**Disclaimer: For the love of Kero! Didn't you read the last chapter?
And the one before that? But, no. I forget to type it in one chapter and
you greedy lawyers will be all over me. Curse you! Anyway, I don't own
CCS, stock in spandex, nor a single shred of my sanity.**
Hooray! Chapter 6! Finally, the plot slowly comes together. Enjoy and review...or else. *evil eye*
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 6
Li awoke the next morning, surprised that the sun wasn't streaming in through the bedroom window. He got up and pulled open the curtains, revealing a sky almost as dark as night. Dim sunlight filtered through the thick clouds, casting an eerie glow upon the town. Li picked up the clock on his bedside table. It read 8:12 AM.
He dressed quickly and grabbed his bag filled with his magical tools- a rope that transformed into his sword, his element papers, and the Lasin board. Li dashed out of his bedroom. He ran past the kitchen, but stopped and backtracked.
Wai was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of tea. (A/N: How much tea does one guy need?)
"Well," he said, setting down his teacup, "what odd weather we're having today."
"I must go to Sakura to stop the evil before someone gets hurt. This is getting serious," replied a determined Li.
"Good luck," whispered Wai, smiling slightly.
"Thank you," he replied. "Don't tell Mei-Lin that I've left. I don't want her to follow me and get hurt."
Wai nodded and smiled. Li ran out the apartment door and into danger. Cold, heavy raindrops fell from the overcast sky as Li dashed to Sakura's house. After jumping the garden fence and climbing to the edge of the branch next to Sakura's window, Li tapped once again on her window.
Kero floated over and unlatched the lock.
"We thought you would come," whispered Kero. "I'll wake her."
As Li climbed down the tree and waited, Kero roused Sakura. Li became impatient after five minutes passed. (A/N: Spring into action, man! The world's in danger!) He climbed back up the tree, closed his eyes, went to Sakura's window and whispered, "Is everything okay?"
"You can open your eyes," said a groggy voice. Li opened his eyes and saw Sakura shuffling through her desk drawer. His eyes wandered around the room. It was semi-tidy, as usual, and filled with stuffed toys. Li looked above the dresser, expecting to see the dark clouds reflected in the mirror, but it was flipped over, revealing the brown paper on the back.
Sakura finished shuffling through her drawer and pulled out a cell phone.
"I hope Madison is awake," she whispered hurriedly.
"I don't think that Madison should come along. It cold get dangerous and she might get hurt," said Li softly, glancing at the cell phone in her hand.
"Yeah," said Kero.
Sakura didn't answer, but she put the phone away in the drawer.
"Let's go," she shouted as she summoned the Fly card, allowing her to fly. "Get on, Li." (A/N: Ooh, assertive Sakura.)
Li climbed on and soon they were soaring above Reedington with the cold, heavy rain pounding their faces.
"I'll use the Lasin Board to figure out where to go," suggested Li.
Without waiting for a response, Li summoned the powers of the Lasin Board. A blue stream of light pointed left, towards a playground.
Sakura gripped her staff tighter and flew toward it. The landed and stood in the playground, facing the giant penguin slide, the source of all the power. Li realized that a wooden door was placed in the arch under the slide.
Li, Sakura, and Kero walked slowly toward the door, each feeling indescribable dread as they drew closer. Li reached out for the knob and twisted it slowly with quaking hands.
***
Ha ha, I'm gonna leave you hanging. What's behind the door? The evil guy? A demon? Twinkies? A demon with twinkies? You'll just have to find out. But, I want reviews. Pweese? *puppy dog eyes*
Hooray! Chapter 6! Finally, the plot slowly comes together. Enjoy and review...or else. *evil eye*
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 6
Li awoke the next morning, surprised that the sun wasn't streaming in through the bedroom window. He got up and pulled open the curtains, revealing a sky almost as dark as night. Dim sunlight filtered through the thick clouds, casting an eerie glow upon the town. Li picked up the clock on his bedside table. It read 8:12 AM.
He dressed quickly and grabbed his bag filled with his magical tools- a rope that transformed into his sword, his element papers, and the Lasin board. Li dashed out of his bedroom. He ran past the kitchen, but stopped and backtracked.
Wai was sitting at the kitchen table, drinking a cup of tea. (A/N: How much tea does one guy need?)
"Well," he said, setting down his teacup, "what odd weather we're having today."
"I must go to Sakura to stop the evil before someone gets hurt. This is getting serious," replied a determined Li.
"Good luck," whispered Wai, smiling slightly.
"Thank you," he replied. "Don't tell Mei-Lin that I've left. I don't want her to follow me and get hurt."
Wai nodded and smiled. Li ran out the apartment door and into danger. Cold, heavy raindrops fell from the overcast sky as Li dashed to Sakura's house. After jumping the garden fence and climbing to the edge of the branch next to Sakura's window, Li tapped once again on her window.
Kero floated over and unlatched the lock.
"We thought you would come," whispered Kero. "I'll wake her."
As Li climbed down the tree and waited, Kero roused Sakura. Li became impatient after five minutes passed. (A/N: Spring into action, man! The world's in danger!) He climbed back up the tree, closed his eyes, went to Sakura's window and whispered, "Is everything okay?"
"You can open your eyes," said a groggy voice. Li opened his eyes and saw Sakura shuffling through her desk drawer. His eyes wandered around the room. It was semi-tidy, as usual, and filled with stuffed toys. Li looked above the dresser, expecting to see the dark clouds reflected in the mirror, but it was flipped over, revealing the brown paper on the back.
Sakura finished shuffling through her drawer and pulled out a cell phone.
"I hope Madison is awake," she whispered hurriedly.
"I don't think that Madison should come along. It cold get dangerous and she might get hurt," said Li softly, glancing at the cell phone in her hand.
"Yeah," said Kero.
Sakura didn't answer, but she put the phone away in the drawer.
"Let's go," she shouted as she summoned the Fly card, allowing her to fly. "Get on, Li." (A/N: Ooh, assertive Sakura.)
Li climbed on and soon they were soaring above Reedington with the cold, heavy rain pounding their faces.
"I'll use the Lasin Board to figure out where to go," suggested Li.
Without waiting for a response, Li summoned the powers of the Lasin Board. A blue stream of light pointed left, towards a playground.
Sakura gripped her staff tighter and flew toward it. The landed and stood in the playground, facing the giant penguin slide, the source of all the power. Li realized that a wooden door was placed in the arch under the slide.
Li, Sakura, and Kero walked slowly toward the door, each feeling indescribable dread as they drew closer. Li reached out for the knob and twisted it slowly with quaking hands.
***
Ha ha, I'm gonna leave you hanging. What's behind the door? The evil guy? A demon? Twinkies? A demon with twinkies? You'll just have to find out. But, I want reviews. Pweese? *puppy dog eyes*