The bell rings, and Homura and Yuki are among the stampede of students streaming out of the school. "Summer vacation is finally here, and I'm going to take full advantage of it!" Homura declares via voiceover.
We catch with Homura some minutes later as we see her closing a CD player and pressing PLAY, making a tropical beat blare into Homura's bedroom.
Homura's enthusiastic dance to "Jump in the Line" is interrupted by a young female voice saying "I didn't know you could dance like that-eiko...." A record scrape is heard as Homura whirls around and notices Yuki, Aiden, Hikari, Kouri, and Eika all staring at her in the doorway.
Homura's DS shakes and Hinote emerges. "Goodness, you were in quite a mood to be dancing like that-hino."
"I know you are excited about school being out, but was it worth dancing to 'Jump in the Line'?" Hikari sighs.
"I'd like it if you could teach our friends at home that dance-kori!" Kouri smiles.
"But how are we going to get to the Crystal Plains from here?" Aiden asks as he leads the way outside.
"Watch this!" Eika smiles. "Star Beam!" As the Star Beam streaks skyward, a swirling rainbow portal forms in the sky.
"You sure our families won't know we're gone?" Yuki is unsure.
"I'm sure--time flows differently in the Crystal Plains, so your families won't know you've gone-kori." Kouri assures Yuki.
"Okay..." Homura takes Hikari's hand. "Whatever you do, don't let go, okay?" Hikari nods as Aiden and Yuki jump in the portal. "Here we go!" With that, Homura and Hikari jump into the rainbow portal, which closes up and disappears once the four humans, their belongings, and the three pegasi have gone through the portal.
[OP: DANZEN! Futari wa Precure (full Flash Fire ver.)]
We watch the group fall through the rainbow swirls for a moment before the portal deposits them into a patch of pale green grass that looks as if it is made of crystal. "Is this your home?" Hikari asks.
"It is-hino--welcome to the Crystal Plains." Hinote smiles.
"Hinote, Kouri, Eika, you're back!" a squirrel creature cries as he runs to meet Kouri.
"We've got to tell Utane you've come!" a small dog-like creature agrees.
"My head.." Homura groans as she eases herself to her feet and notices all the creatures around her.
"Step aside, coming through-tane!" A male green pegasus makes his way through the crowd of creatures and studies the group. "So this is the legendary PreCure-tane..." he muses.
"Utane!" Kouri smiles and flies to embrace the pegasus.
"I missed you-eiko!" Eika agrees.
"We all missed you too-tane." Utane replies. "Did you get the Rainbow Notes of Life back-tane?"
"Yes, we did-hino." Hinote replies. Yuki summons the Score of Colors for Utane and lets him look as the eight small notes sing:
Take a
melody...
Simple as can be,
Give it some words, and
Sweet
harmony
Raise your voices!
All day long now, love grows strong
now,
Sing a melody of
Love, oh love....
The various creatures cheer when they hear the song. "That's it! My prayer of inspiration and protection-tane!" Utane cries.
Suddenly, Eika emembers she has not introduced the group yet. "Will you inform the King and the Queen of our arrival-eiko?"
"Certainly-tane. If these four are PreCure, they deserve an audience." Utane assures Eika.
We see Utane leading the group through the grass into a town with buildings seemingly made of different colors of glass. "Wow..." Yuki gasps as the group approaches a familiar castle.
"Just like in my storybooks!" Hikari agrees.
"This way-tane." Utane motions for the group to follow him into the castle. Hikari is especially enamored by the glass walkways that change colors with each step you take and the large dome-shaped rooms. Before long, the group enters a large dome-like room with red carpet on the floor that leads to two glowing thrones. Two humanoid-like beings are seated on the thrones, intently studying the group. "Your Majesties--I give you PreCure and their Gaurdian of Light-tane." Utane announces as Homura, Yuki, Aiden, and Hikari bow before the thrones.
"Welcome, Heroes of Light." the male being replies in an oddly soothing deep voice. "By what names are you called?"
"I am Homura Boukeno." Homura introduces herself. "And this is my younger sister, Hikari." Hikari gives a shy smile to the two beings.
"And I am Yuki Hanshou, Homura's partner." Yuki adds.
"I am Aiden Yamada, Guardian of Light." Aiden concludes the introductions.
"We welcome all of you to our land." the female being replies. "Alas, now is not the time for celebration--just as you returned the Rainbow Notes to us, they have to be threatened once more."
"It can't be!" Homura is shocked.
The female being conjures an image of a pink haired girl in a blue and gold captain's outfit. "This is the evil one that desires the Rainbow Notes--while she is not part of the Black Realm, she is in alliance with them and other evil beings, and hires out her services to the one with the greatest riches."
"Something like an assassin or a mercenary?" Homura asks.
"You could call her as such." the male being replies. "Utane, tell PreCure what they must do to drive this evil one away."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Utane replies, and flies to retrieve a small harp hanging by some banners.
"Forgive my interrupting, but does this mercenary have a name?" Yuki asks.
"The only known name of hers we have found is Rumore." the female being replies.
A harp chord gets the group's attention. "Listen, and I will tell you why Rumore has come here-tane." He plays for a moment before beginning "Rumore comes seeking the other item that protects us along with the Rainbow Notes--the Miracle Light. While Hinote and Kouri took the Rainbow Notes to your world before they could flee themselves, normally when an evil one comes, the Rainbow Notes hide themselves across this world."
"But then why did they appear in our world?" Yuki is confused.
"Like I said before-tane, Hinote and Kouri took them to your world before they could hide here." Utane replies. "They hide not in physical locations, but within the words of stories, only revealing themselves when the word they hide in is spoken." He plays a little more, conjuring two hollow wand-like devices for Homura and Yuki. "When the word the Note is hiding in is spoken, you must absorb its melody within these Miracle Wands-tane. Once you collect all Eight Melodies, unleash their song before the Miracle Light, and Rumore will be banished from this place forever, never to return."
"Do you understand your mission, PreCure?" The King asks.
Homura swallows hard--she has not expected to battle Urusainaas and other monsters on her visit!" "I understand and accept, Your Highness." she stammers. Yuki and Aiden agree.
Outside the castle, a pink haired girl spots the group and sneers. So this is the legendary PreCure...this will be too easy...
TO BE CONTINUED....
[NEXT WEEK: Futari wa PreCure Flash Fire the Movie: Tales of Mystery on the Crystal Plains (part 2)]