Authors Notes: Just because I had so many people asking for more. I figured I'd give it to them...Make sure you tell me what you think!
What to Do
One Shot
Day 2
Loud crying could be heard throughout the Bounty at around one in the morning. Cole slowly rolled over and looked at the baby inside his drawer. His stomach had been the cause, probably had something to do with all that snot coming from his nose, or his body ached from all the coughing he had been doing, maybe his stomach hurt, or maybe...Cole kept thinking of things it could be. He didn't seem to be in too much pain...right? That wasn't a lot of snot...right? He picked Wu up from the drawer and walked him into the kitchen that way the others could sleep properly. Zane however had been woken up completely. He walked over and sat down next to Cole looking over the crying child.
"Perhaps its the fact that he can't breathe properly because of his nose being so stuffy?" Zane offered and grabbed the sucker and cleared Wu's nose. Nope he still cried.
"Maybe he's hungry?" Cole asked getting up to fetch a bottle. A few moments later Cole offered up the bottle. "Wu are you hungry?" He asked jumping into the air when he turned around their wasn't a baby there at all, but a toddler. Cole pointed to the baby and then looked at Zane who looked to be in shock.
"G...Growing pains?" Zane asked and looked around at the teen standing next to him now.
"I...Zane…" Cole stumbled out of the room and came back with the others. With how bewildered he was it got them to get up really fast. Cole...uneasy about something?
"Wait...how?" Nya asked looking at Zane, and then Jay. Zane shook his head. Just as baffled as she was. Jay gasped and covered his mouth.
"Guys...it...it really is Master Wu." Jay said
"No way. Just because he has a growth spurt doesn't mean he's Wu…
"Master...Wu." The kid lay back on the table and then sneezed. Snot went all over Kai's leg.
"Guh!" He flinched away from the snot wad even though it was clearly now attached to him. Cole reached down with a damp cloth and cleaned up Wu's face. He left Kai's leg to himself.
"Sowwy." Wu whispered running his sleeve across his nose. Kai's anger softened and he just roughed up Wu's blonde hair.
"Its alright, its not like you know how to aim with your nose." Wu laughed and sat down cross legged.
Zane walked back over to him with lemon and honey tea. Wu bounced up and down on the table.
"We'll take him to Borg in the morning. In the meantime...we're going to have to figure out where he's going to sleep now." Lloyd said yawning. "Alright lets get back to bed."
Wu happily followed his tea cup firmly clasped in his tiny hand. He blew on it gently before sipping it. Zane had the teapot in hand.
Cole helped Wu up onto his bed and covered him up with the blanket before getting in himself. Wu sniffled and coughed most of the rest of the night. During the morning, he sat in a chair watching the ninja do their morning rituals of working out, eating breakfast, cleaning the kitchen, and chores. Finally it was time to get Wu to Borg industries so he could get checked out.
"Alright lets get you into a blanket. I won't have you getting worse." Cole said wrapping a blanket around the toddler and just wrapped his arm around Coles neck and put his head down on his shoulders.
"You okay Wu?" Zane asked wrapping a slightly larger blanket around him. Wu just nodded his head. "Alright, Pixal says Borg is ready outside."
Cole walked out onto the deck of the Bounty which was hitched to the side of Borg tower.
Borg waited at the bottom of the ramp. It was incredibly windy outside, and the snow was starting to fall. Winter was definitely in full force now. Cole held Wu to him allowing for Zane to walk in front of him to shoulder the cold himself. Being the master of ice had its advantages like this. Wu whimpered burying his face in the nap of Coles neck.
"We'll be inside soon kiddo." Cole said following Borg into the building.
"What has his symptoms been?" Borgs voice echoed in the stainless steel elevator.
"Coughing, sneezing, throwing up, growing two years in a few seconds."
"Growing two…You can't be serious Cole?"
"I'm afraid he is being serious Mr. Borg. We both saw him. It was like he was 3 months old, and then suddenly he's 2 or 3 years old." Zane explained Wu turned to look at Borg in the wheelchair. He looked so pale to Borg. He reached up trailing his hand over his forehead and sighed.
"He's got a fever alright, the medication you've been giving him is no longer enough if Master Wu is no longer three months, he needs twice as much of that medication now." He opened a door to what appears to be a medical lab, but their were robotic legs, and arms on the wall. This must have been where he had the nindroid guards repaired. Wu was sat down on the bed in the middle. Borg wheeled over with a few items on his lap. He reached up and put a thermometer against Wu's head. It beeped and he looked at it. 102…" He took a labored breath before feeling the toddlers neck for a moment before he looked into his ears. He made another noise of disapproval.
Both Cole and Zane looked at one another.
"Whats wrong?" Cole asked. Borg motioned for Wu to open his mouth. He opened it and coughed. Borg looked into his mouth and shook his head. He wheeled to the other side of the bed and listened to his back and then his chest.
"Borg…?" Zane called. Borg jumped and looked around at the others.
"Oh apologies. I'm not used to being spoken to while I work. People just stare mostly. He looked at Wu again.
"Looks like an inner ear infection, and a bit of strep." He said and wrote something onto a pad of paper. "Continue to give him lemon and honey teas, and go by the pharmacy and get this medication. It'll help greatly. Oh and there's something you can get for him...kind of like a goop you can get for his chest. But there's a kid kind not the adult kind. You two are doing beautifully though. Being his dads...I never knew you two had a...relationship like that."
Cole and Zane blushed bright red and looked at one another.
"Oh no no we don't…"
"No you are mistaken. Wu just needed two guardians or he would have been taken to an orphanage." Zane said.
"Yeah that." Cole pointed to Zane
"Ah well, whatever it is keep caring for the boy and you'll do just fine." Borg insisted. "I'll see you back in here in two weeks to insure that the medication is working." He wiggled Wu's foot. Wu looked at his foot in Borgs hand.
"Alright see you then." Borg said and escorted them out and back onto the roof. With Wu tucked inside Coles arm Zane walked them back onto the Bounty.
Once inside they walked into the kitchen to find Nya at the stove. Kai had set out some bowls and spoons. Cole sat down and moved the blanket out of the way as Zane went over to the medicine cabinet to get Wu's fever medication.
"Dinner will be ready soon." Nya said and looked up to see Wu half asleep in Cole arms. "Poor little guy." Nya kissed his forehead.
"Hey wheres mine?" Jay asked walking in. Nya giggled and kissed his cheek before returning to the stove before the food burns.
"So what did Borg have to say?" Jay asked watching Zane give the half asleep toddler his medication.
"We need to stop by the pharmacy to get some stuff for him. " Cole said cradling the now sleeping toddler. It was a light sleep. Every time someone moved in the room he'd open his eyes and look around.
"Zane and I can go while you stay here with Wu." Lloyd said walking inside. "No use in him going out there. Its snowing pretty good now. We'd better hurry though before they close early because of the roads." Lloyd said motioning for Zane to follow.
"Looks like he's got a bit of strep and an ear infection." Cole answered Jays question. Jay tapped Wu's foot after he opened his eyes for a second to look at Jay.
"Its okay Wu. We'll have you better soon."
"Yeah we'll take care of you like you took care of us." Cole said kissing the top of his head.
"Oh you two are adorable together." Nya giggled putting a tiny bowl down for Wu and some crackers.
"It does seem like a soup and sandwich day doesn't it?" Jay asked putting some crackers into his soup. "Thanks for cooking Nya." Jay said.
"You're welcome. It was supposed to be Zanes turn, but its understandable that he would need to be with Wu. He can cook for me tomorrow." She said and held out a spoon for Wu to take a bite. He took a bite and kept chewing on it for a few seconds before opening his mouth again.
"Hey he's hungry. Thats a good si…" Wu threw up what he had just ate onto Coles arm and Nya's leg. They both looked at the threw up as if it had destroyed their favorite thing.
"Spoke to soon?" Kai asked from the door having came down from watch duty.
"Yeah…" Nya said and sighed grabbing a cloth from the sink and started to wash her leg. Then gave the cloth to Cole. Wu made a face and started to cry. Cole rocked him back and forth humming as he went.
That night Cole had Wu in bed with him once again. The idea that perhaps he should sleep in his own bed was on his mind, but with him being as sick as he was perhaps it would be best if he stayed with them. Just in case Cole didn't wake up in time someone else might. Cole tucked him in and crawled in beside him.
"Alright little glow worm…" He nuzzled him. "Lets get some sleep alright? You've got to be tired." He whispered and yawned. Wu wiggled down and closed his eyes.
Cole heard the pleasant sound of birds singing off in the distance. He opened his eyes to see that Wu had disappeared. Cole made the weirdest noise before jumping up.
"Wu?!" He looked around and spotted him in Zanes arms. He had a red car in one hand and a tractor in the other slamming them together loudly making crash noises.
"Oh good morning Cole. I figured you'd like to sleep a bit more after not getting a lot the night before. I hope you feel refreshed. It would seem someone else does." Zane looked down at the horrific car crash on the floor of their room. Their were four cars on their backs and two on their sides...looked like two more were about to be added. Cole smiled and looked around the room and walked over to Zane and leaned down kissing Zanes cheek before walking over to the bathroom for a shower. Zane just smiled down at Wu.
"Cute isn't he?"
Coot…" Wu giggled.
