Ichigo's Illness Chapter 21:
Confrontation
Three days later, it was time to meet the Blue Knight. Everyone was worried, not only because the Blue Knight might kill Ichigo's parents, but because Kisshu wasn't completely recovered. They decided to go ahead anyways, but keep a close eye on Kisshu.
Pai and Taruto teleported Kisshu and Ichigo to Café Mew Mew. Kisshu could teleport, but the others wanted to make sure he had enough strength for the confrontation, so Pai teleported him, while Taruto teleported Ichigo.
They arrived about ten minutes early, and went along with the plan of tying up Ichigo and Kisshu. Pai had brought some cord, and he tied their wrists in front of them, making sure to tie the special knot that would come undone easily.
Ichigo had the sword device in her pocket, and was ready to use it. She had been training really hard to learn to use a sword, and Kisshu had taught her how to use two at once, like he did.
At exactly 12:30, the Blue Knight teleported into the Café. "What is your decision?" he asked.
"We will hand over the two you asked for, on one condition," Keiichiro said. "Let us see that Ichigo's parents are okay."
The Blue Knight waved a hand, and Ichigo's parents appeared bound and gagged. Their eyes widened when they saw Ichigo and Kisshu.
"Let's exchange," Pai said in a sad voice. He led Ichigo and Kisshu forward, then held out his hand. The Blue Knight snapped his fingers and the bonds on Ichigo's parents disappeared. Pai immediately took both of them by the shoulder in one quick movement, and teleported. The Blue Knight looked back at Ichigo and Kisshu- just as they quickly untied themselves.
Knowing she didn't have time to transform, Ichigo took out the sword device and activated it. Kisshu took out his swords, and the other Mews transformed as Ichigo, Kisshu and Taruto attacked the Blue Knight, who had his sword out.
The Blue Knight lunged at Kisshu, who blocked his sword and pushed it back. The Blue Knight broke away suddenly, causing Kisshu to stumble. Ichigo noticed and lunged at the Blue Knight. He took his attention away from Kisshu and locked blades with Ichigo. Unfortunately, he managed to send her sword flying. Everyone gasped, but Zakuro's whip caught it, and she got the sword back to Ichigo as the Blue Knight attacked Kisshu again.
This time around, Kisshu was starting to tire. But he ignored it, and formed an energy ball, then sent it at the Blue Knight.
The Blue Knight dodged, and the energy ball didn't hit him. That was bad for Kisshu, who was starting to look a bit unsteady. Naturally, the Blue Knight saw that and lunged at Kisshu, who flew backwards- then collapsed.
The other's reactions were immediate. Ichigo distracted the Blue Knight with her sword while the others ran to Kisshu's side. Suddenly Ichigo got an idea, and broke away from the locked swords. She looked at Taruto, and he flew over and attacked the Blue Knight as Ichigo ran to Kisshu.
The others looked up, and Ichigo quickly said, "I'm going to borrow Kisshu's Dragon Swords, I'm actually better with two blades than one." She grabbed Kisshu's swords, and said, "Get him out of here." Then she ran back to help Taruto.
Taruto was happy to let Ichigo take over, so Ichigo attacked the Blue Knight with Kisshu's swords.
The Blue Knight was obviously surprised that Ichigo could use two blades, but he attacked her back. Unfortunately for him, Ichigo had had a great teacher, and as he swung his sword sideways at her, she spun and trapped his blade. The Blue Knight's eyes widened when he realized he was trapped.
Ichigo twisted Kisshu's swords and wrenched the Blue Knight's blade out of his hand. It clattered to the floor, and Ichigo quickly kicked it out of reach. The Blue Knight looked shocked, and backed away as Ichigo lunged forward. He wasn't quick enough. Ichigo stabbed him through the heart, and ripped the swords out of his chest as he collapsed. After making sure he was dead, Ichigo went back to her friends and asked, "Do you have something I could use to clean these swords?"
They were all speechless, and finally Keiichiro pointed to a pile of napkins on a nearby table. Ichigo went over and started cleaning the blood off of Kisshu's swords. When they were clean, she went back to her friends, and said, "What's wrong?"
"You're good with those swords," Mint said finally.
"Well, Kisshu was my teacher, so what do you expect?" Ichigo asked. "By the way, where is he?"
"Upstairs," Keiichiro said. "I sent Taruto to tell Pai it's safe while you were cleaning the swords."
"I'm going to go check on Kisshu," Ichigo said. "Tell my parents where I am if they ask?"
"Sure," Keiichiro said. Ichigo smiled and went up to the room where Kisshu was.
When she got there, Kisshu was still unconscious. She pulled up a chair and sat down next to him, then waited for him to wake up.
About half an hour later, Kisshu started to stir. Ichigo waited a minute, then said, "Kisshu?"
Kisshu turned his head and asked, "Ichigo? What happened with the Blue Knight after I blacked out?"
"I borrowed your Dragon Swords and killed him," Ichigo said. "I cleaned the swords off; do you want them back?"
"Wow, you defeated the Blue Knight by yourself?" Kisshu asked.
"Yeah," Ichigo said. "Thanks for teaching me how to use swords."
"Looks like I did a good job," Kisshu said. Ichigo handed him the Dragon Swords, and he made them disappear.
"How are you feeling?" Ichigo asked.
"Better, I think I just overdid it today," Kisshu said. "I guess creating energy balls isn't good for me right now."
"Can you sit up?" Ichigo asked.
Kisshu tried, and had no problem. Standing, though, was a problem; Kisshu was still a bit shaky. Ichigo helped him walk downstairs.
When they got back to the main room, Pai and Taruto had returned with Ichigo's parents, and Officer Anko and Officer Itou were there too. There was another man standing there, also in a police uniform. Keiichiro was the first to see them, and he said, "Good, you're here. Sargent Sanatsu would like to ask you all a few questions, and then we can all go home. Kisshu, are you okay?"
"Pretty much, but I still can't walk too well," Kisshu said.
"Maybe we should all have a seat," Keiichiro said. Ichigo helped Kisshu over to a chair, and he sat down. She sat next to him.
The others all sat down too, and Sargent Sanatsu said, "It's nice to meet all of you. I have a few questions, and then we can all go home. Keiichiro told me about the Mew Project details, and the aliens. So my first question is: Are we in anymore danger now that the Blue Knight is gone?"
"I don't believe so, but I'd have to do a bit more searching to be 100% positive," Pai said. "The Blue Knight was only a part of Deep Blue, the Cyniclon leader, and while I know that two parts of him are now gone, his spirit remains, and that could cause problems later on. Can I get back to you on that?"
"Sure, as long as it's before any more trouble hits," Sargent Sanantsu said. "I think I only have one more question. Where are you going to go now that you don't need to fight anymore?"
"We'll go back to our planet with the Mew Aqua to heal it," Pai replied. "There is a possibility, however, that we'll get exiled. Deep Blue was considered a god on our planet; I don't think that they'll be very happy with us."
"So you may need somewhere to live on Earth?" Sargent Sanatsu asked.
"I have two extra rooms," Keiichiro said. "There is the problem that there are three Cyniclons, however…"
"Kisshu can live with us," Ichigo said, pointing to her parents.
"Is that okay with your parents?" Sargent Sanatsu asked.
"I love it!" Sakura said.
Shintaro's jaw dropped. Finally he collected himself and said, "Fine, but you are NOT sleeping together, got it? Kisshu can have the guest room."
"Awww…." Ichigo and Kisshu said together. Shintaro glared at them, and they said, "Fine….."
"Looks like that's settled," Sargent Sanatsu said. "Let's all go home."
The other Mews and the police left, but Ichigo, her parents, the Cyniclons, and Keiichiro stayed.
"Mom, Dad, can I spend one more night at Kisshu's?" Ichigo asked.
"Fine….. but NO funny stuff," Shintaro said.
"YAY!" Ichigo said. She turned to Kisshu, Pai and Taruto and said, "Should we go?"
"Yep," Pai said. "Kisshu, can you teleport?"
"I don't know," Kisshu said.
"I'll take you," Pai said. He took Kisshu's shoulder and teleported, Taruto following with Ichigo.
Okay, that's it for tonight. I'm getting tired…