A/N: Of all the times I actually start working on my writing again, it's when I'm back in school. ^_^; NEways, let's get this thing over already!

Temi, Clow, and Marin: *have been unconscious for a few months now…* Yes, LET'S! -__-

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Clow stalked in his house, his torn and bloodied robes replaced by a simple white robe tied at the waist. However his torn and bloodied pride remained, seething under his bruised frame.

At this point, his was seriously considering simply destroying their souls and leaving the remaining shells of their bodies, but…it hardly seemed fair, and would defeat the part of purpose of acquiring them, especially the oldest.

"They are innocents," whispered his conscience.

"Yes," he answered himself, "Innocents that posses great power, and know precisely what to do with it." He had no doubt he wasn't the first one to attempt to tame them. "Correction," he murmured, "To catch them in the first place." They have their wits about them he had to admit.

Simply acquiring the shells of their bodies would take away that brainpower. Therefore, his original plan would remain. He'd catch them and alter their memories, leaving them thinking that he had created them, and would look upon him as a father, and the oldest, hopefully, a lover.  But he was swiftly running out of time.

Stepping into his study, he settled into his chair and focused on locating his opponents and the witch.

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"A stream bank again? I know you're under pressure Yue, but-"

"But what, Cerberus?" Yue growled as he set Temichica down on the water's edge. "Water will give energy enough energy to wake her back up, and this sure as hell beats making a stop at the lake."

"Yeah, yeah, right. But as I recall, the freak found us in the first place by this stream. Surely there's somewhere safer? Or at least not jinxed?"

"I doubt anywhere is safe at this point, Cerberus," muttered Yue, cupping water in his hands. Cerberus took the hint and stood watch at the edge of the clearing, Marin still slumped on his back, lest they need a quick escape, while Yue poured water down his sister's throat.

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Clow reached across the town with his magic, seeking out the group. He frowned, his eyes opening, upon not finding them. Surely they had made it back there by now. Unless they had no intention of not returning there in the first place. Closing his eyes once again, he began to sweep across the land, starting from the town and coming back towards the lake.

It wasn't until he searched a stream, the very same one he had first observed the creatures up close, that he encountered their auras, Marin's and Temichica's dim and weak, but Yue's and Cerberus' still strong. His eyes flashed open and he rose and left the study.

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Cerberus really didn't know at first what made him jump and send his fur on end. It felt like an electric chill, not unlike the little 'shocks' that Temichica would give him when she was bored, just to see him jump. But this was different, much more sinister. Yue felt it too. A presence. Coming closer and stronger every second. One that he had come to dread.

"Kuso…" The lion growled darkly. Yue remained frozen in place, dread and fear rising in him. They already had a small chance against him all together. With half out, they didn't have a prayer. He was about to gather Temichica and vouch for flight, as the aura seemed to be nearly on top of them, when a loud spluttering erupted from below.

He looked down into Temichica's open (and indignant) eyes, realizing that he kept pouring water down her mouth while distracted.

"WHAT IN ALL THE HELLS!?" She hollered and leapt to her feet, suddenly speaking in the tongue from whence her brother's name came from.  "Has my rescue been for naught and Clow already poisoned your mind with thoughts of killing me?"

The brothers were temporarily stunned by Temichica's rare use of the Greek language, but then swiftly gained their tongues due to the current situation.

"Quiet Temi!" snapped Cerberus, "That bastard's right…here-" he stopped, realizing that the presence was completely gone.

"What? CLOW'S HERE?!" she demanded, whipping her head back and forth, only to start swaying and her eyes sliding out of focus. Yue stepped forward and caught her before she could stumble.

"You are welcome to attempt to kill him again, Temichica, but you're having this small issue with passing out," replied Yue condescendingly. "Drink up," He pointed to the stream.

"Nuh-uh… unbelievably sick of water…" She began, before blacking out slightly, her ears buzzing. "Then again…I'm even more sick of passing out." Flopping to her knees, she started to scoop water greedily into her mouth.

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Marin slowly, painfully slowly, came back to consciousness. Her eyes slid open to the familiar sights of her living room ceiling and the sounds of running water, and the gentle murmur of recently familiar voices.

"You're doing it wrong, Yue! That's salt, not sugar!"

"And your point would be?"

"Yer makin it taste nasty!!! UGH! I can't bear to watch…"

"For crying out loud, Cerberus, it's broth!" growled Temichica's voice, not far from her.

"Exactly! There's no way she's gonna like it if it's all salty! You need sweet things to feel better!"

"Only if you have an insatiable sweet tooth, which, thank the gods, nobody else here has," Yue retorted. Marin whispered a silent thanks to what ever god was watching over her that Yue was returned safely.

Temichica's tired face swam into Marin's field of vision. "Well, well! You woke up, and Yue didn't even hafta kiss you!"

"Temichica!!! I am, most certainly, NOT some prince kissing random damsels!"

"Yeah Temi! After all, everybody knows the real ladies killer is me."

Three dubious looks were cast in the lion's direction.

"… what!?"

Three sets of eyes rolled.

Yue walked over to the sorceress' side, while, with Temichica's help, she propped herself up into a vertical position on the couch. She groaned, and her head sank to her chest, as if it had become too heavy to lift it. The silver haired being tentatively set down a bowl of broth in front of Marin. "Would this help?" Marin brought her head up and nodded her accent.

"Will it restore your power?" asked a hopeful Temichica.

"I'm afraid time is the only cure to my current weakness," Marin replied regretfully, sipping on a saucer-full of the both, cooled. "What about you, Temichica-san? Your eyes are dull, and I've never seen you sit this still before."

"Lucky… I wish I could simply restore myself…"

"Temi and us can't restore our own power," Cerberus took the liberty of explaining, at Marin's perplexed expression. "We hafta draw it from somewhere. Me, the Sun, Yue, the Moon. And Temichica… she is less… strict. You see, she is of the Storm. And Storm is comprised of many elements, winds, water, lightning; she can receive a little jolt of power just from a soft breeze, or a sip of water. However… when her sources are this depleted…" Cerberus cast a worried look at his sister as she sat, her eyes growing heavy lidded, her head tilting forward. "She needs a storm. Not one of those cute lil puff clouds, but a HUGE storm. The kind that causes damage."

Yue gave her a cup full of water, and Temichica let out a tiny whine, glaring derisively at the translucent liquid. She already sloshed whenever she moved. Yue folded his arms and stared icily at her, until at last, the cat creature caved in and forced the water down. "It's no fair that you got Mamma's eyes," she grumped. She could never withstand that look, whether it came from her brother or her late mother, it was the same pair of sharp, cold, violet eyes that had the ability to make you feel like your blood froze your veins, when they held anger in them. 

Marin's voice broke through her pout. "The monsoon season is going strongly southward, if you could make it…"

"What?" The three's voices chimed in unison.

"But-Clow-!" spoke up the lion.

"This is our battle to fight, we've already asked too much of you as it is," Marin replied, more force building behind her voice. "As a result, your sister is gravely low on power. Go, get her to the monsoons so she may be revived."

All three stared silently at the sorceress, as the nameless force that surfaced disappeared again, leaving her sinking into the cushions. Yue was the first to break the silence.

"Come, Temichica. It is time we headed south. Cerberus-"

"Stay" they tolled at once. "Yeah, yeah, I know when I'm not wanted."

Temichica stood unsteadily. "Before we leave, I'm gonna need one minute to relieve myself……… or ten, thanks to you, Yue."

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Through the pool on the floor in the dark room, Clow watched as Yue and Temichica took flight, headed dead south. 'So, the wild one needs her power restored, ne? That doesn't fit too well with my plans, not at all.' The frown on his face suddenly turned to a sinister smile. 'Every time one encounters a problem, they encounter opportunity…'

As much as he wished to pursue Yue, he chose let the angel come to him, and in the meantime, he would take advantage of the absence of two out of the three town's protectors. Of course, the creature would not gain back energy. He would make sure of that.  

 He turned away from the pool and shut his eyes in concentration.

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Far off in Hong Kong, a fortuneteller shut and locked the front door of her home. Strolling past the well that she told fortunes upon, she sighed in relief, glad that the day was finally over. People can be such an exhausting nuisance sometimes…  She sat underneath her favorite tree in the garden that surrounded the well, and shut her eyes. She started when a familiar voice spoke, not to her, but inside of her.

"Madoushi…"

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A/N: Dundundunduuuunnn!!! Meeeheheheheeeee!!! XD Now that's a cliffhanger. Muahahahaa!!!

Madoushi: *walks in* What the-!? Where am I??? What am I doing here?!

Mateem: Allos! I'm Mateem Bluewing, I'll be your author for this fic, how may I torture you? XD

Madoushi: Oh, gods, not another one. *slides behind Clow*

Yue: Welcome to my world. -_-

Mateem: No character in the history of Cardcaptor Sakura shall go unscathed from this!!! AHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!! XD

Clow: --;

Madoushi: --;

Yue: --; Roll the outtakes.

PaRdOn ThE PaRoDy

Chapter 8: Falling Down, Pulled Down

Take 1:

Mateem: Alright, folks, quiet on the set! We don't want them falling on anyone, Clow, you sure you got the Float?! Good! Just checking! All right everyone! Lights, camera, acti- TEMI, KERO, AND YUE, GET THOSE HELMETS OFF NOW!!!

All: Hell no!

Kero: Not until we get some stunt doubles!!!

Clow: Your faith in me is overwhelming. *Float cries*

Mateem: Today… is gonna be one of those days…

Take 7:

*all fall into a pile after being suspended*

Yue: AAAAAUUUUGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!! Back! Back! Oh, #@&* my back!!!!!!

Mateem: *sighs speed dials their personal paramedics unit* Hm? *looks out at readers* Oh, no I'm not that rich, the hospital designated it to us out of necessity… *greets the guys carrying the stretcher over* (It's Yue again) and pity…

Take: 15:

*Cerberus runs to shove Marin onto his back and trips along the way*

Take 16:

*Cerberus runs and jumps over Marin, making her scream and run out a second before he hits the ground where she was*

Marin: That was NOT funny!

Cerberus: *attempting to say 'I'm sorry' while laughing his tail off and clutching his sides*

Take 21:

*Temi tries to stop Clow, and succeeds, landing them all in a dog pile*

Mateem: You started out too soon, Temi! Cerberus, don't laugh yourself into a seizure this time.

Take 22:

*After Yue and Clow have disappeared*

Cerberus: *sings* Ding-dong, the witch is dead! The witch is- *Yue reappears and hits him with Insanely Huge Mallet* X_X Owww…