CardCaptor Sakura Remastered 4 (10)

CardCaptor Sakura Remastered Episode 4 (10)
Sakura just couldn’t let it go, especially after what Kero said to her.
'Maybe Kero's right. Maybe I'm only interested in making sure Toya isn't in her future..’ (her rage hit’s a high point) ’ARGHH!! He did it to me again!! Kero!!'
Suddenly Sakura slumps her shoulders and sighs, her temper dropping away as a free hand gently runs through Tomoyo's hair as the other girl slumbers next to her. "I wish I could be as calm as you are about all this, Tomo-chan."

Once again Sakura lies down, trying to fall asleep. As her eyes close, her mind opens, and she begins to “dream“ -- which is strange in a Realm of Dreams, but vital in moments like this.

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In her dream she sees Fly, in Fly's wings it's cradling a scared woman, gripping tight onto Fly. "--no more-- no more-- please don't touch me-- no more-- don't-- please-- don't-- no more--" She was begging, scared and in pain, begging someone to leave her alone.
"I won't hurt you.” Sakura quietly whispered, hand reached outwards, “Please-- let me help you--"

"Sa--"

"Don't hurt me-- please-- let me go-- let me go--"
Sakura smiles, trying to be brave as she reaches out, "I won't hurt you. Here, take my hand, I‘ll take you somewhere safe. I promise."

"Sakura! Sakura!!"

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"Sakura!"
She suddenly wakes up to come face to face with Tomoyo, dressed for school. "You got to get up or we'll be late for school!"

"SCHOOL?!?" Sakura screams, already throwing herself out of bed in a rush.
In a mad dash Sakura throws her clothes on and makes a wild rushing sprint to the kitchen downstairs. "WHERE'S MIRRA-CHAN?!?"

"She's going to school from her friend's house, remember?" Tomoyo calls out from behind her. "OH!!" (dashes into kitchen) "I'M SORRY!! I OVERSLEPT!!"

"---" Nina smiles as she regards Sakura, "I'm stuck, help me out here. You either remind me of Gamera or Godzilla, but I can't figure out which-- help me out here, willya? Turtle potstickers or lizard steaks?"
Sakura glares at Nina as she eats (wolfs) down her breakfast, quickly rushing to the door next to Tomoyo grabbing for her blades-- which aren't there.
'NOT AGAIN!!' Sakura freaks, 'I didn't-- I did-- I LEFT THEM AT SCHOOL JUST LIKE THE LAST TIME!!! HOW AM I GOING TO MAKE IT TO SCHOOL NOW?!?'
Inspiration suddenly hits. "Uh--uh-- Nina? C---c--- can I have a ride?"

Nina shrugs, "Sure, why not--- but you'll OWE me one! Get on, Snoozer."
Sakura grits her teeth, shuts her eyes, and prays Nina vanishes right then and there. Since her wish obviously wouldn't come true, she ends up stuck behind Nina on the trip to school.
“Don’t call me Snoozer.” she mumbled as she followed Nina out.

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"Where's Toya? I thought we usually pass him on the way to school?" Sakura asked.

"I had him stop off to escort Mirra-chan to school. Just to make sure she's safe and all."

"WHAT?!?" Sakura yells, nearly into Nina's ear as she does, "STOP IN FRONT OF THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL!!"

"Are you nuts?!?” Nina complained, “You'll be late dammit!!"

"DO IT!!"
Nina looks over quickly at Tomoyo for help, only to notice Tomoyo roller-blading without comment to Sakura's fit. "Oh, sure, abandon me at my moment of need why dontcha'."

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When they finally arrive at ths school Toya is already leaving, Mirra-chan and her friends walking to class. "See? All that paranoia over nothing!" Nina scoffs at Sakura, "Your letting your hatred of your brother get the better of you!"

"I DON'T HATE HIM!!"

"Couldva' fooled me." Toya remarks as he sneaks up behind Sakura, "Hey there, squirt."

Sakura - "STOP CALLING ME SQUIRT!!"
Before the argument could escalate, the wind suddenly picks up.
"Not now." Nina sighs, looking skyward. As the wind whips up to high, Sakura turns and notices Tomoyo nearby (where did she come from?) quickly grabbing Tomoyo to brace her, and is herself grabbed by Toya as Fly passes overhead.
Nina, standing her ground, watches Fly pass by. Suddenly Fly screams.

"So feminine-- so much pain--" Sakura whispers, listening to Fly's screams. Seconds later Fly takes off again into the sky, slower than usual for it as it makes good it's escape. "Why are you hurt, Fly?" Sakura whispers as she watches Fly disappear into the clouds.

"Hey! You all alright? Nina! Are you hurt?" Eliza, who was nearby helping drop the girls off, rushes straight to Nina and hugs her tight, trembling as she does. "Hey," Nina remarks slyly, hugging Eliza back to calm her down, "I'm fine! Really! Come on now, stop trembling-- people are staring!"

Toya smirks as he taps Sakura on the shoulder, "No problems with you being whisked away, your TOO HEAVY for that!"

Tomoyo - "Sakura? I--" (grits teeth, winces) "--ouch--" (silence) "--is he dead?"

Nina - "Nah, just knocked out.” (blinks) "Well I had my dose of violence for today. Let's go."

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"Here we go again, Round 2---" Nina sighs, holding her pulse rifle up abit as she scans the skyline. "What's with the honkin' big flyswatter? Fly give you a complex after last time?" Kero goaded. "Shut up or I'll test this flyswatter on you!"

"Behave, you two, behave!" Sakura motions, keeping the two apart. "Variant on the old costume? It‘s nice."

Tomoyo blushed lightly at the compliment, "It's feathered in honor of Fly, but more streamline to give you better maneuverability now that you‘ll have to be quick on your feet against Fly this time around." (gives a wings neck piece to Kero, and pins to Nina & Eliza.)

Eliza - "Very beautiful."
Kero - "Yeah! Alright!"
Eliza - "Cute." (thoughts) 'Looks like I just came in on a flight with complimentary pilot's wings. Man is this childish or what!' (But to her credit, Nina keeps her comments to herself). "You know what your doing, Sakura?" Nina asks as she looks about again for Fly, "The rings didn't stop Fly before, and even the tractor beam on a Frigate couldn't stop Fly from breaking free."

"I know what I'm doing. It might not work, but I know how to reach Fly."
Suddenly the air grows silent, then the wind begins to pick up and grow stronger.
"It's here-- again." Nina sighs, spinning to come face to face with Fly as it comes into view. The first thing it does is aim it's winds down, creating a powerful whirlwind effect scooping Sakura off the ground and into the air. "FLY'S TRYING TO KEEP SAKURA OFF GUARD SO SHE CAN'T CAPTURE IT!!"

"GAIA!!" Tomoyo yells out, ring held forth, "REVEAL YOUR LUSH FOREST AND BE SAKURA'S ATTENDANT!!" From the ground a beautiful mini forest blooms, complete with a net of vines to catch Sakura as she falls back to terra firma.
"All right! Good catch!" Kero cheers. From her pocket, she draws a card. "JUMP!" With the jump wings on her boots, she leaps into the air straight at Fly,grabbing onto it's neck. Suddenly from within Sakura’s head Fly speaks.

"No PLEASE-- don't hurt me-- no more-- please DON'T--" the voice calls out from within. "It's alright. I won't hurt you." Sakura whispers, allowing gravity to slowly pull her down Fly's neck until she stops, arms gripped around Fly's neck, body resting on Fly's chest. "It's alright. I'm here-- come out-- don't be afraid-- come out--"

For seconds nothing, then slowly two hands pass through Fly's body, slowly reaching out. As they reach for her Sakura remains motionless waiting, continuing to whisper softly to Fly. Finally, with a little hesitation, the two hands reach around Sakura, arms and all holding her tightly. As they grasp onto her Sakura leans back and falls, pulling out a female figure with her freeing her from Fly‘s form fully. As they land onto the net of vines, the female begins to cry hugging Sakura tight. "You're alright now.” Sakura whispers softly, “It's OK-- it's alright now-- it's alright."

Looking up she sees Fly, sitting quietly before her waiting for her to do what had to be done.
“Are you sure?” she asked, “I mean… is it OK?”
Fly simply nods it’s head, and sits still waiting for her to seal it once again.
With a tear in her eye she raises her wand, and says the words.

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The girl lies trembling in the stretcher as Sakura watches her, holding her hand.
Fly already has returned to card form, leaving the riddle of the girl behind. She was Elfin in species, but she seemed frightened of something. "Why are you afraid?" Sakura asks.

"It won't stop--” she muttered, looking so depressed even after being freed, “It’s making me do things… violating things… I don't want to hurt people… myself… but it won't stop making me feel so bad… it won't stop… I feel so bad… I feel so bad…"

"Hold your wand out and capture it." Nina suggests.
Sakura - "Capture?"

"Try it."

With great reluctance, Sakura takes her staff and holds it out over her. "Clow card, return to your power confined, Clow card!" and with that she taps the wand slightly and waits… she doesn’t have to wait for long.

Energy begins to gather, and course through the Elven female’s body, as it forms into the shape of a card and flies free of her, only to be snatched out of the air by Nina. "I'll take that."

"But-- the Clow card--" Sakura protests, only to be waved off by Nina "Not one of yours, not one of yours… she’s an elf and there was no elves in whatshisname’s time so he couldn’t possibly have made cards to affect things that didn’t exist (now could he).“ (puts card away into a small lockbox held forth by one of the Alliance Officers near her quickly) “It's one of those fan created ones, nothing you need to bother with, so I wouldn't worry about it."

Tomoyo smiles, "I Think she's feeling better now."
Sure enough Sakura finds herself being mauled by a very grateful girl, who can't seem to thank her enough. With that Nina takes the box and walks it to the shuttle, escort behind her. Briefly she stops, motions for Eliza to approach, and quickly takes the card out to show her. “Say nothing about what I‘m showing you now. Nothing.”

Eliza - "The Pervert Card?"

Nina nods her head grimly, "It's a demented fan idea. Saw it mentioned once on a "Captioned Pictures" section at www.shoujoai.com. When I heard her talk about feeling like violating people I knew it had to be that card."

"But what do we do with it? We can't give it to Sakura."

"I know, Eliza, I know. It's going away--" (puts it back into box) "--far away. You know what to do, right?" The officer nods his head and takes the box, walking back to the shuttle. "Where is it going?" Eliza asks, to which Nina simply replied "Ever see Raiders of the Lost Ark? Especially the end… AFTER the melting Nazis scene I mean…"

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Storage Area IV
Somewhere on the massive “inner world” known as the Central Rim.

The card is locked away in a huge vault. Filled with a hundred thousand other boxes, both large and small. Each filled with a hundred x a hundred thousand bad things. The box, marked "Bad Clow Cards" is kept near the door though, since the Pervert Card won't be the last of the bad cards to be caught. Not by a long shot.

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Back on Terra…
"SNOOZER!! UP ALREADY!!"
Nina screams, her patience wearing thin. "All the magic in the Universe won't make her a better person if she can't even wake up at a decent hour." (huffs breath) "You're a disgrace to Fictionals, you know that?!?" Sakura (upstairs) screams something as she barrels out the door on her way down. "She's a walking disaster waiting to happen-- sigh."

"I HEARD THAT!!"

"So what--" Nina hisses, her eyes blinking rapidly as she goes back to waiting, her thoughts mulling over something as rapidly as her blinks, "Somethings NEVER change-- sigh."

"Two cards, one problem."
To Be Continued (Saturday)