Well X is definitely a far more limited letter, but I hope you enjoy none the less!

X-ray Machine

Once second he was sprinting across the side of a mountain on a bright and sunny afternoon, the next stars were coming out and he was down on his side watching everyone swim around in his field of vision as though they were under water upside down.

"Cody!"

"Dude, that looks bad!"

"I seriously think you're going to need an X-ray."

And that he did which led to a frantic group of digidestined and the split-second decision to have Davis take him since everyone else had to head home for various reasons.

Davis's foot tapped rhythmically on the cold floor of the hospital's waiting room. His knee bobbed up and down along with his foot causing a challenge to him as he tried to read some gardening magazine.

Personally, he thought if anyone had a green thumb they should go see a doctor.

But Davis was already there impatiently awaiting a word from the doctor. He knew Cody was going to be fine, so he just wanted to get out of there as quick as possible, so when a doctor with a clipboard and crumbs in his Einstein-esque hair approached him he was overjoyed… and confused.

The doctor held out his hand which was slightly sticky. Davis ignored the gesture.

"How's Cody?" He asked all but wanting to get to the point.

He put his sticky hand back to the clipboard and kept his thick-rimmed glasses pointed down at it as he explained, "Well there's a little problem."

Davis instantly became alert worried that something might be wrong with his friend. "What? He's okay, right? What'd you do to him? I better get in there!"

"Precisely!" The doctor exclaimed whilst pointing a grimy finger in the air. "I need you to talk to him. He's having a little trouble with our friend X-ray."

"Oh," Davis breathed with a hint of disappointment. He kind of wished something exciting had happened but instead he was on his way to talk a little boy through an X-ray.

The doctor trotted back into the room Cody was in while Davis followed behind casually. Catching sight of Cody who seemed frozen to the board beneath him, he nonchalantly came over.

"What's up?"

Cody didn't even flinch, only averted his eyes from the contraption looming above him. A slight embarrassment flooded over him, and his mouth moved slightly, but no sound came out.

"Dude, louder," Davis recommended while leaning in closer to the young boy only to have Cody practically scream in his ear:

"I'M AFRAID OF THE X-RAY MACHINE!"

Cody's face was now a bright red, but Davis couldn't help but smirk while massaging his now sore right ear. "Is that all? Come on, Cody, everyone was afraid of the doctor at some point."

"Really?" He questioned incredulously.

Davis nodded and lowered his voice as though his words were a sacred secret. "Yep, even me."

Still looking skeptical, albeit a bit surprised, he asked, "What were you afraid of?"

Davis paused and sighed deeply. Cody swore the older boy visibly flinched as he admitted, "Those popsicle sticks they shove down your throat."

"You mean tongue depre-"

"Don't say it!" He was already covering his ears and muttering a chorus of la, la, las.

Cody blinked. "Why are they scary?"

"I don't know-" He shrugged then looked to Cody suggestively- "Why is the X-ray machine scary?"

"I don't know…" The younger trailed off. "Because I've never been around one, and it gives off radiation."

Davis scratched his head. He wasn't expecting an actually logical answer like radiation. Uncertainly he said, "It won't kill you or anything."

"How do you know?" the young boy challenged.

"Because as hard as it is to believe the doctor is on your side."

They shared a look at the doctor whose energy was focused on his tongue caressing one of his raspberry lollipops meant for the patients while his glasses slowly slid down his thin nose.

"Are you sure he's a professional?" Cody asked. He didn't even try to whisper since he cared little if the doctor overheard.

"…Maybe we should've gone to Joe," The elder admitted.

A worried expression dawned Cody's face, and Davis flailed his hands in the air. "No, I'm sure he's a great doctor! Besides, Joe doesn't even have his degree yet!"

The doctor crunched down one more time on his lollipop and called to the boys, "Sorry, there's no more lollipops left. Cody, would you like a carrot stick?"

The look Cody gave Davis was nothing short of a glare. "Joe would have a lollipop for me."

Suffice to say, it was a very long day at the doctor, and the six weeks after with Cody in a cast felt just as long.

Thanks for reading!