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"Where are we going?" Dantei asked with a yawn, trailing a few paces behind Mia.

Mia looked back at him over her shoulder.

"I told you before. We're going to the park."

The night before a plan of taking Dantei to the park was the only idea that seemed uncomplicated and easy-going at that moment. But why the park? For the simple reason that most of her battles were fought there, so Yudikai might show up (hopefully coincidently) and claim Dantei. If Yudikai wanted to start a fight, she would be ready. Mia laid her hand on her pants' left pocket to justify that statement.

Of course it didn't seem like the best plan in the world, but it was the only one that came to mind. And obviously the only way to return Dantei to Yudikai was to face him. Looking at Dantei, a nervous ripple made its way through her body. She hadn't explained anything to him, except the visit to the local park. He would possibly not recognize Yudikai and she was scared that he might refuse to go with the alien.

But his expression gave nothing away, only curiosity. Mia sighed and returned her gaze onto the path ahead. Nor Kisshu nor Taruto knew about the unwelcome visitor and telling them was not something that was possible for her at the moment, or ever.

It's best they don't know. They will have my head if this secret ever leaks out!

For some reason, arriving at the park, Mia felt nervous and scared at the same time. She was starting to think that this plan wasn't really thought through. With caution, Mia walked to the middle of the park. The fountain, where Dantei had tried to push her into the water, came into view and she smiled when she remembered how he had plunged into the fountain instead. Dantei came to stand beside her and narrowed his eyes when he looked at the fountain.

For some reason this specific fountain seemed very familiar in a way, but Mia didn't notice this and passed the fountain, while looking up at the sky. Oddly enough, she started wishing for any sign of Yudikai, even a slight ripple, but the sky and area around her remained unmoving.

Mia started wandering around the park, studying every plant, bush and tree closely for no particular reason. An irritated Dantei blocked her view, his arms crossed in front of his chest.

"What are you doing!? Why are we here?" He waved his hand in the air, gesturing to the entire park.

"This won't help me get my memory back!"

Mia stared at him calmly and she replied in a soft and reassuring tone.

"Don't worry. We're just waiting for someone to come and pick you up."

Dantei's eyes widened.

"What! Who?!"

She shook her head.

"You're just gonna have to wait for him."

"But I . . ."

A sudden gasp from Mia caused Dantei to pause mid-sentence. She was staring at something behind him. But before he could turn around, she grabbed him by the shoulders and started pushing him to the nearest tree.

"Wha- What's going on?"

"Shh!" Mia hissed sharply. As quick as lightning, she instructed him to remain behind the tree at all costs. Dantei didn't understand this sudden behaviour, but nodded nonetheless. Straightening up, Mia turned on her heel with a fake smile plastered on her face.

"Kevin!" He heard her say. "What are you doing here?"

Dantei wanted to see this new stranger, but before he could take a peek, Mia's instruction made him stop. The person called "Kevin" asked her the same question and Mia replied with a nervous giggle.

"Just wanted to get out the house a bit, you know." Dantei narrowed his eyes.

Why isn't she telling this guy about me?

Overwhelmed with curiosity, Dantei took a peek, the half of his face showing behind the tree trunk. But his mistake was soon realized when Kevin spotted Dantei and shouted a warning to Mia.

"Mia, behind you!" Kevin grabbed her arm and pulled her behind him. Dantei gasped when he saw how angry and protective this person looked. Mia's shoulders drooped and she stepped out from behind Kevin.

A question mark covered Kevin's face when she walked over to Dantei, who had left the tree behind and stood next to her.

"What are you doing? Isn't that one of the enemies?" Kevin asked, pointing to Dantei.

Mia nodded and Dantei swung his head to the right to look at her. He was so shocked that not a single word was able to leave his mouth.

"In a way," she said, playing with her fingers. The thought of Kevin coming upon the two of them hadn't crossed her mind at all. Kevin's eyes traveled from Mia to Dantei and back again.

"So . . . why aren't we attacking each other?"

Dantei still hadn't said a single word. His mouth wasn't able to form any. He slowly opened his mouth, but closed it again with a snap.

Mia lifted her gaze and stared Kevin right in the eye.

"He has amnesia."

Kevin didn't respond immediately. His eyes came to rest on Dantei again with new interest.

"So . . ." he said, slowly starting to lift his arm up into the air. "Little alien boy has amnesia . . ."

Mia's eyes widened when she realized what was on Kevin's mind and she stepped in front of Dantei.

"What are you doing?" she asked, eyeing him suspiciously.

"I could ask you the same question," Kevin countered. "Aren't you going to transform?"

Mia balled her hands into fists.

"Of course not! Why would I attack a defenseless person?!"

Kevin chuckled.

"You know just as well as I do that this is no ordinary person." The malicious snicker that was on Kevin's face gave Mia a chill, but she faced him with determination in her eyes.

"I am not going to attack him?!" Mia's eyes were serious.

"So . . . you're betraying us . . ." Kevin said, lowering his gaze, not wanting to look her in the eye, although a faint smile was still visible.

Mia gasped.

"Of course I'm not betraying you!" she said, outraged. "I'm just not a murderer!"

Kevin lifted his head again, looking at Dantei.

"Well, you can't say the same thing about him."

Mia flinched. With every fibre in her body, she knew that that statement was true.

"It doesn't matter," she said, barely in a whisper. But Kevin heard each word clearly and didn't hesitate to lift his hand high above his head. Light started pouring from it.

"Kevin, please!" Mia shouted, covering her eyes with her arm. But Kevin ignored her plea.

"MEW PANSA! FUSION!" A huge tornado of light swirled around Kevin. Mia shielded her face with both her arms.

What's happening!? This whole plan is falling apart!

The blinding light slowly started drifting away as Kevin finished his transformation. Mia heard Dantei gasp behind her.

"Are you really going to do this!?" Mia asked, a hint of hysteria in her voice.

"Of course," Kevin replied, his knife-claws slowly starting to slide out of his knuckles. Mia's knees were shaking as she fetched her pendant from her pocket.

Kevin's eyes softened. "I'm not going to hurt you, Mia. It's just the alien I want."

A growl escaped her mouth. She kissed her pendant and chanted the familiar words, "MEW ICHIGO! METAMORPHOSIS!"

Another gasp was heard from behind her as she stood in her Mew form. She took a step back, with her arms outstretched.

"If you want him, you'll have to go through me first!" Mia said with a challenge. Kevin shrugged.

"I think I can get him without harming you."

He's so cocky!

"Don't think I'll make it easy!" With that said, Mia summoned her weapon and held it in front of her protectively.

Kevin chuckled and charged at Mia, his knife-claws still exposed. She braced herself for the impact, but instead of crashing into her, Kevin passed her and went straight for the terrified Dantei. The alien let out a yelp and started backing away as Kevin came closer and closer. But Mia wasn't going to be fooled.

Just as Kevin was about to sink his claws into Dantei, she jumped in front of him. With an expert move, she managed to duck away from Kevin's claws and lifted her leg so that the side of it was blocking him. Mia gasped as she realized how close the claws were to her throat. With a grunt and much effort, Mia pushed Kevin away with her leg. He skidded across the ground, using his claws to slow himself down, by pushing them into the hard soil.

"Are you crazy?!" Kevin stared at her with a dumbfounded expression clouding his face. Mia didn't answer him, but kept staring him down, her gaze remaining unwavered. Gritting his teeth, Kevin charged again, trying to stab the alien, although Mia was blocking his way.

"Mia! Get out of the way!" He grabbed her arm and roughly pushed her aside. A nervous shriek escaped Dantei's lips as the panther boy aimed at him with his deadly sharp weapons. Mia turned around with a sharp hiss.

"Wait!" she shouted, jumping on Kevin's back. Kevin gasped and started staggering backwards, Mia's weight pulling him back.

"Let go!" he ordered, trying to get the cat girl off his back. But Mia dug her nails into his skin and clung on for dear life.

"No!" she replied. "You're not going to hurt him! I won't allow it!"

Kevin growled, seized Mia's arms that were wrapped around his neck, yanked them off of him and threw her forward, sending Mia flying through the air. She screamed as her body crashed onto the ground. A snarl formed on her mouth. Mia slowly got back onto her feet, while calling for her weapon.

Enough is enough!

"Ribbon Strawberry Surprise!" she shouted. A huge energy ball whizzed through the air, crashing into Kevin. The impact knocked him onto the ground, stunning him for a while. Mia stared at Kevin's unmoving form with fire in her eyes. She breathed heavily and a deep scar was visible on her left arm, where the side of Kevin's claws had dug into her skin, while he had tried to unwrap her clinging arms.

Kevin grunted and rubbed the side of his head where the blast from Mia's bell had hit him. He got back onto his feet, his head remaining down. Mia balled her hands and readied herself for an attack. Kevin lifted his gaze and Mia winced when she saw how angry and murderous his eyes looked.

"Mia . . ." he said. "Why are you helping him? Do you like him?"

She narrowed her eyes.

"Not the way you think. I told you before, I don't kill!"

His angry eyes were replaced with confusion.

"But the whole reason you're a Mew is to defeat the aliens, by killing them."

"Only if it comes to that," she said. "But Dantei is harmless at the moment."

Kevin snorted and turned to look at the flustered alien.

"For now . . ."

An abrupt sound caused Kevin to turn back again. Mia looked over her shoulder. Far away in the distance, high up in the sky, she saw a dark figure floating in the air. She watched it for a while curiously until a sharp light appeared out of nowhere in front of the figure.

Mia gasped when she realized that the huge ball of light was coming closer and closer towards her. All her instincts told her to get the heck out of here, but her legs wouldn't move, glued to the ground. A warning came from Kevin, but Mia hardly heard him, hypnotized by the approaching light.

Before she knew it, a heavy weight crashed into her, knocking Mia onto the ground, away from the deadly ball of light. Kevin landed on top of her and lightly hit Mia on her uninjured arm.

"Why didn't you get out of the way!?" he asked. But Mia quickly pushed him off and sat upright, staring out in front of her as if Kevin hadn't even spoken.

"Dantei!" Mia screamed, jumping onto her feet and running to the place where the light-ball had crashed. She couldn't really see anything since the dust and flying debris were making it hard to distinguish anything. Mia squinted her eyes and tried to glimpse Dantei through the haze.

As the dust started clearing away, she saw Dantei sitting on the ground, lying back against a tree, completely knocked out.

"Dantei!" she screamed again, taking a single step forward to help the unconscious alien, but suddenly a knife appeared out of nowhere and fell right in front of her, its tip digging into the ground only a few inches away from her feet. Mia's eyes widened as she recognized the knife as one of Kisshu's weapons.

She turned around and saw that a second figure had joined the first in the sky. Common sense told her that it must be Kisshu. And from the commotion and rough movements, they must be fighting each other. It was impossible for her to help and she felt quite useless, just standing on the ground and watching the fight like a spectator.

But as if her thoughts had been read, the first person lifted his hand and dropped a jelly-fish like item onto the ground. Once the infuser had made contact with the ground, it started taking shape into a bull-like creature.

A chimera!

Mia looked back over her shoulder at Dantei, worried about his safety. The chimera bull made a horrible screeching noise and started shaking his horns. Mia returned her attention to the upcoming troublemaker.

"Poor noisy bull! I will give you such a beating, one you won't soon forget~ Nya!" As if the bull had understood her, he kicked his front hoof into the ground twice and with his head lowered, he charged at Mia at full speed. Mia narrowed her eyes determinedly as the bull advanced.

She leaned forward and pushed herself away by using the ground as a starting block. Mia ran as fast as her legs would allow, pushing herself over her usual limit. She charged at the bull, but before she got trampled to death, she lowered her body and skidded under the bull's belly.

But the grass and sand that got kicked up by the bull's charging legs, got into Mia's eyes, blinding her completely. She closed her eyes, but realized her mistake when the chimera's tail whacked her across the face.

A tiny scream was heard as Mia fell to her knees. Her left eye was shut tight where the tail had made contact with it. She gritted her teeth and touched her injured eye with her hand. It burned like crazy.

The bull turned around and lowered his horns to the ground, scraping them on the surface, before charging at her again. Mia groaned and jumped to her feet as quickly as possible. The Chimera swung his head from left to right, trying to stab her with his razor-sharp horns. Mia barely managed to dodge the attacks.

She decided to abandon the fight and tried to run away from the creature. But the Chimera wasn't finished with her yet and gave chase. Before she knew what was happening, the bull caught up to her and managed to hook the tip of one of his horns into Mia's dress.

With a mighty heave, he lifted his head up into the sky. Mia's dress got unhooked and she flew over the bull's back as fast as a speeding bullet. She screamed at the top of her lungs as she tumbled through the air. Strong arms caught her just in time and carefully set her down on the ground. Her legs were shaking and Mia found it quite hard to remain upright.

Kevin charged past her with his spear held tightly in his right hand. Mia's eyes grew troubled as she realized how many of Kevin's attacking attempts ended in failure. This Chimera was a tough one. Suddenly the sound of teleportation was heard.

New hope enfolded Mia as Taruto appeared beside her. He took one look at the Chimera and immediately took one step back, his eyes wide with shock.

"That Chimera would be hard to beat," he said, calling for his weapon. Mia didn't really understand what made this Chimera so special.

"What's different about it?"

"It's infused with a human soul, unlike the others we have fought before, which makes it much stronger."

Mia gasped and stared at the bull again.

Human souls!?

"Are we going to fight this one together?" Taruto asked, looking at her earnestly. With a determined nod she called for her own weapon.

"You know what to do?" Taruto asked as they started running, gaining on the Chimera bull. Mia knew he was referring to the "double attack" and nodded. Putting on an extra burst of speed, she ran past Tart with her bell still intact. Then with a mighty jump, she jumped over the Chimera's head, but halfway across, Tart summoned his attack and send it whizzing through the air towards Mia.

She did a back-flip and managed to catch it in her bell, before throwing it down onto the bull's head. Kevin was waiting for her on the other side and broke her fall as she landed on the ground again. The Chimera screeched before vanishing.

Meanwhile, Dantei had woken up from his unconscious state and rubbed the back of his head, where it had bumped against the tree. Suddenly he opened his eyes with a horrified gasp as all his memories came rushing back to him: Him being an alien from another world, who he is, his hatred for the humans and especially his hatred for one Mew in particular . . .

Dantei's eyes turned dark as he heaved himself to his feet. With much effort, he walked forward till his foot suddenly bumped into something sticking up from the ground. It was a tiny sword with distinctive green markings. With an angry growl, he pulled it out of the soil and as if hypnotized, he made his way to where his number one enemy was standing.

The trio was so happy with their success that neither of them saw the advancing alien. Mia and Taruto's eyes locked for a moment and they smiled at each other happily.

But just as Mia turned around, Dantei stood before her and thrusted the knife into her side. Mia gasped in shock. Dantei stood motionless.

"Sleep well," he whispered into her ear, before twisting the knife once and pulling it out of Mia's side.

"MIA! NOOOOOOOOO!" Taruto shouted, hysterical, as Mia collapsed onto the ground.

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