Chapter 5
As soon as she was gone, Tomoyo had a question. "If you can make new cards, why not just make a Return card right now?"
"I can't make a Return card. Clow decided before he died that he would not send that knowledge on. He deemed it a far too dangerous power to be allowed to spread. There is, and will be, only one Return card. In fact he had been planning to destroy it before he died, but then he examined the future to see what sort of person would be the next master of the Cards. And when he saw it was Sakura and she even came back and visited him using the card, he decided to trust her with the future of everything. And I'm very glad that he did, as we dearly need it now to correct this terrible disaster. Clow had imagined what could happen if the Cards fell into the wrong hands, and it frightened him, but he never imagined the Cards in a rage over the killing of their Mistress. But then, these aren't his Cards anymore, they are Sakura Cards and quite different."
After breakfast, Tomoyo thought about what to wear and how to fix her hair. In order to fly she would need some snug windproof clothing and a hairstyle that wouldn't whip in the wind. So first she braided her hair then rolled it up on the back of her head and fastened it firmly. She knew from flying with Sakura that it was easy to get chilled from the wind, so she packed a selection of warm snug fitting clothes. On the way to the airport in the cab Tomoyo noticed a motorcycle roar by and started thinking. "Will I fly very fast?"
"Well, not as fast as a jet plane, but certainly faster than any bird. Depending on your Magic power you may be able to exceed 150 kilometers per hour." (93mph)
"Well won't that be a terribly strong wind in my face? And chilling my body?"
"Yes it will. But I intend to make you a Shield card as well as a Sword card, just in case you need them. And you can use Shield to protect you from... No, you can't use the Shield Card to protect you from the wind, because if you tell the Shield to stop air from penetrating, then your wings won't work and you can't fly. Your wings do support you and move you partially by magic, but they also do actually move air and have to be able to interact with the air that is rushing past you. So I guess you will need some warm clothes."
"I was thinking that people go very fast on motorcycles, and they have special clothes for them, to protect them from wind and cold."
After a moments thought Eriol responded. "Yes, of course. Driver! Is there a large motorcycle store near here?" "Perhaps ten minutes out of our way." Eriol thought about this. He had allowed an extra hour in case of bad traffic, and the traffic seemed light. So they took the side trip and in forty minutes they were back on their way to the airport again with her bag now containing a set of insulated motorcycle leathers, boots and gloves. The only set they had in her size was purple, which Tomoyo wasn't happy with, but of course she couldn't be fussy. She got a full face style helmet that would protected her whole head from the wind and cold. The helmet, boots and gloves she got all in black as that seemed to go best with the purple. She did have to adjust the hair some so the helmet would fit comfortably but that only took a minute.
"Will my wings make their own holes in my clothes like Sakura's do?"
"Yes they will. And incidentally, that makes the card more difficult to make, but I think it is worth the effort to be able to fly with your clothes on." He finished with a small smile.