=Entry of Mary's journal=
Today I ran out of antidote but like my usual self I didn't want to burden anyone with my problems. I think Bex knew, she always seems to worry about me even though we have only met recently, she is pretty cool and I admire her, I wish others would see it as well as I suspect she is very lonely.
Bex picked up something on the radio or something and said help was needed in preatoria, Keyes. Even with the knowledge of not having antidote to stop my venom from harming me I decided to help anyway, I hoped it would be quick so I wouldn't have to use my abilities that much but the fight dragged on and eventually we couldn't stop Anti-matter but we did safe the city, for now.
I could already feel the venom destroying me from the inside on the way back but the adrenaline from the fight made it bearable and I think nobody noticed. Once we arrived back at the base we gathered in the garden, a truly beautiful place in the darkness of the bottom of the ocean, I decided to sit down on the couch there as I felt the adrenaline slowly dissipating to be replaced with pain. once again I think Bex noticed it first but called it stress and gave me a massage, she's actually pretty good at it even if it wasn't very sensual, she was talking about working it off and offered to spar with her, it would get some adrenaline going as well to help with the pain. The others followed as well, claiming they needed drinks and since the gym has a bar it was as good a place as any.
Bex and I arrived first, followed by the others. Bex went of to change and Violet started talking about not wanting to spar, she was afraid to hurt people. I offered to spar with her sometime as she didn't have to worry about hurting me because of my regeneration abilities. To my surprise she wanted to take me on on that offer immediately and felt kinda sad I didn't get to spar with Bex.
I tried to make it a fair competition by not using my offensive abilities, it would make my condition even worse anyway, so far I managed to not let anyone worry me. I fought violet and got a hold of her a few times but she managed to escape by using cheap magic tricks. I managed to point a spine at her neck to let her know I got her, maybe this was the last drop as I felt more venom entering my blood. We sparred for a little while longer until Lady babel made us stop as she thought it was starting to look like something people might want to pay for on the internet which I thought was kinda amusing.
Not so amusing was all the magic goo I had on me because of violets tricks, Bex went to get me a towel but when she came back violet had already removed it with a spell. I felt kinda sad for Bex, she means so well but people seem to take away her chances. We had some drinks and I felt my body trembling as my body tried to fight the venom, the pain was getting worse as well but I think I managed to hide it quite well. Andrew must have noticed but he probably thought I was cold or something as he put my coat around me. I was still blind at the moment to see people were willing to help me.
It didn't take much longer before the venom overwhelmed me and I had to support myself on Bex, I finally gathered the courage to tell them I am NOT fine and I needed help, everyone reacted quickly and before I knew it Andrew was carrying me to their science lab. I felt really small in his arms and really embarrassed for not having the courage to ask for help earlier, I had only made things worse and the hope that the venom would be broken down by my body naturally soon vanished as I felt myself fighting to stay conscious as Andrew placed me on a table underneath a huge machine I suspect was a scanner of some sorts.
The rate at which the venom was breaking down my body was slightly faster than it regenerate, there was a serious chance of dying and it scared me more that I would have ever imagined. Soon they came up with various treatments, two would be for short term and the third one would at least have taken more time, time I probably didn't have. one of the other two involved magic and something about body and souls, I have to admit I might have missed a lot of the conversations as tried to stay awake. the other one would involve nanobots that would break down the venom but would cause severe damage to my body as well, they would shut down the nanobots with an electric charge through my body. I'm really not a big fan of magic, especially when it involves souls but the other option didn't sound very appealing either, at least it would be fairly quick.
As time was starting to run out I decided to take my chances with Bex's option of the nanobots, they gave me a sedative and Megan did something to my mind so I wouldn't experience it. when I woke up I could feel the venom was gone but I was still in pain as my body started to repair the damage the venom and the nanobots have caused, at least it was slowly fading now. It didn't take long before I felt confident enough to stand on my feet again but had to find some support with Bex at first, she has been very supportive and I think I found a very good friend in her.
Violet returned with a potion of some sorts that would act as an antidote, after dismissing her help earlier I felt bad about it and decided to at least give it a try. I drank the potion and if it wasn't for her warning I think she was trying to poison me, it was the most foul tasting drink I ever had.
Andrew insisted that I would spend the night at the base to keep an eye on me and after what happened today I really didn't feel like opposing anyone and asked where I could find a bed as I felt like being alone for a while. Bex offered to show me to a room and on my way there I confessed how stupid I felt about not asking for help, she said she can relate to it, I lost count on how many times I gave her a hug today and I didn't care as I wrapped my arms around her once more. I'm not sure why but I asked her if she could stay until I was asleep, she agreed and held my hand. it was nice feeling loved again.
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