Disclaimer: I…*looks at lawyers warily* do not own Cardcaptor Sakura. *mutters* But I will someday…once I get control of those dung beetles…
Lawyer: What did you say?!
Err…nothing that would interest you.
A/N: Hi! *waves* Nice to see you again! After a long, long, time…*sweatdrops* Inspiration for this particular chapter just _had_ to hit me during the exams, but I'm not complaining about that. Thanks to wicherwill for reviewing 3 times in a row…^^"", Enchantress Azure for her very uplifting flood of compliments, Kaiwawata for her great reviews, and also mycherrywolf! Thank you! This chapter is dedicated to you four. ~-^
Full Summary: Since the birth of the Sakura Cards, the world is finally at peace, and the small town of Tomodea is no longer plagued by strange spirits of the unknown. But, the disaster is about to start again, for Sakura cannot keep them under control…what will happen now?
Keep Your Head Down
~Semmerie
"My gods…GET OUT OF THE AWAY EVERYBODY!"
All the cards ducked, flew, and jumped into safety, avoiding many fire/water attacks as they steadily grew nearer, brining destruction in their path.
And so began the very destructive and violent battle of the day…
"Take that, THAT, and that!"
Several flying spheres of water and fire shot out of nowhere, either knocking into Firey or Watery or just dissipating into the walls on the opposite side.
"This battle has to end."
The catch-this-throw-that game had gone on for long enough. The two cards were already looking slightly bored and the exhilaration was wearing off. Both cards started preparing for their last attack. Firey grinned, holding a swirling ball of pure flame in between both hands.
"Ready."
Watery smirked, genki as always, and an expression of sadistic glee crossed her face as a swirling abyss of deep blue formed in the space between her palms.
She launched her attack first.
"See if you can dodge THIS!"
The bubbling blue sphere in her hands began to froth and boil, emitting various amounts of vapor. Tendrils of liquid began to make their way out of the globe of water, encircling Watery like a shield. It shone azure momentarily.
Firey's garnet eyes widened in shock as the water encircling the other card began to morph and change into the shape of an underwater dragon. Dodging wouldn't be of any use. She set her mouth into a determined line and braced herself.
It was time to use her attack…
Looking down at her palms, Firey secured the fire sphere and prepared to launch it, hoping to at least make an opening in the tidal wave that Watery was sending towards her.
Unfortunately, her only source of hope went down the drain when she realized that the space in between her palms was air, nothing more, nothing less. It seemed that her momentary lack of concentration had let the fireball diffuse.
Now what was she going to do, flap her arms like a chicken and try to drink all the water up?!
Plan B: Hurl any random object towards offending opponent in hope of achieving something. If no, execute Plan A, which wasn't going to work anyway.
Firey unconsciously reached towards the wall and snatched the first thing she could get her hands on. She had no time to examine it. She had two choices. Throw, or lose…
Well, she threw.
What happened next was the most amusing thing that the cards had ever seen.
Firey launched the random object which she had so brutally snatched off the wall straight at the dragon. It ripped through it, making a hole just like Firey had hoped for.
Yes!
She almost whooped with joy, but stopped herself before she could and disguised it with a loud cough. Then, she rose into the air and headed straight towards the hole in the dragon.
But…expect the unexpected.
There were several muffled screams from the opponents territory and the water suddenly dissipated, leaving a sight that would leave the current audience laughing for many following weeks.
"ACK! LIZARD! GET IT OFF!"
Water managed to look aghast, perturbed, and disgusted all at the same time. The expression on her face was decidedly strange, and she was swatting desperately at a…lizard…on her shoulder…?
" Get it off! Help me! I call truce! Defeat! Whatever! Just get that…that thing out of my sight! HELP!"
Fire managed to temporarily stop laughing and flick the creature off her. Water calmed down, still looking a bit shaken. Sitting down on a nearby chair, she started to –try- to calm down…as much as one could when being bowled over by a flood of comments.
"Very, very good move."
"A Sakura card, defeated by a reptile? Not that I like them myself…but…what's our standard coming to?"
"Suitable blackmail...just wait until I get that picture developed…"
"*giggle* so- *guffaw* haha-HOHOHOHOHOHO…*choke* Funny! *chuckle*"
Gaining a very reddish tint to her face, she raised her voice.
"SHUT UP!"
This act only caused the Sakura cards to laugh even more.
Over the next few minutes…
"Do you think..."
"Just maybe…?"
"Maybe Illusion could help."
"Nah, it'll wear off after a few hours anyway…"
"Create?"
"You idiot, there's no such card! Get your priorities right!"
"I can handle them quite well on my own, thank you very much."
"For someone who can't even remember the people she shares a deck with, that's a bb-ii-gg over-statement."
"Who says?"
"I say!"
"Why you little…"
"Little?! Even if you stood on a sofa and balanced a broom on your head, I would still be much, much taller!"
"Hmph."
"Hm-PH!"
"HMPH!"
"HH-MM-PPHH!"
"I hate you."
"Thanks."
"You know, that broken wardrobe door isn't going to go away."
"Oh yes…"
Little and Big stared awkwardly at the wooden plank on the floor. After a little while, Big cleared her throat and started inching away.
"Well, I might just go tell, erm…Windy."
"I'll go tell Woody."
Dissolving into pure bursts of color, they sped towards the said informees, but little did they notice that a very distinct and powerful aura was now making its way to Sakura's house…
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It certainly was a very bleary day in Tomoedea. Almost everyone had stayed indoors to keep out of the cold and the rain, and only a few people were littered out in the streets, some holding umbrellas to shield themselves from the rain. Nearby restaurants were packed full with customers.
Needless to say, the restaurant owners were making a lot of profit. (A/N: *grins*)
But soon, the slight drizzle had evolved into a huge thunderstorm, lightning in golden streaks ripping across the sky. The thunder was ear-splitting and if you did go outdoors, the wind and the rain were like ice-cold swords, lashing out at you with its frozen fingers. No one in their right mind would go out in this weather. Heck, even insane people wouldn't attempt it!
Creak.
But yet, somewhere in Tomoedea, some hare-brained, delusional, idiotic madman was exiting a café to venture out to his death. Well, no-one was stopping him.
Dressed in a hooded cloak which offered some meager protection against the violent weather, the figure began to make its way across Penguin Park.
As expected, he failed miserably. After fifteen minutes and a generous amount of sheer determination, he managed to reach the huge slide before collapsing on a nearby bench, heaving with exhaustion. The rain had already soaked his cloak through and it was dripping wet.
"How am I ever going to reach there on time?"
A sudden blast of wind tore the hood off the figures head, revealing midnight blue hair and azure eyes framed by a familiar pair of glasses.
Hiiragazawa Eriol frowned into the fog, squinting as if trying to see through the other side. After a few un-successful attempts, he gave up.
"I've had enough of this."
Transforming his key into a staff, a warm glow enveloped his body and he chanted an incantation.
I have detected unruly magic in Sakura-chans house. I must investigate…she might be in danger.
There was a sudden burst of bright light, and he disappeared in a flash.
…
Sakura was very, very mad.
Touya was very, very mad.
And when both siblings were mad, it normally meant trouble.
"Kaijuu…?"
"Onni-san…?"
Both of them held a pillow over their heads, as if ready to attack.
"DDDIIIIIEEEEEE!"
Both launched their projectiles at the exact same time, Sakura's lobbing off Touya's face and Touya's hitting Sakura with a mighty thump.
Then everything went silent again.
Touya looked at Sakura.
Sakura looked at Touya.
Both glared.
"DDDIIIIIEEEEEE!"
And thus began the pillow war.
Even though thunder boomed outside, the atmosphere in Sakura's room was as cheerful as ever.
After Firey and Watery's evenful fight, all the cards had calmed down considerably and were in different spots of the room, doing whatever they felt like. The two Twins, Illusion, Mirror, and Song were snuggled on Sakura's bed, Dash, Earthy, Freeze, and the other animal-form cards were curled up on the carpet, Watery and Firey were engaged in a playful battle of wits, Fight was reading a book, and the rest were in a gossip convention. Peace and quiet reigned.
Woody and Windy made themselves comfortable beside Sakura's bedroom window.
"Sometimes I think that those two fight too much." Windy said with a frown upon her face, looking pointedly at the two across the room. Woody smiled warmly.
"Nah, let them have their fun. It's the only source of entertainment for us nowadays, cooped up in that book. Besides, they don't do it all the time."
Windy grinned, which was unlike her, and the two burst into a fit of giggles.
But suddenly, a huge crash disrupted their train of thought. Echoing throughout the house, it was ear-splitting and made Windy and Woody wish they had earmuffs.
It seemed that the other cards had heard it too.
"What was that?"
"Mistress Sakura, maybe?"
Another huge crash resounded and the door suddenly burst open, and a cushion hurtled into the room, colliding with several of the cards and finally stopping when it slammed into the wall.
There were several sweatdrops.
"I didn't know that pillows caused so much damage…"
"Well now you do."
"ARGH! That bloody thing just went through my head!"
"There's a crack in the wall."
"I wonder who threw that..."
"I bet a dollar that Mistress Sakura will win!"
Fight snorted.
"You don't have no money."
By then, Windy had had enough of nonsense.
"STOP IT ALL OF YOU!"
The cards stopped bickering immediately.
"Ignore the pillows! We have more important things on our minds. Emergencies! Like--"
Suddenly, the air turned ice-cold and a burst of blue light flooded in through the window.
"Like the fact that there's a strange blue light outside this house."
"Sweet?"
Sweet closed her eyes and concentrated on the aura, eyebrows knitted in concentration. Then, she finally realized what was outside the residence and her heart was filled with fear.
Sweet opened her eyes.
"Clow Reed."
The cards gasped, and looked nervously at one another.
"But-but he's DEAD!"
"Ghost!"
"Can we panic now?"
There was simultaneous agreement.
"AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
To be Continued
A/N: Sorry all, this chapter's a major disappointment. Couldn't bring out the…*thinks of a word* the thing. o_O
The thing?
Erm…*nods* Yes, the thing.
Why can't you come up with something more constructive?!
*glares* Don't provoke me.
Why?
*inserts a tape in a video player and a scene of Suppi dancing the tango with a clothes hanger plays* Remember the last chapter?
0_0! You wouldn't!
*evil, evil grin* Should I show them the next part where I stuffed you into a tutu and-!!
Erm, this chapter thus ends. ^-^ Please review this chapter! We will appreciate it.
@_@ You shouldn't hit your employers with mallets.
I had no choice!
Grr…
*Curtain falls*