Nakoruru (grinning): Hello everyone! How are you doing today!

Blazer (brow rose): Why are you so happy?

Nakoruru (^ ^): I finally get got to see Pirates of the Carribean last night. And god! Johnny Depp was hot looking as Captain Jack Sparrow! But then Orlando Bloom....*swoons*

Blazer (v_v;): I see. Okay, obviously she's dead for the rest of the chapter. So I would like to thank everyone on behalf of her. And thanks to Lady Love for the help you're always giving us. Especially with the cards that we were going to give Serena this chapter. We hope everyone enjoys the chapter.

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Serena didn't know what to think as she looked down at the cards in her hands. They weren't already like the other cards that she had, more like what Kero said the cards first looked like. Was it because of that lady who that saved her? Could she have changed the cards? It was a great possibly, but she thought only Clow Reed and Sakura had that sort of power, other than her. Could that lady have been...was it possible? Serena spread out the cards in her hand, reading the names off one by one, sensing familiarity with them.

"Libra, Arrow, Wave, Silent, Through, Voice, Big, Little, Freeze, Sleep, Time, Rain, Shadow, Float, Glow, Loop, Shot, Erase, Dream, Lock, Return, Create..." As she read off the names, the most amazing thing in the world happened. The cards began to glow, changing in her hands. Until each was under her power.

"That's amazing. I didn't think you could change them all like that so fast," the raven haired girl that Serena had completely forgotten about said. Serena turned her eyes to the woman, but as she was to say something, she swooned. The raven haired girl dispelled the magic of her staff, moving in to save Serena from falling. Amy and Mina also moved in, helping the girl.

"I think we need to get her back to her house," Mina said.

"Yeah, changing the cards must have drained her almost completely of energy today. I'm sure she'll be sleep for a while," the raven haired girl said.

"Hey, how do you know about the cards anyway?" Amy asked the woman who gingerly put the cards into the blonde captor's pocket so she wouldnt' drop them. She looked at Amy, with a short smile. "Are you an enemy after the cards also?"

"Don't you think if I was an enemy, I would have took the cards by now and left?" the raven haired girl said. "I am an ally that you can trust. Right now, we don't have time to explain. I think we should hurry and get her home before that bimbo comes back to ambush us."

"Yeah, I think that's a good decision," Mina replied. There was something about this girl that she couldn't pinpoint. Like perhaps she was more than just their savior. The three girls started out on their way, keeping to back streets so no one would see them. It was several minutes before the three finally reached the Tsukino household.

"Are her parents home?" the raven haired girl asked.

"Um...probably her mom," Amy said.

"I want you two to support her, I have an idea how to get in without her mom knowing," the raven haired woman said. The two girls nodded, not knowing what to expect. Slipping her weight from supporting the blonde captor, she held her hand out, calling up her staff once more. Closing her eyes, she began twirling it with great ease. "O power of light, allow us access to the captor's room without detection, surrender to me your power, by the moon and stars above!" Thrusting her staff into the ground, Mina and Amy found themselves become light.

"What's happening?" Amy said alarmed.

"We are being lifted up to her room in order not to answer the question of what happened to her," the girl said simply as she, herself began floating with them.

"This beats climbing up the side at least," Mina grinned. The four girls continued to float up the side of the house until they reached the window. Since a lot of the time Serena kept the window unlocked, there was no problem pushing it open, and floating inside. Landing lightly on the ground, they quickly got Serena placed on the bed as Kero came up to them.

"What happened to her?" Kero asked worriedly.

"She changed too many cards, but that was after Sword became frantic, possessing her," the raven haired woman responded. Kero looked over to her with suspicion before he gasped.

"Kero, what's wrong?" Mina replied.

"Your magic...it's similar too..." Kero broke off. It couldn't be. Why? Why did she have the feel of Clow Reed's power within her? The woman seemed to know what he was gaping about, and bowed respectively in front of him. "Who are you?"

"My name is Raye Hino," the girl introduced herself.

"Are you the priestess from the Cherry Hill temple?" Amy asked.

"Yes, I am," Raye said. "But that's not all. My great great grandparents were Kaho Mitsuki and Eriol Hiiragizawa, reincarnation of Clow Reed himself."

"You mean, you're descended from the guy who first made the Clow cards?" Amy awed.

"Yes, that's what my grandfather told me. And I believe him because of this power and this staff that I carry. My grandfather told me that only members of the family that are able to summon it, are the ones that must await the time of the next captor and help any way possible. I grew up hearing the stories of the previous captor...Sakura Kinomoto-Li and know that now that the cards are awakened, a batte will come that the new captor must be read for."

"So...Hiiragizawa married Mitsuki and started a line of magicians. I see. That would explain it. Because the only other ones that would be able to have Reed magic would be the Li family, and there are no signs that they know about what has happened as of recently," Kero said.

"That may be true, but you must also remember that the Li family is made up of strong sensers also. They must know the course of things, and be preparing to do what they can also," Raye said. "But Keroberos, there is something that I must tell you."

"What is it?" Kero said.

"Your captor..." Raye looked over to where Serena was still asleep.

"Yes..."

"Sakura visited her." The shock in Kero's face must have seemed great for he said nothing, only staring at the descendant of the Reed family. "She is a woman with brown hair and gently green eyes, am I correct in saying so, Keroberos?"

"She is," Kero said. "But what...why?"

"She gave your captor cards that followed her into the spirit world. She return them and your captor changed each one of them by just saying their names. I don't know what it means, but obviously, your captor is very special. There was a reason why the staff chose her...no...a reason that Sakura chose her. It's not just coincidence."

"Maybe you're right," Kero said, turning his eyes on Serena. He knew there was something strong about her. Something he could not put his finger...or rather paw on. Could it be that...that maybe...Serena...

"Kero..." A moan from the bed interrupted his thoughts as he turned his eyes to find Serena sitting up. It was amazing, Sakura was out for a while after chaning the cards. He flew over to Serena, studying her with much concern. "Kero...how in the world did I get here?"

"Serena, you should be laying down, you're going to overexhaust yourself," Mina said.

"I'm fine. I'm not as tired as you think I am," Serena protested.

"Mina's right Serena, lay down and rest. The cards took a lot out of you," Kero argued.

"But Kero," Serena began to whine.

"Stop being such a baby," Mina said.

"I'm not a baby! I want you to stop treating me like one though," Serena continued to whine. "I keep telling you guys that I'm fine. I'm not that tired. Sure I may have passed out there for a bit, but everything's fine." That was about the time Serena noticed the dark haired woman with the staff in hand, staring at her. "Hey, it's the other girl. The woman that saved me and the gang."

"My name is Raye Hino," Raye said.

"And I'm Serena Tsukino," Serena smiled. "Thanks for your help. How did you get so good at magic? Are you a captor too?"

"No, I'm not," Raye replied.

"Raye here is a descendant of Clow Reed," Kero said. Serena's eyes got wide as she stared at the other woman.

"You mean, you're part of the family? Was he like your great great great granddad or something? Woah, it must be really cool to come from such a family. I mean, with him making the cards and all that I'm captoring," Serena sort of babbled.

"Actually, I'm descendant from Clow Reed's reincarnation, Eriol Hiiragizawa, who was my great great grandfather," Raye replied.

"But still, you have the whole Clow Reed thing going on for you. Even if you're like his reincarnation's third generation granddaughter. That's still something. Magic must really run in your family," Serena said.

"I guess so," Raye replied.

"You must have come to take the cards, huh?" Serena said, starting to search herself for the cards she finally found in her pocket. "I've taken really great care of them for you. If I can be--"

"I didn't come to take the cards from you. They are yours. You are the captor that Keroberos chose to succeed Sakura," Raye said, shaking her head as Serena tried offering the cards to her. "I am here to help you with your mission. That's what my family has been awaiting for a long time."

"Oh! I didn't know that," Serena said. "Oh! Kero! This lady that I saw--"

"Raye told me," Kero said. "That lady that you saw, she was indeed Sakura Kinomoto-Li. I don't know why she came, but it was definitely important. What did she tell you?"

"She said..." Serena thought about what the woman had said to her. "She said that she believed in me. That I would be able to do what she could not. She said that I was an angel of light, hope and dreams and that I shouldn't let anyone tell me otherwise. I don't know what she meant by that, but she believes in me and I don't want to let her down."

"An angel of light, hope, and dreams...yes, she has complete faith in you," Kero agreed.

Suddenly, something seemed to shake the house as it flew overhead, followed by a huge earthquake that shook everything. The prescene of cards present. "Has to be Earthy and Fly, they're the only two that I can think of that would cause something like this," Kero remarked.

"Serena, call upon your staff!" Raye demanded.

"Right!" Serena opened her hands, the magic circle appearing under her. "By the power of my star that burns bright. Surrender the staff once made by Clow. Reveal to me your true form now! Release!" Once the staff was summoned, Serena turned to Amy and Mina. "Stay here. It should be safer than whatever we have to face out there, okay?"

"Yeah, I understand," Mina said.

"Serena! Serena!" Serena's mom came in the room, pausing to see the scene. "What...on earth...?"

"Serena, what cards did Sakura place in your possession?" Kero said.

"Um...well...Libra, Arrow, Wave, Silent, Big, Little, Shadow, Float, Erase, Dream, Time, Sleep, Lo--"

"Use Sleep," Kero said.

"Okay..." Serena pulled out Sleep, tossing it in the air. "Sleep!" The little elemental took form and flew above Serena's mother's head, sprinkling powder on the woman, who fell asleep immediately.

"Okay, now you can get to work. I'll stay and watch over things here," Kero said.

"Thanks Kero. Come on Raye," Serena said. Pulling out Jump, she tossed it in the air, touching her staff to it. "Jump!" Wings appeared on her feet as she and Raye went out the window. The two immediately saw the swan like bird soaring through the sky. The only problem with it was that it was way too big to be a normal swan. The ground under the swan was coming up as something followed it. "A very big golfer?"

"I think the word here is gopher, Serena," Raye stated.

"Oh yeah, I meant to say that," Serena said.

"Um...okay. Let's just get to what we need to do. Stop both before they do some real damage," Raye said. "I'll take Earthy and you take Fly."

"Why do I have to take the giant chicken?" Serena said with a slight whine. "That thing will peck me alive if I get too close to it."

"You have the cards, use something." And with that, Raye was off to somehow stop Earthy. Serena looked over the cards in her hand, thinking about what she could use. "Hey, I have it!" Serena pulled out Windy, tossing the card in the air. "Windy! Stop Fly by causing a powerful gust to send it back to me!" Windy took shape, using a torrent of wind to stop Fly from going any further. The bird turned back to Serena, making a sound as it came after her. "Ack!!! It's going to kill me now!"

Serena used Jump to hop from building to building. Meanwhile Raye was using her magic to trap Earthy in a box. "There, that should be enough until Serena can get--" Suddenly, something tore into her back. Letting out a scream, she managed to turn around to find Kaiousei and Tennousei. "You...and you have a friend this time."

"Are you the one that hurt my Kaiousei?" Tennousei replied dangerously.

"You want some of me too?" Raye said, pointing her staff at Tennousei. "I will gladly do to you what I did to her. All you have to do is ask."

"Tennousei...do you want me to..." Kaiousei began.

"No, I have this one myself. Just stand back, I will take care of her then we can make way with the captor," Tennousei replied, making a sword appear out of nowhere.

"Bring it on," Raye said.

Back with Serena, she was still running and screaming for her life. Fly made another sound coming up fast behind the captor. "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die!!" Pulling out the cards, she looked through them. "What to use...what to use....what to use!!" Shuffling through her cards, she pulled out Freeze. "Okay, let's try this one!" Throwing the card into the air, she raised her staff. "Freeze, do something about Fly!"

The card took shape, racing at Fly. The bird made a screeching sound as it came in contact with Freeze. Turning around, she saw Freeze...well...freezing Fly. Well, that was one way to stop the thing from killing her. Raising her staff to it, she summoned the magic circle.

"Card once made by Clow. Whose power burns bright. Hear me now. By the covenant that I have made. Change your power from star to moon!"

Meanwhile, with Raye and Tennousei, the battle had become heated. First Tennousei expected the girl not to be able to match her power, which was quickly proven wrong when Raye dissolved the power of her shadow spikes. Then Tennousei found herself nearly pushed back when Raye summoned a powerful burst of magic to attack her. The two spent the next few minutes deflecting each other's attacks, now they were in a stalemate. Raye didn't think the woman was that good and vice versa for Tennousei.

"It seems that I underestimated you completely," Tennousei replied, readying to send out another attack.

"Yes, and I think I might have also," Raye smirked. She wondered what was taking Serena so long to seal Fly. Her control over the wily Earthy was slowly slipping the more she fought with the lady. *She better do something soon or Earthy's going to get away.*

"Raaayyyyyyyeeeeeeee!!" Serena's voice startled Raye as she looked up to see the woman hopping towards her.

"What took you so long?" Raye asked.

"Well....Fly kept trying to kill me and I didn't know which card to use but then I finally decided to use Freeze and--" Serena said, but was cut off by Raye.

"Um...mind sealing Earthy, I'm too busy to do anything right now," Raye said, dodging out the way of the shadow ravens that Tennousei called upon.

"Okay!"

"No you don't!" Kaiousei said. "Shadow void!"

"Shield!" Serena shouted as she turned her attention to Earthy. The Shield card deflected the attack. "Earthy! Hear me now! By the covenant that I have made, change your power from star to moon!"

*Impressive...but she still has a lot to learn.* Thought a figure that watched the entire scene, hidden from sight. A pair of eyes flickered over the two women dressed in black who said something before disappearing, then the two girls with magical staffs. The figure was interested in seeing what the captor could do. Back with Serena and Raye who were unaware they were being watched, the two looked at the mess of the city.

"Okay, so what do we do about it?" Serena wondered.

"Time. Use time to turn things back the way they were," Raye suggested.

"Time can do that?" Serena said.

"It should," Raye responded. "Give it a try."

"Okay." Tossing the Time card in the air, Serena rose her staff. "Time, make things back the way they were before Fly and Earthy came through!"

The figure looked on with surprise that the girl with raven hair knew about Time's abilities. *Well...maybe I shouldn't be so surprised. She is after all a descendant from Clow...well...maybe more of his reincarnations, but that isn't the point. I wouldn't have thought that she would be so knowledgable about the Li family. So, I guess things will be different from when the previous mistress controlled the cards. This shall make things...intriguing, to say the least.* With a short smile the figure disappeared, seeing enough to know that the time was almost ready. There was much that the captor had to learn about.

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Blazer: And the chapter ends on this note. Who this mysterious person is and why they're watching Serena shall remain a mystery for now at least. If you have a clue, then be our guests and make a fun guess.

Nakoruru (starts singing): Be our guests, be our guests, put our service to the test!!

Blazer (_): Shut up now...(holds up a picture of Orlando Bloom as Legolas)

Nakoruru: Legolas!! (swoons and faints again)

Blazer: Okay, see everyone next week some time.