Rewind the Forward Effects (Ninjago AU)

Chapter 37: Glass In Nixie's Foot

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"Good morning sleepyhead." Said a soft voice.

Krux opened his eyes and turned his head to the side, seeing that Chris was there.

"Do you want to try to eat anything?" Chris asked.

"I'm fucking sick. What the fuck do you think?" Krux asked.

"I would say that you don't want anything..." Chris replied.

"Now leave me alone and let me sleep." Krux said before closing his eyes and going back to sleep.

"I forgot how your behavior changes when you're sick..." Chris mumbled to himself.

He needed sleep anyway, as it will help him feel better. Chris closed the curtains and then exited the room, shutting the door behind him. He then made his was downstairs, and looked into the living room, seeing that Acronix was passed out on the couch.

The kids were in the kitchen, trying to find something to eat.

"Dada! I'm hungry!" Blaire said.

"What do you want to eat?" Chris asked.

"Can we get take out?" Blaire asked.

"I'm sorry. We can't." Chris replied, feeling bad.

She pouted. And so did Noah.

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"Just to let you two know, we are not getting take out on the way home."

"But dada!"

"Please dada!"

"It's unhealthy! And plus, I don't want your father getting anyone sick."

"There's something called taking it home, Chris."

The rest of the drive there was silent.

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After getting Acronix to a psychologist, he has been diagnosed with ADHD and officially with depression. Not only did they get an appointment with a psychologist for Acronix, but secretly for Krux as well. They've discussed that he's got anger issues, PTSD, and depression.

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"I WANT TAKE OUT!"

Chris sighed as he started up the car. Not only were Blaire and Noah begging for take out, but Acronix was now demanding for take out as well. Chris looked at Krux, hoping that he would be against it, which will most likely be the case since his stomach can't handle food.

"Babe? What do you think?" Chris asked.

"...can we?" Krux asked.

"Can we... what?" Chris asked.

"...get take out?" Krux said.

Honestly, he didn't feel like cooking. But at the same time, he didn't want to get take out.

"Alright. Fine." Chris said.

The kids cheered and Acronix started screaming with excitement.

"Can you please stop screaming, brother? I have a headache..." Krux said.

"Me sorz." Acronix said.

"Thank you." Krux said.

He coughed and it was nasty. And seeing that his husband was on the verge of throwing up after that, Chris pulled over so he could do so. Chris then got out and helped him recline the seat back, since he felt too weak to go it himself. After that was done, Chris got back in the car and Krux fell asleep.

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As they continued to drive, Acronix soon fell asleep as well. It seems like he got tired out. So, they went to a fast food place and got some food. Of course, Krux got very little to eat, as his stomach couldn't handle large amounts of food. And Acronix just ate a lot. They could tell that he was hungry.

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Once they got back home, Chris immediately got Krux back in bed and went to go sleep on the couch. Acronix was hyper for the rest of the night. He couldn't sleep, and he couldn't get his mind to shut off enough so he could sleep.

Cyrus was up most of the night, trying to get Acronix to be calm enough to go to sleep. He did eventually go to sleep, but it was not for a long time.

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He was now sitting in a hospital room, with a doctor examining his right foot, as there was glass lodged inside his foot.

"It's in there alright. We'll have to do a procedure to get it out." The doctor said.

"How long is it going to take?" Cyrus asked.

"We can't get it out using tweezers... we'll have to go in and remove it surgically." The doctor said.

Acronix was a little nervous, but the glass in his foot was very uncomfortable and he was bleeding. They had to stop the bleeding first before they could do any further action.

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A few days have passed and Krux was feeling better than he did. And today was the day that they were going to remove the glass from Acronix's foot, since it took forever to stop the bleeding.

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A few hours have passed and he was now back in his room, and has not woken up from the anesthetics yet. His right foot was all stitched up from where they removed the glass from. The family was waiting for him to wake up. Soon... he opened his eyes. The kids had to be contained, as their excitement and sudden movements, as well as their loud noises, would most likely overwhelm him.

They hugged and stuff. Acronix then said that he was sleeby, so they let him sleep until a nurse came in a few hours later.

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Soon, he could go home and recover. He laid in bed most of the time, in comfy clothes and slept. Acronix had a headache, but it quickly went away when he went to sleep. The lights in the bedroom were off most of the time, and either a small nightlight, some lit candles, or a lantern in the corner of the room is what kept the room lit.

A few moments later... his brother entered the room.

"How are you feeling?" Krux asked.

"I'm feeling high!" Acronix answered.

"How is you foot?" Krux asked.

"It's fine." Acronix answered.

He sat with him for a few moments. Something then occurred to him.

"Hey, brother. I was thinking about something..." Krux said.

"Like what?" Acronix asked.

"You know how time heals all wounds?" Krux asked.

"Ya." Acronix said. "What about it?"

"Since you can control the forward movement of time... does that mean that you heal pretty quickly?" Krux asked.

"Holy shit." Acronix said.

They just sat in silence for a few moments, letting this realization sink in.