Card Captors: A New Beginning
By "Grand Master Shoma"
Episode 5: Flying Away From Here
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the anime, or anything doing with the anime. But I do own this story, so don't steal it.
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4 cards: 48 more to go.
It's a ratio kind of thing.
It's the cards Ryuko captured to the cards he needs left.
I'm not counting the Hope Card as one. It's like the Joker card to a deck of cards.
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"Who knew we had a spare room?"
I said to myself as I discovered something. Not that I don't want cousin Meilin over here... In fact, I actually love having cousin Meilin around! I'm just glad she didn't take my room, nor did she take Nakuru's. I would like that, but I guess it's alright.
"Ryuko," Otou-san called out, "Do you have any plans for the day?"
"Other than spending the day with Terry, why do you ask?"
"Well, I want you to get better acquainted with Meilin." He paused, then continued. "When we picked her up from the airport, we didn't quite tell her that we had children. I think you know, that she barely knows you. For today, spend some time with her. Onegai?"
"Okay. I'm gonna have to call Daidouji-san about this. But I'd be glad to be better known to Meilin." With that, I went over to the telephone to call him.
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"Hey, DAIDOUJI-SAN!"
"What?" I can tell he just woke up on the other end, but full aware that he didn't want to talk to me. "Why did you wake me? It's 11:00 in the morning!"
"Terry, I'm going to have to cancel today's plans. I'm spending the day with my second cousin, Meilin."
"Well, I understand perfectly. It's family, after all." I then heard him speak to someone else. "No, that's alright. I do not need a ride today."
"Daidouji-san, who were you speaking to?"
"Oh! I should have told you! Ever since Okou-san became a world-renowned fashion designer, she hired a couple of bodyguards."
This shot me back. "WHAT!? You have bodyguards?"
"Well, only whenever Okou-san needs them. Otherwise, I even forget they're alive. Even bodyguards have lives they need to do. Well, I guess we can reschedule this for tomorrow. Well, till next time."
"Yeah, see ya."
I hang up the phone.
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"What exactly do you do for fun?"
That was what my cousin Meilin asked me. We were just walking by the stream. The one that still held the white bridge almost close to the library. We were then passing by...
"No way!" Meilin spoke out. "I can't believe it's still here!"
Penguin Park. It had little small, colored ceramic penguins around the perimeter of the park, which was then ruled out by the largest penguin of all, the King Penguin. A very large and open beak revealed a slide, while the underbelly received an indoor area, where kids play inside. Now a days, only little kids play at the park. And at night, couples rarely come by to make out and reminisce. That old park took quite a beating in history, buts it's still fine.
"Yeah. When I was a little kid," I told Meilin. "I always came here with Okou-san and Otou-san. I remember that at that spot," I pointed out to a barren area in the park. It was mostly sand there, like a giant sandbox. "Were some wicked penguin swings around here. I guess they took it out."
"I never remembered them having any swings."
"Well, then I guess it was never liked much."
Leaving memory lane behind us, we continued walking.
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We were now in the downtown district. We passed by the Nakajima Bakery, and she never remembered anything about being a bakery there. Then she mumbled something about how things changed drastically when she didn't live here. I showed cousin Meilin the office building of where Terry's mom worked.
"Wow." Meilin said in awe. "I would never expect Tomoyo to become famous."
"Yeah, well time can change a lot of things."
"Not to put you down, but do you have any friends?"
"Yeah! My best friend is Terry Daidouji-san!"
"You're saying that Daidouji-san had a child!? Wow. I hope she's a nice girl." Then she started nudging me with her elbow. "And you're her best friend? You sly dog, you!"
"Huh? HOE!... It's not what you think! My friend is Terry, not Terri."
"Oh... So Tomoyo had a boy? That's interesting! I can picture him now. Hmm... Long purple hair. Odd taste of fashion. Piercing, gray eyes."
"Well, heh heh, I'd say your guess is about... 90%
correct."
She play-slapped me on the face. "You must be kidding!"
"Hey Ryuko-san! What a fancy to meet..." I saw Terry, and this is probably Meilin's first time seeing him as well. He was wearing something different from his usual. He had a white striped shirt (despite the cold weather) with his usual brown pants. And he managed to do something with his long ponytail: He used it as a kind of scarf. Nice entrance, baka. "Oh. This must be the Meilin you were talking about. Hi! I'm Terry Daidouji!"
She whispered into my ear. "I guess my assumption on oddball here was right on the dot!"
"Oh, and another thing." Terry cheerfully added. "I have a wicked sense of hearing, and I'M NOT AN ODDBALL!"
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"So, I'm sure Ryuko-chan has told you about me, Terry." Meilin simply said.
"Just a tad. But before, even he didn't know that you existed." was all Terry replied. "Ryuko-san and I were friends for as long as he and I could remember."
Meilin was looking at us strangely, then started to giggle. "The way you two were friends for the longest time, it reminds me of both of your okou-sans! They were like, inseparable."
"Why do I have a bad feeling whenever someone says were like our parents?" I spoke to Terry. He only shrugged his shoulders. "It's not like it's true, is it?"
Before Terry could answer me, we saw an extraordinary feat in the air.
It was a giant bird. But not just a giant bird. It had majestic wings, feathers on it's head like a cockatoo, and piercing blue eyes. I'll tell you, it ain't no albatross.
"What the!?" was all I heard Meilin say.
"Hey, Ryuko." Terry whispered. "Do you think that..."
"Earthy showed me one time on how to sense Sakura Cards. I focus my mental energy on strange phenomenon, and I figure it'll be a Sakura Card."
"So, is this bird a Sakura Card?"
I was concentrating hardly. I knew it. "Yes, it is. Let's go, Daidouji-san!"
"Wait!" Meilin stopped me and Terry. "Where are you going? It's dangerous enough already!"
"*sigh* Meilin, I guess I can't keep anything hidden from you..." It was silent for what seemed like eternity. "Well, goodbye!"
And with that, Terry and I dashed off.
[Third-person perspective]
"I know you need to do this, Ryuko-chan. Just don't get killed." Meilin said.
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"Terry, now, is not the time for this!"
"It makes us seem less conspicuous, and no one will know who we are."
"Lucky for you, all you have to wear is a mask. I have to have an ensemble of disgrace!"
"Hey! I told you to stop dissing my costumes, Ryuko. Besides, I think I improved on my craft than before."
I had to admit it. Red jacket, with angel and devil wings beautifully painted on the back; dark pants; and a half-white, half-black mask that covered my eyes. Terry had one of these masks too. Quite impressive.
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Police were evacuating the people out of the area. Through the alleyways of downtown, we managed to get by the barricade and caught a good view of the bird. The crowd was surprised to see the two of us there.
"Hey! You kids get back here! This area is restricted!" The policemen yelled out.
Terry insisted that I have some kind of super-heroic tone. "Fear not! You have done your duty of getting everyone out of here! But now, evacuate yourselves as well! We will handle this!" For some odd reason, the policemen obliged and took off. "Well, let's do this, Daidouji-san!"
"Getting this all down!" Terry pointed his vid-cam at me.
"Oh Key that hides the forces of the stars!
Reveal to me thy true form!
I, Ryuko, command thee under contract!
RELEASE!"
"Earthy Card!"
Once more, Earthy pops out.
"Earthy! A Sakura Card is threatening to destroy the town!"
Earthy soon looked up, and knew what they were after. "Yep. That's the Fly Card!" Then she took notice back at me. She smirked. "Not too bad, Daidouji-san!"
"Hey, thanks!"
"Hm... I got it! Earthy, change shape so that we can catch up to Fly!"
"Alright. Here I go!" Earthy sank into the ground, and came back as the same Earth dragon. Me and Terry soon climbed up upon her and we were soon up. Earthy managed to grow larger and larger in height so that we could get up to the Fly.
"ATTACK!" I commanded.
With that, Earthy tackled the colossal bird. It looked hurt, but wasn't ready to give in just yet. Fly was just throwing wind at us, trying to throw me and Terry off of Earthy. Soon then, Earthy latched her mouth on Fly's neck, giving me a sign that I had to go on it. I charged across Earthy and made my way atop of Fly.
"Now, Fight Card!" I summoned out Fight.
"What do you want me for?"
"Do you think you could try to stun Fly?"
"Well, it's not impossible, so I'll--" Fly managed to claw Earthy with it's talons, releasing her grip on the bird. This threw me off course. Fight was thrown... off. I could hear her scream when she impacted with the ground.
"Great! This is just perfect! I'm on top, of a omnipotent bird that is wildly out of control!" I muttered to myself, as I was grappling a death grip onto the feathers of the bird. I figured that I had to seal it now. "Okay, here goes nothing..."
Fly must've heard what I was saying, which means that it was trying to throw me off, but, having no hands, means that it failed with flying colors.
"Return to thy form which though should be!
FLY CARD!"
It was a success! I had trapped the bird, it disintegrated, and it turned into a Sakura Card. But otherwise, I was hurtling myself to the ground. I was diving pretty fast, but it was a good thing Fight broke my fall!
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Me and Terry were out of our disguises, and we started walking back to where we left Meilin.
"Hm..." I was looking at the cards. "Earthy... Fight... Sweet... Bubbles... Fly..."
"What's wrong, Ryuko-san?"
"Oh, it's nothing, Terry-san. I just noticed that," I pointed it out to him. "at the bottom of the cards, my name is written on it, and it looks like there used to be some writing underneath it."
"Maybe it shows that you own them, and no one else would ever take them away from you."
"Hm... just maybe, maybe you're right."
The End