So... after forever without updates... I hope this will hold you over until the next chapter! Sorry! T_T


Yumi watched as Aelita dodged the blast of the bomb. "I'm so glad you're okay!" Yumi exclaimed . "Yeah, but I wouldn't be so sure about the tower..." The two watched in awe as a large crack began to form down the side of the tower. A crowd of about 20 Skribbels circled around the tower as if to stop Aelita and Yumi from interfering some how. They then all let out a neon green beam directly at the tips of the crack. "No!" cried Yumi, as she threw one of her fans toward the group of Skribbels. As the fan approached the tower, two Skribbels surrounded the fan and completely enveloped it. When they split apart again, the fan was nowhere to be seen. Yumi and Aelita looked at each other with expressions of horror as the tower in front of them began to slowly crumble into the ground. "Jeremie... what does this mean?" No one answered. "...Jeremie?" The two girls slowly begin to dematerialize as the last parts of the tower collapsed in on themselves.

Back in the lab

Both Aelita and Yumi were confused as to what had happened back in Lyoko. As they made their way up to Jeremy, they began to wonder why only the two of them had been in Lyoko. Shouldn't Odd and Ulrich have been out of the office by then? "Hey Jeremie," said Yumi, "what ever happened to Odd and Ulrich? We really could've used their help back there." "I don't know," he replied. "I haven't heard from either of them since, and neither of them is answering their phones. I want you to go look for the two of them, okay? Start by checking around Kadic." Aelita nodded and the two girls headed back to Kadic.

Kadic

Once back at Kadic, the two decided to split up. Aelita went to their room to check, while Yumi started with the office. Aelita ran into their room, only to a young boy with spiky black hair putting a box of his things onto the computer desk. Aelita looked at him confusedly when he took notice of her presence and turned around. He looked surprised to see her, and even jumped a bit, dropping his phone. "Hi," Aelita awkwardly said.

"Uh... hi," the boy replied.

Aelita continued to look confused. "...have you seen Odd or Ulrich anywhere?"

"Who's Odd?" the boy replied, giving her an even more confused look. Aelita began to feel like she was starting to go insane. "If you don't know who Odd is, then why are you in his room? Are you a friend of Ulrich's or something?" It looked as if something in the boy's mind had clicked.

"Ohhh! Odd? Was that Ulrich's old roommate?"

"Old... roommate?" Aelita looked beyond perplexed.

"Yeah! I got moved to this dorm, apparently my new roommate is Ulrich. It was really random. They never told me why I got switched, though. I never do anything wrong."

"Oh... I see." She thought of how generic of a description Ulrich had, and decided it'd be better to ask for Odd. "Have you seen a boy with blonde and purple hair anywhere?"

"Oh, no... I'm sorry. But I'll be sure to let you know if I do, um...?"

"Aelita. My name is Aelita."

"Oh, alright. I'm Jay."

"Nice to meet you, Jay. Now if you'll excuse me, I've gotta hunt someone down."

"Okay, guess I'll see you later!"

Aelita dashed out of the room and headed towards the cafeteria. After looking all over and not seeing a trace of Odd or Ulrich, she decided to call Yumi to see how her search was going.

"No luck, Aelita... I haven't found either of them. And no one I've asked has seen them anywhere."

:"Really! I'm starting to worry a little... where could they be?"

"Actually, I have an idea... I'll call you back!"

Yumi hung the phone up and began running towards Odd and Ulrich's room. 'Maybe one of them has something in their diary!' Yumi raced up the stairs and down to the boys' room. She barged in the door and was greeted by a loud scream. "AHHH!" yelled Jay. "AHHH!" yelled Yumi. Her look of fear went into one of confusion as she realized she had no idea who this boy was. "Sorry, msut be the wrong room... I wasl ooking for Odd or Ulrich..." She started to walk out of the room when Jay called her. "Wait! This is their room."

"Then what are you doing in here?"

"I'm Ulrich's new roommate... It's a long story. But I really don't know any of the details, sorry."

"Oh, okay. Well, I just came in her to look for something is all." Yumi began shifting through all of the drawers in the room, desperately hoping to find some sort of clue. She went through Odd's drawers, only to find clothes and tons of candy wrappers. 'Eww!' Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Jay giving her a strange look. "Aha, I'nm just, uh... looking for... something of mine! That... uh... they... stole. From me. A while ago. Nothing to worry about!" said Yumi. Jay just shrugged and continued unpacking his things. Yumi continued to Ulrich's drawers, which contained piles and piles of underwear. Finally she came across a small blue book. 'Could this be it? I sure hope it has at least SOME kind of clue...' She opened the book and turned to a random page:

I went to Relinquent Point with Odd again today. It was a little cold, but I didn't mind. He's my best friend. If he wants to talk, I'll always be there for him. Anyways, when we got there, he started telling me about some person he's got this huge crush on. He said that every time he sees them, his heart jumps and he gets all nervous. It's kind of funny seeing him like someone, considering how he usually gets when he's nervous. But to be honest, it's kind of cute to watch. I wonder who the lucky girl is though?

That was the end of the entry. Yumi thought about what the entry said for a while, momentarily forgetting that she was supposed to be doing. She remembered suddenly and bolted out the door, not noticing Jay yelling "Hey! You forgot your..." She raced down the hall, and made her way to Aelita's room. She barged in yelling "I have a lead!" Aelita jumped up from her bed. "What? Where!" Yumi explained to her the diary entry. "Oh! Then we should head there right now!" Aelita exclaimed. She put on her shoes and the two of them rushed to the gates of Kadic. Neither of them knew what they would find.


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