Oyasumi Pretty Cure Z

**Oyasumi Pretty Cure Z** is a fanseries by *MonoTheMonochrome*. Its main motif is about dreams and sleep, while it has themes of fighting for a better tomorrow, not giving up, and giving yourself another chance.

## **Plot**

Whenever we sleep, our consciousness resurfaces our deepest thoughts and insecurities... and general weird stuff. **The Palace of Sleep** is a magical realm where fairies watch gently over those drifting into their dreamscapes. While things are peaceful now, they weren't always, as a terrible being known as **Hypnos** and his minions terrorized the 'Waking World'. Luckily, **Cure Serene** rose up and fought, until she decided the only way to truly 'defeat' him was to seal him inside her own dreams, so that he would never hurt anyone ever again.

Many years pass, and the Palace of Sleep trains chosen fairies to become **Precure**, to become ready in case a catastrophe happens again. **Cure Clear** and **Cure Cloud** are two such fairies, but they haven't fought actual enemies.

Until one fateful night.

With the Palace of Sleep on the brink of destruction, Cure Clear in a comatose state, and a new group of enemies on their way to the Waking World, Cure Cloud is left to pick up the pieces and continue the battle, but luckily she won't be alone! As two teens with attitude, the wannabe-hero **Nemu** and friendly **Mayu**, rise up to fight for everyone's dreams and good night's sleep!

## **Characters**

### Main Characters

**Nemu Yozora / Cure Luna**

**Voiced by:** Asami Shimoda

**Intro:** *"Dreaming of magic and miracles! The spirited guardian of the moon, Cure Luna!"*

**Attacks:** Dreamy Moonlight (finisher), Cushion Cover

**Theme Colors:** Gray & Pink

**Nemu** is an energetic 13 year old, who is full of boundless energy and always looking for excitement! She is a big fan of superheroes and her favorite is a bit of a cult classic 'Nightman', and, whenever she's in a bit of a pinch, often thinks about what he would do in this situation. Nemu lives with her kind grandmother, who she is extremely close to and always helps out with cleaning and groceries. Her catchphrase is **"200%!"** or a variation of it (like "I'm 200% ready!")

**Mayumi 'Mayu' Hoshizawa / Cure Stella**

**Voiced by:** Kanae Ito

**Intro:** *"Dreaming of shimmering wishes! The shining guardian of the stars, Cure Stella!"*

**Attacks:** Dreamy Starlight (finisher), Cushion Cover

**Theme Color:** Yellow

Seemingly mature and caring, **Mayu** is a confident older-sister type who quickly takes on the role of leader (and 'Team Mom') in the group. She can be a bit selfish from time to time when she gets a little too over her head to see the full picture, but generally is kind and protective of others. She adores fashion and space a lot, but has many different interests, like baking, designing, collecting stickers, and dogs. Also, when faced with a beautiful person, she completely melts and becomes a stuttering mess.

**Sayo / Cure Cloud**

**Voiced by:** Rina Hidaka

**Intro:** *"Dreaming of new chances! The fluffy guardian of dusk, Cure Cloud!"*

**Attacks:** Dreamy Skylight (finisher), Cushion Cover

**Theme Color:** Blue

**Sayo** is a sheep fairy from the Palace of Sleep, as well the true identity of Cure Cloud, although she has never been in a real fight beyond training. She was forced to leave her fellow Cure (and adoptive sister), Asami, behind right before the series starts, and becomes a mentor of sorts to Nemu and Mayu. Sayo tries to act more mature, stronger, reliable, intimidating etc. than she is, but her true self is meek, sensitive, and easily frightened. Loves being carried around and cuddled, but please take her serious. She's a totes adult.

**Makura / Good Knight**

**Voiced by:** Kenji Nojima

**Intro:** *"Blessed by a serene dream! The Guardian of Everyone's Tomorrow, Good Knight!"*

**Attacks:** ?

**Theme Color:** Purple

Late addition Mascot/Extra Hero. **Makura** is actually a magical pillow with special powers, protecting Cure Serene's dreams while Hypnos was sealed inside her. Stuff happens, and he joins the Oyasumi Z team as **Good Knight** (and, of course, Nemu keeps comparing him to Nightman). He used to be a tapir fairy in the past, though.

### Villains

**The Sandman**

Big Bad Sandbag. Some mysterious cloaked figure who seems to be the only remnant of Hypnos, but is very weak.

**Dreamcatcher Pretty Cure**

A group of three cures from different worlds gathered by the Sandman to do his bidding. Sleep tight, because they will be your worst nightmare tonight :)

**Aloe Oakwood / Cure Toxic**

**Voiced by:** Yoko Hikasa

**Intro:** *"A seed born from a clever heart, Cure Toxic!"*

**Attacks:** Poison Powder, Decay Dance

**Theme Color:** Green

**Aloe** takes the position of leader of the Dreamcatcher Cures, and is very serious and cold, but also has a short temper. She gets incredibly stressed when things don't go to plan, and is bad at improvising. Is also a huge neat freak, and is always seen with gloves due her poisonous touch, a side-effect of her powers.

She comes from a world of nature, where being a Precure was common. However, Aloe's powers were feared and hated by others due them being seen as malicious and unstable.

**Hemera Dumont / Cure Energy**

**Voiced by:** Minako Kotobuki

**Intro:** *"From the unlimited and untaming power in my heart, I am Cure Energy!"*

**Attacks:** Smash Punch

**Theme Color:** Orange

Being a very tall wall of muscles, **Hemera** has an intimidating presence. She loves the thrill of battle, and can come off as a bully towards her enemies. When not transformed, she is actually quite mellow, if not lazy (or tired). Hemera cares a lot about her new friends, and would do anything for them.

She comes from a world where the Precure title is granted in exchange for an offering of sorts. When she transforms she gets a big energy boost and becomes more reckless, as well YELLING ALL THE TIME!

**Chie Hayase / Cure Warp**

**Voiced by:** Rie Kugimiya

**Intro:** *"From left to right, and right to left! Up and down, and down and up! Rushing flash, Cure Warp!"*

**Attacks:** Polygon Warp, Power Glove

**Theme Color:** Dark Blue

'Annoying' is the best way to describe **Chie**. She has an obsession with being 'interesting', and thus always tries to be "ZOMG RANDOMZ XD!11!!" (which Aloe especially can't stand). Always carries a phone with her. Despite her loud personality, Chie is actually incredibly weak and can barely take hits, but has speed to make up for it. Her main powers revolve around teleporting, so she mostly is just a big distraction.

Comes from a video-game/tech-like world, but otherwise not much is known about her past since she keeps making up outrageous claims. Sigh.

**Yue / Nocturna**

**Voiced by:** Asami Shimoda

**Intro:** *"go the fuck to sleep"*

**Attacks:** ?

**Theme Color:** Black & Purple

**Yue** is basically a villainous Late Addition/Extra Hero, and appears roughly around the same time as Makura. She was (supposedly) created by The Sandman, and quickly starts bossing the Dreamcatcher Cures around. She looks exactly like Nemu, which raises some eyebrows, and Nemu is constantly speculating at what their connection is. Yue has no idea either, but she really really really wants Nemu to shut up.

Unlike the Dreamcatcher Cures, she doesn't need magic sand to create Yumekuis, and instead is able to make dreams/nightmares real by forcefully dragging them out of people's Dreamscapes.

**Yumekui**

The Monsters of the day. The Yumekui are created by magic sand that the villains use. They can have any shape, either big or small, active or dormant. The Yumekui invades a person's Dreamscape, and starts to 'infect' it. They will slowly eat away the victim’s dream/mind and trap them into a neverending nightmare.

If left unattended for too long, cracks will appear in the Dreamscape, and after a certain point it's not possible for the person to wake up by simply defeating the Yumekui

### Palace of Sleep

**Asami / Cure Clear**

Sayo's Cure partner and (adoptive) sister. She's a bear fairy who is more reliable and easy-going than Sayo, and more experienced as a Cure, having trained under Cure Astra before Sayo showed up. She sacrificed herself to allow Sayo to escape, and is currently in a comatose state. Her PreClock is being used by Nemu.

**Sera / Cure Astra**

The Cure before Asami and Sayo, and a cat fairy. She left the Palace of Sleep prior the series for unsure reasons, and is actually Mayu's (step)mom who has been in a coma for a few months. Mayu uses her PreClock to transform.

**Mother Rem**

The 'Queen' of the Palace of Sleep, and a beautiful lady with a soft voice. Despite her gentle mannerisms, her words can be harsh and blunt, as she's quite strict (especially with Sayo).

### Waking World (Earth)

**Toshiko Yozora**

Nemu's grandmother, who has a huge love for painting. Toshiko is kind and carefree, albeit a little eccentric and often forgets time, resulting in many all-nighters. Despite her soft exterior, she will put her foot down harshly when needed.

**Keiko Hoshizawa**

Mayu's mother. A polite and caring woman, who goes out of her way to make people feel welcome. She can be surprisingly stern from time to time, and especially has been quite stressed lately due her wife's current state. Is the owner of a small store which Nemu often frequents.

**Sera Hoshizawa**

Gee could she be the same person as Sera / Cure Astra. Hm...

**Hiro Hoshizawa**

Mayu's 8-year old brother. Hiro is a wide-eyed yet introverted boy who admires sparkly dresses and fashion, but is too insecure to be open about it. He is actually a lot more observant than people give him credit for. His tendency to get anxious and stressed easily, gives him a lot of nightmares, but luckily lullabies help him sleep more soundly.

### Characters from the Ancient Past (aka Lore Characters)

**Yuzuki Yumeno / Cure Serene**

Legendary Cure who sealed Hypnos inside her dreams, and is sleeping eternally in a secluded hidden place. Makura was her imaginary friend-turned-fairy partner. Not much is known about her aside from her gentle personality, and love for books, both reading and writing.

**Hypnos**

Evil Being from the Past. Evil. Nightmares. Sad.

**Phobetor**

Hypnos' creation that he considered a 'child'. While they weren't sealed away with Hypnos, according to Mother Rem they have 'been dealt with'... somehow?

### Movie Characters

**Sterling**

A 'wishing star' who asks the Cures for help. They are a small sentient being that resembles a konpeito. Becomes fast friends with Mayu.

**Funny Man Clown lol**

pennywise dances on your grave

## **Items**

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**PreClock**

The transformation items. They resemble (personalized) old-fashioned alarm-clocks with a button at the top, which the characters press to transform (along with the transformation phrase **"Wake Up, the Power of Precure!"**

PreClocks will go off obnoxiously while a Yumekui is running rampant. While Sayo's Cure-Clock was given to her by Mother Rem herself, both Nemu and Mayu's ones originally belonged to Asami and Sera respectively.

**Dream Diary**

A magical little book that everyone has inside of them. It records all their emotions and warps them into abstracts Dreamscapes, which change day-to-day. It's also the 'gateway' to get into a person's Dreamscape.

**Sand Pouch**

Used by the Dreamcatcher Cures. A small pouch that contains magical sand. The Sandman gave each of his minions a little of his power. It's used to make people fall asleep.

They sprinkle the magic sand over a person, saying **"Say goodnight to this world!"**, at which they will fall asleep, and a Yumekui will be born inside their Dreamscape.

## **LOCATIONS**

**Maruyama**

A rather small village with barely anything noteworthy. It has a single school, one train station and some forestry surrounding it. Most shops and stores are small and family businesses, and a lot of people move out to bigger cities to pursue work or further education.

**Futariboshi School**

The sole school of Maruyama. It has grades up until senior high, most years making up a single class, due how small the village is.

**Abandoned Bus**

A... well, abandoned bus at a bus stop located in the forestry around the town. It's Nemu's favorite place where she likes to hang out. Sadly (for Nemu), it almost instantly gets claimed as the Dreamcatcher Cures' homebase.

**From The Stars**

A little shop owned by Mayu's mom, Keiko. It was a bit small and chaotic, but had a little bit of everything. Food and snacks, merchandise from various media, stationary, and, of course, books and manga.

**Palace of Sleep**

A realm beyond consciousness, which looks like a pastel palace floating in the sky. It was created, and ruled, by Mother Rem, and inhabited by fairies who are forgotten imaginary friends, given a new home.

**Dreamscapes**

Whenever someone sleeps, their consciousness unknowingly travels to their own Dreamscape in their minds. Their current mental state is what decides the form of the Dreamscape. They can look like anything, but mostly they are surreal, nonsensical and sometimes just plain weird. The Precure (including the Dreamcatcher Cures, with some help) are the only ones able to freely enter a person's Dreamscape, and almost all the battles in the series take place in these.

## **Movie**

**Oyasumi Pretty Cure Z: Twinkle Twinkle! The Strongest Wish!**

Seemingly takes place mid-series. While watching a meteor shower, Mayu stumbles upon a rather strange sight: a small living star! The star introduces themself as Sterling, a 'wishing star'. They promise the group a wish if they help them. Sterling's planet has been taken over by a clown-like villain, who soon forces the group into a series of deadly games with the fate of the planet, and the whole universe, at stake! But... is that all there is to it?

## **Gallery**

Nemu / Cure LunaMayu / Cure StellaSayo / Cure CloudMakura / Good KnightAloe / Cure ToxicHemera / Cure EnergyChie / Cure WarpYue / Nocturna

## **Trivia**

* The **Z** in the title is there to help distinguish this series between mine and Deency's Oyasumi! (which is really cute!)
	+ Also the Z both sounds neat and it relates to zzzzzzzz heheh
* The Cure forms all resemble sleeping wear. Very comfy!
* The Dreamscapes are totally not based on Yume Nikki's enviroments, but not as spoopy and unverving, just the more WEIRD factor. Dreams are weird.
	+ They're also similar to the barriers in Madoka Magica, but I realised that later so lol.
* stealing the mewkledreamy ending because the anime is not valid to me anymore and hurt me too many times. my ending dance now.