Shadow Kissed Chapter 9- A Not So Stranger
Hiya! I'm super excited about this chapter cause I get to bring back a certain character :D If you've paid attention to my OC list on my profile then you should know who it is :p Yay friends! But anywho, let's find out who it is!
Mint picked herself up off the ground, brushing dirt and sticks from her dress. She ducked as a flaming branch crashed through the tree above her. A yelp of pain came from up ahead and Ichigo's body crashed into her.
"Stop fooling around and let's get back and fight." Mint chided and pushed the pink Mew off of her. Ichigo mumbled something unintelligible and raised her arm. Her strawberry bell flew into her hand from somewhere in the trees. Mint mirrored the action and received her bow and arrow.
"We just need to distract it long enough for Zakuro to take a shot." The cat Mew said as they ran back through the trees.
"But she's got to do the transformation. Something's got to trigger it." Mint puffed and they burst through the edge of the trees, smoke making it almost impossible to see the fire breathing hybrid.
"Thanks for joining us." Kisshu groaned as he dodged the swinging snake tail. A hissing sound came from the chimera as it turned to find the alien. Mint rolled her eyes and threw herself back into the fight. Raising her bow to her cheek, she drew the arrow back and let it fly. It lodged in the Snorken's feathers, not hurting the animal but defiantly angering it. It roared and swung around to face Mint.
"We'd really appreciate it if you hurried up with the whole transformation thing Zakuro!" The blue Mew called up to where Keeka held onto Zakuro in the trees.
"Trust me I'm trying!" Zakuro responded and then continued quietly to Keeka. "I need something to get me worked up!"
"Isn't your friends being fried by some sort of movie monster enough?" Zakuro shook her head but didn't reply. She was distracted by a small shape stumbling out of the copse of trees and into the path of the Snorken.
It was a child.
*Pie's Group*
Karma's weapon clattered to the ground as she enveloped her attacker in a happy embrace. Everyone froze, watching the scene with anticipation and confusion. Suddenly, the face registered with Pie. Though he was a bit older and more mature looking, he recognized his old friend.
"Toge!" He called out. The alien turned in surprise, recognizing Pie and smiling. He managed to pry Karma off of him, only to hug her again a few seconds later.
"What are you doing here?" The ginger haired alien asked, slapping Pie on the back.
"I could ask you the same thing." The oldest Ikisatashi replied. "The Mews came to help us fight the Providers and three of them, Kisshu and Keeka are fighting a chimera. We have come to help move the animals." Toge nodded, his face serious.
"I guess you were the people killing the chimeras in the other places attacked? We always planned to fight them after evacuating everyone but every time we got there they were already gone." Before anyone could respond, he snapped into army commander mode (which coincidentally, he was in charge of the special ops force in the Cyniclon army).
"Okay, we've got everyone evacuated. The animals should be fine this far away from the fire. Lead us back to where the others are." He instructed Pie, temporarily forgetting that the purple haired Cyniclon was his superior. Pie simply nodded and started back the way they had come.
"So why is special ops here? I do not remember Kisshu ordering for you." He asked as they made their way towards the fighting.
"This is more of a…private operation."Toge chose his words carefully, remembering the position that Pie held in the government. He relaxed after seeing the gleam of approval in Pie's gaze. They continued on in silence, both groups merging to run side by side. They followed the sound of fighting, yells of fighters and a weird hiss or clucking sound. They arrived just in time to see a small child dart in front of the flashing fangs of the weirdest chimera they had ever seen.
Zakuro watched in horror as the child stumbled and landed underneath the raised chicken claw. The little girl screamed in fear, her faced soaked with tears of terror. As the claw descended, Zakuro was enveloped in a bright white light. Her eyes filled with it, and it silhouetted her as she fully transformed into a large wolf. She launched herself off the branch with a howl, ducking with impossible speed underneath the chicken foot. Gripping the child's shirt in her teeth, she swung her out of the way. Karma teleported quickly in to take the child.
Wolf Zakuro turned to the chimera, her teeth bared in anger. The wolf's fur was white, as were her eyes and teeth. Her body hurtled through the air with a magnificent jump, landing her on the back of the Snorken. The creature wailed and attempted to throw the angry wolf. Zakuro held on, her claws digging into the chimera's feathers.
Karma huddled the child to her chest, pressing her head away from the scary scene in front of her.
"Where are your parents little one?" She asked as softly as possible while still being able to be heard over the fighting. The child sniffled but answered.
"We were running from the bad birdie and I tripped. My mommy got carried away in all the people and didn't come back for me." The child paused looking worried. "She's going to be mad that I talked to a stranger."
Karma smiled gently. "We're not strangers. We're with the Tokyo Mew Mews." The child perked up at the name, recognizing it from various adventurous bedtime stories told by her daddy.
"You know the Mew Mews?" She asked, her eyes wide with awe despite of the terror she had just been through.
The older girl nodded and motioned for Ichigo, Pudding, Mint and Lettuce. They tore their eyes away from the battle and approached the little girl. The Cyniclon child stared up at them in wonder, her eyes round.
"You're the Mew Mews? You're Mew Ichigo? You're Mew Pudding? You're Mew Lettuce? And that's Mew Zakuro?" She babbled.
"And I'm Mew Mint!" The bird Mew said. The child shook her head.
"I don't remember you." The others giggled quietly as Mint's ego was brought down a notch.
"No matter. Once Mew Zakuro takes care of the bad birdie the Mews are going to make sure you get back to your mommy and daddy." Karma promised the girl. The Mews nodded, smiling at the child.
Zakuro's wolf body crouched on top of the chimera, a gut wrenching howl rising from her lips. The howl pierced the air and the white glow appeared again, only this time it was a ribbon of light. It wound down around Wolf Zakuro and the chimera until it completely hid them from sight. The glow brightened until everyone had to look away from the blinding light. The light faded as quickly as it had grown, revealing only Zakuro, back in her human form and lying on the ground. The Mews rushed out to pick up their team mate. She lay limply in their arms, her chest rising and falling evenly. Keeka took the Mew from her team and teleported back to the mansion.
"Okay." Ichigo said. "Now we've got a little girl to take care of."
The alien girl skipped happily between the Mews, forgetting all of her former fear in glee at having met the famous Mew Mews. She had excitedly touched their animal parts and when they had detransformed, had touched their human ears.
"How do you hear anything with those? They're so small!" She asked in confusion, tracing Pudding's ear. Pudding giggled.
"Pudding doesn't hear as much as you but she hears enough!" the other Mews laughed in agreement as they remembered the many times they had caught Pudding eavesdropping.
As they approached the main part of the plains, people were beginning to mill around outside of their houses. A screeching sound was coming from further ahead and the Mews gripped their pendants, ready to transform again. They realized the screaming wasn't a chimera, it was a Cyniclon.
An alien woman came running down the street, screaming and crying as she frantically yelled something to everyone she passed. A male Cyniclon followed close behind her, either trying to keep up or trying to stop her. She caught sight of the Mews and gave a squeal. They tensed as she hurtled towards them.
"Mama!" The small Cyniclon girl cried, rushing out from behind the humans. She careened into the running lady's arms, snuggling into her mother's chest. The mother looked up, her face covered in tears and broke into a smile.
"The Mew Mews. The Mew Mews saved our child and now they are going to save our planet."
*The Ikisatashi Mansion*
Karma showed Toge to his room, as the special ops had decided to stay as close to the Mew team as possible and the mansion had more than enough space for everybody. Her old friend, opened his mouth to say something but then closed it. Karma easily guessed what he wanted to ask.
"No Toge, she never got over you. But that doesn't mean Keeka will ever forgive you. You really hurt her you know." Her eyes were a mixture of soft and hard. She felt bad for her friend but also blamed him for her sister's sake. Toge nodded his head and retreated into his room to mull over his thoughts. No matter what he had done, he still loved Keeka very much.
There had to be a way to win her back.
Toge's back! Yaaaaay! So what did you think about this chapter? Kind of short but there wasn't as much dialogue as usual so that's probably why. Please review/follow/favorite! Tell me what you think Pudding should do/turn into for her transformation!
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