Jun, Emika, and Yuki were practically inseparable after they had all become partners. They had been eating lunch in the Gazebo together every day, and Yuki had even gotten permission to join the Culinary Club on top of being in the Student Council. Since she was in the latter, she was able to go between buildings freely, and visit her friends whenever they wanted to hang out. Ume had come back, now over her cold and healthy again. This made freely transforming and talking about Precure a little more difficult, but they were still good. Ume had become friends with Yuki as well, and they got along greatly. They had especially bonded over their annoyance of being taller than most girls.

It was a weekend, now, and Jun had a great idea - she wanted all of her friends to go out together and hang out, without the stresses of clubs or superhero work. She approached her mom as she was cooking breakfast for the families. Jun was still in her PJs, messy bedhead and buns down. She lightly tapped her on the shoulder, and the elder Izanama smiled at her daughter.

"Hey mama, I have a question for you… Um, I was wondering if my friends could come over for breakfast and maybe we could go out for a while." she asked, yawning. Her mom gasped happily, pressing a hand to her face.

"Of course they can, Jun! Oh, I'm so happy that you've been making some friends at school! You have no idea how much joy that brings me," she sniffed, tearing up a little. Jun smiled and patted her mom's arm as a reassurance not to cry. "Well, you'd better call them! Borrow the house phone, and I'll let the others know that we've got guests coming over. I'll even make extra breakfast for them!" she exclaimed. Her mom got so pumped up and ready for Jun's friends it almost seemed to Jun that she was making breakfast at top speed.

"Haha… Okay mama, I'll call them now. I love you," she said, patting out of the kitchen. Jun's mom got even more fired up hearing her daughter say 'I love you'. She was working so fast she seemed to be blurring at this point. Sometimes, Jun wondered if her mom was okay. Her mom loved cooking too, which is where she got it from, so she knew it would be alright in the end. She stepped into the living room, seeing the Akihito and Yoshiko families. Some were sitting by the TV, and some were at the table. Ume and Azami were sitting there, specifically, working on what looked to be homework.

"Yo, Jun! How are you? I've heard Culinary Club's been getting pretty busy lately. Crazy, it seemed like only last year you were begging the previous president to join, haha." Azami piped up. Jun smiled and laughed at her friend-slash-sister (they all considered each other sisters since they lived together).

"Yeah, it's been a lot of fun. How has basketball club been? You guys were winning the season so far, right?" she asked curiously, stepping towards the phone. Azami Akihito was tall, being the captain of the girl's basketball team, but not as tall as Ume or Yuki. She had tried getting Ume to play, once, but… That did NOT go well. Azami had long black hair, all the way down to her knees and she had some of it in two ponytails on the sides of her head. Her eyes were green and mirthful, and she had beautiful caramel skin dotted with freckles. Her mom was latina, and her dad was Japanese. She got her complexion from her mom, and her freckles from her dad. According to Mr. Akihito, they had met when he was away on business in Brazil when he still held his job as a businessman.

"Oh, it's going great, actually! We lost one game and won another. It hasn't really bothered me, since I know we're just starting out. We'll do great, after all they've got me! Ohoho!" she boasted jokingly, proud of herself. Jun giggled and picked up the phone that was on the small end table next to the couch. Everyone in the house shared one phone, and she didn't have one of her own, so the house phone it was. She dialed Yuki's number first, since their upperclassman lived further away than Emika.

"Hello, Konoko household. May I help you?" a voice that wasn't Yuki's came over the phone, pleasant as could be.

"Hi, this is Jun Izanama. I'm Yuki's friend… is it too early to talk?" She asked politely. The voice laughed just a little bit, seemingly pleased.

"No, not at all! This is Yuki's grandmother, by the way. I'm so happy to hear she's made some friends. She was so lonely before… Ah, Yuki, there you are. Your friend is on the phone!" her grandmother said, to a now excited Yuki who took over the phone.

"Hello? Is this Jun or Emika?" she asked. In the background, her grandmother seemed even more excited that she had made two friends and not just one.

"Oh, it's Jun. I'm going to call Emika next, but I was wondering if you wanted to come over today! My mom's making breakfast and we could all go out to the park or something after we eat." she suggested pleasantly. Yuki seemed happy at the offer.

"Oh, I'd love to! I'm not busy today, so I'll get my stuff and let my grandparents know. Is this the number I should call in the future, by the way?" Yuki wondered.

"Yep! This is my house phone. Well, I'll see you later since I've got to call Emika okay?" Jun explained. Yuki agreed and they said their goodbyes before hanging up. She dialed Emika's number next, waiting as the like rang two or three times.

"Hello, may I ask who's calling?" another unfamiliar voice sounded suspicious.

"Hi, I'm Emika's friend, Jun. She gave me this number, is it the right one?" Jun asked curiously. The voice sighed almost in a relieved tone.

"Yes, this is the right one. I was afraid you were a telemarketer, I'm sorry. I'm Emika's older brother, Sosuke. Our parents would've answered the phone but they're still sleeping, haha. Man, you know, she talks about you a lot. I'm super glad she met somebody like you!" he said excitedly. "She's in her room, I'll go get her. Hey sis, knock knock! Oh haha, you're in your pajamas. It's your friend, Jun, she-" the phone made a weird noise as it was swooped away by an indignant Emika.

"I am so sorry Jun, oh my gosh. Um, I hope he didn't talk your ear off…!" she mumbled. Jun laughed and shook her head though Emika couldn't see it.

"No, no, he was fine, though he did think I was a telemarketer. Well, I was wondering if you'd like to come over for breakfast and hang out today. I already invited Yuki, and I just thought it would be fun to hang out together."

"O-Oh, yeah! I'd love to! I can come over soon, I've just gotta change out of my pajamas and I'll be right over. I'm glad we live so close together, hehe. Well, I'll get ready and see you soon, Jun."

"Yeah! See you soon! I'm excited for today!"


"Whoa! This food is soooo good!" Yuki exclaimed. She and Emika had come over to eat breakfast and hang out afterwards. Azami and Ume had decided not to tag along, despite Jun's invitation on the grounds of mountains of Azami's unfinished homework.. Emika nodded in agreement with Yuki, but she was too busy eating to actually say anything. The others chuckled and Jun's mom was ecstatic.

"Yeah, her mom has always been a great cook. It's where she gets it from, probably," Azami explained. She had already finished her food at lightning speed, as well as Jun. They were the two fastest eaters in the world it seemed like, and yet they never got stomach aches. Everyone was always impressed at this but Emika and Yuki had already seen that when they became Precure.

"So, Jun, how did you end up becoming friends with a high schooler?" Azami's mom asked. Jun smiled, and Emika tried to smile but it did seem a little forced. They weren't going to tell anybody about Precure, they had promised Jubilee. Yuki stepped in for this one, before Jun could get a word out.

"Well, the student council consists of junior high students and high school students. We're the same school, just different grades, essentially. My job was to oversee club work and the like, so I met Jun after school at one of the meetings. We became friends there, she was just so nice I couldn't help but smile." she explained with a grin. Everyone chuckled.

"Jun's always been like that. Everyone smiles around her when she's happy, it's like you just can't stop yourself. It's one of her best qualities, I think." Ume replied. "Anyways, I'm really sorry we can't go out with you three. Azami has a lot of homework to catch up on, and I promised to help her out with it."

"Oh, i-it's alright. We understand, Maybe next time, y-yes?" Emika smiled at the two. Azami was chuckling and seemed embarrassed, but nodded.

"Yeah, definitely! You guys seem really cool. You could even come see me play in a game some time, yeah?" she suggested. Everyone smiled and agreed. They were all enjoying their meals, and the parents of the house were enjoying watching their kids having fun. As they enjoyed their breakfast, Jubilee sat in Jun's room, and got a feeling he wished he didn't know. Something wasn't right and he knew it.


"I'm going, Prince Shadow. I won't allow anybody else to do this, I must get my revenge on those Cures." Sable announced. Dusk and Ink looked at her with angry faces. They were both looking forward to battling the Cures for revenge, but it was ultimately Prince Shadow's decision. Even from his stone prison they feared his power.

"You dare say such things in front of Prince Shadow?" two voices rang out. Sable's eyes went wide. The voices came from behind Prince Shadow's statue. Two figures stepped out from behind it. One of them was a tall girl with black hair as straight as a board. Her bangs covered her eyes and she wore a black suit with a long, flowing skirt and a dark brown tie. Her shoes were heels, and her hair wasn't done up, it simply hung over her shoulders in two even halves.

The other girl was short and hunched over, with grey hair bordering on white. It was extremely curly and looked as if it hadn't ever been brushed. It was strung into two ponytails. Her suit was a light grey and it had a black tie. She wore puffy shorts instead of a skirt, and pantyhose underneath. Her shoes were black flats. She was a counterpart to the other girl, like yin and yang. At the appearance of the two, Ink recoiled.

"Ebony and Gloom?! Prince Shadow! We don't need them! We can beat those cures all on our own!" he shouted angrily. Ebony vanished and reappeared in front of Ink with an arrow drawn in the middle of a glossy black bow. The tip was a shining silver and the point gleamed just grazing his nose. Ink gulped and froze up.

"You are not to talk to your Prince that way. You will listen and obey his orders." she commanded firmly. Her voice was solid and nobody dared to question her words. A chuckle rose from the statue, and the three generals looked up to it.

"Ebony. You've done well, but let him be. I am so generous, I will give Sable another chance. But she dare not fail, or she will be at the wrong end of your arrows, won't she my child?" he laughed raucously. Sable looked away. She nodded anyways, despite her own uneasiness.

"Of… Of course, your highness. I won't fail you. I'll come back victorious with that fairy in my hands." she announced, but she didn't sound confident. Prince Shadow knew this, he simply intended to thin out the herd by getting rid of the 'unwanted'. Anybody who couldn't complete the tasks he gave them were useless to him.

"Very well, then, Sable. You may go. See you soon." if he could, Prince Shadow would be grinning. Sable left without a word.


After a delicious breakfast of pancakes, fruit and eggs they went on their way. Yuki agreed to be the chaperone of sorts, since all of the parents were busy as well. Yuki was seventeen, while Jun and Emika were both fourteen. She was so close to finishing high school, and it made her a little sad that she was only going to get to spend a little more time with her new friends before she had to graduate. She was going to make the most of it.

"So, what did you have in mind exactly, Jun? You mentioned the park, right?" Yuki asked curiously as they began walking down the street. Jun grinned and held up some money.

"Actually, I've been saving this up so I could go shopping with you guys! We can even buy Jubilee something!" She exclaimed happily and put the money away. "There's this amazing place I have to take you guys. It has the best ice cream ever! Oh, and we can go look at the accessory shop next door, and go to the park after, and…" Jun began talking so fast the other two couldn't keep up. They just chuckled and followed her lead.

"She sure gets excited… hehe." Emika giggled. Yuki agreed with a knowing smile. "Say, Jubilee really likes that clip you're wearing."

"Oh? This?" Yuki took a clip with a cute red flower on it out of her hair. "You want to look at it, Jubilee?" she handed the flower to Jubilee who sat on Jun's shoulder. Jun was still talking at lightspeed and paying absolutely no attention to anything going on around her.

"It's really cute-jubi… Queen Mirai had a flower like this potted next to her throne-jubi. It really brings back memories of the Everlast Kingdom-jubi… Even my little sister-jubi…" he said, examining it with his fluffy wings. Yuki looked at him for a second, and even Jun realized what he had said and stopped speaking.

"You have a little sister?" Emika asked softly. She didn't want to make the owl cry but she was genuinely curious. He looked up from his reverie and realized that he was talking out loud. He blushed and looked away out of embarrassment.

"Um… Yes-jubi. Her name is Bliss, and her fairy form looks like the cutest brown rabbit-jubi. She's still just a little kid though-jubi. She was in training to be the next royal advisor after me-jubi. I loved her very much, but when the kingdom fell, all of the residents-jubi… Well, they all fell asleep due to Prince Shadow sucking out all of their Negative Energy and taking it for himself-jubi. If their Negative Energy is taken and not purified, then the person it belongs to stays asleep forever-jubi." he explained. Everyone looked sad.

"So your sister is… Still asleep in what's left of the kingdom… That's horrible. And… who is Prince Shadow?" Yuki murmured. Jubilee sighed and shook his head.

"He's the leader of the Dark Land kingdom. He was… a fairy, once-jubi. He grew angry because his rival, Queen Mirai, got to rule and he didn't-jubi. He split from the kingdom and corrupted three humans-jubi. Those are the Generals you've been fighting-jubi. Dusk, Sable, and Ink were all human, many years ago-jubi."

"Wh-What?! How is that possible?!" Jun was worried for them, even if they were her enemies. That's just who she was.

"Instead of just taking their Negative Energy, he increased it-jubi. He gave them so much that it overwhelmed them, and they just became corrupted-jubi. You could probably purify them like a Shaori but it would be very hard unless they just let you-jubi." he explained in a low voice. The others nodded silently. They had to take all of this information in. Their enemies were good people, once. How could they fight them knowing that?

Above them, Sable was listening and they had no idea. "Prince Shadow… He was a fairy. Hmph. Not as high and mighty as he'd like to make himself out to be. And me… A human? What are they talking about? I don't remember. Being purified… I just don't understand." she shook her head in confusion.

"Well, Jubilee, if you like it so much, you can keep it. I'll put it on your feathers, right here." Yuki attached the clip to Jubilee's ear-like feathers. It looked really cute on him, and it suited him. He smiled and danced a little bit.

"Yay! Thank you so much, Yuki-jubi!" He exclaimed. He seemed to love it and that made all three of them happy. They approached the park now, and the entrance was lined with little vendors and stalls. There was a giant, arched sign that served as the entrance. The top read "Otonashi Friendship Park", and the whole place was surrounded in a pretty wrought iron fence. Jun pointed to a stall with two people working behind it. They were serving ice cream and other sweet treats, much to the park-goers' excitement. The three of them went up to the stall, as this was the one Jun had been talking about to her friends.

"Oh, there's somebody new working here. I've never seen her before." Jun commented. The said girl looked up. She had dark hair that shone in the light and it almost resembled the color of a deep pine tree. It was styled in a low ponytail, swirled to a point. Her eyes were the same: a deep green bordering on black or brown. She was tanned and had freckles everywhere, and she was remarkably tall. Even more so than Yuki or Ume, who exceeded the norm.

"Oh, you talking about me? Yeah, I just picked up this job a few days ago. Name's Ryoko Hajime, at yer service." She gave a friendly grin. She was fairly muscular, and looked like she had been in a few fights before. "And by the way, I don't like people calling me a girl. If you've gotta call me something, just Ryoko is fine. I'm casual. Or use they and them if you've just gotta."

"They and them…?" Emika tilted her head. "Isn't that for… multiple people? I don't mind, it's just a little confusing is all."

"Ha! No, I don't exactly fit in. I learned this term from an American friend of mine. I'm what you would call agender, actually. I don't really have a gender." Ryoko shrugged. They were fairly casual and open about it, even around strangers.

"I guess that makes sense… Sorry if we offended you, Hajime-san. We'll use they from now on. And can we get four supreme ice cream cones?" Jun smiled. Ryoko paused. They weren't used to people just smiling at them. Usually, people assumed they were some kind of thug, or in a gang. Ryoko got into a lot of fights because of it, but they liked their image that way. Tough, so nobody could mess with them or make fun of their gender.

"Uh… Don't worry about it, kiddo. I appreciate the understanding, actually. And just Ryoko is fine. I'm only sixteen, not yer elder or somethin'. Say, what's the fourth cone for? There's only three of you." they asked curiously as they made the cones with ease. Jun giggled and passed around the cones to her friends. On the fourth one, she handed it to Ryoko.

"For you! You're our friend now, right guys?" She grinned cheekily. The other two smiled and nodded. Jun wanted to make new friends wherever she went, especially somebody who shared her love of food like Ryoko. Speaking of Ryoko, they took the ice cream cone with a blush.

"You… Are you sure? I mean, it's awfully nice… I'm not used to people being so friendly to me and all that…" they mumbled. Their boss, the lady that normally ran the stand, accepted the payment from Jun.

"Ryoko, go join them. I'll hold down the fort for the rest of the day today." she smiled. "You never have fun with friends. Go ahead, sweetheart."

"M-Mom! Are you sure? I… I really appreciate this… You guys, all of a sudden, became my friends…" Ryoko looked away. Jun however, didn't read the situation at all and was more surprised at something else.

"No way! Ms. Hajime is your mom?! I've come to this stand since I was a little kid! How come I've never seen you before?!" she exclaimed. Ryoko paused and then laughed all of a sudden. A full blown, raucous laugh. They were so genuinely amused by Jun that it made them really, actually happy. They grinned and looked at the three friends.

"Well… I guess you just never came on the days I helped out. I actually just started officially working here two or three weeks ago. I think it was around the time the Pink Hero appeared. Have you heard of her?" Ryoko asked, taking their ice cream cone. All three froze. The "Pink Hero" was Jun, aka Cure Hope and none of them could still deal with casually talking to people about it. Yuki was the first to reply.

"Yeah, we have… Are you a… fan…?" she asked. Ryoko nodded as they began to walk one of the walking paths of the park. They all ate their ice cream together as they walked.

"A fan? Yeah, I guess so. I think she's pretty cool, but I could never wear a skirt like that. I've just never felt comfortable wearing them, really." they shrugged. Emika nodded with an understanding look on her face.

"That makes sense… I had trouble wearing them when I was younger, b-but I like them now…" she smiled. Her confidence with talking to strangers had improved since she became Cure Brave. Jun figured it was likely because she felt that if she could take on monsters, she could take on talking to people. No matter the cause, it was a good thing. They were walking for a good hour, talking about various things, when Ryoko interjected.

"So, you guys know my name, but what are yours? I figure I should know if we're gonna be friends and all." they laughed a little. Jun grinned back and gave a thumbs up in their direction. She was happy that Ryoko already considered the three their friends.

"I'm Jun Izanama. The redhead is Emika Susume, and this is Yuki Konoko. We're Immor-" Yuki slapped a hand over Jun's mouth before she continued that sentence. She was about to accidentally say Immortal Friendship Precure, Yuki was sure of it. That was definitely not something she should just be saying all the time, but when Jun felt friendly with somebody she just couldn't help it. It was a downside to her personality.

"Uh… Well, you guys are super. Say, do any of you go to Saint Golden Faith Academy? It's where I go to school and I would love to see you there some time." they asked, finishing off their ice cream cone. Jun was already done as well, while Yuki and Emika were still working on theirs. Jun perked up and nodded.

"Yeah! All of us do! I'm the president of the Culinary Club, and Emika and Yuki are both members as well! Yuki's on the student council as well and it's really cool how she can do both. And Emika's pastries are the best! You've gotta come and try out our cinnamon roll cake! And at the Ball, you have to come and eat our food! Oh, and-!" Emika set a hand on Jun's shoulder before she continued.

"Um… Jun… You're rambling… Hehe…" she laughed. Jun paused with a sheepish grin and a blush. Ryoko chuckled alongside Yuki and they all seemed so relaxed and happy. Above them, however, Sable steamed angrily.

"How can they smile so easily?! How… How can Hope just bond with people so quickly?! I don't understand! At this rate, I…! I'll lose my touch and Prince Shadow will…! No, I won't let that happen… I'll defeat them. I will! I'll do it right now!" Sable swooped in with a huge gust of wind. The four friends yelped in surprise and covered their faces. Yuki and Emika's ice cream was knocked out of their hands. They all looked surprised, but the three Precure's faces grew grim. They knew what Sable's arrival meant. It meant danger for Ryoko, and a Shaori close behind. They got into a defensive stance, guarding Ryoko.

"Whoa! Isn't that the freaky devil lady that attacked the town last week?! What in the world is she doing here?!" Ryoko freaked out. Jun, Emika, and Yuki looked at each other. How could they transform with Ryoko right there? It would mean an identity leak for sure. But on the other hand, not transforming could get somebody seriously hurt, or worse. "It's okay guys, the heroes will be here soon. In the meantime, I can protect you from her. I've been in a few fights before."

"Hah! Pitiful. A human could never defeat me. You don't have any powers. The moment I send out my Shaori it would be over for you. It's better not to even try. Besides, why would you protect them? You barely know them. And you're too strong for weaklings like them, anyways." Sable scoffed. Ryoko cracked their knuckles. Their eyes turned fiery and their expression was terrifying.

"What did you just say? They're my friends. So what if I've only known them for a minute, an hour, a day, a year? Friends are friends. And they aren't weaklings. Jun's smile, Emika's warmth, Yuki's empathy, I could feel them the moment I met eyes. Don't you dare say anything bad about them, or I'll crush you." they growled. Jun's eyes widened.

"Wh-Whoa, they can be scary if they want…" Emika murmured. Jun and Yuki nodded in agreement.

"Excuse me?! How dare you talk to me that way… I'm the m-most… most beautiful…" Sable muttered, but didn't seem very confident. In fact, she seemed to question herself if anything. "Whatever! I'll just do this!" she pulled out her bottle of black ooze. She poured it onto the ground, and it began to steam and bubble up. It formed a humanoid Shaori with large fists and a ponytail-like thing sticking from the back of its head.

"Angry-rii! Angry-rii! My new friends are scared of me-rii!" It thrashed around and stomped, making the ground shake just a little. It was Ryoko's worries, no doubt about it. Jun clenched a fist. There was no way she would let this go on any longer. Even if it meant risking their identities, she was sure Ryoko wasn't that kind of a person.

"Emika, Yuki… It's okay. We've got to do this." she explained. Jubilee popped out of Jun's bag where he had hidden. The other two girls nodded understandingly. They grabbed their necklaces and called out their transformations, much to Ryoko's shock and awe.

"Pink Everheart Stone!"

"Red Everheart Stone!"

"Yellow Everheart Stone!"

"Precure… IMMORTAL CHANGE!" as they called it out, stones held high above their heads, they were each enveloped in a light the same color they called out. Jun's outfit changed, and then her brown buns into pink pigtails. Emika's outfit was the white and red dress she'd donned twice before, and her hair grew curly and poofy, a brighter, fiery red. Yuki's outfit next, and she was so excited to wear it again. It was her vest, skirt, socks, boots, and gloves. Then, her dark blonde hair turned a sunny yellow as it grew into two round, symmetrical, low pigtails. They were their personas, now, the people they wanted to be.

"The light of a new tomorrow! Cure Hope!"

"The light of endless courage! Cure Brave!"

"The light of a soft heart! Cure Kind!"

Everyone had transformed. Ryoko's jaw dropped at this new revelation, understanding why they had been awkward answering questions about the Pink Hero and understanding why they had been defensive. Ryoko was astonished, but in the back of their mind it made sense. It really couldn't be anybody else, now that they thought about it.

"Shaori! Attack!" Sable ordered. The Shaori threw punches left and right, and Ryoko recognised them as the ones they threw. It really was their feelings up there, on display for their new friends to see. They were embarrassed, and they thought it was ruining their image, having such soft feelings underneath their cool exterior. They were the feared Ryoko Hajime, even the toughest guys in school ran when they were the challenger. But seeing the three others fight giant monsters made them feel better, somehow. Even with an exterior like that, they could be awesome and save the world. Ryoko wanted that.

"Too easy, Sable! This Shaori's movement is slow!" Hope announced triumphantly. "Hopeful Batter!" she took out her Everheart Staff and swung it in a circle, slamming it into the Shaori's head like a baseball bat. It sent the monster flying, and the other two girls came after her.

"Brave Roundabout!" Brave ran circles around the Shaori as it stood up, making it dizzy as it spun to try and punch her. Yuki came up next when the Shaori had fallen back over from confusion and spinning eyes. She drew a circle in the air and called out a sub attack.

"Kind Beam!" The circle turned into a ring of light and shot at the Shaori, sending it spinning several feet in the air. Sable gritted her teeth. She couldn't believe her Shaori was getting beat this easily. At this rate, Prince Shadow would have her at the pointy end of Ebony's bow. She gulped and furrowed her eyebrows. She had told herself that she wouldn't allow it to happen.

"Very well… I guess I'll have to resort to drastic measures!" She herself began to transform as she had done on the day Emika became Cure Brave. Her spiny wings and horns grew, and tattoos wrapped around her arms and shredded the sleeves of her suit. Her skirt grew and so did her nails, giving her claws. She wasn't going down without a fight. "Shaori! Power up with me!"

"Shao… RII!" The Shaori yelled and beat its chest. It grew twice as big, to the size of the one Jun had fought on her first day as Cure Hope. It was taller than some of the tallest trees in the park. It wasn't only bigger, but it was faster, too. As it threw its punches, its hands blurred. It punched so fast the girls couldn't see its hands. Sable cackled, but on the inside she almost felt something else. It was a weird sensation, and she pushed it to the back of her mind.

"You see, when we're powered up, the Shaori powers up! Now what do you have to say, Precure?!" Hope was the first to be sent flying. Then Kind, and then Brave. They slammed into trees, and when they struggled to get up, the Shaori punched them some more. Ryoko watched the scene unfold with growing horror. The heroes were getting beat? They couldn't believe it. And to make matters worse, it was their feelings being used to hurt the Precure.

"St… Stop… Stop it! Stop using my feelings that way! They're not a toy!" Ryoko cried out. The Shaori froze and it bubbled for a second. It almost changed to something else before going back to its shape of Ryoko's feelings. "Oh god… What do I do?! The heroes! They're gonna get beat because of me! I've gotta do something!"

"Ha! As if. Like I said… You're just a human." Sable spat. Ryoko clenched a fist, and with a cry they hurtled themselves towards Sable. They landed a punch directly into Sable's gut and she was sent back a few feet. She coughed and clenched her stomach with a glare. "How dare you?!"

"Hey, over here-jubi!" Jubilee cried out. Sable turned towards Jubilee, as well as Ryoko, The small owl fairy glared at Sable and was flapping his wings as he hovered a few feet away. "Pick on somebody your own size-jubi! Ryoko, run-jubi!"

"What?! I - I can't just leave when my friends are in danger!" They yelled. Tears welled up in their eyes and they were genuinely scared. Not for themselves, but for the people hurt by their emotions. They wanted to help, but they couldn't. Sable was right, they didn't have any powers.

"Tch, stupid fairy! It's time for you and those Cures to fall to the Dark Land Kingdom!" Sable swooped after Jubilee, grabbing him in her hand. But before anything could happen, a yell tore through the atmosphere.

"NO!"


NEXT EPISODE: My Fists Protect My Friends! Cure Strong!