Back to episode list

Episode 2 -	The Crash Course
	SAMĪ jigoku dokkun
	[Sammy's Hellish Crash Course]
First aired -	11th October 1996

Sasami confronts the strange and flamboyantly-dressed magical girl at the empty lot she was sent to. The girl introduces herself as Pixy Misa, and explains that getting Sasami to deliver a CD was just a ruse to confront her and, more importantly, to give her something to cry over (although she's not as forthcoming about her motives). With a wave of her hand, Misa summons up a glowing wing-shaped fan and uses it to cast a spell on the CD, transforming it into a "Love-Love Monster"; a woman with punk hair and an electric guitar. As Ryo-Ohki explains, a Love-Love Monster is a monster created by focussing evil magic on an object. At Misa's command, CD Girl attacks, firing razor-sharp CDs from her breast-mounted twin CD player. When CD Girl runs out of ammo, Sasami takes advantage of the delay by transforming into Pretty Sammy, ready to take on the Love-Love Monster. However, when the attack resumes, Sammy realises that she really hasn't gained much of an advantage. As Ryo-Ohki points out, she hasn't learnt any magical attacks yet, but her magical girl form makes her stronger, so a direct attack is called for. Sammy tries a shoulder barge, but she simply bounces off — CD Girl is too strong for her! Just as Sammy is about to be crushed by a blow from CD Girl's electric guitar, Misa calls off the attack. Rather than allow Sammy to be finished off in such a one-sided fight, she gives her three hours to train up before the rematch, and a threat to lay waste to the whole town if she doesn't show up! And with that, Pixy Misa and CD Girl disappear.

Tsunami watches the scene with interest from her home in Juraihelm. She is pleased that Sasami chose to transform into Pretty Sammy, but wonders where another magical girl could have come from. She asks Ramia if she knows anything about it, but Ramia assures her that is must be a coincidence.

Sammy and Ryo-Ohki arrive at the school to start training. Sammy is worried that she will be seen and recognised, but Ryo-Ohki plays down her concerns and suggests a few laps of the athletics track to warm up. Two of Sasami's classmates, Hiroto and Kenji, are playing soccer, but before long they spot Sammy on the running track. They run alongside her, and Sasami is somewhat relieved to discover that, against all logic, they cannot recognise her!

While Sammy sweats it out on the track, Pixy Misa is taking it easy, relaxing with CD Girl beside a swimming pool. She receives a phone call from Ramia demanding to know why she hasn't wiped Pretty Sammy out yet. Misa assures her that Sammy will be a pushover.

When the three hours are almost up, Rumiya wakes the dozing Misa to remind her about the fight. Misa decides that she would rather spend her time relaxing, so sends CD Girl off alone to face Sammy. Rumiya is despondent; Misa is acting exactly like his sister Ramia...

Meanwhile, Sammy is trying to improve her courage by standing on the very edge of the school roof. Kenji and Hiroto, who have been watching her train, are puzzled; none of her training has been particularly magical so far. Just as bossy class president Eimi is reprimanding Sammy for breaking school rules, she remembers that her three hours are up, and dashes off to the rematch.

Back at the empty lot, Ryo-Ohki assures Sammy that her training was worthwhile; it should increase her resistance to magic attacks, and has allowed her to cast the Pretty Coquettish Bomber spell. Right on time, CD Girl appears and explains that Pixy Misa is on vacation. Her confidence bolstered by Misa's absence, Sammy squares up to face CD Girl alone. With a strum on her electric guitar, CD Girl shoots exploding fireballs; Sammy is caught off-guard by this new attack, and resorts to dodging again. Ryo-Ohki urges her to concentrate her magic on her baton to allow her to cast her newest spell, but Sammy is too occupied dodging fireballs. As the fight continues, Kenji and Hiroto pass the lot and are surprised to see that Pretty Sammy is indeed a magical girl. CD Girl turns to fire at them, but Sammy leaps in front of the fireball. Her determination to protect her classmates finally concentrates her magic powers and the fireball is deflected. Sammy raises her magical baton, and a bright glowing heart shape appears, opening the gateway to Pretty Space, a magical alternative dimension. CD Girl is too shocked to attack, and Sammy launches her final attack, the Pretty Coquettish Bomber. CD Girl is sent flying by a huge pink heart-shaped beam of energy, finally landing on the moon and leaving a heart-shaped crater!

As Pretty Space fades away to normality again, Ryo-Ohki explains to Sammy that she has used up all her magical energy, and she must learn to control it better. The only remains of CD Girl is the CD she was conjured from, now scratched beyond repair. Kenji and Hiroto are in awe of Pretty Sammy's power, and Hiroto tells her that he hopes she will keep on protecting the town.

On a sun-bed beside a swimming pool, Misao wakes up, with no memory of how she got there. Rumiya, in his bird form, flaps away through a window.

In the kingdom of Juraihelm, the balance of Gemini shifts a little way back towards good. Ramia is furious that her plan has failed, and storms out of the palace in a rage. Luckily for her, the perfect target for her aggression, her luckless brother Rumiya, has just arrived back...

The next morning, Misao meets Sasami for their usual walk to school. Sasami is exhausted after her battle, and has decided to avoid using magic in future. As she and Misao start to walk, they spot Ryo-Ohki waiting on a wall. With a meow, he leaps into Sasami's arms. He whispers to Sasami that her job as a magical girl is only just beginning, and with a resigned sigh, Sasami accepts that life is going to be a lot tougher from now on!

<< Episode 1 - First Contact

Episode 3 - Test! Test! Test! >>

Back to episode list