Some time later,
Sakura started to regain conscious...
-...I am back here...-She said as she opened her eyes, took a sitting position and looked around the dark place. -...Everyone...
She muttered while looking at the unconscious bodies lying on the "ground",
She had to save them no matter what!
-Wait for me, I will save you now! -She said while as she started to stand up, noticing the cards floating around her. -Were you worried about me...? Thank you for saving me from the spell. -She said in a grateful voice, remembering what Eriol told her. If not for them, she would have been in the same state as everyone else...-If not for you, I would have been...
Suddenly the cards flew to the unconscious people's side,
And stayed floating above them...
-...You heard my talk with Eriol-kun…? -Sakura said in surprise, just as the hope card flew to her. -...Yes, you are right. This is not the time to feel sad! -She said in rising determination, as she took out her key. She still had work to do! -Oh, Key that hides the power of the stars, reveal your true nature before me. I, Sakura, commanding you on our contract. Release! -She chanted, as the key got bigger and bigger, turning into a wand, which she then took into her hands and looked up in determination. It was now or never! -...Break the heinous spell which was cast upon the people I love, Hope!
She yelled while activating the card,
Which took the form of a young looking girl holding a winged heart...
...
The heart shone in a gentle pinkish-golden light,
Which then flowed out of it and enveloped those lying down...
...
*Sakura hoped that it would work,
Just like Eriol-kun told her it would...
...
Soon the light died down and the card returned to it's sealed form...
...
Sakura was looking on anxiously,
She was afraid that it didn't work...
...
*Did it fail...?
Did she somehow...?
...
Then she saw movement,
As Syoran, Touya, Kaho and Yelan started waking up...
...
The first to open his eyes was Syoran,
Who then sat up and noticed Sakura looking at him...
...
He was being eerily quiet...
-...Syoran-kun…? -Sakura asked in worry, as she saw her boyfriend looking her up and down in disbelief. -...A-are you alright...?
-SAKURA! -Syoran suddenly yelled, as he practically jumped up, ran to Sakura and enveloped her into an unusually tight hug. -...Y-you are here...A-and you are okay...
He mumbled in relief,
Seemingly ignoring anything else around him...
-...S-Syoran-kun…? -Sakura said in confusion, embarrassment and worry. Her boyfriend was acting strange...-...What happened...? Why are you...?
"Nightmare relieving life siphoning spell", she suddenly remembered Eriol saying.
...
"Nightmare relieving" Sakura realized,
As her eyes widened in horror...
...
D-did it mean that...?
-...I-I saw you die...O-over and over...-Syoran mumbled in a shaky voice, as he somehow held Sakura even tighter. -...A-and I could do nothing to...-Suddenly tears started streaming down his face. -I-I could do nothing to...S-save you...! I-I could nothing...T-to save your life...!
He continued mumbling in anguish,
As Sakura just stood frozen by what she just heard...
...
Syoran-kun,
He...
-...Get away from my sister. -A voice was suddenly heard, as Touya walked up to them. -...I see that you are fine, monster...
He quietly added while looking at Sakura,
As Syoran reluctantly let her go...
-...Ni-san...-Sakura said in surprise and relief, upon seeing her older brother alive and well. Then she noticed that he looked very sad...And even slightly guilty...?
Just what did he see...?
-I-it seems that we are all awake now. -Kaho said in a slightly shaky voice, as she walked up to them. -...That was an experience I never wish to relieve ever again...
She sadly mumbled,
Before sighing deeply...
-...Yes, it was highly unsettling...-Yelan said in a quiet voice, as she walked up to them. -We have to find and wake up everyone else as soon as possible, as it seems that we don't have much time left. -She suddenly said, in a thoughtful and serious voice. -I would like you to tell us about everything that happened since the spell was cast, Ying Fa. -She suddenly told Sakura, before turning around. -We should have more that enough time to discuss things on the way.
She said as she started walking away,
Sure that everyone will follow her,
Which moments later they quietly did...
...
That was how the search for the others began...
A while of walking later,
Sakura abruptly stopped...
...
She was standing still,
Shocked by what she saw before her eyes...
…
Yue, Kereberos, Ruby Moon and Spinel Sun...
...
They were unconscious,
They looked partly transparent,
And they were floating in midair...
...
It also looked like they were gradually disappearing...
-...So, this is how Yuki and everyone else ended up...-Touya said in a quiet voice, as he sadly looked at the scene before him. -...I don't like Akizuki or the toy, but even they don't deserve this...
He added in a quiet voice which was laced with an almost unreadable worry...
-...I will save them...-Sakura quietly said, before making a determined face expression, taking out the hope card again and readying her star wand. She was going to do it! Just like last time! -...Break the heinous spell which was cast upon the people I love, Hope!
She yelled once again while activating the card,
Which took the form of a young looking girl holding a winged heart...
...
The heart shone in a gentle pinkish-golden light,
Which then flowed out of it and enveloped those floating in midair...
...
-...So, this is how we were saved...-Yelan quietly said, as she looked at the scene before her. -...If not for Ying Fa's hope card...
She didn't finish her line of though,
Nor did she need to...
…
As it's meaning was still horrifyingly apparent...
...
Sakura heard it and became scared,
What if the hope card won't work on the guardians...?
...
What if it...?
-...It's going to be okay, Sakura. -She heard Syoran reassuring her, as he stood to her right. -Whatever you do, it would surely be alright, right?
He said just as the light died down and the card returned to it's sealed form...
...
It became apparent that the guardians no longer looked transparent,
Nor were they floating in midair anymore...
...
They were lying down on the "ground",
And slightly twitching...
-...That was horrible...-Kereberos quietly said, as he slowly opened his eyes. -I WILL MAKE THOSE CHAOS GHOSTS PAY FOR SHOWING ME SUCH A THING!
He yelled before looking around the place,
Which made him freeze in confusion...
-...M-master...! A-and Sakura-chan...! A-and Touya-kun…! A-and Suppi…! A-and Kaho...A-and...! -Ruby was quietly mumbling in sadness and regret, as her eyes were glistening with tears. -...I-I am going to live forever while everyone around me...E-everyone I care about is going to die...! I-I am going to outlive everyone...! T-they are going to die...! O-one after the other...! A-and all I would be able to do...I-is watch as they...! A-and then I...! T-then I...!
She cried out in searing pain,
Seemingly unaware of anything around her,
As even Touya started to look at her in deep sadness...
...
The only one who didn't notice her was Yue,
Who was absentmindedly looking around the place,
Not quite believing that anything and anyone he was seeing was real...
...
-...Without a doubt, it was a deeply...Unsettling experience...-Spinel quietly said, as he looked at everyone around him. -...One that I was afraid will never end...-He sadly added as he stopped his sight on Sakura, who was still holding the star staff and the hope card. -How did you know how to break the spell...?
He seriously and thoughtfully asked her,
Feeling that she didn't come with the solution by herself...
-...When I found Syoran, Ni-san, Kaho-san and Yelan-san...-Sakura started explaining, as her voice became sad. -...I-I...I-I couldn't take it...-Her voice became shaky. -I-it was horrible...! I-I though they were dead...! -She yelled aloud, as she started crying. It was something she never wished to relieve...-...I-it seems that I feel unconscious...B-because the next time I awoke, Eriol-kun was there with me...-At the time, she was really glad that at least one of her friends was still alive...-...He was encased in a strange magical sphere, unable to get out...-She felt regret for having to leave him like that...-He told me everything he knew about the attack, as well as a way to save everyone...-And about his request, which she didn't want anyone else to know about...Especially not Yue-san and Ruby-san, who looked like they won't be able to take it...-...After that I woke up here, again...And acted upon finding everyone and saving them using the hope card, just like Eriol-kun told me to...
She ended her explanation,
As she showed the card to everyone around her...
-...The hope card...? -Kereberos wondered aloud, intently looking at the card. -...Right, it's a transformed fusion between a Clow card and Sakura's original card that she herself has created...-He thought aloud. -...It should be able to work on "Clow", then...
-...C-Clow...? He told you to do that...? -Yue suddenly asked said in a slightly surprised voice, seemingly having came out of his daze. He wondered how Clow could do that if he was already...-...R-right...H-he is currently possessed...D-definitely not dead...-He mumbled to himself in a shaky voice. -...T-the future Clow that is...R-right...A-and the past Clow is also still alive...-He continued to mumble to himself, not noticing the concerned looks he was getting. -...T-they are both still alive...R-right...T-there is no reason for them to not be...C-Clow won't just suddenly die...R-right...? -He said in a quiet voice, as if trying to reassure himself, but failing none the less. -...I-I don't think I would be able to...N-not again...N-not again...A-and the mistress will surely prevent it...A-and...
He continued mumbling,
As Kereberos was intently looking at him...
...
To see his brother so broken...
-...Let's just go and beat those…-Kereberos suddenly said, as he tried very hard to contain his rage. -...Ghosts...-He finally spat, trying really hard not to lash out. -...T-they have to pay...-He said as his expression shifted to a murderous one. -...THEY HAVE TO PAY FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY HAVE DONE!
There were a few seconds of silence,
As everyone except Yue and Ruby looked at Kereberos in shock...
...
It was the first time they saw him this mad,
No one thought that he could make such a scary expression...
...
-...That would be the best course of action. -Yelan said in a serious voice, as she was the first one to get out of her shock. -We have to stop this before there are any more victims. -She then looked at Sakura. -The power of hope card should be enough to beat this "chaos energy", break the possession and save everyone, right...?
There were a few seconds of silence,
As Sakura finally got out of her shock...
-...Yes, based on what Eriol-kun told me, it should work if I use the card with you all helping me. -Sakura admitted, before looking around in confusion. -...But, aren't we forgetting someone...? -She said, in a slightly surprised voice. -We still have to save...-She said before stopping in confusion. Who was that they needed to save...? Was there anyone fighting together with them...? Why couldn't she remember them...? -...I would have sworn that there were others who were fighting together with us...
She mumbled in confusion,
Wondering why she couldn't remember...
...
Did the spell also somehow affect her memory...?
-...Sakura, are you sure that you are okay...? -Syoran asked her in concern, his worry for Sakura's wellbeing making him come out of his shock. -You didn't get hurt or...?
-I am okay, Syoran-kun. -Sakura reassured him, touched that he was so worried about her. -...This whole situation was probably just getting to me...
She added after noticing the concerned looks she was getting...
...
It was probably nothing important, right...?
It's just that this whole situation was hard for her to go through, right...?
...
There was no way that she could forget those important to her...
...
...
Right...?
At the same time,
In another location...
-...Where am I...? -Akiho said in a confused voice, as she woke up and looked around the place. -...Where is everyone...? -She asked in concern, before her eyes suddenly became blank. -...We have to find Yuna D Kaito and Matthew D Williams...-"She" said in a strange voice, while standing up. -We are still in need of their magical power...-"She" said while starting to walk in a random direction. -...And we need them alive.