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The next morning, it is early morning as all the team was now gather in the race track. But they're waiting for Vert who hasn't show up yet.

"Hmm… That's strange. Where's Vert, he should have come here at this hour," Agura stated, "Maybe, he overslept?" Spinner suggested, "No way. He never overslept when we have training." Zoom denied.

Suddenly, running footsteps were heard as Vert finally appear when he ran out of the garage, "Sorry, I'm late, guys…" Vert panted, "Dude, what happen, Vert? You've never been late at this hour," A.J. asked his best friend, "I kinda overslept." He said, "See?" Spinner smirked at Zoom, who rolled his eyes.

Tezz noticed something a bit odd on Vert; his face look a bit pale along with his blonde hair that was slowly turning into pale blonde and his blue eyes are slightly dull like they were slowly losing life.

"Vert, are you alright? You look pale." The Russian scientist said, Agura noticed that too, "Vert, your face looked pale. But not only that, your hair is pale too and your eyes are a bit dull."

"Oh, uh, yeah. I noticed that too. But I'm fine, don't worry." Vert said, "Now, let's start the training."

As soon as the train start, Reverb and Splitwire were racing on the test track and Agura was holding a timer in her hand to see how fast they are and break their records. After them, it's Saber and Chopper's turn.

Though, when Zoom hopped on his Chopper and was about to put his helmet on, a cough was heard from Vert. The scout turn his head to see Vert rubbing his throat, "Vert, you sure you're okay?" He asked him with worry expression, "Hey, don't worry, big guy. I'll be fine," Vert replied and started his Saber. However, Zoom is concern for Vert and he puts on his helmet.

Then, they drive off into the race track.

The Chopper is in the lead while the Saber is at back. Vert tries to caught up Zoom but his vision started to get blurry and can't see well. Vert groaned in pain and can't drive the Saber properly, causing to lost control. The Saber was off the race track and crashed into a nearby pile of cactuses.

"Vert!" The Battle Force 5 members cried out in horror and rushed over the Saber. "Vert! Vert! Can you hear us?!" Agura shouted as she frantically knocks the windshield of the Saber, "Say something!" Zoom yelled.

The windshield open up and, to the team's relief, Vert was alright. "Ow… What happen?" He groaned while rubbing his head.

"Dude, you just crashed into the pile of cactuses!" A.J. exclaimed, "I did?" Vert was surprised by that, "Yes. And I am getting the feeling you're not quite well, Vert." Tezz said when he noticed how pale he was and looked very sick.

"Let's take you to the medical bay." Sherman suggested, "Good idea, Sherm." Spinner agrees.

The team takes Vert to the medical bay where Sage checks on him. Once Sage finished examine on Vert and says, "It appears Vert may have suffered a disease."

"A disease?" Agura was shocked, "What kind of disease, Sage?"

"It's not serious disease, right?" Stanford asked, "I am not quite sure, Stanford. But I will take some of Vert's blood for a blood test." Sage took an injection needle and takes some of Vert's blood for a blood test. She then place it onto the machine, "Until I check the results, which will take a few hours to process. For now, Vert needs some rest."

"Sorry for cut our training short, guys." Vert apologized, "Hey, no worries. We will have another training next time." The older Cortez said, "And from now, you need to recover until Sage gives us the news about that disease you're having." The younger Cortez added.

"I'll take him to his room so that he can rest for a bit." A.J. volunteered, he takes his best friend to his bedroom so that he can rest. A few hours later and it was 12:15 pm afternoon. The team decided to have some lunch at Zeke's Diner, so they change their shocksuits into their civilian clothes.

Agura went to Vert's room and knocks on the door, "Vert? We're going to Zeke's Diner for lunch. You wanna come with us?"

There was no response, "Vert?" She called him and knocks the door again. Finally, Vert, in his civilian outfit, opens the door and, to Agura's shock, the leader of Battle Force 5 looked paler, paler than before. Vert's skin was very much paler as a ghost, his blonde hair was turning paler blonde, and his blue eyes were duller as they were losing their life slowly.

"Oh my… Vert, you look worse." Agura muttered in shock, "Yeah… I know that…" Vert breathed out as he was having difficulty in breathing, "Hey, you okay," the huntress asked him concernedly, "Don't worry… I'm fine. I'm just having a little difficulty in breathing." Vert slowly said.

"Are you…sure?" She slowly asks him.

"Yes, I'm sure." Vert said, "Now, let's go to Zeke's."

The duo head their way to the command station where their vehicles were park. When they arrive there, the team was already there and waiting for them, "About time you show up, peasants." Stanford said, who looked impatient, but completely forgotten when he notice Vert's condition, "Blimey! Vert, you look paler than before!"

The team noticed their leader's condition and he looked paler, and worse, "Dude, your skin is paler as a ghost!" Spinner exclaimed in both mix of shock and worry, "Y-Yeah… I noticed that…" Vert said, his voice sounded so raspy.

A.J. comes up to him and look at him, and he notice Vert's hair and eyes were losing color and life, "Bruh, you don't look so good. Because your hair was turning pale blonde and your eyes were dull, like, they're losing their life."

"I am aware of that, buddy." Vert said as he was trying to avoid from his team's concerns, "C'mon… Let's go to Zeke's Diner." He was about to head his way to Saber when Tezz stopped him by placed his hand on his shoulder, "Vert. Look at you. If you drive the Saber, you'll ended up into an accident just like what happen at the race track. Why don't you ride with me just in case?"

Vert was going to protest when Agura said, "Tezz's right, Vert. So, you'll have to ride with him and that's final." In sternly tone like a mother. Vert sigh in defeat, "Ugh, okay." He went over to Tezz's Splitwire and sat in the passenger seat.

Then, all the team head their way to Zeke's Diner for lunch. For five minutes of driving, they finally arrive the diner. The BF5 exited out their vehicles and went inside the diner, and taking a seat on their usual booth. Grace comes up their booth to take their orders. She then noticed Vert's condition.

"Hey, guys, what's wrong with Vert?" She asked them.

"Oh, uh… Vert isn't feeling very well." Agura said and Grace nodded in understand. She goes to the kitchen after got their orders.

While waiting, Vert starts to cough again. "Vert, you alright?" Zoom asked, concernedly.

The BF5 Leader was breathing heavily as he struggling to speak up, "I'm…not sure, Zoom…"

Then, Grace came back to them with their orders, "Here are your orders, gang." She placed the two large pizzas on their booth along with their twelve drinks.

"Thanks, Grace." Stanford thanked her, "Your welcome." She reply back and went to another booth with two costumers to take their orders. The Battle Force 5 enjoy their lunch and have a chat to each other.

Vert was eating his slice of pizza when he suddenly cough violently, causing to drop his pizza on the floor. This caught the rest of the team's attention.

"Vert!" His teammates cried in worry.

"Vert, what's wrong?" Agura asks him worriedly.

"I…don't…know…" Vert barely spoken before he cover his mouth with his hand and cough hysterically. He removed his hand from his mouth, Spinner let out a shriek in horror when he saw something on Vert's hand, "Oh my, gosh! Vert, your hand!" Vert look at his hand, his dull blue eyes went wide in horror as his hand is cover in blood!

"Dude! You're starting to cough out blood!" A.J. exclaimed in horror when he saw the blood on his best friend's hand. Vert was about so say something when he covered his mouth with both of his hands and coughs hysterically. Blood began to spill out from his hands!

Stanford quickly brought tissues for him and wipe off the blood. Grace appeared to see what's going on, "Hey, what's going on?" She then noticed Vert, who was still covering his mouth with both of his hands and coughing violently. She noticed blood were on his hands and started to spill out from them, "My goodness! I better call the ambulance!" Grace took out her pink LGQ6 cellphone and about to dial the numbers to call the ambulance. But Tezz stops her by place his hand on her phone, "No, we will take him there."

"Are you sure?" Grace was unsure of his suggestion, which Tezz only nodded in respond. Though, the team will not sent Vert to the hospital they need to head back to the Hub.

The BF5 escort their leader out of the diner. Sherman carefully help Vert to seat inside the Splitwire. In no time, the Battle Force 5 drives off to the Hub.

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