When Phoenix woke up
that morning she was really tired. She
thought something had woken her up. When
she opened her eyes Kiro was floating in front of her face.
“Hey! It’s time to get
up!” Kiro said.
“You think you could bring me up some breakfast?
I was up extra early playing video games and I worked myself up an
appetite. I haven’t played a good
video game in 30 years. I missed
them almost as much as I missed chocolate pudding.
Speaking of which, do you think that you have any pudding left over from
last night? Huh? Do ya? Do ya?”
Phoenix groaned, rolled over, put her pillow over her head and tried to
go back to sleep. She was still tired from the report on her grandfather she
had composed. It was almost
finished, she just needed to type it up. She
had been up late last night working on it, and Kiro was not a pleasant wake up
call.
“Phoenix! Dad says to get up and get dressed!” Jake said knocking on the door.
“I said get up!” he said as he opened the door.
Kiro
zoomed over to Phoenix’s shelf and assumed a stiff, stuffed animal-like pose
that came with years of practice.
Jake
barged into the room and looked at Phoenix sleeping on the bed.
With a grin he went over and tickled Phoenix under her arms.
“Hey!
Stop! No fair!”
Phoenix said laughing and sounding outraged at the same time.
She sat up and threw her pillow at her brother.
“Get out!” she said.
Jake
stole out of the room laughing. “Next
time get up when I tell you!”
That
day her family went out and spent the day together.
They saw a virtual film and had lunch together.
They then went shopping for some new clothes for Phoenix and Jake. By the time they got home it was late afternoon and Phoenix
was exhausted. She was so tired
that she didn’t notice a shadow skulking around her yard.
After
she took a shower and got dressed she went back into her room and saw Kiro
sitting in front of the TV watching the news.
“So much has happened in the world since I have been in that book.
This 3D TV is awesome and these new video games are so much better than
the other ones I used to play!”
“Do
you think that instead of just eating and playing video games you could do
something constructive?” She
asked him going to the window. “There
are 54 more Star Cards out there and we have to figure out how to recapture them
all. Hey! There’s a
really awesome sunset tonight! It
looks so pretty don’t you think?”
Kiro
flew over to the window. “Yeah it
looks cool! Hey!
Did you see that?”
“What?
I don’t see anything. What
did it look like?” Phoenix asked.
“I
don’t know. It looks like something moving around the yard.
I can sense it! It’s a Star Card!”
“Ok!
Let’s go!” Phoenix said
as she grabbed the wood card, the odifous, the Clow Key, and the Lasin Board
that her grandfather had given her and put them in her backpack.
She then grabbed her roller blades and swung them over her arm.
“Get in.” She told Kiro
as she opened up her backpack. He
Groaned and flew into her backpack.
“Ok.
But make it quick. I can’t
breathe in here!” He told her.
“Mom!
Dad! I’m going out for a
little while! I’ll be back in
time for dinner!” She called as she ran down the stairs.
“Ok
honey! Have fun!”
Her mom called back.
“Where
did it go?” Phoenix whispered as she put on her roller blades outside.
“I’m
not sure. It’s around here somewhere.”
Kiro replied.
“I
won’t be able to catch it if I don’t know how to fight it.
Do you know which one it is?” Phoenix
asked.
“No.
It’s a stealthy one. I
don’t think it’s one of the element cards.
It might be the dash or jump.” Kiro
replied.
“You
know it might help me if you made out a list of the cards and what their
abilities are.” Phoenix whispered to him as they left her yard.
“Then at least I will have some idea of what I’m up against.”
“Can
we talk about this later?” Kiro
asked. “Right now we have to
track that Star Card.”
“How
do we do that? I don’t see a card
anywhere.” Phoenix told him. “I could try to use this lasin board that my grandfather
gave me, but I have no clue how to work it.”
“You
use it the same incantation that you use for the odifous.
Just concentrate.” Kiro
told her.
“Right.”
Said Phoenix. She glanced around to
make sure that no one was around. She then closed her eyes and concentrated.
“Force know my plight. Release
the light!” As she said the
incantation a bright light shot out from the lasin board and headed down the
street.
“This
way!” Kiro said as he and Phoenix hurried down the street in the
direction of the light. Phoenix was
skating as fast as she could with Kiro close behind. They saw the light stop up ahead as they reached it they saw
that it stopped in the shadow of a street sign.
“What…?”
Phoenix asked. “Where is
the Star Card?” She said as they
looked around. From behind them the
lamppost’s shadow morphed into a dark, cloaked figure.
“Uh…
Phoenix.” Kiro said tapping her shoulder as he noticed the figure.
Phoenix
gasped in surprise. “What’s
that?”
“The
Shadow Card’s true form!” Kiro
told her.
With
that the shadow card reverted to it’s shadow form and raced down the street
with Kiro and Phoenix close on it’s heals.
“We
have to figure out a way to stop it!” Kiro
said. “The shadow card is fast
and it can slip through cracks in walls. The
only way to stop it is to entrap it!”
“Do
you think that the Wood Card could entrap it?
It doesn’t seem as fast as the Shadow Card.”
Phoenix asked.
“It’s
worth a try.” Kiro said.
“We would have to cut it off somewhere to get close enough though…”
“Alright!
Hold on!” Phoenix said as
she increased her speed. Kiro
grabbed on to her shoulder as she raced on.
Just as she almost caught up to it the shadow swerved and entered the
park.
The
Park was deserted except for a few stray cats and the swings and slide.
The sun was just starting to set in the horizon and everything seemed
calm.
“Phoenix.
You’ll need the staff to call upon the Wood Card and to seal the Shadow
Card!” Kiro told her.
“I’m
on it!” She said, pulling out the Clow key. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the incantation to
release the wand.
“Oh
Key of Clow.
Power
of Magic,
Power
of Light,
Surrender
the wand,
The
Force ignite!
Release!”
The
Clow Key transformed into the sealing wand and Phoenix grabbed it.
She then began looking around for the Shadow Card.
She closed her eyes and concentrated.
She felt the magic within herself flowing and the Magic of Kiro beside
her. She then sensed the Shadow
Card, but she couldn’t pinpoint it’s location.
“It’s
here somewhere.” She told Kiro.
Just
then the streetlights came on and lit up the park.
The shadows of the objects faded until they were almost nothing.
Except for one.
Phoenix
noticed after a few moments that all the shadows had disappeared except for
hers. Realizing what was going on, but not wanting to alert the
Shadow Card that she knew it’s location she silently pulled out the Wood Card
while facing away from her shadow.
Using
her staff she commanded. “Wood
Card I command you to form a solid barrier to entrap the my shadow!”
“What
are you doing?!” Kiro exclaimed.
The
Wood Card rose from it’s card and quickly formed a impenetrable barrier of
wood and vines that entrapped the Shadow Card.
“Shadow
Card! I command you to return to your power confined!
Shadow Card!” Phoenix called using her staff.
The wooden barrier and what was inside was quickly pulled back into their
card forms. After the Shadow Card
was sealed the Wood and Shadow Cards both floated down to Phoenix.
As she took them from the air she felt a sense of satisfaction.
“Alright! Another Star
Card down! Now you’ve got 2 cards
to help you on your quest! Can I
get something to eat now?” Kiro
asked.
Phoenix
sighed and began her skate back home. When
she got there she quietly stuffed Kiro back into her backpack along with the
lasin board and the Wood and Shadow Cards.
“I’m back!” She
called.
“Ok
Phoenix! Dinner is almost ready!”
Her mom said.
After
dinner that night Phoenix was finishing up her homework and the ‘special’
report as Kiro was finishing up his seconds on the spaghetti her family had had
for dinner.
“Aahhh…
all finished.” She said as she
closed her last book.
“Yum!”
Kiro said as she woofed down the last of the spaghetti.
“Your mom is a really good cook.”
He told her as he licked the plate clean.
“That’s the best meal I’ve had in years.”
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