Tokyo Mew Mew is, indeed, a product of Tokyo, and not yours truly, so how about you give me a break! I just have a really active imagination and quite a bit of free time!

Devi: Wow, chapter 5 already! I can't believe how far we've come! –weeps with joy-

Pai: -is again reading his chemistry magazine- Yeah… right… mmm hmm…

Devi: Would you, at the LEAST, give some support? These readers HAVE survived thus far, you know!

Pai: Indeed, but have I not?

Devi: But you're WAY used to it by now, right?

Pai: -looks down at aged ankle shackles- Riiiight…

Devi: Oh, and have you noticed how my chapter titles just get longer and longer? Maybe I'm starting a new trend!

Pai: Or perhaps you have very poor skills when it comes to naming said titles.

Devi: -tiny vein pops, but disappears and she smiles- I love you too much to hate you, Pai. Now, my dear readers, have fun in chapter 5! Here, at least Amai has a friend to lean on!

Chapter 5: Full Time Help Wanted, Fighting Earth and Cooking

Space

The Next Day

Amai had awoken early that morning, long before any others had. Sitting at the edge of her bed, staring blankly through the window, which gave her a great view of Earth, she tried pondering what had happened mere hours ago. After the experiment, she woke up and found Kiken, Kaida and Tart, then Makie soon got up as well. While Makie and Amai slowly discovered their new bodily additions, Tart ran out to get Pai, and when discovering her tail, Amai then blacked out.

Wishing only to push this thought aside, Amai's mind almost forcefully brought up Ryou's image. She blushed as she remembered in perfect detail how Ryou reacted the very last moment she had seen him. Though this image was a tad bit blurry, being seen through tears, she still pretty much knew how hurt she made him. She was now breaking her promise, and could do nothing about it.

The sun was slowly beginning to set upon Tokyo, as well as the ship, when Amai heard a moaning from the bed next to hers. Amai sighed, "Good… morning…" she said in a low tone as Makie sat up.

Surprised with the greeting, Makie fully awoke quite quickly, "Oh… yeah… you too!" she replied with a smile.

It didn't take Makie long to figure out what Amai had been doing. From the light blush of her cheeks and the deeply saddened look, Makie tilted her head and sighed as well, "I'm really sorry about… you having to go through this…" she apologized slowly as she climbed out of her bed and sat softly next to Amai.

Makie stared at Amai's face for a moment, her zebra ears flattened, showing her internal mood. Amai looked up slowly, and then to Makie, "It isn't your fault. This is fate. I deserve it." she replied after somewhat of a long, silent pause.

Arching a brow, Makie placed her hand on Amai's shoulder, "What do you mean? Nobody deserves a fate such as this, trust me!" she said with a forced laugh, in hopes of encouraging a smile from her.

"I did a lot wrong, but it doesn't matter, really. Karma has returned to me, and I'm… I'm willing to accept it."

"Do you mind if I ask… what you did?"

Amai wasn't surprised, she had apparently blabbed on, so Makie was entitled to an explanation, "My friend and I… were really close… but I think I really hurt him by running away when I realized how truly close we were…" she explained.

Makie smirked, "Oh! So it's a boy problem, huh? Well, if you think of it this way… you didn't really run away, right? I mean, Pai is the one who picked you, and kidnapped you, really, so…"

"No… before that… he and I were so close, our noses were touching, and just as we began to close ours eyes and get even closer… I bolted." Amai said, guilt-ridden.

"Oh, so you guys were gonna kiss?" Makie asked, truly getting into the story.

Amai face turned a bright, ruby red as she turned to face Makie again, "WHAT? Oh… well… it would… appear so… Yeah… we really were…" she replied, absorbing the realization of 'close encounter.'

"Don't worry about it! If you look on the bright side, if it really was that humiliating… you might not have to face him again… unless, of course… that isn't how you feel!" Makie arched a brow, with her smirk still firm. She elbowed Amai, trying to nudge a smile out of her.

Amai was completely taken back as she slowly responded, "Of… of course I want to see him again… he's my best friend, no matter what… it's just all depends on… if he wants to see me again."

Before Makie could react, they both heard the door slide open. As they turned around, they found Pai standing right in the door way, with his same stern face. His eyes were shut as he held two, tall and long rectangular boxes.

As he opened his mouth to speak, Pai was suddenly stopped abruptly when a pillow smacked him straight in the face, "You JERK! YOU KNOW WERE NOT DRESSED!" Makie shouted as she saw now, unexpectedly, standing in the middle of the room, staring directly at Pai. Her fists were held firmly high as she reached for the pillow on Amai's bed. "Get out, you PERV!"

Pai's vein bulged as her slowly opened his eyes, "This attitude is greatly unappreciated. Now, if you would please cease this childish and moronic behavior and change into your mandatory attire…" he nearly demanded, only in a more polite tone. With that, he turned back around, but before he stepped out the door, he turned his head towards Amai, who now stood right behind Makie, quaking a bit. "And I strongly suggest that you do not use her advice… it may be a grave mistake…" he said in a much more grim tone.

With that, Pai stepped out and the door slid close right behind him. Amai stood, mystified and, quite frankly, really scared. He was threatening her, and in such a bland and careless way, which was something she was far from used to.

"C'mon… let's go see what Mr. Holier-Than-Thou brought for us!" Makie exclaimed with a playful snarl.

The boxes had their names printed right on the lids, so Makie took Amai's from the top and handed it to her with a smile, "You wanna see what it is first?" She winked.

Amai grasped the box and slowly drew it closer, examining the box carefully. "Is it… safe?" she asked, looking back up to Makie.

Makie picked up her own box and shrugged. "Well, there is only one way to find out!" she exclaimed, "But if you want, we can open them at the same time, alright?"

"Um… sure…"

"Alright! Ichi!

"Ni…"

"SAN!"

Amai slowly pulled the lid off, as Makie nearly bit it off, but they were both greatly horrified with the innards.

This uniform was indeed a great surprise. As they both slowly pulled it out, article by article, they then placed them in order on their beds.

Makie's luckily, was a full maid-like halter dress, though quite tight from top to bottom, a bottom which ended quite a few inches above the knee. Most of the material was a pleasant black velvet, and coming from the seams, and from the chest, and the bottom is a lacy red cloth. There is then a neat, red apron with a gold ribbon hold the apron on firmly, everything looking quite frilly and flowing. The black leather boots have a tad bit of the same red lacy material. Makie, ignoring the girder the fit a little too high up her leg, as she topped the glorious outfit off with a maids cap, made with, yet again, the lacy red cloth.

Blushing quite a bit, Amai tried her maid outfit on as well. The halter top went only down a mere half inch past the ribs, and her skirt starting just below the hips, her stomach was left exposed to a great extent. Her main fabric which was the base of both skirt and top was, just a Makie's, smooth velvet, only of a slate grey shading. The apron on her skirt was a spotless, frilly white, and tied around her waist with a long, black strip of material, in a neat and orderly bow. Poofing her skirt outwards was a very lacy white fabric, which matched perfectly with the lacey fabric coming from the V shaped cut in the chest of the top, as well as her armband and chocker. The said armband and choker was made of the slate grey velvet. She had a slight difficulty slipping into her rather HIGH healed boots, mad of a darkish grey leather, the top lined with the lacey material. To finish off, she flattened her hair and placed her white maid's cap, which was an exact copy of Makie, right atop her head.
They both stood, staring at each other in stunned amazement. Amai placed her head in front of her mouth as she took a step back, "These are so… provocative…" she gasped, her face growing into s sturdy red.

Makie gave a quick spin and snarled, "Who in the GALAXY would have the mentality to design… these?" she asked, attempting to stretch her dress to come at least close to her knees.

Amai nodded slowly, "I… guess…" she replied.
Checking her outfit one final time, Makie sighed, "C'mon, we don't want Mr. Cranky Pants to be alone for too long, he might hurt himself!" she winked as she stepped towards the door.

Amai gave a slight chuckle as she smiled. Makie's bright attitude might really help prove that she wasn't truly in the hell that flies above the heavens. She ran after Makie as they both stepped into the hall, which, as the bedroom, was lined with metal sheets, lit somewhat dimly with some strange light boards, which were separated evenly along the ceiling. Aside from the door in which they hard just surfaced, there were 2 others at that end of the hallway, one right across, and the other at the ending wall.
Makie watched as Amai looked back towards those doors. "Those are Kaida and Kiken's rooms. They are VERY privileged. Apparently, their father is the leader of the alien army, the very top of the military pyramid. Which mean he works right under the queen, and THAT, my friend means LOADS of yoken! And I mean at least 8 million a week for allowance!" she explained.
Amai arched a brow as she turned her head and attention back to Makie, "Yoken?" she asked in confusion.
"Oh! That's right! Well, yoken is the alien currency… worth about 100 yen to you guys down in Tokyo!" Makie replied, using her arms to gesture random hand motions.

Nodding her head in understanding, Amai stopped just as Makie did. They were perhaps halfway down the hall, at what appeared to be a three way hallway intersection. Just to the right were three more doors.
"Those are Kish, Tart, and…'Master Pai's' rooms." Makie said with a slight bit of anger in her voice, "Whom I fear made these outfits… but if I think any more of that, I WILL throw up, so shall we?" she puffed, offering to continue her tour.

Amai nodded, and with that, again, they were off again. It was only a mere few minutes before they finally reached the end on the narrow and curvy hall. There was a simple stair case and a door right next to it.

It was here that Makie put on a more serious face. Here, is the more… office area. Up the stairs is where the five of them prepare and… well… converse with the leader…" she said slowly.

"Leader? I had assumed that Pai was the leader…" she stated in confusion.
Makie shook her head, "Now, Pai is just a mere worker under the leader. They call him Master Deep Blue. Now… I don't think any of them, including myself, have actually never seen him, although, when I had once went in there with Kish… it was a large green room with these odd… floating sticks, and then when Deep Blue comes to communicate, the room turns blue and black, and filled with what look sorta like stars… it's really freaky." She said in a quite frankly tone.

Amai looked up the stairs to the door at the top, her eyes wide open. This place had yet to cease to amaze her. This color-changing room is something that was quite unimaginable. With a sigh, she nodded again, "Oh boy…" seemed to be all she was able to mutter, "That's… just simply wow…"

Makie nodded as well, "Yeah, I know, it is pretty… wow… huh?"

Just as Amai opened her mouth to reply, the door to the side of the stairs slid open, "It has gone far past your ten minute expected time…" Pai said as he stepped out of the darkness of inside the room beyond the door.
Both Amai and Makie jumped, "GEEZ! You scared me! And what's the big deal, I was giving her the…"

"You were delaying the session." Pai barked, cutting Makie off.

"Alright! We're coming! Lead the way, El Capitan!" she replied sarcastically, saluting him.

He simply snarled, "Just go in…" he ordered.

Within the room, which Amai found out to be, indeed, the training room, it seemed to be a dome shaped room, lined with some plastic like material which was difficult to see with the lack of light. The only lights in the room were these flouting orbs, which were hovering at different heights, the lowest at least 100 feet off of the ground. Under her feet, the floor was lined with fake, synthetic grass, that would easily regain it's composure after the three of them walked past, stopping when Pai did in the center of the room.

"This is where you are going to be spending just about half of every day in, training until we find your abilities and obedience fit for your final test…" he explained.

Makie sighed, blowing a lock of hair from her face, "What is this 'final test'? I mean, you guys have been going on and on about this, and then you start sending Kish to Earth regularly… I just don't get this… AT ALL!" she said with a snarl, admitting her complete and utter confusion.

Pai rolled his eyes as slowly, a screen lowered it's self from the abyss of the pitch-black ceiling. Just as suddenly as the screen had appeared, so had what seemed to be a keyboard like gadget that rested on a pillar that looked as though it was seamlessly attached to the keyboard.

With the tap of a few of the oddly shaped buttons, the screen became alive as Pai stepped aside,

As the screen lit up, a movie began to play. There was a young girl, about 13 years old, who was standing right in front of a large, dog like creature, oddly deformed and very oddly colored. As another girl, with dark, navy blue hair stood, screaming as the monster approached her, the red haired girl suddenly pulled out a gold pendant, and with a few magic-like words and quite a bit of fancy glitter and such, she transformed into what looked like a dream superhero. Her hair turned pick, and she was suddenly dressed in a cute pink dress, but what could catch anyone's attention above all, was the girl's unexpected growth of large cat ears and a long cat tail.

As Amai and Makie both became mesmerized with this paranormal transformation, Pai leaned over and pressed a single button as the movie began fast forwarding. He then pressed another button as it began to replay. The blue haired girl had now transformed, into a light blue outfit, and a bird's wings, as well as tail. With some more magical and enchanting words and poses, the monster was hit with a powerful source that came in the form of a glorious light. With the final blow, the monstrous dog creature slowly shrunk and became a normal dog, as a little jelly fish creature flew out of it and was eaten by a flouting pink creature.

Pai pressed a few lass buttons as the screen and keyboard quickly returned to where they had suddenly one came, "Now, any questions?" he asked, which the slightest, nearly impossible to decipher, bit of sarcasm.

"What the hell was that?" Makie shouted right away.

Pai snarled, "That, was your enemies, attacking our own monster." Pai explained.

Amai raised her hand, almost as if she had to, "So, those girls… were the enemy?" she asked, slowly lowering her hand.

"Indeed. And there are soon going to be three more, which will be discovered and we will then do a great amount of research for you both to be able to go beyond their abilities." He responded.

"By why are we fighting against them? I mean, I don't think they were doing anything bad…" Makie said smugly as she placed her arms behind her head in boredom.

Pai raised his head, "It is not only those girls, but the entire human race, that we are fighting against… because before they came to inhabit that planet, it was ours. But then, us leaving even for the slightest amount of time, gave them the most opportune moment to steal what was rightfully ours. That planet was beautiful and filled with life, life with no fear what so ever. But the human's negligent attitude towards the entire planet and all of its life is unacceptable…" he explained, showing great passion in every word he said.

Amai's eyes slowly began to widen and widen. She was going to fight against her home. Why?

"Yeah, so… what are these monsters?" Makie asked, now really focusing more of her finger nails, which provided her with more stimuli.

With a slight smirk, Pai held both of his hands out as, with a glow of light, two of the jelly fish seen in that movie appeared in his hand, "You will indeed find out right now."