Going In Almost Completely Blind

Chapter 80: Dealing With Gale Force Winds!: A Bad Time To Be Drawing Dead!

A year had now passed since the events that went on in Academy City.

Well as normal as it can get for two siblings who happened to be CardCaptors with the titles of master of the star cards.

However, even though Sakura and I were now 13, we still had a lot on our minds, such as preparing for our first day at Junior High.

And after we had gotten back to our world, we had learned that Madison had filmed the entire fight between everyone in the park in Academy City.

Not surprisingly, we told her to make sure not to show it to anyone.

Because that would wind up causing quite a lot of trouble for all of us.

Because why wouldn't it.

But anyways as I had said to Sakura more then two years ago at Penguin Park, during the incident with the water vortexes.

The world of magic is always changing, and until we passed the cards onto someone else, we were always going to be met with challenges.

Because, as it always seemed to be the case, fate and destiny waited for no one, regardless of who they were, and both Sakura and I were no exception to this, as it would become clear later on.

Well, I guess a Cardcaptors job really is never done huh? So, it was discovered earlier, that all of the star cards in our transformed book, had suddenly gone transparent and clear.

Not to mention that both Sakura and I seemed to have another recurring dream like we used to have with the Final Judgment and the Final Test.

However, this was was wildly different then those dreams.

And when I say wildly different, I mean that the respective star keys we had in our hands in that dream, were not only our star keys anymore, but were in fact new keys.

This consisted of the same wings from before, albeit a bit smaller, but the star in the middle was larger, as was the ring it was inside, and the star had many more points to it.

This was made even weirder, when we were woken up by Kero during the wild dream, being told that we were having a nightmare, only to discover, that when we lifted up each of our hands that had held the keys in our dream, sure enough, they were present in our hand, just as they had been in the dream.

But, this was kind of all not on either Sakura, me or Kero's mind at the current moment, and this was largely due to the fact that we were currently being assaulted by an unknown force, that seemed to have the ability to conjure up gale force winds and throw them in our direction.

It was then that I realized, as I am sure Sakura did realize this too, that we couldn't defend ourselves, since all of our star cards had become clear and transparent.

"Okay this just got really really bad," I thought to myself, as I dodged out of the way of yet another gale force blast of wind that was thrown at me out of nowhere.

It was then that I was left with no other option, and I was sure that Sakura saw it as well, we had to use the new keys we had acquired the previous night, to try and capture this card, if it even was a card.

I then pulled out my respective key, to which Sakura did the same. "Release!" we chanted in unison.

However even though our staffs grew to full size, I then realized that because they were new staffs, our old incantations would be of no use.

So after some thought Sakura and I tried to activate our new keys, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison as the unknown force was sucked into our respective staffs.

This wound up being transformed into a clear card with a transparent design, which was different from that of the clow cards and star cards that Sakura and I had seen, and on the bottom of the card was a single word, "Gale."

It was then that I knew, as I held the card i my hand, that another exciting adventure, for the both of us, had now begun.

Chapter 81: Under Siege!: What It's Like To Be One Card Short!

Just another day in the life of two siblings who just happened to also be CardCaptors.

It had all started when Madison had come over to our house for a visit.

Then, without warning, our room disappeared, and it was replaced by a closed space, and Madison, Sakura, me and Kero, were all trapped inside of it.

After Kero said that he, like when Sakura and I had captured the Gale card, that he couldn't sense any sort of magical presence anywhere in the closed space, I then knew exactly what this was, and I had a feeling that Sakura knew this as well.

This was largely because we were both sensing the same unmistakable magical presence of what could only be a card.

But, we would all need to get out of the closed space first, before Sakura and I could get any sort of chance to capture it.

It was then that Sakura came up with the idea for her and I to use sewing needles to pop the edges of the sealed space, since the space looked as though a sewing needle could be the solution to all of us getting out of here if it was used to pierce through the edges of the space.

And so, once Sakura and I had pierced the edges of the closed space with our respective sewing needles, the closed space started to morph and fade.

It was then, without skipping a beat, that I pulled out my respective key, followed shortly thereafter by Sakura.

"Release!" we chanted in unison.

And with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card before the closed space vanished completely, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!"

Sakura and I chanted in unison, as our staffs both glowed and absorbed the vanishing closed space into them.

It was then that the absorbed magic was transformed into another card with a clear transparent design, that wound up in my hand, and across the bottom of it read a single word "Siege".

"Another clear card," I said turning to Sakura with the now captured Siege card in my hand.

And it was then that I realized, that this was going to be a lot tougher then anything that Sakura and I had ever done previously.

Though not as tough as what had gone on in Academy City, it was up there.

But as long as we had each other, I just knew, that like the Final Judgment, the Final Test, and our fights against the Nothing card, and that evil female spirit in Hong Kong, we wouldn't let anything stand in our way of fulfilling our destiny.

Chapter 82: An Aquatic Adventure!: Taking Some Time To Reflect!

It just seemed like another day in the life of two siblings who just happened to also be CardCaptors.

But as of right now, we were dealing with an endless downpour, that seemed to be occurring in all of Tomoeda.

And it was while the downpour was going on, and Sakura and I got the suspicion that it could once again be a card.

We wound up meeting Madison at the park.

And then, without skipping a beat, I pulled out my respective key, followed shortly thereafter by Sakura.

"Release!" we chanted in unison.

And with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" Sakura and I chanted in unison, as our staffs both glowed and absorbed the rain into them.

It was then that the absorbed magic was transformed into another card with a clear transparent design, that wound up in my hand, and across the bottom of it read a single word "Aqua."

"Another clear card," I said turning to Sakura with the now captured Aqua card in my hand.

However, this was certainly not going to be the last clear card that we would wind up sealing together.

And as a matter of fact, on the very next day, we wound up sealing another clear card, "Reflect."

However, our adventure regarding these new Clear Cards, was far from being over.

Chapter 83: A Little Less Conversation!: A Little More Action!

About a day had now passed since the capturing of the Siege Card, and things seemed to have once again returned to normal.

Well, that is until Sakura and I once again sensed the presence of another card.

And so, without skipping a beat, I pulled out my respective key, followed shortly thereafter by Sakura.

"Release!" we chanted in unison.

And with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!"

Sakura and I chanted in unison, as our staffs both glowed and absorbed the card spirit into them.

It was then that the absorbed magic was transformed into another card with a clear transparent design, that wound up in my hand, and across the bottom of it read a single word "Action."

"Another clear card," I said turning to Sakura with the now captured Action card in my hand.

Chapter 84: A Gravitational Pull!: A Capture At The Flower Viewing!

About a day had now passed since the capturing of the Action Card, and things seemed to have once again returned to normal.

Well, that is until Sakura and I once again sensed the presence of another card while at a flower viewing at a park.

And so, whilst we seemed to be pulled towards one of the parks trees, I then pulled out my respective key, followed shortly thereafter by Sakura.

"Release!" we chanted in unison.

And with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!"

Sakura and I chanted in unison, as our staffs both glowed and absorbed the card spirit into them.

It was then that the absorbed magic was transformed into another card with a clear transparent design, that wound up in my hand, and across the bottom of it read a single word "Gravitation."

"Another clear card," I said turning to Sakura with the now captured Gravitation card in my hand.

Chapter 85: Something Worth Recording!: A Capture In The Music Room!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Gravitation Card.

Sakura and I were in the schools music room, until we once again sensed the all too familiar presence of a card.

And when we turned our attention to one of the many pictures in the room, it seemed to have a what looked like a red dot blinking from it.

Without questioning why this was the case, we then both pulled out our respective keys.

"Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card.

"Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison.

And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card read a single word, "Record."

Chapter 86: Flight Of The Phoenix!: To Rise From The Ashes!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Record Card. Sakura and I were in the garden of Madison's house, because we both, along with Madison, wanted to test the powers of the Record Card, and after we had done so, Sakura and I once again sensed the all too familiar presence of a card. And when we turned our attention to a portion of the garden, there seemed to be a large pair of what I could only assume were butterfly wings flying across the garden. Without skipping a beat, we then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card read a single word, "Flight."

Chapter 87: A Lucid Encounter!: A Discovery At Akiho's House!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Flight Card. Sakura and I were in the library of Akiho's house, because we both, had been invited over. But as Sakura and I browsed through the many shelves, while Akiho was off doing something else, we once again sensed the all too familiar presence of a card. And when we turned our attention to a spot between two books, there seemed to be a glow emanating from between them. Without skipping a beat, we then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card read a single word, "Lucid."

Chapter 88: Caught In A Downward Spiral!: A Fight To Recover!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Lucid Card. Sakura and I, along with Li, went on a trip to the aquarium. This was sort of a bit of Deja Vu for Sakura and I, because this was where we had captured the Water Card many years ago. However, one of the tanks broke, flooding the bottom floor with water, and a whirlpool of sorts that had formed around one of Sakura's legs, as well as mine, was keeping us under the water. That is, until Tori was able to drain the water and save both of us, before we wound up getting seriously hurt. Okay, this really was becoming a complete case of Deja Vu, mind you it was several years later, but it pretty much was seeming to be the case.

Okay, this really is Deja Vu huh? Later that night, after Sakura and I had snuck past the guard, and had made our way over to one of the tanks, dressed in another one of Madison's battle outfit ensembles. And once the whirlpool from before revealed itself again, we then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card, "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card read a single word, "Spiral."

Chapter 89: Taking A Quick Snooze!: Enter The Labyrinth!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Spiral Card. Sakura and I, got a visit from Akiho. However, while she was over, she was suddenly put to sleep by something. It was then that Sakura and I, once again, sensed the presence of a card. However, as we caught site of the card spirit, and chased it outside, we noticed that the surroundings of our house had been turned into a very intricate labyrinth. And so, with Sakura and I turning to one another and nodding, we then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the two cards. "Forces that have no owners, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirits were absorbed into our respective staffs, they were transformed into two transparent and clear cards, and across the bottom of the two cards. each read a single word, "Snooze," and "Labyrinth." It was at this point, as I held the Snooze Card in my hand, and Sakura held the Labyrinth card in hers, that I turned my attention to her wanting to say something to her, but decided at the last moment not to do so, and instead smiled.

Chapter 90: A Reversal Of Fate!: A Reversal Of Fortune!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Snooze and Labyrinth Cards. Sakura and I, found ourselves at Penguin Park, along with Li, and we found ourselves and our attention drawn to the large penguin slide, that was at this current moment upside down. And so, with Sakura and I turning to one another and nodding, knowing full well that we were both sensing the presence of a card, we then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Reversal."

Chapter 91: Of Hail And Ice!: Of Ice And Snow!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Reversal Card At Penguin Park. Sakura and I, along with several of our classmates, were participating in the school's sports tournament. That is, until a freak hailstorm decided to roll in unexpected. And so, with Sakura and I turning to one another and nodding, knowing full well that we were both sensing the presence of a card, and with everyone else more concentrated on the freak hailstorm, so their attention was obviously not focused on the two of us, we then excused ourselves off to a more private place, and then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison over the roar of the hailstorm. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Hail." And with the Hail Card sealed, the hailstorm subsided. However, later that night, Sakura and I had another strange dream. And this time a strange cloaked figure, that we both had been having a recurring dream about lately, had once again shown up, and tried to once again steal away our keys. And unfortunately, this was only the beginning of what was to come for the both of us.

Chapter 92: Fighting A Mirage!: A Fight With A Mirage!

About a day or so after the incident and capturing of the Hail Card at the school's sports field. Sakura and I, along with several of our classmates, went to go and visit a shrine. That is, until Sakura and I took notice of several of our classmates suddenly turning into various animals right in front of us. And so, with Sakura and I still a bit perplexed, and yet knowing full well that we were both sensing the presence of a card, and with Li coming in to help us, because given the current situation, we sort of needed the help. Both Sakura and I then both pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And, once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Mirage." But, despite us both capturing the Mirage Card. It was discovered that the reason that the card had behaved the way that it had, was because that it had acted on both of our thoughts. We both concluded, that the only way for something like this to not happen again, was to get even stronger.

Chapter 93: The Plot Thickens!: A Peculiar Tremor!

A few days had passed since Sakura and I had captured the Mirage Card, and we were both in our room, doing our separate things. Sakura was busy braiding Meilin's hair, I was sitting on my respective bed, watching the two of them, while Kero was busy playing video games. But, both Sakura and I would soon realize, that what lay ahead for us, would soon become one of our toughest challenges yet.

Man, talk about a huge amount of embarrassment for both Sakura and myself. This was largely due to the fact that the both of us, along with Meilin, Madison, Akiho, and also Kero, who was hiding in Sakura's bag, were watching previous recordings of plays in which Sakura and I had acted in over the years at school. However, about halfway through the viewing session, an earthquake, or what seemed like an earthquake, was felt through the entire theater room. After Kero popped out of Sakura's bag, and told both Sakura and I that the earthquake wasn't normal, and seeing as how everyone else in the theater room was more preoccupied with the fact that quite a bit of stuff had fallen onto the floor of the theater room.

Sakura and I, without skipping a beat, hopped over our respective seats, pulled out our respective keys, and spoke "release," in the most hush tone we could muster. And with the appearance and then disappearance of our respective circles, and our respective staffs now in hand, I pulled out the Snooze Card. Without hesitation, I threw the Snooze Card forward, and as the card spun in place, Sakura and I then swung our respective staffs toward it. "Okay, now snooze," we said in unison. And once our staffs came within inches of the card, it then stopped spinning, and in an instant, Akiho was put to sleep. And after a quick run out of the theater room, and a quick encounter and conversation with Madison's mom, to which Sakura and I had to try a little bit to hide our respective staffs behind our backs. Kero, helped us out in putting her, and her bodyguards to sleep, by placing the snooze card behind us, and in enough of a range so that we could both still use it. And as the card spun, we both knew that we would both wind up feeling a little guilty for doing this. "Please forgive us, now snooze," I said, as the circles appeared below both Sakura and myself, and the Snooze Card put Madison's mom and her bodyguards to sleep. "I am so sorry that we both had to put your mother and her bodyguards to sleep Madison," Sakura said in a very apologetic tone of voice. "I guess you never know when you are going to need to use magic," Madison said in response, as she held her video camera on the both of us.

It was at this point that I decided to speak up about this, "not while the house is still shaking, it is best that you stay here." Madison, obviously didn't take my statement too well, I mean how would you feel if you couldn't film your two best friends using their magic as CardCaptors? However, this didn't stop Madison from mounting a webcam on Kero's head, which not surprisingly caused both Sakura and I to sweatdrop. And with that all sorted, Sakura pulled out the Flight Card, and after we both nodded to each other, Sakura threw the Flight Card forward, and we both then swung our respective staffs forward towards it, "Flight!" we chanted in unison, as our staffs stopped inches from in front of the Flight Card. And with the wings of the Flight Card adorning our lower backs, we both took off into the air, down the hallway, up towards the skylight, out one of the windows of the skylight, and out and skyward into the open air. However, it was as Kero, Sakura and I were still flying skyward, that we wound up hearing the same sound from before coming from the house behind us. We turned ourselves back around, and something told us, that this, was only just the beginning.

Chapter 94: A Swing!: A Struggle With Meilin!

Okay, this seemed to just be getting weirder and weirder, and Sakura and I had been in some pretty weird and unusual situations over the years. However, as we both, with the Flight Card's wings still adorning our backs, continued to keep aloft in place, with Kero beside us, we once again heard the sound from before, emanating from the house. "Over there!" I exclaimed, pointing towards the house. And after a good amount of looking underneath the house, after we had found the source of the noise, which turned out to actually be a card. Sakura and I used the Siege Card, to ensure that the card spirit did not escape, to which we then proceeded to seal it. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Swing."

Okay, so, two cards in one day huh? This did seem to be the case as Sakura and I, along with Meilin, found ourselves fighting against yet another card spirit. Thankfully however, as Sakura and I were fighting against it, Meilin did all she could to help us seal it. And once we all had got it to a point where Sakura and I were able to seal it, we both seized the opportunity to do so. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" Sakura and I chanted in unison. And once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of this card, read a single word, "Struggle."

Chapter 95: A Surprising Appearance!: A Capture That Takes The Cake!

Only a day had passed since Sakura and I had captured both the Swing Card at Madison's house with the use of the Siege Card. And had captured the Struggle Card on the streets of Tomoeda with Meilin's help. But, as Sakura and I sat during the class, something strange started to happen. And when I mean strange, I mean strange as in all of the roll cakes that were currently present in the room started to jump around on their own, and then wound up fusing into a large monster. However, since everyone else was focused on the class, and not on the roll cakes, Sakura and I, while everyone's attention was on the class, excused ourselves out of the room, and pulled out our respective keys. "Release" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, I pulled out the snooze card, to which I then threw it forward, and Sakura and I then swung our respective staffs toward it. "Now snooze," we chanted in unison, to which in an instant, all of those that were present in the room, were put to sleep. And with that now sorted out, Sakura and I then turned our attention to the roll cake created monster, and then proceeded to seal it. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Appear."

Chapter 96: Ablaze And Afraid!: Tackling A Blaze!

Only a day had passed since Sakura and I had captured both the Appear Card at school during home economic class. But this was sort of the last thing that was currently on our minds. Largely due to the fact since the both of us, along with Li, were currently dealing with another card spirit. But thankfully, with Li's help, we were able to get the card spirit to a point to where Sakura and I were able to seal it. Sakura and I then proceeded to seal it. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Blaze."

Chapter 97: An Astonishing Discovery!: An Astonishing Capture!

Only a day had passed since Sakura and I had captured the Blaze Card with help from Li. But as of right now, we were both currently at Akiho's house, taking part in a reading session of Buying Mittens for children. But, after we had returned home, Sakura and I revealed to Kero and Yue that we had used the Record Card to record the occasion, and we wound up playing back what it had recorded. We then realized that the Record Card had recorded something else rather then the reading session that Sakura and i had taken part in with Akiho. In fact, after some investigating, it was discovered that the scene that Sakura and I had recorded was from decades ago, which was actually a sign that our powers had increased to an astonishing level. It was ultimately decided, that we were to contact Eli at any cost.

Chapter 98: Reliving The Past!: Just Like The Good Old Days!

Only a day had passed since Sakura and I had discovered what was on the Record Card. But as of right now, the both of us, along with Li, were visiting our great-grandfather for the day. However, while both Sakura and I went to get more tea, we wound up stumbling upon our mother's room. As in, our mother who had tragically died back when we were very young. So anyway, we both wound up using the Record Card to view memories and scenes of our mother, back when she was a child, that is, until her image that was present in the recording suddenly told us to stop viewing, stating that we both would not be able to return if we wound up delving any further, so we stopped. However, we were not aware, and wouldn't be until much later on, that the time would soon come, when we would both be put through our toughest test yet.

Chapter 99: Smoke And Mirrors!: Mirror, Mirror, Shock And Awe!

It was after Sakura and I had gotten home from visiting our great grandfather, that we noticed that things in our house were strange somehow. Strange as in, everything seemed to be mirrored in some way or another. So, seeing as how we were the only ones currently at home, Sakura and I wasting no time, pulled out our respective keys. "Release!" we chanted in unison, and with our respective staffs now in hand, we then proceeded to seal the card. "Force that has no owner, obey our staffs of dreams, accept our power!" we chanted in unison. And once the card spirit was absorbed into our respective staffs, it was transformed into another transparent and clear card, and across the bottom of the card, read a single word, "Mirror." However and meanwhile, Eli was having a conversation with someone over the phone, that is, until it was abruptly cut off by Akiho's butler Kaito by using his own magical powers. And unbeknownst to both Sakura and I, Kaito was soon going to be the least of our problems.