Raimundo followed Kimiko back into the main building to meet Tammy and Yuuji. He continued to drag his feet as he had done since Kimiko had broken their embrace.

"Will you stop that?" Hissed Kimiko.

"What?" Asked Raimundo.

"Scraping your feet along the floor." She said.

"Who are you, my mother?" Snapped Raimundo.

"Are you guys ready to go?" Asked Yuuji, who had changed out of his ninja gear into black jeans and a white shirt.

Tammy was smiling at Raimundo again, dressed in a black skirt and black crop top with combat boots. Kimiko sighed in annoyance at the sight of her. Raimundo guessed it was the way she was dressed. Kimiko was also wearing black, a pair of black trousers and a black sun top. Raimundo had dropped off in a shop on the way since his clothes were too small for him since he was no longer fourteen. He was wearing blue jeans and a white t-shirt with a pair of brand new white trainers (Sneakers).

"How did you like your new home?" asked Tammy.

"It's nice, I like having a house to myself!" Said Raimundo, "A lot bigger than my room back at the temple!"

"Temple?" Asked Tammy, frowning slightly.

Kimiko gestured behind her back not to tell. Raimundo caught sight of her and smiled.

"It's a long story." He said.

Tammy still looked confused, but Kimiko suddenly announced it was time to go. Raimundo grinned and held out his elbow, Tammy looped her arm through his and they walked together. Yuuji looked sideways at Kimiko.

"Nihon?" He asked.

Kimiko jumped.

"What's wrong?" He asked.

"Nothing," Said Kimiko, "Let's get going."

"They seem to be getting on well," Said Yuuji.

"Well … I hope they do!" Said Kimiko.

She walked off. Yuuji stood still for a moment then followed.

"Do what?"

Clay frowned as he looked closely at the screen. They would be breaking through any moment. He looked at the unconscious figure lying on the ground near him. The spiky red hair was the only thing of his that looked even remotely alive, but he was alive. Clay had checked.

"Come on Kimiko!" He said, "Please tell me you've received it!"

He had sent a message only an hour previously that had been received, but then they had been attacked and he ha sent a distress call. Neither Kimiko nor Master Fung was answering. He would send a message with Dojo, but he was taking the survivors over to the temple ruins for safety. When he returned he was going to take Clay over as well.

There was a crash and the doors were blasted open. Standing in the door was stood the tall and deadly figure he loathed beyond all others and at his side was …

"Omi!" Said Clay in desperation; despite he knew it wouldn't work, "Omi remember who you are!"

The smoke hadn't quite cleared and they were just figures swimming in the mist. But Clay heard the shout "Tsunami strike!" and saw the red eyes glowing and closed his eyes, preparing to die …

Kimiko was near her patience's end. Tammy had always flirted a little, but tonight she was completely drunk (with much help from Raimundo) and was leaning over the table not only flirting with Raimundo, but also Yuuji. Raimundo, who was also drunk, was laughing and kept having to pull her back into her seat. Yuuji was laughing, having had few drinks himself. Kimiko was the only one who had to remain sober. She had to keep a clear head in case of emergencies. Normally Yuuji would follow her example but after watching Raimundo swallow shot after shot, he decided to join the fun.

"Come on Tammy," Laughed Raimundo, "Back in your seat! Hey 'Nihon', don't you want a drink?"

"Can't," Said Kimiko coldly, "I've got to go back to the office."

She stood up.

"Come on Nihon, don't you wanna hang around?" Asked Yuuji.

"No," Said Kimiko.

As she left, Raimundo got up and followed, as Tammy fell asleep on the table. Once outside, Kimiko stopped and turned to him. He was standing dead straight and not swaying even slightly.

"You're not drunk at all are you?" Sighed Kimiko.

"Not even tipsy," Said Raimundo, "I wasn't drinking the same stuff as those two, but it was fun watching them get pissed!"

"Why did you do it?" Asked Kimiko, frowning at him.

"Because they need to lighten up. That's also why I was hoping you'd drink something. You're acting like you've got a Shen-gong-wu shoved up your butt," Said Raimundo.

They knew something was wrong before they had even opened the doors. The front entrance hall was so crowded they could barely move. Kimiko and Raimundo pushed their way through to the communication desk.

"What's going on here?" asked Kimiko.

"Miss Nihon, they've just arrived, but they're all talking so far I can't hear what they're saying. I'm not sure." Said the scared girl behind the desk.

Kimiko nodded and started yelling for silence. They all ignored her.

Raimundo, however, was a born attention seeker. If there was one thing he was good at, it was getting people to notice him. He climbed up onto the desk and muttered something to the girl behind the desk. She handed him the standard gun given to all employees. He aimed it to the ceiling and fired twice. Silence fell over the ground.

"Now, will ONE person please tell us what happened?" He shouted.

A man about forty stepped forward and opened his mouth.

"We've come over from America. Chase Young found our hide out!" He said and there were more shouts following this.

Raimundo aimed the gun again and they fell silent before he'd even pulled the trigger.

"What about Amerika?" Asked Kimiko.

"Who are you two?" Asked the man.

"I'm Nihon," Said Kimiko, this was enough. Silence fell once again and the man spoke.

"He loaded us all onto that dragon and he brought us over. Amerika stayed behind, he wanted to make sure there were no more survivors left behind," He explained.

Kimiko and Raimundo looked at each other.

"Clay … and Dojo …" Said Raimundo quietly.

"They'll be fine," Said Kimiko.

Raimundo looked her in the eye and suddenly felt full of new energy.

"We'd better sort out places to stay for these guys," Said Raimundo.

"We don't have enough houses for all these people," Said Kimiko, frowning, "We'll have to give the houses to the people with children and the rest will have to stay in temporary housing and we'll need more supplies … God, we're just not prepared for this amount of people."

"Doesn't matter, we'll manage," Said Raimundo.

Kimiko looked up at him, sitting there on the desk, his eyes filled with kindness and determination. The same determination she had once seen in herself when she first started. Someone how, parts of it had faded, but never mind. She could feel what was left burning. She turned to the communications girl.

"Send out the troops to gather supplies for housing and food and water. We're going to need a lot so send out everyone." Explained Kimiko.

The girl nodded and started talking into a microphone.

"Incoming!" Shouted the landing's controller.

Down the chute came a green slither. It flew into the clearing near the building. Raimundo knew that reptilian figure.

"Dojo!" Shouted Kimiko, running from the building with Raimundo shortly behind her.

"Oh my god!" said Raimundo, "Clay!"

Raimundo helped the figure down off Dojo's back. His blonde hair was slightly longer, he was a lot bigger and a lot taller, but there was no mistaking that hat!

"Hey Rai … you finally caught up!" He laughed, slumping onto Raimundo's shoulder.

"I was about to say the same to you!" Said Raimundo.

"Jack's unconscious and inured, but he's still going," Said Clay, nodding towards a spiky red-haired figure.

"I'll get him!" shouted Yuuji, who had finally realised something was going on through the drink.

"Where's Tammy?" asked Raimundo.

"I took her home," said Yuuji, "She was out of it all the way though."

"Clay," Said Kimiko quietly, "What happened?"

"He found Jack out and … I couldn't just leave him there … I helped him out, but … Chase and Omi followed us … Dojo pulled me out of there before Omi did any more damage though," Explained Clay through deep breaths.

Raimundo walked a little slower than before with Clay still resting on his shoulder. Omi … Omi was still out there and still under Chase Young's spell.

"So Rai … how'd you ge' back?" Clay asked.

"If only I knew," Laughed Raimundo, "I still haven't got the full story myself."

"Kim not giving the game away?" Laughed Clay, "She's till just as tight-assed as ever."

"Well it looks like you were too relaxed, we're not going to let this happen again," Said Kimiko, "And its Nihon, not Kim."

"Tight-assed bitch," Said Clay, joking.

Kimiko smiled at him and helped Raimundo carry him and Yuuji carried Jack.

Clay was asleep along with Jack and Dojo. Jack hadn't even woken up yet. They were in the hospital area in the Rebellion head quarters. Raimundo and Kimiko hadn't left their sides yet. Clay had stayed conscious long enough to tell them that Katnappe was still undercover and that he had made sure Dojo had net been seen going to and from Chikatetsu Machi. If he had, they would have had to leave straight away.

The troops had gathered the supplies and were already helping the families top settle into their new homes while putting up tents for the others until morning when they would started building.

"Raimundo," said Kimiko, quietly, "Why don't you go to sleep? You may only think you've been awake since yesterday, but you're body's thinking that you've been awake eight years. You need to sleep."

"I … if Clay wakes up I want to talk to him." Said Raimundo.

"If he wakes up, I'll wake you up. You can even sleep here in the ward." She said, gesturing to a near by bed.

Raimundo hadn't realised just how tired he was until he lay his head down on the pillow and instantly fell asleep. He fell into a dreamless sleep and Kimiko watched him, smiling gently. She felt a hand on her shoulder and looked up to see Yuuji standing above her. She smiled warmly at him as he sat down.

"Are they going to be okay?" He asked.

"They'll be fine," She said, holding his hands in hers.

"Good," Said Yuuji, "That's all the dragons back together now right?"

"Not quite," Said Kimiko, looking over at Raimundo and Clay sleeping soundly, "not quite."

"Who else?" Asked Yuuji.

"Well, we've still got Master Fung and …" Kimiko sighed, she hadn't told Yuuji about Omi yet, "Yuuji … I've got something to tell you … about the fourth dragon. The dragon of water."

Yuuji smiled at her and pat a hand on her cheek.

"Anything you tell me, I can handle. Okay?" He said.

"You won't like it," she said, "I still don't."

"Who is it?" Asked Yuuji.

Kimiko sighed, knowing that she had to tell him. She loved him and holding secrets from him was too difficult now. But she knew she could tell him without being persecuted. He understood her and he understood her connection to the dragons. This should be so much easier and yet it never was. She could still hardly believe it herself.

She sat and told him everything, starting with the four dragons meeting for the first time at the temple, to the time Raimundo had betrayed them, to the meeting with Chase Young, to Omi's mind control. Yuuji sat in silence and listened intently. His face did not change and even as she finished her story, he held onto her hands.

However, one thought was going through his mind:

"Raimundo had betrayed them …"

(A/N) sorry it's late. I'm not having a good week. I went to a funeral, two of my closet friends are about to fall out with each other, I've been given three scenes to learn in drama for Wednesday and my boyfriend dumped me.

Either way, I hope you enjoy this. Tell me what you think.

Lots of luv from Becky.

xxx