CHAPTER 2 LITTLE TIME LEFT

Back at the ship, Devin's condition had grown worse. Tituz had been trying to help him but suddenly Devin burst into a series of painful screams.

Tituz was trying to hold Devin down. "Devin! Calm down!" He yells trying to get him to respond.

Kino enters the room.

Kino tries to help Tituz hold Devin still. "What happened?!" He asks Tituz.

Tituz then says, "I don't know! He just started yelling in pain all of a sudden!"

Bradley and Tyler return and try to calm Devin down.

Bradley puts his hand on Devin's chest and uses his powers to suppress the poison.

Devin calms down.

Bradley and Tyler explain that Brady had poisoned Devin.

"A toxin?" Kino says in surprise.

Bradley confirms him, "Correct. Brady's goal is to eliminate Devin by any means necessary."

Tituz asks in an angered voice, "But why Devin?!"

Bradley then says, "To Brady, Devin is just another obstacle in his way."

"We can destroy the toxin, right?!" Kino asks in hopes of there being an antidote.

Tyler then tells him, "It's not that simple Kino. This toxin is more lethal than any other we have ever encountered."

The infection spreads to the side of Devin's face.

Tituz then yells, "We don't have time for this! Every minute we spend arguing, the more the venom spreads!"

Bradley agrees, "Tituz's right. We need to split up."

Kino comes up with a plan, "Agreed. Bradley, you and Tituz will stay here with Devin. I'll find Phoebe while Tyler finds Palema."

Tyler and Kino leave to find Palema and Phoebe. After they locate the girls, they explain what happened to Devin.

Palema asks, "Why?!"

Tyler tells her, "Brady stole Devin's Ice Array."

"Do you have a sample of the toxin? I may be able to find something that can give a clue about how to destroy it." Phoebe asks them.

Phoebe, Palema, Tyler, and Kino head to the underworld to search for any information about Brady's toxin. Meanwhile, back at the ship, Bradley can no longer keep the poison in check and it spreads further.

Tituz asks in surprise, "What do you mean? You were able to slow the poison?"

Bradley explains to Tituz, "I was able to do so because Brady had used a toxin known to the bat robo armor. That is why I was able to slow it down."

Tituz now wants to know more, "What do you know about this toxin?"

Bradley tells what he knows of it, "All I know is that it is very lethal and that it comes from a snake called the Dark Ares."

Tituz asks in a hopeful voice, "Do you think that if we find that snake then we might be able to get an antidote for Devin?"

"Even if we do get one, we might not be able to travel there and back in time to give him the cure," Bradley tells him.

Tituz yells, "We still have to try. What if we brought Devin with us?"

Bradley considers this and says, "That might work but then we risk putting his life in even more danger than it already is."

"We don't have a choice right now, the others won't be back any time soon too," Tituz states as a fact.

Bradley finally agrees, "Then its settled. We find the Dark Ares and retrieve the antidote."

"I'll carry Devin so we don't have to worry about him having to walk," Tituz says as he puts Devin onto his back and carries him out the door.