Brought Together Chapter 13:
Situation
Ichigo had been at the Cyniclon's ship for three days, and was actually enjoying herself. Since she still got work from her school, she did that, but she was also getting sword fighting lessons from Kisshu. Kisshu was an expert, and Ichigo was learning a lot from him. She enjoyed sword fighting, but she really just enjoyed spending time with Kisshu, who was really fun to hang out with. The two of them had become very close, and Ichigo had stopped resisting when Kisshu kissed her out of nowhere. She was also practicing teleporting and flying, as well as using her weapon.
Pai had examined her weapon, and it actually had similar abilities to his fans. The Inazuma no Yaiba could shoot lightning out of the blade, just like Pai's fans. Pai had taught Ichigo how to accurately shoot the lightning at a target, and she eventually learned how to control it. She was having a lot of fun with the Cyniclons. But little did they know, the fun was about to end.
Two days later, Pai received a call from Keiichiro, and called Ichigo, Kisshu and Taruto in to listen. Keiichiro waited till they were all there, and said, "I've got some bad news. Ichigo's parents were supposed to come to the Café yesterday, but they never showed up. I sent Mint and Lettuce over to their house, and they weren't there. However, it looked like there had been some sort of struggle, because when Lettuce and Mint called me over, there were overturned plants, and a few broken dishes in the kitchen. There was no sign that anyone was still there, but there was a puddle of blood in the kitchen. I did an analysis on it, and it was actually Ryou's blood, so I'm assuming that he's holding Ichigo's parents hostage."
"Did he leave a note?" Pai asked.
"No, and that's what worries me," Keiichiro said. "However, I think that I may be able to find him now that I have some of his blood."
"If he didn't leave a note, he might be planning something other than holding them hostage," Pai said. "I think you should try to find him fast. I'll go look on the radar again. I'd like you to contact me if you find anything, and we'll be right over."
"Will do," Keiichiro said. "I'll get right on that." He cut the connection.
Pai turned to the others. "I'm going to look on the radar again. I'll tell you if I find anything." He left.
"I shouldn't have left them," Ichigo said. She was on the verge of tears. "What if he kills them?"
"We'll find them before that happens," Kisshu said. "I'll do everything I can to help and so will everyone else." He hugged Ichigo, who hugged back tightly.
Suddenly Pai raced back in and said, "I found him. Let's call Keiichiro!" Then he pushed a button on one of the screens, and Keiichiro's surprised face came up.
"Did you find him?" Keiichiro asked.
"Hai," Pai said. "He's in a warehouse near Tokyo Bay. There's a trapdoor, and he's in a room with Ichigo's parents underneath it. Call the other Mews, and we'll meet you at the Café."
"Got it," said Keiichiro, and cut the connection.
Pai turned to Ichigo, Kisshu and Taruto, and said, "Let's go."
They nodded, and teleported to Café Mew Mew. The other Mews were already waiting, and they had transformed. "Let's go," Pai said. "All of you, grab one of us, and we'll teleport you to the warehouse."
The Mews nodded, and soon they were teleporting. They landed in front of an abandoned-looking warehouse, and quietly entered. Pai pointed to a spot below a window, and whispered, "We'll teleport down, and save Ichigo's parents. I'll teleport them to Café Mew Mew, and come back. Ichigo, stay here, since you're the leader of the Mews. I promise I'll take them straight to Keiichiro."
Ichigo nodded, and they teleported down into the underground room. Ryou was nowhere to be seen, but Ichigo's parents were tied up nearby, and seemed to be unconscious. The Mews and Cyniclons looked at each other, than slowly started forward.
Ichigo was in the lead, but suddenly the floor under her opened up. She threw out an arm to stop the others, and floated over the hole in the floor. Just to make sure she wouldn't fall, she continued to float rather than walk over to her parents. Finally she reached them, and grabbed both their hands, then teleported back, and whispered, "Pai, get them out of here. We'll find Ryou."
Pai nodded and teleported off. Ichigo then said out loud, "Ryou, if you're in here, come out. Stop playing games."
They all heard Ryou say, "Fine, but don't blame me when you regret picking a fight." Then he stepped out of the shadows nearby.
"Hey, if you were here the whole time, why didn't you try to stop us taking Ichigo's parents back?" Mint said.
"Oh, they were just bait so I could kill you all. I didn't really care what happened to them as long as you all came after them," Ryou said.
"You seriously think you can kill all of us without any help?" Ichigo asked incredulously.
"Yep, I've gotten a lot stronger, so you don't have a chance, even if you attack all together," Ryou said smugly.
"Overconfidence will be your downfall, Blondie," Kisshu said. "But I'm not complaining."
"I'm not overconfident, just determined to finish you all off," Ryou said. "But enough talk." He pressed a button on his watch, like last time. Same as last time, a hole opened in the floor, and a large sword in a case appeared. Ryou grabbed it and said, "Well, are you ready?"
The Mews all called on their weapons, except Ichigo, who hadn't transformed. Instead, she shouted, "Inazuma no Yaiba!" her blade appeared in her right hand, as Kisshu and Taruto also summoned their weapons. Pai teleported in just at that moment, and summoned his fans.
Ryou lifted his sword, and went straight for Ichigo. She dodged and swept her sword around, trying to cut Ryou's arm. He dodged as well, and Kisshu saw a chance in this. He leapt forward, Dragon Swords out, but Ryou suddenly spun around, then as Kisshu got close, he lunged forward and with the flat of his blade, smashed Kisshu back into the wall!
Kisshu cried out and slumped to the ground, unconscious. "KISSHU! THAT DOES IT, RYOU!" Ichigo shouted, and then yelled, "INAZUMA SENKO!" (Lightning Flash, in Japanese). Lightning shot out of her sword, and hit Ryou in the chest. He screamed in pain, and Ichigo saw this as her chance. She lunged forward, and before Ryou could move, she thrust her sword through his heart.
As he collapsed, Ichigo ran to Kisshu, who was still unconscious. She turned him over gently, and put a hand on his chest. Her hand began to glow, until she took it off. "I can't sense anything wrong," she told the others, who were watching her anxiously. "I don't know when he'll wake up, though. Let's get back, guys."
The others nodded, but then Mint said, "What about Ryou's body?"
"Let's just leave it," Ichigo said. "He doesn't deserve a funeral after what he did."
The others nodded, so Ichigo picked up Kisshu, and teleported back to Café Mew Mew.
That chapter was more exciting. Please don't flame me for getting Kisshu hurt! It's kind of cool that Ichigo defeated Ryou single-handedly, though, right? REVIEW!
