Round ZERO: The Four Card Symbols
I guess you readers are given a glimpse of what the dangers our DDS students are about to face in the coming chapters. With the first two F-4 members taken captive (one under control by someone), this leaves the other two in danger, since they are unaware of what happened to their friends.
The remaining F-4 members, Akira Mimasaka and Rui Hanazawa, will appear sometime soon, so for the meantime, buckle up, as the next chapter is about to commence…and this time Class S takes this chapter's spotlight!
Disclamer:
- Detective School Q is owned by Studio Pierrot
- Digimon Adventure 02 is owned by Toei Animation
- Hana Yori Dango is owned by Yoko Kamio and Toei Animation
- R.O.D. The TV is owned by Aniplex and J.C. Staff
- .hack// is owned by Bandai and Cyber Connect
- Cardcaptor Sakura is owned by CLAMP and NHK
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Later that night, Kyuu arrived at his house to pack up some clothes as he is going to stay at Kazuma's house while trying to pinpoint Sojiro Nishikado's whereabouts. Kyo also arrived, and both exchanged greetings. The phone rang and Kyo answered it. It was Yukihira, and she was frantically telling the younger Renjou to check the news on TV. "Huh? An attack in Odaiba by Digimons??? Oh, I already know that. Me and Kite saw it on the news..." Kyo responded.
"This one is different! Just open your TV and you'll see what I mean!" Yuki retorted. As he did what she said, the Renjou brothers were surprised to see the several new footage of the rampaging Digimons, showing how the latest victims are killed. Kyuu became concerned even more, recalling what Principal Dan told them early this morning.
"Looks like Daisuke and the rest are going to have a hard time there..." his mind spoke.
Elsewhere in Tokyo, "sisters" Anita King and Maggie Cheung were glued to the TV screen while watching the news of what happened at Odaiba. Nenene Sumiregawa arrived shortly later, and she and Michelle Chang joined the two, who were roused to see the footage of the carnage.
"I'm glad that you possess "paper powers", and not having some furry things as pets…", Nenene commented.
"Yeah…although they're cute, I didn't know that they have rabies…".
"Digimons don't have rabies…" Maggie silently retorted.
And somewhere else in Tokyo, Junior Makuhari watches intently at the footage of the news, and shortly, Yomiko and Nancy Makuhari (Junior's mom) entered the living room just in time to see the news that Junior was watching. Nancy was a bit worried about this and advised her son to be careful.
"I will mother…I will."
At Tomoeda, Sakura Kinomoto and Kero-chan were also watching the news footage of the Odaiba incident, and both had a heated discussion on whether the monsters are Digimons or Clow Cards, since they (the monsters) both had the combined appearance of both subjects.
"If we were there, then maybe we can discern it…wait! We all have the Clow Cards, right?? So how come those monsters resemble like Clow Card spirits??" Kero inquired. "Even I don't know what to think of it…" Sakura mumbled, not sure about the idea herself, although she did find that Kero's comment has its point. They decided to prepare for bed as they have classes tomorrow. As they went to their room, her elder brother, Toya, was standing near a corner, having overheard their conversation. He now wished that his magic powers would return, for he became worried that she might encounter some trouble in the coming days, and he wanted to be there to make sure she is safe.
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Melissa by Porno Grafitti
(1st Opening song from Fullmetal Alchemist)
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kirisaite (kirisaite)
Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no (kanashimi no) iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke
Asu ga kuru hazu no sora wo mite
Mayou bakari no kokoro moteamashiteru
Katawara no tori ga habataita
Doko ka hikari wo mitsukerareta no ka na
Naa Omae no se ni ore mo nosetekurenai ka?
Soshite ichiban takai toko de
okizari ni shite yasashisa kara toozakete
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kirisaite (kirisaite)
Tooi hi no kioku wo
Kanashimi no iki no ne wo tometekure yo
Saa Ai ni kogareta mune wo tsuranuke
Tori wo yuuyami ni miokutta
Chi wo hau bakari no ore wo kaze ga nazeru
Hane ga hoshii to wa iwanai sa
Semete chuu ni mau MELISSA no ha ni naritai
Mou Zuibun to tachitsukushite mita kedo
Tabun kotae wa nai no darou
Kono kaze ni mo iku ate nado nai you ni
Kimi no te de (kimi no te de) kagi wo kakete (kagi wo kakete)
Tamerai nado nai daro
Machigatte mo (machigatte mo)
Nidoto aku koto no nai you ni
Saa Jou no ochiru oto de owarasete
Sukui no nai (sukui no nai) tamashii wa (tamashii wa)
nagasarete kieyuku
Kieteyuku (kieteyuku) shunkan ni wazuka hikaru
Ima Tsuki ga michiru yoru wo umidasu no sa
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Episode 07: Tomoeda no Turespasa (part 1)
The next morning, Class R and S reported for class, and both were in a state of disbelief after watching the news that happened at Odaiba. Sakura was silent the whole time after watching the footage of the rampaging Digimons. The rampaging Digimons that she saw on TV vaguely resembles the spirits of the Clow Cards, but she wasn't sure since all the Clow Cards are in her possession (now known as the Sakura Cards). Tomoyo and Syaoran approached her, telling her about what was bothering them.
"It's impossible that they're Clow Cards...because you sealed all of them. And there's no way that there are other cards existed other than yours." The Hong Kong-born teenager said.
"The same goes for me too. I wonder if Kero-chan can help out? Maybe..." Tomoyo interjected, but Sakura has something to say.
"We don't know if that is the case. Since it all happened at Odaiba, then I guess that the Chosen Children will have to handle them. If ever I sensed that there are some energy that are related to magic, I'll consider that possibility. Until then, we're not involved in this.".
Yomiko Readman arrived, and Class S prepare themselves for a long lecture.
(A/N :Yomiko Readman from R.O.D. OVA and the TV series is now a DDS faculty member)
At the classroom, Class R were having a stern lecture from Tatsumi Hongou, and Kyo was having a rather difficult time catching up, and Hongou uses this as a reason to tweak the younger Renjou's potential as a detective, since he and Principal Dan saw some potential in him.
By recess time, Class R went to the cafeteria and there Kyo opened his laptop, and Kite, Junior and Anita scooted closer to see what their classmate has to show them.
"...as you can see, these are the four guys from the Atami prefecture, the most popular, and filthy-rich members of the F-4. They are: Tsukasa Domyouji, Sojiro Nishikado, Akira Mimasaka, and Rui Hanazawa. Nii-san gave me this info in case one of us happened to stumble onto Mr. Nishikado. I was also told that the other F-4 memebrs are worried, and Mr. Domyouji is considering looking for him. Mr. Hanazawa and Mr. Mimasika are currently, according to Kyuu, out of town and the other, out of the country. So we'll have to worry for now is with one of the two.".
Kite took a USB flashdisk, and inserted it onto Kyo's laptop, and copied the file. "I'll put this into my laptop as well, and see if I can come up with anything.". Then Kite's eyes shifted his sight at the queue area of the cafeteria as a dark-haired teenager passed by. Her hair was straight, short, but very attractive. He momentarilly let go of the laptop as he went towards the girl, and Kyo frantically caught the laptop before hitting the floor.
"Hey, Kite! Be careful! You almost smashed my laptop!". But Kite paid no attention as he scooted closer to the girl. "Hi...are you a student here?". The short-haired girl turned to the Class R member and smiled, causing him to blush.
"No...just a part-time librarian. My name is Ryoko Minori. I'm 16 years old. And you...?"."Umm...Shuno Kunisaki, but you may call me "Kite"...13 years old." he nervously shook hands with her. The rest of Class R sweat-dropped, with Kyo making a comment.
"Geez...first he's obsessed with RPG, now he's been mesmerized by a girl..." But not long after, the bell rang and this signaled the end of recess time. It was class time again. At the classroom, Kotaro Nanami arrived, and lectures have begun again, and Ryoko Minori went back to the library to man her position.
At the laboratory in Honshu Island known as B.O.A.R.D., Isaka was watching intently at the experiment on the unconscious Tsukasa Domyouji, while awaiting word from one of his spies. He was very confident that the F-4 leader will soon fall under his thrall, and soon the rest will follow. One of the BOARD Scientists arrived and told Isaka his news. "Master-Isaka…Here are the data on the F-4 members sent by our spy: Rui Hanazawa and Akira Mimasaka. Mr. Hanazawa is currently at the prefecture of Mt. Bandai attending violin sessions, while Mr. Mimisaka is currently in Spain, and will arrive in four weeks' time.". Isaka adjusted his shades and looks on at the scientist.
"Well done. Are there any report you wish to tell me?".
Before the scientist was about to say that he has nothing more to report, another scientist barged in with a very important news.
"Master Isaka! The radar picks up one of the Clow Beasts that took over one of the Digimons! She's been sighted!".
To Isaka, this was music to his ears, and asked the other scientist where this "Clow Beast" is located.
"She's been pinpointed by our radar! She is approximately at the vicinity of Tomoeda, not far from Tokyo! Our Spy is now heading there to confirm it.". "Good…another card to our collection…and another to further strengthen our fighters…Right now…have our agents sent to Mt. Bandai and apprehend Mr. Hanazawa.". The scientist bowed and left immediately. He then went to another lab room and saw the scientists were working on so something. "Is the Diamond Buckle ready for re-launch yet? Last time our user had to use it for only an hour...". "We're almost at the final stages of the adjustment part, master Isaka. Please be patient, It'll be disastrous if we rush it too early."
One of the scientists replied. The enigmatic man sighed and let the scientists do their part. He went back to the other lab room to oversee the experiment done to Tsukasa Domyouji.
Later in the afternoon, the Li cousins, Shaoran and Meiling, were walking by the park after classes at DDS ended. They went ahead after Sakura and Tomoyo volunteered to stay and help Ms. Katagiri in sorting out the files at the library, hence the Li cousins decided to go on first.
"Aww…you could've stayed there if you wanted too…I can tell…once you and Sakura-chan find a deserted room, you two will make kissy-kissy, muh-muh-muh…" the female Li teased, only to be rebutted by her cousin. Then suddenly, the electric posts began to flash wildly before expoding, and the electric lines began to snap, and whirled around several bystanders, electrocuting them to death. Shaoran and meiling managed to get to an open spot with no power-lines, but were sadden that they couldn't help the bystanders who are killed. Shaoran went rigid for a moment, as he sensed something. Meiling's eyes moved from left to right to see if she could sense any movement. Then, a car was spinning like a ball and came to a stop, only to explode, and the passenger inside was burned to death. Shaoran snapped out of his medidation, for came to a grim realization of what he sensed.
"Damn…! This can't be…! I sense a Clow Card!!". "A Clow Card?? But Sakura captured all of them! How can you be certain??"
She rebutted, and before the male Cardcaptor could reply, the culprit revealed itself. It was the possessed Shikamon, now transformed into the Deer Clow Beast, and he was holding two more victims by their necks, and the deer-Digimon snapped them until they died, and then threw the corpses right in front of them. Meiling saw the shikamon and was baffled to the fullest.
"Is that a Clow Card??!!! Shaoran…that's a Digimon!".
Meiling saw the look on Shaoran's face, which is a cross between confusion and disbelief.
"But…I can sense a Clow Card's energy inside that…". Shikamon was roaring while waving his claws as the deer-digimon prepares to launch an attack.
Meanwhile, at the Tomoeda border, inside a botanical garden, several customers were flocking the garden to see what plants they could find, and which plant to buy. It was quite busy and lively, and due to its ambience, the noise inside the botanical garden was muffled due to the place being made of strong, unbreakable glass designed to withstand the hailstorm. But it's also its undoing, as the noise inside the garden changed from a lively sound to screams of terror, and you could see blood splattering all over. After ten minutes, the activity has ended, and silence covered the botanical garden, as the culprit stepped out of the door. It was the possessed Palmon now known as the Plant Clow Beast, her body covered in blood, and went to a nearby pond to wash herself from the bloodstains of the victims she killed. After the bath, she stealthily escape to avoid detection. The scene shifts to the inside of the Tomoeda Botanical Garden, and you could see several bodies being dismembered, all lying in a swimming pool of blood.
To Be Continued…
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Kesenai Tsumi by Nana Kitade
(1st Ending song from Fullmetal Alchemist)
Itsumo no shisen ni kimi ga ite kokyuu ga dekiru
Boku ni totte nara Sore dake de
Mou Juubun na hazu na no ni
Chippoke na boku wa kurikaesu ayamachi bakari
Dorehodo tsuyosa wo te ni shitara
Nani mo kizutsukezu sumu no?
Mayowazu ni Kono ai wo shinji ikiteyuku
Fusagaranu kizuguchi mo gyu'tto dakishimete
Futari wa aruki-tsuzukeru Ato ni wa modorenai kara
Ima demo kono mune no oku Kesenai tsumi wa itamu kedo
DARLING
Ano hi ushinatta aijou ni setsunasa wo oboe
Boku wa senmei na kono sora no aosa ni sukoshi tomadotte
Tatoe moshi nani ga gisei demo Tada hitotsu shinjita
Kimi no massugu na me ni utsuru setsuna ni saita hana no iro
Muryoku demo kono sadame Tsuyoku ikiteyuku
Te wo musubu taion wa zutto tokeatte
Dattara issou no koto seotta batsu nara tsurakute mo
Moshi tatoe kimi to kono mama
Sekai no nami ni sakarau dake da to shite mo...
Mayowazu ni Kono ai wo shinji ikiteyuku
Fusagaranu kizuguchi mo gyu'tto dakishimete
Mayowazu ni kono sadame Ikiru ikiteyuku
Kimi to nara eien mo kitto tsunagatte
Futari de tada mae wo mite dou ni mo naranakutatte
Soredemo kanarazu kimi wo kono te de mamori-tsuzukeru
DARLING
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- What can I say…? It's a bloody mess as you can see. And I hope you Sakura fans liked this part. Yeah, Sakura could've been there instead of Meiling, but I have a reason of having Meiling there instead of Sakura.
- To the fans of Class Q…be patient, as soon as this Tomoeda story arc is finished, I'll shift the story back to them…right after Class R…
Preview:
Class S is going to put their abilities to the limit as Shaoran and Meiling takes on the Deer Clow Beast,
while Sakura and Tomoyo encounters the Plant Clow Beast near the Tomoeda border, and she'll get the
shock of her life once she sees what kind of opponent she's facing.
