Disclaimer: I do not own CCS nor do I own BoF…all characters belong to the corresponding game/anime series…all original characters belong to me (although none has show up yet.
Authors Note: Sorry this one is a little late…I got a little caught up in College and other stuff…and the sequel to my favorite series (BOF) has been pushed back again :( . Anyway… I'm trailing a little too far from the subject here…Again all constructive reviews will be appreciated…tell me how I'm doing so far…and thanks for the good past reviews they have motivate me to keep writing this fic.
*I have mentioned a "Fou" in the story…that's just the name of the yellow papers that Li uses in Chinese. I have absolutely no idea how to say it in English…Anyways…I'll just shut up now so you can read the fic.
Chapter 2. The Truth
"Hmm…are you sure that you got it right?" Kero asked.
"For the tenth time yes…I am sure…I feel them they are around here…" Sakura replied.
"Yea…I feel it too, but where???" Li said to no one in particular.
The friends had reached a dilemma they know something out there, but they don't know what, they know that it around the place they are but they don't know where…then they heard footsteps approaching…
"Oh no…" Sakura said panicking… "I can't let anyone see me like THIS."
"Quick up the tree…" Li said, with that he took a jump on the tree, Sakura who was getting used to the wings flew up to the branch…and helped Tomoyo up also…there they sat there looking at who it might be.
As the dark figure walked into the light…the foursome couldn't believe their eyes…especially Sakura she sat there wide eyed "Please tell me this is dream." She thought, she pinched herself just to make sure she was awake. There her father stood…yet with the same white wings as she herself has, wearing a suit of armor with Sakura would never imagined her father with…a lance in his hand…he looked around…and said in a deep voice "Sakura…I know your out there…we have a lot to talk about…"
"Well looks like we solved the mystery of Sakura's wings." Kero said plainly.
"SAKURA…please let me explain…" her dad shouted on.
"Well…what do we do now, Sakura?" Kero asked.
"I don't know…maybe we should listen to what he has to say…then again that spear doesn't look too inviting." She replied.
"Hmm…although I don't think he's going to use that spear to hurt us…" Tomoyo began.
"Don't tell me it's one of those feelings right?" Li asked.
"Yea…" Tomoyo replied.
"I think at least I should go down to see what's going on…I mean he is my father…but none of you needs to follow me…it my problem and I don't see why you guys should be dragged into it also." Sakura said.
"Sakura haven't you figured it out?" Tomoyo said.
"Figured what out?" she asked quizzically.
"We are with you Sakura, we were from the beginning and we are now…" Li said.
"You got that right." Kero added in.
"Thanks guys…I don't know what to say…" Sakura said softly.
"You don't need to say anything…" Li said drawing his sword…he saw Sakura looking at him as if saying "Is THAT really necessary?"
"Just in case things get ugly…you can't be too careful…" Li explained.
Sakura nodded… "Are you guys ready…?" She asked…the friends nodded…with that they all jumped down (or flew down in Kero and Sakura's case and climbed down in Tomoyo case) the tree.
"Ahh…so there you are Sakura…" her dad said.
"What's going on Dad?" Sakura asked…
"Well…first I'm not really your father…" he said. "Second, I will tell you more only if you four pass my first test…" he said snapping his fingers…the winged beasts flew by his side. Sakura and the team gasps, so THAT'S what was giving the Aura.
"Fight them with all you've got…" he continued.
Sakura noticed that she didn't have much of a choice…
"The key that lays within stars, I command you as the new owner of the cards Sakura…break thy seal and form the wand!!" As usual she summoned her trusty wand…Li with his sword and Kero who just finished transforming to his true form.
"Impressive…" her father said "But you need better tools than that Sakura…" He raised his spear… "O rapier of wind…accept your owner that bears the mark of thy wing!" he swung the weapon the weapon shot out a gleam of light onto Sakura's wand.
A blinding light flashed emitted from the wand. "Ahh" they all gasped at the same time…after the light faded…there was a elegant rapier in the place of her wand…it gleamed as the light posts shined their light on it.
"That is the rapier of the wing…only certain people are allowed and able to wield it, Sakura…" her father said. "Now…show me if you are worthy of keeping it…" he motions for the beast to attack.
The beasts were faster than everyone anticipated…in the flash of the eye all three surrounded the group.
"Well looks like we don't have much of a choice here…" Li said.
"Thanks for pointing out the BLOODY obvious Li." Kero said sarcastically.
"Can you to be stop that and work together for once?" Sakura yelled.
One of the beasts dashed in for the attack…and took a slash at Sakura…luckily Sakura was faster…she jumped a step backwards…and raised her sword and parried the hit, but the force was greater than she expected…so she tumbled backwards after the attack.
"SAKURA!!!" Li yelled…and ran to Sakura's aid…but the second beast attacked…Li couldn't react fast enough…the slash ripped his sleeve and drew blood…he gritted his teeth in pain…
"LI!" Sakura screamed standing up… "Kero…protect Tomoyo!!" Kero nodded in response and flew in front of Tomoyo and covered his wings around her.
Sakura started to think quickly…she could try to use the time card…but what will happen then? Or maybe she should use the dash card? Then she came up with the most obvious question…she didn't have her wand anymore…she had the 'rapier of wing', whatever that was…how was she supposed to activate a card now?
She was still lost in thought when she just notice that suddenly a claw was in her face…
But it didn't reach her…some mysterious veil protected her from the hit…Sakura was very surprised…she looked around and saw Tomoyo praying and bluish energy flowing out of her.
"Tomoyo!" Sakura shouted "Where did you learn that?"
Without changing her stance she open her eyes slowly, "You know I don't know…I just had a feeling it would work." Then something seem to hit her…she looked at the enemy carefully…
"SAKURA! LI! USE LIGHTING ATTACKS ON IT!!!" she screamed.
Sakura and Li both nodded when they heard Tomoyo…
"The God of Lighting… Grant me POWER… GI GI RO LING!" he yelled as he took out his Fou* and hit it with his sword…lighting began to strike as the Fou began to release it power, a powerful bolt of lighting hit one of the beast…
It was too much the beast couldn't withstand the punishment…and disappeared.
"It works, it really works…" Li shouted in surprise. "Quick, Sakura use the lighting card."
Sakura started to panic…she took out the lighting card…but how was she supposed to use it…then it hit her, Li has once used the cards with sword, it wouldn't hurt to try it.
"Card of Clow, I order you as your new owner Sakura, please change to your new form!!! Thunder Card!!!" She hit the card with the tilt of her blade…
But to everyone's dismay…nothing happened.
"Oui…" Sakura sweated "NOT AGAIN…I used the right words." She groaned.
"I'll keep 'em busy Sakura…so you have time to use your card, but I don't know how long I can hold them off." Li said.
"I don't know if I can do it…Li why don't you try another one of you Fou's." Sakura replied parrying another hit with her rapier.
"Cause they probably are prepared for it…you can't trick them with the same thing…these guys are much too smart for that, besides that's the last thunder Fou I had with me, I wasn't expecting this to happen." He replied.
"Great…this is just perfect." Sakura sighed. Now what, she needs to activate the card…but it didn't seem to be working. "What do I do now?" Sakura thought to herself.
She looked at Li, he was fighting off two of them at the same time… he has improved greatly with that sword in such short time…but he wasn't going to be able to hold them off for much longer.
Sakura held up the card… "Why aren't you coming out?" she whispered softly, "Because…we are powered by your magic alone, and now that your mature enough…we don't think you need wands and stuff to communicate with us…we think you and us should be as one, so if you need us just call…we will be there, Sakura." Sakura gasps, she shook her head to make sure she wasn't dreaming, it was worth a try she thought.
She put away the card, closed her eyes… "I summon the card of lighting, release now as a storm upon my foes…LIGHTING CARD!!!" she said opening her eyes. The lighting beast appeared without ado, blared it teeth and took a charge at the two beast and shocked them. The beasts screamed in pain and then disappeared.
"We did it!!" Kero cheered.
"Yea, we did…" Tomoyo said. "Good work, Sakura."
"It wasn't all me…" Sakura replied blushing. "It was all of us working as a team."
"Good work…" Sakura's dad said. "I'm impressed, and as promised I will tell you more about what is going on…why don't we go inside, it's a pretty long story. The group nodded and then went back to Sakura's home.
In Sakura's home…
"Well?" Sakura asked. "What's the story dad."
"Sakura…" he began "First of all I'm not your father, I was a close friend to your father, but I wasn't him. To understand more of the past I am going to have to tell you guys a story first."
"Sure." They all replied at once. "We want to hear it." Sakura said.
"Long ago…" he began… "The world was filled with different clans, each clan had it own specialty and traits, they all lived peacefully together, until Myria the Goddess of desire came and threatened the world, and it was up to a group of heroes, led by a young blue haired man named…Ryu, lead his friends and defeated the goddess. After that he married the princess of Windia, which is more known as the wing clan, and lead a happy life after that."
"500 years later…" he continued taking a sip of tea. "The world was again threatened by evil, this time it was a more serious matter, Myria had left the 'seed of evil' and it began to grow. This time another young blue haired hero…also named Ryu, lead his friends to battle the evil demon Evans. Later, he too married the princess of the Wing clan."
"Then history kept repeating it self…with different destined heroes, with different goals but ultimately protecting those in need. Until, one day…something really bad has happened. A rogue dragon, cursed the destined bloodline. The curse was that the blue haired boy would never meet the princess of the wing…and that the princess would die in a sad fate. That made the King of the wing worried…so he had all his mages open up a rift to another dimension and sent his most trusted knight with his daughter…"
"What does that have to do with anything?" Li asked.
"Patience, Li…I'm getting there…" he replied. "Well…the knight was supposed to take care of the princess until that he feels that she has matured enough and become powerful enough to send her back."
"Oh my Lord…" Tomoyo began.
Sakura somehow knew what was next… "…Don't tell me…" she added.
"Yes…" her father said. "You…Sakura Nina Wyndia…is that child, and I was the king's most trusted knight.
"OH MY GOD…" was all Li could say.
End of Chapter 2.