CHAPTER FOUR

Disaster and triumph

KUROGANE was the first to act. He hit the side of Sakura's dragonfly. Then he realized that the girl, Akane, did the same thing. The force of the two dragonflies made sure that Sakura avoided the geyser, but Kurogane and Akane weren't so lucky.

The geyser engulfed the two of them and dragged them down. The pressure was enormous and made it difficult for Kurogane to get to the surface. Eventually though, he managed to push his head over the water.

A helicopter flew over his head and dropped a ladder to him. He had just grabbed the ladder when he realized that Akane hadn't come up. He figured that the force of the water knocked her out.

He released the ladder and dived into the water. He swam downwards until he saw her. He grabbed her tightly and swam back to the surface. He slung her over his back and climbed up the ladder.

He then noticed that Sakura was hesitating. "Don't wait for me!" He barked. "Just hurry up and go!" Sakura nodded and sped forward. Kurogane grinned and then continued to climb up the ladder.

SAKURA sped as fast as she could. Then she screeched to a halt. Like all the other racers, she seemed to have hit a dead end. All that was there was a waterfall. For a second, Sakura stopped. Then she noticed an opening in the waterfall.

"Hang on tight, Moko-Chan!" Yelled Sakura as she sped towards the waterfall. She passed through the waterfall and then a metal hoop. "Goooooooal!" That one word was blared everywhere when she passed through.

Sakura landed the dragonfly. "It's…..over?" She asked.

"Yep!" Said Mokona.

"I…won?"

"Yep!" Said Mokona again, a broad grin on its face.

"Alright!" Yelled Sakura as she hugged Mokona, a smile on her face. Soon it was time for her to get the prize. As Tomoyo handed her the trophy with the feather, Sakura looked at the crowd. She noticed Syaoran and the recently revived Akane cheering for her.

This made Sakura's smile grow. She held the trophy over her head, grinning from ear to ear.

After all the excitement died down, all the racers were invited to a special Piffle air balloon.

"It's not much, but please enjoy this feast to your heart's content." Said Tomoyo. "Kampai!"

"Kampai!" Everyone else shouted with her.

Sakura, Fai, Kurogane, Syaoran, and Akane sat together. Sakura looked at Akane and Kurogane. "Are you guys alright?" She asked.

"Eh? Oh, yeah, we're fine." Said Kurogane and Akane.

Sakura smiled. "I'm glad. And thank you, all of you."

They all smiled. Suddenly, the left windows exploded.