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Midnight- Tomoyo? Bow and Arrow?

Light Filtered through the room and Sakura's eyes slowly fluttered open.

"Ugh" she groaned as she sat up "What time is it?"

Looking out the window her eyes widened in shock. The sun was already shining brightly and high in the sky.

"HOE!" she exclaimed scrambling out of bed and quickly changing her clothing "I'm late!"

She ran out into the hallway without looking and bumped into something causing a major collision. Clothes went flying every where.

"Ouch" she heard a voice mutter "My head hurts"

Sakura did a double take

"Wait a minute. I know that voice" looking up Sakura gasped in delight

"Tomoyo!"

Tomoyo blinked and grinned.

"Hello Saku" Tomoyo stood helping Sakura up as well

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked expectantly watching as a mischievous glint appeared in Tomoyo's eyes.

"Well..." Tomoyo started

"Well?"

"Well I..."

"Well you what?"

Sakura's curiosity got the better of her.

"Tomoyo!"

"Alright already, the way you're talking you'd think a girl can't come and see her best friend"

"Tomoyo..." Sakura growled partly serious. She knew that Tomoyo liked to play mind games with her.

Tomoyo huffed

"Fine, I came to make you some new clothes!" she proclaimed

Sakura sweat dropped.

"Sorry Tomoyo but I can't, I'm leaving for the palace today." Sakura supplied straightening out her blue riding shirt.

"Oh I know that already" Tomoyo winked

Sighing Sakura looked at her dark haired friend in exasperation.

"Then what..."

"Oh silly Sakura" Tomoyo grinned "Your father informed me about this mission your going on and told me to go with you"

Sakura's eyes widened a notch before...

"HEY, doesn't he think I can take care of myself!"

"Of course he does"

"Now" Tomoyo grabbed Sakura by the arm "Your father and brother have already left, and if we plan to get to the palace by the end of the week we'd better leave now. I've already packed your things for you so we can leave."

Sakura merely nodded and allowed her self to be dragged away.

"Oh and here" Tomoyo dug through her pockets and produced an apple "That's your breakfast"

'That's Tomoyo for you, she thinks of everything'

The girls had been riding for two days now and were extremely tired. Their horses Rain and Flash were barely standing up right.

They hadn't passed by a single town and were beginning to think that they were lost. It was as though this isolation was intentional.

"Sakura," Tomoyo whimpered "are you sure this is the right way"

Absently brushing her horses brown mane Sakura took a moment to think. She sifted through memories of the Li kingdom map and nodded. "Yes it is, I'm sure of it"

'But there's something completely off about this entire situation' she said inwardly worried 'we were supposed to have passed by Teru city a ways back.'

Suddenly Sakura shivered as an ice cold drop of water splattered just beneath her eye. Looking up she noticed that dark clouds had almost completely engulfed the sun and the air temperature seemed to drop tremendously.

"Sakura" Tomoyo cried out as the rain began to pour heavily down on them. "We must find shelter!"

Nodding Sakura helplessly looked around and her eyes rested on a cave not too far from them.

"Tomoyo this way!" she called barely able to see her obsidian haired friend through the rain.

With hesitation Tomoyo followed Sakura all the while mentally cursing about her now ruined dress. Where it had once been yellow the rain water had managed to turn great deals of the material into a disgusting green like color.

"Ugh" Tomoyo groaned as soon as they had the horses secure. 'This storm is going to set us back another day"

"I know" Sakura replied digging around in her nap sack for her small lantern.

Once it was lit she raised it over her head and regarded the cave carefully.

It was cold and dank but walls though gray shimmered with a blue light

'No wait a minute, that's an aura" Sakura mused sensing a great power emanating from somewhere in the cave.

'That is right child' a voice rang through Sakura's mind, surprisingly she felt at ease with the voice, it was warm and motherly.

"Who are you?" Sakura asked eyeing the cave suspiciously

"Who am I?" The voice called out 'Well I am called many things.'

"Some call me Spirit and others call me witch, it does not matter anymore because I have been here for many winters"

"But, you are neither a witch or a spirit, please tell me who you are" Sakura asked

"Ah you are a smart one, in fact you are the first to ask me for a name" The voice answered "Very well I shall tell you then, I am Judora the sun sorceress, I was trapped here years ago by a conniving little man"

"Judora," Sakura thought "That name sounds familiar"

"That is because I used to be a sorceress in the feral palace before the king was over thrown and I was exiled to this place"

"You were a sorceress in my grandfather's palace?"

"Your grandfather...oh I should have seen it, you are Fiji's granddaughter" The voice mused "Yes indeed you are, I have had many a conversation with him over the years and I take it he has no knowledge of your existence"

"No ma'am" Sakura answered then a thought struck her "M...my grandfather is alive?"

"Oh yes child, he and the rest of the royal family are very much alive, they're a hard bunch to kill off you know, but they have all been locked away in the Feral dungeons.

"I have to save them!" Sakura cried "Grand mama she..."

"Calm down" The voice commanded "Unfortunately, you and your friend have been transported to an alternate universe, this is a dark and lonely place and I'm afraid that your powers won't be able to help you here."

"Bu...but how,"

"Free me from this accursed cave and I can get us all out of here"

"How?" Sakura asked nervously "I can barely control my powers"

"Believe" The voice answered "Believe and it will come to you"

It slowly drifted away until it was no more

"Ok, believe, believe" Soundly Sakura closed her eyes and began to chant, her body glowed white and a loud bang and a scream was heard.

Opening her eyes Sakura noted that Tomoyo was now sitting next to her staring at a tall woman dressed in rather old clothing.

The woman smiled at the two and focused her silver gaze on Sakura.

"Sakura Kinomoto, you have pleased me, and for that I shall reward you with these tokens of my appreciation." The woman, Judora was her name, held out her hand and a blue orb appeared taking the shape of a bow and arrow.

"Take this and put it to good use, this shall be an heirloom in your family for many years to come, it will protect you when you are in need and it will strike down anyone who opposes you, as the princess of Feral I shall honor you and take you as my own mistress."

Slowly but surely Sakura held out a hand and took hold of the bow completely aware of Tomoyo who was squeezing the life out of her arm.

A blinding light suddenly shot through the cave and Judora's voice ran through like honey. "Now as I have promised you are now free of this horrible place, now go and complete your journey and don't hesitate to call for help, I would like to see the downfall of that despicable man as well. Goodbye Sakura"

Opening her eyes Sakura found that she and Tomoyo were now at the entrance of the capital city.

That's it for now R&R