You never imagined it happening like this. You never imagined it happening at all, but then it did the first time. And it is again. But this time it is much greater.
Your world, the world that was being ripped apart - all for the life of one boy, a boy that died anyway - started healing when the machine was turned on and the bridge was created. It was healing, though slowly. But then Jones showed up, attempting to destroy both universes. And so the machine had to be turned off, severing all ties with the alternate universe. And stopping the healing of yours.
Two years was all it took. It was two long years, but two years nonetheless. That's when you got word of what you and all the others would call a miracle. They had caught Jones. They had killed him.
And you were glad. That son of a bitch killed your partner. Because of him, you found a wonderful man whom you loved dearly, and he loved you just as much. But he still had to die. Not just for you partner, but for your universe, and their universe, the one Lincoln is originally from, the one Peter and your alternate are in, the one with the wonderful but crazy Walter.
And then it happened, and it was amazing. You thought that after the first time, their would be no chance again. But you were proven wrong.
Lincoln had an idea, and you immediately went to the typewriter to inform the other universe. It was a long shot, but it worked.
And all it took was cortexiphan.
Similar to when Jones was creating earthquakes to destroy the universes, they used the cortexiphan kids.
Walter found all of them that he could, and gave them an extra dose of cortexiphan. He then told the Secretary of Defence how to make it, and exactly who to give it to. The alternates of the cortexiphan subjects were given a small dose, including you. Nobody knew if there would be any effects, but they wanted as much power as possible.
Everyone was situated in different places throughout the world, at the exact place as their alternate. Then you focused your brain power, the way they did when creating the earthquakes, but this time you focused on healing.
It started working right away, though little at first. Then it started healing more, and faster. Their universe healed much earlier than yours, but yours only took a year.
Amazingly, more of the universe was healed than anybody expected.
You were able to get rid of all the amber zones. You take down all the blinking auburn diamonds, but keep them handy just in case. And you notice that, somehow, the holes in the atmosphere heal.
Walter's creation saved the worlds he had accidentally ruined.
One day, you are in your apartment with Lincoln, who you proudly call your fiancé, curled up on the couch. All you hear is rain hitting the windows as you enjoy his hands massaging your shoulders.
But you can't get rid of that feeling. The feeling of being childish. So you convince him to go outside with you and dance in the rain.
You dance for hours to the music of the rain, but it eventually stops.
As the sun starts to shine, you can't help thinking of what Olivia said all those years ago.
You look up, like always. Lincoln looks up, too, as he has been doing since you told him about this small glimmer of hope you had kept with you ever since you were a small child.
And there it is. The most beautiful one you have ever seen.
It's your rainbow.