Koneko Part 4:

Truce

Kisshu teleported Ichigo to his room. Almost as soon as they landed, Pai teleported in as well, and said, "I finished the serum. Koneko, are you sure about this?"

"Positive," Ichigo said. "Besides, if you don't turn me into a Cyniclon, I won't be able to go back with you, right?"

"True enough," Pai said. "Do you want Kisshu to be there?"

"Yes," Ichigo said.

"Alright, let's go to my lab," Pai said. He teleported, followed by Kisshu with Ichigo. When they landed, Pai said, "Okay, sit down in that chair, Koneko." He pointed, and Ichigo went over and sat down.

Pai went and got a needle attached to a small canister, and came over to Ichigo. "The injection itself won't hurt much, but I'm not sure about when it starts to take effect," he said. "Kisshu's going to be here, though."

"K," Ichigo said.

"Hold out your arm," Pai instructed. Ichigo obeyed, and Pai stuck the needle in her arm, pushing the serum into her bloodstream. When all of the serum was gone, he took the needle out, and put a bandage over the little prick in Ichigo's arm.

At first nothing happened, but then Ichigo started to glow a soft golden color. Her ears started to change shape, becoming long and pointed. Suddenly she cried out, as her ears finished changing. She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment, before going limp. Kisshu ran over as Pai put a hand on her chest; the glow had faded, and Ichigo had fully become a Cyniclon.

"I was right, the process was painful for her," Pai told Kisshu softly. "Go put her to bed, she should be fine when she wakes up."

"Okay," Kisshu said. He gently picked Ichigo up, and teleported her to their room, then tucked her into their bed. Then he settled down next to her, and waited for her to wake up.

Three hours later, Ichigo started to stir, just as Kisshu heard a knock on the door. "Come in," he called.

Pai came in, and asked, "How's Koneko?"

Kisshu looked down at Ichigo, just as she opened her eyes. He immediately noticed something, and asked, "Pai, how did Koneko's eyes turn my color?"

Pai came over, and looked at Ichigo, then said, "I used your DNA instead of mine; she probably got some of your traits."

"Oh…." Kisshu said. "Koneko, how are you feeling?"

Ichigo sat up, and said, "I think I'm fine."

Pai put a hand on her chest, and said, "Yup, you're fine. Why not go look in the mirror to see what you look like?"

"K!" Ichigo said, and got out of bed, then went into the bathroom. The boys waited, then smiled at each other as they heard, "This is so COOL!"

Ichigo skipped out of the bathroom, and hugged Pai, saying, "Thanks Pai! This is great!"

Pai awkwardly patted her on the head and said, "I'm glad you like it."

Ichigo let him go, smiling happily. "When do I get to learn teleporting?" she asked.

Before the boys could answer, they heard teleportation in the main room, and ran out. To their surprise, Lettuce was standing there, and she said, "Hi."

"What's up?" Pai asked.

"We convinced Ryou to form a truce with you, if that's what you want," Lettuce said.

"That is what we were planning," Kisshu said. "You actually got Blondie to agree to this?"

"He was outvoted, and Keiichiro managed to get through to him," Lettuce said. "So yes, he agreed. I came here to see if you would come back with me; Taruto's already there."

"Why is Taruto already there?" Kisshu asked.

"He came to steal cake," Lettuce sighed. "He and Pudding are two of a kind."

"Sorry," Pai said. "Should we go?"

"Where's Koneko?" Lettuce asked.

"Right here," Ichigo said. "Pai turned me into a Cyniclon, and now I get to learn how to teleport!"

"Good for you," Lettuce said. "Let's go."

Kisshu took Ichigo's hand, and teleported to Café Mew Mew, followed by Pai and Lettuce.

The other Mews, Ryou, Keiichiro, and Taruto were waiting, and looked startled- or in Ryou's case, shocked- when they saw Ichigo. "Koneko, you're a Cyniclon now?" Keiichiro asked.

"Yep, Pai turned me into a Cyniclon so I can learn to teleport, and now I can go back with them!" Ichigo said happily.

Ryou had collected himself, and cleared his throat. The others looked at him, and he said, "Lettuce had an idea in relation to the truce; but are you three willing to form a truce?"

"Yes," Pai said. "We've wanted that for a while, actually. What was Lettuce's idea?"

"I want to give you all our Mew Aqua, and then you could use it to heal your planet," Lettuce said. "We should have enough."

"That sounds like a really good idea," Pai said. "The only thing we still have to deal with is our leader's human host."

"I already told Moe and Miwa today was their day to kill him; they should be back soon," Lettuce said.

"I guess that's everything, then," Kisshu said. "Pai, did you contact Hideki-sama yet?"

"Yes, and he's not going to exile us; I managed to convince him that Deep Blue was brainwashing everyone into obeying him," Pai said. "I also told him about Koneko, so she's allowed to come back with us."

"That's a relief," Kisshu said.

They heard teleportation, and Moe and Miwa appeared. "How'd it go?" Lettuce asked.

"Very well, but we just barely got out of there before the police got there," Miwa said. "Luckily the body is unrecognizable as really human, so they're going to have a tough time figuring out who it really is. How's it going here?"

"I think we're agreed," Keiichiro said. "We'll give the Cyniclons the Mew Aqua, and they will return to their planet to heal it, right?"

"Right," Pai said. "Is it okay for us to visit?"

"It better be," Moe said, looking at Ryou the way a wolf looks at prey.

"Yes, it's fine," Ryou said, edging away from Moe. "And apparently Pudding can't live without Taruto, so it's for the best if you visit."

"Pudding loves Taru-Taru!" Pudding said happily, glomping Taruto.

"Gaah…. Pudding…. Air…." Taruto said as the others snickered. Pudding let go, but not before kissing his cheek. Taruto turned so red it probably wasn't healthy as Kisshu burst out laughing. Taruto glared at him, which just caused him to laugh harder.

Pai sighed. "Kisshu, could you calm down so we can finalize this and go home?" he asked wearily.

Kisshu took a few deep breaths, and finally said, "I'm calm."

"I'll go get the Mew Aqua," Keiichiro said. "Koneko, are you saying goodbye to your parents?"

Ichigo looked over at Moe and Miwa, and Miwa said, "They did want to say goodbye…."

"Okay," Ichigo said. "Kisshu, can you come too?"

"Yeah, I'll teleport you," Kisshu said.

"You two can meet me back at the ship; have fun," Pai said.

"Thanks," Ichigo said. She looked at the other Mews, and said, "Bye minna!"

"I just noticed something," Ryou said. "Why are your eyes the same color as Kisshu's?"

"Pai used my DNA to turn her into a Cyniclon," Kisshu explained. "Hey, I thought up a new nickname for you!"

"Do I want to know?" Ryou and Pai asked at the same time.

"Radioactive Butter Boy!" Kisshu said happily. "Because of your hair color!"

Ryou turned purple, and Pai sighed. "Don't mind him, he just likes to tease people," he told Ryou.

"But how do we know his hair ISN'T radioactive?" Kisshu asked.

"I'll check," Moe said. "Ryou, don't run away. I know that's what you're thinking."

"You're going to do something weird to my hair, I just know it," Ryou said as Moe came over. Moe smirked and messed up his hair, then squeaked. "It shocked me!" she said.

"Well, I guess that proves it," Miwa said. "Ryou's hair is radioactive. The only one who doesn't get affected is Ryou, because it's attached to him."

Ryou was steaming. Keiichiro came back at that moment, and asked, "What's going on?"

"Keiichiro, is my hair radioactive?" Ryou asked.

"Yes, but once you start going gray, the radioactivity will go away," Keiichiro said.

Kisshu- and everyone else except Pai- fell over laughing. Keiichiro sighed. "Pai, as the only one of us who is calm, will you take the Mew Aqua back to your ship while I try to calm the others down?"

"Hai," Pai said. "Thank you, Keiichiro."

Keiichiro smiled. "Of course, it's the best thing for both our races," he said. He handed Pai a box, and Pai looked inside.

"Wow, that's more than I thought you guys had," Pai said. "This should be plenty, thank you."

"Sure," Keiichiro said. "I'll calm the others down while you put it away."

"Thanks," Pai said, and teleported out.

Keiichiro sighed, and looked at everyone except Ryou rolling around on the floor laughing, and Ryou screaming at Kisshu for starting this, and mentally groaned. Then he walked over and said, "Okay, time to calm down. Pai already left, and Kisshu, doesn't Koneko need to say goodbye to her parents?"

Kisshu took a few deep breaths, and said, "Yeah, you're right. Koneko, do you want to say goodbye to the others?"

"K," Ichigo said, as she and Kisshu got up. The others stopped laughing too, and got up as well. "Bye, it was nice meeting you all," Ichigo said.

"You too," Lettuce said. She and the other Mews all hugged Ichigo together, and then Moe and Miwa did the same.

Miwa looked at Kisshu after they broke off the hug, and said, "You WILL be visiting, got it?"

"Got it," Kisshu said. Miwa and Moe smiled and hugged him together.

When they broke apart, Kisshu said, "I'll take Koneko to see her parents now. It was nice meeting all of you."

"Thanks," Keiichiro said.

"Mmph," Ryou said.

Kisshu snickered and said, "Bye, Radioactive Butter Boy!" Then he took Ichigo's hand and teleported as Ryou looked around for something to throw at him.

Kisshu and Ichigo landed in the living room of Ichigo's house, and found Sakura and Shintaro looking at a photo album. They looked up, hearing the teleportation, and Sakura asked, "Today's the day, then?"

"Yep!" Ichigo said happily.

Sakura smiled sadly and said, "We hope you'll be happy. Goodbye, Koneko."

"I think I'll be very happy with Kisshu," Ichigo said. "Bye!"

Sakura and Shintaro came over and hugged her, and then Shintaro said to Kisshu, "Take good care of her, or I'll send Moe and Miwa to beat you up."

Kisshu gulped and said, "I promise I'll take great care of Koneko."

"Good," Sakura said. "It was nice meeting you."

"You too," Kisshu said. He looked at Ichigo, and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Yep," Ichigo said cheerfully.

Kisshu smiled and took her hand, then teleported back to the ship as her parents waved.

I've got a question. Now that everyone calls Ichigo 'Koneko', should I stop using Ichigo altogether, or should I continue using it when I'm not using dialogue? I don't really want her to get her memory back, so I was thinking I would start using Koneko outside of the dialogue too. Tell me what you think in a PM or review, k?