Hesitant inclination- The doctor and the scientist

•Unlikely bond•

It was a dark and stormy night, as if the sky itself was a veil of shadows drapped over the Banland arena, with blood and fire. Shortly thereafter, Subspace respawns while "Pandemonium coda" starts playing in the background. It was a bit difficult to focus on the phight, especially because of the severe discomfort that he had in his mouth, and, in consequence, his team was in the losing position. He got straight to the conquer point, launched his phinisher, and, as he locked eyes with his sworn enemy, Medkit, he attacked by using the move Soul stealer but, it was interrupted by the opposite Crystal shift attack incoming. The scientist was struck by it, which wasn't beneficial to his goal of achieving his target. He was now, on the floor, groaning from pain, with his health drastically weakned, he used Mist rush and went through Medkit, with an objective to poison him and escape. It did work well and now, both teams were tied up so, The Flipside started singing "Overtime?!".

"ugh... Even with my mouth rotted from inside out behind this mask, I still need to win...",

Subspace mumbled to himself, and, after targeting the green-turquoise horned demon, he used Cosmic carnage, trying to defeat him, but actually, he was the one who got taken down by his enemy.

"3... 2... 1...  Defeat!"...

As the scientist lost the match, he was overcome with a sense of failure. He tried to put up a valiant phight, but the injuries he had sustained had taken their toll. Despise his strong desire to win, he realised that his inability to concentrate due to the pain in his mouth had been his downfall. Subspace was so weak and injured that, right after the match, he ran off somewhere to hide himself, where no one could hear him groaning from pain, but most impotantly, to have no one approaching him at his weakest state. The scars in his mouth were worsening with every passing second as he hid them from the view, never knowing how much worse they would become.

"The rotting is now worse, great... I should've returned home instead of getting here",

the scientist thought to himself, before passing out, on the cold floor. Rain started pouring down, yet Subspace lays unconscious in the corner still and hiding his scars despise the worsening condition. As some minutes passed, the rain grew stronger, the scientist's fate seemed all but sealed. Medkit, who was carrying an umbrella, was on his way back home when his eyes spotted a familiar body lying in a corner. He cautiously approached the body and, was shocked when he found out that it was his sworn enemy, Subspace, unconscious and covered in rain plus his own blood. As the doctor lifted the unconscious scientist into his arms and took him with him, he knew that his decision was risky. Seeing the scientist in such a vulnerable state, he decided to take a chance and help him, despite their past. They took shelter at Medkit's office, the doctor had realised how foolish he'd been to take in his sworn enemy. As minutes ticked by, his concern on Subspace grew, despise their bitter rivalry.

"How come his infection get this bad? The last time that I've checked, it was almost cured...",

said Medkit, a bit worried. He also wondered if he made the right choice by bringing the magenta four-horned demon with him but, it was unable to shake the feeling that he was doing the right thing. The doctor left those thoughts and wrapped the scientist in some towels and cautiously placed him lying on a sofa. Then he started to clean his wounds and bandaging him up. He could hear and feel Subspace groaning and shivering from pain every time Medkit gently touches his wounds. Some time after, the rain stopped, it was still cloudy so, Medkit left his office, bringing Subspace with him, and walked to his place. After arriving, the doctor immediately took the scientist's wet clothes off and put him in spare pajamas that he had and tucked him in bed, making sure to keep him comfortabe and warm. He couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth towards Subspace, as he watched him sleep. As he noticed that it was getting pretty late, he decided to put Subspace's clothes to wash and then changed into his night clothes and laid gently on the other side of the bed. Shortly after, he fell asleep, having a sense of peace, knowing that Subspace was safe and in good hands.