Chapter 11

The big group split up into three different groups. One with Fai, Kurogane, Mio, and Freedert searching in one part of the village while Daisuke, Satoshi, and the Second Hand of Time searching in the other part and Syaoran, Sakura, and Mokona in the walked out of one of the houses and said, "Nothing in this one, how about you guys?"

"Nothing in the other houses and the shops either. It's like no one's in them either." Fai answered.

"This world doesn't have much because of the Second Hand of Time." Freedert told them.

"I see, this world was made from your own memories." Mio said.

Freedert nodded and said, "Yes, I guess you were connected to artwork, too."

"Kind of, I was a doll brought to life and then Sakura's feather brought me too life again." Mio answered.

"If you two had enough to talk about, so where else can we search for the feather?" Kurogane asked.

"Well, there's one place where Elliot, Kyle, and I used to play in." Freedert answered.

"Kyle?" Fai asked.

"Yes, Kyle Endoyle, he used to be a friend of mine and Elliot's until that day." She told them as they started walking.

"Kuro-pu, isn't Kyle Endoyle the name of the one who wrote that Ice and Dark book that Krad still has on him?" Fai whisprered.

"I think so, we should ask her about what happened and how it led to her being in this place and involved with the Second Hand of Time." Kurogane said.

Fai nodded in agreement.

"Tell us about this Kyle and how you ended up with the Second Hand of Time." Kurogane said.

"Well, let's see, Kyle was a really good friend of mine and Elliot's. We always played with each other and then when he found out that Elliot and I fell in love he became jealous." Freedert started.

"Jealous? I never read that in the story "Ice and Snow."

"That version you read is not the real story the one I am about to tell you is the real story. When the war broke out, Elliot was going to go off and fight and told Kyle to protect me after I gave him a sword."

"That sword that Elliot has at his belt, is that the Wedge of Time?" Mio asked.

Freedert nodded and said, "I haven't finished yet. I found out that Elliot died and went to the Second Hand of Time, the artwork form, and made a wish which was give the rest of my earthly time to Elliot and it did and I ended up dying but my soul went with the Second Hand of Time."

"Wow, I never knew that would happen that way." Mio said.

"It did, well, we're here!" Freedert exclaimed as they entered a garden that was about to be covered in ice and snow.

"I guess the snow started to fall here as well." Kurogane said.

"Since this world is starting to become a little unstable, the ice is not as bad as it was in the real world." Freedert told them.

"Isn't this world surviving because of the magic of Dark and Krad?" Fai asked.

"Yes, but sometimes magic fades and soon it will fade." She answered.

Kurogane heard something and then said, "Everyone, stand back!"

"Huh?" Freedert asked.

"Why?" Mio asked and then looked out and saw ice knights appear and gasped.

I hope the others are having much more luck than us! Fai thought to himself.

Satoshi, Daisuke, and the Second Hand of Time were searching around in some of the shops on the other side of town searching for the feather. When they failed, they met up in a park.

Daisuke sighed and said, "Nothing turned up anywhere, I bet the others are having a worse time trying to find the feather."

"Well, they did have a hard time the last time in Azumano trying to get the feather from Krad."Satoshi reminded him.

"Yeah." Daisuke said and then noticed something in the corner of his eye and looked and saw the ice knights. "Oh no!"

"I can't believe they came after us." The Second Hand of Time said.

"Run!" Satoshi ordered and they got up from the bench and started running, but another group of knights blocked their way. "Damn it, we're surrounded!"

"Come on Syaoran, get the feather so we can get out of here in one piece!" Daisuke exclaimed.

Meanwhile in the castle, Sakura, Syaoran, and Mokona were searching high and low for the feather. When they started to climb a staircase, Syaoran asked, "Do you feel anything Mokona?"

"A little bit but the feather is definitely somewhere upstairs." Mokona answered.

"Well, let's keep going then." Syaoran said.

They kept on climbing the stairs and then footsteps sounded from the bottom of the stairs heading upwards.

"Oh no!" Syaoran exclaimed.

"Someone's coming!" Mokona exclaimed.

"Come on!" Syaoran exclaimed as he grabbed Sakura's hand and started running with her up the stairs.

This feels so familiar, like I done this before! She thought to herself.

As they got to the top of the stairs, Sakura heard her feather call out to her.

"MEKYO!" Mokona exclaimed when he also felt it.

"That means…"

"Yep! It's here somewhere!"

"Come on, let's keep going." Syaoran said and they started climbing up the stairs. As they climbed they heard more footsteps. "Oh no!"

"What is it?" Sakura asked.

"The knights are coming after us again! Come on!" Syaoran exclaimed and grabbed her hand and they started running.

When they got to the top Mokona exclaimed, "MEKYO!"

"s it here!?" Syaoran asked.

"Yes!"

Then Sakura heard the feather call out to her and said, "Feather…"

Syaoran felt her let go of his hand and he yelled, "Sakura!"

Sakura didn't hear him and kept on walking down the hall to where her feather might be.

"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled and then he got grabbed by icy hands. "LET GO OF ME! SAKURA!"

"SAKURA!" Mokona shouted.