Konnyanya! Wai! As promised, here's chapter twelve of "The Tournament"! Seeing as chapter eleven was kinda short and not too exciting, this chapter will be longer and another one of those "Really critical, full of events" chapters. Heck, it might even have a fight! Well…I don't know. Maybe, but most of the fighting action will occur in the chapters to come.
~*SPECIAL NOTE*~
~This chapter and the next one have a special for-fun contest. I have mixed in lines from the Mortal Kombat movie, and the person who manages to find them wins! As well, a question to all readers- WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE ORIGINAL CHARACTER? Think carefully, as your vote will affect events in later chapters! Just tell me in your review who you think is the best original chara and what lines I used!
Arigatos: to SakuraJade, Sakura&Li 4ever, ~*Sakura Scout*~, syrupjunkie, Karamel, and Suga-chan & Tiana-chan! YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!
Dedication: To Aura-chan, my very good tomodachi. It's really great to be able to fool around in Social and LA while drawing anime! Keep working on your "Elfin Ways" comic, as it's soooo great! Wai! To Jerry-kun, for being so kawaii and that much fun to talk to about everything Japan. To Keelan-kun, for our frequent fights on msn as Pixie-chan and Cloud Strife! (waiiiii, so much fun!) And to Sensei for being such a supportive and kind mentor! This is for all of you! ~Oh! And to the creators of Cardcaptor Sakura, Yu-Gi-Oh, Mortal Kombat, Dragonball (and DBZ), and Broken Sky! I owe this ficcy to all of you!
Disclaimer: I own all aspects of this story! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Naw, just kidding. I don't own anything but the original characters and the idea of squishing everything together into one interesting whole. Now I should stop before I depress myself too much and ruin my self-esteem. Instead, the owners are CLAMP, Kodansha, Funimation, Midway Entertainment, Akira Toriyama (creator of DB and DBZ), Chris Wooding, and eveyone else I'm forgetting. Oh, great! Now I have to go take my depression out on some poor person who just HAPPENS to be standing in my way… ~thinks a moment~ "ÖH GAKI-CHAN…" hehe, nevermind. I'll spare you the details…
Now! Without further ado, CHAPTER TWELVE!
The Tournament (When Worlds Collide)
A Cardcaptor Sakura fanfiction by Jurei-chan
Jun Fan looked at Yin thoughtfully for a whole two minutes before expressing his thoughts.
"You're crazy." he finally said at last.
Yin smirked slightly under her mask. She would expect nothing less from someone with more than half a brain and at least a teaspoon of common sense. To get out of here, however, you had to be inventive.
"If you come up with any other plans, please fill me in oh great and wise sensei," she mocked sarcastically, her eyes glinting mischeviously.
Jun Fan had to smile. Though he had only known this girl for a couple hours, he was already devealoping an appreciation for her scrappy nature and strong spirit.
"Well, I guess there's nothing else to it," he sighed resignedly, "but how are we going to get out in the first place?"
Yin made her way over to the cell door, pushing it softly. The door opened a crack, squeaking in protest.
The youth stared at her in surprise. "How come the door isn't locked?" he asked, his eyes searching her face for the answer. He discovered that it was oddly easy to follow through with this action.
"I put a stop in front of it before they hucked you in here and knocked me clear off my feet."
Taking a look, the red-clad warrior noted that she was right. A small rolled cloth kept the door from closing completely.
"Now to begin," said Yin in a business-like tone, "you know what you need to do."
Nodding, Jun Fan slipped out the cell door and made his way along the passage, marking his path as he went. There were so many doors and passages that he would have been entirely lost had Yin not told him what to look for. 'Mou, this place is like a warren!' he thought, noting the cells and doors that came into view and then were passed as he walked on. The inside of the cells were utterly revolting, some containing things which made the young warrior want to throw up. He decided to try and ignore them before he carried through on the urges.
Finally, he reached a door covered by the sign of a dragon's head. Reaching out a hand, he turned the doorknob and went inside.
The room he found himself in was dimly lit and pretty dirty. There were three doors, four including the one he had just entered through, each on opposing walls. In the middle of the room was a table; a flat, smooth piece of glass on its surface. Creeping briskly to the item, Jun Fan reached out a finger and stroked the face of the object and whispered to it quietly. In response, the object began to glow. The glow brightened, twisting into words and letters which he couldn't read.
'Kuso!' he thought, 'Why did she not tell me about this?'
~*Begin Jun Fan Flashback*~
Jun Fan looked questioningly at Yin, his eyes studying her critically.
"So, after I find this "Rashin" thing, what do I do with it?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.
Yin sighed, slowly going over the information once again.
"You stroke the face while whispering the word "shiai" three times, and it will glow. The glowing will twist into letters and words you can't understand…
~*End Flashback*~
Jun Fan swore under his breath again. 'Shimata! She did tell me! Now what did she say next?'
Unfortunately, for the life of him, he couldn't remember.
Studying the symbols for a while, he tried to see if anything looked familiar to him. Though he couldn't make head or tail of the markings, some similarities did seem to emerge. Eyes scanning the glass, he stood up suddenly and smacked himself in the head. "You Baka! Mou…" he chastised himself, "It was THAT obvious…"
On the object, a large red "X" pulsed gently, a smaller green one next to it. The large words 'YOU ARE HERE' flashed. Jun Fan had been reading the thing upside down.
'No wonder the letters looked farmiliar…' he said to himself, reading the map.
'Now to find the guard room…aha! Here we go! I take the door straight ahead and turn left, pass three doors, and enter the fourth on the right. Okay!'
The warrior slipped out the door, making an incredible effort not to make any sound, only to run straight in to the duo on guard on the other side.
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The door to Syaoran's room creaked open. The young warrior stood up, quickly stowing the scroll he had been looking at. Somehow, looking at the picture had made him feel less alone.
Two black-clad guards entered, beckoning to him. They looked like all the other guards that patrolled Asai, with black cloaks that hid all their features. After a few moments, Syaoran obliged, following them out of the room.
Like Jun Fan, one of the first things he noticed was that there was an uncountable number of doors and passages other than the path they followed. After the first couple turns and twists, the young Chinese youth stopped trying to remember their path but merely followed the guards. He also now knew why they didn't seem worried about him escaping.
The trio soon reached a large door that bore the sign of the dragon over it. Pushing it open, they entered a circular room with a long, deep drop in the middle. Inside the pit was a tall black pillar. Hundreds of cloaked figures amassed around it. Syaoran noted that they were actually on one of the many platforms that circled the pillar at different levels. His two guides led him around the center of the room and through another door with the identical dragon symbol over it.
Passages, rooms, and corridors passed in an indestinguishable blur. Syaoran was having more trouble following the guards now, as they had increased their speed and were almost impossible to tell from their surroundings. Another passage, another door, a wall, wait! A WALL? Syaoran decided that he was just seeing things and that since everything was the same colour, he must have been mistaken. Nevertheless, he had the feeling that he was merely dismissing it because he was too tired to deal with walking through walls.
Finally, they reached a large hall with large double doors at the end. On either side of the door was a dragon statue; coal black with glowing blue eyes. Syaoran made a note of the room, and continued on.
As the guards led him on, the young warrior began to think of his quest, family, friends, and everything else that was a part of him. He got this odd instinct that it was the last time he would ever get to think of them.
Before he realized what was happening, a door opened, and he was shoved through. Letting out a cry of amazement was all he could do before he found himself falling down, down, down, through pitch blackness
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Luckily for Jun Fan, the two guards were as surprised as he was by the sudden run-in. Reacting with no more than a split second's hesitation, the young fighter struck out at one, hitting him between the shoulder and the neck. Turning his attention to the other guard, Jun Fan received a blow directly to the face. Staggering back from the force, he managed to block the strikes aimed at him by the creature. Whatever it was, he decided, it wasn't human. A good fighter, though, but certainly not human.
The shadow tried to sweep him off his feet with a low kick, but the warrior jumped agilely and struck out at it in return. His fist met with nothing but cloth, however, and he had to dodge quickly to avoid being hit.
Thinking quickly, Jun Fan tried to formulate a plan. He knew that he wouldn't be able to last forever, and his opponent showed no signs of tiring. Jeez, he couldn't even hit the thing!
'What can I do?' he thought, jumping again as another low kick came at him, 'There has to be some way I can beat it!'
Suddenly, a black tendril snaked around his wrist, holding him fast. The youth looked at it in surprise before realizing that it was coming from the opposing fighter. Another flew at him, trying to grab his other wrist, but he swerved quickly and it shot past. The battle suddenly turned into him trying to avoid the black tendrils rather than attack the creature.
The blows were coming closer and closer to landing, but Jun Fan continued to dodge and avoid them. He was tiring, though, and the shadow still showed no sign of fatigue.
Then, the warrior knew he had made the wrong move. Even before the black whisp made contact, he was aware of his mistake. Faster than he could register, the shadow snaked around his other wrist, trapping him and releaving him of the use of his arms.
Still desperately trying to figure out some kind of plan, the young fighter struggled fruitlessly against the bonds that restrained him. Until, that is, it hit him.
Wasting no time, he managed to aim his hands at each other. Then, he released a blast of crimson energy, severing the tendrils in one clear shot. The guard howled in pain and backed away. Jun Fan noticed, however, that it wasn't so much the energy that hurt him, more the light from the blast.
Thinking quickly, he reached back into the pack he carried with him and grabbed the torch which he had stored from the entrance to the Core. The wood burned comfortably in his hand as he channeled his power once again and ignited the end with a crimson flame. Despite not being real fire, the energy licked hungrily along the length of the timber, illuminating the dreary passage brightly with a red glow. The shadow cowered back in fear at the sight of the new weapon its opponent now wielded.
Encouraged by this, the young warrior pressed forward towards it, torch extended. Shrinking back from the light, the guard was cornered slowly as Jun Fan kept the segment alight. Finally reaching the wall, the creature seemed to panic, frantically searching for a path of escape. With one last movement, the red-clad warrior pushed the burning beacon across the last distance separating it from its target. With a cry, the guard turned to ash and disintegrated.
The youth breathed a sigh of relief and lowered the torch. He then noticed the form of the other guard on the floor and repeated the same process on this one. Seeing as he didn't think he was in the kind of shape needed to deal with another creature like the one he'd just faced, he decided to get rid of it before it got a chance to harm him.(minna, I know this sounds kinda ruthless, but these are creatured created out of magic and not actual beings)
Once again putting out the flames engulfing the end of the wooden segment, Jun Fan continued on his way to reach the guard room, where the next part of the risky plan would unfold.
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'This seems oddly familiar,' thought Syaoran to himself calmly as he fell, 'now all that needs to come next is the-'
His thoughts were cut off when he landed sharply. Luckily for him, there was something there to break his fall. Getting up off the strange object, he summoned a small amount of power to allow him to see. Realizing his surroundings, he immediately backed away in repulsion at what he saw.
The thing that broke his fall was the largest slug-like monster that he had ever seen (not that he'd ever seen one before). It's gigantic body oozed slime as it moved in it's sleep, twisting and expanding with gigantic breaths. It appeared to have been sleeping.
But not anymore.
Panic seized Syaoran as he searched the area for any possible means of escape. The creature meanwhile stirred and awoke with a loud roar, it's mass rising up as it reared upon the back part of it's body. He no longer needed his power to see; the creature's body glowed green with an iridescent light.
The young warrior barely had time to dodge as it came at him with surprising speed for something so big. Having missed it's quarry, it attacked again, slime flying everywhere as it's movements took all the space available in the cavern. Dodging and jumping to avoid slime and attacks simultaneously, his eyes continued to search for some avenue through which to flee. So preoccupied was he that the slug monster had almost cornered him completely against the black wall.
'Oh, great,' he thought, 'rule seven of the fighter's priorities, "Never allow your opponent to gain an advantage through your preoccupation". How could I forget?'
As the creature reared up to its full height, a farmiliar feeling coursed througb Syaoran's veins once again, a feeling he hadn't felt since he had encountered "the other recruit" in Shotokan Village. The slug monster dove at him, mouth agape and displaying it's many rows of sharp teeth through its vile mouth. The head had almost reached its target when the surging power intensified, glowing around the young warrior and causing his entire being to glow with a brilliant golden energy. It whipped through his hair, rushed all around him as a strong wind would gust. He allowed his fists to tense as the feeling rushed through him, the power the strongest he had ever felt it before. The exhilaration of it caused him to hold back from releasing the attack to the last possible moment, enjoying the rush that the raw energy caused within him. Seeming to sense the danger it was in, the creature stopped its charge, but it was too late.
"KAMEHAME NO KIAI!"
Syaoran released the charge of power in one great wave. The golden energy tore through the creature like tree roots tearing through soil, only much faster. It let out a great shriek of pain that threatened to deafen the young warrior as the light mercilessly ripped at its body. Syaoran turned away from the scene, unable to take it all in. The light burned brighter as the slug thing gave one final roar, reared back, and blew apart into a thousand pieces. What was left was soon consimed by a strange blue fire that reduced it to ash.(hehe, can tell I've been playing Zelda, ne?)
The Chinese fighter stood in shock for a few moments following the events that had just occurred. Though everything had in truth only taken a few moments, it seemed like the whole thing had been slowed down and played before his eyes like a strange and slightly disturbing movie. Finally coming out of shock sufficiently, the after effects caught up to him. The young warrior heaved and turned around, emptying the contents of his stomach on the stone floor of the cavern. (remember something; Syaoran hasn't actually killed anything before with the Kamehame no Kiai)
After recovering, Syaoran tried to adjust to the sudden darkness as the last of the blue fire disappeared. Once again, he summoned a small amount of energy and looked about the cavern in an attempt to escape the hightly sickening place. He wandered around for a while, searching the walls and floor for some opening through which to escape. 'This place is huge,' he realized after a couple moments of searching, 'I should just shoot one large blast in order to see the whole thing quickly.'
Following through on the idea, he gathered sufficient energy in his hand and released a large blast. Though the lighting was only momentary, it was enough to see the incredible large hole in the wall opposite him. The Kamehame no Kiai had not only disposed of the creature, but provided him with an escape route as well. The Chinese warrior shuddered at the thought for a moment as he recalled the immense power he wielded in the technique. He also realized what a potential danger it was to him if it ever managed to escape his control. To think it could have even hurt Sakura so badly if she hadn't managed to counter it herself…
The thought caused him to shake uncontrollably. 'I'm virtually a walking danger to all my friends…' he realized, 'At any moment, I could just…'
A new strength then seemed to take control of him, brushing aside his misgivings. It will not escape your control, or harm those you care about, it seemed to say, for they will never threaten you.
Heartened by this, Syaoran stepped out and headed towards the large opening opposite. Through some great amount of luck, the wall that had been broken through led directly to the stairs that he had travelled right before being pushed into the pit. The lack of guards around made him think for a while. 'They must have so much confidence in that monster thing that they see no reason to guard in case someone escapes,' he realized, 'I guess I'm the only one that has.
Creeping down the stairs with the least amount of noise possible, he headed straight towards the room he had noted earlier. Something inside told him that this was what he had been looking for from the start. He pushed the doors open soundlessly, checked once more to make sure that no one had seen him, and slipped into the room beyond.
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Yin came alert as a guard approached her cell. It moved soundlessly through the gloom of the dungeon, coming closer and closer to where she was kept. It then neared the door, bending as if to sheck the lock.
Taking the opportunity openly, she pushed against the door. Hard. The metal contraption swung heavily, sweeping the shadow off its feet. Yin was on it in mere moments, ready to attack.
"Hey! What was that for?" asked a voice from within the cowl of the black material, "Mou, and I help you too…"
Yin stopped immediately, looking at the figure on the floor quizzically.
"Jun Fan?" she asked finally, still confused.
The fighter removed the cowl from his head, glaring at her. "Wonderful sleuthing!" he commented sarcastically, "However did you guess?"
The female warrior giggled nervously. "Eheh, um…sorry about that…" she offered, "It's just, you're pretty convincing! Hehe…"
Jun Fan got up off the floor, face still displaying a small frown. Somehow, her compliment seemed to make his annoyance fade. Dusting himself off, the Tournament fighter reached underneath the black robes and withdrew another set identical to those he wore. These he handed to Yin with a small smile. "Here," he said, holding the roll of cloth out to her, "Hurry and put them on so that we can get out of here."
The female fighter accepted them with a smile of her own. "You have no clue how long I've wanted to hear that!" she answered him, "Time here really streches into one indistinguishable mass. I don't think I can remember how long I've been here, to tell the truth."
"Ready?" asked JunFan, eyeing Yin critically.
The purple-haired girl gave a confident grin. "Let's dance," she said, slipping the robes over her costume.
Silent as the shadows they were trying to mimic, they slipped from the cells and out of the room, leaving it as still as if nothing living had ever set foot within.
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The chamber that Syaoran found himself within was cavernous and echoing. Pale torchlight illuminated in small pools ever couple yards along the black stone walls. The place gave off a still air that made the young Chinese fighter's skin crawl. For all its lack of movement, he couldn't help feeling as if there was something else there, something which sure didn't seem too happy with his presence.
It wasn't long after this that the whispers began.
At first, they began softly, so quietly that he was barely aware of them at all. But they gradually increased in volume, slowly echoing louder and louder until it was as if someone was whispering into his ear. The warrior listened until the words became clear to him. Are you sure that what you seek is even here? The voice coninued to grow, getting louder and louder in a slow but sure rate. Who's to say it even exists? After all, it is a legend. Why risk your life for an old story?
'No. I'm here for Raiden-sama and the others,' thought Syaoran, 'It IS here, it has to be…'
And will you even be able to find it? Are you worthy enough of such great a tool? Will your personal strength be great enough to control such power? Can-
'No! I MUST stop this now!' he thought desperately, 'I've got to stop listening to these doubts…'
-deal with it? Is the burden of Kwaihu's legacy too much for your shoulders to bare? The son of a great warrior, what if you let him and all those you know down? What then? Are you even the one chosen to carry the gift?
Syaoran collapsed to the floor on his knees, hands over his ears. 'I MUST not listen! I CAN'T! It isn't true, none of it's true…'
One so young, you are not yet old enough to fulfill this task. Not yet strong enough, wise enough. You do not posess the wisdom or the ingenuity, the judgement, the knowledge-
'NO! I can't give in! I…can't…no…'
The young warrior's defences were slowly being worn away by the doubts. The voice had now reached a talking tone, gradually escalating to a raised shout. It's words grated at Syaoran, stripping away his portection, leaving him helpless to it. It began to permeate his mind like an overpowering perfume, clouding his judgement, tearing his strength of will until he began to believe what it told him. Its suggestions seemed so easy to give in to, the ideas so close, so simple to just embrace them…
Are you the one chosen to wield the power? How can one as weak as you, one who constantly must have someone fight for them, be the chosen one? You can't be. Quite simply impossible.
'Yes…' he thought, stupor seeping through his mind in a fogging blanket, 'Quite simply impossible…'
No.
A new voice cut through the mist blanketing his senses. It seemed to become a barrier, blocking out the words which were now at a shrieking tone. Syaoran was unaware as the previous voice began to speak faster, almost desperate to regain the control that it had encated over him a few moments before. The new voice kept it at bay, shielding the fighter from its suggestions and clearing his mind.
No. It isn't impossible.
The Chinese youth began to slowly get to his feet as his strength seemed to flow back to him. The new voice became louder, like the brazen tone of a bell.
I am the one. I am the one who will wield the power.
Syaoran stood upright as the words washed over him in a cleansing shower. All his previous doubts ebbed away, leaving instead a new sensation of confidence that he had been lacking before. The feeling filled him with their power, a fire that had not been present lighting within the core of his being.
I am the chosen one.
And the youth knew what to say.
"I AM the chosen one!"
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^_^Well minna, that's all for this chapter! I tried to make it a little longer that the last one, and I hope I succeeded! Wai! Gomen, but that's the only place I could really end it! Onegai ONEGAI ONEGAI ONEGAI ONEGAI R&R! It only takes a couple minutes, and it means a lot to me! That's how I find out how I'm doing, and whether I'm messing up the story too badly! Any questions or comments can be asked in the reviews, or e-mailed to me at sweet_sakura7@hotmail.com Ja ne till chapter thirteen!~Jurei-chan
Kensu's Corner- joke(s) of the chapter
Gomen ne minna, but no one sent me any jokes, so there's only a couple this time! (hope none of you are lawyers or very religious! Hehe)
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The penalty for laughing in a court of law is a hefty fine and six months in prison. If it weren't for this, the jury would never get to hear the evidence.
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A man walked in to an ethnic deli one day and looked at the menu. This is what he saw.
Calf's brains- $2.50/lb
Monkey brains- $10.67/lb
Lawyer brains- $100.99/lb
"Why are the lawyer brains so much?" he asked the shopkeeper.
"Are you kidding?" asked the guy in response, "Do you know how many lawyers we had to go through in order to get a pound of brains?"
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When the son of a famous Hollywood actor was asked about the roles his father played, this is what he answered.
"My daddy does all kinds of guys. Sometimes, he plays the good guy, and sometimes, he plays the lawyer."
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A man had to catch a taxi to get to an important business meeting. However, when one came, he was caught in having to compete for it with another man. Finally, the other guy bribed the taxi driver with a fifty dollar tip.
"You're a stinking thief, you know that?" said the guy before the cab drove off.
"Close," answered the other guy, "I'm an attorney."
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Jesus, Moses, and a third party who shall remain nameless for the moment, were all plaing golf one day.
First, Moses goes up and tees off. The ball flies a fair distance, but then heads for the water hazard. As it reaches the edge, though, the waters part, and the ball rolls through to land on the green.
The Jesus tees off. The shot's going fine, until it begins to head for the water hazard. When it gets there, however, it merely hovers over the water and lands on the green.
The third party (who shall STILL remain nameless) tees off. The ball heads for the water hazard, when it bounces off a rock and flies through the air. It's then picked up by a hawk, who wings over the parking lot of the club and drops it there. The ball rolls along, amongst all the people, is kicked away by a kid, hits a tree, lands on a rock, bounces off, hits another tree, hits another rock, is caught by another bird, and is dropped in the hole.
Moses then turns to Jesus quietly and says, "Man, I really hate playing with your dad!"
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That's all for this chapter! Hope you enjoyed them! And this chapter also holds the intro to a new section.
The Asina Counterpart- recommended fanfics from FF.Net
I decided to start this, seeing as I sometimes wish people would tell me of fics they enjoyed so that I can read more good stories! All the ficcies in this section (unless otherwise specified) are for the Cardcaptor Sakura Archive. They might also have a brief summary and personal rating. I hope you'll take a look at some of these! Wai! Oh! And Chette teng's ficcies won't be on here, because enough people already know about them, and I don't want to bee TOO redundant!
Things That Yami Would Never Say or Do!
Genre: Humor (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Author: Lady Yami
Mainly a very silly gathering of things that Yami Yuugi would never do or say (thus the title). You really don't need TOO heavy an understanding of what's going on in the anime to get it (heck I'M not too sure what's going on!), but it has a ton of reference to other shows, and is actually kinda funny!
J-chan rates it: *******/10
Stuffed Animal
Genre: Romance/Humor
Author: Daidouji Tomoyo
An AU ficcy where Tomoeda is a very mysterious and wonderous town that has been chosen as the location for a big movie. Li Xiao Lang (a big teen star) is the lead role. Everything seems very familiar to him, especially the young Kinomoto Sakura (who has problems of her own, what with every indecent guy in town after her hand), but he can't remember anything, despite his sisters telling him that he used to live there for ten years of his life…Another mystery to solve, what IS the Tomoeda Stuffed Animal? This is a really well-written ficcy, with tons of humor and mush (for those who like it) without going to the cheezy side. Another thing is that the chapters are long, but leave you wanting more! From the author of "Fall Play" and "Study Buddy"!
J-chan rates it: **********/10
Fall Play
Genre: Romance/Humor
Author: Daidouji Tomoyo
Hehe, another one from her! In this ficcy, Sakura's and Syaoran's class have to do the Fall Play for the school's literary fest! However, this isn't anywhere NEAR your average "CCS do "Romeo&Juliet" ficcy! Heck, Sakura isn't even…well, I'll let you find out for yourself! A pretty humerous fic, and so cute too!
J-chan rates it: *********/10
Light Guardians
Genre: Action/Adverture/Romance (I think)
Author: Lenna, Nelly & Kyra
Yep, some of my very own readers! This story has GOT to be one of my favourites! Sakura and the gang are transported to another world, onewhich they have to save. Hey! Wait! It isn't just another one of those! What with each getting a special power (fire, earth, water, wing, lightning, light), and Kero-chan in human form, who KNOWS what could happen? Unfortunately, this story hasn't been updated in a while. ONEGAI, UPDATE SOON! WAHHHHHH! Very good, especially considering English isn't your first language!
J-chan rates it: **********/10
All For the Fate of the World
Genre: Romance/Action/Adventure
Author: SakuraJade
Hehe, another one of my readers! Wai! This ficcy is based on "Blue Seed" (well, that's what I'm told, anyway. I've never actually SEEN Blue Seed!) Sakura is the Kushinada, one chosen to protect the race of man from the Arigami (plant-like alien dudes from what I gather) as a human sacrifice. Instead, she is found and protected by the TAC, a group that is the only force against the takeover by the Arigami. In the group (of course) is Touya, Yukito, Tomoyo, and a certain "Little Wolf"…DEFINITELY a fic you shouldn't miss! Even if you don't like romance, there's plenty of action (actually, more than romance so far). Something for everyone!
J-chan rates it: **********/10
^-^Those are all the ficcies for now! Heck, if I named EVERY fic in the same chapter, I would end up with a longer list than the chapter itself! Wai! Hope you take a look and review for these guys! Kami-sama knows they certainly deserve it! If you've found a good fic that isn't on the list, tell me about it and I'll take a look! If I like it, I'll put it on the list (maybe not the next chapter, but definitely sometime!)
Ja ne all! Hope your holidays were as happy as could be! Wai!