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Episode 9 -	The Island of Love-Love Monsters
	RABU RABU MONSUTĀ no shima
First aired -	29th November 1996

On an isolated little island off the coast of Japan, a young man named Peter is hard at work. His job is to train Love-Love Monsters, and today Pixy Misa is visiting to oversee the operation. Almost all the monsters on the island are those that have already faced and been defeated by Pretty Sammy. As the group set off on a training run, one member gets left behind; Fake Sick Girl, a Love-Love Monster who is a permanently bedridden young girl. Peter rushes to her aid as she staggers and collapses under the weight of her sickbed, which she carries everywhere with her. She points to a nearby tree and tells the concerned Peter that when the last leaf falls, her life will end. Peter insists that she will be fine because the tree is so green and healthy, but at that moment it explodes. Fake Sick Girl starts complaining of a headache (as she surreptitiously stashes a rocket launcher under her bed). Pixy Misa is impressed; even Pretty Sammy should fold before the mighty power of Fake Sick Girl's fake sickness!

Sasami and her father Ginji are off on a summer road trip together. Unfortunately, they have been on the road so long that Ginji has fallen asleep. His motorbike and sidecar career off the road and into the sea.

Meanwhile, the students of class 4-3, along with Mihoshi, Kiyone and Washu, are on a summer trip of their own. As it transpires, Washu has funded the whole excursion as a means of following Sasami, but everyone (except Kiyone) is enjoying the trip nonetheless.

Sasami, Ryo-Ohki and Ginji awake having washed up on the shore of an apparently deserted island. Sasami hits on the idea of using her magic to get them home again, but Ryo-Ohki explains that Sammy can't perform that kind of magic yet. Resigned to being stuck on the island for the duration, the trio decide to make the best of the situation by playing on the beach. However, Rumiya has spotted them and reports their arrival to Misa. Determined to catch Sammy off her guard, Misa orders the Love-Love Monsters to attack. Unfortunately, the monsters have become accustomed to Peter and don't even listen to Misa any more! Fake Sick Girl becomes distressed that her beloved Peter is nowhere to be seen, and staggers off to find him.

Elsewhere on the island, Sasami, Ryo-Ohki and Ginji have met Peter and are sharing a lunch of fruit picked from the island's tree. Peter tells them that there is a point on the island that is only two kilometres from the mainland, so they should be able to swim the distance. Ryo-Ohki, with his sensitive nose, notices the smell of magic coming from Peter, and tells Sasami his suspicions.

On a beach elsewhere on the island, Washu's party has landed and are exploring the area. Before long, they come across Ginji's motorcycle, and Washu knows they are on the right trail. Suddenly, Konoha and Eimi, who were left behind, come running towards them pursued by Fake Sick Girl, who is still looking for Peter. Mihoshi and the other students panic and run away, with Washu tailing the Love-Love Monster, Mihoshi carrying Kiyone who is too shocked to run, and Fake Sick Girl chasing all of them!

Meanwhile, Ryo-Ohki has caught the scent of Love-Love Monsters, and advises Sasami to transform into Pretty Sammy in readiness. Sasami makes her excuse and disappears into the woods to change.

Washu's party, still running from Fake Sick Girl, encounter Peter's entire herd of Love-Love Monsters, all of whom are searching for their trainer. Washu employs her secret weapon, a heat-seeking rocket hidden inside her inflatable toy whale, but it misses its target and destroys their pedal boat instead, meaning they are now stranded on the island. Misa enters, having finally caught up with the Love-Love Monsters, but before she can get up to any more mischief, Pretty Sammy arrives. Misa tries to command the monsters to attack, but they still won't listen to her. Sammy is about to blast Misa and the monsters away with her magic when Peter arrives and stops her. He points out that the monsters haven't actually done anything bad, and Sammy has to concede. However, Misa is not beaten yet. She points out that the island is volcanic, and about to erupt at any moment. Misa spirits herself away, leaving everyone else behind as the island begins to erupt. Luckily, Ginji has already come up with an escape plan, and built a huge raft large enough to carry everyone off the island. However, Sammy cannot bear to leave Peter and his Love-Love Monsters on the island, so she uses the benevolent powers of the Pretty Coquettish Bomber spell to transport them to safety. As the group sail away on the raft, the island sinks beneath the waves.

Many miles away, high in the mountains, young Peter and his band of Love-Love Monsters have found an isolated ranch where they can live out their days in peace, all thanks to the power of Pretty Sammy.

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