Nakoruru (blinks): Okay, I was supposed to have updated this some time ago,
wasn't I?
Blazer: I think that was the idea about two weeks ago.
Nakoruru: Oh yeah. Sorry guys, I lost complete enthusiasm about this fic. But I really do want to thank everyone for the nice reviews, and would like to address one certain reviewer on their complete point about this story so fair.
C06 aka Lady Artemis- I really do understand and appreciate your emphasis for what you said about Darien and all, but unfortunately, when I mention it being a SM crossover with CCS, I wasn't intending to add the whole thing about the Silver Millennium, it was more AU Sailor Moon crossing over with Card Captor. I should get to some romance, but I can't do anything like that until some time near the time of the Judgment, either that or with the Change card. And I'm sure I probably would get a lot more reviews if I added some romance, but unfortunately I think I stopped caring about reviews as long as I make a decent enough story, but thanks for all your views. They did not fall on deaf ears.
Blazer: That we have that out of the way, I think we should at least do something good for this neglected story, on to the next chapter.
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Yet again...
"I'M GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!!!!!" A ball of dust sped down the stairs and out of the front door of the Tsukino household. "Bye Mom!!"
"Serena!" Mrs. Tsukino stuck her head out of the kitchen with Serena's lunchbox in her hands. Counting backwards, she found her daughter panting as she grabbed the packed lunch and headed out the door once more. "Have a good day, Serena!"
"Bye!!" And the girl was off again, speeding down the street so she wouldn't be late for school. As usual, Kero had failed to wake her up, dreaming about cupcakes and something or another that she didn't have time to decipher as she hurriedly got dressed for school.
The day before, it had been a hassle trying to explain to stupid Darien that he didn't see anything about some guy with fire and Serena with strange wands. With a little bit added magic from Erase, she had successfully accessed the damage. For some reason, he didn't fall under the spell of Erase when she applied it. Was it because his magical energies were too strong for her to do it? Or was he too stubborn?
"I think he's too stubborn, that ogre," Serena muttered. Serena yawned as she turned a corner. Well, at least she sealed another card, which was Firey. It was much easier to calm it down than what Kero told her before. He told her that Firey was not an easy card to deal with because of its temper, and that she must really be watched over by Sakura, because of how easy the card went under her control.
Just as Serena was rounding another corner, she sensed a strong energy up ahead. Raising her eyes, she saw a girl about her age looking at four boys that surrounded her. Serena came to a stop, watching what was transpiring. The girl had long brown hair in a ponytail. Her green eyes coolly glanced at each boy before she dropped her school bag and shifted into a fighting position.
"We could have done this the easy way, girl, but I see you want to—"the boy that spoke found a fist in his mid section, no one seeing the girl move as she turned to attack another one of the boys. Serena was amazed that the girl could move so fast, taking the boys out within a minute.
"Ah! That felt so good!" the girl with green eyes grinned as she checked her watched. "I'm going to be so late! Grandpa is going to be so mad with me if I'm late for school!"
This was about when Serena realized that she was already late, and would be later if she stood around watching the girl anymore. Kicking herself back in gear, she continued her race to school, not realizing that the girl that she saw was watching her closer than she thought. Nor did she know that things were about to get crazier.
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"Serena Tsukino, you barely made it to class this time," Amy scolded as Serena collapsed into her chair, panting heavily.
"You usually get here a minute before the bell rings. What happened this morning?" Mina asked.
"You guys won't believe what I saw on my way to school!" Serena exclaimed.
"A dancing Clow card that you didn't capture?" Mina joked.
"Shut up, Mina! Why would Clow have made a dancing card?" Serena said.
"Why would someone make a card called Sweet, or what about Sand, Bubbles, or Snow? How can the Sweet card possibly help you fight? I can understand sand and snow in a way, but Bubbles?" Mina said.
"Hey, maybe Clow made Sweet for Kero, cause he definitely has a sweet tooth. Or maybe he ran out of sugar one day and decided that he needed to do something about that. And made Sweet," Serena said.
"That logic only goes between you and Kero," Amy said, shaking her head. "So, what is it that you saw on the way to school this morning that caused you to almost have a detention?"
"Well, I saw this girl, she was fighting these four boys. It was really awesome," Serena said. "She was really cool."
"Really?"
"Yeah! You guys should have seen it," Serena said, just as the teacher came into the room.
"Class, settle down, I have news. Today, we're getting a new student that comes all the way from Hong Kong, even though she's Japanese," the teacher said. She turned her head to the door, motioning for the student to come in. Much to Serena's surprise, the student was the girl she saw fighting. "Would you like to introduce yourself?"
The girl bowed to the class with a short smile. "My name is Lita Li-Kino. It's a pleasure to be able to attend a Japanese school, and hope that I can make plenty of friends."
"Thank you Miss Li—"
"Please, use Kino," Lita said.
"All right then, Miss Kino. Why don't you take that seat near the front next to Miss Mizuno? Miss Mizuno, would you raise your hand to show Miss Kino where you are?" Amy raised her hand as the girl named Lita headed for the seat, sitting down next to Amy. Serena again felt that strong energy. Was it because of the new girl Lita? Could she have magical abilities too?
It wasn't until lunch that Serena was able to pull Mina and Amy away to speak with them about what she felt. They headed outside to one of their usual places under the Sakura trees. The two girls looked at their friend, wondering what it was that she had to speak to them about.
"Serena?" Mina was the first to ask.
"I was thinking about this the whole time that we were in class. Well, you know how she introduced herself this morning?" Serena said. Looking down at the chocolate muffin in her lunchbox and picking it up, eating it while staring at the other two girls.
"Well, there wasn't anything strange about it," Amy said. "She seemed like a normal person. Is there something you're thinking about that we don't know?"
"In fact there is," Serena said, talking around chewing the muffin. "She said that her name was Li-Kino."
"And?" Mina said.
"If you remember back to when we first met Raye and she met Kero, Kero said that the only other ones that had magic close to that of Clow Reed's was the Li family. If I'm right, Sakura married a member of the Li family, and this girl said her name was Li-Kino. Which means that she might be a member of that exact same family," Serena pointed out.
"I didn't catch that at all, and I usually catch things faster than you. I'm impressed Serena," Amy said.
"Thank—hey, are you trying to say that I'm not smart!" Serena said indignantly.
"That's not what I'm saying at all," Amy said. "I'm just saying that I pick up on small little things like that. So you think that this girl is from the Li family?"
"Well, this morning, when I saw her fight, I sensed this strong feeling. And the same feeling came to me while in class. It's something about her that is really strong. I think she might be from the Li family, but I think only Kero would be able to really tell me the truth. So I think we should go talk to him this afternoon," Serena said.
"Ah man," Mina pouted.
"What's wrong with you?" Amy inquired.
"Well, I have these tickets for the new amusement park that's just opening, and I thought that we could go this afternoon for the grand opening. My dad got these tickets for me from his business," the girl sighed. "I guess we can go tomorrow. They're good for a week."
"Amusement park?" Serena said.
"Yeah, it has all types of rides and stuff."
"Amy," Serena said.
"Yes, what is it?"
"We can talk to Kero later, the amusement park can't wait! I mean, we're in no hurry to know if she's part of the Li family or not right? And it's not like she wants the cards anyway, or she would have come after us by now."
"Ever thought that she was waiting for a good opportunity to take the cards from you, if she's an enemy?" Amy sighed, knowing her friend would only counter with another one of her off the wall exclamations. It was no good arguing with her about her responsibility when she only took it serious when she felt like it.
"Hey, if I can keep Tennousei and Kaiousei from the cards, then this girl won't be a problem if she is after the cards. And I have Kero and Raye to help me if anything. And the cards won't surrender so easily either," Serena grinned. "So we can relax and go to the amusement park."
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Tennousei and Kaiousei stood around the ball of energy that had grown much larger with the time and effort that spent stripping individuals of all their magical energies, leaving them barren. It was only a matter of time before the two managed to free their master from the prison the previous mistress of the cards placed their master in.
"Dosei, the time is almost here for you to rise again," Tennousei said. "We have almost gathered enough energy for you to break free from that wretch previous mistress's power. And once you awaken, we're sure you will be able to deal with the new candidate for the cards. I doubt that she will be able to reach the Judgment when you wake up fully."
"And it's not just the captor that we have problems with. The reincarnation of Clow, Eriol Hiiragizawa, started a line. A member of his family is now helping the captor, what should we do, Dosei, she is stronger than we would have expected," Kaiousei said with worry in her face.
"The two of them other pose a great problem, and I sense that someone else is watching over the captor, other than the previous mistress. We think that someone from the Li family may be watching over the girl," Tennousei added.
The ball of energy brightened then dimmed as it went up to its lackeys as if studying them. After a minute the ball flared red as both women dropped to the ground, holding their heads.
"We're sorry Dosei!" Tennousei cried. "We are just making excuses for not catching the cards by now. But the captor senses them before us now. We're sorry."
"Please give us another chance, Dosei," Kaiousei said. "We still have some use. We can gather more energy for you. Please, don't kill us Dosei!"
For a second the ball hesitated with red before turning back to the color it originally was. The two women stared at the ball of energy with gratitude. Their master had spared their lives for now, but if their failures kept up when it came to the new captor, who knew what would happen. They could very well find themselves alone once more.
"Thank you Dosei, we will not fail you again," Tennousei said.
"We will do everything in our power to free you and get our revenge on the captor and her friends. When you're free, everything will be fine once more, and the world will be ours for good," Kaiousei said.
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"Wow this place is huge! I wonder where we should go to first!" Serena said, looking at all the rides and food. Mainly the food, but occasionally her eyes wandered back to the rides.
"Well, we see that you might spend your whole allowance on food, so let's head for some rides," Mina said, with a grin, as she pulled her friend towards one of the attractions.
"But the food!!!" Serena wailed.
"There will be time for food later!" Amy said, comforting her friend that was staring longingly at some crepes. Mina continued to pull the girl along, until she got Serena to the labyrinth that was featured in the amusement park.
"This looks like it's going to be way cool, come on, let's go in!" Mina said, pulling the girl inside, with Amy following behind them, before Serena could protest. Once inside the labyrinth, the girls wandered around, surprised at just how large it was.
"Wow, someone could get lost in here," Serena said, following Mina around another corner.
"I don't think they mean for people to get lost, see those little arrows, they tell you where to go to get out," Mina said, pointing to signs that were on the wall. All we have to do is follow them, and they will lead us out.
[10 minutes later]
"Wait! Isn't that the same sign that we passed two minutes ago?" yelled Serena as they turned right.
"Of course not, it's a sign that looks like it. Now come on, we have to go this way," Mina said.
[15 minutes later]
"I swear we pass that sign ago!" Serena said as she walked pass the sign.
"It's not the same sign," Mina argued.
"Are we lost?" Amy asked.
"Yes!" Serena exclaimed.
"No we aren't!" Mina said. "Now come on, it's this way."
[45 minutes later]
"That's it! It's the same sign that we passed thirty minutes ago! We're lost, I'm tired, and we are no closer to finding the exit to this maze," Serena pouted, flopping down on the ground.
"Oh come on! We have to find out way out of here," Mina said. "It's just larger than we thought."
"I don't think so. Don't you think it's strange that we haven't met up with others by now?" Amy said. "It's like it's just us and that everyone else doesn't exist. You would think that if we got lost and was going in a loop, we would have met others by now. I don't think that this maze is as large as it seems."
"Actually, you're right about that," a voice came. "I wondered how long it would take you to realize that." The teens looked up to find their classmate sitting at the top of the maze, watching them. She hopped down, having the maze raise higher not to allow her escape. "I thought the captor would have realized what card it was by now and seal it, but I see you remain clueless."
"Hey! That's not nice to say!" Serena said.
"You're the one that hasn't figured out that a card is at work here. I sensed its energies the minute I stepped into this labyrinth. You should have also," the girl said with slight disappointment. "I thought you were a lot more powerful than this. From what I've watched about you, you aren't as impressive as I thought."
"Who are you to be talking to our friend like that?" Mina shouted.
"I am head of the Li family. Descendants from Clow Reed himself, instead of his reincarnations like that priestess that holds the staff of Eriol Hiiragizawa," the girl said. "I was sent to watch over you until the time came for you to face—"
Just then, the sky grew darker and thunder roared, sending Serena hiding behind Amy. "I hate thunder and lightning! Why does it have to do this now when I'm stuck in this stupid maze!"
"This can't be!" Lita said.
"What is it?" Amy inquired.
"I didn't think that they would appear in this manner. I understood Shield and Sword, but this is ridiculous to have Storm, Thunder, and Maze appear together. The previous mistress didn't have this problem," Lita said, getting out a piece of paper that had Chinese writing on it.
"What are you going to do?" Mina said.
"Lead you out of the maze so the captor can seal Maze and the other two cards." Just as she was about to start chanting, something crashed to the ground in front of the wall that Lita was about to destroy. "Oh no! It has taken form!" Standing in front of Lita was a large white, electric looking animal.
"What does it want?" Serena wailed as she continued to hide behind Amy.
"To hurt us, what do you think!" Lita stated. "We have to fight it and you have to seal it!"
"But I'm afraid!" Serena cried.
"Stop crying and fight it! If you're going to save the world, you're going to have to get over your fear and fight when you don't want to. No one said that being a captor was going to be easy, so suck it up and battle," Lita said, getting out the way of the animal's swiping claws.
"But..."
"Are you going to let everyone you know and love down because you're afraid of storms? Get over it, we're all afraid of something, but sometimes facing it for a better good isn't as bad as you think. Now come on and fight!"
She's right. If I don't protect my friends, whose going to do it, I can't let them down because of one little fear. I have to fight. Serena pulled out her key, holding out her hands. She ignored the roar of the thunder and lightning as best she could as she started to chant. "By the power of my star that burns bright. Surrender the staff once made by Clow. Reveal to me your true for now! Release!"
"That's more like it!" Lita pulled out a sword, holding up the talisman to it. Fire!" A wall of fire separated them from Thunder as Lita turned her attention to Serena. "Now while we have the minute!"
"Right!" Pulling out three cards, Serena tossed them in the air. "Freeze! Stop Storm from attacking us! Sword cut through Maze so we can escape! Shield! Trap Thunder so it can't escape!"
She was able to use three cards at once. Maybe I really did underestimate the captor. Maybe she will do fine when the Judgment comes. She will need this strength when facing Yue, then facing Dosei.
"Hey! What are you standing there for like that, come on so I can seal them!" Serena shouted at Lita as Amy and Mina ran out of Maze.
"Oh, yeah, I'm coming!" Lita followed Serena and the others just a Maze closed back up.
Serena raised her staff once more, the magic circle appearing under her. "Cards once made by Clow. Whose powers burn bright! Hear me now. By the covenant that I have made! Change your power from star to moon!"
She just may be able to do it after all. Lita didn't need to see anymore to know what was going to happen. She would continue to watch over the captor until she was strong enough to take on Dosei and do what Sakura was not able to.
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Nakoruru: Okay, there we go. I finally got a chapter done.
Blazer: Not much to say concerning it, ne?
Nakoruru: Nope. I should go clean my room or something like that. Okay, see you guys later whenever the next time I feel like update, hopefully it will be this week or something close to that.
Blazer: Lazy is all you are.
Nakoruru: Hey, at least I updated and it wasn't two months from the last time I did it.
Blazer: I think that was the idea about two weeks ago.
Nakoruru: Oh yeah. Sorry guys, I lost complete enthusiasm about this fic. But I really do want to thank everyone for the nice reviews, and would like to address one certain reviewer on their complete point about this story so fair.
C06 aka Lady Artemis- I really do understand and appreciate your emphasis for what you said about Darien and all, but unfortunately, when I mention it being a SM crossover with CCS, I wasn't intending to add the whole thing about the Silver Millennium, it was more AU Sailor Moon crossing over with Card Captor. I should get to some romance, but I can't do anything like that until some time near the time of the Judgment, either that or with the Change card. And I'm sure I probably would get a lot more reviews if I added some romance, but unfortunately I think I stopped caring about reviews as long as I make a decent enough story, but thanks for all your views. They did not fall on deaf ears.
Blazer: That we have that out of the way, I think we should at least do something good for this neglected story, on to the next chapter.
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Yet again...
"I'M GOING TO BE LATE FOR SCHOOL!!!!!" A ball of dust sped down the stairs and out of the front door of the Tsukino household. "Bye Mom!!"
"Serena!" Mrs. Tsukino stuck her head out of the kitchen with Serena's lunchbox in her hands. Counting backwards, she found her daughter panting as she grabbed the packed lunch and headed out the door once more. "Have a good day, Serena!"
"Bye!!" And the girl was off again, speeding down the street so she wouldn't be late for school. As usual, Kero had failed to wake her up, dreaming about cupcakes and something or another that she didn't have time to decipher as she hurriedly got dressed for school.
The day before, it had been a hassle trying to explain to stupid Darien that he didn't see anything about some guy with fire and Serena with strange wands. With a little bit added magic from Erase, she had successfully accessed the damage. For some reason, he didn't fall under the spell of Erase when she applied it. Was it because his magical energies were too strong for her to do it? Or was he too stubborn?
"I think he's too stubborn, that ogre," Serena muttered. Serena yawned as she turned a corner. Well, at least she sealed another card, which was Firey. It was much easier to calm it down than what Kero told her before. He told her that Firey was not an easy card to deal with because of its temper, and that she must really be watched over by Sakura, because of how easy the card went under her control.
Just as Serena was rounding another corner, she sensed a strong energy up ahead. Raising her eyes, she saw a girl about her age looking at four boys that surrounded her. Serena came to a stop, watching what was transpiring. The girl had long brown hair in a ponytail. Her green eyes coolly glanced at each boy before she dropped her school bag and shifted into a fighting position.
"We could have done this the easy way, girl, but I see you want to—"the boy that spoke found a fist in his mid section, no one seeing the girl move as she turned to attack another one of the boys. Serena was amazed that the girl could move so fast, taking the boys out within a minute.
"Ah! That felt so good!" the girl with green eyes grinned as she checked her watched. "I'm going to be so late! Grandpa is going to be so mad with me if I'm late for school!"
This was about when Serena realized that she was already late, and would be later if she stood around watching the girl anymore. Kicking herself back in gear, she continued her race to school, not realizing that the girl that she saw was watching her closer than she thought. Nor did she know that things were about to get crazier.
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"Serena Tsukino, you barely made it to class this time," Amy scolded as Serena collapsed into her chair, panting heavily.
"You usually get here a minute before the bell rings. What happened this morning?" Mina asked.
"You guys won't believe what I saw on my way to school!" Serena exclaimed.
"A dancing Clow card that you didn't capture?" Mina joked.
"Shut up, Mina! Why would Clow have made a dancing card?" Serena said.
"Why would someone make a card called Sweet, or what about Sand, Bubbles, or Snow? How can the Sweet card possibly help you fight? I can understand sand and snow in a way, but Bubbles?" Mina said.
"Hey, maybe Clow made Sweet for Kero, cause he definitely has a sweet tooth. Or maybe he ran out of sugar one day and decided that he needed to do something about that. And made Sweet," Serena said.
"That logic only goes between you and Kero," Amy said, shaking her head. "So, what is it that you saw on the way to school this morning that caused you to almost have a detention?"
"Well, I saw this girl, she was fighting these four boys. It was really awesome," Serena said. "She was really cool."
"Really?"
"Yeah! You guys should have seen it," Serena said, just as the teacher came into the room.
"Class, settle down, I have news. Today, we're getting a new student that comes all the way from Hong Kong, even though she's Japanese," the teacher said. She turned her head to the door, motioning for the student to come in. Much to Serena's surprise, the student was the girl she saw fighting. "Would you like to introduce yourself?"
The girl bowed to the class with a short smile. "My name is Lita Li-Kino. It's a pleasure to be able to attend a Japanese school, and hope that I can make plenty of friends."
"Thank you Miss Li—"
"Please, use Kino," Lita said.
"All right then, Miss Kino. Why don't you take that seat near the front next to Miss Mizuno? Miss Mizuno, would you raise your hand to show Miss Kino where you are?" Amy raised her hand as the girl named Lita headed for the seat, sitting down next to Amy. Serena again felt that strong energy. Was it because of the new girl Lita? Could she have magical abilities too?
It wasn't until lunch that Serena was able to pull Mina and Amy away to speak with them about what she felt. They headed outside to one of their usual places under the Sakura trees. The two girls looked at their friend, wondering what it was that she had to speak to them about.
"Serena?" Mina was the first to ask.
"I was thinking about this the whole time that we were in class. Well, you know how she introduced herself this morning?" Serena said. Looking down at the chocolate muffin in her lunchbox and picking it up, eating it while staring at the other two girls.
"Well, there wasn't anything strange about it," Amy said. "She seemed like a normal person. Is there something you're thinking about that we don't know?"
"In fact there is," Serena said, talking around chewing the muffin. "She said that her name was Li-Kino."
"And?" Mina said.
"If you remember back to when we first met Raye and she met Kero, Kero said that the only other ones that had magic close to that of Clow Reed's was the Li family. If I'm right, Sakura married a member of the Li family, and this girl said her name was Li-Kino. Which means that she might be a member of that exact same family," Serena pointed out.
"I didn't catch that at all, and I usually catch things faster than you. I'm impressed Serena," Amy said.
"Thank—hey, are you trying to say that I'm not smart!" Serena said indignantly.
"That's not what I'm saying at all," Amy said. "I'm just saying that I pick up on small little things like that. So you think that this girl is from the Li family?"
"Well, this morning, when I saw her fight, I sensed this strong feeling. And the same feeling came to me while in class. It's something about her that is really strong. I think she might be from the Li family, but I think only Kero would be able to really tell me the truth. So I think we should go talk to him this afternoon," Serena said.
"Ah man," Mina pouted.
"What's wrong with you?" Amy inquired.
"Well, I have these tickets for the new amusement park that's just opening, and I thought that we could go this afternoon for the grand opening. My dad got these tickets for me from his business," the girl sighed. "I guess we can go tomorrow. They're good for a week."
"Amusement park?" Serena said.
"Yeah, it has all types of rides and stuff."
"Amy," Serena said.
"Yes, what is it?"
"We can talk to Kero later, the amusement park can't wait! I mean, we're in no hurry to know if she's part of the Li family or not right? And it's not like she wants the cards anyway, or she would have come after us by now."
"Ever thought that she was waiting for a good opportunity to take the cards from you, if she's an enemy?" Amy sighed, knowing her friend would only counter with another one of her off the wall exclamations. It was no good arguing with her about her responsibility when she only took it serious when she felt like it.
"Hey, if I can keep Tennousei and Kaiousei from the cards, then this girl won't be a problem if she is after the cards. And I have Kero and Raye to help me if anything. And the cards won't surrender so easily either," Serena grinned. "So we can relax and go to the amusement park."
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Tennousei and Kaiousei stood around the ball of energy that had grown much larger with the time and effort that spent stripping individuals of all their magical energies, leaving them barren. It was only a matter of time before the two managed to free their master from the prison the previous mistress of the cards placed their master in.
"Dosei, the time is almost here for you to rise again," Tennousei said. "We have almost gathered enough energy for you to break free from that wretch previous mistress's power. And once you awaken, we're sure you will be able to deal with the new candidate for the cards. I doubt that she will be able to reach the Judgment when you wake up fully."
"And it's not just the captor that we have problems with. The reincarnation of Clow, Eriol Hiiragizawa, started a line. A member of his family is now helping the captor, what should we do, Dosei, she is stronger than we would have expected," Kaiousei said with worry in her face.
"The two of them other pose a great problem, and I sense that someone else is watching over the captor, other than the previous mistress. We think that someone from the Li family may be watching over the girl," Tennousei added.
The ball of energy brightened then dimmed as it went up to its lackeys as if studying them. After a minute the ball flared red as both women dropped to the ground, holding their heads.
"We're sorry Dosei!" Tennousei cried. "We are just making excuses for not catching the cards by now. But the captor senses them before us now. We're sorry."
"Please give us another chance, Dosei," Kaiousei said. "We still have some use. We can gather more energy for you. Please, don't kill us Dosei!"
For a second the ball hesitated with red before turning back to the color it originally was. The two women stared at the ball of energy with gratitude. Their master had spared their lives for now, but if their failures kept up when it came to the new captor, who knew what would happen. They could very well find themselves alone once more.
"Thank you Dosei, we will not fail you again," Tennousei said.
"We will do everything in our power to free you and get our revenge on the captor and her friends. When you're free, everything will be fine once more, and the world will be ours for good," Kaiousei said.
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"Wow this place is huge! I wonder where we should go to first!" Serena said, looking at all the rides and food. Mainly the food, but occasionally her eyes wandered back to the rides.
"Well, we see that you might spend your whole allowance on food, so let's head for some rides," Mina said, with a grin, as she pulled her friend towards one of the attractions.
"But the food!!!" Serena wailed.
"There will be time for food later!" Amy said, comforting her friend that was staring longingly at some crepes. Mina continued to pull the girl along, until she got Serena to the labyrinth that was featured in the amusement park.
"This looks like it's going to be way cool, come on, let's go in!" Mina said, pulling the girl inside, with Amy following behind them, before Serena could protest. Once inside the labyrinth, the girls wandered around, surprised at just how large it was.
"Wow, someone could get lost in here," Serena said, following Mina around another corner.
"I don't think they mean for people to get lost, see those little arrows, they tell you where to go to get out," Mina said, pointing to signs that were on the wall. All we have to do is follow them, and they will lead us out.
[10 minutes later]
"Wait! Isn't that the same sign that we passed two minutes ago?" yelled Serena as they turned right.
"Of course not, it's a sign that looks like it. Now come on, we have to go this way," Mina said.
[15 minutes later]
"I swear we pass that sign ago!" Serena said as she walked pass the sign.
"It's not the same sign," Mina argued.
"Are we lost?" Amy asked.
"Yes!" Serena exclaimed.
"No we aren't!" Mina said. "Now come on, it's this way."
[45 minutes later]
"That's it! It's the same sign that we passed thirty minutes ago! We're lost, I'm tired, and we are no closer to finding the exit to this maze," Serena pouted, flopping down on the ground.
"Oh come on! We have to find out way out of here," Mina said. "It's just larger than we thought."
"I don't think so. Don't you think it's strange that we haven't met up with others by now?" Amy said. "It's like it's just us and that everyone else doesn't exist. You would think that if we got lost and was going in a loop, we would have met others by now. I don't think that this maze is as large as it seems."
"Actually, you're right about that," a voice came. "I wondered how long it would take you to realize that." The teens looked up to find their classmate sitting at the top of the maze, watching them. She hopped down, having the maze raise higher not to allow her escape. "I thought the captor would have realized what card it was by now and seal it, but I see you remain clueless."
"Hey! That's not nice to say!" Serena said.
"You're the one that hasn't figured out that a card is at work here. I sensed its energies the minute I stepped into this labyrinth. You should have also," the girl said with slight disappointment. "I thought you were a lot more powerful than this. From what I've watched about you, you aren't as impressive as I thought."
"Who are you to be talking to our friend like that?" Mina shouted.
"I am head of the Li family. Descendants from Clow Reed himself, instead of his reincarnations like that priestess that holds the staff of Eriol Hiiragizawa," the girl said. "I was sent to watch over you until the time came for you to face—"
Just then, the sky grew darker and thunder roared, sending Serena hiding behind Amy. "I hate thunder and lightning! Why does it have to do this now when I'm stuck in this stupid maze!"
"This can't be!" Lita said.
"What is it?" Amy inquired.
"I didn't think that they would appear in this manner. I understood Shield and Sword, but this is ridiculous to have Storm, Thunder, and Maze appear together. The previous mistress didn't have this problem," Lita said, getting out a piece of paper that had Chinese writing on it.
"What are you going to do?" Mina said.
"Lead you out of the maze so the captor can seal Maze and the other two cards." Just as she was about to start chanting, something crashed to the ground in front of the wall that Lita was about to destroy. "Oh no! It has taken form!" Standing in front of Lita was a large white, electric looking animal.
"What does it want?" Serena wailed as she continued to hide behind Amy.
"To hurt us, what do you think!" Lita stated. "We have to fight it and you have to seal it!"
"But I'm afraid!" Serena cried.
"Stop crying and fight it! If you're going to save the world, you're going to have to get over your fear and fight when you don't want to. No one said that being a captor was going to be easy, so suck it up and battle," Lita said, getting out the way of the animal's swiping claws.
"But..."
"Are you going to let everyone you know and love down because you're afraid of storms? Get over it, we're all afraid of something, but sometimes facing it for a better good isn't as bad as you think. Now come on and fight!"
She's right. If I don't protect my friends, whose going to do it, I can't let them down because of one little fear. I have to fight. Serena pulled out her key, holding out her hands. She ignored the roar of the thunder and lightning as best she could as she started to chant. "By the power of my star that burns bright. Surrender the staff once made by Clow. Reveal to me your true for now! Release!"
"That's more like it!" Lita pulled out a sword, holding up the talisman to it. Fire!" A wall of fire separated them from Thunder as Lita turned her attention to Serena. "Now while we have the minute!"
"Right!" Pulling out three cards, Serena tossed them in the air. "Freeze! Stop Storm from attacking us! Sword cut through Maze so we can escape! Shield! Trap Thunder so it can't escape!"
She was able to use three cards at once. Maybe I really did underestimate the captor. Maybe she will do fine when the Judgment comes. She will need this strength when facing Yue, then facing Dosei.
"Hey! What are you standing there for like that, come on so I can seal them!" Serena shouted at Lita as Amy and Mina ran out of Maze.
"Oh, yeah, I'm coming!" Lita followed Serena and the others just a Maze closed back up.
Serena raised her staff once more, the magic circle appearing under her. "Cards once made by Clow. Whose powers burn bright! Hear me now. By the covenant that I have made! Change your power from star to moon!"
She just may be able to do it after all. Lita didn't need to see anymore to know what was going to happen. She would continue to watch over the captor until she was strong enough to take on Dosei and do what Sakura was not able to.
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Nakoruru: Okay, there we go. I finally got a chapter done.
Blazer: Not much to say concerning it, ne?
Nakoruru: Nope. I should go clean my room or something like that. Okay, see you guys later whenever the next time I feel like update, hopefully it will be this week or something close to that.
Blazer: Lazy is all you are.
Nakoruru: Hey, at least I updated and it wasn't two months from the last time I did it.
