STPC28

**The Burning Heart! The Craftsman Flare and Rocket Repair** (燃やせハート！職人フレアとロケット修理☆ *Moyase Hāto! Shokunin Furea to Roketto Shūri☆*?) is the twenty-eighth episode of Star Twinkle Pretty Cure.

## Info

* Air Date:August 18,2019
* Next:Episode 29
* Previous:Episode 27
* Opening:Sparkle☆彡Star☆Twinkle Pretty Cure
* Ending:Please Tell Me...! Twinkle☆

## Major Events

* Cure Cosmo performs the Leo version of Rainbow Splash, but the sequence for it is shortened.

## Synopsis

The girls arrive at the core of Planet Pururun, where the repairsman Flare lives. As Uni drools over the fish- and crustacean-like inhabitants on the planet, they arrive at Flare's home.

Flare emerges from his house, and as he does, the girls tell him of their request: to repair their rocket so that they could continue towards Plant Saman. Assembling his crew, Flare agrees to do so, but under one condition: the girls themselves will have to show him the flame of their hearts by taking part in the repairing. Hikaru, Lala, and Uni are tasked with providing the fuel (food for Flare as he repairs the rocket), and Elena and Madoka are to do the manual labor.

The repairing starts successfully, with Elena and Madoka pushing on scales to provide wind to fuel Flare. Hikaru, Lala, and Uni are able to successfully cook a steak, which Prunce feeds to Flare, whose flame grows stronger and turns blue. However, Elena and Madoka quickly begin to tire out and are soon unable to go on. Flare turns back normal, and scolds the two for lacking passion in their heart. It then begins to rain, and the repairing has to be halted.

After the girls find cover, Elena and Madoka apologize for their failure to provide adequate fuel. Then, Uni inquires about Flare's past, as he had come from Planet Plasma, a fiery planet that is the polar opposite of their current location. The girls learn that Flare had felt that it was his calling to come to this planet, despite his family's protests that the flame-like inhabitants of Planet Plasma would be unable to live in an aquatic planet.

As the other three go off to assist Flare, Elena and Madoka are left alone to ponder over Flare's criticisms. Madoka feels that they are pathetic for being unable to provide the fuel, compared to Flare, who had overcome his natural inability to live in aquatic conditions. Elena defends Madoka, claiming that, with all of the extra-curriculars she's responsible for, she's the opposite of pathetic. Madoka disagrees, saying that Elena is stronger because she takes care of her siblings. Tension between the two rises, but they are soon able to laugh it off as they come to a mutual understanding.

At this moment, Kappard makes a dramatic entrance. The girls transform in order to fight him. Kappard, spotting Flare, targets him with a water attack, and Soleil and Selene go over to protect him from Kappard while the others fight off the Knot Rays. However, Kappard, as a kappa, thrives under the rain and is quickly able to gain the upper hand against the Cures. Cosmo borrows Milky's Leo Princess Star Color Pen to perform Rainbow Splash, but even that is ineffective against Kappard. Kappard continues his onslaught on Soleil and Selene, but the two become resolved, and are able to defeat him with Virgo Soleil Shoot and Sagittarius Selene Arrow.

The repairing of the rocket begins once more, and with their newfound resolve, Elena and Madoka are able to successfully provide fuel for Flare, allowing him to burn brightly. The rocket is successfully repaired, and having learned an important lesson as the girls continue their journey towards Planet Saman.

## Characters

* Hikaru Hoshina/Cure Star
* Lala Hagoromo/Cure Milky
* Elena Amamiya/Cure Soleil
* Madoka Kaguya/Cure Selene
* Uni/Cure Cosmo
* Fuwa
* Prunce
* Kappard
* Knot Ray
* Yanyan
* Flare

## Trivia

* Each episode ends with a horoscope fortune telling for people with their respective astrological signs Leo, Sagittarius and Gemini.
	+ The horoscope for Leo is "When you can eat loudly". The lucky item is "Ramen noodles that come with a brilliant smile".
	+ The horoscope for Sagittarius is "When you find the key to success". The lucky item is "Tableware as shiny as your heart".
	+ The horoscope for Gemini is "You can spend fortune with a warm heart". The lucky item is "Feelings that are relieved".
* The transformation focused mainly on Elena and Madoka because the episode focused on them.