(NOTICE: Due to poor copy/paste translation from Wattpad to FanFiction, some words may be stuck together. This is a change that will not be fixed. Regardless, please enjoy the story!)
Part 1: Miracle Lights
{This story takes place during the events of "Precure: Miracle Universe". If you wish to know some of the events up until this point, please watch the movie where available until 25:27...}
(The Pretty Cure, after being blown out by dark matter, landed on a remote planet with a bird-like colony. Ichika Usami, the leader of the KiraKira Pretty Cure A La Mode, came up with an idea to create bird-themed pastries to cheer up the scared bird colony.
Piton, a small inventive chick who started these events, watched in awe as the Pretty Cure brought the desolate area back to life.)
Piton:I've never seen the place so cheerful...
Piton:Those girls, I thought they were useless, fake Precures...
(As Piton continued to look in awe, he was handed a pastry of his own... by a young girl with pink hair named Hana Nono.
In this universe, Hikaru Hoshina, Hana Nono, and the fluffy Cottonball alien named Fuwa did not end up on a cloud planet along with Prunce, Saaya Yakushiji and Homare Kagayaki. Instead, Piton's trajectory caused Hana, Hikaru, and Fuwa to get pulled into the colony's gravitational orbit... not only changing their directory, but their future path as well...)
Hana:Here you go! Try it!
(Piton eyed the dessert Hana offered. Even after everything he did... why did this girl offer him kindness?)
Hana:It's my first time making one!
(Piton gingerly accepted the treat, and turned his focus to Hana)
Piton:Your first time? Are you a little chick, too?
(Hana smiled warmly regardless)
Hana:Hehe~ at making anything, really. I'm really bad at cooking... but Ichika-Chan told me the power of KiraKiraru can make any sweets yummy regardless!
(Piton took the spoon and ate a mouthful of the dessert. Despite it looking significantly less appealing than everyone else's, the flavor was still enough to create a spark in Piton's heart)
(Nearby, Hikaru Hoshina was helping Ichika make more desserts when Piton's Miracle Light she had kept started glowing)
Hikaru:Piton's Miracle Light!
(Fuwa, a small fluffy fairy, poked the glowing stick and chittered happily)
Fuwa:Swo Shwiny-fuwa!
(Hikaru smiled and held the light close to her)
Hikaru:It's so...
Piton:It's so... Its became so warm right here...
(Chourou, a purple fairy with a fluffy beard covering most of his face, floated next to Piton along with Pekorin, a dog-like fairy, and a small baby named Hugtan)
Chourou:That's KiraKiraru! They're the feelings you put into making sweets-jaba! They're calling out to you-jaba.
(Piton looked at his chest... the feeling inside becoming so warm)
Piton:Feelings?
(Hana smiled and nodded. Piton blushed and smiled back, the feeling inside his heart felt so warm...
...until a warbling sound resonated within the living space)
(Chourou and Pekorin's ears perked up while Hugtan got stressed out)
Chourou:Something's wrong-jaba...
(Hana quickly grabbed and cradled the fussing Hugtan)
Hana:W-What is it...?
(Hikaru turned around from her station to see a man wearing black body armor, a helmet, and a faceplate with an orange visor come out of a transparent yellow door... followed by more doors opening with more men in tactical gear cautiously stepping out)
(The birds immediately panicked and retreated back into their living quarters... leaving the Pretty Cure vulnerable and confused)
Aoi:Huh? A tactical squad... all the way out here in space?
Himari:D-D-Do you think... t-t-they're the ones they sent to... a-a-arrest us...?!
(Piton squinted as at least a dozen men came out of those transparent doors, although he knew The President of the Miracle Light Factory sent his police division to arrest him and the Pretty Cure... these people looked vastly different than Yango and his crew)
Piton:Those... aren't our police force...
(Hikaru decided to approach the squad of soldiers, thinking that... maybe they were here to help, despite the unusual circumstances)
Hikaru:Ohayo~...? Or... H-Hello...?
(The soldiers immediately went on the defensive and pulled out batons with a orange glowing tip and a sharp end, aiming them at the Pretty Cure... causing Hikaru to freeze in her tracks)
Hunter:Hikaru Hoshina, Hana Nono!
(Hikaru and Hana froze up, not only were these soldiers hostile against them, but they also knew their names too. The leader seemed to be an African American male... and the only soldier without a faceplate)
Hunter:You're under arrest by the Time Variance Authority for crimes against the Sacred Timeline! Hands up!
(As the hunter went on about their "rights", the Pretty Cure were not only shaken, but mostly confused)
Ciel:Um... are we really being arrested?
Himari:B-B-But we didn't do anything...
Lala:They aren't... from the Starry Sky Galaxy Association-lun. Or any Space Force I've seen-lun.
(The hunter wrapped up his speech)
Hunter:Last chance! Surrender your weapons and come with us peacefully!
(Piton put his rocket pack back on, obviously not caring about the current situation)
Piton:Boo~ this ain't my problem...
(Just as Piton put on his helmet and started his rocket, a TVA Hunter pressed his baton against Piton's rocket, causing it to vanish with bright lights and sparks.
Piton fell and was picked up by the soldier)
Piton:Hey! That took me weeks to make! PUT ME DOWN!
(Hikaru heard Piton's cries for help and immediately pulled out her Star Color Pen and Pendant. The Pretty Cure followed her by pulling out their own transformation devices... except Himari, who pulled it out reluctantly...
The TVA Hunter put a collar around the struggling Piton, causing his Miracle Light to flicker out)
Hikaru:Don't touch him! Everyone let's go!
(The girls hummed in agreement, but the TVA Hunters simply looked at each other in confusion.
The Pretty Cure transform, now standing in front of the TVA Hunters and posing stoically)
Cure Star:Get your hands off Piton... and get that thing off him!
(Piton stopped struggling with his collar and gazed at the Pretty Cure in awe)
Piton:Pre...cure...? So, they are real...
(The TVA Hunters armed themselves again, their batons now glowing purple instead of orange)
Cure Gelato:You're gonna have to take me alive!
(Gelato pounces on two TVA Hunters, encasing her fists in ice blocks. While the pounce did knock the hunters back, they weren't very affected by it.
Because of this, the TVA Hunters immediately charged at the Pretty Cure)
Cure Milky:Milky Shock!
(Using her power, Cure Milky used her long antennas to shock six TVA Hunters)
Cure Parfait:Très bien, Milky!
(As Milky and Parfait giggled together... their moment was immediately stopped when the TVA Hunters got back up... seemingly without injury)
Cure Milky: B-B-But how-lun...?!
(Cure Parfait pulled out her Rainbow Ribbon and trapped five of the TVA Hunters in a rainbow-colored rope.
But the remaining hunter used the sharp end of his baton to cut through ribbon and quickly freed the other hunters)
Cure Parfait:H-Huh...? H-How...?
(The shock between the two Cures made them unable to react as the TVA Hunters quickly approached and put the same collar around their necks.
Cure Milky:M-Milky... S-Shock...
(Milky attempted to use her powers, but all that came out of her antennas were small sparks)
Cure Milky:M-My powers-lun...! W-Why... can't I...
Cure Parfait:Gotta... break through...!
(As the two Cures tried to get their collars off, the TVA Hunters forcibly grabbed them and pulled them along.
Cure Whip jumped to avoid two TVA Hunters charging at her... just in time to see others seizing Cure Milky and Cure Parfait)
Cure Whip:Parfait!
(Whip pulled out her Candy Rod and started twirling it around)
Cure Whip:KiraKira Kirarun
Cure Yell:Flower Shoot!
(As Whip immobilized the Hunters in batter, Cure Yell used her Yell Tact to smash the Hunters with flower-like energy. Afterwards, there was nothing left but giant piles of pink batter)
Cure Yell:D-Did we... get them?
Cure Whip:Yell! We should go help Custa-
(Cure Whip suddenly shrieked as a hunter grabbed her ankle from the batter. Before she could react, the second jumped on her and put a collar around her neck)
Cure Yell:Whip! A-AHH!
(A third Hunter grabbed Cure Yell and quickly wrapped a collar around her. As they were yanked along by the Hunters, both Yell's pompoms and the candy in Whip's Candy Rod faded and disappeared)
Cure Star:Whip! Yell!
(Star gasped as she saw both Milky and Parfait getting pulled along by TVA Hunters, then four more TVA Hunters charging at her)
Cure Star:Star Punch!
(Cure Star punched a star at the Hunters, knocking them back against a wall.
Cure Custard, so far, managed to avoid the TVA Hunters by blinding them temporarily with her Custard Illusion and leaping to high walls)
Cure Custard:Star! Watch out!
(Custard pounced on a hunter trying to swipe Star and leapt back onto a wall. Star went on the defensive and punched, kicked, and dodged several TVA Hunters charging at her through those same translucent yellow doors. Custard provided backup by disorienting other hunters trying to attack Star
But Custard's cowering tactic was cut down when the Lead Hunter opened a door beside Custard and dragged her back onto the ground. Her screams alerting Star from her defensive)
Star:Custard!
(Star yelped in pain as a hunter slashed her leg with the sharp side of their baton, bringing Star to her knees... and a collar around her neck.
Star clenched her fists and tried to punch the collar with her powers... only for her to cry in pain as she cut her knuckles on it instead)
Star:M-My power...! W-What's happening...?
Hunter:C'mon! Get up, Squirrel Girl!
(Cure Custard sobbed in defeat as the Lead Hunter hoisted her up and fastened a collar around her neck.
The TVA Hunters then cornered Cure Gelato, who was the last girl standing)
Cure Gelato:Are you sure you wanna gang up on me? I'm the only one who managed to kick your butts! GELATO SHAKE!
(Cure Gelato encased her fists in ice and punched them, causing the shards to hit several TVA Hunters. Then she created several ice sculptures and punched them towards more TVA Hunters, knocking down a small group)
Cure Gelato:Is that all ya got?! C'mon!
(A single TVA Hunter got the surprise on Cure Gelato, but before he could do anything, Cure Gelato froze her fist in an ice block and punched his face... breaking off a few pieces of his faceplate. But her eyes dulled in surprise when he slowly turned his head back to her)
Cure Gelato:H-Huh...?
(The TVA Hunter turned on his purple glowing baton and smacked Cure Gelato in the face. At first, Gelato yelled in pain... but her voice slowed down as her entire body entered slow motion.
The Lead Hunter walked up to Gelato and fastened a collar around her neck)
Hunter:There you go, you little ice-prick. You're moving at one-fifth speed... but feeling all that pain in real time...
(A few seconds later, Gelato's speed returned to normal as she fell onto the floor)
Cure Gelato:OWWWWwwwwwWWW!
Hunter:Round up the others!
(Other TVA Hunters pulled the struggling Pretty Cure together as the Lead Hunter yanked up Gelato)
Cure Gelato:Get your hands offa me!
Cure Yell:H-Hugtan! Where are you?! D-Don't hurt her, please!
(Yell immediately turned at the sound of Hugtan wailing, a TVA Hunter approached with Hugtan and the other fairies in their hands... and collars around their necks)
Chourou:Y-You can't do this to the legendary Precure-jaba!
Pekorin:I-I can't fly-peko...!
Fuwa:I-I cwan't m-mwove-fuwa...
Cure Star:L-Let them go! Where are you taking us?
(Now... the Pretty Cure were captured by the TVA Hunters (Minutemen) and their powers dampened.
The TVA Minutemen pulled the struggling Pretty Cure along as Hunter I-48 used his TemPad to open Time Doors)
Cure Yell:W-Where are you taking us...?!
Hunter I-48:Stay quiet, variant!
Cure Yell:N-No...!
(As the Minutemen dragged the Cures through the Time Door, everything went black for them...)
Part 2: The TVA
(The Pretty Cure awaken in a dimly lit room and were sitting in chairs. In front of them are glasses of water and a slice of Key-Lime Pie for each girl.
Hana moans and opens her eyes groggily. Sitting across from her is a slightly older woman with a cup of coffee. She had silver hair tied in a bun with a tail draping down and a gray suit with a pink and green striped tie)
Woman:Miss Hana. You've been out of it for quite a long time...
(Hana took note of her soft and gentle voice, just as the others were starting to focus)
Hana:W-Where are we...?
(As Hana took notice of her surroundings,
she saw Hugtan was nestled in her baby carrier on her chest, and two TVA Minutemen were guarding a door; holding Fuwa, Pekorin, and Chourou)
Woman:Apologies for your rather... rough entrance, Miss Hana. I go by the name of Paradigm. And you're sitting here at TVA. The Time Variance Authority.
Hana:I didn't get all of that... c-could you... maybe say that again?
Ciel:Imbécile. Why are we here? We didn't do anything...!
Paradigm:Miss Precures, this may come as a shock to extroverted and heroic little darlings like yourselves, but your universe isnotthe only one in existence.
Himari:W-Wait... are you saying there's aMultiverse? I thought it was a fantasy! I mean... that completely changes the way we understand the initial singularity. You're saying there's an internal inflation system, and how does that even work with all the quantum...
(Himari noticed the other Cures staring at her with either confused or awestruck expressions. (Except Lala, who was impressed with her knowledge) Himari's cheeks immediately turned bright pink, and she sat back down)
Paradigm:Don't be shy about being the smartest one in the room... well... tied smartest.
(Paradigm winked at Lala, who smiled in return)
Paradigm:Your universe may seem singular to all of you, but really, it's a teeny-tiny-weeny speck on a vast cosmic canvas. In reality, the only universe considered thetrueuniverse exists on the Sacred Timeline and it's guarded zealously by all of us here at the TVA.
(Hana grabbed her head and shouted... all of this information was too much for her)
Hana:MECHOKKU! That's a huge ton of exposition for my little brain to handle!
Aoi:There's a huge Multiverse... our universe is tiny... and the oppressive time-police protect it from people like us, I guess...
Hana:Oh! Okay! That makes sense!
Hugtan:Hagyuu~!
(Hana's eyes widened and her smile quickly turned into a panicked ramble)
Hana:Mechokku! Does this have to do with what happened last year?! A teru-teru bozu ghost named Miden stole all of the Pretty Cures' memories from their worlds, turned them into babies, then we destroyed him! That was a long time ago!
Lala:W-Wait... what happened-lun?!
Paradigm:Yes, we're aware of your abuse of your timeline... (chuckles) You were so abusive of it! But no, that's not why you're here.
(Paradigm claps her hands and stands up, grabbing her TemPad)
Paradigm:Come with me.
(Paradigm leads the Pretty Cure to an elevator. A ding opens the elevator door, leading them to Paradigm's cubical)
Paradigm:I'm grateful you're here, Pretty Cure! The TVA have apprehended Titans, Vampires, Superheroes, Overweight plumbers, Loopers, Hedgehogs, Princes, Aliens, Zombies, even the God of War... and... we've apprehended Magical Girls alike. But! We haveneverapprehended thegreatestMagical Girls of all: The Pretty Cure.
Aoi:What's with all the retro tech?
Paradigm:TVA Tech has always been this way, a thing unclear even to me. But! The Pretty Cure being here is a first for us. We've been monitoring you girls for quite a while.
(Paradigm showcases several CRT TVs built into the wall, now playing footage of each of the six Pretty Cures' transformations)
Hikaru:You know our identities...? Wait... weren't we transformed before?
Paradigm:Sorry... the Time Collars only weakened your abilities in your universe. The TVA have dampeners that prevent anyone from using abilities or magic in the TVA...
(Ichika approaches a television with Cure Yell on it, consoling a dying Miden)
Cure Yell (from the TV):About giving back all those memories... And about how to move on from here. You'll all help me, right?
Ichika:How do you have all of our memories here?
Paradigm:The TVA knows your whole life, how it's all meant to be! We know your past...
(Ichika stares at a screen of herself as a little girl, watching her mother decorate a cake)
Past Ichika (from the TV):KiraKira...!
Paradigm:Present...
(Hikaru watches another screen of Lala, Ciel, Ichika, Himari, and Aoi preparing desserts for the bird-inhabitants. Curiously, Hikaru notices her, Hana, and Fuwa aren't in this footage)
Paradigm:And future...
(Lala watches in awe as herself, along with more Cures she hadn't met before, fight a gargantuan black creature, knocking it back a bit)
Supreme (from the TV):What's with all of you!?
(The Pretty Cure, along with Piton and the other fairies, gather around the screen Lala is watching. Several Cures wrap around Supreme and hit her from behind)
Supreme (from the TV):What's your problem?!
(The Cures watch as the intense battle goes on... both confused and astounded)
Ciel:B-But this hasn't happened...
Paradigm:Not to you. Not yet...
(The Cures turn their attention back to the screen, as every Pretty Cure flies toward Supreme)
Supreme (from the TV):You're just..!
Pretty Cure (from the TV):Together... We are Pretty Cure!
(The Cures gasp as everyone, including four teams they haven't met yet, punch a hole straight through Supreme)
Paradigm:The TVA knows everything about you. The lives you lead, the good you do.
(She puts a hand on Hana's shoulder and smiles)
Paradigm:Think of it as comforting!
(Hana smiles back, Paradigm's demeanor comforting her despite this strange circumstance. Hana turns her attention back to the array of screens displaying all of their past, present, and future feats... but a screen catches Hana's eye)
Hana:W-What is that...?
(Paradigm hums quizzically as Hana points to a screen showing herself with somber music playing. Cure Yell, now damaged, bleeding, and in a barren landscape... is cradled by a semi-equally damaged Ant-Man)
Hana:Is that me...? Who is that man? I-Is hecrying?!
(Paradigm visibly panics and rushes towards a TVA Agent's desk)
Paradigm:Uhh... l-let's not get ahead of ourselves...!
(Hana watches both confused and surprisingly heartwarmed as Ant-Man tearfully strokes her future self's cheek as he holds her in his arms)
Paradigm:T-That happens in the distant future!
(As the Cures discuss among themselves of why an Avenger would be heartbroken to see a Pretty Cure die, Paradigm shuts off the screen and gently pulls Hana away)
Paradigm:Over here! Stop that, eyes on me. We brought you here because you accidentally stepped off your set path in time.
Hana:Our set... what?
Paradigm:Your set path... on the timeline.
Lala:Oyo? How did we step off our "path" on the timeline-lun?
(Paradigm takes out her TemPad and types a few things. Eventually, the center screen changes to the Pretty Cure falling to the Miracle Light Factory's outer planets)
Paradigm:Right here. This was how your timeline was supposed to go... until Piton's directory changed, pulling Miss Hana and Miss Hikaru into the wrong orbit.
(Everyone watched the screen, as Piton's sputtering jetpack flew past the unconscious Hikaru, Hana, Saaya, Homare, and Fuwa... causing Hana, Hikaru, and Fuwa to get pushed away)
Paradigm:See how you two came onto this planet? That's when the Nexus Event occurred.
Hikaru: What's a Nexus Event?
Paradigm:A Nexus Event occurs when a variant, such as yourselves, do something that wasn't on the timeline... creating a branch.
(The outer screens showed a yellow line, a glowing line started to grow away from it. Paradigm pushed another button, now showing Hikaru and Hana on a cloud planet)
Paradigm:If Piton hadn't intervened, you two would've ended up on a cloud planet.
Hana:Mechokku! That's me! W-Wait... this didn't happen!
Paradigm:No. This is what wassupposedto happen.
Hikaru:So... I wasn't supposed to be on that planet with Lala-Chan and the others?
Paradigm:Certainly not, love. And because your universe is a branch... we unfortunately don't have a slot for you on the timeline anyone.
(Piton stared at the screen, showing various events that was supposed to occur. The police force capturing Lala, Ichika, Ciel, Aoi, and Himari... along with Emiru, Ruru, Elena, Madoka, Akira, and Yukari and a magma planet.
Piton couldn't help but feel guilty about what he had done... especially to the Pretty Cure whom he had looked up to all his life)
Yango (from the TV):You need this to finish the Miracle Light, Piton.
(Everyone turns their attention to the screen, still playing through the events that were "supposed" to happen.
On the screen, Piton applied the Finishing Liquid to his Miracle Light... causing the dark matter to overflow faster and to the outer planets as well)
Yango (from the TV):I thought it was strange; you know. To think a Miracle Light made by a little chick like you could hold off my shadow.
Piton (both present and the TV):Yango... it was you?
Yango (from the TV):Yes. I did this. But withthemaround, the brilliance of your Miracle Light interrupted my plan. I... had to crush it!
(Yango opened his cloak, revealing a purple cubical artifact and causing the universe to be swarmed in darkness)
Hikaru:So... if me and Hana-Chan didn't end up with Lala-Chan... all of this would've happened?
Aoi:Wait, guys! If we go back to our timeline with this knowledge... we can stop all of it before it even happens!
Himari:D-Didn't P-P-Paradigm-sensei say...?
Paradigm:Nnnnnnno. Unfortunately, we cannot let variants return to the timeline with knowledge of our organization.
(The Cures' faces drop or turn pale at the confirmation of the news)
Ichika:W-What does that mean...?
Paradigm:It means you've been chosen, for a higher purpose! One that could save the entire Sacred Timeline from useless branches across the Multiverse!
Aoi:Meaning...?
Paradigm:We brought you here to offer you girls an opportunity. Hana, the opportunity you sought years ago but thought you were not ready. We believe you're ready now! This is your chance to leave your timeline and join thegreatestuniverse... of all, starting by helping the TVA as their mercy killer! I'm about to give you all the thing you've always wanted...
(The Pretty Cures perked up, the chance to do something greater than themselves was almost too good to turn down... but then they remembered: their friends and family)
Hana:That sounds SUUUUUUUUGOI(amazing)Paradigm-sensei! But... what about our friends... and family?
(Paradigm continued to smile, however, she did not seem to be affected by this question)
Paradigm:What about them?
Ichika:I have a bright idea! You can use your "Prettiendo 3DS" device and send us back to our universe so we can tell everyone that we've been upgraded!
Himari:G-Great idea, Ichika-Chan!
(Paradigm grimaced at the idea, gripping her TemPad a little tighter)
Paradigm:Yeah. I don't think youuuuuuu... quite understand, um...
You will not be returning home, because there will be no home to return to...
...
Hikaru:Can you say that again...?
(Paradigm pushes a button on her TemPad, causing the screen to change to a visual representation of their timeline)
Paradigm:This is your universe, Miss Hikaru...
(The model suddenly starts shrinking from the end of the line... causing the other branches to disappear)
Paradigm:This is what happens when a universe loses their Anchor Being. See how it decays from the inside? This is how a universe dies.
Lala:What's an Anchor Being-lun?
Paradigm:An Anchor Being is an entity of such vital importance that when they die or lose significance to everyone in that universe, their whole world slowly starts to wither out of existence...
Aoi:Well, that's a relief! We're not dead!
Paradigm:Oh, nonono... (wheezes and laughs)
(Paradigm laughs hysterically. The Cures tense up as Paradigm's motherly nature starts to have an unsettling feeling about it, however, they all smile awkwardly or tensely laugh with her)
Paradigm:Oh, my goodness! Can you imagine if every Pretty Cure was the anchor being?!
Hana:Yeah...
Paradigm:No! It isn't all of you, darling. Your Anchor Being ended her story with an act of self-sacrifice soEPIC... that it sent shivers down the Magical Girl timeline...
I am referring, of course, to... Nozomi Yumehara.
(Paradigm pushed another button on the TemPad, changing the center screen to show Cure Dream falling to her knees, reverting back to Nozomi, then losing consciousness)
Paradigm:Cure Dream...
(Nozomi lays in a hospital bed as Coco stands beside her)
Coco (from the TV):Nozomi, I wanted to tell you this when you got back. If it's possible, and if you want to, I want to be with you...
Nozomi, I love you.
(The Cures watch with wonder as Coco and Nozomi vow their love for each other)
Coco (from the TV):Nozomi. Will you marry me?
(Everyone, including Paradigm's TVA employees, turn their attention to the screens. Everyone's emotions stirring as they watch Nozomi begin to break down from the confession)
Nozomi (from the TV):I was going to ask you that... it was my dream to be able to be with you forever...
My dream came true again.
(Paradigm mouths the words as Nozomi says them)
Hana:N-Nozomi...
(Paradigm continues watching, trying to hold back her tears, but nodding in response to Hana)
Hana:Of course... Nozomi-Chan...
(The room continues in silence before Aoi breaks it loudly)
Aoi:Nozomi-Chan is our Anchor Being?! The girl who always scarfs down the food we make?! That Nozomi-Chan?!
(Paradigm changes the screen back to the model of the timeline)
Himari:A-Aoi-Chan... c-c-calm down...
Aoi:Yeah! We got it, you can turn your TV screens of death off now. Make it stop.
Paradigm:We're not doing it, Miss Aoi, and we certainty can't stop it...
Hana:How long have we got...?
Paradigm:In most cases... a couple thousand years?
Ciel:Très bien!That means-
Paradigm:Most cases aren't fast enough. Not for me.
Ciel:Je vous demande pardon...?
Paradigm:It means I was tasked with overseeing the end of your universe. And regardless of what my supervisor upstairs would prefer... I willNOTwaste my life watching it die slowly of natural causes. When a timeline was branched... we used to just prune them out of existence. Simple. Elegant. Efficient. Butuntil the TVA doesn't like to do that anymore... well I do! And because your Anchor Being is done, the Pretty Cure doesnotneed several useless branches that occasionally merge to fight an Avengers-Level threat!
Ichika:What do you meanuseless?
Paradigm:They were all endearing at first... but after the team of Earth Doctors... everything started getting... disappointing.
Over-extraverted tropical girls... girl-boss hero girls with a boy... two animal lovers and two animal girls... and a team dedicated to COOKING?!
(The Pretty Cure start to get on edge, Paradigm's soft and motherly nature gone and replaced with a more sadistic and psychotic personality)
Paradigm:No matter what my circle superiors say... The Multiverse does not NEED a babysitter. We NEED a mercy killer! And in this instance, I am the mercy killer! Aha!
(Paradigm smiled and posed, as if waiting for the Pretty Cure to agree or applaud her. Eventually she stopped when the Pretty Cure remained silent with shocked or scared expressions.
She then turned a knob on her TemPad, the screen changing to a camera feed of TVA Agents creating something from an unknown location)
Piton:W-What is that?
Paradigm:That is a Rift Beacon, Mr. Piton. An accelerant. Once completed, it will allow me to destabilize the space-time matrix of your universe.
You see... I don'twantto just work for the TVA, Iwantto get the TVA back to its former glory. And the first step involves showing this organization just how efficient it can become, to wit, I will be giving your timeline aswiftandcompassionateend. And don't worry your loved ones won't feel a thing, it'll be over just like this: "Oh, what's that? Ehh..."
(On the last word, Paradigm freezes, making a fake death noise while keeping her mouth open)
Paradigm:Trust me, sweetheart.
(The Pretty Cure lose the natural shine in their eyes... and slowly approach Paradigm. They stop when they hear TVA Minutemen approach and activate their Pruning Sticks from behind. Their eyes still dull but not approaching Paradigm anymore)
Aoi:You're gonna kill our fucking timeline...?
Paradigm: In your parlance... yes. Two in the heart, one in the head.
Look, Miss Pretty Cures, you have two choices:
You can either rejoin your loved ones and collectively cease to exist in... mmm... let's say...
(Paradigm looks at her wristwatch with multiple hands)
Paradigm:Seventy-Two hours.
Or... you help us at the TVA and join the Sacred Timeline!
(Paradigm gently cups Hana's cheeks)
Paradigm:You can end your days of insignificance and mediocrity...
Darling... you can finally... matter... not just to people in your universe... but the entire Multiverse!
(The Pretty Cure still look scared or skeptical... but Hana starts to get emotional. She blinks several times to hide her tears... Paradigm's words cutting her deep)
Hana:T-That's all I... ever wanted.
(Paradigm gently rubs Hana's cheeks)
Paradigm:I know... I know...
Hana:B-But... why... why can't we just go back home... or at least save our friends...?
Paradigm:Miss Hana... it's like this: your timeline is going to die anyways. We just give your universe a quick, painless end... and the Multiverse has room to grow... expand... and create new stories. And you girls can live happily ever after... on the Sacred Timeline!
Hikaru:B-But what about our friends in our universe? Madoka... Elena... Prunce... the Star Princesses...! Or their friends...? And our homes...?
Paradigm:It can't be done. I'm sorry.
Lala:S-So you're saying-lun... that we just have to let everyone we love die... for thegreater good-lun?!
Paradigm:Yes. I know it's hard. But-
Aoi:No thanks, I'll pass on that!
Ciel:I know we're supposed to help... but we can't help but be selfish too!Ma doucebaby brother! Their loved ones!
Himari:I-I wanna go home...
Piton:That's not true! No matter what you say... you can't make our decisions for us!
Ichika:Our choices are our own!
Paradigm: It is true! That's the flow of time and it happens again and again because it's supposed to! Because it has to! The TVA makes sure of it, that you all live within your set paths!
(Enraged, Aoi swiftly approaches Paradigm. But before she gets her swing in, Paradigm flicks a switch on her TemPad that causes Aoi to glitch straight into Himari, knocking them both over.)
Paradigm:I'm sorry, the Time Twister can be a bit... unstable sometimes.
(Aoi grunts softly and stands up, helping Himari to her feet as well.
Out of options, Hana trembles and tries reasoning)
Hana:O-Okay... h-how do I make this right...? I'll do anything...
Paradigm:I gave you... a chance. Because my superiors deemed the Pretty Cure "special". Clearly not special in a good way...
(Hana, Ciel, and Hikaru look offended, while Lala and Ichika help Aoi and Himari)
Piton:Y-You can't talk to the Pretty Cure like that!
Pekorin:They're... the... legendary warriors-peko...
Paradigm:But! I did my duty. I tried coddling you, reassuring you, and gave you the opportunity to be somebody. But instead of accepting my offer with gratitude... you resist!
And now, I'm done. You girls are going to start taking things seriously...
Hugtan:TVA! Nwot wike! Pwookyua... hwooay!
Paradigm:Your timeline is DYING!
(A TVA Agent comes with a plate of Key-Lime Pie)
Paradigm:Thank you very much...
And there's no stopping it!
(Eating and muffled) But the humaine thing to do... is to make it quick!
Ciel:Is the thought of vaporizing all of us making you peckish?
Paradigm:I'm eating my feelings... and I spent my break trying to coddle you all...
Hikaru:Coddle? We're about to lose everything we care about and you're just sitting here eating pie?!
Lala:Can we speak to someone-lun? I want to talk to your boss, get them on the phone and you tell them that we won't have this-lun! Hmph!
(Lala was half-snarky about her remark, but her puffed-out cheeks slowly dissipated as Paradigm was taken aback slightly but continued eating. The rest of her cubical stayed silent and wouldn't make eye contact.
Lala's eyes narrowed)
Lala:I knew it-lun. You're off-grid. Your bosses don't know what you're doing to us down here-lun...
Aoi:I'll tell you what, I got an A in debate class... we're gonna go upstairs and tell them all about this!
Paradigm:You wouldn't...
Aoi:Heh... oh yeah? Do you know what else I got an A in? My martial arts class! Take th-AAAAAA-
(As Aoi attempted to punch Paradigm, she suddenly let out a scream that was quickly cut off as she was disintegrated into glowing sparks.
The Cures gasp in horror, unaware a nearby TVA Minuteman passed Paradigm his Pruning Stick unnoticed, and now Aoi is gone)
Paradigm:Ah... silence is nice, isn't it?
Himari:A-AOI-CHAN!
Ichika:WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?! WHERE DID SHE GO?!
Paradigm:To the trash heap... you'll fit in nicely.
(In a fit of rage, Ichika and Ciel's eyes constricted as they charged at Paradigm with a roar... only for them to get pruned as well.
Hana and Hikaru watch in horror as they also see Lala and Himari, hugging each other, get pruned too)
Lala:This can't be how it en-
Himari:WE'RE FADING FROM EXISTANC-
(Hikaru's eyes widen as she hears Fuwa and Pekorin screaming. The TVA Minutemen holding the fairies was pruning them as well)
Hikaru:FUWA! NO-AAAAA-
(Hikaru screams as she's pruned in the back by Paradigm.
Piton tries to run but is swiftly pruned... and Chourou is too weak to fight back, then ends up pruned as well.
Hana gasps in horror and turns around as Hugtan wails at the carnage that happened)
Hana:HUGTAN! DON'T TOUCH HER-
(Hana dives to cradle Hugtan... only for them both to get pruned by the TVA Minuteman holding Hugtan)
Hunter I-48:That's all of them, ma'am...
Paradigm:Well... that was close.
That's a wrap, everyone! Back to work!
(Paradigm's cubical sighs in relief and goes back to work. Hunter I-48 approaches Paradigm nervously)
Hunter I-48:So... what do we do now?
Paradigm:Call in our 'ally'. Make sure the Pretty Cure don't get out.
Hunter I-48:Right away, ma'am.
Paradigm:And get the Rift Beacon production on full swing. The Pretty Cure's time has come...
...to an end...
To be continued...