Steampunk Precure

Clocks and Strangers

"Hey, Vanna-san." Rubi waved.

"Hello, Nono." Gina waved back.

"Vanna, you're needed in the staff office!"

"I'll be right there! Sorry, Nono."

"It's alright."

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"Hagaruma! Hagaruma!" the club called to her.

"What is it, everyone?" Ayako asked.

"You need to come to the club room."

"Wait, why?"

"Vanna has locked herself in the club room with Simin and we were kicked out."

"What has that got to do with me?"

"You have become close with them and you're the only one who can get through to them."

"Okay, okay, let me see what I can do."

"Thank you."

Knocking on the door to the club room, Ako opened the door to see who it was and let her inside. Closing the door behind them, Ayako was confused as to what she was seeing.

"What is she doing?" Ayako asked.

"She was asked to fix a clock by a teacher but she doesn't know anything about clockwork, so she came to me for help."

"Why would she accept the request if she doesn't know anything?"

"I have no idea."

"Girls, there's a Chuuya." Chain whispered. "Time to go."

"What about Gina?"

"The clock can wait, lets go."

"Are you sure?"

"Absolutely."

"Okay."

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Precure! Wind my gears!

Clicking the pen and drawing on-air, Ayako got a high waisted layered skirt and a long sleeve shirt that went around below her shoulders. Placing her feet into a circle gave her mid-knee boots and stockings.

Long ponytails were made in her hair mid-back length garnet hair with the change to more of the rose tint. A top hat on a hairband soon followed and the pen made room in a bag which manifested from it.

Clicking the pen and drawing on-air, Gina got a bodice-like dress and an asymmetrical skirt that ended at her feet as it wrapped around the midthigh skirt of the dress with a bow placed at her stomach. She drew a square with her feet and as it glowed, she was given high heeled ankle boots and leggings.

A long ponytail was made in her short deep orange hair with the change to more of the lighter tint of the color, which also gave her a fringe. A watch at the starting point of the ponytail soon followed and the pen made room in a bag which manifested from it.

Clicking the pen and drawing on-air, Ako got a dress with a strap wrapped around the left shoulder and the skirt of the dress that ended midthigh and fabric that was split at the belly that wrapped around her. She drew a diamond with her feet and as it glowed, she was given heeled knee-high boots and thigh-high fishnets.

A long ponytail was made with her deep purple hair with the change to more of the lighter tint of the color, which went to her right. A gear was at the start of the ponytail and bat wings manifested on her back which was soon followed the pen making room in a bag manifested from it.

"May these wings help me to fly in the light of love. Cure Butterfly!"

"The clock that forever winds forwards and backward. Cure Watch!"

"May these wings guide me through the darkness and into the light of day. Cure Bat!"

"As the lights gather, may the past and future come together. Steampunk Precure!"

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"Ahhh!"

"Watch!"

"Chuu . . . ya!"

Fighting without her teammates, Watch was being reckless with her fighting.

"Stop being so reckless, Watch."

"Let's fight together, not separately."

Continuing to fight recklessly with her teammates barely able to get any hits and kicks in, Watch and the Chuuya had been individually stopped. Looking to see where or who could have done it, they saw a girl like them wearing a full body clock with a hood and mask.

"Who are you?" Bat inquired.

"That doesn't matter, just purify the Chuuya." the figure said.

"On it, go Butterfly."

"May my wings save you poor soul. Precure! Butterfly Tornado!"

Not finding the mysterious stranger who helped them after the Chuuya and Deco were gone, the girls de-transformed. Once the girls started walking back to the school, they turned to see Gina down on her knees.

"Are you okay, Gina?"

"I'm sorry."

"Sorry for what."

"For running into battle without you."

"Why did you do it anyway?"

"I wanted to finish the battle quickly, but it turns out it didn't help."

"Everythings alright now." Ako placed a hand on her friend's shoulder. "Just be glad we got help otherwise you wouldn't be here."

"Why did you want to finish the battle so soon anyway?"

"I wanted to finish the clock before tonight."

"You could have asked help from the club, not just me."

"Yeah, I guess you're right."

"Let's head back to the club room and all work on it."

"Thanks, girls."