Blind Dates
By Jesus Freak
Disclaimer: Don't own it. Wow, this chapter is going to be up fast! Can Syaoran answer the riddle?
"How do you catch an elephant?"
Syaoran looked very puzzled. "Err…"
"Sorry, Err… is not the answer. The answer is 'You make a sign that says 'Elefant'. The elephant sees it and starts to laugh really hard. You look through the wrong end of binoculars, which make the elephant small and pick him up with chopsticks and put him in a jar. Next question!"
"Hey! That wasn't my answer!"
"Next riddle. My name is 6D2. How old am I?" Syaoran thought for a long time. 'Hmm, if his name is 6D2 which sounds like sixty-two, maybe his age is sixty-two.'
"Think it over. Things are not always as they first appear."
'Okay, that shoots my theory. Ack! This is impossible! Sixty-two, 6D2, sixty-t- Wait! His age is 6T2!'
'Very good, young warrior. That was a question that I had used only once. The person died also. As a reward for your good wits, I will heal the wound that The Fang has inflicted on your friend.' The jester's voice rang inside his head. Aloud, he said,
"Very well. The riddles solved and the fun gone, I bid farewell! First thing first must go first!" The Riddle waved his hand over Sakura and her wound was healed.
The Riddle took its card form and flew to Sakura. "My first Trib Card!"
"Yeah, but how will that Card help you any? Riddle the other Cards or dangers to death?" Syaoran asked dubiously.
"Not much against us."
"Who's there? Show yourself!" Sakura shouted into the shadows.
"We are The Greed, The Hate, The Envy, and The Pride. But Pride is not proud. If you can figure out which of us goes with each fault by the clues given, then we will come peacefully, if not, then we will tear you shred to shred." (Okay, the riddle belongs to Emily Rodda. I've been sitting here a hour trying to figure out a new one and I just can't so I'm using the one from the book 'Valley of the Lost' 7th in the series 'Deltora Quest'.)
Four women stepped out of the shadows. Each was tall and had orange hair and violet eyes. They had cords coming out of the sleeves of their long billowing robes and attached to the fleshy pulsing cords, were four ugly, bloated, misshapen beasts. They were Pride, Envy, Greed, and Hate.
"Greed is not greedy and the envious one and the proud one are scared of Greed."
"Hate is not hateful and not envious."
"Pride is not proud."
"Envy is not envious and once almost killed the greedy one."
They were speaking in unison again. "If you figure out which fault goes with each beast with those clues, we will come peaceful, if you are incorrect, we will rip you apart until there are not even bones left. You have only one try, so do not use it on guesses."
The four, eight counting the beasts, forms retreated into the shadows. "Call us when you are ready."
Syaoran and Sakura huddled together. "This is actually very simple. Logical and process of elimination," Syaoran deducted.
"Okay, Greed can't be greedy because none are named after their faults. It can't be envious or proud because they are scared of Greed so it must be hate." Sakura pulled out a piece of paper and a pen and wrote:
Greed = hateful
Hate =?
Pride =?
Envy =?
"Envy tried to kill the greedy one, and is not envious or hateful so it has to be proud."
Greed = hateful
Hate =?
Pride =?
Envy = proud
"Hate is not hateful nor is it proud because Envy is proud so it must be greedy."
Greed = hateful
Hate = greedy
Pride =?
Envy = proud
"So that leaves Pride to be envious." Sakura concluded.
Greed = hateful
Hate = greedy
Pride = envious
Envy = proud
Syaoran stared at her in awe. "Wow Sakura! You're smart! You just figured that out on your own!"
"Did you think I was really that naïve? Wait, don't answer that. Pride, Greed, Hate, Envy, we are ready!"
The four appeared again. "Are you sure you have the right answer and have heard the clues right?"
"More sure then I am that I'm alive. Greed is hateful, Hate is greedy, Pride is envious, and Envy is proud."
The four forms swirled into Cards, all looking the same except for the creatures. Behind, they left four bodies they had possessed. Familiar faces.
They were Feimei(Sp?), Xiefa(Sp?), Fanran(Sp?), and (Shoot! I can't remember her name! I just had it too…).
"What?" Was the startled surprise from Syaoran.
Yup, I'm ending it there. R&R please! Jesus Freak signing out!^_~!