Shining Stars of the Beach

**Shining Stars of the Beach** (輝け☆ビーチの双つ星！！ *Kagayake ☆ Bichi no Futatsu Hoshi!!*) is the tenth major event of Gate of Nightmares. It introduced new swimsuit outfits for Abigail and Elena-Maria, and continues the story of the last event.

## Story Summary

### First Half

#### Part 1

Abigail and Elena-Maria arrive on Ario Island for an apparently important mission. According to their sources, a ferocious Nightmare is attacking the island. Elena-Maria looks around and notices that there are many tourists on the beach anyway, without a Nightmare in sight.

An Estrean soldier appears and thanks them for coming. He then urges them to "get ready" and shows them the way to a dressing room. Inside, the two girls find swimsuits. They get dressed without complaints, but wonder why they have to do this.

An announcer notices them leaving the dressing room. Abigail & Elena-Maria suddenly see a crowd of people, while the announcer kicks off the so called "Beach Star Contest".

#### Part 5

The announcer explains the contest and its rules. Pairs of two have to participate together and the winner will receive a huge amount of money plus a special gift. The first event of the day will be "Beach Flags", a race to see who is the fastest to reach the flag at the end.

Nord & Beatrix appear. They are here to win the prize, and are motivated to beat the other contestants. The announcer then explains that each team has to choose one of them to stand at the starting line.

Abigail is confused about the whole situation and Elena-Maria notices that the soldier is gone. She thinks this is a waste of time, so with an annoyed sigh she wants to go home. Abigail wants her to wait, but then the announcer gives the start signal for the first event. Abigail decides to join in and participate as well. Elena-Maria looks back at her, and is confused why she would do this.

Abigail easily wins the race and gets the flag. Elena-Maria approaches her and asks why she is participating in the contest. Abigail explains that she is tired from works and just wants to have some fun for a while. She also speculates that it could actually be an important mission, just like the guard said at the beginning. It's better to be save than sorry, she says. Elena-Maria is unsure, but decides to trust Abigail's judgement for now and joins in as her teammate.

The announcer explains the rules of the second event: Back-toback sumo over the water. Elena-Maria is the one participating.

#### Part 9

Vyce & Melkarea are Elena-Maria's opponents in the second event. They want to use this opportunity to test the strength of one of the Seven Star Knights. The match begins and Elena-Maria easily defeats them with her Dragon Slayer abilities.

Abigail is impressed and praises her. Suddenly Emma and Meruru appear. Apparently they have been participating as well and are impressed by Abigail's and Elena-Maria's performance. Emma asks why they're even here to begin with, and Abigail explains that they're on a mission to take down a ferocious Nightmare in this island.

Emma is confused. She and Meruru have been on this island for a while but haven't heard of such a Nightmare. Apparently the island has been very peaceful since beating the mermaids last month. Abigail wonders if the mission was a mistake after all. Elena-Maria agrees and says the mission has been shady from the start. Abigail specualtes that someone may be plotting against them.

Somewhere else, an unknown voice laughs and says they have realized it too late now.

## Other Notes

* Since the previous event was beach-themed as well, both Emma's and Meruru's banners were still available in this event