Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ The Funhouse ❯ Psycho's True Form ( Chapter 10 )

[ P - Pre-Teen ]

The Funhouse
Chapter 10: Psycho's True Form

Sakura and the others watched as Psycho approached them. To be more accurate, he hovered toward them. His upper body rested on a pod with four spikes shooting out of its sides. A skull wearing a fool's cap was on the pod's front. His torso resembled a skull. His shoulder guards were skulls. The gloved hands were replaced by long, sharp claws attached to thin arms. The head was the only body part that resembled the false form he used. The red clown nose, whiteface, makeup, large toothy grin, and fool's cap were present. The exceptions were his eyes. The pupils shone a bright red within black, narrow triangular slits.

"A robot?" Sakura said, astonished. Although shocked, Tomoyo kept filming.

"Well, yes and no," Psycho answered cryptically.

"Gee, this is a big surprise," Kerberos growled. "After all those metal goons he sent after us, he had to be a robot too."

Psycho narrowed his gaze at the Cardmistress. "You know, this was supposed to be a simple job. Capture your Moon Guardian, get you to come here with the Sakura Cards and Star Key, take them from you and scan them, and kill you." He floated higher. "But no-oh! Your friends had to complicate things!"

Yue glared at the robot clown. "It's over, Psycho."

"I've got two words for you, Moon Guardian." A ball of dark energy formed in Psycho's hands. "Nightmare Illusion!" he shouted, firing.

The energy formed into a demonic bird and flew straight at Yue and the others. Kerberos torched the bird immediately. "Was that your best shot?" the Sun Guardian said, mocking the evil clown as the Nightmare Illusion was vaporized.

"Not really." A ball of energy formed in Psycho's hand and grew larger. "Psycho Bomb!" he shouted, throwing it.

The Psycho Bomb came too quickly for Kerberos, knocking him into the wall behind him. Yue fired arrows at Psycho, but he vanished before they could hit him. "Where did he go?" Yue asked, scanning the room.

He felt a metal claw rest on his shoulder. "Joy Buzzer!" Psycho shouted before Yue could react, sending electricity through his body.

"Yue-san!" Sakura shouted.

Kerberos shook off the hit he took and flew at Psycho. He knocked him off Yue, sending him flying. The robot clown stopped himself and fired at Kerberos. The Sun Guardian dodged the electric bolt and returned fire with a powerful blast. It drove Psycho off Yue and into the wall. Kerberos lunged at the clown, but ended up kissing wall.

Psycho appeared behind Sakura and Tomoyo. He grabbed Sakura and lifted her in the air. "Hmmmmmm, have you been putting on weight?" he said with a grin.

"Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo cried.

"Let me go!" Sakura demanded, struggling to break out of the evil robot's grip.

Kerberos got up and saw his friend in danger. "Sakura!"

"Sakura!" Yue shouted.

Both Guardians approached Psycho. The clown pointed at Sakura's head, the finger starting to spark. "Take another step and the Cardmistress gets it!" he warned.

Kerberos and Yue stopped. Kerberos growled at the robot. Yue glared at him.

"Good Guardians." The spark on Psycho's finger got larger. "Now watch your mistress die!" he shouted, laughing as he prepared to blast Sakura's head with a Joy Buzzer.

Touya tackled Psycho from behind, forcing him to let go of Sakura. Yue ran forward and caught his mistress before she hit the ground. "Daijobu?" he asked.

"I'm okay," Sakura answered. "Oniichan!" she exclaimed as Touya tried to pull Psycho down with his weight. His arms were wrapped around the villain's torso.

"Get off of me!" Psycho shouted. He grabbed Touya's arm, then gave him an electric shock. Touya screamed as he felt the electricity being pumped through him. Psycho then threw him against the wall. Touya slid down, groaned, then lost consciousness.

"Oniichan!" Sakura cried, running to her brother. She looked at him and shook him. "Oniichan, please say something! Oniichan!"

"Psycho!" Yue shouted, angered at his evil act. He fired a powerful wind at the robot clown. Before he could react, he was caught in it.

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!" Psycho screamed as he was blasted upward at a tremendous speed and through the ceiling, leaving a large hole.

"That'll take care of him," Kerberos remarked, then he went to Sakura and Touya. Yue and Tomoyo joined them.

"Oniichan, please don't die," Sakura pleaded, crying. "Don't leave me..." Her tears fell on her brother's face. Relief came to her when she hear him moan a little. "Oniichan?"

Touya opened his eyes a little. "H-h-hey, can you keep it down, you noisy kaiiju?" he said with a little smile.

Sakura hugged her brother, and he hugged her back. She gave him some room so he could get up. Yue held out his hand. "It is good you are still alive. Yukito would have been sad."

"Hey, I'm a tough guy," Touya said, grabbing Yue's hand and letting himself be raised. "It's going to take more than some stupid evil clown to stop me."

"Something's wrong," Tomoyo stated, looking around.

"What do you mean?" Kerberos wondered. "Psycho's gone."

"That's what's wrong," Tomoyo said. "He should've been back to finish us off, right?"

"Maybe Yue-san's attack blew him far away," Sakura said.

That hope was dashed when she heard insane laughter from outside. "Boy, what a rush!" the robot clown called from above.

"Psycho," Yue said coldly.

"And the Winged Wonder gets it right!" Psycho shouted, laughing. "Say, Cardmistress. Is your daddy home? I plan to stop by there before I come back. If he isn't home, I'll check out the university and say 'hi.' After all, I've got an electric personality."

"No, not otousan!" Sakura pleaded.

Psycho laughed cruelly. "Hey, I need to kill a Kinomoto. Might as well go for him. Toodles!" Then there was silence.

Kerberos growled. "Let's get him," he said to Yue. Yue nodded silently in agreement.

"Chotto matte!" Tomoyo cried. "We have to get the Cards and Key back," she said, pointing to the platform.

Sakura looked at the platform. "I'll get them. Just stop Psycho from hurting otousan and please take care of Tomoyo-chan and oniichan," she told her Guardians.

"We will, Mistress," Yue said.

Touya mounted Kerberos. Tomoyo was about to do the same, but she remembered the battle costume. She took it out and handed it to Sakura. "You never know," she said, smiling. "I'll probably still be able to tape you in all your glory."

Sakura sighed and tucked the costume under her arm. Tomoyo mounted Kerberos, and he and Yue flew through the hole to go after Psycho.

Seeing she was alone, Sakura walked to the platform to regain her Cards and Key. She was almost to the platform when she saw two blurs before her. She gasped as two robots appeared before her.

"Hoe?" she exclaimed.

* * * * *

Kerberos and Yue emerged from the Funhouse. Kerberos was about to fly off when Yue landed suddenly. "Why aren't you leaving?" Kerberos asked, landing besides Yue.

Yue folded his arms over his chest and looked around Tomoeda Yuuen. "Psycho's still here," he said.

"What? How do you know that?" Kerberos asked.

"I just do," Yue said.

Everyone heard evil laughter from the sky. "Boy, you're good, Moon Guardian!" Psycho appeared above them.

"I thought you were going after Sakura's dad," Kerberos said, growling at the robot clown.

Psycho giggled. "Why should I leave when the fun's right here?" He glared at the Guardians. "Let's play!"

"Guess we won't be going anywhere," Kerberos said. "Better get off, guys," he told his passengers.

Tomoyo and Touya got off Kerberos. Touya started to waver, but Tomoyo helped keep him up. She helped him to a nearby bench, then took out her camera and started recording. Touya groaned and tried to sit up.

Kerberos and Yue faced Psycho. The evil robot fired Joy Buzzers from both hands. Kerberos and Yue flew away just as the blasts hit the ground. Kerberos unleashed a barrage of fireballs while Yue fired arrows rapidly.

"Psycho Trick!" the evil robot said, holding up his hands. When the projectiles closed in on him, they evaporated.

"Nani?" Tomoyo exclaimed.

"Come on!" Psycho mocked, daring the Guardians to attack.

Kerberos and Yue hovered in the air. "I think we need a plan," Yue said.

* * * * *

Sakura looked at the two robots guarding the platform. One had a cannon for a nose and vulcan guns for arms. With a Gatling gun on its chest, its torso sat upon a tank bottom. The other was tall and gaunt with a drill nose and long claws.

"Well, Backspace, looks like the Master was right in keeping us on standby," the robot with the drill nose said.

"Guess so, Enter," the tank robot replied. "We get a chance to kill the Cardmistress."

Sakura gulped. *They're blocking my way to the Cards and Key!*

"Well, let's get this over with," Backspace said, aiming his arms at Sakura.

Getting the hint, Sakura ran. Backspace fired at her, his shots getting closer with each volley. Enter dove into the ground. Sakura ran to the door, but found it was gone. "Hoe!" she wailed.

Suddenly, Enter shot out of the ground before her. "Nowhere to run, my dear." Fire shot out of the drill nose. Sakura moved in time to avoid becoming barbecue. Backspace moved towards her and fired his nose and chest cannons. She ran to the right side of the room. Enter dove into the ground and tunneled after her. Backspace turned and followed her. "Surrender! You can't do anything without your precious Cards!" he called out after her.

Sakura found herself heading toward a corner. Enter tunneled out and surprised her. She turned around, but Backspace was behind her. He aimed all his guns at her. "You're trapped," he declared.

Enter showed her his claws. "I believe you're dead."

* * * * *

The Guardians and Psycho eyed each other in the air. "Well?" the clown asked.

Kerberos and Yue looked at each other, then charged the robot villain.

"Okay, your funeral!" Psycho waved his hands and fired knives at them.

Both Guardians dodged the rain of knives. Kerberos ignited and flew at Psycho. Just as he was closing in, he veered left and missed his target. "Ha!" Psycho laughed as he watched the winged lion fly past him.

"Laugh this off, clown!" Yue shouted.

Before Psycho could react, Yue hit him with a powerful crystal shot. The clown staggered, then laughed. "What was that, a love tap?" Before Psycho could attack, Kerberos hit him from behind at full speed and sent the evil robot spinning.

Kerberos joined Yue. "Now?" he asked.

"Now!" Yue shouted, firing a powerful wind blast at the helpless robot. Kerberos joined in with a fire blast. Both attacks combined and flew at Psycho.

Psycho grinned and held out his hands. The combined beam reflected at the Guardians, who barely dodged the blast. "Nice effort. I give it a 9.5. Joy Buzzer!"

Kerberos and Yue dodged Psycho's Joy Buzzer shots. They looked for an opening to attack. "Any other ideas?" Kerberos asked Yue after being singed on the side by a Joy Buzzer.

"Psycho Trick!" A number of spike-lined tops appeared in Psycho's airspace. "Guardians, please fasten your seat belts! You're about to experience some turbulence!"

The tops flew at the Guardians. One hit Kerberos and exploded loudly, sending the Sun Guardian crashing to the ground. Yue dodged the tops, blowing them away with wind bursts. They made contact with the others, causing an explosive chain reaction. Yue covered his eyes. When the flashes of light and noises subsided, Psycho was gone.

"Where did he go?" Yue wondered, scanning the sky.

He got an answer when he felt something grab his long hair. "One word, Moon Guardian: Haircut." Giggling, Psycho threw Yue to the ground. He managed to regain control and flew away just before crashing.

"Joy Buzzer!" Psycho shouted, firing at Yue, who dodged most of the shots. He fired arrows, which Psycho avoided.

Shaking off his injuries, Kerberos went after Psycho. Too occupied with Yue, the evil robot failed to notice Kerberos igniting and charging towards him. "Yaaaaaaaaa!" Kerberos cried as he plowed into Psycho, knocking him off balance. Yue took the opportunity to fire a stronger crystal blast at his enemy.

"Aaaaaaaaaaa!" the clown shouted as he plummeted to the ground at an amazing speed. Everyone watched as he crashed hard.

"Yatta!" Tomoyo cried, raising her hand in victory.

Kerberos and Yue flew down to see if Psycho was beaten for good. They landed before the clown, who looked dazed. His eyes rolled in their sockets.

"Well, looks like you've got me," Psycho said, groaning.

Tomoyo ran up to the Guardians. "Do you think he's harmless?" she asked.

"Let's find out," Kerberos answered.

All three stepped closer for a better look. When they got it, Yue glared at his former captor. "You have lost. Admit defeat," he told the clown coldly.

"Okay, I will." Psycho grinned. "Not! Psycho Trick!" He waved his arm and knocked down Tomoyo and both Guardians with a gust of wind. He laughed as he rose into the sky.

"He was playin' with us!" Kerberos growled.

Psycho laughed evilly. "Okay, time for me to play hardball! Reformat!" His eyes started to glow, then his whole body was enveloped in light.

"Reformat?" Tomoyo wondered as she focused her camera on Psycho.

Regaining some strength, Touya got up from the bench and joined the others. "What's going on?"

Kerberos and Yue fired at the glowing robot, but their shots were absorbed and the light intensified. "Ooooooo, snackies!" Psycho shouted, giggling.

"Don't fire anymore!" Tomoyo shouted. "You're just feeding him."

The Guardians stopped firing. They watched as Psycho changed form. His pod vanished, and two legs shot out. His arms and torso grew larger. The glow soon vanished.

"Nani?" Yue exclaimed upon seeing Psycho.

Pantaloon-like legs with curved, pointed toes replaced the pod. Skulls decorated his belt and knees. Large glove-like hands replaced the sharp claws. The red nose was gone. The eyes were pure red. The grin was permanent.

"He's bigger," Tomoyo gasped, awestruck.

"Well, you know what they say about the bigger they are," Kerberos said, getting ready to attack.

The new Psycho glared at the Guardians. "Now let's play!" he declared, laughing insanely.