Nakoruru: Hello everyone.
Rimnerel: Oh, I didn't know that you finally started this one.
Blazer: You were too busy completing A Place For My Head to notice.
Rimnerel (crying): Don't remind me! It's so sad!
Nakoruru: Okay. Anyway, thank everyone for reviewing and hope you all enjoy this chapter which I'm currently writing off the top of my head late at night. Oh, and Lady Love, I promise you'll hear from me soon enough, just been really busy with everything.
Rimnerel: Now on with the chapter.
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"What is it Serena?" Kero asked quickly.
"I sense something. It's close, really close. It feels familiar..." Serena said.
Kero concentrated on the feeling, surprised that she was able to pick up anything before him. "It's a Clow card. We have to capture it before those two come back."
"I don't know if I can do it," Serena said. She was afraid of her destiny. Of what might happen to her if she couldn't be as good as Sakura had been. It could mean the end of the world as she knew it. "I'm not the right one to do this. You should pick someone stronger, who won't mess up!"
"I can't," Kero replied.
"Why not?" Serena stated.
"Because the staff chose you. You have to be the next captor. Now come on before we loss the card to our enemy," Kero said.
Serena stared at the object that rest on the table, then the little animal that had just told her about the connection between these occuring events and the book she had found in her attic labelled Clow. She was just a high school student, she had no idea magic really existed or that their were once magicians in the world. All this was new to her. But she couldn't just say it was a dream. Something within her told her that this was what she was meant to do.
Standing up grabbing the staff from the table, she stared at Kero. "Okay...I'll do it. But...I don't know what I'm suppose to do. You'll help me out, won't you Kero?" Serena replied, staring down at the staff in her hands. She shifted her eyes to the tiny creature, who was smiling at her.
"Of course kid. You remind me of Sakura when she first discovered her destiny. I promised her that I would pledge my life to the next captor, and that's what I'm going to do," Kero said. "Now come on."
"Okay." Serena and Kero headed out the door, following Serena's link to the card, unaware that Kaiousei and Tennousei had already sensed the card's presence, but needed the captor to identify exactly where the card was. Once she discovered the cards location, they would step in to seal the card's power to their master.
"That's right, little captor, lead us to the card, so we can revive our master," Tennousei whispered. "Once we have enough power to free our master, your purpose will have ceased. Then we will destroy you for good."
"Tennousei, do you think she will be able to use the cards if by chance she gets them?" Kaiousei remarked.
A smirk came to the blonde's face as she stared at her partner. "Of course not. Haven't you notice, her power is not the same as the previous master's. Her power is fueled by a star completely different from what Sakura used. Currently she won't have enough to convert the cards. And because she doesn't have enough power, she will never be able to seal the cards. Her effort is in vain."
"I see," Kaiousei said, looking down at the blonde they were following. "How sad that she won't know until it's too late."
The four individuals continued on their journey until they reached a point just beyond city limits. Serena glanced around, Kero riding in her pocket, for any sign of a card. Though she didn't see a card, she did see some kind of woman figure swirling around in the air, looking confused. As if searching for someone.
"Kero, what's that?" Serena said.
"That's Windy. It's looking for Sakura. It thinks that Sakura was the one that awakened it. You won't have to worry about Windy, its one of the more docile cards. All you have to do is return it to it's original form. You think you can do it?" Kero replied.
"Well, I'll try." Stepping forward, Serena looked up at the confused elemental. "Windy! Change back to your original form. It wasn't Sakura that awoken you." The element looked at her strangely before going back to searching for Sakura.
"That's not going to work. You have to use the staff to change the card back," a voice stated with a laugh. Serena looked up to find Kaiousei and Tennousei looking at her feeble attempt.
"You two again."
Kaiousei's eyes went to the little animal that had flew out of Serena's pocket. "Keroberos, a long time no see. It was fun last time battling you and Yue. Has he not awaken yet? I doubt he would until cards under his protection are sealed. Too bad that he will never awaken."
"Once Serena--" Kero started.
"You think that your little card captor will be able to seal Sakura's cards. Have you forgotten that her power is that of the stars. This girl's power is different. That's why the cards don't recognize her as the next captor or their next master," Tennousei smirked. "I thought you realized that, Keroberos."
"Kero?" Serena said. Kero growled at the two hovering in mid air. They were right. He hadn't wanted to tell Serena, because he wanted to lighten the load she had to carry already. But seeing as how Windy had disregarded Serena as being the new canidate, things were not looking up for them. "Is it true?"
"Don't listen to them. You'll do it. I have faith in you," Kero remarked.
"Give it up! It's hopeless unless you can seal the cards with your own power and not Sakura's staff," Tennousei cackled as she opened her hand, creating dark bird like shadows that swooped in to attack Serena and Kero. Serena screamed as she swung at the shadow birds. "Have fun with my pets. We have a card to drain of its power."
"Don't you dare touch Windy!" Serena said, making her way through the pack of the shadows to Kaiousei and Tennousei.
"Bothersome little girl, I wanted to keep you alive a little bit longer, but I see you want to die now." Tennousei rose her hand, creating a dark ball of energy, hurling it at Serena. Serena rose the staff which deflected only a quarter of the attack. Serena was thrown back to the ground. "Stay down if you want to live."
"I'm not going to let you use have Windy!" Serena cried, getting up from the ground. "Kero entrusts me to gather the cards and defeat you. I won't let him down, nor Sakura. I will succeed, even if I have to go down in the process." Suddenly, the magic circle appeared under Serena. Kero's mouth gaped, seeing that a giant star overlapped the sun and moon on the magic circle. Serena rose the staff abover her.
"What's she doing?" Tennousei said.
"She's...she's changing the staff," Kaiousei said.
"Impossible, she doesn't have enough power to do so." Tennousei growled at the girl. How was it that she was able to change the magic circle like that? She shouldn't have that kind of power.
"Staff of power that shines bright. Relinquish the power that joins you to the stars. Convert your energy back to the moon that shines light! Release!" The staff began to glow as the wings on it expanded, wrapping around the staff itself. When the wings folded back, the staff had changed. Instead of being a circular shape, it was now in the shape of a crescent moon. A six pointed star rested in the middle. The round piece with the jewel was now heart shaped.
*Amazing, she changed the staff all by herself.* Kero thought. Maybe she could do it after all.
"Now! Windy!" Serena shouted. The Windy card came to her this time. "Return to the form you were destined to be!" The element began glowing as it started to return to its card form.
"No you don't!" Tennousei shouted. She hurled another dark magical ball at Serena.
"I don't think so! Windy!" The element created a shield around Serena, bouncing the energy back to Tennousei. The two moved out the way, as the ball came back.
"Our mission has failed, Tennousei," Kaiousei said.
"I know. But there are other cards. We just have to wait for them. Come on, she may have the Windy card, but we will get the other cards. I swear to that." Creating a dark magical hole, the two figures disappeared through it. The shadow bird creatures disappearing along with them.
"Serena!" Kero flew over to Serena, who was holding both her staff and the changed Windy. "Are you okay?"
"I did it Kero! I sealed Windy!" Serena said showing the male the card. Kero noted that the card she held was not the card that Sakura had changed. Was it possible that Serena was able to seal the card directly into her power? She didn't have enough power to do that. But if she didn't, how was she able to change the staff like that? He wondered if Sakura knew this would happen when the cards were awaken once again.
*Sakura...this new captor...there's something about her...* Kero thought to himself.
"Kero?" Serena said.
The guardian of the cards smiled at his new captor. "You did fine Serena. I name you the new captor of the cards."
"Thanks Kero. By the way..." Serena said.
"Yes?" Kero said.
"Exactly how many cards are there left?" Serena blinked.
"A lot more," Kero replied. "But you'll have captured them all in no time. I have faith in you."
"Really?"
"I believe in you and I'm sure if Sakura was still around, she would also," Kero nodded. Serena looked at the sky with a smile.
"I hope she does. I'll try my best not to mess this up," Serena said.
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Nakoruru: All right! Serena's gettng underway. But what's up with the new card? Eerie, don't you think?
Rimnerel: Um, yeah.
Blazer (shaking his head): Pay my master no mind, she's been watching way too much Last Exile for one night and is a bit out of it watching the show and typing this at the same time.
Nakoruru: Hey, I can't help it that Claus reminds me of Sakaki's little brother.
Rimnerel: The hottie off Witch Hunter Robin?
Nakoruru: The exact same one. Okay, but back to the main point, which I don't remember. Okay, next chapter Monday. Man I really hate school, well no helping it. Later gang.
Rimnerel: Oh, I didn't know that you finally started this one.
Blazer: You were too busy completing A Place For My Head to notice.
Rimnerel (crying): Don't remind me! It's so sad!
Nakoruru: Okay. Anyway, thank everyone for reviewing and hope you all enjoy this chapter which I'm currently writing off the top of my head late at night. Oh, and Lady Love, I promise you'll hear from me soon enough, just been really busy with everything.
Rimnerel: Now on with the chapter.
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"What is it Serena?" Kero asked quickly.
"I sense something. It's close, really close. It feels familiar..." Serena said.
Kero concentrated on the feeling, surprised that she was able to pick up anything before him. "It's a Clow card. We have to capture it before those two come back."
"I don't know if I can do it," Serena said. She was afraid of her destiny. Of what might happen to her if she couldn't be as good as Sakura had been. It could mean the end of the world as she knew it. "I'm not the right one to do this. You should pick someone stronger, who won't mess up!"
"I can't," Kero replied.
"Why not?" Serena stated.
"Because the staff chose you. You have to be the next captor. Now come on before we loss the card to our enemy," Kero said.
Serena stared at the object that rest on the table, then the little animal that had just told her about the connection between these occuring events and the book she had found in her attic labelled Clow. She was just a high school student, she had no idea magic really existed or that their were once magicians in the world. All this was new to her. But she couldn't just say it was a dream. Something within her told her that this was what she was meant to do.
Standing up grabbing the staff from the table, she stared at Kero. "Okay...I'll do it. But...I don't know what I'm suppose to do. You'll help me out, won't you Kero?" Serena replied, staring down at the staff in her hands. She shifted her eyes to the tiny creature, who was smiling at her.
"Of course kid. You remind me of Sakura when she first discovered her destiny. I promised her that I would pledge my life to the next captor, and that's what I'm going to do," Kero said. "Now come on."
"Okay." Serena and Kero headed out the door, following Serena's link to the card, unaware that Kaiousei and Tennousei had already sensed the card's presence, but needed the captor to identify exactly where the card was. Once she discovered the cards location, they would step in to seal the card's power to their master.
"That's right, little captor, lead us to the card, so we can revive our master," Tennousei whispered. "Once we have enough power to free our master, your purpose will have ceased. Then we will destroy you for good."
"Tennousei, do you think she will be able to use the cards if by chance she gets them?" Kaiousei remarked.
A smirk came to the blonde's face as she stared at her partner. "Of course not. Haven't you notice, her power is not the same as the previous master's. Her power is fueled by a star completely different from what Sakura used. Currently she won't have enough to convert the cards. And because she doesn't have enough power, she will never be able to seal the cards. Her effort is in vain."
"I see," Kaiousei said, looking down at the blonde they were following. "How sad that she won't know until it's too late."
The four individuals continued on their journey until they reached a point just beyond city limits. Serena glanced around, Kero riding in her pocket, for any sign of a card. Though she didn't see a card, she did see some kind of woman figure swirling around in the air, looking confused. As if searching for someone.
"Kero, what's that?" Serena said.
"That's Windy. It's looking for Sakura. It thinks that Sakura was the one that awakened it. You won't have to worry about Windy, its one of the more docile cards. All you have to do is return it to it's original form. You think you can do it?" Kero replied.
"Well, I'll try." Stepping forward, Serena looked up at the confused elemental. "Windy! Change back to your original form. It wasn't Sakura that awoken you." The element looked at her strangely before going back to searching for Sakura.
"That's not going to work. You have to use the staff to change the card back," a voice stated with a laugh. Serena looked up to find Kaiousei and Tennousei looking at her feeble attempt.
"You two again."
Kaiousei's eyes went to the little animal that had flew out of Serena's pocket. "Keroberos, a long time no see. It was fun last time battling you and Yue. Has he not awaken yet? I doubt he would until cards under his protection are sealed. Too bad that he will never awaken."
"Once Serena--" Kero started.
"You think that your little card captor will be able to seal Sakura's cards. Have you forgotten that her power is that of the stars. This girl's power is different. That's why the cards don't recognize her as the next captor or their next master," Tennousei smirked. "I thought you realized that, Keroberos."
"Kero?" Serena said. Kero growled at the two hovering in mid air. They were right. He hadn't wanted to tell Serena, because he wanted to lighten the load she had to carry already. But seeing as how Windy had disregarded Serena as being the new canidate, things were not looking up for them. "Is it true?"
"Don't listen to them. You'll do it. I have faith in you," Kero remarked.
"Give it up! It's hopeless unless you can seal the cards with your own power and not Sakura's staff," Tennousei cackled as she opened her hand, creating dark bird like shadows that swooped in to attack Serena and Kero. Serena screamed as she swung at the shadow birds. "Have fun with my pets. We have a card to drain of its power."
"Don't you dare touch Windy!" Serena said, making her way through the pack of the shadows to Kaiousei and Tennousei.
"Bothersome little girl, I wanted to keep you alive a little bit longer, but I see you want to die now." Tennousei rose her hand, creating a dark ball of energy, hurling it at Serena. Serena rose the staff which deflected only a quarter of the attack. Serena was thrown back to the ground. "Stay down if you want to live."
"I'm not going to let you use have Windy!" Serena cried, getting up from the ground. "Kero entrusts me to gather the cards and defeat you. I won't let him down, nor Sakura. I will succeed, even if I have to go down in the process." Suddenly, the magic circle appeared under Serena. Kero's mouth gaped, seeing that a giant star overlapped the sun and moon on the magic circle. Serena rose the staff abover her.
"What's she doing?" Tennousei said.
"She's...she's changing the staff," Kaiousei said.
"Impossible, she doesn't have enough power to do so." Tennousei growled at the girl. How was it that she was able to change the magic circle like that? She shouldn't have that kind of power.
"Staff of power that shines bright. Relinquish the power that joins you to the stars. Convert your energy back to the moon that shines light! Release!" The staff began to glow as the wings on it expanded, wrapping around the staff itself. When the wings folded back, the staff had changed. Instead of being a circular shape, it was now in the shape of a crescent moon. A six pointed star rested in the middle. The round piece with the jewel was now heart shaped.
*Amazing, she changed the staff all by herself.* Kero thought. Maybe she could do it after all.
"Now! Windy!" Serena shouted. The Windy card came to her this time. "Return to the form you were destined to be!" The element began glowing as it started to return to its card form.
"No you don't!" Tennousei shouted. She hurled another dark magical ball at Serena.
"I don't think so! Windy!" The element created a shield around Serena, bouncing the energy back to Tennousei. The two moved out the way, as the ball came back.
"Our mission has failed, Tennousei," Kaiousei said.
"I know. But there are other cards. We just have to wait for them. Come on, she may have the Windy card, but we will get the other cards. I swear to that." Creating a dark magical hole, the two figures disappeared through it. The shadow bird creatures disappearing along with them.
"Serena!" Kero flew over to Serena, who was holding both her staff and the changed Windy. "Are you okay?"
"I did it Kero! I sealed Windy!" Serena said showing the male the card. Kero noted that the card she held was not the card that Sakura had changed. Was it possible that Serena was able to seal the card directly into her power? She didn't have enough power to do that. But if she didn't, how was she able to change the staff like that? He wondered if Sakura knew this would happen when the cards were awaken once again.
*Sakura...this new captor...there's something about her...* Kero thought to himself.
"Kero?" Serena said.
The guardian of the cards smiled at his new captor. "You did fine Serena. I name you the new captor of the cards."
"Thanks Kero. By the way..." Serena said.
"Yes?" Kero said.
"Exactly how many cards are there left?" Serena blinked.
"A lot more," Kero replied. "But you'll have captured them all in no time. I have faith in you."
"Really?"
"I believe in you and I'm sure if Sakura was still around, she would also," Kero nodded. Serena looked at the sky with a smile.
"I hope she does. I'll try my best not to mess this up," Serena said.
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Nakoruru: All right! Serena's gettng underway. But what's up with the new card? Eerie, don't you think?
Rimnerel: Um, yeah.
Blazer (shaking his head): Pay my master no mind, she's been watching way too much Last Exile for one night and is a bit out of it watching the show and typing this at the same time.
Nakoruru: Hey, I can't help it that Claus reminds me of Sakaki's little brother.
Rimnerel: The hottie off Witch Hunter Robin?
Nakoruru: The exact same one. Okay, but back to the main point, which I don't remember. Okay, next chapter Monday. Man I really hate school, well no helping it. Later gang.
