Secrets: A New Hope

Melin Rae joins the Black Rose?!

While all this was happening, in a desolated house Sekka and Madeline were plotting their revenge...

"Those humans think they are so wise and I bet Clow Reed has thought up a plan to stop us! We'll show them we're capable of doing such destruction this world had never seen!" said Madeline as she gazed into her crystal pendant. Sekka had her doubts though...

"But Madeline... Those same humans were able to stop us as well! Remember Sakura and Madison, whom we both appeared to today? I'm sure they have the same abilities as us, isn't that part of Clow's plans...? After all, he can see into the future. Also, their names are even similar to ours!" Sekka said persistently, the young sorcerer seemed worried. Madison comforted her.

"No matter, we will thwart their plans soon... Anyway, I've already absorbed Madison's magical abilities... Even though she doesn't know she has any!"

"So what shall we do now, misteress Madeline?" interrupted a shadowly figure. He stepped up to the moonlight, revealling a person that looked like Li, except that his hair was blond and fairer than the sun and he had a blue ceremonial cloak with a spiked black disk in his hand. The area around his eye was emblazed with the symbol of blue-black lightning, looking like a jagged scar.

"Ah, Leon Sharren! There you are! I was thinking of you just now!" said Madeline delightedly.

"I am honoured by your flattery, my dear Madeline." said Leon slightly smiling.

"Listen, I want you to create some cute magical beasts for me, but you have to make those creatures distract Sakura and her friends from their true mission. When Sakura calls them out, they will seek out the nearest person and create havoc. Make something that will stop them from destroying the place and be calm. Sakura will be so busy trying to chase them, she won't be bothered with our interference." chuckled Madeline...
"How many of them shall I make?" said a surprised Leon. Madeline smiled mischieviously, her amythest eyes glinting like jewels. For a moment, the sorceress seemed to be quite preoppicied with her thoughts. Sekka was calm now, but she was looking at Leon very interestedly.

"Two of them, yes, I think that'll do for now..." Madeline said darkly...

"Madison, your friends are here to see you." said the nurse, Janet, brightly. Janet was a cheery, mature lady with green eyes who wore blue hair in two ponytails. Madison tried to focus her eyes on the doorway, but she still felt drained and her vision was blurry. Janet left the room as Sakura ran into the room, followed by Li, who was trying to shake off Kero from his leg. Finally, Meilin came in, arguring with Eriol Moon.

"Sakura?" she said weakly, she had to lie down again, due to having no strength.

"Madison, I was so worried!" yelled Sakura as she hugged her. "I thought that Madeline did something to you!"

"Get off my leg, Kero!" yelled Li as he shook Kero frantically. Kero bit his leg even harder!

"Heya Maddy! How's is my friend?" smiled Kero as he perched on the bed post, his small wings were folded so that he wouldn't fall off the post. The yellow mouse-like creature did a flying backflip when he did fall off... But he landed on his head. "Ouch! That hurts!" he groaned. Everybody started laughing when Kero told them to stop laughing at him.

"What?! Eriol you shouldn't have!" quarreled Meilin to the dark-blue haired boy with spectacles.

"So? I knew that Nakuru (Tori's classmate) and Spinel Sun (Eriol's black cat-like magical Guardian) couldn't come to Japan, due to certain problems... You see, Spinel doesn't like hospitals and Nakuru says that she had to study for her university exams." explained Eriol to Meilin.

"Did you figure out why Sekka and Madeline appeared to Sakura and Madison? I mean, you do have the same memories as Clow Reed, Eriol!" glared Meilin back at Eriol.

"Technically yes, but I'm not Clow Reed himself... And my theory is that Sekka and Madeline wants more magical powers, they will try to get it any way they can. Even if it means taking it from another person. But what they will use it for, I think they want to destroy Earth."

"But Madison, you don't have any powers... Do you?" asked an uncertain Sakura.

"Eh, I don't know either, but Madeline does have deadly powers though..." shrugged Eriol.

Suddenly, a cute winged figure with huge eyes and a green furry face appeared at the window, it was so sickenly adorable that Sakura immediately fell in love with it. The creature had tiny pink wings, a serpent-like tail and chubby little legs. It pushed open the window and sat on the sill.

"Awww! It's so cute, come here little fella!" crooned Sakura. She looked like she was being hypnotised by the cute creature. It chirruped once.

"Sakura! Be careful!" yelled Li and Madison, knowing all too well it could be a trick.

"Ack!!!! What is that thing? It's way too cuter than me (who is the coolest plushie)!" said a really disgusted Kero. The creature set its eyes on Kero after Sakura hugged it... And promptly attacked Kero with its sharp teeth! "AAAHHH!!! GET IT OFF ME!!! OOOWWW!!!" Li tried to pull the ferocious beast off Kero's tail, but it bit all the harder! "NOT SO HARD, BRAT!!!" Sakura snapped out of her trance after hearing Kero scream loudly.

"That thing is dangerous!" gasped Meilin, "No matter! I'll save you Li!" Just then, another cute animal with a goofy smile attached its tentacles to Li and Meilin's faces...

"ERIOL! SAKURA! HELP!" they cried as the animals clawed them and then ran off down the corridors... The staff members didn't know what to do as the deadly beasts wrecked the wards using brightly coloured energy beams from their mouths...

"Sakura! We must do something!" said Madison.

"Right! Use your Clow and Sakura cards to stop them!" suggested Eriol.

A new voice penetrated the loud noises coming from the other rooms and time froze once again... Only Li, Sakura, Meilin, Kero and Madison could move. Eriol couldn't.

"Sakura, Madison! So, we meet again... Funny isn't it?" grinned Sekka as she appeared from the chaos. Madeline materialized soon after Sekka, and another boy stepped down. The cherry-blossom in Sekka's hair turned blood red as she approached them. Madeline leered at them as the jewelled crystal pendant hung down from her neck, her green dress sweeping everything.

"It's you two!" yelled Madison and Sakura, recognizing them from last time.

"How do you like the creatures we made?" asked Sekka confidently, "They are so cute, it's impossible not to fall in love with them at first sight!"

"What do you mean?! They were monsters!" yelled Meilin. "Those things attacked us and now we're hurt! If I had magical powers, I could fight you right now!" The Chinese girl with elaborate Chinese clothes did a stance.
"You better not! We're greater than Clow Reed and soon, the Black Rose will conquer all!" laughed Sekka. "We know how to stop those monsters, but to do that, you'll have to join us."

"Join you? Don't make me laugh! I know martial arts and gymastics." said Meilin angrily, already she felt her anger rising. Behind her, Sakura chanted the words to her Clow Key spell quickly.

Sekka became angry at this and told the blue-robed boy to attack the Chinese girl.

"Leon! Use your bladed Lightning disc!" ordered Sekka. Leon obeyed Sekka as he withdrew a bladed disc from his clothes that sparkled with dangerous electricity.
"Storm Vortex!" yelled Leon as he threw the disc at Meilin. The disc spun faster and faster, until it seemed like there was a violent thunderstorm around the disc.

"Look out Meilin!" yelled Li, he was preparing to run to her.

"Shield Card, protect my friends!" yelled Sakura as she threw out the desired Sakura card. The card formed a shield around Melin and her other friends, the disc bounced off the barrier. The two creatures came into the ward at that moment and the disc smashed into them, destroying them as they squealed their last cry and they fell to the ground... Then, they disappeared for good, but there were two new glowing cards where they had laid. The shield disappeared.

"Why you little-!" shouted Sekka, she was starting to see red by now!

"Yay! We did it!" everybody cheered. But Sekka raised her hands as a silvery white orb grew inside of them.

"Key of Luna,

Power of the Moon,

Power of white Light,

Release the orb,

From this dark night!

Join the Black Rose!" Sekka chanted, immediately the orb grew into a silver beam that shot across the ward in awesome waves of light. Everybody else ducked out of the way, but Meilin got hit full on by the blast and immediately, her brown-red eyes turned as white as the beam.

"AAAHHH!!!" screamed Meilin as the beam entered her body and dissolved into thin air.

"Meilin!" shouted Li as Meilin collasped on the floor, "Meilin, are you okay?". But then Meilin woke up suddenly and pushed Li roughly away. There was a sort of ruthlessness about her now, everybody could feel it. Sakura could hardly believe her eyes.

"Why should I care about you, Li?" Meilin asked coldly, "I belong to the Black Rose now. Farewell, my former friends! Hello Sekka, Leon and Madeline!" She ran to Madeline, Leon and Sekka as they all were enveloped into thin air... Then they were gone.

"NOOO!!! Why did they take Meilin?" cried Li.

"Li, it wasn't her fault, Sekka was the one that made the spell and influenced her choice." explained Sakura. "Hey! The cards on the floor! Could they be Sakura cards?"

"I don't think so, turn them over and see," suggested Kero. Sakura turned them over and read the words on the glowing cards...

"The Secret and the Hope cards..." Sakura read. Immediately, time unfroze and things continued in havoc, at least until the doctors noticed that the two creatures were gone... There was a headline in the Tomeda Telegraph the next day: Mysterious creatures invade Tomeda Hospital: Doctors are baffled!