Me: Hel-lo New York City!

Raimundo: …We're not in New York EGP.

Me: So what? Someone reading my story could be!

Raimundo: That, or you've just lost your mind.

Me: I'm sleepy.

Raimundo: Then why are you typing?

Me: Cause I can.

Crystal: Okayyyyy, change in subject. Who's ready for the next chapter?

Me/Raimundo: ME!

Kimiko: I'm game.

Me: Ah, it is good to hear that you are better Kimiko!

Kimiko: Hmmm, mmm.

Raimundo: So…Who's startin' the chapter?

Crystal: Oh, I wanna do it! Can I EGP? Pu-leeeeze?

Me: Sure. You can start the chapter if you want to Crystal.

Crystal: YAY! ElementalGuardianProtector owns nothing but me and this story!

Me: Roll 'em!

Chapter 12: Confessions – Part Two

"What 'secret powers'?" Kimiko inquired. "Well, let's back up 3 years before Crystal and I moved away from each other. To when I was 7 and she was 6. One day, I learned a disturbing secret about Crystal and Janie…" Raimundo trailed off (Flashback Time!)

Beginning of Flashback

"Hmmm…She's not here today…" Raimundo thought as he arrived at the Cherry Trees. Not many people came to visit these trees.

That's why Crystal and Raimundo came here every afternoon. This was their special place.

The Cherry Trees belonged to them.

"Maybe she's at home…" Raimundo thought while he walked back home. "I wonder what could've made her miss coming to the Cherry Trees…"

"It's her favorite place in the whole entire world. I would bring her back a few cherry pedals, but she's probably slap me for picking leaves off of her precious trees!"

Raimundo chuckled to himself. He knew how protective his best friend was to those Cherry Trees.

She made sure no harm ever came to them.

Not as long as she could help it.

(And let me tell ya, little kids can do some amazing things when they want something. My legs, arm, and ears still hurt

Raimundo knocked on the front door of Crystal's house. "Hello? Crystal? Janie? Are you guys home?" Raimundo opened the door and walked in.

Raimundo silently crept towards the living room, because he heard 2 female voices coming from that area.

"Crystal, you must learn to master your elements. You cannot fail at this task. You are the only one in the whole entire world who is capable of protecting them and – " Janie began, but was interrupted by Crystal.

"I know, I know Mom. It's my destiny, duty, and fate as the last Elemental Guardian Protector. But this stuff is hard." Crystal began.

"I know how to control Water, Wind, and Earth without a problem. They're a snap. But Fire, and the Two Legendary Elements, Spirit and Darkness, are so hard to control." Crystal told her mother.

"Crystal, I do not expect you to be able to handle the Two Legendary Elements yet. In fact, I didn't think you'd be so strong at such an early age." Janie began.

"But you must know that I push you because you are the last of your kind. You must protect your title, and…Try to avoid the prophesy."

"A prophesy is impossible to avoid. She'll…" Janie trailed off in her mind. "Mom, how come you've never told me what the prophesy was?" Crystal asked.

"Is something bad gonna happen to me?"

"No. Of course not." Janie lied, faking a smile for her daughter. "Now, the element Fire is very easy. Once you learn the correct way to handle it."

"What in the world? What the heck are they talking about?" Raimundo wondered.

"You must be not be afraid of the fire. It will not burn you. Stay calm. Otherwise, you will lose control of your fire and the flame will spread uncontrollably, destroying everything in its path." Janie told Crystal.

"Fire is a very destructive tool, but I know you can master it. Try it."

"Okay Mom." Crystal took a deep breath and held her right hand out as if she was holding something out to her mother.

A small flame appeared in Crystal's hand.

"Be careful Crystal. Air fuels Fire and Air is all around us. You have to be extra careful with your Fire until you have mastered it. Do not form your Fireball hastily." Janie warned.

"Of course I won't. Just let me make it a bit bigger." Crystal raised her left hand and waved it over her right, causing the flame to grow.

"Crystal, that's enough. You have completed the lesson. Now put it out." Janie ordered. "Well….Uhhhh…Mommy…I can't." Crystal muttered.

The flame was becoming bigger and bigger by the second. "AH! It's growing too much! It's getting too big for me to handle! Help Mommy! Put it out, put it out!" Crystal panicked.

"Crystal, I told you to remain calm! Water Spiral!" Janie shouted, shooting a beam of water out at the large flame in Crystal's hand and putting them out.

And soaking Crystal along with the flame.

"Phew…That was a close one…" Crystal sighed with relief. "Cool!" Raimundo exclaimed in amazement.

"Hn? Is someone there?" Crystal turned around. "Uh-oh." Raimundo thought, clapping his hands over him mouth.

"Intruder! Water Whip!" Janie flicked her wrist and shot a whip made of water out at Raimundo, wrapping him around in it and pulling him into the light.

"Rai-rai?" Crystal murmured. "Why are you here?" "I uh, wanted to see why you weren't at the Cherry Trees." Raimundo chuckled nervously.

"Young Raimundo…Did you…Did you witness that?" Janie asked, fearing that her and Crystal's dirty little secret had been revealed.

"Yeah, and that was SO cool! Tell me how you did it! Explain everything!" Raimundo exclaimed.

"Well…I guess we have to tell you…Since you already know…" Janie trailed off.

"Come on Rai-rai." Crystal grabbed Raimundo hand. "You need to sit down, this may take awhile."

End of Flashback

"Crystal and Janie have the power to use the 4 elements and the 2 legendary elements, Spirit and Darkness." Raimundo began.

"They are Guardians of the Elements, Elemental Guardian Protectors. And Crystal is the last of that kind."

"It is her duty to protect and make sure no harm comes to the elements. Even if it cost her life."

"Janie is not only an Elemental Guardian Protector, but she also protects the 6 element jewels."

"When Janie fell ill, she hid the 6 elemental jewels away and now, Crystal was the only one that knew where they were, until she lost her memory, and she protects them."

"If even one of the jewels were to fall into the wrong hands…1000 years of darkness to put it bluntly." Raimundo finished.

"So you mean because Crystal's on the Haylin side, the whole world is in danger?!?!" Kimiko exclaimed.

"That's what he's sayin'. But we're positive that Chase erased her memory, remember?" Clay replied

"I wonder if Chase Young knows about this…" Omi trailed off. "Hopefully not. A lot of bad people would be after Crystal if anyone found out." Raimundo responded.

"…In the Showdown…Crystal flew." Kimiko said. "Yeah? And you point is?" Clay demanded.

"Raimundo, can Crystal fly?" Kimiko asked. "Not without her Wind element." Raimundo answered.

"And you say she can do Fire and so on, right?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"Hmmm…" Kimiko trailed off suspiciously. "What she's not only an Elemental Guardian Protector, but a…"

Then, all of a sudden, Kimiko remembered Dojo's exact words.

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Kimiko eyes widened. "Raimundo, give me the Dragon of Elements." Kimiko ordered. "Sure Kim," Raimundo tossed Kimiko the Shen Gong Wu.

"Dragon of Elements!" Kimiko shouted.

Suddenly, the Shen Gong Wu began to glow. "It…It looks like a timer." Clay thought. "But…Just what is it timing?"

"Raimundo, this isn't the real Dragon of Elements. It's a fake." Kimiko showed Raimundo the fake Shen Gong Wu.

"And by the looks of it, we only have 24 hours before something big is gonna happen."

"Well then, we have to find the real one!" Raimundo replied. "You don't get it Raimundo! We're not gonna find the Dragon of Elements!"

"And just why not?" Raimundo demanded

"Because she's already been found. Rai, Crystal is the Dragon of Elements."

Me: Okay, This is all I'm gonna say about this chapter. I'll holding out on you guys. BIG time.

Raimundo: Of course. You always hold out on us.

Me: Well I can't just come out and tell the reviewers everything, now can I?

Kimiko: Actually, yes you could.

Me: No. I. Can't. Suspense, remember?

Raimundo: Well you ain't doing too good of a job with that right now.

Me: Oh trust me, I've got quite a few tricks up my sleeve. (smirks evilly) Oh heck yeah.

Crystal: …She scares me.

Raimundo: Yeah, she scares me too. She scares us

Kimiko: Why do I feel like something bad is gonna happen in a few chapters from now?

Me: Because you're right.

Kimiko: Of course I am. I'm right.

Raimundo: (rolls eyes) Yeah, yeah. Whatever you say Kim.

Crystal: Read and review please!

Raimundo: And adore me! OF YOU! You know I'm the hottest guy alive!

Me: Yeah right! Sesshomaru from Inuyasha and Howl from Howl's Moving Castle are the guys alive! (Howl's pretty cute…But Sesshomaru is

Raimundo: Shut up so the chapter can end.

Crystal: You're just jealous cause Sesshomaru and Howl are hot and you're not!

Me: HA! That's two against one!

Raimundo: WHAT??? You think so too Crys?

Crystal: Sorry Rai-rai, but they're hot with a capital H!

Raimundo: …Like Kimiko said, read and review please.

Me/Crystal: See? He's totally jealous.