The next morning, everyone started out for a mountain top.
"Are you sure about this, Mint?" asked Ichigo as they climbed up the side of the mountain.
"I know it sounds crazy, but I can feel something calling to me from up here," said Mint who was farther up the mountain then the others.
"Are you two ok?" asked Phoenix as he checked on Pudding and Zakuro, who were all the way in the back.
"We're fine," said Pudding who was a little out of breath as she past him.
"I'm glad you two found you're Mythical Animals, but you should take it easy," said Lettuce with a lot of worry in her voice.
"We're fine Lettuce, after we got our new powers we healed, we just need to get used to our new powers," said Zakuro. When they all finally reached the top they found a giant cave.
"The feeling's coming from inside this cave," said Mint.
"Then you go ahead in Mint, we'll wait here," said Phoenix.
"Wait, we can't just let her go in there alone," said Ichigo with a worried look in her eyes.
"If Mint is the only one who could since this thing then she has to go in the cave alone, or her Mythical Animal won't show up," said Phoenix.
"That makes since," said Blue Knight.
"Alright then, I'm going in," said Mint as she walked into the cave. Inside the cave Mint could hardly see a thing as she ran her right hand across the wall.
"Ow, I can't believe I just did that," said Mint after she walked right into a wall.
"Are you ok?" asked a tiny voice from the darkness.
"Who's there?" asked Mint as she looked in the direction of the voice.
"I'm the one who's been calling out to you," said the voice.
"Ok, but where are you?" said Mint.
"I'm right in front of you," said the voice. A turquoise glowing bird then appeared before Mint on a rook pillar that came to Mint's waist.
"Whoa, now you're a pretty bird," said Mint with a smile.
"Thank you, I'm an Ibong Adarna," said the bird.
"That's a cool name, wait a minute what happened to the exit?" said Mint as she saw the she was trapped in a room made of cave walls.
"You can leave once you pass my test," said Ibong as he stud up on his tiny little gold claws.
"Ok, so what is your test?" asked Mint with a slight annoyed tone of voice.
"Tell me who you are," said Ibong.
"I'm Mint Aizawa and I'm a rich and beautiful girl," said Mint with a cocky attitude.
"That's not what I meant, what I really want to know is who you really are when others aren't around for you to act for," said Ibong. Meanwhile outside the cave Ichigo and the others were waiting on Mint.
"She's been in there for a while now," said Ichigo.
"I hope she's alright," said Lettuce.
"Don't worry, Mint is strong, she can handle it," said Phoenix. Now back to Mint in the cave.
"What do you mean by that, I told you who I am," said Mint.
"Alright then tell me why you became a Mew Mew," said Ibong.
"That's because Ichigo dragged me into it," said Mint.
"Well why did you stay, you could have left at any time, especially since Ichigo is such a mess up, or you could have been like Zakuro and been a loan fighter with a temper problem, and stayed away from the others," said Ibong.
"I stay because they are my friends and I want to save the world, and remember this, only I can call Ichigo a mess up, and Onee-sama might have a temper at times but she is still a kind person," said Mint.
"So that's why you stay, but who are you?" said Ibong as he pointed to Mint with his left wing.
"I am Mew Mint, a spoiled rich girl who has never had an actual friend until I met Ichigo and the others, and if it came down to it I would give my life to protect them," said Mint as tears formed in her eyes and ran down her cheeks.
"Looks like you finally understand your true self," said Ibong as he vanished into a light that engulfed Mint. A little bit later Mint finally came out of the cave.
"Mint, are you ok?" asked Ichigo as she ran to her.
"I'm fine Ichigo," said Mint as she hugged Ichigo with a big smile on her face.
"That's not Mint, she's being too nice," said Pudding with a scared voice.
"It's me, my test just allowed me to see something that I really needed to," said Mint as she looked at the others, still smiling.