Chapter 17-I Want Children! 1
Crystal smiled. "Thank you, Ms. Abijar." Alyson nodded, and the two sat down. The teacher smiled.
*I don't trust her.*
Why?
*Because I feel she's spying on Cardcaptors in general. Don't you feel the hatred directed at Sakura and Li? They're probably known by powerful forces as Cardcaptors.*
True, but didn't you feel the time disruption? She can't do anything to you. Her hatred is toward the others. In a different timing, she'd be dangerous. She can't intrude here. She's too confused to do anything but teach. Crystal smiled, and squeezed her pendant. *Thank you. I'll tell the others.* They won't believe you. *Sakura will.*
Eli swallowed. "Not in this time period?" The Cardcaptors, Alyson, Madison, Meilin were on lunch break. They were eating in the field behind the school.
Crystal shook her head. "No, not this time 'period,' not this 'timing.' She can't do anything to us while we're in these episodes. It's a might have been, but Sakura made a choice that brought you people to me, instead of to her."
Sakura looked disturbed. "What did I do? I don't want to mess up again!" Crystal smiled. "I don't know, and if I did, I couldn't tell you. I may be forgetting many things that I used to know, but I will remember this forever-If you know something about another's destiny, don't reveal it. You may ruin not only theirs, but your own as well. One of the first thing Anomalous taught me, after sending."
The jewel glowed. Meilin examined the gem. "Does she know?" Crystal sighed, and fingered the pendant. "Probably. She can't tell us, though. That wouldn't be fair to any of us."
Li sighed. "But she can't kill, right?" Crystal laughed. "No, of course not! She might be able to in another timing, but not here." crystal turned to them all. "I'm sorry, but unless we enter that timing, we can't know even this. So Anomalous will store this memory in Sakura's brain. It'll activate when and if she chooses the path. We'll have to be ignorant of Abijar's power until then."
Crystal held her necklace up. "Come out, Anomalous." The woman appeared. "Take our thoughts on Abigail Abijar, and bind them until Sakura needs them again." Anomalous Confusion!
"What were we talking about?" Meilin asked. "I think it was about the kidnapper in connection with the cards." Li said.
Crystal was panicking. *Anomalous! I still remember!* The woman returned to crystal form. Yes, but you'll be too confused to speak about it. Besides, in that timing, neither you, I, or the Moon cards will be. There will be no cards. We must pray that Sakura doesn't make the choice that will end cards.
Crystal tuned back in to the conversation. "So, if the kidnapper is after kids, and always leaves a thank you note? What card could he be?" Crystal smiled. "Who's the politest person you know?" The children thought. "Our mothers. Aren't they always telling us to write thank you notes whenever they receive something?" Eli smiled. "Very good, Crystal. But where is she hiding?"
Alex slowly woke up. But he wasn't in his apartment. "Shh, don't sit up, child. You'll worsen your headache. Someone gave you a heavy dose of sleeping pills!"
Alex ignored the warning, and sat up. He rubbed his head, and started to stand up. "No, I wouldn't do that, baby!" The round woman gently pushed him back in bed, wrapping the sheets about him so that he couldn't get up. "Who do you think you are? My mother?" *She sure isn't a good one.* he thought after he yelled.
The woman ignored his comment. "You can call me matron. I am taking over your mommy's job. I'll be raising you, along with your new sister."
Alex noticed for the first time he wasn't alone. A quiet girl in the corner was holding a little badge: a heart with wings. "Rita!" he whispered. She smiled. "Sakura will get us out of this. She always does." Alex smiled back.
The matron burst in. "Now, Darian, is that anyway to greet your brother?" Rita sighed, got up and walked to the bed. "I'm glad to meet you, Calvin." Alex winced. "Rita, you know my name's-" she held a finger to her lips, and whispered, "Play along. She'll let you sit in a corner if you accept her game. Otherwise, you'll be trapped in that bed for being 'naughty, not obeying mommy matron." Alex rolled his eyes. "Nice to meet you too, Darian."
Crystal smiled. "Thank you, Ms. Abijar." Alyson nodded, and the two sat down. The teacher smiled.
*I don't trust her.*
Why?
*Because I feel she's spying on Cardcaptors in general. Don't you feel the hatred directed at Sakura and Li? They're probably known by powerful forces as Cardcaptors.*
True, but didn't you feel the time disruption? She can't do anything to you. Her hatred is toward the others. In a different timing, she'd be dangerous. She can't intrude here. She's too confused to do anything but teach. Crystal smiled, and squeezed her pendant. *Thank you. I'll tell the others.* They won't believe you. *Sakura will.*
Eli swallowed. "Not in this time period?" The Cardcaptors, Alyson, Madison, Meilin were on lunch break. They were eating in the field behind the school.
Crystal shook her head. "No, not this time 'period,' not this 'timing.' She can't do anything to us while we're in these episodes. It's a might have been, but Sakura made a choice that brought you people to me, instead of to her."
Sakura looked disturbed. "What did I do? I don't want to mess up again!" Crystal smiled. "I don't know, and if I did, I couldn't tell you. I may be forgetting many things that I used to know, but I will remember this forever-If you know something about another's destiny, don't reveal it. You may ruin not only theirs, but your own as well. One of the first thing Anomalous taught me, after sending."
The jewel glowed. Meilin examined the gem. "Does she know?" Crystal sighed, and fingered the pendant. "Probably. She can't tell us, though. That wouldn't be fair to any of us."
Li sighed. "But she can't kill, right?" Crystal laughed. "No, of course not! She might be able to in another timing, but not here." crystal turned to them all. "I'm sorry, but unless we enter that timing, we can't know even this. So Anomalous will store this memory in Sakura's brain. It'll activate when and if she chooses the path. We'll have to be ignorant of Abijar's power until then."
Crystal held her necklace up. "Come out, Anomalous." The woman appeared. "Take our thoughts on Abigail Abijar, and bind them until Sakura needs them again." Anomalous Confusion!
"What were we talking about?" Meilin asked. "I think it was about the kidnapper in connection with the cards." Li said.
Crystal was panicking. *Anomalous! I still remember!* The woman returned to crystal form. Yes, but you'll be too confused to speak about it. Besides, in that timing, neither you, I, or the Moon cards will be. There will be no cards. We must pray that Sakura doesn't make the choice that will end cards.
Crystal tuned back in to the conversation. "So, if the kidnapper is after kids, and always leaves a thank you note? What card could he be?" Crystal smiled. "Who's the politest person you know?" The children thought. "Our mothers. Aren't they always telling us to write thank you notes whenever they receive something?" Eli smiled. "Very good, Crystal. But where is she hiding?"
Alex slowly woke up. But he wasn't in his apartment. "Shh, don't sit up, child. You'll worsen your headache. Someone gave you a heavy dose of sleeping pills!"
Alex ignored the warning, and sat up. He rubbed his head, and started to stand up. "No, I wouldn't do that, baby!" The round woman gently pushed him back in bed, wrapping the sheets about him so that he couldn't get up. "Who do you think you are? My mother?" *She sure isn't a good one.* he thought after he yelled.
The woman ignored his comment. "You can call me matron. I am taking over your mommy's job. I'll be raising you, along with your new sister."
Alex noticed for the first time he wasn't alone. A quiet girl in the corner was holding a little badge: a heart with wings. "Rita!" he whispered. She smiled. "Sakura will get us out of this. She always does." Alex smiled back.
The matron burst in. "Now, Darian, is that anyway to greet your brother?" Rita sighed, got up and walked to the bed. "I'm glad to meet you, Calvin." Alex winced. "Rita, you know my name's-" she held a finger to her lips, and whispered, "Play along. She'll let you sit in a corner if you accept her game. Otherwise, you'll be trapped in that bed for being 'naughty, not obeying mommy matron." Alex rolled his eyes. "Nice to meet you too, Darian."