There are absolutely NO SPOILERS in this drabble. The only mention of Now You See Me 2 is in the fact that Lula is given a section in this drabble, but there are no spoilers whatsoever to any part of NYSM2. So if you have yet to see that movie, you can read this with no fear of having it ruined!

This is what happens when I can't sleep because of a stomachache and have a notebook by my bed. These are all my personal headcanons for how each Horseman would react to being sick.

Category: Gen
Setting: NYSM & NYSM2 (no spoilers)
Characters/Pairings: All six Horsemen and Alma Dray
Rating/Warnings: K+
Summary: Life as a fugitive is hard, especially when you're sick.

Disclaimer: Neither Now You See Me nor its characters belong to me.

Sick Days

Life as a fugitive was bard. With their faces plastered all over the news, something as simple as going to the store for groceries became a meticulously thought out battle plan. As time went on and the television programs moved on to new stories, the Horsemen gradually faded into the background and life became easier. Despite being able to relax slightly, any trip out still had to be methodically planned days in advance of actually leaving. Unfortunately, circumstances such as sickness could not be planned and they often had to suffer through with just Tylenol or Motrin until the others could make it to the store. This meant the Horsemen were often stuck in close quarters with the other members of their band while they were sick and each learned the other's particular ways of dealing with sickness.

Contrary to what one might think, J. Daniel Atlas did not complain when he was sick. In fact, if he said anything at all about feeling bad, it was to himself. Daniel preferred to be alone when sick and the slightest cough or runny nose he would quarantine himself in his room and only come out for food, water, and the bathroom. He kept his own supply of medicine and would turn down any offers of help in favor of remaining locked away in his room all day. The solitary confinement appeared to work, however, and he healed the swiftest of them all as it was usually only a matter of days before he returned to the common space.

Always Daniel's opposite, Merritt McKinney made sure everyone knew he was sick if he had so much as the beginning of a headache. Providing that the sickness was minor and not actually serious, Merritt made sure to play it up for all he was worth. A simple headache would become a life threatening disease and a runny nose would leave him claiming to be at death's door. The others were used to the dramatics and would just roll their eyes and toss a Tylenol his way. When the sickness was serious, however, the mentalist was unusually quiet and withdrawn and the dramatics ceased. He refused to lock himself away, but he would remain silent and try to hide as he took the required medicine.

Henley Reeves was the perfect mixtures of the two. With non-serious illnesses, she would continue about her day without complaining while quietly taking the required medicine. She would not overplay the sickness as Merritt tended to do, but neither would she downplay how she felt. Much to her fellow magician's relief, she proved to be a calm and compliant patient and, though quieter than was normal, would not threaten to kill them if they tried to help. With more serious illnesses, Henley would remain in bed and make sure to carefully follow whatever directions were recommended in order to be back on her feet as soon as possible.

Unlike the older Horsemen, Jack Wilder did not handle sickness well in the slightest. Much to the others frustration, he would refuse to admit he was sick at all and would carry on as if he didn't feel like death run over. He had a hatred for medicine that went beyond simple distrust and it took a lot to make the youngest member of the group take even a Tylenol. Despite how hard Jack tried to hide when he was feeling sick, the others would quickly catch on and have to intervene and force him through threats and bribery to rest and take the needed medicine. Of all of them, it always took Jack the longest to get well again.

When Lula May joined the Horsemen, she proved to be much like Henley when it came to being sick. The differences, however, were enough to drive them all mad. When Lula felt herself getting sick, she was careful to collect all the medicine needed along with more that she might need. She would spend hours on the internet searching for suggested cures whether they be old wives tales, folk remedies, or something Yahoo!Answers guaranteed would work. Unfortunately for the other Horsemen, Lula was not as confident as Henley in her abilities to follow medicinal advice and would ask four or five times if she should take one pill or two and how long she should wait before taking more. It drove the others insane, all the Horsemen were grateful that she did not get sick often.

Of all the Horsemen, though, Dylan Shrike was by far the worst when it came sickness. Like Jack, Dylan absolutely refused to admit when he was sick and would carry on acting as if nothing was wrong. Having spent the majority of his life hiding in plain sight, he was amazingly adept at hiding any illness from the others. He too avoided medicine like the plague and even if he was on death's door, he would have to be physically forced to take the medicine he needed, which the Horsemen were not above doing. Unfortunately for Dylan, he did nothing in halves and though he did not get sick often, when he did it was almost always serious.

Luckily for them, none of the Horsemen got sick easily, but when one did become sick it became a domino effect and the rest followed soon after. Needless to say, Alma Dray was not thrilled when five sick and grouchy fugitives showed up on her doorstep, but she couldn't turn them away and so she graciously allowed her home to become a hospital. She just thanked God that her immune system was stronger than the Horsemen's. And that she had a well-stocked medicine cabinet.