"This place is sorta creepy." Akane commented as they made their way thru the cave.
"Don't tell me you're scared now?" Fai teased.
"Shut up, Fai-San!" Akane growled. "I never said I was scared; just creeped out."
A thought occurred to Kurogane. "This cave is carrying a treasure. Don't you think it's strange we haven't run into anything?"
No sooner had he spoken, the strange statues on the wall attacked them (A.N.: That IS what happened, isn't it?)
Quick as a flash, Akane pulled out two daggers she kept into her suit shirt and threw them at the statues, landing perfectly thru their heads. Akane leapt forward and yanked the daggers out, stabbing two statues behind her.
"Whoa!" Cheered Fai. "Akane-Chan's so cool!"
"Maybe you could help a little!" Yelled Akane.
"Oh no, I think you guys can handle it. I'll just cheer for you from afar!"
Akane gave him a death glare. Her attention was focused on him. So focused she didn't notice the statue coming her way.
"Akane! In front of you!" Fai yelled.
Akane whipped her head around and before she could react…Kurogane reacted for her.
He quickly slashed the statue in half.
"Keep on your guard!" Kurogane yelled.
"Ah! Sorry, Kurogane-San!" She yelled back, turning her attention to the battlefield.
A few minutes into the battle, the three fighters realized something crucial. Akane was the first one to voice it.
"Kurogane-San, Syaoran-Kun!" She yelled. "We can't fight these things forever! There's no end to them and we can't fight them forever!"
"So what do you propose we do?" Kurogane shouted.
"We run like hell!" She shouted back.
With that, the five travelers sprinted in the opposite direction. They ran and ran until they felt a strange feeling of remembrance and suddenly they were in a desert with ruins.
Syaoran's eyes widened. "It's the kingdom of Clow!"
Everyone, even Akane( who had no idea what he was talking about) looked at him in surprise.
"Do you think we changed worlds?" Asked Sakura.
"Mokona didn't send us to a different dimension….." Said Mokona.
"Most likely, this is part of the feather's magic." Said Fai thoughtfully. "The feather, which is made up of Sakura-Chan's memories, is showing us part of Sakura's memory, in this case the place where she lived."
"Not bad, Fai-San." Akane said, clearly impressed. "I was sorta thinking the same thing. But that's not what we need to worry about. Mokona! Do you know where Sakura-Chan's feather is?"
Mokona pointed toward the ruin closest to them. They walked toward the ruins.
"Say, how could you tell?" Asked Akane.
"I've studied a bit of magic and I, to an extent, understand it." Fai replied cheerfully.
Kurogane narrowed his eyes.
They entered the ruins and looked around; the ruins were truly spectacular, with ancient markings covering the sand-colored walls.
"Hey! Look at this!" Said Akane. "It's a sundial! Haven't seen one of these in forever."
Syaoran's eyes widened, then narrowed in pain. Akane noticed.
"Is there something wrong, Syaoran-Kun?"
Syaoran blinked. "Hm? No, I'm ok."
They continued to walk thru the ruins until they saw a black pit.
"Do you think this is where the feather is?" Akane asked.
"Most likely." Replied Fai.
Without a moment's hesitation, Syaoran and Kurogane leapt into the pit.
"Hey, wait!" Exclaimed Akane, dashing after them. Suddenly, a firm hand grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Let me go, Fai-San!" Yelled Akane. "I need to go help them!"
"Stuff like that is for daddy and son to do." Said Fai, smiling slightly. "The best way for us to help them is to wait."
Akane sighed in defeat.
Hey, guys! I'm sorry for the long wait! Anyway, since I really don't have anything else to say, I shall answer reviews:
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