Joci: Welcome one and all! Please come on down and find yourself a comfortable seat for this reading today.
Audience mingles as each participant finds a seat to their comfort.
Joci: For those of you who have come before for this reading of 'The Lost Children' from 2006 all the way to the last update of 2008, I apologize for the long awaited wait. Before we begin, I'd like to introduce two familiar faces. Please come on out you two.
From behind the curtain, a small child with fair blond hair and blue eyes stepped out followed by a taller child with wild black hair and searing red eyes.
Joci: Audience, this is Crystalia Fai Flowright, and Haganemaru Ginryu Suwa. Would you two like to say hello to the lovely audience?
Kuro: My name is too long and personal to go by, so you can address me as Kuro.
Crys: Crystalia is my formal name, but you can call me Crys or Crystal and I don't mind.
The audience applause along side Joci for the two children.
Joci: Crys and Kuro here are going to join me on stage before and after each reading of 'The Lost Children'. Isn't that right.
Kuro & Crys: Yes!
Joci: Good, then we can carry on, shall we?
Kuro: Before Joci begins the reading, we have a few important announcements to make.
Crys: Joci does not hold the right's to CLAMP's Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. 'The Lost Children' is her own personal view point and idea of how the characters and story of Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle may have traveled had there been two other companions join them on their journey.
Kuro: Crystalia and myself are two Original Characters (OC's) created under the imagination of Joci and you can find her work of our reference photo's over at her art website, www. wolfgirl17591. DeviantArt. com (remove the space bars to view link)
Crys: We are located in her folder under her gallery titled 'The Lost Children'.
Kuro: Also, we do appreciate the comments and feed backs of each reading. Please leave a simple message behind for our future planning and records.
The audience applause as Crys and Kuro bow to the audience before taking a seat on the love seats along the curtains.
Joci: Thank you you two. And now audience, who's ready?
The lights dimmed and a spot light shined down on Joci as she sat upon a stool in from of a microphone for the first reading.
Joci: Audience, I present to you today, The Prologue of 'The Lost Children'!
Prologue
"It's time." Spoke a woman with long flowing black hair dressed in a slimming black dress. At that moment, as if the sky was ripped open, a goop dropped down and landed in front of her, spewing open revealing a young boy clutching a frail still girl to his body.
"Are you, the space time witch?" Asked the boy as he gathered his bearings.
"I have been called that." Replied the raven haired woman.
"Would you please… I need you to save Sakura!" He pleaded.
The raven haired woman stepped forward, "This child's name is Sakura?"
"Yes!"
"And your name?" She asked.
"I'm Syaoran." Replied the boy as the witch crouched down beside him and held her hand over Sakura's forehead.
"This child… has lost something very precious. And that something has been scattered to many different worlds. If nothing is done, this child will die." The witch replied. Standing once more she looked toward the house, "Watanuki."
A tall, slim boy with blue eyes and glasses stood by the house watching when his name was called, "Y-yes?"
"Go to our treasure room, there is something I need you to bring back." She stated and the boy bowed with haste before he was pulled inside by two small little girls. "Do you wish to save this child?"
"Yes!"
"There will be a price. Are you still willing?" Asked the witch.
"I will pay any price I can!" Pressed Syaoran.
A strong aura then surrounded the area. "They're here." She smiled.
One from the sky and one from the ground, two gob's appeared and burst open revealing two men. One shrouded in black dripping with blood, and the other dressed in heavy, white and blue robes.
"Who the hell are you?/Are you the Dimension Witch?" Asked the two men simultaneously.
"Please give me your names first." Recited the Witch.
"Me? I'm Kurogane. What is this place?" Questioned the man in black with jet-black hair and scorching red eyes as he stood, resting a rather long sword on his shoulder.
"This is Japan."
"Eh? I'm from Japan." Stated the man.
"Yes, a Japan of a different dimension." Cited the Witch.
"I'm not getting any of this." Grumbled the man whom called himself Kurogane.
"And you?" Asked the Witch to the fair-haired man with cool, clear blue eyes.
"The wizard of Seresu, Fai D. Flowright." Bowed the magician.
"Do you know where you are?" Asked the Witch.
"Yes. A place where any wish can be granted if a suitable price is paid." Stated the Mage.
"You are correct. The reason why all of you are here is because you all have a wish." Stated the Witch.
"My home world, is where I want to be!/is the place I do not want to be."
The ninja glared at the fare haired mage.
The witch hummed, "That is a tall order for the both of you… No, for all three of you. Even if you offered your most precious item, individually you don't have enough to pay. But, if you three were to pay together, you may just be able to afford it."
"What kind of crap is this?" Questioned the ninja.
"Mr. Black, could you keep your insults down?"
"I'm not Mr. Black!" He yelled.
"All three of your wishes are the same." Continued the Witch. "You want to go to many worlds in order to restore the memory of this child." Looked to Syaoran and Sakura. "You want to return to your own world." Looked to Kurogane. "You want to go to different worlds to avoid returning to your own." Looked to Fai. "You have different reasons, but the method is all the same. What you need is a way to travel to different dimensions. Individually, neither one of you can come up with the price of your wish, but if you combine the payment from all of you, it is possible." The Witch explained.
"All right, then what would my payment be?" Asked the ninja.
"Your sword."
"What?! I'd never sell away Ginryu!" Growled the ninja.
"If you insist. You'll be left to wander this world looking like a costume-contest loser, taken into custody by the police for carrying around an unlawful/unregistered sword, and your face will be plastered all over the television for being a freak that you are." Grinned the Witch. "You do realize that I am the only one that can get you out, right? You're trapped in this world without my help."
"That's got to be a lie!"
"It's all true." Chimed the mage.
"You're kidding!" He looked to the mage whom shook his head no.
"So, what will you do?" Asked the Witch.
The ninja grumbled and sheathed his sword with a curse. "When I am free from this curse, I'm coming back for it!" He handed it over with his promise.
The witch looked over to the mage, "Your price, is your marking."
"I don't suppose this stuff would suffice instead?" He questioned motioning to the staff in his hand.
"No. I told you, the price is the thing you value most." Stated the Witch.
"I guess I have no choice." He sighed and a moment later, a dark marking floated through the back of his white jacket and over to the witch.
"Now how about you. Now is the time to hand over your most valued item and then you will be able to travel to different worlds." Stated the Witch looking to Syaoran and Sakura.
"Fine!" Agreed Syaoran.
"I still have not named your price you know. And you're still willing to pay?"
"Yes!"
"The only thing I can do is send you to other worlds. Finding this child's memory is something you will have to do."
The boy was quite for a moment, "Fine."
"I like your attitude." Smiled the witch. The doors opened to the house and the boy from earlier returned with the two girls whom took hold of the two items the magician and the ninja handed over. "Here they are." She took the small white rabbit. "This little one is called Mokona Modoki. Mokona will be the one to transport you to different worlds."
"Eh, you have another one. Hand that one over, I'll use that to get home." Grinned the ninja.
"No, that one is strictly used for communication." Stated the Witch. "Now, Mokona will take you all to different dimensions, however there is no way to control which one you will travel to. Or that reason, only fate will decide when your wishes will be granted. However there is no coincidence in the world. There is only 'Hitsuzen'. And what brought you all together was also 'hitsuzen'." The witch looked to Syaoran. "Syaoran, your price is your relationship. That is what you value most, so that will be your price."
"My price? But h-"
"Even if this child's memories are restored, she will not remember you from when you first met and up until this point in time. Your relationship with her will never be the same again. So, what is she to you?"
Syaoran clutched Sakura closer to his body, "A childhood friend, the princess of a country, and… and a girl who is most precious to me."
"I see. However, if you accept Mokona, that relationship will end. That is my price. Will you still pay?" Asked the witch.
"Lets go… I will not let Sakura die!" Stated Syaoran.
"I understand. To travel between worlds is more difficult than you imagine. There are a variety of worlds. Take these two for example, you can tell from their clothes that they both come from different worlds than your own. People that you know, people that you've meet in your own world, they're developed under completely different conditions in other worlds. You may meet different versions of the same person time after time in different worlds, and just because that person was nice in your world, does not mean you will find an ally in the next. You'll find worlds where you can't communicate, where some worlds does not even make sense, scientific methods, laws, all change with the worlds you travel to next. There are worlds filled with theives, liars, criminals, worlds locked in constant wars, and you must live through them all. It will be a journey in which you won't know where you are nor how close you are to collecting the lost fragments of memory from this child. With that said, are you still determined to see it through?" Questioned the Witch.
"Yes!" Agreed Syaoran.
"Sincerity and determination, no matter what a person wants to attempt, those two are needed and it seems that you are well provided with both. And so, you may go." Said the witch releasing Mokona whom hovered in the air and sprouted wings from its back and a magic circle appeared. "You will meet two young children in the next world. In order for you to go on your quest, they too must join you on your journey, as it is their wish to leave the world they live in for a better one." Stated the Witch.
"How will we know who to look for?" Questioned the Mage.
"That is for you to find out." Smiled the Witch.
"What kind of crap is that?!" Growled the ninja.
"Remember, there is nothing but 'hitsuzen' in the world. You will know who they are. Now go!" Called out the witch and Mokona's mouth opened wide. Wind swirled around the three travelers before sucking them inside the mouth of Mokona and sending them off to the next world. "I wish you three the best of fortune on your journey, and the two lives you are about to change."
End Prologue
The lights faded back on allowing the audience to see their surroundings as they applauded for the reader.
Joci: Thank you, thank you. Bows to audience. I do hope you have enjoyed this reading. It's not much, but it is enough to start us off, isn't it that right you two.
Crys & Kuro: Yes!
Joci: We all hope to see you back here for the next reading.
Crys: Any comments or reviews are deeply encouraged!
Kuro: Recommending and Sharing 'The Lost Children' is allowed under the pretense that credit goes to Joci for her work and effort of this story that she has come to re-publish for you audience.
Joci: Thank you Crys, Kuro. Now, until the next update! We thank you all again for joining us today!
The audience leaves, a few pausing by the door to leave their comment/post a review for others to find before the doors to the great theater are closed and the lights turned off till the next reading.