Author's Note: It's hard to believe, but was yesterday really the final episode of Cardcaptors? Seems kinda…I don't know…anticlimactic. It's like it didn't go out with a bang, but with a whimper. That's all I have to say about that for right now. Let's just move forward.
Summary: We're still in Madison's room and Sakura, Madison, Li, and Kero are still looking back at Sakura's Final Judgment. We've looked at the first part from Sakura and Kero's views. So let's look at two other views.
Episode 56- Recalling Sakura's Final Judgment: Part 2
"It wasn't easy to see that," Kero continued. "Sakura showed a lot of heart…but it didn't matter to Yue. To be fair…it wasn't all his fault. His heart was hardened…by the past."
"It was definitely a night I'll never forget," Madison added. "It all started out so exciting. I was like you, Kero. I had total faith in Sakura. And I didn't think anything could go wrong. But when she lost, I felt like the worst had happened…"
Flashback: The Shrine (Sakura's Final Judgment)
P.O.V.: Madison Taylor
It was an unbelievable sight. Li had given it his all, but Yue had defeated him. Sakura immediately ran to his side to see if he was ok, but Li had confirmed the worst. His Clow Cards were taken. He had risked everything for them and he had lost them. Madison then noticed that Sakura was almost in tears.
~* It's almost as if she DOES care about him. It's just as I thought. *~
But there would be no more exchanges, because Sakura was being lifted into the air. She was then placed atop Tokyo Tower and Madison saw Sakura gasp. She looked like she had just seen a ghost. And Madison knew why.
~* Sakura told me all about this. This must be just like her dream! *~
The guardian known as Yue mouthed one word and Sakura stepped forward. She began jumping across many rooftops with the aid of the Jump Card. She kept jumping until she was looking up towards Yue.
~* I really wish I had my camera! Sakura must be so nervous about this. But there's one thing that still gets me about all this. *~
"So Julian knew about Sakura the whole time?" Madison asked.
"I don't think Julian is aware of any of this," Keroberos explained. "Yue the Judge is not needed until The Final Judgment and his false form is not to know of his existence."
Madison blinked. "Meaning…?"
"Meaning…Julian is unaware of Yue's existence. He just thinks he's a normal human being."
"But there's one thing I still don't get," Li said. "You came out when Sakura scattered the Clow Cards. But Julian's been in Reedington for years. How can that be?"
"Perhaps someone has wished it to be so," Ms. Mackenzie attempted answering. "There are no coincidences in this world. There is only the inevitable."
~* That didn't clear up too much. I'm probably even MORE confused now, if that were possible. *~
Everyone looked up and saw the ominous silence that was up on the rooftop. Everyone was on edge, knowing the climatic confrontation that was about to take place.
~* Come on, Sakura! You've gone through so much since you first became a Cardcaptor! You can do this! I believe in you! Now show him what you can do! *~
But it was Yue who launched the first attack. He shot a barrage of ice crystals at Sakura, sending her off the roof. She was heading down, but she quickly caught herself with the Fly Card. She was able to regain composure, but she didn't fly towards Yue. Instead, she was flying away from him.
~* She must be afraid of hurting Julian. Be careful, Sakura! *~
Yue wasn't about to let Sakura run away. He gave chase and in a matter of seconds, he and Sakura were side-by-side. He winded up and hit her with a blast of powerful magic. The hit sent Sakura crashing into a steel girder. She couldn't regain her senses before Yue continued attacking with his ice crystals. Sakura could only let out an agonized scream.
"That's IT!!"
Madison turned her head to see that Li was about to run to Sakura's aid. But to her shock, Keroberos intercepted him.
"No! If Sakura receives help from anyone, she will automatically fail!"
"We have to do something!" Li retorted.
"I still believe in her," Keroberos replied. "I believe she will convince Yue."
Li stepped back and Madison could only clasp her hands in prayer. She wanted Sakura to pull through. Sakura finally fell onto a rooftop and tried to shake off the cobwebs. But Yue was already preparing the final blow. He formed a bow and arrow of light and aimed it straight at Madison's best friend. Suddenly, Sakura raised her head and unleashed one of her cards.
"Wood!"
~* Yeah! There you go, Sakura! *~
Madison rejoiced upon seeing her best friend fight back. And she knew Wood would do the trick. But someone else wasn't so joyful or optimistic.
"NO!! NOT THAT ONE!!"
Madison felt confused when she heard Keroberos groan. Sakura had unleashed the many vines of the Wood Card and it looked to be the best plan.
Then the impossible happened. Yue's eyes began to glow and the vines stopped. They did a total about-face and immediately turned on Sakura. The vines tied her up and she couldn't even move.
~* NO! How can that happen?! That's never happened before! *~
Yue slowly flew down. "Wood is one of the cards under the moon." His voice was now clearly audible. "The RIGHT candidate would have known that!"
Sakura tried to speak, but she was too weak. None of them could hear her, except Yue.
"The Judgment is over!" Yue said callously. "Since you've lost, the cards now have no rightful owner."
Madison looked over at Keroberos. "The cards have no rightful owner? Then…what happens now?"
As if on cue, Yue continued. "Since you have lost, the seal will now be broken once again. And disaster shall befall the world."
~* I keep hearing about this disaster. What's it supposed to be? *~
"What is the disaster?" Madison asked Keroberos.
Once again, Yue answered on cue. "It is to forget! If the candidate chosen by Keroberos the Appointor fails The Final Judgment and cannot defeat me, Yue the Judge, then the Clow Cards…and everyone INVOLVED with the Clow Cards will forget what it is…to love the one person they love the most."
Everyone gasped. And tears were coming to Madison's eyes. She never thought the disaster would be something of this magnitude. Ever since this whole thing began, Madison had stood by Sakura through thick and thin. She was willing to take any punishment and was willing to suffer for her best friend. But this fate that they were all about to handed was a fate worse than death. Madison was ready to cry.
Keroberos continued. "The Clow Cards most treasure the person who sealed them. If this person fails the Final Judgment, then they forget about the person so they may not grieve. Unfortunately, everyone else tied to the Clow Cards is also to forget. It is very unfortunate."
It all felt so senseless. Madison was about to forget the one person that made her life worth living. She fell to her knees in tears.
~* To forget what it is to love the one I love the most? Sakura…does that mean I'll forget what it is to love…you? NO! I'd rather die! I don't want to live through that! *~
In a final show of courage and defiance, Sakura lunged forward. "LET…ME…GO!!!"
Sakura was showing that spirit that Madison knew was always in her. That was the Sakura she had come to know and love. But it obviously wasn't enough to convince Yue. He just remained there, still emotionless as ever. To Madison…he was even…heartless.
"You show a lot of heart," Yue said with his frigid expression. "But I am not as sentimental as Keroberos. You have lost! You cannot defeat me! Only CLOW can defeat me!"
Yue coldly raised his hand…and there was a flash of light.
"I honestly don't remember if anything happened after that," Madison continued. "But if it involved anything where I didn't remember what it is to love who I love the most…then I'd rather not remember. To be unable to love…is such a horrible thought. It almost makes life not worth living."
Li nodded. "Since I was the one who faced Yue first, I knew what he could dish out. So I knew you wouldn't have it easy, Sakura. When I saw you being taken up…I was afraid. I was afraid something bad would happen to you…"
Flashback: The Shrine (Sakura's Final Judgment)
P.O.V.: Li Showron
Li was finally starting to come to. The battle with Yue had taken everything out of him. He didn't know much, except that he was on the ground. And someone was holding him. It was Sakura and she was saddened. It wasn't that Li had lost, it was that she was legitimately concerned for him. It was something he never expected everything.
But she wasn't holding him for long, because she was being lifted into the air. She was then placed atop Tokyo Tower and Sakura gasped. She looked like she had just seen a ghost. Li remembered why.
~* Sakura told me about this after we sealed the Dream Card. This is just like her dream! *~
The guardian known as Yue mouthed one word and Sakura stepped forward. She began jumping across many rooftops with the aid of the Jump Card. She kept jumping until she was looking up towards Yue.
"So Julian knew about Sakura the whole time?" Madison asked.
"I don't think Julian is aware of any of this," Keroberos explained. "Yue the Judge is not needed until The Final Judgment and his false form is not to know of his existence."
Madison blinked. "Meaning…?"
"Meaning…Julian is unaware of Yue's existence. He just thinks he's a normal human being."
~* He doesn't know who he is? But that doesn't make sense. He's been around way before the Clow Cards were ever released. *~
"But there's one thing I still don't get," Li said. "You came out when Sakura scattered the Clow Cards. But Julian's been in Reedington for years. How can that be?"
"Perhaps someone has wished it to be so," Ms. Mackenzie attempted answering. "There are no coincidences in this world. There is only the inevitable."
~* Great…glad YOU'RE here to confuse me. *~
With that question having been addressed, everyone looked up at Sakura and Yue on the rooftop. There was a lot of tension on the ground, since everyone knew what was about to take place. But no one felt more nervous than Li.
~* Be careful, Sakura. He's very powerful…and he shows no mercy. *~
Yue began the fight by shooting a barrage of ice crystals at Sakura, sending her falling off the roof. She was heading for a long fall, but she was able to save herself with the Fly Card. She managed to regain her senses and recover, but instead of returning any attack, she began to fly away.
~* Sakura! What are you doing?! You can't run from him! *~
Yue wasn't about to let Sakura run away. He gave chase and in a matter of seconds, he and Sakura were side-by-side. He winded up and hit her with a blast of powerful magic. The hit sent Sakura crashing into a steel girder. She couldn't regain her senses before Yue continued attacking with his ice crystals. Sakura could only let out an agonized scream.
~* NO! I can't let this happen! I can't let her suffer like this! *~
"That's IT!!"
Li didn't want to stand by anymore. He tried to rush forward and come to Sakura's aid, but he was quickly intercepted by the guardian beast, Keroberos.
"No! If Sakura receives help from anyone, she will automatically fail!"
"We have to do something!" Li retorted.
"I still believe in her," Keroberos replied. "I believe she will convince Yue."
Li turned his head that Madison had turned to prayer. And it looked like Li could only do the same. He stepped back, knowing Sakura was on her own.
~* Come on, Sakura! We've been through so much! You're not that hopeless little girl I first met. You're stronger than this! I know you are! You have to do something! *~
Yue was preparing to deliver the final blow. He formed a bow and arrow out of light and aimed it straight at Sakura. Li remembered the night they hunted the Arrow Card and how he narrowly saved Sakura from being pierced by an arrow. But he couldn't save her this time and that ate away at him. Suddenly, Sakura raised her head and took out one of her cards. It looked like she wouldn't need saving, because she was ready to fight back.
"Wood!"
Li looked up and a smile appeared on his face. It looked like Sakura had come up with a solid game plan, but someone else wasn't so sure.
"NO!! NOT THAT ONE!!"
Keroberos let out his loud protest, but it was too late. Sakura was attacking with the Wood Card. Yue wasn't shaken at all, though. His eyes began to glow and the vines of Wood stopped…and turned on Sakura. They tied her up and left her unable to move.
~* He's using the card against her! But how can he do that?! *~
Yue slowly flew down. "Wood is one of the cards under the moon." His voice was now clearly audible. "The RIGHT candidate would have known that!"
Sakura tried to speak, but she was too weak. None of them could hear her, except Yue.
"The Judgment is over!" Yue said callously. "Since you've lost, the cards now have no rightful owner."
"The cards have no rightful owner?" Madison repeated. "Then…what happens now?"
As if on cue, Yue continued. "Since you have lost, the seal will now be broken once again. And disaster shall befall the world."
~* I've heard so much about the disaster…even while I was training back home. What is it? *~
"What is the disaster?" Madison asked Keroberos, as if reading Li's mind.
Once again, Yue answered on cue. "It is to forget! If the candidate chosen by Keroberos the Appointor fails The Final Judgment and cannot defeat me, Yue the Judge, then the Clow Cards…and everyone INVOLVED with the Clow Cards will forget what it is…to love the one person they love the most."
Everyone gasped. Li knew that the disaster wasn't of an apocalyptic nature, so he always wondered what else it could be. But he never imagined that it would something of this level. He was in a state of complete shock.
Keroberos continued. "The Clow Cards most treasure the person who sealed them. If this person fails the Final Judgment, then they forget about the person so they may not grieve. Unfortunately, everyone else tied to the Clow Cards is also to forget. It is very unfortunate."
Li could hardly move. He couldn't believe this was happening. After everything they had been through together…and after everything that happened since he first came to Japan…he couldn't believe it was all about to end like this.
~* I…don't want to forget what it is to love the one person I love the most, no matter who it is! This can't be happening! It can't end this way! *~
In a final show of courage and defiance, Sakura lunged forward. "LET…ME…GO!!!"
Sakura was showing that spirit that Li knew she possessed. That was the Sakura he had come to know. She was much braver and a lot stronger than she was when he first met her But it obviously wasn't enough to convince Yue. He just remained there, still emotionless as ever. Li knew there would be no convincing him.
~* …………no mercy………… *~
"You show a lot of heart," Yue said with his frigid expression. "But I am not as sentimental as Keroberos. You have lost! You cannot defeat me! Only CLOW can defeat me!"
Yue coldly raised his hand…and there was a flash of light.
Author's Note: This was the look of four different points of view, but tomorrow we move to the next part of the Final Judgment. Sakura begins to recall what it is to forget…and she recalls everything she saw. We're winding down, so come back to see the final chapters.
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