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Tomoko and Zeta exchanged similar and worried looks when nothing happened.

''It doesn't work..?'' Hotaru seemed quite disappointed, wasn't she worthy of becoming a Pretty Cure?

''BOO BOO BOGEY! MONSTER CHA-AAAH!'' The crows had turned their attention to Hotaru and started pecking her, grabbing her hair and trying to get a hold of the Hollow Changer.

Tomoko and Zeta rushed to her aid, trying to slap the crows away, which, when hit, disappeared in small black smoke.

Hotaru was still staring at the necklace in her hands, she bit her lip and repeated the same words over and over again, trying to hopelessly get herself to transform or at least to make something happen.

''PRETTY CURE, WITCH CURSE!''

Many little lights were shot at the crows, quickly making them disappear one by one.

Karasu turned around, a rather annoyed look on his face.
That look quickly turned into a sly grin.

''Where are your little friends?''

Witch didn't answer, she just pointed her staff at the man and concentrated, it had really become easy to use the Witch Staff.
Apparently Karasu didn't feel like fighting since he abruptly disappeared before the shot could hit him.

''Cure Witch!'' Jacky jumped out of the tree, into Witch's hands, she was quickly followed by Orlok, Larry and Wisp and later Tomoko and Zeta, all circled around her.

''So..Miku, right?'' Hotaru began, inspecting Witch from top to toe, she did kinda looked like Miku and her attitude from the other day was something Hotaru actually expected from Miku...

''What!? No! I-''

''I kinda told her about well...everything...'' Tomoko interrupted her with a sheepish grin, Zeta frowned and crossed his arms.

''How did you know...?'' Jacky began timidly.

''I sensed you were in danger..'' Witch answered shortly, holding the little pumpkin in her hands.
She was still upset, Jacky could read it from her face.

''I'm so sorry, Miku''

Op: 'Halloween Night' by Aya Ikeda

Episode 18: Aah! Who will help Pretty Cure in a pinch!?

The home of Show Kabocha and Tomoko was surprisingly small, the former claimed it was so 'he wouldn't be found out or be followed', Miku actually found it a pretty lousy excuse.
But that didn't matter to Hotaru, she and Jacky were gushing over all the cds and posters the idol had hanging on his walls as well, of course, the boy himself.

''Oh my, aren't they so in love with him, I bet this will end in a violent love-war~'' Wisp whispered to herself and started to get exited.

Show Kabocha had (with just a little help of Tomoko) prepared some tea for their guests, Miku and Hotaru both sat on the table, the latter blushing and giggling when she looked at the boy.

The fairies all sat on the table, Jacky very close to her idol while becoming a red pumpkin, Orlok turned to Miku, wearing a serious expression on his face.

''Miku, why don't you call Yuina and Waka-''

''I don't think Wakaba wants to come'' Tomoko said softly, remembering the girl's outburst.

''They don't have to, I've decided to work solo from now on, If they continue to fight they will only become monsters...'' Miku began, her almost expression-less face worried Orlok a lot.

''Well...that is...'' He nervously scratched his head but was interrupted before he could find a thing to say.

''...I don't mind becoming a Witch, I mean what does that even mean?'' Miku continued and managed to grin. ''Do I get a big, hag nose and turn old or something?''

Jacky opened her mouth to say something but decided against it and meekly looked away.

With sudden irritation Miku stood up, spilling her tea If Tomoko hadn't grabbed it at the right moment.

''Listen you, I won't let Yuina become a blood-sucking monster, or let Wakaba turn into some kind of beast, I won't let that happen to them, so leave them alone, If they don't use their powers, nothing will happen right?''

Orlok nodded quietly, he was really concerned now, Miku didn't act like her usual-self at all, she seemed bitter (for a good reason, he had to admit) and even hateful.

The short girl now turned her bitterness at Hotaru, who still was holding the cup tea in her hands.

''And you! You are despicable! Your live is perfect! You have everything, good grades, nice family and friends! And you want to give that up on a foolish whim!?''

''Miku, please, you're just upset and-'' Hotaru began, trying to hide how offended and irritated she actually was.
Keep calm, Hotaru.
Keep calm.

''NO! I'm alright, I'm feeling great, my mom is always away, my sis would be fine without me and I miss my dad...Everyone thinks I'm weird! I don't mind that...But Hotaru, the world needs you more than me!''

Show Kabocha had enough.

''For Hallow's sake! Stop this teenage drama!''

He slapped her across the face, a loud thud was heard and Miku stepped away a few steps while she stared at him with big eyes, slowly putting a hand on her red cheek.

''Choosing teenage, human girls as the new Cures! Arg! All they do is whine, whine and whine!'' He yelled and shot an accusing look at Orlok, Jacky and Larry.

Miku ran out, she had enough of this.
Quickly, Orlok picked Jacky up and followed her.

''Go away!''

''Please, Miku...'' Jacky begged, tears started swelling up.

However before any of them could react, Miku was grabbed by an invisible hand and dragged in a side street, quickly followed by a large hand and a cloth put over her mouth, which instantly made her feel sleepy.

''Mi...'' She could hear Jacky's voice before losing consciousness.

While Boneys lately had resorted to humming instead of singing, most Members of Black Roses were still annoyed by him, save for leader Onibara, who enjoyed his songs.
It made her feel calm.
And it was such an amusing sight, a light with a skull, singing some cheery song.

He small hide-out had gotten a small makeover since Onibara and Karasu's arrival, firstly Sagino had made a throne for his leader and the place was, not surprisingly, covered with roses and thorns

Onibara was sitting on her throne, listening to Boneys humming while Kuroneko and Karasu sat on the couch, the former trying to watch some TV and the latter holding a small box, filled with jewelry and other shiny things.

The scientist Sagino had actually gotten his own, private lab while the hide-out had also gotten more space and rooms (which Kuroneko apparently was magically able to do all the time) but the scientist wasn't in his lab now, he was standing next to door leading to his lab, just staring at the walls and standing still as If he waited for something.

Karasu had wanted to ask him what he was doing but was to busy admiring his collection of golden and some silver stuff, they were just so pretty and shiny!

It actually became clear what he was waiting for when someone stomped inside the hide-out, it was that experiment of Sagino, Frank.

But something made Karasu, as well Kuroneko and even Boneys, look up in surprise.

Frank, holding an unconscious girl in one arm and holding a familiar little bat and pumpkin in the other.

Despite how happy she should be, she finally could continue her series but Yuina kept feeling...off.
She kept thinking about...well everything, about Orlok, Miku, Wakaba, Zeta and Wisp and even the Pretty Cure.
She had finally made up her mind.

Yuina grabbed her phone, sending a message to both Miku and Wakaba, after quite a while Wakaba was the first to react, asking her to come to her trailer.

Despite the very sunny day, Yuina felt terrible while walking down the streets of Seinarushima, she quickly rushed to the trailer-park and knocked on the trailer she knew was Wakaba's.

It took quite a while for Wakaba to open the door, she looked quite irritated...or was that because of her thick eyebrows?
When she saw Yuina her face soften and she invite the girl into her own trailer.

''Um...I tried calling Miku but she wouldn't answer..'' Wakaba said as she said down on her bed.

Instantly irritated (but not nearly as much as normal) at the messy trailer, Yuina quietly sat down next to Wakaba.

''Yeah, me too, she probably needs some time to think''

''Um...'' Wakaba began, not sure what she could say, everything felt awkward again, she wasn't even sure what was going to happen.

''I've been thinking...I think I want to continue doing this...'' Yuina admitted.

She would really try, for Halloween World. Yuina remembered Orlok saying he couldn't visit their world because of his duty and being in constant danger because he was a Cure, he and his friends gave up quite a lot to protect a world they barely knew anything about.
And Yuina would do the same.

Miku had never liked doctors of any kind, they were scary and even though they would say 'This won't hurt' or 'This will hurt a little' they always turned out to be lying.
Getting injections always hurt.
Always.

But especially now when Sagino injected some strange fluid (hopefully not the same used to summon Okinakuchi, or Futakuchi) which made her feel...kinda dizzy and tired again.

She had been quite shocked (or better said, horrified) when she had woken up, tied with metal bars to an operation table with Sagino looking over her.

The shock had only grown when she noticed Orlok and Jacky trapped into two small pots on a little and empty not to far from her, they desperately tried to somehow break the glass but it proved futile.

''Your blood is really something..hmm..'' Sagino said, more to himself than Miku, while he drew some blood from the girl, making her flinch again and again when he moved just an inch.

Biting her lip, Miku forced herself to look around some more, she saw machines she didn't know what they were for (nor did she wish to find out), some pointy objects and, lastly, Frank.

How she had managed to miss seeing the tall boy she didn't know, he was standing next to the table with Orlok and Jacky, he would sometimes pick one of the pots up to inspect the little fairy into it before Sagino barked something Miku couldn't understand at him.

''Grey, we know it's you, please remember, Zeta and Annie are safe, you don't have to do this!'' Jacky begged, her voice somewhat muffled by the pot but Sagino ignored her.

Miku wanted to say something, do something...
Transform, of course!
She looked down and was instantly panicked when she noticed her Hollow Changer was missing.
Had it fallen into Sagino's hands.
Nononono.

As If he could somehow read her mind, Sagino turned to Frank who handed him an all too familiar necklace, he poked it with some pointy object as he held it close to his eye, inspected it.

''Now, little Cure...What would happen If break this little device?'' He asked, turning to Miku again, who panicked while she started struggling to somehow get free.

Orlok and Jacky felt their heart sink, Sagino stood up, coming closer to the already nervous Miku.

''...I .. don't...know'' Miku wheezed, she couldn't stand this, she was scared.
Please, stop this.
She hated this.
Papa...

Sagino didn't wait for an answer and walked out, leaving Frank to guard the prisoners.

''Frank, please...help her, you can't let him destroy that Hollow Changer!'' Jacky started getting just as panicked as her partner while she felt tears swell up in her eyes.

Frank stared at the crying pumpkin with a long face and eventually turned to Miku, who had turned pale, her wide-eyes started shooting to all direction, she was clearly panicked.

''Miku'' He said softly while putting his large hand on her chest trying to calm her down, he could feel her heart-beat.

He (as well Orlok and Jacky) was very surprised when it worked, she did seem to calm down a bit, she stared at him with big, scared eyes.

''...Frank?...''

Then it hit him.
It hit him hard.

When Yuina had told Wakaba her decision, the tall girl had looked quite surprised, after staring at the ground (or stuff lying on the ground) for a while she perked her head up with a small, meek smile.

''Yuina, t-that is...that is so heroic..'' She finally said and was obviously trying to hold back tears, Yuina tapped her shoulder a bit and found herself smiling.

''...Because I'm Cure Blood! Leader of the Pretty Cure! The Protectors of Halloween World! And as well our World!''

She stood up and made a strange, superhero-ish pose which made Wakaba let out a small laugh.
Okay, that was actually pretty cool.

In a short moment the two genuinely laughed.
This was great.

But the moment was completely ruined when a loud voice started screaming in Yuina's head.

''HELP!''

In a flash, Yuina saw it.
She saw Miku, she saw Onibara, she saw the hide-out of Black Roses.

She had to go there.

She had to save her teammate. Her friend.

''Boo Boo Bogey! Monster Change!''

It felt like someone was controlling her movements, she didn't even feel anything during her transformation and found herself running out of the trailer and jumping from tree to tree, sometimes jumping on a roof or a lamppost.

Surprisingly she was quickly followed by Wakaba, who had already transformed into Cure Wolf and started asking her questions while trying to keep up with her.
Blood's feet knew where she was going but she herself didn't.

Wolf actually quickly regretted that she had transformed and followed her companion, she didn't really know why she did it. It just happened.

She also didn't know where Blood would go, did she know something Wolf didn't?

Eventually they arrived in some very closed off street, most houses were old and empty, they would probably be remade into new houses pretty soon, Blood stopped in a front of large graffiti-filled wall.

She was finally in control of her feet again, did that mean this was where they're supposed to be?

Was Miku here? Was the hide-out of the Black Roses here?
She instantly knew it, as she spotted a graffiti of a Black Rose on the wall.
That couldn't be a coincidence, right?

''Blood, what is this?' Wolf asked, Blood merely pointed at the Black Rose-graffiti.

''I think this is the hide-out, I think Miku is here..''

''Really? W-Why?''

''I heard her voice, she sounded...scared...''

Wolf seemed rather unsettled and stared at the wall, slowly putting her paw on the Black Rose.
But when her paw was only a small inch away from touching the wall, the wall disappeared and both girls were thrown away in different direction by someone who ran out and quickly jumped up some rooftops only to disappear before either of them could take a look at the person.

''W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-W-WAIT!''

When Blood had stand up, she was surprised when Orlok and Jacky had flown against her chest, the latter in a big panic.

''Blood! Wolf! You are here!'' Orlok found himself smiling when he saw two familiar faces, Blood faked a quick smile. But wasn't sure If she was happy to see him or not.

''Please H-Hurry, He has Miku!'' Jacky cried, nodding to the direction the person had run into.

''What is going on? W-Who has Miku?'' Wolf asked, not noticing the wall was still gone, revealing a long, dark yet empty hallway.

''Frank!'' Orlok grabbed Jacky and as he sat down on the familiar spot on Blood's shoulder.

Blood and Wolf got ready to follow him but both were stopped by a suddenly appearing flock of crows, started to peck on their skin,

Karasu appeared from the hallway, stepping outside, he was quickly followed by Sagino, holding a syringe in one hand and one small device unknown to the girls on the other.

The wall returned and the crows had filled a tornado-like fashion around the two Cures, locking them in the middle with no way out.

Wolf did try to use her claws she make an opening but she couldn't even hit one of the crowns as they were going to fast.
Blood was hesitating to use her attack, she didn't know what would happen but they had to get out..

Karasu grinned, now he had them, he really had them.
Onibara would be so proud of him.

The man took a quick look at Sagino, he seemed quite calm but Karasu knew he was anything but, it had even surprised Karasu that Frank had decided to take Miku and escape.
Now why would he do that?
From what Karasu had of the boy, he seemed totally loyal to his 'master'.
But apparently he wasn't.
Well it did show what a pathetic excuse for a 'scientist' Sagino was.

What worried Karasu was how did the other two cures know where the hide-out was?

Well, too bad they had to be destroyed now.

''Bye Bye Pretty Cure!'' He smirked and made a dramatic hand wave which commanded his crows to kill the Cures.

But before his crows could do anything, Karasu himself felt an electrifying pain going through his body, it was enough damage to completely make the crows disappear because Karasu couldn't control them anymore.

Angrily he looked around, what happened?

''Who did that?'' He yelled, he saw Cure Blood and Cure Wolf standing still and looking very confused.

Then a new person jumped in front of them.

''It was I, Cure Alien!''

Another Cure?
Where did this one come from!?

Blood, Wolf, Orlok and Jacky were totally speechless.

The most notable feature was that Cure Alien's skin was green (which actually was pretty normal for aliens in Halloween World though, Grey, Zeta and Andromeda had green skin in their original forms), her big, blue eyes were bright and filled with determination, she was wearing an even darker green, little dress with various hints of metal in it, her shoes were metallic and even her arms, making her also seem somewhat robotic. Her hair was dark-green, the same shade of green Hotaru had, and put up in a chignon.

''Hotaru?'' Wolf asked, trying to hold in her anger, did she really just threw her live away to become a Cure?

''Nope, it's me Tomoko!'' Cure Alien replied, turning around with a big smile on her face.

''EEH!?''

ED: ''Delusion Disco!'' - Sakura Nogawa (Tomoko Hoshimoto)