A/N While writing my first Osmosis Jones fanfic, Almira's Story, I came up with a plot for OJ 2; even the villain. But this time, it isn't Thrax and Almira…

Ok, I only own the plot, Almira, and any other characters you don't recognize; the rest is owned by Warner Bros. I might be busy with my other fic, King of the Sanctuary: Growing Up, but I'll try and update this as much as I can.

When Osmosis "Ozzy" Jones defeated Thrax the Muerte Roja virus and his pet hyena germ, Almira, brought the hypothalamus chain back and saved Frank, the city though their troubles were over. After all, the dangerous threats were gone, the new and better mayor was elected, and Frank was taking better care of himself. What could possibly go wrong? Of course, something could always go wrong.

That was what was bugging Ozzy. He sat at his desk, chin in one hand, while his fingers tapped on the table. He glanced at the files on his desk absentmindedly and sighed. He had to go through the papers, but his mind wasn't in it.

Then, his partner and best friend, a cold pill named Drix came in. "Hey, Ozzy!" He said cheerfully. "I tried those cheeseboogers like you said, and you were right! They are amazing!" His grin melted when Ozzy didn't acknowledge him. "Ozzy?" He snapped his fingers. "Oz?" He shook his shoulder. "Hey! Frank to Ozzy!"

"Huh?" Ozzy exclaimed, startled. "What'd you say, Drix?"

Drix sighed. "That bad feeling again?"

Ozzy nodded. "It's been buggin' me ever since…you know, Frank almost expired a year ago. I get this feelin' that Thrax an' Almira ain't really gone, y'know?"

"Ozzy, you said you saw them fall into the alcohol on the false eyelash. You said they didn't get off in time. You know what alcohol does to germs and viruses."

Ozzy nodded, shivering. He knew all right; they dissolved. Painfully, so he heard. "Yeah, maybe you're right. Maybe I'm just overreactin'."

"You are." Drix nodded, picking up some papers to sort. "C'mon, I'll help you with these papers."

"Thanks, buddy." Ozzy grinned. "You're right; they're gone."

However, what the cell and pill didn't know was Thrax and Almira weren't gone; they were very much alive. They had been for a year now. Their survival happened minutes after they had fallen into the alcohol…

A Year ago…

After the eyelash fell, throwing off its inhabitants, Ozzy didn't think any more of it. However, had he been watching, he would have seen something astonishing.

A dark green paw shot out of the liquid, gripping the glass. Another paw shot out; then a green hyena head with dark green ears and light green drooping bangs came out; in its mouth was a black cloth. It continued to climb out of the alcohol; a green figure clad in a black trench coat had its arms wrapped tight around its neck. The hyena germ continued to climb. After a while, it reached the top of the glass. It crawled onto the edge, rolled the virus off of its back, and collapsed, coughing.

The virus laid a heavy arm on the hyena's back, causing it to jump. The virus smiled weakly, "Good girl. I said this once, and I'll say it again: Baby Girl, yer a life-saver." He lay down, closing his eyes.

The hyena crawled nearer to him and laid her ear against his chest, sighing with relief when he was still breathing. She laid her head on her paws, waiting as the alcohol dripped off of her and her virus comrade. When a human picked the glass up, she pushed herself up and nudged at the virus. "Ohhh, Almira, can't we just stay here an. die peacefully?" He groaned.

"Mm-mmm." The hyena named Almira shook her head stubbornly and nudged the virus to his feet.

"Ok, ok, I'm gettin' up." He groaned. He and Almira limped to the human hand and climbed onto the tip, taking refuge under the fingernail. Luckily there was a cut underneath; a way inside where it was warmer, and where it would be easier to incubate. They crawled inside, and the virus removed his coat and gray turtleneck, revealing a green, muscular body. Glancing at his left shoulder, he saw a large area that was burned worse than the rest of him. "That's gonna scar." He growled. "Damn cell! Ratted me out to the Immunity, stole my chain, nearly killed us! I'm gonna murder him next time I see him!"

Almira nodded and huffed in agreement, but whimpered at the quick movement. "But fer now, we gotta heal up." The virus rubbed the hyena. "But after that, watch out Jones, cause Big Daddy Thrax and Miss Almira're gonna come fer ya!"

A/N I know this is short, but most of my beginning chapters are.

You may have recognized the scene in italics if you read the last chapter of Almira's Story. But there's a little more, showing how Thrax and Almira survived further.

Thrax's quote, "Can't we just stay here an' die peacefully?" was inspired by Ozzy, in Ozzy and Drix, asking, "Can't I just stay here and die peacefully?" I thought that'd be something Thrax would say XD