The Revenge of Dark Red Chapter 3:

Dark Red's Announcement

"What are you doing here, Aunt Dark Red?" Dire Bite asked.

Dark Red said, "So my pathetic little nephew remembers me, huh? I should feel honored, but since you helped kill my brother, I DON'T."

"Dire Bite, what's going on?" Ayame questioned.

Without looking away from Dark Red, Dire Bite replied, "That's Deep Blue's sister, Dark Red." Telepathically, he added, "She's a psychotic nuisance, too. Watch out."

Dark Red, knowing nothing of this, said, "I'll tell you why I'm here, not that it will do you any good. I'm here to avenge my brother's death, AND KILL YOU ALL!" She ended this sentence with a maniacal screech.

"And.. you plan on doing this alone?" Dire Bite asked mildly.

"Oh, I have three helpers, but they're busy right now," Dark Red replied.

"You seriously think that FOUR Cyniclons can defeat all of us together?" Ayame asked incredulously.

"Yep!" said Dark Red, now laughing maniacally. Before Ayame or Dire Bite could say another word, she vanished.

Ayame and Dire Bite looked at each other warily, then teleported back to the palace. Once there, they gathered everyone else together, and soon everyone was sitting in the informal Kaikan, for yet another meeting.

Once everyone was settled, Yumi-sama said, "Now, what is it you two have to discuss?"

Dire Bite replied, "We were at the pond today, when Deep Blue's sister Dark Red showed up and said she was going to avenge his death by killing us all."

The others were shocked. Finally Kisshu said, "Why didn't she come after we killed Deep Blue the first time then?"

Surprisingly, Light Pink spoke, saying, "Dark Red is a wanted criminal on another planet, called Benugi. She tried to start a revolution there, and was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment. Like Deep Blue, she's insane, and I'm sure she somehow heard about Deep Blue's second death. The first time he was killed was shortly before she was arrested, so she didn't have much time to avenge him then. She's slightly less powerful than Deep Blue, but not by much. She obviously broke out of jail, which is bad for us. The Benugi Guards may come after her, and they're not very friendly. It would be better if we could kill her before they get here, and make sure we have proof of her death. If they accuse us of harboring her, it could lead to intergalactic conflict."

Now everyone was speechless. Yumi-sama broke the silence, saying, "Does she have any allies?"

"She told us she had three helpers," Ayame said. "She didn't tell us anything about them, though."

"That would probably mean she found Utau, Ongaku, and Odori," Light Pink said. "Those are her three generals, and they're pretty powerful too. Utau uses a sword that can create sound waves, Ongaku uses a bow that shoots sonic blasts, and Odori uses a flute that hypnotizes you to dance, hence his name."

"Odori sounds like the most dangerous of the three, with that power," Kisshu said. "Is there a way to counter it?"

Light Pink looked thoughtful, then said, "The best way would be to create earplugs that block out the special sounds the flute makes. I can do that, but I'll need help. Emiko's powers would help the most in this line of work."

"Okay," said Emiko. "I'll help you make those earplugs. We'll have to work out the design, though. All the Mew Mews have different ears."

"That can be dealt with," Light Pink said confidently.

Genji-sama asked, "What does Dark Red use for a weapon?"

"She uses a sword like Deep Blue's, but it's red where his was blue, and it has fire abilities," Light Pink said.

"So do these guys have any weaknesses?" Taruto asked.

Light Pink replied, "Overconfidence is what brought them down last time, but they may have learned from that. Utau, Ongaku, and Odori are all basically useless without their weapons, so if you disarm them, make sure they don't get their weapon back. Dark Red is a different matter though. If she's learned not to be overconfident, I don't actually know what another weakness of hers would be."

"Well, that's not good, but we were able to defeat Deep Blue, so we should be able to handle his sister," Kisshu said.

"You're right, Kisshu," Light Pink said. "Besides, we do outnumber them."

The others nodded, and the meeting broke up.

In case anyone is wondering, Utau means song, Ongaku means music, and Odori means dance.