Don't be surprised to find that both Sakura and Tomoyo gain new skills in
each chapter. In vid-games, through each stage you pass, you'll usually get
something new, lik e anew staff, upgraded weapons, new powers, etc. This
might clear up a few things for the ppl who don't usually know much about v-
games can find a few things out here. And don't sneer at this obvious
snobbery. I've gained it.
~*~
"Sakura!!" Tomoyo screamed as the soared across the rising tide. "Sakura!! Where are you?"
They were on the riverside, testing out their new powers they had attained in the cave. Since they were both at the same level, Tomoyo had decided to take the two on an aerial flight. A maneuver that resulted in a complete power depletion, dropping Sakura into the river.
"What's all the racket?" Yue demanded as he ran onto the waterside.
"Stay out of this!" Tomoyo yelled passionately as she turned to scan the surface again, the guilt mounting at the pit of her stomach. She kept thinking 'stupid me... now Sakura's in danger and I can't find her!' Tomoyo dropped back onto land, falling to her knees and choking on tears.
"Hey, c'mon, idiot boy and golden girl can find your friend." Eriol comforted, placing a hand on Tomoyo's cheek.
"Watch your ass Eriol." Syaoran replied as he took off into the air, without the visible help of magic or wands.
"Who's he calling golden girl?" Kero asked, stepping into the sunlight.
"I've no idea!" Yue replied lazily, shieleding his eyes from the glare coming off Kero's metallic yellow jacket.
Suddenly, they were all cut short by Sayoran's yell as a thick liquid arm shot out of the water, wrapping itself onto Syaoran's leg and plunging him into the depths.
"Syaoran!" Yue yelled as he saw his friend being swept away.
Launching herself upwards, Tomoyo careened after the drowning boy, trying desperately to keep up with the rapid current. Dipping her hand into the icy water, she managed to grasp onto Syaoran's hand, nearly buckling. Careening off balance, Tomoyo felt another thick limb of water explode from the surface, as it attached itself to Tomoyo's body, yanking her along with Syaoran, deeper into the black sheets of water.
~*~
Coughing, Sakura pulled herself up, trying to stand on the abandoned mound of land she was on. She seemed to be in an under water cave, with large stalactites hanging from the roof. The large points of mineral seemed to be larger than she was. The thin river running along the middle seemed to be an aqua blue, as though it had been pollutioned by chlorine. Hacking up again, Sakura tried to pull in a few lungfuls of salty air, searching for a way out.
"No way out but to follow the river. It's got to carve out an opening of some sort." The girl muttered to herself, taking out her staff as she waded through the shallow water. Luckily, the water was transparent, as the cave was lit, and Sakura would easily be able to see any water dwelling creatures swim up to her. With the water climbing up to her waist, Sakura apted to travel alongside the walls, clinging to the sandy sides.
Without warning, a large purple being lifted from the bottom centre of the river, cascading long shadows over the cave. Preparing for a battle, Sakura tensed as she saw the large, whale-like creature rise and turn to her, flashing its ivory white eyes as it winked at her. Gasping at the sudden gesture, she took a step closer for a better look. It was indeed a whale, with a thick powerful tale and a strong fin protruding out of it's back, the long, spindly arc running along the length of its back.
"You know..." The whale said, it's deep voice echoing throughout Sakura's entire body, making her shiver. "It's not safe for someone like you to be in here."
"Where am I?" Sakura wondered, looking at the whale.
"Name's Socrates." It boomed, "And if you like, I'll give you a ride. Looks like you need it too. The acid in the water is eating at your clothes."
Sakura looked down. The tips of her trench coat had been reduced to tatters and the edges of her boots seemed to be foaming. Shuddering and thinking what it could do to her bare skin, she accepted and climbed onto her new friend's back, nearly sliding off.
"Careful. Lean your back against my fin and prop your foot on my side on the side ones."
Obeying, Sakura slightly adjusted her body, relieved that the new position was much more comfortable and more able to keep her in place. "Excuse me, Socrates-san, but why does the water eat away at my clothes?"
"If you wait a while, you'll see that it actually glows, which is why it looks light blue. Be careful in here though, it can get pretty dangerous, as there isn't just me who's in here."
"Oh..." Sakura said to herself, as Socrates took a bend and soared easily through the water. At this, Sakura realized he was more wide than thick, and if she were able to look at him from the front, it'd resemble the side view of a pancake. Which made him very susceptible to attack.
"So, you just give people rides?" Sakura asked.
When Socrates didn't answer, Sakura looked up to see the cave darken, making it able to see that the rock spikes hanging from the roof glittered as though they were dashed with sparkles. Looking down into her reflection, she saw that the water indeed glowed in the dark, the pale light tossing blue wrinkles of light onto the cavern walls.
A breeze ruffled Sakura's hair, as she looked up to see the sun shining. She was outdoors now, breathing fresh air and looking down exasperated at her eaten away clothing. Tomoyo would have a fit if she saw her like this.
"Something's coming." Socrates said quietly, just loud enough for Sakura to hear.
"Wh-?" Sakura uttered, but didn't complete. As Socrates's body rocked to the side, Sakura was mercilessly thrown off, landing into the freezing water. It was so cold, that within short seconds, her lips were blue and her teeth were beginning to chatter. Not only that, but the water was much deeper here than in the cave. Slipping through the tide, Sakura felt her body being pulled deeper into the water. Looking up, she saw several small, imp-like figures surround her friend Socrates, biting and snapping as to turn the water red and make Sakura's eyes widen with fear.
"Socrates! No!" Sakura shouted under water, the words forming garbled sounds. Sakura kicked against the force pulling her down, but to no avail. Looking towards the bottom, she saw something had attached itself to her heels, sucking her towards an unknown destination.
Flailing desperately to the surface, Sakura's energy slowly drained from her, her eyes rolling to the back of her head as she fainted in the water.
~*~
Syaoran tried the strong wraps around his hand. They were green, and greatly resembled seaweed, but he recalled that seaweed didn't have the metal properties of iron-steel and didn't tighten voluntarily against his wrist.
In front of him was a naked spirit, in the shape of a mermaid, covered under a thin robe.
"Answer my question!" Syaoran demanded. "Are you the water card, and why have you brought me here?"
Blinking her crystal eyes, she smiled at him, her form looked as through it were made of liquid. Had the dungeon he was in been any brighter, he would have known that light would travel directly through her, so it was impossible to see her shadow.
"I am. And you are here to lure something very precious to me. See, you didn't need the egg here, because I let you in. But..." She stained the last word, knowing it was about to start something very essential. "You don't have the egg. Therefore, I have no use for you, other than bait."
"Bait?" Syaonran spluttered, waking up the sleeping Tomoyo beside him. "Whom the hell are you talking about?"
"This girl." The water card replied, waving her hand over a basin of water. It splashed and for a moment displaying Sakura, swimming around a large gate, depositing the dinosaur egg she had retrieved earlier.
Looking at Syaoran's shocked face and Tomoyo, who looked only half awake, Water transparently laughed. "And my name is Hydra."
~*~
"Sakura!!" Tomoyo screamed as the soared across the rising tide. "Sakura!! Where are you?"
They were on the riverside, testing out their new powers they had attained in the cave. Since they were both at the same level, Tomoyo had decided to take the two on an aerial flight. A maneuver that resulted in a complete power depletion, dropping Sakura into the river.
"What's all the racket?" Yue demanded as he ran onto the waterside.
"Stay out of this!" Tomoyo yelled passionately as she turned to scan the surface again, the guilt mounting at the pit of her stomach. She kept thinking 'stupid me... now Sakura's in danger and I can't find her!' Tomoyo dropped back onto land, falling to her knees and choking on tears.
"Hey, c'mon, idiot boy and golden girl can find your friend." Eriol comforted, placing a hand on Tomoyo's cheek.
"Watch your ass Eriol." Syaoran replied as he took off into the air, without the visible help of magic or wands.
"Who's he calling golden girl?" Kero asked, stepping into the sunlight.
"I've no idea!" Yue replied lazily, shieleding his eyes from the glare coming off Kero's metallic yellow jacket.
Suddenly, they were all cut short by Sayoran's yell as a thick liquid arm shot out of the water, wrapping itself onto Syaoran's leg and plunging him into the depths.
"Syaoran!" Yue yelled as he saw his friend being swept away.
Launching herself upwards, Tomoyo careened after the drowning boy, trying desperately to keep up with the rapid current. Dipping her hand into the icy water, she managed to grasp onto Syaoran's hand, nearly buckling. Careening off balance, Tomoyo felt another thick limb of water explode from the surface, as it attached itself to Tomoyo's body, yanking her along with Syaoran, deeper into the black sheets of water.
~*~
Coughing, Sakura pulled herself up, trying to stand on the abandoned mound of land she was on. She seemed to be in an under water cave, with large stalactites hanging from the roof. The large points of mineral seemed to be larger than she was. The thin river running along the middle seemed to be an aqua blue, as though it had been pollutioned by chlorine. Hacking up again, Sakura tried to pull in a few lungfuls of salty air, searching for a way out.
"No way out but to follow the river. It's got to carve out an opening of some sort." The girl muttered to herself, taking out her staff as she waded through the shallow water. Luckily, the water was transparent, as the cave was lit, and Sakura would easily be able to see any water dwelling creatures swim up to her. With the water climbing up to her waist, Sakura apted to travel alongside the walls, clinging to the sandy sides.
Without warning, a large purple being lifted from the bottom centre of the river, cascading long shadows over the cave. Preparing for a battle, Sakura tensed as she saw the large, whale-like creature rise and turn to her, flashing its ivory white eyes as it winked at her. Gasping at the sudden gesture, she took a step closer for a better look. It was indeed a whale, with a thick powerful tale and a strong fin protruding out of it's back, the long, spindly arc running along the length of its back.
"You know..." The whale said, it's deep voice echoing throughout Sakura's entire body, making her shiver. "It's not safe for someone like you to be in here."
"Where am I?" Sakura wondered, looking at the whale.
"Name's Socrates." It boomed, "And if you like, I'll give you a ride. Looks like you need it too. The acid in the water is eating at your clothes."
Sakura looked down. The tips of her trench coat had been reduced to tatters and the edges of her boots seemed to be foaming. Shuddering and thinking what it could do to her bare skin, she accepted and climbed onto her new friend's back, nearly sliding off.
"Careful. Lean your back against my fin and prop your foot on my side on the side ones."
Obeying, Sakura slightly adjusted her body, relieved that the new position was much more comfortable and more able to keep her in place. "Excuse me, Socrates-san, but why does the water eat away at my clothes?"
"If you wait a while, you'll see that it actually glows, which is why it looks light blue. Be careful in here though, it can get pretty dangerous, as there isn't just me who's in here."
"Oh..." Sakura said to herself, as Socrates took a bend and soared easily through the water. At this, Sakura realized he was more wide than thick, and if she were able to look at him from the front, it'd resemble the side view of a pancake. Which made him very susceptible to attack.
"So, you just give people rides?" Sakura asked.
When Socrates didn't answer, Sakura looked up to see the cave darken, making it able to see that the rock spikes hanging from the roof glittered as though they were dashed with sparkles. Looking down into her reflection, she saw that the water indeed glowed in the dark, the pale light tossing blue wrinkles of light onto the cavern walls.
A breeze ruffled Sakura's hair, as she looked up to see the sun shining. She was outdoors now, breathing fresh air and looking down exasperated at her eaten away clothing. Tomoyo would have a fit if she saw her like this.
"Something's coming." Socrates said quietly, just loud enough for Sakura to hear.
"Wh-?" Sakura uttered, but didn't complete. As Socrates's body rocked to the side, Sakura was mercilessly thrown off, landing into the freezing water. It was so cold, that within short seconds, her lips were blue and her teeth were beginning to chatter. Not only that, but the water was much deeper here than in the cave. Slipping through the tide, Sakura felt her body being pulled deeper into the water. Looking up, she saw several small, imp-like figures surround her friend Socrates, biting and snapping as to turn the water red and make Sakura's eyes widen with fear.
"Socrates! No!" Sakura shouted under water, the words forming garbled sounds. Sakura kicked against the force pulling her down, but to no avail. Looking towards the bottom, she saw something had attached itself to her heels, sucking her towards an unknown destination.
Flailing desperately to the surface, Sakura's energy slowly drained from her, her eyes rolling to the back of her head as she fainted in the water.
~*~
Syaoran tried the strong wraps around his hand. They were green, and greatly resembled seaweed, but he recalled that seaweed didn't have the metal properties of iron-steel and didn't tighten voluntarily against his wrist.
In front of him was a naked spirit, in the shape of a mermaid, covered under a thin robe.
"Answer my question!" Syaoran demanded. "Are you the water card, and why have you brought me here?"
Blinking her crystal eyes, she smiled at him, her form looked as through it were made of liquid. Had the dungeon he was in been any brighter, he would have known that light would travel directly through her, so it was impossible to see her shadow.
"I am. And you are here to lure something very precious to me. See, you didn't need the egg here, because I let you in. But..." She stained the last word, knowing it was about to start something very essential. "You don't have the egg. Therefore, I have no use for you, other than bait."
"Bait?" Syaonran spluttered, waking up the sleeping Tomoyo beside him. "Whom the hell are you talking about?"
"This girl." The water card replied, waving her hand over a basin of water. It splashed and for a moment displaying Sakura, swimming around a large gate, depositing the dinosaur egg she had retrieved earlier.
Looking at Syaoran's shocked face and Tomoyo, who looked only half awake, Water transparently laughed. "And my name is Hydra."