The Second Generation 17
Eriol: Okay, last time, the ancient sorceress, Madoushi,
came to Sakura and Syaoran's house, searching for her "daughter". I use that term loosely because it turned out
later, that Hitori wasn't Madoushi's daughter at all, but rather her
creation. Capturing the children,
Syaoran and the rest of us went out to search for the children. We were too late, because Madoushi had
already finished casting the spell to release the demon that was sealed in the
underworld. Using Meeko and Makoto's
magical powers, and Hitori's body, the demon possessed her and attacked the
rest of us. We barely made it out, but
now the problem is figuring out how to save Hitori, and capture the rest of the
Clow Cards. The children's challenge
has just begun.
Meeko and Shinji walked ahead of Makoto and Akiko, hoping the time alone would do them some good. Meeko didn't like to think about what happened to Hitori. She and the others didn't take the news that well when their parents had told them.
Syaoran
Sakura sat down with Meeko and Makoto. The others were already present…children and adults alike. Yukito and Nakuru, into Yue and Ruby Moon.
Shinji
frowned. "Now what do we do?"
Makoto
frowned. "What do you mean now?"
"Yeah,
we have to get Hitori back." Meeko
said.
Akiko
nodded. "No question about it."
Yue
shook his head. "She isn't the same
school girl you knew and saving her won't be easy."
"With
her possessed by the demon, she is no longer in control." Ruby Moon exclaimed.
"But you
are not alone." Everyone turned to
Eriol, surprised that he joined in the conversation. "We will help you." He
said.
Sakura
frowned. "Demo, I thought…"
"This is
different. The situation has
changed. We must help the children all
we can."
Meeko
brightened up at this and squeezed Shinji's arm, making him blush bright
red. Maybe things would be
different…then they could get their friend back…
Meeko looked over at where Hitori's seat had been. Now it was empty, as was the front of the class. Just then, the door opened and the class hushed. Everyone, except the Card Captors, expected Mrs. Madoushi, but that was not who walked in. When the woman stepped in, Meeko and Makoto and well as Shinji and Akiko, gasped.
Auntie Kaho! Both Meeko and Makoto thought. It was true, for there in the front of class, stood Mizuki Kaho. Her features had not changed that much, but her hair now had some gray streaks in it, not too much, she still retained her gracefulness and stature.
"Hello, everyone. I'll be your teacher from now on. You can call me, Mizuki Sensei." Everyone cheered, not really liking Madoushi sensei anyway. Especially Makoto, who cheered the loudest.
At lunch, Meeko and Makoto stayed behind to talk to their aunt.
"Why are you here all of a sudden?" Makoto asked.
"Eriol called me and told me about what happened. Touya and I got on the next plane out here." She explained.
Meeko giggled. "How is Uncle Touya doing? He doesn't know about all this does he?"
Kaho shook her head. "No, but he trusts me judgment."
Makoto nodded. Meeko smiled. Things didn't seem so dark anymore.
At home, the kids all ran up to Meeko and Makoto's room, to have their own little "chat". Meanwhile, Sakura and Syaoran were out on another outing together.
"So…how do we go about this?" Shinji asked.
"We have to help her! No matter what the cost!" Meeko declared.
Makoto crossed his arms and leaned against the wall. "It ain't gonna be easy ya know."
Akiko came up to Makoto and smiled. "But we can do it right?"
Makoto blushed madly and nodded. "Of course."
Meeko giggled, receiving a glare from her brother. She stuck out her tongue in response. Shinji and Akiko giggled at the rivalry.
Sakura and Syaoran sat in the quiet restaurant, ordering their meals and chatting. They hadn't really gotten a lot of time alone lately, so Syaoran decided to treat Sakura out to dinner. She was dressed gorgeously in a pink silk dress, that ran down her entire form, elegantly showing her body's curves.
Syaoran was dressed handsomely in a black tux, complete with bow and shoes. (Can't you imagine how kawaii he would look!!??) He smiled across at his love, and she smiled back. Everything was perfect, except…
Sakura sat straight, hearing the restaurant band play a familiar song. She looked over at Syaoran, who simply smirk. She opened her mouth in shock. "How did you- This is our song."
He nodded and stood up, offering his hand to her. She smiled and took it, and he led her to the dance floor. He gently wrapped his arms around her waist, and she wrapped one arm around his neck, the other slightly holding up her dress off the ground. The music played for the two, and they began to waltz. He led her across the dance floor, the rest of the people in the restaurant, staring in awe of the couple. Sakura was happy, and knowing that, Syaoran was happy as well.
Shinji and Meeko giggled as Akiko got Makoto to blush furiously because of her. Suddenly though, they felt a Clow Card. "Time to get into action!" Meeko said, jumping up.
"I'm with you." Shinji said, hugging her from behind. She blushed.
"Oh, you have to wear my new outfits! The first ones I actually made!" She pulled out an outfit, and Makoto's eyes widened.
"That looks like…"
"Dad's outfit!" Meeko finished, giggling. It was too, another Li family robe, just Makoto's size.
"I thought you would look so kawaii in green!" She giggled. She pulled out another outfit, same colors, but it was a skirt and other adjustments for Meeko. Meeko sweat dropped. How does she do it?
The four children ran to where they felt the disturbance. It was originating from the park. Meeko and Makoto got there just in time, when a giant snake's head, snaps at them from the side. Meeko screams and calls out her card. "Fly!" Wings grow out of her back, and she takes to the air.
Makoto acts fast as well. "Jump!" He jumps in the air, and lands on one of the nearby trees' branches.
Shinji flies over to Meeko. "Daijoudu?
Meeko nodded, but looked down in horror at the scene before her. There in the middle of the forest clearing… was a three-headed snake! It was huge and looked at the card captors with menacing yellow eyes.
One of the heads aimed at Shinji, then other at Meeko. Shinji saw it coming. "Look out!" He grabbed Meeko and spun to the side, the two heads rammed into each other, but growled at their prey, unfazed by the blow.
The third head was looking at Akiko, and opening its mouth. Akiko stood her ground, holding her staff in front of her. It made ready to strike.
Not if I can help it. Makoto thought. "Dash!" He moved with lightning speed over to Akiko's side. "Loop!" The snake's mouse cam down, but didn't hit the two kids, instead, it was thrown around, until it accidentally closed its mouth around another of its heads.
The head began to fight one another, until a loud shriek rang out. "Darker than night, I hunt my prey, hold tight the enemy, it will not go astray!" A black swirl of magic came out of nowhere and surrounded the creature. It also blasted Meeko and Shinji out of the sky.
Akiko called out. "Power!" Meeko and Shinji fell, but Akiko caught them, easily holding both of them with her Clow Cards' power strength. She grinned as she set her two shocked friends, nicely to the ground.
The snake creature struggled against the bonds that held it. Out of the shadows, the magician behind the spell stepped into view…
"Hitori!" Meeko exclaimed.
"Hitori" laughed, her voice combined with another darker, more evil tone. "I am no longer Hitori! I am the demon that was sealed away for ages. I have now been released and will destroy you and your parents, before any of you can stop me!"
Shinji growled. "We'll see about that!" He took out his staff and card. "Thunder!" His attack came from each end of his staff, striking "Hitori" out of the tree.
She immediately recovered and landed on her feet. "You fools!" With her concentration lost, the spell on the snake was lost and it regained mobility. It targeted the closest child and struck.
"MEEKO!!!!" Shinji yelled as the one head closed its mouth around her and reared up again. Shinji clenched his staff, trying to regain control…but loosing it…
"Meeko…" Makoto gaped in shock…his other half…his twin…was gone?
Get me outta here!
Makoto blinked in surprise. "She's alive! The rotten creature hasn't swallowed her yet!" He took out his sword. "Give her back now!"
"Hitori" laughed. "You'll never get her out!"
Shinji narrowed his eyes, his cold stare making Akiko step back in surprise. He took out his cards… "Sword!" His staff was surrounded by a dark blue swirl, then his staff transformed into the Sword Card. He wielded it and growled.
Taking to the air, he deftly dodged the numerous strikes the three-headed viper delivered. He flew in at the one that held Meeko, and dodged once more before coming to his neck and slicing down hard with his sword. The head fell to the ground, and opened.
Breathing heavily, Meeko crawled out and collapsed to the ground. Shinji immediately flew down and bent down by her side. "Are you…"
"I'm fine." She told him. She looked at her brother and winked. "Thanks."
He shrugged. "No problem."
She slowly got up and wrinkled her nose. "Hasn't that snake ever heard of a toothbrush??" She smelled horrible from being inside the creature's mouth. "When I get home, I'm taking a show-…" She was cut off by water being dumped on her. She looked up and saw The Rain, smiling gleefully as it drenched her with its element. She turned to her brother. "I didn't mean now."
He smiled and laughed. "Payback."
She glared at him, but sighed in defeat.
Akiko screamed and made everyone turn back towards the snake. The headless snake wiggled until… to the astonishment of everyone present, it regenerated itself. This time though, there were two heads, where one was before.
"N- Nani?" Meeko managed.
The snake hissed in bemusement and glared at the four Card Captors.
"Move!" Meeko cried. She and Shinji took to the air, as Makoto and Akiko jumped to either side. Each head targeted a different child.
Akiko held her staff ready. How can I defeat it when its mouth is so big!? Then it hit her. She pulled out a card. "Silent!"
Instantly, the creature's mouth closed with a loud snap, and it thrashed around as if trying to get off the invisible muzzle. Akiko smiled, but shrieked as the head came down, ramming her to the side, smacking her into a tree. She fell to the floor in a limp pile.
"Akiko!" Makoto cried. He used Jump to get to her side and knelt down to pick her up. "No…" He said quietly. Another head came and made a dash for him. He turned and glared at it before calling out. "Jump!" He jumped again, to the side, still holding Akiko's unconscious body in his arms. (A+M lovers that was for you!)
Meeko smirked and pulled out a card. "Wave!" Out of her staff came a channel of water, it struck the snake, throwing it back into the one that attacked Makoto. Makoto looked up in gratitude. She winked and flew off to aide Shinji.
Shinji though, was doing fine. He struck the one that Akiko had muzzled with Windy, and the other with Thunder. They were dazed, but quickly regained composure and made ready to attack again. Shinji gasped. "Don't they ever get tired??"
"Doesn't look like it…" Meeko said at his side.
He turned and grimaced. "Any more ideas in that beautiful head of yours?"
She blushed. "Um…" She stopped and pointed. The snake froze and began to disintegrate.
Shinji let out a "wooh hoo!" and hugged Meeko right there in midair. (S+M fans that was for you) The writer called it a night!"
"Clow Card! Return to thy true form!" A voice rang out. The card turned into its card form and began to float over to Shinji, but right then, it changed direction and floated over to…
"Hitori!" Makoto said and growled. "That's our card!"
"Hitori" laughed. "Oh well…it was your card… It's mine now." She laughed and disappeared.
Makoto continue to glare where "Hitori" had disappeared. He looked down at Akiko, still unconscious, and backed up again. "You will pay for this demon."