CHAPTER 3

Surprise Attack

Previously on Charlotte's Mew Mew Adventure

Her actions made her body glow. The British girl realized her actions, but it was too late. In the bright gold flash of light, she can feel wings sprout out behind her back.

"What… happened?" She asked herself as she held her hands in front of her face. She was wearing gloves and she was wearing a different outfit as well.

She's a Mew! Ichiro screamed in his mind.

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The Chimera Anima turned its attention to Charlotte who was busy pondering around, leaving Ichiro who was still immobile.

"Look, for whoever you are, you're one of my kind! Please, you gotta believe in yourself so that those words will come into you!" Ichiro yelled.

"What? Bu-but that's impossible!" Charlotte stammered. Then it came into her. "Sumomo Mystic Flute!" She yelled and a gold flute materialized out from the air.

The Chimera Anima then lunged into her direction, but the girl was already on air with her wings flapping.

"Gah! Cover me!" Ichiro commanded.

"Ribbon Sumomo Melody!"

With that announcement, Charlotte or Sumomo had played a tune that suddenly made Ichiro back to his healthy status. He jumped back on to his feet, cracking his hands.

"Alright… let's get back to business."

Ichiro then picked up his whip, waiting for the Chimera Anima to attack. When it did, Ichiro jumped up to the air twice on air, making a jump kick to the snake's head. He hoisted himself on air again and this time Mew Sumomo caught Ichiro's right hand making him hanging precariously.

"Ever heard of the 'helicopter drop'?"

"What's that?" She asked.

"Fly over to that Anima so that I can whip its head."

"Okay, but are you sure about this?"

"I've done this before."

Obeying Ichiro's plan, she quickly flew over to the Chimera. Once there, Charlotte executed the helicopter drop.

"Ribbon Ichiro Morning Star!"

With a brief red light flashing from the end of the whip, Ichiro swung the powered-up morning star whip. A loud thud the separated the parasite from the real snake, and Maika quickly collected it as Ichiro plopped to the ground.

"You're alright?"

"Yeah. I'm a little exhausted, that's all."

"What had just happened to me? Why am I in this costume?"

Ichiro sighed. "Well, you're part if the Mew Project which turns some girls into super-powered half-animal beings, to defend earth from aliens. The one that we took out is one of them, as the aliens infect them with parasites."

"What about you then?"

"I'm an exception."

Then his comrades came over.

"You're expecting something, girls?"

"Not really… AH!!! A new Mew!" Ichigo screamed.

"We can save all the celebrations later. Let's go back before they come back on us."

As Charlotte transformed back to her human form, the others followed suit, Hannan gave the British girl a translation candy drop, and the same one her sister-in-law gave to her. As Charlotte popped it in her mouth, Hannan asked her a question.

"What language are you incapable of?"

"Japanese." She spontaneously replied.

By magic, she was able to speak Japanese.

Not too long later, all of them returned back to the café. On the way back, Charlotte asked Hannan a few questions.

"Um… Hannan, right? How old exactly are you and what is that candy you gave me?"

"I'm seventeen and the candy drop that I gave you is the infamous magical translation candy drop sold at my hometown back in Malaysia."

"You look so young that I thought you're only 15."

"I'm an exchange student."

"Oh, so am I then."

"Looks like Hannan are the oldest in our group. I'm just 16." Zakuro stated when she heard Hannan.

As they arrived at the café, Keiichiro was waiting the girls along with Ryou who was leaning against the doorframe while folding his arms.

"Hey, we're back, and we got a new present – I mean a new member in our team, Ryou."

"Is it so?"

"I wouldn't be dumb enough to ask that question."

Charlotte took time in swallowing every single bits and pieces of information given by Keiichiro. She finally accepted her fate, just like the way Mint does and like the others who work in the café, Charlotte were given the café's uniform, with her dress was colored golden.

"It's so adorable, don't you think, Charlotte?"

"Huh?"

"Oh, maybe we hadn't introduced ourselves yet. I'm Ichigo Momomiya. That one over there is Mint Aizawa and next to her is Zakuro Fujiwara. That little girl over there is Pudding Fong and then there's Berry Shirayuki with Tasuku Meguro."

"Then who is he?" She pointed out Ichiro.

"He's Ichiro Ichimaru. The one and only boy in our group."

"Oh."

"I think you hadn't known about your animal DNA, Charlotte?"

"I don't think so."

"You're infused with the DNA of a Golden Eagle."

"Wow…"

Right at 5, the café was closed. However, Ryou, Ichiro and Keiichiro stayed behind.

"What's wrong now?" Ichiro asked.

"The entertainment group we're supposed to have we busy at last minute. We need a plan B."

"I can play electric guitar."

"Ichigo and the others can sing." Keiichiro suggested.

"Well, we had to wait and see if Charlotte fit in the team in entertaining as well."

A/N: Wow, that's two long weeks without updating. I'm sure beaten up by the tasks given at my school. There is a lot of things going on at my school, and because SMTKT's Access Center had been wired up with internet, I think now I can update faster every Friday. Keep on reviewing and reading! (oops.) TQ!