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I Trust You
"You were just setting us up, weren't you?" Minto sighs.
"No, that wouldn't benefit us," Pai replies.
"Right, well, we've done this three way and we've done this with an alliance between us… So WHY can't we win?" Purin whines.
"Don't forget, Zakuro knows our tactics and how we fight, and Kisshu knows how you two work. It's only logical to say, that he's been planning this for a while and observing your strategies," Keiichiro replies.
"So then, what do we do?" Ichigo asks eagerly.
"It's simple. Keiichiro, you said they know our fighting style and your strategies. Maybe, if you let us strategize and you can co-ordinate our attacks, that might throw them off," Lettuce frowns, deep in concentration.
"Then we have a plan," Pai replies.
"Go Chimera Anima!"
Ichigo leaps back from a particularly dangerous scaled creature with wings. Whilst Minto, Purin and Taruto are trying to fight off a locust type creature with fangs and fur. Looking around, Ichigo can't recognise any of those creatures. You don't really have to think about it; even when they infuse humans, they turn into some kind of animal form that's recognisable. These ones are different somehow.
A large puff of smoke comes rushing from a large creature Lettuce didn't see and the Mews manage to dodge it. Once it clears enough to see again, the park is in a mess. Everything looks like it's been burnt to a crisp, or melted into a puddle of hot liquid metal.
"Hey, where'd they go?" Purin asks.
"Just great! We listen to you and we're still nowhere with this problem!" Minto snaps.
"Do you know any animals that can breathe fire?" Lettuce frowns.
Her answer is a unanimous silence. No one can the right words for what just happened. The creatures are gone and there's no sign of Zakuro or Kisshu. In fact, Zakuro and Kisshu had been missing the entire time! That, or they're just pulling the strings from behind the scenes. Like a puppet master.