Secrets: A New Hope

Meet Mei Rei, Wish upon the Star

"Kero, I was wondering..." It was now a couple of weeks after the exciting visit from Tomeda hospital. Meilin had offically joined Black Rose, because of Sekka's spell, Li was quiet and Madison had returned from hospital, due to the doctors prescription. We are now in Madison's house. Kero looked up from thinking about Clow Reed, "Yes Sakura?"

"I was wondering, now that Meilin has joined the Black Rose, is she under Sekka and Madeline's commands?" Sakura asked, fearing the worst from Meilin's change of teams.

"Yes, and worst, Sekka and Madeline might use her against us because she is good at fighting and boasting, even though she has no magical powers." continued Kero.

Madison was taking photos of Li in a light green tuxedo, much to the embarrassment of himself! Li was blushing like mad!
"You look so good in that tuxedo, Li!" Madison gushed over her latest fashion design.

"No I don't! Get me out of this silly looking coat! I look ridiculous!" yelled Li, trying to pull off his tight clothes, but he was unsuccessful.

"Don't be silly, Li! You look wonderful." replied Madison. "What shall I make for you next?"

Knock, knock! There was a knock on the door and Li answered it.

"Who is there?" called Li. Outside, there was a girl who looked exactly like Meilin, but she had her hair in a ponytail, she was wearing a medieval purple cloak and she had the symbol of a five pointed star on her forehead. Li was shocked.

"Are you Meilin?" he asked cautiously.

"I am Mei Rei, who is formerly from the Black Rose, but I've decided to join Sakura's team." said the Chinese girl. She shook Li's hand gently.

"Mei Rei?" said Sakura, who had also appeared at the door.

"That's right! That's my name! Nice to meet you, Sakura!" smiled Mei modestly. Sakura also smiled at her, clearly they liked each other.

"How did you get here?" stuttered Li as he stared at Mei.

"I got here by my own powers, ever heard of teleportion?"
"Well... No." admitted Li, taken aback.

"I'll show you next time..." she said mysteriously.

"So why did you decide to join us, Mei?" asked Sakura.

"Well, firstly, I realised how evil Madeline and Sekka really were. They both got really furious at me for rebelling against the Black Rose and they kicked me out, I guess. For even though I was wicked for most of my long life, I have now changed for the better and am now using my powers for healing and good stuff. For I know about those arts when I was studying." Mei explained

"Cool! Does being a good sorceress mean that you know how to harness your abilities?" asked Kero.

"Yes, I get my powers from the light of the Star, Madeline get hers from the Black Rose, Sekka gets hers from the Moon and Leon gets his from Lightning. You can see it on our foreheads, that's how you can tell. Why are you guys curious?" said Mei.

"Oh, because a friend of ours called Meilin has been hypnotised by Sekka and now she's part of the Black Rose..." explained Li.

"Ah, Meilin! She's the Chinese girl who helped you guys when you were Cardcaptors, right?" winked Mei.

"Yes, she was." said a startled Li, how did Mei know about Meilin? Mei looked straight at him.

"I knew because I could read your mind, Li."
"Woah!" shouts Kero, "That is some power!".

"So, if you know all about Madeline, Leon and Sekka, do you know what the Secret and Hope cards are for?" Madison asked Mei. "Because we don't."

"Those cards are KalemaCards, created by the Black Rose. There are four cards in all, the Secret, the Hope, the Wish, the Memory, the Desire and the Heal. So far two are found. There are four more to go. Originally, those cards were designed as a distraction by Madeline. But now, they, along with the other Clow and Sakura Cards, they are crucial for the fate of the universe. Without the Kalema cards, the Black Rose will spread and all is lost."

"Then we must find the Kalema cards!" yells Sakura heroically, "And save everything!"

"Meilin, you are now part of the Black Rose. You must promise to learn how to outfight Sakura's team when the time comes. You shall learn from my evil friend, Sekka."

"I am honoured, mistress Madeline! May the Black Rose rule!" Meilin replies respectively. Meilin was dressed in her Chinese clothes, except her eyes were white as snow and she had the symbol of the black star on her forehead... Madeline smiles impishly as the crystal pendant sparkes on her neck, it glows blood red and transforms into a black rose. Sekka commands Meilin to follow her and she does, rising from her seat.

"Leon, resurrect Beorlyn back from the dead, when Sakura captures the last Kamela Card!" tells Madeline as Leon appears from the shadows. The teenage mortal bows to Madeline.

"I shall do your bidding, my dearest mistress." says Leon as Madeline's eyes gleam with an evil purple light.

"Soon, with Madison's additional power, we shall grow mighty!" she said to herself. Suddenly she clutches her chest and the dark rose turns back into a shining pendant. "What-what is happening to me?" the Black Rose sorceress chokes...

At the same time, Madison is doing exactly the same thing! All the others leapt out of their seats when it happened. "Madison! Are you alright?" asks Sakura.

"Do I look alright?!" says Madison, "I keep getting these pains and they're getting worse! Ahhhh!!!" Her form suddenly flares with a purple aura and Li, Kero and Sakura step back in fear. Mei however, didn't step back but stepped forwards.

"Hold still, Madison!" shouts Mei, as a golden glow comes from her palms. Her eyes glow a silvery light as she applies the glow to Madison's body. "Auratic Healing!" Immediately, the purple light dies down and Madison stands up shakily. Mei nods knowingly at Kero and Sakura. "It is as I thought, Madison has unknown powers that are being returned to her!"

"You mean, Madison has magic?! But that's impossible!" Sakura yells at Mei.

"I know, that's why Madeline wanted to absorb her powers. But the abilities backfired for a moment, returning to Madison at the wrong time. Now they had been stabillized, but the powers could strike at anytime." warns Mei.

"That was scary! Let's hope this never happens again!" says Li, comforting Sakura.

"Yeah," agrees Kero. "Now that's over, where do we start searching for the Wish and Memory card?" The magical yellow mouse flew around the room

"It won't be easy you know, since the Wish card can only be accessed with someone with a pure heart, plus it only appears once in a blue moon, when you wish upon the Sirus star. Whereas the Memory card can only be accessed by a person, who had either lost his memory or often forgets things easily." explains Mei. Li, Kero, Sakura and Madison all sweatdrop when she says that.
"And I thought capturing all the Clow and Sakura cards were hard!" mutters Sakura. "Speaking of a blue moon, isn't there going to be one tonight?"

"Then it's our only chance, there won't be another one for at least a thousand years!" Kero says, "I know because I learnt it from Clow before he died."

"A THOUSAND YEARS!!!" yells Li, "That will take the rest of our days if we miss this rare event tonight!"

"Yep, a thousand years! We have no time to lose!" says Kero confidently, "Now who's up for some chocolate pudding?!"

Later, Sakura and Madison were searching for Sakura's brother Tori, who at least lost his memory when he was tricked by the disguised Mirror card (who was pretending to be Sakura) when he fell off a cliff. While Li and Mei decided to search Tomeda High for their mysterious maths teacher, Mrs Makenzie for help.

"Tori, I need your help! Please forget something for us!" shouted Sakura.

"What do you want, squirt?" said a surprised Tori, who was irked by this strange request coming from his sister.

"It's very important," added Madison.

"Wwweeelll, there was the time I forgot my homework and the my gym shoes and when I forgot Julian's name..." continued Tori.

"Please continue!" said a very eager Sakura and Madison.

"Mrs. Mackenzie?" whispered Li, "Can we see you for a moment?" The beatiful red-haired Maths teacher looked up from her desk, which was covered by piles of maths homework by other students. Layla Mackenzie as usual, was wearing a black shirt with a short cream miniskirt over her long delicate legs. She took off her sunglasses as she looked at her brown-haired student.

"Certainly, Li! What help do you need? Is it Maths homework?"

"Err... Not exactly, I was wondering, could you forget something for us?" Li stuttered nervously. Layla laughed as she closed her brown eyes.

"Sure, now where was I? There was a time when I moved to England and forgot all the streets names, when I forgot the parcels I was going to bring to Sakura, Eriol and you, when I..." Suddenly, the Memory card glinted and appeared in front of Layla and Li, floating in mid-air. Li tried to snatch it, but he kept failing as the magic card dodged and danced away from his fingertips.

"Capture the Card now, using your mind!" yelled Mei, watching Li and Layla from the doorway with a mobile phone. "It's now or never!"

"I can't! I can't!" whispered Li into the mobile, "If I used my magic, Mrs. Mackenzie will see me!"

"Just try! I believe in your skill, Li!" Mei shouted. As if by magic, the card floated into Li's hands and Li stuffed it into his back pack. Just in time, Mrs Mackenzie finished her list and opened her eyes.

"So, now, does that list of forgetfulness satisfy you Li?" she asked him.
"Yes it does, thanks Mrs Mackenzie!" answered Li hurriedly, thank goodness she didn't see him! He breathed a sigh of relief as he did a nod to Mei and ran out the door...

"... And there was the time I lost my ball, and..." droned Tori, Sakura and Madison had been listening to Tori for hours and was exhausted from looking for any sign of the Memory card. Without warning, the door slammed open as Li and Mei entered the room!

"We've found the Memory card!" Li and Mei shouted joyfully to Sakura and Madison, holding up the magical Kalema card for all to see.

"That's great! Oh no, it's nearly night time and we have to go to Reedington Park!" groaned Sakura. "Let's hurry, Madison! The blue moon is about to rise!" Then they all ran out of the room, grabbed Kero and Tori was confused... Why did they run away from him?

At Reedington Park, Kero and Sakura watched the azure moon rise above the rest of the stars as Madison took photos of the moon. Mei and Li were watching it rise too.

"Isn't the moon beautiful tonight, Kero?" sighed Sakura,

"Yeah," agreed Kero, "Look, the Sirus star is coming out, make a wish!"

"I wish-" began Sakura, before she was interrupted by Mei saying, "Look out!" and a loud crash. Meilin appeared from behind the slide, her eyes were white orbs of light as she approached Sakura. It was then that Sakura noticed the black star on her forehead. "Meilin?" said Sakura. Suddenly, Meilin moved her palm downwards as she said "Power of the dark Star, blind my opponent!" Immediately, a shining black star appeared in her hands and it shone so darkly, it blocked out Sakura's view from everything else! Kero tried to rescue Sakura from Meilin.

"Sakura!" yelled Kero as he turned into his true form. A winged lion emerged from the night. Keroberos tried to attack Meilin, but she used her newly learnt magical powers to burn him with raging fire. "Aaarrrggghhh!" Keroberos screamed as Meilin burned him without mercy.

"Not so fast!" said Li as he used his elemental sword. "Sword, know my plight! Release the light!" At once, a paper with Chinese writing appeared in the air and he pressed against it, creating wind to blow away the fire! Meilin made the fire and star vanish.
"That was child's play, Li! Fight like a warrior!" she challenged as she did her martial arts stance. Li prepared to fight her, but unexpectedly...

"I will accept the challenge!" said Mei as she appeared besides Li. Meilin's eyes widened when she saw Mei's purple cloak! "Sakura! Make the Wish card appear!"

"Mei Rei!" Meilin spat as she leapt to meet her match. Mei also copied her action. They spun and circled each other, trying to find a weak spot in their moves. But neither could defeat the other! Sakura used this opputunity to wish for the Wish card and it appeared in the air. She captured it.

"Memory card! Make Meilin remember who she is fighting for!" The Memory card sent waves of thought at the two fighters, but it missed Meilin! Suddenly, Mei teleported out of the way, appearing at the swings. And Meilin got so fustrated, that she simply gave up and evaporated to the Black Rose group...

"We did it!" yelled Keroberos as he hugged Sakura. Sakura laughed in relief as her friends joined her in admiring the wonderful blue moon...