"I'm leaving now."
Sakura strapped on her skates and headed on her way to school. It was still early, but she had classroom chores with Chiharu that morning. On her way to school, Sakura thought about the day before, about Blossom and the other Zodiac Animals. Kero said that it would be difficult to find the other 11 animals, but Sakura wanted so much to help them.
As she passed the park, Sakura noticed some men were setting up for some attraction. Then she noticed a presence that was similar to Blossom's. Sakura wanted to check it out, but decided it would be best to come back with Syaoran and the others.
Not long after Sakura and Chiharu finished the classroom chores, Tomoyo came in the room. Sakura had called her the night before and told her about the strange woman and the Zodiac Animals.
"Good morning Sakura."
"Good morning Tomoyo."
"Sakura did you hear, there is going to be a sheep show in the park. They start tomorrow."
"So that's what that was."
"Sakura, there was a sheep in the Chinese Zodiac, perhaps we should see if the one we are looking for is in the show."
"You know, I did sense something when I passed the park this morning."
"That must be it. We'll go with Li and Kero tomorrow after school. And if we do find something… I have the perfect costume for you to wear!"
"T-Tomoyo…"
As planed, Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo and Kero went to the park the next day after school. Sakura's eyes gleamed as she saw all of the cute sheep. She ran up to the fence, and one of the sheep walked strait up to her. Sakura reached down to pet it, but backed off when she felt the same presence from the morning before. Syaoran sensed the presence as well.
"This is it, the sheep from the Zodiac Legend."
"Yea, her presence is the same as the one Blossom had."
Syaoran looked around at the other people who had come to see the cute sheep. There were way too many of them to use magic. "Let's come back later tonight when there aren't so many people around."
"OK."
Little did the Cardcaptors know, they were not the only ones interested in this particular sheep. The strange woman, out of sight from them and the other people around them, was watching them and grinned. "I had a feeling those little goody-two-shoes would find the next animal before me. How interesting that the sheep would just walk up to that girl without a second thought. That mutt of hers must have done the same thing. I wonder… could she… this could be fun."
Later that night, the group went to the barn where the sheep were being held, this time accompanied by Yue. Sakura was wearing a fluffy costume with plastic horns that resembled that of a ram on the hat.
Keroberos gave her a thoughtful look. "Well Sakura, we found the next animal, now what."
"Umm, to be honest I really haven't thought that far ahead."
"I see."
The sheep once again walked up to Sakura, who began to pet it. Tomoyo filmed her as she did this, and looked over to Syaoran. "So, just what is the power of the sheep anyway?"
"I believe it was 'Astro Projection'"
"What dose that mean?"
"It means your little friend there is going to be in a bit of trouble." The group turned around and saw the mysterious woman at the door of the barn. Sensing the danger, the sheep emitted a strong amount of magic. As it did this, Sakura collapsed onto the ground.
"Sakura!"
"What happened to her?"
As the Cardcaptors ran over to Sakura, Syaoran Keroberos and Yue heard a panicked scream from above Sakura's body. They looked up and saw a second, see-through version of Sakura floating above the first.
"Astro Projection," the woman explained, "is the temporary separation of the body and spirit."
"Sakura's face turned pale. "Y-you mean I'm a… a…"
"Sakura, calm down. All you have to do is get back into your body."
"A-alright."
As Sakura lowered herself down towards her body, the woman raised her hand and it glowed bright red. As she did this, Sakura's physical body glowed the same. When Sakura tried to reunite with her body, she was repelled back up in the air. The woman laughed. "did you really think I would allow you to return to your body so easy? I don't think so."
Syaoran pulled out his sword and charged at the woman, followed by Keroberos and Yue. The woman evaded them and ran over to where Tomoyo, Sakura and the sheep where. As she ran, she chanted the same spell as before, and, just as she had done with Blossom, she stole the sheep's Zodiac power. Sakura watched in horror from above. "Tomoyo, get out of there!" Tomoyo could not see or hear Sakura's spirit self, but still grabbed Sakura's body and carried her to safety as the sheep transformed. The sheep's monster form was just as terrifying as Blossom's had been. As the woman fled, Syaoran and the others prepared to battle the transformed sheep. They were stoped, however, when Sakura asked them not to hurt it.
"But, Sakura…"
"Please, if I could just figure out a way to get back into my body, I'm sure I can change her back to normal."
"Maybe if we could find a way to block that woman's magic…"
"Syaoran, Tomoyo!" Syaoran looked over and saw the sheep was headed strait for Tomoyo and Sakura's body. Syaoran quickly used THE SHEILD card to protect them. This gave Sakura an idea. Sakura floated over to her body and tried once more to return to it. She lowered herself down, and a few seconds later, opened her eyes. "I did it, I'm back!" Sakura got out her key and released the star wand. "Return to your original animal form, Sheep!" The sheep shrank and returned to it's natural self. Keroberos began scolding Sakura about how dangerous this new mission had become. "But Kero, it turned out alright in the end, and just imagine how bad it could have been if we weren't here to change her back."
"However, it seems we lost another of the Zodiac Powers."
"Yea…"
"But there is a bright side to that as well!"
"Hoe?"
"I was able to capture Sakura's ultra wonderful performance on film!"
"T-Tomoyo…"