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We Won't Lose! Blow the Power of Darkness Away! (負けないってばー!!闇の力をぶっとばせ! "Makenaittebā!! Yami no Chikara wo Buttobase!")? is the 41st episode of Futari wa Pretty Cure and is the 41st episode of the Pretty Cure franchise overall.

In the Canadian English dub, this episode's title is "Losing Isn't an Option".

Summary

As Nagisa is dealing with an upcoming Lacrosse match, the girls must keep an eye on Pollun when the Seeds of Darkness strike.

Major Events

Synopsis

A lacrosse match is about to begin, and Nagisa recalls the events of her time with Honoka while tying her shoe. She reminds everyone that as today is their finals, they must do their best. The Vice-Principal begins to speak and reminds the girls about this as well before revealing their opponents to be their long-time rival school, Otagaku. He says if they were to lose, it will be a huge embarrassment to the school, and other bad things will happen.

Pollun sneaks out of the bag and begins to cheer, only to stop as Rina looks to spot him and question why Nagisa had a stuffed animal with her. Nagisa is quick to scold Pollun and spots Honoka, so she waves her and quickly hands her Pollun before returning as Honoka cheers, using Pollun to do it.

In the Dotsuku Zone, the Evil King says that the power of creation is equal to the power of consumption, and he cannot become immortal without them both, and if he can't become immortal, then the Seeds of Darkness will not find peace.

At the Mansion of Darkness, Hidehiko informs of an oncoming crisis, and as Guardian questions this, the bird in the cage with him starts repeating the word until Shouko quietly asks it to quiet down - shouting when this doesn't work. Ryuuichiro explains that they are the reincarnations of the Evil King and as such, he would prefer to see the crisis himself. Hidehiko points out that it isn't just the Evil King's body being consumed by darkness, and leaves the subject at that.

At the Lacrosse Stadium, Nagisa and the other girls get in some last minute practice. Rina threw the ball to Nagisa but it goes too far, only to be caught by two girls from the Otagaku team. Nagisa asks for it in return and the girls responds by throwing it really hard - but thankfully, Nagisa is able to stop it inches from her face. At the beginning of the match, she watches her parents embarrass her while cheering, then she thinks about the sport, along with Shiho, who recalls the time she was going to quit lacrosse after a really bad week of poor performance.FwPC33

After they score a goal, Yumiko tells the girls to keep going. Suddenly, the wind begins to blow and a voice asks why Nagisa enjoys playing lacrosse so much, revealing itself to be Juna's voice. Mipple, Mepple and Pollun voice their strange feelings and concern as Honoka looks around to see that Nagisa is missing. She notices that nobody else saw Nagisa's disappearance, and the game continues, with Nagisa's parents continue cheering for her. As the wind blows again, Honoka disappears with the three mascots, and reappears on the school roof.

Juna questions what Belzei meant by his comment earlier and continues to think about their crisis as the girls transform into Pretty Cure. They fight with the huge wind as Juna continues to ask himself questions based on the earlier conversation with Belzei.

Meanwhile, at the match, Shiho gets the ball from Rina and threw it to "Nagisa", who is actually a girl on the other team. Shiho and Yumiko tell her the mistake isn't a big deal and the Otagaku team scores a goal.

Just as Juna is about to attack the girls, he suddenly stops and sees that his body is glowing with darkness. He yells at the girls and claims it is their fault before it explodes, forming an earth-shaking, watery mass heading towards them. Pollun gives the girls the Rainbow Bracelets; they use Rainbow Storm, and it collides with the darkness as Mepple points out the attack is being pushed away. Pollun powers himself up to emit more light, but the darkness proves to be stronger. Pollun gives up, weakened, and the mass breaks through the windows, heading straight for the girls.

Suddenly, Pollun forms another ball of light and destroys the darkness, as Regine appears to take an injured Juna back. The ball of light vanishes and Pollun tiredly powers down for a rest.

Meanwhile, at the empty mansion of darkness, the guardian says quite loudly that the power of the stones has moved.

Nagisa recalls the lacrosse game and runs back, right after the whistle is blown. She is worried that the game may be over, but Shiho and Rina reveal to her that they are actually in overtime. Yumiko decides to switch Nagisa with someone else after seeing her move strangely, and during overtime, Otagaku tries to score, only to hit the corner of the goal. Nagisa is able to score a goal from her new position at the very last second, allowing Verone Academy to win the game.

Later, at the Mansion of darkness, Shouko brings back the hurt Ryuichiro and asks what happened. Hidehiko explains that the Power of Consumption is beginning to overcome them, too, as it seeps into the Evil King's body, and the Pretty Cure somehow activated this power; this causes the bird to repeat what it heard Guardian say earlier: "Power of the Stones". They seem to understand this and decide that Pollun must have the power of the stones, and they need to hurry and capture him.

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