Disclaimer: In no way do I own Digimon. Do not sue me. I only write fan fiction. If I make up names that are the same as on the show, I'm sorry. I haven't seen every episode, but I've seen most. Thank you very much.
Sickness-Part I: Revenge
Amid the dark fog of the realm between dreams, a bright, spherical light shone blindingly. The light faded slowly to reveal a crystal ball. A clawed hand held the glowing ball tightly as fiery eyes stared into it.
The fog inside the crystal ball twisted and shifted until it showed the image of eight children, seven of which were sleeping while one kept watch. The watcher looked very tired; his eyes were drooping heavy with fatigue, but he refused to give in to his exhaustion. He wore goggles in his hair. Perhaps that was a factor in how his hair managed to stay so high and puffy.
A girl with light brown hair in a dark pink dress turned in her sleep, sighed and fell into a deeper sleep.
This scene seemed to interest Sheranamon with a vengeance. She watched the images in the crystal ball with a piercing stare. After a few minutes, Sheranamon began to become slightly impatient.
The peaceful scene was abruptly brought to an end by the emerging of a creature that looked as though it were made of the wind. It was invisible to all human eyes, but the tall-haired boy seemed to sense something was wrong. A small puff of mist escaped the creature and enveloped the child. Suddenly unable to stay awake, the begoggled boy drifted off to sleep.
Sheranamon grinned evilly. This was what she had been waiting for. The nearly invisible creature floated over to the tall-haired boy and laid a transparent hand on his forehead. His face suddenly contorted in pain, then his body shuddered and he groaned gently in his sleep.
Just as quickly as it had appeared, the creature disappeared.
It is done, Sheranamon thought, smiling with malice. The leader shall fall due to my unfathomable genius. You have done well, Viromon...
~*~
"Tai, wake up. Come on, we've gotta get going," Izzy muttered, shaking the older boy by the shoulder.
This is strange, Izzy thought. It isn't like Tai to sleep in longer than Mimi.
Tai was unresponsive.
Izzy was beginning to feel annoyed. He turned back to Tai to give him another shake, but that was when he noticed his face.
"You guys had better get over here quick!" Izzy shouted over his shoulder.
The six other Digidestined proceeded to the spot where Izzy and Tai were with varying degrees of alertness.
Mimi was still very tired. "What?" she grouchily asked. She didn't think it was fair that she had been woken up-especially if Tai wasn't even awake yet.
Kari was a bit more awake. "What is it, Izzy?" she asked, her tone a bit nicer than Mimi's had been.
Izzy took a deep breath and replied: "There is something very wrong with Tai."
Matt laughed and questioned: "What, besides the fact that he has no brain?"
"This isn't the time for jokes, Matt," Izzy wryly answered. "This is serious." Izzy motioned to Tai's face. It was very pale and clammy.
Matt stopped laughing and looked at Tai's face. "What happened to him?" he quarried.
"Besides the obvious? I honestly don't know," Izzy admitted.
Before another word was said, Tai's eyes opened and he started coughing violently.
"Tai, are you OK?" Kari asked. She was becoming more and more concerned for her older brother every second that passed.
He nodded and weakly replied: "no big deal, just a cold."
"I think we should stay here," Joe announced.
"No, don't worry about me. We still have to get our Digimon back," Tai said.
"You're sick, Tai. You've got to rest," Sora argued.
Tai didn't want to tell anyone, but he was feeling much worse than he was letting them know. His throat was so swollen in hurt to swallow and it was hard to speak. He also had a terrible headache and he felt a little woozy.
"No, really, I'm fine," Tai protested, hiding a series of coughs that threatened to tear through him.
"Well, I could do with some rest myself," Mimi replied, yawning loudly.
"There, it's settled. We'll rest here for today," Matt stated.
Tai was about to disagree, but he felt suddenly tired. Within seconds, he was asleep.
"What's wrong with Tai?" TK asked Matt.
"He's just sick," Matt explained.
~*~
Sheranamon watched the scene play out in her crystal ball gleefully. It had gone much better than she could have possibly hoped.
Of course she had imagined that Courage wouldn't tell the others just how awful he was truly feeling, but she hadn't begun to hope that he wouldn't tell them anything at all.
It was nearly too good to be true. At the rate they were going, it would be too late before Courage said a word about his condition.
Take away the leader and the rest of the group will easily be eliminated, Sheranamon thought.
She settled back down to watch...
~*~
Sora glanced over at Tai nervously. He had been asleep nearly the whole day and he certainly didn't look any better.
I wonder if he's worse off than he's telling us, Sora pondered. If anything, he looks worse. He barely even wanted any water.
"Hey, Sora, what are you thinking about?" Mimi asked.
Sora quickly snapped back to reality and replied: "Oh, nothing much. Just worried, that's all."
"What, about Tai?" Mimi questioned.
Sora nodded. "Do you really think it's just a cold?"
"I don't think he'd lie to us," Mimi reasoned. "If he says he has a cold, then he has a cold."
Sora didn't reply.
"Sora? Yoo-hoo, anybody home?" Mimi asked, waving her hand in front of Sora's face.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, Mimi," Sora responded, barely bothering to look up.
Mimi let out an exasperated sigh and walked away.
~*~
TK sat listening to Matt play his harmonica. He shut his eyes and listened to the soulful chords.
Matt plays his harmonica so well, TK sleepily thought. It was getting late.
He would have dropped off to sleep, but something that had been bothering him all day kept bubbling into his mind.
Of course he knew that Tai was sick-everybody did-but TK sensed something was very wrong.
Everyone had been very quiet the whole day unwilling to say much to him. They were all acting tense and worried, like Tai had more than a cold.
TK opened his eyes and glanced at his older brother playing the harmonica. He had told him that Tai was just sick... TK believed his big brother more than anyone else.
It must not be too serious... TK yawned and dropped off to sleep listening to the haunting melody of the harmonica.
~*~
Izzy typed furiously on his laptop. He wanted to get a connection to Gennai, but something had been blocking him ever since they had defeated the Dark Child.
He thought for a moment, then realized that the last time they had spoken to Gennai was just before their Digimon were stolen.
Izzy quickly went back to his work and groaned in frustration as his connection was once again refused.
~*~
Joe removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes then replaced the glasses. This whole thing was strange.
What really had him puzzled was how Tai came down with his illness so quickly. It just happened overnight.
I wonder if it's contagious, Joe reflected. Whatever it is, I'm probably allergic to it.
"Oh no! He's getting worse!" Joe heard Sora cry in dismay.
Joe jogged over to Sora, who had been watching Tai.
At first glance, Joe didn't detect anything different. Breathing was still normal. His face was even the same pale color.
Joe was about to ask Sora what she was talking about when he noticed that Tai was awake. Upon closer inspection, Joe also noticed that Tai's eyes were glazed over...
Sickness-Part I: Revenge
Amid the dark fog of the realm between dreams, a bright, spherical light shone blindingly. The light faded slowly to reveal a crystal ball. A clawed hand held the glowing ball tightly as fiery eyes stared into it.
The fog inside the crystal ball twisted and shifted until it showed the image of eight children, seven of which were sleeping while one kept watch. The watcher looked very tired; his eyes were drooping heavy with fatigue, but he refused to give in to his exhaustion. He wore goggles in his hair. Perhaps that was a factor in how his hair managed to stay so high and puffy.
A girl with light brown hair in a dark pink dress turned in her sleep, sighed and fell into a deeper sleep.
This scene seemed to interest Sheranamon with a vengeance. She watched the images in the crystal ball with a piercing stare. After a few minutes, Sheranamon began to become slightly impatient.
The peaceful scene was abruptly brought to an end by the emerging of a creature that looked as though it were made of the wind. It was invisible to all human eyes, but the tall-haired boy seemed to sense something was wrong. A small puff of mist escaped the creature and enveloped the child. Suddenly unable to stay awake, the begoggled boy drifted off to sleep.
Sheranamon grinned evilly. This was what she had been waiting for. The nearly invisible creature floated over to the tall-haired boy and laid a transparent hand on his forehead. His face suddenly contorted in pain, then his body shuddered and he groaned gently in his sleep.
Just as quickly as it had appeared, the creature disappeared.
It is done, Sheranamon thought, smiling with malice. The leader shall fall due to my unfathomable genius. You have done well, Viromon...
~*~
"Tai, wake up. Come on, we've gotta get going," Izzy muttered, shaking the older boy by the shoulder.
This is strange, Izzy thought. It isn't like Tai to sleep in longer than Mimi.
Tai was unresponsive.
Izzy was beginning to feel annoyed. He turned back to Tai to give him another shake, but that was when he noticed his face.
"You guys had better get over here quick!" Izzy shouted over his shoulder.
The six other Digidestined proceeded to the spot where Izzy and Tai were with varying degrees of alertness.
Mimi was still very tired. "What?" she grouchily asked. She didn't think it was fair that she had been woken up-especially if Tai wasn't even awake yet.
Kari was a bit more awake. "What is it, Izzy?" she asked, her tone a bit nicer than Mimi's had been.
Izzy took a deep breath and replied: "There is something very wrong with Tai."
Matt laughed and questioned: "What, besides the fact that he has no brain?"
"This isn't the time for jokes, Matt," Izzy wryly answered. "This is serious." Izzy motioned to Tai's face. It was very pale and clammy.
Matt stopped laughing and looked at Tai's face. "What happened to him?" he quarried.
"Besides the obvious? I honestly don't know," Izzy admitted.
Before another word was said, Tai's eyes opened and he started coughing violently.
"Tai, are you OK?" Kari asked. She was becoming more and more concerned for her older brother every second that passed.
He nodded and weakly replied: "no big deal, just a cold."
"I think we should stay here," Joe announced.
"No, don't worry about me. We still have to get our Digimon back," Tai said.
"You're sick, Tai. You've got to rest," Sora argued.
Tai didn't want to tell anyone, but he was feeling much worse than he was letting them know. His throat was so swollen in hurt to swallow and it was hard to speak. He also had a terrible headache and he felt a little woozy.
"No, really, I'm fine," Tai protested, hiding a series of coughs that threatened to tear through him.
"Well, I could do with some rest myself," Mimi replied, yawning loudly.
"There, it's settled. We'll rest here for today," Matt stated.
Tai was about to disagree, but he felt suddenly tired. Within seconds, he was asleep.
"What's wrong with Tai?" TK asked Matt.
"He's just sick," Matt explained.
~*~
Sheranamon watched the scene play out in her crystal ball gleefully. It had gone much better than she could have possibly hoped.
Of course she had imagined that Courage wouldn't tell the others just how awful he was truly feeling, but she hadn't begun to hope that he wouldn't tell them anything at all.
It was nearly too good to be true. At the rate they were going, it would be too late before Courage said a word about his condition.
Take away the leader and the rest of the group will easily be eliminated, Sheranamon thought.
She settled back down to watch...
~*~
Sora glanced over at Tai nervously. He had been asleep nearly the whole day and he certainly didn't look any better.
I wonder if he's worse off than he's telling us, Sora pondered. If anything, he looks worse. He barely even wanted any water.
"Hey, Sora, what are you thinking about?" Mimi asked.
Sora quickly snapped back to reality and replied: "Oh, nothing much. Just worried, that's all."
"What, about Tai?" Mimi questioned.
Sora nodded. "Do you really think it's just a cold?"
"I don't think he'd lie to us," Mimi reasoned. "If he says he has a cold, then he has a cold."
Sora didn't reply.
"Sora? Yoo-hoo, anybody home?" Mimi asked, waving her hand in front of Sora's face.
"Huh? Oh, yeah, Mimi," Sora responded, barely bothering to look up.
Mimi let out an exasperated sigh and walked away.
~*~
TK sat listening to Matt play his harmonica. He shut his eyes and listened to the soulful chords.
Matt plays his harmonica so well, TK sleepily thought. It was getting late.
He would have dropped off to sleep, but something that had been bothering him all day kept bubbling into his mind.
Of course he knew that Tai was sick-everybody did-but TK sensed something was very wrong.
Everyone had been very quiet the whole day unwilling to say much to him. They were all acting tense and worried, like Tai had more than a cold.
TK opened his eyes and glanced at his older brother playing the harmonica. He had told him that Tai was just sick... TK believed his big brother more than anyone else.
It must not be too serious... TK yawned and dropped off to sleep listening to the haunting melody of the harmonica.
~*~
Izzy typed furiously on his laptop. He wanted to get a connection to Gennai, but something had been blocking him ever since they had defeated the Dark Child.
He thought for a moment, then realized that the last time they had spoken to Gennai was just before their Digimon were stolen.
Izzy quickly went back to his work and groaned in frustration as his connection was once again refused.
~*~
Joe removed his glasses and rubbed his eyes then replaced the glasses. This whole thing was strange.
What really had him puzzled was how Tai came down with his illness so quickly. It just happened overnight.
I wonder if it's contagious, Joe reflected. Whatever it is, I'm probably allergic to it.
"Oh no! He's getting worse!" Joe heard Sora cry in dismay.
Joe jogged over to Sora, who had been watching Tai.
At first glance, Joe didn't detect anything different. Breathing was still normal. His face was even the same pale color.
Joe was about to ask Sora what she was talking about when he noticed that Tai was awake. Upon closer inspection, Joe also noticed that Tai's eyes were glazed over...