The Lymphnodes, Third Precinct 12:00 Noon
It was noon by the time both the cell and the pill made it back to the Lymphnodes. Osmosis drove back himself, Drix "walked". The wait gave them both some time to cool off.
They were almost the only ones in the building. Most all the cells were on lunch break somewhere else or still investigating back at the Puss Hotel. Guanine was taken by an interviewer from NNN to the Brain to be interviewed about her "great achievement". The whole situation caused much excitement from the press as it was called "the biggest story in the Body since the invasion of the Red Death".
"I can't believe everyone's making a such a big deal about this" Ozzy grumbled and he reclined in his chair
"I'm sure everything will work out if we just explain what happened" Drix reassured
"Yeah, if we just explain that it's Thrax behind all this-"
"Let's just leave him out of it" Drix said rolling his eyes
Ozzy felt like he was the only one in the body who was concerned about the apparently deceased Red Death. It frustrated him that no one believed him after all he did for them, it was too familiar of a feeling.
"Jones." Called the Chief from inside his office, his voice suggested suppressed agitation, "Get in here."
Osmosis walked into the room, Drix fallowed to make sure he didn't do anything rash. The Chief has his head in his hand.
"What did you do now?" He said slowly putting his hand down
"Look you gotta understand, I know that Th-"
Drix nudged him and shot him a look.
"That there was definitely something going on at the wart so I had to go check it out"
"Right, you just had go look, didn't you?" The Chief knew that he wasn't telling him the whole story, Ozzy recognized the look he gave him
"Ok Chief, you need to believe me when I tell you this. I think I saw-"
"Save it Jones" He interrupted, "You've been called to come meet the Mayor about this, I just got a call from her advisor for you to head up to the Brian immediately"
"Leah?" The cell said as a look of worry shot to his face
"What does she want us for?" Drix asked
"I don't know but they want you now" The Chief said, "Oh and Jones" He added as they started to exit the room, "Please don't go and do anything stupid"
The Brian 12:15 PM
Osmosis and Drix were lead by guards through the Brian to the Mayor's office at the top of the Brian. They passed through the Hypothalamus via the platform above that lead into a suspended hallway eventually leading to the office. Ozzy looked at the large rotating strand of DNA in the center. He fingered at the chain in his pocket. They finally reached the office. The door membrane rose up as they walked in and were left there by the guards. No one seemed to be in the room.
"Ah, so this is the valiant officer Osmosis Jones" Said an aged voice from behind.
Ozzy turned around to see a tall thin figure. He let out a short startled gasp.
"Is there something the matter?" Asked the tall brain cell
"Oh no, I just thought you were - someone else" Said the white blood cell regaining his breath
"Ah. I'm to understand your prior courageous acts saved the body from a virus" Spoke Cerebral slowly circling the cop and the pill, "with aid from your respectable cold tablet friend" He said giving Drix a wide grin, "However your pervious record is quite digressive"
"And uh, who are you?" Ozzy asked
"I am Cerebral Wolfgang, the Mayor's most trusted Political Advisor" He introduced himself
"Oh, so you have Leah's old job" Ozzy said trying to make sense of the other cells' words, "Like a secretary or something?"
"I am by no means a secretary, I aid the Mayor in decisions and offer her my advise" He said holding back the annoyance in his voice
"Right, sorry about that buddy" Said Ozzy gently elbowing him in the arm
"Don't touch me!" Cerebral hissed jerking his arm away
There was a moment of silence. Cerebral cleared his throat.
"Now, would you be kind enough to tell me why you were called here?" Said the brain cell
"I don't think that's any of your-"
"Jones and I went to investigate a building suspected of illegal activity" Drix said pushing the reckless blood cell back
"Without warrant?" Cerebral added, "I understand."
"No you don't" Ozzy said stepping up to him, "If you really wanna know what was going on, listen up. I've seen him myself, I have witnesses; Thrax is alive and he means death!"
"Thrax?" Cerebral asked lifting an eyebrow
"The deadly virus that Osmosis saved us from" Drix explained, he still didn't believe the virus was alive but he supported Ozzy more than this shady brain cell
"Ah" Cerebral said, he uttered low chuckle, "A virus. Quite. I see that in your mind this was justified. Very well, I will pursue you no longer"
He said turning his back to them and pacing out of the room. As the membrane door opened Leah walked into the room looking stressed. She waved to Cerebral as he left the room and disappeared after the membrane shut. She walked over to her desk and put down a stack of folders, ignoring Ozzy's offer for a hug. No one spoke for a short time while Leah organized her cluttered papers.
"You know your secretary guy's a real snake, Leah" Ozzy commented
"He's not a secretary, Ozzy" Said Leah, "And what did you do to go get yourself in trouble now?"
"He thinks he saw Thrax" Drix said
"What?" Leah asked leaning up and turning completely toward them
"I know I saw him!" Ozzy persisted
"Ozzy" Leah whispered gently as she walked to him, "Now I know you've been having these nightmares lately but you don't need be over reacting"
"But Leah I know-"
"Shhh. Don't stress out, if you just cool down you'll be back to yourself real soon" She said reassuringly putting her hands on his shoulders
"Yeah, if he was alive someone would have defiantly seen him" Drix added
The blood cell rose his head and broke a small grin.
"Okay guys, I think that's what I needed to hear" He said
"Good, I got the charges on you two dropped but if you try something like that again I'm going to have to do something about it" Leah said walking back to her desk, "Now why don't you two just head home and take the day off"
"Thank's Leah" Said Drix, "We'll do that"
However, Ozzy had other plans.
The Sinuses 12:20 PM
"Really?! We had to walk all the way up here!" Fergie badgered the virus as he came to a stop in an abandoned warehouse ina large Sinus Cavity, "Can't you give it a rest?!"
Thrax rolled is eyes and looked around the warehouse. His luminescent yellow eyes panned across the large shed. A few decaying cars, endless piles of crates, packing peanuts scattered about the ground, there was an old style TV atop a big box. Shelves were stacked with expired buckets of mucus that cells used to coat the Sinuses, left aside because it's all done with turrets now. The membranes of the windows darkened by years of neglect, enough light shown through the almost pitch black room so that a faint white glow highlighted objects. The virus curled an arrogant grin as he walked to the center of the building.
"Prefect" Said Thrax
"Prefect nothing. This can't be our hideout, I can't see anything in front of my nose!" Fergie complained stumbling into the room with his arms in front of him
Of corse that wasn't much of a change. Unlike Fergie, who was completely blind in the dark, Thrax had excellent night and day vision, one of the things that made him such a successful killer. Although his claws tend to move faster than what his eyes take in, why he lost his first battle with Osmosis.
"Idiot." Thrax replied tapping a switch turning the outdated Television on, ignoring that Fergie has fallen into a pile of crates.
" . . . In recent News today a local Officer of FPD bravely shut down a gang of germs confirmed of illegal activities. Officer Guanine McCormack took down the largest collection of germs in the Lower Extremity Area solo, capturing their leader, a flu shot who's been confirmed of numerous unlawful acts such a pock fights, and putting him behind bars in the Lymphnodes..." Said the news reporter
"She certainly is a brave cell, sending the whole gang scrambling out of the building and into Immunities hands" Commented the female co-anchor
"Yes. McCormack had this to say regarding controversies for a larger underground operation; 'That's no problem for us, the flu shot was the top guy and we have him and everyone knows without a head-germ other germs won't be smart enough to do anything severe. Duh.'." said the anchorman " . . . Chill the flu shot is scheduled for execution within the hour..."
Thrax grinned, Immunity was doing all his dirty work for him! He began to break out into wicked laughter.
"What's so frickin funny?" Fergie asked stumbling out of the pile of packing peanuts
"Shut up" Said the virus turning off the TV
He walked out of the building. Fergie ran behind him fallowing the sound of his footsteps until he ran into the virus's back.
"So where are we going now?" Fergie asked
"The Nose" Thrax said, "We're going to use these" He sneered as he pulled some pollen balls out of coat that he'd picked up at the warehouse, "to cause some irritation. And when a certain blood cell friend comes to check it out I'm going to blow the dam"
"Now wait up" Fergie said as he came to stop, thinking he had finally put two and two together, "Sore throat and a runny nose . . . You're some pimped up common cold, aren't you?!"
Thrax let out an exhaled snort.
"Yeah kid, I'm a common cold alright"
The Lymphnodes, Third Precinct 12:24 PM
"Were do you think you're going?!" Drix asked, "We passed Leah's house 15 minuets ago!"
"Yeah I know" Replied Ozzy, "I just gotta go do something real quick first"
The cell exited the car and walked to the donut stand near the precinct. Drix rolled his eyes, some things will never change. The stand employee was starting to close up, which was strange because it was only the middle of the day.
"Hold on, why you closing up so early?" Asked Ozzy as the approached the stand
"Sorry kid" Said the employee, "Don't have a choice"
"Why?"
"Well, not a long while after you left, the Lymphnodes got a massive cut in funding. All the food, weapons and everything was confiscated" He said, "Direct orders from the Brain"
"Say's who?" Asked Osmosis
"The mayor's new advisor, Sir Wolfgang"
Ozzy turned and walked toward the precinct in a huff.
"Cerebral, that slimy snake I met earlier is defiantly up to something" He growled to himself as he entered the building, "Oh, so it's Sir Wolfgang now, I guess"
He walked toward the jail cells in the back when he was stopped by a guard.
"Hold it Jones, where are you going?" Asked the guard
"I just want to visit the flu shot quick" He responded
"All right, hurry up, he's due for execution in a few minuets" Said the guard as he opened the door, "Careful in there"
He walked down the long dreary hallway lined with jail cells occupied by germs that spat nasty threats to the Immunity cell. He came upon the last cell in the hallway and was rudely greeted by the obviously stressed out flu virus.
"That's great, the last ugly mug I wanted to look at in this jail" Chill said leaning up from his bench, "You couldn't possibly ruin my life anymore, what do you want?"
"I want your help" Ozzy said
Chill stood up and let out a short laugh.
"You want my help?" He asked walked up to the prison bars
"Yeah, I think you're the only one who can"
"Oh really, I got something for you" Smiled the influenza, "Come here"
Ozzy took a few steps toward the bars.
"Closer"
The cell poked his head through the bars so that he was within inches of Chills face. The virus garbed his head and turned it to the side.
"I don't make deals with Immunities!!" He screamed right into his ear
Ozzy pulled his head back out of the bars. Chill walked to the back of the prison cell.
"But Chill, I really need your help, you know how dangerous Thrax is" Osmosis said rubbing the side of his head
"Who . . . ?" Chill asked sarcastically
"You know who! I need you to let everyone else know I'm not crazy! You saw him too, at least tell Drix that he's alive"
"No, I don't think I will" Chill said jumping to his bed with a cocky grin
"Come on, I don't have all day!"
"Why should I?"
"Why?" Ozzy said thinking of his response, "I'll tell you why, you're gonna be executed in a few minuets"
"What?!"
"Yup, I see two guys coming in right now, must be coming for you"
"No wait! You gotta get me oudda here!" Shrieked the flu running to the bars
"Hm, you know now that I think about it I don't really need your help, later Chill" Ozzy said turning away
"Stop! Stop! I'll tell you what you gotta know, just get me oudda here!" He begging grabbing the back of Ozzy's jacket
"Okay, okay, hold on" Said the cell taking him by the arms, "I'll get ya out"
All of the germs in the jail looked out of their cells to see the miraculous sight as the Immunity tried to pull the poor flu through the bars.
"Did you gain weight?" Commented Ozzy as he stood horizontally on the bars pulling on Chill's arms
"Can't you find an easier way to do this?" Growled a very uncomfortable Chill, "Like the KEYS?!"
"The keys? Right, the keys!" He said dropping Chill to the ground, still half inside his cell, and dashing across the room, "Good idea!"
The door knob leading to the offices jiggled and Osmosis skidded to a stop. He turned on his heal (almost falling over) and ran back to the jail cell.
"Oh crap, there really are guys coming for you!" He said continuing to try and yank Chill through the bars
"You where lying!?" Chill snapped angrily
"It was stretching the truth alit-"
He was strangled by the flu's free pair arms.
"But you really are dead meat if you don't get out!" Ozzy gagged
Chill released him as a beam of lighted from the opening door hit his face. Ozzy let go and backed up to the other side of the hall.
"I got another idea! Suck it in!"
"Wait, what? No, hold on!! ARGHH!"
The cell ran into him at full speed and they both flew back into the prison cell.
The two Immunities walked into the jail cell only to find it was empty.
"You sure this is were that gang leader is kept?" Asked one
"Sure, I'm sure" Said the other, "He must have already been taken care of"
"Oh, I wonder what's on tonight . . . " Said the first as they exited the cell.
The door closed shut and the hallway was vacant.
"Cut it a little close didn't ya, Jones?" Chill growled emerging from his hiding spot under the bed
"You should be happy you ain't dead by now" Ozzy said as he contorted his body out from under a gap in the wall
"No, I'm pretty sure Thrax killed by back there and you're my eternal punishment for being a bad virus"
The Throat 12:45 PM
"Why does he have to be here?!" Growled Drix and Chill simultaneously
It was a strange spectacle to behold, a cell, a cold pill and a virus all in the same (rather cramped) vehicle going down one of the arteries heading into the Throat. They got some looks from other motorists, especially because the trio had be arguing since they'd left the Lymphnodes.
"Ozzy, why are we going here?" Drix asked as they passed the road sign that read "Throat", he added, "Can't we just go home?"
"Come on, I just got to check something out real quick"
"Okay" Surrendered Drix who was tried with trying to argue
"Yeah that's great, what am I here for?" Grumbled the flu shot
"I still need your help"
"What's in it for me?" He said crossing his arms
Suddenly there was a boom as Drix slammed his cannon arm into the virus's mouth.
"Your teeth" Said the pill with a sneer
He released Chill to shrink into the corner of the car. By then they had arrived at the Throat. Osmosis exited the car fallowed by Drix. As Chill went to open the door Ozzy walked over and shut it.
"Stay here" Osmosis said
"Why?" Chill growled
"Cuz, once if anyone finds out you weren't killed they'll be looking for you" Ozzy said
"Right, whatever, I've got bigger problems" Chill said, "I ain't staying in here because you said so, I'm staying here because Thrax is still after me"
"Thrax is dead" Drix persisted
"Then where do you think I got this from?!" Said the flu shot gesturing toward the three claw marks on his face
Drix looked at the marks inquisitively for a while, it made him start to think maybe Thrax was in the body, or some other kind of dangerous virus; to him it didn't matter which, it still meant trouble.
"You know Ozzy, I think you're on to something" Drix admitted
"Told you" Ozzy said, "Now come on, we gotta to figure out what went on here"
The cell and the pill walked into the Throat, the inflamation was almost put out but there still traces of the blaze, the Body has done a good job with repairing the damage. They could see no one else there until they stumbled upon someone most unexpected. They went to look behind a corner and saw a purple colored hormone bent over examining some warm embers imbedded in the membrane.
"Leah?" Osmosis asked putting his hand on his shoulder
"Ahh!" She screamed turning around and delivering a swift punch to the cells face
"Arrgh!" He yelped stumbling backwards into Drix
"Oh, it's just you two" She said putting her hair back into place
"Agh, Leah why'd ya have to hit so hard?!" Ozzy complained rubbing the side of his face
"Sorry, okay. I guess I've always been on edge since that Thrax guy got hold of me, he gave me the creeps" She said
"What are you doing here, shouldn't you be up in the Brain?" Drix asked
"Yeah, but Cerebral's taking over for me while I'm down here" Leah said
"What are you doing down here?" Ozzy asked
"Well, about what you said about Thrax before . . . " Leah said, "I was having bad feelings about the fire here so I went to go check it out"
"Does- anyone know you're down here?" Drix asked softly
"Well, other than Cerebral, um, no" Leah said, "but it's not like I'm slacking or anything, I just need a break from everyone always one my case!"
"Did you find anything?" Ozzy asked
"I know one thing" Leah said looking around the Throat, "This was one bad blaze"
"This is not the work of a common cold" Drix said after examining the side of the Throat, "Look."
They looked at the membrane. Drix pointed out long cut stretching down the length of the Throat not higher than shoulders height. It still glowed a bright hot orange.
"This is where the fire must have started" Drix said, "And then grown exponentially" He explained in disbelief, "And inflamed the entire Throat"
"There's only one thing that could do that" Ozzy mused, "How long do you think I took to torch the whole Throat? Minuets?"
"Seconds" Said the pill
"That's Thrax! He's gotten stronger!" Gasped the cell
There was the sound of bleeping. Leah pushed a button on her earpiece.
"Greetings my fine Mayor" Cerebral hissed from the earpiece
"Oh hi, Cerebral. Is there something wrong?" Leah asked
"I regret to inform you that there is a slight problem in the Sinuses. We seem to have intense sneezing, I've deduced allergies might be the problem" Cerebral said as he sat reclined in the Mayor's chair, "Understand that I would very much enjoy to go and solve this problem myself but I am terribly busy with working on your paperwork for you. I could go for you, of corse you would have to come back-"
"No, no!" Leah said, "I mean, that's okay. What do you want me to do?"
"I humbly ask you to go to the Nose and find out what this problem is so that I may deal with it accordingly" Cerebral articulated with a wide grin
"Okay, I'll call you back when I figure that out, goodbye"
"And farewell to you too, my Mayor" Cerebral said hardly pushing a button on the phone and hung up.
He rotated in Leah's chair and faced two guards. He gave them their orders;
"Kill them."
Leah turned toward Ozzy and Drix.
"That was Cerebral, he said that there's something going on at the Nose and I should go check it out" Leah said
"The Nose?" Drix asked, "Isn't that what Thrax-"
"We gotta get up there!" Ozzy yelled, "We could stop him now! Come on, I'll get us there"
They walked to the car. Ozzy stopped Leah as she was about the enter the car.
"I need you to know something" He said, "But you can't tell no one. We kinda have a virus with us that was suppose to be executed today but it's okay, he's helping us"
"Okay"
"Hey baby!" Said Chill as he poked his head out the window
Leah powerfully hit the virus in the face with her purse and he fell over out cold.
"Um, that was him" Ozzy said meekly
"Oh, oops."
The Nose 1:25 PM
The Red Death and the strep stood atop the control room of the dam that held back an ocean of mucus. They were so small compared to the building they were unnoticeable. All cells in the area where evacuated due to risk of sneezing. Fergie had thrown the last dust grain into the back of the Sinuses.
"All right, that was the last one" Fergie said, "What now, huh?"
"Now, we wait" Thrax replied as he stood at the edge of the building, with his hands behind his back he almost appeared to be a big black cobra overlooking the dam
His yellow eyed spotted a blue car drive to the building from the top of the dam. He curved an ominous grin.
"Right on cue" He said as he turned away and walked away from edge of the building
"Hey, what are you doing, they're right there" Fergie asked looking over the edge
"You'd better fallow me unless you wanna drown" Thrax said
"Drown?" Fergie asked looking to him and trotting after him, "Whadaya mean?"
Ozzy was the first to jump out of the car. He turned his head around, but could see nothing out the ordinary - only that they where they only ones who appeared to be there. The rest exited the car.
"Okay boys, listen up" Declared Leah, "I think the best thing we can do is split up. Ozzy and me will go to the bottom of the dam and look down there. Drix and Chill, you guys can search up here for anything. Any problems?"
"Yeah" Chill said, "Why do I have to go with this psychopathic maniac?"
"You could always go back to the precinct" Drix sarcastically suggested
"The least you guys could to is TRY to get along" Ozzy said turning away, "If see anything just holler"
Leah and Ozzy left to search the Nostril. Drix started to advance toward the dam control room.
"Wait. We aren't going in there, are we?" Chill asked, "That's probably where the guy is."
"We have a better odds with him if there's two of us" Drix said, "But I don't think you'll be much help"
"Fine!" Growled the flu fallowing close behind the pill
In the large window in the control room stood a familiar sight as the Red Death looked upon his rivals from above. He suddenly broke out into laughter.
Fergie was sitting on the stairs itching his ear with his back feet. Once he heard the laughing grow louder, he looked over toward the virus and stared at him with a puzzled expression. He walked over to him and waved his claw in front of his face to no response. The strep walked in front of the virus that now had his hand on the window to keep himself up falling over.
"You know Thrax, I think you might have had one too many back at the wart" Fergie said nervously
The virus paused to take a breath, opening his eyes that where slightly glossy.
"They're making this too easy!" He said watching Drix and Chill enter the building and continued to laugh
He put both hands up to the window and dug his claws into the hard membrane.
"They're walking right into the palm of my hand" He cackled as his dragged his claws down making a loud screech
"What was that?" Drix asked after hearing a sharp sound from above
"I don't know, I don't want to know. Let's go" Chill stuttered looking around the vacant room
"No, we have to go see what that was"
"Yeah, or we could be smart and get out of here before we get killed" Chill said reluctantly fallowing Drix as he proceeded up a stair case, "This place gives me the creeps"
Poor Fergie was being pushed into the still laughing virus as he held his sides. Thrax didn't seem to notice or care that he was almost suffocating his henchman.
"Oh great, he's totally wasted" Fergie said then took hold of Thrax's face "Hey! Get a grip!" He said shaking Thrax's face
Thrax grabbed Fergie by the throat.
"Hush." He stated
"Nice grip" gagged Fergie
"I hear it from up here" Said a voice from below them
"Ah, there's our friends" Thrax said dropping Fergie before he passed out, "You distract the pill while I handle the rat"
"How about I take care of Chill and YOU distract the big strong trigger-happy pill . . . " Fergie said tugging at the virus's coat
Fergie didn't get any response other than Thrax walking away humming to himself.
"All right" Fergie sighed, "Well, here goes nothing"
The strep swung down with his tail to the below platform in front of the face of a very surprised cold pill.
"Miss me?" said Fergie through a big grin
"Fergie! I knew you where behind this!" Drix said after recovering from the surprise, "You know everything that's going on, don't you?"
"Maaaybe" Fergie said, "I know very many things, very many things my friend, but if you want me to tell you - you gotta catch me first!"
The germ suddenly had a cannon pointed at his head.
"Woohoo!" Fergie screeched dashing away fallowed by Drix
Chill walked a few paces behind them "Wait, wait! Psycho cop! Who's gonna protect —"
Chill was tugged back into a dark corner by the collar of his jacket. There was hot hand over his mouth. He felt hot bad breath through bad teeth on his neck.
"You think you outwitted me . . . " Whispered a deep voice from behind, "But I got a way of getting what I want, baby"
There was a blade on the flu's neck, he looked down the see an all too familiar set of claws. It was then Chill started to panic and try to escape. But no matter how hard a flailed he couldn't break free, no matter how loud he tried to scream he couldn't make a sound - Thrax's grip was unusually powerful.
"Not so tough when you're all alone, are you Chill?" Thrax asked, "Familiar feeling, ain't it?"
Out of the corner of his eyes Chill could see the claw start to glow bright orange and feel it's heat on his throat.
"Usually I like to make a quick clean kill" The virus smiled has his claw moved away from his neck and further down, "But for you I have some special and particularly more painful . . . "
Suddenly a beaten Fergie slammed into the corner. Before either could respond Thrax was slammed in the head by a powerful hand and hit the hard wall behind him. Chill was now free of the evil virus's grip and ran out of the building past his savior, Drix.
"Jones! Jones!" Chill cried dashing out of the building
Thrax had still to recover from the forceful blow but jumped foreword toward the pill. He felt something push into his chest. He looked to see the pills' cannon pointed at him. He swallowed. He backed away knowing if he were to be shot he would easily be torn open. He felt his back hit the wall. He was trapped.
"I never thought I'd have to look at your ugly face again" Said Drix
"Likewise" Replied the virus trying to hide the fear in his voice, "Didn't think I'd go out like this"
"You don't have to" Said the pill, "You can put your claws were I can see them and come with me to the Precinct or I can finish it now"
The virus knew either one of them meant certain death and he wasn't about to die before having his revenge!
"Right . . . " Thrax said looking deep into the pill eyes, he saw weakness, the evil virus grinned
Thrax strode in circles around the pill with the cannon still pointed at him.
"You know I've been around a while and I've seen plenty of cold pills like you, taken to treat the virus that gave the body the sore throat" Thrax said not taking his eyes off Drix, "But, you know, I've never seen a pill that's been in a Body so long past his usefulness"
"Watch your mouth, virus!" Snapped Drix pushing the cannon back into the virus's chest
"Why? So you can ice me again?" Thrax purred with a grin
"No, can I can get rid of an evil virus for good!"
"Baby, I don't think you got the guts" Said Thrax
Thrax walked foreword and leaned his big chest on the barrel so that the cannon pointed into his belly.
"Go on" Said the virus, "Blow my guts agents the wall. Do it."
"I . . . " Drix backed away, he was loaded but he didn't know why he couldn't fire, he didn't notice that Thrax, with claw blazing, was about to make a quick kill of him
"Drix! Look out" Ozzy screamed rushing into the room
He snatched the virus's hand in mid-strike and, with some effort, pulled it back. He jammed his gun into the virus's head. Leah entered the room not long after and saw the Immunities and the virus in a stalemate.
"I can't believe it" She breathed, "He's really alive"
"Quiet baby" Said the virus, "Or your little boyfriend ain't going to be much longer"
For a moment Ozzy was frightened as Thrax bared a threatening snarl at him. But then he knew it was the snarl of a trapped virus who had little options left. The cell knew that his one purpose was to track down and kill viruses. Thrax knew that too and though he wouldn't admit it, he was afraid.
"I hope you ain't planning to shoot me, Jones" Said Thrax as his yellow eyes shifted to him
"Why?" Said Ozzy putting his gun down slightly
"You wouldn't want our final showdown like this would you? It wouldn't be fair that you have a weapon and I don't"
Ozzy knew Thrax didn't care how fair a fight was and he knew that the virus was lying.
"Then what to you call this?"Growled Osmosis pushing the tyrant's claw back toward him
"It's-" Before Thrax could think of a cleaver lie he felt the cold gun at the back of his neck, he know this time he would be shot
"Come on Jones, you wouldn't kill a young virus - I have too much to live up to" Stalled Thrax looking for a way to escape
"By killing others!"
Thrax cracked a familiar grin, he was about to make his escape. Before the Immunity could shoot he was flung over Thrax by the arm that he held on by. Ozzy was thrown into Drix and the virus now had hold of the gun. He wasn't going to use it to kill Jones - he wanted the pleasure to himself. He pointed it toward the main control panel.
"Love to stick around baby, but I got a whole Body to kill!" Said Thrax
There was the sound of a shot and the panel exploded. Alarms sounded and warning signs flashed. Thrax turned to run but he garbed by one ankle and fell on his face.
"You ain't going no where!" Yelled Ozzy stubbornly clutching the virus's foot
There was a thunderous boom from the outside and the building rumbled. All in the building became quiet. There was a cracking noise and the building shook.
"The dam is breaking" Said the cell to himself
"Get off me!"
He looked up to see the virus's other foot slam him in the face. He released his grip and Thrax got to his feet and started to flee. Ozzy was no longer concerned for him, he knew he had to get him and his friends out or they would surly drown. The building to starting to fall away in massive chunks of cartilage.
"We better get out of here" Drix said
"Now!" Said the blood cell running out of the building
They all raced across the dam wall that was also beginning to crumble. The Immunities and their company where racing to Osmosis's car to make a quick escape. Thrax, on the other hand, was desperately looking for high ground so that he could glide away. There was no where for him to jump off of so he started to brace himself for going straight into flight from the ground. The virus lowered himself and jumped up as high has he could, spread his coat and pulled up. He couldn't get very high until his one henchman had caught up to him.
"Hey! Hey! Wait for me!" Fergie shrieked has he jumped extremely high
Fergie crashed into Thrax knocking him off balance and sending them plummeting into the mucus below.
The dam snapped apart. Our heroes did not reach the vehicle in time and fell with the dam to the wave of mucus that was slowly quickening as it slid down the Nostril. The thick, sticky liquid made it most hard for anyone, be it cell or virus, to swim to the surface in.
All he could see was a veil of green in front of him, starting to glow yellow as it ran down toward the opening to the outside. It was hard to tell up from down but the cell stroked in the direction he thought up was. His head broke the surface and he gasped for air.
Quickly looking around he could see two of his comrades safe. Chill was preached upon Drix who was able to easily tread the torrent. Leah was no where to be seen.
"Do I look like a raft?" Drix asked
"Hey, I hope you know that virus's sink" Chill responded
"Drix!" Ozzy yelled swimming toward them, "Where's Leah?"
From underneath eyes caught sight of the white blood cell. A red claw shot up through the yellow-green liquid. Ozzy let out of startled yelp before he disappeared under the surface. He turned to see the familiar face of the Red Death, intent on killing him. The cell had the upper hand as he could move much quicker than the virus when submerged. Osmsois and Thrax fought in the viscous water. Thrax moved in slow motion while Ozzy was able to streamline himself so that he could hit faster and harder. Thrax was fighting a losing battle he had brought upon himself. He had missed several times with his heated claw and now, sore and achy, he realized he desperately needed to breathe. He knew that Ozzy did to.
The virus's eye caught sight of something glimmer. His chain, he hasn't seen it for so long, he hadn't felt it in his claws - the only thing he's ever felt a connection to. Ozzy also noticed that it can fell out of his pocket in the struggle. They both lunged for it. Osmosis took it in his hand and turned to escape. Thrax snarled and, with all his strength, he kicked Ozzy in the chest causing him to pass out and sink. He snatched the chain and pushed himself up with claws outspread. He flung his head up with mouth agape and took in a deep breath of air.
"Hey virus" Spoke Drix
The irrate virus turned his head toward the pill that was next on his hit list. His eyes widened to see the cannon pointed at him again, and this time he had no cleaver words to save himself.
"Eat this." He stated simply then firing the powerful shot toward Thrax
There was an explosion of fire and mucus. Suddenly there was powerful wind heading back into the Nose. The river of snot was snorted back into the Body, carrying the microbes with it. A rather disgusting stroke of luck.
