A/N While writing my first Osmosis Jones fanfic, Almira's Story, I came up with a plot for OJ 2; even the villain. But this time, it isn't Thrax and Almira…

Ok, I only own the plot, Almira, and any other characters you don't recognize; the rest is owned by Warner Bros. I might be busy with my other fic, King of the Sanctuary: Growing Up, but I'll try and update this as much as I can.

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Kay3la Rich5ard: Yeah, I got the bit with Almira hiding from the germ looking for her from that :D

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The following morning, after breakfast, Ozzy drove Drix, Thrax and Almira down Frank's body. Almira was clean, and her mane and tail were flowing like flames once again. The previous night, Drix had been called back to help rinse her. Afterwards, she shook herself hard, spraying Thrax with water. He used Ozzy's clothes dryer to dry his pants, and borrowed his robe to wear until the dryer was done. All the while, until after Thrax put the robe on, Drix tried to avoid staring at the scars on his back. Ozzy saw them when he came in to begrudgingly give Thrax his robe and take his pants for the dryer and the virus turned his back on him. The cell's eyes widened at the scars, but kept his mouth shut at Drix's warning look.

Now Ozzy continued to drive until Thrax said, "Park here."

When he did, Ozzy noticed where they were. "The ureter? What're we doin' here?"

"Lookin' fer clues, what else?" Thrax said, opening the door. Almira hopped out, followed by Drix and Thrax.

"Why here?" Ozzy asked, climbing out of the car and shutting the door.

"Our virus could have a hideout 'round here." Thrax explained, leading Ozzy and Drix along with Almira beside him. "Viruses, bacterials an' germs ain't afraid to stay in disgusting places." He looked over his shoulder, smirking. "Why'd you think I chose the infected toenail fer my last hideout?"

"I didn't know what to-Thrax! Watch where yer goin'!"

When Thrax looked ahead, he saw his left foot was on the edge of a cliff, and his right foot was raised up in midair. He waved his arms around and leaned back, trying to keep his balance, but Ozzy bumped into his back, causing them to fall forward. Almira tried to stop herself, but she slipped over the edge. She dug in with her claws, slowing her down some.

"AHHHHHH!" Ozzy screamed as he fell. Thrax wordlessly spread his coat to slow his fall, but Ozzy crashed into him, making him lose control. He landed on the ground on his back. Groaning, he made to move up into a sitting position, but something landed on his chest, knocking the air out of him and making him fall back. Once he regained his breath, he looked down to see Ozzy laying horizontally across him.

"Jones," He growled through clenched teeth, trying to keep his temper. "Would'ja mind gettin' off my chest?"

Ozzy looked to see he was indeed lying on Thrax's chest. "Oh, no!" He exclaimed, quickly getting up and blushing. "Sure, no problem. Sorry."

"Thank you." Thrax said. But just as he was bending his upper half up, something else landed on him between his knees and waist.

"AGHHHH!" He screamed in pain. Ozzy winced sympathetically. "Ouch." He muttered.

Thrax looked down to see Almira had landed on him. "Mira, baby," He gasped in pain.

Almira gasped when she saw where she was and quickly got off. "Ohhh, spit, what is it," Thrax groaned, taking Ozzy's offered hand and standing up. "Clobber the Virus day?" He let Ozzy's hand go and brushed himself off.

"Look out beloooowwww!"

Ozzy, Thrax and Almira looked up to see Drix falling down towards them. Not wanting to be used to break someone else's fall, Thrax stepped to the side. Rather than land where the virus used to be, Drix landed on Ozzy, smashing him flat. "Nice landing." Thrax smirked.

"Thanks." Drix smiled, then looked around, confused. "Where's Ozzy?"

Thrax cleared his throat and pointed down. When Drix saw he had landed on Ozzy, he gasped, "Oh my!" He quickly hovered away. "Ozzy, I'm sorry! Are you alright?"

Groaning, Ozzy's head slowly poked up. "Yeah, considerin' I got smashed flat by yer big butt!"

"Hey, you landed on my chest, and Almira landed on my pain-center." Thrax scowled as Drix helped Ozzy up.

"Shut up." Ozzy sighed. "Where are we?"

"Down in the ureter, I suspect." Thrax said, looking around. "Might as well split up an' look fer clues. I'll go with Almira, an' you two go elsewhere."

"Why are we lettin' him boss us around again?" Ozzy grumbled as he looked around with Drix.

"Well, he is an expert on viruses,"

"He is a virus."

Meanwhile, Thrax was walking alongside the edge of the river with Almira. "Careful, Baby Girl." He said. "Don't wanna fall in."

No sooner than he said this, the cliff crumbled under their feet. Next thing they knew, Thrax and Almira were hanging by their claws on the edge. "Jones!" Thrax yelled. "Drix! Get over here!"

Ozzy and Drix turned and saw them hanging on the edge of the cliff. "Thrax!" The cell exclaimed. "Almira! What're ya doin'?"

"Never mind that, help us!" Thrax snapped.

As they ran over to help, Almira managed to climb onto the cliff. A piece of the cliff was dislodged from under her foot. Thrax watched it as it fell and was dissolved in the river. Flashbacks of when he nearly had the same fate a year ago flashed before his eyes. He gasped sharply, and his eyes widened as his pupils shrunk. "Help!" He yelled, scrabbling at the side of the cliff with his feet. "Help me! Help me, Jones! Getmeouttahere!"

"What's wrong with Thrax?" Drix asked.

"He's freakin' out!" Ozzy exclaimed, running faster. "C'mon!" He crouched down and grabbed a hold of Thrax's wrists and pulled. Thrax grabbed Ozzy's wrists tightly. He noticed the virus was shaking. "Drix!" He groaned. "A little help?"

Drix grabbed Ozzy's back and pulled back. Almira barked frantically. "We're gettin' 'im!" Ozzy snapped. "He's heavy!"

Finally they pulled Thrax on and far from the edge of the cliff. Once Ozzy pulled his wrists from his grip, Thrax hugged his knees to his chest and sat there, wide-eyed. "What's wrong with 'im?" Ozzy asked.

Drix rubbed his chin before snapping his fingers. "Didn't you say they fell in alcohol?"

"Yes,"

"And don't you know what that river they nearly fell in does?"

"Dissolves stuff."

"Don't you get it, Ozzy?" Drix snapped. "Thrax must've seen something dissolve in that river! He had to have escaped dissolving in the alcohol! He's terrified of dissolution!"

Ozzy's eyes widened in realization. Of course! How could he be so stupid? He bent on one knee in front of Thrax and held his shoulders. "Thrax! Thrax, calm down! Yer fine! Yer on dry land! Yer not gonna dissolve!" He noticed the virus was breathing quickly and shallowly. "C'mon, Thrax, breathe! Calm down!"

Almira pushed Ozzy out of the way and nuzzled Thrax's face with her nose. Slowly, he grabbed her in a tight hug as though she'd disappear. She just moved closer to him and laid her chin on his shoulder. In a few minutes, he was calming down. He was breathing normally, and his pupils dilated back to normal.

Once he was calmed down, he loosened his grip on Almira and glared up at Ozzy and Drix. "This never happened!" He growled, standing. The cell and pill could see he was flushing in embarrassment. "Let's get outta here." He stalked to a staircase where cells could climb and down. Almira followed close behind. Ozzy and Drix just shrugged before following. They didn't speak of it again.

A/N I thought of the scene where Ozzy and Almira fell on Thrax before I got the plot for OJ 2, and I liked it, so I wrote it in :D

I thought it'd be logical that since he escaped dissolution by the skin of his teeth, Thrax would be scared of it; terrified even. That's why when he saw the piece of the cliff dissolve in the...ahem, river, he freaked out. Still, he's got a reputation to keep, and he WAS embarrassed by his episode.