What's this? Two chapters in one night, bejaysus that's new! xD Sure why the fuck not eh? Hope you like it!

"Tk?"

Tk opened his eyes and looked up to see Patamon staring down at him. "Tk, you've been asleep for a long time. I was getting worried."

Tk tried to pull himself up into a sitting position but he was feeling quite sick. His back where the Gazimon had attacked him was in agony and his legs were torn to ribbons and felt hot and sticky. Not to mention the fact that his ankle had swollen whilst he was asleep and he had the worst headache known to man.

"I think we should move away from here Tk," said Patamon. "I heard the Gazimon talking they know we're only up here if they talk to a bigger digimon or figure out how to climb up here then-

"I don't think I can move Pata," said Tk.

Patamon's eyes widened. "What do you mean Tk?"

Tk lay back down and closed his dull eyes. "I just don't have the strength."

"But, Tk what about your friends?"

"What use to them am I like this?" asked Tk rhetorically. "I can't even stand up on my own."

"Tk... what, what if I digivolve into Pegasusmon? Then I can carry you!" Said Patamon the desperation in his voice was palpable.

"Patamon... I-I can't."

"Tk!" Patamon cried more forceful than before. "You can't give up!" Patamon nudged Tk gently with his nose. "Come on Tk stay with me, please don't go to sleep!"

Tk opened an eye to look at Patamon. The small digimon's eyes were full of tears. "I'm not giving up Pata," he said. "I'm just not strong enough to travel yet." Patamon looked at Tk skeptically he didn't believe the blond and Tk didn't even seem to believe in himself. This was bad.

"Don't go to sleep yet though Tk please?" begged Patamon. "What if you have something to eat first? Take some medicine? Maybe you'll feel stronger then Tk."

Tk sighed he knew his digimon wasn't going to let up. With a great deal of effort he managed to force himself to sit up. His head pounded and his throat was on fire. He didn't really think food and medicine would make him feel much better but he didn't want to upset Patamon. "Okay buddy."

The pair sat and ate and Tk dosed himself up on medication. While they ate Tk told Patamon everything; about Mimi, the city, Davis, everything.

Patamon finished off the pasta and looked up. "If Davis is really what you say he is I don't think we can risk not catching up with your friends we're going to have to find them soon."

Tk nodded. "I'm feeling a bit better," he lied. "But... I don't think I'm strong enough to walk yet Pata."

"Do you want me to digivolve into Pegasusmon?"

Tk looked up at the sky it was dark, cloudy and bleak. He sighed and thought that the sky pretty much summed up how he was feeling. "Yeah, but I don't think we should fly. If there is swarms of Kuwagamon up there or anything we'll be in trouble."

Patamon nodded. "We'll stick to the forest then."

"Yeah," said Tk with a smile. "Go on then!"

PATAMON ARMOUR DIGIVOLVED TO PEGASUSMON FLYING HOPE!

"Come on Tk," said Pegasusmon as he lowered himself to the ground so it would be easier for Tk to climb up on his back. "Let's go."

Tk still felt like shit but the pain killers were beginning to kick in and the pain in his legs and ankle had become just about bearable. However the tablets didn't seem to be doing much for his headache nor his throat and his back where the Gazimon had struck him was as painful as ever as with every step Pegasusmon took he felt his head pound as his lower spine cease. But he couldn't worry his digimon partner anymore. He just couldn't. He coughed wearily and struggled to hold on to Pegasusmon's mane.

"Just hold on Tk," said Pegasusmon reassuringly. "We'll find Matt and the others in no time."

"I really hope so Pegasusmon, really I do," mumbled the child of hope as he attempted to cling onto his digimon's mane as Pegasusmon upped his pace. Although something was telling him he'd never see his brother again. He coughed again.

The pair attempted to chat as they travelled but it wasn't long before Pegasusmon was merely getting "yeah" and "no" and the odd "really?" reply from his partner. The digimon couldn't help but worry at his friend's lack of responses. "Tk are you okay?"

Tk who was practically slumped over Pegasusmon's back merely replied with a very unconvincing "I'm fine." The blond's headache had not in anyway subsided and he had long since closed his tired eyes as watching the landscape as they moved was only making his headache worse not only that his back just didn't seem to want to allow him to sit anymore and he could only keep hold of Pegasusmon by practically laying on the digimon's back and neck.

"You don't sound fine to me," replied Pegausmon as the horse like digimon slowed his pace to a gentle trot.

"D-don't worry about me," stuttered Tk. "Just keep on movi-

Before the blond could finish his sentence however he lost consciousness and tumbled from Pegasusmon's back.

"Tk!" cried Pegasusmon. The digimon nudged the teen gently with his nout but the blond barely even stirred.

Pegasusmon dipped his head and tapped Tk's forehead with his nose. The boy was burning up with fever. How could he not have noticed? Pegasusmon proceeded to roll Tk on to his side to check his back. He remembered Tk telling him that the Gazimon had hit him on the back but when there was no mark yesterday he'd just figured the digimon hadn't broken the skin. Yet now when Pegausmon carefully pulled up Tk's jacket to investigate he couldn't help gasp.

The previously undamaged skin had now turned a deathly and sickly black. When Pegasusmon tipped Tk's back with his nose the skin began to break and trickles of blood and pus seeped from the ghastly wound.

Tk opened his eyes and coughed weakly. "Di-did I f-f-fall?"

"Tk when you said a Gazimon hit you in the back, you didn't mean it got you with its Electric Stun Blast did you?" asked Pegausmon worriedly ignoring the boy's queestion. He knew what the answer was going to be but he didn't want Tk to say it.

"...yeah... why?" asked Tk confused. He was barely conscious and looked quite dazed.

Pegasusmon growled in desperation. The Gazimon's attack although not too severe to digimon would be horrific on humans. It had a paralysing quality to it as well no wonder Tk hadn't been able to sit up. The infection spreading from the attack would be serious and although Pegasusmon was by no means qualified as a doctor even he knew the red streaks climbing up Tk's back signified blood poisoning. Even the antibiotics and antiseptic in the backpacks wouldn't be strong enough for this. The fever and infection was far too violent for that. There was nothing he could do for Tk as a Pegasusmon he'd have to digivolve into Magnaangemon and use his Magna Antidote attack if Tk had any chance of surviving.

"Tk?" prompted Pegasumon. "Tk, to help you I'm going to need your help, I'm going to have to digivolve into Magnaangemon."

Tk looked up at Pegasusmon but his usually blue eyes had faded to grey. "I-it's t-t-too late," he said. "B-b-blo-od po-po-iso-ning."

"No Tk it's not!" spoke Pegasusmon bravely. "You-you can't give up now kid! You have to keep fighting Tk come on!"

"But Pegasusmon l-look at me."

"Tk like I said if I can just digivolve into Magnaangemon I can help you! But I can only help you as long as you don't give up on yourself! I can only digivolve when the Hope inside you is strong. Tk please don't give up. It's not over."

"No... hope, too weak... P-P-Pegasusmon I can't get over this."

Pegasusmon could feel himself starting to panic, Tk's lack of self belief was making him feel weak. If Tk stopped believing in himself... well then they were both doomed.

"G-go on without me Pegasusmon, help the others. I'll only slow you down... you d-don't n-n-eed me, I'm a hopeless case r-r-right now."

Tk closed his eyes and Pegasusmon felt himself getting weaker and weaker until he dedigivolved back into Patamon.

"No," cried Patamon. The small digimon flung himself at Tk. "Tk come on! You gotta wake up. We've been in worse situations before remember? Remember when Devimon was going to grab you? Everything seemed hopeless then but I was able to digivolve into Angemon and I saved you remember? Tk please!"

Tk opened his eyes and looked at his digimon partner. "You ca-can still help the others Pata just... well this time you'll have to-to go on wi-without me alright?"

"NO!" screamed Patamon loudly. "I'm not giving up on you Tk. Fight this I know you can. What about when you thought Matt abandoned you after Tai went missing when we defeated Etemon yeah? You thought you'd never see your friends again and everything looked bad but what happened? You didn't give up and we found everyone again!"

Tk sighed. "It's different this time," he mumbled.

"No it's not!" pleaded Patamon tugging gently on Tk's jacket to keep him awake. "What about when Puppetmon took us hostage and we thought we were going to die? You didn't give up then either Tk! You fought and we beat that wooden goon remember?"

Tk didn't respond he just closed his tired and dull eyes, the crest and tag around his neck was fading and began to form a different symbol. Tk however didn't even seem to notice.

Patamon furrowed his brow. "No no no no no... the crest of despair!"

The small digimon charged forward and rammed his little body into Tk's chest.

The blond groaned coughing violently and then opened his eyes. "That hurt Pata."

"Look Tk, we've been through so much over the years. So much! Together we defeated Devimon, Myotismon, all the dark masters, Piedmon even the digimon emperor, Oikawa and Malomyotismon! Not to mention we helped Tai and Matt beat Diaboromon! We're not losing now because of Gazimon! Tk please just don't give up on yourself! What will happen to the others if you can't get back to help them? What will happen to Cody or Sora or Matt or... or or Kari!"

Tk glanced up at Patamon. "Pata-

"I know everything looks bad now but it'll get better just don't give up on yourself! Tk you're the bearer of the crest of hope! What do we have without hope? What do your friends have without hope? They can't beat this without you! You need to fight this! Beat away the darkness Tk come on! Please!"

Tk blinked in confusion but then the reality of Patamon's words hit him. "They need me."

"Yes!"

"I have to stay strong for them."

"Yes Tk! Come on!"

"I-I-I can't give up not now, not before the biggest fight of our lives! PATAMON!"

The darkness of the crest of despair faded and was replaced by the warming glow of the crest of hope. Tk blinked slowly and opened his eyes which had returned to azure. "We can do it!"

PATAMON DIGIVOLVED TO ANGEMON!

ANGEMON DIGIVOLVED TO MAGNAANGEMON!

"Hold on Tk!"

MAGNA ANTIDOTE!"

Magnaangemon's healing rays struck Tk's back and head. Instantly ridding him of fever and infection. Tk could literarly feel the pain washing away as Magnaangemon's almighty power showered over him. It took almost all of Magnaangemon's strength but he healed the injuries left by the Gazimon before dedigivolving back to Patamon.

"PATAMON! Are you ok?"

"I'm fine, are you?"

"Yeah... I don't know what came over me there," said Tk raising a hand to his forehead to note his fever was totally gone. "I was acting so selfish, I totally forgot about the others. I'm sorry."

"It was your crest," said Patamon wisely. "Your illness and weakness caused your crest to transform to the crest of despair."

"The crest of despair?" asked Tk confused.

"Yeah, I remember Gennai telling me once that every digidestined has two crests. One good and one evil and if the digidestined ever loses faith in their own abilities or begins to fall into the darkness then the evil crest can take over the good one. You're lucky you were able to overpower it Tk, in your case I think the crest of despair might have killed you."

Tk nodded. "Woah, so the others all have opposite crests too?"

"Yeah, like I think Izzy's is ignorance and as far as I remember Joe's is the crest of fallibility. Basically the bad crest is the total opposite of the good one."

Tk nodded. "We'll have to hope nobody else's bad crest is activated then."

"Well after what you've been telling me I think Davis's one may already have been activated."

"And what's his crest?"

"The crest of chaos."

*Insert epic voice over em... voice here* Will the other digidestineds succumb to the power of the dark crests? Will Tk be challenged by the crest of despair again? Find out next time (or in a few times after the next time) in I Can Feel Your Fever Taking Over! *Insert cheering* ... Yeah I think my over tiredness from the weekend is hitting in xD Either that or I'm still drunk ha ! Toodles :D