Going In Almost Completely Blind

They say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, they were right. And I was finding it somewhat awe inspiring, as Sakura continued drawing a portrait of Kero, who was currently having a really rough time staying still for it.

"Can you hurry it up!" Kero said.

"Almost done," Sakura said.

"Hang tight Kero, I'm sure Sakura will be done shortly," I said, in an attempt to reassure the guardian beast of the seal. Who I was pretty sure was starting to cramp up from keeping still for this long a time.

Now, you may all be asking yourselves at this very moment. Why is Sakura, currently trying to draw an, artists rendition, so to speak, of Kero? Well, as it just so happens, we were both soon going to be going on a field trip with our class from Tomoeda Elementary School, to a local art gallery. And that, is where this next part of the chapter, begins.

So, a bit later on, at the local art gallery in question. Me, Sakura, and Madison, were currently hard at work. As we were currently trying to pick one of the many pieces of art on display at the gallery, to draw a sketch of.

And, upon hearing a bit of commotion from somewhere close by in the gallery. And me, Sakura, and Madison, then going over to investigate it. Well, when I say that, what I actually meant, was that a kid, had been caught by one of the museums many guards, in apparently trying to deface one of the paintings. Now, to be plainly clear, the kid did say, that they weren't going to do anything to the painting. In fact, as I quickly turned my attention towards the painting in question, I was then met with quite an unfamiliar sight.

For in the frame of the painting in question, was a pale looking figure, wearing what looked like the kind of dark colored cloak ensemble, that one would wear for Halloween. And to make this all that much more mysterious, the second after I had taken a look at the figure in question, was when I then got an all too familiar feeling.

And, as if to confirm my suspicions, I then saw the figure within the frame of the painting, start to glow. And before anyone else in the vicinity of the painting could so much as have a quick reaction. The whole entire area the painting, including the current argument, that had been going on, between the kid, and the museum guard, suddenly looked as though they were all in a trance like state. And what I mean by that, is a massive gold colored aura, then lit up the area.

"Okay, well this is quite the weird situation to say the least...And given my current familiar feeling, I would say that whatever this figure is, is more then likely a Clow Card...Still, I will need to ask Kero, if this is in fact the case...Because to be honest, I am still proceeding into whatever future episodes that are ahead, while still Going In Almost Completely Blind," I thought to myself, as the scene around me, then got so intensely bright with the gold colored aura, that I, Sakura, and everyone else, blacked out.

Okay, so fast forward to later that night. And not surprisingly, after Kero, had indeed confirmed, that the figure that was currently inhabiting the painting at the gallery, was a Clow Card. More specifically, the Silent Card.

Which apparently, had the ability to sense even the softest of sounds, and then use its ability to send the source of the sound, away.

And given the current situation regarding capturing it? Well, things really hadn't gone according to plan with regards to the capturing of the Silent Card.

The reason for this went like this, after running into the kid from the argument with the museum guard earlier in the day. Well to be honest, it was actually a girl, who had been hiding her hair under a hat that she was wearing, to hide the fact that she was a girl. This current situation, was actually made a quite a lot more embarrassing, by the fact that me and Sakura, were once again dressed up in another one of Madison's ridiculous battle outfits. Sakura was dressed in a green, purple and black outfit, with a purple checker design on both of her stockings. And bat wings on her back.

While I was dressed in something similar, except instead of it being green, purple and black, the colors were dark blue, dark purple, and black. And bat wings also adorned my back.

However, like I said, things had gone completely off script. Because any time that any of us tried to get close to the painting, and any of us made any sort of noise when we were that close. Which confirmed what Kero had said about the Silent Card and its ability.

This would wind up with the Silent Card spirit opening her eyes, and then transporting us back outside of the museum again. And to tell you the truth, after about the fourth time, I was starting to get really sick of it happening to us.

And it wasn't until I had suggested, that instead of us going to the Silent Card, and risk getting transported outside again if we once again made any noise once we had gotten close to it. That we should instead use the Shadow Card to extend our shadows through the window, and up to the painting that the Silent Card inhabited. That way neither me, Sakura, or Madison and the girl who was with us, had any sort of risk of being transported outside again.

And so, without wanting to waste another second, I pulled out the Shadow Card from my pocket, and me and Sakura then raised our respective staffs. "Shadow Card, pass through the window and project our image, Shadow, RELEASE AND DISPEL!" Me and Sakura chanted in unison, as we hit the Shadow Card at exactly the same time with the tips of our respective staffs.

However, despite the Shadow Card extending both of our shadows, they still weren't long enough to get inside the window, and up to the painting that the Silent Card spirit inhabited.

But, Madison was quick to solve this problem for us. By shining a flashlight that she had brought with her on our respective shadows, which gave them the extension that they needed to get into the window, and right up to the painting that was being inhabited by the Silent Card spirit. "Thanks Madison," I said thanking her for assisting with the flashlight.

And so, without wanting to waste another minute, and after I had turned to Sakura, and had given her a nod. Me and Sakura then raised our respective staffs, whilst facing our now extended shadows, that had been extended by the Shadow Card, towards the painting that the Silent Card inhabited.

"We command you to return to you power confined, Silent Card!" Me and Sakura both chanted in unison, as we swung our respective staffs down at exactly the same time.

And once the Silent Card spirit was sucked into our respective card halves, that had materialized on the tips of our respective staffs, and both card halves had combined together into a complete clow card, the Silent Card was sealed.

"Well, I guess it is true what they say, a picture is worth a thousand words, or in this case, a painting," I said, which I followed up with a kind halfhearted chuckle, which wound up earning one from Sakura as well. "Well, on to the next one," I said, as I smiled with my eyes closed. But, I then remembered, that with the events involving the capturing of the Illusion Card, I was still going into the events that lay ahead, almost completely blind. Well, when I say almost completely blind, I mean that future events would wind up with me coming into contact, with two other well known 90s magical girl groups. And like Sakura, they too helped to turn the magical girl genre, into what it is today. And the saying 'me, myself, and I,' would prove itself, to be much more then just an actual saying. And, when push really came to shove, me and Sakura, would need to be at the top of our game. I mean after all, the moonlight is a messenger of love. And everyone has to fight in the name of love and fight to protect those that they care about most. And, as someone once said, 'I'm an engine of chaos,' would prove to be so much more, then just a figure of speech and a statement by a certain DC universe villain. And though neither of us knew yet, that while you can beat a lot of easily beatable hands in the game of poker, depending on your hand, you will always have a hard time beating a winning hand of 'Four Aces.' But, more on that at a much later date.