CHAPTER 16 – TYING UP LOOSE ENDS WITH STEEL BARS The gunshot from Deputy Brown’s rifle was deafening in the cavernous warehouse. For a moment, everyone froze, having no idea what happened. But Deputy Brown was the first one in shock when he realized Darala was still standing. Her fists were crossed in front of her chest, her silver bracelets forming a very small shield. They heard the distant ric ...

Chapter 24 Beth was getting sore. She had been laying on the hard ground for at least an hour, maybe two. With each passing minute she became more worried, but not because of her discomfort. The hunger in her captor’s eyes as he looked at her was unmistakable, and it kept growing. She wondered why she was even alive. These people had shot at her during her first encounter with them, back in the F ...

Please read the prequel: Godspeed: Pretty Cure Author's note: I know most of you aren't familiar with Toei's magical girl series, Pretty Cure. Perhaps a lot of you don't even like the genre, but I would still recommend you to read this story, as I tried to adapt the franchise to the conventions of my other stories. Thanks for reading. Ten years have passed since Momo Hanamura, also known as Cure ...

Chapter 28 Beth looked up as the man approached her cell. It was the man who had leered at her earlier. “Let’s go, your terms are fine,” he said, unlocking the cell door with the key from the hook, and gesturing for her to exit. She still wore the handcuffs, so she took a moment to right herself and stand. When she moved out the door, Beth glanced back at him and saw his eyes travel up and down h ...

Chapter 30 “So they got you, too, huh?” said a voice from her right. Sapphire Angel turned and saw Dirk O’Shea looking at her from the adjacent cell. He wore the same amused grin on his face she had seen earlier, as Beth. “The local TV station made you out to be invincible.” Sapphire Angel frowned. “It’s my fault,” Ethan interrupted. “She had to surrender because of me.” “Just a temporary setback ...