"Lettuce, Mint," came a voice through Mint's transformation pendant, "it's Ryou. I've been able to reboot the computer system. Ichigo's just ahead, go quickly, someone's with her!"

"Hai," Mint and Lettuce shouted as they sprinted.

"I wonder who's with Ichigo," Lettuce called to Mint as they ran faster and faster.

"We'll see when we get there," Mint called back as she and Lettuce rounded a corner. Just as they turned, they heard someone shout, "Mew Mew Strawberry, METOMORPHOSIS!"

"It's Ichigo!" Lettuce yelled to Mint as she was blinded by a flash of pink light. Squinting, she and Mint tried to see who was with her. The light was too bright though, and all they could see was the person's silhouette.

When the light receded, Mew Ichigo was standing next to Kish.

"Could she be defending herself?" Lettuce asked Mint as they continued running.

"I'm not sure," Mint said truthfully, "It doesn't look like they're going to fight, though."

Sure enough, Kish took Ichigo's hand. This made Mint and Lettuce gasp, and only quicken their pace. They had to get to Ichigo before anything happened.

"Ichigo," Mint called out desperately, "Ichigo!"

"Ichigo-san, Ichigo-san," Lettuce yelled desperately.

Ichigo appeared not to hear them, as the air around the couple began to shimmer. The Mew huddled closer to Kisshu as Mint called out one last time, "Ichigo!"

In the next minute, they were gone.

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Ichigo's stomach leapt into her throat as she was transported. 'This is scary,' she thought, and huddled closer to Kish. 'It feels like… like I've been turned into nothingness.'

Her eyes were squeezed tightly shut, so she couldn't see what was happening around her. She didn't want to see. This was too scary. 'I know, I'm a wuss,' Ichigo thought to herself as she held tightly to Kish, 'but it's not everyday that you turn into nothingness, and transport from Tokyo to London.'

It wasn't just the trip that made Ichigo scared, it was Kish too. Being around him made her feel uneasy, and being this close to him, it just wasn't normal.

Suddenly, everything stopped. Her stomach went back to normal, and Ichigo felt normal too. As normal as you could get when you're genetically combined with an endangered species, that is.

"We're here," Kish said. He almost sounded… sad. No, was it regret?

Bracing herself, Ichigo opened her eyes. "Oh, no," she gasped, "This is a nightmare."

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"Ichigo's in big trouble when she gets back," Ryou growled, grinding his teeth. Mint and Lettuce had just returned to Café Mew Mew with the story of a lifetime. "I don't know what possessed that girl to go off with an alien, but Ichigo's going to be living a nightmare when she gets back."

Lettuce, Mint, Pudding, and Shirogane just stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to say.

After a long silence, Lettuce spoke up, "Maybe there's a good reason Ichigo went with Kish." Immediately, all eyes were on her. She gulped nervously, and then stuttered, "T-there could be a g-good reason, r-right?"

"Whatever the reason, I'm not sure what it is right now," Ryou groaned. "Why would she do something this stupid!?" he demanded, "I know she's done stupid things before but this…"