(Spelling corrected: 7/28/08)

Disclaimer: I wish it did but alas it is not so, Code Lyoko does not belong to me.

Summary: After a close call for the Lyoko warriors they find a problem among their own, far more troubling then the first and to top it all off XANA has gained a new ability which is bound to turn the tides in his favor.

Sequel to Purple Visions

Now presenting: Nightmares are a Virus

Chapter 1: Friends know

Many things had happened over the last two days. The balance between the digital and the real world was beginning to tilt in unfavorable ways. It had felt like their victory; they had made it back, avoided falling into the Digital Void and reversed XANA's attack.

It seemed a full out win.

They should have known they could never be that lucky and now they were left with the problem of discovering what the Scyphozoa back in sector five had done to Odd.

They didn't fully understand it and the only person that did, couldn't remember.

All that he knew completely was that the world had faded into gray, in his confusion and it was only by luck he ever managed to find the dorms. Only to be sheepishly directed to his own after three tried doors which all ended up intruding on girls. It was the wrong floor he was searching.

It was his room no doubt, at the dog which perked up its head at its owner's presence.

"Kiwi!" finally a familiar face. He stroked the mutt once then looked over the two beds. This meant he must have had a roommate maybe they could fill in some of these blanks.

Ulrich had walked in a very elaborate circle searching all the places he was sure Odd would be judging by before but he wasn't in the Infirmary and for once when he wanted Sissi to be around to ask, she wasn't.

Then an idea sprouted up in his mind as he withdrawn his cell phone from his pocket. There it was on speed dial as all their numbers were but when he went to call and held it to his ear,

Static…

He canceled it and moved to slide the phone away but the device began to vibrate. Yumi.

Find him yet?

No such luck. "Not yet and his cell phone isn't connecting. I'm going to check our dorm he might be there."

Why wouldn't he have checked up with us first?

Ulrich didn't respond, thinking along the same lines. He stopped in front of the door and shifted his phone to the other hand. Slowly he crept it open peering in. "Odd?…" He wasn't sure what to expect.

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There was the boy though dressed in his normal purple with his large spike of blonde hair soaked from the rain.

Before his roommate had appeared Odd had been tearing through his own stuff looking for anything would bring back the memories of what he had been doing here all this time. Too bad the one thing that could currently help him though was in Miss Elisabeth Delmas room.

Here was someone he should know, standing in the doorway but when he turned around to face the brown haired boy, fatigue overtook him throwing him into a world of black.

It was the same as before. Just as Odd did before, he passed out, again.

"Yeah I found him but you better call Jeremie and Aelita and get over here."

Odd Della Robbia felt nauseas, light-headed, and over all hungry. Greeted by a group of unfamiliar faces when he had opened his eyes once more and they were all staring. "Are you alright? We didn't want to take you to the Infirmary just in case."

He was tempted to ask 'incase what?' but stopped himself, a different set of words finding way to his mouth. "I'm really…" He sat himself up slowly caressing his fingers to his gut. "Hungry…" There was no way he could worry about anything else till he satisfied that demand.

"You had soup this morning…" Ulrich slid his hand to the nape of his own neck and rubbed it tenderly but that was all and if he was counting it was almost two complete days without eating. That couldn't be good for someone with a metabolism like Odd.

"I don't remember…" no one heard him.

Jeremie sunk down on his friend's unoccupied bed and snapped open his laptop, resting it upon his knees. He was a little more than relieved to see their oddest group member was alright and so examined the clock on his screen and determined. "It's almost time for dinner…"

With that they had decided they should go together. All except for Yumi, who stated she really had to get home and then Ulrich who offered to walk her home. It was only when they were parting from the rest of them when Odd had pointed and asked. "Are you two going out?"

Ulrich was quick on the response before Yumi could even open her mouth. "No!"

Well Odd just smiled. "You should, you two look perfect for each other." Both their cheeks had grown a tinge of light pink before their composers were gathered and they headed off.

"You knew they weren't going out why did you ask?"

Odd lost interest in this conversation glancing one way then the other before finally came the words they never thought to hear him say. "Where is the Cafeteria?" Someone who ate so much would never forget where to find the food.

Something was wrong.

"Odd?"

It's a messy start but it's on its way.

Next Chapter: Forgotten

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