Author's Note: As vague as it might have been, Madison got a clue as to where Eriol was last seen. So will Madison follow up on it? And will Sakura and Li be right behind her?


Dateline: Saturday 8:00 AM

Location: Felix's house

After a filling breakfast, Madison packed her bags again and proceeded to move on her way. But just as she was about to exit, Felix stopped her.

"Wouldn't…you rather leave your bags here?" he asked.

"I-I'm not sure if I'm coming back," Madison told him.

"I wouldn't want you to lug those loads around," Felix clarified. "Unless of course, you're leaving on a plane home soon."

Madison had nearly forgotten about that. "No…not anytime soon. I…I'm just not sure I should."

"Please, Madison. I've opened my home up to you last night. You can trust me."

Madison couldn't argue too much with that point. This nice boy she had just met a few days ago had done so much for her. She had to be able to trust him by now.

"And…" he continued, "if you don't find a place to stay tonight, you can come back here. After all, you did tell me you were robbed yesterday."

Madison remembered that and she smiled at the kind offer. "Thank you for everything, Felix. I guess I'll see you later?"

"Later it is. Good luck."

Madison left her bags and went on her way. She thought about scouring London again, which didn't seem like a bad idea. The only difference in the plan would come later that night. The only lead she had was that Eriol was at Hyde Park. She hoped to be able to find him there, if she didn't find him sooner.



Sakura and Li stood behind a nearby tree. They still had their trench coats and sunglasses, but Sakura had tinkered with their disguises. Li was now wearing a slicked black wig, worthy of John Travolta. Sakura was now wearing a blonde wig, styled like Olivia Newton-John. Sakura only wished they both had leather jackets to complete the Grease ensemble.

Of course, all that mattered to Sakura was waiting for Madison. She had the video camera ready to tape her next move. The only thing that was bothering her was that her best friend's coin purse was in her pocket. Sakura was aching for an idea to get Madison her purse without being seen.

Just then, Madison came out of the house Kero told her about. She didn't have her bags, which made Sakura wonder where Kero was. Then she found him. The little guardian beast was slowly making his way out of the house and behind a bush. Sakura nodded to Li. He knew what to do.

As Madison passed by, Sakura turned the camera on and followed her best friend's move. Meanwhile, Li walked over to the bush and picked up Kero. When Li caught up to Sakura, Kero flew into her pocket. Then the chase was on again. Sakura and Li started following Madison, occasionally ducking behind the crowd and a few trees so as to not be seen.

Sakura only wondered where her friend was going next.

Dateline: Saturday 10:00 AM (10:00)

Location: London Precinct

Vito paced around impatiently in his cell. He had already spent a night in this cell and he was ready to tear his hair out. His companion, Mario, wasn't much help, either. He was sitting on his bunk, playing the theme of 'The Godfather' on his harmonica.

"Jeez Mario, cessare la musica already!" Vito growled. "You're giving me a headache!"

"Sorry 'bout that, Vito. Hey, how long do we think we're gonna be here?"

"We were supposed to be out a few hours ago! Where's he at, Mario? You'd think he'd have gotten the message already."

As if on cue, the officer from the front desk came into the holding cells. "You two are out. You made bail."

"Hey, Vito!" Mario cackled. "We're out! He actually came!"

"Yeah, I noticed that," Vito muttered.

The two Italians walked out of their cell and met up with their benefactor. It was a seven-foot tall Italian man with an extra large leather jacket, a short haircut, and a leather beret. Vito and Mario knew who it was.

"It's about time, Ox!" Vito shouted. "What kept you?"

"Sorry 'bout that, Vito," the calm Ox said. "I was a little busy. Besides, didn't you guys enjoy a night in jail?"

"What do you think?" Mario growled. "Man, this is unbelievable! How much of our money did you spend on our bail, Ox?"

"All of it," he said calmly.

Mario threw his hands up in frustration. "So all our hard work here was for nothing! By now, everybody probably knows we're pickpockets! There's nothing else we can do! What do we do, Ox?"

Ox nonchalantly took a bite out of his croissant. "I hear Manchester's nice this time of year."

Mario suddenly cheered up and laughed. "Yeah, cool! We are SO there! What do you say, Vito?"

Vito fiercely walked up to Mario until he was standing nose-to-nose with him. "We ain't going anywhere!"

Ox separated the two. "What do you mean, Vito? You know our situation. Our opportunities in London have expired. We can't stay here."

"No, this ain't about robbery," Vito told the two. "This is about pride!"

Mario knew where his comrade was going with this. "Hey, Vito. You mean…?"

"That kid humiliated us," Vito continued. "He's the reason we got thrown in the clink in the first place. And I ain't letting him get away with that. Besides…we have a fight we never finished. So we're going to finish what we started."

"Do you even have any idea where to look, Vito?" Ox asked, taking another bite out of his croissant.

"I don't know yet," Vito admitted. "But we'll find him. He can't have gone too far. And when we do find him…it's payback time!"

Dateline: Saturday 7:00 PM (19:00)

Location: Hyde Park

Madison just arrived at Hyde Park after a day of wandering around London. There wasn't much to do…or much to eat. All Madison had on her were a few apples she bought a few days ago. She still didn't have any money. She was starting to believe there would be only one way to get home. She would have to call home…but then she remembered…she couldn't even do that. She wouldn't be able to pay for the phone call. Madison truly was stuck.

But there would be one good thing to hopefully come out of this entire trip. Madison wanted what she came for. She wanted to find her lost love, Eriol. And her next step was to follow-up on that lead. She wanted to check out Hyde Park.

She sat on a park bench and took a rest. Madison had been walking all day. So she just sat down on a bench under a tree and looked at the passing crowd, trying to see if Eriol was among them.



For the most part, Sakura had most of Madison's day on tape. There was one thing she didn't manage to do, though. She didn't see the opening she was looking for. Sakura was waiting the whole day for a chance to get Madison's purse back to her. But now it looked like she finally had an opportunity.

"Li, this is perfect," Sakura grinned. "Now I'll be able to get Madison's purse to her."

"And just how are you going to do that?" Li asked.

"Leave that to Kero."

"Huh?" the guardian beast piped up. "Haven't I done enough already?"

"No!" Sakura snapped. She handed Kero Madison's coin purse. "Make sure nobody sees you and fly up on top of the tree. Once you're up there, drop Madison's purse right next to her and hide. Madison will never know."

Kero seemed a little reluctant, but an encouraging smile from Sakura coaxed him on. Kero crawled on the ground, making his way past a bundle of bushes. As soon as he found the tree, he flew up to a high branch. So far, Sakura was getting all this on tape. She watched as Kero walked across a branch with the coin purse. He braced himself…and dropped the coin purse…which landed right on top of Madison's head.

Sakura kept the camera rolling. It was time to catch Madison's reaction.



Something fell hard on top of Madison's head. She didn't know what it was, but she looked down and saw a very familiar coin purse. She bent down and picked it up. It did look very familiar, but it couldn't be. Then Madison opened up the coin purse and looked at the inscription and her ATM card. It was her coin purse. Madison had her coin purse back.

Instantly, her troubles were over. She had her money back. Now she could pay for her way back to Japan. Madison was ecstatic.

But she didn't know what to make of this. She looked up and saw no one hanging on the tree. How her purse fell on top of her, she had no clue. Madison just got up and started walking. It was a strange occurrence to say the least. She just thought about how this happened.



Sakura kept following Madison through Hyde Park. Her friend wasn't leaving and Sakura assumed that Madison had a good feeling about Hyde Park. Madison was looking around, surrounded by the large crowd. It was a moment worthy of a blockbuster movie. A love-struck girl looks out into a strange place, not knowing where to go next…and Sakura was all getting it on tape. Just then, she felt a tugging on her arm.

"Not now, Li."

"Sakura, I think you should see this."

"Hold on, Li. This is a great shot."

"Sakura, you've got to see this."

"Wait. I just need Madison to hold that pose."

"Sakura, LOOK!"

"What IS IT?!"

Sakura turned around and gasped. She couldn't believe it. Walking through the crowd behind her…was Eriol. She immediately recognized the British boy and he was heading in the opposite direction. Madison was completely oblivious to it. But Sakura couldn't tell her; she'd expose herself. But she had to do something. Madison's lost love was getting away and she had no idea he was even there. Then Sakura got a brainstorm.

"Li! Kero! Follow him! And no matter what happens, DON'T LOSE HIM! I'll stay here with Madison. Call me later, but go NOW!"

Kero flew into Li's pocket and they were off. Li tried to make his way inconspicuously through the crowd, following Eriol. Meanwhile, Sakura saw Madison still looking in front of her. Sakura groaned. If only her friend knew. But she'd stick with Madison. Li and Kero would find out where Eriol was staying. And when they did, Sakura would have to think of a way to lure Madison there.

But until Li and Kero checked in with her, Sakura would just keep following Madison…and taping her search.

Dateline: Saturday 7:20 PM (19:20)

Location: Street outside of Hyde Park

Li managed to keep up the pace. He still maintained a good visual on Eriol. This was it. The British boy had finally been found. Li couldn't help but notice how much he had grown up. He saw Eriol turn the corner and Li followed.

Everything was going great. Sakura's plan was going perfectly. That is…until Li crossed the front of an alley.

Li was immediately pulled in by a pair of hands. Those hands suddenly ripped Li's wig off and gripped him by his jacket. Li gasped when he saw who it was. It was Vito. The vicious Italian had found him and he wasn't alone. The thief, Mario, was at his side, as well as a seven-foot tall man.

"How's it going, Rigatoni? It's payback time!"


Author's Note: D'oh! They were so close. So now what happens? Will Li be able to fend off a three-way assault? Will Madison ever find Eriol? Will ANYONE find Eriol again? Come back next time and find out.


Of course…while you all wait, please review and tell me how I'm doing.