I, Devi, do NOT own Tokyo Mew Mew and must admit that eating a banana peel when acting is NOT gross! So, if there are any disagreements, then let them be filed in the complaint room in Vermont, the other, small Wisconsin.

Devi: Hey guys! I missed you! You may not have known this, but I have been working on this chapter for quite a while, and it is filled to the brim with fun stuff, as well as some scary stuff. It's a mixture of all of the things needed in a Mew Devi fic!

Pai: You're quite accurate with your rendition of Kish… that dose seem to be some things that he would say, and/or do…

Devi: RIGHT? That's what Sara said! I can really act pervy well! I practice all the time at school, as Kish AND Miroku, of course!

Pai: Is that a truly good thing?

Devi: Yeah… I mean, these skills WERE important factor for this chapter! How else could I get some good funny in there? You ALWAYS need comic relief, especially since this is going to be a tad bit sappy and sad at times.

Pai: But for myself or that….. blonde, male, moronic human…

Devi: His name is Ryou, and if I were to tell you that, I would be ruining the ending!

Pai: You do know your taking up a lot of page room to type this pointless conversation…

Devi: OMG! I AM SOO SORRY! I just went ranting! ENJOY GUYS!

Chapter 4: Hello and Welcome, New Dark Mew Mew, To Parts, Unknown

After waiting in the lobby until sunrise, Ryou awoke on the lobby couch at the crack of dawn to find that he had fallen asleep, awaiting Amai's return. He slowly sat up and peered at the clock above the front desk, reading that is was barely even 6:00. Perhaps Amai had returned late, after he had fallen asleep and had Keiichirou drive her back home. He had really counted on seeing her soon, because he could never live with himself if he were to cause any problems in the relationship they had built so strong for so long.

He stood up with a stretch, placing his hands in his pockets as he walked towards the front door, peering out upon the newly risen sun. Feeling the sun's warmth on his face, he sighed, wondering if he should call the house in order to see if Amai was home safely or just wait to see Keiichirou. With another sigh, Ryou turned around and started for the lab. Just as he rounded the corner, he heard the revolving door turn as somebody entered the building. Ryou popped his head back to see the new visitor to find non-other then Keiichirou entering. Ryou quickly turned his whole body back around and began back, towards Keiichirou, "Hey! When did you drive Amai home?" He asked as Keiichirou began taking his coat off.

"Oh, I didn't…" Keiichirou replied, arching a brow.

Ryou was completely taken back, "Wha... well, is she even home?" Ryou asked, stopping dead in his tracks in intrigue. Keiichirou stopped as well, his back to Ryou as he draped his coat over Amai's chair. Letting the coat slide off of the chair, Keiichirou spun around,

"No… so I assumed she had come back here and stayed with… Ryou?" Keiichirou shouted as Ryou raced for the door. Keiichirou darted quickly after him.

For hours, they searched all over Tokyo, from market places to strip malls, from hospitals to even schools. They first checked her apartment, finding only an empty cup of coffee and a not so properly made bed.

There was not a trace, nor sighting of her throughout Tokyo. On the drive back from their day long search, Ryou sat restlessly in his seat, "She said she was in Inohara Park!" He said, almost to himself, "Plus, she was almost out of breath. She must have been chased IN Inohara Park." He explained, turning himself forward in his seat.

Keiichiro's grip on the steering wheel tightened slightly, "But we walked up and down each and every path… we found nothing…" Keiichiro tried to explain in return to Ryou's comment, only in a softer tone inorder not to quirk Ryou's anger and worry any farther. Ryou just turned back to the window for a few moments, deep in thought.

Keiichiro would go from looking at the road, then Ryou, and then back to the road. With a deep, understanding sigh, Keiichiro turned the car around, "Perhaps we could look a tad bit harder in Inohara Park… huh?" He asked with a wink.

Ryou gave a half smile, turning back to Keiichirou, "Thanks…"

In Space

Amai suddenly awoke to find herself in what look like a cylinder shaped tank. She floated in a thin, green liquid. Strapped to her face was some type of oxygen mask, which was very small, just enough to cover her nose and mouth. Inside of the mask was a little piece inserted into the mouth, which was a microphone, allowing her to communicate with those within hearing rang of the speakers that surrounded the room. A very small, slender tube connected the mask to the lid of the tank, providing her with her air as well as leading the wire of the mic up to some antenna.

Slowly becoming more and more awake and aware of her surrounds, Amai found herself with her hands and feet tied together, her hands behind her back. She slowly and sluggishly attempted to struggle free, her weary eyes looked outwards from the tank as she continued to struggle. It was when she saw more eyes viewing back at her that she stopped abruptly.

Not only could she see other eyes, leering at her, she saw her reflection in the glass, and grew suddenly very pale. She wore nothing but her bra and panties. She was wide awake now, not caring about the leering eyes as she began to struggle free again. Amai grunted and moaned as the metal feeling ropes only scratched at her skin.

She stopped and tried to propel herself against the glass, "What is this?" She asked herself.

"Please refrain from injuring yourself before we begin the procedure…" Pai's voice came from a speaker just outside of the tank's lid. Amai looked up, her eyes wide, nearly popping out of her head.

"Why is she naked?" Tarts voice asked with an almost annoyed voice.

"I don't know… I kinda like it!" Kish's voice spoke, this one with a tint of pervertedness, "Very nice figure! And I must say, the frilly panties are a nice touch!"

"Really nice, Kish!" Makie shouted. Amai looked to the side of her tank to find Makie in another tank, untied, floating angrily with her arms crossed, also not wearing a thing but her bra and panties, "You are a real perv, you know that? Have you seen what I was wearing?" she then asked in a jealous and sarcastic tone.

"Yeah, but I've seen you like that before!" Kish replied with a smirk, teleporting in front of Makie's tank and giving her a wink.

Makie grunted angrily, "And WHERE did you see me nearly naked?" She demanded.

Kish laughed, "Let's see, when you were in your room, just before you were going into the shower…"

"Oh REALLY?" Makie cut him off, "Well, you spoiled the surprise then, didn't you? Oh well! I guess I'll never get to dress like this just for you!" she responded, leaning back against the glass behind her and sticking her tongue out.

Pai looked to Makie's tank with his emotionless eyes, "Would you two please…" he stated as they both straightened themselves out, Kish teleporting back besides him.

Makie saluted him, "Yes SIR, Master PAI sir!" she said sarcastically.

Pai rolled his eyes and looked up at Amai, "Amai Chisou… fifteen years of age…. 86 pounds…. 5 feet, 5 inches…….." he recited, looking down at a glowing computer screen at the bass of her tank, "animal of infusion….." he stopped and looked up, "It's still searching for a suitable match…." He explained in a patient tone.

Within seconds he looked back down to see the computer's results, "Animal of infusion…. African zebra…." He read.

Amai arched a brow, her eyes still nearly popping out of her head, "In…. infusion?" she stuttered.

Pai looked up, right into her face, "Indeed…." He responded, looking back down at his computer.

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Earth

Ryou pushed himself through a bush and back to the main path of Inohara Park, still holding is wallet which he had found just minutes ago, "This is all I could find… Keiichirou?" He asked, stopping to find that his friend was no longer where he had originally been waiting.

Ryou slowly stepped towards the fountain and sat on the edge softly. He held the wallet firmly, staring at it with great anticipation and worry. He ever so gently opened it, and greatly to his dismay, he found his own ID cards inside. It was, indeed, the wallet he had given to Amai when she left for the store. He quickly closed it with a snap and just simply held in between both of his palms. His eyes were wide as his every breath grew shorter.

As he stood abruptly, Keiichirou finally coming from the bushes, opposite where Ryou had immerged, holding what appeared to be a mere pile of broken plastic, "Ryou… I am so sorry but…" Keiichirou said softly as walked in front of his and placed the many bits of plastic on the fountain next to him.

Upon observation, Ryou was again crushed. It was what was left of Amai's cell phone, and what was left of all hope of seeing her again. At least, unknown to them, just not for a very long while.

Space

"I'm sorry… but what do you mean by… infusion?" Amai asked in disbelief. She bit her lip so hard, it slowly grew red a sore.

Pai rolled his eyes from his computer up to Amai's face, observing her for quite along while. He finally hit a few more buttons and rolled his eyes again, "Since discovering the human's defense upon discovering our plans of invasion, we were able to hack into one of the humans who have a project of great proportions… in which we will then counter fight with our own version of said plan…" he explained in a matter-of-factly tone.

With her jaw slowly dropping, Amai slowly began to realize that everything was indeed quite real and she was in apparently in grave danger, to say the least. "Please… why?" she begged, pressing her forehead against the glass.

Ignoring Amai's pleads, Pai simply continued to stare downwards at the computer screen, "Test subjects, prepare for infusion…" He finally announced to Amai and Makie.

Looking over to see Makie, taking a deep breath as she braced herself, Amai mirrored. Looking down through her narrowed, wincing eyes, she saw Pai hitting yet one more button, and then, in a flash and a slight pain in her back, Amai found herself suddenly in a world of glitter and colors, her body glowing in a mysterious light. With the ropes gone and her seemingly just floating in this fantasy world, she slowly drifted around, in an almost sleep like state, only with her eyes wide open, and still seeing the dream.

Before long, Amai came to an abrupt as she bumped into… a pink and purple zebra? She was completely and utterly taken back by the sudden appearance of this safari beauty. Reaching out slowly, she patted its head gently, as it leaned against her hand right away with affection. Slowly, the colors around them began to fad, and the zebra leaped into her chest, she began to not only fall downwards, but she also felt a sense of sudden calmness and glee. Then, the moment her feet reached solid ground, she was out like a light.

One Month Later

Space

"She has been all sleepy and stuff for-EVER!" moaned Tart as her sat on his knees next to a cot-like bed. He rested his head on his hands in a quite bored position, showing Kaida and Kiken, who stood behind, how much he truly didn't want to be there.

The room they were in was rather tiny, holding only two of those cot-like beds, and the tiniest of walk-in closets. The walls were basically thin multi-colored sheets of metal, screwed and melted together. There was but a single, circular window, viewing down onto Earth from far up in the skies.

Kaida jumped onto Tarts head and stood firmly as she crossed her arms. As she peered down onto the bed, there lied Amai, still unconscious from her ever so stressful day.

"You are SUCH a dork!" Kaida shouted proudly from atop Tart's head.

Tart growled, "Not as much as you are!" He shouted right back to her as he grabbed her ankle and tossed her behind him, having her stop herself just above the other cot-like bed, leaving her hovering inches above the also comatose Makie.

Kiken rolled her eyes as she grabbed her younger sibling by the ankle and yanked her away from the snoozing Makie, "Would you children please not act so… childish? I mean, darling, the longer they sleep, the better!" Kiken smirked, allowing Kaida to yank herself out of her hand.

Kaida floated up to face Kiken eye-to-eye, "Hey! I am the one who has the HIGHEST degree in education!" Kaida disagreed, "So don't you DARE go around saying I'm childish, 'CAUSE I AM MOST CERTANLY NOT!"

"Mmmm?" Amai moaned as she turned abruptly in her cot and slowly sat up, rubbing her eyes wearily. With a yawn, her eyes slowly opened and her arms stretched up above her head.

After a few moments of Amai stretching her arms and rubbing her eyes, she sluggishly turned her head to find Kaida, Tart, and Kiken, staring in amazement. Recognizing them instantly, she screamed and pushed her herself back against the wall, "OH NO! NO NO NO NO NO!" she shouted.

Just as instantly as Amai had been awaken, Makie slowly yawned at sat up, looking upon the scene with a newly awaken smile, "'Morning?" she declared.

Amai twitched slightly as she grabbed the blanket and held it closely. She bit her lip firmly as she felt her entire body shiver. "I know… that I may have been asking…. quite a few questions……… but where am I?" she asked very slowly, releasing her lip as she attempted to take a deep breath.

Kiken just simply rolled her eyes, "Darling, welcome to our humble abode… where you are quite unwelcome…." she explained.

Amai tried breathing slowly, "Then… why was I taken from home?" she asked, slowly releasing the blanket.

Kaida jumped onto Amai's bed, "Don't listen to my EVER so moronic sister! If Pai-sama didn't want you, then he wouldn't have wasted his precious experiment on you!" she laughed.

"Experiment? You mean those… tubes….? And… that's when he said…." Amai slowly started piecing together everything.

Kaida intervened, "Infusion! Yeah! That was the experiment! He infused you and Makie with… en…. en…" Kaida stopped, trying to pronounce the word which was stuck on her tongue.

Kiken sighed, "Endangered…"

"Right! You and Makie were infused with en-dan-gered earth animals! Makie is the ADORABLE San Joaquin kit fox! It really is SUPER cute! And then you are an African Plains Zebra!" Kaida explained.

Amai arched a brow as she slowly released the blanket. Her eyes moved from Kaida to Makie, who still remained sitting upright in her bed, yawning and staring blankly at the wall in front of her, in her 'Makie Morning Stare.' Amai's eyes grew wide as her eyes came upon Makie's new pointy ears. They were much larger and wider, covered in light beige fur. They were almost exactly as Kaida had said, that San Joaquin kit fox. How bizarre.

Makie slowly but surly yawned herself into a much more aware state as she finally looked towards the rest with a much more awake smile, "Morning!" she announced proudly, her fox-like ears perking. Her eye twitch as she continued to smile, her eyes directly staring at Amai's head, "Wow! Is that what happened in this experiment? DAMMIT! ME TOO?" she then shouted, placing her hands on her head.

"Wha…..what?" Amai stuttered as her left hand slowly slid up her cheek and up her jaw bone, then… to her… head. Her eyes were indeed gone! She gasped as she jumped up, now standing on the bed, her arms now on her head. She could feel the long, furry ears at the top of her head as the pressed her arms against them harder and harder.

Tart's eye twitched as well when he saw Amai in her bra and panties again, "Ew… I'm going to get Pai…" he said in a monotone. He walked towards the auto-sliding door, not bending his knees or elbows, "Girls… are so… gross!" he muttered slowly as the door slide closed behind him.

Amai jumped off the bed, giving out silent screams as her new-found ears moved slowly while her arms squished them softly, "I… I can't… what?" she half asked, half stuttered. She whined as she ran around the room in circles.

Makie slowly stepped out of her bed and ran after Amai, tackling her to the ground from behind, "RELAX! Don't go flipping out on us now! The 'best' has yet to come, trust me!" she laughed as she slowly rolled off of Amai. As she then sat up, she jumped up in pain, "OUCH! My butt!" she shouted as she looked behind her. Makie had almost squashed her tail, which was discovered, coincidentally, at that very moment.

Amai gazed upon the now frantic Makie, who, just as Amai had done, ran in circles around the room, shouting and ranting. Makie's new tail was of the same beige color as her eyes, and quite a good four feet long, the fur thin at her tail bone, and grew puffier until it becomes a thin point at the tip. Makie stopped running and screaming just as suddenly as she had started, only to look behind her, trying with very little energy to sway it. As it slowly began wagging, Makie's face of confusion and fear, turn to sheer childish joy, as she then began to almost dance around the room with her new-found-friend.

Amai was quite confused with Makie's now joyful out look, when suddenly, she felt a tug from her own back-side. Turning her head, she found Kaida pulling at Amai's own zebra tail. With that last action, Amai was then out like a light, yet again.

Makie's sudden mood swings were just the beginning of what Amai had to endure. Kiken's snobby nosed attitude, Kaida's immature yet intellectual manner, Tart's rudeness, Kish's pervertedness, and then Pai's over bearing demands and quite violent out bursts. Amai had to endure it all, as 'Master Pai' will demand, with no hope of ever seeing her world ever again.