Jewelpet Star Dynasty Chapter 3-Kazuo Enters

## Scene 1-Bus Stop

[Aya, Haruto, and Rin takes the bus to return home.]

Rin: I…Uhh…only have cash. I hope that’s okay.

[Everyone goes on the bus. It’s extremely crowded due to many people going home from work.]

Aya: Uhh…Excuse me! Sorry!

[The bus takes off.]

Aya: (thinking) Welp, I guess this is my life now. Not so bad, really. In fact, it’s pretty exciting! The only thing is we have to constantly shift between our cosplays and normal school uniform, and hide our Jewelpet pals from others’ attention, kinda awkward. We also seem to have our own little audience, I suppose it comes with all these powers…Wish me luck!

Haruto: Hey, Aya! I’m really sorry I acted that way earlier…you know, it’s not like me-it’s just I didn’t know what to do! I was worried for your life, I was just as afraid as you have been!

Aya: That’s ok, I’m glad you’re looking out for me.

Haruto: It’s just that I want you to know that I’m sorry for that outburst and it won’t happen again.

Aya: (nods) I know.

Random girl at the back: (notices the Jewel Barrette and the plushies) Are you guys superheroes?

Aya: (remembers that she has to hide their identities) Oh uh…maybe yes, maybe not.

Random girl: Do you want a banana?

Aya: …I’m okay.

Random girl: I’ve never seen you before. I’ve seen the otter, but never the seal. What is it?

Aya: Nothing special, they’re just our favourite things, we like to hang out together with them, that’s all.

Random girl: They’re really cute, where’d you got those?

Aya: It’s a bit of a long story…(notices her home)…Oh! I have to go!

[The trio squeeze themselves out of the crowd on the bus and walks home.]

## Scene 2-Aya’s Home

[Camera shows Aya in her room, filled with girly items like LinaBell toys and Sanrio-themed totem bags.]

[Phone rings. Aya grabs her mobile phone which is in a My Melody case.]

Aya: Hello?

Haruto: Hey, it’s me.

Aya: Oh, Hey, what’s up?

Haruto: Nothing really. Just bored out of my mind. Never thought I could hate a Sunday evening so much. What are you up to?

Aya: Just reading a book. I got that from a consignment shop. It’s actually pretty good. To tell the truth, I’m trying to get some inspiration.

Haruto: So you’re trying to write? Can’t think of anything to write about, huh?

Aya: Yeah.

Haruto: Don’t know what I expected. What else would Aya be doing in her free time? Rin is going on her run right now. Of course, that means she’s at the park. Training.

Aya: Yeah, I can’t believe that. I thought she was training for a marathon all the years. I know we were friends, but I’ve never once seen her practicing with my own eyes. So do you think I would have figured out what was something was out? How would it put marathoning past her? But the times you said she was making you run with her.

Haruto: I know you’d never agree to that. Don’t act like you would like. Both of us would never sit on a football field.

Rin: Haruto, Mom and Auntie needs you to make dinner tonight!

Haruto: Oh great, I don’t know if you heard that but I need to go. She gets heated after the marathon training, even if both of our parents aren’t here.

Aya: Yeah, I know. Later.

[Aya ends her call with Haruto and puts her phone on the table. Next to her phone is the school newspaper, with heading written as “`Japanese-Australian Freshman Breaks Volleyball Record`”.]

## Scene 3-Lunch Cafeteria

[Scene changes to the school cafeteria, where kids mainly do mini-food fights or actually eating.]

Aya: Did you see last night? It was AMAZING!

Haruto: (nods in agreement)

Rin: Sorry, I’ve got better things to do than looking at the Moon ALL NIGHT.

Haruto: Aww come on, cousin!

Aya: What were you up to last night?

Rin: Actually something important. I’ll let Pandora say it from here.

Pandora: (in Rin’s school bag) The next step of our mission is to find the Elemental Jewels. We went to the library to do some research on properties of Fire, Water, Earth, Air and Thunder. Zodiacs, Hemispheres, Cultures, Paganism…everything you can say! I think it would be best if we look for the Fire Jewelpet first.

Jade: (in Aya’s bag of books) Oh cool! Do you think they go here?

Pandora: Quite likely, Jewels attract each other and Rin and I wouldn’t be surprised if all the Five Jewels we’re looking for attend the same school!

Rin: We have some interesting individuals…

[Camera then turns to the jocks’ table,.]

Random kid #1: (shoving a can of cola into someone else’s hand) Yo, you should shove this in your show.

Random kid #2: Okay!

[Camera turns back to the main characters’ table.]

Rin: The person we’re looking for likely has an intense and energetic personality and appears to have a high interest in themselves and their goals.

Haruto: Maybe he’s my PE teacher!

Rin: (rolls eyes) Anyway, this person is likely male, with red, brown or blonde hair in colour and probably one of those fire signs. Which are those again? Hmm…I can only remember a few…

Aya: I know my mom has this old zodiac poster hanging up and it says ‘Fire Signs are Leo, Sagittarius’ and uhh…’Aries’!

Pandora: Yes! Keep those signs in mind!

Aya: Hopefully he’s not a Sagittarius cause I already am, or Leo cause (points at Rin) that’s you.

Rin: Basically be on the lookout for this hothead, let us know if you see or know anyone that fits the criteria…other than your PE teacher, Haruto.

Haruto: Aww man!

[The kids continue eating their lunch before heading off to the playground.]

## Scene 4-Soccer Field (Volleyball Match)

[The trio follows the huge crowd to the playground after their lunch. There’s a banner with the words “`Annual Volleyball Match`” written on it.]

Aya: Oh he is good. I’ve never been so interested in a ball game before. Genuinely surprising.

Haruto: Yeah, Orion is a sweet guy and I knew he wanted support with this game which is why I invited you guys.

Rin: I’m glad that I did. Orion is good. But have you guys see that red-haired boy? He has some insane speed.

Aya: Actually I was just thinking the same thing. I wasn’t super focused on him but I can’t help but just to watch him. I don’t really understand what’s going on but whatever he does, it’s seems to make a lot of people cheer. So I assume that’s good like he’s scoring a point or something. Oh also he set a school record in volleyball recently-at least that’s what the school newspaper says. His name is Kazuo Tanaka and he’s only a freshman.

Rin: Plus, I heard that he’s half Australian. That’s how he got the red ginger-ish hair I guess. I had my eyes set on your friend Orion, but considering what we see here he has all the sportiness-the fire in his eyes and his flaming hair. He would be great in our team with that speed.

Haruto: I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone that fast and he gets along with his teammates well.

Rin: Well, it seems like the Boys Team is winning, so it’s likely they’ll have some sort of celebration somewhere afterwards, wherever that is. Maybe we can talk to Kazuo, we’ll just have to talk to Orion to see where that’ll be.

Haruto: Yeah, I can figure that out.

[The Boys Team indeed wins according to Rin’s prediction. The crowd applause with loud clapping sounds.]

## Scene 5-Cafe

[Later that evening, the trio follows Orion to a cafe.]

Haruto: Hey, Orion!

Orion: Hey, you even brought your cousin! Thanks for coming, man! Who’d you bring with you?

Haruto: This is my cousin Rin, and that girl with the star headband is Ayaka. We call her Aya for short though.

Orion: Oh your cousin, huh…that names means ‘`dignified, severe, cold`’.

Rin: Makes sense, I’m never in the crowd.

Orion: And uhh…Ayaka, I bet that name means ‘star’! Considering your headband, heh. Am I right?

Aya: It actually means ‘`Colour, Flower and Petal`’! Though my nickname means ‘`design, colourful and beautiful`’.

Orion: Well if that ain’t the truth!

Aya: (embarrassed giggling)

Haruto: Yeah, there’s an actual reason I asked you over here. We wanted to ask about someone on your team-Kazuo Tanaka to be exact.

Orion: Oh sure! He’s a great guy, probably the best player in our team! What is it you want to know about him?

Rin: He’s just so talented. Watching that game, we couldn’t keep our eyes off of him!

Haruto: You’re doing great, don’t worry!

Orion: Well everyone feels that way. He recently broke the record in our school for doing the most hits as a Freshmen! Oh he plays as many sports as he can, soccer, volleyball, even tennis! He once told me he even wanted to swim! In spring, he has a lot of motivation when it comes to sports. Never see him tired a day in my life! That being said doesn’t mean his energy doesn’t affect his attitude, the only person I’ve seen him listen to is our coach!

Rin: Thanks Orion!

Orion: See you guys in Homeroom Period tomorrow!

[Orion joins back his table.]

Haruto: That’s all we need?! Why don’t you sound like we’re interrogating him?!

Rin: (shrugs) Well, he didn’t find it strange. Orion’s a sweet guy, despite his antics, he doesn’t seem to be the brightest. Anyway, we did get enough information just from watching Kazuo. I can see his fiery personality, it’s enough for me.

Aya: So are we just gonna go and tell him?

Haruto: Or do you think he knows that he’s a Jewelpet Partner?

Rin: Considering the situation we have with Aya and the fact that we haven’t seen his Jewelpet yet, I’m assuming he has no idea and we can’t just go up and tell him the news as this is private. We have to go to the place where he commonly is and we can get away from the others. We’re going to the football field tomorrow after school.

[Camera turns towards Kazuo, but slowly focuses on his bag, where a keychain husky was seen glowing a small red light.]

## Scene 6-Soccer Field (After School)

[It was Tuesday, October 1st. A volleyball training was held there.]

Coach: All right team, I wanted to be even better than the game again. The game we had with the Girls’ Team was awesome but I really think we can improve so let’s work on that this time, okay?

[The camera focuses on the trio, sitting on the nearby bench.]

Aya: Can we leave yet? I hate it here.

Rin: We just need to wait for them to be done with their practice and then we can talk to him. Patience is the key-(Gets hit by a volleyball) Ow! But I’m starting to run out of it.

[Kazuo approaches to the trio.]

Kazuo: Hey uh sorry about that, but can I have that?

[Rin picks up the volleyball and gives back to Kazuo.]

Kazuo: Thanks. (Goes back to his team.) I’m back guys!

Random kid #3 (Brian): Maybe it’ll kick at random people! (Awful giggling)

Kazuo: Oh shut up, Brian! You know I’m better than you!

Coach: Alright, let’s get back to it.

[Scene changes to nearly nighttime. All the teammates on the Boys Volleyball team are leaving.]

Coach: Come back tomorrow, team!

[Rin looks at Haruto and Aya, who are both sleeping.]

Rin: (sighs) What am I going to do with these two…Maybe Kazuo will be a better teammate if he is a Fire Jewelpet Partner. We just need someone who is more responsible and committed…But the problems is he doesn’t seem to have neither a Jewel Accessory or a Jewelpet Plush…Huh?

[Suddenly there’s noises around the bushes, and out popped a praying mantis, who threw a pebble at a janitor.]

[The janitor, now a monster who kinda looks like a broomstick, starts sweeping everything away.]

Pandora: …What on Earth are you?

???: Ciao, my Princess! You look beautiful today!

Pandora: …And you look ugly.

Rin: Oh no!

Aya & Haruto: (wakes up) What is it?

Pandora: It’s Covy, the Muscovite Mineral!

Rin: Covee…Covi…Cov…**Ugh! WHATEVER!** The Minerals are back, that’s all I can say! **Dang it!**

Pandora: We’re lucky everyone cleared away already!

Rin: Well just have to try some other time. Charge!

Haruto: Let’s transform all she fights that grasshopp-I mean, praying mantis off.

[Aya and Haruto transform to their Precure cosplays.]

Haruto: It’s pretty dumb of you to come without a buddy…considering your size.

Covy: Just because you beat my friends last time doesn’t mean I’ll chop you to death this time!

Rin: I’ve had just about enough of you guys. What kind of discount rat villain throws pebbles anyway?

[Kazuo was ready to put his volleyball away when he notices the trio and a bug.]

Kazuo: What the-

Rin: **Kazuo!**

Covy: Finally! We’ve been trying to get rid of these three idiots for too long, and you can help me do just that!

Kazuo: I have absolutely zero idea who you are, but no one messes with my schoolmates! Especially not on my field! Prepare to get your face squished, jerk!

[At the back of the bench, Quartz and Jade are scrambling around for the keychain husky.]

Quartz: Jade! Found him…though he looks kinda short…

???: **How dare you call me SHORT?!?**

Jade: Size doesn’t matter, we need to get him out, NOW!!!

[The plush duo pulls the husky and his badge out. Both got flinged and lands on Kazuo’s head.]

[Dramatic music plays as the husky and the badge lands on Kazuo’s head and spins around him. The Badge blasted magic around Kazuo, changing him into a Pretty Cure cosplay.]

Kazuo: ***Magical Change! Fire Flare! Flame Jasper!***

[The husky does a magic spell, an aura appears circling around him. His size changes from key-chain size to a normal medium plush size, with his doll features disappear. He wears a sports outfit with a tennis racket on his paw.]

???: ***Burn Burn Jewerhythm! Jasper, Jewel Flash!***

[Both do a fire kick, sending Covy miles away.]

Kazuo: Are you guys okay? (runs towards the trio) I’m sorry but I don’t think there’s anything I can do with that monster.

[The monster slowly turns back to the normal janitor.]

Aya: Yeah, I guess it’s fine!

Rin: You must have hit it with that awesome fire kick!

Jade & Pandora: Oh yes, that’s quite impressive!

Kazuo: Thanks, I know you guys are pretty cool.

Quartz & Haruto: Kazuo, look out!

[Camera turns to Covy attempting to bite Kazuo. The husky quickly stomps it, making it burn.]

Covy: **Aah! It hurts! I’m done with you guys, until next time!**

[A sparrow (Felicity) flew towards Covy, picking it up on her back.]

Haruto: Good riddance…How’d you do that?

???: I knew that one kick wouldn’t be good enough to get rid of him, (shows his red feetpads) I’ve got this that would burn when I step on things. Battles sometimes is a lot like sports-Your opponent is always trying to get into your way so you have to be one step ahead of them.

Jade: Well, I think we’re all happy about having someone like you in our team.

Quartz: I didn’t realise how intelligent you were for a small key chain plush.

???: I can be pretty smart when I want to be. Plus, I have a name, and it’s Jasper.

Pandora: Let’s hear it for Jasper and Kazuo.

[Everyone cheered.]

Kazuo: Thanks for the support and all but I’m not gonna be on your team until you guys explain what on Earth just happened. Just because I helped out there doesn’t mean I have a clue to what’s going on!

Rin & Pandora: Allow us to explain.

Aya & Jade: With ice cream? Please??

Rin: Ok fine! With ice cream it is!

[Everyone ran out of the playground with their backpacks. They turned back to normal in a flash before they leave school.]