"It was a dark and stormy night; the rain fell in torrents — except at occasional intervals, when it was checked by a violent gust of wind..."
And now, here's what didn't happen:
* A shot didn't ring out.
* A door didn't slam shut.
* The maid did not scream.
* No pirate ship appeared on the horizon, nor did any ship of any kind.
* Millions of starving people did not organize a revolution to dispose of the King who lived in luxury.
* A small boy did not grow up overnight on a Kansas farm.
* It failed to snow.
* A little girl wearing a tattered shawl succeeded in selling someone flowers for once.
* The young intern at City Hospital did not make an important discovery.
* The mysterious patient in Room 213 did not awaken.
* The patient was not the sister of the young boy in Kansas, who coincidentally, did not love the girl in the tattered shawl, who just happened to be the daughter of the maid who managed to escape the pirates.
* Forty thousand heads of cattle did not stampede through a small camp. Which wouldn't have mattered a bit, because the ranch foreman had fallen asleep on the job again.
* Two men who worked at the camp did not get into a vicious fight.
* The ranch was not saved.
The following day, the sun was out, the skies were clear, and a refreshing breeze blew through the area.
Lord Fred, Princess Astra, and Velus emerged from their caves. There had been quite a storm last night, but it had blown through. Our heroes survey the area. A few downed branches littered the grounds in front of the caves, but there was no significant damage.
Shortly thereafter, Alura returns meekly to apologize for her behavior the night before...
The young intern sat by himself in one corner of the coffee shop. He had learned about medicine, but more importantly, he had learned something about life.
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But what about the king, someone asked?
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Alura and the others settle their differences.
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Astra is not ready to accept Alura's apology, sending her storming off again.
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Suddenly, Velus runs off.
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In a fit of anger, Lord Fred storms the hospital and brutally slays the young intern.
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A very tardy pirate ship finally appears on the horizon.
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