Okay, I've decided to update a little earlier, considering the death
threats, car bombings, and flaming trash that came flying through my
windows since I killed Sakura. But this chapter will explain all you need
to know! Enjoy! (And to answer one readers question. Kero didn't transform
and carry the book because he can't. His magic is directly linked to
Sakura, who is dead!)
Chapter 3- The Plan
"Syaoran, I have something to tell you." Mia said sorrowfully. "Well, come on in. We can talk about it inside." Mia followed him into Syaoran's bedroom where Kero saw her. Kero flew towards Mia's face and greeted her. "Hey Mia! What are you doing here? Nice to see you!" Mia stared blankly, her eyes shrunk, and she pointed. "Ummm. Syaoran? Who is the flying, talking, stuffed animal?" Syaoran quickly answered, "No! Don't say that!" "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STUFFED ANIMAL?!" Kero bit Mia's finger and she ran around, trying to shake Kero off. It took Syaoran to yank Kero off.
"Grrr. I'm not a stuffed animal! How can you not recognize me?!" Kero said angrily after Syaoran had thrown him onto the bed. Mia put her finger in her mouth. "I've never met anyone like you!" Syaoran sighed. "Mia, you've never seen Keroberos' OTHER form, have you?" Mia looked confused. "You mean the great tiger-like Keroberos who helped us back then. is this. ummm." "GUARDIAN!" Kero interrupted. "I happen to be the guardian of the Clow Cards."
Syaoran sighed again. "Let's just forget it, okay? Now, you said you had something to tell me?" Mia turned her head away. "You're not going to believe this. but. Sadin. I think maybe. It may not be over with yet." Syaoran's eyes widened. Kero shouted, "What? You gotta be kidding me! After all that work we did and you're saying it's not over?!" A sweat drop rolled down Mia's head. "Ummm. I don't quite mean it that way. You see, Sadin is gone. He's dead." Syaoran wiped the sweat off his forehead. "That's good. For a second, I thought maybe he wasn't gone." Syaoran said. "Ummm, actually, the bad news is, I believe one of his followers still exist and is trying to revive Sadin!"
A sweat drop rolled down Syaoran and Kero's heads. ".You're kidding, right?" Kero asked. "I'm afraid not. His name is Koji. Back when we were trying to destroy Sadin, he was Sadin's head leader in magic research. He always kept looking for magic items that could aid them. However. I believe he has gotten a hold of some special items. One of them is the Necklace of Memories. This causes the wearer to never forget anything. The necklace disappeared when time returned to normal. however, the effects of it prevented him from forgetting all that you did." Syaoran added, "So when we defeated Sadin, he remembered what had happened because he had that necklace?" "Exactly." Kero spoke out, "Wait a sec. is he a demon? Because if he is, shouldn't he have disappeared when Sadin was killed?" Mia shook her head. "No, he's human. You see, he is actually a very troubled young man. Even without Sadin's influence, he's always been a little evil. He was arrested at age 10 for murder. Sadin could see he had a black heart, and decided he could be useful. That's how he got his powers. Sadin gave them to him." Syaoran scratched his head. "Ummm, but if Sadin is dead, how does he still have his power? Sure, he may remember us, but without Sadin, isn't he powerless?" Mia shook her head again. "No, I'm afraid not. You see, magic is 50% practice, 50% mental. So he may not be as powerful, but he still has some power. And compared to the average demon, he has quite a bit."
Syaoran stared at the floor for a minute. "Dammit. all of this going on. Mia, do you know where this Koji guy is?" Mia sighed. "Well, I sorta do, I sorta don't. You see, my powers, too, have decreased since we returned. But I felt his presence a while back coming from here. The feeling was especially strong about 2 weeks ago." Syaoran gulped. "Did you say two weeks ago?!" Mia nodded. "Yes, why? Oh wait, where is Sakura? I wanted to tell this to her, but she wasn't at her home."
Syaoran and Kero stared at the floor in silence, with tears starting to roll down their faces. "What's wrong?" Mia asked innocently. Syaoran didn't say anything. He just stood up, and grabbed a picture off the dresser on the other side of the room. He handed it to Mia. "What's this?" She asked. She examined the photo. "A coffin? Did someone she knows die? Did she leave to go to the funeral?" Syaoran shook his head and pointed to a wreath of flowers with something written on it. "Sakura Kinomoto?!" You mean Sakura. she. she." Syaoran nodded and started to cry. ".She was murdered."
Mia sat in shock. She showed no emotion. She simply didn't know what to think. "No. no. It can't be true!" Kero sat on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Mia. but it's true. Sakura. is gone." Mia burst into tears almost instantly and hugged Syaoran. ".I tried to save her. I even chased off the black- haired kid who shot her. but if I had checked to see if she was okay before I went after the boy, maybe I could have saved her."
Mia gasped. "Wait, did you say it was a black-haired boy who did this?!" Syaoran nodded. "When did this happen?" Kero said, "About two weeks ago." Mia smiled. "Aha! Just as I thought! This is too big of a coincidence!" Syaoran looked on confused. "What are you talking about?" Mia smiled. "Don't you see? Let me guess, that boy who killed Sakura, he was about 13 or 14, with short black hair, and he was probably just a little taller than you." Syaoran looked stunned. "Yeah! That's right! But how did you know?"
"That was no mere boy! That was Koji!"
Syaoran's jaw dropped. "Th-th-th-that means." Mia smiled. "That means, there is a way to save Sakura!" Syaoran sighed. "No. it is too late. Sakura is already gone." Mia laughed. "Maybe, but what if we can PREVENT it from happening?! You see, Koji must have gotten his hands on the Mirror of Time again! You see, Koji lived in 1834! And if he was here, that must mean he remembered where the mirror is, and came here to extract revenge!" Syaoran was still trying to comprehend all of it. "Wait, I think I understand, but how does this help us?" Mia thought for a moment. "How should I word this. You see, I also believe Koji is in the possession of a special orb. The Orb of Souls. With this, he can absorb the very soul of anyone with magic powers, and then use them to do just about anything. I believe, if he collects enough power, he can use them to try and revive Sadin and bring him here!" Syaoran sighed. "Damn, what's with this guy and these magic artifacts?!" Mia laughed. "That's what Sadin hired him for. He seemed to have a specialty in finding and using magic artifacts. But this kid may have been evil, but he's no idiot. He knew only two people could stand in his way. You. and Sakura!" "So, Koji killed Sakura so she couldn't stand in his way and stop him." Kero said. "Exactly. I mean, how long could he go on stealing souls without you and Sakura noticing and stopping him?" Syaoran nodded. "I see, but how does this help us?"
Mia smiled. "You see, the Mirror of Time works differently than other forms of time travel. You see, when used, it creates a portal in time. It drops the user in any time he or she desires. However, the person who is carrying the mirror's age is not affected. That's how he came from 1834 to today still in his 14-year-old body. But, the portal does not close as soon as the owner enters. It remains open for a few minutes. And if we can sneak into a portal into the past." "We can stop this from ever happening!" Syaoran finished for Mia. "Precisely. You pick up on this fast!"
"Wait a sec." Kero interrupted. "You said the person who carries the mirror doesn't age. Doesn't that mean if we went through the portal, we could age and die? I mean, I'm not too worried about myself, being around for so long, but the gaki here might have some problems." Mia laughed. "Normally, that would be a problem, however, if we could get him to open a portal to exactly three weeks ago, we'd all appear in our bodies of where we were at that exact moment, giving us time to save her!"
Syaoran leaped into the air. "YEAH! WE'RE GONNA SAVE SAKURA!" Mia pulled him down to the ground. "Easy, take it easy. Now, I'll admit it. Koji isn't very physically strong. However, he is no idiot. It takes him time to recharge the mirror. So, he should still be here, however, I doubt he is out in the open. He should be waiting where there is no one around. I can sense his presence though. It feels like he is somewhere around the school. That makes perfect sense. Where better to blend in than surrounded by kids his own age! But if we can corner him, I believe we can get him to open a portal to the past and we can go back three weeks!"
Syaoran smiled as he slowly drew his sword. "Then let's go save Sakura!"
To be continued.
Chapter 3- The Plan
"Syaoran, I have something to tell you." Mia said sorrowfully. "Well, come on in. We can talk about it inside." Mia followed him into Syaoran's bedroom where Kero saw her. Kero flew towards Mia's face and greeted her. "Hey Mia! What are you doing here? Nice to see you!" Mia stared blankly, her eyes shrunk, and she pointed. "Ummm. Syaoran? Who is the flying, talking, stuffed animal?" Syaoran quickly answered, "No! Don't say that!" "WHO ARE YOU CALLING A STUFFED ANIMAL?!" Kero bit Mia's finger and she ran around, trying to shake Kero off. It took Syaoran to yank Kero off.
"Grrr. I'm not a stuffed animal! How can you not recognize me?!" Kero said angrily after Syaoran had thrown him onto the bed. Mia put her finger in her mouth. "I've never met anyone like you!" Syaoran sighed. "Mia, you've never seen Keroberos' OTHER form, have you?" Mia looked confused. "You mean the great tiger-like Keroberos who helped us back then. is this. ummm." "GUARDIAN!" Kero interrupted. "I happen to be the guardian of the Clow Cards."
Syaoran sighed again. "Let's just forget it, okay? Now, you said you had something to tell me?" Mia turned her head away. "You're not going to believe this. but. Sadin. I think maybe. It may not be over with yet." Syaoran's eyes widened. Kero shouted, "What? You gotta be kidding me! After all that work we did and you're saying it's not over?!" A sweat drop rolled down Mia's head. "Ummm. I don't quite mean it that way. You see, Sadin is gone. He's dead." Syaoran wiped the sweat off his forehead. "That's good. For a second, I thought maybe he wasn't gone." Syaoran said. "Ummm, actually, the bad news is, I believe one of his followers still exist and is trying to revive Sadin!"
A sweat drop rolled down Syaoran and Kero's heads. ".You're kidding, right?" Kero asked. "I'm afraid not. His name is Koji. Back when we were trying to destroy Sadin, he was Sadin's head leader in magic research. He always kept looking for magic items that could aid them. However. I believe he has gotten a hold of some special items. One of them is the Necklace of Memories. This causes the wearer to never forget anything. The necklace disappeared when time returned to normal. however, the effects of it prevented him from forgetting all that you did." Syaoran added, "So when we defeated Sadin, he remembered what had happened because he had that necklace?" "Exactly." Kero spoke out, "Wait a sec. is he a demon? Because if he is, shouldn't he have disappeared when Sadin was killed?" Mia shook her head. "No, he's human. You see, he is actually a very troubled young man. Even without Sadin's influence, he's always been a little evil. He was arrested at age 10 for murder. Sadin could see he had a black heart, and decided he could be useful. That's how he got his powers. Sadin gave them to him." Syaoran scratched his head. "Ummm, but if Sadin is dead, how does he still have his power? Sure, he may remember us, but without Sadin, isn't he powerless?" Mia shook her head again. "No, I'm afraid not. You see, magic is 50% practice, 50% mental. So he may not be as powerful, but he still has some power. And compared to the average demon, he has quite a bit."
Syaoran stared at the floor for a minute. "Dammit. all of this going on. Mia, do you know where this Koji guy is?" Mia sighed. "Well, I sorta do, I sorta don't. You see, my powers, too, have decreased since we returned. But I felt his presence a while back coming from here. The feeling was especially strong about 2 weeks ago." Syaoran gulped. "Did you say two weeks ago?!" Mia nodded. "Yes, why? Oh wait, where is Sakura? I wanted to tell this to her, but she wasn't at her home."
Syaoran and Kero stared at the floor in silence, with tears starting to roll down their faces. "What's wrong?" Mia asked innocently. Syaoran didn't say anything. He just stood up, and grabbed a picture off the dresser on the other side of the room. He handed it to Mia. "What's this?" She asked. She examined the photo. "A coffin? Did someone she knows die? Did she leave to go to the funeral?" Syaoran shook his head and pointed to a wreath of flowers with something written on it. "Sakura Kinomoto?!" You mean Sakura. she. she." Syaoran nodded and started to cry. ".She was murdered."
Mia sat in shock. She showed no emotion. She simply didn't know what to think. "No. no. It can't be true!" Kero sat on her shoulder. "I'm sorry, Mia. but it's true. Sakura. is gone." Mia burst into tears almost instantly and hugged Syaoran. ".I tried to save her. I even chased off the black- haired kid who shot her. but if I had checked to see if she was okay before I went after the boy, maybe I could have saved her."
Mia gasped. "Wait, did you say it was a black-haired boy who did this?!" Syaoran nodded. "When did this happen?" Kero said, "About two weeks ago." Mia smiled. "Aha! Just as I thought! This is too big of a coincidence!" Syaoran looked on confused. "What are you talking about?" Mia smiled. "Don't you see? Let me guess, that boy who killed Sakura, he was about 13 or 14, with short black hair, and he was probably just a little taller than you." Syaoran looked stunned. "Yeah! That's right! But how did you know?"
"That was no mere boy! That was Koji!"
Syaoran's jaw dropped. "Th-th-th-that means." Mia smiled. "That means, there is a way to save Sakura!" Syaoran sighed. "No. it is too late. Sakura is already gone." Mia laughed. "Maybe, but what if we can PREVENT it from happening?! You see, Koji must have gotten his hands on the Mirror of Time again! You see, Koji lived in 1834! And if he was here, that must mean he remembered where the mirror is, and came here to extract revenge!" Syaoran was still trying to comprehend all of it. "Wait, I think I understand, but how does this help us?" Mia thought for a moment. "How should I word this. You see, I also believe Koji is in the possession of a special orb. The Orb of Souls. With this, he can absorb the very soul of anyone with magic powers, and then use them to do just about anything. I believe, if he collects enough power, he can use them to try and revive Sadin and bring him here!" Syaoran sighed. "Damn, what's with this guy and these magic artifacts?!" Mia laughed. "That's what Sadin hired him for. He seemed to have a specialty in finding and using magic artifacts. But this kid may have been evil, but he's no idiot. He knew only two people could stand in his way. You. and Sakura!" "So, Koji killed Sakura so she couldn't stand in his way and stop him." Kero said. "Exactly. I mean, how long could he go on stealing souls without you and Sakura noticing and stopping him?" Syaoran nodded. "I see, but how does this help us?"
Mia smiled. "You see, the Mirror of Time works differently than other forms of time travel. You see, when used, it creates a portal in time. It drops the user in any time he or she desires. However, the person who is carrying the mirror's age is not affected. That's how he came from 1834 to today still in his 14-year-old body. But, the portal does not close as soon as the owner enters. It remains open for a few minutes. And if we can sneak into a portal into the past." "We can stop this from ever happening!" Syaoran finished for Mia. "Precisely. You pick up on this fast!"
"Wait a sec." Kero interrupted. "You said the person who carries the mirror doesn't age. Doesn't that mean if we went through the portal, we could age and die? I mean, I'm not too worried about myself, being around for so long, but the gaki here might have some problems." Mia laughed. "Normally, that would be a problem, however, if we could get him to open a portal to exactly three weeks ago, we'd all appear in our bodies of where we were at that exact moment, giving us time to save her!"
Syaoran leaped into the air. "YEAH! WE'RE GONNA SAVE SAKURA!" Mia pulled him down to the ground. "Easy, take it easy. Now, I'll admit it. Koji isn't very physically strong. However, he is no idiot. It takes him time to recharge the mirror. So, he should still be here, however, I doubt he is out in the open. He should be waiting where there is no one around. I can sense his presence though. It feels like he is somewhere around the school. That makes perfect sense. Where better to blend in than surrounded by kids his own age! But if we can corner him, I believe we can get him to open a portal to the past and we can go back three weeks!"
Syaoran smiled as he slowly drew his sword. "Then let's go save Sakura!"
To be continued.