Ten Years Ago

In a secluded laboratory, a young man stood over his research notes, staring at them with glee, as a sinister smile formed on his face. He had sort of long black hair, and wore a white lab coat with an AC/DC t-shirt, blue shorts, and flip flops.

"I've done it!" he said to himself, "I've finally found what I was looking for!"

Gathering up some chemicals, the young man began to mix them, and after a few minutes, came up with a lime green serum which he put into a needle.

"So, my work is unethical, eh Dr. Grant?" he thought to himself as he stared at the fruits of his labor, "I'm dangerously unstable, am I? I can't use myself as a test subject for my research, huh? Well, my "instability" has helped me create what would be a great benefit for mankind…while you chase down some alien race that might not even exist. And now, for the final test…"

Taking the needle, the young man plunged it into his arm, and pressed down on the syringe, putting the green glop into his body. Then, without warning, he began to feel intense pain coming from his body…and let out a scream of pure terror.

Theme Song: (Slightly altered version of the 4Kids TMM theme song)

Today

It was just a typical Saturday at Café Mew Mew: people were coming in and out, ordering the foods on the menu…and as usual, Elliot was slave driving his employees.

"Zoey , I can't keep this up!" said Corina, whose face was covered in sweat from all the moving around she did.

"No kidding!" said Zoey, "These people really don't know the meaning of moderation!"

"Hey, I need an apple turnover over here!" said one lady.

"Where's that blueberry scone I ordered?" asked another lady.

"Coming!" said Bridgett, who was moving as fast as she could…then didn't look where she was going, tripped over her shoelace, and dropped the tray of food she was carrying. (Wacky SFX: Wheeeew, KAPOW!)

"Gross", she thought as she wiped the food from her glasses, "I think some custard got in my nose."

After another hectic day at work, the girls sat down in the employees' lounge, resting up and waiting to go home.

"Man , my pits are sweaty", said Zoey, "I really gotta shower when I get home."

"No kidding", said Renee, "I haven't sweated this much since my photo shoot in Paris last year."

"I can't understand why guys aren't as enthusiastic as I am about work!" said Kikki, "Working here is the greatest thing to happen to me since they introduced Green Arrow on Smallville!"

"I have no idea who Green Arrow is, but you really need therapy Kikki!" said Corina.

"Wait a sec, Corina", said Zoey, "What did you just say?"

"You really need therapy Kikki?"

"No, before that."

"I have no idea who Green Arrow is?"

"There! You've never seen Smallville?"

"No, but I've heard about it. Is it any good?"

"Hell yeah, it's good! It's only the best adaptation of Superman since the nineties animated series!"

"…Sorry, haven't seen that either."

"Good god, what kind of childhood did you have?! How could you not have seen one of the best shows of the nineteen nineties?!"

"I just never had a chance to, that's all."

"That settles it! Tomorrow, I'm taking you to my favorite comic shop before work opens, and show you just what you've missed!"

"But what'll I tell my parents? They'll want to know what I'm doing if I go out."

"Just tell them you're meeting a friend from work, they won't question it in the least bit."

"This should be entertaining", thought Renee as she watched the whole thing from the couch, "Just like an episode of Family Guy."

Outside Café Mew Mew

That night, after the café had closed, the park was left vacant, save for a stray dog wandering around, looking for some food to fill it's empty stomach. Then, it caught a whiff of a sirloin stake, being held by someone hiding in the bushes.

"Come here, boy", said the man hiding behind the bushes, "C'mon! You want this, or do I have to give this to another stray?"

With almost superhuman speed, the dog ran towards the stake, happy to have finally found itself some food. But when it reached the stake, the man grabbed the dog by its neck and grabbed it behind the bushes. Then from the bushes came the sounds of terrified barking, which stopped after ten minutes, followed by the sound of a satisfied belch. (Wacky SFX: Urrrrrrrrp!)

A few minutes later, a jogger came running by the exact bushes, and when he passed them, what he saw almost made him die of shock: there, lying in the bushes, was a fresh dog skeleton, the flesh and organs picked clear off it!

The following morning

"Oh man, I don't believe it, she's late!"

Corina looked at her watch in disappointment; Zoey was supposed to meet her in front of the old movie house so she could take her to the shop, but she was now five minutes late, and Corina was losing her patience.

"She better not have slept in", Corina thought, "I know she's half cat, but that's no excuse for lateness!"

"Hey Corina!"

Turning around, Corina saw Zoey coming walking toward her, carrying a gray tote bag with her.

"You're late."

"I know, sorry. I would've been here earlier, but my mom didn't want to let me leave the house."

"Why? Are you in trouble or something?"

"It's not that, but apparently, last night, after we left work, someone found a dead dog in the park."

"So?"

"Well here's the strange part; the dog was actually a dog skeleton! A for real one! The flesh and organs were off the body, like they were eaten!"

"Gross! You think it's a predicyte?"

"Probably not. We haven't seen the cyniclons for awhile. But now's not the time to worry about those guys. Right now, I've gotta show what you missed in your childhood."

But while Zoey and Corina walked toward the comic store, they didn't notice someone atop the building Corina was standing in front of while she was waiting for Zoey. As the figure hid in the shadows watching them, he thought to himself, "So those are two of the so called Mew Mews Dr. Grant created. They shouldn't be a problem eliminating…"

Café Mew Mew, Elliot's room

Inside his room, Elliot was twisting and turning on his bed, as if he were in pain. Inside his mind, however, things were even stranger. In the dream he was having, Elliot was in a pitch black area, no people, no buildings, no anything.

"Man, this is weirder than that dream I had with Jason Voorhees and Baked Lays", Elliot said. Just then, Elliot found himself caught in a giant spider web which appeared from nowhere, and as he struggled to free himself, he saw a giant black widow coming towards him, the venom drooling down it's fangs, ready to eat Elliot. Horrified by his dream, Elliot jolted out of bed, screaming in terror. Getting a hold of himself, Elliot thought, "What the hell just happened?"

The local Burger King

"So what did you think of your first comic outing?" asked Zoey as she took a bite out of her burger.

"It was okay, I suppose", said Corina, "But I'm a little curious about some of the characters in the comics you showed me."

"Like who?"

"Well, first off, there's that Metamorpho guy. Why on Earth does he look so bizarre? I mean, I understand if he has powers based on the elements, but that's just weird making him look like a stature made of Play-Doh. Second, who in their right mind calls themselves Giant-Man?"

"He later calls himself Goliath, then Yellowjacket, but yeah, I guess Giant-Man is a kind of stupid name, and as for Metamorpho, he has that appearance because his powers DID come with a consequence."

"Thanks anyway Zoey, but I think I'll stick with more well known comic characters from now on. And by the way, how are you going to eat all this?"

Corina was right; Zoey had ordered several things on the menu at the counter, and now moved on to her fries, after finishing her second burger.

"Hey, I'm a growing girl, I gotta eat, right?"

"Oh, you'll grow all right", thought Corina, "you'll grow to the point where you need double extra large jeans."

Café Mew Mew

After Elliot had gotten out of bed, he told Wesley all about the nightmare he had, hoping that his friend and employee would help him understand what the dream meant.

"So you what do you think it means?" asked Wesley.

"That's what I came to ask you about", said Elliot, "You've got a degree in psychology, don't you?"

"From what I can tell, dreams like this are usually a warning of some future event waiting to happen. Some believe that dreams act as windows for the future, and if you can perhaps alter the future after that dream."

"Gee, thanks, professor, but that doesn't really answer my question."

"Sorry, but I'm not sure what a giant spider has to do with you. Maybe it means you'll become a real life Spider-Man."

"Ha ha. So who's opening today?"

"That'd be Renee. She should be here by now."

Meanwhile, in the parking lot next to the park, Renee had arrived on her motorcycle. As she took off her helmet, she saw someone standing next to a nearby lamp post. The odd thing about him was that he was dressed in an overcoat and fedora, as if ready for a rainstorm.

"Weirdo", she thought as she made her way to the café.

"Excuse me, Ms. Roberts", the man said, "I hope I'm not bothering you on your way to work."

"Work? I'm not modeling or anything today."

"Don't play dumb with me, girl. I know that you've been working as a waitress at a local café in the park for the past four weeks, and that you've been telling suspicious customers that you're a look-a-like."

"…How the hell do you know all this?!"

"I have my resources. Now, take me to your boss like a good little half girl half wolf mutant, and I won't beat you within an inch of your life."

"Oh my god", Renee thought in horror, "this guy knows everything! Gotta stop him from reaching the café."

Calling on her lupine speed and reflexes, Renee tried to roundhouse kick the man, but before her foot reached his face, the man blocked her with his arm, then grabbed her by the ankle, and threw her halfway across the parking lot. (Wacky SFX: Whewwwwww!)

Fortunately, Renee managed to land on her feet, and stood up ready to continue the fight.

"Stubborn girl, aren't you?"

"You don't know the half of it."

"Sorry dear, but I really don't the time for silly little squabbles."

All of a sudden, the mystery man shot some kind of white string from his mouth and tied up Renee.

"What is this stuff?! It feels like silk, but has a grip like steel!"

"Have fun freeing yourself."

After leaving Renee, the man in the trench coat reached the café, and knocked on the door.

"Strange", thought Wesley, as he walked towards the door, "Renee has a key. Why would she have to knock to be let in?"

As soon as he reached the door, Wesley saw that it wasn't Renee at the door. Without realizing the danger the man possessed, Wesley opened the door and let the man in.

"Can I help with something, sir?"

"Come now, Wes. Surely you recognize an old friend?"

"That voice…Aaron?"

"Hi there, Wes. It's been awhile."

Without warning, Wesley was covered in the same mysterious fabric as Renee, while Aaron escorted himself upstairs, where Elliot's room was. As soon as he reached the door, Aaron kicked the door down, startling Elliot.

"Who-?"

"What's the matter, Elliot? Don't you recognize your old friend, Aaron?"

"Aaron? Aaron Webb? But you've been missing for a decade! Where were you? And how did you just pull that off?"

"Patience, my boy. All your answers will come soon."

And yet again, Adam covered Elliot in the same stuff he used on Renee and Wesley. Grabbing Elliot's cocooned body, Adam then walked toward the window, and crawled down the wall of the café, like a giant spider.

The Parking Lot, a little while later

Right after Kikki arrived on the scene, she saw Renee tied up on the ground, struggling to get free.

"Hi, Renee!" Kikki shouted as she dashed toward Renee.

"Oh great, more trouble", thought Renee.

"So, what's going on?"

"Oh, I'm just sitting around, enjoying the view, I'M TIED UP IN WHO KNOWS WHAT, SO GET ME OUTTA HERE!"

"Okey dokey, just hold still!"

Reaching behind her back, Kikki pulled out an acetylene torch , much to Renee's horror.

"Wha-wha-what the hell?!"

"I said hold still!"

Doing just what the crazy half Asian girl said, Renee held still for as long as it took Kikki to burn the fabric. When Kikki was finally done, Renee told Kikki just what had happened.

"So, this guy in a trench coat just showed up demanding you take him to Elliot? But why?"

"No clue. But he somehow knew about us as well, and headed to the café for something. We better call the others and get some answers from Wesley, and fast."

And with these words, Renee called the other three Mew Mews, not knowing that the team was about to fight their most dangerous foe yet.