Chapter 25-The Third Card
Sakura woke up with a start. "Kero's been gone too long. Where DID he go?" She opened the drawer where he usually was, but it was still empty. *He is the guardian beast, but he shouldn't have been gone so long!*
A few houses away, all the various guardian beasts were trapped with Abigail Abijar's two daughters, Elixe and Eschelle. Or should I say, were pretending to be her daughters. "Stop pushing! I get to keep the black one!" "No, he's mine! Get away from him, you get the yellow one." "No! You can have the yellow one, and I'll have the white and black one." "No fair! I want one of those two!"
The creatures looked at each other. How had these two captured them? Their masters were younger, but ten times as mature. Eli forced his way in. "I want my creations back." Elixe and Eschelle laughed. "You know, you're pretty cute." As they turned to look at him, he grew six inches. "What's happening?" Eli asked in horror. Elixe giggled. "That's your true age. This town will be growing a year, I bet."
Crystal snapped her eyes open. Something was wrong. Running from her home, she saw Sakura fighting her way into a house. "Let me." Crystal beamed at Brennen, confused at his presence, but glad he was there. He kicked the door open. "There. I wasn't here, okay?" As soon as the girls nodded, he left.
Inside, Eli was tied to an armchair, and the guardians were locked in strange silver and gold currents around cages. "Well, it's about time you showed up! We were getting bored!" Sakura and Crystal exchanged glances. What were they late for?
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Sakura and Crystal sized up their two oponents. The two girls were
Sakura woke up with a start. "Kero's been gone too long. Where DID he go?" She opened the drawer where he usually was, but it was still empty. *He is the guardian beast, but he shouldn't have been gone so long!*
A few houses away, all the various guardian beasts were trapped with Abigail Abijar's two daughters, Elixe and Eschelle. Or should I say, were pretending to be her daughters. "Stop pushing! I get to keep the black one!" "No, he's mine! Get away from him, you get the yellow one." "No! You can have the yellow one, and I'll have the white and black one." "No fair! I want one of those two!"
The creatures looked at each other. How had these two captured them? Their masters were younger, but ten times as mature. Eli forced his way in. "I want my creations back." Elixe and Eschelle laughed. "You know, you're pretty cute." As they turned to look at him, he grew six inches. "What's happening?" Eli asked in horror. Elixe giggled. "That's your true age. This town will be growing a year, I bet."
Crystal snapped her eyes open. Something was wrong. Running from her home, she saw Sakura fighting her way into a house. "Let me." Crystal beamed at Brennen, confused at his presence, but glad he was there. He kicked the door open. "There. I wasn't here, okay?" As soon as the girls nodded, he left.
Inside, Eli was tied to an armchair, and the guardians were locked in strange silver and gold currents around cages. "Well, it's about time you showed up! We were getting bored!" Sakura and Crystal exchanged glances. What were they late for?
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Sakura and Crystal sized up their two oponents. The two girls were