The team returned to the kingdom along with Jack, Lilith, Hayase, River, Arabella and Kai.

Arabella had locked herself in her bedroom and refused to come out until she was ready, feeling beyond miserable that she was back here in the kingdom, though everyone else felt otherwise.

Her sisters wanted to see her and begged her to leave her room, but she didn't pay any mind to them, only allowing her plushmate and River in.

"You know they've missed you a lot, right?" River asked her as he leaned against the door, with Arabella's plushmate Slyvia mirroring his pose .

"They're only going to be upset when I break the news to them." Arabella pointed out with a shrug," I don't think they'll want to see much of me after that."

"Are you serious Princess Arabella? As soon as they get word of your departure, they'll cling onto every second they can get with you, they may not even let you leave!"

Arabella closed her eyes and shook her head once saying in irritation, "That's another reason why I don't wish to see them. I'm certain they wouldn't approve of me continuing my life on Earth working at a cafe, but frankly...there's nothing else I'd rather do. "

River didn't say anything in response and only felt sorry for the princess, knowing that this likely wasn't the only thing bothering her.

Sterling had disappeared once they all returned to the kingdom. He was supposed to have gone to the hospital to receive some checkups as it had been reported he got hurt trying to protect Bounce from Rubix and was out cold for a while. But he refused and snuck out of the palace. It was upsetting but the thing that unnerved River the most about the ordeal was how Sterling kept a genuine smile on his face the whole time.

"I'm sure he ran off to Lillith, but...if that was what really happened, Sterling must have a lot of forgiveness in him to do such a thing. Either that or he was really miserable here without her." River thought to himself," If the royal family had been more accepting of Lillith, none of this would've happened. But then...neither would've Arabella or her sisters. I can't even imagine how hurt they must be from their father's actions."

Arabella then walked over to the window of her bedroom and said," It's a shame Danica doesn't want to rule over the kingdom. Not that I think she'd be a good queen but well...beggars can't be choosers. She's even older than me by a couple of months too."

Arabella then removed her gaze from the window and then looked over to River saying," I would like to go see Kai in the hospital, can we go do that?"

River looked at her blankly for a few moments, surprised by Arabella's sudden request, but then smiled at her and led her out of the room.

Mari had her body pressed against the door to Cure Cheer's room in the hospital, glaring daggers at Hayase who had been allowed in as he was immediate family.

"That lucky bastard…" Mari muttered to herself as she pressed hands against the glass window on the door," He's barely in any condition to be up and moving around."

Two days earlier, right after the attack, Hayase was in a hospital room of his own. The sudden intense exertion of his powers managed to leave his system in a state of shock and he had been out cold for a whole day. But, after a day's worth of rest and a few physical examinations, the doctors declared that Hayase was good to go. Though a few of the nurses were incredulous that his condition was brought on by a fight like his considering the amount of magic he had.

Hayase continued to wait at Cheer's bedside as the nurse in the room rearranged some items on her side table. Hayase didn't quite like this nurse, Belinda. Not after what she said about him the day before while he was still in her care.

"Ah, Belinda! Just who I wanted to see." Imogen said as she smiled to her," How are your patients doing?"

"They're doing fine, on their way to a speedy recovery!" Belinda beamed confidently," But...this is a bit unexpected. For Hayase at least, a boy with a wealth of magic flowing within him and has no clue how to use any of it."

Imogen already didn't like where this was going and just when he was going to steer her away from the topic, Belinda continued on.

"A mage injured terribly in battle and all because he doesn't know how to use his own magic! It's unthinkable. You know, I blame the parents. He told me he's lived in the human world all his life so it's no surprise he can't use his powers as he's supposed to. What were they thinking, practically taking him away from his home land! He may look like his sister, but his powers are lacking."

"Belinda, you know it's not his fault and perhaps his parents had their reasons for leaving when they did. I'm sure they left with good intentions, not to hurt their sons." Imogen reassured.

Belinda double-blinked, repeating," Sons?"

"Oh my god, I better not be seeing a corpse in room 104!" Hayase's brother Toya shouted from the opposite end of the hall, bolting into Hayase's room.

Hayase's mother Hana and Toya were also here at the hospital, waiting for Cheer to awake. The two of them had been just as nervous to finally meet her, but Hayase reassured them everything would be fine. They stepped out for a bit and told Hayase they'd return shortly, so now he was just left in the room with Cure Cheer. Belinda smiled at Hayase once she took her leave and Hayase offered a fake smile back to her.

Just then, Cheer slowly rose up from her bed, sitting upright as she looked down at her lap for a few moments. She then looked around the room and then asked Hayase,

"I don't remember anything that happened, it sorta hurts to try to recall events." Cheer said, her voice groggy," Do you have any idea what I'm doing here?"

Hayase stared at her for a few moments, somewhat taken aback by the uncanny resemblance they shared and cleared his throat, saying,

"It's been nineteen years since you fought Nixe." Hayase debriefed bluntly," Before you could defeat them, the Well of Wonder opened up and you fell in. Nobody realized the well was holding you captive but, everyone mourned for you. Especially your family. I always thought you were really cool, but I wasn't allowed to say such things in front of mom and dad. Regardless, it's nice to finally meet you, Misora."

She looked at him curiously, tilting her head slightly as she'd to piece together what exactly he said to her. She then noticed the physical similarities they shared, he was almost like a male version of herself and leapt off the bed and inspected him further.

Hayase was startled, jumping back slightly as Misora got up in his face as she asked him," You look just like me...are we...I have a little brother?"

"No, actually...you have two." Hayase rectified curtly, just as his mom and Toya walked into the room, with Mari still glowering at the doorway.

Hana dropped the bag of groceries in hand and Toya then approached the two of them, pulling them both in for a hug.

"We may not have grown up together or even be full siblings, but that doesn't matter! We still think you're the coolest sister to have ever lived." Toya declared, with Misora nodding in response.

Jack and Bounce were standing at a grave, both of them with their hands folded to pay their respects.

"Despite the fact that we're not in the clear in the clear just yet...we did luck out." Jack pointed out stiffly as he opened his eyes, thinking back to the events that transpired these past few days.

"We aren't leaving just yet!" Jack and Bounce said in unison, tugging onto Sterling's sleeve as the group gathered around. Everyone was readying for their departure but Sterling had noticed that Lillith wasn't with them.

"No man gets left behind, even if they are currently made out nuts and bolts." Jack declared to Sterling. Sterling had just woken up, and while he hadn't been made fully aware of all the details of the current situation just yet, he could tell that whatever had been troubling Bounce and Jack was undoubtedly important to them.

Sterling turned and told the great of them he'd regroup with them later. Jack took the lead, taking the group to the place where Domino's remains were.

Lillith was in the room, kneeling next to Domino who had his body restored to normal, but he had been lying unconscious this whole time.

"His heartbeat is getting faint...it's no surprise after all he's been through." Lillith debriefed with a grim look on her face as her eyes met Jack's, " We need the kingdom's hospital to tend to him."

"Of course...we'll make sure he gets treated as soon as possible." Sterling reassured, but what he hadn't expected was the cheers that came from Jack and Bounce, the latter hugging him tight in response.

"You're seriously gonna help us out?! After all we've done?" Bounce questioned as she looked up towards him.

"Well, why wouldn't I? You guys are my family...no matter what you've done." Sterling explained to them, his originally tense expression replaced with a smile," Of course, we need to figure out something to have you guys make up for what happened, but I don't want to focus on that right now. I much prefer to catch up with you all."

Domino had been in intensive care at the hospital in the kingdom, but after a few days, he appeared to be on his way to certain recovery.

"I'll admit, this feels odd...coming to the late prince Theo's grave since the only one that met him was Lillith just before he passed. But, according to Lilli, he wasn't that bad." Jack affirmed as he looked down at the grave," He apparently was very supportive of your parents' relationship and wanted them together very much."

Bounce nodded in response, through her eyes set on the grave were listless, and it seemed Jack's words didn't reach her. Jack furrowed his brows as he glanced to Bounce, whose expression and overall atmosphere had been somber since they set foot in the kingdom.

"This is her first time here in the kingdom. Can't really blame her for how she's acting…" Jack thought to himself as Bounce squeezed her hands together," So... what's your next move, kid? You've stated on numerous occasions that you don't like Earth, despite the fact you actually have resided there for a bit and now the kingdom's yours to explore."

"I'm not sure." Bounce answered quietly," I have to think about it some more, I didn't think things would end like this so I never really thought about it. Perhaps I can live in both, that way if I can't stand living in one world for a bit, I could just head to the other."

"That'd just be escaping your problems, it won't do you much good to pick and choose like that." Jack advised her as she rolled her eyes in response," If you do end up deciding to stay on Earth...let me and Takara know, ok?"

Bounce nodded and awkward silence formed between them.

Jack then cleared his throat, saying," We may have secured a victory against Nixe, but this won't last forever."

"Are you suggesting Nixe will make a return?" Bounce questioned, though Jack didn't say anything," What would Nixe need in a host?"

"I've heard they have a preference of very strong magic but... they'll always target the bitter ones. Nixe will offer fuel to the fire, thinly veiling it as comfort and from there a new host is found." Jack explained," We might be safe for centuries, decades, but this peace won't be here to stay. Plus, ever since the well's truth has been exposed, the members of the royal family are in disarray trying to figure out how to keep the Well's Everlight from being grown and spread throughout the country."

"Ah, you didn't hear? A pair of magic guards have been elected to keep watch over the well, but more will come in the future." Bounce explained to him," For now, they want to test things out with the two to see if such a task would be manageable."

"A pair of magic guards?" Jack repeated, squinting his eyes at her.

Rani and Nova stood at the Well, wearing tiny armour, and held spears. Each of them had a pendant slung around their neck, a symbol of status in the kingdom for more reasons than one.

"The Well's Everlight is like a weed. As long as we get to it early, it won't fester and reach the mainland." Rani declared, with Nova nodding in response.

"It might be a bit taxing on the body and mind to stand here for so long, but if us doing this job means that the well won't make any Everlight, it's worth it." Nova stated firmly, though her legs were saying otherwise," But...why do you think it makes the Everlight? Do you really believe the Well is so malicious it'd try and take back the magic it created?"

"If that truly is the case...I don't think it's doing that for such a reason." Rani answered briskly," I think Everlight was originally a defense mechanism for the well. I'm certain humanity was the one to make the first attack."

"You're talking about those who tried to steal the magic in the past right?" Nova questioned in a somewhat nervous tone.

"It's still happening. If this trend of attempting to steal some of the well's magic had died out centuries ago, I doubt the well would still be producing the Everlight." Rani explained bluntly.

"You're really certain of this theory huh…" Nova said sheepishly, before the two of them heard another set of voices among them.

The two of them turned around, though it didn't do them much good since the well blocked their view.

"Somebody's here for the well." Rani declared as she held the pendant in her hand, with Nova following suit.

"Pendants of Wonder, Activate!"

Standing on the other side of the well were two men holding buckets. They looked at the well excitedly and placed their hands on it, before looking both ways to see if anyone else was around.

"Coast is clear, this magic is ours!" The taller one exclaimed.

"Are you sure you wanna do that?" A voice that sounded like Nova's asked, but it came from a fair-skinned teenaged girl with pink hair and yellow eyes. Strangely enough the girl even had on armour similar to what Nova had worn.

"You're not going to claim a drop of this Well's magic while we're around." The girl standing next to her warned ominously. She appeared to be around the same age but her hair was navy blue and had electric blue streaks through it and her skin was darker. She also had much bigger, expressive pink eyes that went dark at the sight of the two trying to steal the well's magic.

A month had passed now and Mari and Sophie could be seen with Misora in the human world in front of a laptop. The two girls were giving Misora a full demonstration on the computer, the internet and the functionality as well as its importance in today's society.

"Amazing, it's really evolved after such a short amount of time." Misora remarked as she looked over to the side of the laptop, taking note of it's compact size, " When I was on Earth, they were a lot chunkier in design, they looked prehistoric in comparison to these things."

"Right, I've been meaning to ask you…" Mari began hesitantly," Why were you on Earth? Did Nixe have enemies for you to fight here?"

"No." Misora answered plainly," I wanted to learn more about Earth, and those days, the only way to learn was to go there yourself. Well, as of now, that still is the only tried and true method. But, I just wanted to experience life as a normal Earthling. Sure, their lives must've been much different than mine, but that made me curious about a lot of things. What would Earth have that the kingdom didn't? What kind of excitement would wait for me in a world devoid of magic? There had to have been something people loved about this place if people were continuing to migrate here of their own volition. That something was probably different depending on the person. I guess I wanted to know what Earth had to offer for me."

"That's true, despite the fact that there's some overlap, there's a lot of diversity in our world." Sophie said as she glanced towards the window in Misora's room," Earth is vast, filled with different kinds of people, all sorts of opportunities. I've heard of this emotion...the name of it escapes me, but it's a sense of disappointment knowing that you can only inhibit one place in each moment yet there's so much more to discover. But you're bound to one body."

"You plan to defy these odds in your own way though, you shouldn't get down about what can't be helped." Mari said to her softly as she put her arm around Sophie's shoulder.

Misora wore a confused expression on her face, so Sophie began to explain herself.

"I'll be moving in the fall. I'll be living in Paris for a couple of years." Sophie confessed with a confident smile," I...I have a friend who's doing an exchange program there, she's a fellow model and well, there's a lot of opportunity in Europe so...I thought I'd give it a shot. I've been shying away from modeling these last few months so I figured this would be an interesting way to set myself straight. Plus, there's also a lot to experience in Paris. If modeling doesn't speak to me there, then it's fine. I'm sure something else will."

Misora nodded in response and glanced over to Mari saying," You're in your final year for high school right? What do you plan on doing after that?"

"I'll be studying early childhood education, then behavioural sciences. Nothing too fancy." Mari admitted sheepishly, though the two of them seemed a bit puzzled by Mari's response," What?"

"You aren't studying photography?" Sophie questioned as she took a step closer to Mari as an alarmed look appeared on her face.

"You won't live in the kingdom?" Misora asked, her tone sounding concerned.

Mari then waved her hands in dismissal, believing that the two of them thought her parents were against her doing so and she responded with," I didn't get accepted for photography, so it might just remain a hobby, which I honestly don't mind. And don't worry! It's not like I'm being held against my will here on Earth. Um...I think it'd be nice to spend a couple weeks there at a time like during summer vacation, but for now...I don't see myself living in the kingdom. Earth is my home, and the only reason it hadn't felt that way to me was because I lived in my mind. The kingdom I knew before I was a Pretty Cure and the kingdom I know now are two very different places. I like them both, but I always envisioned the kingdom as some kind of hidden paradise. But no, it's a real place, with real people. I chose to make myself feel out of place on Earth because I was so hung up over my daydreams, but reality can be harsh. I never wanted to go to the kingdom to connect with my roots but rather...I just wanted to escape the home I chose not to appreciate. Leaving for the kingdom would've been somewhat of a selfish decision if I just to leave behind the home I've been taking for granted. So on Earth I'll stay."

Misora and Sophie nodded in response, impressed by Mari's answer.

"As eloquent as always." Sophie remarked with a sigh," It's too bad we haven't been able to spend these last few weeks with Kiriko and Asuna though."

"Yeah, the two of them seem awfully busy." Misora pointed out worriedly," Kiriko, I can understand as you two mentioned she was on student council and in her third year, but what's Asuna up to?"

Mari only shrugged, having no desire to voice her thoughts and looked casually to the laptop to direct the conversation away from Asuna.

"I don't wanna accuse Asuna of avoiding us, but she's been MIA for awhile now. I don't think any of us have even heard from her in two weeks." Mari thought to herself as she showed Misora her favourite apps on the laptop," But whatever she's caught up in, I'm sure it's important to her."

"You! Have! To!" Asuna said as she tried dragging Hayase out to the back porch, with little avail as she had the upper-body strength of a shaky leaf. Hayase wouldn't budge though he was only one step away from the outdoors, his hair still bubblegum pink with purple and teal streaks laced through it.

"No! I! Don't!" Hayase said as he tried to pry Asuna off of himself," This is a bad idea, let's just call it off."

"Nope, not happening!" Asuna proclaimed as she gripped his arm much tighter, to the point where her nails lightly grazed his skin," I'm telling Tadashi my secret and your telling him yours."

"I don't quite see the point in this if I'm being honest." Hayase admitted with a sigh,"There isn't much point in him learning about this whole Pretty Cure and toy kingdom thing after the fact."

Asuna shook her head and responded with," That's not true. If we tell him, Tadashi won't feel left out anymore."

"Left out?" Hayase repeated curiously.

"You didn't notice?" Asuna asked, a bitter, pained smile appeared on her face as she stopped pulling his arm for a moment and only stared at the ground," Despite the appearance, Tadashi isn't stupid. Wouldn't you have thought something was going on if your fellow council member started spending more time with your younger sister and your best friend started acting evasively? Like everyone was holding out on some giant secret?"

"I'm sure we've been hurting Tadashi with hiding all of this, and I'm sure he wouldn't tell anyone. My brother isn't someone you'd have to worry about, and you know that better than anyone." Asuna claimed, looking up to Hayase.

"I thought being this close to him would leave me a nervous wreck, but...I don't feel anything, well maybe concern I guess…" Asuna thought to herself," I hope I'm not subconsciously turned off by his appearance."

An idea came to Asuna, leading her to run towards her back on the bench and retrieve a book she had been keeping in there for months now still in it's plastic wrapping.

"If you won't listen to reason, what about an offer you wouldn't refuse?" Asuna said as she held out the book to him.

Hayase took the book in his hands, and looked at it closely.

"Is this the Cosmos the Absolute Collector's Edition? This had to have cost a lot, especially on your budget." Hayase remarked as he tried to peel off the wrapping.

"Are you calling me broke?"

"That's not what I said."

"Hayase, Toya? Anybody home?" The two of them heard Tadashi shout from the front.

"No take backs!" Asuna declared in a rush as she ran inside to open the door for him.

Hayase had an uncertain look on his face as he took one final glance at the book Asuna gave him, thinking to himself," It's not that I don't trust him to keep a secret, I'm more worried he'll begin to treat me differently.

"This past couple of weeks may have left you feeling frustrated, perhaps even angry with yours truly and a certain student council president." Asuna said as she led Tadashi into the backyard," Totally understandable! And because we trust you and know you wouldn't do anything malicious behind our backs, we've decided to come clean."

Tadashi rolled his eyes, somewhat unimpressed with Asuna's introduction as he said with a scoff, "What, are y'all finally da...ting?."

Hayase was sitting on the bench and waved towards Tadashi.

Asuna then pulled out her defunct PlayPact from her pocket and held it out before Tadashi, explaining with," For the past couple of months, I fought as a Pretty Cure. Basically, I had to fight monsters that were appearing around town in a ridiculously girly outfit. Anyways, our goal was to save the Kingdom of Toys, the magical kingdom where Hayase is originally from."

Tadashi stood completely still for a few moments, still trying to process everything. He then plucked the PlayPact out of Asuna's hands and walked towards Hayase, taking a seat next to him.

"Is all this true?" Tadashi asked patiently as he held Asuna's PlayPact up to the light.

Hayase then pointed to the PlayPact and shot a tiny bright blue beam of light at it, causing the PlayPact to float higher and hover a few feet above the two of them.

"It is." Hayase answered, no longer feeling as tense as before while Tadashi looked up to the PlayPact in bewilderment.

Asuna smiled a small smile to herself, never in her life did she expect to feel so much relief while in the present of the two who she'd neglect during her childhood. A lot had happened during these last couple of months and it led Asuna to feel unsatisfied with a few things.

"Thank you for everything you've done in this final battle. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have accepted this part of me." Hayase said to her when they were at the hospital in the kingdom. Despite the kind words, Hayase's gaze couldn't reach Asuna and he only looked dejected as he sat in front of her. Asuna didn't say a word, well aware of how cluttered his thoughts must have been. He hadn't really been acting himself since he got here either. The once smug, friendly and somewhat charming Hayase had fallen timid, and the weird thing was...he seemed to have already noticed the behavioural changes but did nothing to correct it. Hayase was always one to maintain appearances but after today's events, he just didn't seem to care.

Hayase wasn't being as stuck-up around her, which was nice, but right now he seemed to be in his own little world. He probably would've appreciated it more if Asuna was willing to provide the support he needed right now.

But as of right now, it seemed like Hayase would've been one of the few friends she'd be able to keep by the end of the school year.

Misa stopped talking to her, and so did Amari, Tomoko and Sakuya. Once Misa was done with her, she made it a point to make sure the rest of the group separated from her. Though Misa didn't have to do much convincing, they were already in agreement that Asuna shouldn't have been someone to keep around. At least Reo and Yutaro chose to stay by Asuna.

Asuna may not have seen it coming, but she wasn't all that surprised by the turn of events. Looking back on the last couple of weeks and the lack of interest and effort Asuna had been putting towards Misa's plans, it was only a matter of time before Misa had enough. The problem was that Misa suspected Asuna of not trusting her, and while that wasn't true, Asuna couldn't back up her claim. But by the end of it all, she didn't feel all that bad for losing Misa and the rest of the group. She felt Misa was in the right by making the decision to leave, especially after how she treated her. Plus, she had friends that she valued more, people who she knew cared about her no matter how distant or troubled she seemed to be. Asuna stepped inside for a moment and took out her phone in the kitchen. She stared at it for a few moments before she sighed and dialed up a number. She hated phone calls but this message was one she felt needed to be heard, not read.

"Hello?" Kiriko greeted her from the other side of the line, though it sounded as if she suspected Asuna to have been calling her by mistake.

"Hey, I just wanted to call and talk about something," Asuna responded," Do you have a minute?"

"Um...sure, but let's not go for too long." Kiriko advised curtly, with Asuna nodding in response, forgetting she was on a call.

"I just wanted to say...thanks. For being a good leader for the team and keeping us from quitting during that final battle. You kept working hard and did everything you could even though you felt like we didn't stand a chance against Nixe. That takes a lot of discipline and...it makes me wonder if you felt like you had no other choice to fight back, not just because you were a Pretty Cure...but, maybe there was something more to it."

Kiriko chuckled over the phone and said," Asuna, I'm not quite sure what you're getting at."

"Yeah, me neither. Uh, as I was saying...Toychest Pretty Cure couldn't have had a better leader, and…"

"And…?" Kiriko repeated curiously.

"You're an...ok person to be around, well better than expected I guess, I can see why Tadashi and Hayase actually don't mind being around you." Asuna replied awkwardly as she leaned against the kitchen table.

"This might be the nicest thing she'll ever say to me…" Kiriko thought to herself before she chuckled while saying," You know, I could say the same for you. I'm sure you already knew, but I was actually nervous to approach you. But I'm really glad everything turned out ok. You're good company Asuna, even though you probably don't realize it. Oh yeah, we're still good to head to the movies on Saturday?"

"Yeah sure, remember to remind Sophie and Mari and I'll buy snacks ahead of time ok?" Asuna informed her before she hung up while glancing towards Hayase and Tadashi, who were trying to see what other tricks Hayase could perform.

Kiriko was sitting in the room where the student council would have their meetings, but with the school year coming to a close soon, all that had been left was to teach the new president, vice-president and treasurer all the standard procedures and such.

Tadashi and Hayase were running a bit late today, but Kiriko didn't quite mind as she had to room to herself for a bit.

Kiriko pulled out the election results page she had in her binder, looking over the names one more time.

"Treasurer: Hyota Osashi, Vice- President: Fuyumi Sakurai…" Kiriko read to herself quietly," And President: Misato Kaneshiro. I'm glad he won the elections."

Kiriko looked towards the clock in the classroom, there wasn't that much time left until the three of them would arrive. Kiriko sighed, wondering if she'd have enough time to head to the cafeteria to see if they were still open.

"Maybe I could be that cool upperclassmen who orders them a pizza...I have been craving lately anyways." Kiriko thought to herself as her stomach growled.

Kiriko then noticed a rather petite girl with light brown hair and glasses standing in the doorway, peeking her head into the room as she said,

"Um, I know it's early but is it alright if I come in?"

Kiriko smiled at her and gestured her in as she responded," Of course, Fuyumi!"

Fuyumi nodded and then awkwardly walked into the room, originally attempting to take a seat at the back but then remembering that it'd only be a few of them in the room so she took a seat up front instead. Fuyumi had her gaze glued to the desktop for a few moments but then eventually brought her attention to Kiriko, offering her a tiny smile.

"She's so cute!" Kiriko thought to herself. Fuyumi originally only wore her hair in exclusively tight buns, but ever since last month, she had started to experiment a bit and wear lots of frilled hairbows and other decorations. Everyone had been commenting on how cute they were, and she seemed happy with all the attention she had been receiving.

"You've probably been told this like a million times already, but your hair bows are quite pretty, they look good on you!" Kiriko beamed.

Fuyumi smiled in response and then said," Well, to be honest...I've liked this kind of stuff for a very long time, but I didn't think it'd fit my image all that well. But then, one day a few months back, I saw a girl about two or three times around town fighting against these...things I don't fully know what they were, but anyways, she was really cool! Not only because she was fighting to protect everyone but she had on the most adorable outfit I had seen in my entire life!"

Fuyumi took a stand from her seat and continued her explanation.

"She wore this gorgeous purple and white dress and she had long flowy blonde hair with like a dozen pink bows in it! She looked like a life-sized China Doll! No wait, a China Doll Princess!" Fuyumi gushed as she thought back to the last time she saw the girl.

"I'm sure they were other people who saw her but didn't share my opinions, probably thinking it'd be inefficient to fight in such extravagant clothes. But...she helped me learn something important." Fuyumi stated, her gaze returning to the desk as her face turned red," There isn't anything wrong with expressing yourself, and you shouldn't let other people make you think otherwise."

Kiriko thought about Fuyumi's sentiment and then nodded in agreement saying, "You're absolutely right."

From inside Kiriko's bag, a white and purple kitten plush with a quilted pattern on it could be found poking out of Kiriko's bag. It watched Kiriko begin to tell Fuyumi of the basics to being the Vice-president of the council. The kitten plush wore a tag that said "Himeko" and watched Kiriko with its undivided attention, even though her presentation wasn't all interesting.

"We've only known each other for a little bit, but I can already tell she'll be an amazing best friend!" Himeko thought to herself.

Author's note: I guess third time's the charm! If you made it this far, you're the one who deserves a pat on the back for making to the end, not me haha

As I said, this is my third finished Pretty Cure fanseries. Each one is unique in its own sense and vastly different from the other.

Dream High was a chance for me to immerse myself into Pretty Cure and make my story as authentic to the show as possible. It was silly and written by an innocent teenager.

Academia was an outlet and all I put my efforts into at the time when my world fell bleak and hopeless. It was intense and written by a troubled, lonely soul.

Toychest was written by the person who had always been inside the two mentioned above. My bright and bubbly self who had a love for all things cute and is a child at heart. Toychest Pretty Cure might just be my most successful attempt at a fanseries, and I'm proud of what it's become.

Anyways I digress, go forth and thank you for your readership! You know I treasure those who take the time to read my story and I appreciate you for all you've done!

-Ryta-chan