| On the Parent Day for Sakura's school, Aiden Avalon is making a speech on his archeological profession in the gymnasium. | |
| Aiden | And our task is made difficult by thieves who, time after times, break into these sites and steal important artifacts. So, as an archologist... |
| Sakura | Parent Day is fun. Dad looks so great up there and everybody always thinks his work is really cool. |
| Aiden | One of the questions we're trying to answer is ``How did they manage to build those huge pyramids?'' Here is where time bocomes our friend as well as our enemy. We benefit from theories of centuries past, but these structures suffer from time as well as through weather, erosion, and humans. This piece of limestone, for example, is all that's left of one 2 1/2-ton building block from King Khufu's pyramid in Giza... |
| Madison | Sakura, your Dad's a good speaker. |
| Sakura | (Smiles) |
| Aiden | So you could say we're in a race against time. |
| When the bell tolls, Aiden checks his wristwatch for time. | |
| Aiden |
Oh, gosh.
It looks like that's all the time I've got this morning. Thanks for inviting me. |
| Li and Zachary are with Aiden, most impressed Li asks questions on Aiden's speech. | |
| Li | But the pyramids won't disappear, will they? |
| Aiden | No, not right away, but eventually. |
| Li | But they're so huge that it seems hard to imagine one day there won't be anything left. |
| Aiden | When you think that King Khufu's pyramid has nearly three million blocks in it... |
| Li | What? |
| Aiden | ... that it covers thirteen acres is 482 feet high and was built in 2700 B.C. |
| Li | Huh? |
| Aiden | ... it probably has a few good years left. But we don't want to waste any time. There are a lot of pyramids that need our protection. |
| Li | I wonder why they're in the shape of triangles. |
| Aiden | You interested in pyramids? |
| Li | Oh yeah! |
| Aiden | Why don't you come by the university after school some time? We have an excellent Egyptology collection. |
| Li | That sounds great! |
| Aiden | See ya there! |
| Li | All right! Ancient secrets! |
| Zachary | Sakura's Dad sure is a pretty nice guy, huh, Li? |
| Li | What? Sakura's Dad? |
| Zachary | Duh! Our Sakura Avalon is this Professor Avalon's daughter. |
| Li | Huh?! |
| Li looks back at Aiden at a surprise, meanwhile Sakura is waving her hand to her father; Li notices. | |
| Li | Grrr. |
That night, Kero is enjoying playing video game in Sakura's room. | |
| Kero | OK, it's now or never! Come on, Prince Zylon. Let's give those Pinkoids what they deserve and we'll be back home before you can say... Whoo-hoo! Yeah! On to the final level! |
Meanwhile, Sakura is carrying snacks for Julian (and Tori, in addition) who is studying in Tori's room. | |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| The door swang open. | |
| Sakura | (Gasps) |
| Tori | What do you want, squirt? |
| Sakura | Uh... um... |
| Julian | Hey, what's going on? |
| Sakura | Um, food. Uh... eating! |
| Tori | Thanks for the snack, squirt. You hungry, Julian? |
| Julian | Oh, wow! Pastry puffs! |
| Sakura | I... uh... |
| Tori | It's late. Time for bed. |
| Julian | Thanks, Sakura. |
| Sakura | Oven! (Weakly) Good night. |
Sakura is in bed, whining about last seconds. | |
| Sakura | I just stood there. |
| Kero | Ah, it doesn't sound that bad. Forget about it, kid. |
| Sakura | Yeah, you're right. |
| Kero | Ahh! Last level tomorrow. Sweet dreams, Sakura. |
| Sakura |
You too. I've got that big music test tomorrow.
I'm afraid I didn't practice enough. Boy, Kero, you sure are obsessing over that game. |
| Kero | Yeah, I know, but it's a great one! And just one more level to go. |
Later on that night, at midnight, the clock tower bell begins to toll. It continues for a while. Sakura and Kero wakes up at the toll. | |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| Kero |
What's with the ding-dong thing? I'm trying to sleep. What is that, Sakura? |
| Sakura | I don't know, but bells don't ring at midnight for no reason. |
Next morning. | |
| Kero | (Yawns) |
| Sakura | Oh, I'm late! |
| Kero | Hard to get back to sleep with all that racket going on! |
| Sakura | Oh no, I gotta take music test today. |
| Kero | Hey, hey! Don't warry about it. You're gonna do just fine, Sakura. |
| Sakura | Ohh! Bye! |
| Kero |
Good luck on your test! (Trying to restart the video game) OK—Aah! No data?! That's not possible! |
At school, students are having music test one by one. A boy is playing the recorder to the teacher's piano. | |
| Madison | So, are you ready for the test? |
| Sakura | I'm not sure. I think I left some of my fingers at home. |
| Madison | As long as you remember to breathe, Sakura, you'll be just fine. |
| Music Teacher | And next up is Sakura Avalon. |
| Sakura | Uh, right. |
| Madison | Sakura! Remember to breathe! |
| Sakura | OK! |
| Sakura is playing the recorder to the piano accompaniment, until she hits a wrong note and then she gets frozon. | |
| Madison | Oh... |
| Class giggles faintly. Li is practicing himself looking aside. | |
After school, boys are playing soccer in the playground. At the side of the ground, the cheerleaders including Sakura are taking a rest. Madison (not a cheerleader) is talking with Sakura. | |
| Zachary | Hey, guys, I'm open! Pass to me! Come on, you never pass to me! |
| Sakura |
Madison, I really blew that music test this morning.
It's too bad I can't go back and do it all over again.
I know I can play much better than that. If only I'd practiced just a little harder. |
| Madison hears Li playing the recorder, who's just walking past. | |
| Madison | Hey! |
| Sakura | What? Oh! So he can walk and play the recorder at the same time. Big deal! |
| Madison | Sakura! |
| Sakura | He still doesn't think I deserve to be a Cardcaptor. |
| Zachary | Heads up! |
| Sakura&Madison | Huh? |
| A soccer ball comes and flies at Li when he's playing the recorder. He quickly jumps up and kicks the ball back, which scores a perfect goal. | |
| Madison | Amazing! |
| Kids in the playground all clap hands to his nice shot. | |
| Zachary | Great shot, Li! |
That night, Sakura, Tori, and Aiden are having drink, just as a little party for Sakura and Tori's effort for their each tests. | |
| Aiden | And how did it go on your tests today, kids? |
| Sakura | Hey, Tori, how did it go for you today? |
| Tori | As usual. |
| Sakura | Ugh! Well, not for me, OK?! |
| Tori | Here's a tip, Sakura. If you want to do better, practice. |
| Sakura | Humph! |
| Aiden | You know, maybe some extra practice wouldn't hurt. |
Later on that night, Sakura is practicing playing the recorder, while Kero is playing the video game beside. | |
| Kero |
(Grunting) Yeah, bye-bye, Pinkoid!
All right, Zylon!
I did it! And today, I'm gonna save it. Save, save. (Pushes the save button) OK! |
| At that moment, Sakura finishes through the play without a mistake. | |
| Sakura | Hmm, I did it! Did you hear? No mistakes! |
| Kero | I thought your music test was over. |
| Sakura | Well, Tori and my Dad don't think I practice enough so I'm gonna show them next time. |
| Kero | Good idea! Expect the unexpected. |
| Sakura | (Giggles) Yeah, absolutely! |
Next morning. | |
| Kero | Not again! But I saved yesterday. I did! Aah! You saw me, didn't you? |
| Sakura | Did I? I... uh... I'm late! Bye! |
| Kero | I know I did! |
On the way to school, Sakura and Madison are talking, besides a girl practicing playing recorder walking to school. | |
| Madison | So, are you ready to take the music test today? |
| Sakura | What? |
Later on that morning, Sakura's class are taking music test in the music classroom, just like the day before. | |
| Madison | How do you feel, Sakura? |
| Sakura | Huh? Well, I practiced yesterday. |
| Madison | Yeah, me, too. So all you have to do is breathe. |
| Sakura |
This is too weird. But we had a music test yesterday, didn't we? |
| Madison | Hmm? |
| Sakura | Madison! We took the music test yesterday, and I blew it. Don't you remember? |
| Madison | Sakura, have you been having weird dreams again? |
| Sakura | No! |
| Music Teacher | And next up is Sakura Avalon. |
| Sakura | Here! |
| Madison | Sakura! |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| Madison | Remember to breathe! |
| Sakura | Yeah. |
| Sakura plays the recorder successfully to the piano accompaniment. | |
| Madison | Well, her dream was wrong. She's playing it perfectly. |
| Sakura | Huh! Weird. |
After school, boys and cheerleaders are in the playground just the same as the day before. | |
| Madison | What do you mean, déjà vu? |
| Sakura |
Like being in a place you've never been before,
but it seems like you have. Or feeling like you've had the same
conversation with someone before, but you didn't.
I can remember everything so clearly. Those boys there... And... |
| Sakura points at the boy who keeps the soccer ball. She moves her finger, then the ball is kicked as to fly in the direction Sakura points to. Finally, the ball flies to the goal, where the goalkeeper jumps at the ball to interfere the score. | |
| Sakura | It's exactly the same. |
| Madison | What are you talking about? |
| Sakura | It all happened yesterday. And next, a ball will come flying at Li and he'll score a goal. |
| Madison | Well, here he is now, right on cue. |
| Sakura | Oh, wait. He's not playing the recorder. |
| Li | Sakura, do you notice something going on? |
| Sakura | Yeah. |
| Li | We had a music test yesterday. Am I right? |
| Madison | Huh? |
| Sakura | Yeah! |
| Li | So are you thinking what I'm thinking? No one but us has noticed that yesterday is repeating itself. There's a Clow Card around. |
| Sakura | What?! |
| Li | You mean you don't sense it? You're hopeless! Come on, Sakura! It's in the clock tower. |
| Zachary | Look out! |
| A soccer ball fly toward Li, and he kicks the ball into the goal. | |
| Sakura | Wow, you're getting good at that. |
| Zachary | Wow, great shot, Li. |
| At the moment, the bell of the clock tower begins tolling. | |
Late at that night, at 11:30, Sakura, Madison, and Kero are in school for a card capture. | |
| Madison | Don't you just love your battle costume? |
| Sakura | Oh, Madison, I don't know. |
| Madison | Oh, you look great! |
| Sakura | If you say so. |
| Madison | This costume is for undetected night flight. |
| Sakura | (Groans) |
| Kero | Discovering this Clow Card is proof that you're really getting the hang of this, Sakura. |
| Sakura | Well, I... |
| Madison | OK, camera's ready! |
| Kero | OK, let's fly! |
| Calling out the Fly, Sakura flies around the clock tower, getting closer to it. Kero flies beside her. | |
| Sakura |
Wait a sec! The clock tower! I can sense the Clow Card. It's in there. |
| Sakura tries to go in to the clock tower. | |
| Sakura | Whoa! What's this? |
| Sakura slows down aginst her will. | |
| Sakura | What's... happening... Kero? |
| Kero | Time is... slowing us... down! |
| Sakura&Kero | Aah! |
| Sakura and Kero forcedly fly back to where they stood some minutes ago. Madison videotapes Sakura standing in her costume. | |
| Sakura | What's going on, Kero? |
| Kero | A time slip. |
| Sakura | A what? |
| Kero | It's the Time Card and it's interfering with the flow of time. |
| Madison | OK, camera's ready! |
| Sakura flies one more time, circling and nearing the clock tower. | |
| Kero | The Time Card has merged with the biggest clock in town. Even so, people who don't have magical power like you do don't even notice time slips. |
| Sakura | Does it just keep repeating the same day over and over again? |
| Kero | The Card only has the power to wind time back a whole day, and then only once a day at midnight. |
| Sakura | Midnight? We've only got fifteen minutes! |
| Kero | Capture that Card! And fast! |
| Sakura | Aah! He reversed it! |
| Kero | Yeah, yeah! Now he's speeding everything up! |
| The time speeds up and soon reaches midnight. Then the time is wound time back a whole day. | |
| Sakura&Kero | Aaaah! |
Next night, Sakura, Madison, and Kero are in school, just the same as previous night. | |
| Sakura | Don't tell me. Let me guess. |
| Madison | Oh, you look great! |
| Sakura | ``Undetected night flight,'' right? |
| Madison | It's amazing how you just get these things! |
| Kero | Living the same day three times is too much for me. I'd like to move on if you don't mind. |
| Sakura | No kidding. I have to keep taking the same music test. |
| Kero | You think playing Zylon Warriors isn't a test? Not everyone gets to the final level, you know. |
| Sakura | OK! I just know I can't stand to take the same music test one more time! |
| Li | Pathetic! |
| Madison | Li, you've got a bandage on your nose. |
| Sakura | He was hit by the soccer ball. |
| Madison | Hope you scored a goal at least. |
| Sakura | It was a lucky shot. |
| Li | Sakura, listen! There's an escaped Card up there that needs to be captured, and the only way is to get another Card to destroy the tower! |
| Madison | What? But you can't do that! |
| Li | Why not? |
| Sakura | First of all, someone in town might get hurt, and people depend on that clock. |
| Li | Well, have you got any better ideas, Ms. Cardcaptor? |
| Sakura | OK, I've had a few setbacks, but I'm very close to a breakthrough. |
| Li | Sakura, this is where my years of experience pay off. |
| Sakura | Huh... |
| Li | The Clow Card's in the clock tower, right? |
| Sakura | Yeah. |
| Li | And when you fly toward it, time goes all weird, right? |
| Sakura | Yeah! That's right! |
| Sakura starts running. | |
| Madison | Where are you going? |
| Sakura | To capture a Card! |
| Li | Humph. |
| Sakura and Madison sneak into the school building, heading to the clock tower through inside. | |
| Sakura | Shh! |
| Kero | He's still in there. |
| Li gets on the roof, where he throws a rope at top of the tower to get a hook. The Time Card hears the hooking sound. | |
| Sakura | Time! Return to your power con- |
| The Time Card uses his magic. | |
| Sakura | Huh?! |
| Madison | Sakura, what's wrong? |
| Sakura | I can't move! |
| The Time begins using another magic. | |
| Kero | Oh, no! |
| At that moment, Li kicks the glass broken, and jumps into the tower. | |
| Li | Ha! |
| Sakura | Li! |
| Li | Quick! Use the Shield Card, Sakura. Now! |
| Sakura | OK! Shield! Protect me from the power of Time! Shield! |
| Times shoots his magic, but it doesn't work to four of them. | |
| Sakura | It worked! |
| Kero | All right! The Time Card can't reach us inside the Shield. |
| The Time Card is trying to make a run for it. | |
| Li | Time's flying—I mean, fleeing! |
| Sakura | Time! |
| Li | Force, know my plight. Release the light. Lightning! |
| Li's magic drops the Time on the floor. | |
| Sakura | You backed me up. |
| Kero | Now capture it! |
| Sakura | Time Card, return to your power... confined! |
| Madison | Excellent! |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| The Card flies past Sakura, but travels to Li's hand. | |
| Sakura | Wait a sec! |
| Kero | The Card doesn't always go to the one who seals it, Sakura. |
| Sakura | It doesn't? Why not? |
| Kero | Hey, if I knew all the answers, do you think I'd do look like this? Sorry. The Time Card belongs to Li. |
| Sakura | Well, OK. |
Next morning, at school, Sakura sees Madison come to school. | |
| Sakura | Morning, Madison! |
| Madison | Hi, Sakura! |
| Sakura | Here's hoping today's another day. |
| Madison | Yeah, I guess. Although I wouldn't notice, would I? |
| Madison notices a recorder sticking out of Sakura's backpack, | |
| Madison | Hey, what did you bring that for? |
| Sakura | Uh, just in case we have another music test today. |
| Madison | That was yesterday. This morning, we've got a spelling test in English class, first thing. |
| Sakura | Huh. (Looking into timetable) Oh, no! |
Sakura's BME Clinic © 2002 Yuki Neco
