Riddler's Grudge
By: Metal Sonic EX
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The sun rose over the horizon and a dozen construction workers made their way to the site of a future bank. "What'd you guys get done while I was gone? If anything!" Another one laughed. "We got the main body up and began to put up the… walls…" Everyone stopped when they saw that half the bank was completed. "Starting to put the walls in, huh? Looks like you got a lot farther than that." One of the workers ran to it and touched the side of it. "We didn't do this." The one worker stopped laughing as another walked around to the other side. "Hey, guys…" Everyone ran up to him and gaped when they saw all the furniture already inside. "This is bizarre…" Nearby, a man observed the spectacle, examining it from very angle, before nodding approvingly and jumping away.
Episode Five
Sakura and the Helping Hands
Sakura was making sweets with Tomoyo and Daisuke at school. All the while, she couldn't take her mind off of what Kero would say about this. "You're really good, Daisuke." Sakura paused and turned to the crowd that had formed around Daisuke. All day, he'd done everything perfectly, if not better. "When you've been around as long as I've been, you tend to pick a few things up." Sakura tilted her head in confusion. "I thought you were eight." Daisuke turned to her and started. "Oh! Sorry. I meant if you've been to as many places as I've been to." He smirked, but Sakura keep staring at him. "Where have you been to?" Daisuke turned to Naoko and smirked. "America. England. Australia. Italy. France. I've been just about everywhere."
Naoko and the others gaped in awe as Sakura slowly went back to what she was doing. That evening, Daisuke decided to walk home by himself, despite Sakura's pleas to come over for dinner. He was walking down the sidewalk when he paused. "No one's here but us." Yukito walked up to him and frowned. "Yukito. That's your name, isn't it?" Yukito changed and Yue frowned as well. "Both Kero and I are disturbed about your presence here." Daisuke turned around and smiled. "There is an explanation for this."
Yue crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow as Daisuke's face began to seemingly melt. "There is a very good explanation for why I reek of Clow Reed. Yue just watch in a mixture of horror and shock as Daisuke simply melted away into a skeleton. "Is something the manner?" Yue turned his head away and slowly looked back. Daisuke, clad in flesh, looked at him slyly. "Perhaps some other time I could explain. But, for now…" Daisuke turned and began walking away.
"Voydigan spoke in both
Riddles and rhymes.
Clow Reed he did loath
And he cursed him numerous times.
As for my resolve,
I'm simply waiting for time.
Perhaps you can solve
This riddle of mine."
Yue turned back into Yukito, who simply watched Daisuke walk away. Back at her house, Sakura was preparing dinner. "What ya bring me?! What ya bring me?!
What ya bring me?!" Sakura backed up from the anxious Kero, then held a small bowl. "I could bring much." Kero looked into the bowl and cried out. "Pudding!!" Toya walked in just as Kero snatched it and flew into her room. "Greedy little cretin." Kero yelled something inaudible through Sakura's door, but Toya ignored it. "You're in charge of dinner tonight?" Sakura nodded as Toya sighed. "I'll go get my barf bag." Sakura growled as Kero cried out. The two ran upstairs and burst through the door. "Someone beat the game for me!!"
They anime-fell and Toya looked up in annoyance. "Calling us up here for no reason. Honestly!" Kero flew into his face. "It is a big deal! I only beat half the game! I didn't even touch the second half! And they even put their initials on the high scores chart…" The two looked at the top score, which was at least double Kero's top score. The letters AST flashed on the screen. "AST?" Toya and Sakura exchanged looks. "Maybe it stands for something…" Kero began bawling his eyes out about having to start over as the two got up and left. Sakura walked down stairs thinking about it, then started. She cried out and both Toya and Kero ran downstairs and gaped. The table was covered in food, the dishes were washed, and the house itself was spotless.
"What in the world…" Kero shot around the house. "What's going on?!" Toya walked up and leaned in close to inspect the food. He sniffed it twice, then stood erect. "That's just not possible. Everything here's been cooked perfectly, yet half this stuff couldn't have been made in two minutes. Not to mention someone cleaned up afterwards…" Sakura looked around in awe just as someone put their key in the door. "Yikes!" Kero shot up to Sakura's room just as her dad walked in. "I'm home." The two welcomed him as he walked into the kitchen. "Wow! Sakura, did this take you long?" Sakura nodded instinctively. "I take it that you helped?" Toya nodded softly. "Everything looks delicious. I'll put my things in my study, then we'll eat." Their dad left and the two returned their puzzled gazes to the food as a man observing the scenario leapt away.
"This card we needn't fight
For it is one of peace.
It's only doing what it thinks it right
And if asked, it will cease.
It's the most harmless of all.
Of this, I insist.
For you need simply call
It by it's name of Assist."
Tomoyo and Sakura exchanged looks. "Assist?" Tomoyo turned back to Daisuke. "I thought you said all the cards were destructive." Daisuke nodded. "They are in one way or another. Right now, it's moving on its' own accord. But, it will bend to the will of the one who holds his card." Sakura frowned. "So, why was it helping me and Kero?" Daisuke snickered. "No offense, Ms. Kinomoto, but you have to be one of the densest people I know and I mean that in the nicest possible way. It's name is Assist. It's what it does." Daisuke snickered again as Sakura huffed. That evening, Daisuke decided to walk the girls home in hopes of running into Assist.
Once home, Sakura invited the two in and found Toya sitting on the couch watching a pile of dirt. "What are you doing?" Toya continued staring at the pile. "Waiting for the thing." Daisuke sighed as Sakura walked into the kitchen and cried out. Everyone ran to her side and saw a six-armed man busy making dinner. His face and arms were a dark blue and he wore torn jeans. "Look at it go…" Assist was fixing diner with four arms, holding one to the oven, speeding it up, and, when the timer went off, pulled out a massive cake with his sixth. "Sweets!!" Daisuke grabbed him by his tail and extended his hand. Assist put everything on the counter, then looked up, acknowledging them. "Come unto me, Assist…"
The man lowered his head and returned to card form. The man stood with two arms held fist to fist at his sides, his upper pair curved down towards his chest, and his lower pair curved up towards his chest. "Well, so much for making dinner." Sakura, Tomoyo, and Toya set up the table as a presence was sense by everyone except Tomoyo. "What?" Daisuke spun to the door and frowned. "They're planning…" Everyone exchanged looks with each other as Daisuke pocketed the card. "I'd love to stay, but I've got work to do." He ran out, leaving the confused bunch still in the kitchen.
A few minutes later, Daisuke completed his leaping trek to the top of the tallest building in Tomoeda. He sighed, then closed his eyes. He blocked out all other sounds and events and focused only on the cards. I've got five… That leaves… He opened his eyes, then closed them again. That leaves… He opened his eyes and bit his lip. "I can't tell… The cards are planning alright. They know I've captured five already… They've jumbled together so I can't tell exactly how many there are." Daisuke sat down and crossed his legs. "Just like before…"
Kero: Huh? That brat from Hong Kong is being transferred back to Tomoeda? Daisuke doesn't seem to like it, nor do I. Things get even stranger when cars begin flying and people start walking on air. Are we in the future or something? Tune into Episode Six: Sakura and the Mind Games. Man, all this wackiness is giving me a headache…
