Nakoruru: Well...it's been a while, I have to say that much.
Blazer: Isn't it always? I swear you have good momentum when you began and you always end up lagging in the middle.
Nakoruru: It's not my fault. Rim and I decided to go back and continue our joint work on Scars On My Soul, so I've been a bit busy between that and work.
Rimnerel: Yeah, this story is kind of dry anyway. Wedding Peach is so much better than Sailor Moon anyway, funnier to boot. Why did you want to do this story anyway? The only thing good about it is Yue anyway.
Nakoruru: Shut up, and just write.
Rimnerel: Whatever. Nao would like to thank everyone for their reviews and such and hope you like this chapter.
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Serena turned over in her bed, mumbling something about muffins and cake before realizing that there was a strong magical presence in the room. Cracking an eye open, she found the girl from the amusement park, Lita Kino, sitting at her dresser reading a book. Serena immediately jumped out of bed, nearly screaming. Serena looked around, finding Kero still asleep.
"Take it easy, card captor," the other girl said as she looked up from her book. Her green eyes flickered over Serena, a frown appearing. "You should be more aware of things around you, you'll never get hurt if you don't."
"How did you know where I live, how did you get in my house?" Serena exclaimed.
"Your mother let me in when I said I was a friend of yours. Your house doesn't have any barriers around it, why?" Lita inquired.
"Should there be some sort of barrier around the house?" Serena blinked, sitting on the bed facing her company.
"It just seems strange. The enemy could attack your house if you aren't careful and steal the cards away from you. Lady Sakura entrusted them to you, you shouldn't let her down," Lita advised.
"How do you know about the cards and everything anyway? Are you part of the Li family that Kero told me about?" Serena asked.
"The sun guardian Keroberos, it looks like you haven't gotten the cards necessary for him to return to his true self. Have you captured Light yet?"
"No...I haven't," Serena said. "And what do you mean true form?"
"The picture on the front, that is a picture of Keroberos true form. Once you capture Light, he will be able to return to his true state. Then everything shall begin."
"What do you mean?"
"My family, the Li family have for years awaited the return of a captor in order for the balance between good and evil to be corrected. The last captor and mistress of the cards, Sakura Kinomoto-Li perished before she could do that. She has chosen you, Serena Tsukino as her next successor to protect the cards and free the magical world of evil," Lita said.
"So you are of the Li family, that's why you're helping me?" Serena said.
"That and you have a long way to go before you're an appropriate mistress of the cards. I was sent to aid you as much as I could in the capture of the cards and preparing you not just for your battle against Sakura's enemy, but the Final Judgment with Yue."
"Y...ue? Who is that?"
"Yue is the other guardian that Clow Reed made besides Keroberos. He is represented by the moon on the back of the book," Lita stated.
"I didn't know that Clow Reed made two guardians. Wow. Then how come I haven't seen him? Where is he?"
"Right now, no one, not even Keroberos knows the location of the guardian Yue."
"Why?"
"Because, until you are able to capture the cards, all of them, and seal them with your power, guardian Yue can neither awaken from the sleep that he has been put in, nor function. Mistress Sakura had such a problem," Lita said softly.
"What do you mean? I don't understand any of this. Clow Reed made two guardians, but Kero is the only one awake and the only one that is around, even though this Yue guardian is somewhere asleep."
"Yue," Lita sighed, getting a headache trying to explain this to the captor. She wondered if Li Syaoran had this much trouble with Sakura Kinomoto when he first came to Japan. She would have thought the sun guardian Keroberos would have explained everything to the captor before her arrival. It would get her in deep trouble if she didn't know the truth about everything. "Is moon guardian."
"And?"
"Because he is moon guardian, his power comes from the moon and stars. Unlike Keroberos, he needs to rely on the strength of his master, or mistress for power to survive. If the one who passes the judgment is not strong enough, then he will disappear unless he finds strong magic to absorb. Mistress Sakura had that problem with him because she had yet to change the cards to her own," Lita explained.
"So, he almost disappeared, what stopped him from doing so?" Serena didn't know any of this. She wondered why Kero kept it all from her.
"Mistress Sakura's brother had enough magical energies to hold Yue until Sakura was strong enough to support his energy too."
"Well, I'm growing stronger all the time, Kero says so. So, when I find Yue, everything will be fine."
"Don't be so optimistic," Lita said. "Do you know anything about the judgment?"
"No."
"The Final Judgment is to decide whether or not you are worthy enough to become mistress of the cards. I don't know much about it, because it's only happened once, with Sakura. But I'm sure that it's not going to be easy convincing Yue that you are capable enough to use the cards to defeat the enemy Sakura could not."
"I'm sure that I can handle it. I've come this far he will have to see that I'm capable of doing this. After all Sakura told me that I have what it takes to be master of the cards and to believe in myself. She wouldn't have come to me otherwise if she didn't believe in me," Serena said.
"That is true," Lita nodded. "I suppose we shall see when the Final Judgment is underway then."
"When is this Judgment supposed to happen?" Serena inquired.
"Well, whenever you seal the last card, that is when the Final Judgment will begin," Lita responded. "You will then find out what human Yue chose to sleep in."
"He's in someone right now, waiting for me to seal the last card! So, it could be anyone? Even you?"
"No, I can not be Yue because I am of the Li family. Since we have knowledge of what is going on, it would be impossible for us to be Yue. The guardian is sleeping in someone that has no idea what's going on around them. Someone that we may least expect."
"Well then...I'm sure we can narrow it down. They are bound to have strange dreams and stuff right? All we do is ask around to see if anyone has had any dreams about...um...strange things," Serena said.
"That's easier said then done. I'm sure that Yue, at least on a subconscious level would block those from the individual so they will have no idea what they truly are," Lita said. "So, anyone could have strange dreams, it wouldn't really say that they are Yue."
"Well, the idea was worth a shot," Serena sighed. "So, I guess I'm just going to have to wait to see what this Yue character looks like. My luck, he's going to be another furry, plush animal like Kero."
"You know I resent that." Kero rolled over from floating in mid air to look at Serena. "What's wrong with me being furry?"
"Nothing, if I don't want people committing me to a mental institution for the plush animal that I talk to all the time," Serena said.
"What!"
"You know I was just kidding Kero. Oh yeah! Kero, this is Lita, Lita, this is Kero. Kero, Lita is from the Li family," Serena introduced.
"I see. That's why your energies felt like Clow's also."
"That's right," Lita said.
"Are you like related to Clow too?" Serena inquired.
"In fact, my family is descendants from Clow Reed. But unlike the priestess that helps you out and Sakura Kinomoto, I am not related to his reincarnations."
"Sakura was related to the same one..."
"No," Kero said. "When Yue and I thought Clow Reed died, he ended up making two reincarnations. One was Eriol Hiiragizawa, the one that Raye is related to. Then he created Sakura's father, choosing Sakura to carry out the role as captor. When the cards were finally under her power, Clow Reed's magic split between the two reincarnations."
"Wow, that is so cool," said Serena.
"I suppose so," Lita remarked getting up from her chair. "Well, I have to go. I just came to tell you that much and all. Now that my job is done, I have to report back in to my family to tell them what's going on."
"Lita, hang on just a second," Serena said.
"What?"
"I just wanted to say thank you for everything, helping me out the other day and all. And I'm going to try my best to be a better captor, so I can make everyone that believes in me proud," Serena stated.
"Well, then, make us proud." Lita gave Serena a short smile as she walked out the room. For a long time, Serena sat in bed smiling. Maybe things would be all right between them after all. Lita really wasn't as bad a person as she thought.
"Hey, Serena," Kero finally said.
"Yeah, Kero."
"You know...it's almost time for your school to start," Kero said, looking at the clock on the nightstand. "You forgot to set your alarm clock again, you know."
"What!!! Oh no! I'm going to be so late for school!!" Serena hurried out of bed and down the hall to the bathroom.
"Well...I guess she has to get waking up from school down before she can save the world," Kero laughed.
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Nakoruru: I'm sleepy.
Rimnerel: So, am I. I think we should go to bed.
Nakoruru: Right. Later everyone.
Blazer: Isn't it always? I swear you have good momentum when you began and you always end up lagging in the middle.
Nakoruru: It's not my fault. Rim and I decided to go back and continue our joint work on Scars On My Soul, so I've been a bit busy between that and work.
Rimnerel: Yeah, this story is kind of dry anyway. Wedding Peach is so much better than Sailor Moon anyway, funnier to boot. Why did you want to do this story anyway? The only thing good about it is Yue anyway.
Nakoruru: Shut up, and just write.
Rimnerel: Whatever. Nao would like to thank everyone for their reviews and such and hope you like this chapter.
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Serena turned over in her bed, mumbling something about muffins and cake before realizing that there was a strong magical presence in the room. Cracking an eye open, she found the girl from the amusement park, Lita Kino, sitting at her dresser reading a book. Serena immediately jumped out of bed, nearly screaming. Serena looked around, finding Kero still asleep.
"Take it easy, card captor," the other girl said as she looked up from her book. Her green eyes flickered over Serena, a frown appearing. "You should be more aware of things around you, you'll never get hurt if you don't."
"How did you know where I live, how did you get in my house?" Serena exclaimed.
"Your mother let me in when I said I was a friend of yours. Your house doesn't have any barriers around it, why?" Lita inquired.
"Should there be some sort of barrier around the house?" Serena blinked, sitting on the bed facing her company.
"It just seems strange. The enemy could attack your house if you aren't careful and steal the cards away from you. Lady Sakura entrusted them to you, you shouldn't let her down," Lita advised.
"How do you know about the cards and everything anyway? Are you part of the Li family that Kero told me about?" Serena asked.
"The sun guardian Keroberos, it looks like you haven't gotten the cards necessary for him to return to his true self. Have you captured Light yet?"
"No...I haven't," Serena said. "And what do you mean true form?"
"The picture on the front, that is a picture of Keroberos true form. Once you capture Light, he will be able to return to his true state. Then everything shall begin."
"What do you mean?"
"My family, the Li family have for years awaited the return of a captor in order for the balance between good and evil to be corrected. The last captor and mistress of the cards, Sakura Kinomoto-Li perished before she could do that. She has chosen you, Serena Tsukino as her next successor to protect the cards and free the magical world of evil," Lita said.
"So you are of the Li family, that's why you're helping me?" Serena said.
"That and you have a long way to go before you're an appropriate mistress of the cards. I was sent to aid you as much as I could in the capture of the cards and preparing you not just for your battle against Sakura's enemy, but the Final Judgment with Yue."
"Y...ue? Who is that?"
"Yue is the other guardian that Clow Reed made besides Keroberos. He is represented by the moon on the back of the book," Lita stated.
"I didn't know that Clow Reed made two guardians. Wow. Then how come I haven't seen him? Where is he?"
"Right now, no one, not even Keroberos knows the location of the guardian Yue."
"Why?"
"Because, until you are able to capture the cards, all of them, and seal them with your power, guardian Yue can neither awaken from the sleep that he has been put in, nor function. Mistress Sakura had such a problem," Lita said softly.
"What do you mean? I don't understand any of this. Clow Reed made two guardians, but Kero is the only one awake and the only one that is around, even though this Yue guardian is somewhere asleep."
"Yue," Lita sighed, getting a headache trying to explain this to the captor. She wondered if Li Syaoran had this much trouble with Sakura Kinomoto when he first came to Japan. She would have thought the sun guardian Keroberos would have explained everything to the captor before her arrival. It would get her in deep trouble if she didn't know the truth about everything. "Is moon guardian."
"And?"
"Because he is moon guardian, his power comes from the moon and stars. Unlike Keroberos, he needs to rely on the strength of his master, or mistress for power to survive. If the one who passes the judgment is not strong enough, then he will disappear unless he finds strong magic to absorb. Mistress Sakura had that problem with him because she had yet to change the cards to her own," Lita explained.
"So, he almost disappeared, what stopped him from doing so?" Serena didn't know any of this. She wondered why Kero kept it all from her.
"Mistress Sakura's brother had enough magical energies to hold Yue until Sakura was strong enough to support his energy too."
"Well, I'm growing stronger all the time, Kero says so. So, when I find Yue, everything will be fine."
"Don't be so optimistic," Lita said. "Do you know anything about the judgment?"
"No."
"The Final Judgment is to decide whether or not you are worthy enough to become mistress of the cards. I don't know much about it, because it's only happened once, with Sakura. But I'm sure that it's not going to be easy convincing Yue that you are capable enough to use the cards to defeat the enemy Sakura could not."
"I'm sure that I can handle it. I've come this far he will have to see that I'm capable of doing this. After all Sakura told me that I have what it takes to be master of the cards and to believe in myself. She wouldn't have come to me otherwise if she didn't believe in me," Serena said.
"That is true," Lita nodded. "I suppose we shall see when the Final Judgment is underway then."
"When is this Judgment supposed to happen?" Serena inquired.
"Well, whenever you seal the last card, that is when the Final Judgment will begin," Lita responded. "You will then find out what human Yue chose to sleep in."
"He's in someone right now, waiting for me to seal the last card! So, it could be anyone? Even you?"
"No, I can not be Yue because I am of the Li family. Since we have knowledge of what is going on, it would be impossible for us to be Yue. The guardian is sleeping in someone that has no idea what's going on around them. Someone that we may least expect."
"Well then...I'm sure we can narrow it down. They are bound to have strange dreams and stuff right? All we do is ask around to see if anyone has had any dreams about...um...strange things," Serena said.
"That's easier said then done. I'm sure that Yue, at least on a subconscious level would block those from the individual so they will have no idea what they truly are," Lita said. "So, anyone could have strange dreams, it wouldn't really say that they are Yue."
"Well, the idea was worth a shot," Serena sighed. "So, I guess I'm just going to have to wait to see what this Yue character looks like. My luck, he's going to be another furry, plush animal like Kero."
"You know I resent that." Kero rolled over from floating in mid air to look at Serena. "What's wrong with me being furry?"
"Nothing, if I don't want people committing me to a mental institution for the plush animal that I talk to all the time," Serena said.
"What!"
"You know I was just kidding Kero. Oh yeah! Kero, this is Lita, Lita, this is Kero. Kero, Lita is from the Li family," Serena introduced.
"I see. That's why your energies felt like Clow's also."
"That's right," Lita said.
"Are you like related to Clow too?" Serena inquired.
"In fact, my family is descendants from Clow Reed. But unlike the priestess that helps you out and Sakura Kinomoto, I am not related to his reincarnations."
"Sakura was related to the same one..."
"No," Kero said. "When Yue and I thought Clow Reed died, he ended up making two reincarnations. One was Eriol Hiiragizawa, the one that Raye is related to. Then he created Sakura's father, choosing Sakura to carry out the role as captor. When the cards were finally under her power, Clow Reed's magic split between the two reincarnations."
"Wow, that is so cool," said Serena.
"I suppose so," Lita remarked getting up from her chair. "Well, I have to go. I just came to tell you that much and all. Now that my job is done, I have to report back in to my family to tell them what's going on."
"Lita, hang on just a second," Serena said.
"What?"
"I just wanted to say thank you for everything, helping me out the other day and all. And I'm going to try my best to be a better captor, so I can make everyone that believes in me proud," Serena stated.
"Well, then, make us proud." Lita gave Serena a short smile as she walked out the room. For a long time, Serena sat in bed smiling. Maybe things would be all right between them after all. Lita really wasn't as bad a person as she thought.
"Hey, Serena," Kero finally said.
"Yeah, Kero."
"You know...it's almost time for your school to start," Kero said, looking at the clock on the nightstand. "You forgot to set your alarm clock again, you know."
"What!!! Oh no! I'm going to be so late for school!!" Serena hurried out of bed and down the hall to the bathroom.
"Well...I guess she has to get waking up from school down before she can save the world," Kero laughed.
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Nakoruru: I'm sleepy.
Rimnerel: So, am I. I think we should go to bed.
Nakoruru: Right. Later everyone.
