DISCLAIMER: I don't own Trigun

Author; No new reviews? AWwwwww. pout

After his well-enticed thump, and a quick retreat elsewhere in the crater to 'make up', Vash found a spot by the river and sat down. He watched a beetle of some sort casually crawl by. He had seen more and more new creatures every day in the crater. Some were crawling up the walls to escape their limited confinement, others were content, and still others merely flew away. It was beginning, the world would be teraformed, and everyone could finally live somewhere green. There would be nothing but peaceful days.

For all but one.

Vash glanced over at Knives who was sitting by the cocoons again. Vash had the sneaking suspicion that Knives knew something that they didn't. Vash didn't care really. He just wanted to find a way to make his brother happy again. Knives had come so far to have everything taken from him. Vash chastised himself for thinking of it as justice. Just how many people had lost everything because of Knives?

Vash still couldn't think of anything to say to him, so Vash turned back to the water. It was amazing to see a real, living river with fish, and bugs included. He wiped a tear from his eye. It was beautiful, just like Renee. Her beauty and spirit had infected this new world. He wished that she could see it. He wished that Rem could see it. He was sure Rem and Renee would have loved each other.

Knives glanced over at his younger twin. Thanks to Renee's small healing Knives was now the younger looking sibling. Only a small amount of darkened hair lined the hairline at the base of his neck, while almost half of Vash's head was black. I will live on. I will be here when he is gone. Damn you, Renee. How could you sentence me to an even longer life without you?

Then again, he might just be a tastier snack for the beast this way. Maybe he wouldn't be this tortured much longer. Maybe it would end when the beast emerged.

Just then he heard a crackling noise and the smallest cocoon began to twitch. Knives smiled sickly and awaited his fate. He was only vaguely aware of Meryl and Vash's stunned sounds of surprise behind him.

The cocoon thrashed and spun. It began to glow a warm golden light. Finally there was and ear-splitting crack and the sound of flesh tearing as the cocoon broke open.

Small golden wings, crumpled and useless, opened up and fluttered, trying to dry. Then a head emerge, still wrapped in golden silk. The creature wriggled out of the hard outer shell of the cocoon and clawed at the silky strands that still confined it. Knives could only watch with morbid fascination. It was Meryl who took it upon herself to help.

Knives backed away and let Meryl fuss with it. Knives closed his eyes and prepared for the end.

"What the?" Meryl asked with surprise, "This isn't silk, it's hair!"

Knives opened his eyes and blinked with surprise. He couldn't see what was happening since Meryl was shielding his view with her back. Soon his view was also blocked by his nosey brother.

"Let me see it! Let me see it!" Vash whined and earned an elbow in the gut.

"OOF!" Vash coughed, "Hey! What was that for?"

"For crowding me when I'm trying to work!" Meryl snapped, "What a tangled mess. There, I think I have it parted. Now if I can pull it all behind the head-"

"Careful!" Vash said, "Don't touch its wings, you'll damage them."

"Don't you think I know that?" Meryl growled, "This would be a lot easier if you weren't looming like that!"

Knives watched their backs, too stunned to move. Where was his hideous beast? Where was his gruesome end?

"Oh my," Meryl said breathlessly.

"Knives," Vash said softly, "Knives, come here."

Knives bolted upright and shoved his brother aside roughly. He spun Meryl around and he barked, "What? What is it?"

Meryl couldn't speak through choked sobs. Knives eyes fell slowly down on the infant in Meryl's arms. Meryl held her as to not damage her drying wings. The wings were expanding, and the fuzzy shield that protected them was flaking off, revealing a metallic golden sheen. But it was not the wings that struck Knives breathless. Platinum blonde hair was pulled back from a lovely heart-shaped face with rosebud lips, and large silver eyes. The little girl was almost toddler size, and she sucked her thumb as she looked at Knives cautiously. It was the face he'd seen his daughter having all those times in his dreams. Her mother's beautiful face, surrounded by his blonde hair.

Tears leaked out of the corners of his eyes as he reached out for the child. The girl squealed with delight and reached out to him. Vash put his hand on Knives shoulder and said, "She's beautiful, bro."

Knives could only nod as he gently lifted the girl into his arms. She giggled lightly and reached her unpracticed hands up to his tear-soaked cheeks, giving her fingers their first bath in tears of joy.

Author; Alright, everyone, all together; "Awwwww, so cute!" Now go review!