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Chapter Seven - Tomoyo and the Maze's Tricks

             

            Tomoyo's sadness was interrupted abruptly.  She whirled to face the others angrily.  "What's going on?  Why were they acting like that…"  She suddenly began crying, her anger evaporated.  The guardians looked among each other, as if debating whether to tell or to keep silent. 

            They seemed to come to an agreement, and Ruby Moon turned to face Tomoyo.  "Tomoyo-san.  If you had known the Moon Twins before any of this happened, you would've loved them.  It's impossible to know them and not love them."

            Kazu said dryly, "Well, those two seemed pretty not-loveable to me.  Look how cold they were to Tomoyo-chan.  They sure aren't on my list of favorite people." 

            Yue frowned at him. "The Moon Twins were created by Mistress Li, the creator of the Moon Deck.  She made them when she was very young, which is why they were created pure.  For years, until Mistress Li died, the two served her, and were her loyal companions."

            Sakura frowned.  "So they were created as servants?  She doesn't sound like a good lady."  The others nodded in agreement.  "I mean, weren't you and Kero and Ruby and Suppi all created for your BOOKS, not as servants?"

            "Hime and Syaoran were not created as servants.  When Mistress Li was a child, she wanted playmates, so she created them with her own powerful magic.  At the time, they knew as much as she did, so they were innocent and pure.  But as she grew older, so did they.  She died when she was very young, which is why the two of them still look like adolescents, because they were never given a chance to continue maturing." 

            Kerberos who looked like was going to either explode or talk, began chattering now.  "They learned more than any other guardians because Mistress Li was able to teach them many things, and they continued to learn things after she died.  They, Hime in particular, believed that continuing to learn and become stronger, they would make their mistress's spirit happier.  That's why, for years after she died, they learned all sorts of fighting skills and things that could be useful." 

            Ruby smiled distantly, as if remembering happier times.  "Himewari was the kindest thing you'd ever seen before.  If she saw someone in trouble, or someone that needed help, she would help.  She was often described as the 'ray of sunshine in the sun.'  She was more talented in the physical areas than her brother.  She's a bit bossy and stubborn…  Lucky for her, she's got the most easy-going brother in out of all the guardians.  Oh, and very talkative.  But still, she was so much different from today…"

            Spinel gave his sister a weird look.  "Xiao Lang was the most innocent thing in the entire world.  He was also the smartest.  And the sweetest thing.  I mean, you would've just loved to be with him, because he didn't have a single bad fault.  Okay, maybe he was shy, and he didn't talk to people he didn't know, but he was pretty cool.  Well, he definitely mood-swung a lot.  Sometimes, he would be stuck in playful mode, and well, he could get annoying…" 

            Kazu frowned.  None of this was making Tomoyo happy.  "Well, can you just explain why Hime is a total bitch now, and Syaoran is a nasty jerk?" 

            Kerberos frowned.  "We were getting to that. Before we were all permanently sealed in our books, horrible things happened.  And don't ask what it is, cause we're never going to tell you.  It changed the two of them, I guess because purity can only be contaminated a few times before it is impure and poisoned." 

            Ruby sighed and shook her head.  "And after that, they were always on the defensive, unwilling to help anyone, refusing to let anyone get close…  They stopped being sweet and kind…  They were afraid they would be hurt.  But the worse thing was the loss of Xiao Lang's innocence.  It sort of gave a charm to him, and after that, he was just completely different.  Syaoran is sort of a physical equivalent to all of the confusion the two guardians went through."

            Then, a high, jeering voice came from the nearby wall of the Maze.  "How dare you talk of the Moon Twins behind their backs!  You shall pay!"  It was Maze.  She was very angry, and began shaking the maze violently.  As they were thrown about, Tomoyo remembered the wand at her neck and the cards in her pocket.  "From the silver orbs of the moon, to the golden ones of the sun, to the stars shining bright, to the comets late at night, I, Card Captor Tomoyo, call upon your powers!  Reveal your might into the wand!  Power of the moon, bestow yourself into me!  RELEASE!!"

            The Maze paused for a few seconds to watch Tomoyo. Tomoyo used this to her advantage.  "I call upon the power of FLOWER!!  Release your petals to create a blinding storm!"  Within seconds, the Maze was dodging the petals, many of which were sharp and thorny. 

            Now that Maze was on the run, Tomoyo decided to play her only other chance.  "I call upon the power of BUBBLE!!  Release your bubbles to hold the Maze in place!"  And the good-natured Bubble hurried out to do his mistress's bidding.  The Maze was displeased at this.

            "You give in to the girl so easily?  The Sun Guardian would disapprove!"  She made a wall materialize out of nowhere, where Bubble banged against it.  But Bubble was as persistant as his mistress, and he chased Maze. 

            "Yes, but the Mistress oversaw my capturing!  You cannot deny me that!"   Then, with a sudden burst of speed, the tiny card began wrapping itself around the Maze. 

            But although Maze would get captured, she knew what she had to do.  "Such a dishonorable ending!  I, at least, shall go down fighting until the very end!"  She struggled violently, but it was useless. 

            "Card created of the moon, with powers burning bright, become the card you were meant to be, and restore the light!!  MAZE CARD!"  And, as the maze's energy began flowing into the card, the card gave her a look of pure hatred.  It was a scary look, and it chilled Tomoyo to the bone.  It was the same look both Hime and Syaoran had given her a few hours ago.  But soon, the energy was safely inside a card, and Tomoyo could safely say she had capture her third card. 

            Of course, now that the maze was gone, everyone could see her and the others standing in the middle.  "Whoa!  What was that!"  And pretty soon, Tomoyo ended up explaining everything to them.  Then, two voices interrupted her.

            "Remember this Card Captor Tomoyo!"           

            "You can capture the cards,"

            "But if you do not earn their trust, they are useless!"  Hime and Syaoran standing in a tree, staring angrily at Tomoyo.  For a second, she and Syaoran locked eyes.  His eyes were soft and sad as they looked at her, and the next second, they were gone.  But Tomoyo could not erase his sad look from her memory.

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