Okay, so it had been about a week. Though it may have been a little bit more or less then that. Which was not as easy for me to tell as I thought it was, since time in the Cardcaptor anime canon timeline. Though it moved as time usually did in the real world. I still wasn't able to properly gauge, just how long it had actually since me and Sakura had succeeded in the capturing of the Maze Card. Mind you, this was after a bit of us having to deal with the fact that the Maze Card spirit had trapped the both of us, along with Li, Madison, and Meilin in, well what else, a maze. But, with Ms. McKenzie having helped us escape the maze that had been created by the Maze Card spirit. Which she had seemed to do so quite easily, with the help of what had appeared to be a very ancient metal object. Me and Sakura, were then able to properly capture and seal the Maze Card, without any sort of further difficulty or trouble. But, this was not the current thing on either me or Sakura's mind.
And the reason as for why this was current the case, was due to the fact we were both currently more focused on capturing of our current Clow Card. But the only trouble was, we didn't know with one-hundred certainty what the Clow Card was. And the reason for this, was currently due to the fact that me and Sakura, were currently being sucked into a tree at one of Tomoeda's many shrines. And as we sank deeper and deeper into the trunk of the tree. We were both able to just make out Li, who had accompanied us to the shrine. And we were both able to just notice him start to charge at the tree that was currently sucking us into, with his Jian drawn into a battle ready stance.
But unfortunately, it was too late, as the tree wound up succeeding in sucking me and Sakura into its trunk. Well the good news though, was that this wasn't going to wind up being the case for very long.
But, just after having endured a travel back to the past. Which wound up making a movie franchise like Back To The Future seem like a walk in the park. And for some reason, me and Sakura, were being shown what I could only describe as being past memories of Ms. McKenzie, along with at least one other person. But, with both me and Sakura having finally been released from the trunk of the tree, with help from Li.
We wound up getting released from the tree which we had both been trapped in not too long before. And as for how Li was able to accomplish this, was apparently it wasn't just elemental talismans that Li usually had on hand. Because apparently, he had other tricks so too speak up his sleeve. Especially since he had used one of these very tricks, to help get me and Sakura out of the trunk of the tree.
And so, with me and Sakura then proceeding to take a second or so. Which we did in order to try and get our bearings. To which once we had finished doing so, we both then briefly turned our attention to Li. To which we both thanked him for his help. Even though I could tell from his current expression, that he was not exactly revealing how he currently felt about having saved us both. Since on some rare occasions, Li was a difficult person to try and read.
But for now, me and Sakura proceeded to turn our attention back to the Clow Card spirit. Which we had now determined, as well as confirmed with one hundred percent certainty. That it was in fact the Return Card spirit. That had been responsible for me and Sakura's recent travel to the past so too speak. And this was then followed about a second later, by me and Sakura proceeding to pull out our respective Clow keys.
"Key of Clow, power of magic, power of light, surrender the wand, the force ignite, release!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which was then quickly followed about a split second or two later, by the all too familiar sensation, of the wind proceeding to pick up, and then blow through me and Sakura's hair.
And, like all of the other times, both of our respective Clow keys quickly expanded into our respective Clow staffs. Which we proceeded to quickly grab, with a quick one handed, and overhanded downward grasp. Which was then quickly followed by us both then proceeding to twirl our respective Clow staffs, and then strike our respective battle ready posses. And it was then, that me and Sakura proceeded to ready ourselves to seal the Return Card spirit.
"Return Card, we command you to return to you power confined, Return Card!" Me and Sakura both proceeded to chant together in unison. Which like all the other times before, was followed by us then proceeding to quickly swing our respective Clow staffs down, at exactly the same time.
And, with the all too familiar appearance of the light blue aura glowing Clow Card halves then suddenly materializing on the tips of our respective staffs. And after the Return Card spirit had been broken down, and was then sucked into our respective Clow Card halves. To which both of the Clow Card halves had then combined together in order to form a complete and whole Clow Card, the Return Card spirit was captured and sealed.
But instead of going to us, it wound up going to Li instead. I mean after all, he had played a huge part in making sure that me and Sakura had made it out of the Return Cards grasp in one piece. So begrudgingly, I resigned myself to the fact that it had gone to him instead of us.