Chapter 25: Mew Zakuro

Sailor Licorice watched in surprise as four Senshi fell through a trap door right before his eyes, leaving him with Sailor Milkshake, Sailor Bubble Gum, and Sailor Jellybean. The group of Senshi sent to rescue Chibi-Usa had been split into half, and as the trap door slammed shut again, it was the duty of the group that remained in the hallway to travel on and continue the search for the pink-haired princess. They found a purple door and Sailor Bubble Gum opened it. The room was full of purple fog, and it was impossible to see if anything was in there. However, she could hear what sounded like someone crying, so obviously the room wasn’t completely deserted.

“Chibi-Usa? Is that you? Don’t cry like a boy, we’re coming to rescue you!” Sailor Milkshake called, stepping into the fog. The others followed her too, all of them trying to find where the crying sound was coming from. Sailor Milkshake made her way through the fog until she touched something that felt like cool glass. The fog cleared around her slightly, and she found she was looking into a mirror. She stared in horror at her suddenly round and obese reflection. She would never let herself look like that, ruin all her athletic ability and become fat!

“Who cares about being fit? I would rather have a short life filled with eating yummy food rather than a long, sad life, always worrying about dieting and exercise. Why do you worry so much about staying fit anyway? We’re all going to become weak and die someday,” the fat Sakura in the mirror said, and then she swallowed an entire cake whole, becoming even fatter. Sailor Milkshake looked down at her body in horror as she swelled up, becoming just as round as the gluttonous version of herself in the mirror. The Sakura in the mirror continued to eat, causing Sailor Milkshake to gain more and more weight, and soon she surpassed even Pierre in corpulence.

“Why is this happening to my body?! Why is that disgusting version of myself in the mirror turning me into a fat blob?!” she screamed.

“I represent your true inner self. You really don’t want to spend your life avoiding calories like they’re poison and doing all that sweaty, exhausting exercise, do you? No sane person would enjoy that kind of thing,” the mirror-Sakura replied.

“Shut up and return me to my regular size, you weird mirror monster! Submarine Reflection!” Sailor Milkshake shouted, the Deep Aqua Mirror appearing in her hand. A beam of golden light shot out of it and shattered the mirror, which disappeared in a bunch of purple sparkles.

Elsewhere in the foggy room, Sailor Jellybean had found Rainbow, who seemed to have grown to twice her usual size, both in height and weight.

“You are my little doll,” the giant Rainbow stated, a smirk appearing on her face, “You are perfect to represent Red, Spectra’s sister. She is the only one who can even come close to having Spectra’s wonderful lack of emotion, and she is just your size.”

“Are you really Rainbow? You’re a lot bigger than she usually is, and she did not come with our group the last I saw her. I’m sure you are a monster created by the enemy, mon,” Sailor Jellybean replied coolly, though she didn’t move to attack. She was unsure if she would be able to fight on her own this time, especially since she didn’t think she was able to use Death Reborn Revolution anymore in this form. Being able to put up a shield was useful for protection, but not when a direct attack was needed. Almost as if she sensed her prey’s hesitation, Rainbow reached down and picked Sailor Jellybean up, holding her like she was a small puppy. She then proceeded to toss Sailor Jellybean into the air, the small Senshi crashing on the floor with a thump.

“You should be able to fly,” Rainbow pouted, “You’re just like Red, and she’s able to fly. Come on, why can’t you fly?” She reached back down to grab Sailor Jellybean again, only to be repelled by a call of “Silent Wall!” She roared with anger and in a flash of green light, transformed into Sailor Peppermint.

“Why won’t you be my perfect little dolly?! You need to obey me just like my characters do!” the false Sailor Peppermint screamed, shooting electric bolts at Sailor Jellybean, who was thrown into the wall and knocked unconcious.

Just like Sailor Jellybean, Sailor Licorice was also faced with an evil version of one of the other Dessert Senshi. In his case, what looked like Ahmed had appeared, only instead of wearing his Sailor Vanilla uniform, he was wearing traditional Arabic robes that made him look like the Moonlight Knight. The robes were decorated with number 13 symbols, combining two different things that Sailor Licorice hated.

“I knew you couldn’t be trusted,” Sailor Licorice snarled, “You were supposed to go with the other group! Chronos Typhoon!” To his horror, Ahmed merely sucked the wind into a giant genie lamp and then blew it back at him. Sailor Licorice landed on the ground, and then to add to his problems, Sailor Bubble Gum suddenly came out of the fog and tripped over him.

“I refuse to be tied up! Space Sword Blaster!” she shouted, rolling off of Sailor Licorice and slashing at the metal chains that threatened to bind her muscular body. The chains broke and clattered on the floor, but then they reformed and wrapped around Sailor Licorice instead.

“Looks like someone else to add to my harem,” the fake Ahmed smirked, and he picked up the end of one of the chains and began to drag Sailor Licorice away.

“Ahmed?! How did you get out of that hole you fell into? And why the #$ are you trying to capture Basil?!” Sailor Bubble Gum exclaimed, but then she glared at the fake Ahmed. “You’re not Ahmed, you’re probably a trick the Mew Mews sent. Are you really Mew Ichigo in disguise? Or did you get your Soul Crystal taken out again?”

“I don’t know what a Mew Ichigo or a Soul Crystal is. All I know is I’m going to eat Basil and become fat. Or maybe I should eat you instead, you’re much more meaty than he is,” the fake Ahmed said, visibly drooling over the sight of Sailor Bubble Gum’s muscles.

“That’s it! Now I know you’re not Ahmed! Space Sword Blaster!” Sailor Bubble Gum shouted. Once again, the sickle of light was sucked into his magic genie lamp and it flew back out at her. Sailor Bubble Gum crashed into Zakuro, who had been sneaking up on her with her whip. Zakuro stumbled, and a purple crystal fell out of her hand, shattering on the floor. The fog suddenly disappeared, along with the fake Rainbow and Ahmed. The mirror wasn’t there anymore, and Sailor Licorice was freed from the illusory chains.

“There’s Chibi-Usa!” Sailor Milkshake exclaimed, noticing the pink-haired princess was tied up in the corner. Chibi-Usa was lying on the floor, sobbing and moaning about how it was her fault that her mother was attacked. She suddenly stopped and she looked around in confusion.

“Where am I? Where’s that green Mew Mew?” she asked, and as she noticed she was in an unfamiliar room and four of the Dessert Senshi were in the room, fighting against the purple Mew Mew, she assumed someone had captured her once again.

“I’m sick of being captured! I’ll teach you evil Mew Mews! Moon Prism Power, Make Up!” Chibi-Usa shouted, transforming into Sailor Chibi Moon. She could tell the others might need some help, as Sailor Bubble Gum’s cast had shattered when she was knocked into Zakuro and landed on the floor, and Zakuro had managed to steal the Space Sword. Sailor Jellybean was also out of the fight, and Chibi Moon could see her small body lying in against the wall.

“Let’s attack her together! Submarine Reflection!” Sailor Milkshake shouted to Chibi Moon, aiming her attack at Zakuro, who also struck out at the same time.

“Ribbon Zakuro Spear!”

“Chronos Typhoon!”

“Pink Sugar Heart Attack!” The attacks from the three Senshi combined and overpowered Mew Zakuro, who fell over and dropped the Space Sword. Sailor Bubble Gum got to her feet and managed to pick up her sword again, though it was obvious that her broken arm still was hurting her. She turned to attack Mew Zakuro who used her whip to grab the Space Sword again and fling it across the room. Sailor Licorice and Sailor Milkshake used their attacks again, but Zakuro jumped out of the way and they accidentally hit Sailor Bubble Gum instead.

“Basil, you and Chibi-Usa take on that Mew girl. I’ll try to use that sword,” Sailor Milkshake whispered to Licorice, who nodded confusedly, as he was unsure if the Space Sword could be used by other Senshi. However, he supposed that Sailor Milkshake might be able to use it, since Zakuro had been able to hold it and she wasn’t even a Sailor Senshi.

“Let’s try again! Pink Sugar Heart Attack!”

“Chronos Typhoon!” Sailor Licorice and Sailor Chibi Moon managed to attack Mew Zakuro at the same time, and she was knocked back. While Zakuro was watching the other two, Sailor Milkshake ran over and grabbed the Space Sword.

“Ribbon Zakuro Spear!” Sailor Licorice was about to attack again, but Zakuro’s whip knocked him aside and then the whip wrapped around Chibi Moon’s waist, tying her arms to her sides. She began to send energy into her whip, and Chibi Moon screamed in pain.

“Hiiyahh!!” Sailor Milkshake yelled as she charged forward, swinging the Space Sword and aiming for Zakuro’s neck. While her aim struck through, she wasn’t able to completely behead the purple Mew Mew, and only part of her neck was slashed open. Zakuro dropped her whip in pain and surprise and fell to the floor. Sailor Milkshake struck again and this time, she killed Zakuro, whose body disappeared in a flash of purple light.

“I wish I could be as strong as you,” Sailor Licorice sighed, wondering if he needed to take up martial arts like Sakura did.

“Maybe. But you know that’s not a man’s place. But since you’re a Sailor Senshi, it would be good for you to join me sometimes,” Sailor Milkshake shrugged, and then she gave Sailor Bubble Gum her sword back.

“We should go back to the Crystal Palace. I think the others might be wondering where I went. How did you find me? Did one of the Mew Mews capture me?” Chibi Moon asked.

“Yes, and we knew how to get to their place because of when Taiki got rescued from there. We split up to guard the Lightning Rod, which came out of Galaxy, and some of the others came with us, but they fell through this trap door,” Sailor Milkshake explained, “But since we found you we should go home.” She then went over and picked up Sailor Jellybean. The four of them then used the Sailor Teleport and headed home, ready to share the news about what had happened with the others who remained at the Crystal Palace.