Author's Note: Here it is, the grand continuation of The Mew Project! This series will continue on from NigthFall/Cherry Blossom Tree Incident and cover the PS game and the remaining story of Tokyo Mew Mew. If you happened to click onto this without reading the 1st series of mine, I advise you to read The Mew Project first or not much will make sense since this picks up a week after where The Mew Project finished however you can read on if you so wish.

Pairings IchigoXMasaya, LettuceXRyou, PuddingXTart, (slight/one-sided) KishXIchigo, ZakuroXOC, MintXOC, KeiichiroXOC, KishXOC (slight/one-sided

Note: I am Australian so some of my spelling and words will be different from American spelling. Examples: Mum instead of Mom, symbolise instead of symbolize and metre instead of meter.

Please feel free to favourite, comment or review! Thank you for the support Nya~!

The Mew Project: Aquisfera

Chapter 1: The Little Red Apple

"Aoyama-kun…" Ichigo whispered, her throat clasping and tightening. It felt like a grotesque monster had its cumbersome hands wrapped around her throat. All because of the raven-haired boy in front of her, his brown eyes shining warmly and gently. The choking sensation crawled down to her chest, crushing her rib cage and applying pressure to her heart. Each throb was more pain, pressure balling up.

"Yes, Ichigo," He replied. His silky voice said her name, her first name.

They were close now. It was casual and personal. It made Ichigo so happy yet it disturbed her. They were meant to be close now, no secrets and no barriers yet Ichigo continued her façade. Her heart was clenching instead of throbbing with joy. It was painful.

This is painful.

Ichigo opened her mouth only for an audible groaning to sound in her throat. There was no background, it was just Masaya and yet it was so hard to focus on him. Her eyes couldn't wander around to focus on something else as she closed her eyes and her chest heaved.

"I'm a Mew Mew!" She screamed, her voice seemingly echoing through the nothingness. Masaya flinched and froze over, "I'm Mew Ichigo," She smiled bravely, facing him. Masaya's eyes grew dark as they traveled down her body and a rumble sounded from his throat. Ichigo's heart screamed, thundering in her body as she felt her tail swish around and her ears change into two large cat ears, flattened against her head.

"So, that's the truth?" Masaya asked, looking up at her again as his eyes glittered with a cruel blue, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" Ichigo stepped back, speechless as Masaya looked at her with piercing blue eyes. They were harsh yet full of passion, lions roaring at her in anticipation, "I thought you must have been her," He rumbled as he slowly walked over to her. Ichigo couldn't move, she couldn't think as Masaya let out this threatening, overpowering atmosphere.

'This isn't Aoyama-kun… What happened?' Ichigo thought as she stumbled back and slammed into a warm figure. She froze up as two protective, strong arms held her tightly, pressed against a male figure. She was alarmed at first but then she smelt his scent and immediately relaxed as her cat DNA registered it as her father. She shivered, holding onto her father's arms and pushing herself into the reassuring haven he gave her.

"Dad! Please… I don't know what to do!" Ichigo blubbered, "I don't know what happened to him!" Ichigo told her father while watching Masaya eyeing her down with his unnaturally blue eyes.

"Don't worry Ichigo," Ryou's voice replied. Ichigo froze and looked up at her father to find Ryou instead, holding her protectively and fiercely. Masaya glared at Ryou, scowling devilishly at him and Ryou returned it with warning growl, gray cat ears flattened. Ichigo wanted to scream, to ask why Ryou was here but she couldn't. Her DNA kept placing a pop-up in her brain saying, "Ryou Father,". Ryou then moved Ichigo behind him, not taking his eyes of his enemy and yowled at Masaya who just held a horrid gaze, as if he was just staring at an insect, "I'll always protect you, even if it kills me…" Ryou told Ichigo as he prepared to fight Masaya to the death.

"THERE NA NO DA!" Pudding yelled, tearing Ichigo from her dream. She meowed as her eyes flashed open, jumping up from her spot only to smack her head into the staircase above her.

"Ow! That hurt," Ichigo mumbled as she held her head, reality sinking back in. She realised that she fallen asleep on a box under the outside staircase that lead up to the top deck of the ferry. She felt hot from the sunlight pouring onto her, indicating that she must have been asleep for a while, an hour at least.

"Well the cat girl is awake again," Ryou smirked at her. Ichigo jumped as he approached her, her dream still fresh in her mind, "Ready to work again after that cat nap? The glorious leader can't be lazy o Ryou's words were cut off as Ichigo slammed him over the head, her cat ears popping up as she hissed at him.

"Don't come near me Shirogane!" She hissed as Ryou gave her a strange glance, trying to figure out what had happened for her to lash out like that.

"I can do whatever I want," He replied before smiling at her and flicked her cat ears, "Cat girl," He laughed before walking off. Ichigo quickly covered her ears as she hissed in her throat. Masha appeared beside her, snuggling up to her.

"Don't be mad! Not mad Ichigo!" Masha peeped at her. Ichigo controlled her breathing, trying to calm herself.

"Your right Masha. Overcome, overcome," She whispered the little chant and felt herself return to normal.

'I wonder how much longer that will work for? How much time do I have?' Ichigo thought to herself. Masha picked up this sudden change, looking up at her and peeping. Ichigo shook her head, dismissing her thoughts and leaving her spot.

"I can see the island na no da!" Pudding called out again, smiling as she hung on the metal railing of the ferry. Lettuce and Hitomi gazed out, the green, small island appearing and approaching them from the blue horizon.

"So, the next Mew Mew is here Hitomi-san?" Lettuce asked and Hitomi nodded.

"Definitely, I can't see anyone else yet, even as," Hitomi looked around, her hair whipping around her face as she checked to make sure that no one was listening to them, "Even as Seeker Hitomi, I can't see anyone else yet,"

"Do you think it's a side effect of the improved Me- Ichigo-san, you're awake," Lettuce blinked as she saw Ichigo approach them. Ichigo smiled softly in reply before hanging over the railing, letting her hair blow in the wind. Suddenly the water reminded Ichigo of Masaya's blue eyes, making her shiver uncomfortably.

'What was that dream? Aoyama-kun… I have to tell him but,' She sighed, sinking lower as Hitomi and Lettuce exchanged a glance at her despondent attitude.

"What's with you Ichigo? Sluggish and quiet? That isn't you," Mint commented from her seat behind Ichigo. She leaned forward, watching her as Ichigo scrunched up her face at Mint's comment, "Did you smack your bubbly personality down when you hit your head?" Mint cheekily asked. Ichigo looked back at her, giving her a pouting glance.

"You're making the beautiful scenery sour Mint," Ichigo threw back. Mint choked a laugh in her throat and smiled before leaning back and shifting over to Zakuro.

"We will be there soon girls," Ryou walked up to them, taking a seat next to Zakuro, "As soon as we get there we have to find her quickly," He glanced over at Hitomi who nodded, knowing what to do before he looked over at Mint, "Make sure she doesn't charge on ahead," He smirked and Mint nodded. Hitomi frowned, looking at the two and Mint gave her a cheeky, all-knowing glance. Hitomi sighed, lazing back on the railing.

"Shirogane-san, what if there is another attack?" Zakuro asked.

"Combat it of course," Ryou replied but she shook her head.

"I mean back at Tokyo, we are all here. Aren't we leaving it open for an attack?" She inquired and Ichigo flinched a little at that idea.

It had been a week since NightFall and everything had settled into a frail sense of normality. This was mainly achieved due to the absence of an attack from Kish or the other aliens. Pudding and Zakuro, who admitted that they often go for patrols around 'their territory' reported no traces of aliens. During this time, Seeker Hitomi found the first new Mew Mew and she was far away and on this island. Keiichiro had told them it was a natural reserve, practically a national park area that housed many species of animals. It was a popular holiday spot, with white beaches and beautiful, well-sustained environments.

Before they knew it, first day of Golden Week, they were on a ferry to the island. Right now, the city was open for attack. Ichigo closed her eyes, a shudder running down her spine at the thought of what could be done without Tokyo Mew Mew there to protect the people.

'The military can only do so much…' She thought when Masha turned around, his eyes lighting up as he let out a little static sound.

"Zakuro-san," Keiichiro's voice sounded through Masha, getting everyone's attention. Ichigo and Hitomi jumped back at Masha's sudden change in voice, "I will notify you if they is anything suspicious back here in the city. I'll make sure that nothing happens here while you're gone,"

"What if you're in trouble?" Mint asked him, there was a slight delay before they got Keiichiro's reply.

"I'm staying in the labs and I've closed up the café. I'll be fine. I have Keeki-san here too so I'll be fine," Keiichiro replied. Mint mouthed something to Zakuro who just nodded in agreement. Lettuce and Ichigo noticed it but tried to ignore what they could have possibly said.

"Let's find her a quickly as possible," Ichigo said, "Everyone knows Tokyo Mew Mew so it should be easy right?" She smiled.

"Sometimes I envy your easy-going attitude," Mint flatly said as the ferry started to pull into dock.

"Okay girls," Ryou announced as he entered their little, wooden cabin only to have a moderate sized bag thrown in his face by Ichigo, "What was that for?" Ryou hissed at Ichigo who flinched a little, looking at herself as if she just registered what she did.

'Damnit! Why am I still on edge due to that dream?' Ichigo asked herself.

"Ah… Umm… Why don't you knock?" Ichigo huffed, "We could have been getting changed!

"You just got to your cabin! Who would just strip down?" Ryou asked her while trying to keep himself from spiraling out of control.

"Ryou has a point, unless vulgar girls like yourself like going naked. If that's true, I want to sleep outside," Mint snickered, making Ichigo's face flare up in chagrin.

"Anyway, I was going to say that we should think about fin Ryou began to say and was cut off as Hitomi pulled out her Seeker Pendant.

"Seeker Hitomi, Open your eyes!" Seeker Hitomi yelled as she appeared from the flash and swarm of light that shimmered with all the colours of the spectrum. Lettuce and Ichigo jumped away at how quickly Hitomi had gotten down to business. Even Ryou couldn't help but blink in surprise, "What?" Seeker Hitomi asked them, looking at their faces before turning to Ryou, "Okay, let's find this girl!" Seeker Hitomi said and ran out of the large glass doors and into the forest.

"Wait!" Ryou yelled, watching her disappear into the undergrowth, "Damn, let's go," The blonde told them before he raced after her. The others dropped their bags and followed the Seeker who was diligently tracking the bursts of red energy. Masha left Ichigo's side to trail after Seeker Hitomi, picking up the energy of the next Mew Mew. The Seeker then realised how deep they were going into the forest, further and further away from where all the tourists should be.

"Seeker Hitomi, slow down!" Ichigo called out as they struggled to keep up with her and follow her path. Then suddenly, the Seeker skidded to a halt, paused and stared through the trees.

"You have to stop running off like that," Mint said as she caught up to her but Seeker Hitomi did not respond. She eventually turned around as they all caught up to her.

"Mint's right, it's unsafe. They might try to take you like they did before," Zakuro nodded, "You should stay close to us so we can look out for you," Zakuro told her. Ichigo glanced from Zakuro to Seeker Hitomi, who stood tall, staring Zakuro back flatly. Ichigo held her breath, watching the tension between the two and for a second, it looked like Seeker Hitomi would just ignore Zakuro but she lowered her head, nodding.

'She still doesn't forgive Zakuro-san for that time she attacked us… Zakuro-san wasn't in control, it was her raging emotions and suppressed wolf DNA. When will Hitomi let it go?' Ichigo thought when Masha whirled.

"Mew Mew!" He reported and everyone, except Seeker Hitomi lit up.

"We're here?" Lettuce asked the Seeker and she slowly nodded and that's when the pin dropped.

"What's wrong na no da?" Pudding asked. The Seeker bit her lip before looking at Ryou who was starting to bubble with anxiety.

"Ryou-san… You said that this new update, this next phase would infuse girls over the age of eighteen right?" She asked him, Ryou nodded and his eyes burned more intensely, "She is right out there…" Seeker Hitomi said, pointing by the trees. The Mews rushed over, peering through the trees into a small clearing. They had reached a small creek that was trickling from an underwater spring and down through the forest. There was only one figure in this clearing and it was a little girl with short red hair. The girl sat down on a large stone, putting her bare feet into the stream. She flinched as the cold water swirled around her petite feet. Ryou froze up, his gut clenching up, his throat tightening and drying out. He felt like he had fallen to the ground like dirt. He felt like dirt. He immediately shrunk away, back to Seeker Hitomi as one phrase repeated and repeated in his head.

"I'm heading back to the cabin…" He breathed, "I just… Have to talk to Keiichiro. Masha, come on," He said breathlessly and disappeared with Masha into the forest.

"Her? That's her?" Mint asked as she watched the girl, "But isn't she…"

"She looks like Pudding's age na no da!" Pudding exciting cheered.

"Shirogane-san said that they would be older though… Does this mean this new phase didn't work out?" Lettuce asked.

"We have a problem now…" Zakuro murmured, the four girls looked at her, their mature member for an explanation, "This girl is a Mew Mew however the point of making an older Mew Mew was so they could be near the café all the time since they were independent. This girl is dependent on her family. They may not believe us nor let her leave and go to a target of the enemy," Zakuro said.

"So, now what?" Ichigo asked, little did they know, Pudding had disappeared.

Ringo sat down on a smooth rock, her numb feet tingling with the cold as she leaned back, looking up at the cloudless sky.

'It's going to be cold tonight,' She thought to herself as she observed the endless blue sky above. Yuki waddled over the pebble-filled riverbed, shifting them out of the way before cleaning herself in the freshwater creek. Ringo frowned as she lightly rubbed her neck, her face scrunching up in pain as she brushed over her strange, newly attained scar.

She had discovered it the night after she was bathed in light. She had found it hard to sleep, having strange pains around her body and when she shifted her head, a crack of pain shot through her. Her neck cramped up and she hobbled over to her mirror to discover a red scar on the left side of her neck. It had two curves that made an apple-like shape with a penguin flipper in place of the leaf. In the middle of the two curves was little circle.

'What is happening?' She thought to herself as she brushed her fingertips over her scar, "Mama… I wish you were still here… What's happening to me?' She asked herself, hoping that her question may reach the heavens above. She sighed, laying down on the grass and closed her eyes. She didn't feel like getting up, rolling over onto her side.

"Hello na no da!" Pudding happily cheered as she jumped out of a low-hanging tree. Ringo sat up in a flash, wincing as her neck groaned with pain. Pudding, dressed in a red, silk Chinese top and black shorts dropped down beside Ringo, who scuttled away from her slightly but Pudding jumped forward to stare into her large red eyes.

"Wh-who are you?" Ringo asked quietly, Pudding tilted her head before she smiled at Ringo.

"Pudding na no da! What's your name na no da?" Pudding asked, sitting down beside the girl.

"Rin-ringo…" Ringo hesitantly replied, "Where did you come from?" Ringo asked, "It was like you fell out of the sky," Ringo commented and Pudding pointed up at the tree.

"Pudding came from up there na no da!" Pudding explained and Ringo awed at the tree.

"How?" She asked and Pudding jumped up and did a run up and leaped into the tree and showed off her skills to Ringo who started to clap in amazement, "I wish I could do that!" She said, "Then I could go off and patrol with Oni-chan!" She said and Pudding flipped herself upside down, hanging out of the tree so she could look at Ringo.

"Ringo-chan has a brother na no da?" Pudding asked, her animal DNA identifying Ringo as a 'sibling-like' figure. Ringo nodded, inching closer to Pudding when she stopped, turning around to where the five others lay hidden. Pudding glanced up to see Ichigo and Mint tumble out of hiding and into the clearing.

"I'm so sorry! I'm so so Lettuce mumbled from somewhere before tripping over something and falling flat on her face on top of the other two Mews, who gawked in surprise. Ringo looked up at the three, flicking her eyes back to Pudding, who was laughing loudly at the clumsiness of her companions. Ringo giggled softly, catching the infectious laugh before the other two girls stepped out of the bushes. Hitomi, back to her normal form stepped over and pulled Mint and Lettuce to her feet while Zakuro pulled up Ichigo.

"Pudding!" Ichigo called out, walking over to her and Ringo but as she approached the red-haired girl, she stumbled to her feet and backed away.

"Who are you…?" Ringo asked and Zakuro walked up to Ichigo, tapping her on the shoulder.

"Pudding has she right idea. We should take it easy and befriend her before asking her strange questions," Zakuro whispered to her. Ichigo nodded as Ringo backed up to Yuki, as if the penguin would protect her. Pudding dropped down, landing perfectly next to Ringo, making her shy away from Pudding some more. Pudding smiled, motioning to the five girls with her hand.

"These are Pudding's nakama!" Pudding told her and Ringo's red eyes flashed from one girl to the next.

"Nakama?" She echoed and Lettuce nodded.

"We are close friends and protect and care for one another," Lettuce said. Ringo gazed at her, relaxing a little and glancing back at Pudding who reaffirmed what Lettuce said.

"Sorry if we scared you," Ichigo said, stepping forward slowly as if she was approaching a bird, "Do you mind if we hang out together?" Ichigo smiled, "If you want, we could becom-," She then blinked, tilting her head, "Well, if Pudding sees you as a friend then that means you are already ours,".

"You live on this island!" The girls echoed back what Ringo had just told them and Ringo blinked, her head sinking down a little as she nodded. Zakuro exchanged a glance with Mint and Hitomi, they all knew now what they were dealing with.

'If Shirogane-san is disappointed and anxious about a failure in the next phase then this will destroy him…' Zakuro thought, sighing as she lazed back on the white sand.

"So, you didn't get attacked on the 28th of March?" Lettuce asked her and Ringo shook her head.

"We only found out through radio broadcasts, out here it was quiet…" Ringo told her, "It's hard to believe it, that we are at war but until today, we had no tourists here. Only since the start of Goldenweek, have they been coming back,"

"At least some people know to enjoy themselves," Mint commented and Hitomi nodded her head. Ringo gazed over, confused at their comment.

"Shouldn't they be worried about what might happen?" Ringo asked them.

"Well, you can worry about what may happen to you but what if it doesn't happen?" Hitomi asked and laughed at her bewildered expression, "Okay, well if you thought that, "I don't wanna go out, what if I'm killed," and you stay inside, moping about it… Chances are you won't be killed," Hitomi explained.

"You want to spend your time enjoying life. We might die, yes but we may as well not regret anything," Zakuro wisely side, rolling around to look at Ringo who looked down, shifting her feet though the sand. Her face twisted, thinking about something but the girls decided to not pry, afraid that they would frighten off the little bird. Pudding laughed loudly, jumping into the quiet and calm surf while Yuki swam around her feet. Pudding giggled as she played around with the penguin before turning around to others.

"The water's nice! Come in na no da!" Pudding cheered. Ichigo stood up, brushing off sand from her pink and white dress when Ringo looked up at Ichigo with wide eyes. Ichigo paused, her gut performing an unnerving jump.

"Those aliens… They attack with monsters right?" Ringo asked, "Then Tokyo Mew Mew turns them into animals…" She mentioned and Ichigo bashfully twirled her foot into the sand, nodding at her, "Well… After the 28th… After NightFall, the animals on the island have been acting weird and moving around to different areas of the island…" She told them, opening up to them. They all stiffened up, their animal DNA cranking into action.

"What do you mean by acting weird?" Mint asked her and Ringo rested her head on her knees, looking out over the ocean.

"They have been spooked, as if there is some predator on the island… That's why they have been moving around to areas they normally don't go to… Like the cabins and the tourist's area," She told them and at the word predator, Zakuro froze up, her wolf DNA latching onto the phase.

'It's got to be a Chimera Anima…' She and the others thought

"And you say its been going on since NightFall?" Hitomi asked and Ringo nodded.

"Papa has been trying to figure out if some tourist has done something but Onii-chan thinks it's more than that. He thinks it's an alien on this island… Papa thinks that's impossible and tell him to stop scaring me… But… I believe Onii-chan's right,"

"Ryou," Keiichiro sounded through Masha, his voice strained with worry. Ryou laid down on his bed, despondently gazing down at the wooden floor and tracing a grain pattern sluggishly with his fingertips, "Ryou! Stop blaming yourself for this!" Keiichiro snapped and Ryou groaned, swiftly punching the mattress with his other hand.

"What did I do wrong?" Ryou grumbled, "We- I thought that this was foolproof…" Ryou then rubbed his head into a pillow, growing limp with depression.

"Ryou, we are working off old artifacts, they are damaged after thousands of years. We still made Mew Mews and perhaps this was a one off. Don't just give up yet… Have you spoken to her?" Keiichiro asked, there was a pause before Ryou talked through the pillow.

"No,"

"Well, what about the girls? What do they think of this?" Keiichiro asked him and Ryou lifted his head from the pillow.

"I don't know," He admitted, feeling sheepish now, "I left and told them that I needed to talk to you," He explained, "I thought contacting you was the first priority,"

"Well, you should go and find them. They are a part of this Ryou, they agreed to take the burden off you. They didn't want to see you like this again and you have reverted to that. Discuss the issue with them and then come to a solution," Keiichiro told him and Ryou groaned, throwing himself into the bed again.

"You're right, I'll contact you after I've done that," Ryou said, wanting to have some time alone.

"Okay, take care Ryou," Keiichiro replied and the conversation was cut, Masha returning back to his normal self. Ryou smiled, patting the little robot before frowning, turning over to face the wall.

'Pfft, so much for a scientific leader… I screw up and… Argh! I'm still a goddamn child! Here I am, in charge of the girls but I need to be cheered by Keiichiro again. So much for being wise and mature,' He verbally beat himself up, curling up on the bed more and closing his eyes tightly. His mind went blank, a mist rolling over it and leaving him drained. He just wanted to mope, to lay down and sleep without a care in the world. After a few minutes of silence, Ryou sighed, rolling over onto his back to watch the ceiling fan above.

"Dad… I wish you were here… You probably wouldn't have screwed this up," He spoke aloud, hoping his voice would reach the heavens. However the only thing that replied to him was the creaking of the ceiling fan. Ryou frowned, his body still tense, frustration and stress pulling on each muscle tissue, "Mum… I wish you were here too… You would know what to say, how to make me feel better," He murmured and suddenly, he felt empty, ripping open an old wound.

He wished she was her so he could go to her and just let out all his frustrations like he used to. She would listen, smile and pat his head, telling him the story straight. She always knew how to cheer him up.

'And now she is gone…' He murmured sadly to himself, 'Argh, I can't be like this! Lettuce said s Ryou immediately sat up, freaking out Masha who was quietly and patiently on standby. The mist cleared to reveal memories of that night, immersing himself in them. He could feel Lettuce's breath on his lips, the texture of her hair as his hand dived into it. Most of all, the quivering of her soft, shocked lips as he hungrily kissed her.

"Damnit!" He hissed and punched the bed again multiple times, beating the memories away and into submission. Eventually the memories were flushed into the deep archives of his brain yet he was left with nagging lust, passion and animalistic instincts, "Forget about it, I'm a leader damnit! If I can't get my stressed mind out of the gutter then I really will be reduced to a teenager," He told himself as he stood up to readjust his belt due to the uncomfortable pressure that had grown in them.

"Chimera Anima!" Masha suddenly reported and Ryou's face dropped.

"Shit, they're here…"

"What- What is that?" Ringo screamed, trying to scramble up but her feet dug more and more into the sand, trapping her. Pudding ran out of the water, glaring down the Chimera Anima while Ichigo sprung to her feet and pulled Ringo away to safety.

"That's the monsters they use," Ichigo breathed back as she held the terrified girl, "Called Chimera Animas," Ringo froze up in her protective arms, looking back at Ichigo with fearful eyes.

"Then… Onii-chan was right…" She whimpered. Ichigo bit her lip, her heart pounding in her chest, screaming at her to fight yet she hesitated, not wanting to reach into her blue short's pocket and pull out her Mew Pendent.

"Ichigo!" Zakuro snapped, pulling out her Mew Pendent, "She would have found out anyway," She noted, almost reading Ichigo's mind from her expression. Ringo gave them a baffled look.

"Fujiwara is right," Hitomi said, "If Masha was here, she would already know," Hitomi said as Pudding ran up, springing off the ground to kick the ant Chimera Anima in the eye. It shuffled back, almost tripping over its poorly formed legs.

"What are we waiting for!" Mint asked, triggering a chain reaction through the Mews, each one transforming one after the other. Ichigo hissed, passing Ringo to Hitomi as she ran up, transforming. Ringo stumbled and fell over next to Hitomi, watching lights swarm over each girl and in their places, Tokyo Mew Mew appeared in front of her. Her mind popped, from stress and shock.

"It's… You're Tokyo Mew Mew?" Ringo asked them as if her brain could not comprehend it.

'They were normal… human before and they were talking, hanging around with me… Now… Now… They're Tokyo Mew Mew?' Mew Ichigo jumped, turning around to face Ringo and suddenly felt guilty. The girl was dumbstruck, her eyes wide and her head shaking side to side.

'How am I supposed to break the news to her?' She thought to herself.

"Yeah," Mew Ichigo said, her cat ears flattening against her head and scratching her scalp uncomfortably, "I'm sorry we didn't tell you sooner… I didn't know how to break it to yo- I'll explain later…" She said, turning to face the Chimera Anima, "For Aquisfera's future, we will be of service nya~!" She gave her battle cheer and pose. Ringo gapped, still unable to believe Tokyo Mew Mew was in front of her when a strong light emitted from under her thick yellow and green striped hoodie. Ringo pulled out her necklace, the strange liquid ball shining brightly, glowing like a star but rippling like water. Ringo stared at it, moving the vial around and watching it react strongly to the Mew Mews. She could almost feel the power coming off it, seeping into her body.

'It's never burned so brightly before… Is it because of Tokyo Mew Mew?"

"Ribbon Zakuro Pure!" Mew Zakuro yelled as she started to run around the perimeter of the Ant Chimera. The long line of purple light followed her into the darkening forest. Mew Pudding flashed by its large eyes, creating a distraction as Mew Mint fluttered around, searching for a weak spot or perhaps to distract it, Hitomi couldn't tell.

However, one of its antenna flicked out, acting more like a tentacle and wrapped around Mew Mint. Mew Mint screeched, throwing back her head as the antenna constricted her, squeezing out her breath and pinning her arms uncomfortably behind her back. Hitomi immediately went pale and pulled out her pendent, transforming without another thought.

"Mew Mint Ane-chan!" Seeker Hitomi screamed out, wavering with panic. Mew Pudding swiftly kicked the Chimera in the face, however as it jerked back, its antenna strangled Mew Mint more. Mew Mint's mouth was wide open as she let out silent shrieks of pain and tried to desperately breathe. Quickly, the other antenna flashed out and smacked Seeker Hitomi across the chest, batting her effortlessly across the beach.

"Seek Mew Ichigo was quickly smacked in the hip, yowling in pain as she was thrown to the sandy ground. She held her throbbing waist, growling at the Chimera Anima before running over to Seeker Hitomi.

Mew Lettuce watched as the antenna flashed out again, this time towards Ringo, who was defenseless and had turned tharn.

"Ribbon Lettuce Shaft!" Mew Lettuce used the pike of water to throw herself over to Ringo. The green Mew Mew scooped up Ringo, pulling her into the tunnel of water and moved her out of harm's way. However Mew Lettuce's legs swiftly turned into a mermaid's tail and as the Lettuce Shaft disappeared, her and Ringo were tossed onto the sandy beach, each granule of sand sticking to their damp skin and clothes. Mew Lettuce pushed her upper body up, looking at her porpoise tail and then back over to the Chimera, "Stay here, we should be out of reach of it," Mew Lettuce told her.

Ringo gazed down at the mermaid Mew Mew in front of her in amazement and curiousity.

'I wonder what it would feel like…' She wondered. Yuki the penguin quickly swam up onto the shore and to Ringo's side, glaring at the Chimera Anima and gawking at it angrily.

"Okay, understood," A female Kaerufan replied down her earpiece. She slicked back her dirty gray hair and turned to Sasujiro, "Gateau du Rowa has located the Mew Mews at his island," She paused as Sasujiro flashed a furious snarl, holding the stub of his arm. She stood back, watching him and waited for his anger to burn out, "He is worried that they know about his operation there. He wishes for back-up, a distraction to keep them at bay while he and the other's complete their mission,"

"How long?" Sasujiro asked, hissing as he rubbed his wound, "How long does he need someone?"

"Just for tonight, he is in the final stage," She replied.

"Pastry, call in the others and tell them," He ordered her, wincing as he pushed a little to hard into his wound.

"All Ikisatashi, please report," Pastry called over the T.I.S system like an experienced lieutenant. Soon, Pie, Tart and Kish clicked onto the system.

"What is it?" Tart asked childishly, Pastry wrinkled her nose in distaste but silently reminded herself that he was only a child.

"Why be so cold? You could have just asked nicely," Kish joked, snickering slightly. Sasujiro rolled his eyes at the two clowns of the group, nursing a headache that had began to swell in his forehead. However Kish sounded a lot better, happier he dared to say. After the attack, which the humans had dubbed NightFall, Kish was in a sour- no an outraged mood. He disappeared and came back in a strange mood the next day.

"Well then what do you want me to call you? Kishy-poo?" Pastry lashed out.

"Hey, hey, calm down Pa-chan," Kish replied, throwing back another cheeky insult. Pastry eyes burned, for a second Sasujiro thought she would teleport to Kish's spot and smack him over the face. Sasujiro grunted, snapping her to the present.

"Anyway, Gateau du Rowa was sent to an island along with others to complete a mission given to them by Lord Furaro. He was supposed to complete tonight howe-"

"The Mew Mews have appeared?" Pie cut in with his dead-pan voice.

"Yes," Pastry confirmed, "They have been getting closer to the base of operations. He needs someone to stall them just until tomorrow morning. Is so-"

"I'll go, right away," Kish replied earnestly, "Give me the co-ordinates and I'll go now," Kish told her. Pastry blinked, amazed at how smoothly Kish was complying with her. She looked at Sasujiro, who nodded at her.

"He has some score to settle with them after NightFall. Let him go, he'll do whatever is necessary," Sasujiro told her before he growled to himself, remembering events from that night.

"Okay, I'll send them to your T.I.S now, Pastry said and cut off the radio.

"Kish!" Pie called out as soon as the radio was cut out. Kish spun around, looking down at his older brother who was standing at a computer or control panel with a large screen covered in scientific data.

"What is it?" Kish called, dropping down and Pie frowned and showed him a strange fluctuating model.

"See this? This is a strange power surge reading I collected, from the exact island you are heading over to," Pie told him and Kish just stared at it, "You've heard of Mew Aqua right? That power source that Furaro would talk about? I believe that this might be it. Could you find it and bring back a sample for me to analyse? If it is indeed a power source, it will tip the odds into our favour," Pie told him.

"Sure, I'll do that," Kish said, "Just send me the location,"

"About that," Pie cut in, "I believe something, human or animal, is possessing it," He said, pointing to the screen again, "It moves around the island. I'll send you the co-ordinates of where it is currently and go there immediately,"

"Stop!" Mew Ichigo flustered, pouncing onto Seeker Hitomi and pinning her down to the ground. Seeker Hitomi huffed, Mew Ichigo crouching over her like a cat would before it gives its pray the last, final bite.

"Let me go!" She flailed her arms around however Mew Ichigo kept her place, "I can't stand being useless! Not when Mew Mint Ane-chan…" Seeker Hitomi whined, holding her useless Spectrum Point and looking up at Mew Mint, "Why give me a weapon if it can only…" She trailed off as Mew Zakuro appeared, finishing wrapping the Zakuro Pure around the six legs of the Chimera and yanked it, toppling it over onto the ground.

"Let's get Mew Mint Onee-chan na no da!" Mew Pudding called out, running over to Mew Mint, only to see its other antenna flick out, attempting to smack her out of the way. Mew Pudding barely flipped herself out of harms way, retreating back, "I can't get to her na no da!" She whimpered and Mew Zakuro growled.

"Mew Zakuro!" Seeker Hitomi called out, still pinned underneath Mew Ichigo. Mew Zakuro turned around to see the Spectrum Point aimed at her, "Ribbon Spectrum Zakuro Upgrade!" She yelled and sent the five Mew Mew's combined powers over to Mew Zakuro. Mew Zakuro jerked, holding her weapon gingerly as the combined power entered her body from her hand and rushed up her blood vessels. The Zakuro Whip transformed in front of her, gaining the two large wing-like structures projecting out from the glass heart and around her wrist, two hoops locked the weapon in place, exchanging power between Mew Zakuro and her upgraded weapon.

"Zakuro Whip Version Up," Mew Zakuro huffed, glancing back at Seeker Hitomi.

"Don't just stand there! Help her!" Seeker Hitomi urged her and that pulled Mew Zakuro out of her confused daze.

"Leave this to me," Mew Zakuro said, lowering her body to sprint up to the Ant Chimera, dodging its free antenna. She swiftly jumped onto it, pouncing while preparing her attack, "Ribbon Zakuro Pure Sacrifice!" She then drew a single thread of purple light and sliced along the Chimera Anima's body and then a second cut, running horizontal to hers appeared. It sliced across its head, splitting it open and flushing out the Para Para. The body was overwhelmed with light and it was quickly returned to its natural body. Mew Mint was released from the antenna, dropping like a stone from the sky. Mew Ichigo jumped up, preparing to catch her but Seeker Hitomi ripped herself from under her, running over to clumsily catch Mew Mint.

"Are you okay Mew Mint Ane-chan?" She asked urgently and Mew Mint just sighed.

"Let me breathe first…" She gasped and coughed, rubbing her neck. Mew Zakuro landed down beside them, inspecting Mew Mint, "Thank you…" She told them, smiling warmly at them, "Both of you, thank you so much. Then again, it wouldn't have happened with the cat wasn't daydreaming and too busy posing," Mew Mint poked Mew Ichigo who huffed, half embarrassed and half agitatedly.

"HEL Ringo's cry was suddenly cut off, Kish's cool hand holding her mouth shut. Mew Lettuce fidgeted around, still in her mermaid form.

"KISH! You-!" Mew Ichigo yowled, running over to him immediately, "Let her go!" Mew Ichigo growled, aiming her Strawberry Bell at Kish who was floating in midair.

"You can't attack me without hurting her," Kish said as he held Ringo in front of him like a shield. Mew Ichigo let a growl rumbling in her throat, tightening her grip on her weapon.

"What do you want from us? Is this something to do with me?" She asked and Kish laughed.

"What, are you suggesting something?" Kish's voice rumbled in excitement, "For once, it's not you I'm after… It's her," Kish said, looking down at Ringo who was frozen in fear, "You have it don't you?" He whispered harshly into her ear before turning back to Mew Ichigo, "Let's see if you can find me, you've got an hour before I kill her," Kish said, jabbing a fingernail above her jugular vein before disappearing.

Zoey Hoshi: Guess what the hardest thing was about this chapter?

Hitomi: The title?

Zoey Hoshi: Ryou!

Hitomi: Hhahaha true true.

Ryou: Am I just the butt of your jokes?