By: Spinel Sun
20/46. The Final Judgment
On the Roof Top
Sakura: All this time, it was Julian.
At the Shrine
Keroberos: Be careful, Sakura.
Madison: I don't understand, Kero. Did Julian know all along that Sakura was collecting the Clow Cards?
Keroberos: No, he wasn't aware…Yue's conscious and Julian's earth form were completely separate until the Final Judgment. Julian wasn't aware of his true identity.
Madison: Why?
Keroberos: It was important that the candidates didn't know who he was.
Li: Kero, you didn't awaken until after Sakura broke the seal on the cards, correct? But Julian moved here to Reedington years ago, is that just a coincidence?
Miss Mackenzie: No, it isn't. Julian was placed here for a definite reason.
Keroberos: Hmm…
Miss Mackenzie: There are no coincidences, only inevitabilities.
On the Roof Top
Sakura: It's just like my dream!
Yue: I now call upon the second candidate. Before you are the cards you have captured. In order to pass judgment, you must use them to defeat me!
Sakura: Defeat you? But, Julian…no! I won't!
Yue: Come here…
Sakura: Jump Card…I will…come…to you…
At the Shrine
Keroberos: Sakura!
On the Radio Tower
Yue: And now, the Final Judgment will begin.
Sakura: No…not if I have to try and hurt you. I can't…to me, you're still Julian. Forget it! I won't hurt you!
Yue: You realize you can't defeat me by simply running away.
At the Shrine
Li: That's it!
Keroberos: No! Don't! If anyone attempts to help, Sakura will lose the Final Judgment instantly!
Li: I can't stand here and watch her get hurt!
Keroberos: You must have faith. She is stronger than she seems. She may get through to him yet.
On the Radio Tower
Yue: If you're not going to try, the judgment is already over!
Sakura: I've got to think of something! I need a Clow Card that will end this, without hurting Julian.
Sakura (Thinking): I got it!
Sakura (Out Loud): Wood!
At the Shrine
Keroberos: No! Not that one!
On the Radio Tower
Yue: Wood is one of the cards controlled by the moon. The rightful candidate would have known that! The judgment is over. The Clow Cards require a stronger master.
Sakura: So I lost? What will happen to them?
Yue: Without a master, the cards will be unsealed once again.
Sakura: Please, let me try again. I can do it!
Yue: That's impossible. It is forbidden for a candidate to take the Final Judgment twice. To insure that this did not happen, Clow Reed declared that anyone who had anything to do with the Clow Cards would forget this chapter in their lives forever.
At the Shrine
Li: What's he talking about?
Keroberos: If Sakura loses, everyone will forget the events that happened since the day the seal was broken, including the cards. Clow Reed did not want anyone to suffer. The bonds we've all made would be painful to loose, especially for Sakura and the Clow Cards. They care most for the one who sealed them. It will be as if none of this would have existed, for any of you.
On the Radio Tower
Sakura (Thinking): Everyone will forget, even me…I won't remember Kero, or the cards.
Sakura (Out Loud): I can't! I won't let that happen! Let me go!
Yue: You have a determined spirit, Sakura. However, I'm not as sentimental as Keroberos. The only one I answer to is Clow Reed himself!
At the Shrine
Li: No!
On the Radio Tower
Sakura: Julian, help me…It's no use we're all going to…forget!
Inside Sakura's Home
Sakura (Thinking): It was all, a dream?
Sakura (Out Loud): Morning!
Tori: Good morning.
Aiden: Breakfast is getting cold.
Sakura: I'm ready! I'm ready! Smells great!
Aiden: Something wrong?
Sakura: No! Everything's fine!
Inside Reedington Elementary
Madison: Good morning.
Sakura: Good morning, Madison!
Madison: Come on, Sakura. Class is going to begin soon.
Sakura: Right!
Li: Hey, Sakura.
Sakura: Morning!
Li: What?
Sakura: Oh! It's nothing!
Outside Reedington Elementary
Madison: Well, see you tomorrow, Sakura.
Sakura: Yeah, see ya.
Outside Julian's Home
Sakura: I thought, someone would be here…
Madison: Sakura!
Li: Sakura!
Kero: Sakura!
Miss Mackenzie: Sakura!
All: Sakura!
Sakura (Thinking): The voices…I remember!
On the Radio Tower
Yue: Impossible!
Sakura: Miss Mackenzie!
Miss Mackenzie: You did it! Welcome back, Sakura!
Sakura: The bell!
Miss Mackenzie: Clow Reed left the ancient instrument behind to give you one more chance. It disappeared because it fulfilled its purpose. You won't be able to begin again.
Sakura: Right! The Clow Cards brought all of us closer together! I'm not going to let you take that away! Come on! This isn't over yet! Oh, staff of Clow, guide my actions now!
Miss Mackenzie: Now, Sakura, raise the seal!
Yue: The Cards, are returning to her!
Miss Mackenzie: They've chosen Sakura!
Sakura: Release!
At the Shrine
Keroberos: The staff…it changed!
Tower
Sakura: Windy! Form a cage to trap Yue! Windy!
Yue: The Windy Card…it could never! What? It can't be!
Sakura: I couldn't quit. I would have missed everyone too much, even you. My dad told me that you can keep someone close to your heart as long as you remember. That's why I couldn't let you make us forget. I don't know Clow Reed, but I do know how important friends are. And I'll give it my best shot! I don't want to be your master, Yue, I want to be your friend.
Yue: Close your eyes. Just trust me. The Final Judgment is over. I, Yue, recognize Sakura, the new master.
Inside Vision
Sakura: You're…
Clow Reed: So, we finally meet. I've been watching you closely, Sakura. The cards need a strong master, but they also need someone with a brave heart. That's where your strength lies, Sakura. Keroberos and Yue have chosen well.
Sakura: You must be Clow Reed! Did you give me the new staff?
Clow Reed: No, you made this one all on your own. Your staff is not run by the power of the sun or moon, but your very own star. Take care of your star, Sakura. It may be a tiny light now, but it burns bright, and will always light your way.
At the Shrine
Li: Sakura!
Madison: Sakura!
Sakura: I did it!
Madison: You sure did!
Sakura: Sorry, Li.
Li: S'okay.
Keroberos: This calls for a celebration! Sakura will make an excellent master.
Yue: It's a lot of power, Keroberos. What if she's too young to handle it?
Keroberos: We could always stick around in our earthly forms, just in case she needs us.
Yue: You realize, I won't remember anything that's happened…
Keroberos: I'll fill you in.
Kero: Sakura!
Sakura: Kero! I did it! I passed!
Julian: Hey!