Chapter 4: A Message, and a Mission
As Kyouhei and Sunako sat in thought, the T.V. suddenly began to flicker, the actors on screen speaking in garbled words. At once, the T.V. turned off, and the candles (which Sunako used in place of light bulbs) flickered and died, as well, almost as if it was an ominous warning of impending doom. Before either of them could say a word, two ghostly figures gradually appeared in front of them, starting out very blurry, but slowly coming into focus.
Kyouhei sat up straight and tensed his muscles, not sure what to expect from these two new arrivals. Sunako on the other hand, jumped up, and began to dance and twirl around the two figures, blissfully star-struck, singing a made up song, "Ghosties, ghosties, ghosts, ghosts!". As the two figures became clear however, she stopped dancing, and said, in a shocked voice, "Sakura-san? Syaoran-san?"
Kyouhei gazed upon the two ghosts, shocked that these were the two parents of Subaru. The one named Sakura-san has soft, billowy hair, and kind eyes, though Kyouhei could not quite make out the colour of either. She wore a flowing white dress, reminiscent of many of the female ghosts in Sunako's horror movies. Syaoran-san, on the other hand, had a hard look in his eyes, and messy locks. He looked like a fighter, and stood like a rock next to his wife.
"Sunako-chan," began Sakura,smiling, "It has been a long time, hasn't it? How have you been doing? You seem to have grown up into a find young lady. Hello, Kyouhei-kun" she added, turning to Kyouhei, who was surprised she knew who he was.
"Sakura-san...Syaoran-san...what are you doing here?" replied Sunako, slightly in shock, but also seemingly reverent of the woman in white.
"Sunako-chan, you must listen carefully, we haven't got much time," Syaoran stated urgently, "You must protect Subaru. You're the only left in this area that we can trust. You were right to assume that we were not normal. You see, Sakura here, Subaru's mother, became entrusted with a set of Cards, the Clow cards, which allowed her to harness different powers, such as fire, or water, or even a sword, or mirror. She even created some of her own cards, sealing The Dark Forces*, which were different forces, such as emotions, set upon us by our enemies, The Dark Ones. The Dark Forces were very much like the Clow Cards, and once Sakura had sealed them, they were no longer a problem. Sakura and I, however, were unable to seal one Dark Force - the very last Dark Force: The Celestial, a force that harnesses the power of all the celestial bodies in our solar system and causes destruction aimed at large power sources on Earth. The Celestial had targetted both Clow Reed and Sakura, who were the most powerful magicians of their time, and both of them were able to keep this force at bay, but neither was powerful enough to capture it. Although Sakura had fended off this dark force before, that night was different. It was the night of a lunar eclipse. While The Celestial gains more strength during eclipses, Sakura and I, who both use the power of the moon, were greatly weakened. Even with the help of one who uses the power of the sun, we were greatly weakened without the power of a Card Captor. We desperately wanted to live a peaceful life with Subaru. But fate would not allow it. Along with our friends, who had come to help us capture this dark force, we became trapped in a celestial orb, controlled by the dark force. The Celestial will soon recognize the power that Subaru has, and it will come after him. We are only able to communicate with you for a short time because being trapped here has drained us all of our powers, and if we stay here for too much longer, we will no longer be able to sustain our life forces. We will disappear."
"Sunako-chan, Kyouhei-kun" Sakura continued, "Subaru has all the cards, as well as the staff that is needed to harness their power. I sent them all to him when I realized that we could not escape from here without some outside help. I will be able to use some magic without the cards and the staff, but I will need Subaru's help from the outside. He is the only one who can capture this card now. But please, protect him, and help him. Sunako-chan, remember the package you got a few days after that fateful night. That will help you. Inside is the Five Force Sword, as well as a magical and powerful bow and arrow, which belongs to my guardian, Yue. Both Yue and Cerberus, my other guardian, are trapped with us, and all weapons were useless in this trap, so I sent Syaoran's sword and Yue's bow and arrow to you. Sunako-chan, Kyouhei-kun, I have faith in both of you. Believe me, you will be more important to Subaru than you think. Let fate be your guide..." and with that, the two disappeared, looks of desperation in both their eyes.
Slowly, Kyouhei and Sunako turned to face each other, both of them wondering what would happen from this point on.
"What package?" Kyouhei asked suddenly, but Sunako had already thought about it, going over to the closet, and pulling out a belt with a green tassle, and a bow and arrow. Sunako picked up the bow and arrow, both of which glowed silver in her hands before shrinking down to a miniture necklace, and carelessly tossed the belt over to Kyouhei, who caught it deftly, and watched in surprise as it transformed into a gleaming sword.
"What now? Where do we even begin to look for this 'Dark Force'?" asked Sunako, learning quickly that, in order to release the bow and arrow, all she had to do was move her arm up so that it was parallel with the ground, and it would appear in her hand.
Kyouhei walked over to her, putting a hand on her shoulder, and gazing at her intently "We let fate be our guide..."
Sunako could only meet his eyes for a millisecond, before having a massive nosebleed and falling unconsciously into the arms of Kyouhei, who couldn't help but wonder if he was perhaps a bigger threat than The Dark Forces to Sunako.
*The Dark Forces: This is something from Wish-chan's fanfiction, "The New Trials of Card Captor Sakura". In this fanfiction, Sakura has these raw elements thrown at her (kind of like Clow Cards before they were Cards) and she has to capture these. To fully understand the concept, read Wish-chan's fanfiction, which is awesome!