A/N: We've come to the final two chapters. I hope you've all enjoyed the story. Feedback is always welcome.
Disclaimer: see chapter one
Seconds ticked into minutes. Minutes became hours. Hours turned into days. Days seemed like an eternity as the team watched and waited for any signs of Stanford waking up. He had fallen into a solid coma, giving no response to stimuli.
Agura never left his side, unless she absolutely had to. Spinner and Zoom rejoined the team in pristine condition. Sage continuously ran tests on Stanford and the Reverb. Slowly, day by day, she saw her brother's virus work its way out of both car and driver.
Sage sighed tiredly as her final scan came up negative for any foreign entities. Her circuits flickered, telling her she needed to recharge. Since being tortured, she found she couldn't hold a charge for as long as she used to. It was nothing to concern the team about, since she was working on fixing that problem.
Sage looked down at Agura who was asleep at Stanford's side with her head on the bed and her fingers wrapped around his hand. Smiling to herself, Sage floated out of the room and headed for the Mobi.
A few minutes later, Agura was woken up by the sound of a moan. She opened her eyes and lifted her head, turning her gaze to Stanford. His features were slightly twisted in discomfort. She put a hand on his arm.
"Stanford?" she asked hopefully.
He groaned again, eyes fighting to open. He turned his head, meeting Agura's gaze. Her heart soared. She leaned over and pulled Stanford into a hug. He put his arms around her.
"I thought I'd lost you forever," Agura sobbed.
She went to pull away, but something pulled her back. They looked down to see their pendants interlocked with each other. Agura smiled as she unhooked them.
"I guess the legend was true," she said with a chuckle.
Stanford touched the key pendant around his neck. He had completely forgotten about it. He wrapped his fingers around the cool metal, smiling weakly.
"Thanks," he whispered hoarsely.
"For what?" Agura asked.
Stanford looked up at her. "For not giving up on me."
Agura smiled, running her fingers through his hair. "Nothing's out of my reach," she said. "And no Red Sentient will ever take my prince from me again."
"Your prince, huh?"
Agura leaned in close, smirking. "Yeah. You're mine. And so you don't forget it."
Their lips locked. Stanford's blood ignited. He reached up and pulled Agura closer. She gripped his shirt like a lifeline, fearing that if she let go he would disappear.
They broke away and stared into each other's eyes. Agura lightly touched Stanford's cheek.
"I guess...that makes you my princess," Stanford said.
Agura smiled. "Yeah. I guess it does."