Chapter 2: The Mis-Aged Introduction

A/N: A few paragraphs down, you'll see the words for the introduction for Episodes 14-41. I translated it from its original Chinese, not Japanese, format; so please do not tell me something in there is wrong. Thanks!

PS: There should be nothing wrong with the introduction, because the Chinese version was directly translated word-for-word from the Japanese version.

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As we recall from the last chapter, Zoey has just arrived and is driving everyone, especially Ryou, up the wall.

Just then Keiichiro walked in. "Zoey-san, we always start our days off by letting you do the introduction."

Zoey was dazed for a moment. Then she finally came to her senses and asked: "What introduction?"

Ryou sighed and pulled out a piece of paper. "Just read this out loud," he said and handed the paper to the confused dub-clone.

"Whatever you say, Rii-oh!" Zoey sang once again. "Now, let's see..." she began, reading over the paper once.

The paper said:

Hi! I'm Momomiya Ichigo, 13 years old. I used to be a normal first-year junior high school student. But then one day a strange thing happened and I transformed into a superhero called a Mew Mew to protect the earth from aliens! If my heartbeat becomes too fast, my cat ears and tail will pop out. Before I defeat an evil alien, there's no way I can turn back into a normal girl. You've got to be kidding me! Never mind, complaining is no use. As long I have my new-found partners with me, I'll do great. For the future of the Earth, I'll be of service, nya!

"What?" Zoey gasped after she read the paper. "What kind of FREAK is this...Momomiya...Ichigo...? She's so...young..."

Ryou looked puzzled. "Really? How old are you?"

"I'm 16."

Everyone in the room, even Zakuro and Keiichiro, did anime falls. "WHAAAAAAAAAT?" everyone cried in unison.

It was Zoey's turn to look puzzled. "What...?"

"You're even older than me!" Ryou yelled.

Zoey ignored Ryou's remark. Instead she came up with a strange thought. "You guys are 6th graders?" she asked the other four Mew Mews.

Minto rolled her eyes. "No... What made you think that?"

"Because it says 'first-year junior high school' on the thingy."

Lettuce sweatdropped for the third time today. "No, actually you and Minto-san are in your 7th year of school."

"But the first year of junior high is 6th grade!" Zoey retorted.

Minto stuck out her tongue. "Well, here in Japan, the first year of junior high is 7th grade."

"Well, the Japanese are weird then," Zoey muttered under her breath. Then she asked out loud to the Mew Mews: "How old are you guys?"

Pudding popped in. "Well, Zoey-onee-chan, I'm 8; Lettuce-onee-chan and Minto-onee-chan are 11; and Zakuro-onee-sama is 14 na no da!"

It was Zoey's turn to sweatdrop. "W-why are you all...so...young...?"

Everyone eyed the dub-clone viciously. "Why are YOU so OLD?" they demanded.

Zoey tried to sweatdrop. However, being the most hated dub-clone, her privileges were few, so her attempts were futile. "Well..." she stammered. "I don't know..."

"You don't know anything..." Minto muttered under her breath.

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OK OK, anxious readers! I probably won't be updating this, since I just wrote it for fun. But plez tell me if you liked it or not!