(AnimeAdmirers) * Cardcaptor Sakura *

Sakura, Panda and the Cute Shop

Intro: A child sleeps soundly surrounded by her beloved stuffed animals. Suddenly, one begins to twitch. They all seem to come alive and dance above the sleeping girl. What in the world could be causing this?

Sakura happily skates through the town greeting her friends as she passes. She slows down in time to see a delivery truck unloading boxes at a cute new shop called "Twin Bells." The owner, pretty Miss Maki Matsumoto, seems to be somewhat clumsy, but Sakura is there to help. The young woman says the shop isn't open yet, but to come back later.

At school Sakura finds that all her friends are looking forward to visiting the new shop. The girls venture to the shop when school is over. To their surprise the cute little shop is far from ready. They offer to help, and Miss Matsumoto gladly accepts. When they are finished, Miss Maki offers them tea. Strangely....a large panda plushie suspiciously topples out of a box. Chiharu likes it so much that she purchases the stuffed panda. However, not long after taking it home, the panda suddenly disappears.

The next day at school, Sakura and Tomoyo discuss the rumors they have heard. Many people are suspecting Miss Matsumoto. The girls go to the shop after school and sure enough, the panda is there. Miss Matsumoto is disturbed...this happened to her before. The toys would just re-appear, and people were beginning to think that she was the thief. Saddened, she tells the girls about her deceased finance. He was a designer of plush toys and dreamed of opening a shop of his own. Unfortunately, he was killed in an accident. She wanted to fulfill his wishes.

That evening both Sakura and Tomoyo enlist the help of Kero. They are sure that it could be a clow card causing all the trouble. Kero agrees to help and accompanies the girls to the shop. While Tomoyo distracts Miss Matsumoto, Sakura searches for evidence of a clow card. Poor Tomoyo has to keep talking, while Kero and Sakura are having a difficult time finding the card. Suddenly, Sakura accidentally makes a noise that alerts Miss Matsumoto. When she walks in the room, the JUMP card causes all the plush toys to go crazy.

JUMP crashes through the shop's window and escapes. Miss Maki's sees this and passes out while Sakura goes after the renegade card. JUMP is quick! When Sakura finally does grab it, the pink critter takes her with him all the way into the sky. Luckily she had her fly card. Sakura catches up to the JUMP as it is merging with all of the plush toys. It creates a huge creature. Just as it is about to crush a cringing Sakura, it gets off balance and falls. This gives our cardcaptor the chance to capture the card.

After "JUMP" was returned to its card form, the shop began to flourish. Chiharu's panda returned, and the rumors ceased. Miss Maki's can finally be proud of the shop she opened in memory of her fiancé.