Character List
For those of you who grew up with the Japanese sub version of each of these series, let me list down both the characters names in the Japanese anime in English form.
Suite Precure
Hojo Hibiki: Carol Northline
Minamino Kanade: Mary Southfield
Kurokawa Ellen: Helen Necro
Shirabe Ako: Julie Musina
Shirabe Otokichi: Maestro Musina
Kanon Town: Musony Town (combines Music with Symphony)
Extra Characters include:
Amy Rose (Sonic X) in human form.
Meloetta (Pokemon)
Other characters are of the authors design or well known.
Prologue
It was late in the afternoon before Amy and Meloetta finally found what they were looking for. They were staring at a ruined archway, which led to the doors of a fairly tall cathedral-like building. They looked up and down it, seeing every detail of it. The building looked weathered and beaten up. The stone walls that surrounded the building were in ruins. It looked ancient and mysterious.
"I wonder what this place is?" Amy asked. "I don't really know." Meloetta responded, floating out of Amy's hands, "but I can feel a mystical aura from it, almost otherworldly." "Like us?" Amy asked her amusingly. "Not like that." she responded, "But, it does feel strange. I feel like as if this place is where I can find answers. I really can't put my finger on it, but..." She then turned to Amy, who was expressing a look of concern. "Listen," Meloetta said to her, "you don't have to follow me, but I'm going inside. If you want to stay out here, that will be fine." "Don't be silly." Amy responded, smiling at Meloetta, "You know me, I never let my friends go somewhere without some backup. I'm coming with you." Meloetta smiled at Amy's consideration. The note stuck closely to Meloetta's side as the two girls faced the building. She and Amy walked through the archway, and into the cathedral.
Chapter 1: A New Home
They walked throughout the empty passages for a short bit before arriving to the central room of the building. They were looking down at a beautiful room, with rows of benches going down the slope. Highly decorated windows were hanging on the walls. A pool of water surrounded the stage at the bottom. On the stage was an old grand piano. There was also a large organ in the back, and it looked as if it was still in maintenance.
Amy and Meloetta went down the stairs to the stage. "What is this place?" Amy asked, looking around and at the ceiling. "Looks like a very old church." Meloetta guessed, flying over to the water with the note she carried to look at her reflection. Amy walked up to the piano on the stage, and touched a key. The piano played the key perfectly in response. Amy pressed a few more key, again the piano sung in response. It was tuned perfectly.
"I wonder if anyone lives here?" Meloetta asked, staring up at the organ. "I don't know about that." Amy responded as she looked at the piano, "But I can tell that someone is taking care of this place. I wonder who would do this?" "I am, actually." said a gentlemen's voice. Amy and Meloetta both jumped. They hadn't expected someone to be hear, too.
As Meloetta turned invisible, Amy saw a shadow of a man on the hallway walls underneath the organ. Suddenly, an elderly man walked out. He had gray, ruffled hair, a long curly mustache and glasses. He wore a white, long-sleeve shirt, a red vest, and grayish-brown slacks. He also wore an apron with various tools in each pocket.
Amy recognized the man the moment she saw him. He was the one who was playing the harmonica at the park. The old man looked at Amy, who stood close to the piano. "Do you like this place?" the old man asked her. "O-oh yes, I do." Amy stuttered, "It's a very beautiful place indeed. It feels so mystical." "Yes," the old man agreed, pulling out a white handkerchief to wipe his hands off, "That would be the music that is shared in here." "The music?" Amy asked, confused.
"Tell me," the old man asked, "what kind of music do you like to hear most of all?" Amy heard the question, then thought for a minute. Was he talking about a genre of music? A certain style, or something like that? Then she looked back at when the old man was playing the harmonica, and she saw the audience smile as they listened. "I guess," Amy answered, "I guess the music I like to hear would be ones that make people happy. When I see people fall in love with that kind of music, it makes me feel great."
The old man looked at her for a second, then he grinned. "That's the answer of a true music lover." he stated, walking up to her. "Do you like to play music?" "Very much so." Amy answered as the invisible Meloetta floated next to her. "I'm glad to hear that." He said, turning to look up at the organ, "I am planning to play this instrument once it is complete." Amy looked up at the organ too. "I want to finish it soon, so that I can use it's power to protect those during a calamity that slowly approaches us." "A calamity?" Amy echoed, confused by his words. "The worst concert ever." he explained, "One that will cause despair and sorrow across the world. I plan on using this instrument to stop that from happening." All eyes shifted to the organ. How is this suppose to stop whatever is coming? Amy thought, And just who is this man? He doesn't seem normal to me.
It was then that Amy gasped. "Oh my gosh," she said, "I totally forgot one thing." She turned her eyes away from the organ and to the old man. "I haven't even introduced myself yet." she said, then curtsied, "My name is Amy Rose. It's nice to meet you." "Well it is nice to meet you, Mrs. Rose." the old man replied, bowing back, "You can call me Maestro." "That's an interesting name." Amy replied.
"So, what brings you to this place at such a late hour?" Maestro asked her. This was when Amy felt hesitant. She looked down in thought. She didn't know whether to lie or say that she didn't have a place to live. The answer seemed to show in her face, because Maestro asked, "Your home is not close by, is it?" Amy looked up, nervous about answering, but the old man smiled. "Don't worry, I have a few rooms available here. You are free to stay her as long as you like." Amy was taken aback. "Are you sure?" she asked him. "Of course." Maestro replied, "This place is home to anyone with a heart to music." He looked up at the place where Meloetta was floating invisibly, and smiled at her. Meloetta was startled at this. Could this man see her?
Maestro turned around as was about to walk away when Amy's stomach let out a loud growl. Amy blushed in embarrassment when it happened. He turned and smiled at Amy. "Sound's like your stomach could use something." he stated, "I have some food in the kitchen here. I'll make you something before bringing you to your room." He then turned around and left down the hallway.
Amy stood there, Meloetta turned visible again and floated right next to her. "That man is really strange." Amy stated, frowning slightly in suspicion, "He appears out of nowhere, believes there is something dangerous about to come, and gives us food and a place to sleep without asking any questions about who I am, and where I'm from." "He is an unusual man." Meloetta added, "He looked like he knew I was there. I wonder who he really is, and what's his story."
Amy and Meloetta thought for a minute before Amy guessed, "You know, he is an old man, addressing me, a young girl, to stay here. It could be that he's..." "He isn't that kind of man!" Meloetta said abruptly, "I can be sure that he is a really nice person." "How do you know that?" Amy asked her, interested in her answer. "Because of how he played music." Meloetta answered, floating up closer to the organ, "When he played his harmonica, I could feel his gentle, kind, yet sturdy heart. A man like him may be suspicious, but he is definitely not cruel." Amy looked at Meloetta for a moment, then she admitted that she was right. Meloetta can judge a person's heart based on their music and gestures, so why argue with her.
After a while, Maestro brought out some food on a tray for Amy. It was a bowl of rice with fish and veggies. Amy happily ate it, giving some to Meloetta when Maestro wasn't looking. They watched as he worked on the organ, fixing and cleaning the pipes on it. The man was really skilled at fixing, but he did say that it was taking him a long time to get this far. Meloetta kept the note close to her at all times, believing it was the only thing that might help her understand her past.
After they were done. Maestro brought them to a simple bedroom, complete with a nice bed, table and closet. He told Amy where the bathroom and kitchen were before he headed off to his room. Amy found some white pajamas to sleep in, and went to bed. Meloetta slept next to her, the note lying right next to her. Amy was the last to fall asleep, still thinking of all that happened today. I wonder what tomorrow will bring for us? She thought to herself. She looked at Meloetta, who was sleeping soundly. Maybe I'll just wait and see. She said, and she closed her eyes.
Chapter 2: Carol and Merry, Polar Opposite Best Friends
That evening, at the top of the clock tower, Helen in her cat form and the Minor Trio were bowing on one knee in front of a mirror. Instead of their reflections however, a man was displayed on the mirror instead, sitting on a throne. He had light-red hair, mustache and beard. His costume and boots were Arabian style, colorful, and he had a black jacket and red cape. He also had skulls and bones on his shoulders. His eyes were blue. His name was Mephisto, and he was the king of Minor land.
"Cure Aria, you say?" He asked Helen. "Yes," she responded, "The girl's fairy somehow transformed into a Cure Module, allowing her to turn into a Precure. The fairy alone is also a mystery. It is not from either Minor Land, Major Land, nor even the Human World for all we know. Yet somehow, it is able to see the notes like us."
Mephisto scratched his beard in though. "I see. This is a problem." he concluded, "Do they know about the two other Precure?" "Not to my knowledge." Helen answered, "It seems like they didn't even know what Precure were until they transformed. However, that wasn't the only news. Based on what I've heard from the girl in question, I can assume that she is also not of this world."
"Are you certain?" Mephisto asked her. "Absolutely." Helen replied. "Absolutely!" chimed the Minor Trio in an off-key chord. "Very well then." Mephisto said, "In that case, you must quickly stop them before they unite with the other two Precure. Capture them, and bring them to Minor Land. I shall make them hear the Melody of Sorrow until they succumb to its' tune." "It will be done." Helen affirmed.
The image of Mephisto disappeared, and the mirror turned back to normal. Helen then looked up. "Trust me," she sneered, "I will make sure I have my revenge on those two." She gave a toothy grin as a glint came across her eyes.
The next morning, Amy and Meloetta got up later than usual. They didn't sleep as well due to all the excitement they've been through. Still, Maestro was patient, and kept their (or they thought Amy's) breakfast warm. Amy and Meloetta ate it all, and got ready to start a new day.
"Do you have any ideas as to what we should do today?" Meloetta asked Amy as they stood next to the grand piano on the stage. "Not really." Amy replied, fingering along the interior of the piano, "I mean, we don't know much of what we should do."
"Let's go through what we do know." Meloetta suggested, "We do know that this place is called Musony Town, and that it is thriving with music." "We also know that their are notes around that only you can see." Amy added, "And we know that their is a cat-lady named Helen who can turn the notes into monsters called Negatones." "Then through bizarre incidences, you gave me a power to transform into a Cure Module..." Meloetta remembered, looking down at the golden G-Clef symbol on her pendant. "...Which in return, turned me into what that cat called a Pretty Cure, with the name Cure Aria." Amy continued, "And we used the powers we were given to stop the Negatone, and revert it back into a note." "That about sums it up." Meloetta finished, looking up in thought to see if she forgot anything. Meanwhile, Maestro was hiding behind one side of the wall, listening to their conversation.
"Speaking of which, where is the note?" Amy asked her companion. "I left it back in our room." Meloetta replied, "I told it to stay inside the nightstand drawer until we came back. I didn't want it around in case that cat wanted to corrupt it again." "Sounds like a plan." Amy acknowledged, "So now that we got the rundown of what we did yesterday, what do you think we should do today?" Meloetta had an idea since this morning. "I think that the note we have isn't the only one." she assumed, "If there are other notes out there, we should collect them all before the enemy gets their hands on them." "I agree." Amy said, "We can't let someone like Helen taking them. I have a feeling that whatever she plans to use them, it won't be pretty." "Then it's decided?" Meloetta asked her. Amy got to her feet so that Meloetta was at head level with her, and the two nodded in agreement.
Just then, voices could be heard from outside. "Ouch! Hey, quit pulling me so hard!" cried one voice. "Not until we start our piano practice!" replied the other, "We need to do this everyday." "Yeah, but do we have to do this so early in the morning, Mary?" exclaimed the first voice, "It's the weekend, we don't have to come here this early." "If you don't get practice in this morning, I won't bring any more cupcakes to our practice." threatened the second voice. "Hey, now that's not fair!" the first voice moaned.
Amy and Meloetta heard their pattering footsteps entering the cathedral. Meloetta went invisible as Amy stood there. Suddenly, two girls appeared at the entrance. Based on the hair, Amy realized who they were. They were the two girls who took off after Maestro's music yesterday.
The orange-haired girl was fairly tall, with a black dress-like top, long white sleeves, a pattern of pink hearts on the front, and pink frills at the sleeves and bottom of the dress. She also wore long black leggings and white and pink outlined sports shoes. her eyes were dark blue.
The other girl, the bronze-yellow haired girl, was about as tall as her friend. Her attire was a two-toned pink dress, with long white sleeves and frills at the shoulder and bottom hem. She was carrying a box with the words "The Lucky Spoon" on it. She also wore thigh-high white stockings and dark pink shoes. Her eyes were dark green. Following them was a small white cat with pink ears, dark blue eyes, and it had a pink heart-shaped symbol on its' head. It had a tag with a heart like pendant on it.
They stopped arguing when they saw Amy staring up at them. The bronze-yellow haired girl, who looked as if she was dragging the other, let go of her. "Uh, hello there." Amy said to them. She couldn't help but feel a little awkward after hearing them argue. The two looked just as awkward. "Hi," said the orange haired girl, rubbing the back of her head in embarrassment, "We didn't expect someone to be here." "Neither did I expect someone to come here so early." Amy replied. "You can blame Mary for that part." the girl said crossing her arms together. The girl named Mary huffed at her. "You said we should improve our Harmony Power better, and so I set up a schedule so we could work on that." She then showed her a piece of paper, with the schedule on it. "Eh?! You actually wrote one down?!" exclaimed the orange haired girl, "Geez, Mary, you never seem to improvise things." "Well it's better than going into things without a plan, something you favor, Carol." Mary retorted. "Your ideas take way too long!" the girl named Carol retorted, "Honestly, it's better to think on your feet than taking your sweet time!" "Hey, at least my ideas work!" Mary yelled back.
Amy watched the two argue at each other, and she couldn't help but giggle at this. Meloetta suppressed the urge to laugh out loud. "You guys really are funny." Amy stated. "What's so funny about it?!" they said in unison. "Hey, you even harmonize together." Amy added, laughing a little more. The two looked at each other for a second, and after hearing Amy laugh a little more, they couldn't help but crack a smile at their own display. The cat meowed a little.
"I should probably introduce myself." Amy suggested, "My name is Amy Rose." "Nice to meet you, Amy." replied Carol. "My name is Carol Northline." "And my name is Mary Southfield." Mary added. "Northline and Southfield?" Amy repeated, "You two really are polar opposites, and yet you seem to be such good friends." "Yeah, we don't always agree on everything." Mary admitted, "But we have been best friends since we were kids." Carol nodded in agreement.
"So what are you doing here?" Carol asked Amy. Amy was a little hesitant, but she decided to state the truth, or at least part of it. "Well, I was far away from home last night, but the old man here gave me a room here to sleep at." "Old man Maestro did that?" Carol asked in a confused way, "Man, that guy really is strange." "You think so too, huh?" Amy questioned her. She was glad she wasn't the only one.
Carol and Mary walked down the steps, the cat running from behind. "So are you guys gonna be doing some practice on that piano?" Amy asked the two. "Yeah," Mary replied, "Were trying to improve our skills together. You wanna listen?" "Maybe later on." Amy answered as she was heading up the steps, "I should probably get going. See ya!" She waved at them as she hurriedly went up the steps, Meloetta invisibly following behind. "Ok then, bye." Carol replied as she and Mary waved back.
Amy then turned the corner into the hallway and disappeared from sight. The two friends lowered their hands. "She seemed to be a nice girl." Mary complimented. "Yeah, but she does seem to be a little strange." Carol said, "I never heard of old man Maestro letting someone stay hear overnight." Suddenly the cat spoke up. "Meow, meow! She seems to have an unusual feel to her!" the cat said as it stood on its' hind legs. "What do you mean, Hummy?" Carol asked the cat. Hummy placed a paw underneath her chin, thinking for a minute, then simply said, "I really have no idea, meow!" The two girls sighed. They both were thinking the same thing; Hummy should think before speaking.
Outside the cathedral, Amy was walking underneath the archway when she heard the piano starting to play inside. She stopped and turned to listen. They were pretty good. "I wonder what those two are about?" Amy asked Meloetta, who turned visible again. "I don't know." Meloetta answered as she placed a hand under her chin in thought, but I have this strange feeling when seeing the two. It's like they have a connection with us in some way." "A connection?" Amy echoed, "What kind of connection?" Meloetta thought for a second, then she said, "I'm not really sure. Maybe I'm imagining it." Meloetta flew off towards the nearby park. Amy watched, wondering what she meant. She shrugged and rushed after her.
Chapter 3: Jazz Paws Problem
Amy and Meloetta were wandering through the park. Meloetta was in Amy's arms, pretending to be a doll. "Amy, I've been thinking about something." muttered Meloetta. Amy looked down at her friend in her arms. "During those two girls' argument, I couldn't help but hear them say something about 'Harmony Power'. That actually struck something in my mind." "Why? Is it important to you?" Amy asked her. "Actually, it is important to the whole Precure thing." Meloetta replied, "From what I remembered when in that form, 'Harmony Power' is the main thing that makes the Pretty Cure stronger." "It does?" Amy said in a confused manner, "But I don't understand, what kind of harmony are we talking here?" "The harmony between you and me." Meloetta answered, "Our friendship, the way we connect. We must be in sync with one another in order to get stronger."
"I get it." Amy realized, "So if you and I are closer friends, then that means we'll get stronger?" "In a way, yes." Meloetta answered her, "We just have to be careful though. The enemy will try to get us to argue with one another like those two friends are. We shouldn't go down that kind of path." "Oh, I don't think they were arguing per-say." Amy said, smiling, "They were just getting the morning started by getting each other aggravated." "People do that?" Meloetta asked her. "You know the old saying, 'you fight with those you care for the most'." Amy quoted, "You notice Sonic and Knuckles fight or Jackson and Latios fight a lot, but later on they are friendly with one another. I even seen Jackson and Latias get into a few arguments with each other." Meloetta looked down in thought. "I never really thought of it in that way." she said. "Hey, you'll understand eventually." Amy said consolingly.
They stopped at a crossroad in the park and looked each way. "So now that we are in the thick of the place, any suggestions as to how to get some notes?" Amy asked Meloetta. "I really hadn't thought about it that far." she answered honestly, floating out of her hands and looking around, noticing nobody near them. "Well, you are the only one of us who could see them." Amy stated, "Maybe you can, I don't know, detect them in someway?" Meloetta really hadn't thought of that. She knew she could see them, but what about hearing them?
Meloetta closed her eyes and listened. She heard everything around her. The rustling of the trees, bugs buzzing by, a group of people gathering to one place, and something... "This way!" she cried, flying off to the path on Amy's right. Amy chased after her, hoping that she would find the notes.
They Amy and Meloetta continued to dash on until they saw a group of people. Meloetta turned around and went into Amy's arms. "It's somewhere in that crowd." she told her. Amy nodded and continued onward. She then noticed why people were gathering; there was a jazz band that was about to play on stage. They scrunched themselves into the crowd in order to find the note better. Meloetta looked every which-way, but to no luck.
Amy accidentally got bumped by someone. She turned angrily to see who it was, and was startled. She could've sworn she just saw Jackson, or at least Jackson's blonde, wavy hair. She followed him for a while until the young man turned, and she realized it wasn't him. Jackson's eyes were olive-green, whereas this man's eyes was amber. Still, Amy couldn't help but be a bit dewy-eyed at him. That guy's not bad looking. she thought to herself, He has that pretty boy look down, and looks like a better gentleman than.... She then remembered that she was trying to forget about Sonic, but at the same time, she didn't want to forget about him totally. She shook her head in disgrace at what she was thinking. Meloetta looked up at her. "Amy, you ok?" she asked. Amy just noticed that she still had Meloetta in her hands. "I-I'm fine!" she flustered, "I just, well...never mind!" She giggled haphazardly.
Meloetta was looking at her in confusion until she heard people around them start to clap. "Oh, the band's about to start." Amy sighed in relief, and turned to look at the stage. A group of men were getting up onto the stage, each taking an instrument. The drummer then tapped his sticks together to indicate the beat, and they started to play. Their jazz was played very well. You could feel the joy they had in playing their music. Their feelings did influence the crowd. Some started to snap their fingers to the beat, some swayed their heads to the tempo, some even started to dance with one another. Amy couldn't help but get with the groove as well. Meloetta smiled as she was being swayed by Amy. She loved it when people fall in love with the music.
Suddenly, Meloetta noticed something. On the drum-set, a green, sharp note with eyeballs was attached to the bass drum part. "I see the note!" Meloetta exclaimed, getting Amy's attention through the loud music. Amy stopped swaying and looked down at Meloetta. "You sure? Where?" she asked her. "On the drums." Meloetta answered, "I'll go get it." As Amy let go of her, Meloetta disappeared from eyesight. She soared above the crowd's heads. She avoided a couple of dancers as she made it to the stage. She hid herself right behind one of the drum-stands as she turned visible. She was directly next to the bass drum, the note so close to her. She reached out to touch it.
"Trying to get my prey?" said a familiar voice. Meloetta got startled, and she turned and saw at the front edge of the stage who the voice came from. It was none other than Helen, in her human form, leaning slightly inward towards Meloetta. "It's you!" she gasped.
Amy came in closer to the stage until she saw Meloetta staring at Helen. "Helen!" Amy yelled, trying to draw her attention. She ignored her, and raised an open palm up. "You should know that you shouldn't mess with me, fairy." she warned her, forming a dark purple eighth note in her hand, and she threw it close to Meloetta's feet.
The note exploded, sending Meloetta flying. It also stopped the band from playing, and caused panic among the audience. Amy covered her face with her arm from the explosion. "Meloetta!" Amy coughed. Meloetta caught herself in midair, and flew straight back to Amy. "You ok?" Amy asked her. "Just nicked me a bit." Meloetta replied.
Ellen looked at them for a second before turning her attention to the note and drum-set, which stood in its' place. She then turned into a cat, and her hair stood on ends. "Come out, Negatone!" she roared, emitting a sound wave. The sound wave hit the note, and it suddenly turned dark red with glaring eyes. The drum-set it was on glowed a dark red aura. The red aura shot upwards, morphing into a bird like creature. the drum-set flew upwards, being enveloped by the bird-shaped aura's wings. the energy shot downwards and exploded, revealing a monster. The monster's main body seemed to be a larger, more distorted version of the drum-set it was on, with the cymbals that looked like the bells of an alarm clock. A white skeletal-like body surrounded it, forming it's arms and legs, with the extra drums like shoulder-pads. It held drumsticks in both hands. "NEGATONE!" it boomed as it made its' appearance.
Everybody ran away, the band members stood in fright as to what happened to their instrument. "Negatone, show off your sorrowful tune to the crowd!" Helen commanded as the Minor Trio jumped down next to her. The Negatone sent a sound wave all around it, causing people to collapse in despair, some cried, some hugged as they teared up. The band members collapsed to their knees and looked down in shame. Amy was able to withstand the sound waves this time. Helen started to cackle at the looks on the peoples faces. Amy and Meloetta growled when they heard her enjoying it. It was no more miss nice girl for her.
Chapter 4: Drum-set Battle
Inside the cathedral, Hummy was lying on the edge of the stage with the Tone Fairies, listening to the two practice. Suddenly, her ears perked up and she looked around. "I sense a Negatone, meow!" she cried, causing Carol and Mary to stop playing. "Are you sure?" Mary asked sternly. "Absolutely, meow!" Hummy replied. "It is close by too, meow!" "Well, what are we waiting for?" Carol asked. The two got up from the bench and nodded to one another. The two girls, the cat and the fairies all took off up the stairs and out of the cathedral. Maestro appeared from the shadows and stared as they took off.
Meanwhile, Negatone was yelling out loud at both Amy and Meloetta who stood firmly in their place. "Meloetta, do you know how to transform into that Cure Module again?" Amy asked her friend. "I think so." she replied, "We just have to harmonize." Amy nodded in approval.
"Get them, Negatone!" Helen demanded, "Take these two to Minor Land, and well show them the true meaning of what beautiful music is!" "How dare you ruin such kind-hearted music." Amy growled. "And how dare you replace it with such painful music." Meloetta added. "That's unforgivable!" they harmonized. Suddenly, the G-Clef pendent on Meloetta's necklace started to glow, causing Amy to be slightly startled at this, but she turned to her friend, and they nodded together.
Meloetta flew up into the air and transformed into the Cure Module, for which landed into Amy's hands. She drew a treble clef in the air with the Module. "Let's Play! Precure Modulation!" Amy chanted before pressing the button on the bottom of the device. The green gem on top dived into the Cure Module, releasing the G-Clef. Amy's shoulders, body and waist were enveloped in black and green ribbons, forming a uniform, including her ribbons and coattail. Her hair grew and changed style and color, and a black ribbon and tiara appeared on her head. Her eyes opened, revealing their color change. She then produced her arm protectors, broach and boots. Finally, she turned her head left and right to produce earrings on each earlobe, which chimed each. "Singing to the Relic's Solo! Cure Aria!" she chanted, striking a pose.
Aria came out of transformation and stood battle-ready at the Negatone. She charged headlong at it, and slammed a heavy punch. The punch caused the monster to skid across the stage, and topple backwards over then end, causing a dust cloud. "You know," she said, looking at her knuckle, "I never really get tired of that." "Keep your eyes open, Aria!" Meloetta warned through the Cure Module, "The Negatone is getting back up!"
And she was right. Out of the dust cloud, Negatone stood up again, roaring in anger. It then used the drumsticks and the drum it was made of to do a drum roll, producing a powerful sound wave. The attack hit Aria hard, sending her flying backwards. She fell to the ground on her back, but she lifted herself up. "That wasn't pleasant." Aria moaned as she rubbed her head. "That sound wave wasn't made for music, that's for sure." Meloetta stated.
Aria got to her feet again as Negatone started to twirl the drumsticks. "In that case..." Aria started to say, then she leapt into the air above the Negatone, who prepared for another sound wave. "Aria..." she said as she inhaled, "...Vocal!" she shouted, sending a strong sound wave at Negatone with her voice. The monster produced the sound wave as well, and the two waves started to clash with each other. They kept producing them for several seconds, but Aria's waves were getting weaker. Negatone saw this, and did a stronger drumroll, producing a larger sound wave. The attack broke the Aria Vocal, sending Aria crashing to the ground.
She steadily got to her feet again. "Are you ok?" Meloetta asked, "What happened up there?" "Lost my breath there." Aria answered, "I won't be able to block that attack with my voice, unfortunately." "Well what do we plan on doing then?" Meloetta asked just as Negatone stomped towards them, and slammed a drumstick onto the ground. Aria leapt to one side as she said, "What we can only do; smash this Negatone to pieces!" she skidded to a halt, then leapt at the monster, and the fighting ensued.
At this time, Carol and Mary were rounding the corner as they followed Hummy. They drew in closer to the battle and saw what was happening. "It's the Negatone, meow!" Hummy cried. "But wait, it looks like it's fighting someone already." Mary noticed, seeing the girl striking at the beast. They could easily tell that by the uniform, that she's... "A Precure?!" Carol exclaimed, her mouth wide open. Sure enough, just as the girl backed away from the monster, they could easily see that the uniform was that of a Precure. Her uniform was a color coordination of green and black, and her long hair was light green with black stripes, blue dots, and a black ribbon to one side. "Any idea who she is, Hummy?" Carol asked the cat. "Hummy has never seen her before, meow!" Hummy answered. They watched as the strange new Precure leapt up and struck the monster headlong into the face.
Aria bounced off of the monster's head, and saw an incoming drumstick about to slash her. She blocked the attack with her crossed arms, and took minor damage. She got to the ground and did backflips to recoil the shock before stopping herself. Just as she was getting ready to attack again, Meloetta said, "Aria, look behind you." Aria looked to see none other than those two girls and the cat she met at the cathedral. "Crap, it's them again." Aria muttered, "What are they doing here?" "Aria, look out!" Meloetta shouted. Aria had enough time to see the point of the drumstick come headlong at her before she was jabbed in the gut by it, sending her hurdling past the two girls, and slamming into the tree. "Oh no!" Carol and Mary said harmoniously, rushing over to help her. But just as they got close to her, Negatone flew out of nowhere, and landed straight down between the girls and Aria.
Negatone dropped one of its' sticks so he could reach down and grab Aria into its' hand. Aria was scrunched by the grip of its' hand as she was lifted up. She was then carried over to Helen and the Minor Trio who were watching from the sidelines. "It seems like you weren't that tough after all." the cat said, smirking at the struggling Precure in Negatones hands. "Siren!" Hummy cried, her voice unable to be heard by Aria. The cat, however, heard a familiar voice, and she turned to see Hummy with the two girls rushing next to her. Not those three again. Helen said to herself. She then looked up at Aria again. "You put up a good fight," she acknowledged, "but all good things must come to an end. I shall take you to Minor Land, where your mind will be warped by the music we have there."
"Just...just one question before you take me there." Aria struggled to say, "What do you plan on doing with those notes." Helen's tail flicked a bit. "You really don't know?" she said, raising an eyebrow at her, "I plan on completing the Melody of Sorrow with them." "The...Melody of Sorrow?" Aria echoed.
Chapter 5: Concerto Conclusion
Carol and Mary got in closer so they could hear their voices better. "As soon as I gather all the notes to our master, Mephisto" Helen explained, "he will form the Melody of Sorrow for me. Afterwards, I shall sing the song to all of the Human World, so that everyone can fall into misery by its' tune for all of eternity!" She cackled madly at the idea of people being sad for all time. Aria looked shocked at this. She then looked back at the time Maestro explained about a calamity. Is this what that old man meant by 'the worst concert ever'? Aria thought to herself, Did he expect something like this to happen?
From behind, Carol and Mary were staring at the Precure as she was squinting in pain. "We have to help her." Carol declared, her hand diving into her pocket to pull something out. "I agree." Mary said as she dove her hand into her pocket. They were about to pull something out when they heard the Precure shout, "I refuse to let that happen!" They stopped what they were doing and looked slightly surprised at her. Even Helen stopped laughing as she heard her.
"You think that people's misery is something to laugh at?" Aria questioned her, glaring down at the quartet of enemies before her. "That is absolutely low, even for you. Music isn't something that should cause pain to others, it should be something that brings people happiness. That is the most beautiful thing music can bring in the world, and you are trying to destroy that. I won't let you win!" "Save your sop story for later." Helen told her, waving a hand at Negatone, who tightened his grip on Aria in response, causing her to gasp in pain.
"Aria!" Meloetta shouted through the Cure Module, "I think we should try getting out of this thing's grip." "Wait, is her Cure Module talking to her?" Mary asked, startled by the voice. "I would love to," Aria said weakly, "but I really can't move at the moment." "Actually, there is a move we haven't tried yet." Meloetta said, "It's called 'Aria Concerto'. It is basically my Psychic move." Aria realized what this meant. "I'll give it a try." She said.
She looked up as she shouted, "Aria Concerto!" Suddenly, Aria's body started to glow a bright green aura, and a burst of that energy came out of her. The energy caused Negatones's body to glow as well. Aria struggled a bit to get her hands free, and she flung them outward, causing the monster to release her immediately. She got to the ground and, with the thrust of her hands, sent the monster flying, almost as if she was Silver using telekinesis. It crashed to the ground on the opposite end of the open area.
Helen and the Minor Trio stared gaping at what just happened. "How did she do that?" Carol asked, just as surprised as the rest. "I didn't know the Precure can do moves like that!" gasped as she saw the new Precure dust her clothes off.
Aria looked up and noticed Negatone getting to its' feet again, pulling out a pair of drumsticks. "Oh, no you don't!" she shouted, using her Concerto to send the sticks flying out of the monsters hands. She then started to pant slightly. "What's going on?" she said, "Why am I feeling a bit weak right now?" "Maybe the Aria Concerto uses too much of your energy." Meloetta answered. Aria watched as Negatone looked confused, wondering which of his sticks he should go to first. "Guess we should finish the job." she stated.
She spread her hands out at ten o' clock and four o' clock of her body, and snapped her fingers, producing a green and white note. She clapped them together and they produced her rod-like weapon. "Let's Sing! My Joyous Aria!" Aria chanted, grabbing the weapon and twirled it a bit, "Joyful Belltier!" She then pointed her rod in front of her as she said, "Over here, Spirit of Voice!" A burst of energy came from her Cure Module as Meloetta's spirit came out and shaped itself into a white gem as it placed itself into the socket of the weapon. "Fly Forth, Tone Ring!" she cried, waving the Belltier around, forming an energy ring. "Precure Music Rondo!" She cried, swinging her rod, and sending the ring flying at Negatone. The ring hit the monster, which was inside the ring. "3/4 beat! 1, 2, 3..." She said, then she turned around a leapt into the air before saying, "...Finale!" causing the ring to shrink and explode around Negatone.
The monster dozed off and fell asleep, reverting back to a normal drum-set. Meloetta's spirit suddenly came out and touched the corrupted note, reverting it back to normal. The note came to Aria's side, who smiled and giggled when she saw it normal again.
Helen hissed in frustration. "Damn it!" she cried, "You just got lucky this time around. Next time we meet, you won't be so fortunate!" The cat and her subordinates jumped into the air and disappeared.
Aria held out the note in her hand, staring at it as it stared back. Suddenly, she heard Mary ask, "Are you ok?" She then remembered those two were here watching her all this time. She turned to see both Carol and Mary walking up to her, the cat trotting close to them. "Oh-oh yes, I'm fine." she stammered, trying her best to act like she didn't know them. "That was amazing, what you did out there!" Carol stated in admiration. "You are a really strong Precure, meow!" chimed the cat.
Aria backed away when she heard the cat speak. "Your cat, it talked like the other one!" she said. The cat stood on its' hind legs and raised a paw up. "I'm Hummy, meow!" it introduced itself, "I'm no one to be suspicious of, meow!" This only made Aria feel a little more suspicious about the cat. "Uh, I really should get going." she said, turning away from them. "Wait!" Carol cried, "Can you at least tell us who you are?" Aria turned to look at them, then she answered, "You can call me Cure Aria." "No, I mean your real name." Carol corrected herself. Aria frowned at them, even more suspicious at the trio. "I'm sorry," she said bluntly, "but I can't tell you that. You know a girl has to keep her own secrets." She then leapt into the air just as Carol shouted, "You don't understand, we are actually..." but she disappeared from their sight before she ended, "...Precures, too." The two girls and cat looked onward at the direction where Aria took off, wondering who she really was.
The sun was setting before Amy and Meloetta came back to the cathedral. They decided to walk around for a bit, making sure that they didn't bump into Carol, Mary or that cat, Hummy. Amy looked at the top of the cathedral, thinking. "This town just keeps getting stranger and stranger." Amy stated, "First it was Helen, then it was that old man inside this building, and finally those two girls with that cat." "It could talk like Helen." Meloetta stated, "Not only that, but it too had that weird heart mark on her forehead." Amy remembered that heart mark on both Hummy and Helen's foreheads. "Could it mean that those two are the same kind?" Amy assumed. "That does seem to be the case." Meloetta answered. Amy looked down, worried about something. "Could this mean that those two girls could be in league with Helen as well?" she asked, thinking of them with menacing faces. "Who knows?" Meloetta answered. The two stared into space, thinking about what just happened. What were they gonna do?
Sorry it took so long. I had family issues, and I was moving into my apartment for another year of college. Anyways, I'll start working on the next episode, so it will take some time.
