The Clow Crystals

By: YingFaLi003

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

"means talking or dialogue"

means thought/talking

'means thoughts'

Chapter 20

from chapter 19

"I am going to bring your mother back to the land of the living using Sakura and Kimari's body and voice to harness her soul. I can put their bodies together with a transferring spell your mother had locked away then with the same spell I'll put her soul into the combined body," he explained. Ashton's eyes filled with wonder and Nari's filled with unshed tears from the chance of having her mother back.

"Mother will be back?" asked Ashton. Rin nodded.

"But we have to act like we have all today not different only a little excited on having the crystal captured and no more," said Rin. The siblings nodded before they spilt up and went to bed for the night.

on with chapter 20

The next morning everyone awoke with new fashion balls from Tomoyo. Sakura took a bath and through up her ball and released it. When she was finished she had on a knee length high necked sleeveless white dress with slits up to her waist trimmed in pink. Underneath she was a pair of short shorts also pink a pair of white slippers trimmed in pink and a two tone white and pink ribbon she put in her hair when she tied it in a ponytail. 'I guess she found out about me and Kimari,' she thought to herself as she left the bathroom. When she came back there was a note from Syaoran. It said that he and the guys were going to the communal bathroom because the girls were taking to long. Sakura shrugged and began her stretches. When she was done there was a knock at the door. There was Kimari standing in an outfit the same design but switched colors with majority pink and minor white.

"I guess Tomoyo found out her bond," she said as she let Sakura put her ribbon in her hair. Sakura smiled.

"It seems so. I wonder who else is going to have a bond," she said.

"I think all of us will but not necessarily twins," said Kimari. Sakura nodded in agreement.

"I was about to meditate want to join me?" she asked. Kimari nodded.

with Melin

Melin had just come out of the restroom and found Ling's note but she was having a problem with zipping the back of her outfit. It was almost like her other one but the colors were red and orange and didn't have sleeves instead it was more like a halter. He used her powers to find everyone. Sakura and Kimari were meditating which she didn't want to bother. Tomoyo was still in her bathroom as was Jakita. The only other person was Haruna who power was spiking. She quietly went across to the other girl's room and knocked on the door. Haruna opened it. She was wearing a turquoise short sleeved high dress with a pair of light gray almost silver capris underneath. Her slippers were light gray as well but the comb that held her red hair at the back of her neck was turquoise as well.

"Hey Melin what can I do for you?" she asked.

"I can't get the zipper to zip can you get it everyone else is busy?" she asked. Haruna zipped it for her. "So what are you doing?" Melin asked. Haruna turned to show Melin her little practice area she had made. It was simply a block of wood held to the wall using her telekinesis. Melin gasped.

"I like throwing knives and needed some practice," said Haruna. Melin looked at her.

"Oh can I try please I haven't done it since we left training for the journey," said Melin. Haruna nodded and handed the girl her knives.

"I haven't seen anyone else who could do it very well," said Haruna. Melin just winked at her and threw the first knife. It hit the center of the board. Melin followed the first with the rest. All hit dead center.

"How good was that?" asked Melin. Haruna smiled.

"I can barely do better. Hey want to try this routine I just made?" she asked the other girl. Melin nodded and they spent the rest of the time before breakfast perfecting it before everyone was called down to breakfast. After breakfast Rin and his family climbed into a wagon. The rest of them followed in a second wagon to the place where the crystal was located. They stopped at a cave.

"Inside you will find the crystal we don't know much about it or it powers so please be careful," said Rin bowing to them. The group either bowed or curtsied back. Before turning and entering the cave. Inside was dark.

"I don't guess we could have gotten a torch?" asked Simon.

"It is probably best we sneak up on the crystal," said Eriol. Everyone nodded and followed the bath deeper into the cave. They had been walking for an hour when Simon noticed something.

"I think I see light just head it is a ghostly blue color," he whispered back to the group. Everyone pushed forward silently soon they were in a chamber where in the middle was a ghostly blue ball. When they were all inside the entrance closed and the guardians were forced on to the wall enabling them to move.

"Don't fret you will be joined up there soon enough," said the ball as it began to take shape of a man slightly over seven feet tall. He was heavily muscled and looked well balanced and light on his feet despite all of his bulk. He wore a pair of black slacks and a slightly loose fitting top the color the ball had been.

"I guess you are the next Clow Crystal?" asked Koji. The man nodded.

"So what do we have to do to beat you?" asked Jakita. The man smiled a big smile.

"We are going to play a game," he said. Everyone looked confused. "I will fight any two of you. If you beat me you win if I beat you I will use your powers to transport someplace where you will have to find me all over again," he said. Melin didn't believe him entirely.

'There's something else isn't it?" she asked. He looked at her.

"The rest of you will join your guardian friends on the wall and every minute I am still active your power will go down a notch," he told them looking at each one of them. "So chose wisely," he said. They all huddled in a group.

"So who do we send to get rid of him fast," asked Eriol.

"We don't have much information like weapon choices or anything," said Ryu.

"We also don't know what kind of opponent he his," said Tomoyo.

"We need out best," said Jakita. Kimari and Sakura looked at each face.

"We should pick Melin," said Kimari. "And Haruna," said Sakura. Everyone looked at the Kimari and Sakura. Then at Haruna and Melin who were still looking at the other two like they were crazy.

"Why?" they asked at the same time. Sakura smiled.

"Because I know Melin can use any weapon like she was born with it in hand," she said.

"And Haruna does anything she do to her fastest potential," said Kimari. Everyone looked back to Melin and Haruna. The two looked at each other and smiled.

"Fine we'll do it," said Melin as the group broke. The ball turned back to the man.

"Well then let's get started," he said as the rest of the group was pushed back to the wall like the guardians. He smiled. "I should have mentioned a few other details first," he said everyone looked at him unbelievingly. "One we can use any weapon and change when ever you feel like it but we start off with no weapons. Also every time one of you takes a hit one of your friends will lose power and all of them will feel it. Also after you switch weapons the amount of power they lose will go up a bit," he said. All of them cried out.

"Why didn't you mention this before?" asked Haruna. He smiled

"It must have slipped my mind," he said. Melin and Haruna moved into a fighting stance and got ready. The crystal did the same at once they all attacked. They were a blur of kicks punches blocks and all. Before long all of those on the wall have felt some kind of pain and their power was leaving steadily. Melin and Haruna doubled their efforts as they switched to weapons after the crystal drew a long sword. Now they began to get the upper hand with their short swords because the long sword took more momentum to swing and block. Melin got a slice on his thigh as Haruna went for his neck in the kill position. The crystal blocked Melin's second blow and punched Haruna in the stomach then he switched weapons to the staff. Melin and Haruna flipped back into a fighting stance and took a glance at their friends they were all looking quiet weak.

"Melin we have to switch to knives so we can execute the routine we used earlier," she whispered to Melin.

"Do you think they can hold on for a while longer?" asked Melin. Haruna looked at her.

"They will have to," she said Melin nodded and they switched their weapons to knives but they were hidden in different sheathes on their bodies where the crystal didn't see. Melin ran forward and wit all her strength pushed the crystal to the wall. She rolled out of the way and threw to knives as did Haruna. Melin's knife held on to his pants legs and Haruna's hooked into his shirt. They got back into position and threw the rest from their hiding places. The knives now went around his whole fame. Melin and Haruna jumped in front of him and placed their last knife at his neck in the kill position. The crystal smiled and turned back into a ball.

"You have beaten me," said the voice. Everyone was released from the wall. The guardians went to work raising their powers slightly so they could make it out of the cave before turning to their smaller forms and going into the bags. Haruna and Melin smiled.

"Clow Crystal return to the form you were destined to be," they said together linking their hands as a bond between them formed like the one with Kimari and Sakura. The crystal twirled and split into six pieces and embedded its self in the keys of Sakura, Syaoran, Ling, Melin Tomoyo, and Eriol. The group rushed over and hugged the two heroines.

"Let's go I need a bath and a nap," said Melin.

"A nap sounds good," said Ling kissing Melin. Everyone laughed as they made their way out of the cave. When they entered the daylight everyone frowned at what they saw...something was not right about this.

A cliff hanger. Please review and get ready for the next chapter. Thanks for reading his chapter of the Clow Crystals.