Galaxy: Oof. I need more coffee to get through this. Better get to it cause this one's gonna be a humdinger. (yanks down the disclaimers)

Disclaimers: I don't own Pretty Cure as it belongs to Toei.

~ Zodiac Warrior ~

Tsukasa was resting at Airi's house, her breathing shallow and steady as the others watched her.

Vulpeculos took his stethoscope off and looked at the group. "She's fine for now. I don't know what will happen if she tries to fight again. It might be worse, it might be better. Either way, she might lose the battle."

Airi's eyes shone with tears before she shook her head. "No! This can't happen! It won't happen! I can't lose someone important to me again!"

Lepus looked at Harumi. "Harumi-san, you are the Cure of Tranquility. Maybe your powers could help."

Harumi looked at the silver-haired girl and nodded, pulling out her Zodiac Wand. "Are there any special words I need to say first?"

Orion looked at her. "Just call upon the power of your Zodiac Crystal."

Harumi nodded and took a breath. "O Aquarius, heal our ally!" She touched the mark with the star tip, and a slight glow appeared before it faded.

"Did it work?" Kaoru asked.

Lepus checked and saw the mark was still there. "No good. It's still on her."

Harumi blinked sadly. "Now what do we do?"

Everyone was silent, as they didn't know what to do.

(Cue theme: 3-2-1! Zodiac Warrior Pretty Cure)

3, 2, 1, let's blast off!

Let's-la-soar into the sky!

Straight into the cosmos

Zodiac Warrior Pretty Cure!

When you look at the stars,

What do you see?

Will there be a sign of hope

Or a sign of despair?

Even if we're stuck within a pinch

(Stuck within a pinch)

Keep your hope alive!

It's time to go go go!

Fire your ignition!

Race up to the stars!

Grant us the strength of the constellations!

With our hearts burning

We will fight on!

All of our hopes are one!

(Go-go-go!)

3, 2, 1, let's blast off!

Let's-la-soar into the sky!

Straight into the cosmos

Zodiac Warrior Pretty Cure!

Chapter 5: Bullhorn Pinch! Tsukasa's Last Battle?

Within the Black Hole Corps, the three generals were thinking over their failures.

Lupus groaned loudly and kicked a bucket. "Those damn Pretty Cures!"

Lacerta looked at him and shrugged. "It's not a complete loss. Remember the mark you placed on Taurus with some of mine and Hydra's poison?"

Lupus blinked slightly before chuckling lightly. "Oh yeah. That was a neat little trick we did together."

"And the effects have already started." A young man spoke up as he walked over to them, his hair a dangerous shade of poisonous magenta along with his clothing, which was similar to a scientist, even carrying a book with him. He pushed his glasses up his nose, showing a pair of dark magenta eyes underneath the reflective imagery as he continued. "The three main Cures have been gathered. As such, the poison has been subtly working on breaking her hope first, and then her body would be affected, starting with a burst of pain as the first round, and then it will slowly affect her willpower. After that, her body starts to disintegrate, leaving her to fade away." He closed his book and looked up to see three sets of widened eyes.

Cetus shivered slightly. "Now that's a creepy description."

Hydra adjusted his glasses. "Yes, well, in order to keep her down, we will have to keep Taurus from changing." He looked at his purple-clad ally. "Cetus, I look to you to make sure it's a success."

The burly man got up and pumped his fists. "Alright! I'll get rid of all of them in one fell swoop this time!" He teleported away quickly.

Back in Ryuuseizaka, Airi was pacing around, thinking about how she could help. "Ugh! what else is there that can help?!"

Kaoru thought it over and got an idea. "Oh yeah!" She pulled out a white crystal that looked like it had a dove in it. "I did a little magic back in my elementary school years. Maybe a little assistance from my favorite constellation could help." She pulled out her Zodiac Wand and chanted, "O Columba, we need your aid. Heal Tsukasa and rid her of the poison!" She cast the spell, the sparkles falling on the mark, but unfortunately not working. "AH JEEZ! I thought for sure...!"

Airi wasn't listening, shaking slightly as she flashed back to hearing about her mother's cancer when she was ten.

A ten-year-old Airi was looking on as her mother went through a series of tests, fighting back tears as she remembered what she had been told, and she kept her hope up that Mako would survive.

Airi gripped her fists so tightly that blood started coming out of her palms from her nails digging so deep in. "I... I..."

Vulpeculos looked over and saw Airi getting angry, so he got up and went to her, hugging her from behind.

The brunette whimpered slightly in surprise, a red tinge appearing on her face.

He sighed softly. "I know how it feels. I thought it was over when I saw the kingdom fall, but with the others by my side, I'll never be alone. Never."

Airi blinked slightly, a small tear working its way out of her eyes as the Taurus Crystal within Tsukasa's pocket turned slightly brighter and gained a small twinkle.

Lepus's odangos gave a slight twitch as she sensed the spark of hope. "Ah! I think that helped!"

Everyone looked over at her as she grabbed the Taurus Crystal and showed it to them.

Harumi gasped in realization. "I see! Our feelings are tied to our hope!"

Kaoru nodded and smiled. "And if that helped a little, maybe our feelings united could give us the advantage we need!"

Airi smiled happily. "Alright! Let's get Tsukasa's hope back!"

Everyone cheered in unison. "Yeah!"

Outside, Cetus was watching them, scoffing lightly before he teleported off to find a despairing soul.

Eye-catch: Airi, Harumi, Kaoru, Tsukasa, and Orion are seen spinning around as Lepus and Vulpeculos jump by their feet before the heroes change into their respective forms.

Cetus appeared downtown, wearing his bodybuilder clothing as his disguise. He got weird looks as he passed by the people, but he didn't pay any mind to them. He was used to the odd and frankly disturbing looks that people of other worlds gave him. He had been well-versed in traveling and other things.

Rounding a corner, he went into a cafe, walking up to the counter and smiling at the worker there. "Hello, ma'am. Can I get a peppermint latte?"

The worker smiled and chuckled lightly as she started working. "Awfully early for peppermint, ain't it? Christmas isn't until December."

He shrugged a little. "Whatever time of year it is, it's my favorite flavor."

She nodded and passed him his latte, totaling up the cost. "300 Yen, please."

He passed her a few 100 Yen coins and set them on the counter. "Please, keep the change."

She smiled brightly at him. "Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day, sir!"

He nodded with a friendly smile and walked out, holding his latte in one hand and observing her through a card in the other hand and noticing her Crystal Star was slightly dim. "Maybe later..." He walked out, calm and content as he sipped his latte.

Meanwhile, the heroes were gathered around Tsukasa, their hands over the mark on her shoulder as they projected their feelings to her.

Airi still had tears in her eyes. "Tsukasa..."

Harumi and Kaoru had cool expressions. "Tsukasa-kun..." "Hang in there, Tsukasa..."

Lepus and Vulpeculos had their hands over the mark as they focused hard, emitting their feelings.

Orion held Tsukasa's hand in his unoccupied hand as he whispered her true name: "Andromeda-sama..."

Tsukasa remained unconscious, her eyes fluttering slightly.

Back with Cetus, he had finished his latte and was patiently waiting in the alley nearby, watching the worker come out.

She sighed softly as she spoke under her breath. "Why...? Why can't my business be more fantastic...?"

He walked over to her. "If you need help making your business a success, you can always trust me." He held out a Kurohoshi card to her.

She looked at him and nodded. "I could use all the help I can get." She took the card in her hand and whimpered as her despair filled her star.

He smirked and punched one fist into his open hand. "Let your heart be filled with despair! Go, Kurohoshi!" He flung out his hand and a black aura surrounded the woman, pulling her Crystal Star out of her body and transforming it into a black coffee pot monster, red eyes opening below the black star which was now upside down. "KUROHOSHI!"

Lepus's odangos twitched again. "OH NO! A Kurohoshi in the shopping district!"

The girls looked at her in surprise. "What?!"

Orion looked at the humanized fairies. "Keep Andromeda-sama safe." He looked at the three Cures. "Let's transform and head out!"

The trio nodded and grabbed their Zodiac Wands.

"Zodiac Wand! Pretty Cure, Let's Blast Off!"

"The virgin's true heart! Cure Virgo!"

"The lion's pride! Cure Leo!"

"The water bearer's tranquility! Cure Aquarius!"

The four took off, Virgo and Aquarius carrying Leo and Orion as they headed to the shopping district.

Cetus watched as the Kurohoshi made chaos rain down and he chuckled. "This ought to keep those brats busy."

"Aquarius Freezing!" A beam of ice shot at the Kurohoshi and froze its leg as the quartet of heroes landed nearby.

Cetus smirked at the group. "Back again, huh? This time you ain't gonna win!" He looked at the Kurohoshi. "Get them!"

"KURO!" The Kurohoshi broke the ice and kicked at them, but they jumped out of the way quickly, Virgo and Orion trying to kick it, but getting knocked back.

"Double Pretty Cure Punch!" Leo and Aquarius flew at it, punching it hard in the chest, but getting swatted away like flies.

Cetus laughed as he watched the group fight and fail. "Man, and I thought the Princess was pathetic when I fought her. You guys are way worse!"

Orion stopped and glared at Cetus. "What the hell did you say about Princess Andromeda?!" He flew at the burly man, punching him as Cetus blocked the punches.

"You heard me, soldier boy." He smirked and kept blocking the punches. "The princess is weak! Always has been, always will be! Heck, she can't even do squat without her pals to help her!"

The girls screamed as they were knocked to the ground with Orion getting tossed after them and the four laid there, scraped and bruised as Cetus floated down to their level. "It's pointless to fight to save her."

Virgo grunted as she gripped her fist tightly. "That's... not true." She slowly stood up, holding her arm in pain and glaring at Cetus. "Tsukasa... is the bravest... most caring girl I could have met."

Leo got up, smirking lightly. "She gave me a chance to prove myself and join the team, and heck, she even helped Harumikan stay safe until she became a Cure."

Aquarius struggled to get to her feet. "We all support each other in our own ways... from showing our care... to giving hope back in return."

Orion shakily got up with them. "Even when she saw the Kingdom fall... she had hope that she could restore it."

"That's why..." Airi began. "That's why we believe in Tsukasa. No... that's why we believe in, and will always have hope in..."

"Princess Andromeda!" The four heroes finished in unison.

Back at Airi's place, the mark glew with a bright light, surprising Lepus and Vulpeculos as they shielded their eyes.

Tsukasa's eyes snapped open before she took off in a bright purple light, landing in front of the group with a different look, her hair now a silvery white akin to Lepus's hair, and her clothing was now a royal white gown with a pair of golden heels and a small crown adorning her hair. A pair of white wings were spread out behind her as she held a staff in her hand with lunar styled decorations.

Everyone was in awe, even Orion, who knew what her true looks were, but never got truly used to seeing her beauty.

Tsukasa smiled serenely as she closed her eyes. "Thank you, guys. I've regained my strength because of your faith and hope." She looked at Cetus and his Kurohoshi in determination as she stepped forward. "Now it's time to repay you all."

The Taurus Crystal floated out, now returned to its normal bright color before it shone brightly and changed into a Zodiac Wand, the shaft colors purple and silver and the star a similar color.

Tsukasa grabbed the wand and took a stance, glaring down the villains bravely.

(Cue Color Charge Instrumental)

In a purple void, the Taurus Zodiac Wand spun around until Tsukasa grabbed it, donning a lavender gown. "Zodiac Wand!" She drew a diamond that glew before she posed. "Pretty Cure, Let's Blast Off!"

She held the wand up as it shot a firework off that exploded into the shape of her Zodiac formation in the stars before she burst through it, flying through the area and looking at the camera, feathers flying around her arms and causing short fingerless gloves to appear with sleeves, before she twirled around and feathers wrapped around her legs, forming her shoes and socks.

She blinked and clapped twice before spinning as a strapless dress formed on her body, the bottom half being poofy and having an ombred layer on the right side as her top had ruffles in the silver and purple style.

She broke through one star after another as she gained a lavender flower necklace, a pair of wings on her dress top, and she tapped her lips, causing them and to be glossed and her hair to grow longer and get tied up into two pigtails, the color changing to silver with a purple ombre as a star with Taurus's symbol appeared on the wings and two pointed odangos popped up on her head like bull horns.

The purple void changed to a void with stars as she twirled around, grabbing a similar crown to Virgo's but gold and placing it on her head before she did a back arch, looking as graceful as a goddess. The Zodiac Wand landed in a sparkly bag by her left side as she landed with one foot flat on the ground and the other on tiptoe beside it.

"The bull's courage! Cure Taurus!" Cure Taurus moved her hands, purple sparkles flying from them as she posed Magiranger style.

(End Instrumental)

"She transformed!" Aquarius smiled brightly.

"Cure Taurus!" Leo smiled as well.

Virgo's eyes gained twinkles. "Sparkle-tastic!"

Orion smiled as he watched his princess. "Taurus..."

Taurus moved her foot slowly. "My willpower and strength..." She stomped on the ground, kicking up dust around her. "... can't be stopped." She knelt down and launched herself forward, slamming into the Kurohoshi with massive force, enough to send it flying back and crash through a tree and a wall before slamming into a building.

The group watched in awe. "So strong!"

Cetus grunted. "Damnit... DAMN YOU!" He flew at Taurus, going for a punch.

She caught his movement with one eye and blocked it with her hand, gripping his fist before she swung him around. "HAAAAAAAAH!" She launched him into the air, jumping after him and flipping in midair before she dropped an axe kick down. "HA!" She sent Cetus flying to the ground and landed a few feet away.

"KURO!" The Kurohoshi launched itself at her, causing her to turn in surprise from being off guard, but it was knocked back by the other four heroes.

"Taurus!" The group called in unison.

Taurus smiled softly as she watched them before she nodded in determination. "Yeah."

Her star shone brightly as a lilac energy ball appeared. "Pretty Cure!" The ball took the shape of a bull as she made a finger gun with her hands. "Taurus Power Shoot!" She fired off the shot, the recoil making her arms fly up as her attack ran at the Kurohoshi, slamming into it and enveloping it in a violet light.

"Beautiful..." The Kurohoshi moaned with a calm expression on its face before exploding in a poof of lavender smoke, the purified star returning to the woman as the damage was cleared up in a soft light.

Cetus watched them before grunting as he teleported away.

The group landed by Taurus as all five changed back.

Lepus and Vulpeculos flew over in their fairy forms, hugging Tsukasa's cheeks. "Alright! The princess is back in action!" "All the Cures are together!"

Tsukasa smiled as she let them hug her.

Airi was excited. "By the stars, this is a grand moment!"

Kaoru nodded and smiled. "Yep. All five of us working together as heroes, and our powers are gonna continue growing for sure."

Harumi blinked and lost her smile as she started to think. "Although... we don't really know much about the master of this group. All we know is his name." She turned to Orion. "Do you know much at all about Eclipse?"

He looked at her. "Only that he showed up a week before the four of us escaped to this world. But he did make a threat to the kingdom four years ago when I was just a new recruit."

The girls looked at each other with curious expressions.

(Cue end theme: Go Zodiacs! Let's Pretty Cure!)

Preview:

Airi: How did the Kingdom fall?

Tsukasa: Eclipse attacked it with his loyal generals.

Orion: Not even they know who he is.

Lepus: We can't worry about that now!

Vulpeculos: Eclipse is here with Hydra and they just summoned a Kurohoshi!

Everyone: EH?!

Zodiac Warrior Pretty Cure! Everyone together! We are Pretty Cure! By the stars, this will be epic!

A team unison...

Airi: Kamen Rider? Sentai?

Galaxy sized trouble...

Gentaro: This isn't good!

The ultimate galactic battle...

Lucky: Let's go!

Fight! Kamen Rider Fourze!

Gentaro: Uchuu KITAA!

Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger!

Lucky: Let's test your luck!

Zodiac Senshi Pretty Cure!

Airi: We're all saviors of Earth's hope!

Super Hero All-Stars! Space's Ultimate Friendship Hope!

Lucky: Everyone gathered together!

~ Zodiac Warriors ~

Galaxy: Bingo, baby! Second movie preview and fifth chapter done! Although, I wonder how I should do this. Maybe a solo story for each team before they unite for the big battle and give a couple of them special forms or give the special forms to the Cures since the other teams already have special forms... well, some of them, at least. What do you guys think? Lemme know in the comments!