"Stop! Unbelievable... I can't believe I got myself into this!"

(OP-Futari wa Tomodachi! Futari wa Pretty Cure!)

"Um... Captain... I have a favour to ask." Ashley said as the rest of the soccer team, including Anika were leaving. Anika stopped and turned.

"What is it Ash? Which of my services do you need?" Anika said to her, making Claire laugh from behind her.

"Well, actually, I was wondering if you and Mizutama-san would..." She whispered. Anika looked at her, confused.

"Help me baby-sit my little sister!" She spit out. She closed her eyes, waiting for an answer.

"Babysitting? That's it? That's no big deal. We'll do it, won't we Claire?" Anika asked as she turned to face Claire.

"Sure, why not?" Claire said calmly.

"Really? Thank you so much!" Ashley said as she smiled.

(Eye catch - Anika and Claire are drawing, and Anika's picture flies out of her hand. It shows a poorly drawn picture of Anika, Claire, Cira, Ciro and Lila. A PCE logo appears as Anika and Claire get the picture.)

Knock! Knock!

Ashley leaned up and looked through the glass hole. She seen Anika's eye looking at her, though it was very large to her, which caused her to jump back and scream.

"Ashley. It's us." Anika said from outside as Ashley scrambled to her feet and opened the door.

"I'm sorry Captain. You... scared me." She admitted.

"Anika... I told you that you shouldn't have done that." Claire said, shaking her head. Anika stuck out her tongue and waved her hand, dismissing Claire's comment.

Ashley laughed as a little girl ran out from another room.

"Yay! You must be Captain and Cwaire!" She exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around Anika and Claire. They laughed as she pulled back and looked up at them.

"Hewo. My name is Miki. I'm Ashwey's wittle sister." She said. Ashley sighed and looked at her sister.

"Hey Miki. Are you ready to have some fun?" Anika asked as she bent down to look at the girl. Her face lit up and she nodded. She grabbed Anika's hand. Within the next few seconds, she had Anika running behind her, almost flying.

"Claire!" She cried as Miki laughed.

"Claire, thank you for coming and helping me today. My parents are gone out, and as you can see, Miki is a handful. I'm also glad Captain came. She seems to be having fun with Miki." Ashley said to Claire as they both watched Anika and Miki. They were sitting on the floor with crayons and paper.

"So Miki, what did you draw?" Claire said as she walked over and sat down next to them. Miki looked up at Claire and smiled with a colourful face. She held up her picture. There was two girls, one big and one small.

"Who's that in your picture?" Claire asked. She pointed to the girls.

"That's me and Ashwey. I'm the wittle one. Ashwey is the big one, 'cause she's my big sister." Miki explained, very serious in her thoughts. Claire smiled. Ashley blushed.

"That's very sweet of you Miki. I'm sure Ashley appreciates it. Don't you Ashley?" She said as she looked at Ashley, who just nodded quickly.

"Uh. Yeah. I love it Miki. It's beautiful." She mumbled. Miki smiled, but then looked back down at her crayons.

Ashley glanced at Anika. She had her eyebrows furrowed, and was pressing hard on the crayons as she quickly drew.

"Um, Captain, what are you drawing?" Ashley asked, which took Anika by surprise. She looked up slowly, and her face turned red.

"Heh heh... It's nothing really..." She said as she rubbed the back of her head, embarrassed.

"Let me see! I want to see!" Miki said as she snatched the paper before Anika could stop her. Anika's face changed to a mask of horror as Miki analyzed the paper. A smile crept onto Miki's face.

"Pwetty! But... what is it? It's bery colourful though Anika." Miki said as she showed the picture to Anika, pointing to the drawing.

"It's no one..." Anika said, looking away. Claire took the paper and looked it over.

"Anika, is this you... and Mira... and your mother... and your father... and me... and Aunt Luna?" Claire asked as she looked across the page.

"Uh... yeah. To me, we're all family. So I drew us like one big family." Anika admitted. She sighed and looked at Claire's serene face.

"Anika... that's nice, but... you know Aunt Luna isn't my only family, right?" Claire asked her.

"Really? Who else?" Anika asked, completely confused.

Ashley rolled her eyes and giggled.

"For a first, my parents, and I have an older sister named Michelle." Claire explained. She looked as if she were trying to hold in tears.

"Ooh! We're even more alike than I thought!" Anika said as she jumped up. She didn't even notice Claire's sadness.

"Ok. How about we go outside for a bit? The sun is really nice out there." Anika suggested as she stared out the window, dazed. Claire laughed at her.

"Did I miss something?" Ashley asked as she walked out with sunscreen and Miki.

"Oh no, nothing." Claire said as she looked out the window with Anika.

Ashley began to put sunscreen on Miki. When she finished, she pulled a hat on her head and stepped over to the window.

"Hey, why don't we go for a walk?" She said, getting the others' attention. They nodded. Miki took Ashley and Anika's hands, and ther four left.

"Today I will make up for that imbecile's mistakes. I will be the success!" Sukushi snarled as she watched the waves, ignoring the many people on the beach. When she finished her rant, she gave them a glance. She smiled and disappeared.

"La, la, la, LA!" Miki sang as she walked down the sidewalk, swing her arms. She seen the beach and her face lit up again. Miki tugged on the end of Ashley's shirt, getting her attention.

"What is it Miki?" She asked. She stopped and looked at Miki. She was looking back with an expectant face.

"I wanna go to the beach with Anika and Ashwey and Claire!" Miki said as she ran up, and grabbed Ashley's hand. She pulled her forward, toward the crowded area. Ashley sighed and just went along.

"I wonder..." Anika said as she and Claire watched the sisters go.

"What do you wonder Anika?" Claire asked.

"I was thinking about Miki and Ashley... and me and Mira. I was wondering if I was like that with Mira." She explained.

"Probably Anika. Probably." Claire laughed as she spoke.

"COME ON!" Miki cried from the sand. Anika and Claire ran over to them, Claire smiling, Anika hungry as she seen and smelt a food stand.

Screaming came from farther down the beach. Anika, Ashley, and Claire looked. Miki was busy playing in the water.

There was a giant float stomping in the sand, and kicking it everywhere. Sukushi sat on the food stand as she happily watched the Meiwaku. She snapped her fingers, and started picking at fries that appeared in her hands.

"Ashley, stay here with Miki." Anika said as she and Claire ran off. Ashley looked at Anika strangely.

"Captain?" She asked to the empty space.

Anika and Claire ran up to the food stand.

"Sukushi! I thought you disappeared after saving what's his face!" Anika said to her. Claire sighed.

"Err... Riko doesn't deserve me saving him! That's why I will defeat you, and surpass that pathetic man. Meiwaku!" She said as she jumped up and dove for the two. They jumped out of the way.

"Anika! Claire!" Cira and Ciro yelled.

"Now!" Lila finished.

They nodded and joined hands.

"Pretty Cure Miracle Eclipse!"

"The flaming heart of the Sun, Cure Blaze!" Anika said.

"The shining heart of the Moon, Cure Star!" Claire said.

"Together we are Pretty Cure!"

"With the power of light,"

"And the shine of our hearts,"

"We will restore the power of hope!"

Sukushi grinded her teeth.

"Pretty Cure... Get them!" She said to the Meiwaku, who was busy kicking sand at people. It looked up, and stormed over to Sukushi.

"What are you waiting for? Crush them." Sukushi asked the Meiwaku.

A familiar scream came from behind the Meiwaku. They all looked to see Ashley staring at the five in fear. Miki was crying, and Ashley was holding her.

"Change of plan Meiwaku!" Sukushi said as she, once again, disappeared.

The Meiwaku stomped back across the beach, and over to Ashley and Miki.

"Oh no Blaze! It's going after Ashley and Miki!" Cure Star said to Cure Blaze as the Meiwaku ran off.

"I know! How dare she! Let's go!" Cure Blaze said as she and Cure Star ran after the Meiwaku.

Miki shook with fear in Ashley's arms as she stared at the monster looking down at them.

"Ashwey! I'm scared! I'm weally, weally scared!" Miki said as she ducked down.

Sukushi chuckled from above the Meiwaku.

"Insignificant child! If you're scared now, I'd like to-" Sukushi began as she was kicked in the side by Cure Blaze.

"Nobody laughs at my friends and get away with it!" She said as she wiped her hands against each other.

"-Waku! Waku!-" The Meiwaku cried as it raised its inflatable fists. Both Ashley and Miki closed their eyes.

"Power of the Moon! Heart of Shine! Heart Moonlight!" Cure Star said as she leaped in front of the sisters. A shield of blue spread out in front of them, and the Meiwaku pounded againgst it angrily.

Miki opened her eyes hesitantly. When she saw Cure Star, her eyes went wide, and she poked Ashley in the face. She opened her eyes to see the same things as Miki.

"Ash! Miki! Run now!" Cure Blaze said as she ran over to the three.

Ashley nodded as she picked Miki up in her arms and ran away. From their hiding spot, they peeked out to watch.

"Power of the Sun! Heart of Flame! Heart Sunshine!" Anika said as she shot a flame out at the inflatable Meiwaku and knocked it back.

"Time to finish this!" They both said as Cure Blaze jumped back to Cure Star. They joined hands.

"The Heart of the Sun," said Cure Blaze. She traced half a heart with her free hand.

"The Heart of the Moon," said Cure Star. She traced half a heart with her free hand.

"Will eclipse the darkness!" They both continued as they let go of their joined hands and pulled them back.

"Pretty Cure Heart Eclipse!" They said as they pushed their hands out towards the heart and it shot out and enveloped the Meiwaku. When the Meiwaku disappeared, Cure Blaze and Cure Star were gone.

"Ash!" Anika called out as she and Claire ran back through the sand to find Ashley and Miki.

"Miki!" Claire echoed.

Ashley and Miki walked up to them, hand in hand.

"Oh! Thank goodness you're okay! There was a monster, and two strange people... it was terrifying and amazing at the same time." Ashley said as she glanced down at Miki, who was smiling at her side.

"T- It's great that you never got hurt." Anika said, trying to hold back a 'thank you'.

"Ashwey, Anika, Cwaire, let's go home." Miki said as she caught their attention. They nodded and went after Miki as she ran ahead.

(ED - Zutto, Zutto Nee?)