Code lyoko: X-omega Chapter 25, a code lyoko fanfic

Chapter 25: The Dance

May: I feel bad for Monica.

Me: Yeah I know but it's only to keep the story up.

Monica: WHAT?! You're breaking my heart is for entertainment?!

Me: No, it's just what will bring the story—

Monica: Don't make me hit you with a rock or even take away your best memories!

Jack: Monica its okay—

Geo: Let's just get on with the story please? We can kill AKA99 later.

Me: Kill me and I'll erase you.

Aelita: Anyways! AKA99 does not own Code Lyoko. And: this is thoughts "this is talking" and this is singing

[Monica's P.O.V.]

It's finally the day of the formal. We're all over at the dress store and we're getting ready. I'm texting everyone and letting them know to meet us at my dorm room.

"Okay so after this we head down to the dorms and then we'll take get to the dance." I say.

"This feels nice." Aelita says smiling. I smile to her.

"Is this what you do as a job? Cuz if it is I'm coming to you more often." Yumi says.

When we finally get to the dorm and everyone is with their dates I hook my arm into William's and look to see where Jack is. I stomach drops when I don't see him.

"He went down early so he could meet Sissi. Sissi didn't want to meet with us. But he told me to tell you that he's really sorry and to save him a dance." William says. I look to him.

"Thanks." I say forcing a smile. But he knows it's not real.

We all start to head down to the outside of school where the bus is waiting to take the next group of students to the dance in the party hall on the west side of town. When we get there we see how they decorated it. Very wintery.

"Would you like to dance?" William asks and I smile to him and nod. He takes me out to the dance floor and we link arms with one another and dance having a good time. After a few songs I feel someone tap my shoulder. William's eyes darken and I turn around to see Keith.

"You look really nice. I was wondering if you would like to have a dance." He says very genuinely. I smile and nod.

"Just don't try anything." William says letting me go. I smile to him and thank him.

"I won't." Keith says his eyes still on me.

During the song, Keith starts to ask me questions.

"Why aren't you with Jack?" He asks.

"He's here with Sissi. I asked him if he could ask her to be nice. Didn't really expect her to say yes." I say obviously lying. He nods. He looks away for a moment and then looks in my eyes.

"Don't turn around." He says warning.

"Why?" I say starting to turn before he stops me.

"Fine but I'm sorry for what you're about to see." He lets me go with a concerned face. I turn around and I see two people who I never wanted to see together. I see Sissi and Jack dancing together. I stand there in shock for what happens next. Sissi leans into Jack and holds his face as she leans forward and kisses him. But what hurts me the most is seeing him kissing her back. I stifle back a sob as they pull away from each other. Jack senses someone watching and turns towards me. I start backing away as he stands in shock and starts shaking his head. He starts coming towards me and I turn around and run into William. I choke out a sorry as I run into the bathroom with Jack, Keith, and William yelling for me.

I slam the door and run into a stall my heart breaking beyond repair. Tears are coming out of my eyes like a waterfall over a cliff. I hear the door open and I can tell it's Aelita.

"Monica are you in here?" She asks. I stifle another sob in return. She slowly opens the door to see me on the floor crying.

"What happened?" She asks coming to my side.

"J-J-Jack and S-S-S-Sissi. They k-k-kissed." I force the words out of my mouth as I sob harder. I lean into her arms and she grabs her phone calling Yumi and May.

After a few minutes they're running into the bathroom. They take one look at me and Yumi's face hardens, May gets on her knees and starts to comfort me.

"I'm going to kill him." Yumi says.

"No, it's okay." I say my tears slowly stopping.

"He can't just do that to you. The guys are talking to him right now. I'm not sure where Sissi is." May says.

"I'll think of a way. I always do better when I sing. I'll just have to sing a song." I say

"Well it's a good thing they're about to do karaoke after they announce king and queen. We should head out there. They'll be announcing it soon and you were nominated." Aelita says. I nod and they help me get up. I look at myself in the mirror and tell them to stand back.

I close my eyes and feel power through my veins. I feel myself get warmer and look at myself in the mirror as I dry myself off and my hair and makeup goes back in place.

"How did you do that?" Yumi says.

"My powers are getting stronger. This is just one thing." I say.

"But you're not in Lyoko form." May says

"I don't need to be anymore." I say. They nod.

"Let's go." I say lifting my head high and walking out the door.

The dance looks the same but I found out 30 minutes have passed. I look to find William, Geo and everyone else arguing with Jack. I walk over to them and they stop talking, looking at me.

"Listen, Monica. I-" Jack says before I cut him off with a hand.

"I don't want to hear it. I saw what I saw. That's enough reason for me. Just because I'm not in my Lyoko form doesn't mean I can't search through your memories. Don't talk to me again." I say surprised that my voice hasn't cracked. His eyes look hurt but not as hurt as I feel. I look away from him to William and Geo. They look back with concern. I force a small smile and turn to the front where the stage is and where they started announcing the king and queen.

"Let's start announcing the king and queen of this winter formal shall we?" The announcer dude says.

"The queen of the Kadic Academy Winter Formal is… Monica West!" He yells. Everyone claps and screams while I stand in shock. I feel a hand push me forward and make my way up to the stage. The put a crown on my head and I look into the crowd with a forced smile on my face. I look to see the gang and they all have sad smiles. I look to Jack and Sissi. Sissi is fuming and Jack looks sad. My heart breaks for him but then again he broke mine. Karma sucks dude.

"Our Kadic Academy Winter Formal king is… Jack Song!"

[Geo's P.O.V.]

I stood holding May's hand as the announcer announces who will be the king and am shocked as its Jack.

I feel my hand burn as I take it out of Mays and stare at the back of it, where there is the flash of green again.

"Geo?" I hear May ask as suddenly everything gets blurry then clears up as I look up and there's a cloud around Monica's head.

I-I can't believe this is happening, just my luck, well now I guess this is how Geo felt during the battle yesterday, I hear in Monica's voice say in my head.

I look at her but her gaze isn't towards me, it's towards Jack, but I can barely see through the cloud… wait… that cloud!

I look at the flash of green then back at Monica where the cloud gets fuzzy and I suddenly feel sad.

The mark must be making me feel what she is feeling and thinking, I think before I see Monica is looking straight at me.

Geo? Are you talking to me through thoughts, I hear her think.

Don't ask me if I know, because I don't and I'm guessing you don't either, I think.

But-how-what?! She says.

And before you think anything else I also feel what you're feeling, I think.

Well that's weird, she thinks back. We're brought away from each other when Jack walks up on stage. Once again I feel sadness overcome both Monica and I in a way that almost brings me to tears it's so bad. How does Monica keep a smile on her face when inside she feels broken and torn apart?

You okay? I ask her. She looks to me and lifts her head showing me she won't let this get to her.

"How about we have one of our royalty sing us a song to start us off with karaoke?" the announcer says. Before Jack can say a word, Monica's eyes light up and she rushes forward whispering into the DJ's ear. Geo get out of my thoughts. You don't want to know what I want to say. She says. I feel a wave of anger and hurt overcome me. I'm about to break down into tears.

How do I do that? I ask her.

Hug May, kiss her do something to take your mind off of everything. That's what I used to have to do when I had an overload. She says, soon after I feel a wave of sadness overcome me again which brings a tear to my eye. I do what she says and catch May in a surprise kiss. As soon as my lips touch hers my mind goes blank. I guess Monica was right. We pull away and I hear May's thoughts. What was that? Oh come on!

[Monica's P.O.V.]

I instantly know that Geo is paying attention to May now by the way that the blue cloud goes away and everything becomes clearer. I get handed a mike and Jack is ushered off the stage. He stands in the front row watching me with sad eyes. The blue cloud starts to come again and I hear his thoughts. Monica, I'm so sorry. He says. I quickly look up into the lights before I'm overwhelmed with sadness again. The music starts to play and a tear comes up as I'm about to sing. Once to an old heartbreaker and again to my new one.

Putting my defenses up

Cause I don't wanna fall in love

If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack

Never put my love out on the line

Never said yes to the right guy

Never had trouble getting what I want

But when it comes to you I'm never good enough

When I don't care I can play him like a Ken doll

Won't wash my hair

Then make him bounce like a basketball

But you make me wanna act like a girl

Paint my nails and wear high heels

Yes you make me so nervous that I just can't hold your hand

You make me glow

But I cover up, won't let it show

So I'm putting me defenses up

Cause I don't wanna fall in love

If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack

I think I'd have a heart attack

I watch as the blue cloud comes up but I push everyone's thoughts away and think of their emotions trying to at least get the happy ones. But even that doesn't help so I push them all away.

Never break a sweat for the other guys

When you come around I get paralyzed

And every time I try to be myself

It comes out wrong like a cry for help

It's just not fair

Brings more trouble than it all is worth

I gasp for air

It feels so good, but you know it hurts

I look straight to Jack. I start singing the song purely to him just so he understands.

But you make me wanna act like a girl

Paint my nails and wear perfume

For you, make me so nervous that I just can't hold your hand

You make me glow

But I cover up, won't let it show

So I'm putting my defenses up

Cause I don't wanna fall in love

If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack

I think I'd have a heart attack

The feelings got lost in my lungs

They're burning, I'd rather be numb

And there's no one else to blame

So scared I'll take off and run

I'm flying too close to the sun

And I'll burst into flames

I'm pretty much close to tears as I look to him with Sissi practically crawling over him so I look into the spotlight

You make me glow

But I cover up, won't let it show

So I'm putting my defenses up

Cause I don't wanna fall in love

If I ever did that, I think I'd have a heart attack

I think I'd have a heart attack

I finish the song with tears in my eyes. Everyone claps and cheers but I look to back to Jack and he has tears in his eyes as well. I shake my head and look pointedly to Sissi and give him a small shrug. The blue cloud comes to where I only see Jack. I was wrong. I'm so sorry. He thinks.

You're right you were wrong. But you sure as heck aren't sorry. Have fun with Sissi. I'm sure she's perfect for you. I send the thought to him and make sure my emotions go over to him. He looks shocked but then tears fill his eyes. As quickly as the cloud was there it's now gone and I'm walking off stage to everyone but Jack. I fall into their arms and instantly start sobbing. I feel someone pet my hair and feel myself being lifted up. I look and see William and Aelita. Aelita shoots me a look asking if I'm okay. I nod.

"You wanna go dance?" William asks. I nod not trusting my voice. He walks me out to the dance floor and I'm glad it's a slow song. I hide my face into his shoulder and keep it there while he rubs my back.

After a few songs, the blue cloud overcomes me and I can hear everyone's thoughts but I keep their emotions away because I can't even comprehend my own. Hey Monica, how do I stop this because I can hear May's now? I hear Geo say. I look for him and see him looking at me with May in his arms.

Focus on something that's totally different. I say back.

Yeah, I tried but it didn't really work. He says.

Think about homework, or Lyoko, or something. I say back not caring to think anymore.

Homework? Really? I'm not that kind of smart guy. He says and I smile a little bit.

You're right you're THE smart guy. Now stop pouring your emotions to me. I already can't handle my own. Plus I have everyone else's raging on me. I just stopped caring. I say.

Sorry I'm kinda new at this. He says back sheepishly.

It's okay. I'm probably leaving soon. William needs a new shirt and I need some sleep. I say.

I feel Geo nod and hear him say Please don't hurt yourself. He isn't worth it.

I bury my head into William's chest and try to keep my tears down. I can wait for the bed for that. He pulls back, "Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine. Would it be okay if we left? You need a new shirt and I need to go sleep this whole night off." I say back.

"Yeah. At least you got queen though right? Punch to Sissi's face." He says smiling. I smile back and give him a genuine hug.

"Thank you. Sometimes you're kinda annoying but you know how to comfort a girl. Thanks for being my friend." I say. I feel him pull me tighter and then we leave telling everyone that I need sleep. How am I going to live with this? My boyfriend, well ex now, just kissed someone I hate. I won queen with him and I didn't save him a dance. His fault.

[Geo's P.O.V.]

I'm still trying to figure out how to turn off the mind-reading when I leave to get some punch or whatever they have there. As soon as I walk up to the table and pick up a cup I get knocked over.

"Oh sorry" I hear a voice, male I'm guessing, say.

I get helped up by the person and when I look into his face I can't believe who it is.

"Max is that you?" I say.

"Geo, what's up man I haven't seen you in a while" Max replies back.

"Nothing much, I'm just grabbing some punch and then I got knocked over" I say pointedly

"Oh yeah, my bad" he said sheepishly.

"So when did you enroll at Kadic?" I ask.

"About a week ago. I heard about this formal and I decided to come. Congrats to Monica she must've gotten popular fast. Although she always was the nice girl. And I see her singing hasn't gotten worse either." He says half joking.

"Yeah, I know right. Hey I want you to meet some people." I say bringing him to the group when we see Monica and William.

"Hey Monica, William!" I yell for them and they turn around. William's shirt is kinda wet and Monica looks like she's been crying but that all changes when her eyes light up.

"Max?" She says getting closer to us.

"Hey Nikki! It's been forever." He says as they wrap their arms around each other.

"Yeah it has. How did you get here?" She says pulling away.

"I'll tell you later. Is this the lucky man I've been hearing about?" He asks looking to William. "Nice to meet you sir. Hope you're not breaking this girl's heart." He says shaking hands with William. Monica gets a sad look in her eye and once again I see a hint of the green cloud and a little hint of sadness overcomes me.

"Actually that's William. He's one of the friends I'd like you to meet." I say stopping him from saying anything else.

"Oh well where I he?" He asks.

"Probably locking lips with his new girlfriend." Monica says upset.

"Hey you know he wouldn't be able to forget you like that. You're too valuable." William says. Both him and Monica blush.

"Do I need to kill a man?" Max says jokingly.

"Nah it's okay. I'll kill him when I wake up in the morning. Anyways I need to get some beauty sleep. I'll see you guys later. Nice seeing you Max." Monica says before shooting me a look causing me to see the cloud again and too get rid of all these tears. I look back at her and give her a small smile. Love you sis. I think back to her.

Love you too. Thanks Geo. Go find May I could feel her happiness when you kissed her earlier. Go dance with her. She needs it. She thinks back. I stand there shocked as she and William walk away.

"Does William like her?" Max says shaking me out of my thoughts.

"I don't think so." I say back.

"Oh, well the look in his eyes made it seem like he did." Max says.

"No, William just feels bad for her. I mean she had to come with him because Jack came with Sissi. Then she found them kissing. I'd be pretty upset too." I say shaking any thought from his head about William and Monica.

"Oh, hey by the way, before I forget, how are you doing since the Allyson incident?"

I felt my jaw clench as anger surged through my body.

"I don't want to talk about that anymore"

"Why, so she cheated on you, big whoop"

"Geo, what is he talking about?" May asked.

"Nothing May, Max, I told you I didn't want to talk about it anymore, so we're not going to talk about it" I said. I feel power surge through my wrist and hand as I barely look down and see the green mark glowing.

"O-Kay then… oh I get it, you didn't tell her what happened between you two"

"Yeah he told me, she used him for a project then broke up with him" May said warily.

"No, that's not what happened, there was no project, they went out when she asked him out for a month or two and when Geo found out she was cheating on him, he broke up with her" Max said.

"Geo is this true?" May asked.

"No! Well, yes but- that's not how it happened… well it sort of is, but, actually she cheated on another guy with me" I say, just barely getting the words out of my mouth.

"Well why would you want to keep it a secret?" she asked.

"That's what I would like to know" Allyson said walking up.

"Seriously, eavesdropping? This isn't reality TV, besides, it's much cheaper" Max jokes but no one laughs.

"Okay, the truth is, you were the first girl I loved and I was happy that someone besides the two friends I already had-"

"Wait, 2 friends? You told us you didn't have any" May pointed out.

"No one really liked me at all, everyone hated me besides Max and the other guy, and then Allyson came, and I was hurt that she said she loved me, but she really was lying about me being her first choice, so that was why it was so hard for me to find another girl to like, I was afraid of getting hurt again" I say sadly.

"It wasn't that bad" Allyson pointed out.

"Allyson you don't get it, when you love someone, you can feel it whenever you see them, but by doing that, you proved that you cared for Geo as much as you wanted a boyfriend" May said.

"Wait a minute, you two are dating? I thought you didn't want to date another girl after Allyson" Max says.

"This is what I get for having Max as a best friend, he can barely keep a single letter a secret" I say to May.

"Look Geo, I want you back, and to get you back, I've been practicing a song for this occasion" Allyson says as she stalks up to the stage and gets the mike from the announcer.

Oh oh oh, there's a place,

That I know

It's not pretty there and few have ever gone

If I show it to you know

Will it make you run away?

Or will you stay?

Even if it hurts

Even if I try to push you out

Will you return?

And remind me who I am

Please remind me who I am

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side?

Like a diamond

From black dust

It's hard to know

What can become

If you give up

So don't give up on me

Please remind me who I really am

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side?

Don't run away

Just tell me you will stay

Promise me you will stay

Don't run away

Just tell me you will stay

Promise me you will stay

Will you love me? Ooooooh

Just then I got an idea and pulled up a song on my phone and memorized it as fast as I could

Everybody's got a dark side

Do you love me?

Can you love mine?

Nobody's a picture perfect

But we're worth it

You know we're worth it

Will you love me?

Even with my dark side?

Don't run away

Promise you'll stay

Allyson returned the mike to the announcer and walked over to us as everyone clapped. "You're up" she whispered in my ear.

I clenched my jaw before I walked up onto the stage and grabbed the mike before walking up to the center.

I'm tired of being what you want me to be

Feeling so faithless, lost under the surface

I don't know what you're expecting of me

Put under the pressure of walking in your shoes

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

Every step that I take is just another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

I've become so numb, I can't feel you there

Become so tired, so much more aware

By becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you

Can't you see that you're smothering me?

Holding too tightly, afraid to lose control

'Cause everything that you thought I would be

Has fallen apart right in front of you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

Every step that I take is just another mistake to you

(Caught in the undertow, just caught in the undertow)

And every second I waste is more than I can take!

I've become so numb, I can't feel you there

Become so tired, so much more aware

By becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you

And I know, I may end up failing too

But I know, you were just like me, with someone disappointed in you

I've become so numb, I can't feel you there

Become so tired, so much more aware

By becoming this all I want to do

Is be more like me and be less like you

I've become so numb I can't feel you there

(Tired of being what you want me to be)

I've become so numb I can't feel you there

(Tired of being what you want me to be)

Everyone in the room applauded and screamed as I walked down the steps and toward the guys. Allyson looked pretty steamed. My plan worked.

"This is not over Geo" she said before walking away.

"Nice job Geo"

"Yeah you're a lot better than you were a couple of years ago"

"Max enough of that"

"What? I'm just being me, besides if you ask Keith he'll say the same thing"

"Why is that?" May asks.

"Keith is the other friend of Geo's"

"No he's not" I say, Max is starting to get on my nerves… like always.

"Yeah he is, remember, we were friends in elementary before he moved away, then he came back but you forgot about his friendship with you because you thought that he betrayed some of your personal stuff to your worst enemy"

My jaw clenched "Oh yeah, that, but it's not the same Keith though"

"Yeah it is, he just doesn't know that you look like this now and you forgot what he looked like" Max pointed out.

Realization hit me like a train "oh wow, I can't believe I beat him up"

"You beat him up?"

"It was self-defense" I point out sheepishly.

"So you sing too?" May asks, taking us off the subject, thankfully.

"Yeah, I actually wanted to sing a song tonight, I heard it a while ago and it somewhat matches something I wanted to bring up" Max says before he walks up to the stage and grabs the mike.

I'm waking up, to ash and dust

I wipe my brow, and sweat my rust,

I'm breathing in, the chemicals (breaths in deeply)

I'm breaking in, shaping up, checking out on the prison bus

This is it, the apocalypse, whoa.

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.

Enough to make my systems blow.

Welcome to the new age, to the new age

Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.

I raise my flags, don my clothes,

It's a revolution I suppose.

We'll paint it red, to fit right in, whoa.

I'm breaking in, shaping up, checking out on the prison bus

This is it, the apocalypse, whoa.

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.

Enough to make my systems blow.

Welcome to the new age, to the new age

Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.

All systems go, sun hasn't died.

Deep in my bones, straight from inside.

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones.

Enough to make my systems blow.

Welcome to the new age, to the new age

Whoa, whoa, radioactive, radioactive.

He walks off of the stage to applause and cheering. Then he walked back over to us.

"Nice singing Max" May said.

"Yeah where did that come from?" I asked.

"Oh just some weird dream I had a while ago"

"What kind of dream" I ask warily.

"Oh well it went something like this:

Dream Sequence:

The city is in destruction and flames are everywhere, burning through buildings and whatnot. There is not a person in sight until we get to an abandoned and ruined Kadic. We see a group of monsters surrounding a group of kids holding weapons and in weird outfits.

We see a close up of the kids and we see it is Geo, May, Monica, Jack, Max, Aelita, and Odd.

They are all standing back to back, wielding their weapons.

"Any ideas?" Max asked.

"You got one?" May replies back.

"Fight back" Geo suggests, a long scar under his right eye.

"How exactly do you propose we do that?" Jack says.

Geo said nothing but instead the green flash returning to his right hand and the periwinkle to May along with a blue to Monica.

"Oh well that works" Jack says, a gold on his.

The monsters charge as they charge as well and begin to fight back.

End Sequence

Max was silent as was Geo and May.

"Max what exactly was that dream about?"

"I don't know some kind of war we take part in, ridiculous right?" Max jokes.

I look at May and we can both think of the same thing, a kind of vision.

"Yeah weird dream" I say.

"So how long have you two been going out?" Max asked.

Surprisingly, no one took notice in this.

"At least a month" May says.

Before anyone can respond we hear a crash and look towards it. Everyone backs up as we stand there alone. We step closer to the area and carefully when there was another crash. I feel my phone vibrate and see that its Monica calling.

"Guys Lyoko is in trouble and the creatures back!" She screams into the phone.

"How do you know?" I ask.

"Because I can sense what's going on in Lyoko now. Ever since I almost died remember! I was trying to sleep and I closed my eyes and I saw Lyoko burning. Apparently I was out for like 5 minutes on the bus because William was freaking out... I know awkward right. Anyways, you need to get Jack. I know that you're upset with him but I listened to him a little bit and we need him." She says.

"Why should I trust him?" I ask.

"Geo… I had a vision. And unless that doesn't happen we both die." She says seriously.

"Then we better go find Jack." I say searching for him. She hangs up after she says to bring the creature to the factory.

I hang up as there is more banging and crashing. I watch as out of the area where the crashes are a dark humongous silhouette appears.

"Um are you okay sir?" a kid asks nearby.

He says a sound that is barely audible but I can instantly tell who/what it is.

"May, Max get ready to run" I whisper in their ears. They nod as people begin to get closer to the creature."I wouldn't do that if I were you" I tell them. They look back to me in question.

"We need to find Jack." I whisper.

"Why?" May asks in disgust.

"No time to explain. But we gotta hurry." I say quickly. I instantly open my mind and listen for Jack's thoughts and emotions, which is kind of easy because his are the saddest besides Monica's. I rapidly zone in on his mind and start to talk to him.

Jack, we need to go. I think to his mind.

Monica? He asks

Do I sound like Monica? No it's Geo. But Lyoko is in trouble and Monica said we needed you. Even if you did break her heart. I say

I didn't mean to hurt her. He says

I don't want to hear it. Can you see us? I ask.

Yes. He says quickly

Come over here as quickly and quietly as you can. And don't bring Sissi. If I know one thing Monica will be even more hurt if you bring her to the factory. I say.

I ditched her. But I'm coming. He says.

A few minutes later the whole gang is here including Jack. We're devising a plan to distract the monstrous creature and bring it to the factory just as Monica said. Once we do we split up, half the group to the door to get everyone onto buses and the rest to distract and bring. May, Jack, Max, and I start distracting the creature by throwing stuff at it. Yumi, Ulrich, Aelita, and Odd have already gotten people out and onto buses. The creature starts to follow us getting angry. I call Monica once we start running to the factory with the creature on our tails.

"We're on our way Monica. I hope you're ready." I say into my phone.

"As ready as I'll ever be. Jeremy is already helping with the computer. William is already in and I'm about to go in. Make sure that Jack, Aelita and Odd come with me. We'll have to communicate through the realms." She says although it sounds like there is something wrong with her plan.

"You're not just sacrificing yourself are you?" I ask her seriously.

"I have to go Geo. Be careful and send them as fast as you can. Defend the factory. I love you." She says before she hangs up. I slam my phone down. I can't believe it. She's not telling me anything and we're kinda stuck here. She knows something is going on.

[Monica's P.O.V.]

William and I finally get on the bus and I lean my head on his shoulder before closing my eyes. As soon as I do I see Lyoko burning. I see five of the warriors battling for their lives, then the scene changes and it's in the real world, then I see five more warriors battling with the huge creature. But I'm not there. Then the scene changes and I'm in front of the creature in Lyoko. Then I see myself passed out in Jack's arms with the creature in front of us.

I open my eyes to William shaking me. I'm gasping for air and William has a concerned look in his eyes.

"Lyoko is in trouble." I say before calling Geo. We get off the bus and start running to the factory before Geo picks up.

"Guys Lyoko is in trouble and the creatures back!" I scream into the phone.

"How do you know?" he asks

"Why should I trust him?" he asks. I roll my eyes.

"Geo… I had a vision. And unless that doesn't happen we both die." I say seriously.

"Then we better go find Jack." He says.

"Distract the creature and bring it to the factory." I say before hanging up.

I look to William as we're running as he calls Jeremy.

We get to the factory and we head down to the computer lab waiting for Jeremy. Once he gets there I explain in a very fast pace and we get William into the tube. As soon as he gets in the tube Geo calls.

"We're on our way Monica. I hope you're ready." Geo says panting. He must be running.

"As ready as I'll ever be. Jeremy is already helping with the computer. William is already in and I'm about to go in. Make sure that Jack, Aelita and Odd come with me. We'll have to communicate through the realms." I say trying to make the doubt in my voice go away.

"You're not just sacrificing yourself are you?" He asks me seriously.

"I have to go Geo. Be careful and send them as fast as you can. Defend the factory. I love you." I say before I hang up. I get into the tube and feel virtualized.

As soon as I feel my feet on the ground I open my eyes. I search around for William's mind and already find him battling. I run over to him and quickly get the monsters away from him by mind control. But not after the last one is done another line of monsters come. I start shooting my arrows and using mind control but it's not enough for only William and I to take them.

Suddenly I feel 3 more minds come into the realm, I send them a quick message to where we are and soon their here. Then we're all fighting for our lives as they keep coming. Jack and I are shooting arrows, I'm still using mind control, Odd is using his darts, William is slicing like a maniac and Aelita is doing her virtual thing.

After a few more minutes the last of the monsters are gone and I sense no more coming. So we all rest. I'm physically and emotionally drained from everything when Jack comes and sits next to me. William, Aelita, and Odd are resting up for a little while until I tell them we need to fight again.

"Monica. I just want you to know that I'm extremely sorry." He says to me.

"For what Jack? Breaking my heart into a million pieces and making me realize that you're the only guy I've ever really loved? Or maybe you're sorry for making me realize that love doesn't always last? Either way it still kills me inside." I say tears forcing their way up but I keep them down.

"I'm sorry for everything. I should've listened to you. I'm sorry for kissing her back because I thought it would give us a bigger chance to get fund raisers. I'm sorry for even going with her in the first place. I'm sorry for leaving you when you were unconscious this last week. I'm sorry for ever hurting you.

And I'm definitely sorry that I'll probably never get a chance to be with you because I'm not sure if you'll ever trust me again." He says tears already falling down his face. I take one look at him and I realize that was a big mistake. All I want to do is just fall into his arms, to kiss him, to tell him that I was the wrong one, but I can't because he's probably already dating Sissi.

"So where is Sissi? I'm surprised you even got away from her. Especially when she was crawling all over you." I say resentfully.

"I ditched her. I couldn't stand to see her face or even a hair of hers after I realized how much I hurt you." He says looking at me.

I look back to him my eyes wide.

"But what about the fund raisers?" I say.

"No fund raiser could matter to me as much as you do. Nothing could matter more." He says. I'm about to say that I forgive him when I feel something huge and evil coming for us.

"Get ready!" I yell before getting up. I look forward to see the creature. How did he get here? I ask myself as I charge forward with my arrows. Odd's already started shooting and William has gotten there before all of us slicing at everything he can reach without getting hit. Jack's shooting arrows and me and Aelita are using the "virtual life" around us to get it to stop. It takes a while for us to realize that nothing will work. Especially when the creature starts to swing at us.

Once I realize that I'm the only one that can stop it my eyes widen. I realize that I will be sacrificing my life and I'm strangely okay with that.

"Guys stop!" I yell pushing past them. I start to throw things at the creature while everyone backs away. The creature looks at me with huge distaste.

"Monica! Get back!" Jack yells.

"No. I have to do this!" I say.

"You don't have to do anything we can stop it altogether." Aelita says.

"No. I won't have you all die." I say.

"so you're going to die for us?!" William screams. But my attention is on the monster.

"If I die it's for everyone. This is what I'm supposed to do." I say.

"No it's not Monica! You don't need to do whatever you're going to do. Come back to me please." Jack pleads. I quickly get everyone to stop talking by going into their minds and closing their mouths.

I go a little bit forward to face the creature. I start to use all my powers to maim him while I work in his mind to look at me. I feel the power surge through my veins as I start to charm it. The creature starts to shrink as it stares into my eyes. I change my scared look into a comforting gaze and hold my hand out. I try as hard as I can to keep its eyes on mine but as soon as he looks to my hand I know I'm doomed.

"You think you can just charm me again? That doesn't work and it never will. You and your stupid pride will get you nowhere, stupid girl." It growls at me. I stay quiet and let it keep talking.

It advances on me and pins me down almost cutting off the circulation to my brain so I can't stop it.

"You are weak. A coward. You will never defeat me like you have that little Zander. You can't do anything because you won't let your friends help you. Look around. You haven't really spoken to your little sister in what seems like forever."

"Your boyfriend just cheated on you with someone who is much better than you. Your friends don't really believe you can do anything. Even your step brother knows you're a fake. You can try all you want but you can't defeat me. I'm so much better than you." He says to me.

While he says this pictures of my friends pop into my head and I start to feel dread. I'm never good enough and I will never be good enough. I was so close to getting it this time. He starts to choke me but I've sunken so low to rock bottom that all I can see are pictures of my life.

At the last second I see an arrow shoot the creature in the eye and he throws me to the side. All I can see is black and I feel dead already. I feel my mind get loose as I see for the last time my friends battling before me. The creature looks at me and says, "This isn't over." Before he disappears. I see Jack run up to me tears in his eyes and Aelita and the rest behind him.

"Monica, stay with me." He says, caressing my face. His tears falling onto my face.

"I love you." I say to them all before everything goes black.

I feel myself being lifted up and everything hurts. I hear frantic voices and crashes and explosions. I hear crying and I feel wetness on my cheeks and arms. I feel my arms move to the warmth and the beat of someones heartbeat which I've known for a while now.

"Monica?" I hear someone say. I open my eyes to see the ocean blue ones I've fallen in love with.

"Thought I was gone didn't you?" I say smiling weakly.

"How are you even alive right now?" He says searching my eyes.

"I guess the heavens don't want me just yet." I say.

"I'm glad. I don't want you to be upset but the factory is under attack. It's the creature." He says fear claiming his eyes. I nod.

"I know." I say getting up. The pain I have is now just a numbing pain.

He helps me up and we start to run outside. I see that my vision was right. I see Max, Geo, May, Yumi, and Ulrich battling the huge creature.

"Where is everyone else?" I ask.

"They're inside resting up. Aelita is trying to find the tower but Jeremy says they can't get to it until the creature is defeated." Jack says. I nod knowing that I have to defeat it.

"What are you planning?" He asks me turning me to face him. I look in his eyes and see complete concern and sadness from earlier that night.

"I can't tell you but before I do what I need to do I need to tell you something." I look straight into his eyes and take his hands from my shoulders. He nods skeptically.

"I forgive you. I understand that Sissi practically made you because when I was singing I could literally hear her thoughts over everyone else's about how she did it and how proud she was.

But like I said I told you I didn't want you involved with her so that part is your fault." I say not quite done yet but waiting for his reaction. His eyes darken and I can feel the sadness pouring out of him.

"I know you're right. I'm so-" I cut him off before he says anything else.

"I know you're sorry. And before I do something totally stupid that will probably kill me. I want you to know that I love you. I will always love you. And I don't blame you for what Sissi did. Sure you did kiss her back but I'm not holding that to you. I understand why you did that." I say holding his hands and looking into his eyes. I see hope and pain at the same time.

"Does that mean you're taking me back?" He asks.

"If somehow I make it out of this alive, I'll think about it." I say before winking at him. He smiles and pulls me into a hug.

"I love you. Please be careful." He whispers into my ear. I smile and I nod. I pull away and give him a kiss on the cheek before I walk away.

"You sure you're ready for this?" Asks May as I walk up.

"Ready as I'll ever be." I say before closing my eyes and feeling power in my veins.