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MM: OK.............

Emerald: What's with the 'OK...............' bit??

MM: Well, so far I've gotten only one guess based on 'The Mysterious Being Contest'!!

Emerald: You can't blame the readers though. If FanFiction.Net hadn't been down for a certain time this wouldn't have happened, you know.

MM: Kuso, you're right. And besides, if the site had at *least* warned us about it being put into a read-only mode, I would've stated for the readers to E-MAIL me their review. Oh yeah!! I forgot to put the translation for when Sakura said 'Soda!' towards the end of the fic!! Sakura?

Sakura: Arigatou MM. Well, 'Soda' in Japanese means 'That's it!' Back to you MM.

MM: Arigatou Sakura! Well I'll extend the contest, so it applies to this chapter also. For those who did not read the last chapter, go to the bottom of that chapter and read the A/N I put there. On with the fic!!

*Stress/Emphasizing*
-Thoughts-
"Speaking"

~*~^_^~*~=Sakura's House

~*~^^~*~=Emerald's Dimension

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"Kinomoto-san!! Stop this nonsense!!" Syaoran commanded as he evaded a fatal swipe to get his head off his shoulders. The future Li Clan head continued to evade Touya's attacks as Eriol was waiting for the right moment to place a spell on Touya.

Meanwhile, Cerberus was feeling much better, even though he was feeling much more down-in-the-dumps about his Mistress & 'brother'. On each side of him Eriol's Guardians tried to comfort him while trying to find some sort of weakness, a flaw in Touya's sword techniques.

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Sakura couldn't bring herself to say the name. Emerald watched on with a smirk on her face. She could feel the Card Mistress' fear and disbelief.

"Still don't believe it? You will very, very soon." Emerald mocked. She leaned back as the mysterious being's arm slid around her waist, revealing a pale hand coming from a long black sleeve. The end of the sleeve was the same color as Emerald's eyes. A dark red pendant hung on the end of it.

As Sakura looked on in fear and disbelief, her Moon Guardian started to groan. Emerald looked down to meet Amethyst-blue. (MM: I'm talking about the eyes...) His eyes, she noticed, looked a bit glazed over, but nonetheless she knew he'd be OK, even though one question still remained.

-How was he able to awaken when Emerald said I'd have to defeat her & *him*??- Sakura thought.

"So, he's finally awake." Emerald sneered. "Took him long enough." Light apple green saw the confused look in Emerald. (MM: Eyes again...) "Do you really want to know how *Yue* awakened?" She questioned while putting emphasis on the angel's name.

"Hai, I guess..." Sakura whispered.

"I decided that it'd be much better if he was awake so he could watch you suffer." Emerald stated this with the utmost of fear on and in-between each word. Sakura's eyes widened as she snapped her head up, while her Guardian quickly sat up as if there was nothing wrong with him earlier. But getting up that fast caused the darkness to swirl about him. Sakura helped Yue as he tried to stop swaying and get what was before him into focus. Emerald's smirk grew to a grin at the sight before her.

But deep inside, she was struggling with the darkness inside *her*, trying to not throw down the arm of her love around her waist, trying not to run toward her *true* love, kneel down before him and ask if he was ok, trying not to just end this once and for all with no blood on anyone's hands. But it wasn't possible; she had to see---no, prove---if Sakura was really the one destined to have the Cards: the one to have opened the book, to have captured the cards and passed Final Judgment by Yue; the one to have transformed all the Cards into her own, 'demolishing' the name 'Clow Cards' and 'replacing' the name with 'Sakura/Star Cards'. Why, even the book containing the cards changed, becoming 'The Sakura' instead of 'The Clow'.

It didn't matter anymore though. She had come too far to back down like a little girl. It was time.

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Eriol's dark blue eyes stayed on the seemingly possessed Touya, waiting for the moment when the dark-haired college student would step into his 'trap'. Meanwhile, Syaoran did everything he could to avoid getting Touya's sword in-between his ribcage and allowing his head to be separated from the rest of him.

But then again, there was, for both descendants of Clow Reed, what you called a back-up plan. Now what was the back-up plan?? Well, Eriol debated the back-up plan while the three geniuses in the corner set up their positions.

"And what happens if he tries to break away?" Spinel Sun pointed out.

"I'll pin him onto the wall with my ice crystals. Then Master Eriol can take over." Ruby Moon said this as if it was a piece of cake, and that's what it sounded like to the 'offended' Sun Guardians.

"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL, why don't *you* take *my* position? Let's see how well you do there?" Cerberus snapped.

"Dear, dear Cerberus, you don't have to snap. And besides, you & Suppi-chan here have an easy part. *I* have to be the one to distract him, especially if he's going to win around with a sword in his hand." Ruby Moon pointed out. But then, it was always fun for her to call *her* 'brother' by his given pet name. Her smile 'tilted' a bit as a humongous sweatdrop rolled down the back of her head while listening to Spinel Sun curse at her in rapid fire Chinese. (MM: What can I say? Suppi-chan reads a lot!)

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Unbeknownst to her, Yue watched, his cat-like eyes on her debating face. His gaze soon dropped to the arm wrapped around her waist. The hand attached to it looked painstakingly like the hand of someone he knew, but he didn't know *whom*. His gaze shifted back to Emerald's face as she spoke out.

"Well, let's get this over with. The quicker we start and finish, the sooner we leave." Emerald had snapped out of her reverie and was about to ask Sakura something when her eyes averted to Yue. Light apple green locked with Amethyst-blue. (MM: Eyes *again*...) Soon Amethyst-blue pulled away, and Light apple green turned to face Emerald. "Are you ready?"

Sakura looked up at Emerald. Again Light apple green met Emerald. (MM: You know what I'm talking 'bout...) "Hai." Sakura's body answered for her against her will.

Yue stood to his full height, looking down upon his Mistress. He offered his hand, and Sakura took it. She got up, and, with trust, strength, and courage in the pools of Emerald (MM: The eyes!!), she called upon her staff. Once the blinding white light died down, the Cherry Blossom stood next to her Moon Guardian with her staff in its third form.

"Kinomoto Sakura, are you ready to fight?" Emerald questioned.

"Hai." the Card Mistress replied.

"Yue, are you ready to fight alongside your Mistress?"

"Hai." the angel replied.

"Then it shall be. You two against us. Ready?"

Sakura and Yue took their positions, senses ready for anything. That's when Yue realized, for the first time, who was standing next to Emerald.

Amethyst-blue met Light apple green. (MM: The eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

It's time for MM's A/N's!!

MM: Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell, how was it? Good? Bad? Dumb? Too long? Too short?? And in that last line...you could say it was a clue...

Emerald: How my sorrow weeps out for my love!! *flings herself at MM* Doushite?? Why do I have to be so cruel on the outside when I can be nice and sweet?! How I wish to hold him in my arms, to suffer with him!!!! *weeps as MM pats her back and coaxes her*

Yue *walks in at the wrong moment*: Nani?????

Emerald *looks up at the sound of Yue's voice and straighens*: As I was saying, I can't wait for your next chapter MM!! Looking forward to it actually!! I got to go now. Ja!! *walks out of the room*

Yue: Ano.........MM?? Why are there tear streaks on Emerald's cheeks?

MM: Huh?? Nani?? What do you mean??

Yue *sighs*: You know what I'm talking 'bout.

MM: Oh! Well she was weeping for her true love that's all.

(DrM's) Hei-ying: Which would be me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MM *^^6*: Riiiiiiiiiight...Well R+R as usual!! And hope and pray that FF.Net gets back to normal!! Ja!!