Author's Note: Yum! Cereal… clears throat Um…right! On to the story…!

Catty, Vanessa, Serena, and Tianna stumbled back into Catty's room. Vanessa had almost forgotten how stomach churning the time tunnel was until just a few seconds ago. Catty had suggested that they go back in time to see if maybe they could figure out what happened with Jimena. Unfortunately, they had no luck. She stood in a trance and then passed out.

"It's useless," Serena said.

"I think that we should go talk to Maggie," Vanessa suggested.

"But she hasn't help at all, Vanessa," Serena replied.

Vanessa raised an eyebrow and started to protest but figured that it would be better to just shut it. She looked at her watch. It was five o'clock. She had homework to do and a test to study for and of course she was sure the others did too. "Well, I have to get back home…"

"But we haven't figured anything out yet!" Catty said.

Vanessa shook her head. "I'll come back later…"

"What if David is a Follower?" suggested Tianna.

"He can't be," Serena said. "Our necklaces don't glow when he is near."

"What if they've found a way to get past that? Maybe disguise their power and help block the power of our necklaces."

Serena shook her head. "They've never been able to do that before and I don't think they would try to do it."

Vanessa looked from Tianna to Serena. Both of them had a point and Vanessa began to wonder if maybe Tianna was right. She noticed that there weren't many Followers around. "Well, I'll see you guys later…" Vanessa walked out of Catty's room. She went down the stairs and said goodbye to Kendra. Walking out the door, Vanessa decided that she had better talk to Maggie without the other girls there to interfere. She felt her molecules separating and hovered over to Catty's window. The girls were still there, arguing. Vanessa shook her head and floated off to Maggie's apartment. She was solid again when Maggie opened the door.

"Vanessa," Maggie said, "what're you doing here? Where are the other girls?"

"They're at Catty's place. I just left from there. They're arguing about Jimena." Vanessa stepped into Maggie's apartment. The smell of lavender filled her nose and she saw candles everywhere.

Maggie gestured Vanessa to the table and placed a cup of tea in front of her. "What happened today?"

"Well, I don't know the whole story but Jimena was in class today at school and she passed out. Well, first she was in some sort of trance like when she gets premonitions and then she passed out. She went to the nurse's office. The other girls were pulled out of class and Jimena just walked out of the nurse's office as if nothing happened."

Maggie nodded but didn't say anything. She knew Vanessa had more to say.

"When Jimena left, Catty, me and the other girls went back in time to see if maybe someone had done something to her but we didn't get learn anything… Tianna had suggested that maybe David was a Follower…"

"David? Who is that?"

"He's a new kid in school. Jimena's been showing him around the school. One thing is that he couldn't be because our necklaces don't glow around him… Then Tianna suggested that maybe they found some sort of way to disguise their power so our necklaces won't glow—"

"That's not possible," Maggie stated.

Vanessa agreed, nodding. "I know. Serena said that it wasn't possible. I hate it when they argue…"

Maggie waited for Vanessa to continue.

She looked at Maggie. "What?"

"There's more that you have to tell me… I can see it in your eyes, Vanessa."

She sighed. "Yeah…well…some of the girls think that maybe all of Jimena's memories weren't erased… Maybe some of them still remain but they're scattered inside her mind. Jimena may be trying to put them back together…"

Maggie eyed Vanessa for a few seconds before speaking.

"The four of you are determined to help Jimena get her memory back but I'm afraid it doesn't work that way. Jimena is only healing from her old life. She'll be fine a few days."

Vanessa slammed her fist on the table. "No! Maggie, you don't get it!"

"Vanessa!"

Vanessa had never felt so angry in her life. Maggie was supposed to help not let her down. Jimena wasn't recovering and Vanessa – along with the other girls – knew it. She wished that she had Serena's power so she could go into Maggie's mind but no doubt that Maggie would have blocked her. Vanessa felt Maggie creeping into her mind and she set a force field up and glared at Maggie. "Just because this hasn't happened before doesn't mean that you have to put us down about Jimena!"

"Vanessa, we can't stay on the subject of her forever. I've lost many Daughters and I've had to deal with that pain. I know that Jimena is your friend but you and the other girls just have to understand that she isn't coming back."

She was silent, her thoughts rolling around, collecting in her mind. "Things can change, Maggie. I'm sure you would like to see a Daughter come back, wouldn't you?"

Maggie looked at Vanessa, her eyes showed no emotion. "As I said, Vanessa, I've had to deal with the pain of losing Daughters… So have the other girls before you. It's never been easy…"

Vanessa knew there was no convincing Maggie. She began to wonder why she had even come. She grumbled and stood up. "Forget it," she mumbled and walked out of Maggie's apartment. Her molecules separated and she hovered away.

Okay, sorry for such a short chapter but I'm trying to write in my other stories as well. I promise that they'll be a long chapter somewhere along the line. :) Please review!