A/N: I'm back my lovely fans! So not that many reviews last chapter...
The voice in my head says: "Prolly cause it was a staller-*cough cough*"
I say: "Shut your Monday-like face."
The voice in my head says: "Monday-like?"
I say: "Nobody likes Mondays."
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I tossed and turned in my bed. Why was it so hot in here? I kicked the blankets off of me and flipped onto my back. Ulrich was sprawled out on his small bed, fast asleep.
'Lucky...' I thought. I've been trying to get to sleep for hours now.
Kiwi hopped onto my bed. He settled on my stomach and stared at me with his tired 'doggy-dog' eyes. "Wassup?" I asked. Kiwi blinked one eye at a time like he didn't have a brain. He yawned and laid his head down on my chest. I closed my eyes, hopefully I can sleep sometime soon.
...
I was walked around in what seemed to be the Forest Sector of Lyoko. Weird...Why was I here? Am I dreaming? Why am I asking all these questions? I chuckled to myself and stuffed my hands in my pockets as I walked. The Forest Sector turned into the school grounds slowly. Benches were lodged in trees; also weird...
No one was around as I walked. Golf carts were turned over among the soccer field and soccer balls rolled all over the place on their own. I picked up my pace and quickly widened the distance between the soccer field and myself. The memory of the possessed golf carts still terrified me! I shivered and walked into the school. The inside of the school was no longer filled with lingering doom and killer homework assignments, but instead was filled with the comforting feel of the factory. Everything seemed normal as I walked through the factory of my dreamland. I made my way to the Super Computer slowly.
When I entered the room, I was not greeted with the familiar glow of the Super Computer. In fact, I walked right into my dorm room!
"Ughh!" I groaned loudly. "Why can't I ever get anywhere that I wanna go?"
"Don't yell please," I gentle voice said. I jumped back against the door frame in shock. Hiroko was sitting on Ulrich's bed, reading a magazine about video games.
"Hiro!" I yelled, tackling her after the immediate shock wore off. After a tight hug, I let go and sat next to her on the bed. "What are you doing here?" I asked eagerly.
She picked up the magazine that had been dropped on the floor. "I don't know Odd...For a while I was floating in white, then I ended up here."
"In my dreams?" I asked, flabbergasted.
She set the magazine on the bed, giving her full attention to me now. "I'm in your dreams?" she asked, also flabbergasted.
"Yeah, I guess. Anyways I'm really glad...that I got to see you." I said.
Hiro gave me a confused look. "Don't you see me anyways? I mean, I got virtualized right?"
I nodded. "Yeah, but Jeremie says that you're in a 'sleep-like-state'."
"What does that mean?" she asked.
"You won't wake up. We really need you to wake up..." I pleaded, suddenly feeling frantic. I grabbed Hiro's hands, and also pleaded to her with my eyes. Sappy right? Wrong. I wanted Hiroko to be awake. True, I also want to take her to a real doctor if she doesn't wake up soon. People need water to live right? Right. But if I take her to a doctor, they might take her away to a foster home. That can't happen.
"I don't know how." she said.
"You have to try."
"But-"
"No excuses." I said sternly, did she buy it? Being stern wasn't my strong suit. I need Ulrich up in here. He's stern for sure. Get it? Stern? Cause its his last name... ha ha... Ulrich Stern...
...
Light flooded onto my pillow from the morning sun. Birds were singing outside the window and Ulrich was already pulling on his clothes.
"Ugh, what time is it?" I mumbled, pushing the gel crusted hair out of my face. Shower? Fer sure.
Ulrich turned around to meet me. "Almost eight," he said. "Get up and take a shower already. We need to go check on Hiro."
"Ok, ok. Sure thing..." I said, collapsing back onto my pillow. As Ulrich stepped halfway at the door, he threw a magazine at me.
"Put my magazines back when you get them out next time okay? Don't throw them on the floor." Ulrich then shut the door and left. I looked at the magazine. The Video Game Challenger.
"Hey...Wasn't this the one Hiro was...?" I thought for a moment. "Hayaah!" I yelled, throwing the magazine. Kiwi squirmed in his dresser drawer, startled. "Jesus-" I started to say, but I held my tongue. These walls were paper thin. Didn't wanna get sent to the principal's office now do I? Nah.
I slowly climbed out of my bed and picked up the magazine. I put it back in Ulrich's small bookshelf that was almost hidden in the corner of the room.
After taking a few deep breathes, I grabbed some clean clothes and headed for the showers.
Aelita's P.O.V.
I stood in front of my mirror and brushed my hair, trying to find the right style for the day ahead. Up? No. Down? What else is new? Curled? Hardly.
Down it is.
I pulled on a pink dress with little cherry blossoms at the bottom on, grabbed my backpack, and headed out the door. Yumi was already gone for the day. I recall her saying that she needed to do some errands for her mom? I'm not for sure, I was in a worried daze about Hiroko all night; so I didn't get much sleep. I sighed heavily. My heart ached terribly! I miss talking to my best friend, my sister. We could do so much together now! Go to school dances, go shopping, try the local cuisine...
Tears stung the rims of my eyes as I fought back the tears. "God...Get a grip..." I said to myself. I ran my hands over my face and walked towards the factory.
I shivered as I walked. Maybe it was still too early to wear a dress...
Hiroko's P.O.V.
Odd slumped into me suddenly, his head landing on my shoulder. "Odd?" I asked, shaking him a bit. He started to grow lighter, his figure becoming more see through as the moment carried on. I held to me until he completely disappeared. Too soon, my arms were empty. I stared at my human hands.
The room around me creaked and moaned. I shrunk against the wall until the noises stopped. To be honest, this place terrified me. The sounds made it seem like everything here in this place was trying to change into something else."I have to wake up." I decided, jumping up and running out the door. Not long after that, the room started to crumble and collapse. I ran through the factory parts of it crumbling as well. The big yard's grass started turning brown as soon as I stepped onto it.
"How am I supposed to wake up?" I yelled to myself. I kept running through the big field, everything I passed was dying. Was it because I wasn't in Lyoko anymore?
Just as that thought rippled through my mind, I saw the beginning of the Forest Sector. I ran in as fast as I could and as soon as I touched that part of the place that I was in, everything stopped dying. The grass receded back to green, the trees grew back their leaves back, and the buildings stopped collapsing. I stepped further into the Forest Sector, something was different. Unlike the last time I was here, when I was devirtualized, light no longer shone down through the trees so beautifully. Now only darkness rained down. This was the most depressing dream.
I wandered through the sector for what seemed like forever. Nothing ever changed, was I lost? I shouldn't be. I know this forest like the back of my hand. Eventually, I crossed over into the Desert Sector. Everything was so 'topsy-turvy'! I think its starting to mess with my head...
A/N: Once again, I have presented another short chapter...You know, sometimes inspirational music just isn't enough. Speaking of which, if any of you authors need some really cool battle/intense music- go to Youtube and type in 'Two Steps From Hell'. Jump is my favorite :)
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DyeFantahasii
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