Friend or Foe (con't)
By: Keetra
Keetra:: hey minna! F.net is working again so I can finally give arigatous to all you loyal reviewers! :
Chapter 8: Mitski:: yea. I like the translation thing. It comes in handy. Keetra is kinda everything that I would wanna be. I not very good with new languages so I made Keetra able to speak any language that she needs to. Get it? I guess you could just call it wishful thinking. ::sigh:: arigatou! Enjoy these chapters!
Chapter 9:
SapphireStar:: Whoa! Back it up! There's a new S+S for ya, Sakura/Stang. I never had that in mind. It a little late for it now but it a very interesting idea. It kinda seems like he does like her though doesn't it? Hehehe. Oh well. Stang cares for noone but himself, except maybe Stimp. Even I can't change that. Nah! The only S+S in this fic is Sakura and Syaoran. And always will be! S+S 4ever! And arigatou!
Pochacco:: easy to confuse? I couldn't tell! Hehehe. Just kidding. If u are confused about anything just ask me. Sometimes I forget that I know everything about these characters and you guys don't so just ask if you need anything explained. Thanks for reviewing!
Azure Rosas:: wow. Reviewing me at two in the morning? I'm touched. Or was it just because you were bored outta your mind? LOL., oh well. Glad you liked it. AND LET GO OF Kero-CHAN!
Chapter 10:
Azure Rosas:: yea, the chef series is funny, but is it that funny? Cool! Hehehe. Arigatou for reviewing!
Chapter 11:
Azure Rosas:: My my, such violence towards Stang! Stang will get what he deserves in good time. Though I think it might disappoint some of you. :x I didn't say that! I did not give a clue to the ending! Oh well. You're gonna figure it out in this chappie anywaz so don't ask me anymore! Now stop reviewing me so late and get some sleep! And thank you for your suggestion. I definitely gonna use Fiery and Fly in my fic. I gonna try to use sword as well too. I kinda going as inspiration hits me. Thing is that, it hits hard. And usually gives me a major headache. Arigatou for reviewing!
Mitski:: there's a short review! LOL. Demo, arigatou for reviewing anywaz!
Spinner:: yea I no, a cliffhanger. I good at those. I left it there cuz I didn't know what else to write and I wanted to post before ff.net went nuts again. Where'd this thing with Sakura being with 2 guys come from? If u talking about Saori, then forget it. He a wanna be. Sakura not even interested. Sakura will always be Syaoran's and only Syaoran's precious Ying Fa.
Alexandra-chan:: how much more mush do ya want? It gonna be hard to do mush in a chapter where they are fighting. What should I do. Stop the battle so that S+S can have a make-out session? ::thinks:: nah! Though very tempting. There will be mush in the next chapter when the battle is over, I guarantee it. So don't give up on S+S just yet, k? arigatou for reviewing!
Well, there's the reviews for all the chapters I missed cuz of ff.net. ::glares at ff.net:: I just hope there will be no ore further problems! Now on to the chef then the final battle!!
And the chef walks in By:: Keetra and Alice (I guess I have to give her some credit huh?) Disclaimer:: I own Stang, Alice owns Stimp and chef. Why does she get the better looking ones?
This occurrence is another of rumors. It is one that the chef has long tried to forget but the vision of what he saw still haunts his mind to this day. Take heed, oh readers. This is not a tale for the faint of heart. (Keelah:: yea yea, just get to the story already. What are you trying to do? Freak them out? Keetra:: something like that.::) The day began as any other day. And ran like any other day. This tale takes place around noon, when the chef comes to deliver some lunch to our great Vinzer. The entrée of the day is tomato soup mixed with uncooked meat, with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. (::yummy!::) Antionne carries the food up to Stang's quarters, unaware of the happening that will soon occur there. He walks in front of the door and hesitates to open it. He knows quite well that something may be happening around that door. He listens, but is rewarded only with silence. He tries to look through a crack but is unable to see anything. He sighs and prepares himself for anything. His shaky hand reaches for the knob and slowly turns it. The door opens before him. All the training in the world could not prepare him for what he saw. Stang was standing right before him, doing absolutely nothing that even remotely looked wrong. Antionne smashing the plate onto his master, the soup, meat pieces and all, makes a huge stain on Stang's outfit, the potatoes smudging deep into the fabric, not to be removed w/o a good wash. Meat pieces cling to the stains. Needless to say, Stang is not very happy. His eyelids squint into a piercing glare and his upper lip goes up revealing his two fangs. If looks could kill, Antionne would have been dead before he knew it. "Not only are you late, but you spill my food onto me! Now I must wait longer for something to eat and my best outfit is ruined! I don't know why I keep you around. Get out of here and get me another lunch. GO!" Antionne runs as fast as his legs can carry back to the kitchens to make another lunch, dripping what was left of the soup onto the floor behind him, leaving a trail. Stang, with pieces of meat starting to fall off of his shirt, walks back to where Stimp is muttering: "Buffoons. Everywhere in this castle. I am surrounded by buffoons! Why must an evil genius like me have to deal with this?" "I do not try to know my master. They are a disturbance to you. They make you look less regal than you are." Stang smiles as Stimp gently removes the stained shirt from his master's chest, being careful to not let any more meat drop to the floor and stain the rug. Stimp carries the shirt over to a drop box in the wall and drops the food inside for the laundry slaves to wash. Looking back, Stimp sees that his master's pants are stained as well. They will have to be washed before the stain sets in.. Stimp sighs. Yet again, I will have to struggle to get that lovely tail of my master's into the hole. It is sad that he is unable to control what that tail does. Stang notices the stain on his pants as well and struggles to repress his anger. It would do no good to yell at Stimp for someone else's clumsiness. Stang smiles seeing Stimp start to take off the belt for his pants. (::no! he is not having those thoughts!::) Why can't the rest of my slaves be like Stimp? Stimp is not a bufoon like the rest of them. Stimp works the tail out of the pants and slips them off Stang's legs. Stnag is now stnading in just I=his underware. And the chef walks in. "Sir, you're lunch will be ready in five min-min-" he is unable to complete his sentence because of the sight before him. Stang in nothing but underwear is anything BUT hot. Stuttering and stammering, Antionne leaves the room, his message unfinished. He walks down the hall in complete shock. That was something he hoped he would never see again as long as he lived. But he would, inn his nightmares, visions of the scene come back to haunt him. For days afterward, slaves of the kitchen noticed circles of sleeplessness under Antionne Hosea's eyes. Rumors started to fly. Truth and fiction bacame mixed into what I have now shared with you 'till noone knows what is true or not.
~*~*~*~end miniseries~*~*~*~
Keetra:: there is one epi I do not envy the chef over seeing. I don't know how Kem could stand looking at that guy. Kem:: it's simple. I didn't look at his body. Keetra and Keelah faint anime style. Keelah:: shoulda thought of that. Keetra:: well, no time for that now. I have a final battle to type. R+R people like you always do!
~*~*~*~ Chapter 12: The Final Battle Disclaimer: hmmmmmmmm. Do I own it? No, not really. CLAMP owns CCS. So what does that leave me? The villain? Wow. There's something I wanna put a copyright on real quick.
~+~+~+~ (::slight copy and paste from last chapter so I don't just start this from nowhere::) "Foolish slave. I am tired of this. Now you have angered my wrath. Now you shall face the full power of Vinzer Stang!" A dark black aura surrounds him and he begins to change. He gets bigger, far bigger. His head becomes longer. His claws become bigger and longer. He gets a long neck, and is covered with scales. His tail becomes thicker and grows longer than ever, with a spear like end. He becomes a large green dragon! Upon its head is a tiny black jewel, in the shape of a pearl and not much bigger that one. It's eyes are a dark red and it's scales are a magnificent green. Sakura gasps. It's the dragon from my dream. But does that mean the rest of the dream true as well? Dragons. Thinks Desere. Vinzero was obsessed with dragons. Mrs. Stanford once told me of a time when Vinzero had found an egg on the ground and had insisted that it was a dragon egg. He was so mad when it hatched into a bird, that he killed the creature. She looks up at the beast in front of her. Is this you now Vinzero? Is this what your anger and dreams have turned you into? The dragon opens its mouth and lets out a hideous roar of anger. It's red eyes stare at the two magical humans before him. It's long tail coils up and strikes down point first towards them. Syaoran pushes Sakura away and dives out of its path himself in the nick of time. The point of the tail sticks into the ground an inch away from Syaoran's foot.
Key which hold the power of my star, Reveal thy true form before me. I, Sakura, command you under our contract. Release!
"Fly card! Lend me your wings!" Sakura activates the card with her staff. Wings sprout from her back and she takes to the air. She flies high above the clearing, thinking of what card she should use next. The dragon has currently forgotten about her, its attacks concentrated on Syaoran, who he is currently chasing around, lashing out with his tail every now and then, sometimes even leaning down to try and snap at his legs. Sakura knows she must take advantage of this distraction. Soon, Stang will get tired of fooling around and actually try and kill Syaoran! She needs a card that will trap the dragon until she and Syaoran could come up with a plan. They will have to work together if they want to defeat it. A card comes to her knowledge and she uses it. "Wood card! Use your vines to entangle and trap the dragon!" She activates the card. Vines shoot from the ground and wind themselves around Stang the dragon. Sakura can tell it will not last. Already, the vines are being stretched to their limit. She just needed to think. If she was gonna hit him, it would have to be hard and strong. It would have to be fierce and Fiery! "Return Wood card!" Wood returns to its card form. "Now, Fiery! Trap the dragon in your flames!" Fiery's true form emerges from the card and sends flames to the dragon. A cone of fire is formed around it. An anguished roar can be heard from within. It's working! Syaoran and Sakura think. Fiery can be seen to visibly wince. The cone of fire slowly begins to dissipate. Fiery is getting weaker! "God of fire! Release!" Fire from the paper mixes with Fiery, making it a little stronger. But not strong enough. The fire can be seen to disappear into the dragon's scales, as if they are absorbing the flames. "*Foolsss! You have not harmed me! You have only given me ssstrength." "Nani?!" Sakura cries. For it seems true. There is not a scorch mark on the dragon. The scales have a new glow and the eyes have gone from a dull red to a bright, furious red. The red of fire! "You think your pitiful sssun guardian iss the only one who drawsss energy from the fire? I get energy from it asss well. My thanksss to you card missstresss. You have powered me well." Sakura's hopes begin to dim and fade. She had used her strongest card and, instead of hurting him, she had only made him stronger. How were they supposed to defeat him now? The dragon now turns it's attacks upon Sakura. Fireballs shoot from it's mouth and barely miss the mistress. The dragon sends another volley. Sakura is able to dodge most of them. The last one catches the edge of Fly's wings. Unable to stay in the air, she plummets to the ground. Fly tries to slow its masters decent, but fails. Sakura can only scream as she plummets to the ground. "Iie!" Syaoran runs to where Sakura is falling. If I can just get beneath her, maybe.huh? A streak f white flies beside Syaoran and stops beneath Sakura, who lands hard on its back. Sakura recovers from her shock and looks at the familiar creature beneath her. "Arcanemon-chan!" she and Syaoran say in surprise. Arcanemon looks at Syaoran, who has come over and is helping Sakura off his back. "*I told you we would not be far away, Syaoran. *" Keetra's thought- speech sounds in their heads. "Keetra-chan, Kem-chan, she needs help!" Sakura says. "*I know. There is nothing I can do right now. It is beyond my power. *" Arcanemon's head jerks up suddenly. It runs forward, knocking all of them out of the way of a firebolt from the dragon. Letting out a roar, Arcanemon leaps into the air and fires a firebolt of his own. But it only hits its scales and is absorbed. Angered, Arcanemon flies at the dragon trying to get past the biting teeth. Using a twisting maneuver, the dragon gets tangled up. Arcanemon lands on the dragon's back and bites the joint where the wings and back meet. The dragon lets out another roar, this time, a roar of pain. Arcanemon flies off the back before the tail can hit him and looks for another place that would be a good target. Surprised that the dragon is not hitting at him, Arcanemon looks to see why. Sakura has joined the battle again, using sword to make tiny pricks here and there. They are not enough to hurt the dragon, but are enough to annoy him and divert the dragon's attention away from the flying dog. (::It was the best I could com u with for a sword. I wanted a sword battle but I guess I couldn't come up with anything good.::) Thank you Sakura. Syaoran is on the ground watching, feeling totally helpless. His magic is not strong enough to help in this battle. Sure, his Sakura had given him the cards, but the cards had disappeared. And even the other Sakura is not able to do much with the cards herself. "Syaoran-kun." A soft voice calls to him. Syaoran looks up at the familiar sounding voice. "Sakura-chan." It is Sakura. But how, how can that be? Two Sakura's. one is fighting the other is a transparent whit figure before him. "Syaoran-kun, why aren't you battling?" "There's nothing I can do. I don't have the cards. They left. They didn't want me as their master." "Iie, Syaoran-kun. It is you who didn't want them. So they left, vulnerable to be caught by Stang, who used them to create evil. Some were able to escape. Help them Syaoran-kun." "Demo, I don't know how." "The things that Stang most love shall be his undoing. Destroy it, and he shall cease to exist, and the evil which has overcome an innocent boy, shall return to where he belongs." "What do you mean?" "You shall know if you look, Syaoran-kun. With Stang gone, the cards shall return to you. Please Syaoran-kun, don't abandon them again!" "I won't Sakura-chan." Sakura's ghost fades away. Leaving Syaoran alone to think. Think Syaoran. What did Stang most love? Power? Money? Arg! What is it? A scream tears him away from his thoughts. Sakura has been hit by a firebolt that she was unable to dodge. She hits the ground hard. The fire is put out by the fall, but her arm is badly twisted. "Sakura-chan!!!!" Syaoran runs over and kneels beside her. "Daijobou, Syaoran-kun." Her voice is weak, with each word it gets closer to a whisper. "Iie." She's gonna die on me as well. Just as my Sakura did. I will be responsible for her Syaoran's pain as well. Syaoran hears a defiant roar behind him and looks to see Arcanemon struck to the ground as well by the dragon's tail. He does not rise. Only I am left. But what can I do? I can't even figure out the clue that Sakura-chan has given me. As if hearing Syaoran's thoughts, the dragon raises its head to the sky and lets out a victory call. The moonlight catches the jewel and reflects it into Syaoran's eye. Huh? The jewel? Visions of the hallways of Stang's castle come back to him. Everything was covered in jewels. He remembers when one of the meals was served on a plate which had lost one of it's jewels. Stang had come down in quite an anger and had killed three slaves with his bare claws in anger and had smashed the plate with the missing jewel. He had mumbled something about his most precious love is lost. Is that it? The jewel on his head? Is that how to defeat him? Syaoran's grip on his sword is tighter, more determined. He must act quickly while the dragon is overcome in his "victory". Syaoran goes behind the dragon and starts to climb up the creature's back. The action does not go unnoticed. The tail comes up and swats at Syaoran as if he is a annoying fly. (::Shoo fly don't bother me. Hehehe::). Syaoran dodges the tail w/o thinking about it. His only thought is to get to the jewel on the dragon's head and to destroy it. And nothing, nothing! is going to stop him from doing that! He is almost to the top of the back. He is starting to climb up the neck. The dragon's head moves rapidly this way and that trying to throw him off, but Syaoran hangs on and continues to climb. The higher he climbs, the harder it becomes for him to hold, but his determination only gets stronger. He reaches the top of the head. His foot slips and his grip loosens. He starts to slide down the scales! He desperately reaches out and grabs a scale. The sharp edge cuts into his fingers, but his grip holds. His body swing around, his face is about an inch away from the dragon's huge red eye. Taking his sword, he slashes at the eye, the dragon lets out a scream and shuts the eye from further harm. (::it's a very big eye. It only got a tiny cut.::) Syaoran climbs again and reaches the black jewel at last. He raises his sword with both hands, point straight down, over the jewel. "This is for you, my Ying Fa." And he strikes. The sword goes deep into the jewel and a cracking can be heard. A shriek comes from the stone, louder than any human could possibly shriek. The dragon's head raises and Syaoran is finally thrown from the dragon, his sword still in the jewel. He hits the ground hard and looks back at the dragon. The dragon is surrounded by the same bubble that Kem was earlier in. the dragon is disappearing. The bubble gets to dark to see through, but it soon disappears. A black mist is all that is left. It slowly begins to float away. "Oh no you don't Sloota! You're not getting away again for a long time!" Keetra runs forward with a jar in her hands. Where'd she come from? I thought she was Arcanemon! She must have changed back. Syaoran thinks to himself. Keetra stops near the mist and begins to chant an incantation in her language. The mist is sucked into the jar and Keetra closes the lid tight.
~*~*~*~ End chapter 12 ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: yea! I did it! I finally wrote the final battle! Keelah:: You did have some help. Kero:: yea. If it hadn't been for Azure Rosas giving you the three cards to use, this chapter would never have come out! Keetra:: yea it would've! It just woulda taken longer. Kero:: and ff.net would have ceased to exist. Keetra:: now that was a little harsh! Keelah: think of it this way, it's over, and now all you have to do is send Sakura back. Keetra:: not quite. I still have one more surprise up m sleeve. Kero:: what is it? Keetra you'll just have to wait and find out like everyone else. Kero:: oh man! Please Keetra-chan? Just one little hint? Keetra:: hmmm. Lemme think. No. so send in those reviews people if you wanna know what little surprise I have up my sleeve. And any more threats on Kero's life ::glares at azure-chan:: will not be answered because Kero is quite capable of taking carte of his own cute little self. Kero:: that's right! Keelah:: R+R minna! Ja ne!
Keetra:: hey minna! F.net is working again so I can finally give arigatous to all you loyal reviewers! :
Chapter 8: Mitski:: yea. I like the translation thing. It comes in handy. Keetra is kinda everything that I would wanna be. I not very good with new languages so I made Keetra able to speak any language that she needs to. Get it? I guess you could just call it wishful thinking. ::sigh:: arigatou! Enjoy these chapters!
Chapter 9:
SapphireStar:: Whoa! Back it up! There's a new S+S for ya, Sakura/Stang. I never had that in mind. It a little late for it now but it a very interesting idea. It kinda seems like he does like her though doesn't it? Hehehe. Oh well. Stang cares for noone but himself, except maybe Stimp. Even I can't change that. Nah! The only S+S in this fic is Sakura and Syaoran. And always will be! S+S 4ever! And arigatou!
Pochacco:: easy to confuse? I couldn't tell! Hehehe. Just kidding. If u are confused about anything just ask me. Sometimes I forget that I know everything about these characters and you guys don't so just ask if you need anything explained. Thanks for reviewing!
Azure Rosas:: wow. Reviewing me at two in the morning? I'm touched. Or was it just because you were bored outta your mind? LOL., oh well. Glad you liked it. AND LET GO OF Kero-CHAN!
Chapter 10:
Azure Rosas:: yea, the chef series is funny, but is it that funny? Cool! Hehehe. Arigatou for reviewing!
Chapter 11:
Azure Rosas:: My my, such violence towards Stang! Stang will get what he deserves in good time. Though I think it might disappoint some of you. :x I didn't say that! I did not give a clue to the ending! Oh well. You're gonna figure it out in this chappie anywaz so don't ask me anymore! Now stop reviewing me so late and get some sleep! And thank you for your suggestion. I definitely gonna use Fiery and Fly in my fic. I gonna try to use sword as well too. I kinda going as inspiration hits me. Thing is that, it hits hard. And usually gives me a major headache. Arigatou for reviewing!
Mitski:: there's a short review! LOL. Demo, arigatou for reviewing anywaz!
Spinner:: yea I no, a cliffhanger. I good at those. I left it there cuz I didn't know what else to write and I wanted to post before ff.net went nuts again. Where'd this thing with Sakura being with 2 guys come from? If u talking about Saori, then forget it. He a wanna be. Sakura not even interested. Sakura will always be Syaoran's and only Syaoran's precious Ying Fa.
Alexandra-chan:: how much more mush do ya want? It gonna be hard to do mush in a chapter where they are fighting. What should I do. Stop the battle so that S+S can have a make-out session? ::thinks:: nah! Though very tempting. There will be mush in the next chapter when the battle is over, I guarantee it. So don't give up on S+S just yet, k? arigatou for reviewing!
Well, there's the reviews for all the chapters I missed cuz of ff.net. ::glares at ff.net:: I just hope there will be no ore further problems! Now on to the chef then the final battle!!
And the chef walks in By:: Keetra and Alice (I guess I have to give her some credit huh?) Disclaimer:: I own Stang, Alice owns Stimp and chef. Why does she get the better looking ones?
This occurrence is another of rumors. It is one that the chef has long tried to forget but the vision of what he saw still haunts his mind to this day. Take heed, oh readers. This is not a tale for the faint of heart. (Keelah:: yea yea, just get to the story already. What are you trying to do? Freak them out? Keetra:: something like that.::) The day began as any other day. And ran like any other day. This tale takes place around noon, when the chef comes to deliver some lunch to our great Vinzer. The entrée of the day is tomato soup mixed with uncooked meat, with a side of mashed potatoes and gravy. (::yummy!::) Antionne carries the food up to Stang's quarters, unaware of the happening that will soon occur there. He walks in front of the door and hesitates to open it. He knows quite well that something may be happening around that door. He listens, but is rewarded only with silence. He tries to look through a crack but is unable to see anything. He sighs and prepares himself for anything. His shaky hand reaches for the knob and slowly turns it. The door opens before him. All the training in the world could not prepare him for what he saw. Stang was standing right before him, doing absolutely nothing that even remotely looked wrong. Antionne smashing the plate onto his master, the soup, meat pieces and all, makes a huge stain on Stang's outfit, the potatoes smudging deep into the fabric, not to be removed w/o a good wash. Meat pieces cling to the stains. Needless to say, Stang is not very happy. His eyelids squint into a piercing glare and his upper lip goes up revealing his two fangs. If looks could kill, Antionne would have been dead before he knew it. "Not only are you late, but you spill my food onto me! Now I must wait longer for something to eat and my best outfit is ruined! I don't know why I keep you around. Get out of here and get me another lunch. GO!" Antionne runs as fast as his legs can carry back to the kitchens to make another lunch, dripping what was left of the soup onto the floor behind him, leaving a trail. Stang, with pieces of meat starting to fall off of his shirt, walks back to where Stimp is muttering: "Buffoons. Everywhere in this castle. I am surrounded by buffoons! Why must an evil genius like me have to deal with this?" "I do not try to know my master. They are a disturbance to you. They make you look less regal than you are." Stang smiles as Stimp gently removes the stained shirt from his master's chest, being careful to not let any more meat drop to the floor and stain the rug. Stimp carries the shirt over to a drop box in the wall and drops the food inside for the laundry slaves to wash. Looking back, Stimp sees that his master's pants are stained as well. They will have to be washed before the stain sets in.. Stimp sighs. Yet again, I will have to struggle to get that lovely tail of my master's into the hole. It is sad that he is unable to control what that tail does. Stang notices the stain on his pants as well and struggles to repress his anger. It would do no good to yell at Stimp for someone else's clumsiness. Stang smiles seeing Stimp start to take off the belt for his pants. (::no! he is not having those thoughts!::) Why can't the rest of my slaves be like Stimp? Stimp is not a bufoon like the rest of them. Stimp works the tail out of the pants and slips them off Stang's legs. Stnag is now stnading in just I=his underware. And the chef walks in. "Sir, you're lunch will be ready in five min-min-" he is unable to complete his sentence because of the sight before him. Stang in nothing but underwear is anything BUT hot. Stuttering and stammering, Antionne leaves the room, his message unfinished. He walks down the hall in complete shock. That was something he hoped he would never see again as long as he lived. But he would, inn his nightmares, visions of the scene come back to haunt him. For days afterward, slaves of the kitchen noticed circles of sleeplessness under Antionne Hosea's eyes. Rumors started to fly. Truth and fiction bacame mixed into what I have now shared with you 'till noone knows what is true or not.
~*~*~*~end miniseries~*~*~*~
Keetra:: there is one epi I do not envy the chef over seeing. I don't know how Kem could stand looking at that guy. Kem:: it's simple. I didn't look at his body. Keetra and Keelah faint anime style. Keelah:: shoulda thought of that. Keetra:: well, no time for that now. I have a final battle to type. R+R people like you always do!
~*~*~*~ Chapter 12: The Final Battle Disclaimer: hmmmmmmmm. Do I own it? No, not really. CLAMP owns CCS. So what does that leave me? The villain? Wow. There's something I wanna put a copyright on real quick.
~+~+~+~ (::slight copy and paste from last chapter so I don't just start this from nowhere::) "Foolish slave. I am tired of this. Now you have angered my wrath. Now you shall face the full power of Vinzer Stang!" A dark black aura surrounds him and he begins to change. He gets bigger, far bigger. His head becomes longer. His claws become bigger and longer. He gets a long neck, and is covered with scales. His tail becomes thicker and grows longer than ever, with a spear like end. He becomes a large green dragon! Upon its head is a tiny black jewel, in the shape of a pearl and not much bigger that one. It's eyes are a dark red and it's scales are a magnificent green. Sakura gasps. It's the dragon from my dream. But does that mean the rest of the dream true as well? Dragons. Thinks Desere. Vinzero was obsessed with dragons. Mrs. Stanford once told me of a time when Vinzero had found an egg on the ground and had insisted that it was a dragon egg. He was so mad when it hatched into a bird, that he killed the creature. She looks up at the beast in front of her. Is this you now Vinzero? Is this what your anger and dreams have turned you into? The dragon opens its mouth and lets out a hideous roar of anger. It's red eyes stare at the two magical humans before him. It's long tail coils up and strikes down point first towards them. Syaoran pushes Sakura away and dives out of its path himself in the nick of time. The point of the tail sticks into the ground an inch away from Syaoran's foot.
Key which hold the power of my star, Reveal thy true form before me. I, Sakura, command you under our contract. Release!
"Fly card! Lend me your wings!" Sakura activates the card with her staff. Wings sprout from her back and she takes to the air. She flies high above the clearing, thinking of what card she should use next. The dragon has currently forgotten about her, its attacks concentrated on Syaoran, who he is currently chasing around, lashing out with his tail every now and then, sometimes even leaning down to try and snap at his legs. Sakura knows she must take advantage of this distraction. Soon, Stang will get tired of fooling around and actually try and kill Syaoran! She needs a card that will trap the dragon until she and Syaoran could come up with a plan. They will have to work together if they want to defeat it. A card comes to her knowledge and she uses it. "Wood card! Use your vines to entangle and trap the dragon!" She activates the card. Vines shoot from the ground and wind themselves around Stang the dragon. Sakura can tell it will not last. Already, the vines are being stretched to their limit. She just needed to think. If she was gonna hit him, it would have to be hard and strong. It would have to be fierce and Fiery! "Return Wood card!" Wood returns to its card form. "Now, Fiery! Trap the dragon in your flames!" Fiery's true form emerges from the card and sends flames to the dragon. A cone of fire is formed around it. An anguished roar can be heard from within. It's working! Syaoran and Sakura think. Fiery can be seen to visibly wince. The cone of fire slowly begins to dissipate. Fiery is getting weaker! "God of fire! Release!" Fire from the paper mixes with Fiery, making it a little stronger. But not strong enough. The fire can be seen to disappear into the dragon's scales, as if they are absorbing the flames. "*Foolsss! You have not harmed me! You have only given me ssstrength." "Nani?!" Sakura cries. For it seems true. There is not a scorch mark on the dragon. The scales have a new glow and the eyes have gone from a dull red to a bright, furious red. The red of fire! "You think your pitiful sssun guardian iss the only one who drawsss energy from the fire? I get energy from it asss well. My thanksss to you card missstresss. You have powered me well." Sakura's hopes begin to dim and fade. She had used her strongest card and, instead of hurting him, she had only made him stronger. How were they supposed to defeat him now? The dragon now turns it's attacks upon Sakura. Fireballs shoot from it's mouth and barely miss the mistress. The dragon sends another volley. Sakura is able to dodge most of them. The last one catches the edge of Fly's wings. Unable to stay in the air, she plummets to the ground. Fly tries to slow its masters decent, but fails. Sakura can only scream as she plummets to the ground. "Iie!" Syaoran runs to where Sakura is falling. If I can just get beneath her, maybe.huh? A streak f white flies beside Syaoran and stops beneath Sakura, who lands hard on its back. Sakura recovers from her shock and looks at the familiar creature beneath her. "Arcanemon-chan!" she and Syaoran say in surprise. Arcanemon looks at Syaoran, who has come over and is helping Sakura off his back. "*I told you we would not be far away, Syaoran. *" Keetra's thought- speech sounds in their heads. "Keetra-chan, Kem-chan, she needs help!" Sakura says. "*I know. There is nothing I can do right now. It is beyond my power. *" Arcanemon's head jerks up suddenly. It runs forward, knocking all of them out of the way of a firebolt from the dragon. Letting out a roar, Arcanemon leaps into the air and fires a firebolt of his own. But it only hits its scales and is absorbed. Angered, Arcanemon flies at the dragon trying to get past the biting teeth. Using a twisting maneuver, the dragon gets tangled up. Arcanemon lands on the dragon's back and bites the joint where the wings and back meet. The dragon lets out another roar, this time, a roar of pain. Arcanemon flies off the back before the tail can hit him and looks for another place that would be a good target. Surprised that the dragon is not hitting at him, Arcanemon looks to see why. Sakura has joined the battle again, using sword to make tiny pricks here and there. They are not enough to hurt the dragon, but are enough to annoy him and divert the dragon's attention away from the flying dog. (::It was the best I could com u with for a sword. I wanted a sword battle but I guess I couldn't come up with anything good.::) Thank you Sakura. Syaoran is on the ground watching, feeling totally helpless. His magic is not strong enough to help in this battle. Sure, his Sakura had given him the cards, but the cards had disappeared. And even the other Sakura is not able to do much with the cards herself. "Syaoran-kun." A soft voice calls to him. Syaoran looks up at the familiar sounding voice. "Sakura-chan." It is Sakura. But how, how can that be? Two Sakura's. one is fighting the other is a transparent whit figure before him. "Syaoran-kun, why aren't you battling?" "There's nothing I can do. I don't have the cards. They left. They didn't want me as their master." "Iie, Syaoran-kun. It is you who didn't want them. So they left, vulnerable to be caught by Stang, who used them to create evil. Some were able to escape. Help them Syaoran-kun." "Demo, I don't know how." "The things that Stang most love shall be his undoing. Destroy it, and he shall cease to exist, and the evil which has overcome an innocent boy, shall return to where he belongs." "What do you mean?" "You shall know if you look, Syaoran-kun. With Stang gone, the cards shall return to you. Please Syaoran-kun, don't abandon them again!" "I won't Sakura-chan." Sakura's ghost fades away. Leaving Syaoran alone to think. Think Syaoran. What did Stang most love? Power? Money? Arg! What is it? A scream tears him away from his thoughts. Sakura has been hit by a firebolt that she was unable to dodge. She hits the ground hard. The fire is put out by the fall, but her arm is badly twisted. "Sakura-chan!!!!" Syaoran runs over and kneels beside her. "Daijobou, Syaoran-kun." Her voice is weak, with each word it gets closer to a whisper. "Iie." She's gonna die on me as well. Just as my Sakura did. I will be responsible for her Syaoran's pain as well. Syaoran hears a defiant roar behind him and looks to see Arcanemon struck to the ground as well by the dragon's tail. He does not rise. Only I am left. But what can I do? I can't even figure out the clue that Sakura-chan has given me. As if hearing Syaoran's thoughts, the dragon raises its head to the sky and lets out a victory call. The moonlight catches the jewel and reflects it into Syaoran's eye. Huh? The jewel? Visions of the hallways of Stang's castle come back to him. Everything was covered in jewels. He remembers when one of the meals was served on a plate which had lost one of it's jewels. Stang had come down in quite an anger and had killed three slaves with his bare claws in anger and had smashed the plate with the missing jewel. He had mumbled something about his most precious love is lost. Is that it? The jewel on his head? Is that how to defeat him? Syaoran's grip on his sword is tighter, more determined. He must act quickly while the dragon is overcome in his "victory". Syaoran goes behind the dragon and starts to climb up the creature's back. The action does not go unnoticed. The tail comes up and swats at Syaoran as if he is a annoying fly. (::Shoo fly don't bother me. Hehehe::). Syaoran dodges the tail w/o thinking about it. His only thought is to get to the jewel on the dragon's head and to destroy it. And nothing, nothing! is going to stop him from doing that! He is almost to the top of the back. He is starting to climb up the neck. The dragon's head moves rapidly this way and that trying to throw him off, but Syaoran hangs on and continues to climb. The higher he climbs, the harder it becomes for him to hold, but his determination only gets stronger. He reaches the top of the head. His foot slips and his grip loosens. He starts to slide down the scales! He desperately reaches out and grabs a scale. The sharp edge cuts into his fingers, but his grip holds. His body swing around, his face is about an inch away from the dragon's huge red eye. Taking his sword, he slashes at the eye, the dragon lets out a scream and shuts the eye from further harm. (::it's a very big eye. It only got a tiny cut.::) Syaoran climbs again and reaches the black jewel at last. He raises his sword with both hands, point straight down, over the jewel. "This is for you, my Ying Fa." And he strikes. The sword goes deep into the jewel and a cracking can be heard. A shriek comes from the stone, louder than any human could possibly shriek. The dragon's head raises and Syaoran is finally thrown from the dragon, his sword still in the jewel. He hits the ground hard and looks back at the dragon. The dragon is surrounded by the same bubble that Kem was earlier in. the dragon is disappearing. The bubble gets to dark to see through, but it soon disappears. A black mist is all that is left. It slowly begins to float away. "Oh no you don't Sloota! You're not getting away again for a long time!" Keetra runs forward with a jar in her hands. Where'd she come from? I thought she was Arcanemon! She must have changed back. Syaoran thinks to himself. Keetra stops near the mist and begins to chant an incantation in her language. The mist is sucked into the jar and Keetra closes the lid tight.
~*~*~*~ End chapter 12 ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: yea! I did it! I finally wrote the final battle! Keelah:: You did have some help. Kero:: yea. If it hadn't been for Azure Rosas giving you the three cards to use, this chapter would never have come out! Keetra:: yea it would've! It just woulda taken longer. Kero:: and ff.net would have ceased to exist. Keetra:: now that was a little harsh! Keelah: think of it this way, it's over, and now all you have to do is send Sakura back. Keetra:: not quite. I still have one more surprise up m sleeve. Kero:: what is it? Keetra you'll just have to wait and find out like everyone else. Kero:: oh man! Please Keetra-chan? Just one little hint? Keetra:: hmmm. Lemme think. No. so send in those reviews people if you wanna know what little surprise I have up my sleeve. And any more threats on Kero's life ::glares at azure-chan:: will not be answered because Kero is quite capable of taking carte of his own cute little self. Kero:: that's right! Keelah:: R+R minna! Ja ne!
