Nakoruru: What a nice turn out for this one.
Blazer: Yeah, we would like to welcome everyone back for the second chapter of Spell of the Unknown. We really appreciate the good word that everyone had.
Nakoruru: Thanks to Xolani, Sailor_Star_Light, Lady Love, Serenity Komoshiro, Bunnychu, and Allure for everything. And I would personally like to thank Lady Love who has been my ever constant friend and stuck with me for nearly eight months now. And to you too Bunnychu for everything and stick with me through a lot. But guys, when are you going to update your stuff! I'm dying of curiosity.
Blazer: We would also like to thank Allure for her interesting idea with Kero. We've already found a match for Serena, but I think there's room for more matches. We'll take it into consideration.
Nakoruru: Now let's get on with the next chapter!
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//More than fifty years have passed since Sakura Kinomoto fought her last enemy. The world has been quiet since, but soon that is about to change. A new card captor shall rise and so will an old evil, which shall threaten the world as we know it.//
[Present Day Japan]
"No! I'm late!" A blur of blonde hair rushed around a bedroom dressing for school. "Mom! Mom, why didn't you wake me up!"
"I did Serena, four times. And each time you said you were up," called a cheerful voice from downstairs. The young girl by the name of Serena Tsukino, a freshman at the local high school hopped into her socks and rushed out the bedroom door once she grabbed her brush.
"And you believed me," Serena said, running down the stairs into the kitchen to grab a piece of toast off a plate. Grabbing her bag, she rushed out the door. Her mother walked into the living room with a smile on her face as Serena stuck her head back in the front door.
Her mother was holding up both Serena's lunch and school shoes. "I think you might want these."
"Thanks mom!" Taking the items from the woman, Serena rushed out the house, then crashed into an object on the sidewalk, falling as her feet were trying to hit turbo speed. "Ouch!"
"Do you ever look where you're going klutz?" laughed a deep male voice. "Late for school yet again? I'm going to buy you an alarm clock for your next birthday."
Serena growled as she looked up at the tall, young man with dark hair and blue eyes staring down at her. This young man was Darien Chiba. He's lived next door to Serena since she was seven. To her, he was the biggest dork she had ever met in her life and an even bigger bully. "Out of my way! I'm going to be late!"
He looked down at her, a grin rising. "You're always going to be late every time I see you."
"Oh, shut up and help me up!" Serena said as the male leaned down and pulled her up. "And don't comment about my weight either. Don't you have somewhere to be!" With a burst of speed she was off once again. The young man shook his head as he watched a dust cloud follow the girl. She would never change.
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"Hey Serena, barely missed another detention huh?" A young lady with blonde hair tied back in a red bow walked over to Serena as the girl fixed her hair into odango like buns with streamers. Serena stared at the girl with a light smile on her lips.
"Yep! But I see that you couldn't do the same, Mina." The girl with the bow sighed, nodding her head. This was one of Serena's very closest friends. Her name was Mina Aino, and they met back in seventh grade during the first quarter of school. Her other friend, Amy Mizuno, who was seated a seat away reading was friends with Serena since fourth grade. Almost her complete opposite, but still the bestest friend Serena could ever hope to have met.
"Yep! Five in a row," Mina cheered. While Amy was Serena's yang, Mina definitely had to be Serena's yin. Everyone commented how the two had to have come from the exact same mold. Which meant, both were clumsy, always late for school, had fiery spirits of determination and will, completely goof balls, and gluts. Sure there were other characteristics, but hey, going into them would take way too long.
"I don't think that's something to be proud of," said a blue haired young lady turning the page of her Calculus book without looking up at either one. "Set your alarm clocks and you won't have that problem."
"Hey, that's mean Amy! Mine was set. Then my cat, Artemis knocked it off the table and broke it. I haven't had time to get a new one yet," Mina protested.
"That's why I don't allow Luna in my room at nights," Serena grinned.
"Both of you are hopeless. Freshman in high school who can not wake up on time for school. Why do I hang around you two again," Amy broke into a light smile, knowing that both were about to give her a goofy response.
"Because you love us!" both chimed at Amy. She shook her head as the two girls seated themselves for class. What these three girls didn't know was that they were about to be drawn into the greatest adventure of their lives, one that had a lot more danger than just being late for school.
The day went on like normal with morning classes, breaks, lunch, and afternoon classes. Serena's favorite time to sleep, while her English teacher went on about sentence structures or something or another. As if on cue, Serena began to yawn. Her eyes drifting closed as her teacher's voice floated over her head. Setting her book up to make it seem like she was paying attention, the girl nestled down for a nap.
Before too long, she was asleep, dreaming about food and cute guys. Your typical school girl thing. Serena was right in the middle of drinking a milkshake with this really hot guy when the image broke into millions of pieces. Before her stood two shadowed figures with wings fighting another pair of shadowned figures. One of the winged figures turned to her, yelling something as she plummet off a ledge.
//Help me please// she cried in her dream. //Some help me! I can't stop falling!//
//Use Windy!// a voice whispered.
Windy? Exactly what or who was that? Serena continued to fall, but a card appeared in her hand. Surprisingly enough, on the card, the word Windy was written.
//Windy?// The card vanished as Serena was encircled in a bubble of air. Her falling ceased, as she floated to the ground below. Once her feet were replanted on the ground, the bubble around her disappeared. Looking around, all Serena could see was darkness. //What's going on? Where am I?//
//Serena.// The voice that called out to her this time was female. And almost familiar to her. As if she's heard it before, but from somewhere in the past.
//Who are you! Show yourself and tell me what's going on!//
//Serena, don't worry. When the time comes, you will see all. But for now you must prepare to fight.// The voice said.
//Fight? What am I fighting for? I'm just a high school freshman. What can I do?// Serena shouted as a ball of light appeared in front of her. The ball bobbed around her a few times.
//You are the one that must return the balance to things. It is now your time to awaken and go to your destiny.// The ball of light entered Serena's body just a hand shook her awake. With a start, the young woman sat up, small dots of sweat covered her forehead. What kind of dream was that? Funny, she never had that sort of dream in her life. Serena looked up to find Mina smiling at her.
"Hey sleepy head, better wake up before you get a detention. Class over," Mina said.
"Man...Mina, I had the weirdest dream ever. First I was having a milkshake with this really cool guy," Serena started.
"Until you find out it was Darien," Mina joked. "Your nightmare, my dream."
Serena rolled her eyes, having no idea how anyone, especially someone as similar to Serena as Mina was, could have a crush on that completely dork idiot. He was mean, rude, annoying, nosy, and just a complete dork. He thought he was so cool because he was now in college. Fat chance she would ever take interest in him. "I said weird dream, not the nightmare from all corners of hell. But anyway, I was there, then everything changed. There were these figures fighting. I couldn't see what they looked like, and they had wings."
"Wow, cool. Maybe they were angels," Mina said.
"I don't know. What would angels be doing fighting in my dreams anyway?" Serena said, getting up from her chair to pack up her things to leave.
"Like I know. Maybe it's some sort of sign. You never know," Mina shrugged. "So what happened after that?"
"Well, I was standing there when one of the figures turned to me, yelling. I couldn't understand them, and then I started falling. This weird card with the word Windy on it appeared and stopped me from falling. And then there was this strange voice which told me that I had to prepare for some kind of fight or something like that. It told me I had to go towards a destiny, then it went into my body, which is when you woke me up," Serena concluded. "Weird isn't it?"
"Way weird. Maybe it is a sign, and you just got to wait to find out what sort of destiny you have," Mina stated. "Well I have to get going, if I'm late for another detention you know Ms. Haruna will kill me. Bye Serena."
"Bye Mina, call me when you get home!" Serena didn't know what to make of the dream, but she felt a slight chill rise up her spine from it. Something was about to happen indeed. Something she would have to prepare for, but how exactly when she had no clue that the events about to surround her life were more than she would have thought?
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"Mom, I'm home!" Serena shouted as she walked into the house. There was no response from her mother who was usually there about time Serena came home from school. "Mom?" Walking into the kitchen, Serena found a note on the table, picking it up, the girl read what it said. "Went to visit your grandfather. Will be back in time to make dinner. Snacks in the fridge, mom."
Shrugging it off, Serena put down the note and walked over to the fridge. As she was about to open it, the ball of light from her dreams appeared hovering between her and the fridge. Startled, Serena stumbled back, falling on her butt, as she stared wide eyed at the hovering golden ball. Closing her eyes, counting to ten, she opened them only to find that the ball of light was still there. Was she dreaming? This had to be more of the dream. There was no way that this ball was hovering in her kitchen in front of the fridge.
"Has to be a dream," Serena said to herself, as she stood up and reached out to touch it. The ball felt warm to her touch, warm and almost familiar. Serena became compelled to follow it, as it bobbed for a minute, before floating out of the kitchen. As if in a trance, Serena walked behind it. What did it want? Why was it here? Continuing to follow it, Serena found herself going up the steps to the attic. What would she find if she continued to follow the ball? The destiny the voice from her dreams was talking about?
Making it up the stairs, Serena looked around the attic. There was nothing there, just the old boxes her parents had packed away full of stuff from their childhood and all. Walking around, Serena found the ball of light hovering over a box. Walking over to where the light was, Serena found something resting on top of an old box labeled Kinomoto-Li. Could there have been another family living there before them, that had left this box? Serena had no recollection of there being when first moving in when she was only five. Looking down at the object, Serena found a strange book.
The ball stayed hovered over the book for a minute before dispersing. This must be what the ball wanted her to find. Examining the cover, the face of some sort of animal was on the cover. Serena reached down to pick up the book, but sparks glided across her fingers. Pulling back, Serena looked down at it. What was that feeling? That feeling of something old and powerful locked away within the book. Calling to her faintly to reach out and grab hold. Reaching her hand out once more, she touched the book completely. As if by reaction to her touch, the book began glowing and shaking.
Serena shrieked, trying to pull her hand back, but she couldn't move. A bright light surrounded her and the book. Shielding her eyes with her free hand, Serena felt something inside of her unlock. A door of some kind that had been kept shut until now. Suddenly she felt everything return to normal as the book stopped all motion under her fingers. Snatching her hand away, Serena backed away from the book. Her entire body shaking violently from the incident.
"What...what just happened?" Blinking, Serena hesitantly touched the book again, this time nothing happened. Pulling the lock off, Serena opened the book looking inside. There was nothing inside, it was hollow. Once containing something, but now, there was nothing resting inside. "This is way too strange for me. What is this all about? And what was that feeling that overcame me?"
Turning around, Serena picked up the book and was headed out the attic when a noise alerted her. Looking up, something popped up in front of her. With a shriek, she fell back.
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Nakoruru (^v^): I know that I'm mean! But hey, it keeps you in suspense about what will happen next.
Blazer: Or get you killed, depending on which one your reviewers like better.
Nakoruru: That's true. But sorry it took me so long to get this one out to you. I've been extra busy as of late, and I'm working on three other projects along with this one, so please forgive me if I'm late sometimes. I'm trying. Okay, next chapter...Sunday, I'll be good and give it to you guys in three days. Now you won't be in suspense for so long. Bye!
Blazer: Yeah, we would like to welcome everyone back for the second chapter of Spell of the Unknown. We really appreciate the good word that everyone had.
Nakoruru: Thanks to Xolani, Sailor_Star_Light, Lady Love, Serenity Komoshiro, Bunnychu, and Allure for everything. And I would personally like to thank Lady Love who has been my ever constant friend and stuck with me for nearly eight months now. And to you too Bunnychu for everything and stick with me through a lot. But guys, when are you going to update your stuff! I'm dying of curiosity.
Blazer: We would also like to thank Allure for her interesting idea with Kero. We've already found a match for Serena, but I think there's room for more matches. We'll take it into consideration.
Nakoruru: Now let's get on with the next chapter!
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//More than fifty years have passed since Sakura Kinomoto fought her last enemy. The world has been quiet since, but soon that is about to change. A new card captor shall rise and so will an old evil, which shall threaten the world as we know it.//
[Present Day Japan]
"No! I'm late!" A blur of blonde hair rushed around a bedroom dressing for school. "Mom! Mom, why didn't you wake me up!"
"I did Serena, four times. And each time you said you were up," called a cheerful voice from downstairs. The young girl by the name of Serena Tsukino, a freshman at the local high school hopped into her socks and rushed out the bedroom door once she grabbed her brush.
"And you believed me," Serena said, running down the stairs into the kitchen to grab a piece of toast off a plate. Grabbing her bag, she rushed out the door. Her mother walked into the living room with a smile on her face as Serena stuck her head back in the front door.
Her mother was holding up both Serena's lunch and school shoes. "I think you might want these."
"Thanks mom!" Taking the items from the woman, Serena rushed out the house, then crashed into an object on the sidewalk, falling as her feet were trying to hit turbo speed. "Ouch!"
"Do you ever look where you're going klutz?" laughed a deep male voice. "Late for school yet again? I'm going to buy you an alarm clock for your next birthday."
Serena growled as she looked up at the tall, young man with dark hair and blue eyes staring down at her. This young man was Darien Chiba. He's lived next door to Serena since she was seven. To her, he was the biggest dork she had ever met in her life and an even bigger bully. "Out of my way! I'm going to be late!"
He looked down at her, a grin rising. "You're always going to be late every time I see you."
"Oh, shut up and help me up!" Serena said as the male leaned down and pulled her up. "And don't comment about my weight either. Don't you have somewhere to be!" With a burst of speed she was off once again. The young man shook his head as he watched a dust cloud follow the girl. She would never change.
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"Hey Serena, barely missed another detention huh?" A young lady with blonde hair tied back in a red bow walked over to Serena as the girl fixed her hair into odango like buns with streamers. Serena stared at the girl with a light smile on her lips.
"Yep! But I see that you couldn't do the same, Mina." The girl with the bow sighed, nodding her head. This was one of Serena's very closest friends. Her name was Mina Aino, and they met back in seventh grade during the first quarter of school. Her other friend, Amy Mizuno, who was seated a seat away reading was friends with Serena since fourth grade. Almost her complete opposite, but still the bestest friend Serena could ever hope to have met.
"Yep! Five in a row," Mina cheered. While Amy was Serena's yang, Mina definitely had to be Serena's yin. Everyone commented how the two had to have come from the exact same mold. Which meant, both were clumsy, always late for school, had fiery spirits of determination and will, completely goof balls, and gluts. Sure there were other characteristics, but hey, going into them would take way too long.
"I don't think that's something to be proud of," said a blue haired young lady turning the page of her Calculus book without looking up at either one. "Set your alarm clocks and you won't have that problem."
"Hey, that's mean Amy! Mine was set. Then my cat, Artemis knocked it off the table and broke it. I haven't had time to get a new one yet," Mina protested.
"That's why I don't allow Luna in my room at nights," Serena grinned.
"Both of you are hopeless. Freshman in high school who can not wake up on time for school. Why do I hang around you two again," Amy broke into a light smile, knowing that both were about to give her a goofy response.
"Because you love us!" both chimed at Amy. She shook her head as the two girls seated themselves for class. What these three girls didn't know was that they were about to be drawn into the greatest adventure of their lives, one that had a lot more danger than just being late for school.
The day went on like normal with morning classes, breaks, lunch, and afternoon classes. Serena's favorite time to sleep, while her English teacher went on about sentence structures or something or another. As if on cue, Serena began to yawn. Her eyes drifting closed as her teacher's voice floated over her head. Setting her book up to make it seem like she was paying attention, the girl nestled down for a nap.
Before too long, she was asleep, dreaming about food and cute guys. Your typical school girl thing. Serena was right in the middle of drinking a milkshake with this really hot guy when the image broke into millions of pieces. Before her stood two shadowed figures with wings fighting another pair of shadowned figures. One of the winged figures turned to her, yelling something as she plummet off a ledge.
//Help me please// she cried in her dream. //Some help me! I can't stop falling!//
//Use Windy!// a voice whispered.
Windy? Exactly what or who was that? Serena continued to fall, but a card appeared in her hand. Surprisingly enough, on the card, the word Windy was written.
//Windy?// The card vanished as Serena was encircled in a bubble of air. Her falling ceased, as she floated to the ground below. Once her feet were replanted on the ground, the bubble around her disappeared. Looking around, all Serena could see was darkness. //What's going on? Where am I?//
//Serena.// The voice that called out to her this time was female. And almost familiar to her. As if she's heard it before, but from somewhere in the past.
//Who are you! Show yourself and tell me what's going on!//
//Serena, don't worry. When the time comes, you will see all. But for now you must prepare to fight.// The voice said.
//Fight? What am I fighting for? I'm just a high school freshman. What can I do?// Serena shouted as a ball of light appeared in front of her. The ball bobbed around her a few times.
//You are the one that must return the balance to things. It is now your time to awaken and go to your destiny.// The ball of light entered Serena's body just a hand shook her awake. With a start, the young woman sat up, small dots of sweat covered her forehead. What kind of dream was that? Funny, she never had that sort of dream in her life. Serena looked up to find Mina smiling at her.
"Hey sleepy head, better wake up before you get a detention. Class over," Mina said.
"Man...Mina, I had the weirdest dream ever. First I was having a milkshake with this really cool guy," Serena started.
"Until you find out it was Darien," Mina joked. "Your nightmare, my dream."
Serena rolled her eyes, having no idea how anyone, especially someone as similar to Serena as Mina was, could have a crush on that completely dork idiot. He was mean, rude, annoying, nosy, and just a complete dork. He thought he was so cool because he was now in college. Fat chance she would ever take interest in him. "I said weird dream, not the nightmare from all corners of hell. But anyway, I was there, then everything changed. There were these figures fighting. I couldn't see what they looked like, and they had wings."
"Wow, cool. Maybe they were angels," Mina said.
"I don't know. What would angels be doing fighting in my dreams anyway?" Serena said, getting up from her chair to pack up her things to leave.
"Like I know. Maybe it's some sort of sign. You never know," Mina shrugged. "So what happened after that?"
"Well, I was standing there when one of the figures turned to me, yelling. I couldn't understand them, and then I started falling. This weird card with the word Windy on it appeared and stopped me from falling. And then there was this strange voice which told me that I had to prepare for some kind of fight or something like that. It told me I had to go towards a destiny, then it went into my body, which is when you woke me up," Serena concluded. "Weird isn't it?"
"Way weird. Maybe it is a sign, and you just got to wait to find out what sort of destiny you have," Mina stated. "Well I have to get going, if I'm late for another detention you know Ms. Haruna will kill me. Bye Serena."
"Bye Mina, call me when you get home!" Serena didn't know what to make of the dream, but she felt a slight chill rise up her spine from it. Something was about to happen indeed. Something she would have to prepare for, but how exactly when she had no clue that the events about to surround her life were more than she would have thought?
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"Mom, I'm home!" Serena shouted as she walked into the house. There was no response from her mother who was usually there about time Serena came home from school. "Mom?" Walking into the kitchen, Serena found a note on the table, picking it up, the girl read what it said. "Went to visit your grandfather. Will be back in time to make dinner. Snacks in the fridge, mom."
Shrugging it off, Serena put down the note and walked over to the fridge. As she was about to open it, the ball of light from her dreams appeared hovering between her and the fridge. Startled, Serena stumbled back, falling on her butt, as she stared wide eyed at the hovering golden ball. Closing her eyes, counting to ten, she opened them only to find that the ball of light was still there. Was she dreaming? This had to be more of the dream. There was no way that this ball was hovering in her kitchen in front of the fridge.
"Has to be a dream," Serena said to herself, as she stood up and reached out to touch it. The ball felt warm to her touch, warm and almost familiar. Serena became compelled to follow it, as it bobbed for a minute, before floating out of the kitchen. As if in a trance, Serena walked behind it. What did it want? Why was it here? Continuing to follow it, Serena found herself going up the steps to the attic. What would she find if she continued to follow the ball? The destiny the voice from her dreams was talking about?
Making it up the stairs, Serena looked around the attic. There was nothing there, just the old boxes her parents had packed away full of stuff from their childhood and all. Walking around, Serena found the ball of light hovering over a box. Walking over to where the light was, Serena found something resting on top of an old box labeled Kinomoto-Li. Could there have been another family living there before them, that had left this box? Serena had no recollection of there being when first moving in when she was only five. Looking down at the object, Serena found a strange book.
The ball stayed hovered over the book for a minute before dispersing. This must be what the ball wanted her to find. Examining the cover, the face of some sort of animal was on the cover. Serena reached down to pick up the book, but sparks glided across her fingers. Pulling back, Serena looked down at it. What was that feeling? That feeling of something old and powerful locked away within the book. Calling to her faintly to reach out and grab hold. Reaching her hand out once more, she touched the book completely. As if by reaction to her touch, the book began glowing and shaking.
Serena shrieked, trying to pull her hand back, but she couldn't move. A bright light surrounded her and the book. Shielding her eyes with her free hand, Serena felt something inside of her unlock. A door of some kind that had been kept shut until now. Suddenly she felt everything return to normal as the book stopped all motion under her fingers. Snatching her hand away, Serena backed away from the book. Her entire body shaking violently from the incident.
"What...what just happened?" Blinking, Serena hesitantly touched the book again, this time nothing happened. Pulling the lock off, Serena opened the book looking inside. There was nothing inside, it was hollow. Once containing something, but now, there was nothing resting inside. "This is way too strange for me. What is this all about? And what was that feeling that overcame me?"
Turning around, Serena picked up the book and was headed out the attic when a noise alerted her. Looking up, something popped up in front of her. With a shriek, she fell back.
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Nakoruru (^v^): I know that I'm mean! But hey, it keeps you in suspense about what will happen next.
Blazer: Or get you killed, depending on which one your reviewers like better.
Nakoruru: That's true. But sorry it took me so long to get this one out to you. I've been extra busy as of late, and I'm working on three other projects along with this one, so please forgive me if I'm late sometimes. I'm trying. Okay, next chapter...Sunday, I'll be good and give it to you guys in three days. Now you won't be in suspense for so long. Bye!
