Marriage On The Orient Express
Cast:
Cure Mint, Akimoto Komachi - age 20
Nuts, Akimoto Natsu - age 23
Cure Egret / Cure Windy, Mishou Mai - age 19
Cure Rouge, Natsuki Rin - age 18
Cure Lemonade, Kasugano Urara - age 17
Cure Aqua, Minazuki Karen - age 20
Shirogane Hisako - Komachi's friend - age 19
April, 2011
Cure Mint is getting married to Nuts. They have not arranged for the sort of elaborate costumes that Cure Black and her husband planned out for their supervillain-themed wedding. The bridesmaids at this wedding wear white dresses with garlands of mint leaves, with no variation even for the maid of honor, Cure Aqua. Their escorts wear regular tuxedos.
However, Komachi does have a friend who specializes in event planning. The wedding hall has been decorated to resemble train cars from England's steam age, and the master of ceremonies, that self-same friend, is wearing a suit made to resemble a female train conductor.
Komachi is also a known prankster. Given the theme, the guests and even the participants are expecting it to turn into a murder mystery. However, the ceremony proceeds normally. The bridesmaids, Cure Rouge, Cure Lemonade, and Cure Egret, are escorted to the stage without incident. Even Urara, an actress by trade, does not seem to be putting on a show. Cure Aqua also reaches the stage without incident.
Neither the bride nor the groom have disappeared. Nuts, and then Komachi, go up to the stage. The ceremony is carried out in accordance with tradition and without interruption, even to the point where the groom kisses the bride.
The lights go out. Even though it is midday, and the hall has exterior windows, somehow the venue is thrown into complete darkness.
A moment later, the lights come back on. Sunlight streams through the windows. A blanket of fake snow now covers the floor, just enough that everybody's footprints can be seen. However, where the newlyweds were standing there is only pristine snow, a mound several inches thick.
The newlyweds themselves are nowhere to be seen.