Going In Almost Completely Blind

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Chapter 20: The New Rival!: A Fight To Remember!

Location: In Me and Sakura's Room
Time: Morning (maybe around 8:00 am or 9:00 am)

It had been about a few days to a week since me and Sakura had captured the Move Card near the town library. And it was at this point in time that we were at home in our room getting ready to go to school. Well, that is if you count just Sakura getting ready due to the fact that I was already ready to go, and Kero was busy talking to Sakura while she was brushing her hair. "And I am not trying to be pushy here, but if either of you happen to see it somewhere, and if either of you happen to want to, you know, buy me a present...?" Kero said in an asking tone of voice to Sakura and me, referring to the new Xylon Warrior's video game that had come out recently (a/n: I'm sorry if I have misspelled it, and also, for not including all of the dialogue). "Well, I think that the Guardian Beast, has become the battle monster" I said in response. "Maybe so, but I am the Guardian Beast and i have to keep my fighting skills up somehow..." Kero said to me in response as Sakura went to get the hat part of her school uniform on while I was already dressed in mine and already had my hat before she had gone to get hers. And once Sakura had put on the hat part of her school uniform, Sakura headed for the door with me not too far behind.

Location: At me and Sakura's classroom at the School during the first class
Time: Still Morning (maybe 10-15 minutes later)

A little bit later, at the school, right after me and Sakura had entered the classroom, said hi to everyone, and made our way to our respective desks. Madison then greeted both of us, to which we both greeted back. "Guess what?" Madison said/asked to me and Sakura. "What?" Sakura asked back in response. "Li hasn't even shown up yet" Madison said in response. "That is a bit odd considering that "Mr. Punctual" always arrives early" I said to myself in a slightly somewhat sarcastic sounding tone of voice. "Do you think he is capturing a clow card?" Sakura asked. "No, he wouldn't do that without you two" Madison said in response. "Maybe he's given up and gone home?" Madison asked/said in response as a follow-up question. "Yeah...that i seriously doubt, considering that he still wants the Clow Cards for whatever reason" I said to myself in a matter-of-factly tone of voice. It was after I had finished my sentence that the door to the classroom opened and in walked Li, who i had to admit didn't look too happy to be there, shortly followed by the teacher Mr. Terada. He said to the entire class that we were having a new exchange student in the class. And as if on cue the door to the classroom slid open to reveal a girl with black hair and the same color eyes as Li. But when Mr. Terada told the girl to come up to the front of the class so that he could introduce her to everyone, she instead went across the back of the classroom and then stopped right behind where Li and I were sitting. "I thought we'd walk to school together?" The girl asked/said to Li in a somewhat hurt sounding tone of voice. About a minute later, Mr. Terada introduced the girl to the class as Meilin Rae (a/n: I hope i spelled her name correctly), who was from Li's hometown. It was after Mr. Terada had finished introducing Meilin to the class that Sakura asked Li if he knew Meilin. Meilin overheard Sakura ask Li if he knew her and she immediately dashed over to where Sakura and I were sitting and told Sakura to back off, which I took quite well. 'Really...were going through this again? *sigh* Well, I guess some things just never get old nor do they change' I thought to myself as I sweatdropped on the outside.

Location: In the School Courtyard after Class
Time: Still Morning (a little bit later like around 30 minutes to an hour later)

A little bit later, in the School's courtyard, me, Sakura, Rita, Nikki, and Chelsea were busy talking to one another about Meilin. "Boy that new kid really has it in for you Sakura," Chelsea said in a somewhat concerned sounding tone of voice. "Yea talk about first impressions," Nikki added in. "She acts like she's Li's girlfriend or something," Rita said. "Here comes trouble," Chelsea said as Yamazaki approached our group with Li in tow. Seconds later, Meilin came running towards both of our groups while calling out Li's name and to wait for her. "Isn't it great that my dad got transferred here, now I can make you lunch?" She asked as she pulled Li aside to talk to him. "But you can't be making me Lunch," Li said in response. "It'll be like old times, the two of us pretending to be Cardcaptors," Meilin said somewhat matter-of-factly. "But I am a Cardcaptor," Li said matter-of-factly. "But the Lasin Board said someone else was," Meilin said. "Yea, but they're not very good at it," Li said apparently mentioning myself along with Sakura in the response. "That doesn't surprise me one bit, no one is as good a magician as you Li," Meilin said in response. "But I need to help them Meilin," Li started to say before Meilin interrupted. "I knew it the chosen CardCaptors are a boy and girl," Meilin said as Sakura and I caught wind of the conversation right after Meilin had said that. "Well, that didn't take long for her to figure it out, *sigh*, I guess me and Sakura now have another rival to deal with when we are capturing the Clow Cards now," I thought to myself as I sweatdropped again on the outside.

Location: Me and Sakura's house (specifically the dining room table)
Time: Later that evening after school

It was after the confrontation that me and Sakura had had with Meilin, and after the both of us had humiliated her in gym.

Well it was mostly Sakura that did the humiliating since she was the one who outperformed her, while I just stood there with a smug grin.

Anyway, it was during dinner that Julian explained that a series of strange attacks had been taking place in Reedington Park, which when he explained that the attacker was wearing an unusual costume and that no one had lost any valuables or money in any of the attacks immediately had myself intrigued, but I could also tell that Sakura was thinking the exact same thing that it was worth investigating on the off chance that it could be a Clow Card.

It was later that evening in Reedington Park, after both myself and Sakura had finished dinner and we had informed Madison about what we had been told by Julian, that we were then dressed in our respective battle outfits, Sakura was dressed in a pink outfit with yellow ribbons and a pink bow on her chest, while I was dressed in a outfit that resembled the Jack of Hearts which was the color pink, and neither myself nor Sakura were exactly pleased to be wearing our respective outfits.

"I really hope no one sees me wearing this tonight Madison" Sakura said in an embarrassed sounding tone.

"I second that Sakura, I really don't want to be caught dead wearing this outfit either Madison" I said with an embarrassed look on my face.

It was then that Kero, who was wearing an outfit that was the same as Sakura's except it was just the sleeves and bow of the same color flew up to Sakura, "I gotta tell ya, I am not lovin' this!" Kero said.

"Oh sure, everyone's a critic" Madison said in response to Kero.

"I don't think that Kero is happy about the puffy sleeves Madison" Sakura said as Kero flew over to the river nearby and started fly back and forth and mutter to himself, until he stopped and started to hover in one spot and said that he got something and that he was definitely sensing a Clow Card.

"A Clow Card dressed as a female that attacks trained fighters, which card is that?" Madison asked to no one in particular.

"The Fight Card!" a familiar female voice said from behind us.

"Great, of all the times to show up she shows up now!?" I angrily thought to myself as the 4 of us turned around to see Meilin standing on one of the lampposts.

It was after Meilin had jumped down from the lamppost and stuck the landing that Kero decided to speak "Don't tell me let me guess, you're Li's girlfriend?".

"Do you think you two are going to capture the Clow Card dressed like that?" Meilin said in a demeaning-like tone.

"Don't worry about it, I'm helping Li now, so you two can take a hike" Meilin said. It was then that Kero decided to interject by flying up to Meilin and arguing that both myself and Sakura were the chosen CardCaptors, that is, until Meilin got hold of Kero and started to play with his face.

"What is this some kind of robotic toy?" Meilin asked quizzically.

"Kero is the guardian beast of the seal of the Clow Cards" Sakura said in response.

"What you mean this little pseudo-toy?!" Meilin said/asked after letting go of Kero's face.

After Meilin let go of Kero's face, Kero told Meilin to watch her mouth, which only resulted in him getting swatted away by Meilin.

Meilin then approached me and Sakura while saying "You both may have the guardian beast of the seal, but I have Li, so its time for you both to butt out".

And it was after she had said that that something shot out of the water and landed on one of the railing supports in front of us. "Aw man that is definitely a girl in a strange costume" Sakura said in a somewhat scared sounding tone.

"I second that" I said in agreement with what Sakura had just said minus the scared sounding tone.

A short time later, after Meilin had fought against the Fight Card, right after Li had arrived looking for his Lasin Board that Meilin had taken from him in order to try and capture the card on her own without the use of magic, since Meilin didn't possess any.

Li had been injured by the Fight Card, and was now up against one of the walkways railing supports and Meilin was once again fighting against the Fight Card after she had seen Li get injured by it.

"You may be a clow card, but I'm Meilin Rae!" Meilin proclaimed, as she charged towards the fight card, in another bid to fight against it, despite Li desperately calling out to her not to try and fight against it again.

It was then that Madison then suggested to me that both myself and Sakura use the Power Card in order to subdue the Fight Card.

It was then that Li tried to intervene to try to help Meilin even though he was injured.

"Wait Li, let me and Sakura handle this" I said as I put my had out with my back to him to signify that myself and Sakura had got it covered, as I pulled out the Power Card and readied my staff along with Sakura.

"Power Card, grant your powers to our wands, power release and dispel!" Me and Sakura chanted as we hit the Power Card at the same time with the tips of our respective staffs.

Meanwhile, Meilin was still fighting against the Fight Card, well, that is until myself and Sakura stepped in after Sakura yelled "Hey you!" to the Fight Card, and it turned to see the both of us glowing pink.

The both of us readied our staffs, and when the Fight Card got close enough, we both hit it on the back of its neck, knocking it to the ground after a few seconds.

"Seal it!" Kero yelled.

"Right!" I replied back as i turned to Sakura who nodded as we both raised our respective staffs "Return to your power confined, Fight Card!" we chanted in unison, as we swung our respective staffs down at the same time.

And with that the Fight Card was captured. "That capture was a doozie" I thought to myself as I turned to Sakura and smiled. "Well, on to the next one".

 

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Chapter 21: The Long Marathon!: Caught In The Loop!

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Okay, so it had been about a few days since me and Sakura had captured and sealed the Fight Card. And this wasn't exactly and easy task to accomplish, since Meilin had decided to try and capture the Fight Card herself. Which was all but impossible for her to do, since she didn't have any magical powers, and therefore was not a Cardcaptor like me, Sakura, or Li. But, she was still able to wear the Fight Card spirit out with all of the fighting that she had done with it. So at least me and Sakura had Meilin to thank for having done that. Because it would've been much harder and much more difficult for me and Sakura to capture and seal the Fight Card, had Meilin not worn the Fight Card spirit out.

And yet despite this being the case, I still didn't trust Meilin. And given that she was partnered up so too speak with Li. This was something that I didn't feel was going to wind up changing for me anytime soon. But as of right now, me and Sakura were currently in the school courtyard of Tomoeda Elementary School. And the reason? Well this was because we were currently training for an upcoming school marathon. And also, everyone else was training as well. Since from what I was able to gain regarding the information of what a marathon was, it was a race that spanned for 26.2 miles. Which, since I did not know the metric conversion so too speak of what this was in kilometers. I decided instead to just use the usual measurement of 26.2 miles. Even though this was not the converted rate of measurement, for the metric system that was more commonly used over here in Japan.

But getting back to the training that me, Sakura, and everyone else were currently doing for the upcoming school marathon next week...

"So, is your leg alright Madison?" Chelsea had now proceeded to ask Madison in a concerned tone of voice.

And as for Madison's response back to Chelsea...

"No, I sprained my ankle," Madison wound up saying back to Chelsea in response.

And as for Nikki's resulting question to Madison...

"Does it hurt?" Nikki had now also proceeded to ask Madison. Which she had proceeded to also ask to Madison in a concerned tone of voice.

And as for Madison's response back to Nikki...

"It did at first when I fell, but not now it feels a bit better. But the nurse says that I still shouldn't run in the school marathon next week," Madison said in response.

And as for Chelsea's response back to Madison's statement...

"That's too bad," Chelsea said back to Madison in response. Which she had proceeded to say, still in her currently concerned tone of voice.

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Fast forward to the next week, and it was now finally the big day of the school marathon. And among the huge crowd of students were me and Sakura. Which at the moment, we were like everyone else. Which was that we were currently conversing with each other and everyone else. While we waited for the marathon to start.

Well that was until one Meilin Rae came up to Sakura and me. And then my current happy mood sort of went away.

And as for Meilin and her current mood so too speak...

"Avalon and Zachary, I am so ready for today's marathon. I have been training with a top trainer, so I doubt that the two of you will be able to keep up with me," Meilin proceeded to say to me and Sakura in a very arrogant sounding tone.

And as for me, and my thought about what Meilin had just said to both me and Sakura so arrogantly...

"I mean seriously Meilin!? Why do you always have to interrupt us the most inopportune time, and why does it only always have to be for you to arrogantly taunt us!?" I thought to myself. Which I had proceeded to think, while I was also currently fuming internally.

But, fast forward to a little bit into the marathon. Which was after me, Sakura, and Li, had proceeded to use our swords. Well, Li had his usual Jian in hand. While me and Sakura had our respective Clow staffs activated, and had used the Sword Card to transform both of our Clow staffs into the sword of the Sword Card spirit.

Which we had proceeded to use alongside Li's Jian, to cut through the Loop Card spirits infinite loop effect. Which had been caused by the Loop Card, and had caused a sort of infinite street loop to form during the marathon. Which was indicated by a somewhat red colored line that had somehow been cared into the street that me, Sakura and Li, were all currently in. But, one we had cut through this very same line in the street, alongside Li's Jian with our respective swords. Only then did this cause the true form of the Loop Card to finally reveal itself.

And it was at that point, that while the Loop Card spirit had then tried to float away. Me and Sakura had then proceeded to quickly raise our respective Clow staffs above our heads. "Loop Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Loop!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison, as we then proceeded to swing our respective Clow staffs down at exactly the same time.

And with the all too familiar materialization of the two Clow Card halves on the tips of our respective Clow staffs. And after the Loop Card spirit was then broken down, and sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both Clow Card halves had then combined together, in order to form a completed Clow Card. The Loop Card was then capture and sealed.

But, even though the Loop Card had now been successfully captured. Somehow I still knew, that I was still very much heading into the unknown. And with each Clow Card that was captured, even though I felt a bit more confident, I was still just a little bit nervous of whatever events still lay ahead for me and Sakura.

 

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Chapter 22: No Time For Sleep!: A Bad Time To Fall Asleep!

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Well it had been about a week that had now gone by. Though maybe it might have been a little bit less then that. Which was how long it had been since Tomoeda Elementary School's marathon. Which was also the incident for back when me and Sakura, had captured and sealed the Loop Card. Which we had done with a bit of Li's help of course. And so far since then, things for the moment at least were normal.

Well, that is if you wind up choosing to discount the clear and very obvious fact, that me and Sakura were Cardcaptors. But anyway, me, Sakura, and Madison, were at the moment currently in the school library of Tomoeda Elementary School. And as for why this was currently the case? Well about that...

"So you two, and Tori are doing all the chores?" Madison had now proceeded to ask me and Sakura in order to find out as to whether or not this was in fact true.
And unfortunately this was in fact the case. And as a way to help confirm this unfortunate fact...

"That's right, Dad is going to be presenting a really important research paper at a seminar next Monday. So Tori, me, and Zachary decided to give him a break," Sakura proceeded to say back to Madison in response.

So fast forward to later on. Which was now with me and Sakura at the university that our dad. Well Sakura's dad, but I didn't see him as such just yet. Since it still hadn't been a long enough time since I had ended up in the world of the Cardcaptors anime. But, I just couldn't help but have the strangest feeling now and then during the time since I had ended up in the world of the Cardcaptors anime timeline. That there was somehow more to all of this, then just me and Sakura still needing to capture and seal the remainder of the Clow Cards, that were still unaccounted for at this current time.

But, I had to also face several more clear and obvious facts regarding both mine and Sakura's current situation. Which was I still didn't have even the faintest idea, as to what Clow Cards were still left to be captured and sealed by either me and Sakura, or Li. Which even though I had had several somewhat aggressive confrontations with him. He was still not as bad as Meilin was. So, over the past few months, I had learned to get used to Li in a much more quicker manner, then I was with currently trying to get used to Meilin.

And this was due largely in part, to the fact that unlike Li, Meilin was just a tad bit more arrogant and just a little bit more high strung. Which had been made pretty obvious to me and Sakura, when she had been going against the Fight Card spirit only about a week or two ago. And to be honest, this wasn't something that really helped, if at all, of my ability to trust Meilin, and her somewhat negative attitude towards me and Sakura.

But I was sure, that once an additional amount of necessary time had passed, I could hopefully get used to Meilin as well. But this, when compared with what was still due to happen with me and Sakura in the somewhat distant future. My getting used to Meilin, was going to wind up being the least of me and Sakura's problems.

But fast forward to the current situation. Which was while Sakura's dad was off conducting his seminar regarding his research paper in another part of the university. And he had gone and left his research study room so too speak. Me and Sakura, were sort of having to deal with an all too familiar occurrence. And what I mean by this was...

"Oh you have got to be kidding me right now! A Clow Card here?! Are you serious?!" I proceeded to say with just a hint of frustration in my current tone. Which was then quickly followed by me and Sakura. Which was once Kero had informed me and Sakura, that the light colored fairy that was currently floating around the room, was in fact that Sleep Card spirit. Which not surprisingly, had the ability to put people to sleep. So no surprise there.

But getting back to the situation at hand. Which was with me and Sakura now proceeding to pull out our respective Clow keys...

"Oh key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then quickly followed, by the wind in the room proceeding to pick up, as well as blow through me and Sakura's hair. As both of our respective Clow keys quickly expanded into our respective Clow staffs. Which we both grabbed with a quick overhanded and downward facing grasp. Which was then followed by me and Sakura, then proceeding to twirl our respective Clow staffs, and then strike our usual battle ready poses.

And so, with our respective clow staffs in hand, I proceeded to pull out the Windy Card. Which was then quickly followed by both me and Sakura, proceeding to raise our respective Clow staffs above our heads. "Windy, release and dispel!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then followed by the appearance of the Windy Card spirit about a second or so later.

And it was once the Sleep Card spirit had then been bound by the Windy Card spirit. Me and Sakura, once again proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs above our heads. "Sleep Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Sleep!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison, as we swung our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time. And, after the Sleep Card spirit was sucked into our respective card halves, and both card halves had combined together into a complete Clow Card, the Sleep Card was sealed.

 

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Chapter 23: Practice Makes Perfect!: A Song Worth Singing!

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It had been about a another week or so. Though once again, it felt as though it may have been a little bit less then a week. Which was how long that had passed since me and Sakura had captured and sealed the Sleep Card spirit, at the university where our dad. Well Sakura's dad anyway, since I still didn't see him as such. Which was still due in large part, to not a lot of time having passed still, since I had mysteriously wound up in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline.

And this, among other more important things at the moment, was something that I was still continuing to keep at the back of my mind. Since, I still had absolutely no idea at the current moment, as to why I had ended up in the Cardcaptors anime timeline in the first place.

But as aforementioned, this was not the current thing was was present on either me or Sakura's minds at the current moment. As we were currently quite a bit more focused, on capturing a Clow Card. Which just so happened to be the Song Card spirit. But I am getting a bit ahead of myself, so lets wind things back to how all of this started shall we.

So earlier in the day, me, Sakura, Nikki, and a couple of our other friends, had been walking down one of the many hallways of Tomoeda Elementary School. And as for the current conversation, that had lead to me, Sakura, Madison, Li, and Meilin's encounter with the Song Card spirit. Well about that...

"So wait a sec here Nikki, did you say that there might be a g-ghost in the music room?" Sakura had now proceeded to say to Nikki. Who had just finished telling me, Sakura, and Chelsea, that when she was last alone in the music room, she heard what sounded like a female voice singing. And though this didn't seem to frighten me, it did however wind up frightening Sakura.

Which was a bit of a surprise to me, since from the information that I had of the first five episodes of the Cardcaptor Nelvana Dub anime canon timeline. At no point during these five episodes, was it revealed to me that Sakura was afraid of ghosts. Well, me and her did wind up acting a bit on edge when we had been sealing and capturing the Shadow Card spirit a couple of months ago in the courtyard of Tomoeda Elementary School. Which at the time, I didn't really think very much of it.

But now, this is exactly what was transpiring now. As I was now a bit more informed, that the capturing and sealing of the Shadow Card spirit. And in regard to Sakura's fear of ghosts so too speak. Something told me, that this wasn't going to be a sort of one-off so too speak.

But, moving a bit forward, to just after we had been informed by Kero, that the Clow Card in question was the Song Card spirit. Which was due largely in part to the fact, that Kero had actually accompanied me, Sakura, Madison, Li, and Meilin to Tomoeda Elementary School. Which was later that night, after everyone else had gone home.

But getting back to the current situation so too speak...

"Me and Li are going to capture this card before you Avalon!" The somewhat annoying and arrogant sounding voice of Meilin had now proceeded to say to me and Sakura. Which not surprisingly, had now caused one of my eyes to start twitching slightly. But thankfully, I was able to hide it well enough, so that Meilin didn't notice it. Which would have wound up making this situation even worse then it already was.

But getting back to the current task at hand regarding the Song Card spirit. And this was kind of made a bit more embarrassing, since me and Sakura, were once again dressed up in yet another one of Madison's battle outfit ensembles.

Sakura was currently wearing long-sleeved pink dress that had a quarter note printed at the chest, along with a v-opening at the front of the frilled skirt. She was also wearing a lavender underskirt with a scallop border, a cream-colored cape as well as a pair of pink Mary-Jane shoes. This outfit also had a cream-colored pair of gloves with a cuff, as well as a pink beret with a quarter note printed on the left side.

And as for my battle outfit? Well it was the same thing, only it was dark blue to match my Clow staff. Which at the moment, was already at its full size. But getting back to the current situation at hand...

"Wait a sec, do you guys hear that?" Madison of all people proceeded to ask me, Sakura, Li, and Meilin. Although she had asked this question more to me and Sakura, then to Li and Meilin.

And sure enough...

"A twinkle in the night sky, far far away. Golden sky I gazed upon it in my dreams. On a sleepless evening, I sing alone. Tomorrow I'll wait for you, on a wing of a dream..." A disembodied but yet female sounding voice proceeded to sing out from seemingly out of nowhere.

Which though it wound up taking Sakura by surprise, the same was not the case for me, Li, and Meilin. And it was only once the Song Card spirit had finished singing, at least for the moment. That an idea on how we could capture it, then made its way into my mind. And with this idea now in mind, I proceeded to whisper it to Meilin and Sakura. So as to not inform either Li or Meilin, of the plan that I had to capture and seal the Song Card spirit.

"Madison, if you were to sing that very same song. Then it should help to draw out the Song Card spirit," I proceeded to whisper low enough to Madison and Sakura. Which was thankfully at a low enough of a volume, so that neither Li or Meilin heard what I had just said.

And, with this idea of mine now in the mind of both Madison and Sakura...

"A twinkle in the night sky, far far away. Golden sky I gazed upon it in my dreams. On a sleepless evening, I sing alone. Tomorrow I'll wait for you, on a wing of a dream..." Madison proceeded to sing. Which as I had intended, was quickly followed by the Song Card spirit then proceeding to join in. To which the Song Card spirit then appeared in front of all of us.

"Alright you two, seal it!" Kero proceeded to say to me and Sakura.

And without having to exchange a single word between either of us, or acknowledge Kero. Me and Sakura then proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs.

"Song Card, we command you to return to you power confined, Song!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison, as we also proceeded to swing our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.

And after the Sleep Card spirit had been sucked into our respective Clow Card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective Clow staffs. And both Clow Card halves had then combined together, in order to form a completed and whole Clow Card, the Song Card was sealed.

And as for me and Sakura with regard to just completing yet another successful Clow Card capture without very much difficulty...

"Well, that wasn't particularly difficult," I proceeded to say, as I also proceeded to breath a short sigh of relief.

"Thanks again for helping us out Madison," Sakura said, referring to the fact that Madison's singing, had just played a huge role in drawing out the Song Card spirit. Which was the only reason why me and Sakura, were able to seal and capture it so easily. Which was despite once again the fact, of me and Sakura looking a tad bit ridiculous. As well as feeling a bit embarrassed, having been dressed in another one of Madison's battle outfit ensembles.

But, we both resigned ourselves to the fact for the moment, that we now had yet another successful Clow Card capture under both of our belts. But, what we were not able to notice, was that Meilin wasn't really happy at the moment. Which was confirmed by...

"Hey that's not fair, that Clow Card should've gone to me and Li," Meilin had proceeded to shout out in a very obvious whiny sounding tone.

But thankfully...

"Meilin can you please give it a rest?" Li proceeded to say to Meilin in response. Which he had said while a sweatdrop and a somewhat embarrassed looking expression, was also currently present on his face.

 

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Chapter 24: No Problem Too Small!: A Little Bit Of A Problem!

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Okay, so about less then a week had now passed. But again, it still felt like far less time had passed since me and Sakura had captured and sealed the Song Card at Tomoeda Elementary School. But, the benefit for this was that I was able to stick it to Li and Meilin so too speak. And since Meilin had somehow figured that she could help Li with capturing and sealing the Clow Cards that were still remaining to be captured and sealed. Which was something that I still didn't quite understand, since unlike me, Sakura, and Li. Meilin didn't possess any magic.

But, her hairstyle somehow seemed to be familiar to me. Although I couldn't understand why. But, a lot further into the future, I would know exactly why Meilin's hairstyle was familiar. As like Sakura, she also set the stage for magical girl anime genre to become what it currently was today.

But for now, me and Sakura had a bit more serious of a problem on our hands. Which was that me and Sakura, were not our usual and normal size. In fact, we were the exact same size as the people who had shrunk in the movie Honey I Shrunk The Kids, and any other proceeding movie related to it. And the reason as to why this was the case? Well about that...

"So Sakura, I don't think that there is any more doubt as to which Clow Card spirit this is. As it is clearly the Little Card. Either that, or there is another reason as to why that small ball of light shrunk the both of us. But, I think the first option is the more likely answer," I proceeded to say. Which I had proceeded to say, while I turned my attention to Sakura, while I had a look of slight concern on my face.

"Yes, I can agree with you on that Zachary," Sakura now proceeded to say back to me in response.

And as for me and my response back to Sakura...

"So first things first, we need to find Kero. Because as long as we are both this size, and until we find the Little Card spirit and return to our normal size. Then we won't be able to use our keys to seal the Little Card," I proceeded to say back to Sakura in response.

And so, without having to say anything back to me in response. Sakura simply just wound up nodding in response, to indicate that she understood. And with this in mind, we then set off to find Kero.

And fast forwarding to a couple of minutes later. Though it may have actually been a little bit longer then that. And yet, when you're about the size of a small figurine like me and Sakura currently were, then time wasn't exactly something that either of us were able to accurately gauge at the current moment. But anyway, with us now finally having located Kero. Who by lucky chance happened to be with Madison. Who had both of our respective Clow keys in her possession. And with me and Sakura, then proceeding to ride on Kero's back.

Which was what we were doing, in order to grab hold of the Little Card spirit. Which would wind up returning us both back to our normal size.

And so, after me and Sakura had both grabbed the Little Card spirit. Which just as Kero had explained would happen, in turn wound up returning us both to our normal sizes. Madison then handed us both our respective Clow keys. And me and Sakura then proceeded to call on our respective Clow staffs.

"Key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then quickly followed about a second or two later, by the all too familiar sensation, of the wind proceeding to blow through me and Sakura's hair.

And, like all of the other times, both of our respective Clow keys quickly expanded into our respective Clow staffs. Which we proceeded to quickly grab, with a quick onehanded, and overhanded downward grasp. Which was then quickly followed by us both then proceeding to twirl our respective Clow staffs, and then strike our respective battle ready posses.

And then, me and Sakura took the opportunity to capture and seal the Little Card spirit. And hopefully before anything else weird wound up happening.

And with that thought very much on me and Sakura's mind. Me and Sakura then proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs. "Little Card we command you to return to you power confined, Little!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was as we also proceeded to swing our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.

And, after the all too familiar light aura glowing Clow Card halves materialized on the tips of our respective Clow Staffs. And the Little Card spirit was broken down, and had then proceeded to get sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both Clow Card halves then proceeded to combine together, in order to form a completed and whole Clow Card, the Little Card was sealed.

And as for my thoughts regarding me and Sakura now having successfully captured and sealed yet another Clow Card...

"I never knew that something so small could wind up causing the both of us such a huge problem," I sheepishly said. Which was while I also proceeded to put my free left hand behind my head. Which did in fact wind up earning a laugh from Sakura, And as I turned to her and briefly smiled. I then proceeded to quickly look away from her, and then down at the now captured Little Card that was currently in my open right hand. "Well, on to the next one I guess. Although, I can only hope, that it won't be as difficult as this one was," I said hopefully.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 25: Double Take!: Shattering The Mirror!

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It had been about a day or so since me and Sakura had succeeded in the capturing of the Little Card. Mind you, this was after a bit of us having to deal with the fact that the Little Card spirit had shrunk us both down to its very tiny size. But, this was not the current thing on either me or Sakura's mind.

And the reason as for why this was current the case, was due to the fact we were both currently more focused on capturing of our current Clow Card. But the only trouble was, we didn't know with one-hundred certainty what the Clow Card was. And the reason for this, was currently due to the fact that me and Sakura, were currently looking at what I could only describe as being duplicate and yet identical clones of ourselves.

And as for a little bit more depth into this current situation. Well, the Clow Card spirit wound up leading Tori into the woods, and this wound up with Tori falling off a cliff. Which just so happened to be the same cliff that me, Sakura, and Li were currently at the bottom of. But thankfully, Tori wasn't visibly injured, at least from what I could see. But with regard to the current situation...

"It must be a helix!" Li had just proceeded to yell out to both me and Sakura out of seemingly nowhere.

"A what? Li, can you please elaborate on that a bit more for those of us who don't know what that is?!" I proceeded to say back to Li in response with just a hint of frustration in my tone. Which thankfully, Li didn't pick up on. Which was confirmed by someone other then Li just simply responding back to me with the more specific and less complicated explanation that I had been asking Li for.

"It means that this Clow Card spirits form is more complex! Which means that you and Sakura will need to identify which Clow Card it is before you proceed to capture it!" Kero, who was also currently present with me, Sakura, and Li, had proceeded to respond back to me with instead of Li.

"Okay...so let me just think back to the Clow Cards that me and Sakura had looked at when we were doing our Tarot Card-esque reading to try to figure this all out...So hold on, let me think...So Water gives off a reflection...Illusion gives a view into ones self...and Shadow can be considered ones twin..." I proceeded to think to myself, as I remembered back to the three Clow Cards that had come up in our Tarot Card reading earlier in the day.

And only a couple more seconds after I had thought about it a bit more. I then realized exactly which Clow Card it was. And apparently, so did Sakura. And this was confirmed as I proceeded to shout out to the Clow Card spirit, exactly which card it was. Which I did at the exact same time as Sakura yelled out her exact same statement.

"Clow Card, your name is Mirror!" Me and Sakura proceeded to shout out to the now correctly identified Mirror Card spirit in unison. To which our respective correct guess, was then confirmed, by both of the duplicate cloned forms of ourselves, then proceeding to merge into what appeared to be a female in a white colored dress and outfit. And as she briefly floated over to Tori, who was still unconscious, I could just make out hearing the Mirror Card spirit say the phrase, 'I'm sorry.'

And with me and Sakura now completely satisfied that we would now be able to seal and capture the Mirror Card spirit without anymore trouble. Both me and Sakura then proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs, in an effort to seal and capture the Mirror Card spirit.

"Mirror Card, we command you to return to you power confined, Mirror!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we swung our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.

And, with the all too familiar appearance of the light blue aura glowing Clow Card halves materializing on the tips of our respective staffs. And after the Mirror Card spirit had been broken down, and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both of the Clow Card halves had then combined together in order to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Mirror Card spirit was captured and sealed.

And as for me and my overall thought on the now finished capturing and sealing of the Mirror Card spirit...

"Man, talk about seeing double, huh Sakura?" I proceeded to ask Sakura, while I also proceeded to my attention to Sakura. Which was just after the now sealed and captured Mirror Card, had successfully landed safely in my dominant right hand.

Which as I had intended, wound up earning a brief laugh from Sakura. And, as I then turned my attention away from her and smiled with my both of my eyes closed for a brief moment. Sakura then proceeded to return the smile back to me, also with both of her eyes closed for a brief moment.

"Well, I think its about time we go and check on Tori to make sure he is alright," I said in a concerned sounding tone of voice. Which with Sakura then proceeding to nod in agreement to my statement, we both then went over to Tori, who was still unconscious, to make sure that he was alright. Which thankfully, he was.

But, though this had been yet another successful Clow Card sealing and capture. Which was done with very little difficulty. Well apart from me and Sakura having to identify which Clow Card spirit it was. This was still a much easier capture, then some of the other Clow Cards that me and Sakura had captured previously. But, though we did not know at that moment, this wasn't going to be the case for very much longer, as the Clow Cards, would only get more difficult to capture from here.

But, with what still lay ahead for me, Sakura, Li, Kero, and the rest of our friends. It would make the capturing and sealing of the Mirror Card spirit, to seem like a walk in the park.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 26: No Way Out!: Solving The Maze!

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Okay, so a couple of days or so, had now passed, since me and Sakura, had captured and sealed the Mirror Card. And, had saved Tori, from suffering any further injury, through his involvement, with the Mirror Card spirit in question.

But, however, as of this current moment, we were sort of more interested, in heading to one of Tomoeda's shrines, to try and get ourselves an amulet each. And, Li and Meilin, who seemed to have the same sort of idea, wound up accompanying the three of us, to the shrine in question.

However, just as me, Sakura, and Madison, entered into the shrine via its entrance. With Li and Meilin. Who were walking a bit ahead of the three of us. Both me and Sakura, then started to get a sort of strange, but familiar feeling. And upon Madison, taking notice of my somewhat surprised looking expression, she then proceeded to speak up.

"Are you okay?" Madison wound up asking me with concern in her tone.

However, before I could respond to her, Sakura then spoke up.

"Things just seem...out of whack," Sakura said.

And not surprisingly, this then prompted me, to sweatdrop in response.

However, I then took notice, of the scene around us then starting to warp and shift. And before any of us could even react, several giant green walls, wound up materializing around all of us.

"Oh, well looks like me and Sakura are going to be capturing yet another Clow Card...which will bringing us one step closer, to recapturing all of them," I thought to myself, as the green walls, then fully materialized.

And upon the three of us, regrouping with Li and Meilin. And upon me and Sakura then finding out, that it was the Maze Card...

"Hey Li, would you mind using you Lasin Board, to try and help us find the exit?" I asked him, though with a slight bit of hesitant frustrating remorse, in my tone.

Since I was still not too happy, with how Li, had been constantly letting his arrogance, speak for him.

And, though he was giving me the most resentfully upset of looks, Li wound up trying to use his Lasin Board, in an attempt, to try and locate the exit.

The only problem was, that the moment he tried to use it, the beam of the Lasin Board, simply wound up disintegrating. As it simply went out, like an imploding star. Only, it was less violent in nature.

And, upon me and Sakura, then suggesting our next plan of attack...

"But I'm warning you Avalon, no tricks!" Meilin blurted out with saying, to both me, and Sakura.

But, before I could respond to Meilin's then then pleased demeanor induced statement, Sakura wound up beating me to it.

"Meilin...give it a rest..." Sakura wound up saying back to Meilin in response, with a sort of defeated sounding tone to her voice.

Fast forward to a bit later on. Which was after, both me and Sakura, had already tried using the Sword Card to, to try and cut away one of the Maze Cards many walls, only to have it grow right back.

We had also even tried to use the Fly Card, in order to try and fly above the maze to try and look for the exit. But that plan didn't work either, as the Maze Cards walls, simply just wound up rising up to meet us.

But thankfully, it was only after Ms. Mackenzie wound up finding us and had used a strange metallic antique that she had with her on one of the Maze Cards walls, that we all, were finally able to escape the Maze Cards maze.

However, once we all had escaped, the Maze Card, then tried to reform itself. And this was further confirmed, by Li.

"Hurry Sakura and Zachary, another maze is starting!" Li said to the both of us, in a tone to let us both know, that we needed to act quickly, in order to seal and capture the Maze Card spirit.

And, upon Ms Mackenzie, averting her gaze. Both me and Sakura, then quickly raised our respective staffs.

"Maze Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Maze!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we swung our respective staffs down at exactly the same time.

And, after the Maze Card spirit, had been split in half. And had been sucked into our respective card halves, that had then materialized, on the tips of our respective staffs. To which both card halves had then combined together into a complete Clow Card, the Maze Card was captured and sealed.

However, the Maze Card wound up lading in Ms. Mackenzie's hands. But, she ultimately wound up giving it to us. "Man, that was a lot harder then I figured it was going to be" Sakura said while turning her attention to me, after we had both walked a good enough distance away from Ms. Mackenzie. "Well Sakura, who ever said that capturing clow cards was going to be an easy task," I said matter-of-factly.

And, though yet another Clow Card, had now been captured by me and Sakura. What we could not know at that current moment. That as time continued on, we would soon lean, that when it came to our respective anime canon timeline. It, was actually, only one third, of what was currently, a much larger picture.

And, Sakura Avalon, actually wasn't the only well known 90s magical girl, that would wind up soon being involved, in what would ultimately transpire, into an all out, multi dimensional fight, to the bitter end.

And, when it came to talking about top trumps, one could never hope to realize, that when you took someone like Sakura, and you had her ally, with a certain well known Moon Rabbit, and a certain Love Angel. What you ultimately would wind up with, was what was to be known, as the 90s Magical Girl Holy Trinity.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 27: Return To The Future!: Return To Sender!

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Okay, so it had been about a week. Though it may have been a little bit more or less then that. Which was not as easy for me to tell as I thought it was, since time in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline. Though it moved as time usually did in the real world. I still wasn't able to properly gauge, just how long it had actually since me and Sakura had succeeded in the capturing of the Maze Card. Mind you, this was after a bit of us having to deal with the fact that the Maze Card spirit had trapped the both of us, along with Li, Madison, and Meilin in, well what else, a maze. But, with Ms. McKenzie having helped us escape the maze that had been created by the Maze Card spirit. Which she had seemed to do so quite easily, with the help of what had appeared to be a very ancient metal object. Me and Sakura, were then able to properly capture and seal the Maze Card, without any sort of further difficulty or trouble. But, this was not the current thing on either me or Sakura's mind.

And the reason as for why this was current the case, was due to the fact we were both currently more focused on capturing of our current Clow Card. But the only trouble was, we didn't know with one-hundred certainty what the Clow Card was. And the reason for this, was currently due to the fact that me and Sakura, were currently being sucked into a tree at one of Tomoeda's many shrines. And as we sank deeper and deeper into the trunk of the tree. We were both able to just make out Li, who had accompanied us to the shrine. And we were both able to just notice him start to charge at the tree that was currently sucking us into, with his Jian drawn into a battle ready stance.

But unfortunately, it was too late, as the tree wound up succeeding in sucking me and Sakura into its trunk. Well the good news though, was that this wasn't going to wind up being the case for very long.

But, just after having endured a travel back to the past. Which wound up making a movie franchise like Back To The Future seem like a walk in the park. And for some reason, me and Sakura, were being shown what I could only describe as being past memories of Ms. McKenzie, along with at least one other person. But, with both me and Sakura having finally been released from the trunk of the tree, with help from Li.

We wound up getting released from the tree which we had both been trapped in not too long before. And as for how Li was able to accomplish this, was apparently it wasn't just elemental talismans that Li usually had on hand. Because apparently, he had other tricks so too speak up his sleeve. Especially since he had used one of these very tricks, to help get me and Sakura out of the trunk of the tree.

And so, with me and Sakura then proceeding to take a second or so. Which we did in order to try and get our bearings. To which once we had finished doing so, we both then briefly turned our attention to Li. To which we both thanked him for his help. Even though I could tell from his current expression, that he was not exactly revealing how he currently felt about having saved us both. Since on some rare occasions, Li was a difficult person to try and read.

But for now, me and Sakura proceeded to turn our attention back to the Clow Card spirit. Which we had now determined, as well as confirmed with one hundred percent certainty. That it was in fact the Return Card spirit. That had been responsible for me and Sakura's recent travel to the past so too speak. And this was then followed about a second later, by me and Sakura proceeding to pull out our respective Clow keys.

"Key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then quickly followed about a split second or two later, by the all too familiar sensation, of the wind proceeding to pick up, and then blow through me and Sakura's hair.

And, like all of the other times, both of our respective Clow keys quickly expanded into our respective Clow staffs. Which we proceeded to quickly grab, with a quick one handed, and overhanded downward grasp. Which was then quickly followed by us both then proceeding to twirl our respective Clow staffs, and then strike our respective battle ready posses. And it was then, that me and Sakura proceeded to ready ourselves to seal the Return Card spirit.

"Return Card, we command you to return to you power confined, Return Card!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which like all the other times before, was followed by us then proceeding to quickly swing our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.

And, with the all too familiar appearance of the light blue aura glowing Clow Card halves then suddenly materializing on the tips of our respective staffs. And after the Return Card spirit had been broken down, and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both of the Clow Card halves had then combined together in order to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Return Card spirit was captured and sealed.

But instead of going to us, it wound up going to Li instead. I mean after all, he had played a huge part in making sure that me and Sakura had made it out of the Return Cards grasp in one piece. So begrudgingly, I resigned myself to the fact that it had gone to him instead of us.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 28: Buyer Beware!: Calling The Shots!

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Okay, so a couple of days had now passed since me and Sakura had captured and sealed the Return Card at the Tsukihime Shrine. But as of right now, this wasn't a concern of ours. In fact as it currently stood...

"Zachary, Sakura, what is it?" Madison had just asked me and Sakura. And the reason as to why Madison had asked this to the both of us...

"I am sensing a Clow Card," Sakura said to Madison in response.

And rather then responding back to Madison by speaking up, I simply just turned to her, and then nodded to indicate that I was sensing the Clow Card as well.

And, for context regarding our current location? Well we were currently at the Twin Bells shop, and were sort of investigating the mysterious Clow Card copies, that seemed to have popped up from out of nowhere. Well, technically, they were the kind of Clow Cards, that one would consider to be not real.

And, once me, Sakura, and Madison, had come upon one of the racks in the store that had these exact cards on display...

"Maggie, which card was being displayed in this particular slot?" I proceeded to ask Maggie, as I pointed to a spot on the display rack, that was currently vacant.

"Well, it was a particularly strange looking one," Maggie responded back to me with.

"Really, what was the name of it?" Sakura now chimed in with asking Maggie in response.

"The Shot Card," Maggie responded with.

"The Shot Card?" I said in response, but now with a somewhat weary tone to my voice. Almost as if I instinctively knew, that this 'Shot Card,' was in fact a real Clow Card.

And, a little bit later, after finally figuring out, that not only was the Shot Card a real Clow Card. But after calling Kero for information on it, Kero seemed to be pretty serious about just how dangerous this particular Clow Card was.

"The Shot Card is very dangerous, as it can be activated by anyone who says it's name out loud. And the first person that it sees, then becomes its target," Kero said in a very serious sounding tone.

"Oh, well that is not ideal..." I now thought to myself, now realizing just how dangerous the Shot Card was.

But, after we had finally found out, that Meilin was the one that was currently in possession of The Shot Card. Me, Sakura, and Li, who had tagged along with us. We had rushed to the school to try and prevent her from doing something foolish.

However, as Li struggled to try and get The Shot Card back from Meilin, things then suddenly wound up getting completely out of hand.

"Hey, back off Li, The Shot Card is mine!" Meilin yelled. "Oh great, she said its name out loud!" Sakura now said with complete terror and nervousness in her voice. And I also now knew full well that by her doing so, that she had activated it.

But shockingly...

"Li's the target!" Kero, who had found us before this mess had started now exclaimed. And this was then followed, by The Shot Card spirit proceeding to fire several bolts of what appeared to be static electricity at Li. And although one of them wound up grazing him, it still wound up causing him a considerable amount of pain.

Which thankfully, after I had been temporarily blinded by the currently setting sun, that I then came up with an idea, that would help me and Sakura capture, and then seal The Shot Card.

And upon me then turning my attention to Sakura...

"Hey Sakura?" I proceeded to ask her, while pulling out The Mirror Card. And without even having to answer me back, Sakura just simply nodded. And more importantly...

"Hey Li!" Sakura now proceeded to call out to Li with saying. And once Li had temporarily turned his attention towards both of us. He then noticed that Sakura was currently pointing to me, who was currently holding up The Mirror Card.

"Got it Sakura," Li now responded with, indicating that he understood exactly what me and Sakura were planning to attempt to do.

And, with this now in mind, me and Sakura, then raised our respective staffs. "Mirror Card, project the image before you...Mirror...release and dispel!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison, as we hit The Mirror Card, at exactly the same time, with the tips of our respective staffs.

And, with the appearance of the Mirror form of the Mirror Card spirit appearing in my hands. And once Li, had run towards the Mirror Card's spirits mirror. The Shot Card spirit, hit the Mirror Card's mirror, only to bounce off of it. And this had been accomplished by Li diving out of the way of the Mirror Card spirits mirror, just before The Shot Card spirit made it to it.

And, once the Shot Card spirit bounced off of the reflection of the sun, so too speak...

"Seal it!" Kero now chimed in with.

And with this now in mind, me and Sakura, then raised our respective staffs. "Return to your power confined, Shot Card!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we both swung our respective staffs down, at exactly the same time

And after the Shot Card spirit had been sucked into our respective card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs, and both card halves had then combined together into a complete clow card, the Shot Card was captured and sealed.

"That was well done from the both of you Sakura and Zachary, capturing the Shot Card took a lot of courage," Kero now proceeded to say to me and Sakura.

"Thanks Kero," I now proceeded to say back to him.

And more importantly...

"Thanks for you help Li," I said. As I turned to him, and did something that I thought I would never do to someone like Li. I wound up smiling at him. And it was then that I realized, that despite the differences that me and Li currently had with each other, that maybe there was actually a way for us to actually be friends after all.

And though I did not know it yet, Li would wind up becoming a very important ally, in what was eventually going to become a multi dimensional war. That would wind up bringing me, Sakura, and the rest of our friends, into contact with two other well known 90s magical girl groups. Whose sterling reputations, helped to turn the magical girl genre, into what it was today. But more on this, at a much later of a date.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 29: How Sweet It Is!: Setting Aside Ones Differences!

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Okay, so it had been about a week. Though it may have been a little bit more or less then that. Which was not as easy for me to tell as I thought it was, since time in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline. Though it moved as time usually did in the real world. I still wasn't able to after all of this time that had already passed to properly gauge, just how long it had actually since me and Sakura had succeeded in the capturing of the Shot Card. Mind you, this was right after a bit, of the three of us having to deal with the fact, that Meilin had been in possession of the Shot Card spirit. And through a sheer and very dangerous incident in which Meilin had accidentally activated the Shot Card, by yelling its name out loud. And to make matters in that situation just that much worse, Li had wound up getting somewhat badly injured by the Shot Card spirit.

But, with me and Sakura, proceeding to use the Mirror Card spirit, to bounce the Shot Card spirit off of the reflection of that days setting sun. We were then both able to properly capture and seal the Shot Card spirit, without any sort of further difficulty or trouble. But as usual, this was not the current thing on either me or Sakura's mind.

And the reason as for why this was current the case, was due to the fact we were both currently more focused on capturing of our current Clow Card. But the only trouble was, was that we were currently having quite a bit of trouble with trying to catch the Clow Card spirit in question. But, in order to better understand the situation in question, we first must wind the clock back to the day before. Which was back when me, Sakura, Li, Meilin, and a good portion of the rest of our classroom at Tomoeda Elementary School, had been baking cakes for our baking class.

But, for some unknown reason, the cakes had turned out way too sweet. And at first I didn't think anything of it. But, the next day, the same thing wound up happening again. And it was only once me and Sakura had explained the situation to Kero. That he then wound up realizing that it was in fact the work of a Clow Card, more specifically the Sweet Card spirit. Which not surprisingly, had the ability to sweeten sweet foods, such as pastries, cakes, and other confectioneries.

And although I wasn't a fan of having Li tag along with both me and Sakura. I decided that at some point I had to learn to just trust him, even if I didn't agree with how he acted towards me and Sakura sometimes. And the good news, was that this decision I had made, would wind up becoming very beneficial to me and Sakura in the future events that were still in store for us.

But getting back to the current situation at hand...

"Quick, it's getting away!" Li had now proceeded to say. As he proceeded to chase after the Sweet Card spirit, while tossing quite a few waves so too speak of salt towards it.

And it was only after Li had proceeded to pour salt onto the Sweet card spirit. That Li then told me and Sakura to seal it.

And this was then followed about a second later, by me and Sakura proceeding to pull out our respective Clow keys.

"Key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then quickly followed about a split second or two later, by the all too familiar sensation, of the wind proceeding to quickly pick up, and then proceed to blow quite strongly, through me and Sakura's hair.

And, like all of the other times, both of our respective Clow keys quickly expanded into our respective Clow staffs. Which we proceeded to quickly grab, with a quick one handed, and overhanded downward grasp. Which was then quickly followed by us both then proceeding to twirl our respective Clow staffs, and then strike our respective battle ready posses. And it was then, that me and Sakura proceeded to ready ourselves to seal and capture the Sweet Card spirit.

"Sweet Card, we command you to return to you power confined, Sweet Card!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which like all the other times before, was followed by us then proceeding to quickly swing our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.

And, with the all too familiar appearance of the light blue aura glowing Clow Card halves then suddenly proceeding to materialize, on the tips of our respective Clow staffs. And after the Return Card spirit had been broken down, and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both of the Clow Card halves had then combined together in order to form a completed and whole Clow Card, the Sweet Card spirit was captured and sealed.

And it was only then, once the Sweet Card had been successfully capture and sealed, did I then realize something.

"Okay, so maybe I have been a bit too harsh on Li with how he has previously acted towards me and Sakura...I mean sure he can be arrogant at times, but that doesn't mean that he isn't someone that I can learn to trust as time goes on...I just hope, that this decision of mine doesn't wind up coming back to haunt me," I proceeded to think to myself. Which I had proceeded to do, while a look and expression of deep thought, was currently quite visibly present on my face.

But the good new with this decision. Was that it would actually become very important, and very beneficial, in the future events that were still in store for us.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 30: The Race!: A Dash To The Finish!

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Okay, so it had been about a week. Though it may have been a little bit more or it might have even been a little less then that. Which was still, despite all of the time that had passed, since I had wound up in the Cardcaptors anime timeline. I was still not finding it very much easier to tell, as to just how much time in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline had passed. Though it did still move as time usually tended to do back in the real world. I still wasn't really able to determine with one hundred percent certainty. Although I was still getting a bit better at it. But, as of right now, I was still having a bit of trouble still, as to how much time had already passed, to properly gauge just how long it had actually been. Which had been since me and Sakura had succeeded in the capturing and sealing of the Sweet Card spirit.

Mind you, this was right after a bit, of the three of us having to deal with the fact, that for two days in a row, the cakes that we had baked during the two previous baking classes, had proceeded to come out tasting way too sweet. But to make matters in that situation just a little bit better, at least for me, Sakura at least. Li to my surprise at the time, had actually wound playing a very big role, in allowing me and Sakura to be able to capture and seal the Sweet Card spirit, without very much immense difficulty. In fact, it was Li having poured salt onto the Sweet Card spirit, that had then allowed me and Sakura to successfully capture and seal it without any sort of severe difficulty.

And, although Li had in fact wound up getting temporarily covered in flour. Which was due to a bag of it having burst. Which had happened during when he had been trying to catch the Sweet Card spirit. But in the end, I was able to at least respect Li a little bit more. And more importantly, I had been able to trust him more, and also consider him more of a friend, then how I had perceived him previously. Which was just that Li was an arrogant and very irritating individual, who also happened to be a tsundere. But, more about all of that at a much later date.

And getting into the current situation at hand. Well actually, it wasn't really the current situation at hand. And what I mean by this is, well...

It had been a very long and very harrowing time for me, Sakura, and Madison the previous night. Which apart from the fact, that me and Sakura were once again dressed up, in yet another of Madison's battle costume ensembles.

Sakura had been dressed in a battle costume, that consisted of a lime green, turtleneck, long-sleeved top worn with matching lime green shorts. A red coat with puffed sleeves and a jagged hem that was currently being worn over the top. And the shorts were held together by two straps along the front with green buttons. Its borders was also lined in gold. A pair of lime green stockings and a pair of red ankle boots were also currently being worn with the ensemble. With the boot's designs resembling that of the red coat. And finally, the accessories of Sakura's battle outfit, included a pair of dark green gloves with golden lining, as well as a lime green hat with two tails that resembled rabbit ears.

And as for me, I had been wearing a very similar battle outfit to Sakura's. With the only difference being, that it was mostly a light color of blue instead.

But, for a good portion of the night. Me and Sakura had been having quite a bit of trouble with having to chase after yet another Clow Card. Which in this particular situation, happened to be the Dash Card spirit. Which as its name suggest, the Dash Card was a very fast Clow Card spirit. And as a result, me and Sakura wound up having quite a bit of trouble with trying to catch up with it. Which unfortunately wound up with me and Sakura losing track and sight of the Dash Card spirit. And as a result, we had both been unsuccessful in capturing it and sealing it.

However despite all of that, and now fast forwarding to the next morning. Li was had proceeded to come up to me and Sakura, and had shown us that he had been the one who wound up capturing the Dash Card spirit in the end.

Which was something that he was quite keen to point out. As he then proceeded to show me and Sakura the captured Dash Card. But, since Li wasn't willing to go into any sort of detail, as to how he had managed to capture and seal the Dash Card spirit without me and Sakura's help.

And unfortunately, Li didn't possess a clear way to seal it. Well that was at least what I knew at the current moment. So unfortunately with me and Sakura currently lacking this important key bit of information as to how he had actually managed to capture and seal the Dash Card spirit by himself.

I decided instead to choose to put these thoughts to the side, and instead focus on what me and Sakura currently had to do. Which was making sure that the rest of the Clow Cards were captured and sealed. Which we still had to do, before a calamity wound up befalling the Cardcaptors anime timeline. But, what none of three of us would not know until it actually wound up happening in the still very distant future. Was that our destinies would have so much more in store then we ever would have thought possible or could have ever imagined. But more on that at a much later date.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 31: Dragon Slayer!: Creating A Big Problem!

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Okay, so as it currently stood, me, Sakura, and a couple of our friends, were currently out on the street of Tomoeda. Well, more specifically, we were all inside a bookstore, somewhere in town.

The only trouble was, was that a certain one of our friends, had wound up picking up a green colored book from one of the shelves, that had no title.

And unfortunately, this very book, later in the evening, would wind up, becoming a big problem.

And speaking of which, and now fast forwarding to later tonight.

And me and Sakura, were once again, dressed up in yet another costume ensemble, courtesy of Madison. Sakura, was currently wearing a pretty elaborate and fancy looking battle outfit. Sakura was wearing a long-sleeved blue one-piece with large shoulder padding, ending as a pair of shorts. The main body of the one-piece had its sides lined in white, the space between the white and blue bordered with gold. A large, golden chest piece in the shape of a pair of wings that had its back extending into two long grey-blue tails with a red circle matching that of the gemstone in the center of the wings is worn with the costume, as well as the blue thigh high boots with a blue circle near the opening, the opening itself bordered with gold. And as for the other accessories? Well they included a blue headband with wings extending from the side of the end of the headband.

And as for my battle outfit? Well, it was almost exactly the same battle outfit, as Sakura was. The only difference, was that mine was a slightly lighter blue then hers was. And the hidden reason for this being the case? Well, as it turned out, and would be confirmed much further on into the future, I would wind up meeting another version of myself, who would be dressed in a similar battle outfit. However, on top of that, this other version of myself, would be aligned, with two other well known 90s Anime Magical Girls...And more importantly, would help to further coin a future name, that I would have, for both of them, and Sakura as well. As the 90 Magical Girl Holy Trinity.

Anyway, and now getting back to the current situation regarding me, Sakura, Kero, and Madison...

"These are from my new Millennium Collection," Madison said in a very notably joyous sounding tone of voice. While she had the camera focused, on me and Sakura, dressed in our respective battle outfits.

However...

"Well look whose here!" I then heard the all too familiar voice of one Meilin, call out to us from above.

"Oh joy, Meilin and Li are here...Well...I already put my differences regarding me and Li aside...Meilin on the other hand?...Not exactly," I thought to myself, while I audibly let out a deep sigh.

However, this was sort of interrupted, by me and Sakura, then getting an all too familiar feeling. And with this very feeling, directing it us both, to look behind us. I then, couldn't help, but speak up. "D-did any of you guys sense that?" I asked out loud with a slight bit of nervousness in my tone.

"Hear what?" I then heard Madison respond with.

And with the sudden arrival of a cat. No scratch that, a much larger then normal cat. It was then, that as the very huge cat, had proceeded to try and take a swipe at me and Sakura. Only for me to then quickly pull out the Fly Card, and for me and Sakura, to then quickly raise our respective staffs. "Fly!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we both swung our staffs down, at exactly the same time, and then hit the Fly Card, at exactly the same time, with the tips, of our respective staffs.

Now fast forwarding, to just a little bit later on.

Which was not too long, after Sakura and I, had captured and sealed the Big Card at the towns fountain. We were now being told by Kero that another clow card had just revealed itself, which was the Create card. And only once a huge dragon had wound up appearing out of seemingly nowhere, that both me an Sakura, then got a sickening feeling in our stomachs.

As both of us now knew all too well, of the only Clow Card, that was able to stand up to a dragon. Which not surprisingly, was the Big Card. The good news here, was that Madison, was quick to try and put both me and Sakura at ease.

"It'll be okay, just remember that dragons aren't real," Madison said, trying to comfort the both of us.

As I then hesitantly pulled out the Big card, and turned to Sakura. Which after she had hesitantly nodded in response, we both then raised our respective staffs.

"Big card, make us grow, big card, release and dispel!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we both swung our staffs down, at exactly the same time, and then hit the Fly Card, at exactly the same time, with the tips, of our respective staffs.

And within seconds, the both of us grew to 50 feet tall. And once both Me and Sakura, had made our way over to the dragon, and had grabbed its tail, in an effort to stop it from making it to the city, and having it cause damage to it.

The dragon suddenly started to disappear. It was then Sakura and I then raised our respective now gigantic staffs. "We command you to return to your power confined, Create Card!" Me and Sakura, both chanted as we swung our now gigantic staffs down at the exact same time, only this time, a microscopic card halve wound up materializing on the tips of our now gigantic staffs. And of course, just like all the previous captures. After the two respective card halves, had joined together, thus forming a now completed clow card, the Create Card was sealed.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 32: The Switch!: A Change Of Plans!

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Okay, so it had been about a week. Though it may have been a little bit more or less then that. Which was still, despite all of the time that had now passed, since I had wound up in the Cardcaptors anime timeline. I now finally starting to find it very much easier to tell with regard to how much time in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline had passed. And finally as a result I was now able to determine, though not with one hundred percent certainty, that we were somewhere near the mid section of the series. But, although I was still getting a bit better at determining how many Clow Cards me and Sakura had captured, as well as Li with the ones that had gone to him. I could at least determine, that we had 29 of the Clow Cards, while Li only had four.

Which if any deck of cards had taught me, there were usually 52 cards to any standard deck of playing cards. And, if this wound up ringing true as being the exact same cae as well for the Clow Cards, then that meant that there were at least 19 more Clow Cards left for us to capture. But whether they wound up going to me and Sakura. Or, if they went to Li, this was something that I wasn't able to determine. But, with me and Sakura's capturing and sealing last week, of both the Big Card and the Create Card. Me and Sakura, had at least gotten two more captured and sealed Clow Cards under our belts.

But, I had then known during me and Sakura using the Big Card. That I now knew how it felt, to be 50 feet tall. And I was hoping, that me and Sakura would not need to use the Big Card anytime soon. But, this at some point in the distant future, would wind up being the least of mine and Sakura's worries.

But what I did know for certain, was that as of right now. I was hoping that me and Sakura could make our Clow Card count an even and round 30. And this, was due to me, Sakura, Kero, and Li. And how we were currently chasing after another Clow Card. And this one, was known as the Change Card. And getting to the current setting, which was currently inside of Penguin Park. And, just as Li and Kero had leapt forward, and had grasped very tightly onto the Change Card spirit, which was apparently in the form of a clear colored chameleon. Li, then decided to speak up. Well, when I say that, what I meant was, well...

"I've got it! Sakura, Zachary capture it quick, before it tries to escape again!" Li then proceeded to shout out quite loudly to me and Sakura. Which me and Sakura had now come onto the scene. And, we decided to oblige, as we then proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs, in a bit to quickly seal and capture the Change Card spirit.

"Change Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Change!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was quickly followed shortly thereafter, with the all too familiar appearance of the light blue aura glowing Clow Card halves materializing on the tips of our respective Clow staffs. And after the Change Card spirit had been broken down, and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both of the Clow Card halves had then combined together in order to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Change Card spirit was captured and sealed. But, our troubles with the Change Card spirit, were not exactly over just yet.

And, as a way to help confirm this unfortunate set of circumstances, as well as also hammer it home...

"Great job Sakura and Zachary," Kero's voice said to me and Sakura. But, it wound up coming out of Li's mouth instead of having it come out of Kero's as it usually did when Kero spoke. And it was only once Li's voice wound up proceeding to come out of Kero's mouth, did me, Sakura and Li, who was currently in Kero's body. But we now knew what had happened. Because when Kero and Li had been holding onto the Change Card spirit to stop it from escaping. By them both touching it, it caused the both of them to switch bodies.

And to make matters that much more worse, we wouldn't be able to use the Change Card to switch their bodies back again, until at least twenty four hours had passed. And given that me, Sakura, and Li all had school tomorrow, this could not have been less idea of a situation if it tried.

But, fast forwarding to the next day, a full twenty four hours after the Change Card spirit had caused both Kero and Li to switch bodies. And this was not surprisingly, after after several issues had happened at school, as a result of this. Both me and Sakura decided that it was finally time to set everything right again. As the twenty four hours had now finally elapsed.

And so, with this in mind, I then proceeded to pull out the Change Card. And it was then, that me and Sakura, then proceeded to raise our respective Clow staffs. "Change Card, come to our aid, Change Card, release and dispel!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant in unison as we swung our respective Clow staffs down, and hit the Change Card at the exact same time, with the tips our our respective Clow staffs. And after the Change Card spirit appeared, and had then succeeded in returning Kero and Li back to their original bodies. Me and Sakura could now finally breath a sigh of relief. Which was because this entire mess involving the Change Card spirit, had finally been taken care of. And as a result, was now behind us.

But as for me with regard to this entire incident with the Change Card spirit...

"Man, this incident just reminds me way too much of the movie Freaky Friday," I thought to myself as I sweatdropped. But me, Sakura, and Li, still had a bit of a ways to go, with regard to the capturing of the remaining Clow Cards. And even further into the future, once this was finally accomplished, this would wind up being the least of our worries.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 33: Ice Breaker!: A Nightmare On The Ice!

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Okay, so a few days had now passed since me and Sakura had used the Change Card to put Li and Kero back in there respective bodies. Which was after this had happened to them as a result of coming into contact with the Change Card spirit before me and Sakura had captured and sealed it.

But fast forward to today, and things were now a little less calm then back with the capturing of the Change Card spirit. Well, though this wouldn't be the case for very much longer.

And as for today, me and Sakura, as well as Li, had gone on a field trip so too speak with the rest of our class from Tomoeda Elementary, to the town's skating rink. But, as we were about to learn, this was to be the next site of me, Sakura, and Li's next upcoming fight against a Clow Card spirit. And it would make the song title of Foreigner's 'Cold As Ice,' seem like a ordinary ice induced hail storm.

But getting back to the current situation at hand...

"It's so cold, I can hardly feel anything," Madison had now just managed to say. Which she had struggled a bit to say, due to the current falling temperature inside of the building that we were all in that housed the skating rink.

But, just as what looked like uncommanded flows of what appeared to be ice, had started to appear beneath the feet of everyone that was present both on and around the skating rink...

"Meilin!" I heard Li call out, as he watched with horror, as Meilin was encased in a block of ice.

"What the heck is going?...Wait a sec, I just got a familiar strange feeling...Well, looks like me, Sakura and Li have a Clow Card on the loose," I proceeded to think to myself with.

And, just after I had had my thought...

"Oh no, Madison!" Sakura was now heard calling out, as Madison, like Meilin, was also now encased in a block of ice.

And, just as the ice had then finished with encasing everyone else other then me, Sakura, and Li, in blocks of ice...

"Sakura, Zachary, you know what this means right?" Li proceeded to say to me and Sakura.

"Yes Li, I do, there is a Clow Card on the loose!" I proceeded to say back to Li. But interestingly, I had said this statement of mine, with not a single bit of fear to my tone. Which was probably due to the fact that I was pretty much used to this sort of occurrence by this point. Which to be honest, was in fact true.

And fast forward to about a minute or so later...

"So it's the Freeze Card then..." I managed to say, right before the mentioned Clow Card spirit in question proceeded to break through the ice of the skating rink, and then dip beneath it again just as quickly as it had appeared.

Which as this wound up happening, me and Sakura proceeded to pull out our respective keys. "Key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison.

Which as the wind within the ice skating rink proceeded to pick up, and blow through me and Sakura's hair. This was then promptly followed, by both of our respective keys quickly expanding into our respective clow staffs. Which we both grabbed with a brief overhanded grasp. Which we wound up finishing off by twirling them, and then striking our usual battle ready poses.

But, this was then quickly followed by the appearance of a blue colored looking creature. Which as it briefly broke out of the ice of the ice skating rink, and then quickly dipped back into and below the ice again. I was just able to get a brief glimpse of it from beneath the ice of the skating rink. And as for what it looked like? Well about that...

"It's as big as a whale!" I proceeded to say out loud.

But unfortunately, just as I was about to see that the Freeze Card spirit was about to break through the ice and try and attack Sakura.

"Sakura, lookout!" I managed to yell out to her, as I just managed to make it over to her in time, just to shove her out of harms way for the moment.

Which unfortunately, wound up with me taking the full hit and force of the Freeze Card spirit. Which not surprisingly, had wound up sending me flying through the air by the force of the impact with the Freeze Card spirit. To which I then hit the ice with a slight bit of force, skidded across it for a few inches, and wound up temporarily knocked out by the incident.

But, what I was not able to see during the part where I had been flying through the air from the force of the hit I had gotten from the Freeze Card spirit, was that Li had a look of great concern on his face. I mean, wouldn't you if you saw your friend and fellow Cardcaptor take a direct hit from a Clow Card spirit, get thrown through the air, and then hit the ice hard? My point exactly.

But, just as I was starting to regain consciousness...

"Oh no, it's got the Sealing Wand!" I heard Li call out from just in front of me. As I then took notice of the fact that I was now starting to feel quite a bit colder then I already was. Which indicated to me that the Freeze Card spirit was trying to encase me in a block of ice, just as it had done to the rest of our friends.

But thankfully, I was able to regain consciousness. Which was just as Li managed to break some of the ice off of me, and I was able to get free.

But then, I had an idea that would help me, Sakura, and Li, capture the Freeze Card...

"That's it, let's 'break the ice,'" I had now proceeded to say to both Sakura and Li. Which surprisingly, even though I had not verbally said exactly what this statement of mine meant, they both still seemed to understand exactly what I meant by it.

And so, once me, Sakura, and Li, had proceeded to skate across the skating rink at a pretty good speed. This then prompted the brief appearance of the Freeze Card spirit. But thankfully, me and Sakura were ready this time. Which was confirmed, as both me and Sakura proceeded to raise our respective staffs.

"Freeze Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Freeze!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison as we swung our respective staffs down at exactly the same time.

And with the all too familiar appearance of our respective Clow Card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs. And as the Freeze Card spirit was broken down and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. Which quickly combined to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Freeze Card was sealed.

But instead of it flying into either me or Sakura's hands, it wound up in Li's hand instead. But, I found it to be one that he had very much deserved, seeing as how he had helped to keep me out of harms way, by breaking me out of potentially getting frozen by the Freeze Card spirit. So, I decided to resign myself to this, since me and Li had set aside our differences not too long ago, when we had been capturing the Sweet Card spirit inside of our schools baking classroom.

But, though none of us knew about what truly lay ahead for us in the future. We would soon learn, that capturing and sealing the Clow Cards, was nothing compared to what was truly awaiting us. As we would wind up coming into contact, with at least three more powerful female groups. Which with regard to two of them, were the two most well known 90s magical girl groups in the history of anime. And as for the third and so on? Well it would make the normal shock that one would usually get from an electrical charge, to seem like a walk in the park so too speak. But more on that, at a much later date.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 34: By The Light Of The Full Moon!: Another Helicopter Episode!

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Well, about another week or so had now passed. Which was how it had now been, and how long that had now passed by, since me and Sakura had encountered the Freeze Card spirit at the towns ice rink. And which was also when everyone else at the ice rink, besides me, Sakura, and Li, had gotten frozen sold in ice. And as for the captured and sealed Freeze Card spirit? Well it wound up going to Li, instead of me and Sakura. But, this was due to Li being able to keep me and Sakura out of harms way during the incident. And he even went so far as to break me out of getting potentially covered in ice. And the reason as to why I wasn't upset with Li anymore? Well this was because after the incident involving the Sweet Card spirit. I had now learned to trust Li a bit more, and as time had gone on, we had now become good friends. Which was a massive pale in comparison, to how we had acted towards each other when we had first met before the capturing and sealing of the Thunder Card.

And this was something, with regard to becoming friends, that I was having quite a bit of trouble with achieving with Meilin. Who at the moment, I still wasn't happy to be around. Well, at least for now, but more on that at a later date.

But, as for the current situation, as me and Sakura proceeded to walk through the streets of Tomoeda. And as for why this was currently the case? Well about that...

For you see, the entire town had been participating in a sort of scavenger hunt quiz rally, where contestants had to run to various locations and solve puzzles and riddles. And as it stood, me and Sakura got to partner up with Julian. And to my surprise, we actually wound up doing fairly well. Well, that was until we got to the final puzzle, and wound up wandering into the woods.

And as for Meilin and how she wound up doing in the rally? Well she had teamed up with Li, and had tried to answer Tori's question, but she wound up answering it wrong. And to make it even worse, Meilin actually wound up taking the whole time. And even after the rally had ended, Meilin was still trying to figure out the question.

But, as me, Sakura and Julian got to the 10th and last question. Ms. Mackenzie wound up suddenly warning the three of us about the full moon tonight.

But thinking nothing of it for the moment, we then went into the forest, until suddenly and out of seemingly nowhere, Sakura became dazed, and began to fall off of a nearby cliff. And knowing that I couldn't use my magic with Sakura being indisposed at the current moment, and also due to the fact that Julian was with us. This had wound putting me in a very tight spot.

But thankfully, Julian wound up dashing to Sakura, and covered her. Which was despite his leg having been injured while he had proceeded to dash towards her in order to help her.

And as for me...

"Okay viewers so here's the thing...Yes this is Zachary here...yes I am well aware that this is only the second time that I am talking to all of you through a fourth wall break...I mean after all, I did say back in chapter 16, that I would only do this, if I found it to be absolutely necessary...And viewers, since this is yet another of what is called a Helicopter Episode, I think that this is more then enough of a reason to do this right now...As this is in fact yet another episode in the actual Cardcaptors anime where nothing happens that would be considered to be furthering the overall progression of the anime...And like back in chapter 16.. I would say that this chapter will be yet another showing, of what can happen when one is able to take yet another episode such as this, and turn into a sort of educational and learning sort of experience...I mean viewers, I don't know about you...Because I still can't read your minds...At least that is what I know at the current moment of being the overall case...But, this is an interesting sort of ability to have...I still get to speak to you...or in this case, think speak to all of you when I need to help address something, that you all might not be able to know about otherwise...I mean after all...I mean, if Deadpool can do this...and Sakura can do this, then there is really no reason as to why I shouldn't be able to do this either...And interestingly enough viewers...Though I won't go into much detail about it right now...I think that you will find the future chapters of this fanfic...will not be canon oriented...But, you know what viewers?...That is another story for a much later date...As I think this is more then enough of a fourth wall break for one chapter don't you think?...So viewers...with this in mind, I will see you all in the next chapter...But like last time, I will not be using this fourth wall break ability of mine very often...In fact, I don't think that I will be using it again, unless I deemed it to be absolutely necessary...So viewers...I will see you all in the next chapter then...okay?" I proceeded to think to myself. Which for only the second time. Which had been since I had wound up in the world of the Cardcaptors anime, I had once again briefly turned my attention, as well as my eyesight, slightly and briefly to the left of me, in order to briefly address the viewers.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 35: The Third Element!: A Trek Through The Firey Flames!

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Okay, so Christmas had now arrived in Tomoeda. And me and Sakura were very excited about it. Which we were clearly showing in our respective expressions, as we both walked through the fairgrounds of a Christmas Carnival, that was currently Tomoeda for the holidays. And this was while Li, Julian, and Tori were also present with us as well. But, as we were soon about to learn, even though it was Christmas. A Clow Card spirit can wind up appearing at any time, even if it is the holiday season.

And with regard to this very clear fact, as we fast forward a bit in time to a bit later on...

"You have got to be kidding me right now Kero, how is this Clow Card spirit this strong?! I mean I know you told me, Sakura and Li that it is one of the remaining Element Cards!..." I proceeded to say with just a hint of fear to my tone of voice. As me, along with Sakura, Li, and Kero were currently trapped in what could only be described as a burning ring of fire, that had just appeared around us. And I thought that Johnny Cash was joking when he wrote that song. Well it turned out, that he was in fact correct. As you go down, down, down, the flames do in fact get higher. But enough about that terrible and corny joke, back to the current incident at hand.

Which just after me and Sakura had called on our respective staffs, and had used the Sleep Card spirit to put everyone else in the fairgrounds of the Christmas Carnival, except for me, Sakura, and Li, to sleep...

"What if we used the Windy Card?" I proceeded to ask to Kero. As both he, me, and Sakura were currently running around an open area of the woods nearby, so that we would not get badly burned by the flames of the Fire Card spirit.

But unfortunately...

"That won't work, you can't just capture Fire with just the Windy Card! And if you were to use just the Water Card, then the same will just wind up happening, and it won't work either! So maybe this is as far as you and Sakura go," Kero proceeded to say back to me in response.

Which not surprisingly, had caused both me and Sakura to each display an expression of fear on our respective faces. But thankfully, Li was able to bring us both back to our sense, and back down to earth so too speak...

"Sakura, Zachary, you can use two Element Cards!" He proceeded to yell out to me and Sakura.

And it was then that I pulled out both the Windy and Water cards. But not before a thought then proceeded to make its way into my mind...

"Our dream, maybe this is the so called test that me and Sakura are supposed to overcome..." I proceeded to think to myself. But unfortunately, this was not the case. As me and Sakura, still had quite a long way to go with regard to capturing the rest of the Clow Cards.

But for now, I decided to push this thought to the side. And as I proceeded to throw both the Windy and Water Cards forward. Me and Sakura also proceeded to ready our respective staffs.

"Windy and Water, come to our aide, help us to fight against Fire! Windy, Water, release and dispel!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison, as we hit the Windy and Water cards at the same time with the tips of our respective staffs. Which was actually possible, since they were stacked one on top of the other.

A split second later, the Windy and Water Clow Card spirits appeared and began soaring towards the Fire card spirit. And even though the Fire Card spirit tried to halt the advance of both the Windy and Water Card spirits, by throwing a wall of fire towards them both. We were relieved to see that both the Windy and Water Card spirits simply wound up passing through the wall of fire like it wasn't even there.

"I don't believe it, it's working!" Li then proceeded to say with a slight bit of shock to his current tone of voice.

As just a second later, the Fire Card spirit was bound by both Windy and Water. To which it then fell over backwards, and then began to fall towards and then hit the ground.

A second after the Fire Card spirit hit the ground, me and Sakura then proceeded to capture and seal it. "Fire Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Fire!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison, as we proceeded to swing our respective staffs down at exactly the same time.

And, with the all too familiar appearance of two respective light blue aura colored Clow Card halves, proceeding to materialize on the tips of our respective staffs. And as the Fire Card spirit was broken down, and then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which the two halves then combined together to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Fire Card was then sealed.

But, though none of the four of us knew it yet, we still had quite a long way to go. And more surprises, were still very much in store for us. As we would wind up coming into contact with the most well known 90s magical girl in the 90s anime magical girl genres history. I mean after all, she wasn't known to fight for love and for justice for no reason. And as for what else awaited us in the far future? Well that is another story for another time. But for now, we were just glad that we had successfully captured and sealed yet another Clow Card. But, what we would also not know until much later on, was that one of our closest friends, was in fact our next opponent. But as aforementioned, that is another story, for a much later date.

 

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Chapter 36: Seeing It Through To The End!: A Capture At The Shrine!

Well, Spring Break had now officially begun. And it was a couple of weeks since our encounter and capturing of the Fire Card at the school fairgrounds during Christmas. Only now, we were sort of paying a visit to the shrine near Penguin Park. You, know the same shrine in which me and Sakura both encountered and then captured the Maze Card, as well as the Return Card. Well, actually, with regard to the Return Card, that wound up going to Li instead of us. As he was the one who had rescued the both of us from the Clow Card in question. However, with regard to the current situation. This wasn't exactly the case at the current moment. And, what I actually mean by that is...well..."Okay now this is just plain weird, not to mention very annoying and frustrating. Just how much longer is this Clow Card going to continue to give us so much trouble!?" I said, with immense frustration in my tone of voice as me and Sakura, continued to only watch on, as it seemed that anything that we threw at the Clow Card in question, just seemed to have no effect on it. Now for further explanation regarding the current situation, it went like this. Me and Sakura were at the shrine in question. But, the only thing, was that we were currently having a really tough time dealing with a clow card known simply as the Through Card, that seemed to be able to pass through just about anything we could throw at it, whether it be a Clow Card or otherwise.

And it was only when I came up with the idea to use the Maze Card to entrap it, and had suggested it to Sakura, that we finally decided that it was more then enough to help us seal the Through Card. And so, without having to say another word to each other, I pulled out the Maze Card. And once me and Sakura had nodded to each other, we then both raised our respective staffs at exactly the same time. "Maze Card, come to our aide, form a complicated maze to help us trap Through, Maze, release and dispel!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we swung our staffs down at the exact same time, hitting the Maze Card at the same time with the tips of our respective staffs. And in a swirl of green, the Maze Card appeared, and then began to materialize around the Through Card spirit. And although the Through Card spirit tried to escape, it simply just wound up getting entrapped within one of the Maze Card's many walls. And once the Maze Card had entrapped the Through Card spirit in one of its many walls. Me and Sakura then approached the entrapped Through Card spirit, and then raised our respective staffs at exactly the same time. "We command you to return to your power confined, Through Card!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison as we then swung our respective staffs down at the exact same time. And once the Through Card was split in half, and sucked into our respective card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs, and the two halves then combined to form a complete clow card, the Through Card was sealed.

Only, once both me and Sakura, had signed our names on the now captured and sealed Through Card, a realization then suddenly came to my mind. I had now been in the world of the Cardcaptor anime for quite a few months now. And to be honest, I was now starting to feel a tad bit homesick. However, little did I realize, as future events would soon wind up showing. The act of me being homesick, would soon wind up becoming the least of my problems. And with still no knowledge of future events to come, regarding the Cardcaptor anime, I was still heading into the current future events, almost completely blind. And, though I also did not know it either at the time, Sakura, would soon wind up being a very important part, of what would soon be a much larger picture. And, even though there are technically no villains in our world, that doesn't mean that they don't exist elsewhere.

In fact, another two groups of very well known 90s magical girls, would wind up playing an immensely huge role, in the events that were still to come. I mean after all, there is always something more in play, then just a simple fight of good versus evil. And, while me and Sakura currently only had to deal with capturing the rest of the remaining Clow Cards, this would wind up completely paling in comparison, to what would bring not just Sakura together, but two more well known 90s magical girls as well.

And, as mentioned several chapters ago, you may sometimes have a variably tough or even an easy time dealing with most hands in the game of poker, depending on what hand you may have at that current moment. You will always have an incredibly rough, and maybe even an impossible time, dealing with a hand of Four Aces.

And, not to mention, that I would soon be faced with a life altering choice. And if I wound up choosing wrong, it would wind up having very dire and dangerous consequences. But it wouldn't wind up affecting things for just me and Sakura. In fact, just to make matters all that much more worse. It wouldn't be just me and Sakura, who would wind up suffering for what would wind up being a potential and very catastrophic failure and loss. For if we did in fact lose, or were unable to achieve our goal of capturing the remaining Clow Cards, everyone that we held the most dear and cared about the most, would wind up suffering at the hands of an entity of pure evil. But, more on that at a still very much later date.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 37: A Serious Case Of Deja Vu!: Libras Can't Lie!?

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Okay, so about a day or so, had now passed by, since me and Sakura, had captured the Through Card, at the towns shrine. But, as me and Sakura, were currently at the town library. As in, the very same library, in which me and Sakura, had capture the Through Card, not too long ago.

But, however, as me and Sakura, were browsing through the many shelves of books. I suddenly, overheard a conversation, from two of the other people, who were currently, inside the aisle, that was next to the one, that me and Sakura, were currently in.

"So, have you by any chance finished your homework for spring break?" I heard one of them ask the other in the aisle next to ours.

"Why yes...yes I..." The other one, was about to say back to the other in response. But suddenly, and quite unexpectedly, they wound up stopping mid sentence.

"Actually...I take that back...no...no I haven't," They then quickly followed up with responding in response.

And this very incident of sorts, wound up immediately catching my attention.

"Okay, that was strange of that person, to change their response so quickly...Hold on...wait a second here...I am getting a familiar feeling...I wonder if Sakura," I thought to myself, while I slowly turned my attention to Sakura, to see if she also knew, what this exactly was. And sure enough, Sakura was displaying the sort of usual confident looking expression, the same expression, that was usually present, when she usually sensed the presence, of a Clow Card nearby.

And so, a bit later on, back at our home. And, after I had told Kero, about the discovery, and the all too familiar feeling, that me and Sakura had sensed, at the library. Kero then, immediately realized, which Clow Card it was. Well, it was more like about a half minute of him being in deep thought, until he wound up coming to a conclusion.

"Well, it sounds to me like it's the Libra Card," Kero said, after he had had finished his half minute or so of deep thought.

"The Libra Card?" Sakura then asked in response, with a bit of confusion in her tone.

"So what exactly can the Libra Card do?" I wound up asking Kero my question, only a couple of seconds, after Sakura had asked hers.

"Well, the Libra Card, is able to tell, as to whether or not, a person is lying. And as such, can also force somebody, to tell the truth," Kero said in response.

"Oh okay...so the Libra Card, is basically, the magical version, of a lie detector...so to speak," I thought to myself, as my facial expression, then changed. From my previous expression, of complete confusion, to a look of now complete, and total understanding.

And, fast forward to later that night, maybe about a couple of hours later. Which was after both me and Sakura, had actually wound up sneaking out, to go and capture the Libra Card.

And as it seemed, this really was in fact, just a serious case of deja vu. And this was because, as me and Sakura, made our way towards, and then into the library, through the usual entrance.

We both, then went off, to near the aisles of shelves, in which me and Sakura, had sensed the presence of the Libra Card, earlier in the day.

And, upon spotting the Libra Card spirit in question, which was hanging from the one of the bookshelves. And sure enough, it had actually been hanging, in the very aisle, in which those two people had been standing. And as for the true form of the Libra Card spirit? Well, it was currently, in the form of a strange looking type of ornament. And this was because, the true form of the Libra Card spirit, as me and Sakura took came upon it. Was a pan-scale, with one of its sides holding a sun and the other side was holding a moon.

Thankfully, and as luck would have it, no one else, was in the library at the current moment. And, not wanting to waste even another second, me and Sakura, then raised our respective staffs, at exactly the same time. "We command you to return to your power confined, Libra Card!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison as we swung our respective staffs down at exactly the same time. And, once the Libra Card spirit was sucked into both of our respective card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs. And once both hard halves had then combined into a complete clow card, the Libra Card was captured and sealed.

And once the Libra Card floated into my free right hand. I then turned my attention to Sakura. And realizing something very nagging, and important, I then, decided to speak up. "We need to get home before Tori and dad get worried about us!" I said, while a frantic looking expression had now found its way onto my face. And, from the frantic expression that Sakura had just given back to me when I had just said that, I knew that she had just realized that as well. And with that thought very prevalent on our minds, we quickly ran out of the library, with the now captured Libra Card now safely put away in my outfits shirt pocket, and off back towards home.

However, even though, we had both successfully captured and sealed, yet another Clow Card. And, though neither me, Sakura, or any of our friends, knew it at the current time. We would soon, be locked, in a test. That if we wound up failing it, would not just wind up putting ourselves at risk. But, if we wound up failing it, then our future allies, would wind up paying the same type of price as well.

And who might these future allies of ours be you ask? Well that, is something, for a much later time.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 38: Making Waves!: A Capture At The Beach!

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Well, it did seem to start out like any other normal day. Actually you know what? Since me and Sakura are Cardcaptors, I don't think that I can consider any of what was going on, and what would ultimately wind up transpiring further on this fic, to be even the slightest bit normal.

"In fact viewers...Oh, sorry about that, I didn't mean to startle you like that...Yes, hello there viewers...this is Zachary here...yea, you know the character that you're currently reading about in this particular fanfic?...Yes viewers...just as it so happens, I happen to have what is known, as Fourth Wall Awareness...In fact viewers...Hey Sakura?...Can you please come over here for a second?...I would like your help to explain to the viewers, that I am not the only one who can do this...*Sakura now proceeds to come into the frame of shot, and proceeds to speak up to address the viewers. And this is while she is currently smiling, with both of her eyes closed*"

"I think that would be best Zachary...Hello there viewers, Sakura here...and yes, Zachary is correct with his statement...we both have the ability to talk to you...*Sakura proceeds to say this, while still smiling with both of her eyes closed*"

"And if I may speak up for moment here Sakura...As you viewers...are going to soon find out as you read more of this fanfic, as well as...*I proceed to try and say this, only for Sakura to now proceed to interject*"

"Actually Zachary, I think that it would be best not to let the viewers know about any of that...I mean after all...they need to be enticed enough to want to read those future chapters for themselves...*Sakura proceeds to say this to me, while still smiling with both of her eyes closed*"

"O-oh, r-right Sakura, that would be a better choice...And if I may for a moment viewers...even though me and Sakura, have been capturing and sealing the clow cards for quite a few months now, I still find her to be a little bit intimidating at times...I mean after all viewers...would you be the same way if you wound up having to work alongside one of the most iconic 90s magical girls in 90s anime magical girl history?...My point exactly...But, as you will wind up reading later on this fanfic...and just to spoil you viewers all with a little bit of foreshadowing...Sakura, isn't going to wind up being the only iconic 90s magical girl in these three fanfics...I mean after all viewers...'The moonlight is a messenger of love'....Ah, got your attention now don't I...Now then viewers...what do you say, that we get on with the chapter now...hmm?"

Okay, so a couple of days had now passed, since me and Sakura had captured the Libra Card at the library. But with regard to what was going on at the current moment...

"Why oh why do such freakishly high tidal waves have to be at the beach today?" I proceeded to say to Sakura, as me and her, along with Li, were currently on a beach.

However, this was sort of then interrupted, when Kero wound up telling us that the freakishly high tidal waves, were actually the work of a clow card. And apparently, it was the Wave Card, which had the ability to create tidal waves out of currently existing water.

And yet...

"Okay, so Zachary, since we both already have the Water Card, I think we should just use that, rather then the Wave Card. I mean after all, it is an Element Card," Sakura now proceeded to say to me.

And this was true, since we both already had the Water Card, I then proceeded to speak up. As we then both agreed, that we would most likely not be using the Wave Card over the Water Card.

Anyway, it was then that me and Sakura, then set about capturing it. And after everyone else had fled the beach because of the approaching freakishly high tidal waves. Me and Sakura, then proceeded to call on our respective staffs. "Oh, key of clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, Release!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant in unison. Which was then quickly followed, by the sand on the beach proceeding to whip up quite swiftly around us.

And this was then followed, by our respective keys, then quickly expanding into our respective staffs. To which we then proceeded to grab hold of them, with a quick down and overhanded grasp. To which we then proceeded to twirl our respective staffs, before then finishing off with a pose each. Which just so happened in fact, to be the very same signature pose, that Sakura herself had struck with her staff in the episodes of the actual Cardcaptors anime timeline. Which, was pretty much every single episode. And this wasn't the Cardcaptor Sakura canon timeline, but the Nelvana Dub canon timeline.

But anyway, getting back to the current situation. This was then followed, by me and Sakura, then proceeding to raise our respective staffs above our heads, as we then set about with proceeding to capture and seal the Wave Card spirit. "Wave Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Wave!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison, as we swung our respective staffs down at exactly the same time.

And, once the all too familiar Clow Card halves, materialized on the tips of our respective staffs. And the Wave Card spirit was then quickly broken down, and then sucked into our respective card halves. Which had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs. To which the Clow Card halves, were then combined into a complete clow card, the Wave Card was then sealed and captured.

But, even though me and Sakura now had yet another capture under our belts, this was going to wind up paling in comparison, to what awaited us in the events to follow. But that, is for another time.

 

[zachycards]

Chapter 39: Bubble Trouble!: A Capture At The School!

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Well about a week or so had now passed, since me and Sakura, had captured and sealed the Fire Card spirit at the fairgrounds. Which strangely, had allowed Kero to get his power of Fire back. And as for more on regard to the capturing of the Fire Card spirit. It had been done with the help of Li. Since he had used the Time Card to temporarily stop time during the encounter with the Fire Card. And me and Sakura, had used the Sleep Card, to put everyone else besides us to sleep. However, this wasn't currently on either of our minds. Moreover, as this was due to the current fact, that me and Sakura, were currently at home. And the reason was, that we were currently up in our room, doing our spring break homework.

Well Sakura was, and this was due to the clear fact, that I had already finished all of my spring break homework yesterday.

Anyway, this was then followed by the phone in our room ringing. To which I then went over, and then answered it. "Hello, this is Zachary speaking," I said cheerily into the mouthpiece of the phone.

"Zachary, you and Sakura need to get to the school," came Li's voice from the other end of the line. And by the sound of his tone, it sounded as though it could be a Clow Card. So, with this in mind, I proceeded to ask Li about whether or not this was the case. "Why Li, is it a Clow Card by any chance?" I now proceeded to ask Li, with a bit of intrigue to my tone.

"I sensed an unusual presence at the school earlier this morning, so I would assume so…" Li said matter-of-factly from the other end of the line. "Fine, me and Sakura will be there in a bit," I said, as I sighed, and then hung up.

To which I then proceeded to turn my attention to Sakura, and then proceeded to speak up. "Sakura, that was Li, he said that he apparently sensed an unusual presence at the school earlier this morning…? He says it is most likely a Clow Card?" I said, with a bit of reproach in my tone. "Well then Zachary, it seems that we both have another Clow Card to capture," Sakura now proceeded to say to me, as she smiled with her eyes closed.

"R-right Sakura," I now proceeded to say. But it was while I had had a sort of nervous expression on my face, but I did my best to hide it. And the reason as to why I currently had this nervous expression. Well that was due to me still not being used to Sakura's personality, as well as experiencing it for real

So, later that night, me and Sakura, after meeting up with Li, then went to the school to investigate. And, as usual, me and Sakura were now dressed up in yet another one of Madison's battle outfit ensembles. Sakura was dressed up in a red colored outfit that consisted of a cape, with an outline of the sun on the front. And she was also currently wearing a somewhat large looking red colored hat on her head, that was tilted to one side. Which also had two tassels, one on the front edge of it, and the other on the reverse side. One had an ornament of the sun, and the other was of a crescent shaped moon.

And on more with regard to this very hat. Well, it would actually wind up somewhat resembling someone else, that we would be running into in the somewhat distant future. Who believe it or not, actually had a similar looking hat, to the one that Sakura was currently wearing. And for those who are

But anyway, it wasn't long, until we were confronted by a swarm of pink colored bubbles. Which after asking Kero for information regarding it via me asking him on my blue cellphone. We were then told by Kero, that it was the Bubbles Card. And thankfully, he told us that it was harmless in nature. Which given that me and Sakura had captured the Fire Card during our last capture. I then proceeded to breath a slight sigh of relief, since I now knew that at least this time, the Clow Card spirit wasn't hostile, or violent in its nature

And, it was when we were on the school roof after a chase that seemed to last forever. Li then wound up choosing to speak up. "Hold on, here it comes! Both of you get ready!" Li said, as were then confronted by the swarm of pink bubbles again. Which was after Li had drawn our attention to its sudden appearance.

And, with us both then hoping, that nothing would wind up going wrong. Me and Sakura, then proceeded to raise our respective staffs. "Bubbles card, we command you to return to your power confined, Bubbles!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison. Which while we did so, we proceeded to swing our respective staffs down at exactly the same time. And, as the wind started to pick up around the three of us, and Madison. Who was currently filming us, as usual. And, as the usual Clow card halves materialized on the tips of our respective staffs. And, as the Clow Card spirit started to break apart, and was then sucked into our respective Clow card halves. And once both halves formed together to make a whole and complete Clow Card, the Bubbles Card was captured.

But, what neither of us, or even Kero or Li realized at the current moment. Was that we would eventually wind up in a duo of tests. One, would wind up transpiring, once all of the Clow Cards were finally all captured. And as for the other? Well, it would wind up being a final test of sorts. Which, if me and Sakura wound up failing either one, then we would not only wind up throwing our own timeline out of balance. But it would also throw at least two more anime timelines out of balance as well. And, me and Sakura, would also need to prepare ourselves. Because we would also wind up coming into contact, with two of the most well known 90s magical girls to every exist. Who like Sakura, helped to turn the magical girl genre, into what it was today. I mean after all, while one was often referred to as 'Magical Girl Genesis,' the other, was not as well known. But, she would wind up becoming just as legendary and well known as me and Sakura. And it would all be thanks, to the help of two more versions of myself. One, who I would find out, was partnered with these very two 90s magical girl groups. And the other? Well, I would find out that she was partnered, with one of the most powerful level 5 Espers to every exist. I mean after all, she wasn't nicknamed The Ace Of Tokiwadai for no reason.