"Come on, come on, let's move!" Natasha said, marching ahead proudly. "We've still got plenty of time in the day to spare!"
"We've been at this for hours," Talia said.
"It's good exercise," Natasha replied.
"Nat, all this running around, talking to random people you know didn't get us very far yesterday," Marie said. "We're tired. Can't we just go home?"
Talia's eyes widened. "Wait, she made you do this yesterday, too?"
Marie let out a small laugh. "I know, she's ridiculous."
Natasha crossed her arms. "Come on, you know you love me."
"Well, you know, after today and yesterday, I'm not so sure anymore," Marie said jokingly.
"I can't believe this," Natasha said. "And from my own best friend!"
"Anyway, I would like to go home now," Marie said. "It's a school night tonight, and I've got homework to do. So do you, Nat, and we both know those grades of yours can't afford more missed homework assignments."
"You're right, you're right," Natasha said. "Fine, fine, we'll call off the search for today, at least."
"Talia, you don't go to our school, do you?" Marie asked.
Talia shook her head. "No, I go to the private school, Atlantic Academy."
"Right," Marie said. "We'll see you after school tomorrow, then."
"Okay," Talia said, turning and leaving. "Bye!"
"See ya!" Marie said.
"Later!" Natasha called.
OP: "Swim! Splash! Precure!"
EPISODE 4:
"Together as One! Cure Kelp Sprouts!"
Siren looked down at her feet, full of shame. "You're... You're not gonna let me go on any more missions to Earth, are you?"
"Well, disregarding the fact that Lady Ceto is barring me from doing that," Karkinos said, "I'm proud of you, honestly. You may have been defeated, but I won't lie to you and say I've never been defeated before. The main objective of your mission was to collect life energy for the people of Abyss, and that's what you did."
"Really?" Siren said. "You're not mad at me or disappointed in me?"
"Of course not." Karkinos put a hand on Siren's shoulder. "I should apologize. I should've trusted you that you were capable of doing it."
Siren smirked. "So you admit it, then. I was right and you were wrong!"
"Hey, now, don't make me take it all back," Karkinos said.
Just then, the two of them heard a voice, seemingly coming from nowhere. "Aww, isn't that sweet?"
Another voice, this one beginning with a giggle. "So sweet!"
"Scylla, Charybdis," Karkinos called, "Here to interrupt one of our conversations again?"
Scylla and Charybdis stepped out of the shadows, their arms draped around each other, which was a usual sight.
"Don't be so cold, Karkinos," Scylla said. "That wasn't sarcasm you heard. I genuinely thought that was a sweet moment."
Siren rolled her eyes. "What you two want, anyway?"
"Ceto's sending us on a mission to Earth!" Charybdis said.
"That would be Lady Ceto, my dear Charybdis," Scylla said. "You must always remember to pay her the proper respect."
"Sorry, Scylla," Charybdis said. "I'll remember it next time!"
"Lady Ceto is sending you two out together?" Karkinos said.
"She knows we work better as a team," Scylla said.
"Scylla, shouldn't we get going?" Charybdis said.
"Yes, you're right," Scylla said. "Be seeing you two."
Scylla and Charybdis stepped back into the shadows, disappearing.
Siren crossed her arms. "Those two. What's their deal?"
"I wish I knew," Karkinos said, chuckling a bit.
Mondays were always the hardest.
Marie almost considered just turning her alarm off instead of hitting the snooze button, but decided against it. While it may have taken her a bit to get moving, before long she was up, showered, dressed and ready for school, Onda and Costa tucked safely inside her backpack, as usual.
She headed downstairs, only to find her mother wasn't there. Jack was there, however, seated at the table and taking bites out of a microwaved breakfast sandwich.
"Morning," Jack called. He reached over across the table and grabbed a piece of paper that was sitting there, and held it up for Marie to see. "Mom left us a note. She had to head into work early today, but there's frozen breakfast sandwiches in the freezer. Stick one in the microwave for a couple of minutes."
"Okay, thanks," Marie said. She headed over to the cabinet and pulled out a paper plate.
"So, I saw you hanging out with some girl I didn't recognize yesterday," Jack said.
Marie reached into the freezer and brought out one of the breakfast sandwiches. "Yeah, I was," She said, unwrapping the sandwich. "What about her?"
"Well, I didn't recognize her," Jack said. "I know all your friends. Probably because you don't have many of them."
"Rude!"
"I only say it because it's true," Jack teased.
Marie stuck the sandwich on the plate and popped it in the microwave, setting it to cook for 2 minutes. "She's a new friend, me and Nat just met her on Saturday, actually."
"What's her name?"
Marie leaned against the counter. "You're not gonna believe this, I bet, but," Marie began, "Talia Fontaine."
"Okay, hold on," Jack said. "Fontaine. You can't possibly mean... That Fontaine."
Marie smiled. "That would be the one."
"Fontaine as in... The multimillion dollar resort company," Jack said in disbelief.
"Yes, that's correct," Marie said.
"Fontaine as in that huge mansion out on the edge of town?" Jack said.
"Hey, how many times are you gonna make me repeat myself?" Marie said. "Yes, yes, that exact Fontaine."
"Wow," Jack said, his eyes wide. "My little sister, friends with a Fontaine. How in the world did that happen?"
"Let's just say that it's a long story," Marie said.
"Well, I want to hear all of it," Jack said.
Marie looked away. "I'm not so sure about that."
"Fine, don't tell me, then," Jack said.
The microwave's alarm went off, startling Marie a bit. She opened it up, reached in and gave the sandwich a few pokes. It was still a little cold in the center, but it was good enough. She pulled it out and went over to the table, setting herself down next to Jack.
"I won't," Marie said.
"Now who's rude?" Jack gave her a gentle, playful punch on the arm.
Natasha finally walked in through the kitchen door, announcing herself with a loud, "I'm here!"
"About time you showed up," Jack called to her. "Sorry to say that our mom's not here for you to bug this morning."
"Darn," Natasha said, "That's always the highlight of my morning."
"How come you don't act that way around your mom, or Ruth's parents?" Marie asked.
"Because I haven't known Ruth's parents for as long as I've known yours," Natasha said. "As for my mom, well, she's my mom, so she's stuck with me no matter what I do!"
Marie laughed a little, shaking her head at Natasha. "And when you meet Talia's parents?"
Natasha grinned. "They're rich. I'll probably lick their boots."
Jack sighed. "Of all the people we could've been neighbors with, we got you, Natasha."
"And your lives is all the better for it!" Natasha exclaimed. "You really should be grateful, Jack. I know I'm grateful for getting to meet this lovely lady right here." She threw an arm around Marie.
"I'm flattered, but we should get going, now," Marie said.
"Good idea," Jack said, reaching for his car keys.
"Fine, fine, you're right," Natasha said, releasing Marie, "But know this, Marie, you can't escape my affection forever!"
It was lunchtime. Marie and Natasha were seated at a table together. Neither had gotten their lunch yet, as they were waiting for Ruth to show up.
"So, Marie," Natasha said.
"So?" Marie questioned.
"About my method for..." Natasha leaned in close, lowering her voice to a whisper. "Finding our next teammate."
"Finding our next teammate?" Marie whispered back. "Nat, we need to give that method up. It hasn't done us any good so far."
"Come on, Marie," Natasha said. "I came up with a new list and everything last night. I think I'm really onto something."
"Why don't we try someone we already know and are close to?" Marie suggested.
"Who, Jack?" Natasha said.
"No, Ruth," Marie said.
"Ruth? Why Ruth?"
"Just think about it," Marie said. "She's smart, nice, reliable, honest. She could be what we're looking for."
"Maybe," Natasha said. "I still think my method was great, though."
"Hello," Ruth greeted, having finally arrived.
"Ruth! Hey!" Natasha waved at her.
"What were you two talking about?" Ruth sat down across from Marie and Natasha.
"N-nothing!" Marie said.
"Well, okay, then," Ruth said.
Marie felt a buzzing in her pocket. Her phone was going off. Pulling it out, she saw she was getting text messages- from Natasha. Natasha had started a group chat with Marie and Talia.
NATASHA
yo talia can you talk rn
important precure business
its cool if you cant
MARIE
We're sitting right next to each other why are you texting me
NATASHA
we gotta keep it a secret from ruth duh :P
TALIA
I'm here, who's Ruth?
NATASHA
friend of ours
we gotta introduce you
marie thinks shes got precure potential
even though my method to find teammates was working just fine
MARIE
No it wasn't
NATASHA
ignore marie im always right
TALIA
All those failed candidates tell a different story.
NATASHA
dont be a hater talia
i hate haters
TALIA
I would like to meet her for myself. We could meet at the park today after school, maybe?
NATASHA
sounds good ill tell her
"Who are you two texting?" Ruth asked.
"Just a new friend we made the other day," Marie said.
"Her name's Talia," Natasha added.
"Talia, huh?" Ruth said. "Any chance I could meet her?"
"We were just talking about that, actually!" Natasha said. "How's this afternoon, after school in the park?"
"This afternoon?" Ruth pulled an agenda out of her bag, paging through it. "Let's see... I'm light on homework tonight, and I don't have anything scheduled. Yes, this afternoon sounds great!"
"Awesome, I'll let her know!" Natasha went back to her phone, and texted away. When she was done, she leaned toward Marie, and started to whisper again. "My method is still the best."
"We'll see," Marie whispered back.
The park was truly lovely this time of year, spring blossoms of all kinds blooming throughout and a gentle breeze blowing through the leaves of the trees. Marie and Natasha led Ruth through it, keeping an eye out for Talia. They finally found her, sitting on a bench beneath a tree, reading a book.
"There she is!" Natasha pointed. "Talia! Hey!"
Talia looked up, and waved slightly. She put her book away and stood up as the three of them walked over to her.
"Introduce yourselves," Marie said.
Ruth held out a hand to Talia. "I'm Ruth Hansen, nice to meet you!"
"Um..." Talia stared. She looked over to Natasha and whispered. "Why did I agree to this? I'm terrible meeting new people, you and Marie know that firsthand."
"It's not that bad, relax," Natasha whispered back. "We already know her, and she's super nice. Just introduce yourself."
Talia took Ruth's hand, giving it a stiff shake. "My name is Talia Fontaine."
"Wait, Fontaine?" Ruth said. "Wow, that Fontaine?"
"Um, yes, that Fontaine," Talia said.
Marie chuckled. "I had the same experience this morning with my older brother."
Talia looked back toward Natasha. "Now what should I do?"
"Break the ice by complimenting her," Natasha said.
"Compliment her, right, got it," Talia said. "That... That's easy. I can do that." She took a deep breath.
"I think you're really pretty!" Talia suddenly blurted out.
Silence.
The whole group's eyes were on Talia.
Ruth stepped back, a bit dumbfounded. "Wow, um, thank you?" She said. "But, we just met."
Natasha gave Talia a gentle slap on the back. "That was too forward!" She said.
"Sorry, it was just the first thing that came to mind!" Talia said.
"While it's true, I was thinking more along the lines of 'I like your sweater' or something!" Natasha said.
"You think I'm pretty too, Natasha?" Ruth said.
"I think all girls are pretty, I don't discriminate," Natasha pulled Talia and Ruth in close and started to whisper. "Marie's the prettiest, though."
Marie tried to hear what Natasha was saying, but couldn't.
"Okay, we kind of got off on the wrong foot there," Ruth said, "So, let's start over. Hi, I'm Ruth." She held out her hand for Talia to shake.
"Hello, I'm Talia," Talia said, taking Ruth's hand and shaking it, with more confidence this time. "...And I like your sweater."
Ruth smiled warmly. "Thank you! And I like your dress."
Talia smiled back. "Thank you."
Eyecatch 1: Marie, Natasha, Talia and Ruth are all in beachwear, chasing Onda and Costa along the beach. Marie, however, trips on a rock and falls right on her face. The others laugh and help her up as the Precure Ocean Splash logo appears in the corner.
Eyecatch 2: Standing in a line, the girls all hold oyster shells in their hands. One by one, they open them up. Marie opens hers up, nothing, Natasha, nothing, Ruth, nothing, but when Talia opens hers up, inside is a sparkling pearl. The others look at her while she proudly smiles, and the Precure Ocean Splash logo appears.
Things went much better after that. As it turned out, the book Talia was reading when the group had found her sitting on the bench was one of Ruth's favorites. As the two of them talked more and more, they soon found they had similar tastes in many other books as well.
Marie was standing off from them a bit. She watched Talia and Ruth talked, and smiled. She was happy to see them getting along so well.
Natasha came up to her, grinning. "Well? Are they lovebirds, or are they lovebirds?"
"Come on, Nat, they just met," Marie said.
"Sure, sure, they have, but remember, the first thing Talia thought when she saw Ruth was 'she's really pretty'," Natasha said. "I'm just sayin'."
Marie shrugged. "I'll give you that."
"Why don't we give those two some... Alone time?" Natasha said.
Marie raised an eyebrow. "What are you suggesting?"
"I'm just thinking we could head to the vending machines and get some snacks, gosh!" Natasha said. "What were you thinking? Get those filthy thoughts out of your mind!"
"My mind is squeaky clean, unlike yours," Marie said, crossing her arms.
"You're right, you're right," Natasha said. "Can you pay for the snacks, though? I'm a little short on cash."
"No problem," Marie said.
Marie and Natasha walked over to the bench where Talia and Ruth were sitting.
"Hey, we're about to head over to the vending machines, do either of you two want anything?" Natasha said.
"No, thank you," Talia said.
"Could you get me some mint gum?" Ruth said.
"Nothing for Talia, mint gum for Ruth, got it!" Natasha said, giving a thumbs up.
Marie set her backpack down next to bench. "Keep an eye on that for me while we're gone, please," She said.
"We can do that," Ruth said.
"Thanks," Marie said.
Marie and Natasha walked off, leaving Talia and Ruth alone together. There were other people, of course, other visitors to the park scattered around them, but none of them payed the two of them any mind, so they were, effectively, alone.
Ruth breathed a relaxed sigh as she leaned back in the bench, reclining. "You know, Talia," She said, "I've had a really good time today, so far. You're a really interesting person, it was nice getting to know you."
"I feel the same way," Talia said. "I'm glad I came out today."
"Did you mean it?" Ruth asked.
"Mean what?"
"Earlier, when you said you thought I was really pretty," Ruth answered. "Did you mean it? Do you really think that?"
Talia paused before she answered. "Yes, I did mean it. It really was the first thing I thought when I saw you." She said. "I thought you didn't like me saying that. That it was awkward."
"Well, it was a little awkward at first, yeah," Ruth said, "But thinking back on it, I'm more flattered than anything else. And I wanted to make sure if you really meant it or not."
"Well, I'm glad you're flattered, then," Talia said.
"I think you're really pretty, too," Ruth said.
Talia felt heat rising to her race. "You... You do?"
"Yeah," Ruth said. "That's not too weird, is it? To call each other pretty when we've only just met?"
"I don't there's anything wrong with that," Talia said. "Just finding another person attractive aesthetically. Just taking a look at someone and thinking they look nice. It's not a big deal, nothing major behind it."
"Just... Aesthetically? Oh." Ruth frowned. "I guess so."
"You sound disappointed," Talia said.
Ruth didn't say anything.
Talia glanced over to Marie's backpack. "Oh, would you look at that," She said. "Marie left her wallet here. She can't buy snacks without it. I'll run and give it to her." She pulled the wallet out of the unzipped side pocket, and ran off. Now, Ruth was alone.
Wow, I really messed that one up, didn't I? Ruth thought to herself.
She was pulled from her thoughts, however, when she heard noises. Noises, coming from Marie's backpack. It sounded like... Tiny voices calling Marie's name? She scooted over and debated whether or not to invade Marie's privacy, but figured she would probably never find out, anyway. As long as Ruth was quick about it. She unzipped the backpack, and saw... Stuffed penguins? She was about to zip it back up, when one of them spoke.
"You're not Marie!"
Ruth almost fainted right there on the spot.
"W-What the heck?" She said, shocked.
"Calm down," The other penguin said. "My name is Costa, and she's my sister, Onda. Could you take us to Marie, please? Something really dangerous is about to happen, and she knows how to handle it."
"What's going on?" Ruth said. "What's about to happen? Am... Am I in danger? Is Talia in danger? Are Marie and Natasha in danger?"
"You might be!" Onda said.
"Onda, don't say that!" Costa said. "Just get us to Marie and run away as far as you can. You'll be safe, we promise!"
"But what about my friends?" Ruth said. "If they're in danger, I can't leave without them!"
"You have to trust us!" Costa said.
"Marie's really strong!" Onda said. "She'll know what to do."
"O-Okay," Ruth picked up the backpack, and as she looked up, noticed two strange women, a taller, skinnier one and a shorter, chubbier one, their arms linked.
"This looks like a good place, Scylla," The shorter one said. "Lots and lots of people. Plenty of energy to be harvested for Abyss!"
"Yes, Charybdis," The taller one, Scylla, said. "You've picked an excellent place. Now, you know what to do, don't you?"
Charybdis held out her hand, and a small vial containing a dark, opaque liquid appeared in it. She uncorked the vial and waved her other hand over it, and a few drops of the liquid floated out of the vial and swirled around her hand.
"Run, now!" Onda said.
"And don't look back!" Costa said.
Ruth started running, in the direction Marie, Natasha and Talia had went, toward the vending machines.
"Hold on, Charybdis," Scylla said. "That girl. She has the penguins, I could see them."
"We gotta go after her, then!" Charybdis said.
"There, that bench," Scylla pointed, "Use that as the base for your Hadalis."
"Okay," Charybdis said. "Rise from the depths... Hadalis!" She pointed her fingers at the bench, and the drops flew toward it, transforming the bench into a monstrous Hadalis when they made contact. All around, visitors to the park collapsed suddenly, the Hadalis sapping their life energy. Ruth, however, at that point, was a safe enough distance away- But still close enough to look back and see it all happening. She was horrified.
"What's happening? I don't understand any of this!" Ruth cried.
"I told you not to look back!" Costa said.
"Hadalis, go get her!" Charybdis bellowed.
The Hadalis began to chase after her. Ruth began running as fast as she could. She had to get to Marie, like the penguins had told her. Then, everything would be alright.
She finally ran into the group, on their way back. She fell to her knees, out of breath, as she held out the backpack to Marie.
"Are you alright, Ruth?" Talia asked.
"You were really in a hurry," Natasha said. "You really wanted this gum, huh?"
Onda and Costa flew out of the backpack.
"Marie! We've got trouble!" Onda said.
The penguins pointed back, to the Hadalis closing in on the group.
"Oh, no," Marie said. "Ruth, get behind us."
The three of them stepped in front of Ruth, forming a protective barrier.
"Wait, we're supposed to be keeping our identities a secret, right?" Talia said. "Is it really okay if we transform right in front of Ruth?"
"If you have to, yes," Costa said.
"Secret identities? Transform?" Ruth said. "Can someone please explain to me what's going on?"
"You're about to find out," Natasha said.
"Ready, girls?" Marie said.
Natasha and Talia nodded.
"Pretty Cure, Tidal Power!"
"The defender of the sea with an ocean of bravery... Making a splash, Cure Coral!"
"The defender of the sea with an ocean of strength... Making waves, Cure Storm!"
"The defender of the sea with an ocean of confidence... Diving in, Cure Pearl!"
"What... What the heck?" Ruth said, in disbelief.
Scylla and Charybdis had caught up with them, along with the Hadalis.
Scylla spoke first. "Pretty Cure. Charybdis and I have heard so much about you from Karkinos and Siren," She said.
"But now me and Scylla are gonna crush you!" Charybdis said.
"Yeah, sure. I bet you couldn't even crush a paper cup!" Storm said.
"Hadalis, destroy them!" Charybdis commanded.
Coral and Storm leaped into action. Pearl paused for a second, looking back toward Ruth. "Stay here, okay?" She said.
Ruth nodded. "Okay."
Pearl smiled, and followed the other Cures.
Coral and Storm latched onto the legs of the Hadalis, locking it in place. Pearl leaped in, kicking the Hadalis hard in the face. Coral and Storm punched its legs, tripping it.
"Wow, they're strong!" Ruth remarked.
"Oh, we'll see." Scylla said.
Before any of them could finish it off, the Hadalis quickly managed to get back up.
"How did it get up so quickly?" Pearl said.
"Maybe because the two of them are together," Coral said. "The Hadalis they make could be slightly stronger."
"We'll just have to keep hitting it!" Storm said.
The three of them dashed forward, each of them giving it punch after punch, again knocking it over, but it still got up faster than anyone could finish it off. They tried again. They joined hands, leaping up into the sky and landing directly on top of the Hadalis. Even leaving a small crater, the Hadalis still got up quickly.
"Aww, come on, I felt great about that one," Storm said.
"Are you ready for this?" Charybdis said, grinning.
Before the Cures could react, the Hadalis itself suddenly jumped high into the air. As it landed, it created a harsh tremor that sent the Cures high off the ground, before slamming them back down again, hard.
"No!" Ruth screamed in horror.
"I just got a great idea, Scylla!" Charybdis said. "What if, before we kill the Pretty Cure, we make them watch us kill their friend, first?"
Scylla smiled. "That is an excellent idea."
"Hadalis, crush that girl!" Charybdis yelled.
The Hadalis began heading for Ruth. The Cures, hurt badly, struggled to get up. The three of them turned to Ruth.
"Run," Coral said.
"Don't worry about us," Storm said.
"Save yourself," Pearl said.
"No," Ruth said. "I already said I wouldn't run away by myself. If my friends are in danger, I can't leave them behind! I have to protect my friends!"
A bright light shined. The Cures all suddenly felt filled with strength.
"No," Scylla said, her face turning into a scowl.
"What's going on?" Charybdis said.
Ruth was surrounded by light. She looked down into her hands, and found she was now holding a locket, like the ones Coral, Storm and Pearl all had, but this one was green. "How did I get this?"
"We did it, we found the final Pretty Cure..." Costa said.
"You've got a Soak Locket, Ruth!" Onda said. "Put it on!"
"Once you've done that, say the words 'Pretty Cure, Tidal Power', got it?"
Ruth put the locket on. "I'll try it!"
"Pretty Cure, Tidal Power!"
Waves of light came out of the Soak Locket and surrounded Ruth. She was underwater, surrounded by green and teal bubbles. Colonies of bubbles began to form around her, starting with her sweater and shirt. When the bubbles popped, she was now wearing a light green shirt with a darker green sailor collar with short ties in the front. A few more bubbles appeared, and a teal starfish brooch appeared on her chest.
The bubbles moved down to her skirt. When they popped, they revealed a green wrap skirt with a scale pattern, made of shiny fabric, almost as if the skirt were actually covered in scales. The hems of the skirt were lined with sheer teal fabric, while underneath the skirt, she wore light green bike shorts.
The bubbles finally moved to her shoes, and when they popped, she now wore sandals, with green soles and teal straps. She raised her hands above her head, and on her wrists, fine pearl bracelets appeared. She brought her hands down on top of her head, and her brown hair turned green and grew much longer. Still in its side ponytail, it was tied with a green bow with a teal seashell clip in the center.
The transformation was complete. The new Precure smiled. "The defender of the sea with an ocean of intelligence..." She posed, with her feet wide apart and one hand stretched high out above her. "Swimming in, Cure Kelp!"
The light faded. Ruth, now Cure Kelp, looked down at herself. "This is really strange... But I like it!"
Coral, Storm and Pearl all looked at each other, grinning.
"Okay, so, how do I do this?" Kelp jumped up into the air, shocked a bit at how high she found she could jump. "Like... This?" She punched the Hadalis straight between the eyes, knocking it back a few feet.
"Oh, wow," Kelp said. "I did that?"
"Kelp!" Coral called. "Follow us!"
"Okay!" Kelp called back.
Coral gave the Hadalis an uppercut, with Storm coming down on top with a downward kick. The two of them began punching the Hadalis over and over, and it was distracted, trying to knock them off.
Pearl came over to Kelp. "I'll take the right side, and you take the left. As Coral and Storm are distracting it, we can come in with punches on either side."
"Sandwich it between us?" Kelp said. "We can do it!"
Kelp dashed do the left side of the Hadalis, as Pearl told her to. Pearl took the right side, and on the count of three, the two of them launched themselves toward the Hadalis, fists on either side, just as Coral and Storm had jumped up into the air and brought hard kicks down on top of it.
The Hadalis was on the ground. Storm and Pearl latched onto its legs, while Coral took hold of one of its arms. It fought and struggled as hard as it could, but finally, with the combined strength of three Cures holding it down, it was successfully pinned to the ground.
"Now's your chance, Kelp!" Coral called. "Finish it off, before it breaks free!"
Kelp nodded.
"Pretty Cure..." Kelp knelt down on the ground and held her hands over it. A tiny sprout of seaweed began to grow out of the ground. She rose to stand as the sprout grew, until it was as tall and she was, and it began to circle around her like a vine. "...Kelp Dance!" She thrust her hands forward, and the seaweed lashed out like a whip, toward the Hadalis, wrapping around it and constricting it. The Hadalis was cleansed and turn back into an ordinary bench. A bright light shined, and when it faded, all the damage done during the battle disappeared, as if nothing had happened. All the visitors to the park woke up, unaware of what had just happened.
Scylla and Charybdis said nothing, but they looked very angry. They formed a bubble around themselves, and when it popped, they were gone.
The Cures all also formed bubbles around themselves, back to their ordinary selves when they popped.
"One, two, three, four!" Onda said. "We did it! We found all the legendary warriors!"
"A lot faster than I thought we would, too," Costa said.
"Ruth, you did great," Marie said.
"Yeah, you were totally awesome!" Natasha said.
"Really?" Ruth said. "I was mostly just following what you all told me to."
"You were amazing, Ruth," Talia said, smiling.
Ruth smiled back. "Thanks."
"Oh, hey, Ruth, by the way, before I forget," Natasha said, "Here's your gum." She pulled the packet of gum out of the pocket of her jacket, and handed it to Ruth.
"Oh, um, could I have a piece?" Talia asked.
Ruth opened the packet, and pulled out a piece, handing it to Talia. "Here," She said.
"Thank you," Talia said.
Natasha leaned over to Marie, a smirk on her face. "So? Lovebirds?"
Marie laughed. "It's just gum, Nat!"
ED: Ride~The~Waves
ON THE NEXT EPISODE:
Ruth: So, what is it that we're fighting for, exactly?
Talia: I want to know, too. You've only given us a vague explanation and told us you'd explain more later.
Costa: Hmm... Yes, with the team complete now, I think it's time we told you.
Natasha: Wait, so there's actually more to it than just fighting weird monsters before they destroy the world?
Marie: Nat, I thought that would be obvious!
Natasha: It was simple and easy to understand. Now it's gonna be all complicated. Who wants to deal with all that "backstory" stuff? Not me!
Onda: Come on, everyone! Me and Costa will tell you a story!
Marie: Next time on Pretty Cure Ocean Splash: The Tale of the Kingdom of Waves! Let the waves rush over you!
