A.N: Hi, it's me again! Here's another chapter of CCS: GX, please enjoy it!

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original characters (Kero, Sakura, Tomoyo, Li etc), or the original plotline. As this was originally a role-play on the characters and some of the storyline and words belong in a way to their creators, through I've made many changes, they are still essentially the same!

Many thanks to those creators, including Hiryu-chan (the owner of CCS: The Next Generation).

Chapter One: The Talking Yellow Plushie

She awoke in her bed. The sun was shining with the new day. She giggled over the thoughts of the day before and smiled.

"Hey, Natsumi, let's go find Kaan-kun and go play in the park...Natsumi?" Kimika asked turning around to face her friend. Kimika sat up. The place Natsumi had occupied the night before was unoccupied. Since when had Natsumi gotten up before her?

"Nat-chan...?" She asked quietly. She glanced at the big clock near the door and gasped.

"Dad is going to kill me! I was supposed to wake him today!" Kimika yelled as her head registered the fact that it was 11 o'clock in the morning. Kimika felt dizzy.

"I am going to be in so much trouble. I didn't even get to experience a second day as a 13 year old!" Kimika turned and started beating her head against the wall.

"Ki-chan?"

Kimika turned to see her father standing the doorway. She burst into tears.

"Dad, I'm so sorry! I don't know where Natsumi is; I slept in and couldn't wake up. I'm sorry you'll get fired and we'll have to live on the street!" Kimika said and started bashing her head against the wall again, her sandy-blonde hair flying everywhere.

"I'm so stupid!"

"Kimika stop that. You'll get an awful bruise." Kimika's father said, pulling her away from the wall.

"There's no need for over-reacting. Natsumi said you fell over last night somehow. Your mother took her home and I called in sick so I could look after you. So, stop crying sweetie..." Kimika looked up at her father and smiled, wiping away her tears.

"I was just worried...but I didn't fall over last night Dad..."

"Sweetie, you were unconscious on the floor. Don't worry. I'll go make your favourite soup ok? Then you can go see Natsumi" Kimika's father said leaving his bewildered daughter alone in the room.

"I didn't fall over did I?" Kimika rubbed her head, snuggling it back into her pillow.

"Nah, you didn't kid"

"Then something else must have happened right? The last thing I remember was going to sleep...no wait...a light...huh? What is it?" Kimika said, turning to the thing that was nudging her on the cheek with its arm. Then it flew up and tried to stifle her scream.

"Now, now kid...stop that. I'll help you remember me ok? Pretty strange that you could forget a handsome thing like me through. Now stay still!" the voice said as it came up in front of her blue eyes.

'This has to be a joke. A small, yellow, plushie bear with wings is ordering me around. Maybe I'm sick...'

"Look, I dunno-" Kimika started but was cut off by the bear pressing a hand on her forehead. He seemed to be involved in thought. Then Kimika passed out.

.-.

Kimika stepped away from the light-filled box. Around her the wind gathered itself and played around her slim figure. Looking down there was a giant yellow circle of light at her feet, etched with symbols of the stars, the moon and the sun.

She screamed as she got thrown onto her back by the spinning tornado of wind. Her stuff was flying everywhere, but she didn't dare to reach up and grab hold to anything. What if it took her for a spin too?

Something flew into her mouth, cutting a little on sides. She choked and withdrew a card from her mouth.

"The Windy..." She red from the bottom of the card, depicting a beautiful lady. Then the card flew from her hand.

"What's going on!" she screamed, closing her eyes and burying her head in her knees.

The wind withdrew and Kimika lifted her head slightly and opened her eyes careful. They scanned the messy room slowly, and then rested on a small yellow bear. She crawled over to it. Was this one of her unopened presents?

"Welcome Cardcaptor…" the bear said without enthusiasm. Kimika raised an eyebrow.

"Ok, that was so not real" she said poking the plushie. Then she scrambled backward as it stood up and hovered in the air. It broke into a large grin; it's black eyes laughing at her.

"So, kid, I'm Keroberos, guardian of the Sakura Cards. Since you're the new Cardcaptor, what's your name, eh?"

Kimika blinked. Things could not get weirder.

"Keroberos?...no that's not my name...it's Kimika...and she's Natsumi"

"Natsumi? YOU DIND'T TELL ME THERE WAS ANYONE ELSE IN HERE!" said 'Keroberos' and he promptly fell down dead. Kimika stood up quickly. Had Natsumi seen it all too?

Kimika rushed to get to her friends side of the bed. Her slippers lost grip on one of the fallen sheets and she found herself going head first onto the floor.

.-.

Kimika gasped for air as she sat up in bed. She patted her chest hard a few times and coughed.

"Keroberos...?" she wondered out loud. Had it been a dream?

'Please...'

"Yep!"

Kimika screamed. Lady luck wasn't around. The thing that called itself 'Keroberos' was still here.

"So, kid. You know you just unleashed a power beyond your imagination that could destroy the world?" he said calmly.

"WHAT?"

"Shhh...keep it down. Your father's downstairs. You don't have any siblings, do ya?"

Kimika was finding it hard to keep calm.

"Siblings? Ah...no...ah...ah...ah...WHAT HAPPENED?"

"Well, you opened the Sakura box somehow, the cards flew out and now if you don't catch them, they'll destroy us all!"

"Wha? Sakura box? WHAT'S GOING ON?" Kimika's voice was starting to get sore.

"I just told you! You opened that box over there," the plushie said, pointing to the box decorated with cherry blossoms "and the most powerful things in creation were unleased upon an innocent world! So if you don't get out there, then you can kiss your life away!"

"I still don't understand!" Kimika sobbed.

"WHAT? I just said that you open-"

"Yes, I get that but why are you here, what's a Cardcaptor and what's with what cards?"

"Ah!" said Keroberos and clicked his 'fingers' together.

"Now where getting somewhere! Now for starters, call me Kero-chan!"

"Kero...chan?" Kimika repeated quietly. She wasn't sure of this. Or sure of anything at the moment.

"Second, I'm here because I guard the cards. These cards were invented by the most powerful magician of all time – Clow Reed. He sealed away their powers in cards so he could control them. He also created me. Only those that can use the cards correctly can use them. Those too weak to control them will also be eliminated. Somehow, you opened the box and the cards have all gotten away. It's just like last time. I'm too busy sleeping and they all get away. You'd think I'd learn, being the guardian of the Cards. I'm supposed to stop those who are too weak or evil from getting to them..."

"Last time?" Kimika asked timidly. Kero smiled.

"What year is it?" he asked, not seeing a calendar in Kimika's room.

"204-"

"Yeah, about 30 years ago" Kero interrupted Kimika, " the Book of Clow was opened by a young girl named Kinomoto Sakura. She was kinda like you, I guess. She went and caught all the cards and became, Master of the Clow. She then turned the Clow Cards into the Sakura Cards."

"What happened to her?" Kimika asked, interested. It wasn't everyday you heard such stories.

"She's still around. In fact I think she's still in this town." Kero said thinking. Kimika thought for a moment too.

"If she was as powerful as you make her out to be – why didn't she keep the Cards?" Kimika asked. Kero almost looked sad for a moment.

"She wasn't as powerful as she used to be. She caught the cards when she was fairly young, you see. She knew her time was up and she sealed everything in the Sakura box. She was a good Master..." Kero sighed.

"So, now it's all up to you!" Kero said, breaking into a huge smile.

"Up to me?" Kimika said flabbergasted, "you can't be serious"

"Dead serious." Kero said. Out of nowhere he suddenly produced a star pendant. Kimika reached out and he dropped into her hand.

"What is it?" she asked, touching the gold star. She noticed it had little wings, just like Kero's.

"It's the key. You use it to capture the cards. It will then help you turn them back into Clow Cards so they'll be easier for you to control"

"Hey, I never said I was going to capture those card thingies!"

"Well, who else is going to? Your responsible for letting them out aren't you?"

"Well yes but-" Kimika's mouth was clamped shut by Kero's paw.

"No, buts, Cardcaptor Kimika!"

"WHAT!"

"So, according to Kero-chan here...I'm the new Cardcaptor" Kimika said sighing. She was still getting used to the idea. She wasn't sure if like it either.

"Oh, that's so awesome, Ki-chan! I can't believe I didn't even notice all that stuff in your bedroom! I only woke up when you fell on the floor!"

"I didn't fall!" Kimika protested. Natsumi laughed.

They were seated under one of the huge oak trees in the park, enjoying the sun. Kimika had asked Kero if she could tell Natsumi everything and he had said it was all right if she knew she could trust her. Natsumi seemed nice enough to him.

Kero had also come along. In his distant memory the scene reminded him faintly of Sakura and Tomoyo and how they would sit in this same spot and ramble on about Sakura's adventures. But that had been a long time ago.

"So, you promise you won't tell, Nat-chan?" Kimika asked. She knew the story was outlandish and wasn't sure if Natsumi would believe her, even with Kero as proof.

"Of course! What are best friends for, right?" Natsumi said smiling, "anything for you Ki-chan!"

Kimika smiled back. She knew she could trust Natsumi, deep down. They had been best friends since kindergarten and were barely ever apart. Kimika would have felt awful not telling her, her newest most important secret.

"So, when do you think you'll catch one?" Natsumi asked, flicking back one of her short black plaits. Natsumi always did her hair in two plaits and always had a cheerful smile upon her face. Her light brown eyes always said to people that they could trust her with anything.

"It depends when we sense one next. Sakura could always tell when one was around, but she never felt the first one, so I doubt you would, Kimika," Kero said thoughtfully, "It shouldn't be too long anyway"

"I'm so happy for you, Ki-chan. All the interesting things always happen to you! And Kero-chan, your so cute!" Natsumi said, bubbling with laughter.

Kimika smiled. She may be unsure of the situation but at least she had a friend like Natsumi by her side.

Emerald eyes stared at the moon, still visible in the daytime.

It glanced down at the scene below and her lips moved to speak,

"She's finally been awoken..."

Brown hair spilled down her shoulders, her sword in one hand, Suiren jumped down from the tree she stood in, hidden from view. She looked pensively at the group.

"Perhaps, I'll just watch...for now..." With that said, turning her wrist, her sword vanished. She flickered for a moment then disappeared completely.

"Maybe, I'll help her, one of these days..."

R&R please!

… # Rei Ant # …