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Title: Eternally Alternate Destinies

Author: A.O.D.x5452

Rating: PG-13

Type: Action/Adventure

Summary: She went missing and now she's back and changed. Now she's an assassin. Her number is 2525 a.k.a. Tomoyo Daidouji.

Eternally Alternate Destinies

Chapter 2

"It was a dark night and it was an usual day as I recall. The day seemed to be going by quickly. But when it was past midnight, things began slowing down like a tape that was put in slow motion. From then on, I don't know what controlled my body. My pals and me kept drinking and drinking at the pub. It was like some holy water that you just couldn't get enough of. When we had spent all of the dough, we were kicked out, but we wanted more... So we kept going back…

"The stuff was so good… we needed it to live, so we fought for it… They won and beat us up real good, but my pals and me wouldn't give up. We were insane with desire, I got a broken leg and arm for that. My pal, Illie here, lost an eye. We all staggered around till we found an alley that was deserted. There we smoked a bit, breathing rashly, and everything seemed to be black and white. There were red-eye rats crawling all over the place. It was like we had gone mad. Nothing like we had ever felt or fathomed before…

"Then we saw a light through a small crack in the wall just in the corner, no bigger than my fist. We were cold as hell and we wanted some warmth. The sky darkened and the dark clouds pelted us with rain. We crowded behind the dumpster and under the rusted fire escape above us. We got soaked anyway, but we watched the light… The light seemed to lead to another dimension of peace… We let the rain wash off all of our pains and woes and a heavy burden was lifted from us as though we'd died and went to heaven. Everything became a dream, an illusion…

"Next thing we know we're strapped down at lab tables with wires sticking out of us and people standing over us with metal instruments. We were speculated and I could see my pals along side me except they looked so different. We were being mutilated, enhanced as They called it. We were going to be gods They said. They said we would be all right…They said we would be perfect. I know They lied, lied damn it… Their experiments were bogus, fucked up that's what…

"They mixed up the tubes of dark-colored formulas that They injected into us, and They were missing some of the ingredients, which they couldn't get. We ended up to be mutants, useless mutants that They decided would be Their guinea pigs. We were fed shit as far as we knew it…So that's our history as freaks… We can never go back to the surface again…never…"

Tomoyo sat stunned and confused in the cold, damp, and dark stone chamber surrounded by these creatures.

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Tomoyo's Mansion

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"Goodness, where is she! We called all of her friends as far as I know. I rummaged through her things even though I know she'll kill me when she comes back," mumbled Rina worriedly as she scrubbed the floor, which was already quite clean.

"Rina! Do you want to make a hole in the floor? I don't think Mistress Daidouji would appreciate that very much.

"Oh, Henry! What am I supposed to do! I'm going to loose my job as the Daidouji's nanny which has been in my family for generations. Then I'm going to be skewered by Mistress Daidouji because I lost her precious daughter under my watch."

Henry watched as Rina vented out her frustrations because he knew that it was the only thing that would help. He wondered with a frustrated face where Tomoyo was. He had been the one to have to call Sonomi, and boy, his eardrums were still ringing. Sonomi was on the way home, and he was shaking in his boots thinking about what she was capable of…

"Gosh, Tomoyo, where are you?" Whispered the flustered Henry.

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Eriol's Mansion

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Spinel Sun watched his master, who was gazing into the fire again to see how his friends in Japan were doing. Spinel Sun didn't know why his master didn't just go see his friends in Japan. After all, it would be a good change of environment and a good vacation idea too.

"Master?" Eriol continued to gaze upon the fire, not speaking for a moment.

"Yes, Spinel?" Spinel Sun flew from his resting spot on Eriol's armchair to his master's lap.

"Why don't you just go to Japan to see your friends?"

"Well, Spinel. I find it much more interesting to watch them from afar to see how well they're doing. I'm particularly interested in how my cute descendant and Sakura's relationship is doing." Eriol smiled and he began stroking Spinel's back.

"Not to mention your apparent interest in Tomoyo," said Spinel as he leaned into his master's touch.

Eriol stopped stroking Spinel Sun and his face turned a bit red, which was quite unusual for Eriol.

"How did you know my dear Spinel," said Eriol with a calm, collected voice as usual.

"Well, master. I may just be one of your creations, but I'm not oblivious to your feelings. Don't worry, it's quite natural. After all, you're still a young man." Eriol sighed. He knew that Spinel Sun was much smarter than the average cat, except when he ate too many sweets.

"Oh well, I guess the secret's out. I think I should take a trip to Japan, just for a visit. It would be a good change of scenery." Eriol smiled at the thought of meeting up with his old friends.

"MASTER! DID I JUST HEAR THAT WE WERE GOING TO TAKE A TRIP TO JAPAN TO SEE OUR OLD FRIENDS!" Nakuru came running in and she had big stars in her eyes.

"Why yes, Nakuru. We are taking a trip to Japan." Eriol watched as his overactive guardian, Nakuru, took in the news.

"SUPPI! DID YOU HEAR THAT! WE'RE GOING TO JAPAN TO SEE ALL OUR FRIENDS! ESPECIALLY TOUYA! WE HAVE TO GO SHOPPING!" Nakuru picked up Spinel Sun and started dancing around the room while Spinel Sun was saying, "My name's not Suppi!"

Eriol smiled and watched happily as his creations or rather Nakuru, went dancing away around the room.

Meanwhile, the next door neighbor is thinking, 'Oh dear, my Lord, don't destroy the world, we have not sinned yet. We have been faithful.' Unfortunately they didn't know it was just Nakuru.

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The Dark, Cold, and Damp Stone Chamber

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"Wow. So that's what happened to you guys… Sorry for judging you guys so fast. You see… I've been kind of distant from my friends at home and I haven't been surprised in a long time. So where are we?" Tomoyo sat crossed-legged on the floor facing her new friends.

"Well, we're in a different dimension from Earth that's called Lacrimae. There are an infinite number of different dimensions in the universe. In fact there are even different universes, which is kind of weird isn't it? I don't know what the whole of it would be called," said the Boss, and Fonzo and Illie nodded their heads in agreement.

"Lacrimae… That's a pretty name," said Tomoyo thoughtfully.

"Well, it's not a very pretty place. That's for sure," said Fonzo.

"So, how do we get back to Earth?"

"We don't know. All we know is that we came here through a portal that They had opened for us. There is a way out, but we don't know where it is," said Illie.

"So are They going to do to me what They did to you?"

"Probably not. They must have improved a lot from what they did to us. I think you're going to become some perfect weapon or whatever," said the Boss knowingly.

"Jeez, that kind of sucks doesn't it," said Tomoyo.

"Well, prisoners can't be choosers," said Fonzo.

The four of them sat in the middle of the stone chamber silently, glancing at one another once in a while. Tomoyo wondered what was going to happen to her, and what was happening on Earth.

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Penguin Park

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Sakura, Li, and Kero were all sitting on the grass taking in the cool breezes and having a deep discussion.

"I wonder where Tomoyo is… Rina called me last night, asking if I knew where Tomoyo was," said Sakura worriedly.

"She called me last night too. It's not like Tomoyo to run away or anything. I think there may be a magical connection to this," said Li.

"You don't think it's a Clow Card do you?"

"It can't be a Clow Card, Sakura. You already caught all of them. If you were missing one, there wouldn't have been the Judgement with Yue. Think logically," said Li.

"Hey Sakura, do you sense any strong traces of magic for the past week?" Said Kero; sitting crossed-legged in the air.

"Now that I think about it, no. I haven't had any premonitions or weird dreams either. It couldn't be something magical, otherwise I would have sensed it," said Sakura.

"No, the people who have Tomoyo might have powers, but they could be keeping their tracks clean," said Li a little impatience creeping into his voice.

"You can do that? I should learn how to do that then," said Sakura thoughtfully. Both Li and Kero sweat-dropped.

"Where is Eriol when you need him?" Said Li with a sigh. Secretly, he didn't want Eriol anywhere near Japan, and was perfectly happy with him in England. He didn't want to be called "cute descendant" either. He was just saying it to comfort Sakura.

"That's a great idea, Li. Why don't we call Eriol and get him to come here just for a short visit?" Li turned red with frustration and looked at Sakura with a look of horror.

"But, we don't have his number," said Li happily.

"Oh, he gave it to me before he left. Come on, let's go to my house," said Sakura tugging at the now shocked and very crushed Li.

"Why, of all the things…" mumbled Li under his breath. He got up from the floor looking rather downcast and accompanied Sakura to her house to call Eriol.

When Li and Sakura arrived at the house, Touya was there with Yukito.

"Hmm…the Chinese brat is here," said Touya with a glare at Li.

"Touya, don't call Li that! Oh, hello, Yukito!" Sakura glared at her brother and immediately softened her face to a smile for Yukito.

"Hello, Sakura, Li, and Kero. How are you all doing?" Yukito smiled at them and offered sweets. Sakura and Li refused, but Kero dived in.

"So, what are you guys here for?" asked Touya.

"We're here to call Eriol, as much as I hate the thought of it," said Li. Sakura had already gotten the telephone and was busily dialing away, so she didn't hear.

"Did you say something Li?" Li turned red and started to wave his arms wildly.

"Oh no, nothing, absolutely nothing!" Li took a deep breath as Sakura turned her attention to the phone call.

"HI SAKURA!" The voice of Nakuru blasted through the phone piece.

"GUESS WHAT! WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU GUYS SOON. MASTER SAID THAT WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A TRIP THERE!"

"It's nice to hear you too, Nakuru. I was just calling to invite you guys over here. What a coincidence!" Sakura said happily with eardrums that were ringing from Nakuru's voice.

After a few more words, Sakura hung up and turned to Li and Touya who were red-faced and massaging their ears, and Yukito and Kero, who were eating sweets.

"They're coming over and will be here two days from today. It's going to be great!"

"Yeah, great…" said Li and Touya sarcastically, which Sakura didn't pick up.

"Some things never change," said Yukito.

To be continued…