A/N: I made this two chapters because one chapter would have been too long, at least in my opinion.
After Jeremie Leaves:
Oh, come on. I'm being left alone in a room again? And with that weird Noise making the whole place fall apart? Talk about inconsiderate. I would bark to show my irritation, but I smelled Jim out in the hallway, and I know better than to make noise when he's around.
I hear Jim say something about a dog, and I know he must be talking about me. That's an even better reason to stay quiet. I tense when I hear that terrible Noise start up again, and I try not to bark. I feel the floor shift under my paws as a crack opens somewhere nearby. This is bad. Really bad. Oh, where is my boy when I need him?
I hear a crackly voice come from the ceiling, telling the other humans to evacuate. I know that Odd will hear it and come to get me. I just hope he gets here fast.
My wishes are fulfilled when my boy opens the door a few minutes later, looking around frantically.
"Kiwi? Where are you?" he calls out. I immediately leap into his arms, licking his face joyously. I'm right here, don't worry, I assure him silently.
My boy carries me out into the hallway, and starts walking in the direction of the stairs. All of a sudden, he stops, and I notice that I can still smell two human girls nearby. Didn't they hear the voice that said to get out of this place? My boy opens a nearby door, revealing the room of two girls called "Milly" and "Tamiya." They both seem irritated that Odd disturbed them, but he soon warns them of the danger and they get up to come with us.
My boy sets me down on the floor and continues toward the stairs with Milly and Tamiya following. I trail behind, listening intently for any sign of the Noise. My diligence pays off when we reach the stairwell, and I pick up the sound of the Noise. I immediately bark to warn Odd and the two girls, who come to a halt at the top of the stairs.
"What's wrong with your dog?" Milly asks my boy. He doesn't get a chance to answer, because the whole building seems to shift, and the entire staircase collapses right in front of us. The humans all make frightened sounds, and I feel the alarm ripple off their skin. My boy quickly recovers, though, suppressing his fear with determination.
"About face," he declares to Milly and Tamiya, and we turn around to head back the way we came. Unfortunately, the Noise seems to have made a gap in the hallway too. It's too wide to jump across, and we're up too high in the building to jump down. Odd, Milly, and Tamiya all gasp in disbelief, while I stare at the damage in equal shock. Now what?
I look up as my boy pulls out the small rectangle he uses to talk to people that are far away. He taps it a few times, and puts it up to his ear. My ears pick up the sound of ringing, and then Ulrich's faint voice coming from the device. Odd starts talking to him, explaining our predicament, while I survey the gap again. Once more, my sensitive ears pick up the Noise, and I bark a warning.
The floor beneath us begins to tilt, and I can't take it anymore. I jump into my boy's arms, and we all attempt to get away from the rift. The floor tips even more, causing all three humans to lose their balance and hit the floor with successive thumps. The small rectangle is jarred out of Odd's hand and slides away, falling into the crack in the slanted hallway.
"No!" he cries after it. The floor begins to shake, causing us to slide closer and closer to the gap. I feel the waves of terror coming from Milly and Tamiya, and even from my boy. The fact that my boy is frightened makes me frightened, and I whimper softly. Then, the shaking stops for a moment and Odd's determination is quickly renewed.
"Look. We can't stay here!" he calls up to Milly and Tamiya. "We gotta cross over to the other side!"
"Are you out of your mind Odd? It's at least a ten meter drop!" Tamiya answers him. How dare she doubt my boy!
"Trust me, okay? I can't tell you how yet, but we're gonna make it! In the meantime, we gotta get across where we'll be safe!" His tone is reassuring, and I feel confident that he's going to get us out of this.
I trust him so much, that I'm not the least bit frightened when he relaxes and allows the two of us to go hurtling toward the gap. My faith is justified, because my boy manages to get us safely across to the floor beneath us. He sets me on the ground, and then turns around to help Milly and Tamiya.
Tamiya gets across fine, but Milly waits a little too long, and the floor begins to shake again. She barely manages to land on the floor, and nearly falls off, but Odd catches her hand and pulls her to safety. I'm extremely relieved, and I allow myself to hope even more in the possibility of our survival.
We take off down the hall, but we're once again brought to a halt by a pile of large debris that is blocking our way. I feel like flopping to the ground and moaning in exasperation. Why does everything seem to be against us? But I can't do that. My boy needs me to help protect Milly and Tamiya. The building begins to shake once more, and it becomes appallingly obvious that we have little chance of getting out of here.
I dash over to the debris pile and start sniffing frantically for any possible escape route. The intensification of the Noise eliminates my last bit of hope, and I bark in despair as the building quakes and crumbles around us. I'm sorry, Odd. There's nothing I can do. I'm so sorry. And for the first time, he seems to understand; I see a grim look pass across his face as he stares back at me with Milly and Tamiya cowering against him. He looks down at the two girls in an almost regretful manner, and then lifts his head to look straight back at me. But amid the cheerless expression, I detect a final, lingering flicker of courage; as if he's holding on to some mysterious hope that I can only guess at.
Suddenly, it's as if everything stops. The Noise, the shaking of the building, everything. I can't move, and it seems like no one else can either. A bright white light comes out of nowhere and envelops us, and I experience a strange feeling of weightlessness before I find myself starting to forget everything; drifting into the safety of ignorance, and the past.
A/N: This fic was just for me to get started wrtiting for Code Lyoko. I don't think it's very good, but whatever. I expect that if I write more stories for this fandom, many of them will be centered on Kiwi or Odd. Just 'cause they're my favorites. And I assure you that I will try to make my other fics better than this one. Anyway, that's all for now. Buh-bye!