The wind was blowing very hard on that day.
Whoosh! And the strongest wind of the day blew!
"Ahh!"
A single leaf was blown away at last by the wind.
Ochiba-kun was very sad.
ochiba = fallen leaf
"I'm just one leaf. I can't make any flowers bloom, or bear any fruit."
"I can't do anything at all..."
And then, Ochiba-kun...
I'm really fond of fallen leaves!
♪ (Sky High Fly!) ♪
♪ Wings heavenward soaring, higher than ever before ♪
♪ Come, let's go! To our ever-expanding world ♪
♪ Precure! (Clear and Sunny Sky! Hallelujah Sky!) ♪
♪ (Fly High!) ♪
♪ After the rain, a rainbow prism appears ♪
♪ A sky-high sign, something's about to happen (Sky Sign) ♪
♪ I reach my hand out to find out what is there ♪
♪ And grasp this light called "hope" ♪
♪ In a second, we'll Catch! Catch! ♪
♪ Overcoming all despair (Overcome it) ♪
♪ We will grow stronger ♪
♪ Wipe those tears away (Are You Ready? Go!) ♪
♪ Take off! (With our wings of courage) ♪
♪ Wings heavenward soaring, more determined than ever before ♪
♪ Changing all that stress into glimmering wonder ♪
♪ Into that uncharted world, future full of possibilities ♪
♪ The same sky above brings us all together ♪
♪ Into Tomorrow, this miracle will carry on ♪
♪ Hero Girl Sky! Pretty Cure ♪
Prism Shine!
Illuminate Your Heart!
Mashiro-san? Are you alright?
Mashiron!
Huh? Oh, sorry! I was just lost in thought...
It's about your picture book, right?
Yeah.
I'm in the middle of writing it, but I'm having trouble thinking of what comes next.
That just shows how dedicated you are!
You'll be selected for a prize at that contest, for sure!
Contest?
Ah! That's right!
Wait, you mean you forgot about it?
Yeah...
That shows just how concentrated you were on writing! I am impressed!
But don't forget to actually enter it into the contest, okay?
That's the ticket to your dreams, Mashiron!
Yeah!
What should Ochiba-kun do now?
What do I even want to accomplish?
A powerless dropout who never knew when to give up.
Your constant struggling was downright unsightly to behold. A pathetic eyesore.
I disguised myself as a human from this world, and sidled closer to Mashiro Nijigaoka..
How much longer do I intend to go on struggling like this?
The powerless do not merit their own existence.
Monda-san!
Gyaahh!!
Good morning!
Hey there! Taking a morning walk, even in this dreary weather?
Something like that.
The truth is, I'm having a bit of trouble again writing a picture book...
I know. Monda-san!
Huh?
If you don't mind, would you please read my picture book?
Me?
Actually, I'm basing this story on the conversation we had the other day.
Eh?
I've been thinking really hard about how I can give Ochiba-kun a happy ending to his story.
A happy ending?
My hope is that you can look at fallen leaves like this, without any painful memories.
That's the kind of story I want to write.
Well, no wonder you're having trouble with this. And you know why?
Huh?
A useless fallen leaf can't possibly have a happy ending.
Deep down inside, you know it's true!
What's the point of fallen leaves, anyway? So you're "fond" of them, huh?
Your pretentious little story ain't gonna save nobody!
It's all your fault in the first place!
Because of you and your friends,
I'm nothing but a loser who can't even return to the Undergu Empire!
Undergu Empire?
Battamonda?
Don't call anyone! Or I'll smash this thing right now!
So everything... was a lie.
Yeah, that's right!
Why would you do that...?
So I could hurt you, and rip your heart into little pieces!
Looks like my plan was a big success, too! Ahahahaha!
Thank goodness.
Huh?
So it was also a lie that Monda-san was suffering.
But, that time...
Skearhead was targeting you for some reason...
That's right! I'm going to be erased because I failed my mission!
We might be able to save you!
No. We will save you!
So please, return my Mirage Pen!
That was a close one! As if I'd fall for that!
You just want the pen back so you can finish me off!
You're so easy to read, it's laughable! Ahahaha!
I t-tricked you, don't you remember? And plus—
I'll save you.
You couldn't possibly understand.
How it feels to be a fallen leaf, worth nothing to this world.
Battamon-mon.
Mashiro-san! Are you alright?
Mashiro-san?
Mashiro-san...
Sora-chan...
L...Lord Skearhead!
I shall grant you the chance to prove that you aren't completely worthless.
Chance?
Absorb this Undergu Energy, and you will gain incredible powers.
B-b-but, if I absorb all that dangerous energy, then I...
Correct. Your heart and mind will be swallowed by the Undergu Energy and extinguished.
All that shall remain is a monster of incredible strength.
If you refuse, then I shall just erase you right here.
Now. The time has come for you to prove your worth.
Sorry, everyone. Because of me, the Mirage Pen was stolen...
It is not your fault, Mashiro-san!
She's right! That jerk tricked you, and hurt you...
He told me a whole bunch of lies. And he did some horrible things to me.
But I just don't feel like getting angry at Battamonda right now.
Mashiro-san...
The people from Undergu Empire value nothing but strength and power.
So to them, if they aren't better than others, it's the same as having no worth at all.
I think I can understand that feeling, just a little bit.
I wasn't skilled at anything, and didn't have any future dreams.
So I felt like I had nothing going for me.
But...
I think you're fine just the way you are, Mashiro-san.
"I'm not good enough"? Don't say things like that!
And don't let anyone say that to you!
Prism has a kindness that is second to none!
Prism, I love you!
Now, things are different.
Because I've realized that it's okay to just be myself.
Mashiro-san...
Ochiba-kun is worried because he cannot do anything.
So that was you, Mashiro-san.
Huh?
Not just one that's fun to read...
I wanted to write a book that will bring cheer to those who are struggling...
So that people like Monda-san, who only feel pain at the thought of fallen leaves,
Could read my book and be cheered up, if only a little.
But this picture book was my story, too!
Everyone, I've got something to ask you.
We definitely need to get back the Mirage Pen...
But before that, I want to speak with Battamonda!
Battamonda.
If it's about the Mirage Pen, don't waste your breath.
I don't have it here.
I don't want to fight you.
I just want to talk.
Talk!? You really don't understand anything, do you?
I no longer have...
That kind of time left!
Could that be...?
Today is the day I finally defeat you!
And the day when I finally prove my strength!
Stop this, Battamonda!
To our kind, power is everything.
Skearhead!
To think you are still wavering at this late hour...
Despite all your unsightly floundering, you've never beaten the Precure.
You wish to remain a failure until the bitter end?
Battamonda!
It is useless to call out to him now.
His weak heart is gone. Replaced with nothing but pure strength.
Nothing but a beast, seeking only destruction.
The power of Undergu Energy is mighty indeed.
Even a worthless insect like him can be granted this incredible level of power.
Worthless?
Correct.
Those without power are without worth.
Without worth?
That's not something for you to decide!
Worth is something you decide for yourself!
Unable to transform, bereft of power.
Moan and howl all you want about your own worth.
I hear nothing but pretentious desperation.
What I am worth...
I will decide for myself!
Battamonda.
With this, even you will finally be of some use to the Undergu Empire.
Now go.
What is this?
You had that punch coming.
I've had it with your dumb blathering, old man!
Fool.
It seems you really are just a worthless insect.
Yeah, that's right! I'm a fool!
But you know what?
I am not worthless!
Thanks, Battamon—
Battamonda?
Swallowed up by the Undergu Energy, I see.
We will save you, without fail!
Sky Mirage!
Tone Connect!
Hirogaru Change!
Prism!
Sparkling Hop!
Refreshing Step!
Clear and Sunny Jump!
The endlessly expanding blue sky! Cure Sky!
The softly expanding gentle light! Cure Prism!
The heavenward soaring expanding courage! Cure Wing!
The uplifting expanding wonderful! Cure Butterfly!
The descending noble mystery! Cure Majesty!
Ready...
Go!
Hirogaru Sky! Precure!
Make two colors one!
Red!
White!
Let's get hyped with the Power of Vigor!
Majesty!
Prism!
Me too!
Everyone!
No way!
Butterfly!
Now, finish off the Precure.
Battamonda!
It seems you don't know when to give up, either.
Just another weakling, flailing around to no end. How unsightly.
I don't care what you think!
I will save Battamonda! I've made my resolve!
I will never, ever give up!
Prism...
Battamonda's shining heart?
Please, don't disappear!
No...
I will...
I will illuminate it for you!
Sparkle! Prism Shine!
What?
Majesty Chruniclun!
Take off, into this ever-expanding world!
Precure! Majestic Halation!
All clear now...
I can't believe you guys really saved me.
You're all such goody two-shoes, it almost makes me sick.
Especially you there.
Hm?
I figured you'd never forgive me in a million years.
You regret your actions, right?
If so, then I have nothing further to admonish you for.
Hmph!
Sorry... for ripping it up.
You'll be just fine! As long as you can believe in your own inner light,
Then I'm sure...
Sorashido City-Wide Picture Book Contest
Ochiba-kun By Mashiro Nijigaoka
First Prize
"Everything wonderful about me? I can decide that for myself!"
"I can float lightly down a river, or even soar in the skies above!"
"Wow!"
"Come, let's go! Into this ever-expanding world!"
Today it's me, Cure Prism!
Everyone at home, try dancing along with me!
♪ Dear Shine Sky! I'll chant this spell to you ♪
♪ Please let tomorrow be another wonderful day ♪
♪ The first evening star twinkles back ♪
♪ It just said "Yes"! Are you watching this too? ♪
♪ Twilight is beautiful, but why is dusk just a little bit lonely ♪
♪ I'm feeling calm now, Thank You for this fading day ♪
♪ Let's dream again together ♪
♪ We'll keep on exchanging thoughts and support ♪
♪ We're 2 cm closer to our future than we were yesterday ♪
♪ Dear Shine Sky, I have a request for you ♪
♪ Hurry up and bring Our Brand-New Day ♪
♪ Every day is a new adventure, right? ♪
♪ My heart is full of expanding excitement ♪
♪ We're Pretty Cure! ♪
What happened here?
I do not know.
All I know is that something just arrived in Skyland...
If it's from the Undergu Empire, then...
We can't let it pass, no matter what!
Hirogaru Sky! Precure
The Grown-Up Princess
And The Legendary Precure