"Sorry about the lack of outro people. I was in the car with no plug," Breezyfeather says. "Grr... Ichigo... hey, Kisshu?"
"Yeah?"
"Would you mind getting something for me?"
"Like?"
"You know!"
"Not gonna get it, baka."
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Ichigo pushed on through the snow with difficulty. She wasn't used to having resistance on her shins or a bitter wind forcing her back. The snow in the air made it difficult to see her friends and was thankful that Pai could track her if he had to. The other Mew's would also be easy to track because of their pendants, but if they couldn't return to the ship they would be unable to. Kisshu was staying close to Ichigo, Tart near Pudding, and Lettuce, Pai insisted, stayed near him. Koro and Jet were each floating above the clouds in search of civilization.
Ichigo's fingers were freezing, but not numb yet. She was glad that Kisshu had forced another pair of gloves on her. Her wings had frost on them, but she couldn't do much to help that other than maybe fly. "Kisshu, my wings are freezing," she said. He looked at her, eyes flashing concern, then floated up.
"Here, lets fly. It'll do us all some good," he said. "Pai, Tart! Let's go up in the air!"
"That's kinda dangerous," Pai said, but picked up Lettuce bridal style anyway. Tart looked nervous as he grabbed Pudding around the waist, then jumped up into the air. He pulled her into the air with him while Kisshu helped Ichigo into the air. Pai jumped up, taking Lettuce with him. The white clothes looked out of place on him, compared to his usual attire of black and purple. Ichigo flapped her wings, then gasped as she was forced backward. She did a few flips in the air before slamming into a snowdrift,upside down, with a groan.
"Ichigo," Kisshu cried out, teleporting to her side. She moaned, the snow stinging her face.
"That hurt," she said, rolling over and sitting up. She winced when she tried to move her wings.
"Dang, my wings," she whispered. Her words were lost in the wind and she took off her gloves on her right hand. She reached behind her and winced as she felt warm, sticky fluid come off on her fingers. She brought her freezing hand back to her face and stared at the red liquid, then groaned.
"Oh, no! My kitten's hurt," Kisshu murmured, reaching behind her. She pulled her gloves back on as Kisshu placed his gloved hands on her wound. A glow started up, but then Kisshu gasped and his touch vanished. Ichigo turned around to see him rubbing his hands, grimacing. "It won't let me heal you," he said.
"We'll have to get to civilization faster, then," Pai said, landing nearby with Lettuce. "If she's wounded, then things could get bad out here—fast!"
"Alright. Ichigo, I'll have to carry you," he said, picking her up bridal style. She wrapped her arms around his neck, leaving her wings out slightly because they hurt. Kisshu jumped into the air, followed by Tart and Pai with their Mew's. They had to battle the fierce wind in order to get up to the sky, and a few times Tart almost dropped Pudding. Kisshu wouldn't let his grip on Ichigo falter and then they were up past the harsh winds. Ichigo tried moving her wings but yelped in pain. It was like her wings were on fire!
Kisshu looked at her in concern and scanned the ground below, then his eyes widened. "Look! Down there!" Ichigo and the others followed his gaze and then Pai gasped.
"That's the military camp we were trained at," Koro cried, appearing above them. Pai nodded.
"Wait," Pudding said. "Are those... Chimera Animas?"
"Oh no," Tart cried, dropping Pudding. She screamed and Ichigo cried out.
"Pudding! Kisshu, hold this!" She handed him the Mew Aqua and he stared at her. Then, she pushed against Kisshu and dove after her friend, spreading her wings. She gasped at the pain but grabbed Pudding's hand, pulling her up. Ichigo floated there, pulling Pudding up to her chest. They stayed like that for a moment, then Ichigo gritted her teeth and dove down toward the camp.
"Ichigo," Kisshu cried. "No! They'll find out that-"
"That's a price I'm willing to pay for innocent people, whether they're humans or not," Ichigo screamed, trying not to get battered by the winds.
"Mew Mew tsubasa Strawberry-"
"Mew Mew Pudding-"
"Mew Mew Lettuce-"
"METAMORPHOSIS!"
The transformed, Lettuce remaining in the air in case she was needed, while Ichigo and Pudding continued down. They somehow made it down to the ground near the Chimera Animas, none of which looked familiar. One of them looked like a real chimera, and one of the others was a seal with a turtle shell and a head of a tiger. Another one was a mutant monkey with black bat wings and the last looked like a mermaid and fire wings. Ichigo and Pudding glared at them as they turned toward them. Ichigo noticed two aliens cowering near the wall and hissed.
"Pudding, cover me," she said, diving toward them. Pudding nodded.
"Pudding Ring! Ribbon Pudding Ring Inferno," Pudding shouted, aiming for the mermaid. She hit it dead on and Ichigo grinned.
"Winged Strawberry Bell! Ribbon Strawberry Flight!" Ichigo shouted. The Chimera Anima disintegrated and she looked back at the aliens, panting. She smiled. "Don't worry. You think that maybe you can give me a hand with this?" One of the aliens grinned, sporting twin swords.
"I'll help out, whoever you are. You clearly aren't one of our kind, but we've got some Chimera's to deal with," he said. Kisshu grinned, teleporting next to Ichigo. She shot him a questioning look at his empty hands.
"I gave it to Pai. He can attack with one hand, remember?"
"And still hold onto Lettuce?"
"She's got her Power Extension up to give you a hand."
"Oh."
"Kisshu?" the alien with swords gasped out. Kisshu grinned, his Sais appearing in his hands.
"No honorific?" Ichigo exclaimed.
"We don't do honorifics here," Kisshu explained, then grabbed Ichigo and pulled her away from the attacking Chimera.
"Okay," Ichigo said confused. "Thanks, by the way."
"We'll distract it and then you can attack it, Ichigo," Jet said, swinging his grappling hook. Tart and Koro nodded.
"Fuu Rai Sen," Pai shouted, hitting the chimera Chimera Anima. Kisshu and Tart dove in to attack it, then Ichigo attacked. They jumped out of the way of her attack, but the Chimera Anima wasn't so lucky. It disintegrated, allowing Ichigo and the others to move on to the others. Ichigo and Pudding were panting from exertion, something that didn't usually happen.
"Why is it so hard to attack?" Ichigo asked.
"I dunno," Pudding panted, but put on a determined face. She turned to the monkey Chimera Anima, and then glanced at the other one. "Taru-taru, see if you can get these two next to each other!"
"Fine. And-"
"She's not gonna stop with the nickname, Tart," Koro called, locking on to the seal. "Fire!" The gun shot out several bullets, which slammed into the seal. It stumbled toward the monkey, then Tart used a beam of lightning to make it fall against the monkey. It worked and they crashed against each other. Pudding grinned.
"Ribbon Pudding Ring Inferno!" The two were encased in her attack and Pudding turned to Ichigo. "Hurry! They won't stay like that for long!" Ichigo nodded.
"Kisshu, cover me!"
"Gotcha, kitty cat!" Ichigo ran toward the two, fighting back the urge to go to sleep from the cold. She jumped into the air, hoping to attack from above.
"Keep it in that thing," Koro shouted, seeing the giant gumdrop begin to quiver. Lettuce landed a feet feet away, shivering but looking determined.
"It's gonna break, but I'll stall it," she said. "Lettuce Castanets!" Then, the two Chimera Anima broke free of their prison and Lettuce attacked. "Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" The two Chimera Anima stumbled back. "Now, Ichigo!"
"Ribbon Strawberrrrrry Flight!" Ichigo glared at her opponents as she attacked, and then they disintegrated. Ichigo landed on the ground, panting. She glanced at Kisshu, who was looking happy. Ichigo's transformation dissolved, leaving her standing on the ground in her white coat. Pai tossed her the ball of Mew Aqua and she caught it with a grin. She then turned to the aliens, who were gawking at her.
"Listen, we've found a way to save the planet," Ichigo said hastily.
"Yes. You can't tell anyone—anyone—about this encounter," Pai said, landing next to her. Kisshu's Sais disappeared and he draped a hand over his lover. Pudding and Lettuce became their normal selves again and walked over.
"Geez, it's freezing out here," Lettuce shivered. But, she looked much more comfortable as a human than a Mew.
"I know. That's why we have to find Aki," Kisshu said. "Do you know where he is?"
"Um, yes, Kisshu, sir," the boy who helped them said, bowing. "He happens to be not far from here at the moment. He is supposed to be coming to assess our training in a few days."
"That's good. If I could just get a computer, then I should be able to locate his precise location," Pai said, taking Lettuce's hand. He pulled her toward the the door and then one of the boys jumped in front of him.
"Wait, Pai," he said. "Who are these girls? Are they humans? And what are you doing back so quickly?"
"We've found a solution. We should be able to restore the planet, we just need Aki's consent," Jet said, looking at the boy pointedly. "By the way, who are you?"
"I'm Joe. The one who fought with you is called Julius, and our training instructor is Kerry," he said. "And once again, who are these girls?"
"This is Momomiya Ichigo," Kisshu said, smiling down at her. She grinned back and nodded at Joe.
"My friend here is Midorikawa Lettuce," Pai said, nodding at her. She smiled at Pai and bowed to Joe.
"Pleased to meet you, Joe-san," she said. He stared at her like she was crazy.
"I'm Fong Pudding," Pudding said, doing a flip. Tart looked embarrassed, but laughed at her as she fell into a snow drift. She popped up out of it with a laugh and then grabbed Tart, who yelled and then laughed.
"Uh, those are kinda weird names," Julius said. "Midorikawa?"
"No, those are our last names. In Japan, where we're from, we say our last names first, then our first names," Ichigo explained. He looked very confused. "Just call me Ichigo."
"Okay," he said.
"And you can call me Lettuce, and her Pudding."
"Those are still weird names."
"Get over it," Koro said. "We're freezing out here, and we just saved your lives, so please let us in." Jet nodded and the two aliens pulled the metal door open, revealing an air lock. They all hurried into it and the door behind them closed. Warm air filled the room, making Ichigo and the girls sigh with content. Kisshu and the other aliens pushed forward into the room, pulling open another metal door. Ichigo and her friends followed, pulling off coats and gloves. The sight of the room inside made the girls blink.
They couldn't believe the resemblance from this to their own rooms! It was like a regular living room on Earth! There were couches and coffee tables, as well as a coat rack with names above it. Some Ichigo and the others could read because they were written with strange symbols that they were unfamiliar with. Joe came over and looked at the girls skeptically. Ichigo shifted the ball of Mew Aqua to her other hand as she shrugged off her coat, wincing as it came over her injured wing. She pulled it lower on it and grimaced, tears stinging her eyes. Kisshu noticed her discomfort and darted to her back.
"Let me help, kitty," he said. She let her arms fall to her sides and gasped as the discomfort it placed on her wing. He winced and slowly brought the coat over her wing, trying to ignore her little gasps and squeaks of pain. When he got it off, he gasped at her bloodstained shirt. "That must hurt a lot," he gasped. She nodded.
"I didn't notice it much before, but now that the air is on it it hurt so much!"
"No wonder it would heal when I tried it," he marveled. "How come you're always getting hurt?"
"Maybe because I'm a—well, maybe because you love me!" He narrowed his eyes at that, but the pained smile on her face told him that she was joking with him. Joe and Julius were staring at her back in shock, then her ears and tail.
"What the heck? How come she has wings?" Julius asked.
"Long story. Do you have a medic anywhere around here?" Kisshu asked. Lettuce was taking off her coat and caught sight of her friend's wound. She gasped, dashing over and leaving the coat abandoned on the floor. She quietly inspected the wound and grimaced, then her eyes widened.
"Wait. Ichigo, you got this when you tried to fly in the wind, right?"
"Um, yeah," Ichigo grimaced as she brushed some of the feathers aside. Kisshu was looking at the green haired girl in concern.
"What's wrong?" Pai asked.
"This wound wasn't made by the wind pulling her wings back. It was made by a sharp, very sharp weapon, that had a lot of force propelling it," Lettuce told them gravely, pointing out the way the wound went. "You see that? That's a clean cut, not a tear made by force."
"Was that-" Kisshu gasped. Pai nodded.
"It was our stowaway. It had to be," Pai said. Ichigo pulled the snow pants and boats off while Lettuce struggled to get hers off. Finally, all of them had left their clothes in a discarded pile on the floor.
"It must have been a bow and arrow, or a throwing knife. She was in the air when it happened," Lettuce said. Ichigo was starting to feel dizzy.
"Hey, can we fix this please?" she asked. Kisshu nodded, starting to pick her up bridal style but stopping at her mew of pain.
"Sorry, Koneko-chan!"
"It's okay," she said. He supported her with his shoulder and looked at Joe.
"Well? Don't just stand there, get her a medic," he snapped. Joe nodded, disappearing. He reappeared seconds later with a long eared lady holding a box of medical supplies. She took a look at them and the ball grasped in Ichigo's hand, then knelt on the ground and grabbed a bunch of bandages.
"Okay you guys. Let's help her and ask questions later, okay?"
"Fine by me," Kisshu said. Lettuce and Pai stepped forward to help but the medic waved them off.
"This would calls for experienced hands. Kisshu, lay her on the floor face down," she said. He nodded. Ichigo got onto her hands and knees and lay with her head facing the side and her back up. "Okay, hon, can you extend your wings?" Ichigo did this with a whimper. "Well, whatever happened, bone severing was not part of it," she said. She grabbed something that must have been antiseptic and poured it on Ichigo's wing. She gasped, then sighed.
"It's a pain relieve and antiseptic, Ichigo," Pai explained. "We ran out of it on the ship, which is why we couldn't give any to you when you got hurt."
"Makes sense," she said. Next, she felt a slight pinch in her arm and jerked in fear, the memory of needles invading her mind. She blinked when she felt Kisshu holding onto the hand without the Mew Aqua.
"That is just to jump start your regeneration system. It'll be healed in a day or two," the medic explained.
"Oh, Julius? Would you mind doing me a favor?" Tart asked. Julius looked at him, taking in his hair bands. Ichigo made a note that he didn't have any yet(Like I said before, I think the hair bands have something to do with rankings, so this guy isn't as highly ranked as Tart. And this guy is three years older than him!). "I need you to go and find Aki for us. Ichigo is the only one that can release the Mew Aqua, and we need to do it as soon as possible. We need his permission, so we'd like to get that as soon as possible, too."
"Fine, Tart, sir," Julius said, teleporting out. Tart grinned and Pudding gave him a hug.
"Nice job, Taru-taru!"
"Stop calling-"
"Don't waste your breath, Tart," Jet and Koro said at the same time. Tart glared at them but was secretly enjoying the attention he was getting. A blush rose to his cheeks and Pudding laughed. Lettuce smiled at the two and watched closely what the medic was doing. She was now wrapping the base of the wing with bandages.
"Uh, Miss?"
"Hm?"
"I'm going to have to cut off your shirt for this next part."
"Fine." A blush rose to her cheeks too at the thought of having Kisshu see her topless. He didn't seem to mind, perverted thoughts rushing to his head. The nurse made her sit up for a second and she took the opportunity to pull her hand free from him, then slap him across the face. That snapped him out of whatever perverted fantasy he was having. He pouted and she stuck her tongue out at him. The medic wrapped the bandage over her shoulders, then around her waist to keep it in place. She grinned at her handiwork and handed her a new shirt. It was white.
"Don't go flying for a few days," she said. Then, she looked at the boys. "Now, would someone care to explain? I know you just returned from Earth, but why bring these humans with you? And why does this one have cat ears, a tail, and wings?"
"Uh, it's a long story," Kisshu said.
"Well, I'm waiting to hear it," the lady said. "The name's Mary, by the way."
"Okay, well you already know who we are," Pai said. "This is Ichigo, Lettuce, and Pudding." He pointed to each one in turn. Lettuce smiled and Pudding waved, then did a flip.
"STOP FLIPPING, MONKEY GIRL," Koro finally shouted. They all stared at him and his face got red. "What? It drives me nuts!"
"You mean bananas?"
"Shut up, Tart! Or should I say, Taru-taru!"
"Thats it! Prepare to die!" Tart jumped on him and they wrestled for a minute before Koro got the upper hand. Tart hissed, then spit in his face. The older alien gasped and let him up to wide the spit out of his eyes, then Tart jumped on him again.
"Enough, you two," Pai shouted. "You're acting like spoiled brats!"
"I see nothing's changed," Joe laughed.(Yay! I know this is random, but this is page 70!) Tart and Koro glared at each other while Pudding collapsed in laughter. Ichigo sighed.
"Why did you bring back these humans?" Mary asked. "Did you conquer Earth?"
"We found an alternative to living on Earth," Jet said. "Ichigo?" Ichigo nodded, holding up the ball of Mew Aqua.
"What's that?" Mary asked.
"This is Mew Aqua," Pai told her. "It has restorative properties. We can use it to restore this planet and save everyone. That's why we need Aki."
"But why are the girls here?" Joe asked. Ichigo looked at Pai and Kisshu nervously and Pai nodded. Ichigo, Lettuce, and Pudding stood up, pendants in hand. Ichigo tossed the Mew Aqua to Kisshu, who caught it with a grin. Ichigo grinned at her friends and they all held up their pendants.
"Mew Mew Tsubasa Strawberry-"
"Mew Mew Lettuce-"
"Mew Mew Pudding-"
"Metamorphosis!"
"Mew Mew!" Joe and Mary gasped. The three girls finished their transformations and had their eyes closed. They slowly opened them, lifting their faces to the two aliens. Joe had his swords in hand and had them at the ready.
"Not a step closer! You're our enemy," Joe hissed. Ichigo looked at Kisshu, who looked exasperated.
"What the heck is going on here?" a black haired alien asked, teleporting in with Julius. Julius was looking at them in confusion. Ichigo and the others turned toward the black haired alien, and then Kisshu and the aliens bowed. Ichigo and her fellow Mew's followed suit, used to Japanese culture. "What are you girls doing here? Kisshu, what were you thinking, bringing the enemy here?"
"Please hear me out, Aki, sir," Kisshu said, straightening. He walked over to Ichigo and gave her a hug. She didn't return it but looked annoyed.
"Does he do this to every girl?" she asked. Aki glared at her and she sighed.
"When I first attacked, my Chimera's were stopped by Ichigo here," Kisshu said. "She was the first Mew, and then she met her teammates. They became more of a pain then."
"And then we helped out, but we still couldn't beat them. We detected a strange energy signature that responded to them and we started researching it, and we found that it was a substance called Mew Aqua," Pai said. Kisshu handed the orb to Ichigo, who held it up. It glowed and her body responded. "The Mew Mew's respond to the energy it gives off, and Ichigo is the only one that can release it." Ichigo's ears twitched.
"And you brought our enemies here why?" Aki asked again.
"So that she can release the Mew Aqua. We'll be able to restore the planet. We just need your permission first, sir," Pai said.
"How do we know that we can trust these girls?" Aki asked. Ichigo, Lettuce and Pudding looked at each other nervously.
"This is why," Kisshu said. He swooped in front of Ichigo and planted a kiss on her lips. Her eyes widened and then narrowed, but she didn't fight back. Aki and the others were staring with wide eyes. Finally, Kisshu pulled back, smirking. She sighed and looked at him calmly.
"Normally she would have come after him with a baseball bat," Pudding laughed.
"I would have?" Ichigo blinked.
"We have to release it as soon as possible," Pai said. "Our people are dying!"
"Yes, I agree with that," Aki said. Then, the lights went out. They all cried out, but could still see for the light Ichigo gave off. They looked around in confusion, then Pudding yelped.
"Its a snow monster," she cried, pointing out the window. They all turned to look and Pai gasped, staring at the figure that looked like an alien floating outside the window.
"It's him!"
"Who?" Aki cried.
"The stowaway," Ichigo cried. "Winged Strawberry Bell!"
"Lettuce Castanets!"
"Pudding Ring!"
The three girls dove for the door and pulled it open. "Ichigo! Matte!" Kisshu cried, but they had already pulled the door shut behind them.
"Let's finish him fast!" Ichigo said, opening the airlock.
"Ichigo! What are you doing?" Kisshu cried, appearing outside. He had thrown on his coat and pants and was trying to see them through the snow. Ichigo and the other girls dove toward the alien, who smirked at them.
"Ribbon Lettuce Rush," Lettuce cried, but her attack froze before she could hit him. He laughed and dove toward Pudding, who jumped away.
"Ribbon Pudding Ring Inferno!" Pudding cried. He dodged and dove at Ichigo, who jumped out of the way.
"Ribbon Strawberry Flight!" He teleported out of the way of the attack and reappeared behind her.
"You're too slow," he hissed. Ichigo's eyes widened as she remembered when Kisshu said that. She jumped away and he grabbed her tail. She screamed in pain and then the grip on her tail vanished. She whirled around to see Kisshu wrestling on the ground with the stowaway.
"Dakoto, you stay away from my kitty," he shouted.
"Kisshu," she whispered, then her grip on her bell tightened. She wasn't about to let her friend die. "Kisshu, watch out," she cried, preparing to attack. He glanced at her and teleported away from Dakoto. "Guys, give me some help!"
"On it!" Lettuce said.
"Hai, na-no-da!" Pudding cried.
"Mew Power Extension!" They all turned to see who had shouted and gasped at the purple, blue, and black light beams going to the sky.
"Minto! Zakuro! Tsikiko," Ichigo cried.
"Mew Power Extension," Lettuce and Pudding yelled. Ichigo and Kisshu glanced at each other and nodded, then started toward Dakoto.
"If you think that you can beat me, you are sadly mistaken," Dakoto said. "Prepare to die!"
"I had to end the chapter there," Breezyfeather says apologetically. "Sorry! But my friend is talking to me and I can't hold my focus to much."
"No surprise there," Kisshu said. "Baka," he coughs. Zetta 13 13's whispers in Breezyfeather's ear and her face lights up. Breezyfeather glares at him and then leaves the room for a second.
"Shun, Dan, you interested in reading a chapter before it's posted?" she asks.
"Yes!" Shun yells.
"Fine, here's what you have to do..." Five minutes later...
"GET ME OUTTA THIS TRAP," Kisshu shouts. Zetta 13 13's laughs.
"Not a chance," she replies.
"DIE, CRAZY!"
"If anything, you're the crazy one."
"Shut up."
Pai looks indifferent. "She has a point. You might wanna stop bugging her, because she has a sharpened wooden stick."
"It's bamboo you moron." Zetta 13 13's dog comes over and starts sniffing the keyboard.
"Why is she reading-" Shun starts.
"First of all, she's a dog. She can't read. And because she's not an idiot," Breezyfeather snaps.
"Shut up, idiot."
"You're the idiot."
"I said shut up!"
"I'm the one writing this!"
"So?"
"..."
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