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meow meow meow meow meow...Y'know, 'meow' looks really weird after awhile.
Oh, disclaimer...right. I don't own anything. Not CCS, the Meow Mix song
(though I should sue them for getting that annoying song stuck in my head),
nor my own independent thought.**
Thank you soo much miko_demon_hunter. You're the only person that reads and reviews. Therefore, I shower you with candy, Kero plushies, and a super-long, carpal tunnel-causing chapter. Woo.
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 7
Impenetrable darkness pressed against the doorframe (A/N: Ha! Gotcha!) Even the faint sunlight from the overcast sky could not reveal what was cloaked in this darkness.
"Sakura," said Kero calmly, "use the Light Card to help us."
With a nod, Sakura summoned the power of the Light Card. Within moments, the star on Sakura's staff glowed merrily, lighting up the dark park. The darkness behind the door, however, remained without even a dent in its infinite depths.
'Oh, no!' thought Li. 'We can't go in there blind; that would be foolish. There's got to be a way. If only I could think of it. The darkness must be magical as not light penetrates it. Wait...'
"I've got it!" shouted Li so suddenly that Kero and Sakura jumped.
"What is it, brat?" retorted Kero.
Li held down the insatiable urge to kick Kero out of the air and replied, "The Shield Card!"
"Why?" said Sakura slowly.
"The darkness is enchanted- that's why no light, magical nor normal, can penetrate it. The Shield Card protects you from enchantments, so we'll be able to see," explained Li breathlessly.
"The brat's got something," said Kero. "We should give it a shot."
In an instant, the Shield Card cast an invisible wall of protection around Li, Sakura, and Kero. Li led the pack as he stepped through the doorway. Nothing happened. Sakura and Kero followed.
Li could see the stone walls on either side of him. This was definitely not the underside of the penguin slide. It was a long, dark passage. Li could only see to the edge of the protective shield a foot or so in front of himself.
Li became nervous. Nothing was attacking them. It was almost as if the evil wanted them to go to it. He began to feel as if someone or something was watching him.
'I feel like a fly falling deeper into the spider's web,' thought Li as he drew his sword from his bag (A/N: That's about as poetic as I got at the time...)
Li heard a muffled cry from behind. He turned around and found that Kero was gone.
"I'm scared, Li," said Sakura as she clutched his left elbow.
"Maybe he's just lost," said Li soothingly. "Kero! Kero!"
There was no response. Li and Sakura shouted for Kero for five minutes. No response, not even a muffled cry, was heard.
"It probably has Kero," whispered Li quietly. Sakura overheard him and clutched his arm tighter. (A/N: Way to reassure her, man.) "Don't worry, we'll get him back," he said, noting the death grip on his arm.
Sakura didn't reply. They walked in complete silence for the next few minutes. Then, Li stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong?" asked Sakura, squeezing his arm.
"I have the feeling that I've been here before," whispered Li.
Suddenly, the shield card flickered and went out (A/N: Cursed batteries!). Li groped for Sakura's hand in the darkness that enveloped them (A/N: Sound familiar?).
'Wait!' thought Li. 'This is exactly like my dream. I already know what will happen. I'll shoot some fire towards the ceiling so I can see and so I don't burn Sakura to a crisp.'
Li raised his sword, but before he could release the fire, a blinding light flooded the room. He shielded his eyes with one hand and reached out in front of him with the other. To his relief, his hands closed on a small wrist.
The light dimmed down and Li could see. To his surprise, Sakura was struggling against something that was trying to pull her away.
"Hang on, Sakura," Li half-shouted as he pulled harder. The other thing was flung forward. Li caught a glimpse of its face and gasped. It was Mei-Lin.
***
Dum dum dum. What is Mei-Lin doing?! I know she's jealous and all, but trying to kidnap Sakura? What's going on here? Believe me, I'm just as confused as you are. Wait...no I'm not because I know the ending. But, you may never see it if I don't get some reviews, dig? I know miko_demon_hunter will come through for me, though. Right? *grin*
Thank you soo much miko_demon_hunter. You're the only person that reads and reviews. Therefore, I shower you with candy, Kero plushies, and a super-long, carpal tunnel-causing chapter. Woo.
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 7
Impenetrable darkness pressed against the doorframe (A/N: Ha! Gotcha!) Even the faint sunlight from the overcast sky could not reveal what was cloaked in this darkness.
"Sakura," said Kero calmly, "use the Light Card to help us."
With a nod, Sakura summoned the power of the Light Card. Within moments, the star on Sakura's staff glowed merrily, lighting up the dark park. The darkness behind the door, however, remained without even a dent in its infinite depths.
'Oh, no!' thought Li. 'We can't go in there blind; that would be foolish. There's got to be a way. If only I could think of it. The darkness must be magical as not light penetrates it. Wait...'
"I've got it!" shouted Li so suddenly that Kero and Sakura jumped.
"What is it, brat?" retorted Kero.
Li held down the insatiable urge to kick Kero out of the air and replied, "The Shield Card!"
"Why?" said Sakura slowly.
"The darkness is enchanted- that's why no light, magical nor normal, can penetrate it. The Shield Card protects you from enchantments, so we'll be able to see," explained Li breathlessly.
"The brat's got something," said Kero. "We should give it a shot."
In an instant, the Shield Card cast an invisible wall of protection around Li, Sakura, and Kero. Li led the pack as he stepped through the doorway. Nothing happened. Sakura and Kero followed.
Li could see the stone walls on either side of him. This was definitely not the underside of the penguin slide. It was a long, dark passage. Li could only see to the edge of the protective shield a foot or so in front of himself.
Li became nervous. Nothing was attacking them. It was almost as if the evil wanted them to go to it. He began to feel as if someone or something was watching him.
'I feel like a fly falling deeper into the spider's web,' thought Li as he drew his sword from his bag (A/N: That's about as poetic as I got at the time...)
Li heard a muffled cry from behind. He turned around and found that Kero was gone.
"I'm scared, Li," said Sakura as she clutched his left elbow.
"Maybe he's just lost," said Li soothingly. "Kero! Kero!"
There was no response. Li and Sakura shouted for Kero for five minutes. No response, not even a muffled cry, was heard.
"It probably has Kero," whispered Li quietly. Sakura overheard him and clutched his arm tighter. (A/N: Way to reassure her, man.) "Don't worry, we'll get him back," he said, noting the death grip on his arm.
Sakura didn't reply. They walked in complete silence for the next few minutes. Then, Li stopped suddenly.
"What's wrong?" asked Sakura, squeezing his arm.
"I have the feeling that I've been here before," whispered Li.
Suddenly, the shield card flickered and went out (A/N: Cursed batteries!). Li groped for Sakura's hand in the darkness that enveloped them (A/N: Sound familiar?).
'Wait!' thought Li. 'This is exactly like my dream. I already know what will happen. I'll shoot some fire towards the ceiling so I can see and so I don't burn Sakura to a crisp.'
Li raised his sword, but before he could release the fire, a blinding light flooded the room. He shielded his eyes with one hand and reached out in front of him with the other. To his relief, his hands closed on a small wrist.
The light dimmed down and Li could see. To his surprise, Sakura was struggling against something that was trying to pull her away.
"Hang on, Sakura," Li half-shouted as he pulled harder. The other thing was flung forward. Li caught a glimpse of its face and gasped. It was Mei-Lin.
***
Dum dum dum. What is Mei-Lin doing?! I know she's jealous and all, but trying to kidnap Sakura? What's going on here? Believe me, I'm just as confused as you are. Wait...no I'm not because I know the ending. But, you may never see it if I don't get some reviews, dig? I know miko_demon_hunter will come through for me, though. Right? *grin*