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Sickness-Part III: Déjà vu?
Mimi yawned and stretched after waking for almost the first time on her own in the Digiworld. It was a nice feeling, but it was quickly spoiled when she remembered Tai was sick.
I hope he'll be OK, Mimi pondered. It can't be too bad if he said it was just a cold... But then why are we still here? I don't think we would stay in one spot for so long if some one just had a cold. I wonder if he was lying... No, we're his friends. He wouldn't lie on something that important.
Mimi looked around and realized she was nearly the last one up, which was fine with her. She noticed with surprise that Sora was still asleep.
Poor Sora, she must have worn herself out, Mimi thought. I wonder where everyone else is?
Mimi yawned again and decided they wouldn't go too far before lying back down to take full advantage of the break...
~*~
"Ooooooohhh, she's pretty much all alone, Sheranamon," Viromon wheezed in a voice that sounded like wind whirring in a chimney. "I could make her sick, too!"
"No, no, no. Once the leader is dead, I shall deal with them myself," Sheranamon explained.
"Awwwww, but couldn't I just give her a teensy little cold or something?" Viromon whined.
"I do not want you appearing to those children until Courage is in his last hour. Do you understand?" Sheranamon was beginning to regret recruiting Viromon. His powers were useful, true, but he would always want to do far more than necessary.
"Yes, Sheranamon," Viromon obediently complied with a crestfallen sigh.
~*~
Sora finally woke when the sun was high in the sky. She realized with embarrassment the she was the last one up. She'd even out slept Mimi, who was at the moment watching Tai.
"Hey, where's everyone else?" Sora quarried.
Mimi looked at Sora and cheerfully stated: "Mornin' sleepyhead!"
Sora rolled her eyes at the lighthearted reminder of her over sleeping and replied: "Well, where are they?"
"What? Not even a good morning? Well, I don't know where they are. They were all gone when I woke up," Mimi sniffed, feeling she had been snubbed.
I don't see why they couldn't have told me-- or at least Mimi-- where they were going, Sora thought. I wonder where they went?
As if in answer to her unspoken question, Matt, TK, Joe, Kari and Izzy emerged from the woods.
"What were you guys doing?" Sora asked.
"Nothing much. Just trying to get some lunch," Matt explained.
"Well, you didn't have to go without telling someone," Sora argued.
"We didn't want to wake you up. Joe told us about last night," Kari stated.
Sora felt her face get hot at this last statement. She had let her dream get the better of her and Joe had told them all.
"It wasn't a big deal, really," Sora muttered under her breath.
She was about to say her last remark louder for all to hear, but they were already going about their business.
Sora got up and walked over to Mimi.
"Mimi, I'll take over for a while," she muttered.
"You've been really stressed out ever since Tai got sick. You should take a rest," Mimi suggested.
"I don't need a rest! Just let me watch Tai!" Sora snapped.
"Well, if you're sure," Mimi murmured. She left and Sora plunked down on the rock she had sat on every day to watch Tai...
~*~
Mimi went straight to Joe and stated: "I'm worried about Sora."
"Why?" Joe wondered.
"She's really stressed out about this all. She won't let anyone else watch over Tai and she won't give herself a break," Mimi replied, her voice gaining intensity with her worried tone. "She's got to give it a rest."
"Should I try and give her a break?" Joe suggested.
Mimi thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "good luck. She made me leave."
Joe nodded and walked over to Sora.
"Hi, Sora," Joe muttered, halfway wishing he wasn't doing this.
"Hi, Joe," Sora replied, her voice tinted with a note of melancholy.
"Hey, Sora, you should take a break. You'll just make yourself sick if you don't loosen up a little," Joe burst out.
"I don't want to stop watching over him. What if he needs help and no one is here?" Sora reasoned.
"Sora, he'll be fine. He's not a little kid. This is TAI we're talking about," Joe argued. "I can watch him if you're so worried about it."
Sora considered for a while and finally replied: "Well, OK. But I'm coming back" before leaving her constant post.
~*~
Matt sat a bit away from the rest of the group thinking about everything that was going on.
I wonder if Tai's sick because of something from an enemy? Or maybe it's just a coincidence. But then why would he get sick so fast? And just after that Dark Child thing, too...
Matt shivered at the recollection of the Dark Child. He was lucky to be alive after all that had happened and he knew it.
He sighed and pushed it all to the back of his mind for the moment.
~*~
Tai felt like everything was happening through a haze. He could hear Sora and Joe talking, but it was slow and muted, as though someone had made the whole world suddenly switch into slow motion.
He forced his eyes open and saw that Joe was sitting a short distance away from him, but strangely, he looked blurry.
Tai vaguely noticed Joe was saying something, but it was so hard to hear and he was so tired...
He tried to say something to tell Joe that he was OK, but the words wouldn't come. A fit of coughing overtook him and he noticed that he was coughing up something. Even with his unfocused vision, he could tell that it was blood.
He could hear Joe shouting something, but the words were garbled. He was so very tired. He felt as though he were slipping into darkness just before he went unconscious...
~*~
The six other Digidestined quickly raced to Joe when they heard him cry out.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Sora anxiously inquired.
"It's Tai. He coughed up blood and then went unconscious," Joe shakily explained.
Mimi took one look at the blood and screamed. Kari on the other hand, began sobbing for her older brother.
Sora's face went white as a sheet and she muttered: "no, no... Please no."
"What, Sora?" Izzy asked, still stunned at what was happening.
"It can't happen like this. It can't!" Sora screamed, her voice reaching a note of hysteria. "It can't!"
"What?" Matt questioned, thoroughly confused by Sora's strange behavior.
"It can't be like my dream," Sora whispered.
"He's still alive. He's just unconscious," Joe replied, trying to calm Sora down.
"That's just how it was in my dream!" Sora shrieked, letting her bottled emotions pour out.
"No, Sora, he isn't dead," Joe firmly stated.
Sora took a deep, shaky breath and responded: "Are you sure?"
"Yes. He's not dead. We won't let him die," Joe added.
Now that the general chaos had somewhat calmed, Sora removed a cloth from Joe's bag and got it wet from her canteen then gently laid it on Tai's hot forehead.
"Matt, is Tai going to be all right?" TK worriedly asked.
"I don't know, TK," Matt honestly replied. "I don't know what's going on."
Sickness-Part III: Déjà vu?
Mimi yawned and stretched after waking for almost the first time on her own in the Digiworld. It was a nice feeling, but it was quickly spoiled when she remembered Tai was sick.
I hope he'll be OK, Mimi pondered. It can't be too bad if he said it was just a cold... But then why are we still here? I don't think we would stay in one spot for so long if some one just had a cold. I wonder if he was lying... No, we're his friends. He wouldn't lie on something that important.
Mimi looked around and realized she was nearly the last one up, which was fine with her. She noticed with surprise that Sora was still asleep.
Poor Sora, she must have worn herself out, Mimi thought. I wonder where everyone else is?
Mimi yawned again and decided they wouldn't go too far before lying back down to take full advantage of the break...
~*~
"Ooooooohhh, she's pretty much all alone, Sheranamon," Viromon wheezed in a voice that sounded like wind whirring in a chimney. "I could make her sick, too!"
"No, no, no. Once the leader is dead, I shall deal with them myself," Sheranamon explained.
"Awwwww, but couldn't I just give her a teensy little cold or something?" Viromon whined.
"I do not want you appearing to those children until Courage is in his last hour. Do you understand?" Sheranamon was beginning to regret recruiting Viromon. His powers were useful, true, but he would always want to do far more than necessary.
"Yes, Sheranamon," Viromon obediently complied with a crestfallen sigh.
~*~
Sora finally woke when the sun was high in the sky. She realized with embarrassment the she was the last one up. She'd even out slept Mimi, who was at the moment watching Tai.
"Hey, where's everyone else?" Sora quarried.
Mimi looked at Sora and cheerfully stated: "Mornin' sleepyhead!"
Sora rolled her eyes at the lighthearted reminder of her over sleeping and replied: "Well, where are they?"
"What? Not even a good morning? Well, I don't know where they are. They were all gone when I woke up," Mimi sniffed, feeling she had been snubbed.
I don't see why they couldn't have told me-- or at least Mimi-- where they were going, Sora thought. I wonder where they went?
As if in answer to her unspoken question, Matt, TK, Joe, Kari and Izzy emerged from the woods.
"What were you guys doing?" Sora asked.
"Nothing much. Just trying to get some lunch," Matt explained.
"Well, you didn't have to go without telling someone," Sora argued.
"We didn't want to wake you up. Joe told us about last night," Kari stated.
Sora felt her face get hot at this last statement. She had let her dream get the better of her and Joe had told them all.
"It wasn't a big deal, really," Sora muttered under her breath.
She was about to say her last remark louder for all to hear, but they were already going about their business.
Sora got up and walked over to Mimi.
"Mimi, I'll take over for a while," she muttered.
"You've been really stressed out ever since Tai got sick. You should take a rest," Mimi suggested.
"I don't need a rest! Just let me watch Tai!" Sora snapped.
"Well, if you're sure," Mimi murmured. She left and Sora plunked down on the rock she had sat on every day to watch Tai...
~*~
Mimi went straight to Joe and stated: "I'm worried about Sora."
"Why?" Joe wondered.
"She's really stressed out about this all. She won't let anyone else watch over Tai and she won't give herself a break," Mimi replied, her voice gaining intensity with her worried tone. "She's got to give it a rest."
"Should I try and give her a break?" Joe suggested.
Mimi thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "good luck. She made me leave."
Joe nodded and walked over to Sora.
"Hi, Sora," Joe muttered, halfway wishing he wasn't doing this.
"Hi, Joe," Sora replied, her voice tinted with a note of melancholy.
"Hey, Sora, you should take a break. You'll just make yourself sick if you don't loosen up a little," Joe burst out.
"I don't want to stop watching over him. What if he needs help and no one is here?" Sora reasoned.
"Sora, he'll be fine. He's not a little kid. This is TAI we're talking about," Joe argued. "I can watch him if you're so worried about it."
Sora considered for a while and finally replied: "Well, OK. But I'm coming back" before leaving her constant post.
~*~
Matt sat a bit away from the rest of the group thinking about everything that was going on.
I wonder if Tai's sick because of something from an enemy? Or maybe it's just a coincidence. But then why would he get sick so fast? And just after that Dark Child thing, too...
Matt shivered at the recollection of the Dark Child. He was lucky to be alive after all that had happened and he knew it.
He sighed and pushed it all to the back of his mind for the moment.
~*~
Tai felt like everything was happening through a haze. He could hear Sora and Joe talking, but it was slow and muted, as though someone had made the whole world suddenly switch into slow motion.
He forced his eyes open and saw that Joe was sitting a short distance away from him, but strangely, he looked blurry.
Tai vaguely noticed Joe was saying something, but it was so hard to hear and he was so tired...
He tried to say something to tell Joe that he was OK, but the words wouldn't come. A fit of coughing overtook him and he noticed that he was coughing up something. Even with his unfocused vision, he could tell that it was blood.
He could hear Joe shouting something, but the words were garbled. He was so very tired. He felt as though he were slipping into darkness just before he went unconscious...
~*~
The six other Digidestined quickly raced to Joe when they heard him cry out.
"What is it? What's wrong?" Sora anxiously inquired.
"It's Tai. He coughed up blood and then went unconscious," Joe shakily explained.
Mimi took one look at the blood and screamed. Kari on the other hand, began sobbing for her older brother.
Sora's face went white as a sheet and she muttered: "no, no... Please no."
"What, Sora?" Izzy asked, still stunned at what was happening.
"It can't happen like this. It can't!" Sora screamed, her voice reaching a note of hysteria. "It can't!"
"What?" Matt questioned, thoroughly confused by Sora's strange behavior.
"It can't be like my dream," Sora whispered.
"He's still alive. He's just unconscious," Joe replied, trying to calm Sora down.
"That's just how it was in my dream!" Sora shrieked, letting her bottled emotions pour out.
"No, Sora, he isn't dead," Joe firmly stated.
Sora took a deep, shaky breath and responded: "Are you sure?"
"Yes. He's not dead. We won't let him die," Joe added.
Now that the general chaos had somewhat calmed, Sora removed a cloth from Joe's bag and got it wet from her canteen then gently laid it on Tai's hot forehead.
"Matt, is Tai going to be all right?" TK worriedly asked.
"I don't know, TK," Matt honestly replied. "I don't know what's going on."