...So... who's excited for Happiness Charge?~
''It is true...'' Kaori stared at her older sister who had just transformed right in front of her.
''I transformed?...Hehe!'' Miku jumped up and down in excitement. She couldn't believe it! She was now Cure Witch! Awesome!
She studied the staff in her hand. It felt like wood but it was gray-colored with a dark purple orb sitting on top.
''T-That is the Witch Staff! It's used for attacking!'' Jacky yelled at Cure Witch, while Kaori grabbed the pumpkin and hid behind the nearby couch.
As fast as she could, Witch opened the window and hit the Okinakuchi with the staff before it could enter. She started to beat the Okinakuchi with her staff while trying to shove it away from her home and soon found that the staff seemed glued to her hand, even if she tried to let it go, it stuck to her palm. Not that she minded.
''How do I attack!?'' She screamed loudly and quickly turned around to look at Kaori and Jacky, still hiding.
''USE WITCH CURSE!''
''Hehe! Pretty Cure! Witch Curse!'' Cure Witch pointed her staff at the Okinakuchi. The orb on her staff started to glow and shot a bright stream of light to the Okinakuchi, who didn't explode into a shower of blood and merely returned to being a simple garden chair.
''That's it?... Aww Yuina and Wakaba's attack were much more awesome...''
''What is going on!?'' A man appeared. It was Mr. Matsushita, who lived next door from Miku and he was the owner of the garden chair which had been turned into a Okinakuchi.
Impulsively, Cure Witch tapped him on the head with her staff.
''You never saw anything!'' She spoke with a hypnotizing voice. Matsushita fell quiet and walked back into his house.
Only seconds later Witch realized what she had done. She could hypnotize people?
Awesome!
''Sis, that was super!'' Kaori came from behind the couch to embrace her older sibling. Jacky simply hopped on the table and told her to come back inside.
''Your first fight went way better than mine'' Jacky smiled while Cure Witch transformed back into Miku.
''Not bad. Not bad at all,'' Kuroneko mused quietly. She had decided not to show herself and see what the Pretty Cure could do.
These new Cures would be very fun to mess with.
Op: 'Halloween Night' by Aya Ikeda
Episode 4: Aah! Our own Clubhouse!
''Why can't I do an awesome attack? Like biting or ripping someone to shreds!'' Miku complained as she sat down on her own bed while she held Jacky in her hands. Kaori followed her as shoved her own bed next to Miku's, the sisters had always shared a room together and often shoved their beds together.
''...But with the Witch Staff you never know what will happened! Sometimes you purify the Okinakuchi, like you did moments ago, and sometimes it defeats them!'' Jacky defended with a slightly irritated look as she hopped on Miku's pillow, finding it surprisingly soft and comfortable.
''And the Witch Staff is sometimes even able to wipe someones memories...'' She added slowly with a wry smile while she felt her eyelid become heavier and heavier, well now was the first time in a few days Jacky had genuinely felt at ease.
She still was worried about her other friends and King Hallow but had the feeling Miku and her newfound friends would be able to save them.
''You should have told me that earlier,'' Miku said but it was too late. Jacky had already fallen in a deep sleep.
The next morning, Yuina was shaken awake by her cellphone going off.
''Whelluu is is Yunnah?'' She mumbled while still half asleep. Yuina slowly sat up and saw that Orlok was still sleeping soundly on her bookshelf.
''Yui! Yui! I have an awesome idea! Hehe!''
While she was pretty certain it would be very stupid, Yuina grew curious about Miku's so called 'idea'.
''Well, what is it?''
''You know the Takibikazoku Home?'' Miku sounded like she was having a hard time controlling her enthusiasm.
The Takibikazoku Home used to be the house of the Takibi-family, the mayor of Seinarushima. However when the family moved to another house their old house was turned into a Community Center. Yuina remembered that her Father used to go there with his students from time to time. A few years ago another, much bigger and much closer to the mall, Community Center was build and the old one was abandoned.
''Yes, it's that abandoned Community Center.''
''Since it's abandoned and pretty far away from most people, we can turn it into our very own Pretty Cure clubhouse! Hehe!'' Yuina held her phone away from her ear as Miku practically screamed her eardrums off.
''That is...actually not a stupid idea.''
The three girls had decided to meet in front of the Takibikazoku Home. When Yuina and Orlok arrived, Miku angrily told her they had already being waiting for half an hour.
''Your are such a slowpoke!'' The short girl shot at her while Jacky, who was sitting on the girls' head, was trying to calm her down.
Wakaba was the one who entered first. It turned out that her Uncle had worked here and knew that a key was hidden under a nearby rock.
The house wasn't that big. It only had two rooms and one bathroom. It was in a better state than Yuina expected. She though it would be falling apart and barely standing but it turned out it only would need a cleanup.
A huge cleanup.
Luckily, Yuina had expected this and had brought along a bag filled with cleaning tools. Her hands started itching. It was so dusty and messy. She just had to clean it.
Both Wakaba and Larry started coughing from the dust while Miku picked up some papers lying around. Most were childish drawings of all kinds of things, including a group of people, a field full of flowers, a deck of cards, butterflies and even music notes.
''Alright! Time to Clean!'' Miku and Wakaba both looked at Yuina with strange expressions.
''Hooray...cleaning...'' Larry growled and let out a long, drawn out sigh.
Yuina opened her bag and started to give away her stuff, two brooms, two mops and everyone got a cloth shoved into their hands (or simply put them over their bodies in Jacky and Larry's case).
''Let's do this!'' Everyone was kinda surprised at Yuina's sudden enthusiasm but the kept quiet and started to clean and clean and clean, with the exception of Larry who just walked outside without being noticed.
They had started in the biggest room, which only had a big table standing in the middle and a blackboard. Jacky, despite her lack of either hands or feet, managed to find a way to clean the big table of dust. She had covered herself in the cloth and rolled from one side to the other. It proved quite effective.
The one who had taken the leader role was Yuina. She was constantly barking orders but also giving the ultimate cleaning advice. She spoke with a loud tone and clearly knew what she was talking about.
Miku had started collecting all the papers and drawings and had gone in the second room, which was slighty smaller and had two tables in it. Miku suddenly noticed a small chair standing in the corner of the room and with a small doll sitting on it.
Slowly inching closer Miku took a good look at the doll and saw it looked way more cleaner than everything else. It wore a pink-colored, simply beautiful yet complicated dress. Her skin was a kinda blackish color with a hint of brown. Her snow-white hair felt very soft but Miku really didn't like the doll's eyes, or lack thereof. It just had two empty pitch black sockets and its mouth looked like it was sewn shut.
''Hello,'' A soft yet clear voice said in Miku's head which didn't belong to her.
''Seems like you are all talk and no bite~!'' Boneys greeted when Kuroneko had returned. She sat herself down on the couch next to Boneys and started to slowly scratch it.
''Simply attacking them would be foolish. It's better to...study them.. get to know them. Their fears and their flaws. Use those to break them and then attack.''
''..I like that way of thinking,'' Grey admitted quietly. He was sitting on a table not too far from Boneys and Kuroneko. He was tinkering with the Okinakuchi-needles.
''It's very...cruel,'' He added while squinting his eyes even more to look at the needle. It was filled with pink liquid.
''Thanks, old man!'' Kuroneko started to purr while Boneys stood up to take a look at Grey's needles. He pulled one from Grey's hands and held it close to his eyes.
''I'm actually trying to find a way to turn a Human being into Okinakuchi!'' The scientist spoke somewhat gleefully. Boneys gave him a strange look.
''Wait...they can't do that already?'' He asked. What followed next was a long, drawn-out explanation which neither Boneys nor Kuroneko understood.
Boneys laughed and started to hum cheerfully while he teleported without warning.
''Miku?!''
Miku jumped in the air when she heard Yuina almost yelled into her ear.
''Y-y-yes?''
''What are you doing?''
''Well this doll...'' She began while avoiding eye-contact. She took another look at the doll, still staring at her with its empty sockets. She really didn't like dolls with their creepy eyes. It reminded her of a 'traumatic experience'.
''It looks stupid,'' Yuina commented. Clearly not interested in nor scared by it. She continued to mop the dirty floor delicately.
Miku took one last look at the doll before continuing picking up the papers but a sudden voice whispering into her head stopped her.
''Don't go!''
Frighted Miku faced the doll, still sitting on the chair without having moved however Miku noticed one thing.
It looked sad.
She trembled, was it really the doll she heard?
Maybe it was one of those 'side-effect' Orlok mentioned.
But still, creepy mysterious dolls weren't to be trusted!
''I'm so scared.''
''Yui! Don't you hear that voice!?'' She cried out in a stressed voice.
''Uh... no, I don't hear anything. Are you alright, Miku?'' For a short moment Yuina stopped cleaning and gave the shorter girl a worried look. She looked really scared yet had not being bothered by anything else happening to her.
''I just heard someone y-y-yelling. Just like voices in my head,'' She uttered quietly and pointed at the doll with a trembling hand.
''I'm scared.''
''I think it's that doll.''
''What? Are you physic now? And dolls don't talk. That would be pretty stupid.''
''Yuina, go easy on her. Maybe there is something wrong with that doll,'' Orlok flew in and landed before the doll.
''I'm want to go home.''
''Did you hear that!?'' Miku was getting freaked out. Larry walked back inside followed by Wakaba and Jacky, all wondering what the fuss was about.
''I knew it! Haunted dolls do exist!'' Jacky acclaimed with sudden excitement as she sat down in front of the doll and stared into its empty sockets.
''Hello!''
''I hate this.''
''Watch out, Jacky! Maybe it's really haunted!''
''Maybe it's a spy from that old hag!'' Larry suggested as he jumped on Wakaba's shoulder, who was starting to tremble.
''CALM DOWN!''
Surprisingly, after Wakaba had jumped in surprise, she had calmed down a bit.
''Y-You're right, Miku. That doll is r-r-really scary!''
''Let's just throw it away,'' Yuina went to pick up the doll but Miku immediately grabbed her arm.
''Are you insane!? You don't simply pick up and throw away a haunted doll!''
''How are you so sure it is haunted? Just because you hear voices... it doesn't mean it's from this stupid doll. Maybe it's from the table? Maybe there is a ghost lurking here? The ghost of dirty places!''
''What does the voice actually say?'' Orlok asked Miku, ignoring Yuina's outburst.
''I don't want this anymore!''
''It's saying it is scared.''
''Really!? So it's not even evil?'' Jacky slowly started to inch even close to the doll.
''Don't be afraid. We won't hurt you,'' She said in a surprisingly motherly voice. She then turned to Miku with a questioning expression.
''I don't hear anything.''
''You know what? Let's just go home and finish tomorrow. We need to buy some chairs or something to fill the place,'' Yuina suggested but was slightly irritated to leave to house in such a mess. It didn't took long for everyone to pack the cleaning tools and go outside leaving the doll sitting in its chair.
While it was still light outside, the Forest was fairly dark because of the many trees. Everyone was oddly quiet. Yuina clenched the broom she was carrying to her chest.
Then she noticed an all to familiar needle being shot into the broom. She instinctively threw the broom away, surprising everyone. Before the broom even hit the ground it had already turned into a Okinakuchi!
''Darn, I missed...'' Boneys jumped from the tree to reveal himself. He landed just behind the Okinakuchi.
''Boneys? Weren't you dead!?'' Larry growled in annoyance as he started to tap Wakaba on the head. Miku and Yuina grabbed the girl's hands while the three fairies hid behind a tree.
''Boo Boo Bogey! Monster Change!'' The three girls yelled in unison and were engulfed into three light as they held each others hands.
''Pure Blood lust, Defeating you is a must! Cure Blood!''
''Magical Spell, Potion with a strange smell! Cure Witch! Hehe!''
''Howling High, Full Moon in the sky! Cure Wolf!''
''You look great, Miku!'' Cure Wolf commented quickly when the transformation was done. Cure Witch merely grinned and let out a smell chuckle.
''Three against one is not really fair, is it?'' Boneys teased with a sly smile forming on his pale face. It didn't take long for Wolf to let out a loud roar and rushed past the Okinakuchi to tackle the boy. Who instantly fell over and cursed when his head fell off again.
''Sorry!'' She cried quickly before unleashing another aggressive attack using her sharp claws. Boneys, despite his head lying a few meters from his body, managed to dodge quite many of them.
Larry cheered in a rare moment of delight while looking at Wolf's power. Physically Cure Wolf was the strongest of the Cures.
Cure Blood and Cure Witch turned their attention to the Okinakuchi. The broom's brush had turned into razor-sharp teeth. Blood dashed to the Okinakuchi and punched it, sending it flying backwards.
''Leave this to me!'' Witch gracefully pointed her staff to the Okinakuchi and used Witch Curse, again, a purple stream of light was shot at the Okinakuchi and it quickly returned to a normal broom.
''Hehe! This is too easy!'' Witch mocked and high-fived Cure Blood, who simply nodded and picked up the broom.
When he noticed the other two coming close to him, Boneys threw Cure Wolf away from him and quickly picked up his head.
The Witch was totally right. Those Okinakuchi were way to weak. Grey was such a failure.
''See ya, ladies!'' He waved with a serene smile on plastered in his face while held his head in his hands and started to disappear.
He didn't count on Cure Wolf seizing him by placing her paws around his body and holding on him tightly. But before either Boneys or the other Cures could do anything, the two had already disappeared.
''WAKABA!?'' Witch cried out surprised. She certainly hadn't expected her to actually hold onto Boneys as he teleported.
''She's gone!'' Orlok flew back to Cure Blood and landed on her shoulder with a shocked expression. He glanced at Larry, who had a big frown on his hairy face.
Blood signed and while she shot an accusing glare at Witch. She had transformed back into Miku.
''Wakaba, you stupid...''
ED: 'Delusion Disco!' - Yoshino Nanjo (Yuina Akagawa)
