The Card Captor: Part 3
"Yeah… Neither can I" Drayce said un-enthusiastically. He walked home, another fifteen minutes, and when he was outside of his house, he notice a dark shadow jump from his mothers window and across the trees quickly. "Oh no" Drayce muttered as he ran inside his house, up the stairs, and into his mothers bedroom, only to find the bed empty. "Someone has taken my mother!" Drayce yelled. "And by the looks of it, it was someone who helped in the creation of the Dark Cards" Ladon informed Drayce.
"You are correct…" A female voice said as it appeared out of a shadow. Drayce was about to pull The Shadow from his pocket until the girl held up her hands. "Calm down Drayce… I'm not here to fight you. I was instructed to help you" She smiled, a mask covered the upper part of her face, only her mouth could be seen. "Really?" Drayce asked. "Yes… Now go to the abandoned zoo and capture your first Dark Card… It will help you get your mother back" The girl informed Drayce. She put her hands together and disappeared.
"Who was she?" Drayce asked. "I don't know… But be careful… The only way she could know your name and really help you is if Clow Reed told her too" Ladon warned Drayce. "Should we go to the abandoned zoo and capture a Dark Card?" Drayce asked, motioning to the window. "I would… But like I said, be careful… It could be a trap," Ladon warned once again. Drayce dropped his backpack on the floor near his mother's bed and he stretched his shoulder blades out. "Trap… Gotcha… Let's go!" Drayce yelled as he ran towards the window. He ducked down and jumped through the open half, flying through the air, he landed and rolled then quickly got up and started to run towards his destination.
When he arrived it was midnight, the streetlights were on, but no one was out. It was dead quiet; every little thing could be heard. "This is creepy" Drayce whispered as he slowly walked into the zoo. "I agree… Well, at least if it's trap, we'll be able to hear them" Ladon laughed softly, scared out of his wits. CRASH! Something fell, it sounded like a garbage can. Drayce ran towards the noise and gasped at the sight. It was a black figure, its limbs twisted and deformed. It didn't even look human it looked animalistic.
It turned it's head and stared at Drayce. "Sniff, sniff" could be heard as it slowly came closer to him. It crept closer and closer on all fours, it stopped once it hit a streetlight. It looked horrific. It had wolf qualities, but the tail was reptilian, it's arms gorilla, it's hind legs lion, it's claws talons like an eagle, and its head was a wolf. "What the hell?" Drayce asked as he leaned forward to see if maybe his eyes were deceiving him. The creature lunged forward at an amazing speed. Drayce didn't have time to react. It was already on top of him, it's talons digging into his chest.
"You…Die…Captor…We…Stronger…Then…Clow…And…We…More…Dangerous" it hissed, speaking slowly, trying to formulate the words. It didn't just look animalistic it was animalistic. Drayce screamed in pain as he tried to lift the talons from his chest, but to no avail. It was heavy and strong. Drayce shifted his leg so his foot was pressing against the creature's stomach. He pushed up and was able to alleviate most of the pain and pressure. He moved his weight to the side and was able to force the creature to fall off of him.
Drayce jumped up and quickly ran to the side. "How the hell am I supposed to deal with this?" Drayce asked. "I don't know… All you have is The Sword and The Arrow. I think it was a trap," Ladon growled. "No… If it were a trap, there would be more then just this thing. It was a test," Drayce said, finally figuring it out. "ARROW! GIVE ME YOUR POWER!" Drayce yelled. "Oh, I wonder how it will change" Ladon muttered to himself as Arrows power was released from the card. The light faded and Drayce's hands were covered in gauntlets, and each one had a crossbow attached to it.
"HOLY CRAP! This kicks ass!" Drayce yelled as his face turned into a menacing smile. He turned and came out of his hiding spot. "HEY! UGLY! Right here!" Drayce yelled, his gauntlets hidden behind him. The creature growled and charged forward, a crooked smile on its muzzle. Drayce revealed his hands and aimed at the monster. Then he fired, intending on firing one each, but instead it was firing like a machine gun, and it never ran out.
"This makes it so much better. Let's kick some ass!" Drayce yelled as he continued the firing of his weapons. Several arrows found their way into the creatures hide, but they did little to actually hurt him. "Oh crap…" Drayce muttered as the creature drew closer. It swung one of its arms sending Drayce flying into a wall. The wall cracked and Drayce sat there, in blinding pain. "Captor…So…Weak…Easy…Kill" The creature spoke once again. Obviously it hated to speak, but did so when he wanted to taunt his opponent. Arrow returned to its card form and Drayce groaned in pain.
He slowly moved his arm and grabbed The Sword. "Sword… Give me your strength" Drayce muttered, though not very loud. The sword shifted and this time it was Naginata, a staff with a blade at one end. He used the blunt end of the staff to help him stand up. He took a fighting stance once again and readied himself. The creature laughed and grunted at the same time and charged again. That was his strategy. Charge and use the momentum as force. Now Drayce knew how to defeat him.
The creature came closer and closer. And at the last second, Drayce turned to the side, but left the Naginata end out, tripping the creature. It fell and skidded into the wall itself. Drayce ran up to it, while it was still dazed, and shoved the bladed end into the creature's side. He repeatedly stabbed the creature, causing it to howl in pain. Once it had been stabbed 15 times, it went limp, and it slowly changed to its card form. The first Dark Card could be seen. Drayce picked it up and it appeared to be the same as a Clow Card… The only difference was it was black and crimson red instead of red and gold.
"So that's a Dark Card… What card was it?" Ladon asked as he examined the card with Drayce. "The Beast" Drayce said the name out loud. "Well… Let's go home. You have school tomorrow" Ladon sighed. Drayce nodded and the two headed back home.