Carmen Sandiego return to V.I.L.E

Part 4

(Carmen's point of view)

At some point I must have drifted off to sleep, I opened my eyes and there was no one there, not that there should be. It's not like they could be here 24/7 after all they had a school to run. Well, sort of right knows the school year would have just ended from what I understand. Out of the blue, I'm hit by a sudden heat, I'm sweating really badly. I try to call for somebody but nothing comes out. I rip the IV out of my arm, I flinch out of pain but it is covered by another round of sudden heat. I got out of bed slowly but surely, I made my way down the hall. Everything is just how I remembered it. I sit down by the corner when another wave of heat surges through my body by far the worst one yet.

I hear voices and I try to call out, but it's as if my throat began to close up. Its Countess Cleo and Dr. Bellum.

"I'll reintroduce you and the rest of the faculty tomorrow since there are no side effects occurring from the medicine" I overhear Dr. Bellum saying

What medicine though? Perhaps they gave me some type of medicine last night when I began to show movement. Something was off. Obviously, I couldn't just go up to one of them and ask, it was probably nothing. Another wave of heat surges through my body but this time it felt different. I noticed my hands were shaking, no scratch that my entire body. Something was obviously wrong. I had to get their attention somehow. I pull a button off my shirt and aim it at Dr. Bellum, I miss. Instead, it hits Shadowsun who had just appeared out of nowhere. He growled. He then looked at me. I'm not sure whether I should be happy or scared, maybe a bit of both.

"Shouldn't she be in the hospital wing or at least on a leash?" said Shawdowsun pointing at me.

"What the," said Coach Burnt walking up behind Shadowsun with Professor Malstrom. She immediately ran over to my side.

"What are you doing here? You should be in bed," Coach Brunt said worriedly. I moan. I then feel her hand on my head, I bite my lip and I taste blood.

"Fever," said Coach Brunt picking me up. I move as close as I can into her but I stop. The shaking, the heat surges, everything. I realize I'm gasping for air.

"Black Sheep you need to come down your hyperventilating," Dr. Bellum said, ushering Coach Brunt to lay me down on the ground. I make a sound somewhat in between a moan and a growl. I bite harder on my lip trying to not focus on the pain. I taste more blood.

"Black Sheep stop that you are going to hurt yourself" I hear Countess Cleo say, I realize my nails are digging into my flesh. I try to tell them that I'm hot but I can't I, I, I.....

(Coach Brunts point of view)

"Ahh Ehh Ohh Ahh"

What on Earth was happening, what could cause her to be in this much pain, she had broken her shoulder and didn't even realize it until a week later when she saw a huge bruise before. I look over Sara, she shrugs her shoulders.

"Lambkins" I had to keep it together for her sake, "You're going to be okay don't worry" Except I don't know if that is true. It was one thing to pretend to not know if she would be alright, to pretend to be in a coma, but this wasn't pretend. I don't want to think the worst but I am. I start to tear up."I can't lose you now when I just got you back."

(Carmen's point of view)

I feel something cold on my face, it's nice and wet, I watch in pain as Countess Cleo clears the sweat off my face, and moves my hair out of the way. I watch as Coach Brunt picks me up and rushes me back to the room I was in with all the administrators behind her. I watch as Dr. Bellum argues with herself over what is causing this. I watch as Professor Maelstrom looks at me in pity, but I don't pay attention to any of it. My mind is somewhere else.

My brain throbs as I try to figure out why El Topo called me Carmen. The name felt familiar but I'm not sure how. He had just come back from a caper I think, when he saw me in Coach Brunt's arms and asked what I was doing here, what was Carmen doing here? He then jumped at his own words as he repeated the name. Shadowsun had escorted him somewhere.

Everyone entered the room and Coach Brunt laid me down on the bed. Dr. Bellum pulls a needle out of the drawer and puts it in my arm saying something about helping me relax. As soon as she takes the needle out I realize what she means. My whole body loosens up and slowly my breathing returns to normal but not before putting an oxygen mask on my face. Another wave of heat surges through me but not as bad as before, though still painful enough that I let out a soft moan.

Coach Brunt is stroking my head and my breathing starts to go in rhythm with her strokes. I start to feel at ease and the heat seems to fade away, relieved I let out a small sigh. Dr. Bellum puts a cool washcloth on my forehead and I close my eyes. I then reopen them and blurt out,

"Who's Carmen?" But I don't hear what was said because at that moment, peacefully, everything went black.

(Third person[I think])

The V.I.L.E operatives are looking at each other.

"Well Bellum who is Carmen?" said Countess Cleo.

"Don't worry I already have a plan in case this were to happen," said Dr. Sara Bellum,

"Care to enlighten us," said Professor Malstrom.

"Gladly, what will be said is Black Sheeps name became a sore subject over time so when people wanted to refer to her they would use the name Carmen Sandiago."

"That's not half bad," said Coach Brunt. "Know what was that all about?"

"I'm not exactly sure I'll have to run some tests." Said Dr.Sara Bellum.

"As long as she's okay," said Coach Brunt looking down at Black Sheep. She then got up and left followed by the others only leaving Dr. Sara Bellum and Black Sheep.

"I guess there really is no easy way to tame you Black Sheep even with science," said Dr. Sara Bellum with worry and a slight bit of amusement. "Know lets see what happened so we can make sure it won't happen again.