Akito and Sakura soon landed from their jump and kept running.
"Kero, you can come out now." Sakura soon allowed.
Kero soon came out of Sakura's backpack. "There's an evil presence and it's getting even stronger." he then told Sakura and Akito.
"I was afraid you would say that," Akito sighed. "Oh, well. Nothing I can't handle."
"Come on!" Sakura called out as they kept on running while Kero flew behind them.
They soon ran through a doorway as the speed got more and more intense. They soon saw the two birds.
"Hey, were those the same two birds from your dreams?" Kero asked Sakura and Akito.
"Yeah." Sakura nodded.
"But I already know those aren't birds, they're spirits and I now know that those two spirits are evil." Akito said.
"You're right about that!" Kero replied.
"Thanks for the tip, Ai." Akito said to himself.
The birds soon flew into a broken window suddenly. Akito and Sakura then suddenly stopped running as they came up to a small building.
"Should we follow them?" Sakura asked.
"You bet!" Kero replied.
Sakura and Akito looked at each other before nodding and they looked at the doors and came to them.
Akito decided to check if the door was locked or not by pushing it open as it was unlocked, but tried not to force it with his strength. "Looks like an antique shop." he commented while looking around to see many vases, dishes, a grandfather clock, and a creepy, old looking doll known as Gabby Gabby.
"Looks like no one's around." Kero said.
"I don't know why, but that doll looks pure evil." Akito commented at the sight of Gabby Gabby.
Akito and Sakura then both suddenly felt triggered by something.
"What is it?" Kero asked them.
"Do you hear water?" Akito and Sakura asked him.
The sound of dripping water continued to happen.
"Hey, yeah." Kero said.
Akito and Sakura soon walked on ahead together as they came to a book collection with one book that was on a table in front of them.
"It's coming from the book!" Kero then told the two. He then floated down and took a deep breath and blew the dust away.
"Augh!" Akito coughed and waved the air in front of him. "It's like cleaning out the attic!"
They soon saw the cover of the book and where Akito and Sakura recognized the woman on the cover of the book.
"That woman!" Sakura gasped.
The woman on the book cover seemed to look back at them through magic. Akito soon moved Kero right out of the way by force as Sakura then picked up the book in her hands as they both looked entranced.
"Hey! What are you-?!" Kero asked before seeing both of them under the trance.
"Come inside..." A voice called to Akito and Sakura.
Sakura soon reached out and began to try to open the book.
"Sakura, wake up!" Kero grunted and groaned as he grabbed her hand, trying to stop her.
"Come inside..." The voice continued.
Kero kept on grunting as he kept trying to stop Sakura.
"Come back to me..." The voice continued.
Kero grunted before he flopped down with a sigh, but glared as he tried to stay determined. "You've left me no choice!" he glared as he was about to bite down on the girl's fingers.
"Sakura!" Tory called out as he came into the building.
"Yaugh!" Kero yelped before he tried to hide.
"Hey, we've been looking everywhere for you two." Tory scolded Akito and Sakura.
Akito and Sakura both soon began to slowly turn toward Tory and the others.
"I can sense it." Li said to himself.
Akito and Sakura then slowly turned around as their eyes seemed to be very wide and green instead of their natural eye colors.
"Sakura...?" Tory asked wearily.
Meilin and Madison soon rushed into the building next. Sakura soon opened the book. This seemed to cause thunder and lightning outside which flashed inside that startled some of the others, also making them flinch.
"Sakura! What's happening?!" Tory demanded as he rushed towards his sister, grabbing her shoulders.
Sakura's eyes widened before her and Akito's eyes turned back to normal and they seemed to be greeted by a flood of water.
"What's going on here?!" Meilin yelped.
"Everyone stick together!" Mo called out.
"Mom?" Akito asked before the water splashed out and he gasped as he and Sakura were swept by the water.
Sakura and Akito both appeared to be under the water now, though they didn't seem to be drowning.
"Okay, this is natural for me, but Sakura, how are you not drowning?" Akito asked.
"I-I don't know..." Sakura replied. "...Wait, natural for you?"
"It's kind of a long story." Akito stated.
They soon went to walk along before the room changed and they seemed to be floating and they soon swam up to the surface together.
"This looks just like the room in our dream." Akito said.
"It does..." Sakura agreed.
Kero soon came out of Sakura's bag, gasping for air. "Are you guys okay?" he then asked as he flew out in front of them.
"K-Kero?" Sakura asked shakily.
"You're starting to look like yourself again." Kero smiled.
"What do you mean?" Akito asked.
"You guys didn't look so good a minute ago." Kero replied.
"Are... We in the dream?" Sakura then asked.
"This is not a dream..." A mysterious voice said before the spirit woman appeared from Akito and Sakura's recent dreams as the birds flew out and joined her sides before she let them perch.
The birds then perched before they suddenly turned into the ribbons from the dreams.
"You created this world with your imagination," The woman said before she floated out to them. "What is this? Who are you three?"
"She's the woman on the book!" Kero gasped once he looked at the woman.
"You are just a little girl and a little boy, how did you get here?!" The woman glared as she shouted, causing a soundwave to happen.
"Yaugh!" Akito gasped a bit from the soundwave.
Some of the water below splashed out at them from her yelling.
"Answer me!" The woman demanded as the water levels started to rise. "ANSWER ME!"
"Sakura! Akito!" Kero called out.
"Right!" Sakura nodded before bringing out the Fly Card and activating it. "Fly!"
Akito soon got ready to fly on his own.
"You can fly too?!" Sakura gasped at her new friend.
"Clow Cards?!" The woman soon snarled as Sakura flew with wings while Akito flew simply, due to not needing wings, though Sakura used her winged staff. "Tell me WHERE DID YOU GET CLOW CARDS?!" she then demanded as she shot a wave of water right at them.
Akito and Sakura soon both did whatever they could to avoid getting hit by the waves.
"Drell gave me my set of Clow Cards while Sakura, uh, I'll have to ask her that question later, but how do you know about them?!" Akito asked her while dodging her attacks.
"Guys, watch out!" Kero warned as he saw a pillar coming up.
Akito and Sakura both yelped from that before they moved out of the way and luckily didn't hit the pillar.
"You don't know Clow Reed like I do!" The woman glared while still sending attacks out at them.
"Clearly!" Akito yelped.
"Freeze!" A voice soon called out.
Some ice soon came out and began to freeze the water solid as Akito and Sakura flew away for their own safety.
"Another Clow Card!" The woman soon glared.
Li was soon shown as he glared while holding a sword and by his side were Atticus, Mo, Estelle, and Vincent.
"It's going to be okay, honey!" Mo soon called out.
"Li!" Sakura gasped.
"Mom, Dad, guys!" Akito then called out to his family.
The two soon began to fly down.
"You have Clow Cards too." The woman glared at Li.
"How'd you get here?" Sakura and Akito asked Li, Atticus, Mo, Estelle, and Vincent.
"We were underwater, then suddenly, we're here," Li replied. "Akito's family didn't seem to drown either."
"Uh, yeah, funny story about that..." Atticus remarked bashfully.
"What happened to everyone else?" Akito asked, deciding to change the subject for the sake of his father.
"They were right behind us." Estelle replied.
"Well, don't worry; we'll find them." Akito said.
"We gotta find them now." Sakura replied.
"There's no need to look," The woman told them coldly. "The ones who came with you are over there."
Akito, Sakura, Li, Atticus, Mo, Estelle, and Vincent soon looked over at the waterfalls before Tory, Julian, Madison, and Meilin seemed to come out in bubbles from the waterfall, much to their shock.
"Tell me where is Clow Reed? I am waiting." The woman told them.
"I know I've seen her before." Kero commented as he narrowed his eyes towards the woman to get a better look at her.
"Where is Clow Reed?" The woman continued to ask, not refusing to stop until she got an answer.
"Let's split up now," Li suggested. "I'll go and try to distract her and you two go out and try to help the others, okay, guys?" he then said to Akito and Sakura.
"Right." Akito nodded.
"We'll help distract her too." Estelle said.
"Promise me you'll be careful." Akito said to his twin sister.
"I don't think you have much to worry about," Estelle smirked. "Especially after our time in Acmetropolis."
Akito smirked back as that assured him enough.
"WHERE IS CLOW REED?!" The woman snarled as she sent another wave at them.
"GO!" Li told Akito and Sakura as he left with the rest of the Fudo family.
Akito and Sakura soon flew up.
"This way, guys." Li told the Fudo family before he hopped up some pillars as they followed behind.
"Just like in the old days with Goku." Atticus said to himself as he hopped with much gusto.
"STORM!" Li soon called out as he brought out one of his cards.
A girl with curls in her hair, wearing a unique outfit made out of clouds, was seen flying towards the woman.
"She looks a little cute," Mo smiled. "Almost reminds me of how I used to do Estelle's hair when she was a toddler."
The storm girl soon went in circles and made a cloud which became a tornado.
"Sword!" Sakura soon called out as she raised her staff after summoning the card to turn her staff into a sharp sword so that she could get her brother and friends out of the bubbles. She soon used it to free Madison.
"I'll get your brother." Akito said before using the same Clow Card to free Tory.
"Thanks, Akito," Sakura said. "You have a big heart."
"I try." Akito smiled as he soon went to save Tory for Sakura, and of course for him, it was easy for him to carry the older boy with his strength.
Sakura soon looked back at Meilin and Julian.
"Should we help them too?" Akito asked.
"We'll come back for them later." Sakura replied softly.
"Alright." Akito said as Kero grunted as he carried Madison over to Sakura.
"Man, kid, you must be pretty strong to get a hold of Tory like that." Kero said to Akito.
"Buddy, you have no idea." Akito smiled proudly.
"Anyway, we gotta hurry!" Kero then urged.
"Let's go then!" Akito proclaimed as he went off with Sakura.
Li soon went over to where Meilin was and tried to cut through the bubble she was trapped in with his sword. However, it seemed to be difficult.
"Man, it's like that bubble is solid steel or something." Vincent frowned in concern.
"It's not working!" Li groaned in frustration.
"What do we do now?" Mo asked.
Li soon looked over with concern.
"Madison!" Kero called as he flew out to the girl while Sakura took care of her. "You're okay!"
Madison soon began to wake up and felt surprised. Tory soon began to wake up next.
"Oh, uh, Tory too it seems." Kero then said.
"Ugh... My head..." Tory groaned as he looked around. "What's going on?"
"Where are we?" Madison added.
"We'll explain it all later." Kero replied.
"Yeah, but right now, we have to find a way out." Akito said.
"...Is Sakura riding on a broomstick like some kind of witch?" Tory asked once he saw what his sister was doing.
"Um, not exactly." Akito replied.
They soon looked over as the tornado kept on going.
"It is unforgivable..." The woman said as she began to break out of the tornado. "It is unforgivable..." she soon broke out of the storm and glared harshly at the kids. "UNFORGIVABLE!"
"What's up with her?!" Tory asked.
"I wish we knew!" Akito replied.
"Incoming!" Atticus called out.
A giant wave of water soon loomed over Li and the rest of the Fudo family and soon splashed down on them.
"Kero, stay here," Sakura said firmly. "Come on, Akito."
"Right behind ya!" Akito replied before they took off.
"SAKURA!" Kero, Madison, and Tory cried out.
"Li?! Li?!" Sakura called out once she and Akito got to a certain spot.
"Mom?! Dad?! Estelle?! Vincent?!" Akito called out.
"Answer us!" Sakura and Akito called out. "Where are you?!"
"Fly away!" Li called back while grunting as he appeared to be struggling. "Now! Get out."
"I've got to help him." Sakura said as she went flying towards her friend.
"Akito, this is getting pretty dangerous and risky!" Atticus warned.
"Quick, get out of here!" Mo added.
"I won't leave you!" Akito cried out.
Akito and Sakura then evaded more attacks as this got quite serious.
"Listen, you guys have to leave now!" Li suggested.
"But!" Sakura started before evading another water attack.
"Her powers are weaker above, you two should be able to escape if you fly up!" Estelle told Akito and Sakura.
"Fly..." Akito repeated softly.
"SILENCE!" The woman snapped.
A twister of water soon cast over Li and the Fudo family to punish them.
"Li!/Guys! No!" Sakura and Akito cried out to their friend and family.
The twister soon disappeared and so did Li and the Fudo family into their own bubbles.
"If Clow Reed won't set me free, then I will use both of your powers to escape," The woman told Sakura and Akito after chuckling. "And then I will finally have my revenge."
"Can't we talk this through?" Akito asked bashfully.
The water levels began to rise as the woman just laughed wickedly and mischievously.
"Guys, come on, let's get out of here!" Kero told Akito and Sakura.
"Hurry!" Li told them before he passed out.
"If we don't go now, we'll all be caught!" Kero warned Akito and Sakura as they both felt crestfallen. "GUYS?!"
"C-Come on then..." Akito said after a minute as he and Sakura decided to turn around and get flying.
Akito and Sakura then took that time to go with Madison and Tory.
"You will not ESCAPE!" The woman shouted as she shot a water attack at them.
"Oh, yes, we will!" Akito glared as he used the Freeze Card to freeze the water so it wouldn't catch them.
"Nice going, Akito," Kero approved. "You must be a very skilled Cardcaptor too."
"Well, I think I'm getting the hang of it." Akito nodded.
"All right, there's the way out!" Kero pointed out for them.
"And Tory, I promise I'll explain everything." Sakura told her big brother.
"I've actually known for a while." Tory told her.
"Y-You did?" Sakura's eyes widened. "All this time?"
"Well, yeah," Tory confessed. "You're not the best secret-keeper in the world, Sis."
"So, does that mean you also knew that Kero was-" Sakura started.
"Alive, yeah." Tory nodded.
"Uh, hello?! Can we get out of here already?!" Kero told them.
"Ease up, Tiny." Tory told him.
"Tiny?!" Kero snapped.
"Now, now, let's not make a fuss over this, but Kero's right," Akito replied. "We should get out of here while we still can."
They soon made it out, much to the frustration of the woman who glared angrily in her defeat.