"Bad news, I got nothing!" Taykoe announced, walking into Haru's lab.
"Same here," Ana announced, walking in with Hachi over her shoulder.
Haru turned away from his computer, spotting Hachi.
"Uh," he began as Ana dropped Hachi carelessly on the floor.
"This is Hachi. Hachi, this is Haru. He's the creator of the mews."
Hachi looked at Haru.
"Hi," she greeted.
"Maybe these bracelets are broken," Ana suggested.
"I doubt it," Kei remarked, walking in.
He had two bodies slung over his shoulder and behind him was a girl in a white shirt, skirt combo and knee high boots. Haru's attention went to her.
"I'll assume the snow leopard," he mumbled.
He glanced at Kei.
"What else did you bring back?"
Kei set the two bodies down, gently.
"Mews," he answered.
Haru turned to the girl.
"I'm Haru," he said.
"Ariha," the girl replied.
She looked around the lab.
"So what's all this?" she asked.
"My lab," Haru explained.
Ariha shrugged and wandered around.
"Okay, let me explain," Haru said.
"No need," Ariha and Hachi said at the same time.
"I explained it to her," Kei and Ana said at the same time.
They glanced at each other.
"Well then, who wants to explain it to Thing One and Thing Two whenever they wake up?" Haru asked.
Ariha raised her hand.
"I'll handle this. Now can we go home?" she asked.
"Yes," Haru answered.
"Sweet!" Ana cheered.
"As soon as I plant a tracking device on you," Haru finished.
"What?" Taykoe asked.
Haru held up a small pin.
"I swear it won't hurt," he said.
Ariha crossed her arms.
"If you come near me with that, I will kill you," she declared.
Haru sighed and lowered his hand.
"What do you want? An advanced version of a cell phone that allows you to communicate with each other as well as let me track you?" he asked sarcastically.
The four conscious mews smiled.
"Hop to it, pet," Ana ordered.
She stretched.
"I could really go for some pizza right now," she mumbled. "Hachi, treat me."
"Why do I have to treat you?" Hachi asked.
"Because I can do so much worse than kick you down a hill."
"Hush," Kei ordered.
His attention was focused on the screen. The five others turned to look at the screen which had switched to the news on its own.
"The government has informed me that these attacks are an act of terrorism," the news lady was saying.
Ana appeared on the screen, transforming into her mew form.
"Hey, I look pretty good," she joked.
The footage switched to Ariha as she drove her foot into the robotic dog and then Kei's backside as he cut off the dog's head. His face remained out of the shot.
"Good work on avoiding cameras," Haru complimented him.
Kei just nodded.
"An act of terrorism!" Ariha snarled. "That dog was attacking!"
She stomped her foot for lack of much else to do.
"Is our world really that corrupt?' Taykoe inquired.
She was still staring at the screen.
"Are we so blind that we can't see when someone is helping us? Saving us even?" she asked.
Taykoe climbed onto the table nearby so that she towered over the room.
"Enough is enough!" she declared. "We have to make them see! We have to open the eyes of our friends and enemies alike. Our families have to see! And to do that, we have to become a team!"
She looked at the others.
"Whose with me?" she asked.
"I!" Hachi called, hand shooting up.
"I!" Ana said, lazily.
"I think you're nuts," Ariha said.
They all glanced at her. She flipped a strand of hair over her shoulder.
"But, I like insane, so count me in," she said.
She pointed at the sleeping twins.
"Try not to forget that those two still need to vote."
Taykoe nodded.
"That's fine!" she said.
She smiled.
"We shall fight for truth, justice and-"
"And the pursuit of anime," Ana cut in.
