Previously on Oranges to Grapes...

Rosita and Jessica manage to navigate through Asado Desert without much difficulty, but then Jessica jinxes them into being pursued by five Diademons...

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"How was I supposed to know those things would come in groups!?" Jessica griped.

"It doesn't matter," Rosita said, "because now would be a good time to show you how I handled the one we faced when we first met. Conner, time to transform!"

"Right!"

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Rosita raised the Sealing Ball over her head and shouted, "Precure Ruination!"

Conner dissipated into leaves and grass, and they swirled around Rosita and made her clothes turn into green light... then they started changing!

First, her torso became surrounded with leaves that clustered onto her until they became a poncho of leaves that left her navel exposed.

Next, more leaves spiraled around her waist and became a two-layered skirt that went down to mid-thigh.

Then, even more leaves and grass swirled around her forearms and shins until they became green fingerless gloves and high-heeled boots, both with vines for laces.

Finally, she threw the Sealing Ball in the air as more green light poured out of the top of her head, and she threw her head back as it became a full head of emerald-green hair. The ball then landed on her chest and became a purple brooch decorated with leaves to look like a lotus in bloom.

"Antithesis of forgiveness, Cure Grudge!"

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As Cure Grudge stood ready to face the Dynamiasmas, Jessica stood in awe at what just happened. "Whaaaaa~?"

"Awesome!" Leopold said, however. "That is so cool!"

"It gets cooler," Cure Grudge said before she lashed out her vine-laces at two of the Dynamiasmas, cracking them enough to grab them and flail them at two more, shattering the former and cracking the latter.

"Incredible!" Jessica said now that she was over the shock... then she got an idea. "Hey, Leopold, if Rosita and Conner could turn into that awesome girl with their Sealing Ball, do you think we could, too?"

"Wow," Leopold exclaimed, "I thought you'd take longer to come to grips with the thought, but you're like, 'Boom! Magic time!' Ready to give it a go?"

"Right!" Jessica said. "Hold on, Cure Grudge! Backup is on the way!"

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Jessica raised the Sealing Ball over her head and shouted, "Precure Rui-"

BEWNG!

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"Cramp!" the poor snow leopard said as she clutched her middle again.

Cure Grudge shattered another Diademon before she noticed. "Jessica! Not again!" But that lapse in focus cost her dearly as the only untouched Diademon grabbed her wrist, disarming her.

"Augh!" Jessica saw the scene unfolding before her through her spasm, and she stood up. Sure, her time of the month was putting her through hell, but damned if she was going to let her new friend get hurt, so she decided to fight through the pain! "RrrRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

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Jessica raised the Sealing Ball over her head and shouted, "Precure Ruination!"

Leopold dissipated into ice and snow, and it swirled around Jessica and made her clothed turn into cyan light... then they started changing!

First, her torso became surrounded in snow that collected onto her until it became a cyan fluff-ended sweater with short sleeves.

Next, more snow flurried around her waist and became a pair of fluff-ended sweatshorts.

Then, even more snow and ice swirled around her arms and legs until they became powder-blue gloves and boots that seemed to blend with the fluff ends of her outfit, now decorated with ice crystals.

Finally, she threw the Sealing Ball in the air as more cyan light poured out of the top of her head, and she turned her head to the side as it became a head of ice-blue hair in a bob-cut and ponytail. She then caught the ball and slapped it to her chest, turning it into the gold charm of a necklace on a chain of ice.

"Antithesis of love, Cure Hatred!"

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No longer stood the snow leopard suffering through her period, but a feline woman clad in light blue fluff... with a narrowed look in her eyes. Less than a second later, she extended her gloved hands, and they were quickly encased in blades of ice.

The sight only made the Diademons scoff in derision, but Cure Hatred quickly swung one of her blades at them... and surprisingly, the uncracked one holding Cure Grudge's wrist looked down... and its hand was cleanly severed from its arm!

Taking advantage of her freedom, Cure Grudge swung her whips again and cracked her captor before she joined her new compatriot. "Thanks for the save back there," she said.

"I told you backup was on the way," Cure Hatred responded icily. "Now let's finish them off before we have to contend with any more of them."

"Right!"

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Cure Grudge leapt into the air and sent out all of her vine laces, and they grabbed one of the Diademons all over its body!

"This is the punishment for your crimes! Precure... Grasswither..."

The vines pulled with all their might, and it tore the Diademon apart with each vine coiled around a piece!

"FRENZY!!!"

The vines flailed all over the place, bludgeoning the pieces into the ground before they smashed them all together in midair!

"You have issues!" the Diademon seemed to say before it was shattered into diamond dust.

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That only left the one Diademon with only one hand... while the other had already begun dissolving into more diamond dust.

"Guess I have to take this one," Cure Hatred said with a sigh.

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Cure Hatred rushed forward and elongated her ice blades, right towards the other Diademon!

"This is the punishment for your crimes! Precure... Icerend..."

She thrusted the blades forward with all her might, and they impaled the Diademon clean through!

"MINCER!!!"

She flailed the blades all over the place, slicing and dicing the Diademon into bits!

"You have issues!" the Diademon seemed to say before it was shattered into diamond dust.

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Now that the threat was eliminated, Cure Hatred turned around and said to Cure Grudge, "Now let's get out of here quick before more of those things get in our way."

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To be continued.