Woo! It finally worked! Well i don't have that much time cause the spaghetti over there is almost ready to be put in the pot, but i must add that this is my personal favorite chapter so far. enjoy!

Still don't own anything but Vesta. And this random ShenGongWu that shows up later.

"Kimiko? Clay? Where are you?"

The voice barely registered in Kimiko's mind as the silence was broken. She was tired, she was comfortable, and she was warm. Wait, she thought, her brow furrowing in a confused manner, I'm sitting… in a chair… in the infirmary. Why was she comfortable and warm? She listened carefully, and noticed a raspy sound under her ear, along with a "Bu-bump, Bu-bump" in perfect rhythm. She opened her eyes, and suddenly she remembered. She was surrounded by a light blue fabric, which somehow still smelled of dusty Texan air. This sight reminded her of the night before. Vesta, the conversation, the kiss. She suppressed a giggle when she thought of that. This is definitely not how I imagined it. She thought, referring to her first kiss.

Clay was still asleep, and she was about to nudge him awake, when suddenly, Dojo's voice came seeping through the walls.

"Kimiko, Cowboy, where ARE you?"

As he screamed this, his voice seemed to be coming closer. She shot up, almost falling off of the American's lap. She pushed on Clay's chest,

"Clay!" she whispered as loud as she dared, shaking his shoulders a little, "Clay, wake up! Someone's coming!"

His eyes had some trouble opening, "Wha… huh?" When his mind registered what his ears just heard, Kimiko gave a little yelp as she fell to the floor when he stood. "Dag Nard!" he said, offering his hand, "Sorry hon."

Dojo, Raimundo, and Omi's calls grew louder as the two Dragons stood there, frantically, Kimiko tripped over to her chair and tried to look as if she had been asleep for a while, giggling the whole way, while Clay sat back down and tried to do the same. Kimiko finally settled down just as Raimundo walked in.

"There you guys are," said Raimundo, watching as the 2 'woke up', "We've been looking for you everywhere." He pointed behind him towards the main garden, "Vesta's got something to tell us."

"Oh, she's okay?" asked Kimiko, standing.

"Yeah," said Rai, "Apparently she hasn't had a lot of sleep lately. Pure exhaustion." He shrugged, "A full nights sleep and she was as good as new. But come on, let's go, she's waiting." Before walking out, however, he turned and said,

"Oh, and you didn't have to move, guys." he laughed, "We all came in for our shifts last night, you know." Rai then turned and left, laughing out loud. Clay and Kim just stood there, mouth agape, for a minute, before shrugging and walking towards the garden.

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Vesta sat in the main garden, her shoes off, the head Healer massaging in temples in some odd way.

"For the last time," she said, swatting him away, "I am perfectly fine. You can stop." She noticed the dejected look on his face, and quickly added with a warm smile, "Thank you, though. It felt nice." The head healer bowed and walked away. Vesta noticed the 3 dragons coming towards her, and added, "Finally! You guys are here!" she stood, but swayed a little and sat back down on her random barrel. She motioned for the Xiaolin Dragons to sit. As they did.

"Okay guys," she said, "I have got some aMAZing news!" her arms flew out at her sides, her smile seemingly permanent on her face. "I can tell you who my parents are now!"

The Dragons cheered and clapped, and Rai asked "Why now? What's the occasion?"

Vesta, having trouble containing the excitement, clapped her hands, "They guessed!"

A pause. "What?" asked Omi, looking thoroughly confused.

She chuckled a little, a "duh" look on her face, "I said, they guessed!" Everyone was still confused, so she just shook her hand and stood warily, reaching into her robe and pulling out a beetle shaped gem. Everyone watched intensely, wondering what she could possibly be doing. The gem was on a necklace, which she put on her neck. She smiled at Kimiko, winking and nodding a little towards one of the guys, causing Kimiko's eyes to grow 3 times their size. Very quietly, so quietly that Rai still believes she never even said anything at all; she muttered the words "Gem of the Scarab."

Instantly, the gem started to glow. They then knew… it must have been a Shen Gong Wu! The necklace floated off of the girl's neck and above her head, still glowing. Then the glow intensified, shooting towards the top of her head. It slowly moved downwards, and soon Vesta's entire body was glowing, slightly levitating above the ground. Slowly, the glow started to subside, once again starting from the top of her head. Only this time… her head was a little different. Her once raven black hair was a dark blonde; her skin was less fair, a little darker. If you looked closely, she was taller than she was before. Her black novice belt turned to the dark aquamarine color of a Wudai worrier, and finally… her shoes were back on. As she floated back to the ground, and the necklace floated back to her neck, she opened her eyes. They were the deepest blue anyone had ever seen. They were the same eyes she had always had, but they seemed more in place on this new Vesta.

The only thing that wasn't different about her was the smile on her face. She settled herself down a little, and bowed to Kimiko, Rai, Omi, and Clay. "Hello." She said as she bowed, coming back up with the same huge smile on her face. Her voice was a little different, the words more melded together, the sharpness of a Japanese upbringing gone, "My name is…" she paused, caught up in the moment where she could finally speak her full name, "My name…" she was still smiling, tears forming in her deep blue eyes. She bit her lip a little with her eyes closed, opening them again only a moment later.

"My name" she said, smiling at the group, "Is Vesta Lily Bailey." She finally burst into tears of joy, "And God is it good to finally meet you."

She jumped into the arms of her father, holding him as if she would never let go.

wipes tear thats so great... i love it so much... okay... thats enough...

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