Chapter 28: Make Some Noise
Angel asked, "You guys know each other?"
Vanessa said, "Yeah I mentioned her before."
Seeing Angel's confused expression Vanessa pointed and said "Oh! You weren't there when we were hanging out and introducing each other."
"With Miranda and Agnes?"
"Yeah."
"Oh." Angel spoke with a soft, sad tone as lowered her head.
Sakura awkwardly spoke up then said "Um… I'm sorry but… How did I get here? And where is here? And um…" She made a weird expression at Vanessa and pointed. "Are you animated Sailor Moon Crystal style wearing a prom dress?"
Vanessa blushed, looked down, before looking back up at Sakura.
"Well… It's a long story." Vanessa explained that they were in the world of Cinderella and that she and Fairy Godmother summoned her because they needed someone to stop the clocktower.
Sakura scrunched up her face again. "You need me to stop a clock tower?"
Vanessa spoke with an exasperated tone. "Sakura~. Please just listen to me explain the rest."
"Ok."
"Well you see Cinderella wearing a prom dress? And Fairy Godmother?" Vanessa gestured to the two ladies.
Sakura commented "You gotta be lying. Fairy Godmother is an old lady."
The comment made Fairy Godmother's face frown.
"Well that's the thing. Cinderella's not supposed to wearing a prom dress, right? And Fairy Godmother looks younger right?"
Sakura nodded.
"Well the world is distorted because someone tainted the clock tower with a bad energy. And whenever it rings, bad stuff happens. We need it to stop ringing so we can heal it and bring the world back to normal."
Sakura put her hands on her cheeks. "Ho… You need me to save the world of Cinderella!"
"Yes~. Yes, we do. Will you help us?"
Sakura ran up to hug Vanessa. "Of course! You're my bestie. This is so awesome. ~"
Angel couldn't help sweating awkwardly at Sakura's enthusiasm.
Vanessa widened her eyes in realization. "Oh! You guys haven't met yet."
Vanessa gestured at Angel. "This is my Angel, my dormmate."
Sakura scrunched up her face and asked "Um… When did you live in a dorm?"
"That's a story for later."
Angel said "And, if you don't mind me asking, how are you going to help us stop the clock tower?"
"You guys said that every time the clock tower rings, bad things happen right?"
Vanessa and Angel nodded.
"Well, all I need to do is make a sound louder than it and it'll cancel out the noise."
Vanessa asked, "You can do that?"
"Yeah, my power's sound manipulation."
It finally clicked in Vanessa's mind. "Sakura, you're a witch?"
"Yeah, I found out on my own recently."
"Oh, me too." Vanessa pointed at herself before a huge sweat-drop emerged on the side of her head as she realized that Sakura discovered her power at a younger age than she did. "I'm surprised that your family are also witches. I wonder if my family knew this whole time…"
"No, they aren't. I'm adopted. They don't know I'm a witch."
All Vanessa could do was let out a small "oh."
Angel said, "Pardon the interruption, but we need to stop the clock tower as soon as possible."
"You're right about that, problem is... Who's gonna drive us?"
Cindy spoke up "I will. I'll drive you guys back there."
Vanessa smiled "Really Cindy? Thanks so much."
She winked "It's no problem."
After the girls and Fairy Godmother got into the car, Luna walked over Fairy Godmother's lap and Sakura's lap to get to Angel's lap.
"Ooh, whose cat is this?" asked Sakura.
Angel stroked Luna's back "She's my cat. Her name's Luna."
"Oh, Luna like the cat from Sailor Moon."
Angel smiled and nodded.
Sakura asked out loud "So, where is the clock tower?"
Angel said, "It's where Cindy's prom is held."
"Oh."
Vanessa spoke up "Sakura, I know your power is sound manipulation... But, does that mean you can make sounds louder and smaller?"
Sakura replied with a casual tone that shifted into one of uncertainty near the end "I guess, but I only learned that I can make sounds louder. I haven't figured out how to make sounds softer yet."
Angel looked thoughtful before saying "Well, I'm sure that with some strong emotions and trial and error, you'll figure it out.
Sakura gave a soft "Thanks."
Cindy announced, "We're here."
Vanessa asked, "Can you drop us off near the clock tower?"
Cindy got as close as she could in the parking lot then the girls and Luna got off. Fairy Godmother stayed with her while she was trying to find a place to park.
Angel and Vanessa ran as fast as they could in their footwear while lifting their dresses. Sakura and Luna were ahead of them.
Vanessa yelled "Sakura! Get to the clock tower and fight it off. We'll be with you as soon as we can!"
Sakura turned her head back and yelled with a shocked expression "Are you sure?!"
Angel and Vanessa both yelled "Yes!"
Angel yelled "Luna will be with you!"
Sakura nodded then when she got to the clock tower, she saw a strong dark aura surrounding it and her ears starting ringing.
"Ow..." She covered her ears and Luna began to hiss due to the bad sensation the dark aura gave off.
The clock tower began to ring.
Luna made a loud "Mreow!"
"Ugh... Gotta... Make some noise... I promised everybody... I would stop it."
Vanessa and Angel were getting worried when they heard the chime. On the second chime, Sakura clapped her hands and stomped her feet, making a loud sound but not enough to block out the sound of the clock tower.
Angel winced from the sound "What is that?! A loud marching band?!"
Vanessa frowned because she could still hear the chime of the clock tower "I guess it's Sakura! We need to hurry!"
When they got to the clock tower, they could see the dark aura surrounding the clock tower getting stronger. Angel's vision went black for a second and Vanessa got a minor headache.
The prom attendees surrounded the clock tower. They were yelling at Sakura to stop making that noise or asking how can she do that? Angel and Vanessa tried to get through the crowd.
Sakura's noise began to get a little louder. By now, everyone was yelling at her to stop making noise. Sakura got annoyed and yelled "SHUT UP! LET ME DO MY JOB!"
Angel covered her ears and Vanessa did the same. Sakura's yelling created a sonic boom, causing the prom attendees to lie flat on their backs, foam dripping from their mouths.
Vanessa nonchalantly commented "Dead."
