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-yawns- so tired...must sleep...-passes out-

Cream: uhm...OK so thank you everyone for reading and thank you for reviewing -gives everyone a cake-

Ryou: -pokes Azure- ...she's not waking up any time soon...

Cream: well then, read on and enjoy while we try to wake up the author! :D

CHAPTER 35: Illusions

(Cream's POV)

There she is…lying in the bed…with a soft smile.

Why is she smiling, when she's dying?

"Cream, quit pacing, you're making a ditch in the floor." I shot a glare at Ryou who was casually sitting back in a chair. We were all in an apartment building, probably the only building around Tokyo Tower that hasn't been demolished.

The apartment we were in wasn't big, but we made it on ground level in case this building decides to crumble. A simple kitchen, bathroom, two bedrooms and a living room. We were all in one of the bedrooms, waiting patiently for Akasaka and Akio to return.

They went to a nearby medical center to get healing supplies for Vanilla…who hasn't woken up. "Shut up Ryou, were all on edge right now…" Mint growled, still biting her nails. We were all still in our mew outfits, besides my sister. She was wearing her school uniform but…let's just say it's a little bloody.

"We cleaned the wound so she's stable at the moment…there's nothing to worry about so let's focus on the matter at hand. We should-…" I gladly interrupted him.

"Where is Sora?" The room went quiet. "No one knows?" Masaya suddenly stepped forward, "I have a hunch Vanilla knows but…"

Again, it went quiet. "C'mon guys. We need to stop with madness before more of us fall." Ichigo boldly announced, tightening her fists. She's putting on her leader façade. "Pudding sad…Yoshiro-meanie hurt everyone with that blue ball…"

That's right…that jerk has godly powers…

~~~~Flashback~~~~ (I'm doing this every chapter O_O)

We've been battling these blockheads for HOURS! This isn't even FAIR!

We circled the demons who were in a triangle formation, there leader in the middle. "You dare oppose me?" His voice made majority of the mews and Cyniclons collapse.

It was only me, Zakuro, Pai, Kishu, and Mint. The others were on their knees, shaking. At least Ryou and Akasaka were okay. They were trying to send Masha out, getting a message to my lazy sister and the others.

"Katsumi…the illusion…now." The said demon flinched at the voice but shakily stood forward.

"Kuro-Genkaku! (Dark illusion!) "A dark cloud emitted from her hands. It was channeling into…the sky? The clouds started to turn black and fog started to roll in. "With this, we can monitor all of Tokyo…plus, it slows time around Tokyo Tower so there's less interference." Katsumi suddenly explained.

"Lord Yoshiro…the weapon atop the Tower still needs time to be charged…shall we?" Hiroki suggested (he hasn't talked in forever XD). Yoshiro scoffed and pointed at Takeru, who cowered. "Protect the forge, or I'll kill you." Takeru just ran off with his tail between his legs. Now I noticed Kishu and Mint were cowering at his deadly voice.

This is bad.

And it only got worse. Yoshiro unsheathed his katana and held it above his head. There, right above the point of it, a giant ball of energy was forming. It sparkled with electricity and power…and then there was an enormous flash of light.

The ground rumbled and I could hear screams. In a mere second, the color came back and everyone was on the ground. I…couldn't see if they were alive or not…but I did notice Zakuro and Pai were still standing. Barely.

"Zakuro, we need to-…" I didn't get to finish. Yoshiro instantly had his hand around my throat, dangling me in the air.

"Take out the others…" Hiroki and Katsumi nodded, charging at Pai and Zakuro. I stared into the red eyes of the demon, who grinned malevolently.

"Put me…down you…overgrown toad…" He raised an eyebrow and chuckled darkly, "You have spunk…I'll give you that…perhaps you will be my new weapon?" His grip on my neck tightened and I let out a troubled scream, yelling the only word that came to mind-

"HELP!"

~~~~End of Flashback~~~~

That power…it just radiated evil and death…I still don't know how it didn't affect me, Zakuro, or Pai. Maybe there's a limit?

"We need to find a way to counter him…" Zakuro spoke, biting her lip. She must be frustrated about it as well.

"Twin mews are strong but I can only possess one being at a time…"

"We need Vanilla." I blurted without thinking. They all gave me 'WTF' looks. "I know she's unconscious but Lettuce, Zakuro, remember when we went to the museum?" they raised their eyebrows but nodded.

"Remember when Vanilla and I combined our attacks? We destroyed EVERYTHING!" I waved my arms around to emphasis 'everything'. Realization spread across their faces and Ryou stood from his chair. "Cream's on to something…maybe all the mews can combine their powers? We have done stuff close to that…"

"This is great! If we all combine our powers, we can blow that Lord Yoshiro guy sky high!" Ichigo cheered and Masaya chuckled at her. Great, more romance. (You have no room to speak Cream -_-).

"Then what are we waiting for? We should go!" Mint smiled, pulling up her gloves. "Wait a minute! We still have no idea how to use all our powers at once!" Lettuce interrupted, stopping Ichigo and Mint from charging out the door.

"Cream, do you remember how you used yours?" Pai asked. Kishu and Taruto were talking about something in the corner, and for some reason Taruto was blushing madly. "Well…we just kind of attacked and it fused…I really don't know how it happened…" I sighed, scratching the back of my head.

"Hmm…Ryou, do you think emotions might trigger it?" Ryou seemed to pondering this before turning to me. I answered before he could ask, "Our emotions weren't any different from what you'd expect…we were laughing our heads off at first…then we were screaming bloody murder…I honestly don't know."

"It was your first time fighting together…hmmm…maybe if you two attack in unison and 'fuse' as you called it, the mews attacks will do so as well." Pai analyzed and Ryou nodded. Wow, a lot of big words that I have no time to listen too.

"We can't wait for her to wake up." Zakuro deadpanned, and we all sighed. She was right. It could be days before Vanilla regained consciousness. We'll just have to go off of what we have.

And that isn't much. We got our mutts handed to us last battle.

"Plus, they keep speaking about a weapon charging and a forge that needs protecting. I'd suggest splitting up to discover these two, but that'd thin out our man power." Ryou announced. "Then why don't we go for the weapon that seems like the most important one. Don't forges make weapons? So maybe they are the same thing. We'll just have to go to the top of Tokyo Tower and find out." Ichigo stated, and we all agreed.

This was going to be a fight to remember.

(Takeru's POV)

Finally, I thought they'd never leave.

I slowly crept through the window to the apartment, careful not to make a noise. This is going to be tricky.

My gaze settled on the girl in bed, snuggling under the covers. This was the second time I've seen her asleep…I seriously need to confess to her while she's conscious.

I'm running out time with her…he won't allow it.

In fact, he's probably going to bash my face in for not guarding the forge like ordered. I sighed as I walked over to the bedside. This was a lot more important…besides; the mews aren't going to the forge.

They don't know the weapon is atop the Tower while the forge is at its base. And no…this forge doesn't make weapons at all…

She stirred a bit in her sleep, causing me to flinch. Even while unconscious, you never know when someone will randomly wake up.

I know this from trying to prank Katsumi…it never goes my way. I again sighed and scratched the back of my head. The girl I want in this world is right here and…

Jeez, I feel like such an idiot. Why couldn't I have left Lord Yoshiro?

Being with her is so much better than a nagging Katsumi, dark Hiroki, and frightening Yoshiro. She's changed so much and…I haven't. I'm still the villain and I don't like it.

I don't think the others like it either, but do it to avoid Lord Yoshiro's wrath.

I slowly leaned forward and removed a strand of hair from her face. "How are you doing, Vanilla?" Her name sounded so…different. I kind of liked it better then calling her foxy.

I sighed again. That's been happening a lot lately. I gently sat on the edge of the bed, criss–crossed. Luckily, it didn't wake her. "Sorry about earlier Vanilla…I can't stand up to him..." My bangs covered my eyes.

"He plans on destroying Tokyo…the world…he's lost his mind…and I can't do anything to stop him." I paused a moment to listen to the silence in the air.

"I used to think things would get better…but they've only gotten worse…but I promise," I stood up and bent over, placing a kiss on her lips. I quickly pulled away when she moved a bit, "…I'll make things right…" I finished.

And with that, I jumped out the window into the starless night.

Forgetting to close the window.

(Cream's POV)

We stood at the base of the Tower, looking up into the fog. It's lessened a bit since the illusion started, which only means the demons are getting closer to finishing their plan. Whatever that 'plan' may be.

"C'mon guys…let's go?" Lettuce suggested and we slowly nodded. We weren't that ready to face Yoshiro again…he scared the crap out of me.

We got into the Tower and took the elevator up (Sorry for those of you who have actually been to Tokyo Tower, I haven't so I'm making things up). It was…weird. The elevator music was quite old, and sounded more like we were being chased by Dracula. Stupid vampire music.

"Is everyone ready?" Ichigo suddenly asked and we nodded. Ryou would be heading back to the Cyniclon ship. Trust vanilla to hijack it, at least Pai let it slide. For now.

Speaking of Cyniclons, they probably are already up on the Tower, battling. Curse their teleporting skills.

"Hey guys…" They turned to me, "When this is over, let's have a huge party." We all smiled and giggled at the thought. "Pudding will get Akasaka to make that sugar bottle for Vanilla!" That only made us laugh harder.

Ding!

"We're there." Zakuro announced, breaking the laughter. We held our breaths as we stepped out onto the top floor of the Tower. It was empty, which didn't surprise me.

"Let's go!" and with that, we began our climb to the top of the Tower.

Completely unaware of the red eyes watching.

still...so sleepy...BUT ANWAYS Vanilla is still alive so DON'T KILL ME!

the next chapter will be the start of the final battle

Cream: it's about time!

...or i could make it a filler chapter -_-

Cream: OH GOD NO!

that's what i thought

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