Michelle watched and listened as the gasp came again. Her eyes opened wide and she quickly reacted to Frank's back suddenly arching up. She put her hands on his arms to keep him down as his chest heaved heavily for air.

"F...Frank?" she asked him as she stared at his face.

He slightly opened his eyes and smiled as he stared at her. An arm slowly reached up to her face to wipe away some of the tears falling down it.

"Don't cry Mika. I'm here," he whispered as he cupped her cheek. "I'm here."

She put her hands on his hand and began to cry even more.

"Frank," was all she managed to say before breaking down and tried to put her arms around him.

She felt his arms around her body in an embrace and Frank put his face into her long hair. Jake thought he saw Frank crying into the black hair in front of him as did the rest of the team. It was a sight that they never thought would be possible and they knew they probably would never see it again.

"Frank, I thought I lost you," Michelle told him through the tears.

"You did there for a short time," he quietly told her. "Now I have to ask you to let me go. I still hurt quite a bit."

Michelle's grip lessened and Frank lowered himself back down to the ground. He closed his eyes again, this time in sleep. Michelle looked at Jake and the others.

"I don't believe that he's actually alive," Michelle told them.

"We know Michelle, we know," Alex said with a smile.

Sarah was next to Nick when he did the same thing. His back arched and Matt held onto one arm as Patrick held onto the other.

"Nick?" Sarah said with tears in her eyes.

She couldn't believe it and neither could Patrick.

"Yes, it is me," he quietly said as he raised a hand.

Sarah took it as Patrick put a hand on Nick's shoulder.

"Good to have you back," Patrick quietly said.

"This is impossible! You...you were dead!!' gasped Letty.

Nick smiled at the comment and slowly shook his head.

"But I am not dead. Not anymore that is. I am here and I'm here to stay for a long time to come," he told them with a quiet voice.

"We should get you and the others to the hospital to get checked out again and I don't think we should tell the others what happened. They'll think we'll be crazy," Rae told Nick as she walked up to him.

Nick smiled at the comment as Matt and Patrick helped him to his feet.

Rick's eyes widened as he watched Ardeth open his eyes and take a deep breath.

"Ardeth," was all he said.

Ayanna knelt beside her son's body and put a hand on his arm.

"You are alright. Your daughter will be happy," she told him with a smile.

Ardeth gave a smile but it soon turned to worry.

"Where is she?" he asked. "How is she?"

Ayanna glanced at Iscantil, who stood by Catlanda's side.

"She is fine but tired," replied Iscantil.

Ardeth heard this and was happy. He turned his head away from her, closed his eyes and gave a relieved sigh.

"We must leave now," came Catlanda's quiet voice.

"That we must do. Come on Ardeth, we'll help you," Rick told the Medjai.

Both he and Sharak helped him to his feet as Marok and Jonathan helped Catlanda to her feet. The three helped the two to each other and they embraced each other.

"It has been nice knowing all of you and thank you for all that you have done to help us and the rest of the world," Catlanda told them.

Matt, Jules and Harriet all waved good-bye. Nick and Frank were both helped to their feet and they walked over to Ardeth and Catlanda, as did Sarah, Patrick and Michelle.

"It's been nice knowing you. Maybe we will meet again soon," Frank said.

The three smiled at each other but all that turned to horror as they saw Catlanda collapsing onto the ground. Ardeth hurried as fast as he could over to her.

"Catlanda!" he gasped.

Ayanna hurried over to them and also knelt by the pregnant woman.

"What is wrong with her?" she asked, sounding desperate.

"Maybe it has to do with the child," suggested Harriet as she hurried over to them.

The Guardian appeared before them.

"It is the child. Its time is very near. Ardeth Bay, I have to tell you something," the Guardian replied.

Ardeth nodded as he stared the woman now kneeling beside him.

"Ardeth, you know the Spire does not normally deal with health issues but when it come with births, especially one dealing with the Keeper, then it makes an exception," the Guardian whispered to him.

He nodded as she stood up.

"I have one more thing to tell you once all of you arrive at the hospital," the Guardian told them

She disappeared into thin air as the group prepared themselves for the trip to the hosptital.

"I don't believe it! This can't be possible!" Matt cried.

"I know. It's a miracle," agreed Rae.

Letty and Jackie nodded in agreement. They were all shocked at the men sitting quietly on the tables.

"They should still be dead. If not, at least severely injured. They're almost all healed! Nick, how're you feeling?" asked Matt.

"Tired. A little sore as well but alive just the same," he quietly replied.

"What about you two?" Letty asked Ardeth and Frank.

"Sore and tired. I am glad that things turned out like this," agreed Ardeth as he gave a small nod of the head.

Frank sighed and looked away from the group. Nick looked over at him as Michelle, Sarah and Patrick were allowed inside the room. Michelle sat on the bed next to him. She overheard the end of the conversation and was a bit upset by Frank's lack of reaction.

"Frank, just this one time, please. You don't have to hide your feelings this time. You can let others know how you feel," she whispered to him.

To Frank, it sounded like she was almost pleading. He gave her a small smile and sighed before putting his hand on her arm.

"Alright. I'm glad to be alive. My arm is still very sore but I'll live," he quietly said.

Michelle gave a smile herself as she gave him a hug. It was then that Jules walked into the room and up to Ardeth, who immediately became worried.

"What is wrong with Cat?" he demanded of her as he raised himself to a sitting position.

But Jules motioned that he remain in his original position and he did so.

"She's alright though I believe what happened took a lot out of her. Seeing you dead then be resurrected is something that would cause anyone to pass out," Jules told him.

"Now what do we do?" wondered Letty.

No one answered her, none knowing what to say before Jules left the room and headed back down the hall. Jules walked into the room and saw Harriet standing by Catlanda's side, looking over the sleeping woman.

"Do you think she'll be alright?" wondered Jules.

"I believe so. After seeing what happened with those three, I think anyone would have done what she did," Harriet replied.

Catlanda gasped at that moment and opened her eyes. She stared at the two doctors.

"Ardeth..." she started as she began to rise.

"Whoa, Cat. Ardeth's fine. He's alive. Ardeth is alive," Jules told her as she and Harriet gently put their hands on the Medjai's arms.

Catlanda instinctively lowered herself back onto the bed and tears filled her eyes.

"He is alive! He will see my baby born after all!" she softly cried, closing her eyes.

"Yes, he is," whispered Harriet.

Frank walked out of the room to be greeted by his team. He looked over them to see that they were all smiling at him.

"Welcome back Frank," Monica told him in a quiet voice.

Cody, Alex and Jake all nodded as they watched him walk away from them. Michelle stayed by his side.

"She won't leave his side now. I know she won't," Cody muttered.

"You know she won't," Monica told him.

"Now all we have to do is make sure the group gets back to their own time," Alex said.

Rick and Sharak paced back and forth as the others patiently waited in chairs nearby.

"He will be fine and so will she," Marok told them.

"I know. They're in good hands here but that's not what I'm worried about," Rick replied as he stopped and faced the Medjai. "It's the Guardian I'm more worried about."

"Why the Guardian? She's the one who brought us here! She's the reason why Ardeth and the others have renewed life," Jonathan protested as he stepped forward.

Rick sighed as he stared at his brother-in-law.

"I admit you're right on that Jonathan but I have a feeling something's going to be happening really soon with her. Her job's not quite finished here before we leave," Rick replied.

"Smart indeed, Richard O'Connell," came a female voice.

Along with it, came a light and the Guardian appeared before them.

"I have one final thing to tell you besides obvious that the three men ultimately saved future generations from evil and despair. Now, any and all disasters that occur from now on will naturally," the Gurardian told them. "I must ask you to meet me soon. See you then."

The group watched her disappear into thin air and they all sighed.

Frank watched Michelle as she walked ahead to catch up with the others. They were all happy to see their friend alive but all that was cut short when the Guardian appeared before them. She looked at them with a knowing smile. Cody felt a bit uncomfortable as he placed a hand on his injured shoulder.

"What does she want?" wondered Alex as they continued to look at her.

"I know what she wants," Frank suddenly said as he stepped forward.

His team wasn't surprised at this as she disappeared as suddenly as she appeared. Michelle walked up to where she once stood.

Jackie walked beside Nick down the hall. She sighed as she looked at him.

"What's wrong Jackie?" he asked her, surprising her a bit.

"No, nothing's wrong," she stuttered.

Nick stopped at that comment and gave her a smile. Jackie stopped as well and turned to look at him. She held out her arms.

"What?" she said.

Nick laughed and shook his head as he began to walk again.

"I don't believe you sometimes Jackie," he said with a smile.

It stayed that way until the Guardian appeared before them. They stopped walking and laughing to look at her.

"What does she want? When Catlanda feels better, they are going home," Jackie quietly wondered.

"No, it's something else. I can feel it," Nick replied as the woman before them disappeared. "Something else is going on here."

TBC...