The Ship…of Dreams
Author: phoenixangel
Type: AU / Crossover
Disclaimer: Titanic belongs to the maker of the ship, Mr. Anderson, the captain, Captain Smith, and the stupid guy who caused the dream to go "down" in history…and into the ocean, Mr. Bruce Ismay. Card Captor Sakura belongs to Clamp.
Chapter 2: The Secrets of the Clow
It was another rainy day in London, England, and Sakura was incredibly bored. Eriol had gone out "to do a little shopping", he said, but Sakura knew that he had something else on his mind.
With nothing else to do, Sakura made her way through the darkened library, stumbling over books, when she suddenly saw a glow coming from a book to her right. Enraptured, she slowly inched her way to the light, cautious, but curious all the same. As she pulled out the book from the shelf, the lock that held the book together clicked open and Sakura could see the dim outline of an animal slowly become clearer until it lifted itself out of the book. Startled, Sakura dropped the book, and the creature hit the floor with an "Umph!" Frightened, she leaned over, just as the animal picked itself off the floor and said, "Ahhhhh!!! You big meanie!" The creature said as it patted its sore behind. "Where's Clow? And WHO are YOU?" It asked Sakura.
"Hoe?" Sakura looked down at the animal. "Y-you're…alive????"
"I am the great Keroberos, Guardian Beast of the Clow Cards!"
"Clow Cards?"
"Well, if you don't know what that is, then I see no point in telling you what I'm here for." Kero said haughtily, then sniffed the air. "Hmmm…that scent smells delicious…since I'm done here, I might as well check it out!" Kero flew through the air, searching every room in Eriol's mansion for the mouth-watering smell…of pudding. Finally, he came upon the kitchen refrigerator, stacked to the brim with mounds and mounds of pudding.
Sakura, curious about what Kero had found, took a look inside, and exclaimed, "HOEEEE!!!!" At the sound of her voice, the piles of banana pudding tumbled out, and within seconds, Sakura was knee-deep in pudding cups. With a startled look upon her face, Sakura searched desperately for Keroberos, whom she thought had been buried beneath the pudding. Instead…
"WAIIII!!!! WAIII!!!! What is this WONDERFULLY yummy thing??? Ahhhh. Got. To. Get. More…." Kero said between mouthfuls of pudding. Sakura stared at the now-drooling Kero-chan floating in the air. "KERO-CHAN!!!!! Get out of here before Nakuru comes in!!!!" But before she was able to reach Kero, she heard an ominous sound…Sakura froze, one hand in the mounds of pudding, and one hand reaching for Kero.
"Candy-chan, candy-chan, lots and lots of candy, suppi-chan!" Nakuru came into the kitchen singing a song, with Spinel Sun (pretending to be a stuffed animal) in her arms, when she noticed something unusual about the kitchen…. "NANI??????"
Sakura could only giggle nervously as Nakuru-san stared suspiciously at the "stuffed-animal" with its mouth full of pudding and then at Sakura, who was covered in banana pudding. "Heh, heh, heh, heh…. Kero-chan, you're in BIG trouble…with ME!" Sakura thought furiously.
Meanwhile…Eriol's head jerked up as he detected the aura of the guardian beast. "So, the seal on the Clow Book has finally been broken again. Very impressive, Sakura." He smirked. "But let's see how you handle this…" The staff in his hand began to glow.
Back at the house:"Kero, YOU got me in trouble with Nakuru, so don't try that with me!!!" Sakura shouted at the "almost-innocent-looking" Keroberos, who was sticking out his face in a puppy-dog pout.
"Hey…didn't I tell you to call me Keroberos?" Kero said indignantly.
"Well, you look more like a frog than a guardian beast, so that's what I'm calling you!" Sakura replied, still mad about the previous incident.
"WHAT????? That's no name! And I do NOT look like a frog!!!" Kero shouted, enraged that this "girl" was calling him, Keroberos, froggy names. Immediately, he took transformed into his full form and towered over Sakura. "WHAT DO YOU CALL ME NOW?????" He thundered.
Sakura could only gasp out, "Hoeeeeeee!!!!!"
Suddenly, they both heard the shutters of Eriol's house slam throughout the house. The outside gale was so strong that the tree right beside Sakura's window began to topple over. "What IS this?" Sakura thought, getting worried about how Eriol was going to make it back home. She really hoped he wasn't in any trouble.
Kero muttered to himself, "Some magic force is doing this, I know. Is it Clow? But…he's already dead!" He quickly shouted to Sakura, "You've got to use the cards!"
Sakura was bewildered, how was she supposed to use the cards in the book? But then again, the book HAD to be magical, because here was proof, floating in front of her…Keroberos, the guardian beast that had emerged when she broke the seal.
Calmly, he told her, "Hold the book and it will all come to you. It has chosen you as its new master."
Sakura held the book in her arms as a light pink wind surrounded her. From the seal of the book came a wand, with the top in the shape of a star. Sakura knew in her heart that this was her ultimate destiny and that she could never be an ordinary girl anymore. As she chanted, the wand grew in size until Sakura reached out and grabbed a hold of it.
Keroberos, though he had at first disliked the girl, could see that she had real talent, and he was going to teach her all she needed to know. But her test is just beginning, he realized. There will be lots more to come. "Come on, Sakura, we can do it!" He shouted to her, as she climbed onto his back and as they flew out the window.
But within the house…"That's a great idea, Eriol-kun. So she HAS some magic after all." Nakuru said as she, Eriol, and Spinel Sun looked at Sakura and Kero through the magical circle on the floor.
"I knew I could count on her…being the Card Mistress is her destiny…and her misfortune."
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Author's Notes: Ok, ok, so this chapter was a little short…I sorta ran out of ideas. Hehe.
Kero: What do you mean "ran out of ideas"? More like you "used them all up"!!!
Phoenixangel: Shut UP Kero! You're giving away my secret!!! *shuts Kero in a sound-proof cage*
Kero: Mrph, moof, prgh…
LOL, just kidding! Actually I have a couple of ideas, and I already finished the LAST chapter of this story!!! Hehe, now I just have to get to the ones in between! But anyway, as you can tell, the Clow Cards haven't escaped this time, but Sakura can still use them. Also, Kero doesn't have to promote her as a "Cardcaptor" because she doesn't have to capture any cards. Instead, the Clow Book chooses her, and GIVES her the wand. (Do you see what I'm saying here?) I'm thinking she will need to convert them into Sakura Cards, so maybe she can do that while she's on the Titanic. Any comments or suggestions? Please review! Arigato!