Lucky*Pretty Cure!
by Exdeathmore
My name is Sachiko Yoshimura, and I've just had one of the luckiest encounters of my life! I went to the park one day, and saw a giant monster on the loose! Things didn't look very good at first, but then, a fairy named Flush appeared and gave me a device that let me transform into a Precure warrior, Cure Lucky! With my new powers, I defeated the monster, and returned the Fortune Energy it stole from the people, so things ended up working out in the end. Flush said there are two other Precure she has to find, and that one of them is my best friend Nanami!
Chapter 3: Believe in Luck! Cure Chance Takes a Chance
"Eeeeeehhhh!?" Sachiko screamed after Flush's recent revelation. "N-N-N-Nanami!? Y-you mean she's a Precure, too!?"
"That's right-deshu," Flush replied plainly.
"A-Are you sure? How can you tell?"
"She was immune to having her Fortune Energy stolen, just like you-deshu. That's the mark of one chosen to be Precure-deshu. From your reaction, it sounds like you know her-deshu."
"Nanami's my best friend," Sachiko explained. "We've known each other since we were little. This is so amazing! Best friends, fighting evil side by side! It's like something out of an anime! I wonder if we'll have matching outfits...?" As she continued to fantasize, she got stars in her eyes.
"Focus-deshu!" Flush interrupted her. "This is serious-deshu! Since you two are friends, then you should have no problem convincing her to help-deshu."
"I don't think it'll be that easy. You don't know Nanami like I do."
"Hm? What do you mean by-"
"Sachiko!" Before Flush could finish, Yukari called to Sachiko from outside her room. "Dinner's ready!"
"Ah, coming!" Sachiko replied. "Sorry, Flush, but we'll have to talk later! I'll make sure to bring back some food for you, so wait here." After Sachiko left the room, Flush looked at the two Fortune Modules and the mysterious scrap of paper she had placed on the floor.
"Don't worry, princess," she said to herself, "I won't let you down-deshu..."
Coveton and the other two competitors were gathered in a large room, standing before the Greed Emperor's servant, the man who greeted them upon their arrival. In the servant's hand was the cube Coveton used to summon the Kyoujin, still glowing with a faint golden light. The room resembled a casino, complete with slot machines, roulette wheels, and poker and blackjack tables. In one corner of the room was a bar, the shelves behind it filled with bottles full of multicolored beverages. The bartender quietly cleaned a glass, not paying any attention to the others. Behind the Emperor's servant was a large monitor.
"Now that Coveton has returned," the servant said, "it is time to tally his score. Let's see how much Fortune Energy he has successfully stolen..." He faced the monitor as it turned on, and three names were displayed on it. A compartment above the monitor opened up, and a robotic arm snaked out and snatched the cube out of the servant's hand, then retracted back into the wall. A number appeared next to Coveton's name and began to increase, and after a few seconds, it stopped:
Coveton - 27
Rapacy -
Alvario -
"Hahah! 27!" Coveton cheered and raised his fist in the air in triumph, then suddenly stopped. "...Wait, is that good?"
"..." The servant was silent for a moment. "Yes, it could be considered good...if your goal was to set a record for the worst start in the history of the competition." Coveton's jaw dropped, and the other two competitors began snickering.
"Hey! It wasn't my fault! I had a lot of Fortune Energy, but my Kyoujin was destroyed! You didn't say anyone would fight back!"
"Sounds like excuses to me," the female competitor said. "Maybe you're just all flash, and no substance."
"If it was me out there, I would've smashed 'em myself, not run away like you!" the burly man said. He took a big bite from the haunch of meat he was carrying, his cheeks stretching out.
"There have always been those who try to resist and interfere with the Rite of Succession," the servant said, "but the Kyoujin should be able to repel any threat. It has always been so, and always will be."
"Not this time! Grr... if I ever see that Pretty Cure, or Precure, or whatever she's called again, I'll skewer her and slice her to ribbons!" Coveton pulled out his sword and began thrusting it repeatedly in front of him.
"Pretty Cure...?" The servant's eyebrow raised at the mention of the name. "...Regardless, the rules of the competition remain in place. Coveton, you will remain here until the other competitors have taken their turn, since interfering with them is against the rules. Until then, feel free to relax here in the Emperor's casino and resort. Think of it as a reminder of what exactly is at stake." He turned to the other two competitors. "Which leaves the issue of which one of you will go next."
"Well, I suppose I could go next," the pale lady said, stepping forward.
"Mm, mmph!" The large man tried to say something, but his mouth was full of meat. He pounded his chest as he gagged on his food.
"Any objections, Alvario?" the servant asked him. Alvario dropped to his hands and knees, still gagging and unable to speak. "Then it seems Rapacy will go next."
"You boys better take notes," Rapacy said, glancing at the others. "Let a woman show you how to get results." A wicked smile crossed her face as she disappeared in an instant.
The next day at school, during lunch break, Nanami sat at her desk alone, staring out the window. Her lunch box was barely touched, and she had a look of mixed exhaustion and distress.
"Na~nami!" A familiar voice came from behind her, followed by something heavy pushing against her back. Nanami gasped and turned around to see Sachiko hugging her from behind, holding a small bag. "Caught you!" Sachiko said, smiling. "Hm? What's wrong? You don't look too good..."
"Ah, sorry," Nanami said. "I had a rough day yesterday, and I'm still trying to wrap my head around some things..."
"R, rough?" Sachiko knew what Nanami was referring to, but decided to feign ignorance for the time being. "Wh-what do you mean?" As she took a seat next to her, Nanami looked around to see if anyone was listening, then leaned in close.
"I haven't told anyone this yet," she whispered, "...but I saw a giant monster yesterday. It was smashing things and attacking people. It came after me too, but then a girl came out of nowhere, knocked it down, and told me to run, so I did. For some reason, she sounded familiar..."
"Really!?" Sachiko shouted, springing out of her seat. Some of the nearby students looked at her, and she quickly covered her mouth, blushing, and sat back down. "I mean, really?" she whispered back to Nanami.
"That wasn't even the strangest part. This morning, when I was walking past the same place I saw the monster, everything was back to normal. There was nothing broken, and nobody seemed to know anything about what happened there. It's suspicious, very suspicious..."
"Hmm... you shouldn't worry about it so much, it's not good for you. I know what will help you relax!" Sachiko opened her bag, revealing two lunch boxes. She lifted the lid off one box, and inside were several small round buns. "Ta-da! My mom's special daifuku!" She handed Nanami one of the buns, and she took a bite.
"So delicious!" Nanami's eyes immediately lit up. "This soft, silky exterior, and the rich, flavorful filling that just melts in your mouth...! Your mom always knows how to make them just right! Thank you!"
"I told you it would help! Anyway, you were really lucky that Kyoujin didn't hurt you. It's a good thing that Cure Lucky was there to help!"
"What?" Nanami's joyful expression suddenly melted away. "Kyoujin? Cure Lucky? How do you know what their names are?"
"Ah, well, I... lucky guess?" Sachiko started sweating nervously, realizing her mistake.
"You're not a very good liar... you know something, don't you?" Nanami got up from her seat, grabbed Sachiko by the wrist, and began pulling her out of the classroom with her.
"Ah, wait! Nanami!" The other students watched curiously as they both left the room.
Nanami dragged Sachiko all the way to the roof of the school building, where there was no other person in sight or earshot of them. Nanami released her grip on Sachiko's wrist and glared at her.
"Okay, explain yourself," she said. "What do you know about what happened yesterday?"
"Um, well... I..." Sachiko was still sweating, struggling to find the right words to explain herself. She then took a deep breath. "I went to the park yesterday and saw the same monster and it attacked me too but then a little rabbit fairy named Flush told me I was a legendary warrior and gave me a device that let me transform into Pretty Cure so I could fight the monster but I didn't do it right and it got away so I chased after it and fought again in town and there you were so I told you to run then I beat it for real this time and saved the Fortune Energy it stole and everything went back to the way it was and now Flush needs my help to protect the world and everyone's good luck!" Sachiko's face was bright red as she gasped for air after blurting everything out at once.
"...Huh?" Nanami looked absolutely lost.
"That monster was being used by the Greed Empire to steal Fortune Energy from people!" Sachiko continued. "I became Cure Lucky to fight it, and Flush told me that you can be Precure, too! Together, we can protect everyone's good luck and happiness!"
"So let me get this straight... that girl who saved me from that monster was you? And now you want me to become some kind of hero to protect other people's... good luck? Because a little rabbit asked you to?"
"Mm-hm!" Sachiko nodded. "Will you do it? Please say yes! Please?"
"...Assuming I believe everything you just said, there's only one thing I can say in response: are you out of your mind!?"
"Eh?"
"You've always been the kind of person to help others when they ask for it, but this is too much!" Nanami shook her head in utter disbelief. "How can you be so reckless!?"
"B-but-"
"And you expect me to do the same, to protect luck of all things? Even if I did believe in luck, it's still ridiculous! We're middle school students. We can't just go running around in colorful costumes fighting giant monsters, it's too dangerous! You need to tell this Flush to find someone else for this Precure thing!" Nanami angrily stormed off, leaving Sachiko alone on the roof.
"Uuu... Nanami yelled at me..." she sobbed as she slowly headed back inside the school, hanging her head in disappointment.
Later that day, after classes ended, Sachiko saw Nanami at the school entrance and approached her.
"Nanami..." Sachiko called to her meekly.
"My answer is still no." Nanami replied calmly, but her tone indicated she was still upset. "I need to go clear my head right now, so I'm going to the library. Tell your mom I said thank you for the daifuku." She began to walk off, but then stopped. "...And I hope you seriously think about what I said." She then continued on her way. Shortly afterwards, Sachiko stepped outside, but Nanami was already out of sight.
"Psst-deshu..." Just then, Sachiko heard a small voice from a nearby bush. "Psst-deshu! Sachiko!" She could tell right away who it was. She ran over to the bush and peeked behind it to see Flush on the other side, carrying her sack.
"Flush? What are you doing here?" Sachiko asked as she looked around to make sure nobody was watching.
"I couldn't wait for you to get home to tell me the good news, so I came to you instead-deshu. So, how did it go?"
"Well..." Sachiko recounted what happened earlier between her and Nanami.
"No...? No!? How could she say that-deshu!?" Flush was fuming, hopping up and down and flailing her arms. Sachiko quickly grabbed her and covered her mouth.
"Shh! Keep your voice down, or someone will hear you!"
"This is unacceptable-deshu!" Flush whispered angrily. "I'll go talk to her myself if I have to-deshu!"
"It's okay, Flush. If she doesn't want to get involved, then that's her decision."
"How can you say that? We need all the help we can get to stop the Greed Empire-deshu!"
"Don't worry." Sachiko smiled gently. "Everything will work out fine, it usually does. I promise!" She picked up Flush and placed her inside her bag and left the school.
Meanwhile, at the local library, Nanami was seated alone at a table, reading a book. As she was reading, her eyes kept scanning over the same line again and again as the events on the school rooftop continued to replay in her head.
'I can't concentrate...', she thought to herself. 'Why did I get so angry when Sachiko told me those things? Fighting monsters to protect good luck... it sounds exactly like something she would do without a second thought. I just wish she would think before she acted. If anything bad happened to her, I...' As Nanami put the book down, she noticed Rapacy across from her entering the room. "Who is... what is she wearing!?" she gasped, looking at her conspicuous outfit.
"Excuse me," the librarian quietly tried to get Rapacy's attention. "Can I... help you? Is there a problem?"
"I'll say there's a problem!" Rapacy said in a loud voice, grabbing the attention of the other library patrons. "I saw so many people coming and going from this place that I thought something interesting was here, but listen." She held her hand to her ear. "It's far too quiet in here."
"Well, yes. It is a library. Now, you need to please lower your voice. You're disturbing the other patrons."
"This place is so dull and boring. But don't worry, I can fix that in an instant." She held out her hand, and a cube similar to the one Coveton used appeared, the only difference being the symbol on it was an icy blue instead of red. "Your luck has run out! Come on out, Kyoujin!" Just as before, bolts shot out of the cube and struck a nearby bookcase as it began glowing with an eerie black light and increasing in size. A pair of arms and legs sprouted from the bookcase, unfolding like long pieces of paper, as well as a pair of angry eyes on top with beady pupils. On the top shelf was an open book, showing the blue symbol from the cube.
"Kyooujin!" the creature bellowed. The people in the library began panicking and screaming, scrambling around to get away from the monster.
'Not again...!' Nanami thought as she hid behind a bookshelf and peered around the corner.
"Ah, that beautiful sound!" Rapacy wrapped her arms around herself. "There's nothing more exciting that the sound of a captive audience!" The librarian tried to run for the exit, but before he could reach the door, he heard a loud SNAP and felt something grab his ankle. He turned around to see Rapacy holding a whip. She pulled on it, dragging him to the ground. "Where do you think you're going? The party's just getting started! Kyoujin! You can start with this one!"
"Kyoujin!" The Kyoujin turned towards the man, and the blue symbol began glowing. It fired a black wave at the downed man, and he collapsed as golden orbs of Fortune Energy were extracted from him. Another book on the monster's body slid out of the shelf and opened itself, absorbing the orbs before closing and returning to its original position. It turned its attention to the other people in the library and began rapidly firing more waves at them, stealing their Fortune Energy and storing it inside different books. One woman fell down right in front of Nanami, who quickly covered her mouth to keep from screaming and giving herself away.
"Hmm, is that all there was here?" Rapacy asked herself, looking at her cube. "I could've sworn there were more... oh well. Let's take this outside!" The Kyoujin lumbered towards the wall and pushed against it. The wall broke apart, and the monster continued on its way outside with Rapacy behind it as more screaming was heard. Nanami came out of hiding and checked on the fallen woman in front of her.
"Get up!" she said, shaking the woman. "Come on!"
"It's no use..." she said in a slow, dreary tone, covering her face with her hands and sobbing. "I'm so unlucky..."
"What are you saying?" Nanami looked around to see the other victims moaning and weeping to themselves. "What am I supposed to do now...?" she asked herself.
At that time, Sachiko and Flush were heading home. Flush sat inside Sachiko's bag, eating one of her daifuku.
"These really are delicious-deshu!" Flush said as she nibbled on the bun. "I've never had anything so sweet-deshu!"
"I'm glad you like it," Sachiko said, smiling. "It isn't everyday that my mom makes them outside of work. I just wish I could've shared more with Nanami."
"I still can't believe she yelled at you-deshu. I thought you two were best friends-deshu."
"It's okay. She only yells at me like that for one reason, and that's-"
"Ah!" Flush suddenly gasped, interrupting Sachiko. Her ears perked straight up, and started twitching.
"What's wrong?" Sachiko asked.
"I feel a terrible presence... there's another Kyoujin on the loose-deshu!"
"Really!? Where is it?" Flush poked her head out of the bag and looked around, then pointed in one direction.
"It's coming from that way-deshu!"
"That way? The only thing over there is... the library! Nanami!" Sachiko broke into a sprint as she headed for the library.
When they reached the library, Sachiko and Flush saw Rapacy and the Kyoujin in a grassy courtyard in front of the building, with drained people scattered about.
"Sachiko! It's time to transform-deshu!" Flush said to her.
"Okay!" Sachiko set down her bag, and pulled out her Fortune Module from her blazer's pocket. "Precure! Fortune Wheel Change!" She pulled the lever, and transformed into Cure Lucky once again.
"The shining light of happiness! Cure Lucky!"
"Oh, so you finally showed up," Rapacy said, noticing Lucky. "So you're the one Coveton couldn't deal with? I was expecting something more... well, I wasn't sure what to expect. I suppose I should introduce myself: I am Rapacy, mistress of pain, and future Empress of the Greed Empire."
"Return the Fortune Energy you stole!" Lucky shouted at her. "These people have done nothing to deserve this!"
"Now why would I do something like that? I'll do whatever it takes to win this competition, and I'm not going to let some brat tell me what to do!" Rapacy cracked her whip. "Kyoujin! Deal with this pest!"
"Kyou!" The monster roared and threw a punch, its arm stretching out towards Lucky. She leapt out of the way, but the Kyoujin attacked again with its other fist, stretching around behind her. Lucky quickly turned around and blocked the second punch. "Jin!" One of the books on its body began glowing and shot out like a missile, striking Lucky from behind and exploding.
"Ahh!" Sachiko screamed in pain as she plummeted to the ground. At the time, Nanami had been watching from behind the hole in the wall left by the Kyoujin.
"Sachiko!" Nanami gasped as she saw her hit the ground. She ran out of the building to help her, but realized that she would only get in the way. She spotted a nearby tree, and ducked behind it.
"Oh!" Rapacy gasped as shivers ran up her spine. "Such a beautiful scream! More! Let me hear more!"
"Cure Lucky!" Flush called out to her, flying to her side. "Are you okay? Hang in there-deshu!"
"I'm fine," Lucky said as she quickly sprang to her feet. "I'm not finished yet! Stay back, Flush, I don't want you to get hurt."
"Don't overdo it-deshu...!" Flush backed away as Lucky charged towards the Kyoujin. The two clashed and repeatedly traded blows, blocking and deflecting each other's attacks. Lucky managed to land a punch, knocking the monster back. She pulled back her arm for another hard punch, but suddenly felt something wrap around her wrist. She turned to see Rapacy holding her back with her whip.
"Don't forget I'm here!" Rapacy said as she pulled back on the whip, knocking Lucky to the ground again.
"Kyoujin!" The Kyoujin leapt up and crashed down on top of Lucky with a body slam. Nanami cringed and looked away, imagining the pain she must be in. The Kyoujin got to its feet and proceeded to continue knocking Lucky around with its fists, then finally kicking her into a wall.
'This is exactly what I was worried about!' Nanami thought to herself. Her body was trembling with fear as she continued to watch. 'This is why I wanted you to get out of this mess, Sachiko...!'
"Ohohoho!" Rapacy laughed. "Is this all there is to a Precure? I knew Coveton was just making excuses for his failure!"
"Lucky!" Flush cried. "It's too much for you to handle alone-deshu! We need your friend's help-deshu! I'll go find her and-"
"No!" Lucky protested, despite being in pain. "It's okay...! I... can handle this...!" She slowly rose back to her feet, clutching her shoulder. "I have to do this... myself! For Nanami!"
"Lucky...?" Flush was amazed at her fortitude.
"It was selfish of me to ask her to help without considering her feelings. She only gets mad at me for one reason, and that's when she's worried about me. I don't want to force her into this, and if she doesn't want to get involved, then I'll just have to do better for the both of us, so she won't have to worry anymore!"
"Sachiko...!" Nanami found herself fighting back her tears when she heard her friend's words.
"I won't let the Greed Empire take away everyone's good luck and happiness...! I'll fight to protect the city, my friends, and my family! As long as I don't give up, everything will work out in the end! Luck will find a way to make it work!"
"Well, aren't you stubborn?" Rapacy asked. "I was hoping you'd whimper in pain some more, but you're already starting to bore me. Kyoujin! Finish her off!" Several more books on the Kyoujin's body began to glow, ready to fire a final barrage at Cure Lucky.
"Stop!" Nanami shouted, coming out from behind the tree and standing between Lucky and the Kyoujin. "I won't let you hurt her anymore!" she yelled at Rapacy.
"Nanami...?" Lucky was surprised at her sudden appearance.
"Maybe I don't believe that luck is real," Nanami said, still trembling, "and maybe fighting giant monsters is dangerous, maybe even crazy. But it's clear that what you're doing here is hurting everyone, including my best friend. And hurting her... is absolutely unforgivable!"
"If that's what you truly believe, then take this-deshu!" Flush rushed in and tossed a Fortune Module at Nanami, who quickly caught it. "You have the power to make things right-deshu! Pull the lever, and shout, 'Precure! Fortune Wheel Change!'"
"If I truly have the power to stop this, then it would be a waste not to use it!" Nanami gripped the Fortune Module tightly with a look of determination on her face. "Precure! Fortune Wheel Change!" She pulled the lever on the Fortune Module, and the image on its screen began to spin. When the reels stopped, they formed a picture of a blue jewel. The image flashed, and streams of bright blue light poured out of the device like water, wrapping around Nanami. Her hair grew longer, and her hair and eyes became a luminous shade of blue. A white band appeared above her and tied the hair into a single ponytail. Her clothing transformed into an outfit nearly identical to Cure Lucky's, with the exceptions that the pink and magenta color scheme was now sky blue and cobalt, and the star-shaped emblems were replaced with jewel-shaped marks, and a jewel-shaped clip appeared in the right side of her hair, a short white ribbon sprouting from it.
"The tranquil wave of wisdom! Cure Chance!" The transformed Nanami struck a pose similar to Cure Lucky's, with her right arm across her chest, showing the jewel-shaped emblem on her glove. She then pointed at Rapacy and her Kyoujin. "Two against one isn't fair play, but now the odds are even!"
"The second Precure's been found-deshu!" Flush cheered.
"So now there's two of you?" Rapacy asked. "Hmph! It makes no difference. This just means there's more punishment to go around!" She lashed out her whip at Cure Chance, but she quickly sidestepped and grabbed the end with both hands. "Wha!?" Rapacy tried to pull the whip back, but Chance pulled harder, lifting her off the ground.
"Haaaaahh!" Chance began spinning around, still holding onto the whip. She then released her grip, sending Rapacy flying into the Kyoujin. Chance turned around to face Lucky. "Are you okay?" she asked.
"Yeah," Lucky responded. "Thank you, Nanami!" Chance shook her head in response.
"It's Cure Chance," she corrected Lucky. "Now, let's put an end to this!" They both faced Rapacy and her Kyoujin, ready to fight.
"Ahh! You made me break a nail!" Rapacy said, looking at her hand. "You'll pay for this, you brats! Kyoujin!"
"Kyoujin!" The monster fired a swarm of book missiles at the pair. They charged forward, and Chance slid under the incoming attack, while Lucky leapt high above it. Chance stopped just beneath the Kyoujin as she kicked upwards, knocking it into the air. Lucky delivered a diving kick from above, sending it crashing back down and scraping across the ground until it crashed into the side of the library.
"Now, Cure Chance!" Flush shouted. "Use your power to cleanse the Kyoujin-deshu!"
"All right!" Chance nodded. She folded her arms across her chest, and the jewel emblems on her gloves began glowing. She then held out her hands as crystal blue water appeared from the emblems, forming a large sphere in front of her. "Precure! Chance Crystal Cascade!" She thrust her left arm forward, and the water shot forward from the sphere, forming a rushing torrent. The attack struck the Kyoujin and wrapped it in a pillar of water. The pillar burst apart, and the Kyoujin was encased in an icy, jewel-shaped prison.
"Kyou...jin..." the monster moaned. Both the ice and the Kyoujin dissipated, releasing the stored Fortune Energy into the air. As it rained down, the destroyed parts of the library were restored, and the people inside began to regain consciousness.
"Tch," Rapacy gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. "I got careless... I'll remember this, Precure!" She disappeared in a flash, and one of the spheres of Fortune Energy floated down in front of the girls. It burst open, revealing another piece of paper, just like the one Cure Lucky had found before.
"Another piece of paper?" Lucky asked. "What exactly are these?"
"Ah! I'll take care of that-deshu!" Flush said as she hovered towards the paper and grabbed it. "Don't worry-deshu. I'll explain what it's for later-deshu."
"That's what you said last time."
"Anyway," Chance interrupted, "it looks like things are back to normal here. There's no reason to stick around." Lucky and Chance quickly left the scene before anyone noticed them.
Sachiko and Nanami walked together down a sidewalk as the sun began to set over the city. There was an awkward silence between the two as they avoided looking directly at each other. Flush quietly watched them from inside Sachiko's bag.
"...So," Nanami broke the silence, "I'm assuming your mom doesn't know about any of this?"
"Of course," Sachiko replied. "If she knew, she'd probably be even angrier than you were, and that's something nobody would want to see." There was another moment of silence between them. "...I'm sorry I upset you today."
"Huh? Y-You don't need to apologize. I was the one who overreacted... I was just worried about you, that's all..."
"I know I tend to get myself in some bad situations, but you're always there to help me out when I need it, and I felt like I was just dragging you into another problem..."
"I should have known you wouldn't turn your back on this, even if I said no. But if you really insist on working harder and putting yourself in danger..." Nanami faced Sachiko with a smile. "...then I guess I'll just have to work harder, too, and keep a closer eye on you."
"Nanami...!" Sachiko's eyes widened, a big smile forming on her lips.
"Does that mean...?" Flush's eyes lit up. Nanami nodded.
"I look forward to working with you, Flush. Let's work together to keep our home safe!"
"Yay!" Sachiko cheered as she clinged to Nanami's arm. "See, Flush? I told you everything would work out! Things turned out super lucky again!"
"You really are hopeless." Nanami shook her head. "What would you do without me?" The three of them started giggling together as they continued on their way.
"Rapacy's performance today was as lacking as Coveton's," the Emperor's servant said as he knelt before a large throne. The dark green curtains hanging over it shrouded the person sitting in it in darkness. Behind the servant was an open area with a brightly burning green flame at its center that reached all the way up the chamber through an opening in the ceiling, closed off by a tall black metal fence on all sides. "It seems that a second Precure has appeared in that world. This can only mean one thing..." There seemed to be no response from the person on the throne, only a rhythmic hissing and churning sound. "...I understand. If that is what you wish, my Emperor." The servant rose to his feet and left the room.
"Pretty... Cure..." a gruff voice came from the throne in labored breaths as the hissing and churning continued.
Sachiko: Yay! Nanami's on board! Let's do our best as Precure!
Nanami: But what exactly is our goal as Precure?
Sachiko: Isn't it to fight the Greed Empire and protect our world?
Nanami: It can't be that simple... can it?
Sachiko: Hmm, maybe Flush knows more.
Nanami: Why don't you tell us everything, Flush? Start from the beginning. Next time, on Lucky*Pretty Cure!
The Legend of the Fortune Chest
Next time will be super lucky, too!
Author's Note (1): Daifuku (大福) is a Japanese confection some believe to be a bringer of good luck, consisting of small round rice cake (mochi) stuffed with sweet filling, usually red bean paste. Daifuku literally translates to "big luck".
Author's Note (2): The three competitors' names are derived from words relating to greed:
Coveton = Covet
Rapacy = Rapacity
Alvario = Avarice
Takamoto Nanami - 高本 七美 - "voiced" by Asami Imai (Chihaya Kisaragi - THE iDOLM(a)STER, Ikaruga - Senran Kagura)
Rapacy - "voiced" by Kikuko Inoue (Belldandy - Ah! My Goddess, Lust - Fullmetal Alchemist)