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A Dream Come True! Start, Our Perfect Story!
夢叶う! 完璧なストーリー 始まり!
Yumekanau! Kanpekina Suutorii, Hajimari!
A young girl with dark magenta eyes and matching hair in twin drill-buns is running to school. “Oh no, oh no, oh no!! I’m late….!! This is so not ultra-happy!!” This is Hoshizora Miyuki. What was she doing the night before?
[Begin flashback: The night before]
Miyuki is reading various fairytale books under the covers. “My favorite fairytale..! Cinderella! This is really good!” “Ah, Peter Pan! How I love this book!” “Little Red Riding Hood! It gets better and better everytime!”
[End flashback]
“Curse me and my love for fairytales!! I hate oversleeping! I just hate it…!”
Just then, a sparkle of light appears in the sky. Miyuki, now curious, looks up at it. “Hm? What’s that? Could that be… a shooting star?” She looks closer at it, then makes a wish.
“What do I wish for…? Oh! I wish I was a princess like in the fairytales! And also for me to not oversleep as much.”
The “shooting star” turns into a pink storybook…flying out of the sky! And it’s headed right towards her! Out jumps a small lamb-like fairy with long, curled yellow ears in bows, and a girl with dark blue hair and a light blue dress.
SMACK!!
The fairy hits Miyuki in the nose, while the girl lands on her knees. “Ow…That hurt….” Miyuki gets up, holding her nose.
“Hey.. You okay?” Miyuki offers the girl her hand. She takes it and stands up, brushing herself off. “Ah..thank you, kind girl. Who are you..?”
“Hoshizora Miyuki! Nice to meetcha!” Miyuki smiles. “Your turn!”
The girl seems to be getting nervous at Miyuki’s energetic nature. “..R-Reika. Nice to meet you.” She bows.
The fairy speaks next. “And I’m Candy~kuru!”
“Reika..and Candy.. Alright!” It’s easy for her to memorize their names. “What nice names!”
Miyuki picks Candy up. “Where are you from?”
“Marchënland~kuru. But it got attacked by pure evil~kuru.”
“That’s so sad….” Miyuki tilts her head. “Is there anything I can do?”
“Well, not really…” says Reika. “Oh wait! Yeah, there is. You, umm…Miyuki, is it?…are the chosen one!”
“The ‘chosen one’…?” Our heroine gets confused.
“..It’s pretty hard to explain~kuru.”
“Hey, Reika..?” Miyuki asks. “Would you like to go to school with me? It’ll be super fun, I just know it!”
“Go to…where with you?” This time, it’s Reika’s turn to get confused.
“School! Though, you’ll need a proper uniform first! But I’m sure the school will provide you with one.”
“Ah, I’m not sure..”
“Well, you think about it, okay? Tomorrow’s Friday!” Miyuki realizes she’s still running late for school. “Oh! I’m still late! Gotta go, see ya!”
She rushes off. Candy falls from her arms, but Reika picks her up. “That girl’s so energetic~kuru… You think we’ll see her again~kuru?”
“No idea, Candy.. That ‘school’ thing she mentioned seems intriguing…”
[Opening]
[Title card: A Dream Come True! Start, Our Perfect Story!]
At Nanairogaoka Middle School, Class 2-2….
“So, now I’ll introduce the new transfer student,” says Ms. Sasaki, “…when she gets here.”
Miyuki walks in, literally five minutes late. “I can’t believe it! I’m late..I’m so sorry….!”
“It’s alright, Hoshizora-san. Could you introduce yourself?”
“Yes.” After writing her name on the chalkboard, Miyuki turns to the class…getting veeeery nervous, freaking out internally. “I can do this!…No, I can’t! I’ve got to do it, I’ve got to do it!”
After that moment of silence, she spots a hand waving at her in the background. “Heeeyy! Aren’t ya gonna introduce yourself?”
“Right! Err, I’m Hoshizora Miyuki. Umm…I…err…anyway, I’m p-pleased to meet you!” She bows, still nervous.
“Is that it?” The student that waved to her, Akane, stands up. “Where’s the punchline?”
“What the..” Miyuki realizes, “Akane attends here as well?”
“I’ll do the introduction for ya! Don’t worry!” Akane gives her a thumbs up. She heads over to the chalkboard to help Miyuki. “Despite your kinda airheaded demeanor, in reality, you’re very focused! Oh, and you’ve got a younger brother who loves stargazing! What was his name again? I think it was Mitaro or something.”
Hoshizora Mitaro (星空見たろ) means “let’s look at the stars!”
“Akane..” A girl with green hair tied in a ponytail speaks up. “That’s not helping Hoshizora, is it? Besides, shouldn’t she do it herself since it’s her introduction?”
“Right, right..” Akane turns to Miyuki. “Miyuki, I’d like ya to meet this girl. That’s Midorikawa Nao. Good at sports, but soft-hearted and has a real sense of duty. She’s kinda like a gangster girl, don’tcha think?”
“H-Hey! I’m no gangster..!”
“And just in case ya forgot, I’m Hino Akane. I moved here from Osaka last year, so I know just what it’s like to be the new student.
“Thanks, Hino-san,” says the teacher. “You can take your seat now.”
Akane walks back to her seat, giving people high-fives on the way. Miyuki hears someone whisper to her. “M-Miyuki, was it?”
The girl that whispered to her has blonde hair with a white headband. “Akane was just horsing around to help loosen you up a bit.”
“Oop, forgot one!” says Akane. “That girl? Kise Yayoi. She’s pretty friendly and kindhearted, but equally as sensitive, so almost anything makes her cry!”
Yayoi turns around. “H-Hey…! You’re calling me a crybaby? I’ve only cried three times at most today!”
The class laughs. Miyuki, now feeling less nervous, smiles. “Thanks, everyone! Because of your help, I’m no longer all that nervous! Let’s start over, ‘kay? I’m Hoshizora Miyuki, a girl who’s loved picture books since she was young. I think it’s great how many picture books have a happy ending, so every day, I try to look for happiness just like it!”
“Miyuki,” says Akane, “what does happiness mean to you?”
“It’s pretty hard to put into words. But it’s kinda like… when you get really excited, and there’s a warmth in your heart… It’s kind of like, everyone’s ‘ultra-happy’!”
Yayoi smiles. So does Akane, though also confused. “Eh… I don’t think I totally get it..?”
“So, on that note, it’s very nice to meet you, and I hope we can all get along!” Everyone claps.
“Hoshizora-san, your seat is…” Sasaki turns to an empty seat behind Akane.
“Behind me!” Akane waves. “And it’s pretty clean, too!”
“Alright then! Hoshizora-san will sit over there! Is that okay with you?”
Miyuki walks to her seat. “Akane, long time no see! I had no idea you were a student here. How’s life?”
“Pretty good. And boy, do I have some stories for you!”
Both girls turn around as the teacher speaks. “Alright, time to start homeroom.”
That moment, Miyuki hears something outside. She looks out the window, seeing Candy hopping from roof to roof. “PreCure! PreCure~kuru!”
“Akane,” Miyuki taps Akane’s shoulder and points out the window. “Did you see that?”
Akane looks. “I..don’t see nothing.”
“Girls?” The teacher speaks to them, and they turn around.
After school…
“Alright, Miyuki,” says Akane, “I’m gonna show ya the rest of the school! Come with me!” She leaves the hallway with her bag, Miyuki following.
The first place to visit is the music room. “First stop: music room!” The girls walk around. “We usually practice in here for school concerts.”
“What a big music room!” says Miyuki, her eyes sparkling. She sits down near the piano and gets ready to play. “This is fun!” She..doesn’t know how to play the piano. “Maybe if I practice, I’ll make a better-sounding melody!”
The next stop: the library. Miyuki seems pretty excited. “Is this the library?”
Akane whispers, “Sure is! Lots of books with many genres. My favorite is action-adventure.”
“A library without any people is kind of mysterious!” Miyuki looks around. “I wonder if there’s any fairytale books here.”
All of a sudden, a faint pink glow catches her eye. It seems to be coming from a bookshelf in front of her. “What..?”
She grabs a book called ‘The Mysterious Library’ from the center. “What could this light be..? It’s coming from inside the bookshelf..”
Akane walks towards it. “So strange.. You usually don’t see that in a library.” Miyuki moves some books to the left, then a few on the shelf below to the right. “Again?”
The empty space in the center shelf catches her eye. She moves some books to the sides, as the light gets brighter. “What..? What is this?!” A portal seems to have opened up in front of her and Akane.
Next thing they know, they’re sent into the portal, to…who knows where.
Back with Candy, she’s still jumping from roof to roof, even more panicked. “PreCure~kuru! Where are you~kuru!”
Reika catches up with her, though not jumping from roof to roof. Candy lands in her arms, and Reika takes off running.
In front of them is a humanoid wolf in a biker outfit, looking very suspicious. “Oh no! It’s him again!” Reika frets. “A wolf has showed up~kuru!” says Candy.
Miyuki and Akane hop out of the portal. While Akane lands on her feet, Miyuki falls on her face. “That hurts!”
The girls look around. “Amazing!” says Miyuki. “But, where are we?” She decides to walk around, admiring the interior. “So pretty~ All the walls are lined with books! Fantastic!”
Miyuki has a moment of realization. “Wait.. They’re just like the book from before.” She takes the pink book out of her bag and places it on the self. Because of this, she makes another portal appear.
“Hey, Miyuki, what’s up?” asks Akane, who takes notice of the pink glowing light, this one similar to before.
“It’s glowing again..!” Miyuki looks in the gap, then notices Reika frantically running, Candy in her arms. “Oh, where in the world could they be? PreCure.. Where are you?”
“Wh-What’s going on?” asks Miyuki, panicked. “Candy and Reika-chan are on the other side! We have to go save them from whatever’s going on…!” Because she can’t see them, Miyuki frantically moves books to get out, Akane helping.
The portal opens again. “Again?!” says Miyuki. The girls are sent through another portal, this time leading to…
“The bookshop at the shopping center?” says Miyuki.
Akane scratches her head. “Why are we here?”
Just then, they hear Candy’s voice. “Candy!” Miyuki looks around, then realizes it’s coming from the left side. “…This way!” Miyuki takes off running, this time, Akane following.
“Reika-chan, Candy! We’re coming!” The girls spot Reika in front of them, seemingly tired of running. “What’s up?”
“There’s a wolf..He’s chasing after us!” says Reika between breaths. “Isn’t he scary..?”
Miyuki puts her hands on Reika’s shoulders. “Reika-chan… Please calm down. Now, what happened?”
“A wolf has come from the sky~kuru,” says Candy.
“And he’s here to give the world a bad ending,” says Reika, now calmed down.
Miyuki chuckles. “There’s no way tha..” She looks up, and to her surprise, there he is. “..There really is something up there!”
The wolf looks down upon the area. “Heheh… I think I’ll get started with this town.” He grabs a book with a dark purple cover, a tube of black paint in his other hand. “The world…and the worst possible ending. Be stained with a Bad End! I’ll blot out the pages where your future will be written!”
SMEAR!!
In a swirl, the usually blue sky turns dark, a moon hanging in the sky. “Wh-What?!” Miyuki gets confused. “Is it night already..?” says Akane.
“Oh no!” says Candy. “…Wolfrun’s trying to give the world a Bad End~kuru!”
“A ‘Bad End’..?” Miyuki is still confused.
“That means a terrible future!” says Reika.
“A ‘terrible future’…..?”
Miyuki looks around. Everyone in the area - even Akane - is surrounded by a purple glow, their colors desaturated.
“It’s over for us..” “It’s hopeless to even try…”
“Bad Energy is coming out of everyone…!” Reika turns to Miyuki, who is STILL confused. “Bad Energy..?”
“Right you are, little girl!” says Wolfrun. “The Bad Energy from these humans is helping bring back the Emperor of Evil, Pierrot!”
A large clock is seen. The clock strikes 1, and a gigantic clown shrouded in darkness can be seen.
“Stop it~kuru..!” shouts Candy, who’s trying to jump out of Miyuki’s arms, but gets held back. “W-Wait, Candy..!”
Wolfrun jumps down, causing Miyuki and Reika to fall, and Candy to jump out. “Candy..!!”
“Oh? So, you’ve come to this world, too?”
“Don’t give the world a Bad End~kuru!”
“What are you talking about?” asks Miyuki, confused.
“The future will lead to nothing but a Bad End!” says Wolfrun. “Whatever you try to do is hopeless!”
Miyuki and Reika worry, while Candy speaks up. “You’re wrong~kuru! It won’t be hopeless at all~kuru!” She tears up. “I’m sure people can be happy if they try~kuru!!”
“..Whatever you reckon.”
Miyuki picks Candy up to defend her from Wolfrun, which…annoys him.
“It’s just as Candy says! My self-introduction didn’t go too well!” says Miyuki. “..But instead of giving up, I kept trying! My classmates helped me, and it all worked out in the end! Doing your best, to the very end, no matter what.. If you do that, then one day, you can definitely be happy!”
Hearing Miyuki’s speech has Reika in awe. “Miyuki-san..”
“What are you on about? Just shut up and hand her over!” Wolfrun sharpens his claws. “I’ll eat her up!”
Miyuki tightens her hold on Candy. “I’ve decided..”
“Aren’t you scared of me?”
“Of course I’m scared..!”
“Then what are you sticking up for her for?”
“I don’t know… But if someone’s gonna pick on this little creature, I’ll try to protect her, no matter who it is!”
Reika steps forward. “And me, too…! I promised the Queen that I’d protect her, no matter what the circumstances are! Sure, I haven’t been here for long, but I’m willing to protect Candy and my new friend!”
“Heheh.. Aren’t you the cocky ones? In that case, I’ll eat you first, redhead!” Wolfrun charges towards the duo and Candy.
“Run away~kuru!”
“You think you can?!” Very fast humanoid wolf indeed.
“Leave us and save yourself~kuru!” says Candy.
“Yeah,” says Reika, “we’ll handle the fleabag while you go on ahead!”
“I can’t do that!” Miyuki cries.
“But I’m scared~kuru!”
“Keep on running,” shouts Wolfrun, “I’ll just keep chasing you!”
“At this rate, you’ll get eaten, too~kuru!” says Candy.
“But I made my decision, and I’ll do everything I can! I think what you said was right, y’know!”
Candy is in awe. “Kuru..”
“Whatever you do will come to nothing!” …It seems to be Wolfrun’s lucky day, because Miyuki (still holding Candy) and Reika fell.
“Now, end of story! Give up and hand her over!”
“Nope! I’m not giving up!” says Miyuki. “When I’ve decided to do whatever I can, I’ll see it through the end! Because…. That’s what.. That’s what….”
“Ya little brat..” Cue Wolfrun about to attack both girls. “…I reckon that for you little pals, it’s time for beddy-byes!”
“..being happy is to me..!” As Miyuki finishes, there’s an explosion of pink light, knocking Wolfrun back…oh, and he did a front flip. “What’s that?”
Miyuki is enveloped in a bright pink atmosphere, Candy floating with her. “H-Hey, what’s going on?”
“We knew it, we just knew it~kuru!” Candy is excited. “You really are the chosen one!”
A small, pink compact-like device appears in front of her. “What’s this..?”
“A Smile Pact~kuru! See, you’re one of the four legendary Pretty Cure~kuru!”
“Pretty Cure?!” Miyuki is even more shocked.
“Put it together with a Cure Decor and something magical will happen~kuru! Well.. only if you say ‘Pretty Cure, Smile Charge’, of course~kuru!”
“Miyuki-san,” says Reika, nodding. “We believe in you! Do your best, okay?”
“I don’t really understand…” says Miyuki, switching from confusion to determination, “..but I’ll do it!”
Insert Cure Decor. “Ready?”
Miyuki’s hairbows glow a bright pink. “Pretty Cure, Smile Charge!”
“Go! Go, go, let’s go, Happy!” Miyuki grabs the small puff from the pact, starting her transformation. First, her gloves are created..
Tap-tap! ..then, her stockings and heels - kind of like pink-tinted glass slippers.
Tap-tap-tap! After that, her outfit - very much reminiscent of Cinderella’s dress, with a Pretty Cure touch.
A tiara appears in front of her. Once she puts it on, her hair changes into bright pink curled low twintails. She also gets a pair of earrings.
Tap-tap! Can’t forget blush! she thinks. After she’s done, Miyuki - now a Pretty Cure - optimistically floats down, her heels glittering.
“Twinkling and shining..” She twists her hands back and forth, then holds them up towards the viewer. “A dream come true!” She spins around, holding the sides of her skirt. “Cure Happy!” Cue pose, the background being light pink with a vision of a clock with Roman numerals, both its hand on the twelve. “Shall we dance?”
“I’ve found her, I’ve found her~kuru!” Candy rejoices.
After transforming, Happy flips out. “Did I just..Did I really…What in the..Oh God, what did I just say..?! I’m..”
Her flipping out turns to excitement. “..very cute! It’s pink! I love pink! And I’m Cinderella! My favorite fairytale! I turned into my favorite fairytale!”
“I hate pink..” comments Wolfrun. “..she’s so annoying!”
“Hey, hey! Calm down,” says Reika. “I know you’re excited, but you’re a Pretty Cure warrior now!”
“What do you mean by that?” asks Happy.
“It means you’ll fight the wolf~kuru!” says Candy. Happy…flips out again. “No, no way! I’m too scared, I’m too scared! I can’t fight him!”
“C’mon, you’re a Pretty Cure~kuru!”
“What even is a Pretty Cure, though?” asks Happy.
“Geez, who cares, honestly…” Wolfrun rolls his eyes, about to charge again. “I’ll make you regret your cockiness!”
“Right! If he’s a wolf.. C’mon, Reika-chan!” Happy runs off, Reika following behind. They run behind a brick fence.
“Happy-san, what are you doing..”
Happy peeks out from the top. “In the Three Little Pigs, the wolf couldn’t blow down the brick house! I’m gonna cause a happy end!”
“Oh, I see~kuru!”
“Happy-san is so smart, isn’t she..”
A moment of silence, until Wolfrun laughs. “You fools! I can do this!” He grabs a red clown nose and holds it up. “Come on, Akanbe!” The brick fence glows red with darkness, and the trio gets out from behind it.
A giant monster based on a brick house, with striped arms and legs, and clown shoes, appears. This is an Akanbe.
“Oh no, a brick monster!” cries Happy.
“That’s an Akanbe, a monster born through Pierrot’s power when the power of Cure Decors is converted to a Bad End.”
Candy realizes.. “..Cure Decor~kuru!”
“That makes no sense!” says Happy.
“Go forth, Akanbe!” The Akanbe leaps over Wolfrun, ready to attack. To both their - and Reika’s - surprise, Happy and Candy have jumped so high that.. they’re nearly a hundred feet in the air. “What the.. Oh god, what’s going on?!”
“Amazing, Happy~kuru!” Candy exclaims, holding Happy’s pigtail so she doesn’t fall.
“What’s going on?!” Wolfrun points at her. “Akanbe! Go get her!”
“Wait!! How do we get down from here?!” Happy is freaked out, even more than earlier. “The Akanbe’s coming~kuru!”
The Akanbe charges at them. Happy, in a panicked state, lets go of Candy and holds her hand out…unintentionally pushing the Akanbe out of the sky.
THUD!!
“That….was amazing.” Reika is awestruck again.
Happy lands on the ground, amazed. “Wow! What was that superpower I just used?!”
Candy is amazed as well. “Pretty Cures are warriors that defend the world~kuru!”
Reika joins in. “This is the start of your Pretty Cure story!”
“Oh! I get it now! So, I’m a TV super hero, right?”
And now Candy flips out. “That’s not it~kuru!”
Happy is determined. “Leave it to me! I’ll give it a shot! So.. what’s next?”
What none of them doesn’t realize is…they’re all standing on the Akanbe’s nose. Happy runs off. “Oh no! I’m scared, I’m scared, I’m scared!!”
“Don’t run, fight~kuru!”
Wolfrun comments again. “What..is up with her? Akanbe! She’s getting away! Do something!”
The Akanbe starts to chase the trio. “It’s after us! What do I do?!” says Happy.
“Use your attack to purify the Akanbe!” commands Reika.
“What’s my attack?”
“Your Pretty Cure healing power: Cinderella Shower~kuru!”
“How cool!” Happy nods. “I’ll try it!”
They stop running, which makes the Akanbe and Wolfrun stop running. “Ugh.. What is it this time?”
Happy spins around, preparing to attack. “Bibbity-bobbity, ultra-happy! Cinderella Shower!”
…Nothing. “H-Hey! Nothing happened…?!” After multiple attempts, still nothing.
“How pathetic..” Wolfrun sends the Akanbe towards her.
…Back to it chasing the trio. “…Again, Happy-san?” Reika shakes her head.
“But whyyyyyyy?!” Happy whines.
“You didn’t have enough spirit~kuru!” says Candy.
“No way! I was totally fired up for it! Now I’m embarrassed! And it’s all my fault!”
“Akanbe-be-be!” Akanbe uses its tongue to attack, which fails. And then again, and again. Then, it manages to knock the girls down. Candy falls out of Happy’s arms.
“Hapuppu…it’s no good..” Happy begins to doubt herself. “If I keep running away, so will the happiness. And there’s no way on earth that..” She turns back to the Akanbe, mad. “..I’m letting that bad wolf beat me!” Her Smile Pact begins to glow in its bag.
”The Smile Pact~kuru! Put your spirit into it~kuru!”
“Spirit, spirit!” Happy chants. “Spirit!”
The Pact is sucking up energy. “It’s drawing out power?!”
“Don’t stop, keep going~kuru!”
“Just give up already!” says Wolfrun. “Akanbe, ready?”
“Spirit, spirit, spirit…spirit!” Happy shouts. Cue a big burst of pink light.
Reika and Candy shout to her. “Go for it, Happy-san!” “Do your best~kuru!”
The Pact explodes into light. “Pretty Cure!” Happy draws a heart with her hands. She takes hold of it, spinning around as the heart expands. “Cinderella Shower!!” It changes into a beam of light, rushing towards the Akanbe, then hitting it with full-force. BOOM!!
“Akanbe!” Its nose disintegrates. Bye-bye Akanbe.
“Did I..” Happy is exhausted. “….destroy it? I’m totally worn out!” She plops onto the ground.
“That was intense, wasn’t it?” asks Reika. Happy nods.
“Cinderella Shower uses lots of power~kuru! Might wanna take note of that~kuru.” explains Candy.
“You could’ve told me.. It was so scary!”
The girls see an item falling from the sky. The strawberry-shaped item lands in Happy’s hand. “What’s this?”
“It’s a Cure Decor~kuru!” says Candy.
“Yay, Happy-san!” says Reika. “That’s the first Decor! Isn’t it cute?”
“A what? Wait, where’d that wolf go?” Happy looks around.
To answer her question, the wolf is floating in the sky, mad. “That Pretty Cure…! I’ll get her, next time!” He disappears.
The moon fades away, and the sky turns back to its usually bright self. Everyone looks up, in cluelessness.
Miyuki, now herself, smiles. “Thank goodness… They’re all smiling again! Wait, where’s Akane….” She looks around.
“She must’ve gone home….” She turns to the others. “…By the way… you two have a lot of explaining to do.”
Reika begins. “It’s easy! Your job is to be a Pretty Cure and collect Cure Decors..”
Candy jumps down, smiling. “..and we want you to save our world~kuru!”
“I..don’t understand one bit.” Miyuki is shocked, but then it turns to determination. “But that sounds interesting! I’m so in!”
Candy’s eyes sparkle. “Thank you~kuru!”
“And we’ll help you, Miyuki-san,” Reika winks. “Got it?”
Miyuki nods. “Okay! I’ll see you tomorrow, Reika-chan!”
She walks home, feeling very giddy.
Miyuki’s voice provides narration. “My name is Hoshizora Miyuki, a new student at Nanairogaoka Middle School! It’s been a very interesting day, and now that I’m a princess…I mean, a Pretty Cure…my Pretty Cure story has just begun! I feel so ultra-happy!”
[End episode]