Chapter 4
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Anyhow, I know, I have the most famous rep. in FF.net, for taking forever with these stories. The life of a highschooler is plagued, not to mention I've practically run out of storylines...so, here's the next chapter. hope you enjoy it.
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Sakura looked at Min in concern. As if in answer, Min smiled back reassuringly.
[I'll make it, don't you worry.]
" You sure? You got hit with a pretty large dose..."
" Don't worry, about me-" Min winced hypocritically.
" MIN! You're not talking telepathically anymore..."
" Yeah, I know..." Her body lost its slim sleek
appearance, and began to morph back into her human form, 10 years old.
"It's sapping energy..."
" We have to hurry and get out of here!"
" But, there's no way, Syaoran! I mean, how are
you going to do that?"
" We just have to beat this so-called game of his.
Simple..."
" No! Whatever you do, don't do the game..."
" Why not?"
" She's right, if the game levels are anything like
what we had to deal with here, we might as well forget escaping."
" You're right..." Sakura thought for a second.
" Well, if we can't do the game. We might as well find the game cheats."
" What?"
" I learned if from Kero. He's never actually used
this method, but he mentions it all the time. If you don't have any other
resort, then cheat. There's always some secret move, door, room, etc. that
you can use that can help you. Or a code."
" That's it. We need to find a way to get out of
this game, that's not part of this game."
" NOTHINGNESS!"
" Excuse me?" Sakura and Syaoran looked confused.
" Nothingness is the key! He is part of the game,
and yet not..."
" ???"
" You see, he is able to be in this game, but isn't
actually a part of its component. He is the key to all of this. And since
he is the creator, that validates my suspicions.."
" SO, if he's the key, then what do we do?"
" Well, we have to get jo, to find us first...then
the next steps should be a whole lot easier."
" Wouldn't finding him be easier?"
" Oh, no." Min shook her head," Trust me, finding
him will probably be the hardest part of all. He could be anywhere..."
The familiar laughter of Drake echoed through the caverns.
" Bravo, Assassin....maybe you aren't as stupid as
I thought. You actually do have a sporting chance in here...and since I'm
enjoying this so much, I'll give you a hint..."
" What?"
" Where you need to look is not where...but when!"
" Drake! That will completely throw off the timeline!"
" All right, Assassin, seeing as that you want to
be a goody-goody at the last second, I'll tell you what...if you win, and
you catch me...then I'll fix the timeline back to normal...if you lose...you'll
chase me through the periods for the rest of your miserable little lives...and
just to make it fair...I'll only go back into the last 3 weeks..."
They were immediately transported back to the park. Madison rushed over along with Kero.
" Are you two alright....wha!!! Who's that?" She
backed away from Min.
" Relax, Madison. It's only Min. She'll be okay..."
" Min? Wow..."
" KeroBeros," This was the first time Min had ever
addressed the Guardian of the Book.
" What's up?"
" The Nothingness has challenged the Master and
Mistress to a game."
" Holy! A game?"
" Yes, they must locate him in different time periods."
" Woah. Time travel? That's a little out of my league..."
" But, not out of mine..." Assassin interjected."
Still I need an opinion. Would it be possible to combine Sakura's mirror
with
Syaoran's time?"
" Yes," It slowly dawned on Kero," Oh!"
" What?"
" Don't you see? The Assassin is talking about a
time portal. Alone, the two cards mean nothing, but together the two cards
create a time portal."
" How do you combine the two?"
" There is a chant, but it requires both of you."
" All right...hurry, there's not much time!"
" Okay, here it goes.. repeat after me..."
" Ancient Wheel Of Magic spin..."
" Ancient Wheel of Magic spin..."
" Bond these two powers of force from within..."
" Bond these two powers of force from within..."
" now just say your lines."
" Force know my plight, Release the light!!!"
" Clow Cards! Release and Dispel!"
The time card and the mirror card appeared, and a
bolt of lightning struck them...their bodily forms desintegrated, and a
swirling portal opened in the middle of the air. Syaoran and Sakura
jumped, and disappeared. Min followed, and immediately
the portal closed behind them.
" Good luck to you both," mumbled Kero.