Chapter 3: Evil Awakens!

Sakura, Madison, and Li arrive back at the park about 15 minutes later.

"Madison…why did you keep making me outfits even though we've been on a magical break for five years." Sakura asked as she itched the back of her head.

Madison smiled. "I love making you outfits Sakura…I was so used to making you outfits that I kept doing it…besides a magical force could have come here during your little 'vacation.'

Sakura sighed.

All of a sudden the night sky became pitch black.

"Whoa! It just got really dark all of a sudden." Sakura said stating the obvious.

"Sakura…it's time." Li said

"Right." Sakura said now focusing on the task. She pulled the Star Key off of the chain that held it around her neck and she held it in the palm of her hand. She then began the incantation. "Key of my star, with powers burning bright, grant me your power, grant me your light…" Sakura magic circle appeared beneath her feet as she said this. The key began to float just above her hand and was then engulfed in a blue light. "RELEASE!" She yelled completing the spell. Her magic circle began to send out magical energy that went into her staff. The blue light that engulfed the key disappeared and then the key transformed into the Star Staff. She grabbed it a twirled it like a baton. She then brought it down to her side. She looked over to Kero, Li, and Madison and asked. "Which card should I use?"

"Try using The Light Card." Kero replied.

Sakura nodded and pulled The Light Card out of her pocket she then threw it and it began to spin around. It rose to about staff and arm length. Sakura began to twirl her staff again. She began another spell. "I call upon your power…Light Card! Sakura's magic circle appeared once again as she said this. She then struck the card with her staff and the card stopped spinning and began to glow…but the star on the staff began to spin and the little wings on the side grew. Light began to pour out of the card and it formed a very beautiful lady. She flew straight up into the air. She was just about to banish the darkness with her lit when then a dark force came from the sky and surrounded The Light Spirit. She was engulfed in the blackness and when the dark force disappeared The Light Card took the Spirits place. The Light Card floated down towards Sakura, who grabbed the card. "That's never happened before!" She thought.

"What happened?" Madison asked a frightened look appearing on her face.

Sakura shook her head. "I don't know." She replied. She looked back to the card. "What happened?" She thought. She stuck the light card into her pocket.

Suddenly there was a bright flash of light and before Sakura knew it, a ray of purple light that had come from the sky hit her. Sakura went flying from the impact of the ray of light and she thrown at a tree.

"SAKURA!" Madison, Li, and Kero exclaimed as they ran/flew over to Sakura.

Madison knelt down by Sakura's side. "Are you okay?" Madison asked alarmed.

Sakura nodded slightly. "Y-Yeah…I think so." Both Li and Madison helped Sakura to her feet.

There was then another flash of light and a ray of light shot down from the sky once again.

Li stepped in front of Sakura and Madison. Li pulled out a yellow strip of paper that had Japanese symbols on it. "Element Wind! Protect us!" He struck the strip of paper with the side of his sword and a gust of wind shot out of it. The wind surrounded the group and created a dome. The ray of light struck the wind dome and it disappeared, scattering into little particles of light. She shield of wind dispersed also.

Sakura then had an idea. She looked up into the night sky. She saw pitch-black cloud but they seemed to be in the park area only. She pulled out The Windy Card and threw it into the air. "WINDY! Blow away these clouds of darkness!" She struck the card with her staff just like she did The Light Card and a whirlwind of wind blew out of the card and the Magic Circle that was beneath her feet. The wind formed the Spirit of the card, 'Windy' she flew into the air and circled around the clouds they began to shrink and eventually the dispersed. The Moonlight once again lit the night sky. 'Windy' returned to her card form and disappeared, returning to Sakura's pocket.

Li looked around the area. "Who ever did this is gone now." He said.

"Well that's a relief." Madison said relived.

"Yeah." Kero agreed.

They all look to Sakura, who was looking into the night sky. "What's going on?"