Ichigo's Illness Chapter 18:
More Trouble
Kisshu took Ichigo back to his room, and set her down on the bed. She was still unconscious, but at least she was still breathing. Kisshu pulled up a chair, and sat down to wait for her to wake up.
She woke up about two hours later, and looked surprised to see Kisshu looking down at her. "What happened?" she asked.
"The Blue Knight knocked you out, and you've been unconscious for about four hours," Kisshu said. "How are you feeling?"
"I'm okay, but I've got a pretty bad headache," Ichigo said. "What happened to Ryou and the Blue Knight?"
"I killed Ryou, but the Blue Knight apparently ran away when it looked like he was losing," Kisshu said.
"Well, good riddance to Ryou," Ichigo said. Noticing that Kisshu looked troubled, she asked, "What's wrong?"
"Ryou was talking about how he was planning on making you fall in love with him," Kisshu said. "Would that have ever happened?"
Ichigo looked somewhat hurt, but said, "Ryou would have to brainwash me to make me fall in love with him, and even that might not work. Why would you think that?"
Kisshu noticed that Ichigo looked hurt, and said, "Sorry, Koneko-chan. I guess his talk about how he thought you would fall in love with him got to me, and I started wondering if it would have happened. I'm sorry for doubting you."
"Kisshu, I hated Ryou almost from the beginning," Ichigo said. "Like I said before, if I broke up with the treehugger, I would only fall for you. Besides, Ryou's dead, so you don't need to worry about it anymore." She got up and hugged him.
Kisshu sighed happily and hugged back. He was about to say something, but Pai suddenly teleported in and said urgently, "We're needed back on Earth, now!"
"What's wrong?" Kisshu asked.
"Ichigo's parents were taken by the Blue Knight!" Pai cried.
"WHAT!?" Ichigo and Kisshu shouted together. Kisshu took Ichigo's hand and teleported to Café Mew Mew, Pai right behind him.
Keiichiro ran up as soon as they arrived and said, "Come to the basement, I'll explain everything."
They followed him to the basement. To their shock, there were two police officers there as well. "This is Officer Anko and Officer Itou," Keiichiro said. "They're members of a special unit in the police force that deals with unusual cases. I told them about the Mew Project, as well as the truth behind the alien attacks, and they have agreed to help us with the other police. They have both promised that no harm will come to any of us from the police."
"That's good, but what about my parents?" Ichigo asked.
"After Ryou's death, I got called into the police station again, but this time by Officer Anko's supervisor," Keiichiro said. "He, to my surprise, knew of the Mew Project; apparently he knew Ryou's mother. I ended up telling him that I was Professor Shirogane's assistant, and I helped Ryou create you Mews. I told him the circumstances of Ryou's death, and he decided that if any other police officers said anything, he would override them, saying it was self-defense. He apparently has quite a bit of influence in the force. I also explained to him that the aliens were under orders to attack, and that they did not have a choice. When he asked why they formed a truce, I told him that you all believed that Deep Blue had vanished, but that even after they found he was still alive, they decided it would be better to cooperate with the Mews, at least, since they knew the fighting wasn't going anywhere."
Keiichiro paused, then continued, "Sargent Sanatsu asked about the Blue Knight, and I told him what we know, that he's a part of Deep Blue and is now controlled by him. The sargent asked me to give him a picture of the Blue Knight, and so I got one off the computer. It's now on a wanted poster around Tokyo. The other day, someone called the police because they saw him in Ichigo's neighborhood. But by the time the police got there, Ichigo's parents were gone, and the person who saw all this was unconscious. When the woman woke up, she said she saw the Blue Knight break down the door and go in. She heard a struggle, and then the Blue Knight came back out with Ichigo's parents unconscious. He looked up at her, and she said that's the last thing she remembers until she woke up in the hospital."
"This is bad," Pai said. "A hostage situation puts us in a very delicate position. Have there been any notes or anything that says what the Blue Knight wants?"
"Yes, there was one," Officer Itou said. "Here, look." He handed Pai a piece of paper, and Pai read out loud,
I have Mew Ichigo's parents, and if you ever want to see them again, you must surrender Mew Ichigo and Ikisatashi Kisshu to me. You have one week to give your decision.
Signed,
The Blue Knight
"What are we going to do NOW?" Ichigo asked. "He probably wants to kill us, and if we don't do as he says, my parents will die!"
"This is a problem," Keiichiro said. "We can't very well hand you two over, the Earth will get taken over without our two strongest. But we also don't want Ichigo's parents to die."
"What if we pretended to cooperate, and then attacked after we got Ichigo's parents back?" Kisshu suggested. "You guys could say you came along to make sure we got there, and then we could ask for Ichigo's parents, then attack after he gives them back."
"What if he refuses to give them back before we hand you two over?" Officer Anko asked.
"You could tie us up, but make sure the knots are easy to undo," Kisshu said. "Then we would appear to be helpless, so he'd just hand them over."
"And when Ichigo needs to transform?" Keiichiro asked.
"She could transform beforehand," Kisshu said. "Remember, the note says to surrender me and Mew Ichigo, not me and Ichigo. The Blue Knight can't really complain if we show him the note, which specifically says that he wants Mew Ichigo, not Momomiya Ichigo."
"Good point," Pai said. "Alright, let's do that, if everyone agrees."
"I think it's a good plan," Officer Itou said. "Do you need us to help?"
"I don't think so," Kisshu said. "If there's a fight, I don't think those metal things you carry around are going to do much good, when the Blue Knight can just teleport out of the way."
"Alright, but if you need us, call," Officer Anko said.
"Will do," said Keiichiro. The two officers bowed and left. Keiichiro turned to the others. "I guess this meeting is over," he said. "You should all go back home, and get some rest."
The other Mews nodded and left. Kisshu asked Ichigo, "Do you want to come back with us?"
"Yes," Ichigo said. Kisshu nodded and took her hand, then teleported to his room.
Okay, now I need ideas. I know this chapter wasn't that great, especially the ending, but I'm hoping that the next will be better. I'm kind of braindead right now, so that's it for tonight. Review Plz!
