Me: (Crying)
(Pops head out from sound-proof box) Zoey: What's up with you?
(Pops head out from sound-proof box) Elliot: You haven't been this sad since the second and third chapters you updated didn't get any reviews.
(Sniffing sadly) Me: I'm sad because I won't be able to update next week!
Z+E: What? Why?
Me: I'm going on holiday and I can't bring my computer with me. So not fair! ... How are the renovations, by the way?
Zoey: Well, the private jet is in the hanger and the limos are in the garage.
Elliot: And the bedroom's finally finished, so we can continue our business. (Both disappear back into the box)
(Sweatdrops) Me: ...I'm not going to say anything...I'm not going making the same mistake twice.
(Pops head out of box) Elliot: How do you know we're not going further into it? (Disappears back into box while smirking)
(Didn't see smirk) Me: Further into their...Don't you dare! I'm not raising the rating!
(Pops head out of box) Elliot: We're doing more of the usual. (Disappears back into box)
Me: ...I can't believe I fell for that...Anyway... (Knocks on box door) You two! It's your turn to do the disclaimer!
(Pop heads out of box) Zoey and Elliot: Alright.
Zoey and Elliot: Princess Mew Mew does not own Tokyo Mew Mew or anything to do with it, it belongs to Mia Ikumi.
(Halo and pretty flowers appear and eyes sparkly) Me: Because if I did, they would have ended up together.
(Cute imagery fades) Me: By the way, has E.A come back yet?
(Suddenly appears) E.A: I'm here!
Me: Gah! Stop doing that...I'm glad you haven't come to seek revenge on me after what happened last chapter...
E.A: No problem... (Evil smirking)
(Sweatdrops) Me: ...
I have used the English names in case, and the characters are OC.
In advance I apologise if I have got the ages incorrect but I tried, although I shall make no changes.
Summary: This is a rewrite of the series, it shall be based on the TV series, and each chapter covers that episode, except when it reaches the end. Although sometimes they go into my version of the event; also I have added appearance descriptions in case you don't know, but if you do, then excellent.
Here's Chapter Thirteen!
Anyway...
Italic means prophetic view
Normal means...well...normal
Chapter 13 Slime and Slime Again
'True loyalty will lead to emotions starting to blossom'
Zoey looked outside the window of her maths class. It was the last week of May. The Friday spring sun streaked through the glass panes of the windows. It had been almost a week since carbon dioxide nearly killed all life on the planet. Zoey was trying to figure out why her parents had never told her that she was adopted and who might her birth parents really be.
The school bell went for the end of the lesson and everyone in the room got out of their seats and began to leave the classroom. Zoey had a free period before her next lesson so she walked up to the rooftop to think about her adoption.
Zoey leant against the metal fencing at the edge of the flat roof. The wind blew against her grey skirt. She thought she would start crying because of her sadness so she rubbed her eyes to wipe away any moisture. But, as usual, there wasn't anything to dab away. Just then she heard a door open and she saw Elliot standing in the doorway. Elliot walked towards her and stood by her side.
"I thought I'd find you up here," said Elliot as he placed his book bag at his feet. "You got a free period too?"
Zoey looked at him and nodded. She gave him a small smile.
"I came up here to think. I want to know who I am. I don't care how long it takes. I just want to know," said Zoey as she picked up her book bag. "I have to go and finish a biology project in the library."
Zoey started to head to the door.
"I'll come with you, I have to finish the same project," said Elliot.
He slung his book bag over his shoulder and they started to head to the library.
When they walked into the library Elliot sat at a table then got out a sheet of paper and a biology book out of his book bag. He laid them on the table then started writing. As he wrote Zoey walked down aisles of bookcases until she saw the book she was looking for. Gently she slid it off the shelf and walked back to the table where Elliot was sitting. She sat down opposite Elliot and got out a sheet of paper then started to write. As they wrote Elliot occasionally looked up from his work and looked at Zoey. He fingered at something in his pocket, the cold smoothness of its surface ran through his fingertips. Just then the bell rang. Zoey got out of her seat and waved goodbye to Elliot, she then left the library.
At the end of the following lesson it was lunchtime. The queue for lunch was painfully long. Zoey sat at a table in the corner of the cafeteria and quietly ate her lunch; the thoughts of her adoption plagued her mind. Once she'd finished she picked up her book bag and ran up to the school roof. On the roof she sat with her back against the railings, her knees hugged to her chest. She felt so vulnerable. As she sat motionless the wind tugged against her uniform and hair. Then she heard a door open. Zoey looked up and saw Elliot walking towards her. He then knelt down by her side and held her hand. She hadn't noticed before but he had the same navy band around his neck from the day he first came.
"You ok?" Elliot whispered. Zoey looked up at him.
"Yeah, I just want to know who I am," said Zoey as she uncurled her knees and gripped her friend's hand. With their clasped hands, they got to their feet.
"How about we go to the library in town after school and look up anything there?" Elliot suggested. Zoey nodded her head and smiled.
"Thanks Elliot," said Zoey.
"Meet me in the English classroom on the second floor after school," said Elliot as he walked through the doorway and headed down the stairs.
As they closed the door behind them, Dren appeared. He floated above where Zoey had sat. A smile spread across his face.
"So you have a secret you haven't even shared with the other Mew Mews, Zoey? Don't worry, if it's so upsetting I'll show you who you are. You're mine and I won't let your protector come between that." Dren said to himself. He grasped the top of the metal fencing and sent a pulsing sensation into it. When he let go his handprint was dented into the metal. How he wished he could do that to Elliot's throat, how he wished he could kill him. An infuser then appeared in his hand and he flew away from the school, in the direction of the toxic waste lagoon uptown.
Zoey stared out the window of her creative writing classroom. It was almost time for the sun to begin setting. That afternoon Zoey wasn't going to watch the sunset; she was going to the library to research her past with the only person she had admitted her secret to, a soft smile touched her lips.
Finally the final school bell went and everyone was quickly packing their book bags and running out the classroom, heading home to the freedom beyond the school gates. Zoey was last to leave the room and started to make her way up the stairs to the second floor. On the second floor as she reached the English classroom Zoey saw Elliot standing outside the Literature classroom next door. When she reached him Zoey smiled.
"Elliot, I thought you said to meet you in the English classroom," said Zoey.
"Well, I left my blazer in this classroom from last lesson and I just came out as you were coming," said Elliot as he picked it up. "I left my book bag in the English classroom, I'll be right back."
Elliot then ran next door to the English classroom. Zoey leant against the wall by the door of the Literature classroom, her hands clasping the handle of her book bag. A small smile set on her face.
Just then she heard voices and then a yell. It came from the English classroom. Zoey, scared that something had happened to Elliot, ran towards the doorway.
She looked inside and saw Elliot bound by a giant, slimy green, mutant blob; it was a predasite. Miniature versions of it floated around the blob and started shooting themselves at Zoey. One of them hit her in the chest and sent her flying, she lay with her back slumped against the wall opposite the door. Zoey got to her feet. The pain from the attack shot through her chest. She didn't care. All she cared about was saving Elliot. Zoey fished into her pocket and got out her power pendant.
"Power Pendant, Mewamorphosis!" Zoey cried as she transformed.
Zoey ran into the room and saw Elliot was unconscious, the blob predasite encased around his body. The sight of something so disgusting would have made anyone puke. But Zoey wasn't anyone. She was a Mew Mew.
"That's enough!" Zoey cried as she took a step towards the predasite.
"Well, well. It's about time you showed up," someone said mockingly.
Zoey turned towards the owner of the voice. It was Dren. He was sat floating above the desks at the back of the classroom; a cruel smile was spread across his face.
"Your little friend and I had a nice little chat," said Dren as he straightened up.
Zoey paid no attention to what he had just said and then turned towards the predasite. Immediately she got out her Strawberry Bell.
"Strawberry Bell, Full Power!" Zoey cried. The predasite split away from Elliot. Elliot fell to the floor and lay flat on his back. Zoey ran towards him and knelt by his side. Gently she grasped his arm and shook it, hoping he would open his eyes.
"Elliot, wake up. Elliot!" Zoey cried as she held back the worst of her fears.
Just then something caught her eye. The shreds of the predasite were gathering together. Within moments the predasite stood as though it had never been destroyed. In shock at what she had just seen Zoey stood up and stared at the predasite. As she stared at the predasite, four of the miniature predasites flew towards her and bound her arms to her sides and her feet to the floor. She couldn't move. Zoey struggled against the bonds around her. They were extremely tight.
Just then the other miniature predasites flew towards Elliot and bound his body; they were so tight he struggled to breathe. They covered his face and began to suffocate him. Zoey watched in horror as they suffocated Elliot. She was close to tears. No matter how much she tried to take a step, the predasites kept her stationary.
"Elliot! No!" Zoey cried. She struggled to hold back her tears.
Seeing a place of weakness Dren floated to Zoey's side. Zoey turned towards him.
"You know, there is a way to stop all this," said Dren as he flew closer to Zoey.
"There is?" Zoey asked quietly. Dren stroked her hair gently.
"I've said it before," said Dren. "Be mine, and I will spare him." Dren held Zoey's chin gently in his fingers. He leant closer to her face. Zoey refused to let herself become his, not after what he had done to Elliot; just then she heard a voice. Only she could hear it. The voice cried out her name. She didn't recognise the voice but she knew she had heard it somewhere before. Dren drew away a few centimetres. Suddenly she felt stronger; she had the strength to carry on fighting. Zoey broke the bounds around her and dived into the predasite casing around Elliot.
The casing was like a sea of toxic waste. Zoey weakly swam through the slimy greenness towards Elliot. Her eyes were shut. Just then she felt warmness run through her fingertip. Zoey opened her eyes slightly and saw Elliot, his body lying lifeless. She clasped his unmoving hand and wrapped her arms around him. Her head pressed against his chest. Crystal tears slowly trickled down her cheeks. If they were going to die, Zoey would die with her arms wrapped around the only person who she had told all her secrets to.
Just then a glowing blue light appeared and broke apart the predasite. Zoey was knelt beside Elliot and then stood up and looked towards Dren.
"Don't ever try to hurt Elliot again," said Zoey as she got out her Strawberry Bell. "You can never come between us."
The predasite shot slime at her but the glowing blue light created a barrier between Zoey and the attack. The light then absorbed into her Strawberry Bell and Zoey leapt at the predasite.
"Strawberry Bell, Full Power!" Zoey cried. Her normal power was enhanced with the glowing blue light. Dren stared at the remains of his predasite and disappeared.
Zoey turned around to see that Elliot had regained consciousness. She returned to normal and ran to his side.
"Elliot, are you ok?" Zoey asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine," said Elliot as he got to his feet. "Zoey, close your eyes."
Zoey didn't know what he was going to do but either way she did as she was told. She then felt the warmth of her hair run over her neck, and then she felt something cold around her neck. Zoey opened her eyes and looked at her reflection in the window. Elliot had untied the ribbons in her hair and used one of them to tie something around her neck. She looked at what it was. It was a small 24-carat gold cat bell.
"It's beautiful, thank you," said Zoey as she touched the little bell with her finger. It jingled softly at her touch. Zoey gave Elliot a small but beautiful smile.
"Come on, let's go to the library," said Elliot as they walked out of the classroom.
They walked out the iron school gates. Elliot clasped Zoey's hand gently in his as they walked to the library. A small smile was on his face. He was glad to be alive. He was also glad that Zoey was there to protect him and the rest of the Earth. Zoey looked down at the hand Elliot held in his. She blushed slightly. She was so happy that Elliot was alive and that she didn't have to leave him or her friends. Although something puzzled her about what made that predasite casing let them go. What was that mysterious blue light that set them free? Zoey wasn't sure but somehow she knew she would find out soon enough.
At midnight that night Dren sat alone on top of a building. As he thought about his people on Planet Mew Mew, he became even more determined to capture the princess. Knowing that he would need assistance on his mission Dren contacted his people and sent for two people to assist him. Two of the strongest warriors his people had to offer. He turned around and awaited their arrival. Within that second two people appeared.
"Sardon, Tarb, welcome to Earth," said Dren as the two people knelt before him.
Sardon was a seventeen-year-old boy with black and flecks of purple eyes. His hair was short and blackish purple with a small plait just in front of his pointed left ear. In his hand he held a red fan with yellow feathers and purple swirls. Tarb was a ten-year-old boy with wide amber eyes. He had brown hair tied in spiky upward pointing pigtails in front of his pointed ears. Peeping out of his pocket were a set of bright red clackers.
"What do you want us to do? Your Highness," said Sardon as he and Tarb rose from their knees.
"We must capture the princess as quickly as possible, although the Earth has enlisted a protection in the form of 'the Mew Mews', they must be stopped!" Dren commanded. Sardon and Tarb bowed and they disappeared into thin air.
In the centre of the park the gold bracelet glowed in the darkness. The princess's emotions have begun to run high in many ways. If her emotions went any further out of control they would have revealed her identity before it was time. She mustn't let her emotions carry her away or else there will be no hope for her people restoring their kingdom to its former glory. Destiny has forbidden the allowance of the princess losing control.
Me: Please note that after this chapter, Zoey no longer has her hair in pigtails; it will be down and will reach the bottom of her neck (most of the time), and after reading a review questioning Zoey's appearance on an earlier chapter, Zoey has chocolate brown eyes in her human form, while as a Mew Mew, her eyes are bright pink. I hope that solves your question Emochic.
Also Sardon and Tarb are officially on the scene.
Sardon: It's about time. Tarb was going insane not being able to do the disclaimer.
Tarb: Disclaimer! Disclaimer! Disclaimer!
Me: ...I see what you mean...Anyway, have you seen E.A? She was acting weird before the chapter.
E.A: I'm here!
Me: Where did you go?
(Evil smirking) E.A: Oh, nowhere.
Me: Okay...Did you find Dren?
Dren: She did and I'm back.
Me: Great...And sorry what happened earlier.
Dren: It's fine. (Evil smirking)
Me: Are you two up to something? You guys have been smirking a lot lately.
E.A+D: We're not up to anything.
(Walk to door) Me: Is that so? (Push on door, bucket of water falls) Nice try, but you should know that I'm not going to fall for a prank.
(Produces notebook) Me: Note to self- Avoid E.A and Dren's attempts of revenge at all costs.
(Tosses notebook over shoulder) Me: Anyway, we're done for two weeks, so everyone has a vacation until I get back from my trip.
Everyone: Cool!
Please R&R!
At least one good review and I'll update the next chapter.
Alert! Alert!
I wish to know if you would like me to get Zoey and Elliot dating earlier than the final, because there are some future scenes from Episode 30 onwards that would qualify as couple behaviour; I would like to know if you wish for them to get together at the end of that chapter or leave it to the finale.
When you review, state your opinion. Please!
Also, I would like to say that I will from now on be updating every two weeks instead of every week. The reason for this is so that I have more time to write future chapters and so you won't have to wait as long for the chapters that I haven't written.
I hope you will forgive me for this.