Nakoruru: Welcome again everyone!

Blazer: To another chapter of this story.

Nakoruru: Last chapter was so wonderful with the first card and all. What will this chapter hold?

Blazer: You already know, so why are you going through that?

Nakoruru: Er, anyway, I would like to thank Bunny Aino (I will get you my OC really soon, I've been completely busy as of late), Leoine Dragon, LunarPrincess, MidnightDragonShadow, Serenity Komoshiro, and Lady Love (who I would love to thank for the idea of this chapter) for reviewing and loving this story thus far. Hope everyone enjoys this chapter too.

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"Bye mom! See you later!"

Serena raced out of her house, later than usual. Kero had told her that it was because she sealed the Clow card into her own power and changed the magic staff on her own. The staff was now in a key form around her neck Serena looked down at the object. She could not believe she had made it with her own magical power.

*It's so hard to believe that the book I found in my attic yesterday unlocked the door to this huge journey that I have to accomplish.* Serena thought to herself as she continued on her path to school, before she had another detention. The magic book that she found in her attic once belonged to a great magician by the name of Clow Reed, the most powerful magician in the world, until his death.

The book, the cards that she was to gather, and her guardian, Kero, was sealed away until a young girl named Sakura Kinomoto awoke them and became their new master. But almost fifty years ago, Sakura had to seal the book back up in order to protect them from an evil entity that wanted to destroy the world. Sakura had also sealed her enemy away, but only for a small time. Now that Serena had unlocked the power to the book, she was not only forced to keep the cards from causing trouble, but also to keep them from the enemy. Two evil powers by the name of Tennousei and Kaiousei.

"I hope I can do a good job," Serena said, clenching the key to her chest. Otherwise the world would collapse into chaos. She had made a promise to Kero to do the best job she can. And she was going to stick to that promise. "First I have to make it to class before the late bell rings."

Continuing her fifty yard dash to school, she was lucky enough to make it into class just when the bell was ringing. Mina and Amy stared at her as Serena collapsed into her chair. Only seconds went by before their homeroom teacher entered the classroom. With a sigh, Serena sat up, completely wiped out. This couldn't become a habit.

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Kaiousei and Tennousei bowed before their master, still trapped within that prison the previous master of the cards had sealed her in. Tennousei looked up at the ball after a long minute of awaiting instructions.

"Master, what is it that you will have us do next?"

"We are greatly sorry for the lost of the Windy card. We did not expect that the captor would change the power of the staff to satisfy her desire to seal the cards. We have underestimated what she has been able to do twice. Forgive us," Kaiousei remarked, continuing to keep her head bowed.

The ball of light flashed violet three times before returning to its original color. The two figures nodded, standing up from where they kneeled.

"We understand, master. We shall start collecting enough magical energy from other sources," Tennousei remarked.

"And if we come across another Clow card, we won't hesitate next time to bring it to you so you can drain its power. But, what shall we do if the new captor shows up?" Kaiousei asked, tilting her head to the side, looking worried. "At the rate that she was able to change the card and staff, I fear that her power will soon be too much for us to take on with you."

The ball glowed blue, hovering over to where its lackey stood. The ball touched the side of Kaiousei's face, the woman smiling lightly. Then the ball hovered over to Tennousei and did the same. The ball pulled back, returning to its normal color. Both woman bowed once again to the ball of energy.

"Thank you master. We shall be careful. We promise," Kaiousei said, before getting up to disappear back to the mortal world. Tennousei stood up and glanced once at the ball with a short smile, before disappearing too. Their master may get angry at them once in a while, but their master had literally raised them from infants. They would not disobey their master because no one else would care for them like their master did. If it meant giving their lives, the two would do it without a second's breath.

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"Hey Serena, why were you so late coming to school this morning?" Mina asked once they got a break from class. The young woman with the long blonde streamers gave a slight yawn before smiling at her friend. She was entirely sleepy, it was hard to keep her eyes awake. "Serena?"

"Sorry Mina...I'm just..." Serena yawned once more. "A bit...sleepy...I nearly..." Another yawn interrupted the sentence as she strove to finish it. "Overslept this morning...that's all..."

"But you always oversleep, that's nothing new for you. You can always make it to school," Mina said. Serena sat up and shrugged. Mina frowned at her friend before noticing the new little item that was accompanying her friend's attire. "Hey, where did you get that at?"

"What?" Serena said.

"That!" Mina pointed at the object around Serena's neck. Serena looked down at the key that she wore.

"Oh, this...well..." How was she suppose to tell her friend that it was really a magical staff in the form of a key that could seal magical cards created by a magician maybe over some decades ago? And that she was now using it to battle a powerful evil force out to toss the world into ruin? "I found it in my attic."

"Your attic? Really? What were you doing up there?" Mina asked.

"I was looking for something," Serena said.

"What were you looking for?"

"Um...an old stuffed animal," Serena said with a slight smile in reference to Kero. Kero would probably maul her if he knew she had called him old. Well, he wasn't here, so...she guessed it would be okay. As long as it was never brought up again.

"Really? Cool," Mina grinned, just as their science teacher was coming into the classroom with a covered cage. All of Serena's senses went off immediately.

*It's like Windy card's presence. Could this be another card?* Serena thought as she mentally followed the cards presence to the front of the class. In fact, it was in the cage that the teacher had just brought in. Serena narrowed her eyes as she could see the soft magical glow around the cage.

"Serena, are you okay?" Mina said, as she and Amy looked at their friend focusing on the cage in the front of the class. "I wonder what Mrs. T (Ms. Tomoda, all the kids shortened her name since she's such a young teacher) brought today for class."

"Clow," Serena whispered.

"What?"

"Huh, oh nothing," Serena said with a goofy smile.

"Okay, class, I have a special attraction for today's science class!" Ms. Tomoda pulled the cloth from over the cage to reveal what appeared to be a rabbit of some kind. It did look sort of angry for being put in that cage. It glared at all the kids in the classroom, then the woman that had trapped it in the cage. Ms. Tomoda grinned at it, oblivious of the angry stare she was receiving.

"That thing looks more like a mutation of a rabbit than anything I've ever seen," Amy said.

"It looks angry to me. What do you think Serena?" Mina said, turning to her friend who was not in her seat. "Serena?"

"LOOK AT HOW CUTE IT IS!!!" Serena was up near the cage looking at the bunny. Even if it was a Clow card, it was still cute. "Where did you get the cute bunny? It's just so cute, I want to pet it!"

"I found it in my garden this morning. It was cute, so I had to catch it. Took me almost an hour to catch the thing, it can really hop around," Ms. Tomoda said. "But it looks to have settled down now."

"Oh, it's so cute!" Serena stuck her fingers in the cage to touch the bunny's fur. Bits of magic flickered over her fingers. The "bunny" in question, turned to glare at Serena, sensing the magic coming from her. "Hiya. What's your name? You're just so cute."

"Watch out Serena, don't let it bite your fingers," Amy called.

"It's harmless Amy," Serena said with a smile. Until the thing gave a huge hop and bounced the cage onto Serena's head. Then gave another huge hop, bashing the cage open. Glaring at Serena once more, it went ballistic, hopping about the classroom in a frantic manner. Serena, who was half way conscious, laid on the floor, waiting for the little stars to fade. "At least it was harmless."

"Serena! Are you okay!" Ms. Tomoda asked as she ran up to Serena who was just getting her bearings back.

"I'm fine. Man, I didn't think something so cute could be so freaking deadly. We have to find some way to stop it from hurting anyone," Serena said, standing up from the ground.

"What do you have in mind?" Ms. Tomoda said.

"I'll lead it out the classroom!" Serena said, dashing for the door. "Hey, mister bunny, follow me!"

"Serena hang on! Me and Amy will help you!" Mina said, grabbing hold of Amy's arm as she followed Serena out the door. The volatile creature, sensed the magical presence leave the room and decided to follow. "So what's the plan!"

"I have no idea!" Serena said, looking back to find the thing following thing, a look of anger on it's face. "But I know one thing, it sure isn't happy now that it's out of its cage."

"It's probably been in that cage for several hours, I doubt I would be happy either!" Amy shouted. "And why did I have to come along too!"

"Why did you guys follow me anyway? I was going to come up with a plan!" Serena said. She couldn't use the staff now that her friends were with her. But if she didn't do something soon, the thing would...who knows what it could do. But Serena didn't want to find it out quite quickly.

"I suggest we lead it outside!" Amy suggested.

"Great idea Amy," Mina said. The trio turned the corner, heading for the stairs. They made it to the side doors that led to the track field, just in time for the element to give a huge hop, nearly landing on them, if they had not moved. The elemental continued to glare at Serena. "That thing seriously doesn't like you, I wonder why?"

"It's because she is a captor," came a voice.

"Oh no!" Serena turned her head upwards, finding Kaiousei and Tennousei watching. "So it is a Clow card after all."

"You should know better than anyone else, captor. You have the ability to sense it, so why are you asking us," Tennousei remarked. "It's the Jump card."

"Serena, who are they?" Mina said.

"I'm warning you, I won't let you have this card." There was no choice in this matter, but to fight. Even if her friends saw, she had to collect the cards like she promised Kero. Taking off her key, she opened her hands. The key was encircled in light as Serena closed her eyes. "By the power of the moon that shines bright. Surrender the staff once made by Clow. Reveal to me your true form now! Release!"

The key began to expand as the Jump card jumped into the air towards her. But Tennousei called out her shadow birds to attack the card. The thing let out a small cry as it fell to the ground. The birds surrounded the elemental, becking it viciously. Serena pulled out the Windy card, turning to Mina and Amy who were staring at her with wide eyes, she turned her eyes to the two in mid air.

"Mina, Amy, stand back. When you get a chance, grab Jump and run," Serena said.

"But what about you?" Mina said.

"I'll be fine. Just make sure that Jump stays safe. And don't let it get away, no matter what."

"Okay."

Serena tossed Windy into the air. "I call upon Windy! Use your winds to help Jump!" The winds on her staff expanded as she summoned Windy. The wind elemental produced strong winds that swept the shadow birds away from Jump. "Go now!"

"All right!" Mina ran towards the creature, scooping it up into her arms. Turning for shelter, she and Amy left. "Be careful Serena!"

"Don't worry about me, I'll be fine!" Once the two were out of the way, Serena turned her full attention back on Tennousei and Kaiousei. "All right, now there's nothing standing between us."

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Nakoruru: Oh, aren't I evil? Yes, I know! Another cliffie!

Blazer (sighing): You just love to do this don't you?

Nakoruru: Hey, I can't help it. I mean, it adds to the suspend of what will happen and all. Okay, people, let's see. Oh yeah. The next chapter comes out Friday cause I get off work early! Yay!! I hope everyone enjoyed this chapter! So, until Friday!