Plans in Motion

A/N: I've been so happy since last night! X3 I reviewed this one story (Code:Resolute by Dr. Jeremiah. Really good by the way. XD) and he seemed really flattered that I even bothered reviewing! ^-^ It shows me that people seem to think very highly of me. ^o^

To the awesome story!

"Ulrich, we need to get out of here…" Odd said quietly one morning a few days later. The sun was coming through the small, barred window that sat on the south wall of the room they were being held in and made a small picture on the floor.

Ulrich was silent and turned to face the wall. "I'll help you get out, but I deserve whatever punishment Angela wants to give me… If I'd kept asking Sissi what she'd wanted then I would have at least known about Angela and I might have been able to prevent Sissi from dying… Angela blames me because I wasn't there."

"You listen here. She's trying to manipulate you. She wants you to stay here. Whether she's your kid or not you need to get out of here. This isn't good for Yumi; Tsubasa, Sofia, Angelo, Emilio, Elli, Aldric, and Maya are probably really worried about the four of us; and if Angela is your daughter and with Xane then she needs you too… You know how Xane can be. He could just be using her and he'll throw her away when he's done. He could use Lyoko against us. He knows how to get into the Factory and since he seems to have created this place himself he's strong enough to beat the others. We need to get out. Think about Sofia and Tsubasa…"

"Fine, but we need to get Angela out, too," he whispered, looking over his shoulder at Yumi.

"She's not going to like that…" he whispered back.

"I know she won't, but Angela needs someone to help her and get her away from Xane and Yumi will just have to deal with it… I can't leave her behind after she's already lost Sissi," he stated as he, again, looked back at Yumi and saw her begin to wake up. "I'm going to apologize again. Think something up while I'm talking to her."

-Sofia-

"I've located them!" Jeremie exclaimed, jolting everyone in the Factory awake and causing Eliana to begin screaming.

"You found Mom, Dad, Yumi, and Ulrich?" Emilio asked as Catherine calmed Eliana.

Aelita came to stand beside Jeremie as he nodded and she looked at the map on the screen. "Xavier, Jeremie, and I will go and see if we can get them. Catherine will stay here with you guys. Emilio, Sofia, and Angelo; we're counting on you three to help with the little kids and make sure that they don't cause trouble for Catherine."

"C'mon Aelita, you have to let us come!" Sofia whined, crossing her arms across chest and frowning.

"No. That's the final word and if you follow us then you're going to get in humongous trouble when we get back," Jeremie told her as he hopped down from the computer chair and went to the elevator.

Sofia stomped her foot and glared at the three. They'd been planning an escape plan, or really multiple escape scenarios, for a few days now.

"Sofia," Emilio whispered to her from the other side of the room.

She looked over and saw him motioning for her to come over to where he and Angelo were sitting, huddled together.

She walked over and joined the two.

"We know where they're at and if you want to come we're going to sneak there. If we can get the little kids all riled up then we can sneak out while Catherine is taking care of them," Emilio told her as quietly as he could.

"We could get Tsubasa in on it, too. He'd want me out looking for Mom and Dad," Sofia told them as she walked over to her still groggy little brother and brought him over to the two boys.

"Tsubasa, you want to play a game?" Angelo asked whispering.

Tsubasa's eyes burst open and he nodded excitedly, clearly wanting to do something with the two.

"Okay, we want to go follow Aunt Aelita and Uncle Jeremie, but Catherine won't let us… Can you distract her for us so that we can go get your mommy and daddy back?" Angelo asked in an excited tone, piquing the toddler's interest.

Tsubasa looked as if he were thinking about what they were asking and nodded. He ran over to where his blanket sat and pulled it over his head.

"Hide behind the computer so that Catherine can't see us," Emilio whispered, nudging Sofia over to follow Angelo.

"Catherine! Play superheroes with me!" Tsubasa shouted, causing Eliana to cry loudly again and Maya and Aldric to shout in surprise and the crashing of a tower they were building.

The three took the opportunity to sneak into the elevator and leave without Catherine seeing them.

-Angela-

She paced around her room wondering what she'd gotten herself into. Worrying about whether your dad cared about you was one thing, but setting off a plot that was made to try and kill him? It was going a bit far. She assumed that with her help her dad could beat Xane if it came to it.

"Angela, it's time to make it known where we're going to be at. They're already attempting to escape from the room," Xane told her from the doorway.

She grabbed the bag that she'd been preparing. In it were things she knew she'd need. A change of clothes, water bottle, pencil, sketch pad, and her diary. Xane had told her to pack things up so that they could leave if need be. She already had all her family pictures hidden.

-Yumi-

She looked over at Ulrich and tried to read his expression. He'd apologized and she said that she was still mad, but she'd forgive him. It might have not been her best idea. The whole thing happened in the past and she had been kissing William. They'd nearly started dating. She hadn't told Ulrich and she should have expected that he'd go to Sissi after seeing the two. Sissi, of course, took the situation as an opportunity and seduced Ulrich and then she'd ended up leaving Kadic.

"We got it!" Odd exclaimed whispering to the two women as the door swung silently open.

As the four stepped into the hallway Yumi spotted Angela leaving a room and running toward another area of the place they were in.

"Yumi, you know I love you, right?" Ulrich asked, looking straight into her eyes. He wanted an honest answer and wasn't going to not let her give him a false one.

She nodded, returning eye contact and trying to read into his mind. She knew he wanted to go after Angela…

"Then know that I don't want to hurt you… I don't mean to when I do hurt you and you and our children and very important to me, but I can't leave Angela with him… I'd still do it she weren't my daughter," he told her. "So please don't get mad."

A/N: Cutting off there for two reasons. XD 1.) It's a good ending point. XD 2.) I want to watch Black Rock Shooter and it's just sitting there paused, waiting for me… XD Thank you all for your reviews and I love them all! X3

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~MoonlitxAngel