The Clow Crystals

By: YingFaLi003

Dis: I don't own CCS just the others.

"means talking or dialogue"

means thought/talking

'means thoughts'

Chapter 17

from chapter 16

When Sakura and Eriol returned he tried not to show how much he despised the fact that Eriol hugged Sakura. That's when he noticed how pale Sakura had become. "So what's going on," he asked. Sakura turned to him. "Touya thinks Long has kidnapped my mother and your father," she said. Syaoran also then turned pale. "We have to tell the others and finish eating before we head for the next town tonight," said Eriol leaving the room. Needless to say everyone only ate enough to refuel themselves before they paid and met in the wood. "Lets get moving," said Sakura.

on with chapter 17

Ryu, Kimari, Simon, Jakita, Haruna, and Koji sprouted their fairy wings. The guardians transformed into their little forms and Sakura, Tomoyo, Melin, Eriol, Ling, and Syaoran transformed their staffs.

O power of our stars

know our bonded plight

release the weapons to give off light

in the name of Syaoran (Syaoran says

in the name of Sakura (Sakura says)

RELEASE...FLY

Key with power

Over the light and dark

Sun and moon reveal thy true power

Release...FLY

Key of Violet

bond to the earth and plants

reveal your true boundless powers

Release....FLY

Key of the rose

Strong as sweet

Upon my hand give forth the staff of the flame and flow of water

Release.......FLY

Power of my family line

Power of the wind and ice

Sword of phoenix

Release...FLY

Once everyone was ready they took off into the night sky their silhouettes streaking across the full moon. Once a pace was set Melin and Jakita got together. "Ok we have some information about the next place we are going," said Melin. "We think we should plan everything before we get there," said Jakita. Everyone nodded. "Ok the port town is called Mirana from the name of the Mira Ocean. The town across the ocean is large and very cultured being a major trade route. Mirana is a smaller trade stop," said Jakita. The town has a small inn used to accommodate sailors and since it is high spring the inn will be packed it would be a good idea if we just camped out tonight and go to the town tomorrow," said Melin. "Ok that sound like a solid plan," said Eriol glancing over at Syaoran, Sakura, and Tomoyo. All three had been very quiet during the trip. It worried him. "I see a clearing coming," said Kero. "It looks like a good place to camp out and its only about a fifteen minute walk to the town," he said. Eriol nodded and everyone landed. "Ok well its about ten o'clock I think we should hit the hay," said Ryu. "Yea tomorrow may be packed," said Koji. Everyone rolled out their sleeping mats and climbed in.

Once she was sure everyone was asleep Sakura opened her link with Syaoran. (A.N. for right now this stands for Syaoran's telepathy and stands for Sakura's. ) Syaoran are you awake Yea. I can't sleep either Syaoran do you think they will be ok? We have to hope they can hang on until we can get to them, plus there isn't much he can do to them So you think he's using them for bait? Yes. I do think that Sakura and I know if he does anything that could hurt either of them he will have to deal with the consequences Sakura couldn't help but smile. I love you my little wolf Syaoran also smiled. I love you to my Ying Fa Sakura turned over and kissed him before turning over and closing the link. When Syaoran heard her breathing become deep and peaceful he allowed himself to also slip into sleep.

But at first light he awoke after a stretch and yawn. Then looked over to Sakura mat to see it rolled up. He quickly stood up and surveyed the scene. When he realized all the girls were gone he calmed back down and started a fire after rolling up his mat, then opened his link with Sakura. Good morning Sakura, he thought to her. Good morning Syao- chan, she replied. Syaoran smiled. 'Looks like I have a new nickname,' he thought to himself. We are on our way back from a hot spring Haruna found you can wake up the guys to you all can go down while we cook breakfast, she thought to him. Ok he replied as they shut the link.

He had the guys up and ready to go when they entered the clearing. After the initial greetings the guys set off while the girls got down working. They had found a wild chicken nest without the mother and borrowed the eggs after Kimari convinced them it was survival of the fittest. Then Tomoyo had spotted some fruits high in a tree and used her power over plants to bend the branch low enough to grab enough. Melin had stopped to tie her slipper and spotted a bush of what looked like miniature oranges. She packed enough to make juice for everyone. "We were lucky to come across all of this," said Melin as she and Rose squeezed the oranges for juice. "Yea it saves money too," said Haruna as she and Tomoyo cut the fruits. "Plus what's better then cooking a breakfast for the ones we love most," said Sakura as she scramble the eggs with the pan and spices they had thought to bring along. "It would be better if we had some bacon though," she said. "Your wish is our command," said Ling from the edge of the clearing carrying a slab of bacon. Simon was beside him with ham. "We were interrupted by a wild bore but Ling and I shot it with our arrows before it could do any damage then Ling cut up the good parts and we left the rest far away to get rid of the other hungry animals," said Simon. "Looks great," said Jakita as she brought out another pan and began frying the meats.

Once the whole thing was done they had a nice conversation over breakfast. Sakura and Syaoran quickly washed the dishes with their Bubble Cards and the group got packed and set off towards Mirana. The walk was refreshing and brisk. It made good time to just look at everything and listen to the noises. Soon the clearing opened up on top of a hill below them was the small city and beyond that the most beautiful blue ocean they head ever seen. "Oh my goodness it is so beautiful," squealed Melin. Everyone else was too shocked at the beauty of it to utter a word. That's when Kimari noticed something as she stood next to Sakura. "Hey I didn't know that those crystals glowed," said Kimari. Sakura and everyone else looked down at their crystals. "A crystal is somewhere near here," she said as everyone watched the crystals pulsed a dull green. "We forgot to tell you the crystals glow when there is another nearby," said Tomoyo. Jakita nodded. "What else can they do?" she asked. "Well, when we stand in a certain order in a circle then the crystal will give us a picture of what the other crystal is and what it does," said Melin. "Well, do it," said Haruna excitedly. Every one smiled and got into order at once the crystal flashed and a hologram appeared in the center of the circle. Ling read the caption. "That Energy Crystal can either take energy or give energy sometimes unstable," he read. When he finished the hologram dissolved. Syaoran got an idea. "Why don't the guardians take our crystals and go into different directions of the town to get an idea where the crystal is or where it isn't," said Syaoran. Everyone nodded. Kero and Yue took Syaoran's crystal and went towards the ocean. Rose and Ruby went towards the east with Melin's crystal and Suppi and Phonix when towards the west with Eriol's crystal.

It took all the way to early evening for the guardians to get back. Suppi and Phonix arrived first. "Ours stayed green once we had reached the bottom of the hill then stayed yellow the rest of the trip," said Phonix. "When we hit the forest it went completely out until we got back into town," said Suppi handing the crystal back to Eriol. "Thanks," he said and put it back around his neck. Rose and Ruby came back next with the same results. It took longer for Kero and Yue but the answer was one of good and bad. "The crystal turned red over the middle of the ocean," said Kero. Yue cut in before anyone could say anything. "Not bright red but just red. We believe that the crystal is located somewhere deep in the Mira Ocean," he said. At this everyone gasped. Some how they were going to have to go deep into the Mira to search for one of the most unstable crystals of all.

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