Oh my GOD I AM SO SORRY!!! It's been over three months. I feel so guilty xx Things have been very hectic at home…my parents just got separated. I hate it. Anyway, I'll try to make this chapter slightly longer to make up for the wait…I'M SO SORRY!! –grovels- please please PLEASE forgive me…

Review replies:

Mew-Dolphin: Finally, a vote. Running in circles is fuuun. I'll try for the longer chapters though. XD

SweetAsHoney: I like making fun of villains XD yeah…I am a bigbigBIG fan of fluff. It's so fun to write, especially people's thoughts.

i am no one and i stand alone: Thanks for the review!!

nlackdevil: Yeah I did…took a while though

Shashuko the Paisley Maiden: I love cute stories. And writing them. XD

mmRamen: I'll have fun beating Deep Blue's sorry butt XD

KittyMojo: MORE COOKIES YAY –catches- yeah, Taruto is funny…especially around Pudding xD

KisshuFanGirl: I love reviews thanks!

Disclaimer: WHY DO I HAVE TO REPEAT IT…it's so depressing…I don't own TMM. –sobs-

Alright. On with the (long-put-off) story.

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Last Time:

Pai took a step backward. Lettuce quickly whispered in his ear, "Don't let him manipulate you. He is good with words. Please," her look changed to a one of pleading, "please don't leave us. Please, don't leave me."

Pai looked at her, completely taken aback. What did she mean? Did…was it possible that she had the same feelings for him that he had for her? No matter. He would defend her to the death. As Kish would defend Ichigo, and Tart would defend Pudding…though it would be a while before he would admit it.

"So," Deep Blue said, "You're really going to fight me?" He looked at all of them, each equally serious. "So be it."

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(I am horrible at battle scenes, so please forgive this chapter…)

Deep Blue lunged at Pai, sword drawn. Pai quickly dodged and pulled out his fan.

"Fuu-Rai-Sen!" he yelled. Deep Blue easily dodged, jumping away.

"Ribbon Lettuce Rush!" Pai heard Lettuce's attack rather than saw it. Lettuce had aimed for the spot where she estimated Deep Blue would land-and it hit its mark. He yelled and jumped at her. "Lettuce!" Pai bellowed. "Look out!" Lettuce nimbly jumped out of the way. As Deep Blue landed, Kish appeared behind him and stabbed him with one of his Dragon Swords. Deep Blue howled in pain and fell, and Ichigo stepped forward, lifting her Strawberry Bell. "Ribbon Strawberry Check!" she yelled.

Meanwhile, Mint, Zakuro, Tart and Pudding were fighting the Chimera Anima-without much luck. Its spiky covering deflected their attacks, and they had yet to find a weak spot.

"Ribbon Mint Echo!" Mint was flying over everyone else, taking shots at the creature's back from above. All her arrows simply bounced off the creature's spikes, sometimes rebounding back towards her so she had to dodge her own attacks. She screamed in aggravation.

Zakuro, Tart and Pudding's luck wasn't much better. None of their attacks were effective against the giant dog.

"This isn't working!" Zakuro yelled despairingly.

"It's like it has no weak spots…" Tart sounded just as bleak as Zakuro. Mint was hit by a sudden burst of inspiration, and she landed close to the others. "What about it's stomach?" she asked hopefully.

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There. There's that extremely short chapter. I just wanted to let you guys know that I am not dead, and I promise a really fast update this time. Like a day. Maybe less, depending on how many reviews I get for this chapter (if any…) Thank you so much for your patience and incredible support everyone!!