Chapter 48
Rebirthing

"MISCHA!" they screamed again. Alarmed, the doctor burst through the door to see what was causing them distress. "Wha-? Oh...my...god!" the doctor exclaimed. Axel and Yucatan were coming back to life! The twins' violet gems were shining like strobe lights and Charlie's little wings were fluttering too. As there body temperature returned so did the color to the old men's skin. Plus, their wounds were rapidly healing themselves. Broken bones mended and severed arteries formed new ones. The old men started to reopen their eyes. "Grandpa?" muttered Renton. "Re-Renton?" answered Axel. Renton's face lit up. "Uncle?!" he asked. "Wha-?" mumbled Yucatan in reply.

"Holy Shit!" exclaimed someone. It was Holland who was standing inside the doorway and he wasn't alone. Everyone else was behind him too. Greg, Stoner, Wes, Jobs, Woz, Ken-Goh, Naki, Ami,...everybody. The surgeons were dumbfounded too. By all reasonable means the two should still be dead. "Mischa how the...?" Greg tried his best to form a question. "I-I don't know...I just don't know..." she stammered. Axel and Yucatan looked down at their bodies, studying them. Then they turned their attention to the twins still nestled in their arms. Axel turned to his grandson. "Renton?" It was all the old man could think to say. "Is this real?" asked Yucatan "I really hope so because if this is a dream I refuse to wake up." his nephew stated.

Mischa checked their vitals, then she undressed their bandages and her eyes widened again. "They're stable. All their wounds have healed themselves. I can't even find a single scar!" reported the doctor. Yucatan began pulling out the IVs from his veins and removed his oxygen mask. Axel started mimicking him. "Renton, Eureka, could you take them for a moment?" he asked referring to the babies. "Su-sure." the mother replied. The old men sat upright and lifted their legs off the beds. It took them a few tries but eventually they managed to stand. Linck wet himself. However, everyone was still too awestruck to notice. Tiptory fainted. Maria caught her before she hit the floor. "Gomen. (Sorry)" apologized Axel to his unconscious ladyfriend. "How...how are you feeling?" asked Mischa. Yucatan opened and closed his fist. "Never better." he replied. "Yeah, same here." stated Axel.

Renton and his family hugged them tightly and refused to let go of them. Anemone and Dominic did the same. "Ease up a little. You smothering us, kids." said Yucatan. Renton laughed as he cried tears of joy. The two families continued hugging the old men. "It's a miracle." said Ami. Naki nodded in agreement. Raychel and Charlie's lights slowed down until only an afterglow remained. As their gems stopped the twins fell asleep. "Raychel? Charlie? Was it you?" their parents asked as they slept.

"This is nothing short of miraculous. By all accounts the both of you should still be deceased." Greg told them. "Yeah, must've been. It was weird. I could hear voices calling me as I was slipping away." stated Axel. "No way. You too?" Yucatan asked him. "Huh? You heard them as well?" he exclaimed. "What did they sound like? Did you recognize them?" inquired Greg. Both shook their heads and replied, "No." Dr. Bear sighed, "That's too bad."

Fifteen minutes later...
Tiptory came to. Axel was at her bedside. She began crying. "I had the most terrifying nightmare." she told him. "I dreamt you died and left me all alone." Axel leaned her head on his shoulder. "That does sound terrifying. But everything's alight now. The nightmare's over and I'm right beside you...See?" he cried. Tiptory embraced him with a hug. "Yes. Thank goodness." she said still holding him. Axel didn't have the heart to tell her it hadn't been a dream. After leaving the room to let her rest Axel asked everyone not to let her know the truth. He stated he'd tell her someday, just not now. Not one person objected to his proposal.

For the next three weeks Tiptory didn't let Axel out of her sight. Some nights she'd even sleep outside his room fearing she might wake up the next morning and he wouldn't be there. Mischa and continued to monitor Yucatan and Axel but, kept their distance so as not to raise any suspicions with Tiptory. After a few days the doctor were convinced enough and left them alone. Everyone found the time Axel and Tiptory were spending together rather sweet. The old couple seemed to be enjoying themselves.

Four months went by as they continued courting each other. Anemone was eight months pregnant now. In another month baby Lily would enter the world. Eventually Tiptory and Axel began living together. Raychel and Charlie continued to grow and learn new words. They could saw more than just mama and papa now. The started calling Maeter, 'Mae-Mae', Linck was 'Linx' to them, and they referred to Maurice as 'Reese.' They called Anemone, 'Nemy' and Dominic, 'Dom-Dom.' To them Moondoggie was 'Puppy', Gidget was 'Git', and of course Holland was 'Holly.' Oh yeah, everyone got a kick out of that one. It was all very cute. This was everything that everyone had hoped for...everlasting peace.

With the war over everyday afterwards was a blessing. Festivals became a regular occurrence. There would be lifting, drinking, dancing, music, etc. Everyday was a huge nonstop rave. Renton would go out Linck and teach him the basics while Maurice would snap photos of them for his mother. Eureka would sit there with a smile across her face. Maeter, the twins, and the Sorels would always be by her side.

One day Dominic asked Renton if he could try lifting. He handed him the board and Dominic hopped on it. Anemone laughed at him as he attempted to ride the trapar waves. He fell off the board every time. "Give it up, Dominic. I don't think lifting is for you." she laughed. Hearing her laugh only made him even more determined to prove her wrong. "If I'm capable of piloting a LFO then a simple sport like lifting shouldn't be too difficult." he objected. "Come on, Dominic you're going to hurt yourself." protested Anemone. "I can do this. I know I can." he said stubbornly. Anemone sighed. "Men." she said to Eureka. Eureka chuckled.

"Boy you suck, Dominic. Even I can lift better than you!" mocked Linck. Renton snickered. "Now Linck, that's not very nice." he tried saying with a straight face. Dominic fell again and Renton busted out laughing. "Forget what I said. You're right, he does suck! You could lift circles around him!" he told his son. "Thanks for the show of confidence." retorted Dominic. "Sorry." he apologized through his laughter. Renton was laughing so hard that he had tears in his eyes.

But, after about thirty minutes Dominic was getting the hang of the sport. He pulled down one of his eyelids and stuck his tongue out at them. He purposely swerved by Anemone. "Dominic you jerk!" She got up and started chasing after him. "Slow down so I can pummel you!" she shouted. "No way! This is too much fun!" he said defying her. The Thurstons laughed at the couple. "Come back here!" yelled Anemone. "Nah-uh." said Dominic playfully. Their friends continued laughing. "Dominic!" his wife called again. "Ha-ha!" her husband snickered.

NEXT CHAPTER: WITH PEACE RESTORED TO THE PLANET A BRIGHT FUTURE BEGINS. A BRAND NEW LIVE FULL OF HOPES AND DREAMS AWAITS THE BOY AND THE GIRL. THE SOREL'S BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL IS GOING TO MAKE HER DEBUT TOO. CHAPTER 49: HAVING MY BABY