Later that night, everyone began to get settled for bed. Atticus and Mo smiled as they lay against the bed for them, looking very happy and relaxed together.
"I think this is our best family vacation ever." Mo smiled peacefully.
"Sure is." Atticus smiled back.
The Fudo siblings soon came to see their parents.
"Are you kids ready for bed?" Mo asked.
"Yeah, we came to say good night." Estelle smiled.
"Yep." Vincent and Akito added.
"Oh... Well, okay then," Mo smiled. "Good night, kids."
"Sweet dreams." Atticus added with a bit of a yawn.
"Night." The Fudo siblings replied with their own yawns back.
Atticus and Mo soon went under the covers to get some sleep while the Fudo siblings went to their temporary beds for the night.
"Ahh! What a day!" Kero yawned and stretched as he floated by the window.
Madison was seen looking over the film she had in her camera. Sakura stared off into the distance.
"I can't believe how pretty Li's mom is!" Madison then spoke up, getting her friend's attention.
"Yeah, she's beautiful, but there's something mysterious about her." Sakura replied.
"I thought so too." Madison said.
"She holds a great deal of power," Kero told them. "More than Li! I'm not surprised that Li's mother could sense me and the Clow Cards or that Akito Fudo kid we just met. Remember, everyone in their family is a direct descendant of Clow Reed."
"And with Akito's family being friends with them must mean they're important," Sakura said. "Right, Kero?"
"Yes, they seem important too," Kero nodded. "I can sense something in the Fudo clan as well as Li's family being with Clow Reed."
"Was Clow Reed the most powerful sorcerer ever in all of Hong Kong?" Madison asked.
"Yeah, probably in all of Asia and he even knew Drell Moltenscar: a very powerful and strong warlock and Patrick Fudo: a magical Wiccan," Kero said. "But word is, he certainly wasn't the most popular man around. When you have that much influence, you're bound to make enemies along the way."
Sakura felt surprised at the mention of "Drell" since Akito and Estelle mentioned that name when Akito revealed that he had his own Clow Cards. She then felt curious about that before they all decided to turn in for the night as everybody else was asleep.
"What'd his mom say about power attracting danger freaking you out?" Madison asked Sakura before they would fall asleep. "I'm sure everything is gonna be just fine."
"Yeah." Sakura nodded with a smile.
"Tomorrow we'll go downtown and go shopping." Madison said as her eyes lit up.
Sakura smiled sheepishly at that.
"I need more Chinese food." Kero smiled sleepily as he lay between the girls in their bed.
Sakura and Madison chuckled quietly from that before telling each other good night as they drifted off to sleep.
"Good night, Sakura." Madison smiled.
"Good night, Madison." Sakura smiled back.
Everybody fell into a deep sleep, though Sakura seemed to be wide awake.
'When one has great power, it will at times attract grave danger.' Yelan's voice said in Sakura's head.
Sakura's eyes soon began to be heavy before she fell asleep. Akito began to fall asleep as the day really seemed to take a lot out of him.
Akito and Sakura were soon both shown in some sort of void before they woke up together despite falling asleep in different rooms.
"The dream again..." Sakura whispered.
The ribbons soon came out to the two as the spiritual being hovered above them.
"It's her." Akito said.
"Who are you?" Sakura soon called to the spiritual being as her voice echoed.
But like last time, the spiritual being was quiet as her ribbons flew all around the room.
"Answer me!" Sakura demanded.
There was still no answer from the question.
"Hmm... Maybe if we grab onto her ribbons, then maybe she'll answer." Akito suggested to Sakura.
"Worth a shot." Sakura said.
And so, the two looked at the ribbons and each snatched one for themselves.
"At last, you have finally come back for me..." The spiritual being said to the two.
Suddenly, the ribbons grabbed the two in their arms.
"Hey! What's going on?!" Akito glared as he and Sakura tried to get their arms free.
"I've been waiting all this time~..." The spiritual being smiled a bit evilly. "I've been waiting all this time... Waiting for you~..."
Akito and Sakura grunted before they were suddenly lifted off the ground as the ribbons pulled them up.
"Waiting for you to return!" The spiritual being continued as she made them hover with her as they found it impossible to get free.
"Listen, we have no idea who you are!" Akito told the spiritual being while trying he and Sakura kept trying to get free.
"All that matters is that you've finally come to set me free." The spiritual being smirked.
"You better not be that Della Plotsworth I've heard about." Akito glared as he tried to get himself and Sakura free.
The spiritual figure soon began to get closer to the two of them while they tried to get themselves free. Akito and Sakura both felt nervous, though more Sakura than Akito. The spiritual figure came closer and closer which proved to be a bit scary for them which made them scream out.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" Kero asked as he heard the scream. "Sakura!"
Madison soon turned on the lamp just as Sakura woke up with a gasp.
"Sakura, are you okay?" she then asked her best friend.
Sakura shivered before she soon calmed herself down. "That dream..." she then sat up in the bed and rolled back her sleeve and gasped to see a red mark left from the tight ribbons from her dream as it was more than just a dream.
"That's no ordinary dream." Kero said.
There was then suddenly a knocking on the other side of the room.
"Maybe that's Akito." Madison guessed.
"I dunno if I can risk it!" Kero yelped as he went to hide away.
"Come in." Sakura soon called out.
The one that knocked was shown to be Yelan.
"Come with me and we'll bring Akito as well." Yelan told Sakura.
Sakura looked a bit wide-eyed.
Meanwhile...
"Crazy..." Akito frowned as he stared at his arm before Yelan came to see him next.
"Please, come with me." Yelan told Akito as she had Sakura beside her.
"Um, okay." Akito said.
Yelan soon went outside with Akito and Sakura as they stood beside the shimmering moonlight. The woman then brought out a fan in front of the kids that she had stand in front of her. "I call upon the power of the Celestial Spirit's Divine," she then spoke ominously. "Water, Wood, Metal, Wind, and Earth. Power of the Thunder and Lightning abound, I command thee."
The fan began to glow as the wind gently blew around as Sakura and Akito stood as still as they could.
"Gather and grant me knowledge, release your light!" Yelan then continued.
A big magical symbol soon appeared below the kids' feet. Akito and Sakura flinched at first before looking around.
"The spirits tell me you have both been summoned here to Hong Kong." Yelan soon told them.
"Summoned by who?" The two replied.
"By the woman in your dreams." Yelan informed as a red light came down at the kids.
This caused Sakura and Akito to gasp.
"Be careful... There are many powerful spirits that work here." Yelan warned.
"Well, what should we do?" Sakura asked worriedly.
"It is you two and you alone that know the path you must follow," Yelan advised. "With the magic of power must come with such responsibility and an even greater risk. The evil that seeks you now is very powerful."
Sakura soon held her chest as she clutched her shirt. Akito began to do the same as his breathing got a bit quiet and shallow.
"But so, of spirits, are guiding..." Yelan spoke very softly. "This evil lures you, only in your dreams, your dreams are where you'll find the answer."
Akito and Sakura shared a worried look with each other.
"Sakura, Akito, you will both find your way," Yelan then told them softly as she walked toward them and bent down to her knees. "I know you will," she then took their faces with a smoothing smile as she made eye contact with them. "Don't worry, you will know what to do when the time comes."
Akito nodded once he became determined. Even Sakura started to look like she was starting to feel better.
The two were soon being brought back to sleep as Akito saw someone before he fell asleep as he ended up in the Dream Realm.
"Aunt Cherry?" Akito asked.
"I just want you to know that you're destined for greatness and what you can do with the power of magic and your dreams," Cherry told him. "I've been watching you and your new friend lately."
"And...?" Akito asked.
"I'm quite impressed," Cherry said to him. "You're also very lucky that woman didn't put her ribbons around your throat."
"I guess you saw that, huh?" Akito asked as he looked at the burns on his arm.
"I see everything..." Cherry reminded. "Also, that Yelan woman might be dark and mysterious, but then again, so am I since Gotham City was my home away from home, making that even more cemented, but you can trust her right now."
"I know I can." Akito said.
"I know you can too," Cherry replied. "But to become a great hero, you must believe in yourself."
"Thanks, Aunt Cherry," Akito smiled. "Dad was right, you do have great advice sometimes."
"It's all apart of growing up." Cherry said before winking at him and she suddenly disappeared, leaving him alone for the rest of the night.
"Believe in myself." Akito smiled.
Eventually, night faded into day as nearly everybody met outside.
"You really slept over last night?" Meilin asked.
"Yep!" Madison smiled.
"And it was amazing." Estelle added.
"Hmph! Well, I should've slept over too!" Meilin huffed. "I also hope you didn't try to make a move on my boy, Li."
"I don't think he's my type anyway." Estelle shrugged.
Madison chuckled a bit with how Meilin was acting.
"Thank you so much for everything." Sakura told Yelan.
"Yes, we really appreciate it." Akito added as he bowed before Yelan.
"Beware of water." Yelan whispered to the two before she stood straight back up.
Li began to look terrified of his mother while Madison filmed this on her camera.
"What's with you?" Vincent whispered to Li.
"N-N-Nothing," Li shivered. "I just don't wanna make my mom mad."
"You seem to be afraid of your mom." Vincent smirked.
"You would be too if you knew her." Li shivered.
"Yeah, well, you should try meeting our Aunt Cherry." Vincent commented.
"Hey!" Tory called out to his sister. "Come on! Let's get going!"
"Aww~..." Li's sisters pouted from that.
"To be young again." Mo whispered to her husband.
Atticus chuckled at that fondly.
"Coming!" Sakura called out to her brother before looking back up at Yelan.
"Please take care, both of you." Yelan softly told Akito and Sakura.
"Okay." Akito and Sakura replied softly.
And so, Meilin began to give them a tour of Hong Kong. "The one in the back that looks like a knife, that's the Bank of China," she then informed. "And the one with the cannon on the roof is the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank. This one is Hong Kong's Financial District, those banks are fierce competitors."
"A lot more banks than I remember seeing when we toured with Ai." Estelle commented.
"Hey, who knew the little girl could be such a tour guide?" Kero remarked as he came out of Sakura's bag. "And when are we gonna eat lunch?"
'I can't even think about eating; I can't stop thinking about that woman and I can tell Sakura is on the same boat.' Akito thought to himself.
'I can't even think about food,' Sakura thought to herself. 'I can't stop thinking about that woman in mine and Akito's dreams and what she wants from us. Was Li's mother right? Does this woman have something to do with the Clow Cards?'
'Our dreams will be where we find the answer.' Akito thought to himself as he and his siblings decided to hang out with Sakura and the others.
'Maybe Kero was right, maybe I was destined to go on this trip.' Sakura thought to herself.
"WHY DO WE HAVE TO FOLLOW THEM AROUND ALL DAY?!" Meilin soon complained to Li.
"I don't have a choice," Li told her. "Mother told us to."
"What?!" Meilin glared. "To be their personal tour guides?"
"Well, no." Li said softly.
"Well then what?!" Meilin glared.
"This girl is worse than Gem Stone." Mo whispered at Atticus.
"Not as mostly sweet as Serena Tsukino." Atticus replied.
"She senses that Sakura and that Akito kid might be in some kind of danger." Li told Meilin.
Sakura soon picked up a cherry blossom barrette.
"Oh, Sakura, that would look nice on you." Estelle smiled.
"Thanks, Estelle," Sakura smiled back. "You know some fashion tips?"
"A little bit from my friends Barbie and Kelly whose aunt is a fashion designer," Estelle smiled. "Not to mention my Aunt Rarity."
"You mean The Rarity? She's your aunt?" Madison asked Estelle after hearing Rarity's name being mentioned.
"Huh? Oh, yeah," Estelle smiled. "Well, not my actual aunt, but she's an old friend of my parents."
"She sure is." Vincent nodded.
"That's amazing." Madison smiled.
'Hey! The woman in my dreams had a barrette just like this,' Sakura thought to herself in realization. 'Like this one... This is getting weird.'
Akito soon saw the barrette that Sakura found which made him think the same thing.
"It's pretty." Julian smiled at Sakura at the sight of the barrette.
"Yeah." Sakura smiled back as she blushed slightly at Julian.
Julian then took the barrette and decided to go take care of it for Sakura. "I'll take this one." he then told the store clerk.
"What?!" Sakura yelped and panicked. "No, I-... Julian, wait! Really, you don't have to!"
"Here," Julian smiled as he gave her the barrette back as he paid for it for her. "It really suits you."
"Aw, thank you, Julian." Sakura smiled with a blush as she accepted the barrette.
Vincent soon saw Li's expression and knew exactly why he looked like that.
"What's wrong?" Meilin asked Li as he growled in mild anger.
"Ugh... Nothing!" Li growled before he snapped out of it.
"I beg to differ." Vincent remarked.
Sakura and Akito both soon felt the same presence that Li sensed. The birds were very far away, but they had eyes on the kids that they were there for. The birds soon took off flying which made Akito and Sakura follow after them.
"Those kids are so weird," A girl with dark purple hair tied in a ponytail crossed her arms in annoyance. "Must be some of Ai's friends."
"Sakura?" Julian frowned in concern.
"Aw, man! Not again!" Tory complained.
"There they go again." Vincent said.
Li soon ran off which made Julian do the same.
"That's it!" Tory glared as he decided to run after them.
Akito soon caught up in running with Sakura, but made sure to keep himself slow so he wouldn't lose her in speed. Once they reached a corner, Sakura and Akito used the Jump Card to jump over a wall. Li looked around as he suddenly came to a stop in an alleyway, unable to find Sakura and Akito. He then looked around and soon ran off one way as Julian followed after him.
"That little-" Tory growled as he ran after them.