Sakura had fallen asleep on the plane, much to the amusement of Tomoyo, who insisted on recording her while she slept. Yukito seemed to enjoy the ride as much as Tomoyo did, but both Syaoran and Toya were obviously hating the time they had to spend near each other. However, Sakura's sleep was not as peaceful as it may have seemed to the others.
The young woman found herself surrounded by water; it was just a small pool it seemed, barely deep enough for her bare feet to get wet. The pool was also not very big around. In her hands was the Star Wand, which she held tightly. Everything around her was darkened, except for the small bit of light in her immediate area.
"Where am I..?" she asked the darkness, and her voice echoed. "Hm?" Her gaze was turned down, to the pool. At first, she saw her own, normal reflection. Then, the water rippled, and the reflection changed. It was Clow Reed, holding the Sealing Wand the same way she held her own. "Clow?"
At the word, the ripple changed again, splitting into two different reflections. They were both boys, one was visibly older than the other. The elder one had short, black hair, green eyes, and round glasses. He had a stern but kind face, but the expression was angry and sad at the same time. Next to him was a younger, brown-haired and brown-eyed boy. This boy seemed frightened, but very strong. Sakura smiled down at the two boys, because seeing them seemed to calm her spirit. She knew them, even though she had never seen them before in her life.
Suddenly a wind picked up, blowing the water all around her and making the illusions disappear, and it was replaced with a young man with long, red hair, and an evil grin on his face. He held a black wand, which Sakura recognized as the Wand of the Nova. He laughed, silently, mocking her.
"Darian!" she shouted, raising her wand, but her wand had disappeared. "What?" she gasped, as the remainder of her Star Cards appeared and began to glow. Darian continued to laugh as the cards, one by one, dove into the water and disappeared.
"No!" Sakura cried, reaching for the cards, but before she could fall, a hand caught her. She turned around, and saw Clow Reed standing there, looking at her solemnly. Then he smiled.
"There can be only one," he said, but his voice seemed to fade away. "Sakura.."
"Sakura," everything around her began to disappear, including Clow Reed. "Sakura!" The woman's eyes fluttered open. She looked up and sat up quickly, her face becoming very red. Syaoran, Yukito, Kero, and Tomoyo stood around her, Toya was still seated.
"Sakura, they're waiting for us to leave the plane," he said, causing Sakura to blush even deeper and stand up, quickly walking down the empty aisle and off the plane. "H-Hey! Sakura!" he shouted, jumping up and chasing after her, causing the other three to follow suit. When he caught up with her, he grabbed her by the shoulder and spun her around.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"N-Nothing," Sakura said quietly. "I had a bad dream, is all! You should really stop worrying about me, Toya." With that, she smiled happily and turned around. "Wow, it's really great to be back home!"
Toya sighed and started to follow her, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw someone. She had long, light hair and kind eyes. And she looked familiar. "Mother..?" he asked, disbelieving. He started to run after the woman, who turned into the crowd.
"Toya!" Yukito shouted. "We have to get our luggage!"
"It can wait!" Toya responded. Looking at each other, Yukito and Syaoran followed Toya. Tomoyo and Sakura started to follow as well. Kero looked around, suddenly alone.
"Hey, guys! Wait for me!"
Toya pushed his way through the crowd, trying desperately to keep up with whoever he was following. Finally, when the throng of people finally seemed to end, he had lost sight of the woman.
"What was that all about?" Syaoran demanded, panting for breath.
"There you are!" said a cheerful voice from behind them. "Kuro-puu! I've found Syaoran-kun and Sakura-hime!"
Syaoran and Sakura turned around, thoroughly confused by this oddly dressed blond man. He smiled cheerfully at them, before tilting his head to the side. "Why… that's odd. You are not the Syaoran and Sakura we know… I apologize, I must continue my search!"
With that, the man and his companion (who looked less than happy to be there) turned to leave. Sakura stopped them, however. "Wait! Who are you? Have we met before?"
The two turned around. The blond man spoke first. "Well, in a way, you could say we have. Our companions look very much like you two, and we seem to have lost them."
"We are searching for someone too. Perhaps we could… help each other?" Yukito offered cheerfully. Yukito took it just as happily.
"I'm Fay," the white-robed man said, extending his hand. "The grouchy one is Kuro-pan. Don't mind him, he's always like this!"
"Hey, stop playing around. I want to get our business done here and leave!" Suddenly Kurogane saw Tomoyo standing beside Sakura. "Tomoyo.." he whispered.
Tomoyo blinked a few times, then smiled. "Yes, I'm Tomoyo. But I don't think we've met before."
"No.. of course not." Kurogane said, turning around.
Yukito smiled. "I am Yukito, this is Toya. Obviously you already know the rest of us, somehow." Toya and Syaoran looked skeptical, but Sakura seemed more curious than anything. Kero flew up to the two and started sniffing, as if he were searching for a scent or trace of magic.
"I smell magic on you," he remarked as he flew around them. "Both of you. It's dimensional, or time-travel, magic, isn't it?"
Sakura gasped. "Clow Reed?" Kero flew over to her, crossing his arms.
"Not quite. It's very similar though."
Fay smiled. "The Dimensional Witch sent us here. You see, we're on a quest. Perhaps we could very well help each other! If you need to find someone, I'm sure the Dimensional Witch can help you… but we need to find our companions first."
"Who is this Dimensional Witch?" Syaoran demanded.
"Her name is Yuuko. It's.. better if you meet her."
A/N: Okay, so I thought it would be interesting if I had the xxxHolic crew jump in for a short cameo! What surprises are in store for Sakura and the others once they find their other selves?