Chapter 25
Sahara moaned as her mind slowly regained consciousness. It felt like she'd been run over by a transport. She hesitated to open her eyes, not sure where she'd find herself. Then a hand touched her arm, a familiar hand.
"I'm here," Lak whispered as he watched her heave a large sigh.
"Everything hurts," her voice came out barely above a whisper and she still hadn't opened her eyes.
"I bet it does. Let me get you some water," he offered. Sahara nodded and she slowly tried to open her eyes.
"It's too bright," she told him, immediately squeezing her eyes shut. The litah heard him cross the floor and flick the light switch. Now she slowly opened her eyes and they adjusted to the darkness of the room.
"Thanks," she smiled slightly.
"Of course," Lak smiled back. He then moved the adjustable bed so she'd be more in a sitting up position. Then he handed her a pink cup with some water.
"Better?" He asked.
"Much. What happened? Am I back on New Thundera?" Sahara wanted to know.
"I made the trip. When Amala landed back home, I decided I needed to come here. I'm glad I did. You like scaring me, don't you?" Lak smirked.
"You know that's how I do," she teased.
"I'm glad you're going to be ok. Your dad still hasn't woken up but you've been out for three days so I'm sure he'll come around soon. As for what really happened, I think that Wizz-Ra will be better equipped to tell you," he explained.
"That explains a lot actually," Sahara said.
"Yeah I didn't understand half of what Lady Lea said so how does me telling you practically nothing help?" Lak was confused.
"Sorry. Jaga and Wizz-Ra were in my head. Ratilla escaped the Astral Plane and he ended up in my dad's body. As one of the strongest wielders of the Sword, it took the three of us to break the combined strength of Ratilla and my dad," she told him.
"Ah ha. Still doesn't explain how Ratilla got out and managed to find the only Mutant in the galaxy that would cause Lady Lea to feel vulnerable," her boyfriend said.
"Yes that is a bit of a mystery," Sahara suddenly felt very sleepy and she yawned. Lak nudged her over and climbed into the bed next to her. He pushed the button to flatten the bed back out before snuggling under the covers with his girlfriend. As he wrapped an arm around her, he heard her whisper something,
"I love you." They hadn't said that to each other yet. Despite having his fixed hearing aid in, he wondered if he'd heard right. Moments passed and in that time, he knew that he didn't care, if that's what she actually said. Placing a kiss on her temple, Lak whispered back,
"I love you too." He fell asleep holding onto her, so glad that she was going to be all right.
Later, when the nurses found them, they didn't disturb them. Instead one of them went to get Wizz-Ra to let him know that Sahara had woken up. He was glad to hear it and quickly asked about Lion-O. Unfortunately the lion was still unconscious which worried the Wizard.
"It may be time for another brain scan and for a little magic intervention," he said.
To Be Continued…