Amnesia Chapter 5:
Ryou's Plot
Pai came back later that day with a device that would allow Ichigo to contact him. Ichigo thanked him, and invited both him and Taruto for dinner. Pai went and got Taruto.
"This is nice of you," Pai said.
"Yeah, especially since Pai is a disaster in the kitchen," Taruto said. "We don't let him cook."
"Who's 'we'?" Kisshu asked. "Do you have more friends?"
"I was talking about you," Taruto said. "You used to live with us."
"Oh," Kisshu said. "Hey, if I was an alien, why am I human now?"
"We're not sure," Pai said. "I can't really think of any reason why you'd suddenly turn human."
"Dinner's ready," Ichigo said, putting a bowl of pesto pasta and a salad on the table. She also put out some shredded parmesan cheese.
"What's all this?" Pai asked.
"Pasta with pesto-which is a sort of sauce made with basil- and salad," Ichigo said. "And parmesan cheese for the pasta."
"Okay…" Pai said. He took some, and tried it as the others took some too. "This is good," Pai said. "Human food is so much better than our food."
"What's your food like?" Kisshu asked.
"It's okay, but there's not as much variety as humans have," Pai said.
Taruto was looking depressed, and Ichigo asked, "Hey Taruto, is something wrong?"
"Kisshu doesn't remember anything about us," Taruto mumbled. "And I officially hate Pai."
"Is it because he's the cause of Kisshu's amnesia?" Ichigo asked.
"YES! If he hadn't slammed Kisshu into the wall, Kisshu would still live with us, and he'd remember me!" Taruto wailed.
"Why did Pai slam me into a wall?" Kisshu asked. "What did I do?"
"I got mad because you said we should stop obeying our leader, and things got a bit out of control," Pai said.
"You slammed me into a wall for saying something you didn't like?" Kisshu asked. He sounded somewhat angry.
"Um… yeah, pretty much," Pai said.
Kisshu turned to Ichigo and asked, "Are you sure it's safe to have him around? I don't want to see what would happen if you said something he didn't like. I don't want you to get hurt."
"That's sweet, but I can take care of myself," Ichigo said. "I'd be more worried about you, since as a human you probably don't have any fighting abilities."
"Did I have fighting abilities before?" Kisshu asked.
"Yeah, you had swords," Ichigo said. "And you were always creating Chimera Animas."
"What's a Chimera Anima?" Kisshu asked.
"A mutant monster," Ichigo said.
"That sounds scary," Kisshu said. "Why would I create something like that?"
"We were trying to take over the world," Taruto said. "So we'd use Chimera Animas to attack people, and the Mews."
Kisshu looked puzzled. "Why would you want to take over the world?" he asked. "What would you do with it?"
"We were trying to create a place for our people to live," Pai explained. "Our planet is dying."
"Why not just come here and live peacefully?" Kisshu asked. "Wouldn't that be easier?"
"We were following the orders of our leader, who said we should eliminate the supposedly evil humans and take over the planet," Pai said.
"Humans aren't all evil," Kisshu said. "Except for Ryou. He's evil."
"I agree," Ichigo said. "Not all humans are alike. Are all aliens alike?"
"No," Pai said. "Maybe you're right."
"Could we form a truce?" Ichigo asked.
"What would Blondie say?" Taruto asked.
"He'd say no, but I bet Keiichiro would say yes," Ichigo said. "He's a nice guy, and he'd probably see that this is for the best."
"Should we do this soon?" Pai asked.
"Yeah," Ichigo said. "I could call up the other Mews and explain the plan tonight, and we could probably go to Café Mew Mew tomorrow."
"Okay, you go do that," Pai said. "We'll take care of the dishes."
"Thank you," Ichigo said. She went into the living room with her cell phone, and scrolled through her contacts. First she called Zakuro, and when Zakuro picked up, Ichigo said, "Zakuro, Pai and Taruto want to form a truce. Can we meet at Café Mew Mew tomorrow?"
"Sure, that's good news," Zakuro said. "I'll call Mint, k?"
"Thanks," Ichigo said, and hung up. Next she called Pudding and told her the same thing. Finally she called Lettuce, who was even more happy with the news, and agreed to meet at Café Mew Mew too.
Finished, Ichigo went back to the kitchen, and saw that the dishes were all done. "Thanks for doing the dishes," she told Pai, Kisshu and Taruto."
"You're welcome," Pai said. "What time are we meeting tomorrow?"
"After the Café closes," Ichigo said. "So around 4."
"Okay, we'll be there," Pai said. "Do you two need a lift?"
"You guys have a car?" Kisshu asked.
"No, we teleport," Pai said.
"If you don't mind, that would be great," Ichigo said.
"Okay, we'll see you tomorrow," Pai said, and he and Taruto teleported off.
Kisshu and Ichigo were watching a movie later that night, when they heard a CRASH at the front of the house. They looked at each other, and ran to the front door, only to find it gone. Then a masked figure walked through the door. "Who are you, and what do you want?" Ichigo asked.
The person took off his mask. "RYOU! What the HELL do you think you're doing!?" Ichigo shouted.
"I'm here for him," Ryou said, pointing to Kisshu.
"What do you want with me?" Kisshu asked.
Ryou didn't respond. Ichigo took out her pendant, but before she could transform, Ryou quickly pressed a cloth over her face. She felt herself losing consciousness, and tried to fight it as she heard Kisshu scream. Unfortunately, she failed, and everything went black.
Nice cliffie, right?