Author's Note: First Fanfiction... You know how it is. This is the second version of the story, the new and improved upgraded one, just to let you know. (The story isn't finished yet, just rewriting the beginning because I didn't like how it turned out.)

Summary: 2 years after the second movie of Card Captor Sakura: The Sealed Card, life seems pretty normal, not including the training Keroberos forces Sakura to do over the summers and the fact that most of her allowance is spent on sending mail to Syaoran who is living all the way back in Hong Kong. However, when magical entities are stirring up inside and around Tomoeda, what will the crew do? Will they take an aggressive stance, run straight into trouble, or somehow figure out a way keep away from disaster?

A Riot of Surprises

Prologue: Stirring From the Darkness

When the Shadows are restlessly stirring…

The Light flickers uncertainly in the grasp of an omen,

Unprepared are both the Day and the Night for the dangers that come,

For when the Nameless arrive, Seven will be hunted and Seven will be found,

The Wolf shall become the prey and the Cherry Blossom shall stray from safety,

When the Shadow meets the Light…

- Excerpt from the Prophecy of Stars, from the Sage of the Sun and the Moon

Tomoeda, a relatively peaceful city in Japan, flashed up onto a screen in far away London. The screen's light gave the dark room a slight blue glow as three children around the age of thirteen and fourteen sat on the floor, side by side, listening to the man standing next to the screen talk.

"As you well know, to most people who have eyed the city – whether for gain, profit, or just idle curiosity – the city is an ideal place to live in as it has a lot of free and open space. In fact, slightly crowded would be an overstatement in this case. The area there is relatively free of pollution, and the crime rate is extremely low; definitely a suitable place for people to live. Years ago, the city was given the opportunity to earn huge amounts of money by allowing more businesses to thrive and build in the free space there. To much surprise, the city and its residents declined and they have been living peacefully from then on."

There was a pause before the man continued, "However, approximately four years ago, certain events were brought to our notice." Tapping a button on the remote he carried, the man brought up the next slide. Five pictures were shown on this new slide; one in each corner and one in the middle.

The one at the top left corner showed a boy around ten years of age holding a magnificent sword with a golden hilt and a round, black, pearl-like gem inset in the middle. Another gem, with the same qualities, hung from the end, red string strung through it and ending in tassels. The boy in the picture himself had messy chocolate hair and serious, solemn amber eyes. In the dark room, the boy sitting on the left smiled to himself as whittled away on a wooden block; knife in one hand, block in the other.

"In the top left corner is Li Syaoran, current heir to the Li clan. Currently living in Hong Kong at age fourteen, he is an advanced martial artist and his weapon of choice is his blade. This picture was taken four years ago. As the Li clan is very protective of their deceased clan leader's heir, we have almost no recent knowledge on his non-academic achievements; but you'll be pleased to know that we do have some information on his personality and school life."

Moving on to the next picture at the top right of the screen, the man continued, "Who we have here is Hiiragizawa Eriol; the picture was also taken four years ago. Unlike the Li heir, we have more than enough information on him as he lives close by… and also because of the fact that he is who he is; or you could say, who he was. Graduated from the London University two years ago, he is said to enjoy a peaceful life with a female cousin and black cat. His Guardians, who we presume are the two mentioned just now, transform into two beings with butterfly-like wings: a female humanoid and a panther." The man turned to the only girl in the group and added, "If you want to know more, ask our current Clow expert and most loyal fan… or so you call yourself."

The picture mentioned showed another boy around the same age as the first smiling calmly, yet there was an underlying sense of mystery radiating from the intelligent sapphire eyes that stared out of the picture. One of the three children, a girl on the right ignored the last comment from the man and looked straight into the eyes of the boy and couldn't help but shiver – though the reason was lost deep in her closed off mind. She also noted short black hair and glasses before her eyes wandered elsewhere.

"Moving on now; the next two pictures on the bottom are the 'before and after' images of the Guardians of the Sun and the Moon; Keroberos and Yue, respectively. There isn't much to say about them except that they live in Tomoeda and maintain close relations to their Mistress."

The picture at the bottom left hand corner showed a youth around sixteen and a strange creature – strange to most people at least. What seemed to be a yellow plush toy with tiny beady eyes, large ears, and tiny white wings hovered in the air next to a tall, silver haired youth whose glasses did not obscure hazel eyes which were kind and gentle. Directly to its right, another picture showed two even stranger beings: a winged, lion-like beast and a tall angelic figure. The lion had a serious but kind face and yellow eyes. A red gem was inset on its forehead in the middle of a headpiece of sorts. With the same design, a chest plate adorned the lion's chest with another similar ruby gem inset in the middle of its chest. Magnificent wings completed its mythological look, as if it had come out of a storybook. Next to him stood the man with similar pure white wings, but the difference in the two was great. This being had icy blue eyes and if looks could kill, many would have already fallen victim to his intense stare. Also, his face was blank and stern, as if nothing could faze him, and his long silver hair seemed to flow behind him though it was braided and ended in tassels.

"And last but certainly not the least, is the famed Card Mistress herself, Kinomoto Sakura," the man said, pointing to the final picture.

Finally, the middle picture that attracted most of their attention showed a young girl around ten years of age holding a pink wand in her right hand and a strange pink card in her left. The wand was around the length of a sword and sported a yellow star in a pink circle at the top, and on both sides of the star were small white wings. A pair of depthless jet black eyes, from the room, looked over the girl holding the wand. Her auburn hair was blown away from her face in the picture revealing her emerald green eyes.

"The rest of our information will be sent to you, during the mission, via small laptops that we will provide. Remember, don't reveal your identities unless you must. The Council has spoken in concurrence with Heads. Do you know your orders, young Condemners?" The children nodded and the man added, "Any questions?"

"Only one," the final child in the middle said, "when do we leave?"

"Tonight," was the reply.

Ending Note: The rewritten version of the Prologue is finally complete. The whole thing is different from the original one, but it won't affect the overall story. I just cut short the prophecy and added more.