So last time, Kish and Taruto destroyed Pai's creepy obsession room, then took off in a spaceship back to Earth. This chapter is kind of a filler, I didn't give it any funny moments. Oh, and Pai is a little OOC.

Don't own Tokyo Mew Mew. Do own the story line. And Taruto ran out of candy. Enjoy!

Taruto leaned back as the autopilot did its job. Kish looked on the galactic map. He was disappointed to see Earth was still a few days away. They had traveled for a week already, with only a few provisions and needing a constant pilot since the autopilot couldn't maneuver around asteroids.

Taruto was bored during the entire trip, with nothing exciting happening and Kisshu not allowing Taruto to get sugar-high since the ship would break from his bouncing. He was also hungry, they hadn't brought much with them and they thought the trip wouldn't take this long. Taruto now stared out the side window at the stars whipping by.

Kisshu had it worse, he was heavily fatigued during last few days since he didn't allow Taruto to pilot the ship single-handedly. He was really tired, but really determined too. Only the thought of seeing his kitten again kept him from slowing the ship down or falling asleep. He wanted to be the one who first saw Earth and end the journey. Besides, Pai was obviously after them. He had seen them leave the space hanger.

Kisshu had been at the controls for 2 days in a row now without any sleep at all. It was a wonder how he hasn't fallen asleep already and crashed the ship. His hands still gripping the control levers tightly, Kisshu's mind wandered and he thought about Ichigo. He thought about her soft cat ears and the cute way she pouted. He thought about the bell on her tail ringing, and the softness of her lips.

He was half-asleep when Taruto's yell snapped him back to reality. "Kisshu! Asteroid!"

Kisshu woke up and pulled back sharply on the controls. The ship swerved out of the way, as well as spinning out of control. Taruto grimaced, every single time an asteroid came, Kisshu was either asleep or daydreaming. Every single time, Taruto had to yell at Kisshu and then he would set the ship spinning. Taruto steadied himself by grabbing the back of the other pilot seat.

It was clear now as Kisshu's head drooped again. "Kisshu, you need to go rest, otherwise we won't even last the next 30 minutes." Kisshu shook his head wearily. "No, no. I can do it." He said tiredly. Taruto sighed, Kisshu was pretty stubborn. Taruto put his hand on Kisshu's shoulder. "You need to go rest. I'm not as bad as you think."

Kisshu yawned. "Not from what I've seen…" He unbuckled himself from the pilot seat anyways and stumbled to his room, which he hadn't set foot in for the past few days. Taruto buckled himself into the seat and his fingers lightly danced over the controls. This ship's control panel is kind of like one of those games, Taruto thought. Another piece of rock flew towards the ship and Taruto smoothly avoided it.

Much better than spinning. And I'm not bad. He told himself, satisfied with his level of control over the ship. Kisshu had really needed the rest. Taruto smiled and got the ship to go at even higher speeds. Soon, the only sounds in the ship was the sound of the ship's engines and Kisshu's snoring.

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Pai was in hot pursuit. The ship he borrowed and was using right now may not have been as fast, but he was making progress. The little blinking dot on his radar showed Kisshu's and Taruto's ship. Every now and then, it would go a little off course and lose speed.

Pai's emotionless face showed nothing, but deep inside he was boiling with anger. Those rats! Just wait until I catch them. Sneaking into private places without my permission. Ruining my personal belongings too. He thought angrily. If anyone were to see him and his thoughts right now, they would be asking 'Who are you and what did you do with Pai?'

Pai pushed the throttle to the max. "Going to Earth… what were they thinking? As big as Earth is, they can't possibly hide." He muttered and activated the laser cannon. The laser blasted the asteroid in front of the ship to pieces, then started reloading. "As well as alerting those people, they might invoke another war." He said through clenched teeth.

He maneuvered through an asteroid maze expertly. Even if Taruto and Kisshu could take shifts with two pilots, Pai was far more adept at flying ships. He knew more tactics and secrets about this style of ship as well, and knew when he could leave the controls to have a few naps.

The ship emerged from the rock maze and Pai looked at the map. To his surprise, the blinking dot was getting farther away now that it didn't spin off course. Must have switched pilots. He thought.

Pai set his jaw in a firm line and pushed his ship forward. Now he realized he wasn't just following them to punish them, he was trying to stop them from creating more useless fighting. Idiots…

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Kisshu mumbled and opened his eyes wearily. He sat upright in the bed. "Who's controlling the ship!?" He asked himself. Kisshu got out of bed and stood up, then almost fell over. He groaned and sat back down, then felt his forehead. "I'm sick…" He mumbled.

Taruto carefully guided the ship through the rocks and came out into a long open stretch of space with no asteroids that could possibly obstruct the ship's path. He unbuckled himself and went to check on Kisshu. He instantly saw that Kisshu was lying in bed, but he was awake, sweating and mumbling something unintelligible. "Kisshu." He said in a small voice.

Kisshu opened his eyes. "Taruto… who's steering the ship?" Kisshu asked blearily.

"The autopilot is on and there's no rocks in our way anymore, so I decided to check on you. We'll be at Earth in a few hours." Taruto said.

Kisshu tried to bolt upright, but collapsed back onto his pillows. "A few hours? How long was I asleep? And you were piloting the ship the whole time?"

"A day. You were making the ship spin so much that it lost speed and couldn't go as fast. But we'll be there soon, you need to rest some more." Taruto said, ignoring the last question.

Kisshu didn't have the strength to argue, he just nodded and closed his eyes. Soon, he was snoring. The young alien rolled his eyes and walked back to the control panel. The path was still clear, so he looked through the rest of their food. He made himself a simple sandwich and ate it, wondering if Kisshu was hungry.

Deciding that he didn't want to wake up Kisshu, Taruto finished his sandwich and looked out the window again. To his surprise, he could see a tiny speck of blue in the distance. The space map indicated it as Earth. "Pudding..." He breathed out her name and watched the blue dot come closer bit by bit as the ship ate up the miles.

So yeah, this chapter ain't humorous. It's just a filler chapter. I promise the next chapter will be more interesting! And hopefully longer. Till next time, Mew Shadowfang, out!