Chapter: 1- Venom in Motion
Summary: [Sequel to Black Widow and Alone] Ken gets sick and Wormmon starting to get nervous… what's the reason of his sickness? Is the venom in motion once again?
By: Klyukaizer
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Panting…
Wheezing…
Someone's breath echoed through the room, as if he was in unbearable pain… no one can help him. No one can save him… or so, that's what he thought!
'I can't… hold it… much longer… Papa… Mama… where are you?' Slowly, he opened his eyes and came face-to-face with his ten-legged partner, Wormmon. "Wo- Wormmon?" he asked silently.
"Ken, are you all right?" Wormmon asked anxiously. "No… I'm not all right! My whole body… is numb… and I'm… in pain!" Ken wheezed as he grasped his chest with difficulty.
"What should I do, Ken?" Wormmon asked. "If there's anything I can do for you, please don't hesitate to ask!" "Water… water would be fine!" Ken kept his smile to Wormmon.
"Okay…" Wormmon said as he started to leave Ken's room.
"Wait! Papa and Mama are home… they might… see you!" Ken said. "No they're not, Ken! They haven't been back since their Christmas Vacation!" Wormmon answered. "Where… are they?" Ken asked himself.
He looked at the calendar… it was December 26. "They won't be back until New Year's Eve!" he sighed in frustration.
"Here you are, Ken!" Wormmon came back. He had the glass on top of his head and tried to balance his way to Ken's bed. "Thanks, Wormmon!" Ken thanked as he finished the water in one gulp with difficulty.
"Why do I feel so dizzy, Wormmon?" Ken said as he laid a hand on his forehead.
"Ken, you're starting to worry me!" Wormmon said.
Ken's vision turned fuzzy and everything started to spin around. Slowly, he dropped to his bead and dropped the glass as well; it shattered into pieces when it reached the ground. "KEN!"
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"Ken!" Someone called me in a far distance. "Ken, wake up!" Another voice sprang into my head. "Ken, please wake up!" There it is again.
"Come on Ken, wake up!" The voices stared to grow louder and louder each second. Light suddenly filled my vision and the moment I opened my eyes…
"Ken!" A certain goggle-boy came into my view. My vision started to come back into its fullest as I noticed I was lying on his arms. "D- Davis?" I mumbled.
"Yo, man! Are you okay?" Davis asked as he laid a hand on my forehead. "You're burning up with a fever!" "I am?" I asked as I tried to move, but then, was too weak to do so.
"I guess I am…" I said as I started wheezing. "Joe will be here soon… together with Tai and Matt!" Davis said as he nuzzled my hair. "How did you know-" I began when Yolei cut off. "Wormmon emailed me… I almost got into trouble since I was having a class… I'm glad my teacher didn't confiscate my D-Terminal!" Yolei answered with worry in her eyes.
"I'm sorry I made you worry…" I apologized with a smile. Yolei shook her head as she smiled back. "It's okay…"
"Thanks, Wormmon!" I said as I turned to my partner. "Don't make me worry again, Ken!" Wormmon started sobbing as he crawled closer to me. "I'm sorry…" I whispered.
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"Hey! Matt, Tai and Joe are here…" T.K. said. "Hey, Ichijouji!" Tai greeted with a wave of a hand. "Ken…" Matt motioned and Ken just smiled to the both of them.
"How are you feeling?" Joe asked as he laid his First Aid kit on the floor as he started checking Ken's condition. "Numb… Dizzy…" Ken answered frankly. Davis laid Ken's head slowly to the pillow. "I can't move my body!"
"You can't?" Joe asked in surprise. "No… not even an inch!" Ken answered as beads of sweat came tumbling down his face as he struggled to move. "Okay, don't move! I need to check your temperature and have a few check ups before I can tell you what's wrong… can I ask you guys to leave us for a while?" Joe turned to the others.
They nodded in agreement and left Ken's room. "Okay, Ken! Can you cooperate with me?" Joe asked.
"Yeah…" Ken said as he started smiling. "What is it?" Joe noticed it and can't help but ask. "You sound so professional!" Ken chuckled and finally closed his eyes to sleep.
~ Dream Sequence ~
Black Widow grabbed Ken's head and pressed her lips onto his as black venom oozed out from their mouths. Ken closed his eyes as he struggled frantically.
'It hurts! Get away from me! Help me, Davis!'
'You should've stayed as the Digimon emperor, Ken-chan!'
'Do you think that the Digidestines care for you of how much you care for them?'
~ End of Dream Sequence ~
"Get away from ME!" he yelled as his eyes bolted wide open and faced the worried expressions of his friends. "What… just happened?" Ken asked as he tried to move but remembered that he was still numb. "You were screaming 'get away from me'! Are you all right, Ken?" Joe asked.
"Just… a dream!" Ken said as he breathed in slowly. "Well… we're glad you're okay!" Tai said as he patted Ken's arm. "Mmhmm!" Ken nodded.
"Have you found out yet?" Tai asked the young Doctor-to be. "Yeah… I have a little trace of it!" Joe said as he fixed his glasses. "It's sort of… a venom or something… and it's starting to invade each of Ken's veins…" Joe explained.
"Ah!!! I know what it is!!!" Cody suddenly stood up. "The Venom!!!" he faced the young DDs.
"What venom?" Kari asked. "Black Widow's Venom!" Cody snapped. "That's right!" T.K. said. "You remembered it too, right Ken?" T.K. faced the sleeping genius and saw that he was fast asleep.
"Oops…" he whispered. "I think we should discuss this outside!"
"Yeah…" Tai agreed.
~ To be continued ~