"Come on, guys, we've got some world-saving to do." Aiden is about to lead the girls out when the pink haired girl drops down before them, startling Hikari. "How conveinient...you wouldn't happen to know where the note gems that protect this world would be, would you?" she snickers.
"Even if we did tell you, we wouldn't give them to you, you witch!" Hikari snaps.
"How did Rumore get in here? Seize her at once!" the female being commands. Some griffons and centaurs in armor run to Rumore, but they are quickly felled by flashes of lightning from Rumore's hands.
"No way? Rumore uses magic?" Homura gasps as the guards writhe in pain, paralyzed.
"And for sassing me like that, I ought to zap you too!" Rumore snaps at Hikari. But before she can zap her, she notices that Hikari has somehow gained a yellow aura around her, rendering her immune from the spell. "How...how did you do that?"
"Nice try!" Hikari taunts, sticking out her tongue.
"Thanks, Eika!" Aiden calls as he too gains an Aura Shield.
Meanwhile, Homura and Yuki have taken advantage of the confusion to duck behind a column. Once sure they are not being followed, they jam the music note game cards into their DSes, join hands and call "Dual Elemental Fury!" sending a wave of flames and ice over them.
Inside the cocoon of flames and ice, Homura's body, now glowing red, first gains a ruffley shirt-like outfit, colored red, gold, and orange, before gaining a matching skirt in the same colors. Yuki gets the same sort of outfit on her glowing blue body, only hers is colored in silver, light blue, and dark blue. Homura next gains some black fingerless gloves, while Yuki gets some white gloves that have fingers. Homura's next piece of clothing is red pants with gold trim and brown shoes, with a gold bow with a red button on the shirt to finish. Yuki gains some light blue pants with silver and dark blue trim and white shoes, with a light blue bow with a dark blue button in the center.
As the cocoon clears, Homura steps onto the floor and challenges Rumore. "The flames of a pulsing rhythm, Cure Ember!"
"The lullaby of a winter's night, Cure Glacier!" Yuki agrees as she joins her partner.
"We are PreCure!" both call to no one in particular.
"So this is the famous PreCure..." Rumore sneers. "You wouldn't want to tell me where the Rainbow Notes are, now would you?
"Never." Glacier retorts.
"Why do you want them, anyway?" Ember agrees. "We've worked hard to bring them back here, and now you want to destroy them?"
"That is only for me to know." Rumore replies as she charges another electric blast. "and for you to never find out!" PreCure jumps away as the lightning bolts fizzle out by the floor.
"Good thing the floor is shockproof-hino." Hinote heaves a relieved sigh. Kouri is nearby, healing the paralyzed guards.
Rumore is about to send more lightning at PreCure, but Glacier delivers an icy kick from the rafters, sending her faling to the ground. Ember follows up with a flaming punch. "I must have sorely underestimated you...." she wheezes, pained from both attacks. "But when we meet again, the results will not be beautiful." With that, she warps away, and what damage was caused begins to heal.
"So we have competition for the Rainbow Notes..." Ember shudders.
"Unlike the Black Realm, Rumore is immune to the song of the Rainbow Notes--so that makes your quest all the more urgent." the male being replies.
"But how do we know who could be holding the Rainbow Notes? There are billions of beings here, and billions of possible words they could've hidden in!" Aiden protests.
"I will narrow your search a little--each note is connected to one another, so once you find one, it will point you to the next one." the female being assures Aiden.
"And I know who is holding the red Note-tane." Utane confidently agrees.
"Who?" Aiden is curious.
"The sage Rindra--she keeps the royal histories and tales associated with them-tane." Utane explains before addressing the two royal beings. "If it pleases Your Majesties, I wish to take PreCure and their companions to see Rindra."
"Permission granted, Utane." the male being replies. "I wish you all good luck on your quest."
Some minutes later, Utane leads the group inside a large room used as a study. Glacier is fascinated by the books on the shelves lining the wall, but Kouri waves her hand away before she can take one. "Now, now...Rindra would not take kindly to someone taking her books-kori."
"Come inside, Utane..." A black haired girl clad in a rainbow colored robe welcomes the group. "I have heard from the Queen about your plight, and that the red Rainbow Note has hidden itself among the tales of royalty which I have collected here and in your world."
"You've been to our world?" Ember is surprised.
"When they need to hide, the Rainbow Notes usually hide in tales known across all worlds." Rindra explains. "But ocassionally, we travel to other worlds to learn their tales, and bring them back here for all of us to enjoy. When I travel to the Green Plains, I collect tales of royalty among the many peoples there."
"Please, tell us one!" Hikari begs.
Rindra thinks for a moment, then begins. "There was once a princess who had a very bad habit. She would lie in bed at night and pick her teeth with a toothpick. That wasn't so bad, but after she was done, instead of throwing the toothpick away as she should have, she would stick it between the straw mats upon which the princess slept. Now, this was not a very clean habit, and since the princess did this every night the cracks between the mats were soon filled with used toothpicks.
One night she was suddenly awakened by the noise of fighting. She heard the voices of warriors and the sound of swords. Frightened, she sat up and lit the lamp beside her bed. She was so surprised by what she saw that she could hardly believe her eyes.
There, right beside her quilts, were many tiny little warriors. Some were fighting, some were singing, some were dancing, and all were making a great deal of noise..."
Yuki motions for Rindra to stop the story as she hears a familiar voice singing Take a melody... when Rindra speaks the word "sound" "There it is!" She and Homura retrieve their Miracle Wands and absorb the red energy of the song.
"You do not wish to hear the conclusion?" Rindra asks, but before Ember can say anything, the Note shows the group an image of a tropical forest before flying to the Score of Colors, which is lying on a desk.
"Where is that forest?" Hikari asks.
"Moondancer Forest lies to the east of the city--but since Rumore appeared, monsters have been seen there." Rindra cautions. "So prepare accordingly."
"A wise unicorn lives there, but she will only appear to those pure of heart-eiko." Eika adds as PreCure departs.
"Thanks, Rindra!" Ember waves goodbye.
"Farewell, PreCure--I wish you well on your quest." Rindra replies.
TO BE CONTINUED....
[NEXT WEEK: Futari wa PreCure Flash Fire the Movie: Tales of Mystery on the Crystal Plains (part 3)]