Astrid's pov
I woke up on grass. Soft grass with trees to cover the night sky looming above me. Groggily and sorely I reach my hand up to make sure my necklace was on. Good, it Camen on this world. After hat priority was taken care of the events of what happened hit me all at once. Shocked my body and emotions weren't sure what to do next.
*Peut!* a dart hit the tree next to me. *peut!* *puet!* two more came my way. I cursed under my breath and scramble,Ed up, the feeling of danger arousing me from my mourning. I can grieve later, for now I need to get back to lyoko. Franz hopper said Sissy would help me, let's hope so.
"Get back here! Project Hax halt!" A woman's voice scolder me like w child as I started running. A small urge compelled me to stop and obey but it back off after I realized what it was. Screw off! I have business to do and I won't let you stop me!
I ran for a few miles at least, and soon I broke the trees to find the lake the factory sits on. Or used to...I covered my mouth with a hand as horror flushed over me. The factory wasn't just damaged from lyoko being destroyed...it's gone. I swallow my regret and focus on the positive. I'm near kadic! Judging by where I am in referance to the bridge I run in the way Kadic should be.
The loud noise of a gunshot rongs in my ears, justifying the pain on my cheek and the small object that flew into my sight at high speed. My heart race, if possible, got faster. My legs pounded harder and I moved faster. Blood dripped out of the wound on my cheek, probably just a scratch.
"Idiot! That could have killed her! She's too valuable for that put that thing away this instant!" The woman's voice said. Heh, finally being useful? Doesn't matter anyway. I image of the school past the trees came into view and I sighed in relief through my panting.
A momentary panic coursed through me. What if they don't help me? What if they catch me and turn me into them? What happens when I'm caught? Images of being a toy and experiment forever send a bitted taste to my mouth.
I push down my worries and run harder. Up ahead by the edge of the school I see a man, a girl, Jim, and our principle. The girl has white hair like I do...Sissy. I feel a pang out pity for her, she may have been a pain in the ass some times but she didn't deserve my fate.
I stop in my tracks and spin around on my heels In one smooth motion. What am I doing? I can't lead them straight to Sissy! I would be a traitor. No I have to stop them here and now. I hold up my hands and stare at the emerging images. I take a deep breath and say "stop." A wall of some invisible force springs up in front of them. How...I /think/ I used my programiness to pull atoms from the air and create it...maybe.
After it's created I crouch and put my hands on my knees. Heavily panting I try to catch my breath after what seemed like running forever.
"Astrid!" Sissy's voice calls me and I turn the man who I didn't recognize steps forward and continues on the group currently emersed in there inspecting on my wall. He passes me with a nod and I widen my eyes. Sissy runs up to me and grabs my hand. She squeezes and I turn back to her. Her eyes are completely white. her hair is the same silverish as mine. Her skin is much paler than before too. I soften my gaze and regard her sadly.
"Sissy...I..." I start to say but she holds up her hand. I'm surprised by her attitude change. She has barely spoken yet I feel he has matured alot. She looks like she's excepted what has happened.
"We'll talk about that later. For now are you okay? There's alot of things i bs that are about to be the thrown at you..." She says and I nod. I've been through enough lately to really care about my appearance at all.
Her father, my principle steps forward and gives me a reassuring smile. "Keith- Mr. Jamerson, will chase away your pursuers, you can relax about that." I nod and straighten a little. I calm my frantic panting and look him in the eye.
"Thank you, Mr. Delmas." I say and he nods.
"I'm going to tell you straight out. I'm the leader of KADIC, Kindred Agency During International Crisis. We are currently the one and only organization opposing ISP, the corporation attacking you and your friends. We would like you and the rest of you group to Jon us in dedending the world from this opposing force." he says and I iden my eyes. I take a sharp breath.
"If I were to say no...?" I ask hesitantly.
"Then I would find a suitable place for you to go to school and try to my utmost ability to allow yo to lead a normal life. " He vows and a safe feeling settles in my stomach.
"If that's the case...when can I join you in defending the world?" I ask putting on a smile. He looks as if a wait of tension has been lifted from his shoulder and smiles back at me. I remember from before, adults normally don't like me. This man, and Jim, have always been different. He holds his hand and I shake it.
"This is great!" Sissy said and I quirked an eyebrow at her. Not hostile, but curious.
"We need uou to tell us everything you know about Xana and the ISP. Especially the recent events we've had tonight. However it can wait until morning...or maybe afternoon. I'm sure your exhausted." Mr. Delmas said and I smiled appreciatively.
"Before that, let me give her a check up, I want to make sure that cut doesn't scar." A new voice says. Our school nurse, Ms Perraudin. She gives us a tiny wave. I shrug and she comes and leads me to the schoop clinic.
"Are you sure? At this hour can't it wait till morning?" I ask, it's quiet literally the middle of the night and most students should be asleep. She unlocks the doo to clinic and doesn't say a word as she flips on the lights. That's one way to answer.
"Your health is important. Besides,you didn't think im only a nurse? Your half program, I have to make sure that nothing will bug up." She's says unlike her normal style of speaking. I widen my eyes.
"Im not bugged!" I say indignantly and she rolls her eyes. She pats the bed for me to sit on it and I take a step forward. Or at least I thought I would. My legs didn't move at all and i suddenly realized how tired I was. I also realized something else. I'm supposed to be connected to the supercomputer right?
When it was shut down I was too. So why didn't I faint right away? Whatever the answer was it didnt come to me before I colasped on the ground.
Ulrichs POV
I woke up on the side of the street, infront of this huge dorm. Why can't I remember anything? Who am I? A few names struck my mind and stayed there. While everything about my past flooded in. Im a student at this school. I live in this dorm with several of my friends.
I remember now. I was on my way back from the meeting. We've got a match in a few days, and coach wants us to do our best. What happened was simple. I haven't slt for three says, I've been too focused on studying, which is totally unlike me anyway. My friends said so but..li have been getting better grades because of it.
I stand up but don't bother to brush the dirt off my jeans. What do those names mean though? Why is it so important to me? I walk into the dorm and see my friends standing there.
"Hey guys, do we know anybody name Yumi?" I asked.
Astrids POV
"That's fixes that problem!" A voice says and I crack open my eyes. I'm laying in a bed and it's still pitch black outside. I can tell because to my right is a window, the same window that Aelita and I decorated with photos. So I'm in my dorm?
"What?" I murmured and started Tom t up but my vision went blurry.
"Don't, sleep for a whlie longer, it hasn't even been two hours since you passed out. Your now no longer connected to then upper computer the way you were before. For now get some rest. We'll be meeting later." Ms Perraudin said. My body didn't protest, In fact IG went more like this.
I have work to do - me
No, you will sleep now - body
I dreamt of my friend, not only of my friends but of that family again too. The dream that I had a little whlie ago. The older brother, was older this time. And the little girl was about in sixth grade. I silently drifted through the dream, its too foggy for me to move clearly.
Later I dreamed about Odd, I almost woke up, or maybe I did. Either way I knew I i crying. The memories of him only made it worse.
I also dreamed about aelita. And jeremy. And yumi. And Ulrich. And William. All of my friends. Really I dreamed about everyone important to me.
And then I could feel it. I didn't wake up, not completly, but my mind could just tell. I was crying. For how long I had been crying I didn't know. But as I dreamed about each of my friends, I couldn't hold it back. It didn't even cross my mind to stop crying.
When I finally woke up again it was morning. I wiped the previous nights tears from my eyes and sniffled. Be strong, that's what you have to do. Even though I thought that I feel flimsy.
Just as I stand up from the bed sissy walks in. She smiles and waves, shes hold a tray of breakfast- croissants and eggs and such. She set it down on my night stand and turned to me.
"Your finally awake! It's been a long time!" she said and I cocked my head.
"What do you mean, hasn't it only been a few hours since then, it is morning after all...well maybe late morning." It looks like its way past when breakfast is served. I bet other students are in clsss by now.
Sissy raises an eyebrow though, creating an expression that seems more like the old her. "Astrid...it's been three days." She said and I widened my eyes. Had it really been that long? No wonder my eyes feel this puffy. How long was that I was crying? A small spark of hope lit in my chest. If it's been three days could they have found anyone yet?
Of course not. That's not their job job. They probably don't care about it. Why look for a little girls friends when you have a world to save!? My knees collaspes to the ground, despite the amount of energy I have from my long sleep. Slow tears start to fall down my face.
It will be a long time before they seem you again. And an even longer time before they recognize you again. franz hopper said they would loose their memory of it all.
No one will laugh with me on the way to gym. No one will be there to sit doen with at lunch time. I can't share my meatballs with odd anymore and I can't hang out with anyone in the rec room. More tears start to flow and I sob silently.
Silent, but harsh. They shake my whole body and leave me shaking on the ground. At somet point sissy politely exited the room. Leaving a White and Turquoise cap on my dresser.
I thanked her mentally but didn't stop crying. I cried for Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, Aelita, Jeremy, and William. I cried for the friend shop that I knew would not be phased by this. I cried for the families of Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, William, and Jeremy. I cried for Aelita because her family couldn't miss her anymore.
But I do. I miss them. I miss them so much. My heart aches for them like they do when they greive, my lunge scream for them like they do for air underwater. My pulse raced to find them and my brain throbbed to know what happened to them.
In the end though i dried the tears. I gather all of my close. I gathered the necklaces that held special meaning for me. I picked up the colored cap sissy left. I devoured my breakfast and chugged the Orange juice.
Most students are in class, so the showers are empty. I took a long hot one that scalded my skin. After who knows how long I got out and got dressed. Putting my hair into a simple ponytail threaded through th hole in the cap. One by one. Put on the necklaces I had. My silver and gold pockets, the ISP repeller, and the red wooden heart.
i brushed my teeth, (really needed that) and slipped on my tennis shoes. Checking myself one last time in the mirror I smile. It's a sad smile, but probably better than any of tesmiles I gave three days ago. I went back to my room, dumped my stuff, grabbed my bag and headed out the door.
It's time to stop by the principles office, I need answers.
Hoooooo boy. You guys have nooooo idea how hard it was to write this. My iPad kept freezing everytime I got a good chunk of it done without saving. So rp multiple times I had to rewrite a thousand or so words. Yeah as you imagined y sanity went out the window a while ago. I hope you enjoy this star of Book 2! Got many evil pans though...Muehehehe! (Like I said the sanity is loooong gone)