Boldfaced letters mean the name of the speaker.
Italicized letters mean what is thought in mind.


The Sealed Card — Negative Power

In Sakura's school, kids are busy with the preparation for Nadeshiko festival. There are many props all over the school.
Naoko Wow, it's Meilin.
Chiharu Li.
Rika It's been a long time. When did you get back into town?
Meilin Yesterday.
Naoko Did you come here to see the festival?
Meilin Yeah, but I want to do other things.
Meilin looks at Syaoran so he statters as Meilin smiles without a word.
Takashi Hey, is it me or did you get taller, Li?
Syaoran Uh, a little.
Rika Yeah, does it look like he's a little taller?
Meilin walks out of the crowd up to Tomoyo who is standing at the corner of the classroom.
Meilin It looks like Miss Kinomoto wasn't able to tell him last night.
Tomoyo No, when Li returned from Sakura's house yesterday he wasn't behaving any differently than usual.
Meilin Umm, after we gave her the perfect opportunity.
Tomoyo Heh heh heh. But at least that means there's another opportunities as well.
Meilin To do what?
Tomoyo To record the special moment when Sakura confesses her love to him naturally.
Meilin Huhh... You still haven't changed, Miss Daidouji.
Tomoyo Hohohoho...
Sakura comes run into the classroom late.
Sakura Good morning! Sorry, am I late again?
Chiharu You're just in time.
Sakura That's a relief.
Naoko Well, shall we begin our rehearsal now?
Kids OK!
Kids are walking to their own positions for the rehearsal.
Syaoran Good morning.
Sakura Morning.

After the rehearsal, Sakura, Tomoyo, Meilin, and Syaoran are walking back home. When crossing the bridge in the park, Meilin is talking to Sakura.
Meilin You know, I think the princess is really dense.
Sakura Hoe?
Meilin She was actually asked out after all. She would have said yes to the prince on the spot right then and there.
Sakura Teh...
Meilin But then I guess she also considers the timing and atmosphere, though I think he wants to hear an answer right away.
Sakura Unh heh... [Smiles nervously]
Sakura takes a side glance at Syaoran walking next to Tomoyo behind her.
Sakura Unh...
Meilin But even if it's hard to say you just need courage, right? For the play or for the other thing.
Sakura Y-yeah. Wait a sec. What is that other thing?
Meilin It sure is hot out here?
Sakura Is it hot out here than in Hong Kong?
Meilin No, Hong Kong's worse.
Sakura Hey, why don't we get some juice to drink?
Meilin That sounds good.
Sakura A great place to stop is up here.
Sakura runs up the slope.
Sakura It's this way. We can take a shortcut there if we go up the hill and turn at the corner with a mailbox.
Meilin Hey, hold on, Miss Kinomoto.
On the top of the hill, Sakura looks round with a puzzled look.
Sakura Hoe?
Meilin Jeez, please don't make me run around when it's hot out.
Huh?
Tomoyo Is something the matter, Sakura?
Sakura I could have sworn that a mailbox was around us where we're here.
Tomoyo Really? I don't usually travel around here so I'm afraid I can't help.
Meilin Maybe they got rid of it.
Sakura You think so?
Meilin It's this way, right?
Sakura Yeah.
Meilin It's hot out. Hurry up!
Although they don't even notice, the mailbox remains only its foot a few inches thick.

Kero is playing a videogame when Sakura come back in her room.
Sakura I'm back, Kero.
Kero Welcome home.
Sakura Have you been playing games all day again?
Not answering Sakura, Kero goes on playing the game until he gets to the goal.
Kero All right! First place! First record! Woohoo woohoo!
I'll show him up with this one for sure!
Hey, got a question, Sakura. Are you gonna write a letter to that Eriol guy in England any time soon?
Sakura A letter to Eriol?
Kero Yeah!
Sakura I guess I should. I would like to write to him about Syaoran and Meiling visiting us and everything.
Kero Then would you mind sending my letter when you send yours? Hee hee. I wanna tell Suppi about my record time!
Sakura When you say Suppie... do you mean Spinel?
Kero Yeah!
Sakura It's like you and Eriol's black cat are all the friends or something. You guys get along really.
Kero It's not like that. We really don't get along at all. We're rivals! [With eyes blazing]
Sakura Hoe?
Kero I've got that Suppi now. There's no way he can beat me. You shouldn't think you can break my new records so easily, Suppi!

Later on that night, when Kero is asleep Sakura lying in her bed is writing to Eriol.
Sakura How are you doing? It's been very hot out here lately. I've been very busy every day preparing for the festival that I told you about in my last letter. And you were right guessing which role I was getting in the play. You were right. I got the role of the princess. I'm really nervous about it. I hope I can get a good performance.
Kero tosses and turns in bed and lies out of the bedding.
Kero Just you wait, Suppi. [Sleeping]
Sakura chuckles and cover him with the bedding.
Sakura Oh, I almost forgot. There's a new amusement park is getting to ready to open where your house used to be, Eriol. And another news, Syaoran and Meilin came all the way from Hong Kong to visit us. It looks like Syaoran grew a little bit taller over these past four months, too.
Sakura picks up the namesless card she created on her own on which a heart with wings is drawn, and stares at it smiling.
Sakura Oh, Syaoran...
When she puts her face down on her arms she falls asleep. Soon after the Card on top of the deck flots and glows before disappearing.

Sakura's class are practicing their play. The soung ``Arigato'' is sung for the background music.
Stepping out of the classroom, she finds Syaoran stand by the window. When she made up her mind and step toward to confess, the kids hold a prop fish pass by them, then Sakura loses the timing.
Tomoyo shows the class Sakura's costume for the princess that she finished. Sakura is very pleased with her eyes widened. There comes Takashi in his prince costume made by Tomoyo. He looks cool, but when he starts one of his stories Chiharu warns him with grasping a fist. The class laugh.
Finally, Sakura comes out in the princess costume, and she was surrounded by her friends that like the design. She looks at Syaoran standing with a smile a dozen feets away from the girls as she blushed.

Sakura, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Meilin are walking in the city.
Meilin Hold on one minute. I'll be right back, OK?
Let's go, Miss Daidouji.
Meilin takes Tomoyo by the hand and run away from the place.
Sakura Hey! Where are you going, Meilin?
Finding to be left alone with Syaoran, Sakura turns around back at Syaoran.
Sakura Say, Syaoran, you know...
I wanted... umm... I wanted to...
Something pops up between Sakura and Syaoran all of a sudden as she astuonded.
Sakura Hoeeeee!!
Syaoran Ughhhh...
It's a gigantic rabbit suit with a toy flower in its hand that interrupted the two. Yukito walks up to the spot.
Yukito You shouldn't do that, Touya.
Sakura Oh, what? Yukito.
The guy in the rabbit suit takes off the head, and then does Touya's head appear.
Sakura Big brother! Why'd you scare me like that?!
Touya Because you were just standing with a damn look on your face.
Touya rolls his eyes and glares at Syaoran. At this time, Meilin and Tomoyo runs back to hear Sakura's scream.
Meilin What was all the yelling about just before?
Sakura It was my brother catching me by surprise.
Yukito We'll make up for it by treating you all to ice cream. Right Touya?
Touya Why should I?
Yukito Because you got in Sakura's way.
Touya Humph.
Sakura Hoe?
In the middle of the city there was a big fountain, where a woman is waiting for her date.
Man Wait long?
Woman No, I just got here.
Man Shall we go?
Touya is standing on a bench unsatisfiedly with his arms crossed, still in a rabbit suit with the head placed beside him. Three girls from his college investigates the rabbit suit if there are any damage.
Girl This side looks like its OK.
Touya I don't see why Yukito made me treat the twerp ice cream, too.
Meilin and Tomoyo are eating ice cram at a table.
Meilin Mmm! This is great! Is this the best I've ever tasted!
Sakura and Yukito are sitting on a bench under the shade of a tree.
Sakura Thank you for the ice cream.
Yukito Don't forget that Touya paid for half of it, too.
Have you found him?
Sakura Hoe?
Yukito The person that you like more than anyone else I mean.
Sakura Yeah.
Yukito I'm so glad. Have you told the person how you feel yet?
Sakura Not yet...
Yukito I see.
Sakura But I'm going to try my very best to tell him soon.
Yukito I'm always cheering for you.
And I'm sure my other self is, too.
Sakura Yeah!
At this time, one of Sakura Cards in her bag disappears all of a sudden, Sakura senses the move.
Sakura Hoe?
Yukito What's wrong?
Sakura Uh, nothing. I just thought somehing moved in my bag.
Sakura opens her bag to see what happened, but she couldn't find the change.
Sakura Hoe?

Later, four of Sakura's gang are walking in the park.
Meilin Do you remember how it's said that the plush toy was a real bear on the video last night? But even if it got bigger a plush toy is still a plush toy. It's not like what's inside is gonna change, right?
Syaoran Huh? What's wrong.
Sakura Umm... Actually... Did you feel something a few minutes ago?
Syaoran Feel something? Like what?
Sakura Hmm...
Syaoran Did anything happen?
Sakura Hmm, never mind it. If you didn't feel anything unusual I'm sure it was just me.
Meilin What?!
Hearing Melin's scream, Syaoran and Sakura run ahead up to her, then they see the bridge across the canal is gone.
Tomoyo The bridge. It isn't here any more.
Meilin I wonder if it could be under construction.
Tomoyo But it were there would be numerous warning signs on the facility.
Meilin But how can you explain this?

Back in her room, Sakura talks to Kero about the mysterious finding.
Kero What? There was a bridge that totally disappered?
Sakura Mm-hmm. We ran into the park ranger when all we were there, and even he seemed pretty surprised.
Kero That's a weird story I gotta admit. Eriol is not around here any more and the Clow Cards have already turned into Sakura Cards. Something weird like that should not happen.
Kero stuffs snack into his mouth.
Sakura Yeah, it really shouldn't have.
Kero Anyway, you'd better carry your Sakura Cards around with you in case anything else weird happens.
Sakura Hmm.
Sakura's phone rings, and at the same time Kero starts devouring the snack on the plate.
Sakura Hello, who is it?
Oh, hi, there, Meilin. Mm-hmm. Right. We're supposed to have a day off from rehearsal tomorrow. Huh? The amusement park?
Successfully, Kero can eat up all the snack before Sakura gets back from the phone.

The amusement park on the hill is finally opened and there is a crowd of people amusing themselves. Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Meilin are waiting for Sakura at the entrance.
Tomoyo Oh, I can see her coming now.
Sakura Sorry guys! [Running]
Meilin You are late!
Sakura [Panting] A lot of things were in my mind last night then I didn't go to sleep until really late. Sorry.
Meilin Well, it's OK, I guess.
Come on. We'd better hurry up.
Sakura Ha.
Syaoran Are you all right?
Sakura [Turns around with blush] Mm- Hmm...
Meanwhile Tomoyo is videotaping Sakura.
Tomoyo It would be really nice if Sakura could tell him today.
Meilin Yeah, it sure would. I specifically set them up in the amusement park so that she gets all the opportunity to do this.
A teddy bear suit bumps into Sakura on each other's backs. Both Sakura and the bear aplogizes, and the bear gave her a balloon for an excuse.
Meilin But it's already five days since I came to Japan, and I can't believe she hasn't told him yet. Miss Kinomoto really is dense!
Tomoyo But that's what Sakura's virtue is in my opinion.

The four kid joyfull run in the amusement park; Sakura and Meilin runs ahead hand in hand. They enjoy roller coaters and carousel. They delightedly giggles when they put on a crown made of balloons.
Sakura and Meilin are enjoying in sitting on a big swing rotation as high as a dozen feet above.
Sakura Hi, Tomoyo!
Sakura sees Syaoran watching her from below, and she blushes.
Meilin Oh, that was really fun.
Tomoyo Yes, very.
Meilin You should've gone on that right with us, Syaoran.
Syaoran I guess.
Meilin Miss Kinomoto, what should we try next?
Sakura Huh? I don't know.
Meilin All right.
Fine! We'll go on that next! [Points to Ferris wheel]
Tomoyo Oh, Ferris wheel.
Meilin I'd like very much to share a car with Miss Daidouji this time. You just have to ride with Syaoran, Miss Kinomoto.
Sakura Ugh... Hoee...
When they get on separate cars two by two, Tomoyo starts videotaping Sakura from behind her car.
Meilin You really work hard, Miss Daidouji.
Tomoyo Hohohoho,
Sakura and Syaoran are sitting in a car face to face. She is aware of the opportunity, but she can't bring herself to confess until their cart has climed up to top of the Ferris wheel. It's not until the car began going down, Sakura psyched herself.
Sakura Syaoran.
Syaoran What is it?
Sakura Honestly... honestly... about my feelings toward you...
Suddenly, one of Sakura Cards came out of Sakura's purse and flew out the cart. Sakura and Syaoran notices the move.
Sakura This feeling.
Syaoran It can't be.
On the other hand, Meilin turns back to see if Sakura got her opportunity.
Meilin I'm sure that Kinomoto must have told him by now.
Tomoyo But they're apparently acting too strange for that.
Tomoyo's camcorder seizes the shot that Sakura and Syaoran are looking out the cart to search for the presence they felt.
Park Staff Watch your step, please.
On getting off the car, Sakura and Syaoran dash off, tracking the mysterious presence.
Sakura This presence. It can't be.
They are in front of the Mirror House in search for the presence.
Syaoran It's coming from here.
Sakura Yeah.
Syaoran Let's go.
Syaoran and Sakura walk into the Mirror House, in which there's a narrow path with walls made of mirror.
Sakura Syaoran, this feeling... Do you really think it could the...
Syaoran Yeah, there's no mistake. This has to be the presence of a Clow Card.
Sakura But I collected all the Clow Cards. How can this be?
Syaoran I don't know. But the presence I felt in this amusement part 4 days ago was definitely a Clow Card. If I had known about this I would have brough my compass board.
Sakura senses someone there back in the corner.
Sakura Over there.
Sakura and Syaoran runs to where they feel the presence. They turn several times in the Mirror House until Sakura finds a girl beyond one of those mirrors.
Syaoran Use the Through Card so you can get through with the mirror.
Sakura Hmm! [Gropes her purse for the Card]
It's gone! The Through Card is gone.
Syaoran That's impossible!
Girl Return them. Return my friends to me.
Sakura gaspes at the voice, when two Cards gets out of the purse to fly through the mirror. The two Cards and the Through Card that has gone earlier are floating in front of the girl until they disappear. Sakura takes out a Card to fight against her.
Sakura Wood!
The Wood Card's magic weakens pretty soon, and flies to the girl beyond the mirror. Then she disappeared from Sakura's sight.
Sakura She's gone.
Syaoran Yeah, so has the presence.

When she's back home she told Kero about the mysterious presence she sensed in the amusement park.
Kero Some of your Cards were been stolen?
Who's stole 'em?!
Sakura It was a small girl. And she had long hair.
Kero A small girl?!
Sakura I... but the presence was... It can't be...
Kero Hmm...
At this time, Sakura's cell phone rings.
Kero Who'd be calling at the time like this?
Sakura Hello, this is Sakura.
Eriol It's been a long time, Sakura.
Sakura Eriol!
Eriol is talking over the phone sitting in a dark room by the fireplace.
Eriol My mansion... no, Clow Reed's mansion has torn down, has it not?
Sakura Mm-hmm.
Eriol The Clow Card that was sealed away underneath it has been activated.
Kero That are totally 52 Clow Cards, right? How come I didn't know there was one more!
Eriol The only one who knows the existence of the sealed card was Clow Reed himself. And that card has never once been in the existence.
Kero What's that?!
Sakura What kind of Card is it?
Eriol All the Clow Cards possess what can build to find this positive power. To put it in simple terms, the cards are always used to create something essentialy. However this card is complete different than the other ones. The card that was sealed beneath the mansion returns everything to nothingness.
Sakura Nothingness?
Eriol It has the power to unmake everything that exists.
Kero What the heck was Clow thinking making such a dangerous card like that?!
Eriol The Clow Cards themselves are also not without tremendous power. However, if one uses magic that is too powerful the end result is a loss of control and order. For there to be positive power, the equal amount of negative power must exist.
Kero If that's not the Chinese concept yin and yang I don't know what is. The natural world's in bounds because the forces of negative yin and positive yang are tagging equally on each other... Hey, wait a minute! Are you saying that one sealed card has about the same amount of the magic powers of 52 Clow Cards put together?
Eriol Precisely.
Kero What?!
Eriol When the Clow Cards were still Clow Cards the balance between the positive and negative had been maintained. However, now that all 52 Clow Cards have been turned into Sakura Cards it appeared to be the one seal on the remaining has completely broken. If only all the memory that I inherited from Clow Reed had been perfect, I would have been able to tell you this much sooner.
Sakura Then that means the little girl I met today was...
Eriol The Card that was sealed away, the final one. Sakura, have you lost any Cards?
Sakura I have lost some. And the girl took a few of them today, too.
Eriol Have you notice parts of the city missing?
Sakura The city?
Eriol Such as buildings for example.
Sakura Huph, a mailbox and a bridge are missing.
Eriol That is the Card's power. The Card will continue to erasing things around you of the purpose of taking the Sakura Cards. Objects, places, and people...
In the dimly lit room, Kaho, Nakuru, and Suppi are watching Eriol calling Sakura.
Sakura That's not good! It's not right!
At that time, the shield Eriol set on the phone began to weaken.
Kaho Eriol, look.
Eriol Please, listen to me carefully, Sakura. Balance will return to normal if the Card become a Sakura Card like the others.
Sakura So that's all have to do then.
Eriol But in order to transform the Card successfully, something must be given in exchange.
Sakura In exchange? What would that be?
Eriol The feeling that's most important at the specific time. That is the condition.
Sakura The feeling... that's most important...
Kero Whose feeling?
Eriol The Card will decide. The one with the strongest magic... But Sakura...
Strangely, the telephone line gets disconnected all of a sudden.
Sakura Ugh, Eriol? Are you there, Eriol?
Kero Hey, what's going on?
On the other hand, Eriol hangs up reluctantly.
Kaho You were cut off?
Eriol I was.
The Card realized what I was and erased the telephone line. It's much more powerful than I expected.
Kaho You do already know what the outcome of this situation would be, don't you, Eriol?
Eriol No, I don't.
Later on the night, Sakura sitting on her bed is staring at the nameless Card with a worry.


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