"Odd, what happened?" Jeremie asked, before the others could as the purple cat exited the building.
"She shot at herself and devirtualized before I could really explain." he said, his head hanging low.
"Well at least you tried." Yumi tried to cheer her friend up by giving him an encouraging smile but Odd never raised his head to see it.
"Hold on. Odd said she devirtualized herself but she's not in the scanner rooms or the factory." Everyone looked towards the sky in horror.
"Then where is she?" Odd asked, his voice raising with panic.
"I have no idea, she's never been devirtualized I've always had to type in a code to get her back here. While I look for Lily I'll bring you guys back."
"But Jeremie what if Lily is still on Lyoko?" Aelita asked, her voice mimicking Odd's.
"I've done various scans on all the sectors including Sector 5, she is no where on Lyoko." Just as Ulrich and Yumi were divertualized.
Soon the group met by the hologram as Jeremie typed away, various windows opening up on the tiny screen.
"Have you found her?" Odd asked, trying to make sence of all the strange lettering.
"Yes, her code got lost when she attacked herself. I'm bringing her back now. Go meet her in the scanners." Odd was the first in the elevator and pushed the button as the others joined him. They all hovered by the scanner as it opened, blasting their hair back with wind. In the center curled into a ball with silver hair was Lily. Odd bent down and scooped her into his arms, her head drooped down and her eyes didn't open.
"Jeremie I think somethings wrong." Aelita said as she grabbed Lily's wrist and checked for a heart beat.
"What is it Aelita?"
"Her heart, its hardly beating at all."
"We have to get her to the infirmary now then. This could be bad." Yumi said as they raced towards the elevator. They ran through the school and bursted into the room, surprising the nurse.
"What is going on?" she asked, as they laid Lily down onto one of the made beds.
"She fainted during the dance and when Aelita checked her heart it was beating really slowly." Ulrich explained while the nurse checks Lily.
"Well Aelita was right her heart is beating slow and its getting slower. One of you must have a cell phone call an ambulance, I'll explain to the principal." Yumi immediately got out her mobile and began calling, explaining the situation.
"They're on their way."
"Good one of you stay with her while I page the principal." The nurse left the tiny area and her voice could barely be heard behind the door.
"Someone should go to the hospital with her, if she wakes up she'll freak out." Yumi said, taking one of Lily's hands into hers.
"I'll go with her," Odd said, sweeping a stray strand of silver hair from Lily's face. His hand caressed her cheek as he want to take Lily's other hand.
"I'll go with them, incase Lily doesn't want to listen to Odd." Aelita said as the nurse came back into the room.
"What are you all talking about?" she asked.
"We were wondering who will go to the hospital with Lily, just in case she freaks out when she wakes up." Jeremie explained with a charming smile.
"So who is going?"
"Aelita and Odd, they're closest to her." Urich pointed out.
"I would think her cousin would go though."
"Um, well yeah I should but I have a huge test tomorrow so Aelita volunteered to take my place."
"Very well, I'll let the principal know when he gets here."
"Are you sure he'll let us go?" Odd asked, not looking away from Lily's face.
"He has to if I give the order. Which I do." there was a light smile on everyone's face as the principal and paramedics entered the room. They shoved the teens aside as they transferred Lily to a stretcher and hauled her outside towards the vehicle. On the run towards the ambulance the nurse explained everything and the principal allowed Aelita and Odd to ride with Lily. Odd sat next to Lily but instead of taking her hand in his he put his head in his hands.
"Odd, it'll be alright." Aelita said, putting an arm around her friend.
"But what if she doesn't wake up, I messed up so bad. I hurt her so much and I don't think she'll ever forgive me." tears began to well behind his eyes and eventually rolled down his cheeks.
"Lily's not like that, she'll let you explain and everything will be fine."
"What if she doesn't wake up and we never see her again."
"Odd you can't think like that, we have to stay positive."
"Yeah you're right." The ambulance stopped and two men opened the back, allowing Aelita and Odd outside. They all ran inside and into a sterilized room. Various devices were hooked up to Lily and oxygen was given to her through a tube. A doctor came and in and asked several questions he then checked all of Lily's vitals and left. When he was gone Aelita's phone began to ring.
"Hello, Jeremie. You're kidding, this is bad. No we are still with Lily and she's still unconscious. Alright I'll tell Odd."
"Tell me what?" he asked as Aelita hung up her phone.
"X.A.N.A is behind this. He's trying to destroy Lily with a virus."
"Destroy her?"
"Yes, the virus is attacking her mind and heart."
"How do we help?"
"I don't know. I can't get to the factory from here and we can't deactivate the tower."
"Aelita you have to ask them for a ride back to the school." Odd began to push Aelita into the hallway and she quickly took off towards the receptionist. He looked back towards the bed as Lily's heart monitor continued to beep. Her eye lids twitched back and forth and she let a quiet yelp. "Everything will be fine, Lily, I promise."
Lily laid in darkness, it was the same darkness she found herself in when X.A.N.A had possessed her. The red eye stared at the girl as she slowly sat up. Her silver hair fell past her shoulders and pooled by her stomach. She looked around in the empty space hoping to find anything besides darkness. When she found nothing, Lily got to her feet and began to walk around. She left the empty space and noticed that trees began to form around her creating more darkness. The trees loomed over her head and the tiny hairs on Lily's arms stood on end.
"Hello? Odd? Anybody?" She called out, getting no response. She continued to walk, rubbing her hands against her arms to help slow down the fear that picked at her. The area around her seemed dead except for the trees and there was a light breeze that lifted up her hair. Her shoes made a light crunching sound as she walked on brown, dried grass.
"Don't run," a whisper tickled her ear. Lily looked around but couldn't see anything as adrenaline rushed through her veins. Refusing to obey Lily took off running. There was a light growling coming from behind the trees as they blurred past Lily. "I told you not to run." the voice again whispered into her ear. Lily continued to run until her foot caught the end of a loose root and she fell onto her hands and knees. She frantically crawled back towards a tree, her heart racing.
"What do you want from me?" she called out as the growls got closer. A wolf leaked from the shadows, blood and foam cascading from his white teeth. His black fur was long, knotted with blood. His growl became louder as he got closer to the shivering girl. Her red eyes staring into his coal black ones. She faintly re-asked her question as his breath pushed back several strands of her silver hair.
"You," the voice faintly whispered. The wolf opened his mouth and lunged for the girl as she let out a blood curdling scream. Lily quickly rolled out of the way, got to her feet and sprinted away from the wolf. He quickly recovered from his attack and began to chase the girl through the woods.
Lily continued to run as fast as she could and she spotted an old, red brick house not far up ahead. She rushed through the door and closed it as the wolf lunged for another attack. His paws clawed at the half molded wooden door as Lily walked away. The place looked deserted, it had dust and weeds all over it. The wood was hallow and molded and squeaked when she walked on it.
"Who's there?" a voice sounded from inside the kitchen.
"I'm sorry to intrude. My name is Lily."
"Lily? Well get out."
"I can't leave yet there's a wolf outside wanting to kill me."
"He's not the only one wanting you dead." there was the squeak of a chair as the man stood up. Lily heard the click of a gun and his footsteps as he walked towards her. Quickly Lily bolted up the stairs and into the closest room. The room was almost empty except for a few boxes in the corner and window on the other side. Lily quickly hid behind the boxes and shut her eyes, her heart and mind panicking. She heard the man as he came up the stairs, dragging his gun on the floor. He opened the door, a small sliver of light falling on the boxes Lily was hiding behind. She cupped her hand over her mouth to help hide her breathing as the man entered the room and closed the door. A tear slid down her face as her heart raced even more.
"Please don't see me. Please." she whispered.
"Come on out, Lily. I know you be hiding behind them boxes." Lily's heart felt as though it had stopped as the man stood in front of the boxes, waiting for her to stand. He had his gun raised and pointed in her direction. Tears soaked her face as Lily tried to think of a way to escape. She looked over and noticed the window was open but it would be a long fall if she were to jump out of it. Its either break a leg or get shot in the face, both would be painful only one would be deadly. Lily quickly stood up and chucked one of the boxes at the man. Surprised the man shot at the box as Lily jumped out the window and landed in the back yard. She recovered from the fall, trying to shake off her sprained ankle. Adrenaline numbed the pain long enough for Lily to hop the small fence and run towards the forest.
Lily continued to run in darkness for what seemed like hours, her breath was heavy and she felt ready to vomit. She recovered her breath and looked ahead, expecting to find more darkness. Instead there was light, pooling between a circle of trees. A smile formed on the girl's lips as she sprinted for the light. Before she was able to step into the light the wolf jumped out, blocking her path. Lily screamed in fear and looked behind her to see the man pointing his gun at her. The wolf lunged forward, his teeth gleaming in the darkness as the man fired his gun. Lily screamed and ducked down, watching as the bullet passed through the wolf's chest, killing him on impact. The wolf landed beside her with a thud and Lily took the opportunity to head for the light.
Lily's eyes fluttered open and she stared into the blinding white lights above her. Her heart was still racing from her nightmare and she looked over to see Odd sitting next to her. His eyes looked weary and had dark bruised bags under them. A smile was on his face as he noticed Lily waking up.
"Lily," he whispered out as Lily sat up. Tears began to stream down her face and she threw herself into Odd, clutching his shirt.
"Odd, I was so scared,"
"Shhh, its going to be alright. I'm here, I'll always be here." Odd held the frightening girl as she cried into his chest.