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Four
"Ichigo! Alien! Alien!" Masha flew around Ichigo's head crying out. "Alien! Alien!"
Ichigo, who had been sitting down to unwind after a hard day of work, grabbed the little robot out of the air and held him up to her face. "An alien? Oh no! We have to tell the others!" With Masha still in her hand, she ran to the back of the café where her friends were changing out of their work uniforms. "Guys, Masha says there's an alien nearby! We have to go!"
Mint groaned. "I was just starting to relax too…"
Ichigo rolled her eyes at the girl's selfishness, then pulled out her gold pendant and cried out "Mew Mew Strawberry, metamorphosis!" Her friends quickly followed suit, each kissing their golden Mew pendants to transform.
"Mew Mew Minto, metamorphosis!"
"Mew Mew Lettuce, metamorphosis!"
"Mew Mew Pudding, metamorphosis!"
"Mew Mew Zakuro, metamorphosis!"
The Mew Mew team yelled to Ryou and Keiichiro to tell them that they were investigating an alien attack and that they would be back soon. Then they rushed out the door.
"Where is the alien Masha?" Zakuro asked the little robot.
"This way! This way!" Masha chirped and he flew ahead of the group. The girls followed him, running as fast as they could until they reached the park. They could hear screams from several people from inside. When they finally reached the place in the park where the screaming was coming from, they were shocked to find a huge dog-like creature.
"What is that?" Ichigo cried.
"Is… is it a Chimera Anima?" Lettuce asked, unable to think of any other explanation.
"A Chimera Anima?" Zakuro sounded confused. "But… I thought Kisshu and his kind weren't going to bother us anymore, now that Deep Blue has been destroyed."
Lettuce shrugged. "I thought so too, but perhaps something has happened that changed their minds." She was bothered by this idea and a chill ran down her spine.
"Or maybe they were just lying," Mint spat, always so ready to believe the worst of their former enemies. The group looked around for a sign of one of their old alien rivals, but saw none. However, they did see three girls being chased by the terrible beast.
"Come on! We have to help them!" Pudding exclaimed, pointing at the helpless girls. Her teammates nodded in agreement and ran toward them.
"We're not going to make it!" Mint gasped as she watched the dog closing in on its victims.
The three girls were cornered and the monster was preparing to attack. He lifted a giant paw in the air, and then swung it down to strike them. The girls screamed and then, all of a sudden, a bright, yellow light shone around them. The monster became temporarily blinded, giving the Mew Mews a chance to catch up and attack.
"Mew Lettuce, come with me to make sure those girls are alright. Everyone else, fight off that monster!" Ichigo ordered. Then she grabbed Lettuce's hand and they ran over to the girls. Zakuro, Pudding, and Mint ran up to the monster and began to battle.
When Lettuce and Ichigo reached the three girls, all they could do was stare at the sight in front of them. The yellow glow finally faded away and what it revealed was astonishing. One of the girls had her hands held up in front of her, as if to tell the monster to stop, and right below her thumb on her left hand was a small, strange mark. The second girl had her eyes squeezed shut, her arms pinned to her side, and her head turned away from the monster. At the corner of her right eye, was an odd marking as well. The third girl had her arms around the second girl and her head buried into her friend's shoulder. Down her whole left arm was, yet another, outlandish tattoo. Lettuce and Ichigo knew that these marks could only be those belonging to a Mew Mew.
"Could it be…?" Lettuce asked, puzzled at the situation.
"We have three new members?" Ichigo finished the sentence.
Masha flew over to the girls. "Welcome!" he said happily. The girls opened their eyes and looked up at the fluffy little creature. Masha opened his mouth wide and three golden pendants fell out and onto the ground. "For you!" he chirruped. Each girl picked up a pendant and just stared at it.
"I guess you're a part of our team now," Ichigo said with a warm and welcoming smile.
"Your team?" the blonde asked, startled that these strange girls were addressing her and her friends.
"There isn't much time to explain," Ichigo replied. "You need to transform now!"
"Transform?" the one with black hair and glasses repeated. "How are we supposed to do that?"
"Just kiss the pendant," Lettuce instructed. "You'll know what to do. Trust me."
The girl quickly kissed her pendant. "Mew Mew Yuki Tora, metamorphosis!" she yelled. In a flash of bright, silver light, she transformed. When the light died away, the girl's hair had turned a silvery color. She had small, rounded white and black ears poking through her hair and a long white and black stripped tail. A sheath was strapped around her waist and her glasses had disappeared.
"Oh my God! Yuki Tora!" the other two girls yelled.
Yuki Tora spun around in amazement. "This is… incredible…" Her long tail flicked in excitement, making Yuki Tora giggle.
"There's no time to waste!" Ichigo yelled, interrupting their fascination. "Transform you two!" The other two girls nodded and quickly kissed their pendants, just as their friend had.
"Mew Mew Kinezumi, metamorphosis!" The petite brunette was enveloped in darkness for a few seconds. However, when it disappeared, she had changed as well. Her hair had turned jet black and had two, little pointed ears, sticking out of it. She also had a bushy black tail.
"Mew Mew Painappuru, metamorphosis!" the blonde called out. A neon orange light wrapped itself around her, just as it had happened with her friends. When she reappeared, her hair had turned orange. She had little white ears poking through her hair as well as small horns. She had also acquired a little white tail. "Amazing!" Painappuru squealed.
"Welcome to the Mew Mew team," Lettuce said sweetly.
"We'll explain everything when we finish defeating this monster," Ichigo said. "Come on." Kinezumi, Yuki Tora, and Painappuru looked at each other, shrugged, figuring they had nothing to lose, and then ran after Lettuce and Ichigo.
Mint, Pudding, and Zakuro had the monster nearly beaten. It was clearly stronger than the Chimera Animas the Mew Mews were used to fighting, but it didn't look like it could stand much more.
"This is a perfect time for you to try out your powers. Go ahead." Ichigo said to her new teammates.
"I've got this," Kinezumi said, stepping forward with sudden confidence. In the back of her mind, a voice was telling her she didn't know what she was doing. But a feeling inside of her heart told her otherwise. As she had done with her pendant, she trusted what her heart was telling her and did as it told her to. She jumped into the air, spun once, and then landed with a mace in her hand. "Sweet," she said with an impish grin. She leaped up into the air once again and yelled, "Ribbon Kinezumi Smash!" The mace glowed with a blue black light and Kinezumi swung it at the beast. It made contact and the beast howled in agony. He staggered a bit as Kinezumi landed.
"My turn!" Painappuru called out eagerly. She spun around once and concentrated on wanted to defeat the monster. When she stopped spinning, a pan flute appeared in her hand. She shouted, "Ribbon Painappuru Song!" and brought the instrument to her lips. Beautiful music was emitted from the flute and the monster growled, covering its ears. Whatever melody she was playing, was clearly harmful for it to hear. As she played, a light orange light glowed around the girl. She stopped playing and beamed. "I think only beings with goodness in their hearts can stand to listen to my music," she explained. She wasn't exactly sure how she knew that to be true, but she believed it nonetheless. It just felt right.
"I guess I should try now," Yuki Tora said. She grabbed the hilt of the weapon around her waist and pulled it from its cover, revealing a stunning sword. "Cool…" She leapt into the air and yelled, "Ribbon Yuki Tora Strike!" She sunk the sword into the creature's side and it wailed. She removed the sword and landed on the ground next to her friends. She was surprised to see that the sword still looked perfect. There was not a single stain or scratch. It was as if it had never been used.
"Great job everyone!" Ichigo said. "Mew Lettuce, shall we finish it off?"
Lettuce nodded. She pulled out her castanets and starting clapping them. Then she pressed her hands together, did a little spin and yelled, "Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" A wave of water crashed into the monster, blinding him from Ichigo's attack.
"Strawberry Bell!" Ichigo's heart shaped, bell weapon appeared and she lined it up with the charm on her glove. It glowed and she flew into the air. She twirled a few times then held the Strawberry Bell over her head. "Ribbon Strawberry Surprise!" she cried. Power shot from the bell and hit the beast, causing it to finally fall over. It hit the ground with a THUD then exploded into sparkly dust.
"What was that thing?" Painappuru asked.
"We're not really sure," Lettuce replied.
"We need to go speak with Keiichiro and Ryou," Zakuro added.
"And we need to officially meet our new friends!" Pudding cheered.
"We can do introductions once we get back to the café," Ichigo said. She then turned to her new teammates. "But I want to congratulate you. All three of you did a wonderful job for your first fight. Welcome to the Mew Mew team!" She smiled at them and then instructed at everyone revert back. The girls quickly changed back into their normal selves and ran to café.
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