The despair inside the helicopter slowly gave way to a fragile, disbelieving joy."We made it..." the young mother whispered, clutching her baby as tears streamed down her face. "We actually made it..."Danny sat beside me, his battle-hardened eyes red-rimmed."Dr. Scarlett, if it wasn't for you..." His voice broke. "If you hadn't kept us going, we'd all be dead back there."The little boy shyly walked over to me. "Thank you for saving us, Doctor," he said in his small voice.Even the pilot, usually silent, spoke over the comms. "Doctor, you're a true hero. It's an honor to have rescued someone like you."I looked at their faces, saved from the brink, and felt a warmth spread through me.This was the meaning of my rebirth.To save the innocent lives that were supposed to be lost. To stop tragedy from repeating itself.But I still hadn't been fast enough. Too many had been sacrificed...Just then, Danny, sitting by the window, gasped. "Oh my God... look down there!"I followed his gaze,
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