Secrets: A New Hope
It had been four years since Sakura had defeated Eriol Moon (or Clow Reed) the sorcerer at Toyko Tower and now things were looking up for the teenage Sakura and Madison. Li Showron, who was Sakura's Cardcaptor boyfriend, had returned fom Hong Kong back to the town of Tomeda, Meilin Rae, the Chinese transfer student, had gone back to China and all the Sakura and Clow cards were captured. Mrs Mackenzie, Sakura's mysterious Maths teacher, returned to teach at Tomeda High School... Kero or Keroberos, Sakura's Guardian Beast, was much the same as ever. Everything looked complete and safe for the destinied Cardcaptors... But when fate calls, nothing was ever going to be the same...
"Come on, Sakura!" Madison Taylor called to her best friend, Sakura Avalon as she waved frantically. "We have to meet your brother Tori after middle school!" The beautiful brown haired teenager with bangs prepared to pack her schoolbag as the bell rang after school.
"We're late!" yelled Sakura, running after Madison to Reedington Park where they could talk together after the fourth period.
Sakura Avalon had matured into a girl of sixteen, her once cute face becoming breathtakingly beautiful, her legs became longer. Today, she wore a pink loose skirt, a green jumper and a bracelet with CardCap. Cherry-Blossom (Japanese translation of 'Sakura') engraved on it. Long ago, she had the Seal Key around her neck as a Cardcaptor, but when she was in middle school she removed the magical object, replacing it with a golden heart shaped locket which was all she had to remind her of her decreased mother, Natasha. Now the Seal Key lay in a dusty jewellery box, forgotten for all those timeless years...
Whereas Madison Taylor had cut her long dark locks, her body was slimmer and she was more energetic. Her legs had also lengthened like Sakura's had, making her taller than Sakura herself! She carried her new digital camera around, always taking an oppitunity to take photos of her friends and family. Making dresses was her sole hobby, after many experiences making battle costumes for Sakura in the past few years. She wore a headband of violet, matching her alluring amythest eyes. Needless to say, her looks always got her many boys to talk to! But even Madison was afraid to tell Sakura what was happening to her recently... She was having those fainting spells, where afterwards she couldn't remember what had happened to her. It had been happening for two weeks already, but it had been growing steathily worser...
"Hey, squirt!" said Tori as the two friends rushed into the park, "I was looking for you two!" Sakura's big brother, who could see ghosts, was now in university, studying physics. Julian Starr, his best friend and classmate was also with him, eating strawberry icecream hungrily. Julian had light grey hair a skinny complexion and wore wire spectacles over his nose. He was always kind and friendly. Strangely, Julian was also the other Guardian of the Seal called Yue, besides Keroberos who came to judge Sakura as the new Cardcaptor. When he transformed into Yue, he became coldhearted, has white long hair and wings like an angel.
"Hi Tori! Hi Julian!" cried Sakura and Madison in unsion.
"Hey Sakura and Madison!" smiled Julian, as he waved to them. "Want some icecream, it's really delicious!"
"Did someone say ICECREAM?!" yells a cute voice inside Sakura's backpack. It turns out to be Keroberos in his false form, as a yellow winged mouse... Keroberos and Yue protected sorcerer Clow Reed's book until Sakura opened it and all the Clow Cards flew out. As his duty, Kero had to appoint Sakura to capture the elemental cards before they destroyed the world. When Sakura captured the four most powerful cards in the deck (Earth, Fire, Water and Wind) Kero transformed into his true form as the Guardian Beast. Keroberos was like a winged lion with a jeweled helmet. Likewise, Julian transformed into Yue when all the Clow cards were captured. Kero is a fun-loving creature with an appitite!
"No, Kero, get back into my bag before someone sees you!" shouted Sakura to Kero.
"Why should I? Nobody's here, except for that bra-aaah!" screamed Kero as he sees Tori.
"Did you bring that toy of yours to the park Sakura? Hey! It can speak!" says Tori in surprise.
"Of course I can speak! What do you think I was? A plushie?" says Kero angrily.
"You guys have a lot of explaining to do!" says Julian to Madison and Sakura.
"Er... You see..." stuttered Madison.
Suddenly, time stopped and everything froze except for Madison, Kero and Sakura!
"Huh?" says Madison, "I don't get it... Why is everything frozen? Did Li use the Time Card?"
"Maybe mysterious powers are at work..." suggested Sakura.
"Highly unlikely." sniffs Kero. Ït looks like someone who is experienced in magic did this."
"But I didn't use my magic! The Seal Key is at home!" Sakura cries.
"So? It could be Li Showron then..." Kero pointed out.
"Li Showron isn't here though..." Madison also pointed out.
Laughter rang out as two female figures jumped in front of them. Sakura screamed when she saw who they were, Madison had one of her fainting spells and Kero just gasped in horror...
The people looked exactly like Madison and Sakura! Except for their weird costumes, their different hairstyles and contemptous smiles, they were like clones of Sakura and Madison! The Sakura twin had really long darkish hair like Nakaru's (Tori's classmate), a staff that had an emblem of the moon and a long velvet medieval dress which reached to the concrete floor. She also had the symbol of the full moon on her forehead. Whereas, the Madison twin had an impish smile, straight black coloured hair like Meilin's (Li's 'girlfriend'), and the symbol of a black rose on her temples.
"Madison!" yells Sakura as her best friend faints. Sakura's double laughs at them as the Madison double touched Madison. She mutters something and something like a bluish electric current shoots from her fingertips into Madison's body.
"Who- what- are you doing?" says Sakura, holding Madison's hand.
"Sakura Avalon! You wouldn't understand! You are just a 'child' meddling in our affairs." tells Madison's twin.
"Hey, take that insult back! I know you! You're Sekka Avendale and Madeline Talern, the forbidden sorcereresses of the Black Rose! I thought Clow Reed had gotten rid of you two a long time ago... But I was wrong..." shouts Kero, recognising them. Sekka smiled evilly at Kero, her eyes lighting up as she raised her staff, it transformed into a night-black rose.
"What?" said a surprised Sakura, "Are you saying you know these people?"
"Right! And we're very surprised to meet you... 'Sakura' and 'Madison'." says Madeline, pulling out a jewelled pedant. "Magic pendant, with forbidden swing, send time spinning! Release!"
The glow of the pendant made Sakura and Kero dizzy as it consumed Sekka and Madeline... And then the dizziness stopped and time went back to normal. Madison woke up as Julian continued eating his icecream.
"Are you alright?"
Sakura pretended nothing had happened to them. Finally it was time to go home again.
"Let's go home squirt..." said Tori.
"Okay..." said Sakura uncomfortably...
