A/N this is what really happened to Johnny and Dally…they didn't really die, oh no. not in this version ;) and you also get a sneak preview of the other gang… read to find out…

The faint heartbeat sounded again, and Dallas looked up wildly, his fist bleeding from where he punched the wall and his tears slowly trickling down his face. My eyes slashed over to the monitor, which showed a small heartbeat. I gasped loudly; praying that this was true.

"J-Johnny?" Dally whispered, his eyes wide, his mouth agape.

The doctor in white rushed in, checking the monitor and tapping a few keys into the computer before turning to the boys with an astonished expression.

"Somehow…miraculously…the boy has survived…the medicine worked its way into his heart and pumped it up again," still shaking his head.

"I'm afraid he needs to stay for a few days, so you'll have to lea—"

"No. I'm staying, whether you like it or not." Every word Dally spoke radiated determination and wonder, and I smiled a bit; nothing would separate him from Johnny at this moment.

The man dialed a number on the phone and requested that a team of nurses help escort Johnny Cade and his friends out of the hospital. He put down the phone with a sigh and walked out of the room. I looked at the bed to see Dally kneeling by Johnny and whispering things to him, and I smiled a bit.

Hopefully, everything was going to be ok.