[action - private to Erika, Tsubomi, Itsuki, Yuri, and Westar]

[blossominghero]

Tsubomi had been enjoying her time with her new friend (and fellow Precure), but it was easy to say that Erika was... well, exhausting. But she did appreciate what the more exuberant girl was trying to do for her, and... well, she'd be starting at a new school next term, and Erika seemed to know everyone better than she did.

So, she'd let the other girl drag her out of the house that day.

"So, um, Erika..." she said. "Where exactly are we going...?"

Of course, the fact she was only asking for specifics now was something Tsubomi wished she'd instead done sooner.

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[evil_warriors]

Beastman just roars in response to Marine and Moonlight... at lest until Moonlight's kick connects. The furry Evil Warrior goes flying back and crashes into a heap of garbage cans, knocking the bunch of them over with a clatter.

Ugh, she really is the strong one.

Lifting a banana peel off his head, Beastman looks around the battle site for a second before his eyes fall on Itsuki watching from a distance. A wide grin splits his face and he roars again, pointing her way.

A chorus of howls, screeches and barks go up from his little pet army as the animals all lunge Itsuki's way with teeth bared. Let's see how well these Precure do while they're trying to save a bystander and fight Westar's monster.

[sunbloom]

These girls are really going at it, but they're having a little bit of a tough time - with all the animals running around, they're outnumbered. She wants to raise her voice, to try and ask what's going on, or to help, but she doesn't know where to interject.

And then she's vaguely aware of the gesture in her direction accompanied by a loud roar, and she realizes she's in trouble. Steeling herself, she closes her eyes briefly, calming herself... and then as the first animal, a fairly large dog, is upon her, her hands reach out and grasp it. One hand on the scruff of its neck, one gripping further down its spine, stepping forward and using the momentum to throw the beast into the crowd again. It's not a huge attack, but it's something.

A hand lashes out for a monkey and tosses it aside into a bush. A cat is scooped up and redirected past her some distance. A huge dog she can't deal with is sidestepped, and with grace she plants a hand on its back, jumps over it, pushes off, and lands after a flip. There's a lot of grace and technique, but not enough power. Still, she's holding her own... for now. Itsuki's eyes dart back and forth, hoping the next attack isn't any more complicated, as the horde closes again.

[blossominghero]

Tsubomi grit her teeth. She wanted to help Moonlight, but her senior seemed to have things more or less in control. "Watch out for the monster, Moonlight!" she called, so she would see the thing charging at her.

Meanwhile, she ran to where Marine had fallen. She bent down to help her friend up... when she caught sight of Itsuki finally. Blossom said, eyes wide, one of Marine's arms slung around her shoulder. That boy... he was fighting off those animals by himself...

"Cool..." she said, momentarily distracted.

[widerthanthesea]

With the help of Cure Blossom, Marine got back on her feet. "Blossom, we've gotta support Moonlight! Let's keep the other two busy!"

She pointed an open palm at Westar and moved it in a circle, blue energy gathering. "Mariiiine... SHOOT!" A machine gun of water bolts hammered relentlessly at the villain!

[alilyinthemoonslight]

As the Nakewameke peels off towards her, Moonlight lands and swings around to meet it. Her eyes dart to the side to see... someone fighting some of those in Beastman's thrall? No! That isn't what's supposed to happen! If someone else got hurt while they were fighting...

Of course, at the same time, Marine is attacking Westar, while Blossom...

"BLOSSOM!" she snaps, throwing a hand to the brooch on her chest. "FOCUS!"

A flash of light, and she draws out her weapon. "Gather up, power of flowers! Moon Tact!" A twirl of it, and she slashes down at the oncoming Nakewameke - a wave of light streaks out, aiming to collide with it. If she can just stun it for one moment long enough...

[badbadguy]

There's enough going on in the fight that it's getting difficult for Westar to keep track of everything. But one thing he does keep track of is attacks aimed directly at him. So when Marine shoots at him, he manages to jump over it without too much difficulty.

"Hah! You'll have to try harder than shooting some bubbles to best me!"

The trade-off of this, however? It's keeping him focused on Marine.

Which means he doesn't notice that his Nakewameke is being targeted, preventing him from shouting instructions at it. It might be a stronger monster than its ridiculous looks suggest, but it's not too bright. With no orders, it decides that trying to ram Moonlight is the best response to being attack.

Meaning it runs straight into the energy of her Moon Tact.

...

You can really tell that this is one of Westar's monsters, what with its tactical brilliance and all. Yeah, that thing's stunned for a few seconds.