Some days later.)
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Arigaoa wakes up in a bird-nest.)
Arigaoa: Ow, my head... Where am I?
Cherries: *tickling* You are now getting tickled.
Arigaoa: Huh?! *shaded face over her nose* What the?! Get away!
Cherries: You cannot hide from us!
Iken: Where is everyone?
Cherries: They're sleeping, the bad ones!
Iken: Hmm... What do you mean by bad ones...?! And why are cherries talking to me? Where am I...?
A kitty enters. Her name is Cyan, and she is licking her.)
Cyan: Meoooow! â¡
Arigaoa: A little cat! It's mean! But cute... so it's mean? *blushing*
Iken: What? Do not start licking me!
Zip: And you, don't scream, zippu.
Iken: I was not screaming, just lightly exclaiming...
Cyan starts licking Iken's face again, now rubbing against her and purring.)
Iken: ...
Arigaoa: Wait... I apparently said that it was mean...
Cherries: *tickling*
Zip: *blearily* What the heck am I doing here, zippu? Stop tickling me, you jerk!
In the end, all of them have a close encounter with Cyan, who is really friendly and playful with everyone.)
A few hours later.)
Cherries: *hic* *hic* You're... destroyed! *hic*
Shikuna: What the?
Szoz: *drinking juice* My mom... pszoz...
Arigaoa: Let's... get out of this mess...
Cherries: *hic* *hic* You have... a terrible... terrible day! Yes, get lost!
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Everyone got back into "reality," at an alley square of a huge city.)
Arigaoa: Ugh... I think I'm... I think I'm going to fall apart... It's a pity...
She still remained to be straight but couldn't.)
Arigaoa: Yeah, really, okay, okay... What was this problematic situation about cherry flowers and a cat about?
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On a bus, there was a collection of resources to make a person smarter and they were looking for new supplies. Arigaoa was sent with the others to check what's going on.)
The bus stops at a circle-shaped road and goes on again.)
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They encountered a speed bump and eventually, the bus' wheels got damaged.)
Arigaoa: It's true, that bus wasn't good at all...
Zip: Haha, you said that it's true that this bus wasn't good at all zippu...
Arigaoa: Yeah, thanks for listening.
Zip: That was literally nothing, zippu...
Along the road, a car stops and sends a group of people to a game place. There were a lot of skyscrapers.)
Inside, there were some people in a cage and some in a quota queue, there was a big list of questions to ask them, but the person who sent them wasn't interested in what they had to say. There were indeed many questions, but all were stupid and easy to answer:
-What's the favorite color of the person who sent you?
-What's the best thing that happened yesterday?
-What's the worst thing that could happen to you?
A small girl with buns was in a cage. She is really scared, and cries a lot. Unable to answer. Then, a big truck rushes inside the building and people are afraid they're going to get squashed, but that isn't the case. The person who sent them inside the building came back in. Arigaoa and the others were surprised to see him again, as he didn't seem to be alive.)
Arigaoa: This isn't normal! What's going on?!
A group of people walks towards them, and once they arrive, one of them wearing a sport sweater says.)
(ÅHASHI) Sebas: Hey, quiet, ALL of you! There's someone coming... You there, girl! Don't you know that this is a serious dead or alive escape game zone? This means that when you fail the game, you stop existing for real! It's that simple!
The girl with buns starts sobbing loudly.)
Sebas: What the heck are you doing here, why did they let you out and lock you up in the first place?
She is now freed but still upset.)
Sebas: Oh, grow up, all of you. Now that it's over with...
Iken: Don't you mean the worst is over with, now that they let this girl out?
Sebas: What? No...? What are you talking about, person?
Iken: You know perfectly well. During the roll call, you called her by the wrong name...
Sebas: But that's not possible, I...
Iken: You called her "Rurun." Now you have to take her back to the place you were playing at, or you're out of the game.
Sebas: I didn't call her that. I would have called her "Lou," but...
Inuyama: Yep, you were talking too much, now you have to go back.
Arigaoa: Sorry but it's not on my watch, we aren't playing anymore.
Sebas: What? You're just going to let them win? I got a good lead! And I've never played this game before.
Arigaoa: It's entertaining though, I'll give you that.
Sebas: Mmmkay.
Iken: There is nothing nice about a game of survival... You know I have a life, too. I do not wish to do it.
Arigaoa: But we're forced to...
It gets worse for a boy. The man who has released Lou hits him across the face with his fist and throws him on the floor. He then takes his gun out and shoots him in the back of the head, he falls down eliminated.)
Inuyama: Now he's dead, and now it's our turn.
Zip: WHAT KIND OF PERSON WOULD MAKE A GAME LIKE THAT, ZIPPU?!
Szoz: Yes, what, pszoz?
Someone just shot an adult in cold blood. It's not amazing, the kid should have died, but kid or adult, it's still the same...)
Arigaoa: Iken, you come back here! I was about to... Huh?! You're not listening? Too bad...
Next, a girl is hit and defeated.)
Arigaoa: She doesn't count, huh?
Shikuna: I'm not sure.
Iken: No so you should still feel bad for her.
Arigaoa: Uh-oh... oh boy... I got the pistol! Now I can finally win this thing! Come on, let's go!
Everyone follows her. All of them arrive at a kaleidoscopic room with seperated points. Shikuna can see there's something wrong. There's a dead person on the staircase. From the looks of it, it was the same person who was defeated earlier.)
Shikuna: Iken? AAAAH!
Iken turns around. A girl holds a submachine pistol on her.)
Girl: Don't move!
Iken: Who are you?
Girl: *sighs* Iken, really? After all this time, you still don't remember who I am?
Iken: Huh? Erm... No...
Girl: I'm Mine, your instructor for this game, long time no see... I guess. We met at the start of this week when you moved, if you recall.
Iken: Oh, I thought so... Are you a gymnast?
Mine: I don't consider myself like one, but you could be right. Now, let's go.
Two people attacked from behind Mine but she quickly shoots them and kicks them down the stairs. Then, she looks at her opponents who are trying to get up.)
Mine: Listen up, you two! Your lives will be over soon. The first to surrender will have their life spared by me. Whoever doesn't surrender after fifteen minutes will meet a similar fate. Understood?
Both: Yes! Yes!
Mine: Good. Now you need to get out before I change my mind! We don't have time to talk!
Mine is now with Arigaoa and the others. Arigaoa sees several of her opponents hit by bullets.)
Mine: Moving!
The group makes a run for it. They leave, and so do the people from the cage. They've won.)
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Zip was with Szoz, they haven't played the game because they were small fairies disguised into stuffed animals. They were the first ones to leave, because they're little animaliouses and can float and fly, but still they know about the whole game. Zameel /Also an animaliouse with a strong smart meter. Smart meters depend on how intelligent they are./ was with Szoz, and he explains what happened to him. Despite being more of an hybrid (tiger human), he could also fly, so he's not stuck on the ground. He's one of them that survived, saved again, badly.)
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As they run, one of them looks back, and, seeing that nobody is coming after them, stops to take a look at their dead friends.)
Boy: Come on! We can't leave them there!
Et all: We have to! The game is over!
Mine: Everyone!! Keep moving!
They continue running until...)
*Achtung!*
A mechanical claw comes from the sky and grabs two of them, they scream as it drops them on the floor, fracturing it.)
Mine: Quick, into the portal!
The last player runs inside but fails to go through. The claw grabs him as well and drops him on the ground. A girl with reddish brown hair, rosy cheeks, and a large backpack runs in and starts to go to the boy.)
Girl /Cocoa/: Oh no...
Mine: NO! No, no, no!!!!!!!!
She kicks the backpack off Cocoa and grabs her by the hand. Then she got wounded, she turns to the other player who is still failing to go through the portal. Cocoa became frustrated and pulls the player inside, she screams as well and then the portal closes.)
The claw destroys the room, shattering it entirely into small pieces.)
Mine: F... Forgot to turn it off. Alright! I know the way out of this place real easy!
Arigaoa: You're the person behind this massacre, huh?
Mine: No! Uh, I mean yeah...
Arigaoa: That's not very good of you.
Mine: I know that, it's only because I'm bored but I go overboard... I didn't meant to... I'm aware that death is an extremely serious matter and it's irreversible, it even makes a person sad or angry to find their loved one dead... I seriously would have thought that you would hate me to the point of hurting me.
Arigaoa: I'm not going to do that, let's go.
She kisses the boy on the left cheek and leaves, heading toward the door.) /Hmm/
Arrival in the " Outside "
Arrivals in the outside have several things to choose from.)
A runner with a message.)
*Message: Welcome to the outside.*
A gift from someone she just interacted with opened, it had a person talking inside it.)
Gift: Hello, no thanks for the game. Tons of people clearly didn't survive! YOU CRUEL GIRL! AND ALL THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THIS GAME! I made it before the competition was over, so I added an ending. This is to show how many casualties you had.
Mine: Argh! What?!
Gift: Hey, don't be upset about it. The competition was so fun for me, but I'm not satisfied because you're probably going to go to jail. If you want, I can help you. You can skip out this competition.
Arigaoa: Just like I did.
Mine: You went in jail too...?
Arigaoa: Yup, it's not cool there but I escaped easily.
Gift: We're back to the main conversation? I can make you disappear, Mine. No one will ever find out that you did this, you'll just be... gone.
Mine: I... I have to think about it. You made me think nobody died! I can't get used to this idea!
Gift: You should really take my offer. Like, right now.
Mine: I'm sorry...
Gift: Oh, no worries. I understand how you feel.
---
Gift: Phew, you're taking a while.
Mine: Okay! But only because I need to think. You made me do this, what if I regret it? What if I can't get back?
Gift: Calm down, I proposed you an offer. I have to head out. My owner wants to get some cheap entertainment for his hotel. Hmm, I'll stay a little while actually...
Mine: Wait! If I take your offer, can you at least tell me who you are?
Gift: Hmm... Nah. I'm not that famous.
Mine: Please.
Gift: Call me just Gift, got it?
Mine: I will but that sounds kinda inhuman...
Gift: Do I really seem human to you aside from my appearance?
What appears to be a digital screen of the girl stopped for a moment.)
Mine: Wait! Don't go yet! *sighs* Fine, I'll take your offer. I just hope I can make myself disappear! Not in the meaning of losing my life! I want to go through the game. Thank you for that at least. *smiles*
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Gift: It's just a game, Mine. Nothing more, nothing less. Nothing special about me, either. You have to accept the truth, no matter how difficult it is to you.
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Gift: I told you you'd be fine. Now open up that pretty mouth of yours and say how you want to go through this game again.
An Akan abruptly got summoned and used from a body, it appears in front of Mine, blocking her vision. Kikuosno was there.)
Akan: AKAN!
Gift: ?!
Mine: Watch it! I'm not finished yet! Can't you see I'm having a problem? Waaa-AAAAAAH!!!
Arigaoa: Mine! Look over there!
She realized that a dangerous giant monster was ready to crush her. The Akan's hands was replaced by firearm weapons, the first being a beam pistol too. /I really don't want to show actual guns, this is Pretty Cure/ She was concerned by the fact that she has seen the worst, not even an evil baby without his parents with him, but a weird monster too.)
Arigaoa: Let's transform, okay?!
She transformed into Cure Smart, and the others did so into their respective forms with their alter ego names, serious and determined.)
Cure Smart: Let's go!
Cure Intello: We're on your side, Smart!
Cure Bon: Let's stop that big monster from beating up our new friend!
Cure Logic: You all bet!
Kikuosno: (Translation: Don't be so confident now.)
The Akan fling itself on the Cures, and starts hitting them repeatedly with a large piece of metal, knocking a wrong part down. It tried to get up, but the four Cures were faster and finished it off to finally stop the attack. During that time, the large monster had fallen back, and Mine was already going toward it to check if it was okay. She was so scared that she ended up hugging it, while the other four looked at her.)
Cure Intello: MINE?! What are you doing here?! Leave! And why are you hugging the monster?! It's evil! It really is...
Mine: No, it's just confused, that's all. I think it wanted to protect me and make sure that I'm safe.
Cure Smart: Don't say such a thing! It's us that want to protect you!
Mine: Well, I guess I'll let it stay close to me then. What will happen next?
Kikuosno: (Translation: Silence, non-Pretty Cure, you just want to get yourself attacked.)
The Akan shot Mine in her head.)
Mine: Argh!
Cure Smart: See? This is why you shouldn't be too close to evil monsters! *sighs* Now that this is over with, we have to decide what we'll do next...
Mine: Then... I will... Even if I caused that game... I WILL FIGHT ALONGSIDE YOU ALL! I WILL NOT LET MYSELF RUINED!!!! I WILL SAVE EVERYONE'S HAPPINESS!!! I WON'T BE AFRAID ANYMORE AND WILL FIGHT!!!
Mimic glasses and brightl stats appeared and the four Cures gave her their right hand.)
Cure Smart: *while giving Mine a reasurring hand* Remember, we are your friends. We will help you no matter what, Cure Professional.
Cure Professional: *with a new and stronger voice, while looking at the others in a surprised manner* Thanks. I'm sure we'll need it! *looking at herself now* Oh...? What's this appearance...? I transformed...? What?!
Cure Bon: Opposition time! FETUS BEGONE!
The monster in front of them, the one holding Mine with its firearms and looking at her in a loving way, appeared to be the father.)
Inner Akan: You're still here...
Cure Professional: It sounds like my dad... He's unwilling to attack... But if I understand him correctly, he wants to protect me now.
Inner Aka... I mean... Smart: He wants to give you what you need.
Cure Professional jumped very high in a shiny light.)
Cure Professional: I feel adrenaline rush within me...
She clapped, her claps went in beat to the background music. Professional gave the monster a quick vitalized gymnastic attack right where its brain was to get him back, but it didn't even react.)
Cure Professional: He can't feel anything! Really! I used to talk to him all the time before... Leave him to me so I can end this.
Inner Akan: *gibberish*
The monster hurt itself brutally in a collision and shapeshifted into a human in his thirties, carrying Professional to the skies /How?/ and flying away with her as she screamed for help.)
Mine: GAAAAAH!! Help!!
Mine's dad (Keimusho): You belong there, in nothingness.
/And in jail, again (WHY?)/
Her father had it done and the others were already on his track. The Cures caught him since they were running very fast and then freed Cure Professional to detransform.)
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Mine: So, this is what it felt like being a Pretty Cure? What good can it do...?
Arigaoa: I don't know, it sounds like a chore... well not really. While other people might be concerned about how it could ruin their day-to-day, I see nothing wrong with it. First of all, it's not actually that much different from what you do every day. The appeal is in the coolness of it and in it's chance to be a part of something new. Also, it's probably not as dangerous as you think, you have super great powers and fight against evil. Seeing as you created and played a game that could cost lives, I'd say you're pretty safe.
Mine: Oh really? Because it seems like it's scary when a Pretty Cure gets injured compared to my game... This was a real huge monster that I confronted earlier, with supernatural abilities and all.
Arigaoa: I understand the skepticism but don't try to be so afraid. I know that doesn't stop you from being the coward type as Iken told me, but try to get over it! You'll be fine.
Mine: I'll keep that in mind. I'm just not convinced that I can face that kind of danger. Anyway, thank you for saving me from my father and sorry for making that game. The reason I brought up the idea of it is that I like to spice things up between others.
Arigaoa: No problem. And hey, don't worry, you're still a heroine. It just sounds more scary than it actually is but over time you'll grow more courageous.
She left.)
Mine: ...More courageous.
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Mine into Cure Professional.
/The last edit in particular looks so bad. I regret making those from computer./