A/N: *listens to her new techno CD* Ah, la vida esta buena… ^_____^ On to
the next chapter!
Yue tore through the air, not caring about his speed, the devastation a crash would cause,
or the great danger that still loomed over them all as long as they stayed there. All that
mattered was Temichica, and the suffocation that was surely prying her from life.
And, that, as all the gods as his witnesses, she would not leave life if he could help it.
And, if he failed, that he would follow her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Air. Sweet, thin, fresh air seeped into Temichica's starved lungs, as she risked a quick
contact with the surface before sinking down again, afraid of what she /knew/ what was
up there.
She shuddered a bit, both from the water's chilling temperature, and the recent memory
of the water spirit that she had encountered. She seemed so kind… yet desperate to get
away from this man… but along with the desperation, there was a resignation, that this
was to forever be her life, that escape was impossible. The resignation is what chilled
her, more than the water, more than the idea of death, more than any monster she could
ever conjure up in her mind.
A broken spirit.
Temichica, for the first time in a long time, was afraid of something.
Then, the conflict of two instincts arose within the submerged creature. One was the need
for oxygen, and much more than the meager sip she allotted herself. The other was the
equally essential need to remain hidden from danger. The conflicts battled one another,
the presence of the enemy not fading, and the skin under her brown fur turning blue.
The former won. She exploded to the surface with a great, "WHHHOOOOAAAAAAR!!!"
Once enough water had cleared from her eyes, she saw /him/, standing at the lake's edge,
holding a strange card, that emanated the aura of the spirit that had saved her. Her eyes
widened in shock and horror when it hit her that somehow, the broken spirit was
imprisoned inside that card. This, of course, went through her mind the millisecond it
took before Clow drew one hand back and a ball of energy formed, aimed straight for
her.
Temichica quickly dove back underwater, recalling the fiery effects of the mage's magic.
She was surprised and panicked when the power burst followed her under the surface.
She swam wildly away from the ball of energy, turning back just in time to see the spell
explode, reaching out in all directions. One tendril snagged around her ankle, and
another looped about her wrist before she could even react.
For the second time, she was forced out of the water, and dangled loosely in midair, as
she was held by the binding spell. Clow was slightly surprised, having expected the wild
creature to be completely encased in the spell. This being was more adaptable to water
than he had originally thought. 'No matter,' he thought. 'This one will hold long enough
for me to properly restrain her.'
Temichica felt her heart leap into her throat as Clow formed another ball of energy.
'Gods, tied up like a hog up for the slaughter,' she thought. She had to block it, but one
hand was tied by the magic and the other one… had something in it. She glanced down
and was shocked to see, still clutched in her hand, Marin's dagger. Not bothering to
ponder how she'd managed to keep hold of it, she slashed at the crimson spell that bound
her, shouting in joy as a dark purple glow surrounded the blade, and sliced through the
magic like butter.
Righting herself to prevent from falling into the water again, Temichica glided above the
surface, barely missing crashing in again. She then just realized how sluggishly she was
moving. Her wings were completely soaked, weighing her down, along with her dripping
clothing, hair, and fur. She knew that she didn't stand a chance, not with her speed so
affected. Yet, she couldn't bear to leave the tortured spirit behind with Clow.
Feeling lost and helpless, Temichica flapped her wings as she could, moving painfully
slow up into the air. She looked down, seeing Clow race along the shoreline, getting
ready to fire his attack. Temichica took a deep breath, a desperate plan forming in her
mind. She'd wait until he fired his attack, then she's ram straight into him, then,
hopefully, grabbing the card out of his clutches, run away.
She watched the energy launch toward her, then began her dive forward to the mage. A
freezing horror took hold of her when she realized she'd miscalculated, and was hurtling
straight to the spell… only a few mere feet away…
Abruptly, she felt herself being jerked upwards. Up she went, as the spell barely brushed
her tail. Her head snapped up and she gasped, seeing that her savior was… her brother.
Yue glared at her with his trademark "What-the-hell-do-you-thing-you're- doing-you-
idiot" look, and totted her along, bent on getting them as far away from here as possible.
"Wait!" she cried. "The spirit-"
"No, Temichica!" barked Yue, as he retained his grip on his struggling sister. "Listen to me Temichica, no!"
"But we can't leave her with him-"
"Temichica, we don't have time for this!"
She looked back, at the man she had not knew existed a week ago, and now hated him with a fiery passion that she didn't know she had. Turning back to Yue, she, for the first time, thought of disobeying her brother…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
PaRdOn ThE PaRoDy
Chapter 6: Midnight Guard
Take 1:
*screaming fills the dark room*
Clow: AAAUUUUGGGHHH!!! MY TOE!!! GODS MY TOE!!! OOOOOWWWWW!!! WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO NOT PUT ANY LIGHTS IN HERE ANYWAYS!?!?!?
Take 2:
Kero: What? All of us at the same time??? I thought I was gonna be able to actually catch a couple of winks tonight...
Temi: *falls over… right off the cliff*
Take 3:
Temi: Do you have any idea how inviting it would be for that guy to come along and see one of us asleep with the others gone?!?!? WE ARE IN WAR TIME HERE!!
Yue: *salutes sarcastically* SIR,YES SIR!!!
Temi: QUIET IN THE RANKS! *whacks him over the head*
Take 4:
Marin: *at the bottom of the cliff* T.T You've gotta be kidding.
Mateem: What makes you think I'm kidding?
Marin: I'm sooo firing my manager…
Take 5:
Kero: Aw, you gotta be kidding me
Marin: Um…err, well, it's not here
Clow: *from below* YEAH MAYBE BECAUSE IT FECKIN' FELL ON MY HEAD!!!
Yue tore through the air, not caring about his speed, the devastation a crash would cause,
or the great danger that still loomed over them all as long as they stayed there. All that
mattered was Temichica, and the suffocation that was surely prying her from life.
And, that, as all the gods as his witnesses, she would not leave life if he could help it.
And, if he failed, that he would follow her.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Air. Sweet, thin, fresh air seeped into Temichica's starved lungs, as she risked a quick
contact with the surface before sinking down again, afraid of what she /knew/ what was
up there.
She shuddered a bit, both from the water's chilling temperature, and the recent memory
of the water spirit that she had encountered. She seemed so kind… yet desperate to get
away from this man… but along with the desperation, there was a resignation, that this
was to forever be her life, that escape was impossible. The resignation is what chilled
her, more than the water, more than the idea of death, more than any monster she could
ever conjure up in her mind.
A broken spirit.
Temichica, for the first time in a long time, was afraid of something.
Then, the conflict of two instincts arose within the submerged creature. One was the need
for oxygen, and much more than the meager sip she allotted herself. The other was the
equally essential need to remain hidden from danger. The conflicts battled one another,
the presence of the enemy not fading, and the skin under her brown fur turning blue.
The former won. She exploded to the surface with a great, "WHHHOOOOAAAAAAR!!!"
Once enough water had cleared from her eyes, she saw /him/, standing at the lake's edge,
holding a strange card, that emanated the aura of the spirit that had saved her. Her eyes
widened in shock and horror when it hit her that somehow, the broken spirit was
imprisoned inside that card. This, of course, went through her mind the millisecond it
took before Clow drew one hand back and a ball of energy formed, aimed straight for
her.
Temichica quickly dove back underwater, recalling the fiery effects of the mage's magic.
She was surprised and panicked when the power burst followed her under the surface.
She swam wildly away from the ball of energy, turning back just in time to see the spell
explode, reaching out in all directions. One tendril snagged around her ankle, and
another looped about her wrist before she could even react.
For the second time, she was forced out of the water, and dangled loosely in midair, as
she was held by the binding spell. Clow was slightly surprised, having expected the wild
creature to be completely encased in the spell. This being was more adaptable to water
than he had originally thought. 'No matter,' he thought. 'This one will hold long enough
for me to properly restrain her.'
Temichica felt her heart leap into her throat as Clow formed another ball of energy.
'Gods, tied up like a hog up for the slaughter,' she thought. She had to block it, but one
hand was tied by the magic and the other one… had something in it. She glanced down
and was shocked to see, still clutched in her hand, Marin's dagger. Not bothering to
ponder how she'd managed to keep hold of it, she slashed at the crimson spell that bound
her, shouting in joy as a dark purple glow surrounded the blade, and sliced through the
magic like butter.
Righting herself to prevent from falling into the water again, Temichica glided above the
surface, barely missing crashing in again. She then just realized how sluggishly she was
moving. Her wings were completely soaked, weighing her down, along with her dripping
clothing, hair, and fur. She knew that she didn't stand a chance, not with her speed so
affected. Yet, she couldn't bear to leave the tortured spirit behind with Clow.
Feeling lost and helpless, Temichica flapped her wings as she could, moving painfully
slow up into the air. She looked down, seeing Clow race along the shoreline, getting
ready to fire his attack. Temichica took a deep breath, a desperate plan forming in her
mind. She'd wait until he fired his attack, then she's ram straight into him, then,
hopefully, grabbing the card out of his clutches, run away.
She watched the energy launch toward her, then began her dive forward to the mage. A
freezing horror took hold of her when she realized she'd miscalculated, and was hurtling
straight to the spell… only a few mere feet away…
Abruptly, she felt herself being jerked upwards. Up she went, as the spell barely brushed
her tail. Her head snapped up and she gasped, seeing that her savior was… her brother.
Yue glared at her with his trademark "What-the-hell-do-you-thing-you're- doing-you-
idiot" look, and totted her along, bent on getting them as far away from here as possible.
"Wait!" she cried. "The spirit-"
"No, Temichica!" barked Yue, as he retained his grip on his struggling sister. "Listen to me Temichica, no!"
"But we can't leave her with him-"
"Temichica, we don't have time for this!"
She looked back, at the man she had not knew existed a week ago, and now hated him with a fiery passion that she didn't know she had. Turning back to Yue, she, for the first time, thought of disobeying her brother…
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
PaRdOn ThE PaRoDy
Chapter 6: Midnight Guard
Take 1:
*screaming fills the dark room*
Clow: AAAUUUUGGGHHH!!! MY TOE!!! GODS MY TOE!!! OOOOOWWWWW!!! WHO'S BRIGHT IDEA WAS IT TO NOT PUT ANY LIGHTS IN HERE ANYWAYS!?!?!?
Take 2:
Kero: What? All of us at the same time??? I thought I was gonna be able to actually catch a couple of winks tonight...
Temi: *falls over… right off the cliff*
Take 3:
Temi: Do you have any idea how inviting it would be for that guy to come along and see one of us asleep with the others gone?!?!? WE ARE IN WAR TIME HERE!!
Yue: *salutes sarcastically* SIR,YES SIR!!!
Temi: QUIET IN THE RANKS! *whacks him over the head*
Take 4:
Marin: *at the bottom of the cliff* T.T You've gotta be kidding.
Mateem: What makes you think I'm kidding?
Marin: I'm sooo firing my manager…
Take 5:
Kero: Aw, you gotta be kidding me
Marin: Um…err, well, it's not here
Clow: *from below* YEAH MAYBE BECAUSE IT FECKIN' FELL ON MY HEAD!!!