Okay, so it had been about a few days since me and Sakura had captured and sealed the Fight Card. And this wasn't exactly and easy task to accomplish, since Meilin had decided to try and capture the Fight Card herself. Which was all but impossible for her to do, since she didn't have any magical powers, and therefore was not a Cardcaptor like me, Sakura, or Li. But, she was still able to wear the Fight Card spirit out with all of the fighting that she had done with it. So at least me and Sakura had Meilin to thank for having done that. Because it would've been much harder and much more difficult for me and Sakura to capture and seal the Fight Card, had Meilin not worn the Fight Card spirit out.
And yet despite this being the case, I still didn't trust Meilin. And given that she was partnered up so too speak with Li. This was something that I didn't feel was going to wind up changing for me anytime soon. But as of right now, me and Sakura were currently in the school courtyard of Tomoeda Elementary School. And the reason? Well this was because we were currently training for an upcoming school marathon. And also, everyone else was training as well. Since from what I was able to gain regarding the information of what a marathon was, it was a race that spanned for 26.2 miles. Which, since I did not know the metric conversion so too speak of what this was in kilometers. I decided instead to just use the usual measurement of 26.2 miles. Even though this was not the converted rate of measurement, for the metric system that was more commonly used over here in Japan.
But getting back to the training that me, Sakura, and everyone else were currently doing for the upcoming school marathon next week...
"So, is your leg alright Madison?" Chelsea had now proceeded to ask Madison in a concerned tone of voice.
And as for Madison's response back to Chelsea...
"No, I sprained my ankle," Madison wound up saying back to Chelsea in response.
And as for Nikki's resulting question to Madison...
"Does it hurt?" Nikki had now also proceeded to ask Madison. Which she had proceeded to also ask to Madison in a concerned tone of voice.
And as for Madison's response back to Nikki...
"It did at first when I fell, but not now it feels a bit better. But the nurse says that I still shouldn't run in the school marathon next week," Madison said in response.
And as for Chelsea's response back to Madison's statement...
"That's too bad," Chelsea said back to Madison in response. Which she had proceeded to say, still in her currently concerned tone of voice.
Fast forward to the next week, and it was now finally the big day of the school marathon. And among the huge crowd of students were me and Sakura. Which at the moment, we were like everyone else. Which was that we were currently conversing with each other and everyone else. While we waited for the marathon to start.
Well that was until one Meilin Rae came up to Sakura and me. And then my current happy mood sort of went away.
And as for Meilin and her current mood so too speak...
"Avalon and Zachary, I am so ready for today's marathon. I have been training with a top trainer, so I doubt that the two of you will be able to keep up with me," Meilin proceeded to say to me and Sakura in a very arrogant sounding tone.
And as for me, and my thought about what Meilin had just said to both me and Sakura so arrogantly...
"I mean seriously Meilin!? Why do you always have to interrupt us the most inopportune time, and why does it only always have to be for you to arrogantly taunt us!?" I thought to myself. Which I had proceeded to think, while I was also currently fuming internally.
But, fast forward to a little bit into the marathon. Which was after me, Sakura, and Li, had proceeded to use our swords. Well, Li had his usual Jian in hand. While me and Sakura had our respective Clow staffs activated, and had used the Sword Card to transform both of our Clow staffs into the sword of the Sword Card spirit.
Which we had proceeded to use alongside Li's Jian, to cut through the Loop Card spirits infinite loop effect. Which had been caused by the Loop Card, and had caused a sort of infinite street loop to form during the marathon. Which was indicated by a somewhat red colored line that had somehow been cared into the street that me, Sakura and Li, were all currently in. But, one we had cut through this very same line in the street, alongside Li's Jian with our respective swords. Only then did this cause the true form of the Loop Card to finally reveal itself.
And it was at that point, that while the Loop Card spirit had then tried to float away. Me and Sakura had then proceeded to quickly raise our respective Clow staffs above our heads. "Loop Card, we command you to return to your power confined, Loop!" Me and Sakura proceeded to chant together in unison, as we then proceeded to swing our respective Clow staffs down at exactly the same time.
And with the all too familiar materialization of the two Clow Card halves on the tips of our respective Clow staffs. And after the Loop Card spirit was then broken down, and sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both Clow Card halves had then combined together, in order to form a completed Clow Card. The Loop Card was then capture and sealed.
But, even though the Loop Card had now been successfully captured. Somehow I still knew, that I was still very much heading into the unknown. And with each Clow Card that was captured, even though I felt a bit more confident, I was still just a little bit nervous of whatever events still lay ahead for me and Sakura.