Well, hello! And Welcome to My Little World of Weirdness!

I state for the record that, despite the fact I really, really wish I did, I don't own any of the characters that will grace this story; it's all CLAMP's! Always has been, always will be!

Also I don't pretend to have any Mastery over the language of Japanese or any clue as to correct grammatical structure. I put it in and hope it gets across the point I'm trying to make! Nor do I [thankfully] own the Nelvana theme tune, but I do own the lyrics to this fic!! And Yue-Bella, and Kero-ette, and Li Syaotang and Madison Rae and several other characters, but I don't want to spoil the surprise yet!! Okay, and there is so much in this story I don't own, like Star Wars, and Star Trek, and The Red Shoes, and Captain Scarlet, and Monty Python, and I can't remember what else, but if it's copyrighted I don't own it . . . except for the way it's used. . . as in this story. . . blah blah blah!

Apologies in advance . . . this one makes no sense whatsoever . . . seriously . . . I'm not joking, well, I am but it's just one huge, lazy ass excuse to use all the weirdest things I could ever think of from my favourite anime and all the other things I love . . . plus this officially the longest chapter so . . . um . . . enjoy!

"Speaking"

*Stress/emphasis*

//Thinking//

~~Flashback/dream~~

#singing#

Whoops! Didn't Mean To Do That . . .

By Dr Megalomania.

[Cue CC Theme Tune and Manufactured Boy Band™]

What if, Hammer, Bounce, Hole, Swear, Unfinished, Stupid . . .

Cardcaptor of the Whoops,

Expect some unexpected stuff!

Cardcaptor, you gotta be kidding!

Cardcaptor, go track them down!

Cardcaptor . . . dun dun do dodo!

CARDCAPTOR MEILIN?!

"Sakura? Can you stop filming so I can at least get dressed?"

"Hoe?" Sakura blinked from behind the camera, "What's the problem?"

"I want to get dressed *without* you filming me . . ." Meilin put her hands on her hips, as Sakura stood in the doorway, "It's not like I'm capturing anything . . ."

Sakura whined as Tomoyo pushed the cherry blossom away, "Come on you . . . You can help me in the video-editing suite . . ."

Meilin sighed and shook her head, unaware she was still being watched . . . well stared at . . . actually, it's more like the thing was facing her direction . . . um . . . not that it had a face . . . but that would be because it was a can of film . . . and cans of film have no faces or eyes . . . or at least I don't this so . . . ermm . . . Oh man! . . . my train of thought just got derailed . . . just cue the---

--- Senselessly dramatic music]

Part Four: Masks Off At Midnight, Meilin!

***Ding-dong!***

Tomoyo picked up the train of her dress, and ran along the corridor. Her mother's bodyguard . . . the one with the long red hair and the Sunglasses . . . nodded to her, the purple haired girl slid to a stop, "Has anyone told you that you look like Kaho . . .?"

"Look like?" The bodyguard repeated in confusion, then she seemed to remember herself, "Yes, yes, *look* like . . . yes . . ."

Tomoyo raised a slightly confused eyebrow as the guard back out of the room slowly.

***Ding-dong!***

Tomoyo shook her head, as she continued her run to the door. Tonight was special because it was precisely two weeks since Meilin started to collect the Whoops, Didn't Mean To Do That cards. It was Sakura's idea, because not only did Meilin seem a little down about the card collecting . . . the last card she had collected had gone to Syaotang, and Madison had spent the next two days flaunting this fact none stop . . . but, as Sakura confided in her best friend, it would be an excellent chance to film Meilin in a costume. So . . . Tomoyo had arranged to throw a fancy dress party for Meilin, celebrating two weeks of Cardcaptor-ing.

***Ding-dong!***

"Coming!!" Tomoyo laughed, as she arranged the strange ribbons of the strange costume Eriol had asked her to wear so she matched his costume. She giggled at the thought of what Eriol would be coming as . . . Hers had strange ribbons and her hair had to be arranged very strangely, the theme for the night being, apparently, water. //What costume could Eriol possibly come in that involves a woman and water?//

She swung open the door, "Welcome!"

Madison grinned, "So . . . What do you think?"

Tomoyo blinked, as she looked down Madison's costume, it was elaborate and impressive in ways that couldn't possibly be at all functional but it looked good, "Let me guess . . . you're that Queen Ammi-thingy . . . from Star Wars?"

"Got it in one . . . and now guess Syaotang!!" She pulled her long-suffering fiancée forward, he was dressed head to toe in black, the sounds of laboured breath issued from the strange black plastic mask. Tomoyo bite her lip, as Syaotang swayed slightly, "Um . . . don't you think you should take off your mask?"

Syaotang made to remove the suffocating thing but Madison pouted, "No! You have to guess first!!"

Tomoyo rolled her eyes as Syaotang sighed heavily inside the mask, "Um . . . Darth Vader?"

"Yeah!" Madison bounced past her, "We brought some fizzy and some popcorn!!"

Tomoyo smiled as Syaotang followed the purple haired tornado in. He took off the restrictive mask, "Is Meilin here?"

"Yeah . . . She's—"

"What about her guardians?"

"Ummm . . . Kero-ette-chan is in the---"

"I meant Yue-Bella . . ."

"Oh," Tomoyo smiled knowingly, "She's due to arrive with her brother."

Syaotang smiled slightly, "Good . . ." he walked in a little further, and turned suddenly, "I mean that in the sense that it will be good that she's going to be here . . . to protect Meilin . . . in case . . ."

Tomoyo chuckled and waved him in, Sakura danced past him, "Tomoyo-chan! Meilin-chan is having trouble with her zipper, but she won't let me help her . . ."

Tomoyo looked over at Sakura's hand, "Might have something to do with the camera, Sakura-chan . . ."

Sakura blushed, "I can't help it . . ." She raised the camera and held it to her chest, "It's addictive, this filming things . . ."

Tomoyo glanced up at the security cameras that had been programmed to follow Sakura everywhere, she grinned a secret grin, "Indeed it is . . . Can you man the door . . .?" Sakura nodded, and Tomoyo gathered her skirt again, "I'll see to Meilin then."

Sakura pulled down the front of her Scarlet tunic, and brushed off her costume's emblem. She grinned as she checked herself in a convenient mirror nearby. As she waited by the door, she looked into the visual playback of Meilin's capture of the Late card as she waited. "Kawaii . . ." she breathed.

"We're here!!" Sakura jumped slightly and turned to find Ruby Moon bearing food, Eriol bearing drinks, and Spinel bearing a large frown. Sakura glance at each of them, "Who are you lot meant to be . . .?"

Eriol grinned, put his drinks on the floor and stepped forward, "I'll give you a hint!!" He cleared his throat, grasped her hands and said in his scary, deep, Clow-voice; "Water . . ." He announced grandly, ". . . is something that flows . . ."

Ruby cracked up, and Spinel rolled his eyes. Sakura blinked, "Ummm . . ." She shook her head, "Nope. Not a clue."

Ruby stepped forward in a rolling cloud of flour, "Okay then how about this . . . I'm someone close to the guy Eriol is, okay?" She motioned to Spinel and Eriol again, "We're all one group okay, get one and you'll get us all, right? Okay, okay, ready?" Sakura nodded, and Ruby brushed her hands over the white bandages she had attached to her hair and became very still, she folded her arms and glared down at Sakura very seriously, "You will not win, if you continue to run away!" She struggled to keep a straight face, then waved her arms at Sakura who still, clearly, didn't get it. "Okay . . . try this then . . ." Ruby fell to her knees dramatically, and implored to Eriol sobbingly. "Master . . . don't leave me!"

Eriol turned slightly and entered into Ruby's scene, he peered her slightly saddened and declared spectacularly, "I must . . . for . . ." He rested a hand on his Moon guardian's head careful not to disturb the flour she had pasted to her skin and face. He looked very sombre as he said softly, ". . . Water is something . . . that flows!"

Sakura glanced at Spinel who rolled his eyes again, he clearly wasn't so happy at his master's choice of costume, "I still don't get it . . ." Sakura murmured quietly.

Eriol turned to Spinel, "Go on!" He encouraged, "You're the easiest . . . she'll get you for sure!!"

Spinel sighed a deep, 'This is so corny' sigh, and lifted his tail. He wagged it slowly so Sakura could get a good view of the large plume of white feathers Ruby and Eriol had taped to the end. "Bring me modern yaki . . ." He said quietly. "Modern yaki . . . modern . . ." He sighed deeply again, ". . . Yaki . . ." At Sakura's blank face, he sighed again, "Sakura . . . Ruby did not paint me Summer Sunflower Orange just so you can stand there and not get it . . ."

Syaoran looked up from his punch bowl as Syaotang entered. The two shared a heated glare as Syaotang neared him, "What are you here as?"

"Ever see Monty Python's The Quest For The Holy Grail?" Syaotang nodded, Syaoran folded his arms and continued, "I'm ---"

"Let me guess . . ." Syaotang smirked, "You're Sir Not-Appearing-In-This-Film . . . No, wait . . . Better . . . Sir Robin The Not-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot . . . Who-Nearly-Fought-The-Dragon-Of-Angnor . . . Who-Nearly-Stood-Up-To-The-Vicious-Chicken-Of-Bristol . . . And-Who-Had-Personally-Wet-Himself-At-The-Battle-Of-Bandon-Hill . . ."

"No . . ." Syaoran growled, "I'm King Arthur!"

"Where's your Knights Of The Round Table?" Syaotang smirked again, unaware that invisibly a Whoops card was affecting him, he did blinked slightly though. He looked around as a strange 'I sense a Whoops card' feeling rolled over his spine . . . actually it was the invisible can of film but shh! They don't know that yet . . .

Syaoran rolled his eyes, oblivious to the fact the can of film was rolling up his spine now, "Oh . . . shut up . . ."

Syaotang stepped back challengingly, "Make me, you Pansy!"

The can of film giggled and bounced up on to a shelf above to watch as the two drew their swords. If it had had a face, the roll of film would have frowned, because the sparring Darth Vader and King Arthur blinked and put their swords . . . well, sword and lightsaber, away when Sakura suddenly ran in, "Okay everyone, listen up! Eriol and his guardians have this really difficult costume . . . okay . . .?"

Eriol swept in, Ruby and Spinel flanking him. Syaoran groaned, "Eriol! No past lives . . . that's cheating!!"

"Past life?" Sakura blinked and looked at Eriol, he grinned, and motioned at himself.

"I'm Clow Reed!" He quickly straightened the large purple collar, and brushed down the Sun and Moon shaped lapels.

Sakura blinked, and pointed at Ruby, "And you are . . .?"

"I am Yue . . ." Ruby grinned, she pulled the long bandages back again, " . . . the Judgement Maker!"

"Oh . . ." Some dim light flickered on in Sakura's mind, "Then that must mean . . . Spinel's . . ."

"Me?!" Keroberos ran in, and rubbed himself affectionately against Spinel, "Oh Suppi-chan! I'm so honoured!!"

"Ruby painted me orange . . ." Spinel growled; "I woke up this morning and found her grinning over me like a maniac, waving a big can of orange paint, a roll of masking tape and . . ." he lifted his tail again and stared despondently at the white feather duster that had been taped there. "Oh . . . the in-Sun-guardian-ity of it all . . ." He muttered as he shook his head slightly, "I wanted to come as Frodo Baggins . . ." he glanced at Kero, "And you are?"

Kero grinned as he showed off his costume, "Sakura helped Tomoyo to make it for me . . . what do you think?" He was decked out in a rather smart suit; it had yellow trousers, an orange jacket, and a light blue shirt and blue necktie. Spinel eyed Kero's head, he had a blue wig, and his ears and tail had been dyed blue. Spinel moved slightly so he could get a better look at Kero's wagging tail, a small red bow had been attached. Kero grinned as Spinel peered closer to his face, he also had a large set of wired rim glasses carefully balanced on his nose, Spinel raised a painted orange eyebrow, "You've come as my master, Eriol?"

"Iie!" Kero grinned; "I'm the Cheshire cat!"

Spinel rolled his eyes, "One of those nights . . ." He muttered, "Just one of those long nights . . ."

Kero-ette smiled as she bounced down the corridor, she was dress as a ballerina . . . more precisely the ballerina from The Red Shoes . . . which happened to be her favourite film. She rounded a corner, and trundled down to Tomoyo's room. She peered in on her mistress, "Meilin-chan . . . Are you ready for your party?"

Meilin gazed into the mirror, "I feel silly . . ."

"You look adorable . . ." Kero-ette chuckled as she transformed into her full form, she leapt onto the dresser seat beside Meilin, "as do I . . ." the lion chucked slightly, "I can't wait to see my sister . . . I bet she comes as Charlie Chaplin again . . ."

"Again?" Meilin asked distractedly as she rearranged a few curls of hair.

Kero-ette grinned, "Yue and Yue-Bella adore the old silent films . . . Ol' Charlie was their favourite actor . . ." she grinned and turned to Meilin, "Do you like my outfit?"

"You look very like . . ." Meilin trailed off as she gazed at Kero-ette's ballerina outfit . . .

~~

"This dream . . . who is it? Who calls to me?"

Kero-ette gazed solemnly at the clock tower, "Meilin-sama . . . it . . . is time . . ."

Meilin blinked, as she felt her hand being squeezed, Syaotang gazed at the clock tower too. "Do your best . . . and we will surely succeed . . ."

The clock tower bathed in a rainbow of lights, and the streams of Scarlet lotus petals . . .

A ringing . . . insistent and annoying . . . a man with long green hair . . .

Meilin looked back at the clock tower, the ringing still sounding . . . crimson ribbons swirled everywhere, as the lotus petals turned into the---

"Who is it . . .?"

~~

"Meilin?"

Kero-ette nudged her dreaming mistress, "Meilin?"

The girl blinked, "This dream . . . Kero-ette, what does it mean?" Meilin had been having some pretty weird dreams lately, some were about cards she was about to meet . . . Like the Stupid card, which told her exactly what she needed to do, go and say in order to attack it, Meilin was all ready to capture it when the aptly named card went and attacked Tomedia . . . However Meilin also had dreams about being on the roof of the school, staring at the clock . . . Kero-ette had pointed out that this was probably the same Final Judgement dream Sakura always had, but Meilin insisted this dream was some how different . . . The lion's smile faded, "It means you are becoming stronger mistress Meilin . . ." they looked into the mirror, Kero-ette sighed and lifted a paw onto Meilin's shoulder, "Much stronger . . ."

Eriol grinned as he approached his cute little descendants, "I'm Clow Reed!"

"You're cheating!" Syaoran growled as he pulled at one of the loose strands of hair around Eriol's face.

"No, no, Clow Reed!!" Eriol clapped, and righted his black haired wig, "I'm Clow Reed!!"

"You're a loony . . ." Syaotang and Syaoran observed together, then glared at each other.

***Ding-dong!***

Sakura ran down the halls, and opened the door, "Welcome!"

"Stardate . . . eleventy twelve-twenty . . ." Touya spoke into his cupped hand, "These are the adventures of the big brother . . . Touya . . . my mission . . . to seek out new and interesting ways of annoying the kaijuu . . . to boldly insult her boyfriend like no big brother has done before . . ."

"Hoeee!" Sakura rolled her eyes, "And you are?"

"Captain James T. Kirk of course . . ." he rubbed his knuckles on her head, "And you are . . .?"

Sakura grinned, "Guess."

Touya looked his sister up and down; she was dressed in a red uniform, with a strange plastic-y hat, and weird shoulder things, "Little miss red riding hood?"

"No. . ." Sakura laughed, "I'm Captain Scarlet! Mou! You think you'd know . . . I mean come on . . ." She pointed at her chest, "S.I.G? . . . Spectrum Is Green?"

Touya flipped out his hand again, and started to talk into it. "Scotty . . .?" He lifted his other hand and adopted a Scottish accent, "I canne give her any moorree . . . she'll go crazy, Captain!!" He turned to his other hand, "Scotty . . . I . . . I know . . . you must . . . you *must*" he paused for a dramatic grimace, "You *MUST* insult her . . . boy . . . friend . . . it . . . must be . . . done . . ." he reached up and dramatically grimaced again, "Bones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bring me . . . some . . . punch . . ." Touya smirked as he continued, "It is my mission in life . . . to make . . . insults about . . . the creep and that Gaki . . . boyfriend of . . . the kaijuu . . ." He ducked out of the way as Sakura tried to kick him, "And . . . Teach alien women to . . . luuuuuuve . . ."

"Ahem . . ." Sakura and Touya blinked and turned, Yuki and Yuki-Bella were arm in arm behind the two siblings. Touya smiled, "I mean . . . teach Judgement Angels and Snow Bunnies to luuuuuve . . ."Yuki and Yuki-Bella exchanged a look, and chuckled quietly. Touya looked the pair up and down; they fairly normally dressed in their school uniforms. "Didn't you two get the invitation . . .? It said fancy dress . . ."

Yuki and Yuki-Bella did their eerie chuckle again, "Our other selves objected . . . so we made a deal, we wouldn't come as Bernard and Bianca from the Rescuers *if* they came in fancy dress . . ." They held up two bulging bags, "We brought two costumes just in case . . ." The pair's eyes rolled back in their heads, and they fell back . . . only to transform into their other forms. The pair of angels dusted themselves off. "As if we wouldn't keep our word . . ." The two Moon guardians muttered darkly as they stalked past Sakura and Touya.

Touya and Sakura glanced at each other then sniggered as the two Charlie Chaplins strolled wonkily down the corridor.

Tomoyo smiled as she linked arms with Eriol, "So, tell me more about this Marin . . ."

"Oh . . . nothing really to tell . . . just an old girlfriend of Clow's . . . she was a bit of a psycho-stalker-type but that's how we like 'em . . ." He smiled, "And for the rest of the night . . ." he leant closer to her, "Please call me Clow, my darling Marin . . . you're ruining my costume . . ." Tomoyo giggled politely and looked around. 'Darth Vader' and 'King Arthur' were glaring at each other heatedly, alternatively drawing their swords and . . . plastic lightsabers . . . 'Captain Scarlet' grinned as she discussed various methods make up with 'Queen Amm-whats-her-face from Star Wars', 'Yue' and 'Charlie Chaplin One' were arguing about 'Yue's' hair and how it didn't look like old hospital bandages since it was more like ". . . the Moonlight spun as silk, woven through love itself, it feels like poetry and beauty brought to life . . . AND MY HAIR DOESN'T LOOK LIKE OLD HOSPITAL BANDAGES!!"

'Charlie Chaplin two' looked down at 'Keroberos' who was reading, "Why are you reading at a party?"

"Helps ease my pain of being related to . . ." 'Kero' nodded at 'Yue', who grinned dopily at 'Captain Kirk'. 'Captain Kirk' ignored her, and pulled 'Charlie Chapin One' away from 'Yue' before the silent star of television and the silver screen lost it and his status as the Silent One. 'Kero' shook his head, and returned to his Elvish dictionary. Yue-Bella also shook her head, she muttered, "Okay Yuki-Bella . . . I've done my time . . . enough of this madness . . ." And transformed away. As Yuki-Bella stumbled backwards and against the shelf, the can of film wobbled uncertainly and fell. It gleefully bounced off her head, and back onto the shelf again. It giggled mysteriously.

"Ta, tala taaa!" Sakura crowed as Meilin stepped hesitantly into the room, she pulled out her camera again; "You look absolutely kawaii Meilin . . ."

Meilin blushed, and clasped her hands in front of her. Madison growled as all the attention slipped off her stupidly elaborate costume, Meilin looked beautiful . . . her long gold-yellow ballroom dress swished quietly, her long black hair cascaded from a loose bun of hair on the back of her hair. Gold being the theme, the hair was gathered in a gold hair tie, and she had elbow high gold gloves. Small gold globes dangled from her ears by small threads of pure gold. She blushed, and blushed as she murmured, "How do I look?"

Syaoran couldn't resist, "You look great . . . For the beast!"

"Syaoran-kun!" Meilin scowled, "You know very well I'm Bella from Beauty And The Beast!"

Yuki-Bella waved from the food table and, because her mouth was full, waved a black card that read, "You look very nice, Meilin-chan!!"

Meilin blushed again from the unexpected support of her Moon guardian's other form. She lifted her large skirt off the floor and moved closer to Yuki-Bella, "You really think so?"

The snow bunny-Bella nodded, and continued to worship silently at the alter of The All-You-Can-Eat buffet . . .

Okay, so . . . I bet you're wondering what the hell is the little can of film that keeps bouncing off people's heads, huh?

Well . . . a few hours later . . .

"What's going on?" Meilin shouted to Syaotang as he fended off Syaoran. Syaotang ducked and pushed Syaoran back into the back of Sakura. Meilin leapt out of Spinel Sun's way as he laughed cheekily at Ruby, the Moon guardian chased him, "How dare you lose my place, Keroberos!!" She screamed, Ruby blinked and came to a skidding halt, "Just for that . . ." She sniffed haughtily, "I shan't ever make you an inch of pudding *ever* again!"

"Oh! Yue-sama!" Spinel turned into his smaller form and fluttered after his angry sister, "You are so smart, I'm sure you'll find it again soon . . . Yue-sama . . . Onegai!"

Meilin shook her head and stared at the cards she had, and her sealing cane. She had tried to use them both, but couldn't remember exactly what she needed to do, every time she tried she'd start singing about being the odd one out, she looked up at Syaotang, "Why can't I remember how to activate the cards?!"

"I don't know . . ." he called back, and then yelped as Captain James Touya Kirk tried to zap him with his laser beam, found it didn't work and settled instead for kicking him again. "Ow!" He grabbed Meilin's arm and ran out of the room. "Maybe it's the Cameo card . . ."

"The what?" Meilin hiked up her dress and tried not to trip over Syaotang's long black cloak. As they ran along the corridor, Syaotang explained over his shoulder about the strange card that had caused all this mayhem. Mayhem that included Sakura. Sakura had become convinced that she was invincible, and kept throwing herself in front of everyone because Tomoyo had bought a disco ball. The disco ball was harmless, but Sakura was convinced that ever time someone was touched by the pretty reflective lights, that person was about to be attacked by the Mysterons. Syaotang sighed heavily, "Clow created a card that could make people act out scenes and stuff like that from plays . . . it was basically a rewind button on the VCR of life . . ."

"That's right!" A voice floated around them.

Meilin and Syaotang looked up, "Who said that?"

"Over here!"

They followed the sound to a window; there on a tree outside, Kero sat. He grinned at them as Meilin asked, "Kero-chan?"

"Iie!" He swung his legs playfully, "I'm the Cheshire cat!"

"Cheshire cat . . ." Meilin blinked, she pointed at him, "But you also look like Eriol . . ."

"Maybe you're right . . ." He chuckled, then turned very serious and said in an unexplained Clow-like voice, "Maybe you're not . . ."

"Are we right about the Cameo card?" Syaotang pushed forward, and demanded.

"Maaaaaybe!" The big winged cat drawled teasingly.

Syaotang glanced at Meilin, and then back at the lion-embodiment of Eriol, "What do we need to do in order to seal it?"

Kero leant forward, "Come closer . . ." he murmured, Meilin leant out the window slightly, Kero shook his head, "No . . . You'll need to be closer than that . . ." Meilin glanced at Syaotang who glanced upwards then held on tightly to her hips as she leant out of the window further, Keroberos grinned and winked, "You need to hit it on the head with the sealing cane . . ." he whispered into her ear, "THEN TELL IT TO RETURN TO IT'S MISTAKE'S CONFINE!!" He yelled suddenly, Meilin's nerves jangled.

"Why can't you be more helpful?!" She shouted back at him, rubbing her ear to make the ringing go away.

But Keroberos giggled, and started to fade. "If you don't do something soon . . ." his wired frame glasses and smug smile remained, "You'll never find out . . ."

"So . . . we know this is the Cameo card right?" Meilin glanced at Syaotang, who nodded. She glanced around herself; "If only we could have some more clues . . ." she muttered as she turned a corner, only to be yanked off her feet by strange blue ribbons, Tomoyo glowered at her. "You're not Clow Reed! Where is he?!" The purple eyed girl stared off, and said mutely, "I was calling him to me . . ."

Meilin glanced down at Syaotang, "What do I do?!"

"Um. . ." Syaotang called up at her, "What does she want?!"

Meilin shook her hands at him in exasperation, "She wants Clow Reed!"

"I want Clow Reed!" Tomoyo wailed loudly.

 "Well, she can't have Clow Reed . . ." Syaotang folded his arms obstinately and yelled up at Meilin, "He's *dead* . . . six feet under . . . the *funeral procession* was buried with him!"

Meilin slapped her forehead and folded her arms, she glared at him as she swung upside down, "Well, now what Einstein?!"

"Um . . . um . . . wait!" Syaotang searched his memory for the name of the guy who knew everything . . . and had cheated . . . //what was it? Um . . . Evil? No! Eli? No. . . it was. . .// "Eriol! Eriol came as Clow Reed! We have to find him!"

Meilin looked at Tomoyo, "Look, give me ten minutes and I'll go find Clow Reed!"

"But he just said . . ." Tomoyo cocked her head at Syaotang disbelievingly.

"I know but . . . he's a dork." Meilin shrugged at Syaotang as he growled at her, she looked back at Tomoyo, "Look, ten minutes and I'll be able to lead you to him!"

Marin/Tomoyo squinted at her suspiciously, "How do I know you'll come back?"

"Hmmmm . . . tell you what . . . you let me go and I'll go get Clow Reed and . . ." Meilin looked around her body for something to give Tomoyo, she couldn't give her the Rubber Ducky key . . . or her cards . . . her eyes fell on Syaotang, "To make sure I come back . . . you can keep him!"

"Hey!" Syaotang squeaked as Tomoyo dropped Meilin and wrapped her slippery water ribbons around his legs.

"Ten minutes, just stay here!" Meilin shouted over her shoulder as she ran off.

Tomoyo hauled Syaotang off his feet, "Okay . . . but ten minutes only . . . I warn you! One false move and---"

Meilin rolled her eyes, "Yeah, yeah!"

Meilin ran down the corridor, //Where is he? Where would Clow Reed go---//

"This is no joke . . ." Eriol's voice was deep and Clow Reed-like as it floated out of a nearby room, "Today I depart this world . . ."

Meilin skidded to a halt, and peered into her mother study, Eriol was sat behind Tomoyo's mother's corporate consecutive desk; he smiled across at two standing guardians in front of him. He looked utterly at ease and even had his feet crossed up on the desk, he idly started the time consuming, god all mighty hypnotising silver ball thingy that just keeps going and going . . .

Kero/Spinel sat up; "This isn't a funny joke at all . . ."

Clow/Eriol pressed his face into the stupid metal pin face map thing, he grinned at his 'accomplishment' and set it down carefully so not to disturb the pins as they stayed in his likeness. He glanced back at his guardians and raised his hands, "That's my point, it isn't a joke at all . . ."

"Why?!" Yue/Ruby shouted, obviously very upset.

"Because . . . it hasn't got a punch line, there's no lead up . . ." Clow/Eriol folded his arms and pouted, ". . . and frankly I'd be a little disturbed by the idea of you finding my impending death funny . . ."

"Damnit Clow!" Yue/Ruby slammed her hands down on the desk, "You know what I mean!"

Clow's . . . I mean, Eriol's eyes flittered to the doorway; he frowned and stood, "Gimme five minutes."

Yue/Ruby's face contorted in utter confusion, and Kero/Spinel actually walked over to the desk and started to bang his head against it, "The man's insane . . . absolutely insane, loco . . . seven puddings short of the daily requirement of sugar . . . speaking of which . . ." He looked up at Yue/Ruby, "Do you think he'll put custard or ice cream with our apple strudel tonight?"

Yue/Ruby's mouth fell open, as she slapped the back of his head.

Meilin smiled, as Clow/Eriol pulled the door closed. "I need to talk to you . . ." she whispered urgently to him, he squinted at her suspiciously, causing her to wonder what was wrong. "Nani?"

He wagged a finger at her, "I was under the impression you were . . . green eyed . . ."

"What?"

"And what about the honey gold hair?"

"What?!"

"And the sweet unassuming voice?" He folded his arms irritated, "What happened to the sweet unassuming voice, huh?!"

She blinked, face faulted and then sweat-dropped as she realised what he meant, "I'm not Sakura."

Clow/Eriol threw his arms in the air, "Well, who are you then?"

"I'm Meilin . . ."

"Who?! What are you doing here?!" Clow/Eriol went into a big strop and his spectacles dropped off his nose, he muttered as he stooped down to pick them up, ". . . I planned it perfectly . . . You are supposed to be Cardcaptor Sakura, not Cardcaptor *Meilin*!"

"I'm the Cardcaptor of the Whoops cards . . ." Meilin sighed, he didn't plan it perfectly enough. Yue-Bella's favourite phrase rang out in her mind, //But then again, Clow Reed was an idiot . . .// Meilin shook her head as she silently agreed. Clow/Eriol's irritation immediately dissipated, "They got free?" Meilin nodded, "And you have to chase them now . . ." Meilin nodded, "Uh oh . . ." Meilin folded her arms and nodded again. Eriol . . . or rather since the Cameo card was at work, Clow sighed, "I'm *so* lazy . . ." Meilin sighed, and was about to nod again when this really icky sloshy sound echoed from down the corridor . . . and it was getting closer. Clow/Eriol peered beyond Meilin, "Is that who I think it is?"

"Marin the water fortune-teller woman thingy . . .?" Meilin nodded, Clow/Eriol's face paled . . . even more.

"Oh no . . ." he whispered urgently at Meilin, "But Yue's in there!"

"So?" Meilin frowned, she would have thought it would be a happy reunion, you know, the really romantic kind that involved beaches and roses and swelling, happy, romantic music . . . Clow/Eriol slapped his forehead; he threw one hand down towards the sound, "Marin!" Then pointed at the door, "Yue!"

"Point?"

Clow/Eriol grabbed his head, "They don't *know* about each other!" Meilin glanced at the ceiling, silently looking for the strength not to hit this idiot of a magician . . .

"Who doesn't know about who Clow?" Yue/Ruby opened the door, Clow/Eriol laughed, "Oh . . . it's just an old . . ."

"Clow Reed!! My love!!" Marin called from down the corridor, "I've finally found you!! I love you, my love!! My darling!!"

 Yue/Ruby glared at Clow/Eriol, who laughed even more nervously, "Pray tell . . . who is this . . ." Yue/Ruby's face screwed up just as Yue's would, "Woman . . .?"

Tomoyo . . . Marin . . . whatever came to a squelching halt, "Clow . . ." She threw her arms around his neck, "My love!"

"Marin . . ." Clow/Eriol chuckled tensely, "However did you find me . . .?"

"I've been looking for you for so long . . ." Marin/Tomoyo rubbed her face into Clow/Eriol's wig, causing it to go slightly skewed. Clow/Eriol righted it again, and tried to pull the woman off a bit. "Really . . . that's uh, great . . . umm . . . Yue!" Clow/Eriol looked up at the glowering Moon guardian, "Yue . . . this is my . . ."

"Girlfriend, Marin . . ." She shook Yue/Ruby's hand heartily, "Clow's always had a problem with expressing his real feelings . . . and you are?"

"Yue . . . Judgment Maker . . ." Yue/Ruby's eyes narrowed, ". . . and Clow's boyfriend."

"I think you'll find you're wrong . . ." Marin/Tomoyo whispered deadly serious, then her gaze turned on Clow/Eriol, ". . . or have you been playing 'Magicians And Creations' again, Mister Reed . . .?"

Syaotang grabbed Meilin aside as Clow tried to dig himself out of the little hole he had dug . . .

"You left me with her!" He held his hand at her as if to strangle her. "You will pay for your insolence!"

"What are you doing?" Meilin grabbed his hand and shook it in annoyance; this stupid card was starting to get on her frigging nerves.

"The force is strong with you . . ." Syaotang murmured, he pulled his hand away and stared at her intensely. " . . . Do you realise what the dark side would be like if you joined with us?"

"What?!" Meilin resisted the urge to pull her hair out; even Syaotang was getting on her nerves. She had to stop this, and stop it soon . . . and then she would go kick the hell out of Eriol and his stupid past life for subjecting this to her.

Syaotang blinked, "Sorry . . . I think I'm starting to be affected by this . . . Luke . . . I can sense him close . . ." He shook his head, "Let's seal this card quick . . . it's getting stupid now!"

Meilin nodded and glanced at Clow/Eriol, "What can we do . . .? What can we . . . wait! I have an idea; we can ask Clow how we can seal the card!" Syaotang was about to answer when Yuki-Bella stumbled out of a broom closet, "Meilin-chan! Syaotang-kun, what's going on?!"

"I think a card has attacked us . . . are you all right?" Meilin didn't notice Syaotang growling quietly as she grabbed the snow rabbit's hand, she's forgotten all about her Moon guardian and Yue. They had disappeared shortly after they realised that they were starting to get paler . . . even their eyes seemed to lose their colour. Yukito stumbled out too, "Yeah . . . Yue and Yue-Bella must have transformed out so we could at least be of some help . . ." he looked up suddenly, "Is it just my imagination or has everything suddenly gone really fuzzy?"

Meilin, Syaotang and Yuki-Bella looked at each other, and themselves as they realised their eyes were either going out of focus or someone had been messing with the sharpness option on the VCR of life, "No . . . You're right . . ." Yuki-Bella walked around a bit to see if it was just where they were. She paused at the doorway of Tomoyo's room, "everything really has gone really fuzzy . . . and what's with that really corny romantic music?" Yuki-Bella murmured before she was grabbed from behind. "EEK!"

"You . . . are . . . my . . . love . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Love you!" Yuki-Bella stared up at Touya, well, as you've probably guessed by know; Captain Kirk as the Cameo card trapped him too. Yuki crossed his arms, "Whatever this is . . ." he muttered to Meilin, as he tried to extract his sister from Kirk/Touya's amorous affections, "You had better stop it soon . . ."

Meilin and Syaotang nodded and back away slightly as they realised Yukito's fists were actually clenched . . .

Meilin and Syaotang ran into the dance room that Tomoyo had set up for the party, "No expense spared, eh, Tomoyo?" She murmured, as she looked around. "What does the Cameo card look like?"

"I don't know . . ." Syaotang slipped on his mask before he looked around, "You must use the force . . ."

"What?!" Meilin inwardly slapped herself, and then resolved to slap the card, then Eriol and then Clow Reed's ghost if she ever met it for making her use the stupid phrase more than once in a night.

"Your senses . . ." Syaotang pressed the heel of his palm against his forehead, "I mean your *senses* and hurry, I don't think I can stand up to this stupid card anymore . . ."

Meilin rolled her eyes and looked around again, she screamed when she was suddenly grabbed. "Don't worry . . . I'm a Spectrum Agent, miss . . ." Captain Scarlet/Sakura murmured quietly into her ear, "You've got to be careful, that man you are with looks like . . . Captain Black!"

Meilin looked at Syaotang, "Syaotang . . . Take off your mask . . ."

"I can't . . ."

"Why?"

"Because . . ." his breath became deep and rasping, "It would . . . kill me." Darth Vader/Syaotang drew out his lightsaber, "I feel him near . . . Luke . . ."

Meilin rolled her eyes, "Oh no . . ."

"Have at you!" Yelled Syaoran as he charged Syaotang, "For I am Arthur, King of the Britons!"

"You are strong, old man . . . but now I am the master!"

"No!" Clow/Eriol shouted from the doorway, "*I* am the master!!" He pouted and put his fists on his hips, he looked really imposing but suddenly screamed like a little girl as he heard Marin/Tomoyo sloshing down the corridor after him, "Help me!!" Clow/Eriol suddenly ran up to Meilin, "Hide me! Damnit who brought her here?! You'd think she's get the hint but nooooo . . ." He grasped her hands quickly, "Do you know where I could hide?"

As the room began to dive into chaos, the lights suddenly going out did not help things along. Meilin groaned as Captain Scarlet/Sakura tighten her grip on her, "this is the voice of the Mysterons . . ." Captain Scarlet/Sakura gasped, Captain Kirk/Touya ran in and started to issue orders for emergency power, the only things visible were Darth Vader/Syaotang's lightsaber, and the circled patterns from the disco ball. "We have some very important information for the Cardcaptor . . ." the deep voice rumbled; "You will begin to be affected by the Cameo card soon if you don't do something . . ."

Meilin gasped, "What can I do?!"

"What if I didn't tell you, huh?" The deep voice took on a deeply pouting tone.

Meilin slapped her forehead, and then paused. "What if?" She pulled out the card, "What if . . . I captured the Cameo card?"

The voice, which incidentally sounded a lot like Keroberos, chuckled, "It's not that easy . . . sucker . . ."

So okay, after about five minutes Meilin stumbled over the right combination of words, it didn't help that she started to sing like some demented Disney character, but still . . . she figured out that she need to get the Magic Girl card to . . .

"Make me into a Cardcaptor . . ." Meilin called as she struck the card, " . . . release and misspell!!"

The Magic Girl wrapped around her instantly, leaving her with . . .

"Hey! This is one of Sakura's costumes!" Meilin groused, as she glared at the puffy pale yellow shorts and the big pink cape.

"Meilin!!" Kero-ette called as she tap-danced her way into the room.

"Kero-ette?!" Meilin turned to find the large lion-ette dancing, "What's wrong?"

"The Cameo card's got me acting out the red shoes . . . we gotta hurry before it makes me throw myself under a train . . . although . . ." she glanced at Spinel, who had become very drunk and very fat, ". . . I'm beginning to think that that is a good thing!"

Meilin sighed; "The Magic Girl card turned me into Sakura!"

"A Cardcaptor . . .?" Kero-ette blinked at her, "Brilliant!"

"Why?!" Meilin groused, "I'm a Cardcaptor too!"

"Yeah . . ." Kero-ette pirouetted, "But who's been filmed the most?"

"HOOOOEEEE!!!" Meilin squealed, as she bounced off the wall, the can of film just wouldn't stay put!

Having been distracted, the can of film's power over the others started to break. Sakura shook her head and pulled out her camera, "Meilin! That's one of my costumes!!" She glanced at Tomoyo who also started to film, she gave Sakura the thumbs up, as they shouted up, " . . . And you look adorable in it!!"

Meilin rolled her eyes, and bounced after the card, she looked down at Charlie Chaplin one/Yue, the Moon angel was ranting silently at Captain Kirk/Touya who was whispering sweet nothings into an equally silent Charlie Chaplin/Yue-Bella, the two had been drained of all colour and were prone to having to rely on placards. Charlie chaplin one/ Yue and Charlie chaplin two/Yue-Bella glared up at her, and held up their cards, 'GET ON WITH IT!!' She glanced at King Arthur/Syaoran, Queen Whats-her-face from Star Wars/Madison and Darth Vader/Syaotang; the two were also embroiled in battle. Darth Vader verses Monty python's King Arthur for the hand of Queen what's her face from the phantom menace . . . she sighed, this had to be the weirdest card Clow had ever created. Clow/Eriol waved up at her, "How's it going?"

She landed by him, and stomped over to him. Meilin raised a fist, "I'll tell you how this is going . . ." she ducked out of the way of Keroberos/Spinel Sun and Yue/Ruby as they stumbled past, she blinked and realised ". . . they are drunk!"

Yue/Ruby leant over her, "We're not drunk . . . " she clarified, "We're indebted . . . no, inbred . . . no . . ." She chuckled and pressed a finger against her lips, "We . . . are . . . inebriated!" Kero/Spinel clapped his paws gleefully, and nudged his brother/sister over to the bar again, "More beer!" Yue/Ruby demanded, "I can take it!! Just trrrrrry me!!" The drunken Moon guardian tripped and fell over Kero/Spinel. "More Beer, Damnit, screw the freaking judgement!! Get me to more beer!!"

Meilin blinked, and looked at Clow/Eriol, "And you're Clow so that must mean you're . . ."

"Drunk, inebriated, smashed, intoxicated, under the influence of alcoholic beverages . . ." Clow/Eriol beamed as if this was some huge accomplishment, he looked perfectly sober but . . . as Meilin was only just realising . . . "Clow's idiocy strikes again." Meilin crossed her arms and shook her head, "I get the point . . ."

Clow/Eriol shook his head and wrapped a friendly arm around her, "No, you don't . . . I'm absolutely drunk, out of my skull, plastered, legless . . . you'd need a intellect higher than mine to truly comprehend how pissed I am . . ." 

 Meilin rolled her eyes, "Hoe . . ." Then she slapped her forehead, "Damned card!" She muttered darkly, "Make me sound like Sakura!" When she looked up, the can of film was rolling cheekily in front of her. She growled slightly, it was *taunting* her. "Don't worry Meilin!" Sakura cheered, "If you use your head, I'm sure you'll find a way!!" The can of film turned and bonked the honey haired girl on the head again, once again Captain Scarlet was rolling around the place, well . . . as much as a puppet could roll around . . .

//Head . . .? The can of film has been bouncing off people's heads so . . .// Meilin blinked, as an idea came to her, "Come and get me!" She yelled at the card, "I'm changing character to Cardcaptor Sakura!!" The can of film, stupid as it was fell for the ploy. Meilin waited until the last minute to substitute her head for her sealing cane!

"Return to your mistake's confine . . . Cameo card!"

If a can of film had eyes, it would have blinked, then frowned then given this Bafta winning speech about how it was foiled by that pesky kid again, then gone on to win an Oscar . . . and then maybe a Brit award for the best newcomer . . . but it didn't because . . . it was a can of film.

Meilin smiled as the card came to her hand. "Gotcha . . . Cameo card!"

Madison growled as she left Tomoyo's house, she'd woken up to find herself in the store cupboard, and with a bucket very firmly attached to her foot. Syaotang stayed back to thank Tomoyo for an . . . Interesting party. He blushed as Yuki-Bella and her brother stepped out of the house. "Uh . . . uh . . . Tsukishiro-san . . ."

"Hai?" Both snow rabbits blinked, then glanced at each other. They shared a laugh as Yuki-Bella stepped forward, "Just call me Yuki-Bella-chan . . . It's easier . . ."

"H-hai . . ." he stuck out a box, "These are some chocolates . . . I thought you might like 'em . . ."

Yuki-Bella's face lit up, "Really?"

Syaotang nodded woodenly, as Yukito-Bella offered him one as well. Nakuru glared at Syaotang, the little brat was getting a little to fresh with her snow rabbit for her liking, then she blushed . . . she hadn't yet told Yuki-Bella of her growing feelings, they spent everyday together, and it was driving Nakuru nuts. Yuki-Bella was either stupid or oblivious to the universe . . . or possibly both. She remembered a conversation she and her fellow Moon guardians were having one night . . .

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Yue frowned at his hand, then glanced at Ruby. The cherry haired girl grinned, then, as she caught his eye, frowned. "I haven't got the card you're looking for . . ."

He rolled his eyes, and then glanced at his sister, "So, what do you think?"

"I think she's lying . . ."

"No, I mean about our false forms . . ." Yue sighed and rested his chin in his palm, "And yeah, I know she is . . ."

Ruby stuck out her tongue as Yue-Bella answered, "Oh . . ." Yue-Bella picked up another card, and put down her three kings, "I think they are stupid . . ."

"Really?" Yue raised an eyebrow, and pulled up another card, "I always thought they were just pretending . . ."

"To be stupid?" Yue-Bella sat back in her chair, and stared at Ruby impassively. Ruby smiled, she had stopped with all the stupid attempts to look masculine, for which Yue-Bella was infinitely grateful. "Well, yeah . . ." Yue nodded and passed over the tray of crackers and cheese.

Ruby poured some more wine for herself and Yue-Bella, out of habit she offered Yue, but he refused with a shake of his head, "It could be . . ." She proposed, "That they are pretending to be pretending to be stupid . . . in order to confuse everyone . . ." She looked up at them, and took a sip of her wine, "They can be real smart, these false forms . . ."

 Yue-Bella raised her hand to cover her mouth so Ruby couldn't see the quiet chuckle, and Yue's left eye twitched slightly.

~~

 As Syaotang continued to look like he was made of wood, Meilin watched this with a degree of surprise; she leant over to Sakura, "What's wrong with him?"

"He's in love with her . . ." Sakura murmured from behind her camera; she looked behind herself, Tomoyo was filming Sakura. "Right?"

"Hai!" Tomoyo giggled.

Meilin blinked, "He's in love with her *too*?" Then slid her hands over her mouth, //Too?!// She blushed even further when she realised Tomoyo and Sakura were focusing their cameras in even more. "Not that I love Yuki-Bella too!"

"Oh, well, that's a pity . . ." Yukito-Bella smiled as Meilin jumped and spun, the snow bunny-Bella was standing just behind her, Meilin blushed, "Well, actually I do love you, it's just . . ."

Yuki-Bella smiled and leant over so she was just level with Meilin's eyelevel. She winked gently, "I'm very honoured then."

Spinel growled to himself softly, as the effects of the sweets began to wear off, unfortunately for him the paint didn't fade as easily. "Ruby Moon is still a dead thing!"

Kero and Kero-ette giggled, "I forgot how strange that card could get . . ." Kero nodded to his sister, "Good thing Meilin was smart enough to catch it . . ." He blinked, "That's something I never thought I would ever say willingly . . ."

Kero-ette chuckled and turned into her smaller form, "Meilin's a good girl . . . it's that Madison that needs her head sorted out . . . what happened to her while everyone else was being affected by the Cameo card? "

"I think she went into hiding to escape Touya . . ."

"How does that figure?" Spinel murmured dejectedly as he tried to pick the orange paint of his tail.

Kero chuckled, "She's Queen Amidala from Star Wars, ni?"

"Hai . . ."

"And Touya's Captain Kirk . . . Kirk was from the Federation and Queen Amidala went into hiding to escape the Federation in Star Wars . . ."

Spinel glanced at Kero-ette; it made perfect sense to her. He sighed, "That explanation . . . In fact, this whole evening makes no sense whatsoever . . ." Spinel chuckled as Kero and Kero-ette joined in, "But then . . . Clow was an idiot . . ."

Below them, a strange man stood.

"Indeed . . . he was . . ."

He smiled slightly as he brushed his almost waist length green hair back. His Sunglasses glinted in the Moonlight as he turned and walked away mysteriously . . . straight into a lamppost.

"Stupid Sunglasses . . ." He groused as he rubbed his nose.

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And now it's time for Leave it to Kero-ette   

Kero-ette: Konbanwa! Today was so special! Pity the Cameo card stuck it's foot in . . . mentioning stuck feet . . . ha ha ha ha!! That stupid yank's girlfriend got her foot stuck in the bucket!! Hee, hee . . . 

[Presses face against screen] Let's get Ready!  Kero-ette-chan check!!

What an evening huh? Wow I'm still confused, but as always I will do my bestest best to bring you all the information you need to know about Cardcaptor Meilin's latest triumph! Today we encountered the Cameo card, Clow Reed created it because he loved watching plays and was always very sad when they ended so what did he do? That's right! Create a card that could make people act out their very favourite character . . . unfortunately it only really works when there are the other characters from the same production or it all gets pretty messed up . . . kinda like today's fun filled episode?

[Sits in big red chair] So how was it? Did it fill you with positive inspiration . . . ready to read the next exciting episode of Cardcaptor Meilin?! Well, please R&R and come back for the next instalment of Whoops, Didn't Mean To Do That!

[Waves] JA!

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Preview

Meilin: Wow!! I can fly!! But what's this?! Ruby sounds like she's swallowed a dictionary . . . but why don't I know what any of these words mean? Sigh, Yuki-Bella makes me feel so happy . . . and so does this new janitor!! But now what's wrong with Kero, Yue and my guardians?! . . . EEHHHH?!?!?! Where's all this music coming from?!

Meilin, Ruby And The Mysterious Janitor!

Next time on 'Whoops! Didn't Mean To Do That!' Come with me, Cardcaptor Meilin!

 Release!

[Cue senselessly dramatic ending music!]