Vodník

A fan fiction by Kate-chan 91

Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, no na da.

Kate-chan 91's tidbits (A/N): (Throws toast) Just my luck, I wasn't able to update the whole time due to writer's block and the fact my computer crashed again! (Slaps oneself) Oh well… at least I got to write down a rough draft on paper in the meantime! (Better than nothing, right?)

Enjoy!

Chapter Six: Discovery and the Vodník Attack, Part Two

(Route) 66 (Route) 66

Ryou Shirogane's mind was spinning, and for good reason: he was in his seaside hotel room phoning Keiichiro for a status report, and the next thing he new a wave of seawater shattered through the glass shoji, invading the room. Then, as abruptly as the water came, it receded back to the ocean.

A mess was left behind. Furniture was overturned and sparks sprout out of electrical sockets. Along with everything the water touched, Ryou was soaked from head to toe. The unmistakable scent of saltwater was present.

But when compared to two things, those things seemed normal.

First case in point was the fact he even survived. Ryou was talking on the phone at the time; he should've been electrocuted. But there he was, still breathing, with the phone still in his hand.

The other was just as bizarre as the first. It was a young girl with an electrical burn mark on her right hand.

"Uh… Are you alright?" Ryou asked his sudden visitor, who was barely conscious.

"U-u-uh," she slowly replied.

The girl, who seemed to be in her early teens, possessed a variety of intriguing physical features. Long bright green hair and light brown eyes were quite appropriate for her human body. However, the most striking features were her slightly webbed feet and pointy ears. It was amazing to Ryou that he didn't notice that until he asked her if she was okay.

"Do you have a name?"

"Uh… Gena, but everyone calls me Gen. Have you seen my brother?"

This was very sudden news for Ryou. "Uh-"

"Great! The girl- Gena- responded in a slightly weak voice as she got up. "Where did you last see him?"

"Why do you ask?" He asked, puzzled.

"I found some other… people to help me and my brother overthrow our father, but the wave sent me to your room as I was trying to reach him. So, do you have any idea where he is?"

"Can you tell me what he looks like?"

Gen raised a brow, and then nodded slowly. "Green hair, blue eyes, this tall, and has ears like mine. Is that good enough for you?"

Suddenly, Ryou remembered hearing Minto talked to everyone earlier about how she saw Retasu with a boy that had had green hair and slightly pointed ears. Slightly pointed ears… like Gena's! But of course, he never saw the boy himself, but if could get her over to Minto…

… But that wasn't going to happen anytime soon; the Mew Mews had left earlier to battle a chirema anima during the vacation he had arranged just for them…

Wait a minute, he thought. They're taking a long time fighting it…

"Well? Are you going to help me find my brother or not, sir?"

"Hold on. I'm trying to think…"

"THINK? This is important! My dad's trying to kill my brother and me for not bringing any girls to him so he could drown them!"

Did she just say… drown? What if that's what's taking them so long?

"C'mon! We have to find him now!" Gen yelled with tears streaming down her face. "Please help me! He's the only one I got!"

That killed Ryou. The desperate girl reminded him of how Retasu used to have trouble making friends; the green hair did not help a bit.

"Alright, then," the blond said, "I guess I'll help y—"

"THANK YOU!" Gen interrupted as she hugged him. "I promise I'll give you something of high value in return!"

(Route) 66 (Route) 66

"Retasu? Why didn't you tell me about this?"

"I… didn't want you to get hurt… And I thought you would think I was a freak…"

"You? A freak? It's exactly the opposite, actually!" Mano commented. "I think, you, me and your friends are great the way we are!"

Retasu smiled; Ichigo, who heard the whole thing, did the same.

Retasu… she thought. It's great you've found a good-hearted guy, just like Masaya… You deserve it!

Suddenly, Ichigo heard that horrible voice, and she knew that moment, sweet and brief, was over.

"I see you've survived, Little Kitten," Mano's father said. "Since you and your little friends destroyed my biggest fish, how about we see how you like being cut to pieces!"

As soon as he said that statement, giant swordfish and sharks with respectfully long, sharp swords and flesh tearing jaws swam behind the humanoid aquatic creature. The freakish fish then charged towards the Mew Mews and the vodník's own flesh and blood.

"This is getting ridiculous!" Minto yelled. "Ribbon Mint Echo!"

The other four Mew Mews followed suit with their respectable attacks in an attempt to slay the fish before they slayed them.

"Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" cried Retasu.

Purin called out: "Pudding Ring Inferno!"

"Ribbon Zakuro Pure!" Zakuro yelled.

And finally, Ichigo called out her attack. "Ribbon Strawberry Check!"

Not a single monstrous swordfish or shark survived the attack. Pieces of fish flesh and blood flew in the air and were in the ocean.

Before they could even relax for one second, however, it was back to business. Along with the ever present threat of Mano's father, birds and normal sharks started to venture into the area. In order to protect themselves from the animals, the group of six got out f the water and onto the shoreline.

Mano's father growled, "Why can't I harm you and your friends, Little Kitten? Most people would be dead by now!"

None of them, especially Ichigo, answered his question. His words were further proof of just how cold hearted he was.

"Keeping your mouth shut, Little Kitten? Well, that's a shame, because I wanted to hear some last words before I came over to personally finish off my disobedient son and you female freaks!"

As his father swam towards his newfound friends at great speed and Tokyo Mew Mew prepared for another attack, Mano detected two new scents in the air. One was familiar: it was that of his sister, Gen. The other, on the other hand, was the opposite: he never smelled it before. Either way, they were getting closer to the scene.

Suddenly, his father, malevolent and heartless, sprang out of the water; he lunged towards the girls.

"GET OUTTA THE WAY!" Mano commanded. Luckily, all five members of Tokyo Mew Mew dodged the vodník just in time.

Angry about the fact his son helped his would-be victims, Mano's father caused a huge rock to come out of the sand. He grabbed his own son by the throat, and threw him against it and into the still bloody water. It was after Mano was in the ocean that he heard a familiar voice saying:

"STOP IT! STOP IT! DON'T HURT THEM!" Gen screeched, still running. She then jumped into the air; upon hitting the water, she swam in and pulled her brother out. She threw him out of the water and into the sand, and started to feel a muscle cramp in her arms afterwards. Her father took this chance by grabbing her by the throat. The injured Mano and the girls were so caught up in the events occurring that no one realized Ryou was present until he yelled to Gen:

"Are you insane? Punch him in the stomach and get out of there before you get killed!"

"Ryou!" Ichigo said, turning her head towards the blond manager of Café Mew Mew. "What are you going here?"

"I have no idea… That girl appeared in my room after that wave hit my room. She suddenly started asking me to help me find her brother…"

Ryou then looked at Mano. After a quick mental analysis of the other boy's body, he continued with, "And speaking of brothers, are you Gen's brother?"

"Y-yes…" Mano replied as he slowly got up, every muscle aching in his body. "'Name's Mano."

"Mano as in the disobedient son I'll kill now once and for all!"

Ryou stared at the peculiar man. He then thought, I guess this is the killer father she was talking about?

Gen, who had a red mark around her neck, got out of the water. She tried to help her dear brother, but she had to unfortunately discontinue as she was too weak to do so. Barely staring at Ryou, she weakly said to him, "S-sir, p-please save my br-brother… H-have him call the others… T-try to overthrow h-him before everyone else see-" She fainted afterwards, unable to finish.

Before everyone sees? You mean like…? Well, it's a good thing these people seem to stay inside until daybreak! Wait… Dang! The sun's already pretty high up in the sky!"

Without warning, the sound of a motorcycle revving up registered in his ears.

Shoot! If everyone sees Tokyo Mew Mew here, the press will hound them even more than they do now!

"Ichigo!"

"What?"

"Go save the boy, have him call on the group his sister and him organized, and help them overthrow his father. Oh, and do this before anyone sees."

"WHAT?"

"Just do it!"

Suddenly, Purin jumped behind Ichigo with a sick feeling Mano over her shoulders.

"HEY! I just helped save Mano's butt from his father, no na da!" she yelled, causing Ichigo to jump.

Well, that was quick! Ryou thought. "Well, what are you waiting for? Follow through, and do it quickly!"

Retasu, Minto and Zakuro caught up with the others, well aware that Mano's father would attack at any second.

"MANO!" Retasu cried. "Are you okay?"

"Other than feeling nauseous and being beaten up, I'm quite well."

"Good to know that," she said with a slight smile.

"Um, Mano…" Ichigo asked.

"Yes?"

"Did your sister and you get some people to…'overthrow' your father?"

"Yes, but we need to do it as fast as we can. You see, my father is immortal and we can only merely trick him if we do something. Also, he doesn't leave an area until he drowns someone, preferably a girl."

"I guess we can do that," Minto commented. "We do stuff like that everyday anyway!"

"Great!" Mano exclaimed. "Will you guys hold on for a second while I call on the others?"

And just who exactly are the others? Everyone else but Retasu, the oblivious Gen and her brother thought; Mano's father was instead trying to think of a surefire way to rid himself of whatever cavalcade of vodníks, half breeds and humans his offspring assembled in a very short period of time.

I guess I can take that as a yes, Mano thought as he got on his knees and started searching in the sand. His goal was reached when he found a dirty white and orange cone shell; it was about the size of his thumb, but he decided that as long as it would contact his allies, it would do. Keeping that in mind, he blew as hard as could into the shell until his face took on a bluish tint.

For a brief moment, nothing happened. Then, a large group of people of various ages with green hair and pointed ears emerged from the water. The combination of physical features confirmed just what they were: rebel vodník.

Mano's baleful father started to laugh. "That's it, Mano? Some low class vodníks, half-animal humans and a mortal? Pathetic, Mano, very pathetic!"

"Well, Father," Mano responded, Just because we're weak physically, it doesn't mean we're weak mentally. We vodník may be portrayed as violent creatures, but that doesn't mean we're all like that. In fact, some of us don't want to follow your orders.

"But we can't do that as long as you have control over us. We're sick of you destroying lives and our reputation. I believe this can change as long as you leave this behind us, but first, you have to lose your power over us!"

Mano's father responded to that with, "Sealing your fate, Mano? Very well then, especially since even though I can't kill these low vodníks, it won't be that hard killing you!"

The half-vodník looked over at his fellow rebels, his comatose sister, Tokyo Mew Mew and Ryou before looked back at his full-blooded father. True, I may die in the process, but if your reign is overthrown in the end, it will be with honor! I will not die in vain!

End of Chapter Six

A/N: This was ten pages long on paper (which means five sheets of paper front to back), believe it or not…

I promise I'll get the next chapter in soon; it'll be as soon as I finish the rough draft to that one. Until then, though, have a good day!

Ja Ne!

Kate-chan 91