Sakura and the Alternate Reality CardCaptor

Okay, I hoped you liked the last chapter and that it wasn't as craply written as I thought it was.

Enjoy…

Sakura and the Alternate Reality CardCaptor

CHAPTER 3- Through the Brick Wall

(just think Alice in Wonderland)

'Explain,' Syaoran said simply once they had all settled in his living room.

Sakura paused and bit her lip, 'Well…' she took a breath, 'I heard a voice last night saying something about power, but Kero didn't hear it or anything. Then today at the park, I'm sure I sensed something like Clow Cards and then the world sorta…went all blurry and there was this white light. Then there's this girl standing in front of me, telling me that I will soon be part of her "Collection" and then everything goes back to normal.'

Everyone had sat in silence as she said this; Meilin and Tomoyo looking quite interested while Syaoran looked concerned.

'You hear…voices?'

'Err, just-yes, but only one,' she blushed and looked down at the floor.

Silence.

Uneasy silence, that stretched out for a long time

'Well, this is…unusual,' Meilin finally said, 'I don't think this has ever happened before.'

'Did anyone else see the girl?' Syaoran asked, appearing to be in deep thought.

Sakura looked to Tomoyo.

'I didn't,' Tomoyo said, 'Sakura just spaced out, then she told me about what happened. I didn't see the strange girl at all.'

Syaoran nodded.

'Okay! Well, that's over with now. Next topic of discussion…?' Sakura said, trying to break the mood that had descended over the group.

'First we have to establish what this-uh-Voice wants,' Syaoran said.

'Well it's something about a "Collection" [1], and she's contacting Sakura, so it's probably something to do with the Sakura Cards or Sakura herself,' Tomoyo determined.

'And Sakura said when she heard it, that Voice, it said something about power, so Tomoyo's probably right on the wanting Sakura or the Sakura Cards part,' Meilin chipped in, looking over at Syaoran.

'Then, someone has to make sure Sakura stays safe, if that is true.'

Sakura sat back and watched as Syaoran, Tomoyo and Meilin started to plan out what to do.

'I have an idea,' she called to them, leaning forward.

They turned and looked at her, the expressions on the faces looked like they had completely forgotten she was there.

'Why don't we just try to find out what's going on, before jumping to conclusions of what could be going on, and try to figure out why me and Syaoran think we've been sensing Clow Cards. I know! We should search the park! That's where I saw that girl so…' Sakura looked for approval.

'Sounds like a plan to me,' Meilin said.

'Okay, then, we'll meet in the park in about an hour.'

*

Sakura skated over to Syaoran and Meilin, both of whom were in their battle costumes.

'My sense of Clow Cards seems strong, which must mean whatever is causing this is near. Can you feel it too Sakura?' Syaoran asked.

She nodded and tried to pinpoint the exact presence of…the "Clow Cards"[2].

'SAKURA! Sakura! Wait up!'

Tomoyo and Kero raced up to them, slightly out of breath. Tomoyo immediately started filming, 'Sakura, you should of let me get you a battle costume,' she said, pointing the camera at Syaoran, Sakura and Meilin in turn.

'What do we do next?' Meilin asked, looking to Syaoran.

He shrugged slowly, his forehead creasing in concern. Sakura looked around, turned and started skating off to the right.

They all started to follow her, when she turned again, facing them and stopped.

'Sakura? What is it?' Kero probed.

'That wall,' she muttered and skated forward, picking up speed. She headed straight for the (conveniently placed) brick wall.

'Sakura! What are you doing?!' Syaoran yelled.

Sakura vanished through the wall.

'SAKURA!' Syaoran ran up and into the wall, trying to follow Sakura.

He collided with it and fell backwards.

'What happened to Sakura?'

*

Sakura fell through the wall headfirst and rolled several times.

'Oof!'

When she'd stopped rolling, she studied where she was; a large, elegantly decorated room. Confused, she stood up.

'How-how did I get here?'

She looked around again, noticing this time that she no longer wore her jeans and T-shirt, but a pale pink, floor length dress, tinged with white around the cuffs, and that she was barefooted, her skates nowhere in sight.

'What-?'

A floorboard creaked somewhere behind her and she jumped, nervously.

'Sakura Kinomoto, a pleasure to meet you, again.'

/That voice…it's HER! That girl!/

Sakura spun round…and saw nothing.

'Huh?'

'Look down.'

She did, and this time she saw a small girl, less than five feet tall, looking back up at her.

'Um-hi. Who are you?'

The girl stepped away from Sakura. She had shoulder length ebony hair, with white neko ears out, and spooky silver eyes, like cats eyes, that bore into Sakura as the girl gazed at her. The neko-like girl also had a pure whit tail to match her ears, but was otherwise human looking.

'I,' the girl said, spreading her skinny arms out, 'am Korede Tanaqui [3], the Card Captor for my universe, or reality, or whatever. I'm not really sure about what to call them.' She frowned.

Sakura stared at the girl. /Is this really the girl from the park? Her voice sounds the same…but I don't remember her being so small!/

Blinking, she decided she better ask why Korede had brought her here.

'I thought you might've established that. I want your power, but right now, I just want to introduce myself,' she extended a pale hand towards Sakura.

'Yeah.' Sakura felt confused, how could Korede get her power? /I probably shouldn't shake her hand./

Stepping back, Sakura looked for a route to escape.

'There's no escape, Kinomoto-san. Only the wall, and I'm the only person who decides that portal should open.'

'Okay. Look, I just want to go home. I don't know who you are,' Sakura looked at the neko[4] ears, 'what you are or why you want me, so just let me go.'

Korede rolled her catlike eyes, 'You want me to explain?'

Sakura nodded, interested.

'You're basically in a different reality, like I said, I'm the CardCaptor for my reality, which is here. You are also a CardCaptor and are also Mistress of the "Sakura" cards, which were once the Clow Cards, so therefore you are very powerful. In fact, you are the most powerful one I have come across.

'There are many different realities, all with CardCaptors of varying powers and looks. I like to collect the different 'Captors and their cards and use them for my collection. And before you ask…in every reality the Clow Cards are the same, I'm not quite sure how that happened, except one Windy might be more useful than another Windy. It's very complex.'

Sakura raised her eyebrows. /How confusing. / 'I don't see what that has to do with my going home.'

'You still wish to go home, even though I have told you there'd no escape? Hmmm. I'll let you go, but as a warning, you won't be free for long. But at least you know what will come and you'll be able to put up a good fight from being taken again. Ah, yes, I do enjoy a good fight.'

Korede clicked her thin fingers and the wall Sakura had fallen through flickered, 'You may go back to your friends now.'

Korede smiled and bowed, before leaving the room.

Sakura stared at the wall, not trusting it after all the neko-girl had said. Shrugging, she ran up to the wall, and for a second time disappeared through it.

*

Yay! Third chapter! *dances* Was it any good?

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[1]- I linger on that fact, don't I?

[2]- not the one's she owns…the one's they've been sensing. This is confusing.

[3]- I saw that name somewhere and liked it, so I used it. I'm not sure whether it's a boy's or a girl's name.

[4]-Neko means cat

DISCLAIMER: CLAMP owns all things CCS, but I own Korede and the conveniently placed wall.