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From: Tikatu Sent: 5/17/2006 6:23 AM

Dianne sighed, feeling as if a weight had lifted. She waited patiently until the pilot had cried herself out before speaking. "I think, Elise, we've come to the crux of the matter. Your parents drowned, dying in the cold waters, wet and alone. You nearly did as well; there was nothing you could do to help them. And here you were, facing a similar situation, cold, wet and alone, with someone relying on you for salvation, just as you thought your parents were relying on you." She knelt down and put a hand on Elise's shoulder and squeezed it. "Elise, look at me."

Elise turned her tear-streaked face to Dianne. "Now listen to me," the doctor said firmly. "When your parents died, you were nine. There was nothing humanly possible that you could do to save them. But when the chopper went down, you could - and did - do everything possible to save both yourself and Jeff. You took control, Elise. Now you need to take control again. It's not easy; I can attest to that. But it can be done, and you are strong enough to do it. Especially since you now know were the root of your fears comes from." She smiled. "You're no longer a child in a situation that is out of your hands. You have tools to help combat the fear. And you have people who are willing to help you through it."

"I... I don't know if I'm strong enough," Elise whispered.

"You are. You've come here and faced your demons," Scott said, his voice raspy. "I'm not saying it'll all go away with a wave of Dianne's magic wand..."

"What magic wand?" Dianne quietly retorted, a smile playing about her lips.

Scott rolled his eyes and continued, "But you can work on it now. You know what the demon is, where it came from. That knowledge is a very powerful weapon." He gave Elise a short hug. "And, like Dianne said, you're not alone in this."

"This is only the start, really, but it's a good start towards healing," Dianne added. She looked up. Elise followed her gaze and, suddenly, the clearing, with its bright meadow, came alive to Elise again. The birds were singing, the insects were buzzing around, and she could feel the warm sun on her face. The scent of the grass, and the wildflowers, and Scott's sweat, all rolled over her, and she sighed.

"How do you feel now?" Dianne asked.

"Tired. Washed out," Elise replied truthfully. "But better."

"Good." A rumbling noise sounded out, and Dianne colored, then smiled. "Well, there's another country heard from. Are you two ready for breakfast?"

"I sure am," Scott said, grinning.

"I... I guess so," Elise said. She was still feeling a bit unsettled, but she did feel immeasurably better.

"Then let's go into town and find one of those little Mom and Pop places," Dianne suggested, as she stood. "Those are the spots for the best breakfasts."

"You're on," Scott replied. He stood, and reached down to help Elise up. That's when he realized that he still had the piece of wreckage in his hand. He used the other help her lever herself from the ground, then he held out the bit of metal and asked, "Do you want to keep this?"

Elise shook her head. "No. Leave it behind."

"Okay." Scott smiled, and tossed it away.

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