Episode 9: Dogpound and Fishface Grand Appearance

**"The Gauntlet"** (TMNT X Pokemon: Dogpound and Fishface Grand Appearance) is the ninth episode of the animated series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series). It aired on November 17, 2012.

## Synopsis

After April receives a warning from her imprisoned father which arrived on a mutant pigeon named Pete, she and the Turtles embark on a mission to save him and stop the Kraang from detonating a mutagen bomb in the city. But the Turtles aren't prepared for anything when the Shredder makes his move on them and an accident involving the Kraang's mutagen bomb on top of the Wolf Hotel transforms Chris Bradford and Xever into Dogpound and Fishface. Splinter realizes that Shredder is a problem that will not go away, and declares war on the foot clan.

## Characters

### Major Characters

* April O'Neil (Mae Whitman)
* Chris Bradford/Dogpound (Clancy Brown) ***(Mutates)***
* Donatello (Rob Paulsen)
* Foot Soldiers
* Kirby O'Neil (Keith Silverstein)
* Kraang (Nolan North)
* Leonardo (Jason Biggs)
* Michelangelo (Greg Cipes)
* Pigeon Pete (A.J. Buckley) ***(Debut)***
* Raphael (Sean Astin)
* Shredder (Kevin Michael Richardson)
* Splinter (Hoon Lee)
* Xever/Fishface (Christian Lanz) ***(Mutates)***

### Minor Characters

* Hachiko ***(Debut)***
* Shopkeeper (Rob Paulsen)

## Script

### Night

#### Docks

##### East Port

Shredder: Alexander! How dare you disobey me and escaped!

Alexander: You are a monster, Shredder! I don't belong there! I should be with my real family! The one you have taken me away from them!

Malamar: Such insolence!

Shredder slashes Alex across the chest and leaves him dying.

Alexander: (groaning)

Then a figure appeared and levitate him to safety.

???: Don't worry. You're gonna be okay on my watch.

### Morning

#### April

April: Rocky, stop running!

Gabriella: Looks like someone is exciting!

April: This happens in every walk! I just wish he could hold still for a minute or two.

Rockruff: Sorry! I'm super exciting because I really wanted to try the new Pokemon food! We have to hurry before it gets sold out!

April: Alright, alright! No need to rush!

The two goes into an alleyway.

[WHOOSH]

Treecko: What was that?!

Rockruff: Something went "whoosh" on us!

Gabriella: I think we should start running.

They quickly get into a bank and watches a gargantuan pigeon Mutant crash right into the glass. After the pigeon abruptly takes off and flies away,

April: My life is getting really weird.

Gabriella: (takes picture) I'll say! New York is so awesome! I can't believe you have giant pigeons like that here!

April: No we don't. Nothing on this scale. We should head to Manhattan.

Rockruff: But what about the new Pokemon Food?

April: That can wait for another day. Let's go.

Gabriella: Right.

### Manhattan

#### Freya

April: Frey!

Freya: Hey April. Whoa, you look as if you saw a ghost!

Rockruff: A giant pigeon monster was chasing after us! We need your help!

Freya: A giant pigeon monster? Could be a mutant.

Gabriella: So a mutant pigeon?

Growlithe: Yeah! We should find this pigeon and capture it!

April and Gab shakes in fear.

Freya: It's behind me isn't it?

They nodded and run off.

Freya: Why is it chasing after us?!

Gabriella: I am not sure! Kime, Bullet Seed!

April: Rocky, Rock Throw!

Freya: Rookie, give me a Flamethrower!

Treecko: Bullet Seed!

Rockruff: Rock Throw!

Growlithe: Flamethrower~!

???: I don't want to be burned toast! (dodges) Slow down! I need to talk to you!

But just as the pigeon swoops down to April, something pushes it away thus the mutant pigeon flies away.

April: Huh?

Freya: Was that Psychic?

???: That was from me. It was simple telekinesis.

Gabriella: You are?

???: My name is Ariel Thomson. I patrol Manhattan when I heard screaming. And this is my partner Sunset.

Dusk Lycanroc: Please to meet you.

April: Ariel? (gasps) No.... It can't be...

Freya: April, you know her?

Ariel: April? (blinks twice) April, is that really you?

April, now tears of joy, runs and hugs Ariel tightly.

April: Ariel, it's been so long!

Ariel: I know, I know! Wow you really have grown! I always dreamed of the day I get to see my half-sister again! I missed you so much!

April: I miss you too!

Together: Half-sister?!

Freya: I didn't know April had a half-sister.

Gab: Me either. This is freaky.

### Lair

#### Living Room

April: Guys, you won't believe this!

Donatello: OK April, calm down. Are you OK?

April: I am being hunted... by a giant pigeon.

Raphael: (Laughs but pauses as he notices nobody is laughing) I can't be the only one who's finds that funny.

Donatello: It's not funny Raph, there's a creature out there trying to hurt my April! (April stares) Our April... April.

Michelangelo: This is serious. I better get Splinter.

Leonardo: We don't really need- (Mikey throws a smoke bomb and Splinter appears in his place)

Splinter: Michelangelo said you wanted to see me?

Freya: You made smoke bombs?

Donnie: Actually I did. But this isn't important right now.

Ariel: (grabs one) A smoke bomb made out of egg shells. That's quite impressive.

Gabriella: Have you met April's half-sister Ariel?

Everyone: Half-sister?!

Ariel: Ariel Thomson. Well it was Thomson but now O'Neil. But I still use my original last name. Very please to meet all of you.

Freya: Can we go back to the whole mutant pigeon thing?!

April: Oh right. His talons were razor sharp. He would have torn me into pieces... if he hadn't slammed into the glass.

Raphael: (Laughs and pauses again) Really, just me?

Splinter: (He hits Raph in the back of the head with his staff) Raphael! Clearly April is upset!

Michelangelo: Yeah dude! That's so insensitive! Do you need a tissue?

April: I think I'm okay.

Michelangelo: I'll get you a tissue. (He throws a smoke bomb, disappears for about 5 seconds and reappears on the other side of April) We don't have any tissues. Can I make you some soup?

Donatello: Stop it! (He grabs the smoke bomb out of Mikey's hand) Don't worry, April, we won't let anything happen to you.

Leonardo: Donnie's right. We're gonna set a trap for this pigeon man and make sure he never bothers you again.

Donatello: And I know what we can use as bait.

Michelangelo: Bread crumbs! (Leo and Donnie stare at him) Pigeons eat bread crumbs.

Donatello: I meant April.

Michelangelo: You're gonna let him eat April?! I thought you liked her! You know, you two are childhood friends!

 April: Yeah!

Donatello: Don't sweat it, we got your back.

Leonardo: Alright Mighty Mutants, let's do this!

Raphael: 'Mighty Mutants'? What, 'Dancing Dorks' was already taken?

Vaporeon: Don't make fun of us.

Lucy: Let's just go already!

Chloe B.: Another mission with no reward. (sighs) I rather be here and read my magazine.

Raph: Sorry but you're part of the team. Meaning you have to come with us!

Chloe B.: (groans) Fine! Jeez... At least I can have some time to relax.

Ninetales: Hold on! You are being too cocky.

Leo: Sakuya, we have defeated giant spiders, plant creatures, alien robots and an army of ninjas. So I think we're good enough. Let's go!

### Alexander

Alexander: Huh? Where am I? (sits up) Looks like someone had put me here. (looks at the bandages) Oh yeah. I was injured by Shredder and someone bandage me up. (gets out of bed) I have to go and find my real family. Ring, come on out!

Umbreon: Umbreon! Where are we?

Alexander: Don't have time to explain! Let's go!

Umbreon: Right!

### Foot HQ

Chris Bradford was about to pet an Akita dog (apparently The Shredder's dog), when it bites him hard in the hand.

Chris: Stupid dog.

Shredder: (storms in) Bradford! Montes! I am highly disappointed on both of you! You have failed your respective missions!

Chris: We're terribly sorry, Master.

Xever: But it's not our fault!

Malamar: Doesn't matter! I guess we have to take care of these freaks ourselves. Right?

Shredder: Exactly.

### Outside

April: Oh mutant pigeon~... I'm just a defenseless girl whose just walking down this dark alleyway all by myself with no one here with me.

Donnie: What was *that*?

April: Look, I was never good at acting! Do you really expect me to act like bait?!

Donnie: I expect bait to not talk back.

April: How dare you say that! Maybe you should try acting as bait!

Donnie: (smirks) You really think I could act like bait? Well pretend I'm a pigeon and you were my prey. This is what happens. (acting like a monster as he stands on all fours) Roar! I have come for food! (April trying to hold back the laugh) What do we have here? A rabbit perfect enough to eat.

April: (laughing) Oh dear! I'm just a poor defenseless rabbit! Someone come and save me! Help! Help!

Donnie: You're not going anywhere, missy!

??? (voice): I'll save you! (fails to land) Ow...

Donnie: That worked? Sputnik, Psychic!

Espeon: Psychic!

Mikoto: We caught the pigeon mutant!

Chloe M.: You better have a explanation, bird!

???: Okay, okay! I'll tell you everything! Just let me go.

Donnie nodded and Sputnik stops using Psychic.

???: (stands up and dust himself off) My name is Pigeon Pete and the reason I was chasing after you is because I have an important message from Mr. O'Neil, Jax McKinley, and Ashley Shouta!

Kirumi: Another person got kidnapped? I see... What is the message?

Pigeon Pete: Well, you have to leave the city! Something bad is gonna happen if you don't leave immediately!

Akame: Something bad?

Aoi: What is the bad thing?!

An-D: Dat doesn't seem do be good news!

Pigeon Pete: Terrible news! You must leave New York before it's too late! And it won't be good either!

April: I can't leave New York without dad! Thanks for the warning but I rather stay here and save him then just packing up and leave!

Rockruff: Yeah! We're not leaving!

Pigeon Pete: But you must! The Krang are planning something big! Big I tell ya'! You must leave immediately or else!

April: Not without our dad!

Rusty: Yeah! Not without a fight we aren't!

Alice: You should stay out of this, Rust.

Ariel: Could you take us to them?

Pigeon Pete: What?! No way! I can't do that! I barely escaped once! I can't return back!

Freya: Please~?! I need my brother back and I won't take no for an answer!

Alya: Besides, we're going to save him no matter what!

Pigeon Pete: Okay, I'll take you there! But once I do I'm *outta* here!

Sonia and Aoi: Got it! Lead the way!

### Chris and Xever

Xever: I can't believe we fail twice.

Chris: Yeah. It has to be those Miraculouses. If we have our own then it would be even.

Xever: Exactly! But how are we gonna get Miraculouses of our own?!

Hawk Moth: Maybe I can help. You want Miraculouses of your own? Then I have that might satisfy both of your needs. (takes out two boxes) Chris Bradford, this is the Spider Miraculous and Xever, you will have Shrimp Miraculous. These could help you destroy the Turtles. Besides, I believe there's someone here.

Foot Ninjas appeared and whispered to Hawk Moth's ear.

Hawk Moth: You two have a mission so you better listen up.

Together: Right!

### Turtles

Chloe: This must be the place.

Tobey: It looks kinda big down there.

Sue: We should sneak around and find where they are. It could be a maze in that lab.

April: We're coming with you.

Leo: No you aren't. It's too dangerous.

Freya: We're going anyway! We are a team! And a team works together, stick together!

Yin: Right! Frey's right!

Vaporeon: Fine... But don't get reckless when we go inside.

Everyone: Promise!

### Krang Lab

Pimiko: Let's all stick together. You may never know what could be down here.

Mikoto: It's quite fascinating to be in here. The Krang sure know what they're doing.

Lina: Yeah. I should find their control room and steal some of their data.

Leo: Guys, focus. We need to find Mr. O'Neil and the others.

Lina: Well I'm gonna stay here and hack into the Krang system to see what they're planning.

Donnie: Need my help?

Lina: Nah I got this. You can go ahead.

Akame: Okay.

#### Other side of the Krang Lab

???: (laughing boastfully) How dare you put me, Boa Hancock, in those cells! You should all be ashamed of yourself! Mero Mero Mellow!

[SLASH]

Boa: Erza, did you find a way out?!

Erza: Unfortunately no! This place is like a maze.

Boa: Now what?! If we don't find a way out I'm gonna go crazy!

Erza: There has to be a way out. Maybe that way.

Boa: I hope you're right.

### Turtles

Donnie: Huh?

Raph: You okay, D?

Donnie: This poor Pokemon... No Pokemon should suffer in a cage. (struggles to pull the bars apart)

Raph: (groans) Let me do that. (pulls bars) There you go.

???: (growling)

Donnie: Hey, hey, hey. It's gonna be okay. I'm not gonna hurt you. I just want to help you.

It uses Slash on Donnie's arm.

Leo: Donnie!

Donnie: I'm alright. (shushes) It's okay. I won't hurt you. I promise. (unchains the Pokemon) There. Now you are free.

April: That's Type: Null!

Donnie: Type: Null? (takes out Pokedex)

**Pokedex: Type: Null, the Synthetic Pokemon. The heavy control mask it wears suppresses its intrinsic capabilities. This Pokémon has some hidden special power.**

Yin: I never seen Type: Null before.

Mikey: Aw~, he's starting to like Donnie! You should keep it!

Donnie: I should?

Mikey: Absolutely!

Donnie: Well it could be useful for the team. I guess it's alright.

### Lina Wells

(in this mini-game, it is similar to Bentley's hacking games)

Lina: I got in! Let's see what you're up to, Krang.

As she reads, someone sneaks behind her.

Lina: (shrieks)

???: Sorry! I didn't mean to scare you. M-My name is Chihiro Fujisaki. The Ultimate Programmer. I didn't really mean to scare you like that. Please forgive me.

Lina: It's alright. Wait, how did you get in here?

Chihiro: I got kidnapped by the Krang and was put here. However, I was able to escape thanks to two women. I wasn't able to get their names though.

Luxio: I see... Lina, check this out! It seems the Krang are actually from another dimension not another planet.

Chihiro: And that's not all! I did some research on my own and found out that the Mutagen they currently possess doesn't work the same way as the Mutagen on Earth does.

Lina: Doesn't work? Hm... Do you have a sample?

Chihiro: Actually yes I do. (gives Lina the test tube with sample)

Lina: And according to this, they're desperately opting to kidnap scientists that have a certain skill set to help them modify the Mutagen.

Chihiro: Worse of all, they're gonna detonate a bomb fill with Mutagen! If it blows up, it would end up spewing ooze over half of the entire city!

Lina: Wha~?!

Chihiro: I'm serious. We have to stop them before it happens.

Lina: We gotta tell everyone about this!

Chihiro: Right!

### Turtles

Sonia: Mr. O'Neil?! Jax?! Ms. Shouta?!

Kirby: Huh? Oh it's you.

April: Dad, are you okay?!

Kirby: April?! Alice?! Rusty and Ariel?! Why are you here?! You need to leave immediately!

Rusty: Not without you, dad!

Alice: We need you!

Kirby: I know but something terrible is going to happen. You must leave right now or it'll be too late.

Ariel: We're gonna save you first. Then we'll leave. Leonardo, let me handle this.

Leo: Sure thing. Go right ahead.

She uses her psychic powers to break the door.

[ALARM BLARING]

Ariel: Oh no.

Freya: Looks like we're gonna have a hard time getting out of here then coming in!

Dominique: To the exit!

(in this stage, you have to fight your way to the exit while protecting Kirby, Jax and Ashley.)

[SLASH]

Lucy: Erza!

Zolo: Boa?

Boa: Hello, Roronoa Zolo. Seems we have met again.

Lina: Guys, come on! Hurry! They're detonate a bomb!

Everyone: What?!

They all escaped except for Jax, Ashley and Kirby.

April: Dad, what are you doing?! Come with us!

Kirby: I'm sorry sweetheart. You need to stop that bomb. It's more important then saving us. Everyone, please keep them safe.

April: No! Dad, no! (full of tears) Dad... Why? (slams her fist to the ground) Why, why, why?! We were so close! (sobs) So close but not enough! (sobbing)

Donnie: (ears and tail drooped in sadness) April... (walks to her in all fours and stops at front of her) Please don't cry... (rubs his cheek against hers) It's gonna be okay... I know we were so close. But we're gonna try again. I promise we will.

April: You really think so?

He nodded.

Donnie: Yeah. Do you ever doubt me?

April: (shakes her head) No... (wipes her tears away) I would never doubt you for anything.

Donnie: Then you don't have to worry. We'll find another way to save your father along with the others. I promise you that.

Lucy: Now we have to stop that bomb! Do you know where it could be?

Lina: Well if I had Mutagen bomb, I would put it somewhere tall enough to cover almost the entire city with Mutagen ooze.

Alya: Found it! Are you talking the Wolf Hotel?! It's tall enough to see almost the entire city! We should head there!

Adrien: Nice one, Alya!

Alya: Thanks!

Ariel: So next stop: The Wolf Hotel. We better be careful everyone. The Wolf Hotel would be full of Krang.

Everyone: Right!

### Wolf Hotel

#### Rooftops

Krang: Within 5 minutes, the Mutagen bomb will cover almost the entire city known as New York.

The Turtles then arrive and start taking down all of the robots with arrows.

Mikoto: This must be it!

Donnie: Whoa, it's so complex.

Mikoto: We should figure this out! Everyone, make sure they don't come to this direction!

Everyone: Okay!

(this is a mini-boss battle. You have to fight the Krang and make sure they don't hit Miko and Donnie)

The Spider: Hello Turtles.

April: New villains?

Saitama: I'm Saitama and this is The Spider! We're here to crush you!

Freya: Oh great! Now we have to defeat them?!

(it now becomes a boss battle as you have to defeat Chris (The Spider) and Xever (Saitama) at the same time)

### Alexander

Umbreon: You sure it's here?!

Alex: I'm positive! But what I'm missing is a team.

???: Maybe we could be of assistance.

Together: Eh?

### Wolf Hotel

#### Rooftops

Chloe M.: You're taking too long! Let me handle this! (cuts green cord)

Mikoto: How did you know it was the green cord?

Chloe M.: Lucky guess! Now let's continue fighting!

The Spider: If I have to be taken down then you all will be taken down with me. (uses venom to burn away the glass)

Alice: Everyone, look out!

They dodge the Mutagen in time before it begins to burst out. But along with The Spider and Saitama who had fallen to their deaths after being splashed on with Mutagen, Alice was also splashed with some of the Mutagen during the dodge and mutates into a White Fox.

April: Alice!

Alice: (groans) I'm alright. But now I got mutated into a fox.

Donnie: A white fox to be exact.

Shredder and Candy appeared.

Shredder: There is undoubtedly a fascinating story in how my old nemesis came to teach ninjutsu to four mutant turtles. Perhaps I will let one of you live long enough to tell it

Leonardo: You're gonna have to catch us first! Mikey?

Michelangelo: So long, sucka! (Throws a smoke bomb only to find it's a real egg) (All glare/stare at him) Oops...all right, that one's on me.

Candy: Time for some butt-whooping! I have been waiting for this!

Hibiscus: He seems really powerful so we should all be careful.

Samantha: Right.

The Shredder then faces the Turtles one by one, and he takes them all down in single combat. Donatello then smashes his staff over The Shredder's helmet, but this only breaks the staff in two!! Desperately, Michelangelo wraps his kusurigama chain around The Shredder's arm and is actually able to hang him over the side of the building. However, The Shredder is not intimidated by this and rapidly frees himself by slicing off an absolutely huge chunk of the hotel's sign, which, in turns, lands on Mikey but doesn't maim him that much. As the other Turtles weakly free Michelangelo, Shredder gets ready for even more!, and he defeats every single one of them in shocking mid-air combat.

Ritsu: Shredder, stop!

Thalia: Ritsu...

Shredder: Ritsu eh?

Ritsu: I won't let you continue hurting everyone! You should face me instead!

Candy: You really think you can take on the two of us all by yourself, little boy?!

Ritsu: My mom taught me Ninjutsu and Assassination. So it would be easy to kill you on the spot.

Gabriella: Is he nuts?

Shredder: And who taught you that?

Ritsu: Tsubaki Camellia! I hope that rings a bell or two.

(as Ritsu, you fight against the Shredder)

Shredder: Tsubaki? Then you must be her son.

Ritsu: And you are my father. She had taught me who you really are. You're a soulless man who thinks nothing but himself. The one who believes he is better then anyone else. You have a cold heart that could never be thaw out and a man who never seem to understand how others feel around him. Abusive of power and control, you have done horrible things to make sure it goes your way. That's why I would never become like you. Ever!

Shredder: Then I will have to kill you, son. And you will tell me where Hamato Yoshi is.

Riolu: Aura Sphere! You won't get the information *that* easily!

Alexander: Exactly!

Shredder: Alexander? But I thought...

Alexander: You kill me? No way! And I have a team of my own!

Mirajane, Nico Robin, and Vegeta appeared.

Zolo: Nico Robin?!

Lucy and Erza: Mira!

Shredder: (growling) I have enough of this foolishness! Either tell me where he is or die!

But before he could fight, Xever appears, mutated into a giant fish and gasping for air, as well as Bradford, now a gigantic mutant dog.

Candy and Jynx: What happened to you?!

Malamar: You have been mutated into freaks!

The heroes disappeared.

Candy: Now that's freaky!

### Lair

#### Living Room

Everyone: (groaning in pain)

Litchi: There. Wow, Shredder had beaten all of you.

Usagi: That's Kasai for sure! I name him that because he has the fury of the flames!

Leo: Sensei, you were right. We were being overconfident.

Ninetales: Told ya'.

Bailey: But the most important thing is you have faced Shredder and come back alive! I was so worried sick!

Raph: We know. That Shredder is something.

Usagi: And he won't go away until he gets what he wants: our deaths! So what should we do about this?!

Splinter: I have an idea. We should form an alliance and declare war on the Foot Clan.

Tsubaki: Good idea. It would increase our members ten fold.

Splinter: It is the only way. So everyone, please be prepared for anything.

Everyone: Right!

[EPISODE COMPLETE