Boldfaced letters mean the name of the speaker.
Italicized letters mean what is thought in mind.
Faint letters mean what is happening in the flashback or in the dream.
| At sunset, Sakura is raking the leaves in the yard tiredly. | |
| Sakura |
Unnh, hunh... This is taking too long. |
| Eli | Want some help? |
| Sakura | Oh! |
| Sakura turns to the gate, and see Eli standing with a grocery bag. | |
| Sakura | Hi. |
| Eli | Hi. |
| Sakura | You surprised me. How's it going? [Jogs to Eli] |
| Eli | Fine. I'm just on my way back from the grocery store. You gotta do chores today? |
| Sakura | Yeah, just a few. |
| Eli | Do you want me to help you, Sakura? |
| Sakura | Really? I'm almost done, but I could use some help raking up the leaves. |
| Eli | Sure. I'd be happy to. |
| Sakura | That'd be great. |
| Sakura rakes the leaves in the dustpan, and Eli put them into the trash bag out of the pan. | |
| Eli | Here. I'll move the bike out of the way. How's over here, by the house? |
| Sakura | Sure. Over there's good. |
| When he moves the bike aside, Eli pat his hand on the seat to apply the magical power to the bike. Sakura senses something and look back to Eli. | |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| Eli | Are you finished already? |
| Sakura | Yeah. |
| Eli | That's great. I'll just put it back where I found it. |
| Sakura | It's getting late. |
| Eli |
You're right. I guess I'd better get going. |
| Eli walks to the gate, and Sakura sees him off. | |
| Eli | I have a lot of homework to do tonight. |
| Sakura | OK, thanks a lot. |
| Eli | No problem. I'll see you at school on Monday. |
| Sakura | Have a good weekend! |
| Eli | [Mutters] Mine is going to be a lot better thank yours. Heh heh. |
| Eli walks away chuckling. | |
| Sakura comes into her house. | |
| Sakura | Hey, Tori. |
| Tori | Hi, there. |
| Sakura | I thought you were going to be out studying late tonight. |
| Tori | I am. I just gotta grab my notes and I'm on my way, squirt. |
| Tori takes a paper bag off the sofa, and glances outside the window. | |
| Tori | Hmm. Hmm? |
| Tori senses something evil applied on his bike. | |
| Tori | Hmm. |
| Besides, Sakura is having dinner at the table. | |
| Tori | Sakura? |
| Sakura | Yeah? |
| Tori | Did you touch my bike today? |
| Sakura | Hmm... Oh! I did move it across the yard so I could rake the lawn. |
| Tori | Hmm. Hmm. |
| Sakura | Why? |
| Tori | It's nothing. Just stay off it, OK? |
| Sakura | Don't worry. My feet don't even reach the pedals. |
| Tori | Heh heh. |
| Tori reaches Sakura's plate, takes a fry and eats it. | |
| Sakura |
Huh? Hey, stay away from my plate! That was mine! |
| Tori | See ya, squirt. |
| Tori drives the car leaving home; Kero is watching him go through the window. | |
| Kero | Oh, great. Now that Tori's gone, maybe I'll finelly get to eat. |
| Sakura come back into her room. | |
| Kero | Hey! |
| Sakura | Hmm... |
| Kero | Where have you been? Did you bring me dessert? Did ya? |
| Sakura | Here you go. |
| Kero | Ah. All right, pudding, my favorite dessert in the world. You're the best, Sakura! |
| Sakura | No problem. |
| Sakura staggers and collapes on the bed. | |
| Sakura | Hmm. Unh. I'm so tired. |
| Kero | I know, but remember, changing the Cards is gonna take a lot out of you. [Slurps pudding off the cover] |
| Sakura | I thought, after I captured the Clow Cards, my would get easier. |
| Kero | The Cards need you. They require your power to transform into Star Cards, but they can't draw the power directly from your star, so they're using you as a channel. When the power travels through you... yammm... it drains your physical and magical energy. And once you've transfromed all of the Cards, you'll get your energy back. |
| Sakura | Great. |
| Sakura opens the drawer to take out the Clow Book. | |
| Sakura | Hello, Star Cards. |
| Star Cards float out the book and encircle Sakura. | |
| Sakura |
Wow. Huh? |
| Sakura notices not-yet-transformed Clow Card don't move an inch, so she pats and feels them. | |
| Sakura | Huh? Hey, Kero. Come here! |
| Kero | Well, what is it? |
| Sakura | It's the Clow Cards. They feel strange. |
| Kero | Strange? |
| Sakura |
Something's wrong.
Whenever I touched the Cards before, I was able to feel this warm magical
energy from them. But now... they feel cold and distent. |
| Kero touches the top Card. | |
| Kero | Aah! I was afraid this would happen. I just didn't think it would happen so soon. |
| Sakura | What would happen? |
| Kero | Hmm. How can I explain this in the simplest way? The Clow Cards use the magic of their master as the source of the energy. Before you sealed the Cards, they had relied on Clow Reed'd magic in order to come to life. Now that you're their master, they feed off your magical powers. |
| Sakura | My star. |
| Kero | Only you, Sakura, can transform them into Star Cards. |
| Sakura | Right. |
| Kero | But the Cards have to be transformed within certain time frame. That's why they're becoming cold and losing their connection to you. |
| Sakura | So what will happen will I don't transorm them in time? |
| Kero | Imminent disaster. Without their master, the Cards will run wild in search of any new source of power they can find. This could be extremely dangerous... especially if the four Element Cards come together. |
| Sakura | What are they capable of? |
| Kero | Tornadoes, floods—huge natural disasters. |
| Sakura |
No! So the Element Cards control the forces of nature, and if they combined, they could destroy a whole city! |
| Kero | Easily. |
| Sakura | We can't let that happen! The Cards will listen to me, I know it! |
| Kero | You can use the Star Cards you alredy have to help you stop these forces. Plus, you've already split the Element Cards up by transforming one of them—the Windy Card. |
| Sakura emits the light of magic while Kero is still talking. | |
| Kero | Uh... aah! |
| Sakura | Key of the star, with powers burning bright, reveal the staff, and shine your light! Release! |
| Sakura enchants her key to change into a staff, grabs and twirls it. | |
| Kero | Uh, hey, what do you think you're doing? |
| Sakura | I'm transforming them all into Star Cards. |
| Kero | You're what?! |
| Sakura |
I call upon the powers of my star, ancient forces near and far.
Clow Cards, transform all your might and draw your power from
my light! Sweet! Lock! Cloud! Sand! Voice! Chage! Wave. Dash. Uhh... Ohhh... |
| Sakura collapes backward onto the bed from dizziness. | |
| Kero | Sakura! |
| Sakura | Uhh. |
| Kero | What were you thinking? Your magical powers aren't strong enough to support transforming eight Cards at once. You can't risk wearing yourself out like that. |
| The Cards that has just been transformed comes down around Sakura. | |
| Kero | Huh? |
| Sakura | Hey. They are back to normal. I can feel them again, Kero! |
| Kero | Ah, Sakura! |
| Sakura | It's the Dash Card. |
| Kero | Aah! |
| The Dash Card turns into its visible form with an anger. | |
| Sakura | What's wrong with it? |
| Kero | Its spirit is caught in transition. |
| Sakura | What? |
| Dash grawls at Sakura, but gets attracted by Tori's bike outside which was tricked with magical powers. Dash gets out the window, and takes over the bike to dash out on the street. | |
| Sakura | Huph! |
| Sakura&Kero | Whoa! |
| Sakura rollerblades after the bike taken over by the dash, and Kero flies beside her. | |
| Sakura | Why is the Dash Card running away from me? |
| Kero | You ran out of magic. But even if you did have the power to convert all eight of them at once, you should never call a Card unless you have a specific task for it to fulfill. They were originally created to be free spirits. Without a direct order, you run the risk of confusing it. The Dash didn't know what to do. It was stuck between forms without a purpose. That's why it panicked and took off like that. I know there's a lot at stake here, but you have to stay focused. If something happens to you, we'll have no chance at all of stopping the Cards! |
| The bike makes a steep turn at a corner. | |
| Kero | Whoa! Corner! |
| The Dash Card is still making a run in the steet, which Sakura and Kero follows. | |
| Kero | The first thing you have to do is calm it down. |
| Sakura | I call upon the power of my star, ancient forces near and far. Windy Card, transform all your might and draw your power from my light! Star Card! Windy, stop the bike! |
| Windy tries to catch up, but the Dash speeds up to get out of the reach. | |
| Kero | Oh, it's no use! Dash is too fast fo Windy! |
| Sakura | Yeah, you're right. |
| Sakura takes out her cell phone and makes a call. | |
| Kero | What the heck are you doing?! We don't have time to be chatting on the phone right now! |
| Sakura | I need some help here, Kero. I'm calling Li. |
| Meanwhile, Li is reading a magazine on his side in his apartment, when his cell phone rings. | |
| Li | Hello? |
| Sakura | Li, it's me. We've got trouble. |
| Li | [Sits up and blushes] Sakura? Where are you? |
| Sakura | Chasing after a runaway Clow Card! |
| Li | What? |
| Sakura | I tried to transform a bunch of Clow Cards into Star Cards at once, but the Dash Card panicked. |
| Li | It's caught between Clow Reed's magic and yours! |
| Sakura | I know. We have to get it back! |
| Li | Where's it headed? |
| Sakura | To the park by the library. |
| Li | Right. I'll meet you there. |
| Meanwhile, Eli and his guardians are enjoying the scene, which is projected onto the magic circle on the floor. | |
| Sakura is speeding the rollerblade after the Dash Card. | |
| Kero | The Dash Card is just following its instinct to run. We'll never catch up to it at this pace! |
| Sakura |
Right. [Makes a halt and takes out a Card] Jump! |
| Sakura used the Jump Card to speed up chasing the Dash. | |
| In Eli's house: | |
| Ruby | Nice touch, master, possessing the the bike. This is more fun than going to the movies! |
| Spinny | I don't see what's so funny, Ruby. There is a Clow Card at stake here. |
| Ruby | Hmm? I can't help it. These humans, they amuse me. |
| Spinny | Hmm. |
| Eli |
Enough! Let's see how she does. |
| Sakura is trying to catch up with the runaway bike. It climbs the vertical wall of the library, then Sakura jumps toward it. | |
| Kero | You'll never be able to reach it! |
| Sakura |
Aah! [Struggles... but fails to reach it] Aaah! [at the mercy of gravity] |
| Kero | Sakura! |
| Li shows up in the scene. | |
| Li | Come to my aid now, element wind! |
| Li's wind magic absorbs the shock against Sakura when she gets on the ground. | |
| Sakura | Ugh! Unh. Ohhh. |
| Kero | I told you can't outrun it. |
| Li | Are you OK? |
| Sakura | Mm-hmm. |
| Kero | Boy, you sure got here fast, didn't you? |
| Li | Yeah, it sounded like you could use a hand. |
| Sakura | I knew I could cound on you. |
| Li blushes at Sakura's comment. At this time, the bike high on the building wall glimmers. | |
| Li | Dash is in the bike? |
| Sakura | Uh-huh. |
| Li | Element thunder! Come to my aid! |
| Dodging Li's thunder magic, the bike taken over by the Dash gets on the ground. | |
| Li | Ugh, darn it! |
| Sakura | Uhh. |
| Sakura can see the Dash Card in a fierce anger in the bike. | |
| Li | I'll try again. |
| Sakura | No, Li, you'll scare off the Card! [Holds Li back] |
| Li | But we can't just leave it here. [Blushes] |
| Sakura | The Cards rely on me. If I can just get close enough to calm it down, I know it'll come back on its own. |
| Li | Huhh... If you think so. |
| Sakura | Humm. |
| Kero | So what are you gonna do, Sakura? |
| Sakura | I could use the Fly Card. It's really fast. |
| Kero | No. Even in my true form, I couldn't catch Dash when it's in panic. Fly's not gonna be much help. Hmm. If only we could think of a way to cut Dash off so that it couldn't escape. |
| Sakura | Huph! That's it, Kero! We can use the Loop Card! |
| Kero | That means you have to transform another Card. |
| Sakura | Mm-hmm. |
| Kero | You've already used too much of your magic today. |
| Sakura | I can handle it, Kero, and I know this will work. We have to get the Dash Card back, and this is the only way. Trust me, I'll be fine. |
| Kero | All right. But I am gonna be right behind you, Sakura. Go for it, champ! |
| Sakura | Right. |
| Sakura strides in front of the Dash, and releases the Loop Card in the air. | |
| Sakura | I call upon the powers of my star, ancient forces near and far. Loop Card, transform all your might and draw your power from my light! Star Card! |
| The Loop Card had scrcely connected different places to make a loop when the Dash makes a run. | |
| Sakura | Huh? |
| Because of the warped space dimension made up by the Loop, the Dash Card ends up in front of Sakura. It turns around and runs, but it comes back to Sakura no matter how hard it tries. | |
| Eli | The Loop Card. I'm impressed. But let's see how you deal with the panicky Dash. |
| Sakura nears the bike, from which Dash comes out and takes off. | |
| Sakura | Windy! |
| Windy binds Dash, which struggles and tries to escape. | |
| Sakura | It's OK! Windy's not going to hurt you! I promise. |
| Sakura embraces the Dash Card when Windy takes it back to her, but it struggles in her arms to escape. | |
| Sakura | Loop kept Dash in one spot so Windy could catch up. See? I knew all along it would work. It's going to be fine. Calm down. There you go. That's a good boy. |
| Dash has gotten at ease, and licks Sakura's cheek. | |
| Sakura | Ha ha ha. That tickles. You'll never be lost again. Promise. Will you change back into a card for me now? |
| Dash turns into a Star Card. | |
| Sakura | Uh! It worked. |
| Kero | Way to go, Sakura! |
| Sakura | Thanks. Next time, I'm gonna wait until there's a reason to use my magic before I transform a Card. And only one at a time from now on. |
| Kero | You bet! |
| Sakura | I'll be able to use the Star Cards I now have to help me. You know how I can feel their energy? Well, the transormed Cards are normal. It might take a while but I will transform them all. |
| Kero | Right on! |
| Sakura |
Hey, Li, thanks for all your help. Uhh... [Falls backward from fatigue] |
| Kero | Uh, Sakura? |
| Li | What's the matter? |
| Kero quicky flies behind Sakura to catch her falling. | |
| Kero | Uh-oh. |
| Sakura | Um-uhh, I'm sleepy. |
| Kero |
I'm not going to say I told you so... [pressed by Sakura]...
but hey, wake up, will you? [Squashed by Sakura] Oh, what do I look like, a pillow? |
| Li lifts her head and shoulders. | |
| Li | I got you. |
| Kero | Ughhh. |
| Madison | Ohhh! |
| Kero | Huh? |
| Madison stands with her camcorder in her hand. | |
| Madison | Oh, no. You mean I missed the whole thing? |
| Kero | Hey, how'd you know we were here? |
| Madison | I was on my way home and saw the thunder cloud over the library. |
| Kero | What a shame. You could have taped one heck of a chase scene tonight. |
| Madison | Don't rub it in, Kero. I'm bummed out enough that I missed all the action. So what happened? |
| Kero | OK, so Sakura tried to transform a bunch of Cards... |
| Madison | Hold on! I'll get you on tape and you can tell me everything. |
| Kero |
OK, cool. OK. OK, you ready? OK, here's the deal. Sakura tried to transoform all Clow Cards... |
| Meanwhile, Eli is watching them down from the rooftop of the library. | |
| Eli | Well done, Sakura. Well done. |
Sakura's BME Clinic © 2002 Yuki Neco
