Pretty Cure Shuffle! ♡♤♧♢

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Just a couple things about this before I get started.

First off, I own NOTHING (though the characters used in this story are created by me). Pretty Cure is owned by Izumi Todo and Toei Animation/Bandai/Asashi Broad Casting Corporation. All the rights are reserved to the original owners and creators of Pretty Cure.

Secondly, my fan series has no affiliation with the creator of the fan series "Shuffle Pretty Cure." I simply am using Shuffle as a way to express the card theme in my fan series, but I moved it to the end as to avoid some confusion.

Lastly, my little fan series draws inspiration heavily from Doki Doki Pretty Cure. It follows the plot for the most part, so if you think this is just a copy, go ahead and think that. This is my take on the story. Parts will be different, but it will follow the same... sequence of events, per se. But I'm really just doing this as a way to get something down in writing. I was told by a Creative Writing teacher that writing everyday is a perfect way to get you in the habit of writing, and a way to let ideas run wild and help you when it comes to something more serious. This really is just an outlet for myself. Though if you're a Pretty Cure fan, by all means, follow along and don't be afraid to PM me a question! biggrin

And without further ado, let's get to the character post, and then on to the story!

Also! For anyone reading along, and want more, check out my friend Prisym's fan fiction: Shine Pretty Cure!

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Character List

Abe Kichi /// Cure Trump

Kichi is a 15 year old student at Yukagi First Middle School. She is a very outspoken girl, who knows what she wants. As a member of the Drama Club, Kichi can sometimes make things a bigger deal than they should be. She is a kind and loving girl that has known Audrey from a young age, and she met Madoka a year before the events of the series take place. In her civilian form, Kichi keeps her dirty blond hair pulled back in a ponytail, a pencil is normally seen placed on her ear. She is the first lead cure (of my fan made creations) to wear glasses. She will loose these as she transforms into Cure Trump.

Her fairy's name is Darling, a small chibi deer, with a pink body, a white heart shaped section in her belly, with two small white horns protruding from her head. She wears a small loose ribbon around her neck. She ends her sentences with "~Lingu!"

As Cure Trump, her blond hair turns a bright shade of pink, grows in length and her pony tail splits into pigtails. No outfit has been created just yet for Cure Trump.

Cure Trump's name is derived from the term "Trump Card." Cure Trump's suit is the Heart.

Physical appearance (Civilian):
Hair: Blonde/Dirty-ish blonde
Hair style: Pony tail
Eyes: Hazel-y brown
Height: 5' 5''
Weight: 134 lbs.
Build: Average-Medium,

Physical appearance (Cure Warrior):
Hair: Light Pink
Hair style: Waist length twin tails.
Eyes: Gold

Shinohara Audrey /// Cure Royal

Audrey is a 15 year old student at Yugaki First Middle School. Unlike Kichi, Audrey is a slightly reserved and introverted character. She doesn't like confrontation or getting into people's business, even though Kichi is constantly getting into hers. Audrey is a part of the Poetry Group at the middle school, a club devoted to poetry. Audrey loves to read novels, poetry and short stories. She aspires to be a writer when she's older. Audrey is half American, half Japanese, her mother American, her father Japanese. She will occasionally speak in English to annoy Kichi. Audrey normally wears her dark blue hair up in a loose bun.

Her mascot's name is Razor, a small chibi eagle. He has two dark blue feathers at the top of his head, with dark blue tail feathers and a yellow beak. He has a white, fringed collar around his neck. He ends his sentences with "~rayray!"

No outfit design has been thought of for Cure Royal.

Cure Royal's name is derived from the Poker move "Royal Flush." Cure Royal's suit is the Spade.

Physical appearance (Civilian):
Hair: Navy
Hair style: Loose bun.
Eyes: Navy
Height: 5' 3''
Weight: 119 lbs.
Build: Small, thin

Physical appearance (Cure Warrior):
Hair: White-ish blue
Hair style: It has been decided, but difficult to put into words. Pictures to come, hopefully.
Eyes: Dodger blue

Hattori Madoka /// Cure Straight

Madoka is a 15 year old student at Yukagi First Middle School. She's a cool, calm and collected girl when she's not playing for the basketball team at the school. While playing, Madoka becomes a fierce and passionate opponent, making her the "Bad Girl" of the Basketball team, as well as Yukagi's star player. She is an advocate of healthy living and eating. She met Kichi and Audrey when she moved to (Town/city name TBA) a year prior to the start of the story. She is usually seen wearing her short hair down, stopping at her chin.

Her mascot's name is Keroro, a small chibi frog, who ends his. He has a light green body with a white underside, (what I mean is that if he were laying on his stomach, legs outstretched palm side down, it would be green, flip him over, and everything is white). He wears a very short orange cape around his neck. He ends his sentences with "~roro!"

No outfit design has been created for Cure Straight. But her hairstyle is similar to that of Tetra from LoZ: Windwaker with a small bow at the bottom of the curl.

Cure Straight's name is derived from the Poker move "Straight" or "Straight Flush." Cure Straight's suit is the Club.

Physical appearance (Civilian):
Hair: Dark green
Hair style: Bob cut
Eyes: Green
Height: 5' 8 1/2''
Weight: 145 lbs.
Build: Muscular, lean

Physical appearance (Cure Warrior):
Hair: Highlighter green
Hair style: As depicted above
Eyes: Light green

Oshiro Yui /// Cure Poker

Yui is a fifteen year old transfer student to Yukagi First Middle School. Yui is still learning the ways of the Human world. She is blunt, but her reactions and statements are never malicious. Yui is particularly interested games. She loves to strategize and show what she has learned.
Originally from the Land of Cards, Cure Poker was defending her land from the forces of evil when she was knocked unconscious. When she woke, she had been transported to Japan with no memories of her past. Her only companion was a mysterious woman that called herself Yui's partner. Her partner is actually her fairy mascot named Chula, who in her original form, is a small white mouse with a golden bow on her head. Chula ends her sentences with "~de chu!" Yui still has the ability to transform into Cure Poker. Whenever a Monster of the Day is activated, Cure Poker awakens from within and Yui transforms. However, in turning back to Yui, she has no memory of her battle as Cure Poker. In a later episode of the introductory episodes, Yui finally regains her memories of Cure Poker and her land.

No outfit design has been decided for Cure Poker.

Cure Poker's name is the game of Poker, itself. Cure Poker's suit is the Diamond.

Physical appearance (Civilian):
Hair: Black
Hair style: Down
Eyes: Burgundy
Height: 5' 5''
Weight: 127 lbs.
Build: Average-medium, thin

Physical Appearance (Cure Warriror):
Hair color: White
Hair style: Side pony tail (on the left side of her head)
Eye color: Light pink

Villians

The Card Shark Quartet. The minions of the Gambling King

Sharp
Gender: Male
Age: Looks about 13
Height: 5' 6''
Weight: 148 lbs
Personality: Sharp, while being the youngest of the group, is one of the more mature members. He is cunning, methodical and thinks through his plots before attacking. He sometimes lets his inner child out and does things in a fit of rage. However, he can usually adjust and find some way to recuperate.

Swindla
Gender: Female
Age: Looks about 24
Height: 5' 9''
Weight: 150 lbs.
Personality: Swindla follows the basic female villain personality trait: she's incredibly vain. She constantly thinks that her ways to defeat the Pretty Cure warriors is the best way, despite it usually ending in failure. Like Sharp, Swindla lets her rage get in the way, though more often than Sharp. This usually results in her ultimately failing to do what it is she was told.

Cas
Gender: Male
Age: Looks about 30
Height: 6' 4''
Weight: 200 lbs
Personality: Cas is the big, bulky, occasionally dumb member of the group. He doesn't have much to offer to the group, other than brute force. Cas is usually seen working out at the Card Shark's hideout/headquarters. He, unlike Swindla and Sharp, has can come close to defeating the Warriros using his signature head on approach, but in the end, he, like his group mates, does not suceed.

Rounder
Gender: Male
Age: Looks about 18
Height: 5' 11''
Weight: 171 lbs.
Personality: Despite not being the oldest, Rounder is the right hand man to the Gambling King. Rounder has proven himself to be the most powerful of the 4 Card Shark members. When he's in disguise, he appears to be a Yugaki high schooler. When the girls first meet the human form of Rounder, all of them, except Yui, fall for him. He is tactical, smart, cold and more cunning than Sharp.

Regular Civilians

Hoshiko-Senpai
Gender: Female
Age: 17
Height: 5' 7''
Weight: N/A
Bio: Hoshiko is a waitress at Tea Card, and attends an unnamed high school. When the girls go to the café, she is almost always the one to seat them, and have polite conversations with them. Not much else is known about her.

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Episode List:

o1. 'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!'
o2. 'The Warrior of Hearts! Cure Trump is Born!'
o3. 'The Elegant Fighter, Cure Royal! Audrey joins the team?!'
o4. 'Keroro's Worries! The Burning Cure Straight!'
o5. 'Yui is a Pretty Cure?! The Mystery of Cure Poker!'
o6. 'Find Yui a Place to Call Her Own! Memory Retrieval Mission, Go!'
o7. 'Tale of the Land of Cards! Yui's Sad Memories!'

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Magical Items

The Shuffle Caller:
This is the transformation device for the 4 Shuffle Cures. It is a cellphone like object, with a large screen/trackpad on the front. The mascots face is located at the bottom of the surface. If you think of the Shuffle Caller as an iPhone, the mascots face is where the home button is. The very top (where the lock button would be on an iPhone), there is a thin slit that runs across the length of the device, and is about a quarter of an inch deep. This is where the girls slide their Pretty Cure Cards at the beginning of their transformation sequence. On the screen is a square with four lines all intersecting the square; two from the corners, two from the sides. It looks like this. When the girls transform, they make a "T", "R", "S", or "P" for the respective name of the girls on the pad. When they make their attack, they make a plus sign, or cross on it. The color of the Shuffle caller depends on what girl wields it: Pink for Kichi, Blue for Audrey, Green for Madoka, White for Yui.

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'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!''

Part I



It had all happened so quickly. One moment, Cure Poker was standing in the meadow, admiring the gorgeous flowers of the Queen's Garden. The next, the sky had turned a horrible shade of grey, and blue fire was destroying everything. The White Warrior acted quickly. The Gambling King and his minions were here. She knew this day was coming, but she was still surprised, now that it was actually happening. The Gambling King had issued a warning to the Queen of Cards: Surrender the kingdom or suffer the consequences. Naturally, the Queen refused. What surprised Cure Poker, however, was that it took the King this long to attack. He had issued the warning over two years ago. Cure Poker had just received her powers of being a Pretty Cure warrior. The warriors before her had been retired. Cure Poker didn't know them, but it was the first time that a citizen of the Land of Cards had been selected to become a Pretty Cure Warrior.


It should have been Poker's time to shine. However, the monsters kept spewing their fire, and continued to storm the small towns in the kingdom. In a flash of white and pale pink, Cure Poker raced her way to the Battle Tower of the Queen's castle. She found the Lieutenant of the Card Army there, but the Queen was gone.
"Where is she?! Where's the Queen?!"
Poker ordered.
"She's already made her way to the front line!"
Poker's eyes widened; her stomach dropped. The very person that was at the highest on her list of people to protect was fighting? She bust through the door and raced down the staircase, cursing under her breath. She had to make it to the front line of the battle. It was bad enough that she hadn't been prepared for the Gambling King's army, but she would never forgive herself if something happened to the Queen.


She made her way through the court yard. There wasn't a lot going on, as the monsters and the King's minions were still a ways away from the castle. But she had to act quickly.

THWUMP!

Cure Poker felt something hit her back. Whatever it was had hit her with a force that caused her to fly into the wall of the main gates to the castle. Dazed, she slid down to her knees, her cheek being scratched as gravity worked on her. The White Warrior used all her now fading strength to turn around and face what ever it was that had attacked her. Her vision blurred, and all she could make out was the figure of a tall young man, his hair an electric blue color. He was advancing on her, but she had no way to fight. Her strength was gone. Cure Poker readied herself to be taken by this monster and enslaved.


Just before the young man could reach her, something else had drawn his attention. Maybe it was someone attacking him. Maybe it was the Gambling King needing him for something else. Cure Poker couldn't tell. What ever it was that the young man had hit her with, it had left her powerless and defenseless. Cure Poker let her eyes close, and the sounds of battle faded away.

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'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!''

Part II


The morning began like any other. Student's piled into Yugaki Middle School's courtyard at 7:15 AM sharp. They still had about fifteen or so minutes before class started, but took their time getting to class once they made it through the front gate. The students were starting their third week of school back from the summer break. But for others, they had been working all summer long for the fall activities. Audrey made her way through the halls of the second floor of the school, her thick, navy hair piled on the top of her head, twisted into a loose bun that bobbed as she walked. She said her good mornings to some of her friends outside of her group of best friends. After another minute or so of walking, she finally made it to the theatre room.
"...but I cannot choose but weep to think they would lay him i' th' cold ground.
My brother shall know of it; and so I thank you for your good
counsel. Come, my coach! Good night, ladies. Good night, sweet
ladies. Good night, good night!"
A natural smile spread across Audrey's face as she slid the door open to the theatre room, right as Kichi strolled out of the room. Kichi liked to keep her exits simple, but effective.
"Oh! Audrey! You're here! Did you hear that just now? How was it? Did you like it? Do I need to add anything?"
"Perfect as always, Kichi!"

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Kichi ran back into the room, said her goodbyes to the rest of the theatre club, and ran back out to Audrey. The two were lucky to be in the same class again. After having known each other since they were in diapers, it was hard to imagine the two girls without one another. Kichi rambled on to Audrey about some parts of the summer that Audrey wasn't present for. The two girls made their way down to their classroom, not really paying attention to much around them. The two girls weren't exactly popular, but they were well liked by anyone that they met.


They made it to the classroom just in time for the bell. Kichi power walked to her seat behind her other friend Madoka as the bell rang.
"How perfect is it to sit behind you, Madoka? You're so tall, I can get away with not reading!"
Kichi joked. Madoka gave a small giggle, but said nothing, the teacher walking in.
"Stand!"
The students when through their morning routine before the lesson officially started, though Yukata-sensei amended the situation by adding one piece of information.


"Before we begin class, I'd like to introduce to you our new transfer student. Come in!"
Yukata-sensei gestured, and the door slid open. A normal looking girl of fifteen stepped quietly through the door, her dark tresses lay straight, and flat. The only spectacle about the girl was a glittering, white diamond hairpiece that held her bangs back.
"This is-"
"Oshiro Yui."
The girl, now named Yui, cut off the teacher.
"Hehe! She's more bold than you are, Madoka!"
"Hush, Kichi. Listen to the girl's self introduction."


But Oshiro Yui made no self introduction. Kichi kept her eyes on the girl, it didn't seem like it was because she simply didn't want to. No, it seemed like she couldn't. Kichi kept her eyes on the girl's face, noticing how expressionless it was. No, it wasn't completely expressionless. Kichi had trained herself to read people's faces, being a theatre junkie. The girl had an air of confusion, a look of being lost on her face.


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Sharp, a young looking boy stood in the middle of a black and white casino room. It was small, and only had one table in the middle. Three lights were shining in the room, leaving a good part of the casino in shadows. One light was directly above the casino table, where two people sat, one woman and one man. One more person, a young man, was standing in the small half circle of a hole, dealing out a hand of black jack.
"Man, you guys are playing another game of blackjack? Doesn't that get old?"
The three other people said nothing. The woman brushed her fingers through her magenta hair and shot the boy a cold glare with her startling blue eyes.
"Oh, calm down Sharp. It's the only thing we can do at the moment. The Gambling King hasn't given us orders to go searching for minions yet."
The woman's voice was cold, indifferent and velvety smooth. Sharp almost wanted to listen to her, her voice was so coxing. He shook his dirty green haired head.
"No! I'm tired of waiting! I just-"


The boy would have said more, but a black, red and grey playing card slapped his mouth shut. He peeled the card from his mouth, and smirked. As it turned out, he had his orders.
"Well... I'll see you suckers later. Let's go stir up some mayhem."

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'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!''

Part III


"We have to find Cure Poker~lingu!"
"But she could be anywhere~rayray!"
"But we have coordinates! How could we not be able to find her! We're close, I know that much~roro!"
The three fairies flew high above the countryside. They didn't know it, but they were flying over rice fields, far outside the city of Kōunchi. The city was the last known location of a message the three received from their superior, Chula. Chula was the fairy partner to the Land of Card's legendary Cure Poker. Darling, Razor and Keroro were partners in training; hopeful fairies to one day partner with a powerful Pretty Cure Warrior. Darling, the only female of the three, was determined to make it to Kōunchi. They had to. The Gambling King was moving his forces to this place called Earth. And she knew that once Chula took Cure Poker to this place, she would have no way of knowing what was going on back home.
"We can't give up! We have to tell Chula that this place is in danger~lingu!"


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As it is in the human nature, when the lunch bell rang, all the students flocked to Oshiro Yui. They bombarded her with questions, and the girl only looked at them. Kichi observed the situation from a small distance. Well, as big of a distance as one can get in a middle school classroom. Audrey and Madoka were making small talk next to Kichi. Audrey was talking about a new poem she wanted to write, and Madoka was saying that she should make it about basketball. Audrey was the first to notice Kichi's intense glare at the mob of people.
"Kichi?"
Audrey followed Kichi's glare to Yui's desk. She could hear the chatter, but she took note that the girl wasn't answering.
"Why do they keep asking her all these questions? Don't they notice that she's not answering?"
"Who knows? They're all crazy. I don't know why everyone wants to be the new kid's friend. I feel for Oshiro-san. I remember what she's feeling right now. But I at least made an effort to answer some of the questions you all asked me."
Madoka mused. Kichi made no answer; she was nibbling fiercely on an octopus hot dog, a fire building up in her eyes.
"I'm actually surprised Kichi hasn't--"


"HEY! Guys! Can't you see you're overwhelming her?!"
Kichi finally let her thoughts fly. She forced herself up and out of her desk and walked over to the mob of students around Yui.
"All right, all right. Break it up."
"It seems I spoke too soon..."
Audrey said, a weak smile on her face as Kichi shooed the student's back to their desks, remarking about how eating was more important than harassing the new girl. The students grumbled at Kichi ruining their fun, but walked back to their cliques and ate regardless. Kichi turned her attention to Yui.
"Why don't you come sit with us?"
"Why would I do that?"
Kichi's smile faltered for a second, taken aback by Yui's blunt remark.
"Well... because me and the other two won't bombard you with questions! We want to get to know you!"


Yui's brows furrowed, trying to understand the request made to her. Nevertheless, the black haired girl stood and walked the short steps over to the window that Kichi, Audrey and Madoka were sitting at. She stood, not understanding that she had an open invitation. Part of her felt like she should know that an invitation had been extended to her, but at the same time, it felt foreign to her. The whole world felt foreign.


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The day soon ended, and the students filed out of the school. Sharp floated high above the crowd of students, surveying them for potential minions. The Gambling King was always wanting more lives to risk, more lives to add to his collection, more lives to gamble away to enemies. But not any old person could become a loyal subject to the King. Sharp's eyes flashed a dark green, scanning the students for any signs of greed. Greed is what Sharp's group, the Card Shark Quartet, needed to exploit for the Gambling King. The students had varying levels of greed. But none of them stood out to him. He then turned his attention to those that were still inside the school building. No outrageous levels there either.


Sharp stared at the black, grey and red card in his hand, a large "A" was on the face side of the card.
"What's the point of even having this if no one in this town has any greed? There's no way these people can be humans? After what I've heard about them?"
Sharp continued to scan the crowd in his altered gaze. A student finally filed out of the front door, a bright red in Sharp's vision.
"Perfect."
Sharp turned himself invisible and floated over to the student. The student was a young boy, apparently in a class with a girl named Kichi. Sharp listened to the boy's thoughts. He wanted Kichi gone, and for him to have all the attention of his classmates. The young boy wanted everyone to be his friend. He wanted to be the one that the new student looked up to.


'You can have that, you know that right?'
The boy, startled, jerked his head in every direction, trying to find out where the voice had come from. Sharp spoke again.
'I can make your dreams a reality. Just place all your greed and desire on this card.'
The card appeared in the boy's hands, and Sharp disappeared. The Avari would appear in due time. All he had to do was sit and watch.

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'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!''

Part IV


The three faires floated through the sky, finally having made it to the city. The citizens of the town looked like small ants from their height. They were warned that humans weren't used to seeing things other than other humans speak, so they had to be careful. By now, each fairy could sense Chula's presence down in the city. They flew to it like a beacon. They flew to a hill in an otherwise deserted park, a single tree sat at the top of the hill. A young woman in white, puffy clothing stood underneath in the shade. She had fair skin, startling white hair that was brought up into two buns, one on each side of her head. One bun had a golden ribbon holding it together. The girl looked to be about twenty or so years old, for a human that is.
"Chula-sama! We've finally found you~lingu!"
The young woman, looked up with eyes so grey, they almost blended in with the whites of her eyes.
"So it seems. But I'm rather confused. Why are three fairies-in-training here on earth?"
Chula asked. She had felt the three fairies make their way to the planet. She gave them her location, but their presence had raised many questions.
"The Queen surrendered the Land of Cards to the Gambling King~rayray!
"But apparently it wasn't enough~roro! He wants more minions~roro."
Razor and Keroro chimed in.


Chula gave no response, but she noticed Yui walking up to the hill. She told the fairies to hide themselves. Cure Poker's transition to the human world had given her a new persona. One that knew nothing about her origins.
"Nice to see you again, partner."
Yui said nothing. She looked around, looking for an answer, a way out... whatever it was, Chula didn't know. The girl was on the verge of saying something when she suddenly doubled forward. She clenched her chest; her breathing became labored. Chula, in a panic, froze. This was the first time something like this had happened. Yui fell to her hands and knees, and soon became a figure of glowing white light.
"There's an Avari awakening."


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Audrey and Madoka had gone to their respective club meetings. Audrey had to present a new poem, while Madoka said that the first game of the season was just around the corner, and practice was all she had time for until then. Kichi didn't mind. She had other things to worry about herself. She made her way to the theatre room. There wasn't a meeting today, but Kichi went to the theatre room everyday to work on the play the club was working on at the time. This semester, the club was working on an adaptation of Hamlet. Kichi wasn't in the room for long before a one of the students in her class burst through the room.
"Huh? Kenta-kun?"
The boy didn't say anything. He just stood in the door frame, giving Kichi one of the stinkiest stink eye. Kenta kept his gaze on Kichi for what seemed like forever. Kichi looked around the room. She knew no one else was here, but she often came into the room like it was her second home, often ignoring anyone else that might be there.


When Kichi brought her eyes back to the door, Kenta was gone.
"Well that was weird..."
Kichi went back to her preparations, when about half an hour after Kenta left, she heard screams from outside.


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The card that Sharp had given the boy appeared in his hands. The "A" on the face was normally white on the grey face. But now it was black. Sharp smirked.
"AVARI! TAKE YOUR GREED AND FULFILL YOUR DESIRES!"
He yelled, throwing the card in front of him. The card flew about five or so feet in front of the Card Shark before stopping, still spinning in place. The card turned completely black and began to change it's shape; smokey black tendrils spread outwards from the black mass. A monster, with the card as its body, thin black limbs protruded at the four corners, the hands ending in red gloves, the feet in red clown shoes appeared. The monster had a black circle for a head, and two red, angry looking eyes struck fear into anyone that looked at them.
"AVARRIII!!!"
It shouted. The monster began shooting red beams of energy from its eyes. Sharp floated near the monster, shouting encouragement left and right. No way a Pretty Cure Warrior was going to get in his way.


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Kichi ran down the steps as fast as she could, trying to get out of the building and to somewhere safe. When she made it to the courtyard, she saw the large card monster stomping around the school, shooting laser beams from its eyes.
"What the heck is that?!?"
Kichi didn't expect an answer, but she couldn't help but stare at the monster. The monster turned and set its gaze on Kichi. Kichi froze as she noticed the monster charging up its eyes. No doubt she would have been burnt to a crisp, but a young woman, a girl about the same age as Kichi, slammed into her. Kichi fell to the ground about four or five feet from where she was originally standing. A girl clad in white and pale pink stood before her.
"Whoa... Hey, thanks for saving... my... butt..."


Kichi's words trailed off as the White Warrior ran off. Kichi watched the girl in pure amazement. How awesome was it that a super hero appearing out of nowhere and just saving her. Three small figures floated down to Kichi. One was a small pink deer, one a small blue eagle, and the last a green and white frog. They looked like animals out of an anime. Kichi saw that they were cheering for a Cure Poker. Kichi's shifted her gaze to the White Warrior. She could only assume that the girl's name was Cure Poker.
"Is... Is she like some sort of Magical Girl?!"
Kichi also read and watched a lot of anime. She was familiar with the concept of super heroines like the one before her. But the monster was a bit stronger than Cure Poker appeared to have expected. Kichi saw that the girl was faltering. Something was throwing her off.


"Hey! Monster! This way, ya creep!"
The Avari turned once more to Kichi. It looked confused, but it jumped at the chance to stomp around in a different direction. Kichi ran towards a small empty parking lot not far from the school. The monster followed. She was determined to help the girl. The three flying animals caught up to her. They were asking her questions about what it was she was doing. Kichi didn't answer, but she stood her ground.
"If you want someone to fight, then I'm your enemy!"
And in that moment, a flash of pink light appeared in front of Kichi. The light faded, and in front of Kichi, there was a two toned pink card in front of her. The actual card was a pale pink, and it had a hot pink heart in the middle.

"Whaaaaaa! That means... That means you're a Pretty Cure~lingu!"
Kichi looked at the pink deer that spoke. A what? Kichi thought. The deer was suddenly surrounded by a puff of pink smoke, and was now a cellphone... Or at least, she looked like a cellphone. She shouted directions at Kichi. Pretty Cure... Card Play? Was that what she said? She took the card, and the speaking cellphone.
"Pretty Cure! Card Play!"


Kichi slid the card through a small opening at the top of the phone. Then, the touch pad lit up with a box with four lines all intersecting in the center of the box. Kichi made a "T" shape, and soon she was surrounded with pink light. Her blond hair glowed with this pink light and shot out of her head, and split into two twin tails. Two ribbons appeared with hearts in the center at the base of these twin tails, sitting right on top of her head. She brought her hands together to make a heart snap. More pink light glowed, and a pale pink ribbon with a hot pink heart jewel pinged into existence on her chest. Strands of darker pink light flew around Kichi's body, and pinged into a top torso part, exposing her stomach. A second set of dark pink strands circled around her waist and hips, and pinged into a short skirt with compression shorts underneath. Two wrist length gloves pinged on her hands, two red-pink hearts sitting on top of her hands. Then she danced around on her feet, and leaned back on her heels as two pink boots appeared around her legs. She spun around one final time, the small cellphone attaching itself to her waist, and a dark pink bow pinged on the back of her skirt.

When all was said and done, Kichi struck a pose and heard herself say something completely strange, but it sounded right to her.
"The Ultimate Winning Move! Cure Trump!"

End of Episode 1

[[NPC] Arc]

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♧ ♢--ʘȵҽ ①

'The Land of Cards in Danger! The Mysterious Transfer Student!''

Part IV


The three fairs floated through the sky, finally having made it to the city. The citizens of the town looked like small ants from their height. They were warned that humans weren't used to seeing things other than other humans speak, so they had to be careful. By now, each fairy could sense Chula's presence down in the city. They flew to it like a beacon. They flew to a hill in an otherwise deserted park, a single tree sat at the top of the hill. A young woman in white, puffy clothing stood underneath in the shade. She had fair skin, startling white hair that was brought up into two buns, one on each side of her head. One bun had a golden ribbon holding it together. The girl looked to be about twenty or so years old, for a human that is.

"Chula-sama! We've finally found you~lingu!"

The young woman, looked up with eyes so grey, they almost blended in with the whites of her eyes.

"So it seems. But I'm rather confused. Why are three fairies-in-training here on earth?"

Chula asked. She had felt the three fairies make their way to the planet. She gave them her location, but their presence had raised many questions.

"The Queen surrendered the Land of Cards to the Gambling King~rayray!

"But apparently it wasn't enough~roro! He wants more minions~roro."

Razor and Keroro chimed in.


Chula gave no response, but she noticed Yui walking up to the hill. She told the fairies to hide themselves. Cure Poker's transition to the human world had given her a new persona. One that knew nothing about her origins.

"Nice to see you again, partner."

Yui said nothing. She looked around, looking for an answer, a way out... whatever it was, Chula didn't know. The girl was on the verge of saying something when she suddenly doubled forward. She clenched her chest; her breathing became labored. Chula, in a panic, froze. This was the first time something like this had happened. Yui fell to her hands and knees, and soon became a figure of glowing white light.

"There's an Avari awakening."


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Audrey and Madoka had gone to their respective club meetings. Audrey had to present a new poem, while Madoka said that the first game of the season was just around the corner, and practice was all she had time for until then. Kichi didn't mind. She had other things to worry about herself. She made her way to the theatre room. There wasn't a meeting today, but Kichi went to the theatre room everyday to work on the play the club was working on at the time. This semester, the club was working on an adaptation of Hamlet. Kichi wasn't in the room for long before a one of the students in her class burst through the room.

"Huh? Kenta-kun?"

The boy didn't say anything. He just stood in the door frame, giving Kichi one of the stinkiest stink eye. Kenta kept his gaze on Kichi for what seemed like forever. Kichi looked around the room. She knew no one else was here, but she often came into the room like it was her second home, often ignoring anyone else that might be there.


When Kichi brought her eyes back to the door, Kenta was gone.

"Well that was weird..."

Kichi went back to her preparations, when about half an hour after Kenta left, she heard screams from outside.


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The card that Sharp had given the boy appeared in his hands. The "A" on the face was normally white on the grey face. But now it was black. Sharp smirked.

"AVARI! TAKE YOUR GREED AND FULFILL YOUR DESIRES!"

He yelled, throwing the card in front of him. The card flew about five or so feet in front of the Card Shark before stopping, still spinning in place. The card turned completely black and began to change it's shape; smokey black tendrils spread outwards from the black mass. A monster, with the card as its body, thin black limbs protruded at the four corners, the hands ending in red gloves, the feet in red clown shoes appeared. The monster had a black circle for a head, and two red, angry looking eyes struck fear into anyone that looked at them.

"AVARRIII!!!"

It shouted. The monster began shooting red beams of energy from its eyes. Sharp floated near the monster, shouting encouragement left and right. No way a Pretty Cure Warrior was going to get in his way.


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Kichi ran down the steps as fast as she could, trying to get out of the building and to somewhere safe. When she made it to the courtyard, she saw the large card monster stomping around the school, shooting laser beams from its eyes.

"What the heck is that?!?"

Kichi didn't expect an answer, but she couldn't help but stare at the monster. The monster turned and set its gaze on Kichi. Kichi froze as she noticed the monster charging up its eyes. No doubt she would have been burnt to a crisp, but a young woman, a girl about the same age as Kichi, slammed into her. Kichi fell to the ground about four or five feet from where she was originally standing. A girl clad in white and pale pink stood before her.

"Whoa... Hey, thanks for saving... my... butt..."


Kichi's words trailed off as the White Warrior ran off. Kichi watched the girl in pure amazement. How awesome was it that a super hero appearing out of nowhere and just saving her. Three small figures floated down to Kichi. One was a small pink deer, one a small blue eagle, and the last a green and white frog. They looked like animals out of an anime. Kichi saw that they were cheering for a Cure Poker. Kichi's shifted her gaze to the White Warrior. She could only assume that the girl's name was Cure Poker.

"Is... Is she like some sort of Magical Girl?!"

Kichi also read and watched a lot of anime. She was familiar with the concept of super heroines like the one before her. But the monster was a bit stronger than Cure Poker appeared to have expected. Kichi saw that the girl was faltering. Something was throwing her off.


"Hey! Monster! This way, ya creep!"

The Avari turned once more to Kichi. It looked confused, but it jumped at the chance to stomp around in a different direction. Kichi ran towards a small empty parking lot not far from the school. The monster followed. She was determined to help the girl. The three flying animals caught up to her. They were asking her questions about what it was she was doing. Kichi didn't answer, but she stood her ground.

"If you want someone to fight, then I'm your enemy!"

And in that moment, a flash of pink light appeared in front of Kichi. The light faded, and in front of Kichi, there was a two toned pink card in front of her. The actual card was a pale pink, and it had a hot pink heart in the middle.

"Whaaaaaa! That means... That means you're a Pretty Cure~lingu!"

Kichi looked at the pink deer that spoke. A what? Kichi thought. The deer was suddenly surrounded by a puff of pink smoke, and was now a cellphone... Or at least, she looked like a cellphone. She shouted directions at Kichi. Pretty Cure... Card Play? Was that what she said? She took the card, and the speaking cellphone.

"Pretty Cure! CardPlay!"


Kichi slid the card through a small opening at the top of the phone. Then, the touch pad lit up with a box with four lines all intersecting in the center of the box. Kichi made a "T" shape, and soon she was surrounded with pink light. Her blond hair glowed with this pink light and shot out of her head, and split into two twin tails. Two ribbons appeared with hearts in the center at the base of these twin tails, sitting right on top of her head. She brought her hands together to make a heart snap. More pink light glowed, and a pale pink ribbon with a hot pink heart jewel pinged into existence on her chest. Strands of darker pink light flew around Kichi's body, and pinged into a top torso part, exposing her stomach. A second set of dark pink strands circled around her waist and hips, and pinged into a short skirt with compression shorts underneath. Two wrist length gloves pinged on her hands, two red-pink hearts sitting on top of her hands. Then she danced around on her feet, and leaned back on her heels as two pink boots appeared around her legs. She spun around one final time, the small cellphone attaching itself to her waist, and a dark pink bow pinged on her back.

When all was said and done, Kichi struck a pose and heard herself say something completely strange, but it sounded right to her.

"The Ultimate Winning Move! Cure Trump!"

Only the most dedicated fighters can be part of the Crimson Brigade - welcome!

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'The Warrior of Hearts! Cure Trump is Born!''

Part I


Kichi, or, Cure Trump looked down at her new, transformed appearance.
"Whaaa....? I've... transformed?!"
Cure Trump twirled around, trying to get a full glimpse of what she had become.
"What are you doing?! Get out of the way! You're going to get hurt."
Trump stopped moving to see the White Warrior make her way over. Trump cursed under her breath. How could she have forgotten about the monster problem? Cure Trump turned and ran.
"Okay! I'm running! But... what else am I supposed to do?"
The White Warrior didn't respond. Instead, she continued to fight the card monster. Trump marveled at how high the girl could jump, how powerful her punches could be. Could she do that too? Trump didn't have time to test out what her transformed self had given her. The monster had directed his gaze on her and shot another round of eye beams. Trump turned and ran once more.


"Can you do anything but run?"
The girl in white scolded. Trump was about to make a comment, but the girl was no longer paying attention. She was gearing up for something else.
"Begin the risky game! Poker Barrage!"
As the girl said he first half of her little speech, orbs of white energy appeared around her. Some where solid masses of white energy. Others were transparent enough to see "P"s in the middle of them. The orbs flew forward, but the monster was one step ahead of the girl in white and had charged up another attack of eye beams. Red energy met white and an explosion was the result. Trump covered her eyes from the dust that was now floating around her. When the dust had settled, she could see the Poker Barrage girl fighting once again.
"Poker... Barrage?"
"That's Cure Poker's way of attacking and purifying Avaris~lingu!"
Cure Trump had almost forgotten that there was a small deer in the form of a cellphone attached to her hip.
"Do I have one of those?"
"Of course you do! But I don't know what it's called. You have to figure that out for yourself~lingu!"


Of course she had to figure it out for herself. Cure Trump decided that it was time to stop standing around. She readied herself, angling her feet and spreading her legs apart. She burst forward with a sudden rush of power. Trump couldn't believe she had this kind of power now. Instantly, it was as if a ghost of a professional fighter took over her body. She was landing kicks and punches like she had been doing it all her life. Trump dodged some of the throws the monster would take at her. But the ghost knew how to deflect and protect herself from them. However, Trump was extremely new to this. She didn't see the second fist come towards her and knock her back into the pavement below.
"Ouch..."
Trump lay flat in a small crater on the ground. This monster was tough, and she was getting fed up. It was time to end this, once and for all. The small cellphone creature was shouting at Cure Trump now.
"You can do it now~lingu! Attack the Avari with your purification attack~lingu!"


The pink heart in the middle of Cure Trump's chest glowed with streaks of pink light. She nodded her head, and charged to the card monster once again.
"I'll show you my trump card!"
She shouted. She clapped her hands together and laced her fingers together. Her hands also began to glow with pink light. She extended both her index fingers, making the signature hand gun so many knew. She thrust her arms forward and shouted:
"Trump Shot!"
The pink light concentrated into a small orb at the tips of her index fingers before flying forward, the recoil causing Cure Trump's arms to rise above her head. The shot of pink energy flew towards the monster and landed square in the middle of the card body. The whole monster glowed with pink energy before imploding, pink smoke flying everywhere. Kenta, the boy Trump had encountered earlier, lay on the ground, his eyes closed, but his chest rising up and down to signal to Cure Trump that he was alive. A red, black and grey card flitted down to the ground. And when it did, it burned to ashes the moment it touched the pavement.


The White Warrior landed a couple feet from Cure Trump's spot on the ground.
"Nice job... For a new girl."
Trump jerked her head in the girl's direction.
"That was amazing! But... what exactly just happened? Who is Cure Trump? Is that me? And what was that thing? What did I just do with my hands? And wait... Who are you?"
The questions flew out of Cure Trump's mouth before she could take control of her thoughts and bodily control.
"You see that little deer on your waist? She can answer all of those questions. I have to go."
Trump's brows furrowed. She didn't like not getting an answer. She opened her mouth to give the girl in white a piece of her mind before the girl in white turned to face her.
"But I will answer the last question. My name is Cure Poker."

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'The Warrior of Hearts! Cure Trump is Born!''

Part II


So Kichi was something called a Pretty Cure Warrior. Kichi stared at the text in front of her, not paying attention to the lecture. All she could think of was the conversation she had with the small deer fairy, named Darling, the night before.
"You're a Pretty Cure Warrior! I'm from the Land of Cards! The Gambling King has taken over our land! And we need you to help us get it back~lingu!"
Of course, Darling's friends had to stay with Kichi. Kichi learned that all three of these faires had the power to partner a Pretty Cure Warrior. They were apparently still in training, but Kichi's experience with Darling made her think she was ready for it. Still, it was a duty that Kichi wasn't sure she could handle.
"Abe-san!"
Kichi snapped out of her trance and jerked a little in her seat. The teacher had apparently called her name a number of times before using a sharp tone.
"Please, read the passage for us."


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"Look, I've told you. That pest Poker was there. And then another one showed up!"
Sharp was the youngest of the group, and was always being picked on by his three group members. But suffering a loss on his first attempt? He had to stand his ground.
"That ain't no excuse! You gotta get back out der and get a minion for da Gamblin' King!"
Sharp's murky green eyes rested on the hulking figure of Cas. Cas was the closest thing Sharp had to an older brother, but the feeling was far from familial. Swindla, the woman with magenta hair, said nothing, opting to primp her features in a small hand mirror. Rounder, the Card Shark's leader, stood behind the casino table, shuffling cards. Sharp was most worried about what Rounder would say. Cas may have muscle and power, but that's all he's got. Rounder had brains with his already extraordinary power. Rounder kept his cool, however.
"So then, Sharp,"
Sharp gulped. Rounder's voice was unnervingly calm and steely. The young man's piercing blue eyes rose from the deck of cards that he was absentmindedly shuffling.
"Go and try again."
Rounder threw another black, grey and red card at Sharp, and Sharp disappeared.


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"Are you sure you're okay, Kichi? You were acting weird in class today."
Kichi, Audrey and Madoka walked down a side walk, heading to their usual after school café hang out called Tea Card. Kichi was staring down at her bag. Inside held one of the biggest secrets she'd kept from her friends.
"I don't know. I just woke up in a weird mood this morning, I guess."
Audrey shot a glance at Madoka, both girls nodding.
"Well, maybe you need some tea and cookies to feel better."
The girls entered the shop, having beaten the after school rush by minutes.
"Ah, there's my favorite middle schoolers!"


A girl of about seventeen walked up to the front of the shop.
"Hey Hoshiko-senpai!"
"Usual table?"
The girls all nodded and Hoshiko took them to their usual spot, a table situated near the front, but in a corner of two large windows.
"Come on Kichi. Tell us what's going on. We only want to help."
The girls ordered their usual teas and something to eat from Hoshiko: a plate of cookies for Kichi, a scone for Audrey and a protein bar for Madoka. The food and drinks arrived, and Kichi still hadn't said much to her friends. She stared at her plate of cookies, a conflict warring inside her. Kichi comically put her hands on her head.
"Gaaaah! I don't know if I can tell you!"
Kichi exclaimed, slamming her head into the table.
"Ouch... Look. All I know is that something... serious happened and I don't know if I'm at liberty to discuss it!"
Kichi's words were muffled, her face still on the table. Audrey and Madoka sipped their tea, exchanging looks.
"Then don't tell us."
"Don't say that! Because now I really want to tell you!"
"Then tell us!"
"I don't know if I can!"


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Sharp once agan was out and about, scouring the city for a greedy person to manipulate. He focused on a different area this time. The school was hardly any luck the first time. He needed a person with a stronger greed. A greed preferably for money, or power. Adults would make perfect suspects for this. In the heart of the town, there were people with much stronger greed levels. But there weren't many that were stronger than the boy he found the day before. He flew around lazily after half an hour of searching and having no luck. He floated around a small tea shop next to a large sky scraper. A man of seemingly extreme power was about to walk into the shop. Sharp jerked into an upright position, the greed level from the man the strongest he'd had all day.


He once again turned himself invisible and followed the man before he entered the shop.
"I can give you everything you want. I can give you more than what you have. Just take this card and place all your greed and desires into it. It will give you what you want."
The card had an instantaneous effect. Once Sharp placed it in the man's hand, he at first looked confused, but a flash of bright red light triggered a transformation.
"AVARI! TAKE ALL YOUR GREED AND FULFILL YOUR DESIRES!"
When the light had settled, a large briefcase monster, with the same black limbs and red gloves and shoes, stood. It had two large, glowing red eyes on the side, and a red and black "A" sat in-between it's eyes.
"GIVE ME ALL YOUR MONEY!! GIVE ME ALL YOUR WORKERS! GIVE ME ALL YOUR LAND! MORE! I NEED MORE!"
The monster shouted, sending all the civilians into a panic.

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♧ ♢--𝔗ѡѻ ②

'The Warrior of Hearts! Cure Trump is Born!''

Part III


Kichi spit her tea out when she saw the giant briefcase monster stomping around outside the tea shop.
"Everyone out of the shop now! Get somewhere safe!"
"Kichi, we need to go!"
Audrey took Kichi's hand, but Kichi had no choice but to pull it out of Audrey's grasp. It pained her to see Audrey's confused, hurt look on her face.
"You guys get out! I'll... uh.. I'll help Hoshiko get people out of the shop!"
But Kichi had no intention of helping Hoshiko. It sounded like something she would normally say, so she wasn't worried about Audrey or Madoka not believing her. But she had to get out of the shop to transform. Darling made it very clear that she had to keep her identity a secret. Once she got partners, she'd have people to talk about being a warrior with. But the only other warrior was Cure Poker, and she disappeared after their first battle. And it was clear that Poker didn't to do much with Kichi.


Kichi rushed towards the back, through the empty kitchens, and burst out of the back door into an empty alley. She took a deep breath, taking Darling in her cell phone form, out of her pocket.
"Are you ready~lingu?"
Kichi closed her eyes for a second and took in a second deep breath.
"Pretty Cure! Card Play!"


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The briefcase monster continued to stomp around the streets surrounding the tea shop and other skyscrapers. This monster didn't have laser beam eyes. Instead, it opened it's laches, opened up and let loose giant sheets of paper that exploded when they hit the ground.
"The Ultimate Winning Move! Cure Trump!"
Sharp jerked his head of dirty green hair in Trump's direction.
"Damn. She's here. Of course she's here."
"Hey! Mr. Briefcase! Stop destroying things!"
The Avari turned towards Trump, a small expression of confusion on his face. He then opened up his front half, and fired more sheets of exploding paper at her.
"What were you expecting to do with just saying that~lingu?!"
Darling exclaimed from Trump's waist. Cure Trump spun on her heel and ran in the opposite direction of the exploding paper.
"I don't know!"
Trump admitted. As she ran, not thinking to try and zigzag her way away from the monster, Trump began to wonder where the other warrior was. Cure Poker was nowhere to be found.


Not having much choice, Cure Trump finally thought to try and get out of the monster's way. She jumped straight up, and arched backwards over the monster, landing behind it. She ran up to the Avari, wanting to test out her new strength that she gained as a Pretty Cure Warrior. She began attacking the Avari; punching him in various spots, kicking him in different areas. But her attacks only seemed to bother him. He let loose a flurry of exploding paper. They hit Trump this time, sending her flying backwards into a wall. She was beginning to realize why there were more than just one Cure Warrior. She continued to survey her surroundings. The White Warrior was still nowhere to be found. Trump had to accept the fact that Cure Poker would not be coming to her rescue today. Today, it was just her and the Avari.
"You know... You're supposed to be this big, bad, powerful warrior. But you're being tossed around by this guy like a rag doll! You're no warrior! You should be ashamed to call yourself a Pretty Cure Warrior!"


Trump, struggling to get herself upright from the hole in the wall she created, flashed her golden eyes in Sharp's direction.
"Hey! Don't you dare insult me!"
Sharp was on the verge of saying something else when he heard Trump's response. He stopped and focused his attention on her, motioning for the Avari to pause for a short while.
"I wouldn't sell me short just yet, you jerk! I beat you yesterday didn't I? Who's to say I can't beat you again?!"
Trump finally pushed herself out of the hole and dusted herself off. She hadn't heard much of this guy talk, but what he had said had already made her not like him. Her golden eyes burned with a determination to defeat the jerk floating a few yards away from her. Trump sprung into action, once more taking on the Avari monster.


"Pretty Cure Punch!"
Trump let her determination and anger free as she attacked the monster. She could tell she was wearing it down. The exploding paper came less and less often; the monster began to stagger backwards, trying its hardest to retreat from her. She could tell she was winning. It was time to finish this. She pulled Darling out from her waist, and drew a golden cross on the track pad on the phone's cover. Her pink heart gem resting on her chest glowed with pink energy.
"I'll show you my trump card! Trump Shot!"
Trump clapped her hands together, lacing her fingers together, leaving her index fingers extended. Her hand gun began to glow with pink energy, eventually leaving her hands and forming a pink energy orb on the tips of her index fingers. As she said "Trump Shot" the energy ball flew forward, the recoil sending Trump's arms above her head.


The pink energy bullet hit the monster square in the center, and came out through the back.
"Ava... Avari!"
The monster said weakly. It then became a pink version of itself, and imploded with pink smoke. When the smoke cleared, the business man was laying on the ground, unconscious. The card floated down to the ground and burned into ashes on contact. Another monster down. The destruction that was made by the monster disappeared in a flash of white light. Trump let out a relieved sigh. There was no one around, so she let her transformation unravel.
"Boy, I hope it isn't like this every day."


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Cure Poker stood atop a tall building, overlooking the battle below. She turned her head slightly to the small white mouse resting on her shoulder.
"She's not bad, actually. But she's not ready to partner up with me. She needs to find the rest of her team first."
Chula said nothing, but nodded her small white head.
"But you'll join her eventually... right~de chu?"
Chula said after a short while. Poker said nothing.
"Poker, you can't beat the Gambling King on your ow-"
"I can try."
Chula got that the discussion was over. Poker jumped off the ledge she was standing on. She could feel her human consciousness trying to force it's way back to the surface.

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'The Warrior of Hearts! Cure Trump is Born!''

Part IV


The craziness of getting people out of the shop had left Audrey exhausted for a short while. However, when the explosions started, Hoshiko had told Audrey to stay indoors. Madoka had been outside, and left with the other people. Hoshiko hid in the kitchen, while Audrey decided to boldly stay in the front portion of the shop. Surprisingly, none of the monster's attacks hit the shop, but the explosions caused everything inside to rattle and shake. Some cups and plates had fallen off the now empty tables. Glass littered the floor, forcing Audrey to stay near the window that the girls were sitting at just ten or so minutes earlier. It had been a wild, crazy, and long ten minutes. When Audrey dared to look out the window once more, she saw a girl, with long, bright pink hair, decked out in a pink outfit. Audrey thought she belonged in a cartoon or an anime. Yet she watched the fight with fascination.


The fight went on for a while. Audrey flinched when the girl was thrown around. Before the battle ended, she was flung into a wall next to the shop. Audrey saw a boy with green hair floating in the air, his mouth moving, but too far away for Audrey to even hear the mumble of his words. She turned her attention to the girl next to her, and heard muffled calls of motivation. She finally finished the fight, the boy disappearing and the monster returning to his original form. What happened next caused Audrey's jaw to drop.


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"Kichi?!"
Audrey burst through the front door of the shop, disbelief written all over her face. Kichi stiffened, turning slowly towards Audrey's voice.
"Uuh. Audrey! H-how much of that did-did you see?"
Audrey gave no answer, words unable to form on her lips. The fact that her best friend just took down some monster with magical powers was more than too much for Audrey to take in.
"A-all of it"
Kichi asked sheepishly, putting her hand on the back of her head as a nervous smile spread across her face. Audrey, still stunned, slowly nodded her head. She fought her current state of mind to try and form words. Kichi didn't seem to be willing to give her any explanations either.
"Is that... Is that what you were t-trying to tell us at the table?"
Kichi's smile faded. She gave a short nod. She brought the cellphone in her hand up for Audrey to see.


"This is Darling. She says she's my partner. Apparently I'm something called a Pretty Cure warrior now..."

End of Episode 2

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♧ ♢--𝔗ɧɾҽҽ ③

'The Elegant Fighter, Cure Royal! Audrey joins the team?!''

Part I


It had been a couple days since Kichi's last fight with an Avari. Audrey had become Kichi's confidant. Since that day, Audrey found out about Darling, Razor, Keroro, Cure Poker and the Land of Cards. It was a lot to take in, but it was giving her some inspiration for poems. There weren't ones she'd ever read aloud to the Poetry Club, but it got her writing, which was always a good thing. Especially since the Poetry Club was about to have their annual Poetry School Reading. It was sort of a way to get new students to join the club. The president of the club was always seen running around, making sure preparations were complete. Audrey and Kichi saw a lot of one another since the Poetry Club had to use the auditorium, and the Theatre Club was still working on their set for Hamlet. The two didn't see much of Madoka either since she was busy with basketball as well.


"So, Kichi,"
Audrey started, the two on the roof for lunch.
"I know you've only... transformed twice... but do you like being a Pretty Cure Warrior?"
Kichi munched on a carrot and looked up at the sky. The three mascots were behind the two girls, nibbling on cookies Audrey had brought for them.
"I guess you could say I do."
"What do you mean "I guess"~lingu?!"
Darling exclaimed, floating in front of Kichi. The partners locked eyes together for a short second before Kichi pushed her glasses up and shrugged her shoulders casually.
"I mean, like Audrey said, I've only transformed twice! Plus, that Poker chick was pretty rude to me the first time. If I have to partner up with her, I don't know if I'll be able to keep myself from giving her a piece of my mind!"
Audrey laughed at this. Kichi, being a drama student, tended to deliver heated statements as animatedly as she possibly could.


The door to the roof opened, and Madoka made her way forward. The three fairies scrambled behind Kichi and Audrey and transformed into their cellphone forms with poofs of different colored smokes.
"Hey guys!"
Madoka made her way to the bench and scooted in next to Audrey.
"What were you girls talking about just now?"
Audrey and Kichi shot nervous glances at one another, unsure of what to say.
"The... uh.. Poetry School Reading tomorrow! We were talking about which, um, poem I was going to read for it."
Audrey was a terrible liar. Madoka made a face at Audrey's lie, but decided she didn't want to press the nervous girl.
"Uh... huh."
The door opened once more, this time a boy with fiery red hair and a smug look on his face.
"Audrey! Did you hear?! There's going to be a publishing representative at the reading tomorrow! Apparently if they like one of us enough, they'll want to publish our story!"
"No, Ryota-kun. I didn't hear that. But that's amazing that a publisher got wind of our reading!"


"I'll have to write the very best poem for them! So awesome they can't help but choose me! And then they'll want more from me! And I'll become famous! And I'll become rich!"
The smile that had formed on Audrey's face when Ryota told her about the representative had faded. Her eyebrows furrowed, and her expression became perplexed.
"Well, that's find and dandy, but you really should be writing to connect with someone. Not think about those material things."
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I can't talk now, I'll have to go get my genius on the page before I lose anything!"
Ryota started back for the door, but Madoka caught his shoulder.
"Listen to what she said, jerk. Don't make this about yourself. This is about the school."
Ryota turned to face Madoka. He was confused at first, but his face lit up with a horrible sense of recognition.


"Y-y-you're Hattori Madoka! Please don't kill me!"
The boy said, freeing himself of Madoka's grasp and running back to the door. Madoka smirked, and pat her hands together like she was getting dust off of them.
"And that takes care of that."
Audrey and Kichi sat next to Madoka, their faces full of disbelief.
"Uh... Madoka... what did he mean by that, exactly?"
Kichi ventured. Madoka sat back down and opened her bento box before turning to the girls on her left.
"You two have your secrets. I have mine."


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The mood in the dark casino was tense. Sharp sat in the center of the game table, Rounder lazily shuffling cards. Swindla was sitting on Sharp's left, her face and eyes glued to the compact in her hand. Cas was on Sharp's right, eating a huge plate of ribs. Sharp kept his eyes down, not having looked up from the backs of his palms in what seemed like an eternity.
"What's the matter, Sharp?"
Rounder inquired. Sharp kept his mouth shut. He knew Rounder was just looking for trouble. The older teen was about to say something again to get Sharp to speak, but the familiar Avari card flitted down to the table.
Sharp broke his concentration on his hands and was about to snatch up the card. But Rounder was faster.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Not today Sharp. You need some time to get a plan together on how to defeat the Pretty Cure Warriors. Today, Cas gets to go."


Sharp said nothing, but wanted to say everything. Cas, however, hadn't heard Rounder's remark, his attention fully on his plate of ribs. Rounder's mouth twitched upwards, a usual sign for annoyance.
"CAS!"
"Huh?"
"Take this card and go get a minion for the King!"
Cas finally broke his gaze from his plate and looked up at Rounder; the teen's blue eyes were scary enough to make Cas want to look back down at his plate.
"Yeah, yeah! 'S my turn now!"
Cas said, excitedly taking the card from Rounder's outstretched arm. It was his time to shine now. He would do better than Sharp. He had to.

[seaweasel]

♡ ♤--Ҽƿɪƨѻɗҽ

♧ ♢--𝔗ɧɾҽҽ ③

'The Elegant Fighter, Cure Royal! Audrey joins the team?!''

Part II


The rest of the day went by without a hassle. Luckily for Audrey and Kichi, the confrontation with Ryota had caused Madoka to forget about the fact that she wanted to find out about what the girls were talking about. Either that, or she knew she wasn't going to get an honest answer out of the two of them so she didn't try. Audrey was just glad to be back home. She was upstairs, sitting at her desk flipping through her poem notebook to see what poem she wanted to read for the event tomorrow. For reasons unknown to Audrey, the bird fairy, Razor, had decided he didn't want to stay with Kichi anymore. He came home with Audrey instead. He was an interesting creature for Audrey to experience.
"So what's the Land of Cards like?"
Razor looked at the girl, deciding on what to say. She could see the small fairy thinking.
"It's hard to put into words~rayray. But... if I had to... I would say it's a wonderful place with great opportunities~rayray. Kind of like earth~rayray."
Audrey turned back to her notebook. Something struck with her after Razor answered her. She took her pen out and began to write down everything that she could.
"What are you doing~rayray?"
The small bird asked. When Audrey didn't answer, he decided he would let her concentrate.


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The day of the Poetry Reading finally arrived. The school day had finally passed as well. Audrey rushed to the Poetry Club's room, ready to get the final preparations ready for the evening. When she got there, Ryota was running his mouth on how he was going to be the one that get's published. Audrey rolled her eyes, not really wanting to hear him praise himself. If Audrey was honest, his poetry wasn't all that great. Though she would never say it like that. He did have potential, but he needed a lot of work. Kichi and Madoka had made their way to the room as well. Kichi ran up and hugged Audrey from behind.
"I know you're going to kill it tonight, Audrey! Who cares about Ryota-kun? All you need to do is read your best poem, and that'll shut him up."
"That guy really bugs me..."
Audrey embraced Kichi's sudden hug, steadying herself against trying to fall on her face. She smiled. She love it when her friends came and gave her encouragement.
"Thanks you two. I think I've picked out the right poem too. Razor helped me write it."


Audrey said that last bit of information forgetting that Madoka was around. Her eyes widened, but luckily, Madoka didn't seem to hear it. Audrey let out a sigh of relief as she realized that Madoka was talking to another girl next to them.
"Ooh. That was close. We need to be careful about that stuff."
Kichi said, letting go of Audrey.
"Careful about what?"
Audrey and Kichi turned to face Madoka, but before either of them could give her a lie, Ryota walked up to them, a smug smile on his face.
"Are you ready, Audrey? I hope the representative likes yours. But I know she'll like mine too."
Audrey said nothing. Kichi said nothing. Madoka said nothing. Ryota looked back and forth between the three girls, waiting for them to say something. When they didn't, he awkwardly shuffled his way out of the classroom, heading for the auditorium.
"Strike what I said earlier. That guy pisses me off."


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Evening was quickly coming, and Cas hadn't found done the job given to him twenty-four hours ago. He had managed to blend in with the crowd after magically changing his appearance when he kept getting odd looks. He looked about thirty years old, but his natural outfit was odd. He normally wore a black vest over a white button up, but the sleeves of the button up were ripped off to account for his bulging arm muscles. Oddly, he liked the cuffs, so he had ripped those off and placed them around his wrists. To finish off his look, he had a pair of dark orange pants, and a mohawk of orange hair to match. Apparently, that was too much for some. He had a plate of food in his hands as he walked around the lobby of the school he found. There was a reading going on at this school, and Sharp had told him this was where Cure Trump attended. He scanned the crowds of people around him, looking for a greedy person to take advantage of.


It didn't take him long. A boy with fiery red hair had made his way into the lobby, a smug grin on his face. Cas didn't need to look at him through what he liked to call "Greed-o-vision." This boy had something on his mind that made him think he was better than everyone else. He made his way over.
"Whatchu smiling about, boy?"
"Huh? Who are you? Look, old man, if you're not with the publishing company, I don't want to hear about it?"
Luckily, Cas was quicker on his feet than his group members would think.
"Yeah, yeah. I am with the publishin' company."
The boy eyed him suspiciously. Cas couldn't tell what he was thinking, but eventually the boy lightened up and smiled.
"I thought you were going to be a woman, but hey! If you'll get me published, then I'm all for it!"
Cas took out the card from his pocket.
"This is my business card. Just place all your desires onto it."
Ryota took the card, and the magic embedded in it began to work instantly.
"AVARI! TAK ALL YOUR GREED AND FULFILL OUR DESIRES!"

In a flash of dark red light, Ryota disappeared, and was replaced with a monster that consisted of five feather pens. The largest one made up the body, with the feather having the appearance of hair. The other pens made the arms and legs. It had two glowing red eyes on the wood of the body pen, and a white A just above them.
"AVARI!"


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"Kichi! Audrey! There's an Avari~lingu!"
"Are you serious?!"
"Here? Now? Why?"
"I don't know~rayray! Kichi! You need to transform~rayray!"
Kichi and Audrey looked at one another and nodded. Audrey ran for the lobby, leaving Kichi behind in the deserted Poetry Club room. Audrey heard Kichi shout her transformation phrase, running as fast as she could to the lobby. When she got there, the pen monster was smashing into walls, breaking everything. The people inside had cleared out for the most part, some of them still running for the doors, trying to get out.
"Hurry everyone! You need to get out of here! It's not safe!"
Audrey ran for the doors and gestured for people to get out. Most of them made it, some were trapped behind the monster, too frozen in fear to run forward. That's when Trump arrived. Audrey felt a little better when she saw her now pink haired friend burst out into the scene.
"Hey! You just never stop do you? I'm starting to get ann-wait. You're not the guy from before!"


Trump had made a stance to get ready to fight when she realized that the guy from the past two times hadn't shown up.
"So what if I ain't da guy from before! Alls I'm trying to do here is do my job, ya brat! Avari! Attack!"