A Better Life-Divergent FanFic

Chapter 13: The Cure

Tobias POV

All I can focus on is the beating on the heart monitor as I squeeze Tris's hand. When she passed out I rushed her to the infirmary and they looked her up to tons of machines and IV's.

"Mr. Eaton." A doctor says walking in

"I am Dr. Theo James. I've been overseeing your wife's care. We did blood work on her and the results were," he pauses, "perplexing. You see, she had very high levels of this..." He shows me his clipboard and it displays some fancy medical word, which I do not understand. "This indicates that something was somehow consumed in the body that is not usually consumed."

"What do you mean?" I ask

"Well, these unusual blood levels usually indicate a type of poison consumed by the person."

"You mean like food poising?" I question.

"Not exactly...more like a chemical poison, ones that are often lethal and never found in food or drinks or something that a person may regularly consume."

Poison? How was Tris poisoned? The word itself makes me shudder.

"We will continue running tests to isolate the abnormal toxin in her body, but we will have to ask you to step out so we can do so." He explains.

I nod. I stand not wanting to let go of Tris's warm hand but I do. I walk out the of the room. When I walk out I see something...someone I know in the infirmary. Lex. She is being wheeled on a gurney down the hall by a nurse. I run up to her.

"What happened?!" I ask. Lex is in a coma like state, same as Tris.

"Are you a family member or friend?" She asks

"Yes," I say becoming impatient

"We're not sure what is wrong yet. She is running a high fever and blacked out on her way here. Her friend Emma brought her." she says gesturing over to where Emma is sitting.

I walk over to Emma and sit down.

"Four," she stammers, "what are you doing here?"

"It's Tris, she was running a high fever this morning and she blacked out and is in a coma like state now."
Emma's eyes widen.

"That's exactly what happened to Lex!" She exclaims. "You don't think they could be connected do you?" She asks.

"I'm not sure." I say, but I'm gonna find the hell out if it is.

*An hour later*

A nurse rushes into the waiting room towards us.
"Mr. Eaton?" She says

"Yes what is it?" I reply, a certain urgency in my voice.

"It's your wife, we think we figured out what
poisoned her."

"Poison?!" Emma says standing. "She was poisoned?"

"Yes," the nurse starts, "and so was your friend, Lex." My stomach flips. Something...or someone poisoned them.

"Come quickly." the nurse beckons, "We've put them both in the same room. Dr. James is waiting."

We walk into the room Tris and Lex are in. They look so similar. Eyes closed, skin pale, chest barely rising and falling.

"Mr. Eaton, Miss Emma, it seems both Lex and Tris have been poisoned by the same toxin called Letumalkoma. It's an extremely rare poison that was created during the War of Genetics. It takes effect 24 hours after consumption, causes and extremely high fever, puts the body into a coma and eventually death. The Erudite have been testing and experimenting with it recently, in attempts to figure out its properties. Back in the war it was used as a weapon and today is used for nothing and can only be found in Erudite laboratories. So how they consumed it I have no idea." He explains.

"What does this mean?!" I demand

"It means we need to transfer them to Erudite immediately, because they may have an antidote. Back in the war the poison was made in the form of a clear liquid and could be mixed into essentially anything. Often the side who used the poison as a weapon consumed it accidentally, so an antidote had to be made. I only heard of the Erudite having the antidote for it a few years back, but there is still hope." He reassures us.

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We arrive at Erudite compound and they rush Tris and Lex to the ICU. They make Emma and I wait in the waiting room despite our protest.

As we wait for what feels like hours an Erudite doctor comes to give us an update.

"We have an update on Tris and Lex." She starts, "It seems the way the poison entered their bodies orally, due to traces of the poison in their saliva. Essentially this means the poison was in a food or maybe a drink. How it got there, I have no idea. We luckily have the antidote and have lab technicians producing more of it as we speak. I'll update you when we have any more news." She says

"Thank you," says Emma. The doctor nods and walks away. I do not reply though. Instead my mind plunges into deep thoughts...

How could they have eaten or drank poison? More importantly how did someone get their hands on it...it can only be found in Erudite and no one has access to Eru-

its then that I remember the one person who still has ties from Erudite...the one who is a leader so he can go virtually anywhere without getting caught...that one person...is Eric.

Hey Guys!! Sorry for the short chapter but I wanted to get this out on Thursday so I had to make it shorter. Some of you may have noticed that Eric was never mentioned as a part of the plan from last chapter. I wanted to add a twist on it so hehe you'll have to find out how he's involved next chapter! Also thank you SO MUCH for 9 followers and OVER A HUNDRED READS LIKE WHAT???? THANK YOUUUUUUUU