I've actually had this chapter done for awhile ^.^' Sorry for being SO LAZY at updating. I'm sure you're all dying to know how Ritsuka's gonna react when Maddie tells her that Sakura is her mother! I appreciate all your comments, from my loyal readers and new ones! That is why I am updating TRIPLE TIME! Yes, this is update PART ONE for today. So you got alot to read! Please enjoy the 13th episode of CCR!

NOTE: There's a brief mention of Tsubasa Chronicles in here due to the fact I am referencing my previous fanfic, Dark Enshrouded Memory, where the events of that story happened when Ritsuka's parents (aka Li and Sakura) were teenagers! Those of you who read it will get it, but even if you never read it you need no knowledge of it to understand CCR ^.^

DISCLAIMER: I do not own TRC or CCS I am just a fan!

Episode Thirteen: "Unveiling Secrets"

"Ritsuka," began Maddie. "I think it's time that I tell you about your parents."

"My...parents?" Ritsuka questioned, taking a step back. "What about my parents? What does all this have to do with them?"

"Ritsuka..." said Kero. "I already know, but I need to hear it from you. What's your last name?"

"It's...Showron." she replied. "My name is Ritsuka Showron."

"I thought so. So you are their daughter!"

"Who's daughter? What's going on? You're not saying..."

"Ritsuka, Sakura wasn't just my best friend." Maddie told her. "She's also your mother."

Her eyes widened with a few tears running down her cheeks. "My...mother?"

"I'm really sorry, Ritsuka..." Maddie sighed. "I wanted to tell you, but I just couldn't say anything."

"Sakura is...my...mother?" she said again, almost in disbelief, her eyes welled up with tears. "But how...how can...?"

"Now I understand!" Kero realized. "Now I know why your power felt so familiar to me! I was a little confused at the energy I felt from you at first, but now I know why. Your magic feels like a combination of both Li and Sakura."

"My magic is like...both of theirs?"

"Mmhmm." Kero nodded. "Not only that, but you're not only the daughter of the current master, but due to your relation to Li you are also a direct descendent of the original master, Clow Reed."

She gasped with wide eyes. "I'm related...to Clow Reed?" she felt so shocked that she began shaking. "So...all this time...without even knowing it...I've been wanting to return the cards to my own mother? All this time, the cards were part of my familiy line?"

"Ritsuka...are you...alright?" asked Maddie, worried.

Ritsuka gripped the Star Key. "I still...it's hard to...is she...is she really my mother?"

"Yes, Ritsuka." Maddie then held up a DVD. "Let me show you something."

Maddie inserted the disc into the DVD Player. "I used to film your mother all the time when we were kids. The DVD I am about to show you is some of the footage I had recorded of when your mother was capturing the cards."

Maddie sat down next to Ritsuka, took the remote and pressed "Play". Ritsuka sat back and watched with high interest all the footage she saw before her on the screen. Kero was also enjoying Maddie's home movies as he munched on popcorn. "Ahh, the memories!" he said.

When the DVD was over, Maddie put the disc back in it's cover. Ritsuka just sat there, utterly amazed. "She...was just like me. Even she had no idea what she was doing..."

"Even if that was the case, she was an excellent heroine!" Maddie said with admiration. "She looked so elegant and cute in the outfits I made her!"

"Wait..." began Ritsuka. "Are you telling me that those were all handmade?"

"Of course!"

"Maddie, I had no idea you could sew!"

She nodded with a closed eyes smile, then ran over to Ritsuka, grabbing both her hands. "And soon it'll be your turn! I've decided to become your personal fashion designer!"

Ritsuka blinked while blushing in embarrasment. "Ummm...you are?"

"Oh man!" came the voice of Kero.

"Huh?" both Ritsuka and Maddie turned to see Kero rushing towards her. "Kero, what's going on?"

"I just wandered off to get some more snacks until I heard this noise from the washroom!" he replied. "And when I went to check it out, the washer was overflowing with soapy water!"

Maddie gasped and then ran over there. Both Kero and Ritsuka followed.

She gasped again, putting both her hands over her mouth. The washer was overflowing with really bubbly water.

"But I'm sure I put the right amount! I couldn't have overdone it!"

"Wait..." Ritsuka took a few steps closer and closed her eyes in concentration. "It feels like...a Star Card!"

"I know which one it is!" Kero said. "The Bubble Card!"

Ritsuka looked at him weird. "The what card?"

"It's not as useless as it sounds. The Bubble card was especially created for cleaning purposes. Clow Reed made it so he didn't need to clean up anything, which gave him more time to focus on his magic."

"Okay...so how do we capture it?"

"It's really not doing anything, so you might be able to capture it right now if..." but before he could finish, the top of the washer flipped open and the whole room began to fill up with bubbles. "On second thought, maybe we should get out of here!"

The three of them ran to the living room as the room filled with bubbles. The mess started to leak into the hallway.

"Not doing anything, huh?" Ritsuka glared at Kero.

"Hey! I just made a little mistake!"

"So, know how I can capture it?"

"You could use The Water card to dilute the soap."

She nodded. "Got it!"

She took the key and began saying the incantation; "Key of the Star, With powers burning bright, Reveal the staff, And shine your light! RELEASE!"

When the key transformed into the staff, she started running towards the hallway.

"Ritsuka! Hey, what are you doing?" Kero said frantically. "You just don't run into the card like that!"

"I'm going to where I feel it's presence strongest!"

She ran down the hallway, treading on soapy ground. She could hear the sound of rushing water coming from behind the door in front of her.

"It's coming from the bathroom..."

She opened the door to find the foset in the tub on, filling the tub with water. The water was, of course, very soapy, filled with bubbles. "What's going...?"

Suddenly, the door behind her shut closed. She ran to it, trying to open it, but it wouldn't budget. "Now I'm in trouble!"

She turned around to see the tub overflowing, slowly filling up the room. She gasped when she noticed it almost appeared as if pure, soapy water was pouring out of the foset. She ran to the tub and found that the foset wasn't even turned on!

"This water..." she dipped her hand in the tub and pulled it out. "It's mostly just a bunch of bubbles!"

"You could use The Water card to dilute the soap."

"That's it!" she threw the card in the air. "Water Card, fill this room with water! Water, release and dispel!"

The card appeared and crashed, filling the place up with water fast. Ritsuka then realized an important detail.

"Oh shoot! The door's locked so I'm trapped in here!" she tried opening the door, until finally it budged, and she fell flat on her face. A stream of soapy water then poured out of the bathroom through the hallway.

"Ritsuka!" Kero called, Maddie standing behind him with her video camera.

"Wait a minute...is she...?"

"We don't have time for that. Just capture the card!"

"Okay..." she got up and turned around, facing the card. "Bubble Card, I command you to return to your powers confined! Bubble!"

The card was sucked into the wand and returned to it's card form. She sighed in relief. "Glad that's over..."

Kero floated beside her. "What a mess. Good thing your floor is hardwood."

"I don't even want to think about what a disaster this would of been if we had carpet!"

Maddie clapped her hands. "You were excellent!"

"You filmed everything, didn't you?"

"Of course!" she replied. "Why would I miss such a great oppurtunity to capture Sakura's daughter on film doing the exact same thing as she did?"

Ritsuka blinked. Maddie looked so happy and full of admiration. She sighed happily, "Second generation, Cardcaptor Ritsuka!"

A sweatdrip appeared on the back of Ritsuka's head and she sighed. "Was she always like this?"

"Afraid so, Champ." Kero replied. "But it's not all that bad. You get to show off your awesome cardcaptoring skills on film!"

Ritsuka looked at him. "That sounds like something you would do."

"Yeah, but I'm not a cardcaptor." he crossed his arms. "Though I do admit, I DO have some pretty fascinating powers."

Ritsuka sighed. "Oh, Kero..."

"That's right! I used to always match Kero with Sakura!" said Maddie, lost in memories. "You wouldn't be able to fit your mother's old costumes, due to the fact she became a cardcaptor much younger than you were, but that's not a problem! I can design a whole new wardrobe for you!"

Ritsuka stiffened up a bit. "N-New...wardrobe?"

"Oh, I should get to work if I want to be ready for your next card capture!" Maddie then sped off to her bedroom to do some sewing.

"I'm guessing I have no say in this, huh Kero?"

"Pretty much."

"Well, I'm going to get to bed..."

"Hmm? Why so early?"

She held up the card she had just sealed. "I've just captured 3 new cards today! I'm a little worn out and I've got school tomorrow! Plus I just found out the truth about who my parents were. This was an extremely eventful day..."

"Yeah, I see what you mean. Well, goodnight Champ!"

"Aren't you going to bed, too?"

He shook his head. "Since Maddie already knows about me, now I can roam free around your apartment. I want to get myself comfortable, ya know?"

"You just wanna raid the refrigerator!"

"Hey, I have every right to. I'm a resident here, too!"

Ritsuka just marched off to her room. "Whatever. Knock yourself out..."

She crawled into bed and turned out the light, pulling the covers over herself and sleeping on her side. She stared at the "SAKURA" book upon her desk. "So you're my mother, huh? I guess you're gonna be pretty mad at me when you find out I got into your stuff, but I promise to find all the cards so one day, when I finally get to meet you, I'll give them back...to..." her eyes then closed as she began to drift to sleep.

Once again, Ritsuka found herself in downtown Reedington, with the blood red moon and the sillouette figures that stood still in the night.

"Mom?" she called out. "Are you...are you there?"

No answer. Other than the wind, there was nothing but complete stillness and silence.

"I know you have to be among one of those figures. Maddie was the woman singing in my dream. So which one are you?"

"Ritsuka...Ritsuka..." came that gentle voice again. Ritsuka quickly turned around, but saw no one there.

"Ritsuka...Ritsuka..." it gently called again.

"I'm tired of not knowing anything! I keep hearing your voice whenever I need you, whenever I can't seem to figure out anything. Please, show yourself to me! I need to know!"

"Ritsuka...Ritsuka..."

"Stop playing games! Just tell me who you are!"

"Ritsuka...Ritsuka..." the voice was getting fainter.

"Please!" she begged, tears springing from her eyes. "I need to know if you're my mother!"

Suddenly there was a strong blast of wind from behind. She quickly turned around to see that two of the sillouette figures were missing, the two teenage girls who looked exactly alike. "Is she...one of the twins?"

"So have you finally figured it out?"

Ritsuka turned around to see the two twin sillouette figures standing in the distance, the one with the feather and the one holding the staff.

"You're the one with the staff, aren't you?" said Ritsuka, her eyes slightly narrowed. "If it's true that Sakura's my mother, then the one with the staff has to be her! That staff is exactly the same as mine!"

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! Sounded the alarm clock. Ritsuka slowly opened her eyes to a new morning. She sat up and rubbed her eyes, then she sighed. "My dream..." she said to herself. "I was this close to finding out who that voice was."

She got dressed up in her school uniform and headed to the kitchen for breakfast. She took a seat and Maddie served her a plate of eggs and toast. Next to her was Kero, devouring something Maddie had made for him.

"This...is just so weird..." she said, not used to the idea of Maddie and Kero knowing about each other.

"What's weird, Ritsuka?" asked Maddie, taking a seat across from her.

"Kero being out in the open like this." she replied. "It's gonna take me a little while to adjust to that."

Kero belched. "Ah! I haven't had a tasty treat like that in ages!"

"Glad you liked it, Kero!" Maddie smiled. She then turned to look at Ritsuka, "So how'd you sleep last night?"

"I slept OK." she then looked up at her. "Hey Maddie...did Sakura, I mean my mother...have a twin sister?"

"Twin sister?" she questioned. She shook her head. "She has an older brother, but that's it. Why?"

"I've been...having this dream lately." she began. "Of these people in downtown Reedington. I can't see their faces because they're all in sillouette. The ones in the group of people that really caught my eye were the two set of twins. One set are male, and the other set female. It feels as if they're the same, yet not the same. Does that make sense?"

"Hmm..." Kero pondered on this. "Describe to me what these sets of twins look like."

"Well..." Ritsuka thought for a moment. "With the male set of twins, one seemed to be wearing these strange robes, and the other had a cloak. As for the female set of twins, one was holding the staff so I assume that one is my mother, and the other one had a feather floating above her hands."

Maddie gasped and accidently hit the table, which caused her cup of coffee to spill.

"Maddie, are you alright?"

"Oh, uhhh..." she said a bit nervously. "It's OK, I'm fine."

"Hmm...I might know who they are..." Kero said.

"You do?"

"There's no doubt that the man in the robes and the woman with the staff are your parents. The other two, however, are..."

"Their otherselves." Maddie said, finishing his sentence.

Ritsuka turned to look at Maddie. "Otherselves?"

"Let me explain." Kero said. "There are gateways to many different dimensions. That means, there are multiple other worlds out there besides this one, and in some of those worlds are other versions of you. They're the same as you, but not the same. Make sense?"

"No! You have me totally confused, Kero!"

"Let me put it to you this way. In some of these different dimensions you exist, living a completely different life. The only thing that remains the same is your soul."

"But Kero...why would I need to see another version of my parents?"

"It's because they came to our world." Maddie told her. "Along with...two others and a white creature named Mokona."

"Two others? White creature named Mokona?" she then remembered two figures in her dream and gasped. "I might have seen them in my dream, too! When did you meet them?"

"It was a long time ago, when we were all in highschool." Maddie began. "These strange travelers came from another world. They all had their reasons. What were they again? Oh yeah! The tall, skinny one named Fai wanted to stay away from his world and the taller, strong one named Kurogane wanted to return to his homeworld. He apparently serves me in his homeworld, a princess named Tomoyo."

"And the ones who looked like my parents...?"

"Well, they had a sad story. The alternate of your father, Syaoran, was looking to find a way to save his princess, Sakura, the alternate of your mother. You see, her memories got fragmented into feathers and apparently our world ended up having two of them."

"But how is their story sad?"

"Because...traveling dimensions apparently isn't free. They all had to sacrifice something to obtain the means (which was Mokona, actually) and he ended up sacrificing all the memories Princess Sakura had of him."

"I see. That was pretty sad..." Ritsuka said with a slightly lowered head. "So he was looking for a way to save her, huh? I guess that's why my father isn't here. He's probably out there looking for my mother. I guess it is true that paralells share the same soul..."

"See? It's not that confusing!" Kero said.

"It is when you explain it."

"Hey!"

"Ritsuka, you better get going to school before you're late." she then looked at her with a bright smile. "You wouldn't want to be too much like your mother!"

"That's right, I have to get to school!" she grabbed her backpack and ran out of the door. "Bye, Maddie! Thanks for the breakfast!"

"She really is Sakura's daughter." commented Maddie.

"Yeah, she is." Kero agreed. "But I do find that kind of strange."

"Find what strange?"

"That she would see those travelers in her dream. Unless she has some significant connection to them, why would she see them in her dream?"

"Well, you shouldn't let it bother you so much, Kero."

"It must mean there's something she's going to learn about them. Something big and important. Either that, or she may find herself face to face with them."

"Made it!" Ritsuka said happily when she reached the school. "And the bell didn't even ring! Hmm, I wonder where Tanner and Allison are?"

"Why if it isn't Ritsuka Showron..."

"Huh?" Ritsuka saw a group of fellow students approaching her. A few of them were from her class while some were in other classes, so she didn't see them very often. They weren't known to be the most friendly type of students.

"Nice necklace you have there." said one of the girls, who had long, dark hair. "I've admired it for sometime now."

Ritsuka took a step back. "What do you morons want?"

"Oh?" the girl said, trying to look all innocent. "I just wanted to take a closer look at it. It's very unique, ya know. I've never seen anything like it."

'This is sad...' Ritsuka thought. 'These guys have been giving me a hard time since Elementary School! But I've never seen this girl before. Is she new to our school?'

The girl then approached her and yanked the chain off her neck. "Allow me to take it from you."

Ritsuka gasped in horror. "Give that back! You have no idea how important that is! I kind of need it..."

"Need it?" she said, holding it up. "Jewelry is there to look pretty. There never really was a need for it."

"Okay, if that was true, why did you steal that from me then?"

"Oh, I meant you never needed it."

'If she steals my nacklace, I won't be able to summon the staff! And if I can't summon the staff, I won't be able to capture the cards!'

"What are you panicking about?" said another girl, with short, blond hair.

"Listen, I really need that key..."

"Oh, it's a key?" said the girl holding it. "What does it unlock? Buried treasure? Your diary, maybe?"

Ritsuka just sighed in frustration and looked at her weird. "Listen, it's of upmost importance that I have my key back!"

"I don't think so! You'll have to take it back!"

"Please...just give it back!" she tried running to her, but she pushed her to the ground. "I need it back! It belonged to my mother!"

"Hey you!" came a shout from behind.

Ritsuka turned. "Tanner?"

"I think Ritsuka wants her necklace back." he reached out his hand. "She did say it belonged to her mother."

"Tanner?" said the girl in panic. "Oh great, why did you have to show up?"

"You know each other?" Ritsuka looked at Tanner.

He sighed. "Yeah. Unfortunately, that's my cousin. I honestly think there's something wrong with her mentally."

"T-That's...your cousin?" Ritsuka was in disbelief. Tanner had dirty blond hair and this girl had dark hair. "But I see no resemblence!"

"Thank goodness." he muttered.

"Hey, I heard that!" his cousin shouted. "And I'm not giving the necklace back! It's really pretty and I wanna keep it!"

"What...is wrong with this girl?" Ritsuka said.

"Give it back to Ritsuka, Isha!" Tanner demanded.

"No way! It's mine!"

Tanner rushed in there and grabbed her wrist. "Remember that Grandfather taught me everything he knows."

She sighed in defeat. "Fine! Take your stupid necklace back! It's ugly compared to most jewelry anyway!"

As Isha walked off, Tanner said, "She really needs help..."

He walked over to Ritsuka and helped her up, then handed her the necklace. "I can't believe she did that to you. My cousin's a little weird. She's done lots of weird things in the other schools she's attended, so she keeps being kicked out and sent to another one. I apologize for her actions."

"No, it's not your fault, Tanner. Thanks for helping me!"

"Miss Showron!" said Allison, who has just arrived. "Now I know what you go through everyday. I've NEVER been this late for school. Bell ring? No? Good, I'm safe! Hey, what happened?"

"My lunatic cousin tried to steal the Star Key!" Tanner told her.

"Isha?" she slapped her forehead. "I had no idea she was here! She better not try to take away my stuff by force!"

"You know her, too, Allison?" Ritsuka looked at her.

Allison sighed. "It's due to the fact that my dad and her dad are best buddies. Isha and her father are pretty close, and so whenever he comes over to our house he always brings her along with him! It's so annoying! I always have to guard my stuff."

"That was a good cover, saying that the necklace belonged to your mother." Tanner said to Ritsuka.

"It...wasn't a cover." she told him. "It really did belong to her."

"Wait a minute, what?" said Allison in shock.

"That's insane!" said Tanner. "Wouldn't that mean...?"

Ritsuka smiled warmly. "Yeah. The card mistress who disappeared, Sakura, is my mother."