Episode 9 (Doki Doki)

**Helpful To A Fault** is episode 9 in season 1 of Glitter Force Doki Doki.

## Summary

Maya steps in to help the softball team when their pitcher gets injured. When she doesn't show up for the big game, her friends get worried.

## Major Events

* Johnny presents Maya with a new Glitter Charm she gives to Dina.
* Dina uses her power to grant the Glitter Charms the ability to turn into four Glitter Heart Arrows.
	+ Glitter Heart performs Heart Shot for the first time.
	+ Glitter Diamond performs Diamond Shower for the first time.
	+ Glitter Clover performs Clover Reflection for the first time.
	+ Glitter Spade performs Sparkle Sword for the first time.
* Regina makes her first appearance.

## Synopsis

At school, Rachel sees Maya telling a student to come with her play, but then Rachel interfered as she saw the student has a broken arm and shouldn't play. The student ignores her to follow Maya. They go out to play, with Maya partaking on it.

At home, Maya is questioned by Rachel. Mackenzie is surprised when they reveal their intention of helping her learn to play, but she realizes it's time to go and takes off. In the car she goes over how she feels, talking with Davi and the others.

Meanwhile, Bel was really angry since he had lost the battle, with the Glitter Force. He vows to take revenge on them.

In school, Maya had made shirts for people to join softball, making some of them shocked since some didn't know how to play. Then they were saying the rules and how to defeat the other team. They had finished practicing and then Maya got separated as she then met Johnny and Dina, while walking with them then Johnny showed Maya a new Glitter Charm which had the power to perform a strong attack but then putted to Dina. While Johnny was explaining he got interrupted by Bel, as he was about to capture Dina, he then attacked Johnny came as he saved their life, however, Bel still captured Dina.

It was the match and everyone had come out but Maya couldn't make it, since she was busy searching Dina, but she found her with Bel. Johnny was in the hospital and was trying to escape and save Dina. Then Maya got worried and transformed. Glitter Heart started attacking, then her friends got the signal and went in the place also. Bel was playing with her by avoiding her kicks, then he pushed her away, making Glitter Heart in the ground. Bel then was about to kill Glitter Heart by a truck, but Glitter Diamond froze it and saved her, also by coming with the other Glitter Force warriors.

Then, Bel was angry again and took the driver truck's heart and used in on himself by making himself into a Distain. All of the Glitter Force warriors are shocked by this sight but they don't linger on it in order to fight.

The Glitter Force tried purifying the Distain, however, the Distain avoids the attack. The girls were in the ground, as then the Distain made a stick as he threw it at them. When Dina sees this she yells and suddenly, four Glitter Charms appear for the girls. They take then and gain a brand new weapon for use; the Glitter Heart Arrow.

Each Glitter Force warrior then used it for a brand new attack, Clover Reflection, Diamond Shower, Sparkle Sword, and Heart Shot, purifying the Distain. Then everything got back to normal, also Dina.

In the match then Maya's team won as everyone got happy, and seeing them happy makes Mackenzie happy.

## Characters

### Glitter Force

* Maya Aida / Glitter Heart
* Rachel / Glitter Diamond
* Clara Yotsuba / Glitter Clover
* Mackenzie Mack / Glitter Spade

### Pixies

* Kippie
* Rory
* Lance
* Davi
* Dina

### Villains

* Ira
* Marmo
* Bel
* Regina
* Distain

## Trivia

* Regina makes her first debut in this episode
* https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/glitter-force-doki-doki/episode-9-season-1/helpful-to-a-fault/1103412/