A/N: Please review and tell me if I have any spelling, spacing or grammatical errors. Enjoy!

A/N2: The way Pudding speaks; is it broken? Like think of Shampoo from Ranma. Sorry if it's out of character, but she is going to speak normally.

Edit: I have changed Megumi's/Mew Cinnamon's outfit to black because although pandas are black and white, all of the other girls have one color outfits that match their hair color, even though the animal they represent may not necessarily be that color.

Mamodo's and Mew's

by Sk8er7

Chapter 2

Explain

Megumi's hair was now a sleek and shiny black. The length was the same, and although it was difficult to see, there were two little furry black ears perched on her head.

Her outfit was amidnight and at the end of her spine, was a little black tail. It did not look like much, as it was a panda's tail. Her neck had a choker which held her pendant on it. The upper section of her outfit was basicallythe same as all of the other's, but it ended above her belly button. On her bottom portion, she wore a white skort which ended above her knees.

"Mew Cinnamon has arrived!" Another glow in front of her signified the arrival of her weapon, Cinnamon Blade. It looked like a western style sword, with a katana-like thin blade. Grabbing it by the hilt, Mew Cinnamon charged towards the bear.

"Ribbon Cinnamon Slash!" Just as the name said, Mew Cinnamon slashed her blade elegantly at the Chimera Anima. The attack could be seen, somewhat similar to the mamodo and their special abilities. The alien let out a painful roar as it stumbled down, holding its torso.

Turning to Mew Ichigo, she shouted, "Now!" Jerked out of her stupor, Mew Ichigo readied her Strawberry Bell.

"Ribbon Strawberry Surprise!" The attack hitthe bear straight on and there was yet another blinding light. As it ended, Masha flew up and ate what appeared to have been the incomplete Chimera Anima. The director's soul flew to Megumi and she held onto it before heading straight to the kind hearted man.

"Here you go," she stated softly. It entered his chest and the color returned to his face. Mew Cinnamon sighed in relief.

"Mew Ichigo!" called Keiichiro. He had managed to wake up Mew Zakuro, but that was all. "Please give me a hand if you could!" The pink haired mew quickly went over to her friends. Mew Zakuro was injured, so she did not have to carry anyone. Keiichiro held Mew Mint while Ryou held Mew Lettuce. Mew Ichigo quickly gathered up Mew Pudding.

"Mew Cinnamon!" called out Ryou, an unconscious Pudding in his arms. "Please come with us. We really need to discuss some issues." Nodding, the spice-named girl followed after him.

"Megumi?" called out Tia in scared uncertainty. Mew cinnamon froze as she heard her real name being called out. "Are you Megumi? What happened? Are you all mamodo's?" The pop idol did not turn around.

"Tia." The young girl sighed in relief to hear that it was her partner's name. "I'm going somewhere now. If you wish to come, then do so, but if not then stay with Kiyo and Zatch." Immediately after Mew Cinnamon's words, Tia ran towards her partner, bag slung over her shoulder and the orangey red spell book clutched to her chest.

"Megumi? Tia? What's going on?" asked a confused Zatch. He did not like the atmosphere; it was tense. "Did that weird bear hurt you?"

"Megumi? Or Mew Cinnamon or what ever you want to be called!" Kiyo started, angrily anduncertain. "Don't tell me that you just plan on leaving us here!" He took a few deep breaths as if to cool himself down. "I don't know if you think we're stupid, ignorant or annoying guys, but we are genuinely worried about you two. Although we don't know each other that well, we are friends and allies. Please trust us a bit."

Sighing mentally, Mew Cinnamon looked expectantly at Ryou. The blonde boy nodded grudgingly, but in a manner that signified that he wished to leave quickly. Someone had probably already called the police and they would arrive within minutes.

"We have to hurry then." Kiyo and Zatch were relieved to hear that they were able to come. Mew Cinnamon went over to Mew Zakuro to give her a hand. Zatch and Tiacrowded her like lost sheep while Kiyo just basked in the silence.

The group quickly went outside to the parking lot where a new lookingred sports car was parked. Keiichiro dumped everything off of his seats and gingerly set the girls down. First Mew Mint and then Mew Lettuce.Zakuro, she had changed back,was to sit in next with the light Mew Pudding resting on her lap.

"Mew Ichigo," Ryou addressed the cat-like girl. "Take Mew Cinnamon and her comrades to headquarters." Nodding, she reeived one in return asKeiichiro quickly took to the wheel, slamming his foot down on the accelerator.

As if on cue, the group of five heard sirens closely approaching from the distance. "This way!" The girl resembling a feline jumped to the rooftops with Mew Cinnamon on her heels.

"Tia, Kiyo, Zatch!" Mew Cinnamon called out, "you three stay close to the ground and follow us! We attract too much attention!" Nodding, the two mamodo's and Kiyo ran after the two Mew's. They could have been so much faster, but they held a steady pace for the people below.

They kept going until, a few minutes later, they reached Cafe Mew Mew.

"In here!" Mew Ichigo shouted to them. She darted in through the front door, a blur. Mew Cinnamon soon followed suit. As Kiyo passed the shop sign, he noticed that the shop was supposedly closed.

"Where - are - we - going?" panted a tiring Zatch. It was amazing how he and Tia had kept up with Kiyo and his longer legs, but they were not exactly ordinary.

"I - have - no - clue," Kiyo replied in the same manner. They zoomed into the building and the door was shut behind them by Mew Ichigo. She quickly locked it before gesturing for them to hurry up and follow her. The four complied.

The girl with cat DNA led them to a door and began to hurriedly walk down the stairs. Apparently it led to the basement. She pushed open another door which led into another room. Ryou and Keiichiro were there to greet them.

"Mew Cinnamon, Mew Ichigo," greeted Ryou. He nodded to Kyou, Zatch and Tia as he did not yet know their names. He was seated around a long oval shaped table that had many chairs. Five of those chairs held four of the Mew's and one Keiichiro. "Please sit." Mew Ichigo fell out of form and returned to normal. It was rather odd to see that happen.

The other girls at the table resembled their other identities rather soundly. They were all painfully awake and sitting with somewhat anxioux looks on their faces. Retatsu wore glasses and seemed somewhat - more peaceful than when she was Mew Lettuce.

Mint and Pudding were near identical except for their wardrobe and the blonde's ears and tail. Of course, Mint also had her wings, but most people would most likely assume it was for show.

Zakuro still looked very beautiful and with the exception of her ears and tail, could be mistaken for Mew Zakuro. It was pitiful more dim witted most people were these days.

"What happened?" burst Kiyo. "What happened to Megumi? What was the freaky looking monster? It didn't look like a mamodo." Ryou sighed as Kiyo finally took his seat.

"Please allow me to explain...?"

"Kiyo."

"Tia."

"Zatch." They all introduced themselves with entire seriousness.

"Very well. Please make yourselves a bit more comfortable." Noticing that only Tia and Zatch sat, the blonde teenager sighed mentally. "Your friend Megumi, Mew Cinnamon at the moment, as well as all of the other girls, are involved in something called the 'Mew Project'. Their DNA has been found to be compatible with the DNA of endangered species. We have intwined the DNA streams together, forming what most people know as 'Tokyo Mew Mew'."

"I'm assuming that you did all the work first and left the talking for later," Kiyo stated. Ryou nodded.

"It is hard to find people compatible with any animal data, let alone the endangered species. Of course, there have been a few others, but the stability of their structure was unstable and their motives were not the best."

"What?" Tia stood on her chair, making her seem the height of a normal person. "You mean you made Megumi half animal without saying anything? That's like giving plastic surgery to a model to make them ugly! No offense." Tia turned to Zakuro at the last bit, after using the model statement.

"None taken," she murmured. Zatch looked slightly angered as well.

"That might not be a bad thing, but you should have at least told Megumi before you did that! I think that it's for a good cause, to preserve the animals and stuff, but what if Megumi couldn't handle it?" Zatch had stood up as well next to Tia. "Please don't do this without telling anyone first! I don't know if you just zapped all of these other ladies here, but even though you can gather them all up, what if you couldn't? Had they been other people, they could abuse their abilities!" So much wisdom for a small child.

"Yes." Ryou looked solemn, although he was actually surprised at the intelligence at the seemingly dopey child. "Although there was no specific reason for this, all of the Mew Mew's have been identified as girls. Although there have been a few males that have combatible DNA streams, females are better suited for this.

"Continuing on, that is not the only reason that we have started the 'Mew Project'. As odd as this may sound, there have been aliens coming to earth, trying to get rid of the human race and claim this planet as their own. They use the animals and fuse them with their own creations to make shwat they call a 'Chimera Anima'. We have defeated all of them so far. The abilities of the girls here is also to stop them." Kiyo nodded.

"I'm also guessing that this cafe is just a cover then," he stated. The fourteen year old genius was good.

"Yes, it is," Ryou said. "The girls work as waitresses in our cafe so we do not have to call them out when danger is near. The basement here is where we can pinpoint any odd energy readings, usually signifying that there is an alien near by. There is also Masha, who can detect any Chimera Anima and or aliens." At this, a pink thing flew up towards Kiyo, Tia and Zatch. Mew Cinnamon just watched from the side.

"Hello!" it greeted. "My name's Masha! Who are you?" The three introduced themselves again and Masha flew back towards Ichigo, resting on her shoulder.

"Mew Cinnamon's DNA has been combined with that of a Giant Panda. All of the other girls here have had their DNA streams mixed with endangered species.

"Ichigo has the DNA of an iriomote wildcat. Mint has the DNA of an Ultramarine Lorikeet. Retatsu has that of a Finless Porpoise. Pudding has Golden Lion Tamarin genes and Zakuro has the genes of a Gray Wolf." Ryou stopped, allowing the four newcomers to digest the information.

"Why me?" asked Mew Cinnamon quietly. "Why all of us? Is there a specific reason? Were we faited to be Mew Mew's?" Ryou looked at her directly.

"There is a camera set up at the top of Cafe Mew Mew. While we use the camera to look around, there is a scanner inside that specially identifies the person's DNA. It's rather complicated. You must have seen a light before, did you not?" The idol nodded. "From here, we sent particles of Giant Panda DNA through the light and it reached it you. It would not effect you unless you had a power pendant with you, as you do now. We look at the surrounding people's DNA streams, checking if they are compatible. Although this is silly to say, we can almost check if they have good or bad intentions.

"To make a long story short, these girls with animal DNA infused with their own, mke up a fighting group called Tokyo Mew Mew. They defend the earth from the aliens and Chimera Anima."

Ichigo lightly tapped Mew Cinnamon on the arm. "Our powers respond to our wills, as well as our transformations. You can turn back to normal if you wish." Nodding slightly uncertainly, the raven haired girl closed her eyes and her clothing and hair returned to normal. Her ears and tail disappeared. To say the least, Megumi was very overdressed.

"I'm guessing that I'm part of Tokyo Mew Mew?" concluded Megumi.

"Not necessarily," Ryou said. "If you wish otherwise, we will not force you. We do, however, encourage you to join us. Zakuro here didn't join right away either." The violet haired ignored him and suddenly found that anywhere but Ryou was very interesting to look at.

"I'll do it," she told him. "I guess that it also means that I will become a waitress here?" Ryou nodded and Keiichiro appeared at his side with a waitress uniform. It was black and white, normally very boring colors, but he had somehow gotten it to look very nice.

"Are you sure about this, Megumi?" asked Kiyo. He knew that this was entirely her decision and he could not get in the way. Megumi smiled reassuringly at him.

"I'm very sure." Tia jumped off of her seat and went to her human partner.

"This is so awesome, Megumi!" The little girl's change of pace was somewhat startling. "Now there's less chance of you getting hurt when we're fighting! And it can be easier to beat all of the bad guys!" The pop star smiled and rested her head on top of Tia's head.

"Excuse me, I know this is rude of me to ask, but I was wondering what you were talking about with fighting?" Surprisingly, the question had come from Retatsu.

Sighing, Kiyo and Megumi brought out their red and orangey red spell books while Tia began her speech. "Me and Zatch are mamodo's, demons if you will, sent to earth in a fight to become the king of our world. One hundred of us are sent every one thousand years and partner up with a human who can read our spell books. When a mamodo's book is burned, but one that it belongs to returns back home, having lost their chance to win." Zatch took over.

"We're only competing so that the Mamodo World can have a kind ruler. If there comes a time where there is only me and Tia left, we can be sure that there will be a benevolent king. That's what my friend Kolulu said." No one but Megumi noticed a twitch of Tia's body. "Kiyo's dad found me in a forest in England and sent me back here to Japan to become Kiyo's friend. When he could read my spell book, we became partners.We've defeated lots of mamodos and can probably expect more to come.

"We have friends who are in this battle, like Folgore and Kanchome, and Appollo and Rops. There are some that I think are our friends, like Sherry with Brago and Eido with Hyde." There were surprised looks around the table and they turned to look at Tia.

"Megumi found me," she explained flatly. Changing the topic, Tia spoke again. "No offense, but back in our world, Zatch used to be the weakest mamodo I knew. Now he is one of the strongest."

"That's... SO COOL!" exclaimed Pudding. She jumped up from her seat and went over to Megumi. "Wow! That's so cool! You get to be a Mew Mew and have a mamodo! Can I see your book?" Chuckling, the brunette handed the book over to the excited blonde. Opening the spell book to a random page, Pudding gasped. "I - I can read it!" Kiyo, Megumi, Zatch and Tia froze at her words. "Just kidding!" They all defrosted and Kiyo, along with Tia, fell from their positions.

"But this battle is very dangerous," Megumi stated. "We know that from experience. I don't know who, but there's a chance that there are other people out there like us, who are only trying to end the competition for a good king." She suddenly winked at Kiyo. "We make a good team; don't you think?" Kiyo put his hand behind his head and began to blush slightly.

Megumi referred back to the original topic. "Most of my jobs are in Tokyo, although there are some occasions that they will be in other parts of Japan. I heard my managers talking about a worldwide tour..." Everyone's eyes visibly widened, including Tia's.

"What?" she exclaimed. "Megumi, how come you didn't tell me? That's so awesome! Now you can get like a million more fans!" The mamodo pumped her fist up for effect. But then she lowered it as she realized what would happen. "Oh..."

"Is this worldwide tour happening for sure?" Ryou asked her. Megumi shook her head.

"I don't know."

"Until you find out if this is fact of fiction, please stay in Tokyo as long as you can and work in our cafe. Also, feel free to keep the power pendnat." Megumi felt a lump in her pocket; the pendant.

"Thank you!" Megumi bowed. Accepting her uniform from Keiichiro, the other girls got up from their seats and came to the idol.

"Welcome to the team!" Ichigo announced. They began to talk, mostly Mint, Pudding and Ichigo, about what would usually happen and about Ryou's work habits.

"What's wrong?" It was Zakuro who had spoken. Surprised, the original Mew Mew's turned around with their newest member. The younger girls were slightly confused.

Megumi sighed. "I'm just worried about what will happen now," she replied. Zakuro could really tell many things about a person. Retatsu could too of course, but only when she was actually paying close and direct attention. "The shooting site was wrecked entirely by the mamodo and that... Chimera Anima." The violet haired model nodded in understanding. "I want to know if everyone had gotten out all right."

Placing her hand on the barely shorter girl's shoulder, Zakuro spoke. "That's very true." Her eyes glanced over to Retatsu, Pudding, Mint and Ichigo. "I believe that you will fit in well." Megumi suddenly visibly brightened and looked at all of their smiling faces. Even the usually stoic Zakuro was smiling lightly. Small tears formed at the corners of her eyes.

"Thank you." All of the girls, Tia included, all crowded around the happily tearing singer. They left the room and went upstairs. Kiyo's modest behavior left and was replaced with seriousness.

"What were you thinking?" he hissed at Ryou. "What if they die? Can you assume all responsibility? Although they know that it's dangerous, can they be assured that they know how dangerous this can be? Even though you've been working with these girls fora while, what about Megumi? And Ms. Fujiwara? They have their own lives to lead instead of working as waitresses and fighting aliens just because their DNA is compatible!" He panted with Zatch at his side. The mamodo looked worried, but grave.

"I have prepared to take responsibility ever since I started the Mew Project," Ryou coolly replied. "I have fully taken the time to explain to the girls the dangers of their mission. They had a choice to join. Although we cannot do much, we develop ways to help them as much as we can, such as Ichigo's weapons. As for Zakuro and Megumi, they do not work here full time, only when they can make it. We do realize that they have busy schedules and do not with to bother them. But this is the entire earth that we are talking about. Out of billions of human beings, these six girls were chosen to save humanity."

Zatch walked up to the other blonde. "We understand that this is for a good cause, but we are really worried about Megumi and the other girls. If there is any way to help them, please let us know!" Zatch bowed. Kiyo came up to his partner and willed himself to bow to the serious fifteen year old.

"Yes, please!" Seconds passed before they heard a sigh. The looked up to see Ryou with his hand in his hair, exasperated. He tossed them a cell phone.

"We will call you if there is anything happening. Although I don't know what you can do to help, I will notify you two." He paused and watched Kiyo examine the portable device. "Kiyo; you must really care for Megumi." The dark haired male nodded without a hint of embarassment or hesitation.

"She is a dear friend and an ally. Megumi is a good person and she with Tia deserve good things."Ryou noddedto Keiichiro andthe older man left quietly, only to return moments later with something in his hands.

"Although I'm sure that you wish to do all that you could, you were not expecting something like this," Ryou said. "This is one of the best ways to help them. Zatch will be involved of course, although we cannot give him one." The older blonde stared at Kiyo squarely. "Do you accept?"

Instantly, Kiyo nodded and was handed the objects by Keiichiro. Zatch's seriousness quickly dissipated, as that was not usually has he was.

"That is so cool, Kiyo!" he exclaimed. "I want one!" Ruffling Zatch's hair lightly, Kiyo smiled. Finally, he could be of some use.

DONE!

i'm sorry that took me so long... actually it was pretty short in comparison to my other stories, although the chapters are longer. i hope that everyone who reads this will realize that i'm not someone who will just give up halfway... although i may have serious cases of writer's block...

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