The Pretty Card

Chapter 5: The Clow Card

The girls dragged Li along with them to the clearing. Kero eagerly came just to see Sakura, as well. Luckily for the group, there was no one in the clearing at the time.
"Well, now what?" Madison asked Sakura.
"Since the card has to be 'possessing' me, as Kero always tells me, I have to identify the card," Sakura explained. "Now, what could it be . . . . ."
"You're so sweet and pretty," Li and Kero both murmured, staring at Sakura.
"That's it!" Sakura shouted. "Come out Pretty Card!"
Immediately a white figure came out in front of them.
"Whoa," Was all Sakura could say. She didn't think anything could 'out pretty' this card. Everyone was stunned.
Kero and Li snapped out of the Pretty Card's spell. "It's a Clow Card!" both shouted. They glared at each other after they had said that in unison.
"Stupid stuffed teddy bear."
"Brat."
"Key of Clow,
Power of Magic,
Power of Light,
Surrender the one
The force ignite
Release!" Sakura shouted. Her key turned into her star staff, and called out the Wood Card. "Bind the Pretty card!" she shouted, releasing the card. Wood came out and headed towards the card. Wood wrapped around it. Pretty didn't struggle. She only gently wiggled her fingers. The Wood card disappeared.
"Kero, how do I beat it?" Sakura whined after using practically all her cards on the Pretty but to no avail.
"What's its power?" Kero asked Sakura.
"To out pretty anything," She told him.
"Exactly!"
"I have to compete for looks with it?" Sakura raised one eyebrow.
The white figure smiled angelically. "A test of beauty," it said melodically.
She (meaning the card) floated over top of Li, who was ready to fight. Within her flowing silver dress, she pulled out a handful of light purple powder and sprinkled it on him.
Li sneezed like a kitten. His eyes went all glassy and dreamy.
Pretty settled down beside Sakura. "Who is more beautiful?" she sang out.
Sakura now understood. Li was under her power. If he said pretty was more beautiful, she would be unable to capture- ever- and would wreak 'havoc' on the world forever. But if Li won over and chose Sakura, Sakura would finally be able to capture the card.

Li was torn between two very hard choices in front of him.