Kioshie - comes skipping into the room waving a letter Burgessa you have a letter
sombersongwolf - is it your boyfriend?
burgessa - I don't have a bf
Linkmasta - then who's it from?
Kioshie - Suzzie Susandren from France.
Goth-Odd - Who do you know in France?
Burgessa - shrugs and opens letter It's from Kasi Karra!
Linkmasta - how'd she get to go to France
Sombersongwolf - I doubt she did.
Kioshie - why do you doubt?
Goth-Odd - cause the address only says France.
Kioshie - so?
Burgessa - who cares. Let's read the chapter
All - yeah!! disclaimer blah blah blah enjoy!
Olivia sighed as she stepped out of the scanner a little weak. She looked around and saw Charlotte in another scanner.
"Charlotte!" Olivia exclaimed running over.
Charlotte moaned as she tried to sit up. "Olivia?" she asked.
"I'm glad you're all right," Olivia said giving her a hug. Picking Charlotte up she raced to the elevator trying not to jostle Charlotte too badly.
Upstairs the elevator doors opened and Olivia looked around. She started to panic when she wasn't able to find Xana. She heard a quiet moan behind her and spun around to see Xana slumped against the wall.
"Xana!" Olivia said running over. She carefully propped Charlotte up next to Xana before turning her attention to Xana. Watching out for the broken wires that had live electricity still running through them she took of the helmet and the gloves.
Xana shook her head and her world spun. "Lets not try the again."
Olivia laughed. "I agree."
The elevator doors opened and Crystal and Odd ran out.
"What happened?!" Crystal asked kneeling next to Charlotte and laying a hand against Charlotte's cool cheeck.
"I think they'll be fine," Olivia said jumping in the seat in front of the super computer.
Odd looked back and forth trying to understand what was going on. "What are you donig?" he asked Olivia. "Shouldn't we help Charlotte and Xana?"
"I think that they'll be fine and I know that when Xana is able to think clearly she's going to want to see this data," Charlotte explained loading a screen and video.
"What were you guys donig?" Crystal asked walking over.
"Looking for a way to change Jeremy," Xana said shakily rising to her feet. Odd hurried over and gave her a hand to keep her steady.
"What do you mean?" Crystal asked.
"Remember how we changed you?" Olivia asked. Crystal nodded. "It didn't sork on Jeremy."
"oh," Cyrstal said nodding. "So you were looking for another way to change him and it included devastating Lyoddstal?"
"We didn't devastate it . . . did we?" Olivia asked looking to Xana.
Xana shook her head. "They must have felt the effects of the shock wave as the data collided."
"Will someone please explain what's going on," Odd asked. Olivia pulled up a couple of screens. On each screen was a video of the battle from different angles.
"Wow," Odd and Crystal breathed as they watched the data beams collide and the land of Lyoddstal roll with the shock wave.
Xana sighed. "It will take to long to fix the equipment and you're much better at it anyways Olivia so you'll go after Jeremy."
"Practice makes perfect," Olivia said.
"Practice?!" everyone asked.
"You practiced?" Charlotte asked. Crystal ran over and helped Charlotte stand up. "When did you practice?"
"I've been practicing all week. Xana told me her idea when I was helping her one day with the helmet. She asked if I would be her practice dummy in a way."
Xana nodded. "I tried the helmet and the gloves on Olivia first and then between tests Olivia experimented gathering the data for the beams. So Olivia you get Jeremy," Xana said taking the seat that Olivia had just abandoned.
"What?" Odd asked.
"I bet that A.X. will attack soon and I have a plan to get Aelita back and save Jeremy, but it is going to take all of our effort." The others nodded.
"Let's get everyone here and ready," Odd said pulling out his cell phone. He typed out "lab now" in a text message and sent it to everyone.
"beep beep you've got mail," the computer said as a screen with a letter on it popped up. On the letter was A.X.'s symbol.
Xana opened the email and read the letter aloud.
"Xana -
I look forward to our rematch. Tomorrow noon garden sector. If you choose not to show up Aelita's body won't ever virtualize again. Bring as many friends as you wish. They'll be the witnesses to show that you are weak with out the virus to control you.
Jeremy"
The room was silent. "What do we do?" Charlotte asked.
"Jeremy asked for a battle with me and only me," Xana said standing up. "Come on Olivia."
"Where are we going?"
"I need you to teach me how to do the beams and I need to show you how to execute my plan."
Olivia nodded as the elevator doors closed.
Crystal got on the computer. "Transfer . . . Scanner . . . Virtualization."
-15 minutes later in the garden sector-
"You're getting better Xana," Charlotte said. She had virtualized and was sitting on a nearby rock to watch te action.
"Thanks," Xana said breathing hard. Olivia was breathing just as hard as she nodded.
-in the lab-
"Everyone understand where you're to be at noon tomorrow?" Crystal asked. Everyone nodded. "Don't be late or I will have your head."
Sapphire laughed. Ulrich rolled his eyes. "Only she would laugh at a comment like that," he thought.
-back in the garden sector-
"I'm going to make one more try and then we're all going to get a good night's sleep," Xana called.
Olivia nodded again as she and Xana charged up. Xana felt the data gathering between her palms. "more more, denser denser," she muttered to herself and then she saw Olivia fire her beam at her. Xana unprepared dropped to the ground in a side roll to dodge the deadly beam of data. In the moment of confusion Xana fired her ball of energy and hit an unsespecting Olivia. Olivia devirtualized and everyone cheered. One by one they filed out until all that was left was Olivia on the computer and Xana and Charlotte on Lyoddstal.
"Olivia will you activate program 27XGIW at these coordinates?" Xana asked pulling up a screen and typing a bunch of letters and stuff in. Olivia nodded as she moved the screen to those coordinates. "Race you," Xana said with a smile as she ran off.
"You're on," Charlotte laughed as she transformed her staff into an overboard.
"Cheater," Xana called as she pulled up an interface. "She typed a few things in before closing the interface and doing a big front flip. She landed on the just virtualized overbike.
Both girls laughed as they raced to the coordinates. They reached the coordiates as a giant sphere of purple energy surrounded them.
"What's this for?" Charlotte asked touching the sphere. She quickly with drew her hand as she got shocked.
"Olivia can you still her us?" Xana asked.
"Loud and clear," Olivia said.
"The way I designed this sphere we should have no fear of being overheard. Now here's the plan . . ."
-in the factory-
"Are you sure about this?" Olivia asked Charlotte. Charlotte nodded a little nervous.
"I'm sure," she whispered as she ran to the nearest way tower and transported herself to the ocean sector.
"Good Luck to everyone," Xana whispered as she sat down on the ground cross legged and began to meditate.
"Yes good luck," Olivia whispered as she took the headset off and put it on the computer keyboard. Olivia went back to the hermitage and retrieved her sleeping bag. Whe opened it on the lab floor and lay down. She knew she wouldn't be able to sleep much that night.
It was about 3 in the morning when Olivia heard the elevator descend. She looked up curious to see Crystal walk out.
"Is Charlotte alright?" Crystal asked.
"She's fine. Why do you ask?"
"She didn't come back to her room and neither did Xana."
"They're still in Lyoddstal preparing for the battle tomorrow."
Crystal nodded and then hesitated to ask the next question. "Is . . . nevermind," she said standing up and walking back to the elevator.
"Is what?" Olivia asked.
"Nevermind. I'll see you in the morning," Crystal said as the elevator doors shut and she traveled to ground level.
The next morning everyone was in the factory ready to go at 9:30. The tension was so thick that the nervous energy almost seemed visible.
Olivia finished explaining where the two groups were going. "Everyone understand what their job is?" Olivia asked. "I know were early, but let's get started."
Everyone nodded again as they headed downstairs.
Odd held Crystal's hand in a tight grip. "Be careful," he whispered.
"You be careful too," Crystal said giving Odd a kiss.
Transfer Ulrich, Yumi, and Odd . . . Scanner Ulrich, Yumi, and Odd . . . Virtuatilzation. Transfer Brugessa and William . . . Scanner Burgessa and Wililam. . . Virtualization. Transfer Crystal and Sapphire . . . Scanner Crystal and Sapphire . . . Virtualization.
Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, Burgessa and Wililam dropped into the garden sector a few paces from Xana who was still meditating. Odd went over and laid a hand on Xana's shoulder.
"Xana?" he asked.
Xana shook her head and looked up at Odd. "Is it time already?"
"We're early, but we couldn't sit still," Ulrich explained walking over.
"Then we might as well start early," a voice said from the other side of the walkway. Everyone, but Xana spun to see Jeremy and Aelita.
"Hello Jermey," Xana said getting up. She put herself in an offensive stance. "I'm ready when you are."
Jeremy nodded. Aelita growled, keeping her eyes locked on Odd.
-in the ocean sector-
Cyrstal and Sapphire hovered in the water near Charlotte. Charlotte was almost shaking with nervous energy.
"Olivia didn't really explain what would happen," Crystal said.
"You knows what will happen Charlotte?" Sapphire asked.
"Yes, but I'm worried that Jeremy or A.X. may over hear and ruin our plan," Charlotte explained.
Crystal and Sapphire nodded.
-in the garden sector-
"Then prepare to be destroyed," he said taking a few paces forward. Xana copied his actions and took the same number of paces forward. Aelita and the others hung back. The Lyoko warriors watched in amazement as the once tiny walk way began to expand as Xana and Jeremy got closer to each other.
Jeremy opened left hand and an orb of purple data formed he threw it into the sky and a barrier formed around him and Xana. The barrier had about a 50 pace radius.
"Smart idea," Xana said getting back into her offensive position.
Jeremy nodded. "Ready?" he asked with an evil grin.
"Ready," Xana replied her voice low.
"go . . . " Jeremy whispered.
Burgessa -reading story aloud "go . . . " Jeremy whispered.
Goth-Odd - leans forward is that it?
Linkmasta - Cliffe!
Sombersongwolf - the cliffhangers are killing me.
Kioshie - aww I wanted to see what happens next.
Burgessa - there's got to be a way to tie her down and make her type faster.
Sombersongwolf - good idea, but first we have to find her.
Linkmasta - this is going to go overly well types on a laptop
Goth-Odd - but how do we find her?
Kioshie - What are you doing Linkmasta?
Linkmasta - Warning Kasi Karra.
Everyone - . . .
Burgessa - YOUR WHAT?!
Kioshie - Run Kasi Karra Run! calls for the fun of it
Linkmasta - on the run you'ld better thank me for this later Kasi Karra. hot hot hot hot hot hot
Kasi Karra - pulls out laptop and check email should I torture them and say I'll be in France for a week or save Linkmasta and send her the next chapter?