A few days after Sakura and I had captured the Shield Card, we arrived at school one m for a music test that was to take pce. I had practiced extremely hard for the past few days and I was quite fident that I would definitely pass. Sakura oher hand didn't look as happy or as cheery as she usually was as roached the school entrance. "Sakura, what's wrong?" I asked in a ed tone of voice. "I'm just a little nervous about today's music test, that's all," Sakura said in a nervous tone of voice. "Don't worry about it, just remember to take deep breaths if you feel nervous, and don't fet that I will always be here to help," I said in a reassuring tone of voice. "Thanks," Sakura said. "You're wele," I said in response.

  A little ter, in the school's musi, I had just finished perf my music test song, and then, after everyone cheered, I went bay seat and sat dowo Sakura and Madison.

  It was then that I noticed that Sakura was still a bit nervous, but I assured her that she had nothing to worry about. A few seds ter, it was Sakura's turn to perform the song.

  It was when Sakura was walking up to the front of the room that I heard Madison whisper "Sakura, remember to breath." But unfortunately, a mio the song, Sakura missed a note and was told that she would be taking the test again tomorrow.

  A little ter, in the school's courtyard, Sakura and I were watg a few students py soccer.

  It was then that I spotted Li walking by while pying his recorder, that is, until the soccer ball flew right at him. Li reacted by jumping up and kig the ball just in time. The soccer ball ended up flying into one of the goals.

  A little ter, at home, Sakura and I were up in our bedroom. I was sitting on my bed w about which clow card would appear , Kero ying video games oV, and Sakura ractig nonstop for her make-up test on her recorder. And after a few hours of this, Sakura and I went to bed.

  It was a few hours ter that Sakura and I were woken up by the sound of school bells. I immediately checked the clod realized right away that it was midnight.

  It was then that Kero woke up, "What's going on?" Kero asked in a sleepily fused tone of voice. "I don't know, but the school bells don't ring at midnight for any reason," I said. "I pletely agree, this is way too weird," Sakura said. And with that, Sakura and I went back to bed.

  The m, Sakura and I were approag the entrao the school when Madison rushed up to us. "So, you two ready for today's music test?" Madison asked. And with that, Madison, Sakura and I went for our first period css.

  A few periods ter, in the musi, it was time for Sakura's make-up music test, and I knew for a fact that Sakura would ace it without a problem.

  It was then that I sehat something was out of pce, and my predi was indeed correct, for when Sakura was walking up to the front of the css, Madison said "Sakura, remember to breath," and she did the same breathiure that I saw her do from yesterday. "Something fishy is going on, and I'm going to find out what it is," I said to myself. After the music css had ended, I set off to find Li to see if he had noticed anything that would be sidered Déjà vu.

  After a few minutes of searg, I found Li, he was walking by the soccer field in the school's courtyard. I immediately ran outside into the courtyard, and I was just in time to see the soccer ball fly straight at Li and I also saw him perform the same kick that he did yesterday, and sure enough, the soccer went into the same goal. "Hey Li," I said as I approached him. "Have you noticed anything strange going on tely?" I asked. "Now that you mention it Zachary, I have," Li replied.

  It was then that I knew what was happening, "I'm sensing a clow card," I said as I began looking around the courtyard. "It's in the clock tower," Li said, pointing towards the clock tower. I then looked at Li with a somewhat deadpanned look on my face as if almost to say "you just always love stig it to me don't you Li." Before I then decided to head bad tell Sakura about what I had just found out. "I'll go tell Sakura" I said as I ran bato the school to look for her.

  Later that night, just outside the sadison was filming me and Sakura in our new battle es, Sakura was dressed in a fairy-like outfit while I was dressed in a royal king-like outfit, and both of us already had our respective staffs activated. "Both of you look stunning," Kero plimented.

  It was then that I pulled out the fly card, "let's fly!" Sakura shouted as we hit the fly card with the tips of our respective staffs, and oh of our staffs grew their wings, we took off towards the clock tower, but, little did we know was that we were in for quite a shog surprise.

  Meanwhile, ihe clock tower, the clow card spirit had already sensed me and Sakura approag the clock tower, and almost a split sed ter, the clow card spirit began to slow time down, whi turn would slow me and Sakura down from approag the clock tower.

  Meanwhile, Kero, Sakura and I were flying towards the clock tower when time began to slow down, "Whaaaaatttttttsssssss haaaappppeeeennnnniiiinnnggg g Keeeerrrrrooooo?" Sakura slowly asked. "Tiiiimmmeeee iiiissss sssllloooiiinnggg uuuusssss dddddooooonnnn," Kero slowly said in response.

  It was then that time slowly began to reverse itself, and before we k, we were ba the ground, and to make matters worse, we were in the exact same pce that we were before we took off towards the clock tower.

  It was then that Kero found out which clow card it was, "I k, it's the Time card," Kero said in a serious tone of voice. "So, I'm guessing that the Time card has the power to slow, speed up, and reverse time?" I asked. "Exactly, but the Time card only wind time back as far as one whole day, and it only reverse time bae day at midnight," Kero said.

  It was then that I looked at the clock tower, it was eleven forty-five. "So in other words, we only have fifteen mio capture it before today repeats itself all ain," Sakura said.

  It was at that moment that a brilliant idea sprang into my mind. "What if we take the stairs up to the top of the clock tower to reach the Time card, I mean, It'll be tiresome, but, it seems to me that we don't really have any other choice," I said. "Sounds like a good pn to me," Sakura said. And with that, Madison, Kero, Sakura and I ran as fast as we could towards the entrance way to the stairs that would take us to the top of the clock tower, but, little did we know, was that a certain someone would be already there.

  It was whe to the top of the clock tower that we immediately noticed the Time card spirit up ahead. Sakura was about to approach the Time card spirit to try and seal it when I grabbed her shoulder in an attempt to get her attention, "Sakura, don't you think we should use the Shield card for prote against the Time card's ability to stop time?" I asked Sakura. "Good point Zachary, I wouldn't want to experiehat mistake again," Sakura said as she sweatdropped.

  It was then that the Time card spirit tur's attention to me and Sakura, and prepared to send us bae day, but thankfully, we were prepared for it, I immediately pulled out the Shield card, and then Sakura and I quickly raised our respective staffs, "Shield card, protect us from the power of Time, Shield, Release and Dispel!" Sakura and I ted in unison as we hit the Shield card with the tips of our respective staffs, and after a few seds, five bubble barrier-like shields appeared, eae of the four protected Madison, Kero, Sakura and I, while the fifth one formed around a figure that was he Time card spirit that I immediately reized as Li, and about a split sed ter, the Time card spirit tried to use it's power to send us bae day in time, but because of the shields that were proteg us, the attack had no effe us.

  It was then that I then heard Li speak up. "Time is esg," he said. And about a split sed ter, Li ran to where the Time card spirit was trying to make it's escape and he immediately uhed his Jian. "Forow my plight, Release the Light, Lightning!" Li ted, and about a split sed ter, a huge bolt of lightning struck the Time card spirit, and about one sed after that, the Time card spirit fell to the ground. "Quickly Zachary, quickly Sakura, seal it before it tries to escape again!" Kero yelled. "Right!" I said as we raised our respective staffs, "Time card, we and you to return to your power fiime card!" Sakura and I ted in unison as we swung our respective staffs down at the same time. A few seds ter, the Time card was captured, but, wheime card flew towards me and Sakura and when both of us tried to grab it, the Time card then nded in Li's hand. I looked at Li with a very shocked expression on my face. "The clow card doesn't always go to the ones who seal it Zachary, I'm sorry, but the Time card belongs to Li," Kero said.

  It was then that I let out a big sigh and begrudgingly accepted it. Li oher hand was holding the captured Time card in his left hand and was smirking at me and Sakura since he knew he had captured his first clow card. "Hey, don't look so fident just yet Li, Sakura and I still have more clow cards then you!" I said, hoping that it would get Li to stop smirking.

  The m, Sakura and I were just approag the school gate when Madison came up to us, "That was a very iing card capture st night" Madison said. "So, you ready to head to the musi for today's music test?" Sakura asked Madison. "We had the music test yesterday, today we have a math test during sed period," Madison said.

  It was then that Sakura set her school bag down on the ground and searched through it for her math notes, only to discover that she didn't study for it, and not only that, but she didn't have the essentials for it. "I'm guessing you don't have them?" I asked as I sweatdropped. Sakura sadly nodded in response. "Well, look on the bright side, at least I'll be there if you need me to give you some f words," I said as I sweatdropped.