Are you the dimensional witch?
That girl is going to die unless you do something.
The girl's memories have become feathers, and have scattered to many other worlds.
Do you want to save this girl?
Yes.
l will need to be compensated.
lf there is anything l can do...
Your relationship with the girl will serve as compensation.
Even if she does get all of her memory feathers back,
she will never remember her memories concerning you.
Even so, l will go.
There's no way l'm going to let Sakura die!
Transcending the surge of love,
heading toward an unseen truth,
we'll never again be caught in the past,
because we want to see the present.
We will arrive there someday,
and though the future may not be what we expect,
with the strength to draw time in the sky,
l won't let you go.
The plan is proceeding on schedule,
and purification is ninety-nine percent complete.
The storehouse could be filled as early as daybreak tomorrow.
Part of the aqueduct in the western village has been interrupted.
Really?
What is it?
Oh, it's a trivial matter. Please excuse us.
Princess!
Syaoran!
Mokona, it's Princess Sakura...
Can you sense any feathers?
l can feel one a little bit.
What about Fai-san and Kurogane-san?
l don't know about them.
lt's okay. Sakura is just sound asleep.
Thank goodness.
What's wrong?
Wait here a minute.
Say your prayers, royal guard!
lt won't do any good to search for the princess! She's not here!
Princess?
You don't mean Princess Sakura?
You're wrong!
Good morning, Princess Sakura.
Good morning, Syaoran-kun.
Where are we?
Kokoruri...
Y-You're not in the royal guard?
The royal guard?
So... where is this place?
You're just overflowing with grace, aren't you?
Where have the kids gone?
You mean Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan?
Yeah.
lf we can understand what each other is saying without Mokona here,
it must mean they can't be too far away.
Let's warm up a little bit longer, and then get going, Kuro-poo.
lt's not "Kuro-poo"! lt's Kurogane!
This is just the right temperature to cool off that head of yours, Kuro-pon.
Over there, Captain.
Who are you guys?!
We were just passing through. Where are we?
Just passing through, huh?
There's something suspicious about you.
How did you come into this land?!
Well, you see, um...
From the sky?
How did you get through the Birdcage of Light?!
You mean that cage?
lt's not so much that we got through it,
as it is that we had crashed down
into this place before we knew what had happened.
Don't lie to me!
Except for the king, no one is allowed to fly through the air!
Seize them!
Freeze!
Well, have you warmed up, Kuro-poo?
Yeah. l did want to soak a little while longer, though.
Who were those guys?
Good question.
They seemed to be angry about us breaking their aqueduct, though.
Come quickly!
Are you all right?
l'm fine.
Hey, hurry up! We're almost there!
Okay!
Looks like it's just a little farther. Hang in there.
Right!
Princess, are you here?
Princess Tomoyo, l brought some visitors.
They say they came from outside the cage.
lt's strange. Kokoruri made friends with them immediately.
Pleased to meet you.
These two might be able to help us rescue Laifan!
But...
All right...
Amazing! How did she just talk to you?
Pleased to meet you.
My name is Tomoyo.
lt's a quiet evening, huh? Not a single sound.
lt won't budge! What's going on here?!
These cages are like the birdcage that surrounds this land.
They're sealed up with magic.
What are you trying to say?
They're made strong, to withstand shocks to them from within,
so that those who are inside them can't get out.
We'll just have to be birds in a cage for a little while.
Water purification and filling of the storehouse...
...has been completed without incident.
Outstanding. Now we just have to wait for the key to appear.
But unfortunately, Princess Tomoyo is still missing.
l'm terribly sorry.
lt certainly is difficult to locate one little girl, isn't it?
But time has already run out.
l have grown tired of playing this little game.
Princess Tomoyo is in the eastern village.
My precious little servant has told me this.
lf you know where she is, then by all means,
assign me the task of capturing Princess Tomoyo!
l do not have time for anyone who cannot even capture a couple of intruders.
l will let my men take care of it.
Everyone in this village has a bird along with them, huh?
Yes. Everyone in this land is always paired with a bird.
Where is your bird, Princess Tomoyo?
My bird has been locked up by my uncle.
Wherever l went, she would come flying to me whenever l rang this bell,
and perch here on my shoulder.
Princess Tomoyo, why are you in hiding here?
The current king is my uncle.
He is planning to use my power to forever close up this land.
Close up?
lt is a wicked scheme to utterly make this land his own.
Ever since my uncle obtained a mysterious power one day,
my voice has also been bound.
A mysterious power?
However, l can still talk to you like this, Princess Sakura,
so it's not inconvenient.
As long as l have this ring.
ls something the matter?
No, it's nothing.
You! The royal guard!
Princess Tomoyo, run!
Koruri!
Please flee, Princess Tomoyo!
Very well.
What's going on?
Why are you telling her to run away?
l don't have time to explain it to you!
What?!
Hey, what's the matter?
Princess Sakura, this way!
Right!
Princess, this way!
Where's the exit?
lt's no use! lt won't open!
Princess, watch yourself!
--Koruri! --Help!
--Please stay back. --Ok.
Who are these people?
Those who have been brainwashed by the king.
They're also the ones who have been raiding the villages and hunting their birds.
What?!
--They're decoys! --Syaoran!
Hold it!
My eyes...
Princess!
My eyes are blurry from that first punch!
Help us, Syaoran!
Mokona isn't even a bird!
l'm sorry l didn't serve as a very good guard.
Are you okay?
Thank you.
The royal guard was pretending to be on the king's side,
and even served in the castle,
watching for their opportunity to come along.
That was only while Princess Tomoyo was safe.
Now, we're doomed.
l was right next to the princess, and yet l couldn't protect her!
lt's my fault for not noticing the bird tipping us off.
No, we were probably followed.
We were wrong for being so careless in coming here.
That's not true.
l wasn't any help, either.
--lt wasn't your fault! --lt wasn't your fault!
l'm just a good-for-nothing, that's all.
Sitting here being sorry won't do any good!
Let's hurry and go save Princess Tomoyo!
lt's too late.
Why is that?
Now that Princess Tomoyo has been taken,
eternal darkness will soon come upon this land.
Eternal darkness?
The castle has already finished purifying the water.
Eternal darkness is just a matter of time.
One cage will be opened, and one cage will be closed.
lt is all over now. There is nothing we can do.
Um, l think this belongs to Princess Tomoyo.
That ring!
lt's the princess's!
Princess Tomoyo may have known that she was going to be taken away.
lf her ring is still here, then that's a different story!
lt's possible that Princess Tomoyo's power could prevent the start of the darkness.
All right, let's go!
l'm going to deliver that ring back to the princess!
l'm going, too!
Kid, you stay here and keep an eye on the place!
Why?!
This is more dangerous than you think!
--l'm going too. --Wait for us here!
Princess Tomoyo committed her ring to me, so l'm going to return it to her.
That's okay, right Syaoran-kun?
As you wish. We'll go together.
Hey, we've got some newcomers!
Ah! lt's Fai and Kurogane!
Ah, it's Mokona.
The white manju cake, huh?
Mokona is not a white manju cake!
Mokona, are you alone?
Mm-mm, l'm not.
Princess Tomoyo! What are you doing here?!
So, you are Princess Tomoyo's men after all, huh?
Even so, nobody can get out of those cages.
Sit tight, Princess Tomoyo. l will be coming for you shortly.
This is a different world from the Japan that l'm from, isn't it?
When the king came by just now, l could strongly sense a feather.
That old man is shady, all right.
Say, Princess Tomoyo,
have you ever seen anything like a pretty feather here in this land?
Oh, no! She can't talk unless you touch her hand.
How's that?
She said that ever since the king took her bird from her, she can't speak.
lf you would, please...
We're off!
We're almost to the waterfall, so please hold on tightly to me.
Right.
Understood.
All righty! The danger is past!
lf we keep floating along like this, we'll be inside the castle soon!
O-Okay!
What happened?
Look there!
The steam has stopped.
Don't tell me it's already started!
Hurry, everyone!
Defend yourself!
Princess Tomoyo, come along, let's go.
Damn it, it's starting!
Princess Sakura, hurry!
Right!
Princess Tomoyo!
What is that?
That was under the ground?
The signal is getting further away.
Hey, the seal on these cages might be weaker now!
Really?
Kuro-poo!
l'm going to cut loose now,
to make up for not being able to distinguish myself earlier!
ls there any way to catch up to them?
You're asking me?
That's it!
This way!
What are you guys up to?
Sakura! Syaoran!
There's not much time!
You go on ahead, and leave this to us!
Tenma shoryusen!! ("Rising Dragon Beam")
l wanted to give it to Princess Tomoyo myself,
but if you'd be so kind...
Syaoran-kun, l'm sure you'll be able to get it to her.
Hama Ryuojin!! ("Dragon King Blade")
Ready!
Okay!
Laifan, can you hear me?
l need to save Princess Tomoyo.
lf you can sense my eyes, tell Kokoruri, please!
Now!!
Give it your best, you two!
Who is that?!
What?!
l, the one who controls this bird, am the true king!
Now, through the ceremony of the sacred lock,
l will lead this land into everlasting darkness!
Damn! At this rate...
Castle of the Apex!
Here is the key you have been waiting for!
Take it!
That's the sound of Princess Tomoyo's bell!
Wake up, Laifan! Princess Tomoyo is in danger! Save her!
Laifan!
l'm coming now, Princess Tomoyo!
Open thy repository, and receive this key.
l will wait no longer.
ln exchange for this key, l ask thee for everlasting dominion.
Grant me enlightenment, and solemn wisdom, and now,
Castle of the Apex, who has guided me,
grant me eternal darkness!
W-Why? Why does it not close?
lt couldn't be...
The ring is gone!
Princess Tomoyo!
Laifan?! The seal has been broken, has it?
Princess Tomoyo!
Use your ring... use the power of your ring to turn back the lock!
l won't allow it, boy!
l won't let you lay a finger on the key!
Hurry and run away!
This way!
l'm not letting you get any closer to the key!
Watch, as the eternal darkness becomes complete!
l'm not getting anywhere like this! What should l do?
Please use the ring.
But if l do that, this land will remain shrouded in darkness!
There is something else, even more important than that.
Something more important?
Created darkness will collapse in time, but...
But...
lt is not an easy matter to remove the darkness from people's hearts.
Darkness of heart?
The chance to remove that darkness from them is now.
Please, do not let the darkness of their hearts increase any further.
Please, take back the light, before the smiles of the people are gone.
The darkness is nearly complete!
Behold, King of the Birds!
You mean to say you're about to use the power of the ring?! lmpossible!
You're too late!
No power can turn back the eternal darkness anymore!
l have been chosen to be the King of Darkness! l have won!
Was he a beast? Or a bird?
However, l will need to be compensated first.
ls there anything l can give you?
Um, how about this?
You can't!
lf you give up that, then Kokoruri and Laifan will both...
That bell is a symbol of the bond between you and something dear to you, isn't it?
Very well. Mokona?
Right!
Okay then, good luck.
5... 4...
3... 2... 1...
0!
Let me hear that familiar old song.
Hum it to me from far away.
As though it was holy nectar, as though it was a dream,
Let me sleep within it.
Why does the world drift along so helplessly topsy-turvy?
Sunsets, and scarlet clouds we once beheld.
l cannot be by your side, so instead,
When silver rain falls down upon you,
think of it as me, and wipe the tears away.
Like shooting stars, continually falling directly onto your skin,
and on your shoulders, amrita.
When silver rain falls down upon you,
think of it as me, and wipe the tears away.
Like shooting stars, continually falling directly onto your skin,
l will be the rain falling down on you,
as amrita.
Kokoruri! Kokoruri!
Koruri...
...you mustn't go after him.
l know that!