The Hartman Chronicles Season 2 Chapter 7
Momo went over to Fudge and patted her on the back for a job well done "You did great!"
"You think so?" Fudge asked.
"I don't think so," Momo smiled "I know so!"
Fudge smiled and hugged her. I smiled and looked at Calvin.
"If only," He sighed as he turned away "If only…"
"If only what?" I asked him
"If only Abbie and I could be the same way"
I shrugged and looked at the girls, "Come on time to head back to the café!"
The girls looked up and nodded. We started on our trek to the Mew Mew café soon after. When we got there, we saw an odd sight. A girl was lying on the grass outside the café. She was unconscious. She looked 16 and was five foot seven. Her hair went to her shoulders and was medium tone of brown. Her bangs were feathered off to the side, getting longer as they reached the side of her face, and held a slight curl. She was wearing a red strapless shirt and beige shorts.
"What the heck?" Abbie asked, looking at the girl.
"What do you suppose we do with her?" Calvin questioned.
"Well the best course of action is not to move her," I said, trying to recall some of the medical stuff I had learned in school. "She could have a concussion."
"Actually" Ryou said as he walked out of the café "Leave her be"
"Why is that?" Kyoto asked
"Well I saw this girl walking in front of the café and I noticed she had a Mew mark on the nape of her neck. So I decided to "zap" her and activate her Mew gene" Ryou replied
"Couldn't you of just invited her in for a cup of tea and then zapped her?" Nashi asked
"Yeah that would be great," Calvin said as he rolled his eyes "Hello there, you're a Mew Mew, Zap!" He huffed "Not the way you want to recruit someone."
"Yeah but it is better than randomly zapping people!" Nashi shot back
"She has a point there," I said
"She'll probably be around here tomorrow. Just to give you all the heads up, onto other matters, Fudge we need to get you into your uniform." Ryou said
"Well, can we hold off on it until tomorrow? That is when I'll finish revising my schedule." Fudge replied
"Alright."
"If you excuse me my parents might be concerned as to where I am. I must get back to them!"
Fudge bolted down the street.
"Time to start cleaning up the kitchen," I sighed.
"Right behind you," Kyoto said.
"So am I," Lisa added.
The three of us went into the café and began to clean the dishes. After that Lisa and Kyoto headed home and I headed upstairs to hop onto bed and sleep.
The next morning I awoke and did my usual routine: Get up, step over Nashi, get dressed, comb my hair, and then head downstairs. When I got to the main floor of the café I looked around, no one seemed to be there. I decided to head into the kitchen and make treats for the day. That's when I heard someone come upstairs from the basement and into the café.
"Adrian!" I heard Calvin's voice yell.
"In the kitchen!" I yelled backed
Calvin then stepped into the kitchen.
"Hey, Adrian."
"What's up, Calvin?"
"Love."
"Love?"
"Yeah I really like Abbie, I just don't know how to show it?"
"The Navy Seal who said I don't need a woman to live is in love?" I laughed "Anyways, I don't know if she feels the same way about you. Chances are, if you be yourself, she's going to fall for you."
"I hope so…I'm going to ask her out on a date today. Wish me luck."
"Luck wished Calvin"
Calvin left the room. I noticed a bright pink French maid outfit on the wall. Upon closer examination I found a note that read; 'For Fudge'.
I heard the door swing open and looked up to see that Abbie and Fudge at the door. I took the outfit off the wall and walked over to Fudge.
"Hey Fudge," I said and handed her the uniform "This is for you"
"Really? It looks great! I guess I should go get changed right away!"
Fudge then went into the dress room. A few minutes later, she came out wearing the dress.
"Now if you excuse me! I need to get on with my schedule"
"And your schedule is?" I asked
"From two-thirty to three, I get things ready for the day. From four to six, I help serve tables. From eight to nine, I help with the dishes. And at nine-thirty I go home!"
"What is with the time gaps?"
"Well I calculated that each chimera attack usually takes us about an hour to fend off, so I gave myself hour long break times just incase anything like that turn up. It is so that I don't get all in a tizzy when I have to stop my work."
"I see."
The door then swung opened to reveal the girl from yesterday. She had cat-like ears and a bushy tail. The tail reminded me of a red panda.
"May I speak to the owner of this place?" She asked.
"Ryou?" I asked, and then turned around to yell, "Hey Ryou! Someone is here for you!"
Ryou came running up to me and looked at the girl.
"Hello there"
"Are you the guy who runs this place?" The girl asked
"Why yes I am."
"I was wondering if you were still hiring."
"Yes we are, and I was waiting for you to come along."
"Really? How?"
"When you walked by the café yesterday, I noticed that you had a Mew mark on your neck. I decided to "zap" you and activate your Mew gene"
"So I'm a Mew Mew?"
"Exactly"
"Cool! My life has just gotten a lot more exciting!"
"I need to introduce you to the team first. This is Adrian."
"Your name?" I said as I held out my hand
"Komugiiro Tiramisu," The girl said as she shook my hand
"Pleased to meet you Komugiiro."
"Pleasure to meet you too."
Ryou took Komugiiro away and introduced her to the other members that were present. I started to head back to the kitchen when all of a sudden I heard Abbie say.
"Calvin, I'd love to!"
I smiled, "Nice job Calvin"
I went back to my kitchen duties. Thirty minutes later, the Chimera Alarm went off. I went outside the kitchen and into the main room of the café. I saw that the other Mew Mews were present.
"This time the attack is at an abandoned factory downtown. I need all of you to head there now! The factory has five blue smoke stacks the blow out blood red smoke" Ryou explained
"Got it! Come on Mew Mews! Let's go bust some heads!" I said as I rushed out the door. The other Mew Mews followed. When we got to the factory with the blue smoke stacks I slammed my fists together. "Let's get started!"
I went into my Mew form and the other Mew Mews followed my lead. Komugirro's Mew form looked decent. She had on a cream colored strapless shirt, similar in color to Nashi's, and a skirt that went to the middle of her thighs. She had a dark red bow wrapped around her waist, the ends of the bow came down to the bottom of her feet. She also had dark red, knee high boots and bracers of the same color on both arms. Pale brown leg garters with a dark red trim adorned her thighs and upper arms. Her eyes became a vivid light brown. Her hair kept its normal form but became a darker shade of brown. Her weapon was a violin with a pendant mark on the bottom. Komugirro also drew a violin bow that had a cream colored ribbon on the top with a pendant mark.
I opened the doors to the factory and looked around.
"Looks like there was nothing here," Lavender said
"Finally, you talk!" Nashi smiled
"I guess it is time for us to…"
I was interrupted by a drop of saliva falling on my shoulder. I looked up and saw a humanoid bat staring at me with shining red eyes. It looked at me like I was its next meal. The bat let out a screech and jumped onto me, pinning me to the ground, and tried to gnaw at my face.
"Get your hands off Adrian!" Momo exclaimed "Ribbon Peach Blossom!"
Momo shot an orange fireball, shaped like a flower, at the bat creature. The creature used its arm to block the blow. I used Momo's attack as a distraction and I kicked the man-bat into the air.
"Ribbon Lavender Shot!" Lavender said as she shot a heart shaped pellet at the man-bat.
"So that's your move huh?" Nashi laughed, "Pretty standard"
The bat was hit by the pellet but then dive bombed Momo and Lavender, sending them into a pile of boxes. The man-bat doubled back and flew towards Lisa and Kyoto.
"Sour Lemon Howl!" Lisa said as she pulled out her microphone. She howled into the mic and sound waves shot out of it. The sound waves hit the man-bat and caused it to have a minor seizure. I guess the sound must have messed up its sonar or something. Kyoto took advantage of the beast's seizure and ran up to him.
"Ribbon," She said as she spun her staff around several times and hit the monster "Apple," She said as she landed a blow to the man-bat's jaw. "Strike!" She yelled and jumped into the air. The sound of a roaring panda was heard as her staff hit the spine of the man-bat.
"My turn!" Nashi cheered as she ran up to the man-bat. "Ribbon Nashi," She said as she smacked it into the air with her hammer. When it fell down, she landed a hammer blow to its spine, "Slam!". The man-bat's head hit the walls of the factory. "Come back when you're a real challenge," Nashi giggled.
The man-bat staggered up and charged at Nashi. Fudge held up her egg shakers and said, "Ribbon Fudge Quake!"
Her shaker started to vibrate, slowly at first, but quickly picked up speed as pink sparks started to fly from them. Soon there was a flash of light. The bat creature screeched in agony as it tried to cover its eyes.
"Alright!" I smiled, "Time to finish this thing off! Siberian Cannon!"
I thrusted my palms forward and shot a blue fireball from them. The Man-bat quickly recovered from Fudge's attack and flew out of the way.
"Let me try!" Komugiiro said "Ribbon Tiramisu Rebound!"
She played a long, consistent note at a high pitched frequency. The man-bat squealed as he began to stumble around.
"Okay, finishing off the bat creature, take two!" I said as a cold wind enveloped my fists "Siberian," I said as I landed a punch to the creature's stomach. I followed with a blow to its jaw. I let the sound of cracking molars fill the factory. "Uppercut!" I yelled as I rose into the air. As I went into the air and a cold wind enveloped me. I landed on the ground with the man-bat not far behind. The man-bat began to glow white and turned into a twenty-year old male.
"Nice move there Komugiiro" I smiled and walked over to her, I held out my hand.
"You too!" Komguiiro smiled as she took my hand and I shook it. Momo and Lavender got up. As they did, the boxes fell over, revealing their contents. The contents almost made me lose my lunch. What kind of sick person would put these kinds of things in a box?