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"She's a princess. Can you help me save her life?" When Kyoya heard this he stared in horror up at Syaoran then down at Sakura. "Sakura's dying?! No, that…that can't be. Tell me this isn't happening!" his brain screamed. His eyes filled with tears as he stared at Sakura, then up at Syaoran, then they finally rested on the dimensional witch. "Please say that you can help save her life. Don't let my best friend who I love like a sister to die." Kyoya and Syaoran's eyes darted to the man holding the sword as he stood up then they quickly refocused on the dimensional witch. Everyone was silent; the only sound that could be heard was that of the rain beginning to fall.
~ Episode 2: The Power To Fight ~
The rain seemed to be extremely loud in the silence. No one said anything. It was as if what Syaoran had said about Sakura dying had been so devastating that they were all in shock. So, they settled for staring at each other until Yuko finally said, "Welcome. This is Sakura, yes." As she spoke she looked directly at Syaoran.
"Yes." replied Syaoran.
"And who are you?" asked Yuko but Kyoya thought that the way she said it she was not just asking but demanding to know who he was.
"My name's Syaoran."
"And you?" again asked Yuko in the some tone only this time she shifted her eyes over to Kyoya.
"I'm Kyoya. Please tell us that you can save Sakura." he said returning Yuko's intense glare. He tried to sound just as demanding as Yuko was but he was physically and somewhat emotionally drained, so instead of sounding demanding he just sounded a bit impatient. Yuko gazed at him for a few seconds before she knelt down in front of Syaoran and placed her hand on Sakura's forehead. A yellow glow came from her hand, which reminded Syaoran of the glow that had come from Yukito's hand. As she did this, she closed her eyes and said. "I see. This girl has lost something very precious. Pieces of it have been scattered across the dimensions to many worlds. Without these fragments your princess…will die." A look of panic came across both Syaoran and Kyoya's faces. "No, no. This can't be happening." they both thought. Syaoran tightened his grip on Sakura as he looked down at her and Kyoya pushed himself closer to Syaoran as he closed his eyes, terrified of the thought of Sakura dying.
"Alright, enough of the drama. Who are you?" asked the man holding the sword.
"Introduce yourself first, please." said Yuko.
"The name's Kurogane. So, what is this place?" asked Kurogane.
"You're in Japan now."
"I'm from Japan and this isn't it." scoffed Kurogane.
"This is a different Japan." calmly stated Yuko.
"What's that suppose to mean?!" demanded Kurogane.
"And who are you?" asked Yuko as she looked over at the man holding the staff, complete ignoring Kurogane's question. The man bowed his head and, when he lifted it back up again, he spoke. "Just a humble wizard from Celes. My name madam, is Fye Flowright."
Once Fye had spoken, Yuko stood up. This movement caused Syaoran to look up at her and shifted his body ever so slightly and it was that movement that caused Kyoya to open his eyes and move away from his brother side. "Watanuki, run to the storehouse and fetch what they need." said Yuko as she turned and spoke to the teenager in black. "Yes Ma'ma." he replied before he hurried to do her bidding taking the small purple and pink haired girls with him, for they had grabbed hold of his hands.
"The only thing I care about now is saving Sakura. Please, I'll do anything." stated Syaoran.
"There is one way to save the girl's life, the shards of her memory, which have been strewn throughout time and space, must be found and returned." explained Yuko.
"The shards of…wait, you mean those wings?" asked Syaoran.
~ Flashback ~
Syaoran clung to Sakura as they fell, then he felt his back hit the ground and Sakura fall limply against the front of his body. Once they hit the ground the white streams of light that seemed to be attached to Sakura burst into a thousand feathers and Syaoran watched them float up between the two arches and into the bright light that surrounded the ruins.
~ End of Flashback ~
Syaoran gasped as realization hit him. "All those feathers." he whispered to himself. Kyoya looked over at him confused. "Feathers? What feathers?" he thought.
"Yes, boy. Each feather was a separate memory, find them all and you will save her life." explained Yuko. "That is what you desire isn't it."
"Yes." stated Syaoran.
"So, the feathers are memories, but what do they have to do with Sakura." Kyoya thought but, even though he was confused, he nodded his head to Yuko's question. He was not about to sit back and let Sakura die. He would do whatever it took to help her.
"And you two." Yuko continued now looking at both Kurogane and Fye. "You've both come here to ask for favors from me as well, is that correct."
"Sure, you want to do me a favor lady, then why don't you send me back to where I came from." stated Kurogane.
"And my wish is for the opposite madam, any world other than my own will do." said Fye. This statement caused Kurogane's eyes to shift over to Fye. "Running away huh? Then he must be a coward." he bluntly thought.
"It seems the solution for you all is one and the same." said Yuko. "You, Fye, are a fugitive and wish to travel across worlds to facilitate your escape. Kurogane, you seek the road that will lead you back home."
"That's right." he stated, his red eyes once again firmly fixed on Yuko.
"And Syaoran and Kyoya, it is your wish to search through space and time gathering all of Sakura's memories so she may reclaim her life." They both nodded their heads at this. "Your goals my be different, but the path is the same. You all wish to travel, from this world to another. However, a price must be paid in order for these requests to be fulfilled."
"Price?" asked Kurogane, who's voice seemed take on a worried quality. Kyoya's eyes widened at this information and he looked over at Syaoran with worry in his eyes. One look at Syaoran's face and he knew that they were thinking the same thing, "What sort of price?"
"Crossing worlds is disruptive and the universe must keep its balance. To gain such privilege, sacrifice must be made." explained Fye. "Well, if someone has to die as a sacrifice, then I nominate Kurogane." thought Kyoya as he glared up Kurogane. He hadn't know this guy for 5 minutes and he was already getting on Kyoya's nerves due to his attitude.
"Yes, exactly, although I'm afraid I do not have the power to grant each of your wishes directly. We'll just have to find a way to combine them into one wish." stated Yuko. "But first you must each surrender your greatest treasure. The balance of the universe must be maintained."
"Oh, so that's what Fye meant when he said sacrifice. He was talking about giving something up that you hold very dear. Dang, well, I guess I'll just have to learn how to get all with gumpy pants over there." thought Kyoya as he looked over at Kurogane who was speaking. "Treasure like what?" he demanded.
"Whatever you value most. Your price is your sword." said Yuko.
"The silver dragon!" shouted Kurogane as he backed away from Yuko as if afraid that she was going to rip it from his hand. "You would ask a warrior to give up his blade. Ha, this sword is my life."
"I ask for nothing, Kurogane. I merely inform you of the price of what you seek." calmly stated Yuko. All was quiet once again. Everyone was watching Kurogane wondering if he was going to do what Yuko asked of him. "So…what's it gonna be tough guy?" asked Yuko as a smirk came to her face and she began to poke Kurogane in the chest. This almost made Kyoya burst out laughing due to the fact that Yuko's attitude did dimensional jump of its own. Her mood had gone from completely stoic and serious to playful and sarcastic in a blink of an eye. Kurogane hand clenched his sword before abruptly holding it out in front of him for Yuko to take. "I will be back for this witch. Count on it." he said. A bright light surrounded the sword and it moved from his hand to the hands of the small girl with purple hair who had returned a few minutes before.
"And for your payment wizard." said Yuko as she looked over at Fye, as did everyone else. "The tattoo on your back." Fye's eyes grew wide at this but he quickly smiled and said, "Wouldn't you rather have this staff instead."
"Afraid not. A sacrifice, you see, is measured by it's worth to the one who makes it." stated Yuko.
Fye sighed before saying, "Yes, I suppose you're right." A bright light then shown from Fye's back as the tattoo moved from his back into the hands of the small girl with pink hair who had returned at the same time as the other little girl.
"Syaoran, Kyoya, for your sacrifice…I will have your bond." said Yuko.
"I don't understand." said Syaoran.
"Yeah, me neither." agreed Kyoya.
"Your greatest treasure is not an object, it is your relationship with that girl. So that is what you both must give up."
"You mean never see her?" asked Syaoran. Kyoya's face became worried as he looked over at Sakura.
"No, I mean no matter how many of her memories you retrieve Sakura will never remember the bond you three had between you or what you have been to each other. She won't remember you. Your relationships with her will be lost. Her feelings for you two will be those of a stranger and that Syaoran and Kyoya, will be your sacrifice." explained Yuko. As she spoke Syaoran and Kyoya sat stunned. She wouldn't remember them; the girl who was their best friend and the one that they loved more than anything, would think of them as strangers. Kyoya reached over and placed his hand on Syaoran's shoulder. It hurt him to think that she would never remember what she means to them, but he knew that if he was hurting then Syaoran was hurting twice as much. Syaoran loved Sakura as more than just a sister; there was no description for the love that he felt. Both boys stared down at Sakura one with sadness in his eyes, the other with tears threatening to fall. "You must ask yourself." continued Yuko. "What does she really mean to you?"
"I don't have to." said Syaoran as he gazed as Sakura's face. "I already know. She's my best friend, but then she's also my princess.." Syaoran closed his eyes and pulled Sakura's unconscious form into a tight hug as he said, "Everything. She's everything to me." Kyoya tightly gripped the green cloak under his hand that was on Syaoran's shoulder as he dropped his head to the ground, a few tears escaping his eyes. "But I'll, give her up." said Syaoran who was still holding Sakura close. "I can't just let Sakura die!" Kyoya quickly wiped his eyes before he brought his head up and looked at his older brother to see a fierce determination on his face. Kyoya's face took on the same determination and, looking over at the dimensional witch, shouted, "Neither will I. We will do whatever we have to do to save her!"
"Be warned," stated Yuko. "Journeying through foreign worlds can be more difficult than you can imagine. For every land has its own dangers and beauties, you will have to rely on each other. The power I give you will take you from world to world, but only fate can decide your destination. You will travel together, help each other in your quests or not, as you choose. You may find people you recognize from you own worlds, living entirely different lives on another. They will not know you. There are lands you will find filled with criminals, others built on lies. In some world you will find yourselves in the midst of war. Through all this boys, you will be searching for feathers, which could be anywhere, the depths of the sea or the hands of a stranger, and these feathers have a power of their own that others will covet. It will be a long, long journey. You're sure you're ready to take this leap."
"Yes." said both Syaoran and Kyoya. "You both have a strong will. I believe that will be necessary on the journey before you, we can only hope that it will be enough to see you through till the end." said Yuko. At the same moment Watanuki had returned from the storehouse and ran up to Yuko carrying two small creatures with a jewel on their heads. Yuko turned to him and asked, "You brought them?"
"Yes." replied Watanuki. As soon as he said this one of the small creatures that was white and had a red jewel on its forehead hopped from his arms and onto Yuko's extended hand.
"These are the Mokona Modoki. This one will be your guide, helper, and companion." she explained.
"Hold it, why are we sharing if there's two, just give me the black one." stated Kurogane as he looked over to the other Mokona Modoki who was still in Watanuki's arms. This one was black and had a blue jewel on its forehead. "That one will enable you to contact me." said Yuko as everyone looked over at the black creature. "The white Mokona will take you from world to world, but cannot control where you go." Yuko continued to explain. "Whether or not you reach your chosen destinations will be up to destiny, just as destiny led you here. There is no such thing as coincidence gentlemen; there is only inevitability. It was inevitable that the five of you would meet. Now go." As soon as she said this the Mokona in her hand began to glow a brilliant yellow color. He jumped into the air, which now had streams of light that glowed just like the sun reflecting off water. "Mokona Modoki ready to go. Ya-hoo!" he shouted. Suddenly giant gold wings unfolded from his back and a circle of elaborate shapes with colors of purple and blue appeared under where he was floating. From the edge of this circle a burst of yellow color shoot up into the air. Syaoran, Kyoya, Fye, and Kurogane stared in amazement at what was happening in front of them. Mokona then opened his mouth wide and thick streams of shining light shot out toward the group, pulling them into the circle of light. Each of them was completely taken by surprise by this. Fye stood still, unable to take his eyes of the magnificent proceedings. Kurogane recoiled from the light, but was tense and ready for a fight. Syaoran wrapped his arms around Sakura and hung onto her for dear life. Kyoya let out a frightened yell and flung his arms around Syaoran's body, hands gripping Syaoran's cloak as hard as he dared. He then pressed his face into his older brother's shoulder. Mokona continued to draw them closer to the circle with the beams of light and once they were there he closed his mouth as if he were swallowing them. The light underneath him began to fade as he shouted out, "Ta-Da!" and then he and the circle of light was gone completely. Yuko, the two small girls, who were still holding Fye and Kurogane's treasures, and Watanuki, who was still holding the black Mokona, were left standing in yard behind Yuko's shop. The rain had finally stopped and the sun shown down on the four of them. Yuko looked up at the blue sky and said, "Farewell. May your journey be safe and your pursuits full of good fortune."
------ In the space between worlds ------
The five travelers were now floating down a tunnel of that was filled with a bright light coming from above. The tunnel was lined with bands made up of dots of light. As Syaoran floated he toward the new world he was thinking, "Sakura. You're the most important part of my life. I won't let you die, no matter what happens to me, no matter what you remember, or forget." As he fell a great ball of fire glided toward Syaoran. The light from the ball made him open his eyes and look at it. "Hey, what's going on?" he asked with worry in his eyes as the ball moved closer and closer. As Syaoran continued to watch a pair of eyes appeared on the ball of fire. Syaoran let out a surprised gasp when he saw this and quickly went to move Sakura, who was floating next to him, behind him as the ball moved even closer. Syaoran stood, or I should say floated, in front of Sakura with his arms stretched out as the fire ball stopped a few feet from him. The glare that he was giving communicated to the ball of fire that if he passed Syaoran and hurt Sakura he would be killed, if that were possible. Suddenly the ball spoke, "Your protection of the one you love does you credit. You have proven yourself strong of heart."
"And who are you?" demanded Syaoran. The ball the burst into flames and transformed into the image of a wolf with a horn on it's head. "I am servant and master; protector and god. Ally to the wielders of flame." Syaoran's eyes widened when he heard this then he blacked out. The next thing he was aware of was that his back was laying on something firm, there was a slight pressure on his chest, and a voice was saying, "Yew-hoo. Wakey, wakey." Syaoran's eyes flew open to come face to face with Mokona who was only centimeters from his face. Once Mokona saw that he was awake he jump off of him and Syaoran was now staring up into Kyoya's worried face. "What was that ball of fire?" thought Syaoran. "Lover boy's ignoring me." cried Mokona when Syaoran didn't give him attention, so Fye, who was sitting on the ground next to Syaoran, reached over and picked him up.
"Oh good, you're awake you had us worried." said Fye. Kyoya nodded his head in agreement as he said, "Are you ok Syaoran? Are you hurt?" Syaoran gave him a small smile as he shook his head. "No, I'm alright." Relief spread through Kyoya's eyes for a moment but worry came back into them when Syaoran suddenly yelled, "Sakura!" and turned from his back to his side so that he could look at the still unconscious girl held securely in his arms. This yell caused Kurogane, who was also sitting on the ground a few inches away from the others, to turn and look at them. Syaoran sat up with the help of Kyoya and they all surveyed the world that they had landed in. They were sitting on a bridge that over looked the shopping district of a thriving, well to do city. However, the streets did not have any people on them or moving cars. Instead the ground was broken and smoke was rising from it at certain places. There were cars on the street but they were overturn, badly damaged, and the windows were all smashed. "What did I miss? Do any of you know where we are?" asked Syaoran after he looked around.
Fye and Mokona both shrugged at this and Fye replied, "Actually, we haven't been awake very long either, so we're not sure. I can tell you one thing about it however, this place, is nothing like the world I left behind. How 'bout you?" Kurogane grunted in response to this but said nothing else. "It's nothing like our world either." stated Kyoya as he looked around from where he was sitting next to Syaoran.
"You know, you haven't let go of that young lady once sense I met you." said Fye as he looked at Syaoran.
"Mokona likes to be carried too." happily shouted Mokona as he jumped up and down in Fye's arms. Kyoya smiled at the little bunny like creature. "He seems like he can be very annoying but for some reason he makes me want to smile rather than kill him." thought Kyoya.
"Oh sorry." Fye said suddenly still looking at Syaoran. "I'm Fye."
"Hi, my name's Syaoran."
"I guess I knew that but it's nice to be formally introduced and what's your name?" asked Fye now turning his attention to Kyoya.
"I'm Kyoya but people sometimes call me Kyo."
"I see. Well, it's nice to meet you Kyo."
"Yeah. You too." replied Kyoya before Fye turned his attention to Kurogane. "So, what do we call this sullen fellow in black." said Fye.
"You call me by my name, Kurogane." he said in a gruff voice.
"Kurogane huh…" said Fye with a small smile. "What about Kurgy or maybe Kuro-puu?" Kurogane gave a small grunt in response when Mokona suddenly hopped in front of him saying, "Kuro-puu, Kuro-puu! Pick me up, pick me up!" That made Kurogane snap. "I'm not gonna, and it's Kurogane."
Fye gave a big small and Kyoya began to softly laugh. "I think I'm gonna like traveling with these guys." thought Kyoya. During all of this Syaoran was staring at Sakura with his hand softly laying on her cheek. "Her skin feels like ice. I don't know how much longer she can hang on. I have to find those feathers." he thought. Suddenly a voice sounded from across the bridge, which made everyone stop what they were doing and look toward the direction of the voice.
"Hey, what are you guys doing out here! Are you crazy? Run! Get out of the street!" The voice came from a lanky boy who looked to be about 11 or 12 years old. He was wearing all black, had black hair, and carried a bag in one hand.
"Why?" asked Syaoran.
"Oh great, don't tell me you're not from around here. I guess I should have known from those clothes you're wearing huh, you don't exactly blend in." said the boy.
"No, not exactly. An excellent observation." said Fye with a smile.
"Well trust me, this place isn't safe, you have to get away." urgently said the boy.
"Not safe. Why? What's goin' on?" asked Kurogane who tensed up, ready for a fight.
"There's no time to explain. You have to go before they start again."
"Before who starts what?" Fye asked the boy. Suddenly loud clank from somewhere above them caused them to look around. Kyoya was the first spot what had made the sound. "Look up there." he said. Everyone looked to where he was pointing and saw a short, chubby man with a pink mohawk and small glasses covering his eyes standing on top of building on the other side of the bridge. He wore a black jacket, a tan shirt, and black pants. Around his neck was a spiked collar and he wore a necklace that had what looked to be green wings. Behind were a good dozen of men who looked like him minus the small and chubby part. On the other side of the bridge, which is where 5 travelers were, was another group standing on top of a building. The man standing in front of this group was tall and slender and had long light brown-grayish hair. Around his neck he wore a white scarf and had on a pair of orange goggles. The other man standing beside were all of the same build, were all wearing white scarves, and all had on a pair of goggles.
"Oh no. It's to late, they're here." franticly stated the boy.
"Oh yeah and who are they?" asked Kurogane.
"Great what do we do?" said the kid completely ignoring Kurogane's question. At that moment he caught sight of wrecked car and bus and between them was a space that was big enough for them to hide in. "Quick, over there." he continued. They all began stand up and move toward the hiding spot when Kyoya let out a small yell of pain. Syaoran spun around. "Kyoya! What's wrong? Are you alright?" he asked. Kyoya shook his head as he looked up at his brother. "My right ankle kind of hurts as well as my side." he explained.
"Hey, come on. We have to get to shelter now!" shouted the boy. Syaoran moved toward Kyoya ready to help him up but Fye stopped him. "You go. I'll help Kyo." he said.
"But…" said Syaoran.
"Besides, it would be a little hard to help him when you are holding that girl." Syaoran looked down at Sakura and, realizing that Fye was right, quickly made his way to the hiding place. Fye bent down and carefully scooped up Kyoya bridal style and carefully followed after Syaoran. "Thank you Fye." said Kyoya.
"Don't mention it." said Fye as he smiled down at Kyoya. It didn't take long before they made it to the shelter and Fye laid Kyoya down next to a worried Syaoran who went back and forth staring at Sakura then back to Kyoya. Kyoya mentally kicked himself for making Syaoran worry so much about him. "He's got enough to worry about what with Sakura the way she is. I'm just adding unneeded stress." he thought.
"What's wrong with him?" gruffly asked Kurogane.
"I don't know. We could tend to him now but I don't think a battle field is the best place to do a check up." explained Fye as he smiled toward Kurogane. "What's up with this guy and smiling. He's been smiling ever since I met him." thought Kurogane, but his thought were interrupted when he heard the two gang leaders start to yell across the street.
"Today's the day Shogo, so don't try to run." shouted the chubby man with the mohawk to the other gang leader.
"Why I wouldn't dream of it." answered Shogo.
The hiding group of 6 plus Mokona were intently listening and watching the two gangs. The boy then started to explain what was going on. "See, those two gangs have been fighting for the territory around this bridge for as long as I can remember, but the past few days it's gotten really bad. I guess this is the last big fight, winner takes all."
"Well, at least that sounds interesting." said Kurogane. "But it doesn't even look like any of these guys have a weapon so how are they suppose to fight each other."
"Well, of course they don't have weapons, they're going to fight with their kudan." said the boy, who a bit surprised by this question.
"What's a kudan?" asked Kurogane. Then, as if in answer to his question, the mohawk leader shouted, "Right, let's kick some butt!" With that the mohawk gang sprang into action as did the white scarf gang. They all extended their arms and balls of blue and orange energy shot out from their closed wrists. The air was soon full of these clashes from the energy hitting each other and things laying on the road. "So, kudan's that stuff they're shooting at each other." said Kurogane.
"You've really never heard of it?" asked the boy. As Syaoran watched the fight he suddenly remembered the ball of fire he had seen in the tunnel leading to this world. "Wait, is that…" softly said Syaoran to himself. He suddenly gasped as he realized that the thing he saw could have been a kudan. "Syaoran, are you alright?" asked Kyoya as he stared over at his brother.
"What's the matter kid? You scared?" asked Kurogane as he stared at Syaoran.
"Maybe this will help." said Fye as he reached across Syaoran and pulled a feather off of his cloak.
"A feather." gasped Syaoran.
"Yes, so it would seem and Yuko said it would be difficult." said Fye. Kyoya stared at the white, delicate feather. It had a pattern of arrows and lines on the front and in the middle of all that was a heart shape. "This is one of the memory fragments you are looking for isn't it?" continued Fye.
"Yeah." replied Syaoran. "It looks like one but that's quite a coincidence, don't you think?"
"Coincidence is a myth my friend. There is no coincidence only inevitability. Remember, that's the last thing the dimensional witch said before we were transported. Guess she knew what she was talking about…or then again, maybe you just got really lucky." said Fye.
"Lucky." repeated Mokona who was sitting on Fye's lap.
"Whatever the reason, I'd take it to her quickly if I were you." continued Fye.
"Yeah." said Syaoran as he reached out to take the feather from Fye's hand. Suddenly Mokona yelled, "Watch out!" Everyone looked to where he was looking and saw a kudan shot coming directly at them. Everyone braced for the impact and once it hit, it exploded. "Everyone alright?" asked Fye after the explosion. Everyone nodded but a look of panic came over Syaoran's face as he saw the feather floating away through the air. Without a moments delay he propped Sakura up again the car they were hiding behind and ran out into the middle of the fight to catch the feather.
"Syaoran!" yelled Kyoya, panic on his own face, worried that his brother was going to get himself seriously injured. He began to get up to go after him but Fye gently but firmly forced him back down. "You really shouldn't be walking. We don't know what sort of injuries you have so it's best not do anything strenuous until we figure out what's wrong." explained Fye. Kyoya glared up at Fye, but softened his gaze when he knew Fye was right. While this was going on Kurogane and the boy leaned outside of the hiding spot, shouting after Syaoran.
"Hey." shouted Kurogane.
"Come back, you'll get hurt." shouted the boy.
"So determined." sighed Fye.
"But why? Why would he run out in the middle of a battle?" asked the boy.
"People do peculiar things when it comes to love. Our own safety doesn't seem so important." said Fye. Kyoya looked over at Sakura who was propped up next to him. He gave a small, sad smile as he reached over and brushed some of her hair out of her face. "Syaoran loves you so much but now you'll never know cause you won't remember the special bond you two had." thought Kyoya as he thought back to the price they had to pay to cross dimensions.
~ Flashback ~
"Syaoran, Kyoya, for your sacrifice…I will have your bond." said Yuko.
"I don't understand." said Syaoran.
"Yeah, me neither." agreed Kyoya.
"Your greatest treasure is not an object, it is your relationship with that girl. So that is what you both must give up."
"You mean never see her?" asked Syaoran. Kyoya's face became worried as he looked over at Sakura.
"No, I mean no matter how many of her memories you retrieve Sakura will never remember the bond you three had between you or what you have been to each other. She won't remember you. Your relationships with her will be lost. Her feelings for you two will be those of a stranger and that Syaoran and Kyoya, will be your sacrifice." explained Yuko.
~ End of Flashback ~
"I hope though that one day, after all of your memories are collected, you and Syaoran can have that same relationship." continued to think Kyoya but was brought out of his thoughts when he heard the boy say, "He's risking his life, for her?" They all watched as Syaoran jumped back up onto the bridge where they had first landed and chased after the feather while kudan shots whizzed past him. From up on top of one of the buildings the right hand man of the mohawk gang say Syaoran and shouted out, "Hey, look boss, there's some weird looking kid out there."
"He's a spy! Shogo sent him to learn our secrets! Stop him in his tracks!" shouted the leader of the gang. The second in command guy began to fire kudan shot after kudan shot down at Syaoran each missing him all though some were very close. Syaoran didn't even seem to notice this as he stubbed after the feather till he stepped on a small, round piece of rock and fell forward. As he fell he stretched out his hand as far as it could go and was rewarded when his hand grasped the wayward feather. "Gotchya." he said as he fell to the ground with a thud.
"What are you waiting for moron? Shoot the kid NOW!" screamed the mohawk leader.
"Yes, boss." said the second in command. He immediately fired a shot and it made a direct beeline toward Syaoran. The group hiding between the car and bus let out gasp as they saw that Syaoran was about to get hit. "Syaoran! Look out!" screamed Kyoya. Kyoya's shout caused Syaoran to turn around and notice the danger he was in. He quickly knelt to the ground, clutching the feather to his chest, and bending over the feather so that it would be safe, but right before the kudan shot hit Syaoran he was surrounded by what look to be flames. Everyone, including the gang leaders, gasped when they saw this. When the kudan shot exploded again this flame shield the circle of flames left Syaoran's body and reappeared before in the form of a wolf, who had a horn on its head. Syaoran lifted his head and stared at the flame wolf, then smiled as he said, "So you weren't just a dream after all."
"Well, look at that." said Kurogane, impressed by what he saw happening to Syaoran on the bridge. Kyoya looked at his brother in utter shock.
"Wow, your friend has the power of kudan just like the others and from the looks of it I'd say it's even a class one." stated the boy.
"Class one? What's that mean?" asked Mokona who was happily sitting in Fye's arms.
"Well, there are different ranks of kudan. Class one's the highest only the most powerful fighters have it." explained the boy.
"So Syaoran's pretty hot stuff." said Mokona.
"Wow. Way to go Syao." thought Kyoya as he say Syaoran stand up next to his kudan and face the mohawk gang.
"Thank you for saving my life." said Syaoran to his kudan. "I have no right to ask for more but will you please help me protect Sakura." The flame wolf nodded it head. Suddenly the leader of the mohawk gang screamed, "I want that spy! I don't care if you have to shoot your own mother to get him! You're dead meat! Do you hear me flame boy!" With that the whole mohawk gang aim their fists at Syaoran and fired their kudan, but Syaoran didn't move. Instead his kudan leapt into the air toward the fast approaching shots. No more than a second later the flame wolf and the kudan shots collided and the kudan shots were sent flying back to their owners who were completely shocked. "RUN!!" shouted the leader of the mohawk gang and they all fled the scene. Syaoran's kudan circled around and landed next to him. "You have my thanks." said Syaoran. The wolf responded by howling. Syaoran looked down at the feather that now lay calmly in his hand. Relief washed over him, "This was the first of many feathers that will save Sakura's life and I won't stop until I find them all." he thought. There was a thud behind him as Shogo jumped from the building he was standing on to the top of a wrecked bus. "That was quite an impressive show you and your kudan just put on kid." said Shogo.
"Thanks." replied Syaoran.
"My name's Shogo Asagi and who are you?" Shogo asked.
"Syaoran."
"Well Syaoran, do you know what happens to fire when it meets water." As Shogo said this he stuck his hand out and a ring of water appeared on top of it. Syaoran and the others hiding behind the car watched in amazement as the ring of water grew and wrapped around Shogo, finally taking he shape of a giant sting ray above his head. "If you didn't before, you're about to find out." continued Shogo. Syaoran stared at Shogo the look of surprise gone and was replaced with determination, his eyes seemed to burn with fire just like the fire kudan at his side.
"Syaoran! What are you doing? Run. Get out of there." shouted Kyoya as he attempted to stand again before Fye gently pushed him back down. "What does he think he's doing?" thought Kyoya as he stared wide-eyed over at his older brother worry evident in his eyes. "He doesn't know how to fight with that kudan thing and he's going to stand up to one of the top fighters in this world. Does he have a death wish or something?!" Syaoran completely ignored Kyoya and stood tensed, waiting for Shogo to make the first move.
"Looks like I finally found myself a worthy opponent." said Shogo. Everyone was now staring at the pair, unsure of what was going to happen next, but they all knew that it was going to be something worth watching.