"What happened?" repeated Skye, feeling sick and weak at the same time.

"You were poisoned." explained Sora. His eyes were red from crying. Skye felt that he couldn't kill someone who loved him that much. That was why Skye had tried to kill himself.

A woman with long brown hair, a white coat, and a pink dress walked in. It was Aerith but her name was also Dr. Gainsborough since it was her last name in FFVII. She stopped next to Skye's bed.

"I see you finally woke up." she said. She looked through a bunch of papers in her hand. "The test results are in. The blood test reveals that Skye has suffered great damage due to the poison."

"But Dr. Gainsborough, how did he get poisoned?" asked Kairi, tearing up a tissue in her hands. Her eyes were also red from crying.

"It was revealed that he got it from drinking lemonade." replied Aerith.

"Lemonade?" asked Sora angrily. "I just drank the same lemonade from the same pitcher and I turned out to be fine! I don't understand it..."

"Then my only guess is that it was tainted." said Aerith. "I can't really explain it myself. Maybe there was a toxin in Skye that made him react differently. I'll need to run another test, but for now, I'll give him a few more medications to help fight the poison." Then, she walked out.

Everyone was silent in the room. Sora immediately knew something was up. He knew Skye had a secret that he wouldn't tell him. Sora knew Skye wouldn't tell him on his own, so he would have to make Skye tell him one way or the other.

"Skye, I know you poisoned yourself." said Sora.

Kairi jumped in her seat. "What?" she cried.

Skye closed his eyes. He could never really lie to his father because he always knew when he was lying or hiding something. And he would grill him until he finally did tell the truth. He opened his eyes again. He didn't know what to say.

"What do you have to say for yourself?" asked Sora, crossing his arms.

"How do you know he did this to himself?" asked Kairi.

"I just do." replied Sora. "I have a father's instinct."

Skye wanted to laugh at that one. He's heard of mother's instincts before, but a father's? Come on!! Maybe there was an instinct for all parents. And then again, Skye remembered that his father was a merman, so he could have merman instincts, too. Then a plan hatched in Skye's head. He could pretend to pass out to avoid his father. He felt that he wasn't ready to tell Sora the truth.

"Ugh, I feel..." Skye said in a weaker voice. "A little...dizzy..."

He laid back on his pillows and closed his eyes.

"OMG, Skye!" cried Kairi. She leaned over to him and gently stroked his spiky hair. She turned to Sora. "Let him rest before you pressure him, Sora."

Sora sighed. Trying to get answers from Skye won't work. He would have to investigate.

Skye opened his eyes again. "Mommy? Daddy?" he asked weakly. "Can you guys leave so I can get some rest?"

"Sure, sweetie." replied Kairi. She stood up and kissed Skye on the forehead. "We'll be back tomorrow, okay?"

Sora nodded. "Feel better." he said. Then, he walked out. Kairi followed him. Skye breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't know how long he'll have to pull the pretending-to-pass-out act. Sora would find out about Axel sooner or later.

A few hours later, Rebecca and Nicky stopped by to see if Skye was home.

"Is Skye here?" asked Nicky.

"He's in the hospital." replied Sora. He saw this as a perfect opporunity to investigate. "Listen, guys, was Skye with you for the past three days?"

"Nope." said Rebecca.

"Sorry." said Nicky. "That's why we're here. We haven't seen him since the rock."

So Skye lied to me, Sora thought in anger. "Well, thanks a lot." he said.

"Sorry to hear about Skye," said the twins, walking away.

Sora closed the door and turned his back. Right when he was about to talk away, he heard another knock. Sora answered the door to find his mother standing there, wearing a blue dress.

"Mom?" asked Sora in a surprised voice. "What are you doing here?"

The queen walked in to the house. Kairi walked in from the kitchen, wiping her hands on her apron, and stood next to Sora. She had been cooking dinner when she heard her mother-in-law walk in.

"It's about Skye." said the queen.

"He's in the hospital." Sora said. "He had gotten poisoned."

"Poisoned?" asked Sora's mom. "But I just saw him yesterday. As a merman."

"WHAT?" cried Sora and Kairi at the same time.

"You mean you didn't know?" asked the queen.

"Of course not!" said Sora. "We deliberately told him to stay away from certain parts and to only go out so far when he's in the water."

"But who turned him into a merman?" asked Kairi.

"Axel." answered Sora, feeling rage at the thought of that name. "I know it was him. I've seen Skye with him recently and I know he's been getting friendly with him. I had to punish him the other day for going to the rock."

Sora's mother put a hand on her chin and thought. "Hmm...Axel...didn't you two get into fights before you became a human?"

"Yes, but that was because we hated each other." replied Sora. "Ansem was his mentor. He really looked up to him. That was, until I defeated Ansem. I heard from Sebastion that Axel wanted to turn Skye against me. So I had to do what was best for all of us."

"But that doesn't explain the poisoning." said Kairi.

"Axel did it. I know it was." said Sora. He put on his jacket and picked up his car keys. "I'm going back to the hospital. I need to talk to Skye."

"Well, be back in time for dinner." said Kairi. "I'm making lasagna."

Sora smiled and walked out. He got into his car, drove to the hospital, and went to Skye's room.

"Skye?" asked Sora as he crept into his son's hospital room. "Are you-"

Right when he got to the bed, Sora found that his son was gone.