Precure: Smile It's Show Time Chapter 2: Glimpse of Despair, a Kamen Rider + Pretty Cure Crossover fanfic

Disclaimer: I don't own anything, except the OCs and even they are essentially redone version of existing characters.

"Smile" – talking

"Showtime" – thoughts

"Magic" – Wizard's and/or the Precures' equipment or phantom talking

-Let's go! Break!-

The Mysterious Library

Within their base, the 5 Precures were huddled around the Décor Décor, which had a holographic projection of a male lion-like fairy. This is Candy's older brother, Pop.

"Wizard-de gozaru?" he asked, as they had just finished explaining what had happened earlier.

"Yeah, that's what he called himself," Miyuki nodded.

"I don't know anything about this person. According to the legends, there are only supposed to be 5 Precure-de gozaru," Pop frowned, as he knew for a fact that the queen of Marchenland, Royale Queen, had only sent 5 miraculous lights.

"Well, it's true there are only five of us. He said it himself that he wasn't a Precure. If anything, he didn't even know what a Precure was," Nao supplied.

"That's true, but…what is he?" Akane frowned.

"He isn't a Precure, but he isn't part of the Bad End Kingdom either. He also doesn't have any difficulties fighting the Blue Nosed Akanbe…" Reika said, as she adopted a thinking pose, as she remembered how easily Wizard had defeated 3 Akanbe by himself.

"He was so cool!" Yayoi suddenly said, her eyes sparkling as she said that.

"Eh?" the others (except Miyuki) looked at her strangely.

"He was just like a superhero on TV. He appeared when he was needed most, and when he did, the bad guys didn't stand a chance! He even had a cool catchphrase!" she explained.

"Still…Is he a friend or a foe? At this point, we can't be sure," Reika commented, deciding that it was best that they aired more to the side of caution.

"You've got a point there," Akane and Nao nodded, seeing her logic.

"Demo…he helped us. He also said it himself that he was our ally," Miyuki argued. For some reason, she did not want to think that Wizard could be their enemy.

"I'm not saying he is an enemy. I just think we should be careful, since we know nothing about him," Reika answered, though they all could understand Miyuki's sentiment, since they certainly didn't want to turn down potential allies.

-Break, please-

Meanwhile, Stardust Jewelry

"Precure? What on Earth is that?" Amber asked, as Nick finished telling his family about what happened.

"Apparently that's what Miyuki is," Nick deadpanned.

"Yeah, you already told us that. But who were the others? Do you think that monster you fought might have something to do with the Phantoms?" Koyomi asked.

"No. The feel I got from that monster was nothing like the Phantoms. At best, I could consider those things as a type of Familiar that those three controlled, but while their power was higher than a Ghoul, it was lower than the average Phantom. As for the other girls, I couldn't recognize them thanks to some kind of enchantment. In fact, I only recognized Miyuki from her mannerism, but if I would hazard a guess, I think they might have been Akane, Yayoi, Nao, and Reika, considering how close they are to Miyuki," Nick said with an introspective look.

"Certainly a strange turn of events," Walter sighed as he continued to carve what looked like an amber stone, which was in fact another of the many Magic Stones he had in his possession. "Despite that, we can only move forward from here."

"Dad's got a point, Nick. Besides, shouldn't you be getting ready for bed? You do have school tomorrow, and you need plenty of sleep if you're going to be prepared for a Phantom," Amber pointed out.

"I guess you're right," Nick chuckled, noticing that it was indeed getting late, and the battles he had had today had burned through a significant amount of his mana. "Well…I guess we should all call it a day," he yawned.

"Okay. See you in the morning," Koyomi smiled slightly as she yawned, before going to her room.

"I'll finish this ring tomorrow. Can't rush art after all," Walter chuckled, as he left for his room.

"G'night Nick," Amber yawned.

"Night," Nick nodded.

"One more thing. Remember that Phantom from earlier?" Amber added.

"Yeah?" Nick nodded.

"I looked up the description, and as far as I can tell, I'm pretty sure the Phantom's identity is a Minotaur. Don't worry though, since aside from super strength and the abilities of a bull there is nothing special about the minotaur that you wouldn't be able to handle," she explained.

"Right. Thanks for the info. Next time I see that Phantom, it won't get away," Nick stated with resolve.

-Break, please-

Opening narration: The magical rings, Wizard Rings. They shine on the hands of the chosen mage, as together with the 5 legendary warriors he will turn despair into hope. (Scene: Wizard's magic circle is seen, before the four elemental rings are seen, as the Flame ring slides itself on the middle finger of Nick's left hand, as he is seen floating in front of the magic circle with the silhouettes of the five Precure around him. The last part shows an image of Wizard imposed over Nick's image before the opening starts)

(Opening theme: "Life is SHOW TIME")

Maji (Magic) ka! ? Majide! ? Majida! ! ! ! Show time!

Wizard is seen twirling around several times with his magic circle in the background, before he releases Dragon, who flies through the sky, before breathing fire over the magic circle, forming the title.

Maru de tsuki to taiyō

Miyuki and Nick (as little kids) are seen running together, with Miyuki running ahead, before turning around (she turns into her older self) only to find Nick gone, before a quick shot of a solar eclipse is seen, followed by a quick shot of Nick, then by a quick shot of Wizard.

kasanaru toki no shōgeki

A quick shot of Akane cooking in her family's restaurant is seen, followed by a shot of Yayoi drawing, followed by a shot of Nao taking care of her sibling, followed by a shot of Reika practicing her archery, before the scene shows the four of them pausing from their activities and looking up at the sky which has gone dark from the solar eclipse.

dare datte kiseki shinjite mitai

The scene shows Nick and Miyuki reaching out for each other, but end up passing each other before the scene freezes and breaks apart as though it were glass

Kitto hitsuyō fukaketsu no enajī kokoro no tame

The scene then shows Asuka, who is investigating a crime (much to her father's dismay), followed by a scene of Kazu working on one of his experiments, only for it to blow up in his face.

Yume to yosō yoi imi de Uragitte kureru mono

The scene then shows a shot of Walter sitting next to a table full of Magic Stones and empty rings, followed by a shot of Amber flipping through several books detailing various mythical creatures. The scene then shows a shot of the White Wizard carrying Koyomi, followed by a split screen shot of the Precures and Nick with their henshin devices, before they trigger their transformations.

3! 2! 1! Show time!

Walter and Amber are seen counting 3 with their fingers, followed by Asuka and Kazu counting 2, followed by Candy and Pop counting 1, before Koyomi is seen with her crystal ball which shines brightly.

MAGIC TIME! torikku janai

Wizard is seen doing a spin, before stopping and showing his Flame Ring, as the scene shows Cure Happy standing across from him in her signature pose.

Mahō hirō hanpane~e ze!

Wizard spins around as he summons the three PlaMonsters which fly away, before Wizard is seen alongside the 5 Precure as he casts a spell that causes explosions to appear behind them.

Kioku no rūto mogurikonde kibō sukuidasou (Show Time!)

Cure Sunny is seen alongside Wizard, as she prepares to launch her Sunny Fire, before Wizard jumps through a magic circle on the left, emerging in his Water Style alongside Cure Beauty who is about to launch her Beauty Blizzard, before Wizard jumps through a magic circle above him, emerging in his Hurricane Style, kicking up a gust around Cure March who is about to use her March Shoot, before Wizard goes through a magic circle beneath him, emerging in his Land Style and startling Cure Peace who is about to use her Peace Thunder. The scene then shows Cure Happy who is reaching towards the screen, before the scene changes to show Nick reaching out towards a solar eclipse, before his hand is seen grasping Miyuki's hand.

Life is SHOW TIME tobikiri no

Wizard is then seen riding on the Machine Winger, before jumping through the portal that leads to an Underworld.

Unmei no life mucha shite mo

Cure Happy is seen chasing after something with her hand outstretched, before Wizard's hand is seen grabbing her hand, before pulling her up onto Dragon's back, before the two of them ride into the sky

Kinōkyōashita mirai subete no namida o (Show Time!)

Several scenes of Nick, Miyuki, Akane, Yayoi, Nao, and Reika going about their daily lives are seen (going to school, hanging out, eating, laughing together, etc). The scene then changes to show Miyuki riding with Nick on the Machine Winger, followed by a scene of Nick placing a red Engage Ring on Miyuki's finger.

Hōseki ni kaete yaru ze

Various shots of Wizard (in his various styles) and the Cures are seen, ending with a shot of the six of them together as the shattered pieces of the background are restored.

Maji (Magic) ka! ? Majide! ? Majida! ! ! ! Show time!

Nick and the girls are seen quickly, followed by a split screen of Wizard and the Precures in their signature poses are seen as the music ends.

(End opening theme)

Episode 2: Glimpse of Despair, Minotaur's Charge!

Within an abandoned building, Minotaur trudged in as he had been summoned.

"Minotaur," came Medusa's voice, as said Phantom stepped out of the shadows (in her human form).

"Medusa-sama," Minotaur bowed.

"Wiseman has decreed that all Phantoms resume their mission," Medusa stated.

"I understand. However, what about those unknown factions?" Minotaur asked.

"We have already witnessed the two factions," Medusa said, before smirking. "And they were pathetically weak. They are no threat to us, so there is no need to hide. Now, Minotaur, make sure that the Gate falls into despair."

"Hai," Minotaur bowed again, before taking his leave.

With Minotaur gone, Medusa was left alone to her thoughts. "Precure…What are they?" she thought, before smirking. "No matter, they are not a threat to us. They may just be our key to defeating the Wizard."

-Let's go! Break!"

"Looks like I won't be late today!" Nick grinned, since he wasn't keen on having a repeat of yesterday again. He had woken up late today, but thankfully he had his bike, which meant he would still be able to make it in time. His bike was a mountain bike that was mostly red, with a bit of white around the handles of the bike. While the bike didn't seem special, it was actually the base for what would become the Machine Winger he used as Wizard.

As he was cycling towards the school, he noticed a certain someone running towards the school.

"I'm late! I'm late!" Miyuki screamed as she ran towards the school.

"Hey, Miyu! Need a lift?" Nick called out as he cycled next to her.

"Nick!" Miyuki said in surprise, before smiling. "Thanks, you're a life saver!" she gratefully said, before hopping on, with Nick pedaling them both towards the school.

-Let's go! Break!-

Meanwhile, The Bad End Kingdom…

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it all!" Wolfrun roared in frustration, as he smashed his fist against a boulder, causing it to crack.

"We were so close-dawasa…" Majorina frowned as she continued to stir her cauldron, though it was obvious that she was as frustrated as Wolfrun.

"It was going to be our victory-oni!" Akaoni roared, as he smashed a boulder with his spiked club.

As the three of them were stewing in their defeat, a familiar chuckle was heard.

"Hmhmhm. How did the plan go? Were the Precure defeated?" Joker chuckled as he suddenly appeared out of a large playing card that had suddenly appeared.

"What does it look like to you?!" Wolfrun shouted in frustration.

"The plan failed? That should be impossible. The Precure should not have been able to defeat 3 Blue Nosed Akanbe if you prevented their joint attack," Joker said, before adding. "Also, the bad energy gathered during the plan was somehow lost. Care to explain?"

"It wasn't our fault-oni!" Akaoni growled.

"That's right-dawasa. We were just about to defeat the Precure…" Majorina added.

"We'd have beaten them if it weren't for that damned Wizard!" Wolfrun finished, before adding. "What is he anyway?! He wasn't a Precure that's for sure. If anything, he was stronger than all five of them combined!"

"Wizard? Strange. Our opponents should have been only the five Precure," Joker said with a thoughtful look. "I'll see what I can find out. For now we should observe until we know more." With that he vanished, leaving the 3 Bad End Commanders to their own devices.

-Let's go! Break!-

It was currently lunch, and the 5 Precure were enjoying their lunch in the classroom, with Nick joining them.

"So the guy ended up thrashing around trying to get out of that strap jacket, but he was doing so much thrashing he fell in the trash bin!" Nick said, before laughing, which the girls quickly joined in. While they were having lunch, the girls had been asking Nick about life in England, which Nick was more than happy to tell. Along the way, he remembered a funny story from a talent contest he had entered to test out his magic tricks, and recounted one particular contestant who had not quite figured out his own trick (escaping from a strap jacket Houdini style).

"What about you? What trick did you use?" Miyuki asked enthusiastically.

"Well…I kinda went for something simple like pulling a rabbit out of a hat, but…" Nick said, scratching the back of his head with embarrassment at the memory.

"Hm? Did something happen?" Reika asked.

"Well…Like with yesterday, let's just say that somehow I keep pulling out everything, but an actual rabbit out of the hat. Ironically, I ended up winning since the judges found me pulling out that goose more interesting than a rabbit," Nick laughed slightly, scratching the back of his head.

"That is kinda funny. Who'd have thought a trick going wrong ended up winning the contest," Akane laughed.

"I know! And to think I got all nervous just because I messed up a bit," Nick laughed as well, until he noticed a group of boys and girls walking into the room intently discussing something.

"Yo, what are you talking about? Seems like fun," he asked, the conversation piquing his curiosity.

"Oh? You don't know? It's the talk of the school!" one of the girls said.

When the six of them shook their heads, the girl answered for them. "We're talking about the Precure!"

"Eeeh?!" the six of them asked in surprise.

"Yeah! So far there have only been sightings of them, but just yesterday they were seen. They even had another person with them! People have been calling him "Kamen Rider" since he rides a bike and uses a mask!" she explained enthusiastically.

Hearing this, the six of them sweat dropped. They had not expected there to be witnesses yesterday. Any further thoughts were stopped when another voice cut in. "Who cares! They're just a bunch of vigilantes. No better than criminals."

Turning towards the source of the voice, they saw a girl, which Nick recognized as being part of their class. She had shoulder length dark hair that seemed to have a greenish tint to it, and light green eyes, which made her quite pretty in appearance. Too bad her attitude spoiled the image…

"Hey, who's miss crabby pants over there?" Nick whispered, not liking her attitude.

"That's Katsumi Asuka-san. I heard her father is a policeman, so she tends to be a bit serious when it comes to the rules and stuff," Nao explained.

"Yeah, I heard she's quite popular because of her looks, but her overly serious attitude tends to turn off anyone who tries to get close to her," Akane added.

"Why am I not surprised?" Nick commented sarcastically, as even from here he could tell he would not get along with this girl.

"How mean! Calling the Precure vigilantes! They're heroes!" Yayoi commented.

"Technically speaking, vigilantes are against the law, so I can see how that's not a good thing, but…given the fact that I highly doubt the police can deal with monsters, I think calling them criminals is a bit far," Nick said, not that he agreed with Asuka, just that he could-in a way-see her point.

Any further conversations were halted when the bell sounded, meaning that lunch was over.

"Gah! We haven't finished yet!" the six friends exclaimed, before proceeding to wolf down their bentos, and somehow avoiding chocking in the process.

-Let's go! Break!-

"Hah…Glad that's over…" Nick sighed, as today's lessons had been rather boring for him, so he was glad that the day was over. "So…Any plans for today? Cause aside from one thing, I have no idea what I want to do today."

"Hm…Not really," Miyuki answered, earning a sigh from her best friend.

"How about we do what you wanted to do first, then we can think of something," Akane suggested.

"Great idea," Miyuki smiled.

"Really…?" Nick asked with a baffled look on his face, but complied anyway, as he led them to his favorite shop to get his favorite snack.

-Break, please-

"You really haven't changed a bit…" Miyuki said with a sweat drop. The reason for the sweat drop was not so much the fact that they were standing in front of a donut shop titled "Donut Shop Hungry" (something she remembered as being Nick's favorite food), but rather the manager of said donut shop who was…clearly a man with strange taste if the fake wig and how he (she?) talked was any indication (she felt a chill go down her spine for some reason when she heard the owner referring to Nick as 'Nick-darling').

"You're just in time. Come on, try out new rainbow donuts," the manager said, as he brought out a donut covered with rainbow sprinkles.

"Oh, that looks good. I'll take six of those, and one plain sugar, please," Nick said, earning a sigh from the manager.

"Again with the plain sugar? Don't you ever get bored of that one?" the manager asked, but complied anyway, as he and his employee gave him his order.

"You really haven't changed a bit…" Miyuki chuckled.

"What's with that look? You know plain sugar is my favorite," Nick playfully argued.

"I can see that. I can also see you're still as much of a donut nut as ever," Miyuki added playfully.

"Oh yeah? What about you, fairy tale girl? Still got a crush on Peter Pan?" Nick playfully shot back, before the two of them ended up laughing, as this felt like old times for them.

Seeing the two of them, their friends couldn't help but smile.

"It must be nice to be such good friends," Yayoi commented with a smile.

"Yeah. Miyuki seems even happier than usual, if that's even possible," Nao added with a giggle.

"Those two must have been really close," Reika nodded.

After finishing the donuts, they started discussing. "So, where to now?" Nick asked.

"Hm…Where should we go?" Akane mused. "Any suggestions?"

"How about an arcade?" Yayoi suggested.

"That's a great…" Nick was about to say, when he noticed Unicorn from behind one of the bushes. "Hold on. I've got to make a call," he said, before walking towards where Unicorn was.

Unicorn neighed as it relayed its message, which Nick somehow understood. "What? It's attacking the police station?!" Nick asked in alarm, as right on cue, several people were running away screaming from the direction of the nearby police station.

"What's going on?!" Miyuki asked in alarm, as the five of them saw people running.

"Run away! It's a monster!" was heard as the people ran away.

"Could it be the Bad End Kingdom?" Nao said.

"Maybe. But if it is, then why haven't they collected any Bad Energy?" Reika questioned.

"We'll figure it out later! For now, we've gotta deal with it!" Akane said, earning nods from all of them, before they ran into a nearby alley.

(Insert henshin sequence)

Acting quickly, the five of them opened their Smile Pacts, before setting their individual transformation Cure Decors.

"Ready?" the Smile Pacts prompted.

"Precure! Smile Charge!" they called out.

"Go!" The Smile Pacts announce in response, before continuing. "Go! Go! Let's Go!"

A powder puff appeared out of the Smile Pacts, as the five of them tapped the puffs on their individual Smile Pacts, collecting magical powder.

Miyuki quickly taps her puff once on her hand, then twice on her legs, and thrice on her body, forming her Cure outfit, before her hairstyle changed to complete her Pretty Cure form.

Akane snaps her fingers, causing her puff to light up with fire, before she applied it to her chest, surrounding herself in fire which forms her Cure outfit, followed by her hair seemingly igniting before transforming into her Cure hairstyle to complete the transformation.

Yayoi starts clapping her puff between her hands five times, spreading the magic powder into the air around her, forming her Cure outfit, before her hair changes into her Cure hairstyle to complete the transformation.

Nao quickly draws a triangle in mid-air using the magic powder, causing an explosion of wind which forms her Cure outfit, followed by her hair which transforms into her Cure hairstyle to complete the transformation.

Reika blows on her puff, scattering the magic powder, which forms her Cure outfit, finished off by her hair changing to complete the transformation.

The five of them then put the finishing touches, as they pat the powder puffs on their cheeks, giving them a rosy glow.

With the transformation complete, the girls fly down from the sky, land on their feet, before introducing themselves.

"Twinkling and Shining! The light of the future! Cure Happy!" Miyuki, now Cure Happy, declared as she struck her signature pose.

"The Brilliant Sun! Hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!" Akane, now Cure Sunny, declared as she went into her signature pose.

"Sparkling and Glittering! Rock, paper, scissors! Cure Peace!" Yayoi, now Cure Peace, declared as she struck a pose.

"Intense Courage! A straight-up bout! Cure March!" Nao, now Cure March, declared in her signature pose.

"The Snow, Falling and Glittering! A noble heart! Cure Beauty!" Reika, now Cure Beauty, declared, striking a pose.

"The five lights that guide us to the future! Sparkle! Smile Precure!" the five Cures declared, as they finished their introductions.

(End henshin sequence)

With their transformations done, they immediately raced off towards the direction of the disturbance. What they didn't realize, was that something had seen them. That thing turned out to be Kraken, which quickly flew towards its master.

-Break, please-

Nick was headed towards where the Phantom was supposed to be, when Kraken came floating down.

"Kraken? What is it?" Nick asks, not expecting to see another of his familiars. Kraken quickly relayed its message to him. "I see. So it was them," Nick said, before running even faster towards his destination. "Miyu…everyone…Stay safe until I get there," he thought with worry, as he had a feeling his friends wouldn't be able to take on a Phantom.

-Let's go! Break!-

It didn't take long for the Precure to reach the Police Station, and boy were they in for a surprise when they saw what was happening. "W-what are these things?" Happy gasped, as in front of them, a group of Ghouls were attacking the policemen that were stationed there. Noticing the newcomers, the Ghouls turned their sights towards the Precure, before charging at them, prompting the Precure to jump out of the way.

"No idea what they are, but we've gotta stop them!" March said, earning nods from all of them, as they quickly flipped forward, before delivering a combination kick at the Ghouls, sending them tumbling back.

"Hey, these things are easier than the Akanbe!" Peace said.

"Hopefully they don't share the Blue Noses' resistance," Beauty said. "Only one way to find out!" she added, gathering her fighting spirit into her Smile Pact. "Precure! Beauty Blizzard!" she called out, launching her attack. The attack hit, and promptly froze several Ghouls, before they shattered.

"Yosha! Since our attacks work…" Sunny said as she gathered her fighting spirit as well. "Precure! Sunny Fire!" she called out, blasting several of the Ghouls with her fireball.

"Yosh! Let's take them all out at once!" Happy said, earning a nod from March and Peace.

"Precure! Happy Shower!"

"Precure! March Shoot!"

"Precure! Peace Thunder!"

The three attacks hit the remaining Ghouls, destroying them completely, and seemingly ending the battle. Now all that was left was the FIRE on the police station, as well as the police officers who were getting any injured members out. Just as they were about to help, a voice was suddenly heard.

"So…you are the so called Precures that I was told about. Interesting, let's see what you've got!" the voice roared, before the five of them jumped out of the way, as something smashed down on the ground where they had been, kicking up a dust cloud.

"Who are you?!" the five of them demanded, unable to see their assailant behind the dust, but before long the dust settled, and they could clearly see their opponent. The Phantom: Minotaur.

"I am the Phantom, Minotaur! Don't interfere!" Minotaur stated as he hefted his battle axe and charged at the Precure.

"Why? Why are you doing this?!" Happy demanded, as by now they could clearly tell that Minotaur was not part of the Bad End Kingdom, as his actions were completely different than what the Bad End Kingdom usually did.

"Simple. My target, the Gate, has someone very important here. Once I deal with that person, the Gate will surely fall into the depths of despair! Now, get out of my way!" Minotaur roared, as he charged at them like the bull he is, only for them to dodge, causing him to ram into a nearby tree, smashing right through.

"Uwaaah! We'd better be careful not to get hit!" Peace squeaked at the sight of what could have happened to them.

The Cures quickly readied themselves as Minotaur was about to charge again. However, before he could start his attack, he was suddenly pelted by a spray of bullet. Silver bullets to be precise. "Graaah!" Minotaur roared in pain as he staggered back.

"I see you're back for more," came a familiar voice, as everyone turned towards the source, revealing to be Wizard in his tuxedo.

"Wizard!" Minotaur snarled. "You'll pay for getting in my way! I'll get you back for the horn I lost!"

"Oh? Can you really do that, Minotaur?" Wizard challenged, as he shifted the levers on his belt, initiating the Henshin sequence.

"Shabadoobi Touch Henshin! Shabadoobi Touch Henshin!" the Driver sang, as the Henshin sequence was triggered.

"Henshin!" Wizard calmly declared, as he flipped on the goggles on his Flame Ring before placing it against the WizarDriver.

"Flame, please! Hi! Hi! Hi Hi Hi!" the Driver chanted as a magic circle appeared in front of Wizard, who quickly ran through it, donning him in his armor.

"Saa…Show Time!" Wizard declared as he pulled out the WizarSwordGun (in sword mode) and charged at the Phantom.

Acting quickly, Minotaur brought up his battle axe to block Wizard's sword, but Wizard quickly hooked his sword on the weapon and spun around, using Minotaur's momentum to throw him over. "So, while I'm kicking you around, why don't you tell me who the Gate is?!"

"Never! Even if I fall, there will be others who can finish what I started!" Minotaur roared as he charged at Wizard.

"Charging head first isn't going to do you much good against me, bull!" Wizard stated as he shifted his belt.

"Lupachi Magic, Touch Go! Lupachi Magic, Touch Go!" the WizarDriver chanted in preparation for what came next. Acting quickly, Wizard put on the Defend Ring and activated it. "Defend, Please!"

In response, a flaming shield appeared in front of Wizard, causing Minotaur to run head long into it.

"Hooooot! Hot! Hot! Hot!" Minotaur shouted in pain as he was blasted away by the shield.

"Next," Wizard calmly said, before switching his ring and activating it.

"Extend, Please!" the WizarDriver declared, as a magic circle appeared, before Wizard put his arm through it, causing his arm to stretch. He then quickly grabbed the WizarSwordGun and swung his arm around, effectively turning it into a makeshift whip and struck Minotaur several times.

"S-so cool!" Peace murmured from where the Cures were watching. To them, it felt like a replay of yesterday, as Wizard was once again effortlessly beating this enemy.

"Y-yeah…" Happy murmured. For some reason, she couldn't stop worrying about Wizard. Was he going to be alright? What if the enemy (Phantom, was it?) had something up his sleeve? Whatever the case, she didn't understand why she felt this way about a stranger. "I've never met him before, but why do I feel that I should know him?"

"Wow, he really knows how to handle himself. He's wiping the floor with that thing, just like he did with the Akanbe," March commented with a hint of envy.

"However, what is that creature? It certainly isn't from the Bad End Kingdom," Beauty pondered.

"What did it call itself again? A Phantom, right?" Sunny commented.

"Yes, but what is it? What is a Phantom? So far, all I can guess is that they seem to be Wizard's enemies," Beauty clarified.

Back with Wizard, he had managed to send Minotaur flying into a wall. Grunting in pain, Minotaur painfully got to his feet, before noticing that he had landed right next to his intended target. One Ryou Katsumi, who had been busy helping any of his friends/colleagues get away from the burning station.

"Gotcha!" Minotaur roared, as he grabbed Katsumi by the neck.

"Ah! Shimata!" Wizard cursed as he quickly shifted his weapon to its gun mode, and took aim. He was about to use his signature technique for his bullets to hit Minotaur without harming the hostage. Too bad the Cures didn't know that.

"No, don't!" Happy shouted as she grabbed the gun, stopping Wizard from shooting.

"Hey! Let go!" Wizard exclaimed as the two of them ended up pulling on the weapon.

"You could hit the hostage!" Happy argued.

"No I won't! I never miss the target! I can guarantee it!" Wizard argued back, inwardly cursing himself for forgetting about the Cures. He knew that Miyuki was the type of person who would try to help everyone without sacrificing anyone, and added by the fact that she didn't know about his abilities, made this an obvious outcome.

While the two were arguing, the other Cures ran towards Minotaur to try to get the hostage away. Unfortunately, they couldn't fight to their fullest; as they had to avoid accidentally hitting the hostage (they do have super human strength as PreCures). However, this was just what Minotaur needed.

"Heh, looks like they were trying to keep you from getting hurt. Too bad that's just what I needed! Now, die!" Minotaur roared, before throwing Katsumi at the burning station, sending him crashing through a wall, and earning gasps of horror from the collective heroes (especially from Wizard, as he expected the policeman to be the Gate). "Now then… Ghouls!" Minotaur shouted, before tossing the remaining Ghoul stones he had, summoning another gang of Ghouls as he turned tail and ran.

"Hold it right there!" Wizard yelled, before running towards Minotaur, intending to intercept him, only for the Ghouls to get in his way. "Out of the way!" he demanded, as he struck the Ghouls, only for them to surround him. "Fine then, I'll have to kick you off the stage!" Wizard growled, before focusing his magic into his weapon and swinging it in a circle, striking all the Ghouls, causing his magic circle to appear on the Ghouls before they exploded. Unfortunately, by the time that happened, Minotaur was long gone. Wizard swore under his breath, but quickly decided to forget about the Phantom for now, as they had more pressing issues to deal with. Quickly replacing his Flame Ring with a blue ring, he shifted the Hand Author (the hand shape on his belt) into its left hand position, and activated the ring.

"Water, please! Sui~ Sui~ Sui~ Sui~!" the WizarDriver announced in a sing-song tone, as a blue version of Wizard's magic circle appeared under him and started moving upward, transforming his armor into blue sapphire, with a blue diamond shaped sapphire mask. As the transformation finished, Wizard quickly spun around, spreading a torrent of water that doused the flames on the police station.

Wizard and the PreCures wasted no time, as they quickly helped get anyone that had still been in the building out, relieved to see that with one exception; most of the people weren't hurt too badly. "But still…Who is the Gate? For the Phantom to specifically target that one person, he must be someone close to the Gate," Wizard pondered, but decided he could figure it out later. Instead, he figured that he'd clear up any misunderstandings before they got out of hand.

"Hey, about just now…" he started towards Cure Happy.

"Huh?" Happy asked, wondering what Wizard wanted.

"I don't blame you for what you did. If anything, it's my fault for not telling you about that particular ability of mine," Wizard said.

"What do you mean? It looked like you were about to shoot that man just to get that monster!" Sunny demanded.

In response, Wizard pulled out a playing card, tossed it aside, before shooting his gun at the sky. Before the astonished eyes of the PreCure, the bullets actually curved and shot through the card, actually leaving only one hole, as all the bullets had gone through the exact same hole. At this point, if it were physically possible, the Cures' jaws would have hit the ground.

"When I said I never miss the target, I meant it," Wizard explained. "I'm not the kind of person that would risk hitting a hostage just to get my target. Now that that's cleared out, I'll see you around. Later girls," Wizard said, giving them a wave, before disappearing through his magic circle.

"There he goes again…" Beauty sighed slightly.

"He certainly is strong-kuru. He managed to beat all those monsters without even using his full power-kuru," Candy said with a slight frown.

"That's true… He didn't even use his finisher," March nodded in agreement.

"Well, I really don't think he's a bad person," Happy said cheerfully.

"Why do you say that?" Sunny asked.

"Would a bad person apologize for his mistakes? And more importantly, would a bad person come back to help those people when he already had a target?" Happy said calmly. She didn't know why, but the more she believed that Wizard was on their side, the happier she felt.

"Huh? I feel like we're forgetting something…" Peace suddenly said, as she adopted a thinking pose.

"Ah! We forgot about Nick!" Happy realized, prompting them to run off back to the donut shop (transforming back to normal first, of course), since that was the place he should have been, provided he didn't run away during the panic. Quickly making their way back, the five of them promptly face faulted when they found him munching on donuts without a care in the world.

"Ah, there you are. I was wondering where you five went," Nick said with an innocent smile as he pretended not to know.

"How can you be so calm when there was a monster running about?!" Akane asked incredulously at their friends seemingly completely laid back personality.

"There was? I didn't hear anything about it," Nick said innocently.

"Well, we're just glad nothing happened," Miyuki smiled, as they decided to head home, considering that it was the safest choice at the moment.

-Break, please-

The next day, school was starting as usual, with the students waiting for the class to start. However, not everyone was idle.

"Who could the Gate be? Whoever it is must have a connection to that police officer," Nick thought with a frown. Just as he was racking his brains, he overheard some of his classmates talking.

"Hey, did you hear? I heard that Katsumi-san's father was caught in an accident yesterday," one girl said.

"Yeah, I heard about that. Apparently he was injured pretty badly by a monster. I hope Katsumi-san is okay," a second girl said.

"I hope so too. She may not be the nicest person, but she doesn't deserve to lose her dad after she lost her mom," a third girl added sympathetically, earning a nod in response.

"Poor girl…I know how she must feel," Nick thought sadly, remembering the day he lost his parents. However, his sad reminiscence was cut short when the pieces fell together. "That's it! The Phantom targeted that officer, Katsumi's father, to make the Gate fall into despair. She already lost her mother, so that means…Katsumi is the Gate!"

"Is something wrong, Nick?" Yayoi asked (she and the others had just gotten to class), pulling Nick out of his thoughts.

"Hm? Is there something wrong?" Nick asked in confusion, not knowing why she asked that.

"You had this really serious look on your face. What happened?" Nao asked.

"Oh, nothing," Nick lied. "I was just thinking up another trick for my magic."

"Really? I can't wait to see it," Miyuki smiled, eager to see the trick, just like she did when they were kids.

"Yeah. Provided it actually works the way it's supposed to," Akane joked. By now, the five of them had already seen several times that Nick's magic tricks, while they work, tend to not work the way there supposed to (ex: Instead of a bunny he pulls out miscellaneous things out of a hat, his vanishing items tend to multiply instead of disappearing, his vanishing acts end up giving him a change of clothes instead of actually disappearing, etc).

"Well, at least they work, and it's not like they blow up in my face or anything," Nick glared, though there was no actually heat from it, as he knew Akane was just joking with him (even he had to admit that his tricks rarely worked out quite the way they were supposed to).

The six friends shared a quick laugh, before class started.

-Break, please-

Later that day, after school was over, the five Cures and Nick were headed home.

"See you tomorrow! Uncle asked me to help him at the shop today, so I've gotta head home now!" Nick waved.

"Okay! Do your best!" Miyuki waved in response.

"He certainly is busy sometimes," Nao commented.

"I know how he feels. It's tough sometimes, but it sure feels fulfilling," Akane commented, as she too helped with her parents' restaurant.

"Well, I guess we should be heading home too. We'll meet up at the Mysterious Library later," Yayoi said, as they all nodded in response.

As they headed home, what they didn't notice was the small red form of Garuda flying after another student. One Asuka Katsumi. After Nick had left, he had secretly summoned Garuda and sent him to follow Asuka, as being a Gate, she was bound to be attacked eventually, and when that happened, Nick fully intended to take out the Phantom before it managed to do any damage.

As the Cures were on their way home, they happened to pass by a park where a familiar figure was walking through.

"Hey, isn't that Katsumi over there?" Akane pointed out.

"Hey, you're right," Nao said, noticing their classmate, who seemed very much depressed.

"Is she okay?" Yayoi asked with concern at seeing the usually head strong girl like this.

"No, she certainly isn't," Reika said, earning questioning looks from her friends. "Remember that police officer that was injured yesterday by that Phantom?" she asked, earning nods from the others. "That was her father," she finished, earning gasps from her friends.

"No way… No wonder she's like this today. She must be worried sick," Miyuki frowned, before her face suddenly became determined. "Yosh! Let's cheer her up! Even if we can't do that, at least she won't be alone!" she declared, before running off.

"Hey, wait for us!" Yayoi exclaimed before running after her.

"Well, there she goes again," Akane chuckled at Miyuki's usual antics.

"But if she didn't, then she wouldn't be the Miyuki we all know and love," Reika added as she, Nao, and Akane shared a laugh, before running after their friends.

-Let's go! Break!-

Asuka Katsumi sighed sadly as she sat on the bench. Earlier she had called the hospital, and while they said that her father was in stable condition, he was still in a coma. "Dad…please be okay…" she thought sadly, as she fingered the locket she had around her neck, her personal memento of her mother.

Her moment of sadness was suddenly shattered, when she heard a familiar voice call out to her. Turning towards the source, she was greeted by the sight of one Miyuki Hoshizora running towards her. "Hoshizora?" she asked in surprise, as she didn't really know her that well. At least not well enough to have her running towards her like this.

"Katsumi-san! I…I heard about your dad…" Miyuki said sympathetically.

"So you did, huh…" Asuka said, looking down.

"I'm sure everything will be alright. You just have to believe it will be, and before you know it, I'm sure your dad will be okay," Miyuki encouraged, but Asuka just seemed to get annoyed.

"How can you say that? Not everything turns out the way it's supposed to be, like in some fairy tale! If it did, then mom would… mom would…" Asuka shouted angrily, before chocking up at the last part.

"Katsumi-san… I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to…" Miyuki apologized, having not intended for this reaction.

"N-no, I'm the one who should apologize. Here you are trying to cheer me up and I go and dump that on you. It's just that, I lost my mother a few years ago…I-I'm scared. What if dad doesn't make it… What if I lose him too…" she said, sobbing slightly.

"Don't think like that! You have to believe in him! I'm sure your dad is…" Miyuki was about to say, when someone cut in.

"Dead," was what that person said. Turning towards the source of the voice, they saw the inspector that was the partner of Asuka's dad.

-Break, please-

At that moment, Stardust Jewelry…

Koyomi had been busy watching Asuka through her crystal ball. At first she couldn't help but smile at the touching scene between Miyuki and Asuka. "Nick really is lucky to have a friend like her…" she thought, remembering Miyuki from a couple of days ago. However, that touching scene ended the moment another person entered the scene, as she could see Minotaur's faded image imposing itself over the image of the man. "Oh no! Nick!" She shouted.

"What is it, Koyomi?" Nick asked, as he quickly ran to the counter.

"The Phantom's appeared! It's at the park where that Gate, Asuka Katsumi, is right now, and Miyuki is with her!" Koyomi reported.

"What? Oh no, I've gotta get there fast!" Nick said, as he ran out the door, his thoughts now focusing less on the Gate, and more on Miyuki, as he quickly used the Dress Up ring to change into his disguise, before riding towards his destination using the Machine Winger.

-Let's go! Break!-

"Uncle Amino?" Asuka asked in surprise, as she did not expect to see the person she looked up to like an uncle. "Wait…What did you say about my dad?" Asuka asked her heart clenching.

"I said he's dead. Something went wrong when he was in the hospital, and then…" Amino explained, sounding sad, as he looked down, concealing his face.

"N-no…That…There must be a mistake…" Asuka said, her voice breaking.

"No. There's no mistake. Now then…" Amino said as he moved his gaze to the locket around Asuka's neck, before grabbing it, and pulling it loose, leaving Asuka stunned.

"Hey! What are you doing!" came Akane's angry voice as she, Nao, Yayoi, and Reika had just caught up to Miyuki, just in time to see Amino steal the locket.

Quickly getting some distance between them, Amino smirked as his seemingly sorrowful expression from earlier replaced with an outright cruel appearance, before an image of a different-inhuman-face appeared over his face.

"W-what?" the Cures gasped as they took a step back.

Amino's form suddenly changed, as it shifted into a familiar form. The form of the Phantom: Minotaur.

"No way! This guy was a Phantom?!" Yayoi gasped.

"Could it be…Are Phantoms able to take on human forms?" Reika pondered.

"Uncle Amino?" Asuka gasped, not sure what to believe anymore, as someone who she had known for most of her life (Amino and her father go way back) suddenly transform into a monster.

"Heh! The human named Amino is dead!" Minotaur declared. "He fell into despair, and gave birth to me, a Phantom!" he laughed, earning gasps from anyone listening. "Now then, I see you still cling on to the memory of a dead woman. So, allow me to send you to where your mother and father are!" Minotaur roared, before dropping the locket that held the picture of Asuka's mother and promptly stomping on it.

Asuka's eyes widened in horror as she felt like her heart was breaking, and within her memories, specifically her memories of her parents, a purple crack of despair formed. Asuka held her chest, feeling like she had a heart attack, before dropping to her knees.

"Katsumi-san!" the Cures gasped in horror, before running towards the girl. Asuka didn't respond, as purple cracks started to form all over her body as though she were a statue that was about to come apart.

"Teme! What did you do to her?!" Akane demanded, glaring daggers at the Phantom.

"The girl will soon fall into despair, and give birth to a new Phantom! Thus is the will of our master, Wiseman!" Minotaur declared.

"Unforgivable…" Miyuki said quietly, her fists clenched.

"To harm her family…" Nao added.

"And to toy around with her feelings like this…" Yayoi added as well.

"That's completely unforgivable!" Miyuki shouted. "Everyone transform!"

(Insert henshin sequence)

The five of them opened their Smile Pacts, before setting their individual transformation Cure Decors.