Episode Seven: Broken Pieces

"You can come out now, Adam," Emily replied, smiling wickedly.

"Adam...?" Sakura stuttered. A wispy spirit escaped from Li's body and then footsteps were heard. Adam appeared next to Emily and he looked slyly at Sakura. Li collapsed to the floor and Sakura started to move towards him but Emily stood in her way.

"Don't touch him or I'll scar that pretty face of yours," Emily warned. Sakura staggered back to Madison and looked hopelessly to Li, who was unconciesus on the cold ground. Adam looked pitifully at Sakura who stared up at him with clenched teeth.

"I always knew there was something strange about you..." Sakura whispered. Adam kneeled down in front of her and whispered.

"I don't really love you. I just said that so you would kiss me," Adam explained. Sakura felt like she was going to vomit.

Ugh! That's disguesting. She thought.

"But why?" Sakura asked, feeling sick but curious.

"With that kiss I could suck out all your magical powers. That's what me and Emily have been trying to do for a while now." Adam told her. Sakura raised her arm and slapped Adam across the face.

"How could you?!" She screamed. Adam had his head turned away and wiped away the blood from his lip. He got up and looked coldly at Sakura. He raised his arm in the air and closed his eyes. Slowly Sakura floated in the air.

"Sakura!" Madison screamed. She grabbed her leg and when they were both above the ground Adam flung them against the wall of the slide. At that moment Li woke up and saw Sakura and Madison lying against the wall with the wall above them crumbling.

"Sakura! Madison!" He yelled. He got up to save them but Emily grabbed Li by his shirt and pulled him close to her. She pulled out a pocket knife and held it against his neck.

"Don't move," she warned.

Sakura and Madison slowly got up and Sakura looked up to see the wall above them started to fall apart. She grabbed Madison and moved her out of the slide. Adam followed them and so did Emily, still holding on to Li.

"You can run, but you can't hide," Adam teased. Sakura and Madison were behind a big tree and shuddered at Adam's words.

"Sakura do something!" Madison pleaded. Sakura stepped away from the shade of the tree and faced Adam.

"What do you want?" She asked. Then she saw Emily holding Li tightly with a knife to his neck.

"Li!" She screamed. Li smiled at her.

"It's okay, Sakura. I'll be okay." He assured her.

"Like I said, Emily and I need your magic," Adam explained again. Sakura stepped towards him.

"Why?" She asked. Adam sighed.

"You really think I'm going to answer that? It's none of your business!" Adam snapped. "Doesn't ever villian want magical powers like yours? In case you were wondering we took over her body and made you break the staff. Just in case you found out about us and tried to get revenage."

"That was you? How could you destroy my staff? I was so lonely without the cards! You selfish bastard!" Sakura screamed. Adam laughed again.

"Wait... does that mean that you also destroyed the school?" Sakura thought out loud. Adam nodded.

"Well no... our master did that and all those things we did were warnings. You kept peeking your nose into things we had to do something to frighten you! And now with your powers we can use our cards again and follow through with our plan!" Adam exclaimed, raising his fist in the air.

What do I do??? Sakura wondered. Then she saw a gleam in Li's eyes and she read his mind.

"Alright Adam. I'll give you my powers just please let Li go!" She said.

"First give me a kiss." Adam said. Sakura groaned.

"Ugh! Isn't there some other way?" Sakura asked. Adam shook his head.

"Unfortunately no. It's the only easy why to suck out your powers. Would you rather I killed you?" Adam suggested. Sakura shook her head slowly. Adam walked towards her and stroked her cheek.

"Ready?" He asked, with a playful look in his eyes.

"Let's just get this over with." Sakura said, taking one last look at Li. As Adam leaned forward to kiss Sakura she punched him in the stomach. Emily was ready to react quickly and stab Li in the neck but he twisted around and grabbed the knife out of her hands and held it inches away from her flawless face.

"You wouldn't hurt a girl would you?" She asked. Li smirked and was about to kill her when Emily's spirit escaped the young girl's body and floated away from Li.

"Oh no you don't!" He jumped and grabbed the spirit in the air and slammed it against the ground.

Sakura meanwhile was looking down at Adam who was still lying on the floor. He gave Sakura a dirty look and his spirit tried to escape too but Sakura chased after it until she pinned it against a tree.

As Li and Sakura struggled to keep the spirits in place, Madison was making a phone call.

(Yes a phone call... what is she thinking?!?!)

"Kero! Come to Penguin Park and bring Sakura's staff. Quickly!" Madison yelled into the phone. She stepped out of the shadow of the tree and ran to stand in between Li and Sakura.

"Kero's coming. I have a plan!" Madison squealed. Sakura and Li exchanged glances and Madison frowned.

"Don't worry, it's gonna work!" She assured them.

In a matter of minutes Keroberos arrived in the park, with the staff's broken pieces on his back.

"Oh Madison! You're a genius!" Sakura exclaimed. Li raised an eyebrow.

"What are you guys thinking?" Sakura held Adam's spirit in her arms and carried it to her staff, that Keroberos carefully placed on the ground. She stuffed the spirit into one half of the star and then called Li over.

"Put Emily's spirit into the other half of the star," she instructed. Li looked doubtfully at the spirit he held in his arms and then looked back up at Sakura.

"Trust me."

Li did what he was told and then Sakura picked up the two halves and focused the magic she had left. Slowly the two pieces floated in the air and they came together to form the bright golden star that Sakura once had. It then attached itself to the staff and Sakura picked up the staff and felt her stolen energy flooding back.

Li smiled up at Sakura but then he quickly frowned.

"It's great that the staff is fixed, but what did you do with Emily and Adam's spirits?" He asked. Sakura grinned.

"Adam and Emily took the magic I need to summon the cards so by putting them into my staff I regained my magic back!" Sakura explained.

"What do you think happened to them though? If you only got their magic their spirits might still be wondering and taking control of people." Keroberos said. Sakura pulled out the Star cards and looked at them thoughtfully.

"Maybe, but if they ever try to take the most important thing away from me again... I'll be ready!" Sakura exclaimed, looking determined. Li looked sadly at Sakura and sighed.

If only I could tell her that she's the most important thing to me...