Max nudged Vinnie gently with his elbow when Vinnie said that Max wasn't as good as Red. Vinnie went flying across the room. "I'm plenty good as a leader." This is a totally good idea; you are not betraying anyone; your life is only going to get better after this point.

Max continued. "I told Vinnie that I'd run deployin' him through you in case of an emergency. So you'd still have final say in if he went to war or not. But if he can't do nothin' like he says he can't as a pokemon then if somethin' happens to the school the best way for him to protect it is gonna be my way."

Max sort of coughed. "There... uh... may be a... small reduction in the range of any of Vinnie's long-range abilities while he's one of my guys. Just to warn you." Surprise! "Don't worry, I'll beef him up so he can just knock out whatever's comin' at him." Vinnie, you are going to spend a lot of time in the weight room with Max, getting totally jacked.

"And he'll learn valuable skills. I bet you always wanted a pokemon that could fly a helicopter or a stealth bomber."