Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura.

A Troublesome Child By: sakuraflowergal

"Who is that?" Tomoyo shivered.

"Welcome, honored guests." the voice was heard again.

A man appeared from the dark shadows of the cave. He held a candle in his hands, no wait, the candle was floating in has hands. Wearing a hood, the gang could not make out his face.

"Do you remember me?" The man asked, lifting his hood.

The gang gasped. The man was the worked from the Hotel!

"What happened to his face?" Nakuru whispered in shock.

Scars filled the man's face like the Black Guardian's. With the scars, the gang could hardly recognize him from the kind and polite worker.

"Please come with me. My master is awaiting in the grand room." The man said and walked towards the dark shadows, deeper into the cave.

The gang followed and soon found themselves in a big empty room with only one chair in the back of the room. The room is lighted by dozens of fire sticks (what do you call these?) that floated on the walls.

"You are here." A deep voice rang out, a voice that the gang is already familiar with.

"Where are Sakura, Ying Yuan, Touya and Yue?!" Syaoran shouted to the Dark Magician.

"They are fine. for now" The Dark Magician replied, pointing to the floor.

An image appeared, showing the four people in deep sleep. They are confined in casket-like beds with glass covers. They look pale and weak and the only sign that prove that they are not dead is the slight rise and fall of the chest.

"What did you do to them!" Lord Li demanded angrily.

"I am slowly draining them of the magic. You should have seen them. They struggled and threatened me. One even tried to hit me with magic. Then, they slowly get tired and now, you see that they are near death. The girls might still be okay but the boy and the guardian is left with only one last breath" The Dark Magician said with a sly smile.

Hearing this, Syaoran could no longer suppress his anger and gave the Dark Magician a punch. Before the punch could hit him, the shield that protects the Dark Magician repels the hit and sent Syaoran flying to the walls.

Syaoran moaned in pain. The hit had broken his hip bone.

"I offer you two choices. One is to return and wait for death and the other is to join me." The Dark Magician said.

"Never! Not a single chance! We will fight and win you. You will not conquer the world!" Lord Li shouted.

"Haha." The Dark Magician chuckled. "Confident, aren't we? The little girl said the same thing on the plane but victory still belongs to me isn't it?"

Angered, Lord Li clenched his fists and summoned his staff.

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Done! Sorry to leave it hanging but I don't want the chapters to be too long. Please R&R. The faster and more you review, the faster I will update.