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Episode 3 - Super Kiss
  SUPAA KISSU
  Supâ kissu
Release date - 24th August 1997

Sasami narrates a flashback of her last battle against Ramia and Pixy Misa. As Pretty Sammy fought a band of Misa's monsters in space, a huge comet ploughed through the battlefield, hitting Ramia and finally landing on the Izu peninsula in Japan.

Chihiro, karaoke queenOne week has passed since the comet strike. The comet landed in the sea near a beach resort in Izu and flooded thousands of people out of their homes. Luckily, life is still much the same for the Kawai family and their friends; Chihiro, Sasami, Misao, Mihoshi and Kiyone are off on a coach trip to the crash site, and with her characteristic exuberance, Chihiro has hijacked the PA system and is leading the passengers in song. Sasami, however, is not in a party mood, disappointed that Tenchi didn't show up for the trip.

Little does Sasami know that, far from forgetting the trip, Ryoko has abducted Tenchi and is dragging him away, against his will, for a little quiet time together!. However, Ayeka's flunkies are spying on Ryoko again, and Ayeka herself is on the warpath, intent on putting a stop to her rival's plans.

In the kingdom of Juraihelm, Tsunami is deeply worried about the disappearance of Ramia, and has put up missing person posters by the hundred. Rumiya, however, is ecstatic; his bullying elder sister is gone. As he is celebrating, he find's Ramia's diary, and cannot resist taking a peek.

At the Science Institute in Tokyo, an important discovery has been made. An extraterrestrial life form has been found at the comet impact site, a shapeless blob of organic matter. Overseeing the research is Professor Washu, and her unique approach has the other scientists in a state of disbelief. Not only does she break open the sample container and pet the sample, but she tries speaking to it in simple baby talk! Her unusual methods seem to be working, however; the sample responds by glowing and changing shape.

Kiyone, unlucky in loveThe Izu coach party arrives at the botanical gardens. As Sasami steps off the coach, she stumbles and falls into the arms of a young man. For a moment, she thinks it is Tenchi, but it is in fact a kind and handsome young porter from the local hotel. He introduces himself as Makoto Mizushina, and offers to carry Sasami's bag. Sasami finds herself developing a crush on Makoto. Kiyone, who was instantly smitten with their kindly host, doesn't get a look-in, and find herself rejected for the 37th time in her life - Mihoshi has even been keeping score!

Back in Tokyo, Ayeka is still keeping a watchful eye on Ryoko, who is now swimming to Izu with Tenchi still tied to her. Ayeka sets off in pursuit aboard her rickshaw, towed by two of her obedient flunkies.

At the hotel, Kiyone is still depressed about her latest rejection. Chihiro tried to cheer her up by suggesting that they all put on their best swimsuits and go to the beach. Makoto offers to show Sasami around the resort, to which she agrees. Sasami's muses that Makoto is much better company than her blockheaded brother.

Ramia, suffering with amnesiaOn the veranda of a house overlooking the beach, a melancholic figure watches the ocean. It is Ramia, no longer dressed in her Juraihelm robes, but a simple pale pink dress. It seems that she cannot remember anything about who she is or how she got there. A man in a white suit approaches. He is Hiroshi, the man who found Ramia at the impact site a week earlier. He tells Ramia not to overexert herself and stay out of the sun, but Ramia wants to stay and watch the view. As Hiroshi leaves Ramia alone, he mutters to himself that he will succeed in taking her over...

At Ramia's home in Juraihelm, Rumiya is watching the holographic recording in his sister's diary. As he expected, it is mostly her usual ranting about destroying Tsunami's reputation. However, he is surprised to hear her confess that she wants to become queen for his sake. With a new resolve, he decides it is only fair to find his sister, and transforms in his bird form to begin his search. Alas, he misses the end of Ramia's diary entry, where she reveals that she was only joking about caring about his welfare!

Sasami and Makoto take in the viewAs promised, Sasami meets Makoto at the beach. Chihiro, Mihoshi and Kiyone are occupied with the gaggle of men that their fancy swimsuits have attracted, and Misao decides to stay behind and keep out of the sun, so Sasami and Makoto are left alone to explore the bay. Makoto takes her up a cliff above the site where the comet landed to see the view. As she looks out over the bay, Sasami thinks she spots Tenchi in the sea, but brushes it off - she is still cross with him for not turning up. Makoto senses that Sasami is upset, and tells her that despite what she may think of her brother now, she still cares deeply about him, even if she herself doesn't know it. He also tells her that he can sense who she truly loves, but decides that it wouldn't be right to tell her.

A little while later, Misao is looking for Sasami. As she walks along the beach, she passes Ramia. There is a moment of distant recognition, but it passes. Suddenly, Rumiya appears and swoops towards Misao. He hypnotises her to transform her into Pixy Misa, once again apologising for having to do so.

After watching the sun set, Makoto and Sasami arrive back at the hotel. Ryo-ohki berates her for staying out so late, although there is something in his manner that suggests he is more jealous than overprotective.

Meanwhile, Pixy Misa is searching the town for any sign of Ramia. After Misa tries barging into every house in several streets, Rumiya suggests that a better method is required, to which Misa responds by bellowing for Ramia through a bullhorn. The racket has attracted someone's attention, however; Hiroshi, the man who found Ramia, appears in the sky. When he addresses Misa, he mistakes her for Pretty Sammy. Misa points out his mistake and suggests that if he wants to see Sammy, he should cause some trouble to make her rush to the rescue. As he removes his sunglasses, Rumiya notices that Hiroshi's face looks suspiciously similar to Ramia's...

In her lab, Washu is hard at work experimenting on the alien sample. It has developed at an astonishing rate, learning to speak in a matter of minutes. She has discovered that these life forms are capable of linking with another living being and absorbing their knowledge and personality (this particular one, having linked with Washu, proclaims to be a genius, and has taken on the appearance of a crab).

Hiroshi, powerful and evilBack at the beach, Hiroshi has taken his mission of causing a ruckus very literally, and is hurling fireballs at Misa. He is impressed with the magical powers he has, commenting that he must have linked with a powerful creature. Misa realises that Hiroshi must be linked with Ramia, but Rumiya protests; he says his sister is stupider! As Hiroshi's attacks grow ever more intense, Misa resorts to summoning a Love-Love Monster to fight back. Hiroshi responds by creating a huge battle tank which vaporises Misa's creation and knocks Misa herself flying.

In a cave by the beach, Ryoko finally has a little time alone with Tenchi, and she has something to tell him. She says that she will be leaving for London with her father soon, and she wants to confess her love for Tenchi before she leaves. As they go to kiss, Ayeka bursts in and stops them. She accuses Ryoko of trying to trick Tenchi by gaining his sympathy. Furious at her for taking advantage of Tenchi's innocence, Ayeka squares up to fight Ryoko once again.

Meanwhile, Sasami has realised that Misao is missing and has set out with Makoto to search for her. She spots the fire from Hiroshi's attack in the distance, and Ryo-ohki has noticed it too. They both arrive at the battle site at the same time and find Misao lying unconscious on the ground. Just as they are wondering who could have tried to harm Misao, Hiroshi appears. He tells Sasami that his only desire is to ensure the dethroning of Tsunami by killing Pretty Sammy, and that unless she brings Sammy to him, he will destroy the town.

Pretty Sammy leaps into actionLater, Sasami watches over Misao as she recovers at the hotel. She swears vengeance on Hiroshi, and asks Ryo-ohki to give her the magical baton so she can face her foe. Ryo-ohki warns her that Hiroshi would be far too powerful for her, but Sasami insists that she will not lose. Rushing out of the hotel, she transforms into Pretty Sammy, casts the Pretty Wing spell and glides to battle site.

Sammy arrives at the battle site and calls to Hiroshi, who promptly appears along with a clutch of monsters. Sammy finds herself heavily outnumbered, but she manages to blow the creatures away with a range of her more powerful moves. She turns to attack Hiroshi and casts the Pretty Coquettish Bomber, but he repels it with ease. Sammy sinks to her knees, her magical energy depleted. Hiroshi tips the balance of power further in his favour by revealing that he has captured Tenchi, Ryoko and Ayeka. Sammy staggers to her feet, but Hiroshi zaps his captives with electricity, then launches a fireball at Sammy herself. Sammy catches the full force of the blast.

Back at the hotel, Misao comes to and calls out for Sasami. She finds a note from Sasami at her bedside apologising for leaving her and explaining that she has had to go and call Pretty Sammy to deal with her attacker.

Ryo-ohki runs to the scene as fast as his legs will carry him. He finds Sammy lying unconscious on the beach. Hiroshi turns to attack Ryo-ohki, but Makoto appears in the nick of time and stops him with a magic blast. As he explained to Ryo-ohki earlier, he is actually one of the shape-shifting aliens who took on the form of a local man, then linked with Sammy to enable him to use magic. Hiroshi is also one of the alien life forms, created by linking with Ramia. Makoto rushes to attack Hiroshi, but Hiroshi grabs him and begins to crush the life out of him. Before he reverts to his shapeless alien form, he tells Ryo-ohki to pass on a message; although most of his memories were copied from the boy he linked with, his memories of the time he spent with Sasami remain precious to him. With his final breath, he says that he, Ryo-ohki, is the one Sasami truly loves. More determined than ever to beat Hiroshi, Ryo-ohki resorts to his final tactic. Ryo-Ohki's secret magical formHe transforms into his humanoid form and kisses Sammy to transfer all his magical power to her. She awakes and squares up to face Hiroshi again. Once again, Hiroshi seems too powerful for her, but before he can defeat Sammy again, Pixy Misa arrives. Agreeing to a temporary truce with Sammy, she sends Hiroshi flying with her Pixy Manji Dart spell, giving Sammy time to change into her true Pretty Sammy form. Tenchi, who has been freed from Hiroshi's imprisonment, grabs his leg to stop him attacking. Together Sammy and Misa cast their signature finishing moves, the Pretty Coquettish Bomber and the Pixy Sexual Bomber, vaporising Hiroshi's humanoid body completely. Sammy turns to thank Misa, but she is already fleeing, with the promise that next time they meet they will be rivals once more. Ramia, who was watching the battle, finally remembers who she is.

The battle is over, but Hiroshi is still alive, reduced to a shapeless alien blob once more, and Washu captures him in a jar. Sammy is victorious, but one mystery remains; she still doesn't know who the boy who kissed her was.

As the Kawai family board the train that will take them back to Tokyo, Sasami sees Makoto waiting on the platform. She rushes over to him, but he doesn't recognise her; he is the original boy that the alien duplicated, so has no memory of her. On the train, Ryo-ohki tells her that the Makoto she knew had to leave. Sasami asks Ryo-ohki if he knows anything about the boy who kissed her, but Ryo-ohki tells her she must have just been imagining things...

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