DAY TWENTY – 0846
Carson stepped out of the shimmering blue event horizon into the Gateroom, and handed his medical cases to the waiting technician. "Thanks, son."
Hurrying up the staircase, he scanned the Control Room for the person he was looking for. Spotting Chuck, he made his way over, leaned on the edge of the console, and spoke quietly, although there was no one nearby. "What's the news?"
Chuck looked up, smiling with relief, and breathed, "They did it, Carson. Terry says Cole is going to make it."
Carson took a deep breath, his smile breaking out on his face. "Oh, thank heavens."
Chuck nodded, "The chest drains are still in, but apparently he seems out of the woods. Everything in perfect working order. No one can explain it. Terry wants to see you as soon as possible. He's searching the database for similar cases now. Um... will we have to tell them?"
Carson frowned. "I think it's better we don't. Not right now. Neither one of us can really explain what happened, and neither of us wants to give up what we, uh, have. Best to keep quiet about it. All right?"
Chuck nodded. "I agree. As long as we can keep an eye on each other - that helps, right?"
"It does." Carson pursed his lips, then smiled. "And aye, we need to stick together on this one. We don't want anyone taking apart the Chair or your console looking for life forms. Let's just keep it to ourselves."
Chuck nodded. "No problem. They brought Cole back for us, somehow, and you can't get better than that."
Carson blinked, "I wish I knew more about how they did it. I mean, they sucked it out of the Wraith, but will we ever know how that works?"
Looking up at his friend, Chuck shrugged. "I don't know, Carson. But you're the man to find out."
Carson clapped Chuck on the shoulder. "Thanks, lad. Right, I'd best get moving. I've got a patient to check up on." He grinned. "Good news, Chuck, good news."
Chuck watched as Carson left the Control Room, then turned back to face the console. He typed on his laptop keyboard.
Thank you again, both of you
The reply appeared a moment later.
- You are welcome -
FIN
A/N: Well, there now, I feel better. Sorry if all the missing scenes were a bit confusing. But Cole is now alive ;) Thanks for reading!