Episode 25
Op: "We Are Passion Heart Precure!"
"A Powerful Heart! Go Cure Adore!"
The morning sun was high in the sky, beating down on Valor with a strong heat. The summer warmth was just above average, nearly everyday was a cloudless and hot. Still, it was nothing new in the city of Valor, the city was use to such heat.
Of course not everyone was for the summer heat, Orie hated it. She was still curled up in bed under a heavy blanket that covered her from her head to her toes. Her house was always kept cold, to satisfy her preferences of course.
And on a hot days like this, Orie loved nothing more than to stay home curled up on her bed for hours. But the buzzing of her phone against the wooden surface of her night stand kept her from enjoying her restful sleep. She groaned under the covers, no longer tired. Orie glanced over at her phone with a frown.
"Who can it be at eight in the morning?" She said with a groan.
She grabbed her phone, fumbling with it for a moment. She opened her messages and breathed a heavy sigh when she noticed the contact number.
"Waki..." She muttered. "Guess I'm getting up..."
Orie threw her covers off her, shuffling over to her vanity. She combed through her hair, placing any stray strands where they belonged into her usually perfect pixie cut. She tossed a white blouse on with brown pants and strapped on a pair of sandals she had found rummaging through her closet.
She sent a message to Waki before strapping her bag over a shoulder and walking towards the train station. It did not take very long, her house was only a few minutes away from the station. Orie was even lucky enough to arrive at the same time as the train. There in the train cart, she was greeted by Waki with a wide smile and rather loud good morning.
"You're so loud in the morning." Orie said.
Waki laughed, playfully nugding Orie. "It's just you who's always grumpy in the morning." She said teasingly.
"No I'm not." Orie said with a pout.
Waki giggled, leaning on the pole in middle of the train cart. "So..." She said with a long pause. "Do you think she's up?"
Orie sighed at the question. "Maybe, I'm not sure." She said with a shrugg.
Waki clicked her tongue, shifting her focus towards the destination sign. "It's been over a week and she still won't talk to anyway."
"Can you blame her?" Orie said. "She thinks she failed her and the kingdom..."
Nothing else was said as the train slide into a stop, the doors opened and a crowd of passengers pushed through onto the platform. Orie and Waki squeezed through the crowded platform and left the station. The walk from the station to Rei's house was not very long, in just a few minutes they had reached her house.
Orie knocked gently on the door, Waki tapping her foot impatiently. "Stop that." Orie told her.
Waki huffed out a bout of air. "Sorry, it's just I get so..." She said, looking for the word.
"Impatient?" Orie said teasingly.
Waki rolled her eyes playfully. "Yea..."
Just then the door swung open, a wide and familiar smile greeting the girls. Mrs. Yasuda welcomed the girls into her home, wiping her flower covered hands onto her apron.
"Hello, girls. Are you here for Rei?" She asked with her usual cheery tone. The girls nodded. "She's up stairs in her room, go right ahead."
Waki followed Orie as the climbed the stairs, turning the corner toward Rei's bedroom. Waki crossed her arms in front of her, titling her head to the side.
"Mrs. Yasuda is happy as usaul." She said.
"She has to be." Said Orie. "It wouldn't do Rei any good to see how hurt she's making her mother."
Orie came to a stop, Waki bumping into her, Orie knocked on the door gently trying to keep things quiet. A few seconds passed and Orie could hear shuffling, but still the door remained closed.
"Rei, it's us. Orie and Waki." Said Orie. "Please open the door."
Shortly after, the door began to creak open, a bit of sunlight escaping out on to the hallway. The door was only slightly opened, just enough for Rei to poke her head out. She eyed her friends for a moment with a glossy look to her eyes as though she hadn't slept in days.
Rei stepped aside as she opened the door completely, waving to the girls to enter. Orie stepped inside first, looking over the messy floor of Rei's room. Waki followed behind her also taking notice of the uncleaned room.
"Why are you?" Rei asked through a quiet mumble. "I saw you yesterday...and the day before that."
Orie laughed a bit awkwardly, forcing a smile. "Oh come on, can't we visit our favorite person!"
Waki shot a glance towards Orie, mouthing for her to tone down the cheerful tone. Orie cleared her throat, changing the subject.
"Anway, how do you feel about going to the beach?" She asked. Rei shrugged not paying much attention to the question. "Well, I think it'd be a great idea. Don't you think Waki?"
Waki rolled her eyes, breathing out a heavy sigh. "Okay can we just cut the crap." She said bluntly.
Orie shot her a look as though telling her to stop. Waki clicked her tongue, ingoring Orie's warning.
"Rei, you have to get out of the house." Waki said. "It's been a week since we left Amour, when are you going to get over it?"
Silence fell in the room for a moment, Rei sat on her bed staring at the girls with a blank expression. Rei bit her lip as though to hold back her rising anger, she stood from her bed and walked towards the door.
"Get out." She said coldly.
"Rei." Waki said.
"Girl's, why don't we all calm down." Orie said, with the same forced smile on her face as earlier. "Rei, what Waki means is that you have to get back on your feet!"
Rei shook her head. "Please just get out, I don't want to go anywhere. All I want is to be left alone."
"Rei, come on!" Waki said with a shout.
Rei bawled her hands into tight fist, she glared a the girls with a piercing look of anger. "Get out! Forget about the beach, forget about me, and forget about precure Just drop it all!"
"Alright." Orie said lowly. "Let's go Waki..."
Rei kept her head down as Waki and Orie left, shutting the door behind them. She flopped down on her bed with a heavy sigh. Rei laid in her bed, starring up at her ceiling with a frown.
A knock came at her door, making her shoot up from her bed. She could hear her mothers voice through the door, but Rei sat still on her bed. She listened to her mother go on about some festival at the beach, but she didn't really care.
It was only when her door began to creak open that she stood from her bed. Her mother meet her gaze, smiling softly.
"Hello dear." She said.
They were both silent for a moment, but the room was once again filled with the chattering voice of Rei's mother. Rei watched as her mother pulled the curtains apart allowing the sun light to enter her room. Rei sat down on the edge of her bed with a pout.
"Look at this mess." Said her mother. "Say, why don't I tidy it up for you?"
Rei raised a brow, glancing at her mother. "What?"
Her mother smiled, taking a seat beside Rei. "That's right, why don't you go out and get some fresh air? I'll tidy up your room while you're gone."
Rei eyed her mother with confusion. "But Mom..." She said, voice trailing off. Rei meet her mothers gaze and she could see right through her. She was smiling as usual, but Rei knew she was upset. Her eyes showed it quite clearly.
Rei curved her lips into a soft smile. "Alright..." She said. "I'll just get dressed..."
The heat of the sun was enough to drive anyone in doors. Still, some people enjoyed the outdoors even under such summer heat. Rei however, would much rather be in her room. She held her hand out across her face to block the light of the blinding sun, she fanned herself with her shirt, her skin sticking to the bench surface.
"Why am I here?" She asked herself. "I want to go home."
Rei leaned back against the bench, titling her head back. She shut her eyes feeling sleepy from the heat. She sat like that for a short while until she felt something hit against her leg. She opened an eye, not sure if she had felt anything at all. Rei raised her head, squinting at a group of boys she saw.
She looked down and saw a baseball by her foot. "It must be theirs..." She said, taking the ball into her hand. "I'll give it back."
As she stood from the bench, she turned her head towards the rustle of voices that echoed in the air. Rei watched the group of boys with a blank stare, forgetting what she was doing for a moment. She was so fixed on the boys she had not noticed the person who approached her, snapping her from her trance with a gentle tap on the back.
She jumped up lightly, turning around to face the person. Her eyes fell on a young boy who looked about her age. The boy waved his hand muttering something Rei could not catch.
"Excuse me?" She said.
"That's my ball." He said a little louder this time.
"Oh..." Rei uttered, returning the ball to the boy. "I was just going to hand it to you guys."
"You guys?" Repeated the boy with a confused expression.
Rei nodded, pointing towards the boys. "Yea, you're with them aren't you?"
The boy shook his head. "No, I'm here alone actually."
"Really?" Rei said. "You came alone to the park?"
"Well, so did you." He said with a grin.
Rei giggled and said. "Yea, guess I did..."
The two quiet for a moment, an awkward tension growing between them. The boy cleared his throat to break the silence, he raised a hand and reached out for Rei's in a hand shake.
"Names Tanaka Hiro." He said, a bright smile stretched across his face.
Rei took his hand with a weak grip, shaking it for a second as she introduced herself. "Yasuda Rei."
"So..." Hiro said. "How long have you lived here?" He asked.
"All my life." Said Rei. "Are you new here?" Asked Rei, eyebrow raised in question.
Hiro nodded, scratching at the back of his head. "Yea...I just moved here at the start of summer break." He said.
"Well, you'll love it." Rei said.
Hiro shrugged, turning away from Rei. "Yea..."
Rei raised a brow and said. "Or maybe you don't?"
"Well..." Hiro started, his voice low. "I've only been here for two weeks. I don't really know where anything is...it hasn't been a fun experience so far."
Rei smiled, placing her hands on her hip and said. "Well, Hiro how bout I show you around Valor?" She asked with glee.
Hiro eyed her, a bit confused. "Really?"
Rei nodded. "Of course! By the end of the day I promise you'll love it here!"
Hiro began to laugh, a wide smile on his face. "Alright then, show me the way."
Eyecatch 1: Cure Adore, Merry, and Rose are seen in the center of the screen. Yui runs up from behind them and smacks against the screen, falling back. Cure Adore lays Yui on her lap, while Rose and Merry giggle behind her. The Passion Heart logo appears.
Eyecatch 2: Passion Heart precure logo appears and Cure Adore, Merry and Rose, stand behind it, waving to the camera.
The buzz of the ceiling fan hummed loudly in the silent kitchen. The back door was opened just a crack and Waki and Orie sat across from each other around a small round table. Orie grabbed the handle of her tea cup, bringing the cup to her lips. She raised her eyes and meet Waki's stare.
Orie sighed, placing the tea cup down on the table. "What is it?" She asked.
"We should go back." Said Waki, her voice serious.
Orie rolled her eyes, taking a long sip of her tea. She clicked her tongue, resting her chin on her palm.
"And say what?" She said. "Hey Rei we know you're sad, but get over it cause we really miss you.?"
Waki rolled her eyes, turning her gaze towards the table. "That's not what I meant..."
"Then what did you mean?" Orie snapped.
"I mean..." Waki started, but trailed off. She leaned against her chair, keeping her eyes fixed on the table. "She's not the only one you know."
Orie eyed her, brow raised. "What?" She let out a sigh, realizing what Waki meant. "Waki..."
"We...we we're nearly swallowed up by that world!" Waki said, voice trembling. "Rei's in a lot of pain, I know, but...so are we."
"Hiro, it's melting!" Rei said with a laugh.
Hiro eyed the ice cream he held, watching as it slid down and puddled up at his hand. "No way! It's already melting!" He said.
Rei laughed, delving into her own ice cream. "It's nearly 35 degress outside."
The two sat side by side on a park bench right under the heat of the sun. The trees around them offered little shade from the burning sun and the slight breeze that blew by only pushed the humid air against their skin.
Rei had taken Hiro to the local ice cream shop in the city, it was her favorite spot. Her original plan to show him around the city was changed once she realized just how hot it was going to get. So, she decided to sit and eat some of her favorite ice cream instead.
"So, Hiro..." Rei said. "Is there anything you like about Valor?" She asked.
Hiro thought the question over, taking licks of his ice cream. "I don't know..." He said.
"Well, there must be something you like." She said. "I know!" She shouted, jumping from the bench, nearly spilling her ice cream.
"What?" Said Hiro with surprise.
"I know the perfect place that you'll just love!" Rei said with a big smile on her face. "It's just past the ice cream shop, through the park."
Rei finished her ice cream in one big gulp, she turned to Hiro and reached for his hand. "Let's go!"
Hiro glanced at her hand and then meet her gaze, he smiled softly and said. "Ok, sounds fun."
Hiro quickly finished his ice cream and followed Rei through the busy city. The two pushed through crowds and ran quickly through busy streets. Hiro had to pick up his pace just to keep up with Rei who seemed to buzz with excitement.
Rei looked behind her, shooting Hiro a smile. "Almost there." She said.
Rei made a sharp turn, nearly falling over her own feet. Hiro made the sharp turn and almost lost her within the crowd. Luckily for him, the closer they got towards the park the less crowded it was.
"Pass the park is the most beautiful place I've ever seen." Rei said, slowing down to a comfortable pace.
Hiro took in long breaths, trying to recover from the all the running he had down. "Really?" He said, out of air.
Rei giggled. "Sorry if I tired you out." She said. "We can walk from here, it won't take long."
"What's this place like?" Hiro asked.
"It's a wide field and on top of it is a hill." Rei said. "When we're there, you'll see an amazing sight!"
It was not much longer to the hill, within a few minutes they had reached the clearing of the field. The field itself was beautiful, covered by a sea of trees. Pass the trees was a large hilltop, Rei lead Hiro over the hill top and pointed towards the city visible from the top.
"Isn't it amazing?" She said, completely taken with the scene.
Hiro could not help the smile that formed on his face, his eyes where fixed on the setting the sun shining just behind the city buildings. He turned to Rei, fixed on the calm look about her.
"This is beautiful." He said. "Thanks for taking me here."
Rei nodded, keeping her eyes on the city. Her eyes began to shine and her lips slowly trembled. Hiro raised a brow, his lips curving into a frown. He noticed the streaks of tears fall down her face as she tried not to break out and cry.
"What's wrong?" He asked.
Rei shook her head, trying to laugh. "N-Nothing..." She lied.
"That's not true..." Said Hiro. "I know we've only just meet, but if somethings bothering you, tell me."
Rei faced Hiro with a frown. "Hiro..." She said. Rei took in a breath and smiled softly. "It's nothing really, it's just funny is all."
"Why?" Hiro asked, concerned.
"I took a friend here once, right after ice cream." Rei said with an awkward laugh. "I wanted to show her the city as well, she was knew in town and never really saw much of the city."
"Is she not here?" Hiro asked.
"Sorta of." Said Rei.
Hiro gave a soft smile, his eyes showing sympathy. "It's hard when your friends leave."
Rei chuckled. "Yea, you see..." She said. "I promised her something and I wasn't able to keep it, now she's gone..."
Hiro fiddled with his thumbs, trying to say something comforting. Rei smiled and began to laugh, much to Hiro's surprise.
"Sorry it's just, you don't know me and here I am going on about my personal problems." Rei said, wiping tears away.
"Don't be." Hiro said. "You've beem really nice to me, you've been the only one who's been nice to me."
"What do you mean?" Rei asked, curious.
"Since I've been here my parents have encouraged me to try and make friends, but it hasn't gone so well. " Hiro said, he paused and sighed speaking with a low tone. "The people here haven't been the nicest and I started to really hate it here, but then you showed up."
Rei laughed. "I showed up?"
"Yea." Hiro said with a cheerfull smile. "You showed up and I thought, here comes another person who's going to make me hate it here, but I'm glad I meet you." He said. "You're cool and sweet and you really made me feel like I can at least come to like this city."
Rei's lips stretched into a wide smile, her eyes shining. "I'm glad!"
Hiro and Rei turned to the city and sat down on the cool grass to watch the sun set. Everything stayed calm for just a moment, but the sudden push of the wind that shook them with power made them uneasy. They shared a look and glanced behind them, noticing the trembling of the tree tops. Rei squinted and saw the leaves shake and fall to the ground.
She gulped. "Oh no..."
"What is that?" Asked Hiro with a curious look. Hiro rose to his feet, eyes locked on the trees below them. "Somethings going on."
"It's just the wind." Rei said. "Just ignore it."
Hiro turned around, going to sit back beside Rei. As the two settled down, forgetting the strange rustling of leaves, a sharp cry pierced the air. Hiro jumped to his feet with a start, Rei jerked back, her eyes wide with fear.
"What was that?" Hiro said with a gasp.
"I-I'm not sure." Rei said.
"What if someone's hurt?" Hiro said, a panicked look about him. "We have to go help!"
Hiro broke into a sprint towards the sea of trees, Rei shot her arm out trying to stop him. She watched as he disappeared into the aboundence of trees. Rei clicked her tongue, jumping to her feet and running after him.
"Hiro, wait!" She shouted.
Rei ran through the trees, tripping over branches that tangled on her feet. She breathed heavily with every step she took, her eyes searching despretely for Hiro. Further down Rei could see a clearing and a bright light. The light flashed for a quick second and vanished, after the light cleared Rei could see a giant beast.
"A lurid?" She said.
Rei slide to a sudden stop as she ran into the clearing, coming face to face with the beast who towered over her. She eyed the monster and gasp.
"How...?" She said out loud.
"Move out the way!" Came a familiar voice.
"Rose?" Rei said, turning towards the voice.
Rei's eyes went wide and she quickly duck down, avoiding the beam of Rose's sword. She stood up and looked at Rose.
"What's going on?" Rei asked.
"Take a guess." Rose said.
The monster let out a loud roar that shook the air. Rose raised her sword once again and unleashed another powerful beam. The beam pushed against the monster, bursting into rays of light. The monster screeched in pain from the attack, stumbling backwards.
Cure Merry appeared from the trees at quick speeds, digging her mallet into the creature with great force. The monster trembled with shock, a deafening roar escaping from Merry's mallet. Rei searched the woods desperately for Hiro. Rose turned to Rei, calling out to her.
"Rei, transform!" Rose told her.
Rei looked back at the beast before her and began to tremble. She shook her head as though to shake away her fears, she raised her arm ready to transform. Her eyes were locked on the beast and her fear grew. Her heart began to race, her mind dizzy. Rei felt cold all over.
"I-I can't..." She muttered.
"What?" Merry snapped.
Rei stepped back, eyes wide in fear. "I can't..."
"Rei, please we need your help!" Rose begged her as tried to subdue the monster.
Rei shook her head, crasping at her chest. "I...just can't!" She screamed with a quivering voice.
Rei's voice rung through the air like a bell, catching the monster's attention. The beast turned to Rei with beady eyes that glowed red. The monster stomped towards Rei, roaring as though to make it's presence known. Merry dashed towards it only to be swatted away, crashing into the trees. Rose lunged for it, her sword aimed for the monster. The beast swung it's arms throwing Rose against the ground.
Rei was backed against a tree, pressed against it's trunk. The creature raised it's arm with a loud scream to frighten her. Rei shut her eyes expecting the worst. But from the trees came a sudden shout that startled the monster, distracting it for a moment.
Running from the trees, Hiro ran to Rei's side. He skid to a stop in front of Rei, arms stretched wide. The beast stopped and stared in ovbious confusion. Hiro breathed heavily, panting hard. He starred at the creature in front of him that towered over him.
"Hiro." Rei said, shocked and confused.
Hiro did not glance back at Rei, he kept his eyes locked on the monster. "Leave!" He shouted in the most threatening voice he could manage.
"Hiro, what are you doing?" Rei asked in a panic.
Hiro gulped. "I'm...protecting you..."
Rei eyed him, she reached for him and jerked him back. "Hiro, get out of here!"
Hiro shook his head, pushing Rei back. "No, I'm not going to leave you. Come on!"
"You don't know what you're talking about, go!" Rei said.
"Rei, there's no way I'm going to let you get hurt." He said.
"Hiro, you just meet me get out of here!" Rei said with a shout.
The monster seemed to lose it's patience, stomping it's feet like a child. The ground trembled and the air shook with the roar of the beast. Hiro pushed Rei behind him, shielding her.
"I know I've only meet you, but...I don't care. " He said. "I don't know you, but I know that if I was in danger you'd help me, that's just the kinda person you are Rei...you care about others...you're brave."
Rei was speechless, lost for words. The piercing screech of the beast snapped Rei from her thoughts, she snapped her head towards the beast her eyes growing wide. The monster winded it's arm back and brought it swinging like a bat.
"Hiro!" Rei cried.
Hiro threw his arms over his face like a shield as he was thrown to the side like a doll. Rose and Merry watched in horror as they rose back to their feet. Rei gasped in horror, running to his side. She took a hold of him, resting his head on her lap.
"Hiro!" She cried.
Rei raised her head, her eyes falling onto the beast. The monster treaded towards her, ready to attack again. Rei glanced at her friends with a pleading look, she looked at the monster feeling cornered. Merry called to Rei in a desprete plea.
Merry cried out to her."Transform! Transform!"
Rei looked down at her love charm, lips trembling. She took a quick look at the monster and back at her love charm. She shut her eyes tight, biting down on her shaking hands, she called out.
"Love Charm, Lovely Dress!"
In seconds she had transformed, bursting from pink light. Adore stood before the monster with a more confident look about her. Adore was fearful, but she knew she had to act quick. She lunged at the monster, jabbing at it with punches.
Her hits were to weak, barely hurting the monster. She snapped her fingers, summoning a boomerang. She threw it like a disc, it dug into the beast popping with a burst of energy as they made contact with the monster.
"Merry, Rose!" Adore called to them. "Let's finish this!"
Rose, Merry and Adore gathered together. Rose and Merry stepped in front of Adore, placing their hands on top of each other. Adore held an arm out towards the sky, her palm illuminating with a pink light. Adore brought her other arm over towards the girls, she laid her hand a top of Merry's and Rose.
In unison Rose and Merry called out. "Precure!" At the center of the hand pile, a small flame ignited, forming into a heart.
Adore brought the arm that she held up, down on top of the heart and said. "Love Burst!"
The monster was consumed by the attack, vanishing into the light and bursting forth into a river of hearts. From the center of the smaller hearts a big red heart floated down. Adore and the girls held their hands under it, shooting a look at each other.
"Together." Merry said.
"Go now, with love in your heart." They said in unision and the heart vanished into light.
Rose turned towards Hiro who laid on the ground, snoring as though he was peacefully sleeping.
"What about him?" She asked.
Adore sighed. "I'll take care of him.
When Hiro opened his eyes, he found himself on top of a hill over looking the city. He looked around in a hurried panic. Rei was beside him, looking out on to the city. He eyed her with a curious look and said.
"What happened?" He asked.
Rei giggled. "Don't remember?" She asked. "You fell asleep."
Hiro felt his mouth drop. "What?"
"Yea, guess you ate to much." Rei teased.
Hiro stuttered, thinking of something to say. "No...there was a monster...and..." He managed.
Rei began to laugh. " A monster? See, you ate too much sweets." She said through laughs.
Hiro shook his head. "No...I remember. There was this girl, a pink haired girl..."
Rei stopped and starred at him. "Hiro..." She said. Rei took in a breath and sighed, she turned to sit across from Hiro and said. "Hiro, don't you think if there was a monster the whole city would know about it? And pink hair, really?"
Hiro eyed her and then smiled. He laughed for a moment, his voice growing low. "Guess so..." He chuckled. "I should get going, thanks for everything. You've been the kindest person I've ever meet." He said as he rose to his feet, turning away from the city view and slowly beginning to leave.
Rei smiled softly, turning towards the city view. "Goodbye..."
Hiro stopped, glancing over his shoulder. "You know, that girl was really cool. I've never meet anyone so willing to protect a stranger, she was really brave...even if she wasn't real."
Rei looked at him, watching as he faded past the hill and into the trees. She smiled, breathing out a soft sigh.
"Brave, ugh?"
Ed: "Lovey Girls, Lovely Dreams."
Next Time:
Waki: "Grab your swimsuit, it's beach time!"
Rei: "Beach time?"
Waki: "That's right, let's go!"
Rei: "No thanks."
Waki: "Come on Rei, let's have some fun!"
Rei: "I'll pass."
Waki: "Rei, I promise it'll be fun! You, me and the summer sun!"
Next on Passion Heart Precure:
Episode 26: "Summer Beach Fun!"