"What do you mean you didn't get to tell her?!" Rani cried frantically as Kiriko sprawled out onto her bed.
Kiriko let go of an enormous sigh and closed her eyes as she said," Exactly that. I was at work and I couldn't just tell her that she could be some magical girl who's gonna wear a frilly dress and save the world." Kiriko explained, appearing to be rather irritated with both the fairies and herself," And well...I panicked. I never even thought about what I was going to tell her when I found her. Plus, I'm not even sure if I've got the right girl, no there's not much harm done right?"
"Kiriko, you said that you felt magic just like yours from her right?" Rani questioned patiently, receiving an awkward nod from Kiriko,"If what you felt from her was strong enough for you to believe her magic was like yours, then there's no mistake, it has to be her!"
Kiriko retrieved one of her pillows from the foot of her bed and buried her face into it, muffling her voice as she said," Now I feel a whole lot worse."
"But, you said you think you've seen her before right?" Nova pointed out," Chances are, she might've even go to school!"
Kiriko sat upright and tried to think about if she really had seen the girl at school. One thing was for sure about the girl, she was unique in appearance. The girl's hair was long and red, she was average height but probably shorter than Kiriko, maybe about five feet four inches. Her skin was also quite pale and she had very green eyes. Truthfully, Kiriko hadn't met many people with an appearance quite like hers, but it was possible that Kiriko was mistaking the girl for someone else.
"Did you at least get a good look at her before she left?" Rani asked expectantly. Kiriko nodded as she tried to think.
"Are there even any red-heads at my school?" Kiriko questioned aloud," Well, Norika's a bleach-blonde, Shina on student council has light brown hair, who else is there really...?"
"Kiriko, that can't be all the friends you have..." Nova commented with a slight cringe.
"Well, those are the only friends I have that are girls and even then I feel like calling them friends is pushing the envelope." Kiriko responded," Maybe I'll just ask one of those two at school and see if they know her."
Kiriko then laid on her bed, staring up at her ceiling with a blank look in her eye, her mind worlds away. Even if she couldn't identify the girl, she had finally just met her new teammate. The girl did seem like an average high-school student, but it was to tell what personality was really like since she was just with her mom. If she was hanging out with a group of friends, maybe it would've been easier to determine what her personality was really like without Kiriko having to find out for herself.
Suddenly, a realization had dawned onto Kiriko as her eyes widened. She didn't make any mistake, she the girl weeks before with a group of friends. It was the day when Kiriko went to the library where she saw the girl with her friends waiting around at library.
"The girl goes to my school!" Kiriko exclaimed," She was at the library the day I met you guys. I think she's in first-year, but I'm sure she goes to the same school as me. But, how am I supposed to tell her this, I don't exactly know her and well...I'm kinda nervous about how she'll respond."
Rampant thoughts of the girl dismissing her request or laughing at her and spreading rumors about how vice-president Kiriko was claiming to be a magical girl started to run through her mind. All of a sudden, Kiriko felt her heart begin to race and she felt herself grow anxious.
"I don't think this will be very easy." Kiriko declared nervously," But...maybe I'll plan the rest of this out later so I don't overthink things. For now I'll focus on finding out the girl's name instead."
"A girl with long red hair?" Shina, Kiriko's fellow student member, repeated. Shina was drinking cucumber water from her water bottle as she tried to think, but it appeared that she already had an idea of who Kiriko was talking about.
"You mean Asuna?" Shina asked as she took a few more sips of her water.
"Asuna?" Kiriko repeated.
"Yeah, she's one of the first years. She seems to be fairly popular, a few guys in my class are friends with her but yeah I think that's probably who you're talking about." Shina answered nonchalantly," Why do you ask?"
"Oh, well Asuna left something at the cafe the other day and I wanted to return it to her." Kiriko explained curtly," I recognized her from school but just didn't know her name."
"Ah, I see. Well she'll probably be hanging out in the court yard like the rest of the first years usually do during lunch so you could probably give it to her then." Shina suggested," But you know, it'd probably be easier for you to just-"
A group of first-years walked past the two of them and Kiriko spotted Asuna in the crowd. Kiriko took this chance and started to follow after them quickly.
"You can tell me later ok?" Kiriko said to Shina before she left.
"-Give it to her brother." Shina finished, her eyes narrowed as she watched Kiriko run after the first years.
"It's quite early to be going to the court yard, I wonder if they have some kinda private obligations they have to attend." Kiriko theorized as she followed after them quickly,"
Sometimes, popular kids live two separate lives, so it's highly possible Asuna and her group are just-"
Kiriko noticed Asuna's group taking a seat underneath a nearby tree and so she quickly hid behind a bicycle rack to continue her investigating. The group seemed just as lively as they did on the day Kiriko found them in the library. They were chatting amongst themselves, asking each other about how their weekends went while Kiriko continued to survey them.
"What am I thinking? They just wanted to hang outside since they all got here early and it's a nice day out." Kiriko said to herself quietly," They all must have known each for a while now, maybe even before high-school, since they all seem so close. "
Kiriko watched the group, feeling almost jealous as she narrowed in on Asuna, who was talking to two of her classmates about the cafe she went to during her weekend. Kiriko then remembered that she needed to devise some kind of strategy to get Asuna on her team.
"This whole Pretty Cure business might not interest her, so I guess I need to highlight the best things about it in order to get her on board." Kiriko said to herself as she turned her back on the group, still behind the bicycle rack," Hm...what's so good about being a Pretty Cure anyways?"
"Well, you get to wear cute clothes!" Nova pointed out as she popped out of Kiriko's bag," And, you get access to your own magical powers! As a normal human girl, what more could you want?"
"Didn't I say that you absolutely couldn't do that?" Kiriko said as she tried to keep her bag hidden," Rani was right, you are reckless! And not to mention a tad defiant if you ask me."
"I wouldn't agree with you even if I knew what that meant." Nova responded brashly," Anyways, I think you're on the right track about telling her about the fun parts of being a Pretty Cure, that way you can distract her from all the not so fun parts."
Kiriko then thought about the not so fun parts that came with being a Pretty Cure. There was all the monsters she constantly had to fight against, the flaking out on work and other obligations whenever Asperity showed up, and a few other things that Kiriko didn't even want to think about. All of a sudden, the idea of telling Asuna made her feel uneasy as she thought about how different the two of them were.
"I'm busy to a fault, and I'm not that great at making friends so obviously I'm not normal. So for me to have been chosen as a Pretty Cure, despite already living a busy life, it feels like not much has changed. It hadn't impacted me as much as I expected it too." Kiriko thought to herself.
She then turned around and kneeled against the bike rack and continued to study Asuna, slowly feeling regret in the actions she had yet to take.
"Her normal, carefree life is just going to come to an end because of me." Kiriko stated quietly," Soon enough, she'll be fighting a bunch of monsters and won't be able to live as she always does."
"But Kiriko, it's not like she's going to be all alone in her battles against Asperity!" Nova reminded her, only to be shushed by Kiriko so she spoke in a quieter voice," She'll have you by her side."
"Yeah, you're right." Kiriko answered, taking another glance at Asuna," And I mean, just like me, she had to have been chosen for some reason right? Who knows, maybe her powers are even stronger than mine!"
"Did you guys hear that Yutaro had to stay back after class yesterday? I think it had to do with him skipping study break on Friday." One of Asuna's friends stated.
"Geez Yutaro's got some rotten luck, considering he wasn't the only one who skipped class that day..." One of the girl's commented, with her gaze turning to Asuna.
" Hey, it's not like I'm the one who told him to tag along..." Asuna reasoned with a shrug," He came on his own. You guys should've came too though."
"I think she'll need some...fine-tuning before she joins the team." Kiriko remarked, appearing quite unimpressed with her eyes narrowed at Asuna.
"Kiriko, if you don't really like her you can just say it..." Nova said sheepishly.
As the group started to gather their things to head to class, Kiriko started to question just how she would be able to get Asuna alone to tell her about the Pretty Cure. It seemed like quite the task as Asuna was almost never seen without her friends and telling Asuna in front of her friends was definitely not an option. Kiriko could just picture it now; She'd walked straight up to Asuna, tell she's been chosen to fight against an evil forces from another world and get laughed at by Asuna and her friends. Just the thought of it made Kiriko shudder as she stood up from her hiding spot.
"Hey Asuna, are you still going to the library with us after school today?" One of the girls asked as they started to walk to class.
"Yeah, I've got some assignments I gotta finish before tomorrow and I focus better there." Asuna answered.
"So she'll be at the school's library..." Kiriko noted as she watched the group of first-years walk to class," But even at the library, I'll be stuck in the same situation I am now."
"I've got an idea!" Nova interjected," Show her your PlayPact."
"Why? When I'm not using it, it just looks like a regular compact mirror. That isn't going to convince Asuna she's a Pretty Cure." Kiriko responded flatly as she walked into the schools, making sure Nova wasn't seen from her bag.
"Not unless she opens it." Nova stated, taking out Kiriko's PlayPact from her bag," You can program it to tell Asuna all about being a Pretty Cure when she opens it."
"I can? Wait, but what about her friends?" Kiriko pointed out," Knowing Asuna, she might open in front of them and then all of a sudden, everyone of them knows about Asuna being a Pretty Cure."
"Then tell her to open it when she's alone." Nova replied,"Her friends won't know about it then plus, she'll probably take it more seriously out of their company."
"What do you mean by that?" Kiriko asked quietly, before she entered class. She decided to drop the topic and save it for later.
During the school day, Kiriko started to think about how exactly she was supposed to give Asuna her PlayPact. She thought of many ways, though most of them didn't seem to be the best method of action. Finally, she decided that she was going to place her PlayPact in a bag and tell Asuna she forgot it at the cafe. Next, she would leave quickly so Asuna wouldn't have the chance to return it to her until tomorrow.
While the plan seemed to be usable, there were some issues still evident in it. Going through with the plan meant that Kiriko would have to trust Asuna with her PlayPact and therefore leaving Kiriko unable to fight if Jack or Domino appeared. Kiriko started to wonder whether or not the risk to leave her PlayPact with Asuna was too great. Kiriko sighed as she took notes in class. All of this would've been easier if Asuna was already friends with her. It would've been nice if Asuna had been in third-year just like her, or even on the student council. Better yet, she could've been both. Then Kiriko imagined that she was in first-year with Asuna and was in her friend group. Kiriko seemed to favor that idea more than the others as she smiled to herself. Just then, Kiriko snapped back to her senses and felt somewhat embarrassed for thinking like that.
The school day had come to an end and just as Kiriko was about to leave the school to head to the library, she walked into Hayase.
"Kiriko, I haven't seen you since the cafe incident last week. Did something happen?" Hayase asked in concern.
"Oh yeah that's right, I had a family emergency and I had to leave immediately. I'm really sorry for that." Kiriko explained, feeling a bit guilty for lying to him.
"It's fine, next time tell me though ok?" Hayase requested, receiving a nod from Kiriko," I'll see you on Thursday ok?"
"I feel kinda bad now, I didn't really think about seeing Hayase and telling him, well lying to him about what happened. Come to think of it, I don't even remember paying for meal." Kiriko thought aloud before she realized what probably had happened," Hayase must've paid for me. Great, well I guess I'll just have to pay him back on Thursday. I don't really have time to waste right now!"
Asuna and her friends were assembled at the library, gathered around one of the library's larger tables to do their homework. For once, the group wasn't as loud as they usually were. Sure, some of the boys were still chatting away while the rest of the group worked, but this was likely the quietest they'd ever get. Most of the librarians at the library today took notice, and some were even surprised that the typically noisy group of first-years from the school down the road were actually working peacefully today. Asuna was working away on an assignment, tuning out her louder friends and looked through her notes carefully. Nobody else seemed to notice how hard Asuna was working today except for her best friend, Misa.
"I don't think I've seen you do this much schoolwork in like...ever." Misa remarked as she poked Asuna with her pen," Did you do bad on some test?"
Asuna then opened up her binder next to her and revealed her latest assignment's grade. The assignment had a forty percent written on it in red ink.
"That answer your question?" Asuna responded flatly," I just need to catch up on this past week's readings and notes and then, I should be good. And you know what? I think I wanna make a habit of this. Every Tuesday, I want to work on all my homework here in the library, free of distractions and bad energies so I can maintain my grades and stuff."
"And so you can keep doing whatever you want during the rest of the week right?" Misa asked.
"Exactly."
Asuna then took a pause from her work and looked around at her group of friends. Misa and her other best friend Amari were working on homework just like she was, except the two of them seemed less focused as Misa was doodling and Amari appeared to have been scrolling through an app on her phone rather than researching for her assignment. The other girls in the group, Momo and Tomoko, took a break from their homework and began to eat snacks and fix their makeup. All but two of the boys were just either talking to each other, or going through their phones though their notebooks and binders had been opened up and laying on the table.
Doing homework together like this was nice for a change. Considering most of the time the group did nothing but slack off in class and in each other's company, it was almost refreshing for Asuna to see her friends actually tend to their studies.
"Every weekend and everyday is pretty much the same for us." Asuna thought to herself," We'll hang out before and after class, we go to all the same parties on the weekends, something we might spice things up and go to one of our houses to study. I guess I like doing these things but right now, it's just...it all feels the same. I need something to make things exciting again. "
Only then did Asuna realize that Misa was trying to get her attention as she kept whispering Asuna's name.
"Are you seeing these two right now?" Misa whispered as she pointed out Tomoko and Yutaro teasing each other. Misa raised her eyebrows and moments later, the rest of the group caught on to them, laughing at the pair while a few of them made hearts with their hands in front of them.
"Not the kinda excitement I was looking for..." Asuna said under her breath.
"Hey isn't that girl over there from our school?" Momo asked as she pointed out a girl with short dark blue hair casually looking through a book a few aisles away from them.
"Are you dumb? That's vice-president Kiriko!" Amari chided as she tried to get a better look at Kiriko.
Asuna looked closely at Kiriko reading the book in her hands. Asuna didn't know her all that well, but she was able to recognize her without Amari's statement. From what Asuna knew about her, Kiriko was a calm, mature student on student council who was usually seen either by herself or with other members of the council. Kiriko always seemed to a bit on the quieter side, but it made her seem more interesting that way. Even while simply holding a book in the library, Kiriko seemed to be much more compelling than the others around her. Kiriko seemed neutral in expression, she always did and somehow, it never failed to bother Asuna but at the same time, it made Asuna curious about her too.
"Could I be what they call, one of the lucky ones?" Domino asked aloud to no one in particular as he sat on a low brick fence near the library. He thought about how his last meeting with Lilith went and smiled to himself.
"Domino, exactly why did you fail me just like Jack did? I expected much better from you. Don't you know I rely on you more than anybody else here?" Lilith asked in distress as she looked Domino straight in the eyes.
"Oh really? Then how come I was the one to go first? Wouldn't that mean you trust me more than him?" Jack called out from the other side of the room.
"Trusted. I trusted you, as in past tense, as in no more."Lilith declared in a deadpan voice." You let me down not once but twice in a row. And for that Jack, you suck."
"Gee thanks." Jack replied in a sarcastic voice.
"Relax Lili, I was only testing the strengths of my enemy. It was all for my analysis." Domino reassured her.
"Analysis?" Lilith repeated unsurely.
"Yes, what I did during my first encounter with Cure Dolly was to figure out what tactics would and wouldn't work on her. I had studied her attentively during that time." Domino explained, while Jack snickered on his side of the room," And, I have pinpointed her weaknesses and determined what needs to be done in order to end her for good."
"So, she'll be gone after your next encounter? And I won't have to send Bounce out to make up for your failures?" Lilith questioned, sounding oddly hopefully.
Domino smiled to her," There won't be any need for that."
"I can't believe she trusts me as much as she does." Domino remarked in a rather smug tone," Then again, maybe it's not that she trusts me very much but rather...she just doesn't trust Jack as much as she used to."
"Either way, I've been given another chance to end the Pretty Cure! This is an opportunity that I cannot waste under any circumstances!" Domino said to himself, moments before a little boy no older than ten appeared before him.
Domino stared at the boy intently and took out his vial from before.
"Is it me or does it look like vice-president Kiriko's walking over to our table?" Amari asked as she and the rest of the group took notice of Kiriko walking towards them.
One of the boys, Reo spoke up saying," I swear if she's coming over here to tell us to keep it down when we're not even at school I'll-"
"Will you shut up for once in your life?" Asuna yell-whispered as she watched Kiriko walk closer to them. Kiriko seemed far from her usual self right now. Instead of the reserved, calm girl that she always appeared to be, Kiriko was looking somewhat anxious as she inched closer to the group. It seemed weird, but it was enough to grab Asuna's attention.
Kiriko was in front of the group, holding a small, pale blue drawstring bag in her hands. She paid no mind to the rest of the group staring at her and directed her attention to only Asuna.
"No mistake about it. Even with all the stares I can feel burning into me and all this fear building up, I can still sense her magic as clear as ever. It feels so strong, could it be that she already knows about her powers?" Kiriko said in her head.
"So Little Miss Vice-pres, to what do we owe this visit?" Asuna asked audaciously, surprising the entirety of her group.
"Yo Asuna, you can't talk to her like that!" One of the boys scolded in a whisper, making Kiriko more uncomfortable.
"Well, you see, the other day it seemed that-" Kiriko stammered, just a few moments before the cry of a Defective was heard through the entire library. It's cry was louder than than the Defective's before it. It was so loud that everyone in the vicinity pressed their ears shut impulsively at the sound of it.
"I'll...never mind. We can pick this back up tomorrow after school ok?" Kiriko offered as she dashed out of the library.
"Asuna, you scared her away!" Reo jeered, with some of the other girls laughing in response.
"No, it wasn't me dipstick." Asuna responded, too quietly for the rest of the group to hear as she got up from her seat, debating on whether or not she should run after Kiriko," Did she know what made that sound?"
"So nice of you to join us Cure Dolly! Now the fun can really begin." Domino exclaimed as he stood atop his Defective, made from a record player.
"Exactly where did you find that thing?" Dolly questioned incredulously as she gawked at the Defective.
"What? I can't make Defectives out of my own possessions?" Domino asked in mock defense as he jumped off of the Defective so it could begin attacking Cure Dolly.
"That only raises more questions..." Cure Dolly said to herself as she ran towards the Defective at full speed.
Asuna ran as fast as she could, hoping she would be able to catch up to Kiriķo. Her friends had been calling after her when she left without a word. They were all shouting like 'Where are you going?' and 'What are you doing?' What was she doing? Asuna wasn't even sure herself but something was telling her, no, it was begging her, to follow after Kiriko.
It looked like Kiriko had something to do with the noise from before, so maybe there was more to Kiriko than meets the eye. When Kiriko heard that sound, Asuna noticed that Kiriko was much more alarmed than anyone else around.
Asuna was beginning to doubt her suspicions as she thought more about it. She was questioning why she cared so much about what Kiriko was up to as she ran but she didn't stop chasing after Kiriko for even a second.
"My life must be way more boring than I realized if I'm running after some girl I barely know." Asuna muttered to herself.
Cure Dolly was tossed against the pavement and lied on the ground for a few moments, wincing at the pain. The Defective towered above her and stared at her sinisterly.
"You might be quick but unfortunately for you, you're very predictable. You won't last long here Cure Dolly. I'm afraid you've met your match." Domino concluded.
"Don't be so sure of that!" Dolly yelled as she slowly stood up. The pain hit her like a ton of bricks as she arose. Dolly wished that she didn't have to be in this situation all by herself right now, which somewhat surprised her considering she hadn't ever felt that way before when fighting a Defective. Dolly figured it was because of the fact that she knew she had a teammate, well was going to have a teammate now.
"Cure Dolly isn't doing so great out there...I wish I do something to help her about right now..." Nova said to herself in frustration as she watched Dolly fight against the Defective," Maybe I could go find Asuna, and tell her about the Pretty Cure. But she's with her friends and the last thing Kiriko wanted was to have Asuna find out in their company. Why did the human world have to follow so many pointless rules?"
"Just what the hell is that thing?" Nova heard a familiar voice from behind her ask. Standing behind her was Asuna, heaving in her breaths from running all the way here. Nova stared at her in disbelief for a few moments as Asuna took in her surroundings. Asuna just noticed Dolly fighting against the Defective and narrowed her eyes at her suspiciously.
"And just who the hell is that?" Asuna asked as she stared at Cure Dolly.
"Asuna, you came!" Nova blurted out, quickly getting Asuna's attention. Nova felt a bit regretful in her actions for a moment as Asuna knelt down in front of her and eyed her curiously.
"And what are you supposed to be?"
Asuna was somewhat intimidating up close, and Nova panicked until she remembered that Dolly was struggling in battle all by herself.
"My name's Nova and I come from a land distant from here. I was sent here to stop those people who are making those monsters by finding the Pretty Cure. I don't know how many members there are supposed to be, but right now I know that there are two of them."
"Is she's one of those Pretty Cures you're talking about?" Asuna asked as she pointed to Dolly, with Nova nodding in response," That's only one, so where's the other?"
"I'm talking to her." Nova answered," As crazy as this might sound, you're a chosen one just like her. You have powers flowing through you that myself and that girl have been able to feel in your presence. Will you help us?"
Asuna stared at her a few moments, unsure of what to do.
Domino watched Dolly fought against his Defective with a rather amused look on his face as his Defective threw Dolly into an empty pool. Domino laughed aloud as Dolly tried getting up.
"Are you ready to admit defeat Miss Dolly?" Domino asked delightfully," Or will I have to watch you get tossed around like a useless rag-doll a few more times?"
The Defective started blaring music backwards and caused Cure Dolly to clamp her ears shut impulsively.
"Well, if you're that insistent on fighting, then I suppose that means I'll have to get serious about this." Domino stated," I've done my research and I've came to the conclusion that you can't stand cacophony!"
"Your analysis was generalized, I don't know anyone who does!" Dolly snapped as she continued to press her ears shut.
"It's still working though, isn't it?" Domino pointed out.
Asuna then walked closer to the empty pool, headphones in her ears at full blast and shouted," What do you think you're doing?"
"Wow, would you look at this? A human who doesn't mind the sounds that my Defective is churning out!" Domino remarked in astonishment, unaware of the fact that Asuna had headphones in.
Asuna ignored him and yelled,"This isn't right! Keep it up and someone's going to get seriously hurt."
Domino seemed to have been getting irritated with Asuna not actually listening to him and responded with," Well what does it have to do with you? You don't have to a part of this, you can just run off and go back to living your normal life."
"That Defective could attack any moment, and Asuna won't be able to put up a fight..." Dolly said to herself as she climbed out of the empty pool," I don't care if she's the next Pretty Cure or not right now, letting Asuna stay here would be putting her in danger."
Just as Dolly was going to tell Asuna to run away, Asuna then said suddenly,
"I'm staying."
Everyone in the vicinity stared at Asuna, who seemed quite determined as she glared at Domino. Domino seemed bewildered but the thought of Asuna staying didn't seem to bother him now.
"Ah I see, so you want to help me fuel my Defective with all of your own magic? You seem to have quite a bit on you, why not share some of it?" Domino offered as the Defective went to grab her.
"You're not gonna use me to make your stupid Defectoid or whatever the heck it's called stronger! I'm gonna put a stop to you right now!" Asuna shouted.
Just then, a blinding burst of orange light appeared out from Asuna. Everyone shielded their eyes at the sight of it, except for Asuna who was inside the dome of light.
The light around Asuna was warm and bright, but as blinding as it appeared from outside. Asuna's eyes were opened wide as she looked around herself, seeing nothing but the pale orange light.
"Asuna, your time has come!" Nova exclaimed cheerfully as she appeared before Asuna.
"I died?" Asuna asked incredulously," Well that was a lame way to go."
"No, you're not dead. You're ready to become a Pretty Cure now!" Nova explained, just before a dark brown and tan compact mirror that looked like Kiriko's appeared before Asuna.
Asuna held the compact in her hands and eyed it with a confused look on her face, asking," What next?"
"Just shout 'Pretty Cure, it's Playtime!' and the rest will come naturally." Nova instructed with Asuna nodding in response.
"Pretty Cure, it's Playtime!" Asuna shouted, as a multitude of orange and brown lights appeared from the PlayPact.
The lights swirled around Asuna and Asuna looked at them in surprise. The lights first covered her body and replaced her uniform with a light brown button-up with a ribbon around her neck, a pair of burnt orange shorts with frills at the bottom and pale orange suspenders. She then held out her hands and then a pair fingerless taupe gloves with light brown ribbons materialized on them. She looked at them curiously for a few moments, until the lights swarmed to her back and her feet. The light at her her backs created a large brown bow and the lights and on her legs appeared a pair of pale brown knee-high socks along with a pair of brown heels with bows on them. Asuna then twirled around and then, her hair was gathered into a pair of large buns, reminiscent of teddy bear ears. Her hair turned into a medium shade brown as a pair of dark brown bows appeared to secure the buns.
Lastly, her green eyes turned dark brown and she struck a pose.
"The dame of hope, Cure Teddy!" She announced.
Cure Dolly looked at her new teammate at a loss of words. She sure did look a lot different, appearing very confident and serious as she glared the Defective.
"I've had enough of you." Teddy declared impatiently to the Defective.