Disclaimer: I don't own Tokyo Mew Mew, because if I did, KISH WOULD HAVE HAD ICHIGO, MAYASA WOULD HAVE DIED, RYOU AND LETTUCE WOULD HAVE GOTTEN TOGETHER, AS WELL AS TART AND PUDDING, AND MINT AND ZAKURO!

Sorry about that pause, I had writer's block. I tried to figure out the government, and how Pudding's going to explain stuff, and what to do about Mint, Zakuro, Lettuce, and Ryou thing, so it took a while.

Note: I am writing two stories at once, so I might be a bit slow on updating. Thank you for understanding (my other story is Super Sayain Girls! DBGT)

Alien's Government

"So, where are you taking me?" asked Ichigo. She and Kish were walking aimlessly around the spaceship. A little boy passed by, followed by a woman. The woman looked apologetically at Kish.

"I'm sorry, Prince Kish, but you know kids," said the woman.

"It's all right," Kish smiled. The woman walked away.

"Prince?" asked Ichigo.

"I guess I should explain. You see, we have a unique kind of government. Three stones, the Immortal Stones, rule it. They decide who runs whom. So, these stones pick-"

"Wait, pick?"

"Yes, they have a mind of their own. They each have the personality of whoever carried them first mixed together. The three stones are, the fire stone, Elemental Fire, the Earth stone, Elemental Stone, and the light stone, Elemental Light. These are the three primary stones. There are three less primary, the runner-ups to the primary. The ones who carry the less primary stones are the one who takes over after one of the primary stones die. Then the primary stone that was there before, becomes the less-primary stone, and chooses a new heir." Ichigo looked at Kish with confusion.

"Okay, let me use myself as an example. I carry the dark stone, Elemental Dark. This is the stone I carry around my neck," said Kish, and he took out a necklace from under his shirt. It carried a dark stone, darker then dark itself. Ichigo reached out to touch it, but Kish quickly pulled it away.

"It burns anyone other then the one that was meant to carry it," said Kish. Ichigo nodded. Kish continued.

"The dark stone is the one who chooses the Prince who is heir Elemental Light, which is the most powerful stone. When the recent carrier of Elemental Light dies, then Elemental Dark and me become the primary and most powerful stone. Elemental Light then becomes a less primary stone, and picks a Prince to heir for Elemental Dark and me. Get it?" Ichigo nodded.

"So, the wind stone, Elemental Wind, is heir to Elemental Stone. The water stone, Elemental Water, is heir to Elemental Fire."

"So, who are the current holders of the stones?" asked Ichigo.

"Well, Elemental Fire belongs to Jaoul, a ruthless cat creature, who is both mean and cruel. No one knows why the stone picked him. Elemental Stone belongs to Delphia, a sweet and nice being, one fit to rule. She is a demon. The last stone, Elemental Light, belongs to Jazlyn, another nice being. She is a pixie, though a big one."

"Who carries the less primary stones?"

"I carry Elemental Dark, as I mentioned before. Silverstra, a half-human, half-snake creature, carries Elemental Water, and she is as mean and ruthless as Jaoul. Elemental Wind belongs to Marth, and he is sweet as well, though a little odd. Ah, here we are," breathed Kish. He opened a door.

"This is your room."

Tart leaned over Pudding.

"Pudding, please tell me what happened," he asked. It was the hundredth time he had asked her, and he was getting desperate. He wanted to kill Masaya for what he did, but he first had to know what had happened to Pudding.

"Well, you remember those kids I cared for, when you kidnapped me?" said Pudding, finally speaking. Tart felt as if something cold had grabbed his heart.

"Yeah?" he said, dreading for Pudding to say that nothing had happened to them.

"Well, Masaya came one day, asking if Ichigo was there. When I said no, he went mad with rage. I had to call the cops. So he was taken away, but no one was hurt. Then, the next day, I came home from school. I opened my door. When I go there, I found my precious siblings, on the floor, dead. I couldn't tell who was who, because they had been decapitated. One has a screwdriver in his throat. One girl had her leg taken off, another an arm. The rest I couldn't bear to see. Masaya even left a note. Sleep tight, it said. Then he burst in, then grabbed me. I was then tortured, earning me these scars. He stripped me, rapped me, and then used a knife to cut every part of my body."

Mint, Zakuro, and Lettuce followed Ryou to the café. It had been renovated, making it looked better. Lettuce was wearing the same outfit as before. Zakuro had to put on a hat, and a skirt. Her tail was under the skirt. Mint was trickier. The girls finally found out that her tail could be pushed up against her back, as well as her wings. When they had asked why they couldn't go back to human form, Ryou said he didn't know.

"Why did you renovate the café?" asked Zakuro.

"The other one burned down," said Ryou.

"What? How?" asked Lettuce.

"Someone set it on fire. They killed Keiichiro." At this, Mint fainted. Again.

"I'll bring her in," said Zakuro. She picked up Mint, using her newfound strength.

"Ryou, why are you doing this?" asked Lettuce.

"What do you mean?"

"Well, it must be a great stress to have to deal with this all over again, and with the death of Keiichiro..."

"I got over that."

"No, you didn't. I can tell. Please don't lie to me."

"All right, so I still do care. What does that matter? Why do I feel as if I shouldn't feel? Why? Why am I like this? Because Keiichiro is the only father figure I had left? Because he was the only one who actually cared for me? Because-"

"Don't yell at me. You've got it wrong."

"What?"

"I care about you. So does Zakuro, Mint, Ichigo, and Pudding. Ryou, you're always so distant, as if you see nothing. It makes us worry. It makes me worry," said Lettuce. Ryou looked at her, then collapsed into her arms, sobbing.

"I loved him so much," he sobbed into her shirt.

"I know, Ryou. Don't you ever let that love falter. But with it, don't lose sight of those who love you now." Ryou looked up.

"Thank you," he whispered.

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