Hey, ok, here are a few things that I, and my co-writer, have to tell you:
This story is written by two people, BlackDragonFlame and Curse of the Demons. You may know BlackDragonFlame if you have read Return of the Chimera Animals (Which got 50 reviews by the way. Dragon: -squeaks-) So, back to the introduction. This story stars mainly the Mews and two others characters. Blackberry, as you may also know from Return of the Chimera Animals and Curse of the Demons' Raspberry.
Basic summary:
Something on the alien's home planet has made it so that they come back to Earth and begin destroying humans. The past meets the present. And the future? Expect the unexpected.
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Chapter 1
"Blackberry-san!" shouted someone from behind. The black-haired girl turned around, white bangs twirling with her.
"Raspberry-san!" she grinned and hugged the silver-haired girl.
"Ok, I've got something I need to ask you." Raspberry then said eagerly. Blackberry nodded for her to continue. "I saw this awesome café the other day. Wanna go today?"
"Sure! I was going to ask you anyway," Blackberry replied. They were best friends, though didn't live exactly that close to each other. They also happened to go to the same school. Both were new students at the school. Blackberry had come from London, where her Dad had been working for the past three years. Now, he was in Japan and hinting that they'd be staying here. Raspberry had also mentioned that she had come here from London though for what reason, Blackberry did not know.
Both girls lived in the wealthier parts of Tokyo, in large mansions with hundreds of unexplored rooms. Blackberry had a younger brother, an older brother and an older sister. Raspberry had an older sister and an older brother.
Raspberry's silver waist length hair with long side bangs that went past her armpits was nearly the same as Blackberry's waist length black hair with long white side bangs that went past her shoulder, though not quite armpit length. Of course, Blackberry's bangs were dyed.
One had ebony-colored eyes; the other had pale blue eyes. Guess who? Ok, Blackberry had ebony eyes and Raspberry had pale blue ones. "Hayaku!" Raspberry shouted over her shoulder. Blackberry had been spacing out and then jerked back to earth.
"Coming!" she replied and dashed to catch up with her friend.
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"Kawaii!" Blackberry squeaked as she gazed up at the pink building. Raspberry nodded in agreement, both girls dumb-struck in awe.
"Welcome to Café Mew Mew," a soft but cheerful voice said from behind them. I know that voice! Raspberry thought, elated.
"Keiichiro-san!" she said, finally finding the name in her memory. He was her cousin and the last time she had seen him was at a family reunion who knows how many years ago. The brunette laughed.
"Keiichiro, what's so funny?" Blackberry's eyes lit up when she heard that familiar voice. "You're always laughing at the most ran—" he stopped short. The blonde haired, blue-eyed male that stepped out from behind Keiichiro was no other then Ryou Shirogane, Blackberry's favorite cousin. "What are you doing here Blackberry?" he asked. "I thought you were in London!"
"I was," Blackberry smiled and hugged her cousin. Raspberry giggled at Ryou's slightly annoyed but affectionate expression. "So this is the café you've been phoning Dad about all the time," she said evilly.
Ryou grinned sheepishly. "Yep…"
"Why don't you go inside and take a look at the cakes?" Keiichiro interrupted. The two girls swapped excited glances and darted into the café. "So that's your cousin eh?" Keiichiro murmured. No matter how much time he spent with Ryou, he would never get to know his entire family.
"Yeah…" he trailed off, his mind suddenly having a flashback.
Begin flashback.
"Project Mew Mew," the blonde said. "Ready to launch." Keiichiro nodded and pushed the button. Suddenly, two girls that he hadn't noticed before got in front of one of the syringes. One black-haired, the other silver.
Ryou almost immediately recognized one as his cousin and darted out to force her away from the aim of the syringe. But it had been too late. Both girls had been struck. The DNA had quickly fused with the girls' own and no stopping it now.
Only when he got back to the lab would he realize that the DNA had been extras and the sensor had been triggered when they crossed the boundary line.
Blackberry now had red panda DNA in her body.
Raspberry had Artic fox. Ryou himself had been hit by a syringe but luckily, it was a dry one. Both Keiichiro and Ryou had been, surprise would be an understatement, really. They were shocked. Well, that had been almost a year ago, when Blackberry had come to visit. The two had become friends and they had just been talking and walking around.
End flashback.
It had been a year since then and their DNA seems to have been lying dormant. But now with the sudden increased alien activity, maybe it was time to activate that DNA. The original five Mews would need all the help they could get if they were to defeat the alien's before humans took full notice.
They would send government people to capture the Mews. Ryou had to admit it. He was feeling protective of them, like he had a duty. "Hayaku Ryou!" Blackberry shouted from inside. Ryou was shaken out of his stupor and headed into the café.
Blackberry and Minto were comfortably chatting, sitting at one of the tables. They did happen to live near each other. Raspberry was laughing with Ichigo. Purin was, as usual, on a ball. Retasu was cleaning after Purin and Zakuro was leaning against a pillar, watching all of this activity with a blank and expressionless gaze.
Keiichiro went into the kitchen and Ryou watched the other Mews. His thoughts were rapid. How was he going to tell them? For right now, he'd be quiet. Tell them later, perhaps even tonight when the rest of the Mews left.
"Matashda!" Raspberry called, waving to Ichigo.
"Matashda!" Ichigo replied.
"Hey Blackberry-san," Raspberry said, pulling on her jacket. "We should get going home too." Blackberry nodded agreement.
"Matte," Ryou sighed. It was now time to tell them. "Come," he motioned for them to follow him. Blackberry, being the stubborn girl she was, shook her head.
"Yami," she said. "I've got to go home." Raspberry nodded in agreement. But to tell the truth, she was quite curious.
"Come on," Ryou replied, his voice getting angry. Blackberry glared at him, her eyes flaring. She hated being ordered around.
Keiichiro put a hand on Blackberry's shoulder. She whirled around and looked at him. "Please," he smiled. Blackberry scowled but finally gave in.
"Fine," Blackberry muttered. Raspberry rolled her eyes. Her friend was so unpredictable. The black-haired girl grinned at Raspberry and they burst into giggles. Ryou shook his head. He'd never get girls, ever.
The taller males led the girls down to the basement. The girls gaped in awe at all the computer screens. They were both quite skilled in figuring out computers and they could tell it took a lot to make all this.
Tons of data and flashing lights were everywhere. Their eyes flickered around, taking everything in. "Now, the thing I wanted to talk to you about," Ryou lost his confidence and Keiichiro rescued him.
"Do you remember the time when you were hit with a syringe of liquid?" he asked.
They nodded slowly. "Yeah…what about it?" Raspberry asked cautiously. "You told us it was full of water…but, wasn't it red?" she glanced over at Blackberry. She shrugged. Keiichiro and Ryou exchanged apprehensive glances and the brunette went back to explaining.
"Well…it wasn't exactly water…" his mouth twisted slightly. Ryou got his courage back.
"It was animal DNA." He said, sitting down in one of the chairs. Keiichiro nodded. Blackberry and Raspberry gaped. "Red panda and Artic fox to be exact," Ryou added resignedly.
"Who has which one?" Raspberry demanded.
"You have Artic fox," Ryou replied, his gaze on the computer screen as one of the lights began bleeping. "Blackberry-san, you have red panda. In short, that means you can transform into a Mew."
"Here," Keiichiro handed them transformation stones, golden stones with strange pink markings on them.
"Chimera Animal attack, Keiichiro," Ryou muttered. "I'll call the Mews."
"Matte Ryou," Keiichiro held up his hand. "Send these girls." Raspberry and Blackberry looked at each other.
"Demo…" Ryou protested weakly. Keiichiro looked at him. "Fine," he gave in. "Raspberry-san, Blackberry-san, go to North Tokyo. We have a Chimera Animal attack there."
"What's a Chimera Animal?" Blackberry asked curiously.
"You'll find out." Ryou said before pushing the two out of the café. They looked at each other. "Transform!" he moved his hand impatiently. Raspberry and Blackberry glanced at each other, unsure what they were supposed to be doing. Ryou had begun pacing again, sighing with impatience. Suddenly, what she was supposed to do came to Raspberry's mind.
She moved the stone until it was near her lips and kissed it. Words then came. "Mew Mew Raspberry!" she shouted. "Metamoropho-SIS!"
A light enveloped her body and something strange began happening to her body. She could feel changes rippling down her spine, feel unfamiliar clothes clad her body. When she opened her eyes, she was wearing things very odd. A white strapless bodice flowed down into a white mini-skirt. It was silver edged. She had two bands, one on her left arm and one on her right, which were both white with silver edges. On her feet were white boots that reached past her knees with the tops silver as well. Another band was on her left leg. White gloves reached past her elbows and her eyes had turned a silver-blue. A choker, white with silver edges, was on her neck. A faint mark glowed above it.
When Ryou handed Raspberry a mirror, she recognized the shape as a heart with wings extending from it and four lines, sort of like whiskers.
A bushy snow-white tail with a black-tip extended from her lower back and large white ears that were black-tipped and also outlined in black were on her head. "Artic fox," she murmured, reaching up to touch the unfamiliar objects. Her hair was still silver colored but her bangs had become black.
Blackberry then smiled. She brought the stone gently to her lips and kissed it. "Mew Mew Blackberry!" her voice was confident. "Metamoropho-SIS!"
Almost immediately, a light enveloped her body and she began to change. Unfamiliar clothes began to clad her body and she could feel her own shape changing. When she opened her eyes, she was wearing different clothes. A black strapless dress that flowed into a mini-skirt seemed to shimmer slightly. The end of the mini-skirt was bordered with gray.
Two bands, one on her left arm and one on her right, were both black with gray borders. Another one of these bands was on her left leg. Below it was knee-length black boots, the tops gray. She had black fingerless gloves that reached her elbows. Those too were gray bordered. Above the band on her left arm, a strange mark was also glowing. This one was a crescent moon inside a leaf-like border. Wings seemed to erupt from the left and right side of the moon, covering up some of the border.
She had also a choker, black with gray borders, on her neck. She could feel strange ears on the top of her head and Raspberry silently handed her the mirror. Two large dark red-brown ears twitched on top of her head, the backs of them black but with two white stripes on each ear. A bushy dark red-brown tail with six white stripes, each one wider then the one before it, extended from her back. "Red panda," she smiled. Her hair, she noticed, had developed really dark purple streaks in it. She looked back at the mirror. Her eyes had changed color too. They used to be ebony. Now they were a very dark purple.
"Good, now that you're finally done with admiring your new selves, go fight the enemy!" Ryou burst out. Blackberry stuck her tongue at her cousin but darted out the front door. Raspberry followed her.
"Will they be ok?" Keiichiro asked quietly, worried for his own cousin.
"They'll be fine," Ryou replied stubbornly. One of the traits that Blackberry and Ryou shared was that they were both very stubborn. Only they could deter each other away from a decision that one had made.
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Raspberry could hear the screams of the people of Tokyo as their homes were destroyed by a rampaging lemur. A shape was floating next to it, with large pointed ears and dark brown hair. The two girls looked at each other and nodded determinedly. Raspberry stopped on the building in front of it and suddenly had no clue what to do.
Blackberry looked at the monster, her eyes darting to the face of the strange figure. Her mouth twisted into a fierce scowl as words came to her mind. "Blackberry Blade!" she shouted. A sword appeared in her hands, the hilt black and the blade dark silver. Strange markings were engraved onto the blade of the sword. She swung the blade around a few times and then flipped, ending with the blade poised, the hilt over her head and the blade on one of her fingers.
Raspberry then knew what to do. "Raspberry Staff!" she shouted. A long silver staff appeared in her waiting hand, the end of it magenta. At the top, a star with a circle around it adorned it. "Ribbon…Raspberry Star!" she shouted, leaping into the air. The star began to spin and sparks flew from it.
They began to fall into a pattern and they hit the enemy with a strong force. Blackberry grinned at her friend. "Nice shot," she said.
"Arigato," Raspberry replied. "You're turn."
Blackberry nodded. "Ribbon…Blackberry Shock!" she shouted, leaping into the air and pointing the tip of the blade at the enemy. The blade began to glow a very bright sheen of silver and the markings turned gold. They shot from the blade and hit the enemy but still not enough to stop it. "We're going to have to combine attacks," she breathed. "If we attack alone, our attacks are too weak to stop it." Raspberry nodded.
"Ribbon…Raspberry Star!" the Artic fox girl shouted.
"Ribbon…Blackberry Shock!" the red panda girl shouted at the same time. The stars and the bolts combined, dancing in the air as they twirled their deadly ballet towards the enemy.
They hit and with a shriek, the lemur fell. A strange shape left it and the lemur returned to normal. A pink robot flew through the air. "Retrieve, retrieve," he chirped.
"Raspberry-san and Blackberry-san!" a breathless voice came from behind. The two girls whirled around.
"Ichigo-san!" Raspberry cried. Ichigo smiled.
"So you're Mews too?" she grinned. Blackberry nodded. The clock began to chime, announcing that it was eight o'clock.
"Damn!" Blackberry suddenly remembered it was a family dinner tonight. "I gotta go home! Mina, matashda!" she shouted as she headed for her mansion.
"Damn, I have to go too!" Raspberry squeaked. Her family was having one of its rare everybody-is-home-so-let-us-feast dinners tonight. "See you tomorrow!" she shouted over her shoulder as she darted off in the opposite direction of Blackberry.
Minto shrugged and began to head for her own house, in the same direction of the red panda girl. The rest of the Mews then went home. Well, that was an interesting day…Two new Mews, an alien attack, finding out that Ryou and Keiichiro both had fourteen year old cousins that would be turning fifteen on December 21…
That's ironic…Ichigo thought as she raced home.
Blackberry and Raspberry…Minto mused silently as she picked at her food.
Blackberry-onee-san and Raspberry-onee-san do have a whole lot of things in common, Purin thought as she began hurriedly cooking for her five siblings.
Is that just a coincidence? Retasu thought as she got some groceries.
Or is it something else? Zakuro wondered as she headed for the modeling agency.
Japanese notes:
Ikuyo – Means, let's go.
Kawaii! – Means, Cute!
Hayaku! – Means, Hurry up!
Matashda! – Means see you tomorrow!
Matte – Means, wait.
Yami – Means, no.
Demo… – Means, But…
Arigato – Means, Thank you
Mina, matashda! – Means, see you tomorrow everyone.