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                            Sakura to Paniku Jitensha
    It was a warm autumn afternoon. Sakura was sleepily raking her backyard. She yawned and said that she's sleepy, but she shook her head and said she had to clean the yard. However, she fell to the ground, half-asleep. "May I give you a hand?" A voice asked her. Sakura looked up. "Eriol-kun! Are you back from buying groceries?" "They're for dinner," Eriol replied. Sakura complimented Eriol for helping out, and Eriol said she helps out, too. Sakura, embarassed, looks at the broom and smiled. Eriol offered to help her. "Won't your folks be worried if you're late?" Sakura asked. "It's okay," Eriol replied. Sakura thanked him.
<Titlescreen: Sakura and the Panicking Bicycle>
     Eriol held the dustpan while Sakura raked leaves on them. Eriol moved Touya's bicycle so that Sakura can rake underneath it. As he touched it, the bicycle stared to glow brightly, a strange red light surrounding it. Sakura noticed a strange aura and turned to look at him. Eriol smiled and asked if she had finished. When Sakura nodded, he placed the bicycle back in place. Fujitaka came out from the house and said the dinner was ready. Sakura introduced Eriol to Fujitaka. Sakura told her father that Eriol helped her, and Fujitaka thanked him. Sakura invited Eriol for dinner. Fujitaka added to her invitation, saying he made desserts, too. Eriol politely refused and said he had to make dinner for his family. He turned to Sakura and told her to take it easy. He left, sofly saying, "Because tonight will be tough." He smiled evilly.
     Touya was away because of his part time job. Sakura tasted the dinner, then sighed with pleasure and said it was really delicious. She regretfully commented that Eriol should've stayed. Fujitaka said Eriol looked mature for his age. Sakura enthuistically started to describe how Eriol was good at everything, but she fell asleep while talking and fell on her dinner. Fujitaka asked her if she's okay, his eyes full of concern. Sakura drowsily said that she's awake now. Fujitaka asked her if she's not well. Sakura said she's all right, and started to eat her food frantically to divert his attention, commenting on every bite about how delicious it was. Touya returned, saying he had to pick something up at home before going to work. He declined dinner and was starting to leave, but stopped as he felt a strange aura surrounding his bike. "Sakura." "What?" "Did you touch my bicycle?" "I moved it a little while cleaning," Sakura answered. Touya looked worried. "I was afraid you rode it," He said, noticing her puzzled gaze. "How can I? I can't even reach the pedals," Sakura replied. Touya smiled. He started to leave, but filched her last fried shrimp before leaving. "How mean! I was saving it for the last!!!" Sakura cried to his turned back.
     Kero commented, watching Fujitaka's car leaving, "Sakura's dad's still workin' at such late hours?" Sakura came in. "Did ya finish yer dinner?" Sakura sleepily nodded. "Did ya bring something for me?" Sakura handed him a pudding and collapsed to the floor, almost asleep. Kero happily started to sing, "Pudding, pudding, pudding~" Sakura said it was especially bad at school, even though it was okay today because it was Sunday. Kero said she doesn't have enough magic, so this was all too much for her.
     Sakura took the cards out. Sakura Cards started to float around her. Sakura was surprised that the Clow Cards were just sitting there and took them out. She fingered them, and said they were weird. She told Kero that before, the cards were warm and she knew how they were, but now... Kero felt them and said, making a face, "Really! For those that are still cards, they're really cold!" Sakura asked him what's wrong with them. Kero hesitated, then said taht the owner's magic was the food source for the cards. While they were Clow Cards, they fed on their fomer master, Clow's, magic. Now that they belong to Sakura and something was preventing her from using the cards. Kero concluded that now they're just asleep. Sakura asked him what's going to happen to them, dreading what's coming. "They'll...just remain as cards." "I can't allow that to happen!" She cried, hugging the cards. "I've just managed to get along with them!" Kero hurriedly replied that because of that, Sakura cards are okay, and... he trailed off as Sakura held out her key and released it. Kero watched her, caught by surprise, as she rapidly changed cards. "Card, throw away thy formal self and be reborn! As Sakura, thy new mistress, commands! Lock! Libra! Sand! Voice! Change! Wave!" Sakura wavered, then gathering her last strengh, she shouted, "Dash!" She collapsed into her bed. Kero flew to her and started to fan her with his wings. "Yer exhausted, of course. Why did ya had to go and do that for?!" The Sakura Cards circled around her. Sakura looked up, happy expression filling her face. "Thank goodness everyone's all right..." She suddenly noticed Dash was glowing strangely. Dash broke the seal. "It doesn't have enough magic!" Kero screamed. Dash looked confused, then ran out to where the bike was. It posessed the bike and ran off in the form of the bike. "Hoe~!"
<CM Break-- Eriol Cards!>
     The bike was crazily wheeling away. Sakura chased after it with her roller blades. "Yer drained of magic, so there wasn't enough magic to sustain it, but it wuz already awoken so it didn't know what to do and ran off. Think before you act!" kero scolded her. "From now on, you change the cards one by one!" "Hoe~!" Sakura protested. "I'm worried about the cards, too, but this way you wouldn't be able to control even Sakura Cards!" Kero said. "We have to catch Dash and calm it down." Sakura changed Windy into Sakura Card and sent it after Dash. Dash was too fast for it and out ran it. Sakura suddenly took her handphone out. Kero screamed out, "Wha..why, all of a sudden!" "But I promised Tomoyo-chan and Li-kun!" Sakura protested. "Think about the situation!" kero cried. Tomoyo was not home. Sakura left a message and shut off the phone, then started to dial Shaoran's house.
     Shaoran was reading magazines. He answered the phone. "Hello." He suddenly sat up, hearing Sakura's voice. She frantically started out, "I'm chasing after a bike-- it was all because I was being reckless and was changing many cards at a time, and Dash..." "I can't understand over the phone," Shaoran replied, looking alarmed. "I'm heading to the park near school!" She shut off the phone. "We got left far behind 'cause you were not payin' attention!" Kero said, frustrated. Sakura used the Jump Card and easily caught up with Dash. However, she was still not fast enough to touch it. The bike climbed over the wall. Sakura jumped after it. "You won't be able to reach that far!" Kero cried. Sakura almost touched the bike, then missed and fell down. "Hoeeee!" "Wind, Descend!" Shaoran's voice cried out. Wind underneath her broke her fall, and Sakura landed gently. "'Cause you were being rackless again!" Kero sighed. "Are you okay?" Shaoran asked Sakura. "Yer unusually fast in gettin' here, brat," Kero commented. "Not really!" Shaoran said, looking embarassed. 'Thank you for saving me," Sakura said, smiling at him. He blushed and looked away.
     Shaoran took out a sticker. "King of Thunder, Come Forth!" The thunder missed the bike. "One more time!" "No!" Sakura said, hugging him to stop him. "But..." "It's all my fault that he's scared! I'll catch him!" Sakura pleaded. "Got it," Shaoran said, sighing and putting down his sword. Sakura started, "If I use Fly and fly to it..." Kero said even in his real form, he still can't catch up with Dash, much less Fly. He said the only way will be to get to where Dash is heading before it arrives there. Sakura looked startled. She took the Loop Card out. "I get it... but ya have to change it! Ya might really collapse this time!' Sakura cried, "But it's all my fault!" Kero sighed. With a resolved look, he said, "Right! If you collapse, I'll just carry you! Let's do it!" "Yeah!" Sakura nodded, smiling. She changed the Loop and released it. Dash started to run away, but it kept returning to where Sakura was. It looked confused. (Don't ask me how a bike can look confused. It did.)
     "I see now. Loop. But how are you going to handle the frightened Dash?" Eriol asked. He was sitting on top of a tree with Clow's custom on. "Windy!" Sakura cried, catching Dash as it escaped from the bicyle and starte to run off. "Don't try to get away! You'll get hurt!" Sakura pleaded. Windy dropeed the desperately struggling Dash into Sakura's outstreched arms. She held it gently. "It's okay. I'm sorry that I've scared you..." Dash stopped struggling, then licked her. She smiled. "Will you turn back into a card for me?" Dash floated up into the air, then turned back to its card state. "Thank goodness..." "Good work," Shaoran said, running up to her. "From now on, only change the cards one by one, okay?" Kero anxiously said. Sakura nodded, then said with a determined look, "I don't know why these things are happening....why I can' use the Clow Cards.. but I'll work hard to change all of them. As I do so, my magic will get stronger and stronger. Then maybe I'll get to know why these things are happening. I"ll do my best." "All right!" Kero encouraged her. "But I"m sleepy~" She said, collapsing "All because you were acting impulsive! Hey! Wake up!" Sakura fell on top of Kero. "Hang in there," Shaoran said, trying to recue Kero.
     There was a screaming sound. Kero and Shaoran sharply turned as... "It had just ended...?" Tomoyo asked, looking horrified. Shaoran nodded, looking scared. "I was...only away for a little while, and I even brought a custom for her, but already..." "Nothin' to worry about," Kero said. "You can tape me!" "At least..." Tomoyo said, sounding determined. "At least...I can video tape super kawaii Sakura-chan sleeping!" With a beep, the camcorder shut off on her. "The battery ran out!!! What a bad luck I"m having otday," Tomoyo said, hurriedly changing the battery. "Film me, too!" Kero cried. "You're so cute, Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo cried, totally ignoring him. "Are you listenin'?" Kero asked. "Cute!" Tomoyo repeated. "Are ya listenin', Tomoyo?" "You're so cute!" "Are you listenin', Tomoyo~~~!!!"
     Eriol kindly looked down on sleeping Sakura, gentle expression on his face as his robe flew around in the wind.
<To be Continued!>
...there are just too many cards in the anime. This summary is written by Wing Zero(duh) and placed on Sakura Wing on August of 2001(Yup, I"m working hard.) CCS made by CLAMP, all rights belong to them.