Chapter 10-But, we're comrades…we should stick together! Nya!
I did wake up bright and early-to go looking around school for my comrades-, but I'm not happy about it at all.
I only have this grim mood because of last night's episode with Kisshu; and, that I have to face him at school today.
On the plus-side, my dad finally came home yesterday from his trip overseas; and, on the down-side, Dad is grilling Erick with a million questions as promised yesterday.
It's mostly just a down-side for Erick, since I have to go to school now anyway…lucky me!
Once I dress in my school uniform-in my bedroom-, Pepé unplugs himself from my outlet and he flies over to where I'm standing.
"I'm ready to go to school, Isabella! Cheep! Let's find those last two Mew Mews!" Pepé chirped confidently as he floated near me.
"Okay, Pepé. By the way, Delilah and Alexia sent me a text earlier, which said that they'll be waiting for us outside the café." I spoke eagerly.
"Roger that! We better hurry…there's no time to waste!" Pepé spoke impatiently as he flew over towards my bedroom door.
"Um, Pepé, aren't you forgetting something?" I spoke teasingly as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"What could I be forgetting, Isabella? Cheep? Oh, wait…I haven't even turned into a cell phone strap yet, right? Okay, Spy Mode initiate…Transforming now!" Pepé spoke eagerly before he transformed into his cell phone strap form.
"There…that's much better. Well, we better get going, Pepé. I think the girls are already waiting outside." I spoke half-jokingly and half-excitedly, while uncrossing my arms, as I attached Pepé to my sky blue cell phone.
"Just lead the way, Isabella! Cheep!" Pepé chirped impatiently.
I grab my white messenger bag-sling it over my shoulder and I place my sky blue cell phone inside the bag, with Pepé still attached to it-, before I open the door to my bedroom; and, I slowly close the door behind me, while I savor the few minutes I just wasted as I thought grimly about seeing Kisshu soon.
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Just as I predicted, Delilah and Alexia are standing half-patiently outside the café for me.
"Hey girls!" I spoke excitedly as I closed the café door behind me and I turned my full attention to them.
(I think I should wait to tell them about last night… Not just about Kisshu, but about my mother and how she was a Mew Mew too. After all, it's not like I have any proof that she even was one…)
"Hey, Isabella! We were just wondering how long it would take you to get ready…" Alexia spoke jokingly.
"Ha, very funny, Alexia… I'll have you know, I got up early today." I spoke nonchalantly.
"Isabella, where is Erick…? I thought he was going to see us off this morning." Delilah asked worriedly.
"What, don't tell me, you actually like Erick, Delilah?" I spoke slyly.
"What?! O-Of course not! I was just worried about him is all…" Delilah spoke shyly as she blushed slightly.
"It's fine, I was just teasing you. Erick is dealing with my dad at the moment, so he can't come to wish us good luck. Oh, that's right! Did I ever mention that my dad just came back from America?" I spoke casually as I started walking towards school.
"No, you didn't tell us that, Isabella." Alexia spoke curiously as she began walking too.
"What was he doing over there, Isabella?" Delilah questioned attentively as she followed after Alexia and I.
"Well, I can't remember exactly but, I think it has something to do with his job. Hey, did you girls also know that my dad and I are both from America?" I spoke nonchalantly.
Alexia and Delilah stop dead in their tracks, before I finally stop walking and I turn back to look at them with surprise.
"Y-You're…" Alexia spoke anxiously.
"F-From America too…?" Delilah added nervously.
"No way! You girls are too…?! I thought Erick and I were the only ones!" I spoke with disbelief.
"Yeah, I was born in America; and, so was my dad. My mom is the one from Tokyo…" Alexia spoke cautiously.
"Same here, Alexia. My dad and I were both born in America, but my mother is from here." Delilah spoke shyly.
"Oh my goodness! I highly doubt that this is a coincidence, girls…" I spoke worriedly.
"Uh, never mind that… We need to focus on finding the other Mew Mews first!" Alexia spoke eagerly as she continued walking and to change the subject.
"Yeah… Who knows, maybe the last two are also from America too?" I spoke hopefully as I followed after Alexia.
"Well, we're about to find out… We're at school now." Delilah spoke anxiously as she trailed after Alexia and I.
Sure enough, the school's gates stand directly in front of the three of us like a bad omen.
"Alright, here goes nothing!" I spoke confidently as I charged through the gates and into the school itself.
"She's very determined today right, Alexia?" Delilah asked seriously.
"It looks that way. We better follow after her, so she doesn't run into any aliens along the way." Alexia spoke jokingly as she followed after me, with Delilah not far behind her.
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"So, um…I know I charged in here, fully ready to find our comrades, but where exactly should we start looking?" I questioned worriedly as Alexia, Delilah, and I all stand outside the school's library.
"Why don't we search the library first? Since we're just standing here and all…" Alexia spoke hopefully.
"Nah, I doubt our comrades would be hiding in there…" I spoke nonchalantly and with a smirk.
"You never know, Isabella. It can't hurt to just go in and look…" Delilah replied seriously.
"Yeah…but… Oh, fine! Let's all just go in the library then!" I spoke childishly as I crossed my arms over my chest.
"What's her problem…?" Alexia asked worriedly to Delilah as she led the way inside the library.
"I have no idea… Let's just go in without her, so she'll have no choice but to follow us." Delilah spoke cunningly.
"Okay…" Alexia whispered grimly before she glanced back at me one last time.
As Alexia and Delilah walk inside the library, I sigh heavily as I silently remember seeing Kisshu in the library once before.
"Please…don't be in here, Kisshu." I whispered hopefully as I walked into the library.
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No sign of Kisshu-which is great news to me-, but there's also hardly anyone in the library at the moment, which is bad news to us Mew Mews.
The librarian eyes the three of us warily, before she returns to whatever task she was doing at her desk.
I spot two girls sitting at the center table writing notes, a girl at the computer station working on a project, and a couple browsing a bookshelf for books to read.
The two girls-sitting at the center table-have both medium-length, wavy, light brown hair-medium-length bangs-with copper eyes, and cream color skin; however, one of the girls has a few freckles around her nose, while the other girl does not.
Since the two girls both have practically the same features, naturally I assume that they're twins.
The girl at the computer station has short, curly, dark brown hair with caramel eyes, and tan skin.
I don't care about the girl standing next to her boyfriend, so I just ignore her purposefully.
"We can automatically rule out the girl hanging all over that guy, by the bookshelf, because I really can't stand couples at the moment." I spoke grimly as I glared at them intensely.
"There is definitely something wrong with Isabella today…" Alexia whispered cautiously to Delilah.
"Agreed…" Delilah whispered back worriedly.
"So, it's either the girls at the center table or the girl sitting at the computer station. Which do you two want to approach first?" I spoke absently.
"Why don't we just go to the center table, since there's two of them, Isabella?" Alexia asked anxiously.
"Sounds fine to me… I want to get out of here as soon as possible." I spoke grimly.
As the three of us walk over to the center table, one of the girls-the girl without freckles-looks up at us with an intense glare on her face.
"What do you three commoners want?" She spoke arrogantly.
"Nope, there is no way, in the world, that she could be one of us- because she's too arrogant-, so I just won't allow it!" I whispered firmly.
"At least give her a chance, Isabella…" Alexia spoke encouragingly.
"Yeah, even if she is rude, she deserves a chance like the rest of us." Delilah spoke coolly.
"Yeah… I guess so." I whispered reluctantly.
"You do realize that I heard every word you just said about me, right? And, what's this nonsense about me being one of you?! I'd never join you, as long as I live, commoners!" She spoke indignantly.
"Alright, let me at her!" I spoke heatedly as I charged at her.
The other girl-with freckles-, next to the rude girl, cowers slightly from my words, so the other girl just clings tightly to one of the rude girl's arm.
"Stop it, Isabella! We need to find out if they're our comrades or not, first!" Alexia spoke hurriedly as she dragged me away from the rude girl.
"Fine, but let's get one thing straight now: I'm totally against her being one of us!" I spoke seriously.
"It'll be fine, Isabella. Maybe she isn't even one of us…" Delilah spoke anxiously.
"Alright, can someone tell me what's going on here?! Why do you all keep talking about us as if we're not even here?" The rude girl questioned impatiently.
By this time, the girl at the computer station and the couple browsing for books has already left the library; and, surprisingly enough, the librarian disappeared from her spot at her desk.
The library seems eerily quiet as the confrontation wages on.
"My name is Alexia Archer; and, these two are Delilah Grimsley and Isabella Jones. So, at least now you two know our names…" Alexia spoke casually to the two girls.
"So, Pepé are these two one of us or not?" I called anxiously to my white messenger bag.
Pepé remains silent in my white messenger bag-since he's afraid of all the commotion-, so instead he does his internal scan before his alarm goes off.
"Ugh… why is it her?!" I whispered solemnly under my breath.
"Don't you mean: we're glad we finally found our last two comrades?" Alexia questioned teasingly.
"Yeah, whatever…" I whispered grimly as I pouted.
"I think it was a little too easy to find them, though…" Delilah spoke anxiously.
"Don't jinx us, Delilah!" Alexia spoke half-jokingly.
"Look, I don't know what kind of game you're trying to pull here, but I won't stand for it! You're scaring my sister, so I think you three ought to leave!" The rude girl spoke heatedly as she stood up from her chair.
"We're going, but before we go… We have something to give the two of you." I spoke indifferently.
"Oh, what's that, commoner?" She spoke smugly.
"Pepé, if you would be so kind…" I spoke nonchalantly.
Suddenly, Pepé opens his tiny mouth and he spits out two orbs: a red orb and a blue orb; and, as I take both of the orbs, the rude girl's eyes widen with surprise.
"W-What…are those beautiful orbs?! I want them for my collection!" The rude girl cried greedily as she reached out to take them.
"Hold on a second there, Miss prissy. One of those Soul Orbs belongs to your sister." I spoke heatedly.
"Oh really? Who are you to decide something like that?" The rude girl asked angrily.
"Sister…please, don't fight." The other girl spoke softly as she stood up from her chair.
"Not now, Courtney! Can't you see I'm trying to teach these commoners a lesson?" The rude girl spoke smugly.
"Chelsea, didn't I tell you that something new was going to happen to us soon? This is what my prediction spoke of! Please, just calm down…" Courtney spoke reassuringly.
"Uh, fine… I can't argue with you anyway." Chelsea spoke reluctantly.
I smirk intensely at Chelsea's defeat, before I hand over the Soul Orbs to the girls.
The orbs instantly disappear into their bodies: the red orb disappears inside Chelsea's body and the blue orb disappears inside Courtney's body.
"Great, now we're finally a team!" Alexia cried excitedly and with a warm smile.
Just then, the bell to first period rings, which brings on an awkward silence.
"Oh, don't count on it, girlie." Chelsea spoke coolly as she gathered her belongings.
"Huh…? What do you mean?" Alexia questioned worriedly.
"Just because my sister and I absorbed those strange orbs into our bodies, it doesn't mean we want anything to do with you three. Now, if you'll excuse us, we're late for class. Let's go, Courtney." Chelsea spoke smugly as she led the way out of the library.
"But, sister…!" Courtney spoke dejectedly as she grabbed her stuff and she followed after Chelsea.
"Well, isn't this just great…! We finally find our comrades, only to have some prissy girl tell us that she's too good for us!" I spoke indignantly.
"T-This c-can't be happening… We're a team, right?" Alexia questioned worriedly.
"Don't worry, Alexia… We're not going to give up on them just yet." Delilah spoke encouragingly.
"You're darn right, Delilah. Whether I like it or not, those girls are Mew Mews; and, no matter what, we have to make them see reason!" I spoke firmly.
"That's the spirit, Mew Mews! Cheep!" Pepé chirped excitedly from inside my white messenger bag.
"What are you girls still doing here? The bell to first period already rang, so you three better hurry along now before you're all late." The librarian spoke sternly as she suddenly appeared at her desk again.
"We're leaving now, ma'am." I spoke distractedly as I led the way out of the library, with Alexia and Delilah following after me silently.
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Since Alexia and Delilah don't have the same first period as me, we had to part ways with a promise to all meet up in gym class, which I found out that Delilah also has with Alexia and I.
So, as I head into Science, the bad omen I felt earlier-by the school gates-returns yet again as I spot Chelsea sitting right in front of my seat.
(Ugh… what's she doing here? Don't tell me that she has the same first period as me?! Now I'm the one who has to convince her, to join us, first…)
As I stroll to the back of the room-to where my seat is-, Chelsea glances up, from the book on her desk, to glare in my direction.
"Don't get any weird ideas, commoner… I'm still not joining you girls at all." Chelsea spoke coolly.
I just ignore her idle words as I sit down in my seat; and, I place my white messenger bag inside my desk.
"Isabella, what are you going to do? Cheep? She keeps saying she isn't interested!" Pepé spoke softly and grimly from inside the desk.
"Don't worry, Pepé, I'm not going to let that snob win." I whispered confidently.
"I heard that, commoner." Chelsea spoke heatedly.
Even though Chelsea is still facing the front, I can feel sparks flying between us as the teacher walks in to begin class.
It is at this time, however, that I notice Kisshu-dressed in his school uniform-sitting quietly in his seat, which is odd for him since he lives for impatience.
"Kisshu…what's wrong?" I whispered secretly so the teacher wouldn't hear.
"It's nothing, Isabella. But, we are going to talk about last night soon… Just be ready for it." Kisshu spoke absently as he focused a little too much on the lesson.
"O-Okay…" I whispered reluctantly as I returned my attention back to the lesson.
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Not much happened in first period, that is worth mentioning, besides Ami and Mitsuki eyeing me warily as I kept glaring at the back of Chelsea's head.
So, I'll just skip to gym now…and, let's say-for the sake of argument-that I leave Pepé in my gym locker because of the fights between Chelsea and I.
Pepé even seems thankful for the new place because he just curls up into a ball and he goes straight to sleep!
So, as the five of us-Alexia, Delilah, Ami, Mitsuki, and I-are all changing into our gym clothes, who should appear but Chelsea and Courtney!
"Oh, look what the cat dragged in…! It's snob girl; and, my favorite quiet sister." I spoke coolly as I changed into my gym clothes.
"Here we go again…" Alexia whispered grimly once she changed into her gym clothes.
"It never ceases to amaze me how straightforward Isabella is…" Delilah whispered seriously as she finished changing into her gym clothes.
"I-I'm y-your favorite sister…? But, we're not even related." Courtney spoke shyly as she finished getting changed into her gym clothes.
"Well, even if we're not related, I'd still like to have you as my sister-since you're so nice and quiet-, Courtney." I spoke warmly.
"Oh, well, thanks…for saying so. I guess…" Courtney spoke happily as a slight blush appears on her face.
"Enough, you're really lucky Courtney is such a nice person or I would have told you off about that sister comment!" Chelsea barked heatedly once she changed into her gym clothes.
"Ah, are you jealous of me, Chelsea?" I spoke coolly.
"J-Jealous…of you?! Not likely, commoner!" Chelsea spoke indignantly.
"So, Isabella, are you going to introduce us to your two new friends?" Ami questioned curiously as she finished changing into her gym clothes.
"Yeah, since the friends around you keep multiplying…" Mitsuki spoke jokingly once she changed into her gym clothes.
"Oh, right… Ami, Mitsuki, this is Chelsea and Courtney…um, I don't know their last names." I spoke nervously.
"It's Hills. Not that I want some commoner like you to remember our last name." Chelsea spoke coolly towards me.
"For the last time, my name is Isabella Jones! I am not: commoner like you… I am just Isabella!" I spoke heatedly.
The sparks start flying between us again, before Alexia struggles to pull me away from Chelsea.
"Alright, girls, head out into the gym now!" The female coach spoke firmly.
Ami and Mitsuki leave quietly, but not before they glance back at me, one last time, and then they silently walk out of the locker room's door.
"We're coming! Le's go, Courtney." Chelsea spoke eagerly as she grabbed her sister's hand and she dragged her out of the locker room.
"But, sister…!" Courtney protested, but she let Chelsea drag her away anyway.
"Ugh… I really can't stand Chelsea!" I cried miserably as I walked out of the locker room.
"You two need to stop fighting because we're a team!" Alexia spoke heatedly as she followed after me.
"I'm going to have to agree with Alexia on this, Isabella. Why have you been giving Chelsea such a hard time?" Delilah spoke worriedly as she trailed after Alexia and I.
"W-What…oh, I…didn't notice that I was giving her that much of a hard time. It must be…because of what had happened between Kisshu and I last night, or something like that." I spoke grimly.
"Suspicious…! What happened between you two last night?" Alexia questioned eagerly.
"We'll, talk about it later…once we get outside, okay?" I spoke reluctantly.
"Fine, but you better not avoid the topic, Isabella." Delilah spoke with concern.
"I won't, girls." I spoke seriously.
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Once the coach comes over to take roll, we all go outside; and, we all get to choose what sport we want to play again.
I notice Mike eyeing me warily-with concern present on his face, so obviously he overheard me talking about Chelsea-as he plays flag football, Kisshu seems completely out of it as he plays flag football too, and Ami/Mitsuki are playing soccer in a small corner of the field.
(Ami and Mitsuki must really like soccer… Actually, I just think Mitsuki plays soccer with Ami because that's the only easy sport Ami can handle.)
(By the way… I haven't heard from other me in a while! I'm starting to think that she's planning something again, but maybe I'm just being paranoid…)
As Alexia, Delilah, and I are all playing basketball-after they confronted me again about last night and I told them everything, except about my mom being a Mew Mew-, near one of the basketball hoops on the track, Courtney suddenly strolls over to us and she drags a reluctant Chelsea after her.
"I'm sorry that my sister has caused so much trouble, everyone. Chelsea is ready to apologize now." Courtney spoke confidently.
"Is this the same quiet, Courtney we saw earlier?" Alexia questioned half-jokingly.
"The one and the same!" Courtney spoke assuredly.
"So, you were saying something about an apology, Courtney?" I questioned curiously.
Delilah glares at me intensely, before I sigh deeply and I speak sincerely, "I mean as you were saying, Courtney."
"That's better, Isabella. See what you can do, when you're not so grumpy?" Delilah spoke seriously.
"Oh, yeah… Chelsea, go ahead and tell them what you told me." Courtney spoke encouragingly.
Chelsea looks at each of us in turn, before her gaze rests on me again as she whispered apologetically, "I-I'm sorry…for being so rude before; and, calling you all commoners, especially you, Isabella."
I gasp dramatically before I whisper with disbelief, "This…can't be the same Chelsea as before! It's a trick I tell you…"
"Maybe it's their split personalities talking…" Alexia spoke hopefully.
"Ah, now I see…" I spoke knowingly.
"Any who, my sister and I would like to join your basketball game. If you don't mind, Isabella." Courtney spoke excitedly.
"Ah, sure…" I spoke uneasily and with a slight smile.
"Sweet, let's play!" Courtney cheered eagerly.
"Yes, let's all play a game!" A familiar wicked voice spoke impatiently from up high.
I gasp with utter shock as I realize who that voice belongs to: Rieko!
All of us-Alexia, Delilah, Courtney, Chelsea, and I-glance towards the sky only to see Rieko, Mitsu, and Fumiki floating effortlessly above us.
"W-What…are they?!" Courtney and Chelsea spoke in unison.
"They're aliens…and really bad people!" Alexia spoke anxiously.
"Aw, that's so sweet of you to say, human!" Mitsu spoke coolly and with a smirk.
I quickly glance around the track-since I didn't hear anyone gasp from shock at seeing aliens-, only to find that everyone-except Kisshu-is lying unconsciously on the ground!
"What did you do to everyone?!" I shouted angrily as I turned my attention back to the aliens.
"I just put them to sleep for a while, is all… I wanted all the time I needed to torture you Mew Mews nice and slowly!" Rieko spoke coolly and arrogantly.
"Isabella…!" Kisshu spoke frantically, from across the field, as he tried to rush over to where we were.
"Oh, no you don't, buddy!" Mitsu spoke eagerly as she flew over towards him.
"I'm afraid you're going to have to sit this one out. By Rieko's orders, of course." Fumiki responded coolly as she flew next to Mitsu.
Mitsu and Fumiki suddenly raise their hands out towards Kisshu when sudden balls of dark green light-from Mitsu-and brown light-from Fumiki-shoot out from their hands.
Both balls of light fly straight at Kisshu; and, suddenly the two different lights form together to make a cage of-dark green and brown-light.
"Let me out of this thing now or so help me…!" Kisshu shouted angrily as he grabbed the bars of light.
"Silence, Kisshu! I'm doing this for your own sake! Can't you see that?! Once I get rid of Isabella, you'll no longer have any reason to stay on this horrible planet any further!" Rieko spoke heatedly.
"Is that your so-called revenge, Rieko?! You're just jealous that Kisshu loves me and not you!" I spoke furiously.
"W-What did you just say, human?! Why would Kisshu, who's an alien, ever be in love with you?! I won't allow such a thing to ever happen!" Rieko shouted frantically.
Suddenly, Rieko raises one of her hands and she aims her hand at four girls-two has short, wavy, blonde hair, while the other two has medium-length, straight, brown hair-, who were playing volleyball before; and, an indigo ball of light shoots out of Rieko's hand and it flies straight at the unconscious girls!
In the next moment, the four girls suddenly stand up, their minds still unconscious, as the indigo light surrounds them and they begin to transform!
All four girls' hair changes colors to black in an instant; and, their eyes all changes to bright yellow.
The girls' gym clothes are suddenly replaced by: a one-piece, cheerleader outfit-with yellow-and-gray stripes-and yellow-and-black, stripe, socks with black sneakers.
A red, hair band sits atop all the girls' head, a plain, red, collar rests around their necks, and eight, yellow-and-black spider legs appear right on their backs!
"Negative Mew Arachnids, enter the scene! Time to fang out!" The four spider girls spoke in unison and as they flashed their spider fangs at us.
Chelsea suddenly stops being shy as she screams frantically, "Ah! Rieko just turned those girls into spiders!"
"Calm down, Chelsea! It's not like they're all spider anyway…" Alexia commented uneasily as she stared at the four spider girls.
"Like that even matters now, Alexia!" Chelsea spoke coolly as she slowly inched away from the spider girls.
"S-Sister…w-what should we do?" Courtney asked anxiously as her timid personality came back.
"Run for it!" Chelsea spoke frantically as she grabbed Courtney's hand and Chelsea took off running, while she dragged her sister after her.
"Girls, wait! We can't fight them by ourselves!" Alexia cried worriedly.
"Forget them, Alexia! We've got Negative Mew Arachnids to worry about now…" I spoke anxiously as I stood my ground in front of the spider girls.
"How can we take on four of them at one time?! They've got eight extra appendages!" Delilah spoke nervously.
"Ready…" One spider girl-with short, wavy, black hair-spoke eagerly.
"Or not…" Another spider girl-with medium-length, straight, black hair-spoke excitedly.
"Here we come!" The last two spider girls-one with short, wavy, black hair and the other with medium-length, straight, black hair-spoke in unison.
The spider girls separate in an instant as they swarm around Alexia, Delilah, and I; and, they surround us as they flash their fangs at us and as their spider appendages twitch with anticipation.
"Hurry, girls! We need to transform before they can attack!" I spoke frantically.
"It's too late for that, slow-pokes! We've got you trapped in our web!" The spider girls spoke in unison.
Suddenly, a silver, sticky, web shoots out of all four spider girls' mouths; and, the web completely entangles around Alexia, Delilah, and I.
We immediately struggle against the web, but the spider girls shoot out more web; and, they use their spider legs to wrap the three of us together in a cocoon.
"Oh, great! With our arms at our sides, like this, we'll never be able to transform!" I spoke heatedly and desperately.
"No, I don't want spider girls to eat me! I'm too young to die!" Alexia spoke hopelessly.
"Calm down, girls! Maybe Chelsea and Courtney will pull through, in the end." Delilah spoke encouragingly.
As the spider girls lift the cocoon-with Alexia, Delilah, and I still inside-with their spider legs, they then carry the cocoon over to the volleyball net and they stick the cocoon to the net.
"Look around, Delilah… Do you even see Chelsea or Courtney? They abandoned us!" I cried angrily.
"No, we didn't, Isabella! I just had to convince Chelsea to come back, is all…" Courtney spoke confidently.
Courtney stands near the basketball court, with Chelsea by her side.
"Although, I'm totally against the idea of fighting spider girls…I can't just let them hurt you girls!" Chelsea spoke passionately.
"That's the spirit, Chelsea!" Courtney cheered happily.
"Hurry, you two have to transform, before they can catch you too!" I spoke hurriedly as I tried to break free of the cocoon but to no avail.
"I've got this, Isabella! Just leave everything to us! Are you ready, Courtney?" Chelsea spoke anxiously.
"I'm ready, sister!" Courtney spoke eagerly.
Suddenly, a red orb appears in front of Chelsea and as she reaches out to touch the orb, it starts to glow before it engulfs her with its light.
Chelsea's medium-length, wavy, light brown hair grows shorter until it's halfway down her neck, while the rest of her hair pins in a tight bun on the right side of her head; and, her hair changes from light brown to red.
Suddenly, her eyes change from copper to green in an instant.
Chelsea's gym clothes disappears in a puff of dark green light and a red-and-green, sleeveless, dress, which ends at mid-thigh, takes its place.
The dress, itself, is in red with two green, sideways, triangular-shape color-blocks at the sides of the dress.
Suddenly, a frilly, green, collar appears around Chelsea's neck and the red orb hangs from the collar.
A red light shines from the orb, around Chelsea's neck, and the light surrounds both of her wrists; and, when the light fades, two green, oval-shape, bracelets appear on both of Chelsea's wrists.
Chelsea suddenly bends down to touch her feet gracefully as a pair of light red, wings appear on her back; and, as she straightens her back, and she spins around two times, a light red, bird's tail appears behind her.
As Chelsea leaps forward on her right foot-with her left foot right behind her-, a red light appears from the orb and red, ankle boots appear on her feet.
Once Chelsea comes to a stop, she completes her transformation with a pose: her left arm curves in front of her middle and her right arm is hanging away from her side a little.
"Spirit Mew Cherry, at your service!" Chelsea spoke smugly.
Suddenly, a blue orb appears in front of Courtney and as she reaches out to touch the orb, it starts to glow before it engulfs her with its light.
Courtney's medium-length, wavy, light brown hair grows shorter until it's halfway down her neck, while the rest of her hair pins in a tight bun on the left side of her head; and, her hair changes from light brown to blue.
Suddenly, her eyes change from copper to green in an instant.
Courtney's gym clothes disappears in a puff of dark green light and a blue-and-green, cap sleeves, dress, which ends at mid-thigh, takes its place.
The dress, itself, is blue with two green, vertical, rectangular-shape color-blocks at the sides of the dress.
Suddenly, a frilly, green, collar appears around Courtney's neck and the blue orb hangs from the collar.
A blue light shines from the orb, around Courtney's neck, and the light surrounds both of her wrists; and, when the light fades, two green, oval-shape, bracelets appear on both of Courtney's wrists.
Courtney suddenly stretches her arms above her head as a pair of light blue, wings appear on her back; and, as she relaxes her arms, and she spins around two times, a light blue, bird's tail appears behind her.
As Courtney leaps forward on her left foot-with her right foot right behind her-, a blue light appears from the orb and blue, ankle boots appear on her feet.
Once Courtney comes to a stop, she completes her transformation with a pose: her right arm curves in front of her middle and her left arm is hanging away from her side a little.
"Spirit Mew Damson, at your service." Courtney spoke timidly.
"Wait, they weren't supposed to come back!" Mitsu spoke with utter shock.
"Rieko, what should we do?" Fumiki asked worriedly.
Rieko glares down at the three of us-Alexia, Delilah, and I-still inside the cocoon, before she glances at the new Mew Mews and she sighs heavily.
"What can we do? It won't take them long to free the others, so let's just get out of here!" Rieko spoke grimly as she disappeared in a puff of dark pink light.
"I'm really starting to hate retreating…" Mitsu spoke dismally as she disappeared in a puff of dark green light.
"I guess there's no longer any reason to keep you in that light cage any more, Kisshu. So, see you around…" Fumiki spoke coolly as she snapped her fingers, before she disappeared in a puff of brown light.
Suddenly, the light cage-holding Kisshu-disappears and he instantly rushes over towards the volleyball net, so he can try to free Isabella.
"Hold on there, Kisshu…was it? Let us free Isabella and the others!" Chelsea spoke confidently.
"Fine, but just hurry!" Kisshu spoke anxiously as he held back.
Chelsea only nods to him in silence, before words slowly whisper inside her mind and she shouts, "Spirit Tonfas!"
Suddenly, a red light flashes in front of Chelsea and a pair of red, Tonfas appears from the light.
Chelsea smugly takes both pair of Tonfas into her hands; and, she instantly charges at the spider girls, with a tight grip on her weapons.
Courtney quietly listens to her inner voice, before she shouts, "Spirit Trident Daggers!"
Suddenly, a blue light flashes in front of Courtney and a pair of silver, trident-daggers, with blue handles, appears from the light.
Courtney nervously takes the trident daggers into her hands; and, she trails after her sister, without another word spoken.
"Oh, no… This isn't good! They've got weapons and we don't…" The spider girls spoke worriedly.
"That's right, spider freaks! Prepare to taste my unrestrained fury!" Chelsea spoke heatedly as she readied her weapons for her attack.
"Ribbon Soul Torch!" Chelsea shouted as a red light surrounded the Tonfas.
Chelsea swings both Tonfas at the nearby two spider girls and a blast of fire bursts from the Tonfas as they connect with the two spider girls, which sends them flying backwards.
"Ah!" The two spider girls grunted as they passed out on the ground.
"I'll handle this, Spirit Mew Damson! You should hurry and free the others!" Chelsea spoke anxiously.
"Right, sister…I mean, Spirit Mew Cherry!" Courtney spoke with some confidence as she rushed over to the cocoon, which is still on the volleyball net.
"Thank goodness you two came back for us!" Alexia cried happily.
"Like we could ever leave our comrades to fend for themselves…" Courtney spoke warmly and with a small smile.
"Comrades…she just said comrades, Isabella!" Alexia spoke excitedly.
"Yes, I heard her, Alexia." I spoke warmly.
"Hurry, Spirit Mew Damson! I think Spirit Mew Cherry needs your help!" Delilah spoke worried as she glanced over to where Chelsea stood as she fought the last two spider girls.
"Right, here goes nothing…! Ribbon Soul Torrent!" Courtney shouted half-eagerly and half-anxiously as she aimed her trident daggers at the cocoon.
Two blue, mini-waves shoot out, from either trident dagger, and the mini-waves hit the cocoon dead on, which it instantly dissolves away because of the water.
Alexia lands safely on the ground, while Delilah and I fall to the ground with a thud.
"Ugh, you make it look too easy, Alexia!" I spoke jokingly.
"Sorry…I'm just really good at jumping." Alexia spoke confidently.
"Argh! I could use some help over here, if you don't mind!" Chelsea called impatiently from the basketball court, where she drove the last two spider girls at.
"Right, we're coming, Spirit Mew Cherry!" Alexia spoke eagerly as she rushed over.
"Right behind you, Alexia!" Courtney and Delilah spoke anxiously as they trailed after Alexia.
I'm about to follow after the others, when Kisshu suddenly pulls me into a tight embrace.
"K-Kisshu…w-what are you doing?!" I questioned worriedly.
"I thought they were going to do something horrible to you, Isabella…" Kisshu whispered grimly.
"Yeah, but they didn't. Spirit Mew Damson saved me, remember?" I corrected casually as I glanced over at the battle, which Alexia and Delilah had transformed to help kick the spider girls' buts.
"It doesn't matter! I couldn't do a damn thing to stop them because my powers haven't been working right…" Kisshu spoke miserably.
"I'm sorry your powers aren't working, Kisshu. But, just look at me…I'm perfectly fine, see?" I spoke reassuringly.
Kisshu pulls away just enough to stare down at me, with exhaustion in his eyes, before he whispers warmly, "I love you, Isabella."
"Uh…K-Kisshu…" I spoke nervously.
"We still haven't talked about last night, yet." Kisshu spoke firmly.
"Yeah, well…" I added cautiously.
"For the last time already: you're the only one that I love, Isabella!" Kisshu spoke heatedly as he suddenly kissed me deeply.
"K-Kisshu…I…love you too." I spoke happily against his lips.
"I'm glad to hear you say it, Isabella." Kisshu spoke desperately as he wrapped his arms around me tightly.
"Um, Kisshu… I have to go help the others now." I spoke reluctantly.
"They can handle the last two spider girls… Just let me hold you a little longer, please?" Kisshu spoke impatiently as his hands clenched my back possessively.
"Fine…if you say so." I spoke anxiously as I suddenly wrapped my arms around Kisshu.
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Once the spider girls were all defeated, I had transformed into Spirit Mew Sugar; and, I turned the spider girls back to normal, before the rest of the gym class woke up.
Also, despite Chelsea's indifference, she finally decides that joining us doesn't sound so bad after all-which not only makes Courtney happy, but the rest of us as well; although, I had tried to ask the two of them if they're from America, Chelsea ignores the question and she drags her sister away from the topic altogether.
So, after Gym ended-everyone had changed back into their school uniforms and I placed Pepé, along with my cell phone, in my white messenger bag -, we all parted ways.
Except for Ami, Mitsuki, Kisshu, and I because we all have lunch together.
"So, is it really official you two?!" Mitsuki asked excitedly as she led the way towards the cafeteria.
"Yep, Isabella is my girlfriend now, so don't you forget it." Kisshu spoke possessively as he draped an arm around the back of my neck.
"Kisshu, you can't just go around deciding things on your own!" I spoke jokingly as I tugged gently at his arm, which pulled Kisshu closer to me.
"I just couldn't believe it, myself, until I saw you two kissing during gym!" Ami spoke with disbelief as she walked next to Mitsuki.
"Yeah…about that-" I spoke nervously before I spotted Mike at the end of the hallway.
Even from so far away, I can still notice the pure shock on his face at seeing Kisshu with me.
(Mike…why…do you look so, surprised?)
(Maybe Mike has secret feelings for you…)
(Oh, so you're back then?)
(Yes, mostly because I sense negative energy nearby… So, it's coming from Mike, eh?)
(What are you talking about, me? And, Mike doesn't have secret feelings for me…or does he?)
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~To Be Continued~