Amnesia Chapter 26:
Sugar Rush
Kisshu looked around the room they were in. "This room is nice," he said.
"Yeah," Ichigo said. "We're sharing, according to the woman who brought us here."
"There's only one bed," Kisshu said.
"That's what the woman said," Ichigo said. "Then she left, muttering about how irresponsible your leader was."
Kisshu laughed. "Are we sleeping together?" he asked.
"Yep, do you mind?" Ichigo asked.
"I thought you'd be the one who minded," Kisshu said.
"I like it- as long as you don't do anything too perverted," Ichigo said. Kisshu pouted, and she laughed. "I promised that we would be responsible," she told Kisshu. "Don't prove me wrong, k?"
"Fine…" Kisshu said. He was about to say something else, but someone started banging on the door, and Ichigo ran to open it.
Pai was standing there, and he said, "Pudding and Taruto got loose!"
"Great…" Ichigo said. "What are we going to do?"
"I think we have to catch them, then I will be able to put them in a forcefield, and take their candy away," Pai said.
"Where are they now?" Kisshu asked.
"I think they're on this floor, but I'm not positive, this place is huge," Pai said.
Just as he said that, they heard someone scream, and it sounded like Lettuce. Kisshu grabbed Ichigo, and followed by Pai, teleported to the sound. To their surprise, Lettuce wasn't there. Instead, they found Pudding and Taruto laughing their heads off. Pudding noticed Pai and said, "Pai-oniisan, did I do a good imitation of Lettuce-oneechan?"
Pai snarled and said, "Don't DO that!"
"Hey, at least we found them," Kisshu said. "Should we tie them up?"
"You'll never catch us!" Taruto screamed. He grabbed Pudding and teleported. "NOW what?" Ichigo asked.
"I can follow," Kisshu said. He took her hand and teleported. They found Pudding and Taruto jumping on a couch, and Ichigo said, "Get off of there, you'll break it."
"You can't make us!" Pudding said in a sing-song voice.
"Why don't we just grab them and pin them down?" Kisshu suggested.
"It's worth a shot," Ichigo sighed. She leaped at Pudding while she was in mid-jump, and grabbed her. The two fell to the floor, Ichigo on top. She quickly pinned Pudding's arms to the ground.
Kisshu had grabbed Taruto, who was struggling like a demented mouse. He finally managed to twist Taruto's arms behind him, and then pin him to the floor. Then he called Pai telepathically.
Pai teleported in and said, "Good job. I brought some teleport-proof cord, so hold them down a little longer." He got a cord, and used it to tie up Taruto- after knocking him out, that is. Pudding, strangely, wasn't struggling- at least until she saw Taruto get tied up. Then the little monkey nearly threw Ichigo off, and if it wasn't for Pai knocking her out, Pudding would be loose again. Pai tied her up, and said, "Okay, that's done. I'll take them back to their room and put them in a forcefield."
"Better make it a soundproof forcefield," Kisshu said. "Do you need help?"
"I don't think so," Pai said. He teleported off, and Kisshu and Ichigo stood up.
"Should we go anyways?" Ichigo asked.
"Nah, let's go back to our room," Kisshu said. He took her hand and teleported. They landed on the bed, and Kisshu sighed.
"Something wrong?" Ichigo asked.
"I've never seen Taruto that hyper," Kisshu said. "Do you think Pudding is a bad influence on him?"
"They're a lot alike anyways," Ichigo said. "The only new thing Pudding taught Taruto to my knowledge was the love of candy they share."
"But that's the problem," Kisshu said. "There aren't that many desserts in my culture, since most of us are very sensitive to sugar."
"Sensitive?" Ichigo asked.
"Taruto's not the only one who acts like that if he has sugar," Kisshu said. "It doesn't take much sugar to make a Cyniclon hyper. And judging by the amount Taruto's been eating lately, he could be hyper for life soon."
"That sounds scary," Ichigo said. "Maybe we should find some way of keeping the two of them away from sugar for a while."
"Wouldn't Pudding get withdrawal symptoms?" Kisshu asked.
"So would Taruto," Ichigo asked. "I know that on Earth, at least, he spent half his time at Pudding's, eating candy with her. And the other half was spent sneaking cake and other sweets out of Keiichiro's refrigerator. I swear, that little runt eats nothing but sugar these days."
"Why didn't Pai stop him?" Kisshu asked.
"It's like trying to stop the sun from shining," Ichigo sighed. "I remember this one time, before we formed a truce, we were at the Café, and Ryou found Pudding eating candy in the locker room. When he tried to take it away, she literally almost bit his hand off. I remember him coming out of the locker room holding his hand, and when Lettuce asked him what happened, he said, "I tried to take Pudding's candy away." We all facepalmed, and Mint and I started snickering. I often wondered if Ryou was out of his mind that day, since we all knew better than to take Pudding's candy away. But Taruto's the same way. Take his sweets away, and he attacks. And he has fangs, so it would hurt more if he bit one of us."
"I don't think Taruto would bite anybody," Kisshu said. "Though it surprises me he's been acting like that, I thought he knew better."
"I think he's been spoiled," Ichigo said. "And he spends so much time with Pudding that Pai and Keiichiro probably don't get much of a chance to lecture him. Maybe you're right, she is a bad influence; but I don't want to separate them. They really love each other."
"I still can't believe Taruto finally got out of denial," Kisshu said.
"Well, he made Pudding very happy," Ichigo said.
There was a knock on the door, and Ichigo went to open it. Maya was standing there, and she said, "You've all been called to meet with Haroshi-sama, so you should go."
"Okay," Kisshu said. "Where is the meeting?"
"I can take you there," Maya said. They followed her to a large conference room, and she said, "I'm not going to be a part, since I'm a healer. Go on in, I'll see you later."
"Thanks, Maya," Kisshu said. He pushed the door open, and he and Ichigo went in. Everyone else was there already, including Haroshi-sama.
"Good, you're here," Haroshi-sama said. "Kisshu, I'm glad that you have returned to your normal form."
Kisshu bowed and said, "Thank you, Haroshi-sama."
Haroshi-sama nodded and said, "Please have a seat. I understand Mew Pudding and Taruto will not be joining us?"
"It took a while to contain them," Pai replied. "I will inform them of what happened when they get off sugar high."
"Very well," Haroshi-sama said as Ichigo and Kisshu took their seats. "I called you together to talk about what to do about the Kuritara. First, though, I suppose I should tell you more about them. The Kuritara are a race that claims to have been on this planet first. They have similar abilities to us, but they are generally faster in battle, and are unable to teleport. If they weren't so fast, I'm fairly certain they'd be beaten already, but they are much faster than us, so much so that it almost doesn't matter that they can't teleport. There is one thing that puzzles me, however. Whenever they attack the village, the minute they see a child in the way, they back off, and retreat for the day. Even if the child is being protected by its mother, they back off. The same thing happens if they see a woman in the way. It's as if they only want to kill men."
"May I speak?" Pai asked. Haroshi-sama nodded, and Pai said, "Different cultures have different customs. It's possible that the Kuritara have a policy against killing women and children. Does the army currently have any women in it?"
"Yes, and everytime they come on the battlefield, the Kuritara hesitate to attack them," Haroshi-sama said. "It's resulted in quite a few Kuritara deaths, since the women feel no need to go easy on the enemy. That's the main reason I asked the Mew Team to come; all the members are female."
"May I speak?" Kisshu asked.
"Go ahead," Haroshi-sama said.
"Do we have any idea why the Kuritara are attacking us?" Kisshu asked.
"They claim the planet used to belong to them, and we pushed them off centuries ago," Haroshi-sama replied. "And apparently, now they have a leader who wants the planet back, since the Mew Aqua healed it. The strange thing is, the records our people have mention nothing about a group called the Kuritara. So either the records are incomplete, or the Kuritara are lying."
"May I speak?" Ichigo said, startling the others. Haroshi-sama nodded, and Ichigo said, "I'd say it's more likely the records are incomplete. My experience of history is that historians tend to leave out parts that make their culture look bad. If the Kuritara were pushed off the planet in some way that would make your race look bad, it's possible it wasn't recorded. Earth's recorded history is full of that kind of problem, no matter where you go. Events like genocide can be cut out or made to look less bad than they actually were."
"What is genocide?" Haroshi-sama asked.
"Mass murder connected with war," Ichigo said. "Humans have always been violent, and whole races have been pushed out of their homes or completely destroyed by others."
The Cyniclons in the room looked shocked. Noticing this, Ichigo said, "Not all humans are alike, however. True, some are violent, selfish, or evil, but there are others who are peaceful, selfless, and kind. No two humans are alike."
Haroshi-sama collected himself and said, "I see. What you say about history is probably true, and there's also the possibility that some things in our history were lost over time. But for right now, I think we should focus on defeating the Kuritara, rather than trying to figure out whether or not our records are incomplete or not. One thing at a time."
Suddenly someone started banging on the door, yelling, "The Kuritara are attacking!"
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