The Neo Generation
By: Mizuroze
Disclaimer: For those of you who still need a disclaimer in the second chapter, I do not own Cardcaptors, but the characters I made up I do own, and part of the plot.
A.N. From now on this will be from Tatsuya's P.O.V. unless I say otherwise. Okie-dokie?
I started to gain consciousness and I slowly opened my eyes. They felt incredibly heavy, and I just barely got them opened. As soon as I opened my eyes I saw a fuzzy golden lion with wings floating in front of my face.
"Gah!" I screamed.
"You okay," Hikari asked me from somewhere behind the stuffed animal.
"Ummm…. yeah." I responded.
"Good," the stuffed animal, Kero, said.
"Now what?" Hikari asked.
"You've gotta capture the cards." Kero acknowledged.
"There's more?" Hikari gasped.
"Duh!" I replied.
"Why do you have to be like that Tatsuya?" She cried.
"That's just who I am." I answered.
"Now, now kids, settle down." Kero butted in. We got up and walked out to the living room.
"So, how do we catch them??" Hikari asked.
"You have to wait for them to come to you." Kero responded.
"What!? That doesn't make any sense. It would take forever to just wait." Hikari exclaimed.
"Well, I think it's fine." I replied.
"You can look for them if you want, but it's not that easy." Kero said. "You would have to look for them in their card form, and that can be hard to find."
"Fine with me, what now?" I asked.
"How 'bout some food," Kero replied.
"All right, to the kitchen," I claimed, standing up, and then heading to the fridge.
Hours later, Kero and I had finished eating, and we were sitting in the living room watching TV. Hikari was sitting on the floor sulking.
"Hey, what's wrong kiddo?" Kero asked her.
" I don't have time to go running off when some CARD starts reeking havoc!" She yelled.
"Look, if a card shows up, I'm sure most people would be running away from it, so your friends will probably run." Kero explained.
"Plus, it will help you lose all that extra fat." I teased, taking a sip of my coke.
"Tatsuya, you are such a jerk!" she yelled at me. But then, our conversation was interrupted by an announcement on the television.
"Down town, in the city zoo, a strange phenomenon occurred. A giant gust of wind blew many trees and animals into the air. None of the meteorologists now what could be causing this strange occurrence. But…" the reporter was cut of by a giant gust of wind and the channel went black. By that time I was on my feet, because of this feeling I had.
"Is it…" I asked, and Kero simply nodded his head. Hikari sighed, and we headed toward the door. As soon as I was out the door, I jumped on my skateboard and headed toward the zoo. Hikari soon joined me on her scooter. We rushed toward the zoo and soon arrived. People were running in every direction and the zoo was empty. Above the penguin exhibit, there was a giant whirlwind and penguins were soaring through the air.
"Oh no." Hikari exclaimed.
"Well, lets get in there and help them!" I exclaimed, a little impatient. I ran into the zoo and I pulled out the sword keychain. As soon as I pulled it in front of me, it's size increased.
"Key that hides the forces of darkness, show me your true form! By the covenant, I, Hikari, command you! Release!" Hikari yelled behind me and ran up to stand next to me.
"Use Wood to help the penguins!" Kero yelled to me.
"Wood, extend you branches and get the penguins down!" I yelled as I hit the Wood card with the tip of my blade. From it, thick branches extended and grabbed hold of the penguins that were in the air. It then, pulled them safely to the ground.
"Something's wrong!" Kero exclaimed. "Windy is normally a gentle card, why is it being so vicious!" The whirlwind suddenly lurched forward, and headed directly toward Hikari.
"Hikari, move!" I yelled, but yet, she stood still as a statue. I had to take action, so I sprang at her and knocked her over. But in my haste to rescue my sister, I didn't think about myself, and the whirlwind picked me up and tossed me into the air.
"GAH!" I yelled as I hung in mid-air. "Help!"
"Hold on kiddo!" Kero yelled as he dove to my sister. "You've gotta do something!" But, alas, all Hikari did was sit there, staring, so as always, it was up to me to save myself.
Pulling out my sword, I yelled "Wood" and touched the tip of my sword to the card, and vines came from the ground and pulled me down. When I safely reached the ground, the whirlwind slowed down, then disappeared completely.
"You okay kid," Kero asked me.
"Yeah, fine, " I responded, glaring at Hikari. She just stared at me, in a very confused manner.
"Why'd you save me?" She asked.
Surprised, I looked at her and responded, "You're my little sister, I'm supposed to protect you." She just nodded and headed toward the entrance. Turning around, I followed her. When we got to street, I hopped on my skateboard and Hikari got on her scooter. Then, we headed home.
When we got home, mom was on the couch with a cookie, and dad was watching the news. "We're home," I told them. They both nodded and went back to watching the TV. I grabbed a hold of Kero and ran up to my room. Hikari followed me up.
"Now what?" I turned and looked at Kero.
"I don't know kiddo," he responded, "but I think the key is to find out why Windy is so angry. That will help us know how to calm it down."
"How do we do that?!" Hikari questioned.
"I'm not sure." He replied, and sat on my desk, with a look of thoughtful frustration on his face. I lied down on my bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to come up with a plan of action.
"I wonder if mom saw anything about the zoo? Do you think she would know that it was a Clow card?" Hikari questioned.
"Probably," Kero responded, but quickly went back to thinking.
"I'm gonna go ask her if she'll need help with dinner," Hikari sighed.
"It is about that time, isn't it," I replied. My sister looked at me, confused why I wouldn't want food, but shrugged it off and headed downstairs.
Hikari
As I headed down the stairs, I thought about my brother and wondered why he would even care if I got hurt. But as I though back on our childhood, I recalled many times were he had saved me.
As I was reaching the bottom of the staircase, I heard mom talking to dad.
"Do you think the kids have met Kero yet?" She asked him.
"I bet you they have, what else would explain the mysterious whirlwind," my dad replied in a sarcastic tone.
"I have enough magic left to tell that it is Clow Card," mom answered, "but do you think they can handle it?"
"Don't worry dear," my dad said as he put his arm around my mom, "they'll be fine. I know Tatsuya will protect Hikari if anything happens. Plus, you were only ten when you started to collect cards. They're almost fourteen. They should be fine."
"You're right," she said. Then, they started talking about something random. I sat on the stairs and took in all the information that I had just received. A couple minutes later, I got off the stairs and slowly headed toward my mom and dad.
"Hey mom," I said, "Do you want help with dinner?"
"It is that time, isn't it?" She replied. "Sure, come help me." We headed to the kitchen and started making noodles. In the middle of setting the table the phone rang.
"I'll get it," I stated, heading in that direction. I reached out and grabbed the phone.
"Hello," I asked.
"Hey, Hikari," it was Akane, "did you see the news?"
"You mean the whirlwind?" I asked.
"Yeah, isn't it weird," she asked.
"Yeah, it sure is," I replied, a little shaken.
"Are you ready for your birthday tomorrow?" She asked.
"What? Oh, right. I can't wait." Around me, life was moving on, and it was hard to think that after all that, everyone else was oblivious to what was really going on.
"You okay, you seem a little out of it," she questioned.
"I'm fine, but a little shaken, today has been hectic," I responded.
"All right," Akane said.
"I have to go, it's time for dinner." I told her.
"Kay, talk to you later."
"Bye." I hung up the phone and went back to the table. By then, my mom had finished setting the table and it was time to eat. I called up to Tatsuya, and went to sit down. The rest of the evening was nice, and I started to forget what had happened at the zoo, until I fell asleep…
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