Disclaimer: I could never hope to own Digimon. This is just my fan fiction; so don't sue me! Enjoy part two in my series! Sorry this part is a little shorter than usual.
Sickness-Part II: Unresolved Conflict
"How long has he been like that?" Joe anxiously questioned.
"I don't know," Sora moaned back, holding back her panic. "He just woke up and his eyes were like that."
Izzy wandered over to Sora and Joe, carrying his laptop computer with a cross look on his face. "What's the matter? I'm trying to contact Gennai, he might know how to help us," Izzy protested.
He took a deep breath to go on, then quickly let it out when he noticed Tai's eyes.
Joe felt Tai's forehead cautiously. "His fever's gotten a lot higher," Joe announced.
Kari raced over to the growing group out of breath. "I'm sorry," she panted. "I was walking in the woods."
"Why?" Sora asked, still wary of anyone going off on their own after the Dark Child incident.
"I was just...thinking," Kari replied. "What's going on?"
Everyone looked away, not wanting to be the one to tell Kari that her brother was worse. Fortunately for them, they were liberated from this responsibility when Tai started coughing.
Sora quickly looked behind her and saw that his eyes were back to normal. She breathed a silent sigh of relief and replied: "nothing we can't handle. His fever's just a little higher, that's all." She smiled as convincingly as she could.
"Oh," Kari muttered. She got the distinct feeling that Sora was hiding something from her. People didn't smile quite that wide for no particular reason. She shrugged it off and walked away.
"Tai, what is going on?" Sora whispered so as not to have Kari worry.
"Nothing," Tai replied, not wanting his friends to be worried for no reason.
"People don't look like that for 'nothing,'" Joe argued.
"No, really, it's no big deal," Tai stated, ignoring his burning throat.
Another series of coughs overtook him and he was briefly unable to speak.
Once the coughing stopped, Izzy said: "Tai, you have to tell us if you feel worse than you're saying. The consequences of keeping quiet won't be pretty to say the least."
Tai didn't reply for a while. Joe was about to add more to Izzy's comment, but Tai finally replied: "no, I'm OK."
Izzy started to protest, but instead shook his head and walked away to resume his attempts of contacting Gennai.
Joe gave Tai a long look, then finally left.
Sora backed away from Tai and sat back down at her original post.
~*~
Agumon felt as though he was swimming in darkness. The last thing he remembered was seeing all his other friends at that huge castle and trying to Digivolve.
He heard somebody cackling and strained to hear who it could be. Fighting against the darkness, he forced open his eyes. It nearly didn't make any difference if his eyes were open or closed.
He was still in the cage, but the cage didn't seem to be on the ground or suspended by any ropes. They were simply floating in a dark fog.
Something bright flashed through the fog and he caught of glimpse of Sheranamon looking into a glowing sphere.
"Sheranamon!" Agumon shouted. Though it was deathly silent in this dark place, it seemed as though the only way to speak was to shout.
Sheranamon suddenly stopped laughing and looked directly at Agumon.
Agumon immediately wished he'd said nothing. Sheranamon's glare was enough to give his goose bumps, but he didn't dare look away.
"So my little captive is awake," she muttered. "What to do, what to do..."
"Sheranamon, don't hurt them!" Agumon pleaded.
Sheranamon laughed and replied: "I haven't done a thing."
This remark did little to comfort Agumon. He certainly didn't like the way Sheranamon had said 'I.'
"See for yourself," Sheranamon added, casually tossing the crystal ball close enough to Agumon for him to see.
Agumon glared at Sheranamon, then looked into the crystal ball. He saw TK sleeping peacefully next to Matt, who had also dropped off to sleep. Matt still held his harmonica in one of his hands.
The images shifted and he saw Mimi sleeping heavily.
Again, the images shifted and he saw Izzy typing on his laptop.
Agumon was beginning to wonder what Sheranamon could find so funny. He went from seeing Kari sleeping to Joe nervously rearranging the contents of his bag to Sora looking worried.
"But where's-" Agumon started, but his question was answered before he could finish.
The image shifted to Tai. Agumon gasped at Tai's appearance. His face was white as paper and clammy. His usually tall hair limply framed his face making him look much different than usual.
Sheranamon snatched the crystal ball back and peered into it contentedly.
"What did you do with Tai?" Agumon demanded.
"I did nothing. Viromon on the other hand..."
Agumon's eyes widened in shock. He'd heard rumors that Viromon had been wiped out, but apparently they were only that: rumors.
"I swear if Tai isn't OK I'll-" Agumon began.
"You'll what?" Sheranamon mocked. "I think you're in no position to fight." She glided over to Agumon and placed her clawed hand on Agumon's head.
Agumon shuddered and fell asleep...
~*~
Sora woke early the next morning and immediately noticed that Tai was coughing very violently.
"Tai, are you all right?" she questioned.
Tai was coughing so hard he couldn't answer. Sora gasped when she realized he was coughing up blood.
Finally, he stopped coughing and murmured: "Sora, I'm sorry" before lapsing into unconsciousness.
"Tai? Tai, wake up! Please!" Sora shouted. "OK, he's just unconscious," Sora muttered to herself. "Then why am I so afraid for him?"
She took a calming breath and decided to check his pulse just to calm her jumpy nerves. To her shock, there was no pulse...
"Sora? Sora, wake up," Sora heard Joe's voice coaxing her out of sleep.
Suddenly, Sora sat straight up and screamed: "TAI!" She looked around and saw that it was still night. "It was a dream," she whispered.
"Looked like you were having a nightmare," Joe replied.
"I dreamed that Tai died," Sora gasped.
"Good thing it was only a dream," Joe replied.
Sora nodded and brought a shaky hand to wipe away the sweat that had gathered on her forehead. She stole a quick glance at Tai and breathed a sigh of relief. He was sleeping peacefully.
"Go back to sleep, Sora, don't exhaust yourself," Joe advised. "I'll watch him if you want."
Sora silently nodded and dropped off to sleep...
Sickness-Part II: Unresolved Conflict
"How long has he been like that?" Joe anxiously questioned.
"I don't know," Sora moaned back, holding back her panic. "He just woke up and his eyes were like that."
Izzy wandered over to Sora and Joe, carrying his laptop computer with a cross look on his face. "What's the matter? I'm trying to contact Gennai, he might know how to help us," Izzy protested.
He took a deep breath to go on, then quickly let it out when he noticed Tai's eyes.
Joe felt Tai's forehead cautiously. "His fever's gotten a lot higher," Joe announced.
Kari raced over to the growing group out of breath. "I'm sorry," she panted. "I was walking in the woods."
"Why?" Sora asked, still wary of anyone going off on their own after the Dark Child incident.
"I was just...thinking," Kari replied. "What's going on?"
Everyone looked away, not wanting to be the one to tell Kari that her brother was worse. Fortunately for them, they were liberated from this responsibility when Tai started coughing.
Sora quickly looked behind her and saw that his eyes were back to normal. She breathed a silent sigh of relief and replied: "nothing we can't handle. His fever's just a little higher, that's all." She smiled as convincingly as she could.
"Oh," Kari muttered. She got the distinct feeling that Sora was hiding something from her. People didn't smile quite that wide for no particular reason. She shrugged it off and walked away.
"Tai, what is going on?" Sora whispered so as not to have Kari worry.
"Nothing," Tai replied, not wanting his friends to be worried for no reason.
"People don't look like that for 'nothing,'" Joe argued.
"No, really, it's no big deal," Tai stated, ignoring his burning throat.
Another series of coughs overtook him and he was briefly unable to speak.
Once the coughing stopped, Izzy said: "Tai, you have to tell us if you feel worse than you're saying. The consequences of keeping quiet won't be pretty to say the least."
Tai didn't reply for a while. Joe was about to add more to Izzy's comment, but Tai finally replied: "no, I'm OK."
Izzy started to protest, but instead shook his head and walked away to resume his attempts of contacting Gennai.
Joe gave Tai a long look, then finally left.
Sora backed away from Tai and sat back down at her original post.
~*~
Agumon felt as though he was swimming in darkness. The last thing he remembered was seeing all his other friends at that huge castle and trying to Digivolve.
He heard somebody cackling and strained to hear who it could be. Fighting against the darkness, he forced open his eyes. It nearly didn't make any difference if his eyes were open or closed.
He was still in the cage, but the cage didn't seem to be on the ground or suspended by any ropes. They were simply floating in a dark fog.
Something bright flashed through the fog and he caught of glimpse of Sheranamon looking into a glowing sphere.
"Sheranamon!" Agumon shouted. Though it was deathly silent in this dark place, it seemed as though the only way to speak was to shout.
Sheranamon suddenly stopped laughing and looked directly at Agumon.
Agumon immediately wished he'd said nothing. Sheranamon's glare was enough to give his goose bumps, but he didn't dare look away.
"So my little captive is awake," she muttered. "What to do, what to do..."
"Sheranamon, don't hurt them!" Agumon pleaded.
Sheranamon laughed and replied: "I haven't done a thing."
This remark did little to comfort Agumon. He certainly didn't like the way Sheranamon had said 'I.'
"See for yourself," Sheranamon added, casually tossing the crystal ball close enough to Agumon for him to see.
Agumon glared at Sheranamon, then looked into the crystal ball. He saw TK sleeping peacefully next to Matt, who had also dropped off to sleep. Matt still held his harmonica in one of his hands.
The images shifted and he saw Mimi sleeping heavily.
Again, the images shifted and he saw Izzy typing on his laptop.
Agumon was beginning to wonder what Sheranamon could find so funny. He went from seeing Kari sleeping to Joe nervously rearranging the contents of his bag to Sora looking worried.
"But where's-" Agumon started, but his question was answered before he could finish.
The image shifted to Tai. Agumon gasped at Tai's appearance. His face was white as paper and clammy. His usually tall hair limply framed his face making him look much different than usual.
Sheranamon snatched the crystal ball back and peered into it contentedly.
"What did you do with Tai?" Agumon demanded.
"I did nothing. Viromon on the other hand..."
Agumon's eyes widened in shock. He'd heard rumors that Viromon had been wiped out, but apparently they were only that: rumors.
"I swear if Tai isn't OK I'll-" Agumon began.
"You'll what?" Sheranamon mocked. "I think you're in no position to fight." She glided over to Agumon and placed her clawed hand on Agumon's head.
Agumon shuddered and fell asleep...
~*~
Sora woke early the next morning and immediately noticed that Tai was coughing very violently.
"Tai, are you all right?" she questioned.
Tai was coughing so hard he couldn't answer. Sora gasped when she realized he was coughing up blood.
Finally, he stopped coughing and murmured: "Sora, I'm sorry" before lapsing into unconsciousness.
"Tai? Tai, wake up! Please!" Sora shouted. "OK, he's just unconscious," Sora muttered to herself. "Then why am I so afraid for him?"
She took a calming breath and decided to check his pulse just to calm her jumpy nerves. To her shock, there was no pulse...
"Sora? Sora, wake up," Sora heard Joe's voice coaxing her out of sleep.
Suddenly, Sora sat straight up and screamed: "TAI!" She looked around and saw that it was still night. "It was a dream," she whispered.
"Looked like you were having a nightmare," Joe replied.
"I dreamed that Tai died," Sora gasped.
"Good thing it was only a dream," Joe replied.
Sora nodded and brought a shaky hand to wipe away the sweat that had gathered on her forehead. She stole a quick glance at Tai and breathed a sigh of relief. He was sleeping peacefully.
"Go back to sleep, Sora, don't exhaust yourself," Joe advised. "I'll watch him if you want."
Sora silently nodded and dropped off to sleep...