1.1 Last time, Sakura and Syaoran emerged seven years in the future, and
(after gawking at each other's new 17 year old bodies ^^ ) they walked down
the cemetery, only to find… Kero and Yue?!
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1.3 Chapter 11
"Who is there?!" Yue asked. "Show yourselves!" Keroberos added. Sakura started to wave her hands in the air. "It's me! Sakura! I'm so glad to see your both alright!" See jumped out of the bushes and ran towards them. Syaoran, Mia, and Tomoyo all cried at once, "Sakura! No! Come back quick!" But it was too late. She was near them Syaoran jumped out and ran to get her. Sakura walked into the light of a lit torch on a pole so Yue and Keroberos could see them. She could see them better. They hadn't changed much. Or at all, really. But that can be expected from two beings that have already lived for well over a thousand years. Seven years is nothing for them. But when she tried to get closer to them, they jumped back and stood in an offensive position, as if they were ready to strike her down. Syaoran appeared and grabbed Sakura's arm. "Come on Sakura! Get back!" Sakura looked confused. "Why should I be scared? It's just Kero and Yue!" "Yes, but for them, it's been seven years since they've seen us. We've changed so much, they might not recognize us! And you saw what they did to those tuxedos."
"I'll ask again. Who is there? Identify yourselves. You claim to be Sakura. We once knew a Sakura, but she is dead. Who are you really?" Yue asked with a serious look on his face. That same unchanging look he always has. "I demand to know! WHO ARE YOU?!" Sakura got her arm free from Syaoran. "Don't be silly! We can trust them!" She turned her back towards Syaoran and walked closer to Yue and Keroberos. Still, she wondered why they were in their true forms and not in their borrowed forms of Yukito and Kero. But she quickly forgot that and just thought about how glad she was to see that they were alive. They were a little dirty and roughed up from fighting, but still okay. "It's really me! Sakura Kinomoto! Don't you recognize me? And he's still Syaoran Li!" She pointed to a nervous looking Syaoran behind her. A sweat drop rolled down his head.
"LIARS!" Yue snapped. Keroberos jumped forward and growled. He looked incredibly fierce in his true form, like a giant yellow tiger. He screamed at them, "You are not our masters! Our master Sakura Kinomoto, Mistress of the Clow Cards, and her friend Syaoran Li, head of the Li clan in Hong Kong, died long ago! They disappeared one night seven years ago… they were never heard from again! That night I remember a strange woman broke into Sakura's house… she put me to sleep… I never heard from my master again…"
It started to rain gently.
"But Keroberos! It is really us! We're alive and perfectly fine!" "You lie!" Kero screamed. His face was full of rage. "How dare you shame the name of our master by claiming to be them!" Yue stepped forward. "I sense a great deal of magical power in them… they must be demons! They have disguised themselves in order to kill us! They are followers of Sadin! Kill them!"
The rain began to become heavier.
Sakura gasped. "No! Wait!" But it was too late. Keroberos jumped high in the air towards Sakura. He landed on her with tremendous force, pinning her to the muddy ground. She let out a scream of pain. Keroberos had his paws on her shoulders to keep her from moving. He raised a paw in the air and was about to slice Sakura's head clean off in one swipe when something hit his side and flung him off. Sakura looked up and saw Syaoran had kicked him off. Keroberos quickly got up and growled at Syaoran. "Insolent whelp!" He lunged at Syaoran and was ready to maul him.
"Stop Keroberos." Yue ordered. "Leave him to me." By now Sakura was standing next to Syaoran. Syaoran drew his sword from his side. Light from the torches gleamed off his sword. Keroberos drew back. "…As you wish…" He said with reluctance in his voice. Yue flew within about 5 feet of Syaoran and place his hands together as if he were holding a sword. Within a second, he materialized a long sword out of magic energy. "Have at you, demon!" He pointed his energy sword at and lunged at him. Sakura pulled back, while Syaoran fought. She thought to herself, "I know what to do! I'll use the windy card to tie them up, just like I did in the Final Judgment! I'll just—" She reached into her pocket to pull out the Clow Cards. "Ahh!" she screamed out loud. "They're… they're gone!" Then she remembered. She left the Clow Cards in her backpack in the bushes! She dashed to get it while Syaoran dueled with Yue.
Meanwhile, the fight between Syaoran and Yue ravaged on. Neither one could land a hit on the other. Syaoran would attack high, and Yue would fly above it or duck underneath it. Yue would stab, but Syaoran would jump to one side. Their swords constantly clashed, sending sparks into the air. Their swords collided and held that way. They pushed as hard as they could to shove the other away. They were so close to each other and pushing so hard they could see the sweat on the other's face even in the dim light. "It's time to end this, demon." Yue said, with his face inches from Syaoran's face, with their swords pressed together. Syaoran tried to get a better footing, but put his foot in the mud by mistake and lost his balance, falling on the ground. Yue pointed the tip of his energy sword at Syaoran neck. With his left hands, he sent energy blasts at his hands and feet, pinning him to the ground like shackles. Syaoran couldn't move. No one could help him. He was at Yue's mercy. Yue dropped his sword and it faded away. "Now it is time to teach you a lesson." Yue said with utter hatred in his light blue eyes. He floated higher into the air. It was hard for Syaoran to see him with the increasing rain, and the fog that was rolling into the already black night. But he could still tell what he was doing. Yue was gathering his energy and forming spike all around him. He would fire them at him like arrows. He was right. Within seconds, he could see a barrage of arrow like crystals flying at him. If any of them hit, it would be fatal. He braced for the worst and turned away.
Syaoran closed his eyes and turned away. He couldn't stand to watch his incoming doom. He waited. Time seemed to drag on forever. Suddenly, he realized at least 30 seconds must have passed. But how could he still be alive? He looked up and saw a barrier around him and that all the energy had been stopped at the outside. What happened? He looked behind him. "SAKURA!" It was Sakura holding her staff. She had gotten her Clow Cards and used the Shield Card to protect him. "Sakura… you've saved my life…" He said while blushing a little. "Only repaying the favor…" She said, blushing as well.
The rain stopped.
The magic arrows around Syaoran disappeared, as did the magic shackles that held him down. The Shield Card disappeared and allowed him to stand. Yue and Keroberos landed next to them. Yue was the first to speak. "You… used a Clow Card? …So you really are Sakura Kinomoto? Mistress of the Cards? My master who defeated me in the Final Judgment those seven long years ago, the year when the world was turned to chaos?" Sakura sighed. "That's what I kept trying to tell you! But you wouldn't listen!" Yue and Kero stood in silence. They looked almost ashamed of themselves. Kero spoke out. "We are terribly sorry for what we have done… But you must understand, we thought you and Syaoran were long dead! You… you disappeared those seven years ago… without a trace… we missed you greatly… and without your power, we couldn't stay in our borrowed forms. We had to hide so no one could see us. We just waited for the day you would return… but less than a week later… we heard terrible news… the bodies of a young girl and boy were found in the woods. They were so badly hurt their bodies were unrecognizable. Everyone thought the two bodies belonged to you and Syaoran… So when we heard… we just assumed you were dead and never coming back… A week later, that's when Sadin began his malicious attack on our world…"
"I see," Syaoran thought to himself, "Because we disappeared and weren't killed, the future is different than Mia said… but everyone still thought we were dead…" Kero continued. "So, you must understand, Sadin has been after us. He keeps trying to learn more about the Clow Cards from us, so when our dead master shows up with the boy found dead with her…" "You thought we were his minions trying to trick you." Sakura finished for him. She gave Mia and Tomoyo a signal that it was alright to come out of hiding. "Exactly." Kero said. "But one thing bothers me." "What's that Kero?" Kero turned his head to the side. "If you weren't killed that day… what happened to you?" It's a long story. But to make a long story short, we traveled in time in order to stop Sadin." Yue's eyes widened. "You are going to try and take on Sadin? You must be crazy. We couldn't even try to defeat him. He doesn't even exist in this world. He's in his own world, sending his lackeys here to find the Clow Cards." "We know. But we have a plan to stop him. But I think we are going to need your help!" Yue and Kero looked at each other, and Yue said, "Alright. We'll do it. We'll help you. You are our master after all." Sakura had a huge smile on her face. "Yay! Thank you so much!" She jumped in the air in excitement. Kero just smiled. "You've grown up so much, into a young lady… but you're still the same old Sakura…"
And so they walked down the cemetery towards the mage village as Sakura, Syaoran, Mia, and Tomoyo told them the plan of how they would try and rid the universe of the evil Sadin.
To be continued…
So, what did you think about Kero and Yue being the bad guys for once? I kinda liked it. The real quest begins soon…
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"Who is there?!" Yue asked. "Show yourselves!" Keroberos added. Sakura started to wave her hands in the air. "It's me! Sakura! I'm so glad to see your both alright!" See jumped out of the bushes and ran towards them. Syaoran, Mia, and Tomoyo all cried at once, "Sakura! No! Come back quick!" But it was too late. She was near them Syaoran jumped out and ran to get her. Sakura walked into the light of a lit torch on a pole so Yue and Keroberos could see them. She could see them better. They hadn't changed much. Or at all, really. But that can be expected from two beings that have already lived for well over a thousand years. Seven years is nothing for them. But when she tried to get closer to them, they jumped back and stood in an offensive position, as if they were ready to strike her down. Syaoran appeared and grabbed Sakura's arm. "Come on Sakura! Get back!" Sakura looked confused. "Why should I be scared? It's just Kero and Yue!" "Yes, but for them, it's been seven years since they've seen us. We've changed so much, they might not recognize us! And you saw what they did to those tuxedos."
"I'll ask again. Who is there? Identify yourselves. You claim to be Sakura. We once knew a Sakura, but she is dead. Who are you really?" Yue asked with a serious look on his face. That same unchanging look he always has. "I demand to know! WHO ARE YOU?!" Sakura got her arm free from Syaoran. "Don't be silly! We can trust them!" She turned her back towards Syaoran and walked closer to Yue and Keroberos. Still, she wondered why they were in their true forms and not in their borrowed forms of Yukito and Kero. But she quickly forgot that and just thought about how glad she was to see that they were alive. They were a little dirty and roughed up from fighting, but still okay. "It's really me! Sakura Kinomoto! Don't you recognize me? And he's still Syaoran Li!" She pointed to a nervous looking Syaoran behind her. A sweat drop rolled down his head.
"LIARS!" Yue snapped. Keroberos jumped forward and growled. He looked incredibly fierce in his true form, like a giant yellow tiger. He screamed at them, "You are not our masters! Our master Sakura Kinomoto, Mistress of the Clow Cards, and her friend Syaoran Li, head of the Li clan in Hong Kong, died long ago! They disappeared one night seven years ago… they were never heard from again! That night I remember a strange woman broke into Sakura's house… she put me to sleep… I never heard from my master again…"
It started to rain gently.
"But Keroberos! It is really us! We're alive and perfectly fine!" "You lie!" Kero screamed. His face was full of rage. "How dare you shame the name of our master by claiming to be them!" Yue stepped forward. "I sense a great deal of magical power in them… they must be demons! They have disguised themselves in order to kill us! They are followers of Sadin! Kill them!"
The rain began to become heavier.
Sakura gasped. "No! Wait!" But it was too late. Keroberos jumped high in the air towards Sakura. He landed on her with tremendous force, pinning her to the muddy ground. She let out a scream of pain. Keroberos had his paws on her shoulders to keep her from moving. He raised a paw in the air and was about to slice Sakura's head clean off in one swipe when something hit his side and flung him off. Sakura looked up and saw Syaoran had kicked him off. Keroberos quickly got up and growled at Syaoran. "Insolent whelp!" He lunged at Syaoran and was ready to maul him.
"Stop Keroberos." Yue ordered. "Leave him to me." By now Sakura was standing next to Syaoran. Syaoran drew his sword from his side. Light from the torches gleamed off his sword. Keroberos drew back. "…As you wish…" He said with reluctance in his voice. Yue flew within about 5 feet of Syaoran and place his hands together as if he were holding a sword. Within a second, he materialized a long sword out of magic energy. "Have at you, demon!" He pointed his energy sword at and lunged at him. Sakura pulled back, while Syaoran fought. She thought to herself, "I know what to do! I'll use the windy card to tie them up, just like I did in the Final Judgment! I'll just—" She reached into her pocket to pull out the Clow Cards. "Ahh!" she screamed out loud. "They're… they're gone!" Then she remembered. She left the Clow Cards in her backpack in the bushes! She dashed to get it while Syaoran dueled with Yue.
Meanwhile, the fight between Syaoran and Yue ravaged on. Neither one could land a hit on the other. Syaoran would attack high, and Yue would fly above it or duck underneath it. Yue would stab, but Syaoran would jump to one side. Their swords constantly clashed, sending sparks into the air. Their swords collided and held that way. They pushed as hard as they could to shove the other away. They were so close to each other and pushing so hard they could see the sweat on the other's face even in the dim light. "It's time to end this, demon." Yue said, with his face inches from Syaoran's face, with their swords pressed together. Syaoran tried to get a better footing, but put his foot in the mud by mistake and lost his balance, falling on the ground. Yue pointed the tip of his energy sword at Syaoran neck. With his left hands, he sent energy blasts at his hands and feet, pinning him to the ground like shackles. Syaoran couldn't move. No one could help him. He was at Yue's mercy. Yue dropped his sword and it faded away. "Now it is time to teach you a lesson." Yue said with utter hatred in his light blue eyes. He floated higher into the air. It was hard for Syaoran to see him with the increasing rain, and the fog that was rolling into the already black night. But he could still tell what he was doing. Yue was gathering his energy and forming spike all around him. He would fire them at him like arrows. He was right. Within seconds, he could see a barrage of arrow like crystals flying at him. If any of them hit, it would be fatal. He braced for the worst and turned away.
Syaoran closed his eyes and turned away. He couldn't stand to watch his incoming doom. He waited. Time seemed to drag on forever. Suddenly, he realized at least 30 seconds must have passed. But how could he still be alive? He looked up and saw a barrier around him and that all the energy had been stopped at the outside. What happened? He looked behind him. "SAKURA!" It was Sakura holding her staff. She had gotten her Clow Cards and used the Shield Card to protect him. "Sakura… you've saved my life…" He said while blushing a little. "Only repaying the favor…" She said, blushing as well.
The rain stopped.
The magic arrows around Syaoran disappeared, as did the magic shackles that held him down. The Shield Card disappeared and allowed him to stand. Yue and Keroberos landed next to them. Yue was the first to speak. "You… used a Clow Card? …So you really are Sakura Kinomoto? Mistress of the Cards? My master who defeated me in the Final Judgment those seven long years ago, the year when the world was turned to chaos?" Sakura sighed. "That's what I kept trying to tell you! But you wouldn't listen!" Yue and Kero stood in silence. They looked almost ashamed of themselves. Kero spoke out. "We are terribly sorry for what we have done… But you must understand, we thought you and Syaoran were long dead! You… you disappeared those seven years ago… without a trace… we missed you greatly… and without your power, we couldn't stay in our borrowed forms. We had to hide so no one could see us. We just waited for the day you would return… but less than a week later… we heard terrible news… the bodies of a young girl and boy were found in the woods. They were so badly hurt their bodies were unrecognizable. Everyone thought the two bodies belonged to you and Syaoran… So when we heard… we just assumed you were dead and never coming back… A week later, that's when Sadin began his malicious attack on our world…"
"I see," Syaoran thought to himself, "Because we disappeared and weren't killed, the future is different than Mia said… but everyone still thought we were dead…" Kero continued. "So, you must understand, Sadin has been after us. He keeps trying to learn more about the Clow Cards from us, so when our dead master shows up with the boy found dead with her…" "You thought we were his minions trying to trick you." Sakura finished for him. She gave Mia and Tomoyo a signal that it was alright to come out of hiding. "Exactly." Kero said. "But one thing bothers me." "What's that Kero?" Kero turned his head to the side. "If you weren't killed that day… what happened to you?" It's a long story. But to make a long story short, we traveled in time in order to stop Sadin." Yue's eyes widened. "You are going to try and take on Sadin? You must be crazy. We couldn't even try to defeat him. He doesn't even exist in this world. He's in his own world, sending his lackeys here to find the Clow Cards." "We know. But we have a plan to stop him. But I think we are going to need your help!" Yue and Kero looked at each other, and Yue said, "Alright. We'll do it. We'll help you. You are our master after all." Sakura had a huge smile on her face. "Yay! Thank you so much!" She jumped in the air in excitement. Kero just smiled. "You've grown up so much, into a young lady… but you're still the same old Sakura…"
And so they walked down the cemetery towards the mage village as Sakura, Syaoran, Mia, and Tomoyo told them the plan of how they would try and rid the universe of the evil Sadin.
To be continued…
So, what did you think about Kero and Yue being the bad guys for once? I kinda liked it. The real quest begins soon…