Emiko's Revenge Chapter 7:

The Mews

With Ryou dead and Keiichiro still with the aliens, the Mews closed down Café Mew Mew. In answer to their parents' questions, they all said that Ryou had been arrested for murder in Kyoto, and Keiichiro was missing.

Now they were sitting in a park, talking about what to do next. "I can't understand why Shirogane would do something like that," Lettuce said. "I mean, I know he had a grudge against the aliens, but killing humans who just want their daughter back is just evil. I really thought he was better than that."

"I feel so sorry for that girl, Emiko," Ichigo said. "Losing her parents like that. I wonder, though. Akasaka-san is a very kind person. Why didn't he stop Ryou?"

"He was trying to protect me," a voice said from behind them. The Mews all turned to see Emiko standing behind them.

"What do you mean, na no da?" Pudding asked.

Emiko replied, "Keiichiro held me back when I tried to go to my parents, and covered my eyes so I wouldn't see what Ryou was doing. I wish he had said something to Ryou, but it might not have made a difference. Ryou really went crazy when my parents said that Cyniclon or not, they would take me back."

"What will you do now, Emiko-san?" Lettuce asked.

"I'll stay with Kisshu and his brothers. My parents were all I had in this world- I am an only child, and I don't think humans will take me in," Emiko said. "What will you all do now that Ryou is gone, and Keiichiro is still under our custody?"

"We're not entirely sure yet," Ichigo replied. "Without Ryou, we won't have any knowledge of your attacks."

"Well, that's actually the reason I really came here," Emiko said. "Kisshu, Pai and Taruto are talking with our leader about an idea Pai had after you guys left our dimension. They should be here soon."

Soon after Emiko said that, Pai, Kisshu and Taruto teleported in. Pai looked at the Mews, then sighed and said, "We have a proposal to make. Our leader, it turns out, is deranged, and when we told him the idea I came up with, he informed us that he never intended to help save our people, and that we would die with them."

"That's awful!" Ichigo said. "What happened then?"

"He was so mad he actually told us he had a host in this world, a human who would become a part of him when he was awakened. The human is a boy named Aoyama Masaya. He is a great threat to both our races if Deep Blue manages to control him without our help," Pai said solemnly.

Ichigo turned pale. "What's wrong, Ichigo?" Emiko asked her.

"He's…. my boyfriend," Ichigo said softly.

The others looked shocked. "Now what do we do?" Lettuce asked.

Kisshu then spoke, saying, "Ichigo, your job as a Mew Mew is to protect the Earth. I've heard you say it many times. Sometimes battles take sacrifices. This is the only way to protect the Earth, and save both of our races. If you can't face him, my friends and I will do it, but we need to do this."

Ichigo seemed to regain her composure as she said, "It would be better if you and your friends killed him anyways, Kisshu. The Mews will be hunted down if we kill another human, and we aren't that good at stealth anyways."

"Very well," Pai said. "After he's dead, we can discuss our next steps."