Chapter 33: Epilogue

"Violet-san?"

I open my eyes suddenly and find the cloaked figures around me.

"Violet-san, you have proven your true strength and willingness to this tribunal" One speaks. "We would like to offer you a position as an elite warrior here amongst our ranks"

I shake my head slowly. "So it was you who kept testing me in my dreams?"

Another one nods, "We had to be sure of where your heart lay"

"I'm honoured, mighty tribunal, but I must graciously decline your offer" I sigh. "My place is in New York, not here. I'm now a mother, I can not abandon my child or husband like that" I admit slowly, hugging myself. "I tapped into that mighty power once, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to do so again, I was under a lot of emotional stress at the time, driven by an unknown force…so yes, I may be your rightful Phoenix Warrior, but if I can even become that again is debatable"

"We could train you, teach you how to tap into such things…" Another suggests.

I shake my head again. "I'm sorry, buy I've worked hard to protect my family…I don't think I could live without them right now"

"So we heard correct. The Phoenix Warrior truly is a noble being that ranks love above all" they all bow to me at once, which surprises me a lot.

"There are few like you Violet-san, and we have yet to find your fellow warriors"

"Other warriors?"

"Griffin, Hydra, Pegasus, and Phoenix" they answer. "The Griffin being the leader for their wisdom, fortitude and guardianship who had the element of Earth. The Hydra was the healer because of their regenerative status but also represented fertilization with the element of Water. The Pegasus was more of a free soul, standing for knowledge, glory and inspiration, their traits being power and speed represented Air. And then there was the Phoenix, the powerful warrior who was truly divine, standing for the sun, rebirth, resurrection and immortality, the warrior who truly proved that the end is only the beginning…"

"Who used Fire" I finish, still staring in silent shock. "So I'm the one to fill the position?"

"Yes, but you are the only one who has appeared to us" the first one speaks again.

I begin to feel myself waking up, fading from the presence of the tribunal.

"We shall keep watching you Violet-san, perhaps one day you'll change your mind…"

I open my eyes once more. "Mikey?"

I look about, I'm in my nest, all that's next to me is Mikey's present, but nothing else. I crawl out slowly to be faced with my mate, standing with his back to me.

"Mikey" I smile warmly at him. He turns around, holding our child, Himawari.

"It's a dudette" he grins.

He passes her carefully to me, and I can't help but smile at her. She is small, but her skin is soft and kind of jade coloured. Her eyes are a lovely olive green colour, and she has a small amount of light brown hair on her head.

"Hima" I hug her close, "You may not have picked the best time, but I'm sure we'll be a great family"

She laughs in my arms, giving us a big grin.

"Her grin looks like yours Mikey" I smirk at him.

He smirks back, "I'd hope so! She is our child"

He hugs into me, pulling me closer. I giggle along with Hima. And there we stand, a new family, looking forward to the future, knowing there will be fun times ahead.

The End

Author's Notes: So that's it! All done! I originally planned a sequel about little Hima, but I decided not to follow it. I'm thinking of maybe having a break until I can totally devote myself to the fanfictions again, but with my course, I don't think that'll be for a while. If this thing ever becomes ridiculously popular (OMG! Shades of Pink still gets read most!) I may continue on the sequel, but at the moment, I'm leaving Violet's family alone.

I do plan to actually make the whole story a comic and host it on my Deviant art, but again...time restraints!

I hope you've all enjoyed reading this, as much as I've enjoyed writing this. It's given me lots of practice, so I plan to work on my totally original stories that I may get published in the future! :D

Any questions? Ask away, I'll happily talk to people over PM's about anything.

Disclaimer: I've only ever claimed to own Violet, Ciara, Keiko, Himawari and all my plots. TMNT is owned by Nickelodeon, and I'm greatful to them for not being jerks and demanding all fanfics/arts aren't immediately removed from any site...(please let the new series not suck...)