Here is the 10th chapter, and a very eventful one at that. One important faceoff, plus a mysterious character takes the scene! What will come of this? Find out here and now!
Chapter 10: Horus
A week later, outside of a stationary structure that looked somewhat like part of the Sky Fortress…
He's here, Ben thought, I can finally settle the score.
"This is probably a piece of the Sky Fortress from when it exploded. Then again, it could be a replica," Thomas hypothesized.
"Either way, it won't matter much," Summer claimed.
"Edward invited us here, so it must be trapped in some way," Hannah guessed. Normally, it was the four of them, along with Alvin, Brittany, Simon, and Jeanette, but they brought Dawn along, feeling that she needed fresh air after locking herself in her room for a week. Misty, Iris, May, and Lyra also tagged along, as well as Gaby, Chris, and Alex.
"Okay, Mew-Mews, you girls know what to do," Thomas said to the Mew-Mews.
"Power Pendant!" Dawn started.
"Mewtamorphosis!" the girls shouted in unison.
When Dawn transformed, she was wearing a pink tutu and red knee-high boots. Her sapphire eyes turned hot pink. She had fuzzy black cat ears and a long black tail. This tail had a red bow tied to it. She wore red gloves.
Summer transformed. She was wearing a short blue dress, ankle-high boots, bright blue gloves, and had navy blue wings sticking out of her back. Her brown eyes turned to a bold blue.
Misty came next. She was wearing a leotard-type thing with fins on the back that looked like coat tails, all green. She had green knee-high boots and white, ribbon-like antennae. Her green eyes were still green, but a lighter shade.
Lyra was wearing a yellow leotard and legwarmers, orange slippers, and furry, brown, furry, fingerless gloves. She had a long, brown, prehensile monkey tail and little brown monkey ears. Her eyes remained brown, but with a hint of gold in them.
May had brown wolf ears, a bushy wolf tail, violet knee-high boots, a small skirt and separate top that matched the boots, and her blue eyes turned purple.
Hannah had white feline ears and a long, furry snow leopard tail. She wore a white skirt and top. She had furry white gloves and knee-high boots. Her brown eyes turned light gray.
Iris was wearing a slick, short, orange dress and matching headband. She had a long, sleek tail and orange knee-high boots. Her brown eyes turned bright orange.
Gaby had white feline ears and a long, striped tiger tail. She wore a chartreuse dress that went down to her knees, and she was wearing chartreuse slippers. Her dark eyes turned a brighter green than Misty's.
"Whoa. This feels weird, but I like it," Gaby claimed.
"Still no change in hair color. I have to make a note of that," Thomas muttered.
"Hot!" Alvin exclaimed. Brittany smacked him upside the head. He complained, "Ow!"
They all ran inside the chunk of Sky Fortress and split into groups. Ben, Thomas, Mew Hannah, and Mew Summer (as well as their Pokémon and chipmunk friends) made it to the top, where they found the notorious Dr. Edward.
"Pichu, Chu!" Pichu exclaimed. Translation: There he is!
"Edward, today, we finish this!" Ben exclaimed. He, Pichu, and Alvin were in the room where Edward was, and the others stood in the doorway.
"Agreed, but…no distractions," Edward agreed, gradually sounding creepier. He snapped his fingers, and everyone who was not in the room was shut out by a stone door.
"Fine! Have it your way!" Ben growled. They each took out their swords.
Edward flicked his wrist and shot a bolt of dark energy at Alvin.
"GYAAH!" Alvin screamed as he got hit. He was knocked out, rendered unconscious.
"Alvin!" Ben gasped. He turned to his nemesis. "You'll pay for that!"
Pichu ran to the red clad Chipmunk, making sure he was alright, or alive at the very least. Ben and Edward started swinging their swords and slashing at each other.
From behind the door…
"GYAAH!" a high-pitched scream came from the other side of the door.
"Alvie!" Brittany cried out. Her boyfriend was being hurt. Then, they all heard the sound of metallic clanging and scraping and grunts of exertion. "Alvin's hurt! We have to get in there!"
"And we will," Thomas assured.
A tiny bow-and-arrow-like object appeared in Summer's gloved hands. She drew the bow, and the object got bigger. She released a pink, arrow-shaped energy from the bow and shouted, "Heart Arrow!" The energy hit the door, but did not even leave a scratch.
"It didn't do anything!" Hannah gasped in shock.
Meanwhile…
Dawn had gotten herself separated from the other Mew-Mews. She was wandering around, lost, when she found some paintings hanging on the wall. There was a similar set of paintings, she had heard from her Ranger friends, in the Oblivia Ruins. They told the history of the Sky Fortress, but the paintings were charred around the edges. It was amazing that they had sustained so little damage from the explosion. The cat Mew-Mew looked around, gawking at the paintings. Just then, the ceiling crumbled a bit. Dawn gasped, and then the crumbling stopped. Before she could sigh in relief, the whole ceiling came down. However, something pushed her out of the way. Someone pushed her out of the way. She realized her eyes were closed, opened then, and was staring at a bird mask rather than a face.
"Are you okay?" the masked man asked. He was wearing a black trench coat. His avian mask obscured his nose and everything above it. Dawn nodded, so the bird man continued. "I am Horus."
"Thank you for saving me," Dawn bowed and thanked.
"You don't have to thank me. Saving your life is the purpose of mine," Horus said, causing the cat girl to blush.
"Who…who are you? I feel like I know you from somewhere," Dawn could not help but ask. Something about Horus seemed familiar, as if she had known him all her life.
"It doesn't matter," Horus told her. "What matters is that you are safe and you can save the Multi-Verse. You love and are loved in return, Dawn. You have the potential to be the most powerful Mew-Mew, even more so than Zoey, the first cat Mew-Mew, because you understand the power of love, the greatest of all emotions. It's there in your heart."
"In…my heart?" Dawn repeated. Horus, before leaving, scratched Dawn behind one of her feline ears, causing her to let out a series of affectionate purrs. He smiled, and disappeared into the shadows of the walls. After watching him go, she smiled. So many questions popped into her mind, but she felt so comfortable when he was scratching her ear that she forgot at least a quarter of her questions. She thought, Why did he seem so familiar?
"Dawn!" she heard a voice from behind her. She turned around to see May and Lyra run up to her.
"Hey, guys," Dawn greeted.
"What happened? We got separated somehow," May asked.
Back with Edward and Ben…
Alvin was still unconscious. Pichu stood by him and watched Ben fight Edward. They both had enough in them for one final blow. They charged at each other, swords held high. Time seemed to slow down as they brought their swords down on each other. They crossed each other. Ben fell to the ground, his breathing labored. Edward started cackling madly, but suddenly stopped mid-laugh. The old man dropped lifelessly to the ground. This seemed to cause the door to open. Summer and Brittany rushed in. Brittany went straight to Alvin. She said, "Alvie? Can you hear me? Alvie? Alvin, please wake up! Alvin!"
"Ben?" Summer said her friend's name.
"Ben, can you hear us?" Thomas asked.
"Y-yes…I can hear you," Ben panted with exhaustion.
Hannah looked over at Edward and asked, "And he's…?"
"Dead. He's dead," Ben assured. Summer and Thomas helped him to his feet. "Thanks."
"B-Brittany? Simon? Jeanette?" Alvin asked groggily as he woke up. He felt dizzy.
"Alvin!" Brittany squealed with delight and embraced him tightly. She and Simon helped him up. Jeanette spotted them, ready to catch Alvin if Simon and Brittany were to drop him, which was very unlikely.
"How do you feel, Alvin?" Simon asked.
"Dizzy," Alvin answered.
"Don't worry, Alvin. We're getting you out of here," Jeanette smiled and told him happily.
"Vileplume!" Vileplume cheered. Translation: Hooray!