Disclaimer: We all know this by now, or at least I'd assume that we do. But for those of you that may not, I do not own Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle. (There are all of you lawyer type happy now? I did the disclaimer, it pained me greatly to do so but I did! So ha, ha ha ha! Umm... sorry about that.)
A/N: Hey, it's me. I've now received two reviews that stated that my story doesn't belong here in Tsubasa. I will say that it does belong here, and that Fai, Kurogane, Mokona, Yukito, Yuko, and dimension jumping will all appear in my story, just give it some time. (Actually I will hint that Yukito's appearing in the chapter!)
Rising Angel: Yup, I looked at her plans for this story, everything will come in once the plot develops more.
Nanie-san: This is my story, not yours Angle girl, so do me a favor and give me my rough draft of the plot back. Now!
Rising Angel: Fine, fine... spoil sport.
Previously:
"Yes your highness," Tomoyo said and then bowed and left. "Oh I do hope that he can help her. If not I don't know what could happen to her," she thought worriedly while walking to the room that she had left the Prince in. "Prince Eriol, the King has given you permission to go and see his daughter. He bades you to go and bring health upon her," Tomoyo said as she entered the room that the Prince was in. She also blinked back surprise to see that he had the servant who was with him sitting next to him drinking wine.
Chapter 3: Mission Made
Prince Eriol walked out of the room, the room that he had spent the last hour in, Princess Sakura's room.
"How is she, do you know what's wrong? Can you help her? Can you do anything? Is she alright? Is she going to live?"
Eriol heard the bombardment of questions coming from numerous voices, though he did not respond. Rather he walked over to Syaoran. It was a strange action, for usually royalty and commoners didn't talk, but to Prince Eriol Syaoran was a friend, an equal. "My friend," he said quietly so that no one else could hear, "the situation seems grave, I wish to go into the room and spend a bit more time with her. While I am doing so I would wish that you go and summon the High Priest."
Syaoran nodded and bowed to Prince Eriol. He then turned and bowed to the King and Queen, and then after a bit of hesitation their son the Prince. After he was done bowing Syaoran ran off down the castle hallways, towards the door. He had to find the High Priest soon, he just had to.
Prince Eriol looked over at the anxious faces of the King, Queen, Prince and servants. "Please," he said, "I'll need time to talk with the High Priest while examining her before I can tell you anything for sure. I'm sorry that it's taking longer than you wish, though please try to stay calm."
"I am here Prince Eriol, from this boy I hear that you have summoned me," calmly stated High Priest Yukito as he walked into the room. He had just spent the last fifteen minutes running with the boy called Syaoran to the castle, though he wasn't out of breath nor exhausted.
"Come," Price Eriol said while walking toward's the princess' bedchambers, "and you, Syaoran, you come too. I may find use for you again."
Syaoran and the High Priest quietly followed the Prince into the Princess' bedchamber.
"You already know, don't you? What's wrong with her that is," Yukito said quietly.
"Yes I'm afraid that I do, and I don't like the thought of it either. Someone's after a life here, and great power, the Princess' great power. Indeed this is not good," responded Prince Eriol.
"Ay, you are very right. Syaoran, come here we've found use for you."
Syaoran walked over to the Prince and High Priest, it was slightly unusual for either of them to request the presence of a commoner such as himself.
"Look at her, this is the effect of magic, a magic curse. Whoever it is plans to take her life and all of her power along with it. I know that you possess no magic and thus can't feel it, but the aura of the spell is strong and around her. That is why her symptoms are weird and unidentifiable by one who doesn't know the art of magic." Eriol looked at Syaoran after he had said all of this to make sure that the boy had understood, and was greatly pleased to see that he had.
Syaoran's steady gaze didn't leave that of the princess' face until he heard the Prince say that, then he instantly looked over at him. Understood he did, want to believe he did not.
"I know this will prove harder on you, but still you must do exactly as I now say," said Yukito while looking over at Syaoran.
"Are you done talking yet!" sounded a shrill voice from outside of the door. The three instantly rushed out to see a nurse of about forty standing there. She was a plump and heave woman with bright red lipstick and dark brown curls. All in all she didn't look to appealing. "Have you figured it out yet or need I go in there myself and show you all what a nurse can do?"
"No need to worry Madam," said Yukito calmingly. "We have figured out the illness and but now need only for the cure."
At the moment that he had said that a great, shattering noise was to be heard. Quickly the nurse, High Priest, Prince and commoner ran into the room only to find Sakura gone and a shattered window. From outside stood an out-of-place ninja holding the Princess with his left arm, and only a feather was to be seen where the princess was lying just moments ago. The ninja looked over at them while extending his right arm and then a portal of darkness appeared where his hand was. Then he broke their eye contact and jumped through the portal, just as Syaoran lept out of the window towards him.
"You #$&#!" shouted Syaoran, not that it mattered much. The mysterious ninja was already gone, as was the portal that he had leaped through. And, none the less, Syaoran was still falling down from his jump out of the rather high up window.
Eriol quickly ran forwards and managed to catch the back of Syaoran's shirt. "You, my friend, need to be more cautious," he said.
"Yes, you do. And now I suggest that we tell him the whole truth after ditching that nurse," advised Yukito in a low voice.
"Umm, yes! Excuse me madam, but we'd like it very much if you would go and inform the King and Queen on the loss of their daughter. Meanwhile we shall be doing everything that we possibly can to reattain her," Eriol cleverly said to the nurse. The woman then rushed out to do as he had said.
"Good, now that she's gone I'll explain," Yukito said. "As you know the Princess' illness is magic caused. Do you see that feather there? That is memory, to be more direct, her memory. You must now embark on a journey going to myriads of different dimensions to find all of her memories, elst wise she'll die. While on the journey you must also free her from the ninja. Her illness alone is most likely created by the ninja's master, you must defeat the person who cast it in order for it to go away, that or convince him to undo the spell. Since we may know who it is I'd advise that you check there first. And oh yes, while you're in different dimensions you will more than likely encounter those that you knew here only of different statuses and everything. I wish you luck on your long, hard, and perilous journey. When you meet the woman tell her of your plight!" After saying all of this Yukito summoned a long staff and suddenly there was a portal in front of Syaoran, which Eriol oh so graciously pushed him through before he had the chance to ask any questions to Yukito.
"Do you think that he'll be alright?" asked Yukito to Eriol.
"Yes, it's more of do you think he'll succeed and will the princess be alright that's the question."
A/N: And well as you see here is the end of this chapter. Please forgive me for spending forever before updating, I've been busy, very busy. But anyways enjoy!