Chapter EIGHT! OMG! I never thought this day would come!

Kisshu:o.o; OMG? What's that about?

Satou: Hey, I thought it'd be fun 3

Kisshu: ... It was stupid. ; Oh well.

Satou: Now it's time for more DREAM WORLD!

Kisshu: -waves a flag miserably- Yaaaay...

(Dream World)

"Ribbon Amme SMACK!"

"Ribbon Universal whip."

Mew Universe and Mew Amme were fighting their very hardest in Dream World, both struggling to hold back the strange "Nightmare Bugs" that had been created by Satoshi and Hikari. The "Nightmare Bugs" were like annoying flys and black butterflies that hurt to touch. There was a swarm of them gathered around the two Mews and their nightmare powers had a negative effect on the Dream Mews, who were barely able to breath and attack.

"Ribbon AMME SMACK! SMACK SMACK SMACK! Smack... Sma...ack..." Mew Amme fell over and curled into a ball, trying to block out the bugs. They wee making her dizzy and she felt so helpless. They were like a dark cloud and brought back so many horrible memories and made new, terrible ideas come to her head.

"Mew Amme!" Mew Universe exclaimed,. "Mew Amme, Mew Amme! Are you ok?"

"Worry about yourself, will you?" Satoshi teased, floating behind Mew Universe and smirking, "You're pretty cute when you're all 'save the friend'-like."

"SHUT UP!" Mew Universe snap, turning around and trying to stab Satoshi with her Universal Blade, "I'm busy, you creep!"

"What a temper..." Satoshi said sadly. Suddenly, the Nightmare Bug swarm around MEw Universe got bigger and images of her friends dieing, or at least getting hurt very bad, swarm her thoughts. She couldn't think of anything else, no matter how hard she tried.

It's not real, Kelly. It isn't. It's not real...

Mew Universe winced and then collasped on the ground a couple feet from Mew Amme.

I hope every in Reality is ok... How can we beat these nightmares?

(Reality)

Mew Sumi and Mew Meron were having a bit more luck than Mew Universe and Mew Amme, only because there were no nightmare bugs. Yousei was singing her very loudest and there were plants everywhere. Giant trees kept breaking through the pavement and trying to stab the girls, but it wasn't working since the monkey and fox were quick on their feet. It was almost like episode 44, because the city was slowly turning into a forest.

"Ribbon CHERRY PIT-PIT! ATTACK!" Mew Sumi screamed, flinging some cherry pits at Yousei. A tree moved in the way and then exploded when the cherry pit touched it, but Yousei was perfectly fine.

"My tree! NOOOOOOOoooooooOOOOOOOoOOOOOOOO!" Yousei screamed, never pausing to take a breath. Mew Meron and Mew Sumi took this chance to attack, since Yousei was too busy screaming to sing.

"CHERRY PIT-PIT ATTACK!"

"Ribbon Melon BANG!"

Yousei yelped and put her hands over her ears, trying to block out the sound of Mew Meron's cymbols. The cherry pits hit and she vanished, her Dream World form no longer able to stand the attacks.

"Great! Now we can go help Mew Amme and Mew Universe, na no da!" Mew Meron chirped, "Right, Shugo? Can you bring us to Dream World now, na no da?"

Shugo looked up at Mew Meron, seeming rather depressed. He'd been like this for a while now and had refused to talk. He was holding Satou's melted ice cream and just staring at it blankly. Mew Meron stared at him for a moment, then smacked him with one of her Melon Cymbols.

"OW! What was that for!" Shugo snapped angrily.

"You were staring at some ice cream." Mew Meron explained, "So I smacked you."

"Oh... Thanks..." Shugo said quietly, now seeming to be in a daze again.

"Poor Shugo." Mew Sumi said quietly, "His ice cream melted."

"No, you idiot, that's Satou's ice cream." Mew Meron snapped, "Shugo told me he likes his ice cream in a cone."

"... Whatever. Shugo, we've gotta get to Dream World now!"

Shugo sighed heavily and then nodded, putting Satou's ice cream on a table and looking at the two girls.

"Ok. Three... Two... One."

Pop.

The three Dream Mews instantly vanished and reappeared in Dream World.

With that done, Shugo took Satou's ice cream and sat down. If Krys had decided to send her back, she should appear any second now...

"EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEK!"

It wasn't long after Shugo took his seat that Satou fell from the sky, conviently landing on top off him and knocking the poor boy onto the ground. Lucky for Shugo's skull, there were still plants from Yousei's fight so he did now suffer any brain damage. I know, I know. It's depressing, we might get a chance to knock him senseless later, all you Shugo-haters.

"Satou!" Shugo yelled, almost happily, before hugging her back, "Are you ok---"

"Zzzzz." Satou snored in a slightly happy-go-lucky manner, haven instantly fallen asleep. Shugo sighed heavily in relief. Good, now she'd never know he'd hugged her.

With that over with, he set Satou in the chair and let her sleep on before vanishing to Dream World as well.

Dream World!

Mew Amme and Mew Universe were both still trying to fight off the bugs. It was tough, since the thoughts in their heads were making both girls want to just break down and cry. It was Mew Amme who was the first to fight them off, reminding herself over and over again that it was a fantasy. None of the thoughts in her head could possibly be real, and if they were she'd have to suck it up and deal with it. She had to be "serious".

"Ribbon Amme POKE!"

Yes, Ribbon Amme Poke, not Ribbon Amme Smack. Mew Amme had never gotten down to choosing a nice attack.Remember that part about dealing with the truth?

"Ribbon Amme KARATE! HIIIIIYA!"

The "attacks" were endless, just as the nightmare bugs that clouded the skies of Dream World seemed to be coming from no where. Suddenly, Mew Meron and Mew Sumi appeared next to Mew Universe.

"What's going on, Mew Universe? Kya! Eep eep eep! What are this horrible thoughts be my head?" Mew Sumi wailed loudly, holding her head and jumping around, "KYAAAAA!"

"It must be these buggies, I've never seen 'em before, na no da!" Mew Meron explained, "Let's beat 'em, Mew Sumi! RIBBON MELON BANG!"

"CHERRY PIT PIT ATTACK!"

The cloud of bugs around Mew Universe vanished and she quickly got to her feet, wiping some tears from her eyes and glaring at Satoshi and Hikari.

"How dare you! Bringing up those memories again!" She screamed angrily, "For you evil actions"

"We will make you pay, na no da!" Mew Meron finished happily.

"Dream Mew Mew! Let's go!" Mew Sumi called happily, "It's time to put an end to these nasty bugs"

"Once and for all!" Mew Amme declared, finishing Mew Sumi's sentence for her. The sentence-finishing was very fun, none of the girls (except maybe Mew Universe) could pass up the chance.

"Ribbon Universal Whip!"

"Ribbon Meron BANG!"

"RIBBON AMME HIGH-FIVE!"

"Cherry Pit-Pit ATTACK!"

Despite the fact all three attacks hit the nightmare bugs perfectly, the bugs only vanished for a mere second before being replaced by more bugs than ever before. The bugs quickly swarmed around the Mews, clouding their minds with unhappy thoughts.

"Na no daaa! Make it stop, na no da! Make it STOP NA NO DA!" Mew Meron screamed, holding her head and crying. Her mind was choking in terrible thoughts, thoughts that were making her cry, "STOP IT!"

"Mew Meron!" Mew Sumi gasped, "Are you ok...? Kyaaa! Where are this terrible thoughts coming from!"

"I don't know." Mew Universe said quietly, "These bugs must be able to bring up our saddest thoughts."

Mew Meron continued to cry and eventually just fell to the ground and curled up in a ball, trying to force the thoughts out. It was obviously wasn't helping in the slightest, because she was now trembling in fear.

"Nya! Whazz wrong wiff you guys?" Satou asked, appearing on the ground suddenly. She wasn't a Mew Mew yet, so the bugs felt no need to attack her, "Nya nya! Oh oh oh! I'll help! One second!"

Satou quickly pulled out her shiny crystal henshin pendent, but Hikari spotted it and flew over, snatching the pendent and smiling evilly.

"Ooooh. A Mew? But you can't transform without this, can you?"

"H-Hey! Gimme that, nya!" Satou protested, "GIMME!"

"Nuh-uh-uh." Hikari said playfully, "You can just watch your friends and we'll finish you off along with them."

"What are you planning on doing, nya! You know, this really is kinda mean!"

"Of course it is. Once your friends are too busy sobbing over their stupid sad memories, me and Satoshi are going to strike together, as a team!"

"Not if we've got anything to with it." Shugo snapped. Yay for Shugo and the fashionably-late appearence. Anyways, the second that Shugo appeared, the nightmare bugs froze in place, unable to move.

Mew Meron blinked and got to her feet, wiping her tears away before helping Mew Amme and Mew Sumi up. Mew Universe was already walking over to Shugo.

"So, what to you propose that we do, Shugo?" She asked quickly, "Those bugs are bound to start moving again soon. You don't have enough power to hold them still forever after worrying so much."

"Huh? You mean Shugo's the one keeping them from moving? Wow, awesome! Thank you, Shugo, na no da!" Mew MEron exclaimed happily, "But why was he worried?"

"Isn't obvious? Satou was dead and since he has a cru--"

Shugo stomped on Mew Universe's foot, his face bright red.

"SHUT UP." He snapped, "Anyways, we've got things to do."

"Right! How do we win, Shugo?" Mew Amme asked firmly.

"Simple. One of you has to take control of Dream World." Shugo said with a shrug, "No problem."

Everyone was silent for a moment, then Mew Meron spoke up.

"Like taking control of an out-of-control horse, na no da?"

"... No. When one of you expresses a great amount of emotion, your henshin pendent will take control of Dream World. You've only got enough power to do it once, though." Shugo explained, arms crossed over his chest, "So just fight normally until one of your pendents glows."

"OK!" Mew Sumi chirped, "Let's take turns, then, shall we?"

"Awww! I can't fight." Satou pouted, "Waah."

"Oh well, na no da! You can watch! " Mew Amme chirped, "FIRST IS MERON!"

"Why, na no da?" Mew Meron asked, scratching her head.

"'cause I said so?"

"Ooooh! Sounds good. Awright, here I go! Ribbon Melon BANG!"

Mew Meron jumped forward and clashed her cymbols together. Almost the instant that she did this, Shugo lost his concentration and the nightmare bugs started flying. Really. They clouded around MEw Meron and, within seconds, she'd fallen again.

"... Ok. Next!" Satou chirped, trying to break the silence.

Mew Universe was next. She quickly jumped to action but, like Mew Meron, fell almost as quickly as she'd started.

"AAAAAAAAAAAAH!" Satou screeched, "C'mon, put some backbone into it or something! We need to run more often, Shugo, I think we're getting outta shape."

Shugo just sighed and continued watching. One of the Mews was sure to snap soon and get control of Dream World.

"I'm next!" Mew Sumi declared proudly, "Everyone ready?"

"I'm ready! Go go, Oneesama! GO GO GO!" Satou cheered excitedly, clapping her hands and smiling brightly, "If you can't do it---"

Mew Sumi fell over and Satou decided not to finish her sentence.

"Eep! That leaves me!" MEw Amme yelped, "Uh... Oh... OK! For the sake of meh friends I will FIGHT!"

Shugo and Satou clapped "excitedly" for Mew Amme as she ran forward. Suddenly, Mew Amme's Dream Shard Pendent began glowing and all the nightmare bugs vanished. Satou clapped more while Shugo just nodded and watched with mild interest as the other Mews got up to help Mew Amme finish off Satoshi and Hikari.

"ALRIGHT! Now we can win!" Mew Sumi exclaimed, "Here we go, then! CHERRY PIT-PIT ATTACK!"

"Ribbon Meron BANG!"

"Ribbon Universal whip."

"Ribbon Amme CAT FOOD!"

The attacks hit right on target and, right on cue, Saotshi and Hikari teleported away, leaving the Dream Mews to celebrate.

"Wow wow wow! You did it, Amme-chan, you were first!" Satou cheered, running over and hugging her friend, "AMAZING!"

"YAAY! We must party! Let's all go out for ice cream, na no da!" Mew Meron chirped.

"NYLANKACK!" Satou exclaimed suddenly.

"Wow, Satou-imoutchan, you've never made that sound before..." Mew Sumi said quietly, watching Satou panic.

"She almost sounded like a duck. Quack quack, na no da!" Mew Meron cheered excitedly.

"I forgot about my ice cream! It's gonna be MELTED, NYA!" Satou screeched, "Oh no no no! It was really yummy, too."

"Uggg... Stop spazzing, I'll just buy you another one." Shugo snapped, putting a hand on Satou's head to stop her from spazzing, "We might as well all go out for ice cream. I guess this is something to celebrate over."

"Oh, Shugo. You just wanna celebrate because Satou didn't suffer any personality changes when she died, don't you?" Mew Universe teased. Shugo turned bright red and glared at her.

"Wh-Why would I want to celebrate something like that?"

"Awww! How cute, you're blushing." Mew Universe said with a smirk, returning to normal, "Well, not that ice cream doesn't sound 100 fantastic, but I can't get to North Carolina anytime soon."

"Me either..." Mew Amme said quietly.

"Awww... Here, Amme. I'll draw you a map." Satou said happily, taking a piece of paper out of no where and a pencil from wherever the paper had come from. She scribbled something down and handed the "map" to Amme, who took it gratefully.

"YAY!"

"Shugo, can you make that map go back to reality with Amme?" Satou asked hopefully. Shugo sighed and nodded.

"Well then, I'll meet up with the remaining three for ice cream, ok?" Shugo said with a shrug, "See you then."

"OK!" Mew Sumi, who was now changing back into Sumi, called, "Satou, you're going with me. We can't risk you being all alone with Shugo anymore."

"Nani? Why?" Satou asked as Sumi and Meron sat down with her, "Why not?"

Meron just giggled.

"No reason. Well then, I'll be seeing you."

Meron and Sumi quickly vanished, leaving Satou to just sit alone.

"Nyaaaa... Guess I should go back to Reality now..." She said quietly, staring ahead. Suddenly, something caught her eye. It was a boy who looked a lot like Shugo, only he had black hair and red eyes. He was wearing a black cloak, perhaps in attempt to make him inivsible agaisnt the shadows. As quickly as she'd spotted him, the boy vanished from sight again.

"... How strange..." Satou said softly, "Who was he? And why does he look like Shoey?"

Satou: I'll give whoever can guess what ALL the pairings for Dream World are a cookie.

Kisshu: Grand. I don't want a cookie.

Satou: Then don't answer, silly. .