Becky's Gift

Healing And Friends

I startled awake.

Pas leaned over me. "Becky, ne move. Let me see—"

"Tom!" Oh, I sobbed! If he's not here, I don't--

A healer pulled his arms around me. "Becky, he sleeps. Both of you need much rest, and healing—"

"Is he still dying?" Are Ishah honest about it, like Zheien are?

He wept. Pas just sounded tired. "I ne know, Becky. We must learn, together."

I felt something soft, and Tom's gelsai trilled out a song. Her warmth felt good! Such soft, Russian blue fur! I petted her head because she nudged it under my numb fingers.

"Did they get Ella and Farley?"

"We have Ella. Farley—is in stasis. We wait, Becky, to see if Ella can help him. Pirad can ne."

I didn't have strength to hug my husband. That healer hugged us together. He's breathing, but he's cold. Ella, she was on a DS Team, she has experience—I was just—dying--then not all there, in Rainbow. I don't know anything about healing. All of this is just—frightening!

And then I heard Ella. "Put me in stasis! I can't stand it!" She cried aloud! If she's this upset, what can I do?

Farley ran to the bed in his diplomat's uniform. "Ella—"

"No, no, no, I want my Farley, not his brother! I want to have Remembrance, and I want to go to Burial Chambers and stay there! If I can't have my husband, I don't want to be here!"

He sat by her and held a shaking hand out. "Love, is me. Pinda says he can wake bones."

She sounded confused. "Who's Pinda?"

That cat fella!

"A Councillor. Ella, please. You must eat! My love, you need healing! Pas!" They hugged.

"Farley!" Her loud memories of smashing jars of goo and trying to destroy the server shocked me! She thought he died, and she found Mican's body on a recloning table! But she smashed the server and stasis ended on him, but on Farley, too. What a nightmare! She worked in DS, so she knew what to do.

Pas called another healer and they both sang!

"Becky! Ejis nae!"

"Huh?" I felt Tom's arms around me and hugged. Healers sat us up, and we ate. Wonderful pastries. Tom dropped crumbs in his lap. Oh, no.

"Ne fear, Becky. We care for both of you."

I looked down in my lap, and little flashes of light vaporized crumbs there, too. I sighed. Felt like when I was in that facility. Tears mixed with the crumbs. They were yellow sparkles.

Our gelsai, Kian, kept her head on his leg. Big as a German shepherd!

Next to us, Farley hugged Tom. "Liege, can I do anything for you?" He sobbed.

"Far, go—to Council." His head leaned against him. Part of him leaned on Kian, and she held him up.

"They are all here."

"Here?"

"Galar's Chamber. All are unwell. I am unwell, Tom!"

I felt a change in people. "King Challet!"

"My liege—"

"All my people, hear me! Rest. I am here nae to speak, but to visit friends. Elshar Zheiea is well. Rahn Estar is healing. Dear friends, rest. There is nae business. Our friends help us, from many worlds of Alb. We are safe. We are well. Mican died. We found his body in the weapons facility and ported it in a red portal into our sun! Then we ported the remains of that facility. With it were poisons from upper levels. We are now safe."