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Chapter three

Kisshu yawned. Him, Pai and Taruto were listening to another of Deep Blue's speeches of how it wanted them to get the mew aqua. Kisshu had never been so bored in his life. He started to play with one of his dragon swords, balancing it on his finger.

"Kisshu! Pay attention!" Pai suddenly growled at him, causing him to drop the dragon sword with a clatter. Luckily, Deep Blue was busy lecturing about how he must awaken. Kisshu snorted and got a glare from Pai. When Deep Blue finally finished and disappeared, Pai turned to Kisshu and growled,

"Why are you so disrespectful to Deep Blue-sama?"

Kisshu shrugged, but didn't reply the question. He crossed his arms and grinned at Pai, who scowled back.

"Wanna annoy the mew mews?" Kisshu asked. Taruto clapped his hands together, and shouted joyfully,

"Yeah! I want to have some fun!"

Pai shook his head in denial, but Taruto looked at him with puppy eyes and Pai gave in.

"Just this once!" He sighed.

All three teleported to the park and looked about for an animal to turn into a Chimera animal. Kisshu spotted a brown stray dog and indicated it to Pai and Taruto. Taruto smiled and held out his hand. One of the Chimera animal devices appeared and shot towards the dog, which was then absorbed by it. It let a yelp before it transformed.

When it had finished, Kisshu whistled in surprise. It stood 8ft tall, and stood on it's hind legs, with bulging leg and arm muscles. It's front paws had turned into clawed hands and it held a large spiked club. It's large muzzle was filled with huge, sharp teeth that could crush almost anything. It's eyes glowed red and it's ears were pricked upwards, listening to it's surroundings. Kisshu laughed,

"This is going to be fun!" He exclaimed. Pai smacked his hand on his head in exasperation. Kisshu grinned at him and floated in front of the Chimera animal's face. It watched him with it's glowing eyes.

"Go destroy something." Kisshu ordered. The Chimera animal growled and looked about. It spotted something to destroy and moved towards it. Suddenly, a blue glowing arrow hit it in the back, causing it to howl in pain. Kisshu turned to look at all seven mew mews. He grinned; this definitely was going to be fun.

"What are you up to, Kisshu?" Ichigo demanded. Kisshu descended until he floated a few centimetres above the ground, 5ft from Ichigo. He shrugged, lifting his hands up briefly.

"Having fun." He replied with a cocky grin as Ichigo scowled at him. He heard a snigger from Ebony and he looked at her. Her eyes glinted and she grinned maliciously at him. He poked his tongue out at her. She growled and sent one of her dark energy crosses at him. He easily evaded the attack and returned her malicious grin. Kisshu looked back at the Chimera animal, who was currently destroying the water fountain. Kisshu looked back at Ichigo and said.

"You better do something. He's getting restless and he can be hard to control."

Ichigo growled at him and the mew mews ran past him. The Chimera animal turned to face them. It lifted its arms and howled, then charged at them. They jumped out of the way. It swung its club, catching Lettuce and Mint. They cried out as they slammed into the ground at the creature's feet. It stepped back a little and raised its club for the final blow.

"Lettuce! Mint!" Ichigo cried in alarm as the Chimera animal brought down its club. Ivory, who had been near Lettuce and Mint, jumped just in front of them and held up her sabres in a cross position. The club came down but it bounced off the white shield that Ivory had summoned. The creatures face looked surprised. Then, Ebony, who had been behind Ivory, leapt forward and jumped at it. It growled at her.

"Ribbon Ebony Sabre!" She cried, sweeping her sabres in an 'X' cross, sending the black energy cross towards the Chimera animal. The cross hit the thing in the chest, black flames spreading across its body. It howled, dropping its club. Ebony landed and she and Ivory cried,

"Now Ichigo!"

Ichigo jumped forward, her strawberry bell ready,

"Ribbon Strawberry, surprise!" Her attack hit the Chimera animal and it gave one more shriek and disappeared. The dog fled, yelping in its fright and Masha collected the Chimera animal vessel. Ichigo jumped into the air, exclaiming in delight.

Kisshu landed next to her and said in a sarcastic voice,

"Congratulations."

She turned to him and asked,

"What exactly were you doing?"

Kisshu thought about it and replied,

"I felt like annoying you"

She scowled and pouted. Kisshu laughed at her, he loved it when she pouted. She sniffed at him and looked at her friends, who had gathered a few metres from them, checking if Mint and Lettuce were alright. Pai and Taruto had landed not far from them, looking expectantly at Kisshu.

"Come on Kisshu, you've had your fun for today." Pai said and lifted himself into the air, Taruto following. Kisshu made to lift himself into the air when he stopped, his eyes snapping around the park. He felt it, the presence, but it was stronger this time. He shook his head, trying to dispel it, but that only made it worse. He put his hand to his head, swaying slightly. It was like a giant drum inside his head, making it thump.

"Kisshu, are you alright?" He heard Taruto say. Kisshu didn't respond, the sense of the presence was getting stronger, making it feel like as if his skull would split apart. He cried out at the pain, and clutched at his head with both hands.

"Kisshu!" Someone cried out in alarm, though he could not tell who it was through the pain in his head. His head suddenly shot up, staring at Ichigo. She looked alarmed and shocked. He knew where the presence was, it was above him!

Without thinking, he jumped forward into Ichigo. She cried out in surprise, which turned to one of horror. An explosion sounded behind them, catching them in the blast. They cried out in pain as the blast hit them. They slammed into the wall, though Kisshu turned his body so that it was him, not Ichigo, that hit the wall. His head slammed into the wall, making him dazed. They slid to the ground and they fell over, lying there. Kisshu heard the loud thump of something big and heavy landing. Kisshu slowly opened his eyes, his vision blurry for a second before it focused. He looked at Ichigo, who was staring at him, a strange expression on her face. Kisshu ignored her and looked at the spot where he and Ichigo had been standing. He heard Ichigo gasp beside him as she followed his gaze.

In the place where they had been standing, a huge lion shaped creature stood. It was 6ft at the shoulder, it stood on all fours and it was 11ft from head to tail. Its mane was not like a normal lion's mane. It was all in thick individual strands, 6ft long. It was free flowing, moving gently as the wind rustled it. Its tail was 5ft long, and thick. The tear shaped hit of clumped hair at the end was 2 ft long. The tip of the tail seemed to open slightly, and then close. The whole creature glowed blue. Kisshu looked at its hard blue glowing eyes. They showed intelligence and held some greater evil behind them. It lifted its head and roared, revealing huge teeth that made Kisshu shudder. It brought down its head and stared at Kisshu. Beside him, Ichigo stood up. Kisshu struggled, but managed to stand, shaking slightly, and he summoned his Dragon Swords. The creature seemed to grin. Its waving mane suddenly froze, and the points were aimed at Kisshu and Ichigo. The creature's mane quivered and then 2ft long spikes were sent at them. They jumped out of the way and the spikes dug deep into the wall. The creature roared in frustration. Kisshu landed next to the twins, who were glaring at the creature, their eyes burning with hatred. The creature was surrounded by Kisshu and the mew mews, Pai and Taruto kept watch for overhead, weapons at the ready. The creature looked around it, looked to see where everyone was. It snapped its eyes back to Kisshu. Kisshu made a rude gesture at it and it growled, taking a step towards him, but Mint, who was on the other side, shot an arrow at it. It bounced off its shoulder harmlessly. The creature turned to look at her, and then charged at her. Pudding attacked from behind and it stopped, and it grinned over its shoulder at her. It swung its tail at her and she was thrown at Kisshu, who caught her, and set her down gently.

"Thankyou!" The little girl said, smiling up at Kisshu. Zakuro attacked with her whip, but, that too, had no affect on it.

Ichigo stepped forward, her face determined and her strawberry bell held high.

"Ribbon Strawberry Surprise!"

The creature turned to look at the girl as the attack bounced off it's right shoulder.

"It had no affect!" She cried in surprise. Ivory, who was on the creatures left, stepped forward. She held up her daggers as Ebony stood beside her, ready to defend her twin.

"Ribbon Ivory Sabre!" Ivory cried and sent her white 'X' cross at the creatures left back leg. The back leg gave way and the creature fell, screaming in agony. Its tail swung about, hitting Ichigo, Lettuce and Mint into the wall that Kisshu and Ichigo were thrown against earlier, but, luckily, far from the spikes. Kisshu winced and beside him Pudding gave a small cry and made to run towards them. Kisshu grabbed the girls arm and she struggled, trying to break free.

"No!" Kisshu cried, "Leave it to Ebony, she's the only one who can defend them!"

Pudding looked up at him and he smiled slightly at her. The creature faced the three girls who were lying at the base of the wall, then opened its mouth and a black energy ball started to gather. It shot the energy ball at the three defenceless girls. Ebony jumped, and flew at top speed. She landed in front of the three.

"Ebony, No!" Zakuro cried, but Ebony stood her ground as the ball of black energy shot at her. She drew one of her sabres. As the ball of energy flew at her, she swung her arm and hit it. It bounced off and shot back at the creature, who evaded it and growled at her. She laughed at it. It went to charge at her, when it spotted Pai and Taruto hovering in the air as Pudding ran to Mint's side. It snarled at the two, and shot its spikes at them. They evaded most of the spikes, but one sent at Taruto was unavoidable. He put up a shield to protect himself, but the force of the projectile was too great. The shield slowed it down, but could not stop or deflect it as the force was too great. It hit Taruto in the chest, winding him and bruising his ribs. He fell heavily to the ground, a few metres from Kisshu. Horrified, Kisshu ran to the younger alien's side. He knelt beside the gasping figure and winced as he saw a huge bruise developing on his chest. Taruto groaned at the pain. Kisshu helped him to stand up. What he did not see, was the creature staring at them, its tail waving. It suddenly jumped at them and landed not so far from them. Kisshu stared at horror as it stared at him with some kind of determination. Before Kisshu could lift the wounded Taruto into the air, the creature held its tail over its head. The tip of the tail opened up, sending a purple cloud at Kisshu and Taruto. As soon as the air from the cloud hit the back of his throat, he coughed and spluttered. Beside him, he could hear Taruto cough and splutter as well. The creature howled in triumph. Kisshu suddenly felt weak and he swayed. Beside him, he felt Taruto collapse, not moving. Kisshu felt his legs weaken, then give way. His cheek slammed on the ground and Kisshu gasped at the pain. He couldn't move, no matter how hard he tried. He was paralysed, but, somehow, his breathing muscles were unaffected. From the corner of his eye, he could see the creature approach them. Dread and fear filled him and he wanted to scream. Not in fear, but frustration at his helpless state. His vision went blurry and he blinked, trying to clear his eyes. Then, the figure if Ivory jumped in between him, Taruto and the creature. She raised her Sabres and attacked again and again, driving the creature back. It howled in pain at each attack. Ivory attacked until it gave in and fled, howling in fear.

"Kisshu? Taruto?" He heard Pudding say hesitantly. Kisshu coughed, but he couldn't talk. He groaned instead, hearing Taruto groan as well. He felt someone turn him over. It was Pai, and despite his blurry vision, he could tell that Pai was really concerned. Ichigo's face also entered his line of vision, but he could see her expression. He wished he could. He could dimly hear Pudding talk to Taruto, but he couldn't catch the words. He felt a cool hand on his forehead and saw Ivory looking at his face.

"Well?" Ichigo demanded. Was it Kisshu's imagination, or did she sound upset?

"They've been poisoned. A paralysing poison that affects all muscles, except the muscles that control breathing, so they will live. They should rest for a few days, and they will be fine." Ivory said, ebony seconding her opinion to the others. Pai, somehow, managed to pick both him and Taruto up, and teleported them back to their dimension, leaving the mew mews behind. Kisshu closed his eyes, feeling himself loosing consciousness. He felt Pai lay him on the ground gently. He then heard the voice of Deep Blue.

"What happened?"

He heard Pai's response.

"We were attacked by some unknown enemy. Not only did it attack us, but it attacked the mew mews. It poisoned Kisshu and Taruto. Taruto also received a bruise on his chest as he couldn't stop a projectile aimed at him."

Silence.

"Research into this, and heal the other two. I still have need for them."

"Yes Deep Blue."

Then Kisshu lost consciousness.


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