Untamed fire

Pacing and Racing (Ren's POV)

Watching my Queen walk through the portal almost killed me. I knew that once she heard of our success she would want to try it herself. I have known her for to long to assume she would just sit by and watch. The three of us stand there and stare at the now dark portal. I glance at the clock and begin to count. 1 minute... silent. 2 minutes... silent. Al that can be heard is our combined breathing as we wait for the glow of the ring before us. The clock ticks on the wall reminding me that time is passing. 5 minutes now gone and my nerves are telling me something is wrong. I start to pace back and forth in front of the machine. Joey and Abigail follow my moves with their eyes. "She will be okay right?" Joey almost whispers. "J'espère" Abigail whimpers and I can hear tears on the edge of her voice. I continue to pace as I think of everything that could go wrong. Time still ticking. Tick... Tock... Tick... Tock. The sound driving me slightly mad. 8 minutes now. What if she is hurt? What if we have to port her back by force? What if she is unable to use her fire? My head snaps up in realization and startle the others. "Get the emergency kit ready." I say calm at first. They hesitate as if they do not understand. "NOW! GET IT NOW! SHE MIGHT COME BACK HURT!" I lose my temper, but they reach my same thought and rush around the lab with me. We grab the pain killers, bandages, heating packs, blankets, syringes filled with various drugs and serums, and a revival kit. I hope we don't have to use it, but she might come back to close to death for normal medical aid to work. We rush and build a makeshift hospital around the portal to rush her into care if needed. The ringing of the alarm I set goes off. 10 minutes. We stare frozen in time again and wait. Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock. She isnt back yet. "What if she cant come back?" Abigail puts the dark thought in our minds. "She will... She just needs more time. Just give her a little more before we call her back." I say firmly. I truly believe she will be able to come back. She has the drive and desire to be with her people. She wont let anything stand in her way. "15 minutes Ren. How long do we wait? We told her 10 minutes!" Joeys anger begins to break through the worry. "Just a few more minutes." I held the recall switch in my hand with my thumb hovering over the button. Tick...Tock...Tick...Tock. 20 minutes has passed. Abigail looks at me and gives me a small nod. I press the button and the portal comes back to life. Muffled sounds can be heard, but we couldn't see anything through the bright white glow. "Madame! Come home!" Abigail cries and is returned with screams and pants that get louder as time continues to tick. Suddenly in the center of the portal, our Queen starts to fade in. Her pain can be clearly seen as her form becomes more clear. Once the light from the portal turns off we rush to her side. "Are you alright Safire?" No response she is just watching and holding her chest. "Start the tests! Something is wrong!" We all buzz around her. I check her heart and it sound strong and healthy. Abigail takes her temperature and nods that everything is normal. Joey is listening to her lungs and again he find everything normal. We each try to get her to talk or respond to us. "Safire? Can you here us?" Joey starts with no response. "My Queen? Are you feeling alright?" I try and nothing. "Madame?" She looks at Abigail. "Are you alright?" Still nothing. "We have to send notice to the castle. Someone will need to lead while she recovers." I state as I lift her into my arms and walk to the bed. "A war will break out for control! It will be against everything she has worked for!" Joey yells. "I know, but we have no choice if she stays like this." I place her gently on the bed and she raises her head to look at me. So many questions I want to ask, but I cant say anything as she looks deeply into my eyes. "I found him." The three of us freeze again. our eyes go wide slowly as we realize what she is talking about. Her Destined was in that world. We were meant to lead her to him either on purpose or by accident. She isnt going to be the same person as she was when she left. I lost the Queen I once knew. She has no idea the changes that she will go through for him. I can see Abigail's eyes fill with tears from joy. She doesnt know what finding your Destined can do to you. It is a blessing as much as it is a curse. Me and Joey cry for the lost of our Queen as she was. The three of us rush to hold her, all meaning a different thing. Abigail hugs with joy, Joey hugs with hope for the future, but I hug her mourning the loss of he strong person she once was. She begins to laugh. "I found him and I think I love him." Me and Joey join in with her laugh and Abigail continues to cry from joy. Of course she loves him. He is hers. We stayed like that for what felt like an eternity. "How long before I can go back?" The other 2 look to me to answer her. "You were gone for 20 minutes. Let your body recover from the return and long journey. We can send you back after about an hour." She nods. I cant hold her back any longer. She needs to go at least one more time to bring our future King back. "I need a watch as well. Time moves faster there and I would like to track it. I need to know how often I need to return." We all nod. We should have thought of that before letting her go. "I understand fully. I remember watching my parents growing up. They couldn't help but be next to each other. We wont pull you back next time either. This test was a success and I would hate to pull you away from your Destined. You just need to return every 2 hrs our time and stay here for at least 1 hr before going back. Once we can guarantee is safe to try multiple times, we can test it with 2 people. That way our King can come home as well."  We stand and I go to work trying to create a second set of return jewelry. Abigail and Joey continue work on the portal to allow a less painful return. I can feel her eyes on my back. She wants to tell us more and she should will have much to explain. I will also have to tell her all the... side effects of finding her Destined. Maybe I will be able to create something to help lessen those effects if she would like. 

Translation:

J'espère - I hope.