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…Something… Flashbacks
"…" Speech
… Actions
Italics Thoughts and accented words
# … # Songs and POV's
(…) My notes
… Time and scene changes
Flashback from the last chapter...
"WHO DO YOU WANT TO WIN?" screamed the host.
The crowd shouted a mixture of all four groups again. The judges all huddled together, nodding and shaking their heads, debating on which group deserved to be the winners.
"NONE OF THEM!" shouted someone. "OUR GROUP SHOULD'VE WON!"
Another student rolled their eyes.
"AS IF!"
One of the judges faked a loud cough.
"If you'll all excuse me, I have an announcement to make."
Sakura stood on stage nervously, linking arms with Tomoyo and Meiling, who were equally nervous. The guys were a little nervous, but not as nervous as the girls, but they tried not to show it.
Suddenly Sakura felt the world plunge from her and all she saw was black...
Chapter 28
Sakura, Tomoyo, Meiling, Syaoran and Eriol plunged through this portal thing and all they could see was complete darkness. Sakura and crew shut their eyes tightly and wished that none of this were really happening.
Yukito, Touya's best friend, was out in McDonald's eating as much as he could. Burger by burger, chip by chip, until he was full enough. (We all know that Yukito loves to eat!) He suddenly felt like he was pulled into a black hole and disappeared.
Kero, Sakura's "stuffed animal", was playing rapidly on his new videogame that Sakura had bought him a few days ago. He was currently playing on level thirty, which was the last level to unlocking the next destination.
"One more kick should do it!" cried Kero, pressing on the controls. "And one more! Take that you evil guy!"
Suddenly, Kero, just like Yukito, got pulled into something like a black hole that appeared from nowhere. He was pulled away from his video game, which now showed of the evil person he was kicking. The evil person pushed the figure that Kero was controlling and cut him with a sword. The words "GAME OVER" flashed on the screen.
"NOOOOOOOOOO!" cried Kero. "And I didn't save yet!"
(Poor Kero...)
Everyone plunged deeper and deeper into the so-called-black hole. Sakura opened her eyes a little bit and saw Kero and Yue, falling with them as well. (Yukito was forced to transform into Yue). Kero was fuming, while Yue was just being his cool silent self.
They saw a little light ahead and knew that they were going to land soon. Yue hit the floor first, but he was still standing. He caught both Meiling and Tomoyo before they fell. Kero had been forced to transform into his true form – a large and ferocious tiger-looking creature. Eriol landed smoothly and summoned his staff and Syaoran helped Sakura onto her feet, as he too summoned up his sword.
"It's a pleasure to see you again, Yue, Kero Beros," said Eriol, quite calmly. "I suppose you've found the new Clow Master?"
Yue replied with a small nod, while Kero was still fuming under his breath.
"Are those the guardians of the legendary Clow book?" asked Syaoran, pointing at Kero and Yue.
Eriol nodded, as Syaoran turned confused.
"Then what happened to that little stuffed animal that I saw in the portal thing?" he asked, scratching his head.
"Hey, Kid!" called Kero. "Who are you calling a stuffed animal?"
"You were the stuffed animal?" he asked, taken aback.
"That was my improper form," said Kero smugly. "This is my true form."
Syaoran sniggered.
"What's so funny, Kid?" cried Kero, flying into the air, just a little bit.
"Nothing," Syaoran replied, trying to cover his laughing.
Sakura glanced around their room that they were in. It was large and white and looked as if it had unlimited space in it. No one else took notice of their surroundings except her. Then, she saw a girl, scratched and dirty, chained up to a wall.
"Who is that?" she asked quietly to herself. "She seems familiar..."
She took a step closer and squinted her eyes. As soon as she realized who it was, her eyes widened.
"KATRINA?" she exclaimed.
Everyone else stopped talking and followed Sakura's gaze, and sure enough, it was Katrina chained up to the wall, looking pale and scared.
"What are you doing here?" asked Sakura, advancing towards her with everyone following behind.
Katrina shook her head wildly, as if trying to tell them something without words.
Sakura led them closer and closer to Katrina.
"NO!" cried Katrina. "STOP! DON'T COME ANY CLOSER!"
Everyone was puzzled.
"Why?" Sakura asked. "We'll help you get out of here."
"No," begged Katrina, a tear falling from her eyes. "Please don't come any closer...You're all in danger..." Her eyes widened. "It's –"
"Me that brought you here," finished a cold and harsh voice that sent shivers down their spines. No one could see who was speaking.
Syaoran automatically pulled Sakura back by the back of her shirt. Kero growled.
"SHOW YOURSELF!" he snarled.
"As you wish..." With a swish of a cloak, Luke appeared in front of them.
"You!" hissed Syaoran murderously.
"Yes me," Luke replied, smirking.
"Why did you bring us here?" glared Eriol. "We haven't done anything to you."
"It was my plan," he replied. "But they weren't supposed to come." He said, pointing at Meiling and Tomoyo, who took a step back.
"Then why did we?" hissed Tomoyo.
Luke's smirk grew wider.
"Well...It just so happens that you were holding onto our dear Sakura-chan, as she was getting transported here. So it's all her fault if I do anything to get you out of the way."
Eriol instantly stood by Tomoyo and Meiling.
"But why did Saku –" started Syaoran, about to ask why he wanted Sakura to transport here.
"What about Katrina?" asked Sakura, cutting in.
"Ah...the little girl...Well you see, it's her fault she ended up like this...Here's what happened..."
...Flashback...
Katrina stood at her locker, getting her bag out, ready to go home after helping to set up for the Hip, Hop and Roll. The corridors were abandoned and everyone had already gone home.
Suddenly, a hooded figure appeared beside of her. Katrina trembled with fright.
"W – What do you want?" she asked in a terrified voice.
"You can unleash great dark magic if you knew how to," said the hooded figure. "And I can show you how...just come with me..."
Katrina took a step backwards.
"What are you talking about?" she asked bravely. "There is no such thing as magic..."
"Oh, but there is, little girl and you just happened to have some hidden potential...come with me and join forces with the greatest and most powerful dark sorcerers in the whole universe!"
"N – No!" cried Katrina, trying to run away, but she couldn't. "There is no such thing as magic." She said, trying to believe that there wasn't, but failed to.
"Then you leave me no choice but to take you by force," said the figure and he clicked his fingers and grabbed Katrina by the arm.
"NO!" she cried, but it was already too late, as they both disappeared.
They reappeared in the white spacey room.
"I have just proven to you that there is such thing as magic. You, yourself, have great power if you only knew how to control it right and with me, I can show you." He offered her a hand, but Katrina slapped it away.
"I might have magic, which I don't know about, but I'll never surrender myself to you!" glared Katrina.
"So be it!" he cried harshly as chains attached itself to Katrina's wrists and ankles and bound her to the wall. "You'll see what true power is after I summon your pathetic classmates here."
He took off his hood. Katrina's eyes widened.
"LUKE!" she screamed. "How can you do this!"
"I have my reasons...Stay put and enjoy the show...not that you can do anything else there..." he laughed icily and disappeared once more.
Katrina pulled on her hands, but they were chained too tightly, as were her ankles. After a few minutes, the chains bound tighter and tighter and red marks appeared on her wrists. A cold voice rang throughout the room.
"The more you try, the more it crushes you..."
Katrina admitted defeat and hung there, completely useless. A single tear fell from her eyes.
"Help me...anyone..."
End Flashback...
"You monster! How could you be so cruel?" shouted Sakura, standing up for her most hated classmate. "She never did anything to you!"
"I gave her a choice to join me, but she refused. Now little girl, watch the show begin," Luke clapped his hands together and the bright room faded a little, making it darker and full of dark magic.
Tomoyo felt weak in the knees and collapsed to the ground.
"TOMOYO!" screamed Sakura, running to her side.
"What did you do to her?" hissed Eriol, his voice full of venom.
"Nothing," Luke shrugged. "It's not my fault her body can't adjust to the dark magic."
Soon, Meiling collapsed as well. Sakura went to drag her to where Tomoyo was, so that they couldn't get hurt.
"This is only the beginning," smiled Luke evilly.
Sakura felt lots of her energy drain from her soul. She powered it back up again, releasing her pink aura.
Eriol and Syaoran's powers also went down, but they both powered it back up again. They both felt an unknown pink aura flare up.
'Could it be Sakura?' they both thought. 'There's only one way to find out...'
- Sakura's Point of View-
What is that idiot think he's doing? He's hurting Meiling, Tomoyo and Katrina! Even though Katrina and I are like mortal enemies, we are now allies, since we are both against Luke and whomever he's listening to. I really don't want to summon my staff, especially in front of Katrina – she might tell her friends...And Syaoran and Eriol won't trust me anymore...I don't know what to do...
I felt a tear slide down my cheek. I knew I had to summon it, even though it might destroy my whole life, my friends will no longer be friends...no one will trust me anymore...so now I say, good bye everyone...
I took out the star key from around my neck and placed it on my open palm in front of me. I could feel Eriol and Syaoran staring at my back. They know now: I am the legendary Card Mistress and no one messes with my friends.
My magical powers boosted up once more and I whispered the incantation to summon my wand:
Key of star With powers burning bright Reveal the staff And shine your light Release!The star wand appeared in front of me and I grabbed it.
"Y – You're the card mistress?" stammered Eriol and Syaoran.
I nodded gravely and blinked back tears. I knew that they would never trust me again.
"Let's destroy the powers of you weaklings one by one," I heard Luke sneering. "We'll start with you – reincarnation of Clow. Prepare to fight!"
Luke whispered a chant and Eriol's powers went down dramatically. His staff disappeared and reappeared as a key.
I heard Eriol curse quietly as he tried to summon it up again.
I call upon the powers of day and nightSun and darkness,
Release your might!
His staff appeared again, but his powers didn't.
"ERIOL!" shouted Syaoran. "YOU NEED TO RECOVER YOUR ENERGY LEVEL!"
"I know!" replied Eriol. "But there's something blocking it, so it can't return. Put a strong barrier around your magical center!"
Syaoran summoned up a shield to protect his inner magic. I followed suit. I could feel that both Syaoran and Eriol were hesitant about talking with me, but I knew that was the consequence of summoning my star wand.
We all got into fighting stances, holding up our staff or sword or whatever thingy.
And now, the battle really begins.
TBC
Okay, maybe this story is going to take longer than I thought...A few more chapters to go...The fighting scenes will take around one or two chapters to cover everything I've planned and then there will be another one or two chapters for the official ending! Anyway, who wants a sequel to this story? I can adjust a bit of my planning in my next story to make it fit in with this one, or I can just start a totally new one, so no one will get confused...So leave what you think I should do in your review! Thanks!
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