Summary: Last time, we looked at the beginning of Sakura's day with the Move Card. But that wasn't all. There was a lot more with the Move Card and we now take a look at the rest of it (with a few additions ^_^).
Author's Note: Bear with me on this part. The summary I got on it was very sketchy. In fact, this is pretty much all off the top of my head...except for the end of course.
Key:
"~* Thoughts *~" = Thoughts
"[NAME:]" = Character voiceover
Episode 25- Recalling the Hunt for The Little Piggy Story
Sakura put the final touches on her book report. Luckily, Madison let her finish the book report at her house and Sakura was able to put down her final words. She had finished it a lot faster than she had hoped and it couldn't come a moment too soon. Meilin was anxiously waiting to hear the rest of the story, but only because it sounded so familiar to her. Sakura was almost hoping she wouldn't remember what happened.
"How is it, Sakura?" Madison asked.
Sakura gazed at her paper. "Not my best work, but it'll do under the circumstances."
"It could have been worse," Li sighed. "It could have been like last time."
"What happened last time?" Meilin asked. "You never finished the story."
Sakura sweatdropped. "Do we really want to remember that day?"
Li sat back casually. "Go ahead, Sakura."
Madison reached for the scrapbook. "I think I have a picture for this one. I'll find it here somewhere. Just tell the story, Sakura."
Sakura gave up. "Ok. Anyway, we had just run out of the library and the bicycle finally stopped. The chase was on…"
Flashback: Outside the Library
P.O.V.: Sakura Avalon
Sakura looked around everywhere. The book couldn't have gone far. It was seemingly taunting her and Li. But Sakura wouldn't be dragged down by some stupid Clow Card. She had a book report to do and she had to get that book before Li.
Then she found it. The book was sitting on top of a tree. Sakura knew of one way to bring that book down. She reached into her pocket and pulled out…
"Windy! Release and dispel!"
Sakura calmly stood around as Windy came out and brought the book over to her. Sakura grinned triumphantly as the book came her way, but just as the book was about to fly onto Sakura's hand, the book disappeared.
Kero shook his head. "Uh-uh. Not that easy, kiddo."
Sakura sighed. "Then I just need to try something else. There's more than one way to get a stubborn book."
Sakura spied the book on top of another tree branch. Sakura smirked towards her left. She had another x-factor that would help her. If there's one thing she had and Li didn't, it was a plucky best friend.
"Give me a boost, Madison."
Madison bent down and let Sakura stand on her shoulders. Madison started to stumble over from Sakura's weight, but she could still make her way towards the tree.
~* Ok, I've got everything under control. As long as Madison doesn't fall over, the book's mine! Oh, no! What's HE doing?! *~
Sakura looked below to see Li with a smug gin on his face as he stood in front of Madison. Madison was trembling from Sakura's weight as she desperately held on to her ankles.
"Oh, you're so close," Li mocked. "I'd hate to see something disastrous happen. Hmm…but I always wondered, Madison. Are you ticklish?"
A warning bell rang in Sakura's head. "Don't you dare, Li Shoran!!"
Li's grin grew wider. He reached an arm out and began to tickle Madison under her underarms. Madison desperately tried to hold it in, but she started to giggle. Madison then burst out into all-out laughter and lost her focus. Finally, Madison stumbled and Sakura fell over. The two girls landed on top of each other, while Li smirked.
"I hated to do that," Li lied. "But I had that book first, Sakura."
Li quickly climbed the tree and reached out for the book, but again it disappeared. While Li groaned from the top of the tree, Kero flew over to see if Sakura and Madison were ok. Getting a wicked idea, Sakura nodded at Kero knowingly and the guardian beast knew just what to do. Kero flew up to Li and bit him on the finger.
"OW! Let go! OW! Let me go, you stuffed animal! A-A-AAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!"
Kero did his job. He kept a grip on Li's finger until he fell from the tree and landed hard right beside Sakura and Madison.
"That was a dirty trick, Avalon," Li moaned.
"Serves you right!" Sakura shot back. "Tickling Madison was an even dirtier trick! I had that book right where I wanted it!"
Li dusted himself off. "That's what you think! That book's mine, Sakura!" He started running off towards another tree.
Sakura looked down at her best friend. "Get up, Madison! I'm not letting him get that book!"
Sakura picked Madison up and they both went chasing after Li.
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[Sakura: Of course, that wasn't the only roadblock we hit. We probably could have caught the Move Card a lot sooner than we did…if Li and I hadn't spent so much time fighting each other…]
Flashback: Outside the Library (A few minutes later)
P.O.V.: Sakura Avalon
There it was. This time, the book was floating over a wide strip of wet cement. Sakura eyed the strip and realized how wide it was, but she was confident.
"This isn't any different than the jumps I make at school," she told Madison. "I'll have that book in no time."
Kero was skeptical. "Uh…Sakura…I don't think this…"
"Get your camera ready, Madison," Sakura interrupted. "I'm about to make another impressive capture."
Madison pointed her video camera as Sakura prepared her wand. She ran straight for the strip of wet cement and skillfully made a successful long jump. But as Sakura leaped off the ground, the book disappeared again. But that wasn't the worst thing. Someone else had the same idea. Li made the long jump at the same time as Sakura and was RIGHT in her path. As soon as they were at the peak of their jump…
**CRASH**
**SPLAT**
…Sakura and Li collided. They both fell right into the wet cement.
"Can't you watch where you're jumping?" Li groaned.
"Never mind that," Sakura moaned. "This is just great. I'll never get this cement off."
Li got up tried to jump out of the cement. "You worry about the cement. I'll worry about MY book!"
Sakura tripped Li by the ankle. "No, I'll get MY book!"
Sakura ran off, leaving Li in the dust…and the cement.
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[Li: Uh…Sakura? You aren't going to tell THIS part of the story, are you?]
[Sakura: And why not? If I had to tell about the part where you tickled Madison, then I'll tell THIS part.]
[Madison: Oh, Sakura. Li was just getting over that…traumatic moment. Do you really want to remind him?]
[Sakura: Of course! He's lucky he has someone like me around to make sure he doesn't forget…]
Flashback: Outside the Library (Another few minutes later)
P.O.V.: Sakura Avalon
Sakura found the book again, but this time, she wasn't so quick to get it. The book was sitting in front of a tree…under a beehive. Sakura and Madison stood there thinking of a way to get to that book without aggravating the bees.
"Well, what are you waiting for?" Kero asked.
"Those are bees, Kero!" Sakura moaned. "I don't want to get attacked!"
"Me neither!" Madison added.
"Hopeless."
Sakura turned around to see Li looking confidently at the tree. "You think you can get the book out of there?"
"It's easy," Li nodded. "I just have to be very, very quiet."
Li began to tiptoe towards the tree. The bees buzzed, but other than that, they didn't hear Li coming. As Sakura saw Li approach the tree, she began to grin smugly. She started to get an evil idea.
Madison knew it, too. "Sakura…you wouldn't…that's just…mean."
"We owe him one, Madison," Sakura responded. "And it's payback time." She reached in for the Mist Card. "Mist Card! Dissolve that tree branch! Mist Card! Release and dispel!"
Sakura looked on as the mist flew over to the tree branch holding up the beehive. The branch dissolved and the branch fell right behind Li. The bees buzzed angrily and began to fly towards Li.
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! GET EM OFF!!"
Li was panicked and began to run from the angry insects. He kept on running while Madison got the embarrassing moment on tape. Li then found his saving grace. He jumped into the river and stayed in until the bees flew away. Once the bees were gone, Li raised his head and glared at the grinning Sakura.
"That was NOT funny!"
Sakura kept grinning and held up Madison's camera. "I'm sure one day we'll all look back at this tape and have a good laugh. But for right now, I have a book to find."
Feeling satisfied, Sakura left Li in the river and went to look for the book again.
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[Li: I look at that tape and I'm STILL not laughing.]
[Meilin: How long did this go on?]
[Sakura: It…went on for a while. But eventually, Li and I realized we were going to have to put our heads together. Of course…that didn't mean things got better…]
Flashback: Outside the Library (An hour later)
P.O.V.: Sakura Avalon
It was a few minutes since Kero got a crazy idea. The Move Card was obviously getting the better of the two Cardcaptors, so Kero proposed that Sakura and Li work together to get the book and then share it later. They looked around for the book again and then they found it.
Sakura couldn't believe her luck. The book was on yet another tree. From her previous trial-and- error experiences, Sakura was ready this time.
"All right, Li," Sakura began. "I'll let you climb up for the tree. But if the Move Card knows you're coming, it'll disappear. So I have an idea. Go climb the tree."
Li nodded and headed over to the tree. He began to climb it as Sakura reached into her pocket.
"Silent Card! Release and dispel!"
The Silent Card released, leaving no sounds whatsoever. Li climbed the tree and reached out for the book. But once again, it was no good. The book disappeared. Sakura was shocked and when she looked to her left, she saw Kero shaking his head.
~* Ok…it must sense motion. So that didn't work. What's left? *~
Sakura recalled the Silent Card and Li climbed down from the tree. Sakura felt defeated. This was too much to bear.
"What else can I do, Kero?" Sakura asked.
"You can't just keep chasing it, Sakura," Kero told her. "You have to be able to feel for the card. You have to sense its next move, or you'll never get it."
It was something she should have done from the beginning. So Sakura closed her eyes. She started to feel the Move Card's next move and she sensed it coming behind her. So she cautiously took a few steps back and then, in the blink of an eye, turned around and unleashed her wand.
"Move Card! Return to your power confined! Move Card!"
Sakura finally had the Move Card sealed. She took the card in one hand and The Little Piggy story in the other. Then Sakura gasped. One more step and she would have fallen in the river. But before she could get out of harm's way…
"The book!"
Sakura groaned when she saw Li running towards her. "Li, NO!!"
It was too late. Li crashed right into Sakura and…
**SPLASH**
…they both fell into the river. The book remained in Sakura's hand and was still in good condition thanks to its waterproof cover. The only thing hurt was Sakura's pride. But things got even worse…when she and Li saw a camera flash.
"MADISON!! DON'T take a picture of that!!"
Madison grinned as she held up her camera. "You really need to get a scrapbook someday, Sakura."
Li shrugged off all the water and picked Sakura up.
~* Hmm…he actually picked me up. If I'm not mistaking, that's almost what a…gentleman would do. Of course, this is Li. *~
Li scratched his head nervously. "Um…I'm sorry. If you want I'll take you home."
~* He's offering to take me home? Wow, I didn't expect that. But I can't refuse. He's still using the book…and I still have to get started. *~
Sakura smiled. "Thanks."
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[Meilin: Hey, wait a minute! NOW I remember this!]
[Sakura: (gulps) Y-You do?]
[Meilin: I just knew I remembered this story from somewhere. It was when Li was about to take you home…]
Flashback: Li's Place
P.O.V.: Meilin Rae
Meilin looked out the window again. She couldn't believe she was about to start her first day of school in Japan tomorrow. She was so excited. But she was nervous about meeting new people.
~* I've never been to Japan before...and I don't know anybody. I wonder if anybody will like me. Oh, well. I know I'll be just fine. As long as Li's there, everything will be just fine. *~
Then Meilin suddenly spotted the big building. This was her new home. It looked so big, but the size didn't intimidate her. All she wanted was to see Li again. So she slowly made her way up to the building and there he was. There was the handsomest boy she had ever laid eyes on. Meilin ran and threw her arms around Li.
"Li! It's been such a long time! I missed you so much! I…I…"
Meilin paused. She noticed there was someone else with Li…a girl.
~* A girl? Li has a GIRL with him? Someone's trying to take him from me? Who does this girl think she is? WAIT A MINUTE! WHAT'S SHE WEARING?!?!?! *~
Meilin saw this girl wearing a very familiar shirt. It was the one Meilin gave to Li a very long time ago.
Meilin wanted answers. "Li?! Who is this girl?! And why is she wearing the shirt I gave you?!"
Li was stuttering. "M-M-Meilin, I can explain…!"
"I gave that shirt to you, Li!" Meilin shouted. "I didn't give it to you so you could give it to some other girl! And who is she, anyway?! What was she doing here in the first place?!"
"M-M-Meilin, please…"
"Just who ARE you…?!"
Meilin turned to her left, but only saw emptiness. The other girl had scattered…with the shirt she gave Li. Meilin was about to explode.
~* How dare she take that shirt with her! I'll find out who this girl is! And she'll wish she never met me! *~
Meilin suddenly remembered something else. "You know, Sakura, you never DID give that shirt back!"
"That must have been crazy, Sakura," Madison added. "What went through your mind the first time you saw Meilin?"
Sakura sweatdropped. "I just thought about getting out of there as fast as I could."
"It feels like such a long time," Meilin sighed. "But it's true, Sakura. You've been flirting with Li since day one."
Sakura groaned. "Give it a rest, Meilin."
Sakura groaned every time Meilin accused her of flirting with Li seven years ago. She didn't flirt with Li back then.
She flirted with Li…later.
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