Chapter 9

Syaoran, Freedert, and the Second Hand of Time were walking towards the castle where Elliot is hiding with Sakura's feather when Freedert noticed that the landscape was changing into a snowscape.

Syaoran saw her stop and asked, "What is it?"

"The landscape is changing." She answered.

Syaoran looked at it and noticed the snow as well and asked, "What's going on?"

"Somehow Daisuke's painting has been recovered." The Second Hand of Time answered.

"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked.

"Years ago Daisuke painted a painting that linked my magic to it and was able to bring him here all because of Chief Commander Hiwatari wanted to get rid of him by entrapping him here and it failed." The Second Hand of Time.

"That means the painting still has magic inside of it, right?" Syaoran asked.

The Second Hand of Time and said, "Yes."

"Then what's fueling it both here and the real world?" Syaoran asked.

"The magic of the D.." Freedert answered.

Syaoran gasped and then remembered Dark passed out from being weakened and then Krad going down when they were in the Central Church's basement.

"That is why they were becoming weak…"

"When I was reborn, my magic wasn't returned fully so we had to use an outside magical source and we used not only the feather but the powers of Dark and Krad since they were the ones who were born from artwork."

I hope those two are okay on the other side and hopefully they find a way here. He thought to himself as he and the girls started walking again

Back in the real world, Krad went to his knees and breathed heavily from the shock of losing some of his magic.

"Krad!" Sakura yelled and then heard footsteps running into the room and turned to see Daisuke, Kurogane, and Satoshi. "Something's wrong with Krad!"

"Krad!" Satoshi yelled and ran over to him.

"The painting is feeding on my magic…now.." Krad choked and then blacked out.

"No, Krad!" Satoshi yelled and then felt himself getting weak as well.

"Satoshi!" Daisuke yelled.

"I will be fine just get him to where Dark is." He told Daisuke.

Daisuke took Krad and helped him to the room where they were keeping Dark. Kurogane turned and saw the painting was pitch black.

"Wasn't that picture a snowscape a couple of hours ago?" he asked.

Satoshi looked up and saw the painting and said, "It's happening again."

"What'd you mean again?" Sakura asked.

"The painting took on this darkness when Daisuke went into it after he opened up a window into the world of the Second Hand of Time, which is this art piece of work." Satoshi said as he shown the art piece.

"I take that's the real thing and that it made its own world." Kurogane said.

Satoshi nodded and said, "I believe that the feather is still in there and the only way of getting it back is finding a way of getting into that world."

Daisuke came back into the room and said, "All I remembered from getting to that world was meeting Miss Second Hand of Time but since she's gone, we need to find a different way of doing it."

"How about Fai? Didn't you say he was a magician?" Satoshi asked.

"He said he's never using magic ever again so we can't use his magic." Kurogane answered.

"Mokona has an idea! We can ask Yuko!" they heard and they saw Mokona in the room.

"How the hell did you get in here!?" Kurogane yelled as he watched the little creature jump onto the desk.

"Mokona noticed you, Daisuke, and Satoshi were gone so came to find you and then found you here!" he answered.

"What do you think Daisuke?" Satoshi asked.

"We can give it try since she helped us out before." Daisuke answered.

Satoshi nodded and turned to Mokona and said, "Contactt her."

Mokona nodded and then his jewel glowed and an image of Yuko appeared.

"Ah Mokona, I wasn't expecting you to contact me so soon!"

"It's great to see you too Yuko!" Mokona exclaimed.

"What brings you in contacting me? Yuko asked.

"We need your help in getting into a different world." Daisuke answered.

"Ah, you're in Azumano again."

"Another one of my feathers has appeared in this world." Sakura told her.

Yuko noticed that she was in a different body and asked, "Who are you I may ask?"

"It's me Sakura, I ended up in this body because the soul that belongs to this one was not able to crossover." She answered.

"I see, it looks like you have to retrieve your body as well. Very well then, I do have something that may help you in crossing into that world." Yuko said and went to retrieve an item and then Mokona spit out a clock. "This clock will help you get you to your destination and it will also make sure that wherever you are keeps its stability."

"Sounds good enough to me." Kurogane said.

"As you know I need compensation for that clock." Yuko said.

Satoshi took something out of his pocket and takes out an amulet that was made by his family, the Hikari family.

"How about this?" he asked.