II was indeed possessed by XANA. Although, I still had a sense of who I was. My legs suddenly started off at a running pace towards the ladder. From there I left the factory, and ran towards Kadic Academy.

JEREMY'S POV

I felt really bad for Odd. This whole thing about Rayne is really tearing him apart. Although, I couldn't help but think that she may be hiding something. The way she ushered us out of the factory was kinda strange. I was then brought out of my thoughts by and alarm that had gone off on my computer. I viewed the screen, and my eyes filled with terror. XANA had launched an attack, and I could only guess what would happen.

ODD'S POV

Ulrich and I stayed quiet as the time passed, but the silence didn't last long. Pounding footsteps came down the halls and stopped at our bedroom. Jeremy burst in panting like a dog.

"XANA...attack...Rayne...trouble." As soon as I heard these words, I jolted up from my bed as did Ulrich. The three of us ran over to Aelita's room, and Ulrich called Yumi. We all met outside the school.

"I got here as fast as I could. What's the emergency?" Yumi asked as she arrived. Aelita informed Yumi of what was happening, only to be attacked. Rayne stood behind where Aelita was, her eyes glazed over, and XANA's mark pulsing through her. Tears had already started to fall, but her actions did not falter. XANA had complete control over, and we did the only thing we could do; we ran. The whole way to the factory, Rayne kept on throwing everything she had at us. I was so worried, I didn't know what to do. I suddenly felt a large pain in my back, and I passed out.

I woke up in the factory. Rayne was at the super computer, and I could sense that she was still possessed. From what I could tell, Rayne was setting up the transfer sequence for two of the scanners. Then it hit me, she was gonna send herself, the ultimate weapon, and Aelita, the keys to Lyoko. I had to do something. I quietly snuck over to the ladder and climbed down. I noticed that Aelita was out cold in one of the scanners, so I quietly pulled her out and placed myself inside. The metal doors closed, and I soon felt the familiar sensation of being virtualized.

on Lyoko

I fell to the ground inside Sector Five. I supposed that XANA was gonna bring Aelita here so he can bring out the scyphazoa. I stood there for a while, until I heard someone else fall beside me. A sharp pain came to my side. Rayne was staring to fight me, but I didn't want to hurt her, so all I did was block her attacks. She finally said something after a few minutes, but her voice was contorted. It wasn't her own; it was XANA.

"You fool. Don't you realize that you can't win? The girl you loved is long gone! So give up!" She pushed a large ball of energy through me, and I fell to the ground. One large main tower came up from the floor. It was the tower that XANA was going to use to get Rayne's power.

"RAYNE! LISTEN TO ME! I KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THERE! I KNOW YOU CAN HERE ME! DON'T LET XANA CONTROL YOU! PLEASE! I'M SORRY FOR EVERYTHING!!!! I NEVER MEANT TO HURT YOU!!! JUST DON'T LET XANA GET TO YOU!" Tears were actually starting to fall from my digital eyes. For a moment, Rayne just stood over me with a wicked grin, but then her expression changed. It was look of pain and sorrow. For a split second, she had gotten control, but after that, the same twisted smile came over her. Without a second glance, she took off into the tower. I tried to run after her, but I was stopped by a creeper. I felt the swift pain shoot through me, and I was brought back to Earth.

Inside the tower

XANA had brought me into the tower to transfer the power and make me lose my life. I was trying so hard to stop it all, but there was nothing I could do. I then remembered what Odd had done for me. He had tried so hard to bring me to my senses, and for a moment, it had worked. Feelings of how I felt began to consume me and overthrow XANA. I was soon free of his control, but I was locked inside the tower.