Just when I thought all the trials were over, I was mistaken. Holding onto Yumi's hand, I turned to face Xana. He was no longer wearing a black cloak, but he was wearing a warrior uniform. It was actually similar to mine, but a lot darker with Xana's symbol on the chest. He wore black combat boots with spikes near the heel. This guy's appearance seemed to haunt me for some reason, but why, I had no idea. I glared at him with fire in my eyes.
William: What more do you want from me?
Xana: Oh William, the persevering optimist. You've thrown several wrenches into my plans. You know that I've been trying to destroy you from the beginning, right?
William (sarcastically): Really? What a surprise.
Xana: You don't know the half of it. Every attempt to kill you has gone down in vain! (he snaps his fingers, a black smoke screen appears and an image of Mrs. Fritz loads on it, it is dark and rainy out, she carries a black umbrella)
Mrs. Fritz: Well then. I better get moving. A strange voice may have told me to be here, but if they need me, I better get going. (she walks into Kadic)
Xana: I'm the reason you got stuck with Mrs. Fritz, that terrible substitute chemistry teacher. (the scene switches to William sleeping on the bench, a possessed Mrs. Fritz is shown with a knife, she chuckles to herself, Anais is walking around and she finds William)
Anais: Oh dear... That poor young man... Better get him back to his room. (she picks him up and carries him over her shoulders, she walks away with him)
Xana-Mrs. Fritz: Curses...
(the screen shows David walking around the neighborhood)
David: That accursed William Dunbar. If only I knew where to find him. (a woman with the eye of Xana in her eyes walks up to him) If only I knew where he was...
Woman: I know where he is. Go to Kadic Academy, located in Paris, France. Here's some directions. (she hands a slip of paper to him) You can finally set revenge on him.
David: Thanks for the directions. I will get my revenge! (the woman smiles wickedly, William and Yumi gasp)
Xana: It wasn't just chance that David Dunlap found you and tried to terminate you.
(the screen shows William and Priscilla fighting over the vial)
William: If you add that in, it'll cause a fire!
Mrs. Fritz: William, Priscilla, stop this at once! (he pulls it away from Priscilla, the footage is slowed down as it is launched into the air)
Xana: It wasn't just a mere coincidence that the vial broke and started a fire. (the vial breaks, leaking the chemical into several vials of water, fires ignite and the vial lands nearby Anais, causing an explosion and knocking her out, the slow motion stops and the image switches to William taking all the aspirin pills and fainting, Aelita dials 911, it switches to William fighting the Specter of Ulrich, the slideshow ends, the screen disappears, Xana scowls)
Xana: You were supposed to be dead a long time ago. Yet somehow, you still escape death's grip. I wondered why you continued to fight despite every tough trial and tribulation you've been put through. (he smirks) Now everything is clear. Not only have I found your motivation, I've found your Achilles' heel as well.
Yumi: Huh? (she and William look at her left ankle, caught in Xana's shadow rope) Oh no...
We both came to the terrible realization at the same time; Yumi was my weakness.
Xana: As soon as I dispatch her, you'll have no reason to fight me anymore.
William: I can't believe you would try and suck her into a vortex of death just to break me!
Xana: Oh, I'm not going to kill her yet. She'll be kept alive... For now at least.
Yumi: For now? (she quietly gulps, William desperately tries to free her)
Xana: Give it up. You're never going to free her.
William: Never! I'll never give in! Never! (Xana forms a black energy beam)
Xana (sarcastically): Aw, how cute. Who would tear these two lovestruck warriors apart? (he charges with black energy) I would! Sorry William, but when I'm through with you, happy ever after will be a thing of the past! Say goodnight, Dunbar! (he fires black lightning bolts at him, William falls backwards and begins to devirtualize)
Yumi/William: William!/ Yumi! (Xana laughs and disappears in shadows as William devirtualizes)
Soon enough, I appeared back in the scanners. I felt like I had been kicked in the gut, stabbed in the back and my heart broke all at the same time. I sobbed softly to myself. How could I have failed to save her? It all happened so fast I didn't even see her disappear. I then went back up to the lab. Jeremie, Aelita, Odd, Ulrich and Mr. Hopper were already waiting for me. I explained to them the fight between me, Odd, Ulrich and Xana-Yumi, how Yumi broke free from Xana's control, and how he found out about my weakness before he captured her. I omitted the make out scene to try and avoid provoking Ulrich's jealously.
William: I tried to save her. I really did try, but I failed... Xana knows the truth now.
(a beep is heard, Xana appears on the Supercomputer screen)
Jeremie: Oh this isn't good...
Xana: Hello, Lyoko Warriors. Miss me?
Ulrich (sarcastically): Oh great... Just great...
Franz Hopper: What do you want from us this time?