Revealed
By QuagsireGirl
Chapter 1
Spinner Sun's Mistake
Quag/Girl's Note:
"Here you go, Kero," Sakura said, gleefully. She handed him a muffin wrapped in a napkin. "We baked these in Home EC, and I thought you would enjoy some."
"Oh!! Thank you so much Sakura!" Kero cried as he ripped the napkin off his treat. His mouth watered as her stared down at the golden-brown muffin, speckled with blue berries. He opened his mouth, and took a big bite out of the muffin. He blushed and swallowed his mouthful. "This is delicious. What grade did you get on it?" Kero asked, chewing on his second bite.
"An A," Sakura said, slightly blushing.
"This is much better than that oatmeal cookie you brought me last week," Kero smiled. He swallowed another mouthful of muffin.
"Yeah, at least this one didn't smell like socks," Sakura giggled, her face bright red. She walked over to her desk, and opened a drawer. She lifted the once Clow Book out of the drawer, and held it in her arms. Sakura walked over to her bed, and sat on it. She looked down at her name written in elegant letters across the top. She ran her fingers along the symbols, glistening in gold.
"What's wrong Sakura?" Kero asked, licking his paws.
"Whoa, you feel that?" Kero asked in a serious tone.
"Yes," Sakura answered, "It feels like …"
"Clow Reed's presence…" Kero finished. Something moved past Sakura's bedroom window in a blur.
"What was that?" Sakura cried out. She leaped from her bed and ran to the window.
"I don't know," Kero replied as he followed Sakura. She grabbed her roller blades and cell phone as she ran out of the house. Kero followed. Sakura flew down the street on her roller blades. She pulled out her cell phone, and began to dial Madison's number. "You calling Li?" Kero asked.
"No," Sakura answered, "I'm calling Madison. She'll get mad at me if she misses this."
"Great," Kero said sarcastically, "calling the important one!" They saw something shoot above the trees, a dark blur. "Follow it!" Kero cried. Sakura finished her call and pulled out her Star Key.
"Key of the Star.
With powers burning bright.
Reveal the staff, and shine your light!
Release!"
In her hand, Sakura held her wand. Pulling a card from her pocket, she released the jump card, and wings appeared on her blades. Sakura began to leap after the mysterious creature, that was far ahead. Soon, Sakura found herself at the central park, face to face with a black panther. "How on earth?" Sakura gasped. She was shocked to see a panther, and even more surprised to see the magnificent creature bearing butterfly wings. "Kero?" Sakura cried in confusion.
"Sakura!!" a deep voice boomed. Sakura turned to see a magnificent lion fly past on birdlike wings, and pounce the panther. Kero had transformed to his true form. The two gigantic cats fought each other, clawing and biting. "Kero!?" Sakura cried in concern. She didn't want her friend to get hurt.
"Sakura!" Madison shouted as she ran up to Sakura. "What's going on?" she inquired, "and who's that fighting Kero?"
"I don't know," Sakura answered, bewildered.
"Hmmm, the guardian beast is quite powerful. But I suppose I should expect no less from the great Keroberos," a mysterious robe boy thought to himself, amused. He watched the two marvelous cats fight. The robed figure sat in a tree, watching in pleasure. He laid his staff in his lap, and watched. The two cats clawed and bit each other. Keroberos got the upper hand and pinned the panther to the ground. 'Maybe Spinnie could use some help' the boy thought to himself. He lifted his golden staff in his right hand and then the golden star ornament at the tip of the staff began to glow and eerie red color.
A red cloud began to surround the black panther. He pushed Kero off with his tremendous paws with hidden strength. The winged panther shot a powerful beam of energy at the flying lion and he fell to the ground.
"Kero!" Sakura cried. She ran up to the fallen feline and placed her hand on his head. Kero struggled to his feet and faced his opponent.
"Sakura, keep away," Kero growled.
"I'm going to help!" Sakura cried. She released the Shot Card and commanded it to follow and attack the flying panther. The black cat dodged the Shot Card's attacks, flying swiftly through the air. The Shot Card kept attacking. It striked the panther in the wing, then again in his side. The panther began to retreat to a nearby tree. He flew into the crown of the tree. The boy was surprised by the panther.
"Spinner Sun! Get out of here!" he shouted. The panther struggled to stand on the branch the boy was perched on, digging its sharp claws into the wood. The branch shook by the weight of the cat, as he tried to crawl towards the base of branch so it wouldn't break. The boy sat in his way.
"Eli, can you…?" the feline asked.
"Spinner Sun, finish your job!" Eli ordered, pointing towards the others.
"Sorry Master! I don't want to be turned into Swiss cheese!! I don't even like cheese!" Spinnie argued. Eli glared at him. Without warning, the Shot Card began to rain it's attacks down on the tree. Even though the leaves hid Eli and Spinnie from the others, the rustling of the branch had given away Spinnie's hiding place.
"Spinner Sun!" Eli shouted.
"Master!" Spinner Sun retorted as his hind legs slipped of the branch and he was left hanging from his front paws. There was flashes of light as tiny beams shot, narrowly missing to two dark figures.
"Spinnie, you are going out there and finishing your job-- ahh!!" Eli was hit in the left arm. He winced in pain. Another beam of light flew by, narrowly missing Spinnie's head as he ducked. A further shot hit Eli in his right shoulder, forcing him backwards. He lost his balance, and fell out of the tree, hitting the grass covered ground. He was knocked unconscious by the impact of the fall.
"Master!" Spinner Sun hissed, trying to keep his voice down. He didn't want to be heard by the others, who were running toward his fallen master. "Master…" he continued, "…Eli!" It was no use.
"You got it!" Madison exclaimed, as they ran over to the fallen figure. As they got closer, Sakura and the others realized that it wasn't an animal… it was human.
"Oh my… " Sakura gasped as they got closer. It was indeed a human. It was someone from her class.
"Eli!" Madison cried out in surprise as she also recognized the figure.
"You know him or something'?" Kero questioned. He had returned to his earthly form.
"He's a friend from school," Sakura stated, still in shock.
"Do you think Eli was the one behind all the mysterious things that have been happening lately?" Madison asked, clutching her camera in her arms. She had stopped taping.
"It's very possible. Look at the way he's dressed… and that wand." Kero said in a serious tone. "Also, what reason would he have being out her so late at night?"
As the others were discussing their discovery, Eli was slowly regaining consciousness. He opened his eyes and stared at the tree above him. His head pierced with pain. Above him, still clinging to the branch, was Spinner Sun. He was hidden to all the others in the canopy, but Eli had a perfect view.
"Eli?!"
Sakura realized he had awaken. Having Sakura figure out his secret suddenly didn't seem like such a good idea. He panicked. Using his staff for support, Eli pulled himself to his feet. His head still pounded, and gray clouds appeared before his eyes. Eli faced Sakura and Madison, who were still bewildered by their discovery.
"Eli," Sakura called out in her soft voice. She stepped towards him. Out of the tree came Spinner Sun, landing between Sakura and his master. Spinner Sun bared his teeth, as a warning to not come any closer. His magnificent butterfly wings were spread out wide, as if the design would scare them away.
"Eli… is this true? Have you been causing all the weird stuff that's been happening?" Sakura asked in still a calm voice. She was concerned and still in disbelief.
"I'm sorry, Sakura," Eli said, bowing his head. Sakura and Madison were surprised by the tone of his voice. It was deeper, older, different to the friendly one they always heard at school. "I didn't want you to find out this way…" he took a breath, "So you won't" Eli continued. He waved his wand in front of him, and it began to glow red once again. Eli decided this wasn't the time for Sakura to discover his purpose… his secret. There was a flash of light, and the park was left empty.
Sakura's eyes snapped open. She sat up in her bed, confused. She had waken up suddenly, but no one was in her room. 'I wasn't having a dream, so why did I awaken?' She decided not to worry about and laid back in her bed. She closed her eyes and fell back to sleep.
Eli had cast a spell, that sent everyone home to their beds, asleep, with their minds' erased of the night's events.
Eli appeared in the security of his home. He hung for a moment in midair before closing his eyes and collapsing on to the couch. Spinnie watched his master from his spot on the chair. Binnie had returned to his smaller, earthly form. Eli laid face down on the couch, motionless. His staff was on the floor besides the couch. His master was hurt. Spinner Sun had almost ruined their mission. And it was all due to his cowardliness.
"I'm sorry Master…" he spoke in a soft tone.
"So… he was the one…" a voice said quietly to himself. A mysterious figure stood in a tree. He had seen the night's events. Keeping in secrecy had prevented Eli's spell from working on him. No one knew he had been there, watching, learning. The figure's brown hair fell over his eyes. A triumphant smirk spread across his face as he ran his fingers through his hair in slight astonishment. "Too bad Eli…" the boy sneered, "your secret will be revealed!"