You are witnessing the future of this town.
What're you talking about?
You trying to say you're from the future or something?
That is right.
In a not-so-distant future, this town lay in ruins.
And you humans were the ones who destroyed it all!
♪ Around me, the world is glittering ♪
♪ Because that's what I've decided on ♪
♪ Unto beaming smiles, the light scatters once more ♪
♪ But this is not for anybody else ♪
♪ I'll keep on dancing for myself, see? ♪
♪ These exciting days of mine will never end! ♪
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♪ Even if you don't love everything in this world ♪
♪ It doesn't mean that your heart is bad ♪
♪ Your tears will surely form a new dream ♪
♪ But this is not for anybody else ♪
♪ I'll keep on dancing for myself, see? ♪
♪ These exciting days of mine will never end! ♪
Future's End
This is... our future?
No way...
I can't believe it! But...
What do you mean when you say humans destroyed it all?
At the moment, this town is thriving and bustling, with a large population.
However, that is all about to change.
Humans continue to satisfy their own greed, and nothing else. As a result...
The atmosphere and water become polluted, the temperature rises ever higher,
Flower and tree alike wither in the heat waves that bake the surface.
Severe storms batter the town again and again, leaving devastation in their wake.
As the disasters continue to pile up, people begin to leave.
Others follow suit. More and more people abandon the town.
And in the end, no one is left.
This town is ruined by severe weather...?
I know we always hear about global warming or climate change, but...
Who knew it could actually lead to a future like this!
I can't believe it!
"Who knew. I can't believe it."
You speak as if it's got nothing to do with you!
Humans are selfish.
It's always someone else's problem.
Caring only for yourself, never mind what happens to anyone else!
Always prioritizing immediate gratification...
Thus your foolish actions continue to accumulate...
That is why this town was destroyed!
By stopping their behavior, this hopeless future can be avoided.
I will not allow my town to be defiled!
Do not stand in my way!
Even if you are Precure, I will not allow it!
— Noo! — Stay away!
This way!
What are those? What the heck is going on here?
What's all this then?
The whole town is teeming with Shadows now!
Gross!
Hey, pull it together. Hey you!
Coco, what about her?
She's unconscious.
Her shadow's been stolen.
Everyone has been turned into Shadows.
You two are...
They're fast!
Darn it...
Precure! Prism Chain!
Bloom!
Precure! Emerald Saucer!
Precure! Sapphire Arrow!
There are still that many left?
Just how many are there, anyway?
Shadows will continue to appear, without end.
As long as selfish humans remain.
What a pain. Just a little bit, okay?
Nothing will change, no matter how hard I try.
It's a waste, but what can you do? The best-before date has passed.
Everyone else does it too, so who cares?
Might as well just enjoy myself now.
We heard voices like those in the course of our investigation.
Shadows are born from the negative emotions inside of every human.
Shadows of the heart.
There are many kindhearted people in this world.
But the Shadows murmur one's true inner thoughts.
As their moaning accord grows, calamity is summoned forth.
No!
So what Bell said is true?
This town will be destroyed?
And humans will really be to blame?
What are we supposed to do...?
The time for thinking has long since passed!
Precure...
I have been observing you.
You protected what was precious to you.
You fought to protect others.
If you truly wish to protect this town,
Then let us get rid of all these foolish humans!
If humans are the origin of this calamity,
Then perhaps they are merely reaping what they have sown.
I heard from Nozomi.
That you were born from the darkness of Dark Fall.
That you were once enemies of the Precure.
Ehh? You serious!?
Yeah, same! Me too!
We're like colleagues, eh?
But you fought together with the Precure to defend this world, didn't you?
Why is that?
We met Saki and Mai, and learned about the kindness and warmth within human hearts.
But cold, thoughtless humans exist in great numbers, as well.
There are those who bring harm to this world, laughing all the while.
Are humans good? Or evil?
Certainly, not all people are good.
There are cold and selfish people out there too.
But...
There are also people who put themselves last, and work their hardest for the sake of others!
I understand that now.
Few though they may be, as long as people like them exist, this world is worth protecting!
That's what I think.
There is no shortage of inconsiderate humans.
But there is still hope.
I know, because...
From among those people, the Precure of Hope was born into this world!
Ropu?
The Time Flowers' countdown has...!
Dream! Are you alright?
I'm fine.
Bell! You can't solve things this way!
You can't protect this town by turning everyone into Shadows!
Then how do you propose we protect this town?
That's...
You don't know, do you.
Typical human. Always trying to postpone the hard questions.
And as a result, my town lay in ruins!
Yuuko! Kids!
What?
Where are they going?
Who cares anymore...
It's too much to bother.
There's no helping it.
What's that?
Dad, who is that?
She's an angel.
She watches over all of us, as one of God's servants.
She protects this town.
O Angel...
Please protect our town!
May the beautiful toll of your bell resound throughout this land.
Forever...
And ever.
For all eternity.
I will protect this town.
And I will continue to ring my bell.
To that end...
Bell, this is all wrong!
Shadows can't protect this town!
The foolish humans are the ones who destroyed this town.
By getting rid of them all, this town should heal.
A town only exists when people come together to live in one place!
If the people all disappear, it won't be a town any longer!
You already know this all too well, don't you?
Silence! What would you know?
I have always protected this town.
No matter how much the humans change, I have been watching over it this entire time.
I do not wish to go through that ever again.
And yet...
I cannot leave this in the hands of humans any longer!
No more...
I can't do it...
Impossible.
Everyone should just disappear.
Erase everything!
The Shadow is getting larger!?
Wait, this thing is getting way too huge!
The sky is cracking!
The sky is!?
What is that?
This is terrible!
Not good! If that thing runs amok in town...
That Shadow is absorbing its own kind, and growing even larger!
We cannot stop it now...
Nozomi... Everyone!
It's swallowing entire buildings whole!?
And not just the buildings!
Just how large is that thing going to grow?
That light...
The entire town will be engulfed!
We won't let you!
Precure! Fire Strike!
Milky Rose Metal Blizzard!
O light of the spirits! O glimmer of life!
Lead our two hearts towards hope!
Pretty Cure...
Spiral Heart...
Splash!!
It wasn't enough!
Why is this happening...?
Those foolish, selfish humans are to blame!
To protect this town...
All I wanted to do was protect it...
Precure! Shooting Star!
I've always been listening to the bell in that clock tower.
I was born and raised in this town.
The bell's toll was just a part of everyday life.
I never once imagined that this town I love, or the lovely sound of that bell, would ever disappear.
Thank you for teaching me about the future.
I understand now. Things can't continue as they are.
It's gigantic!!
What're we gonna do about this?
It'll be just fine!
After seeing our town's future, I'm sure we all thought the same thing.
That we have to do something.
Well, I mean... Yeah...
Let's work it out!
Ehh?
Hahh!?
To make that happen, I... All of us,
I think that's why we've all become Precure again!
As long as we join together, everything'll turn out a-okay!
Ugh... I just got smacked by nostalgia.
Even in a situation as hopeless as this...
When Dream says it, I really do feel like we'll pull through!
You see, I made a promise.
To meet again, in the future.
To return safely.
So, there's no way I could ever back down now!
I feel the same.
I have lots of patients, all trying their hardest.
So as a doctor, I can't just give up, either!
I want to keep trying my hardest too!
I can't fulfill my dream of becoming an actress all on my own.
There's no point, unless I have an audience there to watch me!
You're right.
No person is an island.
As a resident in this town, I need to find how I can help, and give it everything I have!
In order to change the future, let's start with us!
Let's go, girls!
Yes!
Yeah!
The darkness encroaches!
Not a chance!
No matter what I do, it's useless.
No use in trying, nothing good comes of it.
Listen here, you!
The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows, you know?
Lots of times, you can take your best shot, and still miss!
The sad times can hit at any moment! It happens to all of us!
You said it, girl.
We gotta put up with all kinds of nonsense.
But complaining doesn't fix a thing.
If you want to see change, you have to be the one to take action!
Yeah! It's important to have fun in life,
But when everyone else is full of joy too, it makes me even more happy!
I want to draw it someday!
This town, in a bright future where humans live in harmony with nature!
If we all strive to change our ways, we'll make it happen for sure!
That's why we will never give up!
Dream!
Wait, you two...
Black! White!
Hey girls! Long time no see!
Oh yeah, and sorry we're late!
♪ When I awake, these eyes will have grown stronger ♪
♪ Spilling a single drop of light ♪
♪ (Drops of hope, The power of hope) ♪
♪ I used to think adults could do anything they like ♪
♪ I imagined how fun it must be to be free ♪
♪ Everyone had a childhood of their own ♪
♪ I want to keep protecting this fantasy ♪
♪ Swirling around, we lose sight of things ♪
♪ And there are days where no answers come ♪
♪ Don't let them all dry up ♪
♪ Those tears quietly confronting it all ♪
♪ When I awake, these eyes will have grown stronger ♪
♪ Spilling those unstoppable drops of light ♪
♪ All my feelings are held within those tears ♪
♪ Those eternal dreams of mine, and my friends ♪
♪ Overflowing drops of Precure ♪
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This is not a dream or illusion. Nor is it a story about someone else you don't know.
It's the reality we are all living through right now, before our very eyes.
Sometimes you try your hardest, and still fail.
There are times you feel powerless, or depressed.
However, we will never give up!
The fluttering of these tiny butterfly wings shall swell into a tempest felt the world round!
Next time, Episode Twelve: The Power of Hope
The Power of Hope