All-Stars Lucky 7th 2 - (JJBA 7th Stand User x Precure All Star F)
I woke up.
Yet, I am sure that I died against Vins. I had given one last hail mary and then my body had ceased to work.
So... where am I? Heaven?
I could hear distant waves... Am I near a beach? Is Heaven a beach?
It took me longer than I wanted to open my eyes, my body sore and drained from what had been the most strenous brawl I had been put through. I could feel quite alive if not wishing I could properly rest at once. I just... felt an urge to wake up properly. And as my gaze grew more focused, I realized that I was resting on some grass and- and that something was snoring by my chest.
It took a monumental effort to not jump away out of instinct... and then there was the fact my body was out of shape. My leg had recovered from being broken as the Hamon had passively healed my wounds, but I was still recoiling from what battling DIO, his minions, and then Vins.
Huffing, I looked around, studying the mix of normal trees and palm trees all around, confirming that we were somewhere in an island. The main questions I had in mind were 'where were we?' and 'who is this unusually-colored rabbit?'.
The former could wait for now as I felt more pressed by the critter I was looking at. I could sense something powerful within it, but I wasn't sure if it was a friend or a foe.
W-Well, since it came to rest with me, maybe it isn't a bad thing?
Right as I was contemplating this, I froze up as I saw the bunny-like entity stir and then yawn before lifting itself from the ground and... turning to look at me with surprised and fearful pink eyes. It froze up just as I did, and there was silence.
My first instinct was to reach out and pat its head. It was the earnest way to show care but... but I saw a familiar expression that stopped me from doing anything beyond staring back at it. An expression that showed a degree of 'unease' as if I was going to... hit it.
It was a look I have seen myself giving at some bullies before I met Jotaro, so this felt... too close to home. And I didn't reach out. I just turned away, closing my eyes and catching up to my breathing so I could properly calm down.
I expected the critter to run away, but it stood there and looked at me with confusion and... interest.
"I am sorry. For scaring you like that," I apologized truthfully. "It wasn't my intention."
It blinked, and then... hummed. "Puca."
The noise sounded feminine, so I tentatively thought this 'Puca' was a she.
"Is that your name? Puca?"
She nodded. "Puca."
"I see... well, my name is Usagi Taki, or just Taki."
Another nod, this time Puca sat down and there was some silence as I thought on what to ask next.
"Do you know where we are?"
"Puca," The critter shook her head and I sighed.
"Hm, then we should probably look to leave this place. As safe this is, there's nothing to eat and we could end up starving."
Puca didn't look convinced, but before she could have made that opinion clear-
*Grumble*
Her paw-hands went to her belly, an embarrassed look on her face as her tummy was clearly into getting some food. I wasn't that far off from feeling the hunger, and I sighed.
"I know you are afraid of what's out of this island but... I am strong. I can protect you, Puca," I offered kindly, and the bunny offered me a quizzical look. "What? I am quite tough- tougher than I look, that is."
I huffed, and I saw a hint of a smile flash from the bunny as I slowly got off the grass.
"So... do you want to tag along for this adventure?"
I asked, the bunny looking away for a moment as she thought about it and... then nodded.
"Puca!"
With that settled, we started to make our way out of the trees' shade and- I wasn't expecting to find troubles right as we got to the beach.
"ARRRRRRKKKKKK!"
A loud roar, then various shadow-like monsters rushed at us. Puca squeaked in fear as she hid behind my leg, but I was not afraid as I reacted instinctively.
"ORA!"
｢Red Garland｣ rushed with a strong punch, destroying the first monster and then turning his attention to the rest.
"ORA! ORA! ORA! ORAAA!"
Four more were destroyed but... there were a lot around, and they were soon circling us. Puca squeaked in shock as I picked her up in my arms, knowing that leaving her on the ground would only put her in a bad spot.
"We need to move out."
I dashed forward, eyeing the small line of small islands interconnected that led to the mainland. But as ｢Red Garland｣ smashed through a few monsters trying to block our escape, we were forced to stop as a larger monster jumped between us and our path and roared challengingly.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKKKKKKK!"
Before I could bruise the bastard up, I saw a shadow rushing above us and... landing a punch on the monster's head, defeating it instantly. The figure stopped for a moment to stand up, then glanced at us with a serious look.
The girl appeared to be a bit younger than me, maybe around middle-school age and... she looked odd. The fancy long blonde hair, the piercing blue eyes, but also her pretty dress that seemed to emit just as much power as the rest of her body. It was as if she was channeling the purest form of Hamon.
"Who are you two?"
Amane Kasai was confused - thus, she wasn't feeling in a diplomatic mood.
She had no clue or recollection on how she ended up on this beach, but she knew that someone had kidnapped her the moment she faced the first batch of shadow-like monsters. As a Pretty Cure, Kasai had faced plenty of odd situation, but this was... unprovoked.
In fact, she had a feeling this wasn't tied with the Bundoru Gang, or any sort of foe she had faced in the past.
Still, Kasai was quick to take action over being attacked the very moment she woke up.
"Pretty Cure, Delicious Standby! Party Go!"
Once her transformation was over, Cure Finale waltzed through her opponents and dealt with them as quickly as possible. Her mind raced as earnestly as her body, trying to pinpoint the answers to the many questions she was contemplating.
Where was she? What happened to the others? She could already feel irritated at the thought that Yui could have been kidnapped... it really frustrated her. And the monsters felt like a chance to find relief through violence - for a while.
After wrecking dozens of the same-looking shadow fiends, even someone as patient as Kasai was losing her temper once again, this time because of how endless the wave of hostile mobs was. As she darted through the island, however, she stumbled on two other individuals.
A boy and a mascot.
She moved to intercept them as they were trying to leave for the mainland, but she had her job half-done for her by a larger monster. Cure Finale jumped and then struck down at the foe, softening her landing and giving her the chance to finally address the bizarre duo.
"Who are you two?"
The boy appeared surprised to see her, but he seemed to react readily. "U-Usagi Taki. I... Who are you?!"
Kasai frowned. "You can call me Cure Finale and- we can talk later, after we are done with the monsters."
Taki nodded, manifesting once again the strange red golem that fought for him while he protected the bunny-themed mascot tightly holding his blouse.
Kasai pushed forth with similar vigor as the golem, punching and kicking away at the foes all over, knowing that these two may not know anything on what was going on despite her wishing the opposite to be true. And as they were getting even more surrounded by the monsters, two blinding lights came from the edges of the island.
"Pretty Cure! Tropical Change!"
"Tone Connect! Hirogaru Change!"
Hope grew within Cure Finale's heart, but it was a brief thing as she realized those that transformed were-
"PRECURE!?" "PRECURE!?" "PRECURE!?"
But they weren't her friends! Not at all!
Still, this was good news as it meant that there were others like her that were stuck in a similar situation. The duo dashed towards her, and she finally got to see better who were her new allies.
The first one to approach was the one doing the punching and kicking just like her, her hair divided in gradients between pale violet-pink and acquamarine blue. With a similar composition of colors for her eyes, the tropical-dressed girl was handling the beating, while the one rushing beside her was dodging the attacks, clearly unaccustomed with physical combat.
Speaking of the pinkette, the girl had her locks tied with a white ribbon behind her head, and her green eyes showed as much shock as everyone else was feeling in that moment, keeping close to her friend and then getting with the rest of the group.
"T-There's a lot of them!" The pinkette pointed out.
"We need to leave!" Kasai decided, knowing better than testing her luck in finding an end to that endless horde.
She led the charge towards the mainland, the rest of the precure following... same for the boy as he somehow managed to keep up with them through the retreat. Once they got far enough and reached the beginning of what looked to be a desert... Cure Finale stopped and turned to this 'Usagi Taki' with a serious look.
"So... how are you fighting those monster, Usagi Taki-san?"
He appeared confused, but still provided an explanation. A very bizarre explanation at that.
AN
And so it truly begins! Still, the story will take a slow pace to develop the characters within the situation. After all, we are talking of three Precures that have no knowledge of each other and a strange guy with a powerful 'Spirit Guardian' tagging along together with an equally strange mascot.
Also, to make a quick recap for those that are interested in looking who got pulled into 'Team Prism':
- Nijigaoka Mashiro / Cure Prism
- Kasai Amane / Cure Finale
- Laura / Cure La Mer
- ?/? (There is going to be another Precure tagging along, but it will happen much later on).