Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Chapter 12
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
Neither Sakura nor Li had any idea as to how they were going to return Madison's soul to her body. They tried holding the crystal close to Madison, hoping that maybe her soul would flow back to its proper vessel. But alas, the soul could not escape.
Sakura was just about ready to cry at this point. "What are we going to do Li? What if we can't restore Madison?"
"Don't say things like that Sakura!" Li said. "We'll think of something!"
"Yeah, c'mon!" Kero added. "Yer the Card Mistress! We've gotten outta worst scrapes than this!"
"They're right Sakura." Just then, Ms. Mackenzie stepped out of the shadows from where she had been watching the whole ordeal. "There is a way to set things right."
"Ms. Mackenzie!" Sakura cried. "Do you know how we can help Madison?"
Ms. Mackenzie walked over to Madison's soul-deficient body, picked it up in her arms, and said, "Yes, I know how to help her. Come with me."
Without saying much else, Ms. Mackenzie led them to the shrine that she took care of. There, she laid Madison's body underneath the magic cherry blossom tree.
"In order to free Madison's soul," Ms. Mackenzie said, "we first need to crack the crystal open. That would require a great deal of power-power which this tree can provide."
"Then you can use the tree's power to free Madison?" Li asked.
"I could," said Ms. Mackenzie, who then turned to Sakura, "but first, I think I'll let my apprentice give it a try."
Sakura was surprised. "Me?"
"Well, what kind of a teacher would I be if I did all the work for you?"
"But, but I don't even know what I'm suppose to do."
"All you have to do is focus on the goal, not the task. Think about Madison's soul returning to it's body and the rest will fall into place."
Sakura glanced over at Li who gave her an encouraging nod. "You can do it Sakura."
"Well alright," said Sakura. "If YOU think I can do it..."
Clasping the crystal firmly in her hands, Sakura closed her eyes and began to concentrate hard. She tried to do what Ms. Mackenzie had told her: to focus only on the goal. So, she thought about Madison-about her soul being back in its body. She imagined her friend being awake and okay again. As Sakura did this, the cherry blossom tree began to glow. Gradually, Sakura began to feel the crystal in her hands becoming less and less hard. It now seemed as though it was as fragile as an eggshell-as though she could simply crush it in her hands with no effort at all.
So she did.
When Sakura opened her eyes, she found bits of shattered crystal in her hands. (Fortunately, none of it was sharp, so Sakura didn't get cut.) She then looked down at Madison.
"Did it work? Is Madison-"
The life returned to Madison's once vacant eyes. She slowly sat up, scratched the back of her head, and looked over at Sakura.
"Sakura? I just had the weirdest dream..."
Madison! You're back!" A teary-eyed Sakura happily hugged her revived friend.
"Alright Sakura!" cheered Kero.
"I knew she could do it," said Li.
Ms. Mackenzie smiled with pride; she had taught her apprentice well.
Madison was a little bit confused. "You mean it WASN'T a dream?"
TO BE CONCLUDED
Yes, only one chapter left I'm afraid! Some of you may wonder, "Well what else is left for them to do?" Well, Sakura and Li still have one problem left to resolve. But you'll have to wait until the next chappie to find out what that is! R & R!
Chapter 12
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did
Neither Sakura nor Li had any idea as to how they were going to return Madison's soul to her body. They tried holding the crystal close to Madison, hoping that maybe her soul would flow back to its proper vessel. But alas, the soul could not escape.
Sakura was just about ready to cry at this point. "What are we going to do Li? What if we can't restore Madison?"
"Don't say things like that Sakura!" Li said. "We'll think of something!"
"Yeah, c'mon!" Kero added. "Yer the Card Mistress! We've gotten outta worst scrapes than this!"
"They're right Sakura." Just then, Ms. Mackenzie stepped out of the shadows from where she had been watching the whole ordeal. "There is a way to set things right."
"Ms. Mackenzie!" Sakura cried. "Do you know how we can help Madison?"
Ms. Mackenzie walked over to Madison's soul-deficient body, picked it up in her arms, and said, "Yes, I know how to help her. Come with me."
Without saying much else, Ms. Mackenzie led them to the shrine that she took care of. There, she laid Madison's body underneath the magic cherry blossom tree.
"In order to free Madison's soul," Ms. Mackenzie said, "we first need to crack the crystal open. That would require a great deal of power-power which this tree can provide."
"Then you can use the tree's power to free Madison?" Li asked.
"I could," said Ms. Mackenzie, who then turned to Sakura, "but first, I think I'll let my apprentice give it a try."
Sakura was surprised. "Me?"
"Well, what kind of a teacher would I be if I did all the work for you?"
"But, but I don't even know what I'm suppose to do."
"All you have to do is focus on the goal, not the task. Think about Madison's soul returning to it's body and the rest will fall into place."
Sakura glanced over at Li who gave her an encouraging nod. "You can do it Sakura."
"Well alright," said Sakura. "If YOU think I can do it..."
Clasping the crystal firmly in her hands, Sakura closed her eyes and began to concentrate hard. She tried to do what Ms. Mackenzie had told her: to focus only on the goal. So, she thought about Madison-about her soul being back in its body. She imagined her friend being awake and okay again. As Sakura did this, the cherry blossom tree began to glow. Gradually, Sakura began to feel the crystal in her hands becoming less and less hard. It now seemed as though it was as fragile as an eggshell-as though she could simply crush it in her hands with no effort at all.
So she did.
When Sakura opened her eyes, she found bits of shattered crystal in her hands. (Fortunately, none of it was sharp, so Sakura didn't get cut.) She then looked down at Madison.
"Did it work? Is Madison-"
The life returned to Madison's once vacant eyes. She slowly sat up, scratched the back of her head, and looked over at Sakura.
"Sakura? I just had the weirdest dream..."
Madison! You're back!" A teary-eyed Sakura happily hugged her revived friend.
"Alright Sakura!" cheered Kero.
"I knew she could do it," said Li.
Ms. Mackenzie smiled with pride; she had taught her apprentice well.
Madison was a little bit confused. "You mean it WASN'T a dream?"
TO BE CONCLUDED
Yes, only one chapter left I'm afraid! Some of you may wonder, "Well what else is left for them to do?" Well, Sakura and Li still have one problem left to resolve. But you'll have to wait until the next chappie to find out what that is! R & R!