Poppy Sick Fic

Fever

"POPPY, YOUR BURNING UP! You're not well" he added "Dad, its fine, Im the Queen, I have to help the village, you know how they are, they're always needing my help with something" and with that she left his side, to continue working on the party and helping out the people. Their always needing my help with something. King Peppy watched as she walked off, slowly stumbling, hand on her head. When all of a sudden

She collapsed! "POPPY!!" King Peppy shouted in the distance, running to his daughter, as fast as his slow, old legs could carry him, "Poppy? POPPY!! Can you hear me? "Oh, my poor girl!" Poppy's heart was beating, but it was very slow, steady beats, her breathing was light and raspy. Peppy immediately scooped her up in his arms. He brushed the hair off her sweaty face, and felt her forehead again, he winced at how hot she was. He had decided to take her to his pod, so he could keep a close eye on her, and monitor her fever and symptoms.

Upon arrival to his pod, he placed her gently on his bed, Poppy was still out cold, Peppy grew concerned, for his only daughter. His sweet little girl, there lying unconscious, with only light raspy breaths, she was VERY pale, and flushed in the cheeks, he felt bad for her. He decided to get a cold compress, and placed it on her forehead in hopes of bringing her fever down a bit. As soon as it touched her hot skin, she stirred a bit, moaning, her eyes fluttering, open and closed.

"Da..Daddy" she muttered, thru the pain. She was a bit hoarse. But Peppy could still make out what she was saying. "It's ok, Sweety, im here, im right here, thank goodness your ok, I was so worried about Poppy" Poppy finally admitted. "Dad, I-I don't feel good, I feel lightheaded and dizzy. "I know sweetheart, why didn't tell me sooner?" He asked, "Because, I-Im the Queen, its my job to take care of the village, I can't take a day off, the people need me" she told him. "

"Poppy, its ok to take a day off, sometimes if your not feeling well, a good Queen can only take care of the village and tend to their needs, if she takes care and tends to her own needs." Poppy understood, she coughed weakly and sighed, "Im sorry dad. Poppy felt tired and let out a yawn, Peppy took notice, and tucked his only daughter in, "Get some rest sweetheart, your body needs it", and with that he kissed her forehead, Poppy shut her eyes and fell fast alseep.

It didn't take her long, bein as she had a long day, and with it bein as hot as it was, the heat drained her of any energy that she did have. Branch was still putting up decorations for the upcoming Party, King Peppy had arrived to where the part was bein set up at.

*Ahem* he cleared his throat, that got everyone's attention, "Something has come up, Poppy has....", he just remembered what Poppy had told him, about the Poppy 991, she didn't want the village to get involved, and make matters worst, he immediately backtracked, shoot! What was he gonna tell them then? "Poppy has what?" One troll asked, "uh Poppy was informed that their won't be enough glitter, yea, glitter, so the party needs to be postponed. That convinced them, the village can be convinced pretty easily. Everybody immediately started takin down decorations, and packing them back up.

Branch went over to King Peppy, Branch was not convinced, he was way smarter then that. "Really, we're postponing the party, because....we don't have enough glitter?" King Peppy knew Branch didn't buy any of that, he was too smart. "Branch, Poppy's sick" he told him. "That's why she didn't look so good" it all made sense, it dawned on him, the flushed cheeks, pale complexion, rapid breathing, fast heart rate. He immediately felt bad for her.

"Is she ok?" He was getting very worried about her, he loved Poppy more then anything in the world, and hated seeing her in that state, Poppy rarely ever got sick. "She'll be ok Branch, she just needs to take it easy and get lots of rest." Branch knew Poppy all to well, and knows how stubborn she can be. Getting Poppy to rest and stay in bed was not gonna be easy. He knows Poppy has a kind heart and she just wants what's best for everyone, even if she's not up for it. But if she was feeling lightheaded and nauseous, maybe it wouldn't be very difficult, she doesn't have much energy, she wouldn't feel like getting up and walking around.

"Poppy's resting now, she's alseep, she needs as much rest as she can get, but you can come by a little later, to see how she's doing" Branch went to help the trolls clear the decorations and pack them up. He was a bit glad the party was being postponed, it was just way to hot, to throw a party. Being the overprepared as he was, he didn't want the people getting heatstrokes.