Hello! Well, here is chapter 4!

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PS: I DO NOT OWN TOKYO MEW MEW!

Mia walked down the street feeling tired and worn out.

She had been fighting Chimera Animals day and night, and felt like she needed a break.

AND to top it all off, she still had school and homework.

Mia stomped her feet in frustration.

Fighting stupid Chimeras are really time consuming!

She was busy walking to school when all these thoughts were milling around in her head.

Suddenly Taruto appeared out of nowhere and came to float beside her.

Mia gave a little scream and her cat ears and tail popped out.

"Taruto! You nearly scared me to death!" she scolded, while trying to hide her ears and tail from any pedestrians.

Taruto just gave her a nervous giggle in reply.

"So, are you off to school?" he asked.

Mia narrowed her eyes.

"Yes, why? Are you here to warn me about more Chimera attacks? Because if you are, forget it! I have school! And for now that is more important than alien invasions!"

Mia gave a last "hmph!" and stomped off.

Tart looked at her, flabbergasted.

"Actually, I just came to remind you to be careful. Yudikai and Dantei are still at large, so they might choose to attack you any time soon," he replied, while trying to keep up with her.

At their last meeting, Kisshu and Taruto have told Mia about the two aliens and how they were the ones that were creating all these Chimeras. They really hate humans, so it was their mission to come to Earth and finish what Kisshu, Taruto and Pai have started. Even though the whole place was crawling with Chimeras, the two criminals refused to show themselves. But Kisshu and Taruto knew that it would only be a matter of time before the two aliens show up to cause even more trouble.

Mia stopped in her tracks and felt bad for yelling at Taruto like that. She's really starting to like the brown-headed alien, even though his brother and he are bossing her around.

"I am sorry, Tart. But I'm really tired. All this fighting has really tired me out. I hope you understand."

Taruto nodded.

"Of course I do. But you're not the only one that's suffering. Kisshu and I are also working hard, trying to find Yudikai and Dantei, and helping you to fight off the Chimeras. Just remember that."

And with that Taruto teleported away, leaving Mia alone.

Mia stared at the spot where Taruto had vanished and stifled a weary sigh.

Masha suddenly popped out of her school bag.

"Cheer up, Mia! Cheer up!" he squeaked while circling her.

"Hi, Masha," she said wearily. "I almost forgot about you."

Masha shrank down to his mini size and went back to his hide-out in her schoolbag, ready to warn her about any alien-related trouble.

She slowly made her way to the school gates, that was awaiting her, ready to pounce.

The day went by slowly for her, every minute feeling like an hour.

During second break, Mia ate her lunch in silence, too tired to even utter a single word.

Her friends were looking at her with concern in their eyes.

Of course, they didn't know that she was a Mew.

Kisshu and Taruto have said that she should keep it a secret, no matter what, even from her friends.

But the secret was starting to eat her alive because every time someone looked at her with pitying eyes, she just wanted to scream,

"It's not my fault I'm a Mew. It's my duty to protect the Earth and you!"

Her friends still decided not to question her, even though they knew that something peculiar was going on.

When the bell signaled the end of the break, she slowly made her way back to the classrooms for another boring-filled period.

She suddenly spotted a tiny ripple in the sky high above her head.

She jerked her head upward and squinted her eyes, trying to make out the figure that was staring down at her.

But she couldn't recognize the figure and decided to ignore it.

It's probably just Kisshu or Taruto spying on me again.

After her first fight with the Chimera Spider, Kisshu seemed to be following Mia everywhere she went. At first she thought that it was okay but now it started to irritate her. She didn't need anyone's protection. She had her mother and father for that.

But maybe he keeps following me because of something else.

Unfortunately she didn't have time to think about that right now.

She was already late for her next class and quickly made a run for it.

The figure in the sky gave a tiny evil chuckle and a jellyfish-like fuser appeared in his hand.

"Let's see if you can defeat this," he sniggered before letting it drop to the ground.

Meanwhile, Mia was having a boring time, listening to her teacher going on about businesses, politics and the economy. She gave a huge yawn when she heard Masha's tiny voice in her bag, barely audible, "Alien! Alien!"

What! Why now!

But that wasn't her biggest problem at the moment.

How am I going to get to the source of the danger?

She thought quickly and finally came up with a plan.

"Excuse me, sir! May I leave the room?"

She tried to give her teacher the biggest smile she could muster.

Her teacher gave an exasperated sigh.

"Fine Mia. But be quick. You don't want to miss anything important."

She gave a quick nod and hurried out, taking mini Masha with her.

When she was safely out of earshot, she quietly whispered to Masha,

"Alright Masha. Where is the danger?"

Masha flew out of her hands and down the corridor.

"Follow me, Mia! Follow me!" he chirped while trying to stay afloat with his tiny, pink wings.

Mia giggled slightly at the funny sight.

She quickly followed Masha out of the school building and onto the rugby field, managing to avoid anyone that might ask useless questions. She definitely didn't have time on her hands for that.

Mia looked around at all her surroundings, trying to distinguish anything out of the ordinary.

"Masha, are you sure there are any aliens or Chimeras here?"

"Of course I'm sure, Mia!"

"Of course I'm sure, Mia," said a mimicking voice behind her.

She spun around and saw an alien with pointy ears and long black hair, floating only a few feet away from her.

Mia took a few paces back.

"Who are you?" she asked threateningly, and instinctively put her hand in her school uniform's right pocket, searching for her Mew pendant but she couldn't find it.

Suddenly she remembered that she had put it in her schoolbag the previous day, after a battle. Her pendant is in the classroom, safely tucked away in her dumb blue schoolbag.

She started to panic a little when the strange person replied.

"You have heard of me before; I am Yudikai."

She mentally gulped and shut her eyes tightly.

I am so stupid! If only I had listened to Taruto and stopped feeling sorry for myself.

Maybe he's not here to attack but to talk, like normal people.

She tried to soothe herself with that thought but knew it was hopeless.

We are at war! He won't pity me, because I certainly won't!

"So you are the one that have been destroying my Chimera Animals. You know that I won't allow you to do that anymore," he hissed, showing his fangs.

Mia stood her ground and tried to sound brave.

"Well, what YOU are doing is wrong and I'm just trying to protect this Earth from troublemakers like you!" She pointed an accusing finger at him.

Yudikai just chuckled and with that a fuser appeared in his hand.

Mia's eyes stretched wide when she realized her mistake.

Oh no! I'm toast!

She quickly spun around, trying to get away.

The alien's chuckling turned into scornful laughter as he gave chase, and started hurling the jellyfish-like item at her, one after another.

She managed to dodge them, thanks to her cat-like powers, but knew that it would only be a matter of time before she grew too tired to even run. Mia didn't even want to think about what would happen to her when she's tired out.

I'm powerless without transforming.

Oh! Where is Taruto and Kisshu?

Mia wasn't really paying any attention at that moment, and an infuser exploded right behind her, sending her flying into the sky.

She let out a scream of pain as she went flying through the air and landed hard on the ground.

Mia tried to sit up but even that was an extreme effort.

I don't see how I can beat him without my Mew powers.

Yudikai looked down at her with an amused look on his face.

"Why don't you transform, Mew Ichigo? Or are you too scared?"

Mia looked at him with anger in her eyes.

"Of course I'm not scared!"

"Then transform and TRY to fight back."

She started hesitating and couldn't think of anything else to say.

Yudikai snorted. "Thought so."

Another infuser appeared in his hand but this time he infused it with something and let it drop right in front of him onto the ground.

The infuser started growing, taking shape, until a giant Chimera Snake was looking down at her, his tongue flicking in and out of his mouth.

Oh no! I'm doomed!

"Finish her off," Yudikai ordered, pointing at Mia with his finger.

I'm so defenseless!

The Chimera Animal lunged toward her, teeth bared.

Mia braced herself for pain first and then the end.

But neither of those two came.

When she opened her eyes, she gasped at the scene in front of her.

Phew! This is one of my longest chapters so far! Hope you guys enjoyed it!

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