Ichigo watched as Remon was enveloped into the cloud of black light, the yellow rose petals that cut away the darkness and Remon stood confidently in her Mew form. Remon's normally yellow blonde hair had been almost completely dyed black. Large blonde patches surrounded her head amid the darkness of her hair. Out of her hair on the top of her head shot two antennae. They were yellow with black tips. She wore a yellow sleeveless leotard with black swirls around her middle. Black gems also glittered along the top edge of the outfit. Like Ichigo, Remon wore both a garter and choker that were identical in color and style, though Remon's were yellow and laced with black fabric. Remon's garter was on her right thigh, which confused Ichigo. Only leader Mews transformed with their garter on their right leg, follower Mews would transform with it on their left.
Ichigo was also confused by Remon's antennae. If she was a bug she'd surely have something more, wouldn't she? Then, with a flick of her hair and a lean to one side, Remon let her wings unfold. They were the prettiest butterfly wings Ichigo had ever seen. The top were black with symmetrical yellow patches while the bottom parts of her wings were mostly yellow with black borders, veins and a few spots.
The sound of sharp intakes of breath due to awe echoed through the room, making Remon smile and blush. There was a small popping noise and Kisshu was staring wide-eyed at the new Mew Mew.
"Who's this," he asked as he tore his eyes away from Remon.
"This," explained Ichigo, "is our newest Mew Mew. Say 'hello' to Remon Kimi, Kisshu; the Cyniclons have just gotten a new enemy that I think will make it much harder for them to win Earth over any time soon."
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Kazuhiko walked to his brother's room to find Kisshu gone. "So it's true, Kisshu has been disappearing," muttered Kazuhiko. He left the room to tell Taruto of his stay. Later, he decided, he would find out where his brother had been.
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Remon saw Kisshu just as she was about to transform back into her regular self. Her eyes grew wide with slight surprise and she watched him. Cyniclons were never a good thing and to have one in the Mew Mew café made Remon uneasy.
"What is a Cyniclon doing here?" Remon asked Ichigo, all-the-while not taking her eyes off the alien. He had short dark green hair with the exception of two ponytail-like sections that fell in front of his large elf-like ears. The hair was styled with red bands that held the ponytails together. His pale skin told of the lack of sunlight of where he came from. His eyes were a golden yellow and reminded Remon of cat eyes because of their thin pupils. He had on a pair of baggy black shorts covered by a brow loincloth. Both of which were held on by a red waist band. Off the back of his shorts were two skinny pieces of dark cloth that floated around in the air. His shirt was dark green and had poufy sleeves. Its high collar had red stitching at its top. A sleeveless brown shirt had been sewn atop the other dark green one. Around his upper arm and lower legs the Cyniclon wore red bandages that Remon could tell were for show and not to protect any wounds. Finally he wore a pair of dark boots that were kept on with three straps each.
"Oh Remon, I'm sorry, I didn't introduce Kisshu," said Ichigo. "This is, as I just said, Kisshu. He's on our side when it comes to the fight between us and the other Cyniclons and he's also, well, he's my friend!"
Remon sighed. Of course, she should've known that someone of the Mew Mews would trust a Cyniclon. And what usually happened when one trusts the enemy? The hero, or in this case, the Mew Mews end up as a lost cause. In other words, the good guys end up dead.
Remon transformed back to her regular self and picked her backpack up from the ground. "I'd better get going, there's much homework to be done. Nice to meet you, Kisshu," she said before heading towards the door.
"Oh, you will be expected to return back here for work and, well, Mew Mew stuff you know," said Keiichiro as Remon opened the door.
"See you tomorrow then." And with that final comment Remon was on her way home.
She had been right when she knew that there was something different about the girls she had seen and now she knew what. She just wasn't quite sure if she was ready to join their group in fighting off the aliens and their monstrous creatures. In the past Remon had been on her own when fighting as she wasn't ready to give up that freedom just yet.
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Kazuhiko had stayed in his brother's room as to catch him off guard when he returned. Too Kazuhiko's luck, it didn't take Kisshu long to teleport back to the ship.
"So, where were you?" asked Kazuhiko from the doorway where he stood. Kisshu spun around to face his brother; his eyes were wide in surprise.
"When did you get here?" he asked trying to change the subject.
"Kisshu, where were you?" Kazuhiko repeated. He let his bright green gaze sharpen as they stared furiously at Kisshu.
"I-I-I was just seeing where our next attack would be, yeah, that's all," he said, trying to make it look convincing that what he said was true, though it wasn't.
Kazuhiko was silent for a minute, almost believing Kisshu before another factor popped into his head. "But wasn't that what you were doing with Pai and Taruto before I had gotten here?" he asked.
"Um," Kisshu said, searching his mind for an excuse. "I was planning the next, next attack?" he said eventually. "In case this next one fails."
It was reasonable enough with the amount of losses the Cyniclons had suffered. "Why do you lose so much to the pesky little Mew Mews? I mean they're just humans with a few animal genes sprinkled here and there. What's their secret, or have you gone weak?" wondered Kazuhiko as he started for the door.
"The stakes are seven to three, Kazuhiko! Do you think it's easy trying to take down a group that's over double your own?" argued Kisshu.
"Good point, but now the numbers have changed, I am here," said Kazuhiko as he left.
"The numbers have changed, in more way than one," Kisshu muttered thinking about the Mew Mews' newest weapon.
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