Chapter Text
“Ugh…” Jay mumbled. He sat up, rubbing his head. He looked around and saw himself in his room, laying in his bed. “What the?” he questioned. “How did I get in my room? I thought I was at Kryptarium…”
Jay looked over as he heard his door open. He saw Zane walking in with some tea. His eyes widened as he saw Jay.
“Everyone! Jay is awake!” he called.
Zane walked over to place the tea on a table near Jay’s bed as everyone else rushed in. Jay looked around at everyone, a mix of confusion and worry on his face.
“How are you feeling?” Nya asked.
“Did you sleep well?” Lloyd asked.
“Uhh…” Jay replied. “I’m good… but I’m confused, what’s going on?”
“We broke you out of jail,” Kai replied nonchalantly.
“WHAT!?” Jay yelled. “Guys, you can’t just break me out of jail! I was there for a reason! I was gonna hurt people, I’m a danger to everyone, I-”
“Jay.”
Jay stopped talking as Cole placed his hands on Jay’s shoulders. He looked at him with warm eyes.
“You’re gonna be ok,” Cole assured. “You’re safe, and that’s all that matters.”
“But… I hurt you guys…” Jay replied.
“But now we know how to help you,” Nya said. “We know what causes your transformations, and now we know how to prevent them.”
Jay looked at everyone. They were all smiling at him, making sure he was comfortable. Zane poured a cup of tea before handing it to Jay.
“This should make you feel better,” he informed.
Jay took the cup and took a sip of the hot tea. He smiled. “Thank you, guys…”
They were all interrupted as Pixal entered the room.
“There’s someone here to see Jay,” she said.
Everyone looked over at Jay.
“Huh,” Jay replied, “I wonder who it is.”
He set his cup down and climbed out of bed. As he went outside, he was surprised to see a serpentine.
“Fangtom?” Jay questioned.
“Ah, the Cold-Hearted,” Fangtom greeted. “I apologize, for showing up, so suddenly.”
“What do you want?” Jay asked.
“Well,” Fangtom explained, “There may not be, a cure, for you, but I believe, we may have found, something to help.”
“Something to help?” Jay replied.
Fangtom handed Jay a vial full of a vibrant red liquid. Jay gave a confused look at the vile before looking back at Fangtom.
“What is this?” he asked.
“Fangpyre, antivenom,” Fangtom replied. “It will not cure you, but it may help, in preventing transformations.”
“Woah,” Jay replied. “So, do I just need to drink this or what?”
“You just need to consume, a drop a day, and you should be fine,” Fangtom explained, “unless the cold, is too intense for you.”
“Oh, ok,” Jay replied. He opened the vile and put a single drop on his tongue before recoiling in disgust. “Ugh! That tastes horrible!” he complained. “Isn’t there a better tasting version?”
“You either deal with the bad taste,” Fangtom said, “or deal with becoming a dangerous, feral snake.”
“Uuuugh!” Jay moaned.
“That was all, I wished, to talk to you, about,” Fangtom informed. “I must, head back, to the sewers.” Fangtom began to slither away.
“Wait!” Jay stopped him. “What happens when I run out of antivenom?”
“Simply visit me, and I will give you more,” Fangtom replied. “It isn’t, too complicated.”
“Oh…” Jay replied. “Well, thank you, Fangtom!”
“Don’t mention it,” Fangtom replied. “Dealing with an annoying ninja, is much more appealing, than dealing with a Cold-Hearted.”
“I’m gonna take that as a compliment,” Jay replied.
Fangtom started to leave as the other ninja came out to see Jay.
“What’s that?” Kai asked, looking at the vile. “Wait, was that Fangtom? What did he want?”
“He just wanted to help,” Jay replied, smiling.