http://clampfix.fanworks.net/ccs-fix/cct01.txt </head><body><pre>Card Captor Touya: Chapter 1 by Kittyhawk (ccsakura@hotmail.com) *************************************************************** It was lunch at Tomoeda Elementary. The students were eating their lunches and chatting. The conversations were pretty average, except for a particular conversation between two boys: "Three Clow Cards. Not bad, but we have more to catch." "What's so bad about these cards being loose anyway, Yuki?" Well, okay. One boy and one guardian of the Clow. "Don't call me that, _To-ya_." Yukito gulped down another sandwich. "If we don't get them back, Disaster is certain to happen..." "'Disaster?!'" asked Touya. "Calm down," said Yukito with a wave of his hand. "I'm sure it won't happen as long as you keep catching them. Besides, I don't think enough escaped for the Disaster to be fully realized." Touya still looked a little uneasy. He pulled the three Cards from his backpack. The Cloud. The Gale. The Bell. "Why did I have to open that book...?" "Come on, To-ya," said Yukito as he finished the last of his lunch. "We got to go to PE next." Touya brightened a little. "Yeah, today's the day we start playing soccer. I've been waiting for this for a long time." He put the Cards back into his backpack. He got up and looked back at Yukito. Yukito, however, looked deep in thought. "Yuki, what's wrong? Is it a Clow Card?" asked Touya. Yukito continued to look serious. Then he looked up at Touya and asked in a very confused tone, "It's...um, what's soccer?" Touya fell over. ----------------------------------------------------- "Goal!" "Good job, Tsukishiro!" yelled the coach as Yukito walked off the field after scoring the winning goal for the yellow team. "Are you sure this the first time you've never played before?" Yukito smiled and said, "Yes." The coach scratched his head. "Boy, you must catch on really quick." That's because I'm not a human, thought Yukito as he continued on his way to the water fountain. "You lied." Yukito turned around to see Touya walking behind him. "About what?" asked Yukito. "About not knowing how to play soccer." Yukito sighed, "Humans are intelligent, but they're much slower in learning compared to Cards. I've always thought it was because humans are 'magically-impaired.'" Touya looked at him for a minute and then hung and shook his head. "Thanks, _Yuki_." "Kyaaaaaa!!" Touya and Yukito turned to see the coach running out to the field. "What's wrong?!" yelled the coach. The girl tugged at her leg. "My leg's stuck!" Her leg was caught in the grass' roots. The coach ran over and freed it. After unraveling the mess, he was shocked to see her leg all cut over. "What kind of grass is this?" asked the coach. Touya turned to his companion. "Do you think it's a Clow Card?" "Most definitely," replied Yukito. ----------------------------------------------------- Later that night: Touya walked into his bedroom. Yue was sitting on the bed. "What did you get for me?" he asked. Touya produced a a bag of chips. "Chips? Again?" complained Yukito. "Hey, if you want something else, get it yourself," said Touya. He threw the chips at him. Yukito grabbed and scarfed them back. "Mmm... Salt and vinegar." He shook the bag back and ate all the crumbs. Touya just shook his head. "I swear you eat enough for three people." Yukito simply said, "It's not my fault I have to eat to maintain my strength. If I was still in the Clow with the rest of the Clow Cards, I could just sleep and conserve energy." "Look, I told you a million times. My mother's voice told me to open the book. She wouldn't have told me to open it unless there was a good reason." Yukito decided not to argue with Touya. Touya was so convinced that his mother lead him to the Clow, he couldn't be swayed otherwise. Yukito could not see the logic behind the story. He was sure it was just Touya's curiosity that made him open the Clow... "Ready to go?" asked Touya. Yukito nodded and great white wings engulfed him, and after they unfurled, Yue stepped forward. "Let's go," he said. ----------------------------------------------------- "So, where is it?" Touya asked as he surveyed the soccer field. Yue walked behind him. "Probably below the soil." "A grass card. That's impressive," commented Touya. "Not really," said Yue. "Plants are quite formidable. A simple plant can break walls and roads if given a chance." Touya just shook his head. At least it will be an easy fight, he thought. What could a plant do to him anyway? Suddenly, the ground began to rumble. Touya pulled out the key and began to chant. <Light the power of darkness, Key, show your real self. By your original contract with me, I command.> <<Release!!>> Long grass roots erupted from the ground. They rushed straight towards Touya. He dodge the first barrage, but the second wave caught him a little off guard and sliced his sleeve. "It can cut things?!" he yelled. Yue was having troubles of his own. The grass had managed to surround him. He tried to escape, but he found himself being entangled in the grass. He struggled, but the more he did, the worse it became. Touya saw Yue being pulled into the ground with the roots, and ran to help him. The grass whirled around Yue. Yue yelled, "To-ya!! Call its name!" Touya nodded. "Card of Grass!" The Grass suddenly stopped its attack and began to regroup and form itself into the shape of woman with a grass lei and skirt. This was enough relief for Touya. He pulled out a card, twirled his staff, hit the card and yelled, <Gale!> The Gale, which took the form of a large seagull-like creature, erupted from the staff and proceeded to encircle the Grass. The Grass tried to break out of the loop the Gale had produced, but every time it tried, it found itself being cut. The Gale had become a natural lawnmower. Yue, now free from the Grass, shouted, "It's trapped!" Touya yelled, <Return to the shape you were meant to be in!> <<Clow Card!!>> The card reverted to its powered-down state and fell to the ground. Touya picked it up and then went over to Yue's side. Touya extended his hand, "Are you all right?" Yue looked at him a minute and then accepted his hand. "Thanks." Touya looked at the card for a moment and smiled. "Another one down!" Yue nodded, but then pointed to the field. Touya looked at it and frowned. The soccer field was in the worst shape it had ever been in. There were pockmarks and large gashes in the soil. It looked like a battlefield. Heck, it had been one a minute ago. "I guess I better fix this or Coach will be ticked off." <<Grass!>> The field was once again lush, just the way they found it. "I guess this card has one use other than causing hate and discontent." Yue said, "You could use it to gain an advantage at soccer." Touya smiled and said, "Let's go home." ----------------------------------------------------- Alrighty! I finished my part! Some answers to this chapter: 1. The cards I came up with (The Bell and The Gale) were the only things I could think of. ^_^ 2. Same with the Grass. However, I think the Grass is cool because it's stupid sounding and (in my opinion) is lethal. ^_^ ^_^ ^_^ C&C welcome! Flames are snuffed out by my personal Clow Card, "The Hammer-o-Justice." </pre><p><a href="./">Back</a></p><p><a href=http://www.dreamhost.com/donate.cgi?id=216><img border=0 alt="Donate towards our web hosting bill!" src=https://secure.newdream.net/donate1.gif></a></p></body></html>