Storytime! Pretty Cure

**Storytime! Pretty Cure** (or STPC for short) is a fanseries created and developed by Soleil in 2019 on Wattpad, premiering on June 9th, 2021. The series is a fan-continuation/expansion on Smile Pretty Cure's initial series, with connecting locations, lore, etc. It's calling back familiar faces and introducing new ones along the way

The chapters will be posted on the Amino and soon other platforms

## **Plot**

Rina Amano just started her 2nd year at Nanairogaoka Middle School, reuniting with old and making new friends. Even if it doesn't seem to be true, Rina shares an immense passion for fairytales and will gush over them everyday! But now, she has a kingdom's fate resting on her shoulder!

A fairy known as Pachi was sent down to Earth to find the new age of legendary Pretty Cure, since a new and powerful evil has begun it's reign of terror over Märchenland! Now, it's up to the Pretty cure to defend Märchenland once again, or the entire kingdom will suffer from a grander unhappy ending!

Grab your StoryBook and MagiPen, cause a brand new chapter is about to start!

Pretty Cure! Story Start!

## Characters

**Rina Amano** (天野里奈 *Amano Rina*) - Rina is the optimistic leader of the team, who always seems to have her nose in a book. She moved to Nanairogaoka when her father got a job for the Yoshimoto family. She was always different from everyone else, considering she's mixed and has endured some bullying in elementary school. But, she still keeps her head up high and aims to be a hero for everyone! She can be a bit of a klutz and gets irritated pretty easily. She's kind hearted and will help out anyone who's in trouble. Her catchphrase is : "Let's give today a happy ending!" when she's ready to start her day right! She transforms into **Cure Joyful** (キュア ジョイフル *Kyua Joifuru*), and her theme color is Blue. Her CV is Rie Takahashi (Character: Hu Tao from Genshin Impact)

**Haruhi Yoshimoto** (吉本春日 *Yoshimoto Haruhi*) - Second in command and Rina's best friend, Haruhi is the fashionable and cunning gal of the group. She seems to have a rivalry over another student in her class, seemingly starting bets every week. Coming from a successful family of business owners, Haruhi has always maintained a well known attitude with others, especially with the higher class. Beyond that attitude of hers, she's always seeking out helping other in the school, putting their needs before her. It's also been widely known that she's a hopeless romantic... She transforms into **Cure Royal** (キュローヤル *Kyua Rōyaru*), and her theme color is Pink. Her CV is Suguira Shiori (Character: Qingtuan from Food Fantasy)

**Seiko Konya** (こんやせいこ *Konya Seiko*) - Seiko, the reserved yet intelligent 3rd year. People tend to outcast them, due to how reserved and defensive they are. In reality, she wants to have more friends. She's really grateful for Taeki and find her to be like a younger sister. Outside of their social life, they're an average student, scoring the average grade on exams. Their biggest idol is fellow classmate, Sakoto. Maybe one day she'll decide to warm up to her... She transforms into **Cure Glacial** (キュア氷河 *Kyua Hyōga*), and her theme color is Silver. Her CV is Sakamoto Maaya (Character: Harukawa Maki from Danganronpa: Killing Harmony)

**Sakoto Matsumoto** (松本さこと *Matsumoto Sakoto*) - A cunning and respected leader, Sakoto is always there for everyone, whether in school or in the neighborhood. She's part of the Nanairogaoka Girl's Volleyball team as their libero. Being intelligent and strategic, people wonder why she's not captain. Even with her immense popularity, she comes off as awkward, especially with her younger class-men. Similar with Haruhi, she puts other's needs first and disregards her own needs, sometimes to the point of overworking. She transforms into **Cure Spark** (キュアスパーク *Kyua Supāku*), and her theme color is Yellow. Her CV is Hanazawa Kana (Character: Gingerbread from Food Fantasy)

**Taeki Banba** (ばんばたえき *Banba Taeki*) - The loving yet cheeky trickster of the group, Taeki always has a pep in its step. It expresses itself through body language, so people can easily tell when it's pissed or not. People look down on it because of its behavior, but that's just who it is. It can also be very clingy, which...didn't end well during its previous friendships. But, it has Seiko to act as its older sibling, and to look up to for guidance. ! It transforms into **Cure Shell** (キュアシェル *Kyua Sheru*), and its theme color is Teal. Its CV is Kubo Yukira (Character: Okonomiyaki from Food Fantasy

## **Mascots**

**Pachi**

Pachi or Patorikku Chinen (知念パトリック *Chinen Patorikku*) is a squirrel fairy from Märchenland and the main mascot for the series. Pachi can be described as a "tsundere", coming off as stern and a bit aggressive. He means well for the Pretty Cure and does care for them, since they're his idols, but with the given situation he has to be harsh and sets expectations for them. He has the ability to turn into a human to avoid any suspicion and to help the Cures out in the "Land of 7 Lights"

## **Antagonists**

**The Dark Knights**

The Dark Knights are the successors of the Bad End Commanders and are the main antagonists of the series. They were once civilians of Märchenland who were persuaded by an unknown darkness. Their main goal is to collect happiness to revive the previously defeated Pierrot. They are able to make a pixie called "Mi-Heart" and infect others with it, turning them into the Heartless. Each member has their own magic set, unique to their origins

**Marionetta:** Marionetta is the 3rd in command of the Dark Knights and the first member introduced in the series. Before becoming a Knight she was **[REDACTED]**. She's a mischievous demon puppeteer who enjoys playing with wooden puppets. She often bullies Red, due to his height, so the two of them don't get along... She uses duplication magic and can materialize strings from her fingers. Those strings are able to send electric pulses to the victim and paralyzes them for a certain period of time

**Hook:** Hook is the head commander of the Dark Knights and the second member introduced in the series. She's down to Earth mother figure and...in all honesty a MILF. Before she became a Knight, she was **[REDACTED]**. It's her responsibility to maintain Marionetta and Red from starting up a war, and she's the main strategist. The two other commanders look up at her and want to impress her everyday. Her magic is water based and fights with her sword. She uses a rope made of steel to trap the victim and makes the grip tighter when they move

**Red:** Red is the 2nd in command of the Dark Knights and the third member introduced in the series. Before becoming a Knight he was **[REDACTED]**. He's a narcissistic young prince who's ego is higher than the castle the Knights live in. He's called Red because his main suit is his "Blood Heart" suit. Of course, he has the other suits, but he prefers that suit the most. He tends to bicker with Marionetta, often being picked on by his height. He uses his deck of cards to fight and to prevent the victim from moving. Each card has a specific power depending on the suit (Hearts are Illusion based, Diamonds are weapon based, Clovers are Shield based, Clubs are Speed enhancements and the Ace is all powers combined)

## **Episodes**

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## **Trivia**

* The artwork made for the scene caps were made by Mother Squid on Precure Amino
* Originally, this series was meant to act as a web comic, but soon got scrapped
* The series has had the most rewrites and redesigns, even getting an entire reboot