Radiant Sardonyx Golden Tiger

"My name is Veronica Mendez. I'm adopted. I am 22, originally from L.A., now living on the other side of the country. Most families dream of opening a restaurant; not mine. My adopted family decided to open a mini zoo here in the middle of nowhere. It's not that I don't love animals, just not a fan of picking up waste. But who is? We actually get a lot of business. One of our tigers had a cub and it turned out to be a rare coloration, called the golden tiger. Her stripes are a deep orange instead of black. It's really quite beautiful. One day I went to check up on how they were doing and found something shining where they lay. I thought maybe a visitor accidentally dropped it in the habitat. People will drop anything in there. I went to go pick it up before the tigers decide to play with it or even try to eat it. As soon as my eyes got a good glimpse of it, an eye glowed on it, like a soul was stuck in there. A TIGER soul. Before I knew it, I felt warm. It was alarming, not a warmth I've ever felt before. I suddenly felt restless, untamed,...wild. Swirls played through my sight, a flash, it happened all sudden. That's all I remember...from the first time. I think the shock made me pass out. I woke up, or maybe I didn't. But once everything seemed normal, I was wearing a dress and high heels. It was mostly a pastel-ish orange with accents of orange, brown, and white stripes. I've worn this before in a dream...am I dreaming now? I felt so awake. Did this moment happen within an instant? Did I pass out for hours? Suddenly I became aware of my surroundings, not just myself. The cub was sitting in front of me. Staring at me. I wasn't freaked out. I got used to being around these creatures. They were very tame, in fact they always came up to my mother. For some reason they never liked me nearly as much. This cub though, just stared. He stared at me knowingly, like he knew something I didn't. I was just paralyzed, waiting for something to happen. He started to approach me. I still just stood there. The closer he came, the more I realized I should come down to his level. He curled up in my arms and a rush of knowledge came to me. I was all of a sudden a solider, a pretty sailor soldier. This cub somehow had an ability to choose who it could share part of it's soul with. It said I was born to be this way. It didn't actually SAY, this isn't some lion king shit. His thoughts were mine in that instant. He told me I wasn't alone, there were many in my shoes. He told me of a whole bunch of animal soldiers. Most importantly, he told me who I was. I was fierce, unique, courageous, and wild. I was pretty guardian, Sailor Sardonyx Golden Tiger."