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Mystery of the Christmas Star

Chapter Nine

Dr. Gorma had rushed from dead body to the other for over two hours, but there was nothing left that he could try to save them. He had pronounced them both dead, but didn't have the heart to give the bad news to the rest of the Castle. In fact, every member of the medical team was detained until he was ready to go face the people in the waiting room.

None of them could believe that it was over, and their Princess and her personal champion were dead. But, on two tables in the triage room was the proof – two corpses. This was going to be the worse holiday season Arus had ever faced in years, since the lost of Alfor or his Queen before that.

Young Rebecca was the newest nurse at the medical wing. She felt honored to be allowed in the resuscitations at first. But, now she couldn't help feeling that maybe she had done something wrong that had caused their deaths. "Dr. Gorma?"

He was still seated at his desk. The death certificates had been filled out five minutes earlier, but he just didn't have the heart to sign them. Looking up at the young woman, he could see exactly what was on her mind – and on all of those involved.

"Rebecca, you didn't kill them. They were clinical before they got back here. They were just under too long. At least they were together when they perished. It was as close as being together as this life would've allowed them to be."

Rebecca looked at the doctor in shock, "they really were in love with one another? I always thought that it was just a rumor I just wanted to be true, because they made such a wonderful couple."

Gorma tossed his pen to the desk. Inside he knew it would take him time to ever get the courage to sign those papers. He sat back and looked at the shaken woman before him.

He believed that she would've been a good friend to the Princess – if poor Rebecca had only been given the chance to know Allura. "They were deeply in love, young lady. Never forget that, and maybe they will be together in the next life. I'm going to allow everyone the time to say his or her goodbyes before we give our report to Koran. I think that you should be the first, as you never got to meet them in life."

"I don't think so. I'm the last person brought here, so I should go last. Everyone else knew them better than I did." She was looking down at the floor in an attempt to hide her tears, though she knew that it wasn't working.

"That is the very reason you should go first - because you never got to know either of them. Go on girl, and I'll come in to do the last vitals check in a little while."

Rebecca knew that he had done those nearly ten minutes before. Gorma was hoping for a holiday miracle, but those were only found on telemonitors this time of year – not in real life. The favorite couple of Arus was dead, and had been so for over two hours.

She pulled the sheets back from their faces. It was so strange just how peaceful both of them appeared to be. Perhaps the doctor was right, and they were together at last. "Hello your majesty … Captain. I am so sorry that I failed to bring the two of you back. I never got to meet either of you in life, that's why I was so excited that Dr. Gorma had accepted my application to work here."

Rebecca swallowed hard; she just couldn't cope with this awful tragedy. "Please come back. We all need you both here on Arus. You're both the most loved people on this planet! I've heard people wishing that you would be allowed to wed, because you are so wonderful together. Captain, so many people think that you are so like King Alfor. They all think that you would be just as wise and kind as he had been – and that you are that only one who is perfect for our Princess. Princess, you know personally all of the horrible things Arus has lived through – please don't make us face another heartache."

At first she thought that the slight movements in each of their chests was just her over-active imagination. But, then came the high-pitched wheezing. Could it be? Could they still be fighting for their lives? Do miracles really come true?

Without a word to anyone, the young nurse switched the medical beds back on. The loud hum of this quickly grabbed the attentions of the rest of the staff. Before any of them could bellow at her nerve, there was a small ping from each machine! After a moment's silence, a ping from both again! Heart rhythms!

A moment of shock later, Rebecca went back to work. Before anyone made a move, she had the oxygen back on. The warming cycle was restored to minimum levels and set to rise as the doctor had first ordered hours earlier. And before she could break down, Rebecca realized the one thing she forgot to do.

"Doctor Gorma! They're alive! Hurry, both have pulses and their blood pressures are rising – along with their temperatures!"

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Keith and Allura were only able to see Haggar nod in agreement. There was a brilliant light, and then the sense of hitting a wall. Then came back their bodies' sense of touch.

The couple could feel every touch the doctors were doing in order to save their lives. Those weren't too bad. It was the feeling of their bodies re-warming and the soft tissue injuries from the impact of the crash. That was what eventually sent them both back into unconsciousness.

For a second, dieing didn't seem so bad. Where they had been, neither had felt any pain or sadness. However, there were too many people who wanted them both back.

Before they blacked out from their pain, Allura and Keith opened their eyes almost at the same time. Never in all of the time that they had known him had they seen Dr. Gorma crying because someone decided to wake up!

Each asked for the other before slipping into dreams after being assured that the other was well.