place in a frenzy. The boys burst out laughing. The longer this took, the harder it was to contain my laughter. I know, it's not funny, but his reaction is. After one minute flat, I can't hold it in anymore. I start cracking up. "I was... I was... joking!" I wheezed out. I didn't notice the ticked off look he had on his face until my laughter died down some.

My laughter stops instantly. "Uh... I was... I didn't mean... Oh no," I ran like a horror movie villain (you could say Ghostface from "Scream") was chasing me. He manages to tackle me down. The next few minutes, we're just wrestling on the floor, laughing all the while. We stopped to catch our breath. "Sometimes I really don't like you." He's joking. "Love ya too."

That Entei, just a small spoiler, will make his next appearance in the next episode. And his identity will be revealed in early Season Two. Probably as early as the first episode.

I know, One Direction song, so 2012. It seemed fitting for their current relationship, though. It was either that, or Ed Sheeran's "Perfect." In the meantime, guess which Ultra Beast Marcel's afraid of. It's pretty obvious, really. I will see you in "Baxter's Gambit!"