Chapter 13
Sweet Dreams, Little Mew Mew Continued….
………..Middle of Tokyo, above some skyscrapers…….
"So Pai, what do ya say we have a little fun with them. Toss them around a bit before we 'seal the deal'?" Taruto asked, referring to the Mew Mew's who were trapped inside of Ichigo's dream caused by a more improved chimera. Thinking about it for a moment, Pai answered.
"Fine, my friend, but be a quick about it. We've waited a very long time for this moment and it would be best to get it done as quickly as possible." Taruto grinned evilly.
"You got it."
…………In Ichigo's Dream……….
"Oh man, what happened? Where are we?" Minto groaned while getting up. Her, along with the other three Mew Mew's that were captured were in a field of purple wildflowers with a slight fog in the air. The sky above them was unlike any other with shades of both light and dark purple. Wherever they were, it was no place normal.
"I don't know, but I really don't have a good feeling about this." Zakuro added as she, Purin, and Retasu also got up. Suddenly, the chimera animal that captured them all appeared above them and released an evil laugh.
"What in the world? What is that?" Retasu asked. No one responded because none of the others knew either. But, it wasn't too long after when another figure appeared in the sky, only this time, it was a very big head that seemed to pop through atmosphere. And that head belonged to none other than little Taruto himself.
"Good evening Mew Mew's, enjoying ourselves?" he asked with a smirk.
"Taruto, you better tell us what's going on or I'll pulverize you!" Purin yelled angrily with a raised fist. This caused Taruto's smile to grow more sinister.
"Well, I could… but I'd rather give you a visual." He said before the chimera made its first move.
"Pillow Cannon!" It yelled before spurring up a mini cannon with its hands and shooting what looked like pillows at the girls. Dodging the pillow "bullets" the girls realized that they were actually bombs and tried to make a small run for it.
"Ok girls, I don't know about you, but I'm ready to kick some butt!" Purin shouted.
"Yea, let's do this!" Minto yelled before she sprung up into the air to try and release her first attack.
"Minto arrow!" She yelled releasing her strike. But, to her dismay, the arrow dissolved before it could even come in contact the chimera.
"What the -, what happened?" Minto asked when she landed. Instead of an answer, she heard someone chuckle.
"So sorry, I forgot to mention… your powers are pretty much useless here, only the chimera has the ability to attack." Taruto stated.
"What? What do you mean? How is that possible!" Retasu asked.
"Let's see, how shall I explain this… Well, to start, you're in no ordinary place, but rather a state of mind… literally," he chuckled before continuing, "you're in what you humans call a dream. Ichigo's dream, to be exact, and this chimera over here is the one that is making all of this possible. It manipulates one's dreams and controls it so, therefore, it can use its powers while it also controls yours making you all pretty much worthless." He finished.
"Well, that's just great to hear." Zakuro said sarcastically.
"Isn't it so? With all Mew Mew's out of the way, there will be only Ichigo left and-" Taruto said before stopping himself. "Hang on…there's only four of you here! There should be five! Where is the other one!" Taruto yelled at the chimera looking extremely furious. All the chimera did was shrug, looking not too happy itself when it also just realized a fifth girl was missing. Releasing an angry growl Taruto turned his attention back to the girls. "Well, no matter, once Ichigo is destroyed, you all will disappear with her. We can deal with one little pixie after. Enjoy your short time here!" he managed to laugh evilly before disappearing.
"Wow, I didn't even realize Megan wasn't here. Hopefully she'll be able to get us out of this mess." Retasu said with a slight hopeful smile, but that was soon wiped off her face when the grounded exploded near her. The chimera was attacking them again.
"Looks like we better make a run for it!" Zakuro yelled before they all began to do just that.
"If…Megan…does know… how to get… us out… then I… sure hope she…does it…fast!" Minto huffed as they all sprinted through the thin fog.
……..Flying in the sky a few miles from Pai, Taruto and Ichigo…….
"Ok, I should be almost there. I swear to God, if anything happens to the others, I'm totally going to make their lives a living hell on earth." Megan vowed to herself. Then, out of nowhere, flashes of Kisshu's bloody body invaded her thoughts. She still couldn't believe that she stilled cared for his well being even after all that he's done - not just to her, but to her friends as well. She also couldn't believe that she still blames herself for the whole situation. He was the one who decided to take Ryou as a hostage to lure her. He was the one who made her weak and nearly paralyzed which put her in danger causing the Blue Knight to show up. He was the one who decided to stay and fight. And the outcome: he got hurt. So, why did she feel guilty? She couldn't possibly still have some feelings for him like that one day they spent together, could she? Shaking her head, she snapped out of her thoughts.
"Whether I do still have feelings for him or not, now's not the time to try and sort that out. Ichigo and the others need me and I'm going to do everything in my power to make sure they're safe." She said out loud determinedly. With that, she continued her short journey and, within a few short minutes, she finally spotted some familiar figures up ahead above a few skyscrapers. Finding somewhere to quickly hide, she observed from a corner of a nearby building. There was Ichigo, who appeared to be unconscious, and was in a tangled web of vines that held her up in the sky, along with a light purplish orb surrounding her. Floating above nearby was Pai and Taruto who seem to also be observing Ichigo's sleeping form.
"What in the world are they up to now?" Megan murmured to herself. "Better yet, what can I do to stop them?" Suddenly, she saw Pai charging up his usual club-looking wand to set an attack on Ichigo. Without anymore thinking or devising, she flew into their direction hoping to reach Pai and Taruto before it was too late.
……….Down below in a dark alley…….
"I need to find Pai and Taruto. We need to come up with a plan, a really good plan. One that will get rid of the Mew Mew's for good." Kisshu thought while sitting on a wooden crate. All of a sudden, pictures of Megan flashed through his head just like before. One picture in particular stood out the most; one that he didn't see the last time these images came into his head. The look on her face when she fell to his side when he got hurt by that confounded Blue Knight. That look on her face confused him greatly. Wasn't she supposed to be glad that he got hurt? She did hate him after all right? Kisshu quickly grabbed for his upper body again as another fierce pain swept through his chest, causing his thoughts and questions to drift away once more.
……….In Ichigo's dream……..
"I…wish…Megan…would…hurry…up!" Purin yelled while her and the others continued running to avoid the pillow bombs. Unfortunately, a few exploded too near them and they all bursted forward and hit the ground hard. Struggling slightly to get up, they were all able to kneel on their hands and knees.
"We can't… just rely… on Megan. We have to… do something our-…selves." Zakuro panted.
"Yea, but…what? Our powers are… useless here." Minto notified.
"What if we started yelling? To wake Ichigo up I mean." Retasu suggested.
"I don't know if that'll work, but we could try. It's all we can do." Zakuro said, getting ready to shout. But, before any of them could yell anything, another few bombs hit the ground nearby, causing all the girls to quickly get up and continue running.
"Looks like we…won't have a chance to…yell anything at… all." Purin wheezed.
"I guess…we'll just have to…try and…survive…until Megan and the boys can…hopefully get here and…help us." Minto added.
"Yeah…as much as I…hate to say this…they're our only…hope now." Zakuro said before another close blast threw them all to the ground.
…………Outside of Ichigo's Dream…….
"WHAT! The one girl we wanted most to get Kisshu's revenge is missing?! How did that happen?!" Pai asked angrily to the little alien next to him.
"Don't ask me! Ask your new "special" creation. It's the one who was supposed to round them all up." Taruto answered with a hint of irritation. With a frustrated growl, Pai turned his attention back to Ichigo's sleeping form.
"Well, five out of six is not bad. In fact, it's excellent! But we have to be alert for the other one. She may be lurking nearby. Now, I think we've had our fun; let's get rid of these Mew Mew's for good." He said with an evil smirk as he continued to watch Ichigo's whimper and twitch. Raising his club-like weapon, he waited for the charge to take full effect before he thrusted it towards Ichigo.
"ARGH!" He unexpectedly yelled when a fairly large bright ball of light striked his hand, causing him to drop his weapon and leaving Ichigo and the others unharmed. "Y-you!" he gasped.
"Miss me?" Megan smirked as she floated nearby. "I was a little disappointed when I found out I wasn't invited to this shindig, so I decided to come crash the party instead." She continued to joke. But Pai and Taruto were less than amused.
"Ah, think you're being funny do ya? Did you think it was funny when you almost got one of our friends killed?" Taruto asked heatedly. That wiped Megan's smirk right off her face.
"Yes! Because of you he was severely injured." Pai snarled. Feeling the guilt kick into drive, Megan quickly shook it off. She couldn't afford to let her guard down; not when her friends' lives were in danger. So, she defended herself.
"Kisshu brought that all upon himself! None of this would have happened if he wasn't so obsessive and controlling. There's no one to blame but him!" she partly lied. Of course, she still felt a little responsible.
"Selfish human. This is why your kind should be destroyed! Always blaming anyone but yourselves. Although I don't disagree that my ally did have some kind of obsession, there was a reason for what made him come to the point he did. You led him on and now he's getting himself almost killed over you. We won't let this happen anymore! So now, it's time to pay the consequences." Pai threatened before retrieving his weapon. "Club strike!" he said quickly, shooting a powerful charge at the blue fairy. Not expecting an attack right then, Megan yelped when she was hit onto a rooftop just below them all. Groaning in pain from the force of the impact, she slowly sat up only to see Pai getting ready for another strike.
"Get ready to meet your end Mew Mew. You deserve it and more." He said menacingly. "Club Stri-" he tried to finish before he was once again disarmed. Only this time, it was by someone totally unexpected. Megan tried to focus her somewhat blurry vision on her rescuer. When she caught clear sight of who it was, her eyes grew big.
"No way… it-it couldn't be!"
………..In the alley down below……..
After searching for nearly an hour, Kisshu finally caught sight of his alien friends floating above some city skyscrapers. He also saw that they weren't alone. Just below them was a pinkish bubble and inside that bubble was the leader of the Mew Mew's all tied up.
"What in the world are those two dolts up to now? And without me?" he asked himself outloud before groaning in pain. Suddenly, he heard Pai shout something and he didn't sound too happy. Deciding to get closer so he could hear what his comrade was complaining about, Kisshu slowly and painfully flew up towards the pair and hid himself on a nearby rooftop. Watching closely, he observed and listened to Pai.
"Well, five out of six is not bad. In fact, it's excellent! But we have to be alert for the other one. She may be lurking nearby. Now, I think we've had our fun; let's get rid of these Mew Mew's for good."
"Five out of six? I only see one." Kisshu murmured. But, before he could further investigate, he watched as Pai was getting ready to attack a sleeping Ichigo. Feeling suddenly pleased, but a little jealous that a plan of theirs (well, Pai and Taruto's) looked like it was actually going to work he watched in anticipation as Pai called out his attack. But, all too quickly, he watched as Pai's weapon was thrown from his hand due to a magical force. Knowing right away where that kind of power came from, he watched Megan floating not too far from them with a satisfied smirk on her face. Not feeling any kind of anger, nor happiness, Kisshu watched as his friends and the woman he thought he loved begin their quarrel.
"Y-you?!" he heard Pai gasp.
"Miss me?" she asked. Kisshu couldn't help but smirk himself. That was one of his many lines he used on her when they first met. "I was a little disappointed when I found out I wasn't invited to this shindig, so I decided to come crash the party instead." Ah, the sarcasm. He never got sick of it. It was one of the few things they had in common. His little alien pal didn't share the same thought however.
"Ah, think you're being funny do ya? Did you think it was funny when you almost got one of our friends killed?"
That definitely caught Kisshu's ear. Groaning in pain as quietly as he could from his wounds, he continued to listen.
"Yes! Because of you he was severely injured." Came Pai's voice now.
"What? They're blaming this on her? It was that Blue Knight's fault, she had nothing to do with it! Right?" Kisshu contemplated silently, still feeling some pain. But he abruptly ignored it and listen close when he heard Megan's voice.
"Kisshu brought that all upon himself! None of this would have happened if he wasn't so obsessive and controlling. There's no one to blame but him!"
Then, like the very blade that gave him his recent wounds felt like it came back and stabbed him in the heart. She blamed him, only him for what had happened. And to hear the word 'obsessive' and 'controlling' coming from her only came as icing on the cake. Ok, so he could see as last night being his own fault, but she was the one that led him to this "obsession." If it wasn't for her being so damn fascinating, yet stubborn as hell, he wouldn't be so unfocused and distracted with his work that he was set out for. She was the one that led him on at one point. She was the one who got in the way with his job. She was the one who chose Ryou over him and broke his heart. She was the whole problem! And she thinks she can blame it all on me?!
Then, something snapped inside of Kisshu and he couldn't feel anything except the angry fire growing deep in his chest.
"It is her fault! All of it! Every plan has failed because of her! She has to be destroyed!" Kisshu said out loud, his face darkening with malevolence. Then, for a brief moment, he snapped out of it when he heard a yelp from the one person he was set out to get rid of. He watched as Megan laid there on the rooftop just across from his after being hit with one of Pai's attacks. While she slowly sat up, Kisshu noticed Pai getting ready to attack for a second time.
"No, this is my battle." He thought before quickly flying towards his friend and slapping the weapon out of his hand.
"Wh-what?" Kisshu heard a shocked Pai behind him. His only focus was on the helpless girl down below, who also looked shocked as to what he did.
"What did you do that for?" Came Taruto's voice. Not taking his gaze away, he answered.
"I will be the one to destroy her!" Was all he said before swooping down to his victim. Feeling a little weak still, Megan was not able to get out of the way in time before Kisshu conjured up his knives and held one up to her throat. It was silent for a few moments until Kisshu spoke.
"I will give you one…last…chance… Either join me and become mine, or I will kill you." He hissed, putting a little more pressure on the blade. Megan shivered at the tone of his voice. It was low, cold, and deadly serious. Then, pausing for a brief second to think, she gave a small smile.
"Déjà vu's kicking in." Was all she said softly.
"Wh-what?" Kisshu asked in a hissing voice, obviously taken aback and confused.
"Déjà vu. It's when you feel like you've been in a certain situation before and right now I'm having one of those moments." She answered. "Do you remember this one?" Thinking for a moment, Kisshu remembered. They were in this situation the first time they met in the park when she tried to run away from him after asking her to join his side; after he first… kissed her. Shaking his head vigorously, he snapped out of his thoughts and put his focus back on what he was set out to do.
"Yea, so what! What does it matter?!" He asked menacingly. Why was she still smiling? It was bothering and pissing Kisshu off more than anything. She was going to die if she didn't become his, so what on earth did she have to smile about?
"It doesn't." she said before her small smile finally faded into a sad frown. Her eyes looked deep into his as they glistened and shined. Good god, were those tears? Sure enough, Kisshu realized they were as one slowly rolled its way down from the corner of her left eye.
"Kisshu?" she said in barely a whisper, causing Kisshu's frustration level to drop immensely. "I-I'm so sorry. I never meant for you to get hurt." She finished softly, her lips trembling. He could tell she was trying not to cry.
"You're sorry? I thought this was all my fault!" he said, gritting his teeth while pushing the knife a little more into her skin, but not enough to break.
"Kisshu," Megan began sounding very serious, yet calmly, "you have to let me go. You can't expect me to just be with you. I may have really like you once…but that's when I thought you had changed for the better. Then, one day you proved me very wrong. That I can only blame myself for, because a person can't change no matter how much you want them to. If you ever really cared about me, then just let…me…go Kisshu." If it was anymore possible, Kisshu was more angry than before.
"Alright, fine, you made your choice. I'll be 'letting you go' now!" He screamed before he brought the knife back to plunge it into her chest. But, once he put his arm back, a fierce stinging pain swept through his limb, causing him to drop the weapon and yelp in ache and rage. Seeing this as her opportunity to get away, Megan quickly jumped to her feet and flew towards Ichigo. With adrenaline rush in check, she made her way through the purple-ish atmosphere and grabbed hold of Ichigo's shoulders. Firmly, she began to try and shake her awake.
"Ichigo? Ichigo, wake up, please…you have to… ICHIGO!" Megan shouted before swiping her right hand across Ichigo's cheek. Still stirring, but not opening her eyes, Megan was beginning to lose patience. Looking around, she noticed that Kisshu was still crouching in pain down below and Pai and Taruto were just floating there, watching her as if they didn't care what was going on. Turning her attention back to Ichigo, she kept saying her name over and over, while continually shaking her with a little bit more force.
"Ichigo, you need to wake up; you have to wake up! Please!" Megan pleaded. Then, as if her prayers were finally being answered, Ichigo's eyes began to flutter and slowly began to open.
…………..Inside Ichigo's Dream…………….
"AHHHHHHHH!"
"Whoa!"
"Watch Out!"
Screaming and running for their lives from the infamous pillow-like cannons, Zakuro, Minto, Purin, and Retasu were once again thrown hard to the ground. This time, it seemed like no one had the strength to get back up.
"This…can't…be…i-it." Minto gasped.
"I feel so…so…weak." Retasu groaned weakly.
"Be str-strong… we can…survive this." Zakuro said, trying to remain optimistic. Then, by some lucky stroke of fate, a beam of light came down upon them.
"A-are we… dead?" Purin asked.
"No! It's Ichigo; she's waking up!" Zakuro said happily."
"Well then, what are we waiting for! Let's get out of here before 007 there finishes us off!" Minto said, noticing the chimera getting ready to shoot them off for good.
"Ok, ready…set…go!" Purin yelled before they all jumped into the light and out into the real world.
OMG, I'm soooo sorry for taking so long! I was gonna try and make this chapter longer, but I couldn't think of what to write about more into this scene, so I thought I would give you all something to read until I think of how to end this scene. If anyone has any ideas, that might just help make this go a tiny bit faster? Anyways, sorry again, but plz R/R!!!