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Ch. 3
Miyako's p.o.v.
"Time to wake up now!" I felt someone gently shaking my shoulder.
I yawned and slowly opened my eyes. My vision was a bit hazy but after blinking them a few times, they became clear and I saw that there was someone standing beside me. The person was a girl and she was really pretty. She had short cherry red hair that reaches past her shoulder blades, dark brown eyes, a light blue sweater with a darker blue no sleeve top over it, a pink mini-skirt, black tights that reaches under the hem of the skirt, red mary jane shoes, and a clip on her hair that was shaped like a circle thats colored pink with one-third of the triangle on it colored yellow.
"Who are you?" I asked as I got up and rubbed my sleepy eye.
"My name is Meiru. You must be Miyako, right?" she smiled at me.
I nodded my head. "How did you know my name?"
"Netto and Boomer told me who you and your friends were," she answered.
"Oh, okay," I said.
"Now that you're awake, its time to go downstairs now," she exclaimed.
"Downstairs?" I asked and looked over to see that the girls weren't in their beds. "Where are my friends?"
"They're waiting for you in the lobby downstairs. They're eating their breakfast and thats where we're going," she explained. "I'm pretty sure that you're also hungry."
On cue, my stomach started to growl and my cheeks turned pink as I put my hands on my stomach. Since I haven't eaten anything last night, I should put some food in my tummy.
"Since your stomach needs food, lets go down now," she brought her hand out. "I'll take you there so you won't get lost."
"Thank you, Meiru-chan," I smiled at her and got up and quickly put on my shoes.
"You're welcome, Miyako-chan," she nearly giggled.
I finished putting on my shoes and got off the bed and she held my hand and led me out of the room and into the hallway. I looked around and noticed that the inside was almost like a hotel and there were also many rooms between the room that I just got out of. I wonder how they made this place the same like they did in the city from above?
I broke out of my thoughts when I was taken to the elevator shaft and we stepped inside as Meiru pressed the 1 button, which indicated that we were going to the first floor. I noticed that we were on the 7th floor so we were definitely pretty high up. The elevator moved all the way down and it then made a dinging noise to indicate that we were in the first floor now. The doors opened and we both stepped outside the elevator. Meiru then took my hand and led me away from the elevators and to a lobby where there were many chairs and a breakfast bar was set up for guests who spent the night here.
"This is the breakfast bar. You can choose the types of foods that the chefs made or go with some cereal at the cereal bar," she explained. "We'll be sitting over there near the corner where that plant is."
I looked over to where she was pointing at and I saw the table where my friends were sitting at. "Thank you, Meiru-chan!"
"No problem! Now, lets get some food!" she said.
We grabbed some plates, utensils, and napkins and went to get some food. I chose to get a stack of blueberry pancakes with a bit of blueberries on top and had them drizzled in maple syrup. Meiru got a cheese omelet with toast that had grape jam on it and a sausage. We both got some orange juice and we headed to the table where my friends are.
"Hi girls!" I greeted them and sat down next to Momoko as I put my plate and glass on the table.
"Hi Miyako!" Momoko hugged me.
"Nice of you to join us!" Kaoru replied while chewing on some bacon.
"Hey Airisu and Misora," Meiru greeted some girls who were sitting across from us. Looks like I didn't notice because of the plant.
"Hi Meiru," the girl with brunette hair replied.
"Hey," the girl with violet hair replied back to her.
"Miyako, these are my friends. The one with brunette hair is Airisu and the one with violet hair is Misora," Meiru told me.
"Hello Miyako!" the girl with brunette hair named Airisu greeted me.
"Nice to meet you!" the girl with violet hair named Misora gave me a small wave.
"Hello!" I greeted them with a smile.
"They woke us up first and had us come downstairs to eat breakfast," Momoko said.
"I tell ya, they make the best food ever!" Kaoru exclaimed and chewed on another piece of bacon.
"There's plenty so make sure you fill your belly's up with food!" Airisu said.
"But not too much or you might pop," Misora laughed.
Meiru laughed along with her and I couldn't help but smile at how those 3 are getting along well. Its just like me and my friends since we always get along with each other. We ate our food and managed to finish after our bellies were no longer growling and then put our plates up and were taken out of the lobby and towards the outside world.
"The boys assigned us to keep an eye on you girls and to show you around on what the place is like," Meiru told us.
"Where are the boys?" I asked.
"We don't know. They don't tell us that much because they're afraid that we might ruin their guy time," Misora rolled her eyes.
"They probably had to go shopping and put on some makeup," I heard Kaoru snicker.
"Good one!" Misora laughed.
"Lets just show the girls around," Airisu sweat-dropped at them.
They then grabbed our hands and walked onto the streets with us walking with them. My eyes scanned over the area and the streets kinda reminded me of what our city was like except we had some light shown from some tall lanterns and the other buildings. People were walking down the streets in regular clothes like we always wear but more decent and they would either greet Meiru and her friends or just look at me and the girls strangely. It looks like they're wondering on where we came from and they're probably a bit suspicious.
I heard a dog bark and I turned my head to see an elderly woman walking her dog with a leash attached to the dog. Awww, that doggy is so adorable! I never knew that animals could live in this city as well. I do wonder though on how everyone could breathe if we're underground.
"That statue over there in the center is a symbol of protection for our city," I turned my head to see a statue that Misora pointed at. A guardian angel statue?
"Symbol of protection?" Momoko asked.
"Thats right! Some of us believe that if we have statues of guardian angels in our city and bless them with offerings represented from the kindness of our hearts, they won't let anything bad happen to the people or to our city that was built by our own two hands," Airisu explained.
"That would explain why there were flower necklaces and flower crowns on the statue," Kaoru pointed out.
"If none of us don't have a nice offering for the guardian angel, we go to the church thats only a block from here and they would give us something to receive a blessing from the angel as we offered it," Meiru said.
"Are all the guardian angel statues the same?" I asked.
"Nope! They're all different," Misora answered. "Each statue is an angel but either male or female. We all treat each other equally so thats why we have both male and female guardian angels in our city."
"So thats why they're symbols of protection. Guardian angels are usually assigned to guide and protect a person, kingdom, or country down the right path," Momoko replied.
"Thats correct," Airisu smiled. "So remember, pay your respects to them and if you have an offering, feel free to give it to them."
"I think we got it," Kaoru nodded.
"Good! Now, lets continue our tour!" Misora exclaimed.
They took us to different areas of the city and we were all amazed at what the city was like. Some people would use technology while others choose whether they actually want to use them or if they don't want to. I saw a couple of people riding their bikes and there were a few riding in a carriage. A few shops were set up and people would either look at them or buy something from there.
"And over there is the Arcane Bridge!" Meiru pointed to a huge bridge in the center of the city that resembled the Golden Gate Bridge.
"Its glorious!" I exclaimed in awe.
"It is!" she winked and then continued to show me around.
The tour lasted for an hour or so but we managed to see the whole city and now, the girls and I were on the bench resting since we were tuckered out from walking so much. Meiru and her friends went to get us some ice cream from a cart thats a few feet away from us. I'm surprised that they weren't tired from all that walking. They must be use to it or something.
"Now that they're done showing us around, what are we gonna do now? We can't stay at this city at all!" Kaoru exclaimed.
"I know but its impossible to escape. The boys have belts and they can transform like we do. We can't transform and fly away or we'll risk being seen and have our identities exposed to everyone," Momoko sighed.
"I really hope our families aren't suspecting that we're gone too long," I sadly said while thinking of my grandmother. "If only there's a way to get out of here without being noticed."
"You girls want to leave the city?"
We quickly turned our heads to find Meiru and her friends holding ice cream cones in both of their hands, one for all of us. Airisu had strawberry ice cream, Meiru had vanilla ice cream, and Misora had chocolate ice cream.
"Y-You misunderstood us!" Momoko quickly replied. "We were just talking about how great the city is!"
"Momoko, we heard it loud and clear," Airisu said and handed her a cone filled with strawberry ice cream.
"Let me guess, you're gonna let the boys know that we're trying to leave?" Kaoru crossed her arms while glaring at them.
"No, we're not gonna do that," Misora answered and handed Kaoru a cone filled with chocolate ice cream. "We're gonna help you find a way to leave the city."
"You are!?" we all yelled in shock.
"But why?" I asked.
Meiru handed me a cone filled with vanilla ice cream and looked at me. "Because we don't want the boys to know who you girls really are."
"W-What are you talking about!?" Momoko exclaimed as she turned pale.
"Calm down. We know who you girls are because of the belts," Airisu pointed to our belts visibly shown around our waists. "You girls are kinda like us."
"Kinda like you? What are you talking about?" Kaoru raised her eyebrow at them.
"We have belts that are kinda like yours," Misora said and slightly lifted her shirt up to show us a belt that nearly resembled our PPGZ belt. Were they hit by the white light, too!?
"You girls can transform like us!?" we all yelled in shocked.
They all pulled their shirts down and nodded at us. No way, we have additional members who transform and have alter egos like we do. There are more of us who can transform with the belt because of the white z-rays!
"I'm known as Iris, Meiru is known as Maylu, and Misora is known as Sonia," Airisu explained. "We are known as the Mega Power Girls Z."
"Were you girls also hit by the white light?" I asked them.
"Kinda but we were hit by white lightning though," Meiru answered. White lightning? I never heard of that.
"When you got hit, you transformed and have alter egos?" Momoko asked.
"Thats right. We were given these powers to protect the world from danger," Airisu answered.
"How come you 3 live in the underground? I doubt that white lightning would appear here," Kaoru asked.
"We were forced to because our enemies discovered our identities," Misora answered.
"Enemies?" I asked.
"The Mega Ruff Boys Z. You remembered Enzan, Netto, and Subaru, correct?" Meiru asked.
We nodded and she continued. "Their transformation names are Chaud, Lan, and Geo. They were hit by black lightning and would always cause havoc and we're the only ones who can stop them."
"How did they discovered your identities?" Momoko asked.
"They saw us transform back into our normal form after we defeated an evil cyber robot and they threatened to expose our identities unless we do what they say," Airisu answered her.
"They made you live here underground?" Kaoru asked in shock.
"Thats right. They told us that as long as we stay in the city with them, they won't tell a single soul on who we really are. They were also trying to threaten our families and we have no choice but to follow their rules. We can't let our families get involved because of who we are and what we do," Misora sighed in frustration.
"We're really sorry to hear that!" I said in a worried tone.
"Thank you for the concern but we're okay, really," Meiru gave me a small smile. "For now, lets just finish our ice creams before they melt."
I noticed that my ice cream was about to melt so I quickly licked it until it was all gone. Then, I ate my cone since you can easily eat them and I swallowed it after I was done chewing on it. I noticed that Momoko and Kaoru were already done with theirs including Meiru and her friends as well.
"Now that we're done, we gotta go meet up with the boys back at the hotel," Airisu replied.
"Do they live there?" Momoko asked.
"They sure do! They helped everyone with their powers by repairing the city and providing good electricity, technology, food, water, and other types of resources that we needed to adapt and survive the underground," Misora explained. "Plus, the MRBZ appointed themselves as bodyguards to the Ruffs to protect them from any danger."
"Let me guess, fangirls?" Kaoru grimaced.
"That and sometimes, jealous boys since the 6 of them are known to be the hottest boys in the city by the female population," Misora fake gagged. "However, they're known as the quiet fangirls so there are only a few fangirls who are brave enough to approach the boys."
"Oh dear," I said.
"Yeah, it is horrible," Meiru sighed. "Now, lets take you girls back to the hotel."
We stood up and were taken back to the hotel where we once spent the night at. I realized that we didn't take a good look at what the actual hotel looked like from the outside so I looked over and awed at how tall it was. It definitely looked like it could reach over 30 stories high and its taller than the other hotel buildings that also reside in the city. We went inside the hotel where we walked into a lobby and went inside the elevator shaft.
"Time to go to the 34th floor," Misora said and pressed the button that had the number 34 on it.
The elevator shaft then went up and we waited for a few minutes as we saw the numbers increase from each floor we pass. We managed to make it all the way up to the 34th floor and we stepped outside as the elevators closed behind us. We then walked down the hallway and the girls opened a set of double doors and as we stepped inside, we nearly gasped in awe at what it looked like.
This place is actually a luxury suite that resembles a penthouse. Its really gorgeous! There were huge windows on the walls that showed a good view of the city, nice soft comfy seats and couches, luxurious furniture that looked to be really fancy, a door that leads to the kitchen, a huge private bathroom, soft carpets on the floor, and a balcony outside that had some chairs and tables outside with a good view.
"Thank you for bringing the girls here."
We turned our heads and saw the boys standing near some bedroom doors that shows some huge beds from behind them. Their bodyguards were with them and they were sitting on one of the couches.
"Remember, treat them well or else!" Misora glared at them.
"Misora, watch your tone!" Subaru gave her a stern look.
"Sorry," she mumbled.
"You and your friends can leave now. Boys, lead them out the door," I heard Brick say.
Enzan and the boys got up and walked over to where Airisu and the girls are. They grabbed their wrists and took them out the door and then left. I held onto my friends' hands because I was feeling a bit scared being in the same room with our enemies.
"Why did you bring us here?" Kaoru glared at them.
"We just wanna show you this lovely penthouse," Butch nearly smirked at her.
"But why?" Momoko asked.
"You girls are gonna live here with us from now on," Brick answered.
"What!?" we all yelled in shock.