"Beach! Here I come!" Akane said, as she stepped off the bus. But her foot had touched concrete, not sand. She looked around and there was a shrine. The sign said, Hikawa Shrine. Akane walked up to the shrine, looking curiously at the amulets. An old man came up to her. He had bushy grey eyebrows, with no hair on his head. He wore a typical head priest outfit.

"You are very pretty! Would you consider working part-time here?" He asked, smiling broadly. Akane was surprised by the offer and of his kind words. She was left speechless.

Inside the shrine was a girl wearing a miko's outfit. She had long black hair and was praying to a large fire, her eyes closed. She then opened them.

"I sense a great evil…very strong…" She stood up. "I better warn the girls. Of course, Usagi won't take it too seriously…again… Honestly, she can't take anything seriously. Except Mamoru…" Rei Hino went on about this to herself as she made her way outside to check on her grandfather. She found him hitting on a young girl about her age. The girl had short red hair worn in a small ponytail with long bangs on both sides of her face, held with two yellow hairpins on the right side. Her eyes are red and she wore a loose long-sleeved orange dress-top with crisscrossing yellow stripes, red pockets and a red ribbon at the back, blue skinny jeans and red flats. On her shoulder was a red and orange beach bag.

"Grandfather, how many times do I have to tell you to stop hitting on girls? There are many rumors going around about you!" She snapped.

"I was only joking." He laughed and scurried off. Akane and Rei's gazes locked onto each other. For the briefest moment, they had recognized each other although they have never met. That moment ended quickly.

"I'm sorry about my grandfather." Rei apologized.

"No, its okay! He was only joking right?" Akane laughed.

"My name's Hino Rei. Would you like a fortune?" She offered.

"Hey! My name's Hino Akane." Akane laughed. "You sure have a funny surname." Akane laughed again, and Rei smiled.

"It's so hot today…why aren't you at the beach?" She asked.

"That's where I was going, but I got on the wrong bus." Akane explained.

"You know, the buses used to disappear around here. You better be careful, or you'll never see your friends again!" Rei said jokingly.

"What!?" Akane exclaimed. Rei laughed.

"Just kidding. That happened so long ago. That was when I met my friends. You remind a lot like Usagi." Rei remarked.

"Oh, really?" Akane asked, interested.

"That's not a compliment."

"Oh. Well you're blunt, Miss Miko Fortune Teller." Akane snapped.

"That's creative." Rei sniggered.

"Catch me on a better day." They both laughed. Suddenly, it went silent. Akane and Rei stopped laughing and looked around. Everyone was on their knees, head down, surrounded in a purple-black aura. A wicked laughter was heard.

"This bad energy will help revive Yami!" A tall woman with dark skin and reddish hair appeared with an amulet Akanbe. The Akanbe had a blue nose and started firing icicles. Rei and Akane dodged, by inches.

"Sailor Lead Crow! What are you doing here?! And what is that!?" Rei screamed.

"Rei, you better run! Now!" Akane ordered, but then she saw Rei pull out a rod of some sort.

"Mars Crystal Power, Make Up!" Rei then began to transform into Sailor Mars.

"Wow! A Pretty Cure!" Akane called.

"A Pretty what?" Sailor Mars asked. "I'm Sailor Mars! Since Usagi is not here, I'll speak for her! In the name of Mars, I, Sailor Mars, the Soldier of Fire and Passion, will punish you!" She called. "I am not saying that anymore…sounds too weird…"

"Sailor instead of Cure… How could this be? You transformed!" While Sailor Mars was distracted, the Akanbe began to blow, and Sailor Mar's feet began to freeze to the ground.

"Oh, thanks a lot!" snapped Sailor Mars. "You better run! Run down the street! Scream for the Sailor Scouts!"

"Sailor what!?" Akane exclaimed.

"You're not getting away, Sailor Scout. I will have your Star Seed. "Akanbe!" She ordered, and Akanbe began to blow ice on Akane. The force of the wind blew her against the building, ice forming around her.

"Akane!" Sailor Mars called, struggling in her spot.

"Rei!" Sailor Lead Crow put her wrists together, and the jewels on them glowed. Then a blast was sent right at Sailor Mars. "No!" It hit her square in the chest, and the ice shattered. Rei fell back, and then she suddenly turned transparent. Yellow balls of light flew up from her body to the sky. A glowing red jewel came out of Rei's chest and flew towards Sailor Lead Crow. She caught it. Akane screamed, and then the ice holding Akane against the wall was blasted away.

"Ready?" The Smile Pact asked.

"Ready?! Ready for what!?" Rei cried.

"Pretty Cure! Smile Charge!" Akane yelled.

"Go! Go! Go! Let's go, Sunny!" The Smile Pact produced a powder puff, which Akane taps on the Smile Pact to collect up magic powder. Akane snaps her fingers to light her puff on fire and applies it once onto her chest, surrounding herself with fire which then forms her arm protectors, shoes and dress. Her hair then changes from red to orange and gets styled and their eyes become a brighter shade as well. Lastly, she pats the powder puffs onto her cheeks to give a rosy glow. After transforming, Cure Sunny flies down from the sky, lands on her feet.

"…Akane…?" Sailor Mars asked. Cure Sunny looked back and winked.

"The sun, sansan, hot-blooded power! Cure Sunny!" She introduced.

"Michel mentioned Pretty Cure…" Sailor Lead Crow said. "Get her, Akanbe! Michel would like to add her to the collection!"

"Akanbe!" The Akanbe flung icicles at Cure Sunny and Rei. Cure Sunny sent them all back at it. Cure Sunny rounded on Rei, and fell beside her.

"Rei…what's happening, Rei!?" She cried. "Why are you fading away?"

"I couldn't protect you…or Usagi… this must be punishment, huh?" She smiled, but Cure Sunny was on the verge of tears. Cure Sunny grew very angry at Sailor Lead Crow for killing Rei and stealing from her.

Cure Sunny charged at the Akanbe, and lifted it into the air. She threw the Akanbe as hard as she could, aiming for Sailor Lead Crow. Sailor Lead Crow was hit and was squashed by the Akanbe. She struggled under the Akanbe, while Cure Sunny raced after the glowing red jewel that was rolling away. Sailor Lead Crow freed herself, and pulled out a whip. She began to whip at Cure Sunny. Cure Sunny yelped in pain as Sailor Lead Crow continued to whip at her. Fury building within her, Cure Sunny finally grabbed the whip, and it incinerated.

"What!?" Sailor Lead Crow cried, looking at the ashes of her whip. Cure Sunny snatched up the glowing red jewel. The Akanbe began to blow ice on Cure Sunny's feet, freezing them to the ground. Cure Sunny struggled to free herself, but it was no use. The ice was spreading up her ankles and calves. Desperate, Cure Sunny threw the glowing red jewel at Rei as she continued to fade away.

Rei saw her Star Seed roll over to her. She was very weak, but the Star Seed was only inches away. She reached out her hand with every last drop of energy. But she was dying. She couldn't do it.

The ice was spreading up Cure Sunny's hips and torso. She felt very cold and thought that the fire in her was going to be put out. Cure Sunny braced herself and closed her eyes. The ice was spreading up her arms and neck.

Suddenly, she was covered in warmth. She could not believe it. She was feeling the fire again. She must already be dead. But when she opened her eyes, she saw Sailor Mars battling the Akanbe. Cure Sunny was lying flat on the ground, drenched in water. The ice had melted. She was free! But now she had to face the Akanbe.

"What!? What!? What!?" Sailor Lead Crow screamed.

"Sailor Mars!" Cure Sunny cried, "We can't defeat this Akanbe without my friends! We need to Rainbow Heal it!" But Sailor Mars was not listening.

Sailor Mars outstretched her hand, and a symbol appeared in it, in red. The symbol exploded in flames. It becomes a bow and arrow of flames. She draws the bow, and aims towards the Akanbe. "Mars Flame Sniper!" She released the arrow, and it pierced the Akanbe right through the nose.

"Yeah! Right on!" Cure Sunny cheered. The Akanbe's nose burst into flames. It began to panic, and turned to his master for assistance.

"Put it out! Put it out!" Sailor Lead Crow screamed. The Akanbe patted the fire out on his nose, but the nose turned red.

"Ha! It's my turn now!" Cure Sunny grinned, and closed her eyes. She focused her fighting spirit into her Smile Pact. It started to glow orange, and granted Cure Sunny power. Finally, enough spirit filled the Smile Pact. The Smile Pact explodes in fire to form a fireball in the sky. Cure Sunny then does a run, jumps into the air, spins and blasts the fireball at the Akanbe in a volleyball spike. The Akanbe grinned, and his red nose was destroyed. Cure Sunny landed beside a triumphant Sailor Mars.

"Grr…curse you Pretty Cure and Sailor Scouts! Yami will destroy you and the world!" She disappeared. Akane and Rei were back to normal.

"Yeah! We won!" Akane and Rei high-fived.

"I don't think this is the end, though…" Rei said.

"What do you mean?" Akane asked.

"I sense a dark power coming." She explained, "I think we should look for our friends. Both of our teams."

"You really think so?" Akane asked. Rei nodded. Akane's heart sank, exhausted from the battle. "My friends are at the beach. If you can get me there, then we'll be able to meet up."

"I'll have to contact my friends. I'll look for Luna and Artemis."

"Who?" The two magical girls had begun their journey in search of their friends. Rei changed into casual clothes. Rei explained everything she learned from the day she became a Sailor Scout. Akane did the same from when she first became a Pretty Cure.