Ch. 10: The Final Battle
"NO!" shrieked Opposite.
The Restore Card was restoring everything Opposite changed.
"Yes!" cheered Sakura.
Opposite looked shocked to put it in simplest terms. She had never been defeated before, especially not by a teenage girl. There was probably nothing more embarrassing than the moment she was just experiencing.
"How dare you!?" shouted Opposite.
"You were hurting innocent people!" shouted Sakura.
A smile came on Opposite's lips. She just remembered something that would take away Sakura's spirit forever.
"What about your mother?" asked Opposite. "Don't tell me bringing her back was hurting people."
Sakura gasped, Opposite was right, she would lose her mother. If Opposite was captured, Sakura's mother would be dead again, after all, her being alive was the opposite of what life really was.
"Sakura! Don't listen to her! Just seal the card or else everyone here will be gone!" shouted Shaoran.
Sakura was still uncertain, even after what Shaoran had just said. Her mind was focused on one thing, that her mother will be dead again after this. Before Opposite, the last time Sakura saw her mother was when she was 3 years old. Losing her a second time would be like a death sentence for Sakura's soul.
"I…can't," said Sakura.
Restore glowed and became Hope again. Hope pitied Sakura since she could almost empathize with her.
"Have hope and faith Sakura," said Hope with a soothing voice.
"H-Hope?" asked Sakura.
Hope nodded at this and smiled.
"Sakura, was your mother meant to be alive at this moment?" asked Hope.
"No, but…" started Sakura.
"Just like Tomoyo wasn't meant to be mean, or Shaoran be dead, right?" asked Hope.
"Yeah, but…" started Sakura again.
"Then you must seal this card. I'll help you with all my power. If you don't seal Opposite, then everything will be the opposite of what it really is, you won't be living in a familiar world anymore. Are you with me?" asked Hope.
"Yeah! It's time to seal this card!" exclaimed Sakura with lots of enthusiasm.
"Then let's do it," said Hope smiling.
"You think a little hope can defeat me?" asked the card mockingly.
"No, but a lot of it will!" shouted a determined Sakura.
"You're a stupid girl Sakura. You're definitely not meant to be a card mistress! I think I'll make all the cards opposite," said Opposite putting a spell on the cards.
"What!? No! Come back to me Sakura Cards!" cried Sakura.
The cards didn't listen, instead, they all bowed down to Opposite, well, all except one.
"Cards! Sakura is not fit to be your leader! Attack her and I will be your leader! I am worthy!" ordered the card.
All the cards did what they were told and attacked Sakura.
"Sakura!" shouted all her friends.
Sakura screamed in pain as all the cards attacked her.
"Sakura, do not give up hope. If you do, I won't be able to help you," said the Hope Card.
"Hope? How come you weren't controlled by Opposite?" asked Sakura.
"My power is currently equal to Opposite's, but if everyone has hope, then I am stronger." Said Hope.
"Sakura! I believe you can do it! I have hope!" yelled Shaoran over all the cards' attacks.
"I have enough hope to believe that Opposite will be captured," said Tomoyo.
"I believe we all have the hope that you will succeed Sakura-san!" exclaimed Eriol.
"You're right! I should have hope that the card will be captured!" exclaimed an enthusiastic Sakura.
"That's the Sakura I know!" said a happy Hope.
The cards were still listening to Opposite, and as a consequence, Sakura was still getting attacked.
"I have hope!" shouted everyone with courage.
Hope became stronger by the second, and was almost so strong that she could destroy a planet!
"Hope! Let's capture this card!" shouted Sakura.
A smile appeared on Opposite's lips.
"Why are you smiling?" asked Shaoran with a short temper.
"I have the hope that I will win, since I have hope, Hope can't hurt me." Said Opposite.
"WHAT!?" asked an infuriated Shaoran.
"It's true, Hope can't attack anyone that possesses hope." Said Opposite.
"Is that true Hope?" asked Sakura almost crying.
"I'm afraid so. If I was Void, then I'd be able to stop Opposite, but then I'd also turn on you." Said Hope sadly.
"Isn't there any way for you to attack Opposite?" asked Sakura.
"Unless Opposite gives up hope, I'm afraid I cannot." Said Hope.
"How can we make her give up hope?" asked Sakura quietly.
As if the card heard her, Opposite said, "I'll always have hope!"
"Sakura! Maybe if you have a stronger hope than Opposite, Hope will be able to attack!" shouted Shaoran.
"Right!" exclaimed Sakura.
'I have hope that Opposite will be captured and everything will be returned to normal' thought Sakura.
"Foolish girl! Just because you have more hope than I, doesn't mean Hope can attack me!" mocked Opposite.
"Oh no! What do we do now?" asked Sakura worried.
"I'll say one thing we shouldn't do, we shouldn't give up hope!" shouted Eriol trying to keep everyone hopeful.
"Right!" exclaimed a determined Sakura.
"I'll just make everything opposite right now! There! Now your whole world is wrong!" shouted Opposite.
"Oh no! What do we do!?" asked a scared Sakura.
"There's nothing you can do girl!" laughed an evil Opposite.
'There must be something I can do! There just must!' thought Sakura hardly.
"Opposite did a good thing though," said Tomoyo.
"What?" asked Shaoran.
"We were starting to lose Hope, now we have lots of it!" said an optimistic Tomoyo.
"You're right, except Hope is now Void again since…" started Shaoran.
"No she's not, Hope is equal in strength to Opposite, so she couldn't be under her control. Since we have lots of hope now, Hope will have more power, now we just need Opposite to lose hope," said Tomoyo happily.
"You're right," said Shaoran now gaining some patience. "but how come we're not evil or anything like that?"
"I have protected you from Opposite's power," said Hope.
'Wait! I have an idea!' said Sakura mentally.
"Give up yet? You do know you only have 5 minutes before I'll be able to kill you and Shaoran, right?" asked Opposite.
"There's no point in trying, we're too strong for you!" insulted Sakura.
"What!?" asked an infuriated Opposite. "Well then, no problem. I shouldn't let you make me lose hope. That wouldn't be good, but since I have hope, in 3 minutes you shall perish."
"What are we going to do!?" asked a worried Shaoran in an angry tone.
"Do not lose hope Shaoran, or else I won't be able to protect you from Opposite," said Hope.
"If Sakura and I will die in 3 minutes, what's the point?" asked Shaoran.
"You'll see," said Hope.
"Hehehe, 1 minute remains. I'm so happy!" said Opposite in a singsong voice.
"Sakura-san, now is a good time to think," said Eriol calmly.
"What!? What do you mean Eriol-kun?" asked Sakura.
"You'll see," said Eriol smiling.
"Now it is time! I shall kill you and Shaoran!" shouted Opposite.
"Shaoran, before I go, I want you to know that I love you!" said Sakura with tears streaming down her face.
"I love you too Sakura," said Shaoran.
"Isn't that sappy? Wait! What's happening!? Why am I feeling so weak?" asked Opposite.
"Huh? What's going on?" asked Sakura.
"Opposite was supposed to make everything opposite of what it really is before she could destroy you, if she didn't, she'd get weak," said Hope.
"I thought she did make everything opposite! Well, except for the stuff you were protecting!" protested Sakura.
"No, if she did make everything opposite, she wouldn't still have hope," said Hope smiling.
"If she didn't have hope, you'd be able to destroy her," said Sakura.
"Exactly, so she couldn't make that one fact opposite, so she really didn't make everything opposite at all. It's time for you to seal her Sakura," said Hope.
"Right! Oh card that has been made by Clow, be reborn under your new master Sakura! Opposite!" ordered Sakura.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" shouted Opposite trying to get away.
The Opposite turned into a card and flew into Sakura's hand.
"Wow, we sealed it!" exclaimed Sakura.
Just then Hope smiled and turned back into a card.
"Sakura-chan!" called Tomoyo.
"Tomoyo-chan," said Sakura smiling.
"What happened to Opposite?" asked Tomoyo.
Sakura gasped and said, "She disappeared!"
"Nadeshiko-san!" cried Fujitaka.
"Goodbye my love." said Nadeshiko.
"Okaasan!" called Sakura and Touya together.
"I'm sorry Sakura," said Shaoran soothingly.
Sakura cried on Shaoran's shoulder for who knows how long.
After a while, Sakura asked, "She's gone?"
"I'm afraid so Sakura," said Shaoran.
"I wish Opposite was still here so I could put my signature on the card and bring back Okaasan!" cried Sakura.
"Then life wouldn't be what it was meant to be," said Shaoran.
"I know, but still, it'd be nice to have Okaasan around," said Sakura.
"I know, it's kind of the same situation with my father," said Shaoran.
"Let's go inside and celebrate the fact that Opposite was captured!" exclaimed Tomoyo trying to cheer up her friends.
Sakura's face lit up and she said, "Sure."
Fujitaka, Touya, Shaoran, Sakura, Tomoyo and Eriol celebrated inside when…
"Hey! What about me!?" asked an infuriated Kero.
"Sorry Kero-chan, Yue-san, come on in!" invited Sakura.
Everyone celebrated the fact that Opposite was captured. A little while later, Sakura and Shaoran were alone(because Tomoyo wanted them to be so she could tape them, duh!).
Sakura started to cry on Shaoran's shoulder once again because of her mother's death. Without noticing, Shaoran's and Sakura's lips became closer and closer until they met.
A simple, "Kawaii!" could be heard from Tomoyo while recording this whole, err, incident.
THE END!
I know it wasn't 6 pages, but this was still the longest chapter in this whole fic! It was pretty close to 4 pages actually! Hope your needs for this fic to be done were satisfied! R/R and see yah!