As the episode begins, Sakura is asleep, with visions of the dream world besetting her unconscious mind. In keeping with the recurrent motif of dreams foreshadowing upcoming events, Sakura finds herself facing the fateful Radio Tower, where a dark figure's presence is sensed somewhere in the vicinity, as if watching Sakura. She's confused by the ambiguity of the scene, unsure whether to deem the whole affair as a portent to her role as a card captor or as a warning. It seems that there is still something that she must learn on her own to take the next step to attaining the level of mastery that is needed. To achieve this, Sakura sets off to capture the next Clow Card, the fiery card, on her own. This means not telling Kero a thing, so as to prove him that she can handle her own on a real test. However, Kero's wisdom and power reach far beyond what Sakura had at first foreseen and he shows up for the battle in order to instruct Sakura on how to bring the Card under control when its magical form manifests and proves to be too challenging for the aspiring magical warrior. After all seems settled, Kero's powers start to partially return to him. It is akin to the Leprechaun regaining his powers the closer he is to his gold, but with a more benign twist to it. This really doesn't accomplish much, but it's enough to set Sakura's mind at ease to know that Kero is still the same tiny fluffy sweet-craving animal, as she was afraid that Kero would leave her for good once the Fiery Card was gathered. She has fond memories of Kero and him sticking around longer is reason enough to put her in a good mood.
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