Author's Note: This just got more and more ridiculous the more I wrote and honestly I would not trade it for the world.
Cell Phone
Continuity: Suite, Doki Doki, and Go Princess Precure
Characters: Ellen Kurokawa, Makoto Kenzaki, Towa Akagi
Summary: The magical sacred item of the human world!
"Well, Towa-chan, any luck?"
Brows furrowed in thought, the red haired princess of the Hope Kingdom stared intensely at the map in front of her, flanked on each side by a purple haired girl. Ellen and Makoto hovered next to the princess, occasionally peering at the map themselves, hoping to make some kind of sense of it.
"No, I'm afraid it's no use. I have completely no idea where we are."
In unison, the three girls released a disappointed sigh. To think that their day would turn out this way!
"If I had known it would come to this, I would have never suggested splitting up- now what are we supposed to do?" Makoto asked, tugging her hat down somewhat. The last thing she wanted was to cause a commotion in the middle of the park, on the off chance someone recognized her.
"Well, how were we supposed to know that the directions would blow away in the wind? And after Minami-san was so kind to write one for us in the first place." Ellen could only sigh again, recalling their desperate attempt to snatch back the directions before the wind took it completely away from them- an attempt which had ended in complete failure. Of all things, the directions had to land in a puddle, completely smudging them. "Are you really sure you don't know where we are, Towa-chan? You live here, after all."
"I do not come to town much unless I'm accompanied by one of the other girls... usually they're the ones guiding me around." Towa frowned. "Perhaps it would have been wise if we had stayed with Hime-san and the others."
"But then it would have taken more time to buy everything!" Ellen pointed out, a pleased look on her face as she had been the one to purpose this plan- split up and split their shopping duties, and save valuable preparation time! Of course, it only took a second for the reality of their current situation to set upon her, and her pleased look turned into one of regret. "W-well, it's not like we knew this would happen..."
"And we didn't even get the cake yet." Makoto frowned, folding her arms in front of her chest. "What do we do? Ah, that's right!" Turning to the other two, she couldn't help but grin at her brilliant idea. "I've heard that during times like this, you should seek help from a police box! That's what I see on TV all the time!"
"Oh, that's a good idea!" Ellen nodded her head, turning towards Towa. "So, Towa, where's the nearest police box?"
The blank look on the princess' face was all the answer the other two needed- by the time she had replied with a thoughtful 'I have no idea', their excited faces had fallen.
"What are we going to do?" Ellen asked. "At this rate, we'll just end up delaying the party. And you can't have a party without a cake!"
"No, I think it's too early to panic! It's still early, there's plenty of time to get the cake and get back to Noble Academy! It's alright!" Makoto reassured her. "I don't think Yumegahana is that big of a town, we surely find the cake shop soon enough if we try!"
"You say that, but we've already spent fifteen minutes basically wandering in circles." Ellen pointed out.
"Now, now, this sort of thing will not get us anywhere." Towa interjected, glancing between the two. "We must remain calm at all times, and surely we will be able to think of a solution."
"That's true." Makoto nodded her head. "At the very least, we were able to find this map, so why don't we try a little harder? It's too bad Davie isn't with me though, if she was, we could just rely on her to find the others for us."
"Ah, that's it!" Ellen's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly reached into her purse, leaving the other two to watch on in confusion. "Otokichi-san gave me just the sort of thing for this!"
With a triumphant grin on her face, Ellen pulled out a purple and blue cell phone from her purse- holding it forth as if it were a magnificent trophy.
"Oh, why that's the human world's magical item!" Towa clapped her hands, her eyes shining brightly. "With this, we can contact people no matter what the distance! To think that you have such an amazing thing, Ellen-san... I see you in a new a light!"
"No, no, it's not that big of a deal." Ellen turned red in spite of her words, scratching the back of her neck. "I mean, in this world, having this sort of thing is completely normal! That means, with this sacred item, my loyal and trustworthy companion, Keitai-san, we can contact Hime and the others without a problem!"
"I see, a cellphone, huh!" Makoto nodded her head. "If Davie were here, she could turn into one herself... ah, but you can't really call anyone on it, so it's kind of useless. Although it's a different type than this one, now that I look closer."
"Is it not one of the Intelligent Phones?" Towa inquired. "It does not resemble the Cure Line that Hime-san and her friends have..."
"No, I think it's what they call a flipped phone. Cause, you see?" Carefully moving the two sections of the flip phone apart, as if she was afraid of somehow breaking them, Ellen popped it open to show the other two girls.
"Oh, how splendid!" Towa clapped her hands. "With this, we can call Hime-san to help us!"
"Good going, Ellen!" Makoto beamed. "With this, we have nothing to worry about! Hurry up and call her!"
"Yes, of course!" Bringing the phone to her ear, Ellen held it there for a few minutes- her expression gradually going more and more blank, before she slowly lowered the phone. "Um... by any chance, do either of you know how to use a cell phone? Now that I think about it, I've only answered calls..."
"Eh?"
"Now that you mention it..." Makoto trailed off. "Usually Davie is the one handling making phone calls for me, so I've never actually..."
"Ah..." Ellen trailed off. "Come to think of it, I don't know Hime's phone number..."
A silence overcame the three girls for a moment before Towa hesitantly spoke up. "What about Michiru-san? Or Kaoru-san?"
"No, I don't know their numbers either." Ellen shook her head, staring at the phone in her hands that was increasingly becoming a useless lump of plastic. "W-what are we going to do?"
"W-what about a contact book?" Makoto offered after a moment. "According to Davie, you can store a bunch of numbers in a phone... maybe you have something like that set up, Ellen!"
"O-oh, you're right!" Ellen nodded, staring back down at the phone. "...Where do I find them?"
"Is it not voice activated?" Towa inquired, poking lightly at the screen with her nail. "What a strange magic device, to not require a spoken incantation..."
"Why don't you let me see it, Ellen? Maybe I can recall what Davie does to call people if I hold it." Makoto offered.
"Ah, sure." Nodding her head, Ellen passed the phone over towards Makoto, who carefully accepted it, her hands shaking in spite of herself. "B-be careful though. It's an important partner of mine, after all!"
"R-right!" Nodding her head, Makoto gingerly held the device, as if she were holding a delicate piece of china. Staring intensely at it, she carefully moved her fingers, pressing down on a button-
BEEP.
Startled, by the unexpected sound, the purple haired idol let out a yelp, the phone slipping from her hands. Diving to save it, Ellen reached out, only for the phone to bounce off her fingers- and go skidding into a nearby puddle, completely submerged.
"Ah."
A long moment of silence overcame the three girls, before they all snapped to their senses, quickly hurrying over towards the puddle. Reaching in, Ellen pulled out the phone, the screen of which was now starting to fizzle with static, before going completely black.
"...it's dead." Shaking, Ellen felt her eyes growing slightly hot. "It's been by my side ever since Otokichi-san gave it to me... an important treasure that he trusted to me."
"Sorry! I'm really sorry, Ellen! I didn't mean to kill your flipped phone!" Makoto reached over, gripping her friends shoulders. "W-we can still revive it, right? It's not over yet, is it?"
"It's no good... the phone company won't replace wet phones. I heard that once on TV." Ellen teared up, holding the phone close to her chest. "It's always been my loyal connection to Otokichi-san and the other girls... Whenever he needed to tell me to pick up eggs at the store, it was always there for us..."
"Certainly for such a noble fallen soldier, it is only appropriate to host a funeral." Towa spoke up, placing a hand on both of the girl's shoulders. "We should make sure to send off your steadfast companion with a smile, Ellen-san. I'm certain that Keitai-san will be happier that way."
"You're right... it would like that." Nodding her head, Ellen brushed back a tear. "We'll give it a sendoff to remember."
"So you... buried it?"
"Yes." Ellen nodded her head. "Makoto and Towa sung a very lovely hymn together in it's remembrance. It was a very lovely ceremony."
"I... see." The clerk of the cellphone store could only blink slowly, wondering if perhaps he was being featured on some sort of candid camera show. "Well, unfortunately you need to have your cellphone here for me to replace it, and our plan doesn't cover for water damage... and certainly not damage from being buried. But well, I'll see what I can do for you, Kurokawa-san..."
He definitely wasn't getting paid enough for this.
