Chapter 35: Saint Valentine's Day
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It was in the middle of the night, and well, I was sleeping just fine, until my computer woke me up. McKenna was still out like a light. I swear, nothing wakes her up, and I bet she'll sleep through the apocalypse! Anyhow, I noticed that I had a new e-mail, and the sender said that I had a gift outside my door. I opened the door, but there was no one there. I noticed a small wrapped package, and I picked it up. I unwrapped it, and there was a pendant in the shape of an orb that was glowing and it was colored red. I put it into my pocket and well, the next morning, I saw Aelita.
"Morning Aelita." I said
"Hey, Naomi, got a minute? I need to find Yumi." Said Aelita
"Why?" I asked
"You see, last night, I received a necklace." Said Aelita
"You too?" I asked
We both thought this was too good to be true, so when we found Yumi, we pulled her into the nearest bathroom for a girl-only talk.
"Plain, but not bad." Said Yumi
"But I wonder who gave it to me." Said Aelita
"Same here." I said
"And why?" wondered Aelita
"Why? I might have an idea. You know what day it is today, right?" asked Yumi
"Um, Tuesday!" exclaimed Aelita
"Yes, but not just any Tuesday. It's Saint Valentine's Day! The day all lovers celebrate." Said Yumi
"Lovers?" wondered Aelita
"Um, or a more accurate definition, a day where a boy or girl have the chance to express their feelings for one another." I said
"And I can guess exactly which boys might want to give the two of you a present, can't you?" asked Yumi
"I know a certain someone." I said as I began to blush a strawberry red
I raced to find Matt before class began, and well, I found him!
"Matt! Xie xie ni." I said
"You know, I tend to say 'Good Morning' to whoever I see in the morning, but maybe I'm old fashioned." Said McKenna
"You actually understood that?" asked Matt
"Yeah, she said 'Thank You' in Chinese." Said McKenna
"Um…" started Matt
"For the necklace, it's really pretty, and it's my lucky color. Your Valentine's Day gift is really special." I said
"Oh, um, well…" started Matt
"Well, see ya in history. Zai jian." I said
"Does that mean 'goodbye'?" asked Matt
"Yes, it does." Said McKenna
"I can't believe I understood that." Said Matt
In history class…
I was taking notes, and it was interesting. I didn't know that historians believed that Valentine's Day associated with the first day of spring on the Roman Calendar. However, Odd and Jeremy had caused a huge ruckus. Wonder what it was about? I decided to write in my diary.
Dear Diary,
Matt is so sweet! He gave me this beautiful necklace, and it's also my lucky color too. He really didn't have to give me a present for Valentine's Day, but I'm happy anyway. I hope he likes the give I have for him. I looked forever for it. Well, class is almost over, so I have to book it.
Write more soon!
-Naomi
After class, I was in the restroom, and just as I was washing my hands, my vision started to grow black, and then, I splashed water on my face to clear my vision, but I then felt something on my face. Before I could figure out what, my whole world turned black.
McKenna's P.O.V.
"So, let me get this straight, you didn't give her the necklace?" I asked
"Yeah, so I wonder who did." Said Matt
"I'm tempted to say Odd as a prank, but seeing that Jeremy and Odd fought this morning over the necklace Aelita was wearing, but if Odd didn't give the necklaces to Aelita or Naomi, then who did?" I wondered out loud
"I don't know." Said Matt
"For all we know, it could be XANA." I said
There was an awkward pause of silence, and then we burst out laughing our heads off.
"That's a good one!" exclaimed Matt before he continued laughing
"I know, right? As if!" I exclaimed before I began laughing again
"Well, we have science next. I hope Naomi is there. She's definitely gotta be in class." Said Matt
We walked to science, but, okay, I admit, I still like Matt, even though I admitted to Naomi that my crush on him was just a crush. We walked into science class.
"Settle down, and take your seats. Please open your textbooks to page twenty seven. The atomic structure of muscles." Said Mrs. Hertz
"Naomi, where were you? I was looking everywhere for you." Said Matt
"Um, I was doing some research, and I think I isolated the code needed for both mine and Aelita's anti-virus. Aelita and I already talked about it. She's going to try and convince Jeremy to go to Lyoko. Do you… want to go after class?" asked Naomi as she began to blush
"Um, well, yeah. I'd like that." Said Matt
"Then it's a date." Said Naomi
Jeremy had just fallen out of his chair. I was so focused on Matt's and Naomi's conversation, that I didn't know what was going on. Jeez, he must be mad that something like that happened to him. After class, Aelita found Yumi, and she managed to convince her to go to Lyoko with her.
"Aelita!" exclaimed Naomi
"Naomi!" exclaimed Aelita
"Is it okay if Matt and McKenna come with us?" I asked
"Sure. The more the merrier." Said Aelita
We then walked to Jeremy's room.
"Yumi said that she'd go with me to Lyoko!" exclaimed Aelita
"Same with Matt and McKenna." Said Naomi
"After everything that's happened today, it'd be nice to get something accomplished." Said Jeremy
In the factory…
"Ready ladies and gentleman? I'm starting up the process. Transfer Yumi, transfer Aelita, transfer Naomi. Scanner Yumi, scanner Aelita, scanner Naomi. Virtualization. Hey, that's weird." Said Jeremy
"What's weird?" asked Matt
"The scanners picked something up on Aelita and Naomi. It's never done that before. Anyhow, I'll look into it later. Now it your turn you two. Transfer McKenna, transfer Matt. Scanner McKenna, scanner Matt. VIRTUALIZATION! Vehicles for you five coming up." Said Jeremy
Our vehicles appeared, just like Jeremy said.
"Materialization. You need to go due east to get to the edge of the sector." Said Jeremy
"No way. I'm heading north." Said Aelita
"And I'm heading south." Said Naomi
"But, I don't understand, you're supposed to go to Sector Five." Said Jeremy
"Sorry Yumi." Said Aelita
"What she said, McKenna, Matt." Said Naomi
Aelita and Naomi knocked all three of us off our feet. They then took their vehicles and headed into the opposite directions. Naomi had just switched gems, and from the looks of it, it was the summoner gem.
"Yumi, McKenna, Matt? Aelita, Naomi, what's going on? Yumi, McKenna, Matt, can you hear me? Are you okay?" asked Jeremy
"I'd be lying if I said I was. What's gotten into them?" asked Yumi
"I don't know! They've lost it! You've absolutely gotta stop them, they've headed due north and south." Said Jeremy
"I'll go after Aelita, but we're going to need some backup." Said Yumi
"Okay, I'm on it." Said Jeremy
"Hey, I just thought of something. Naomi didn't get that necklace from you Matt, right?" I asked
"Yeah…" said Matt
"So, why is she acting this way?" I asked
"XANA." Said Matt
"Precisely. We have to stop her." I said
"Guys, I hate to be the bearer of bad news here, but XANA's activated a tower! Stop Naomi and fast as you can and then head over to the ice sector!" exclaimed Jeremy
"And to think I was about to say it was getting too easy after we caught up with her." Said Matt
He was right, because four Krabs were waiting for us. Good thing Naomi showed us how to use the weapons on our vehicles, but unfortunately, we lost her.
"Jeremy, have a visual on Naomi?" asked Matt
"She's in the Mountain Sector. Go through the Way Tower." Said Jeremy
"On the Override and Overwind?" I asked
"Well, yeah, you should be able to." Said Jeremy
"Jeremy, if we crash before entering the tower, I swear to God that I'll…" started Matt
He didn't finish that thought because we all managed to get through the tower safely.
"You swear to God that you'll what?" asked Jeremy
"Um, never mind." Matt admitted sheepishly
We began chasing after her when someone riding a vehicle that was similar to Terra's Keyblade Glider appeared. He was also wearing Keyblade Amor.
"We must stop her, it's important, for XANA could cause devastation." Said the boy
"Who are you?" I asked
"What she said!" exclaimed Matt
"It doesn't matter! XANA's controlling her!" exclaimed the boy
"We learned that the hard way, which is why we're trying to stop her!" exclaimed Matt
We managed to catch up to her, but before we could fire the weapons on our vehicles, well, let's just say that the guy who just joined up with us didn't know the meaning of discrete.
"Let her go!" exclaimed the boy
Naomi then turned to face him.
"Leave me alone! Carbuncle, keep them busy!" exclaimed Naomi
She then summoned a cute cat-like creature with multiple tails and a ruby on its forehead. I recognized it, and well, I also knew that it could create barriers.
"Zantetsuken!" exclaimed the boy
He managed to defeat Carbuncle with ease.
"Firaga Burst!" exclaimed the boy
The force of the attack caused Naomi's Overglider to get devirtualized, and she hit the ground at least ten times before rolling to a halt. He then walked over to her and placed a Keyblade near her throat.
"I will say it again. Release her, now!" exclaimed the boy
Naomi looked at him in fear, but she smirked a few seconds later. Matt and I then heard the Scyphozoa, and it was behind us! He then turned around, but he held out his free hand.
"Atom Blazer!" exclaimed the boy
He managed to make the Scyphozoa retreat, and well, let's just say that Naomi looked pale, well, as pale as one can get on Lyoko. He then turned to face her, again.
"As I said before, release her at once." Said the boy
"Grr… fine, you win this time boy, but be warned, Master XANA will get what he wants from me." Said Naomi
What does he want from Naomi anyway? Just when XANA released her from his control, she fainted in the boy's arms. He then picked her up and carried her over to Matt.
"Here, she's been through much." Said the boy
"I hope she's okay." I said worried.
At that moment, not only did she gain a new Aeon, but the gem on her necklace changed. When the light around her faded, she was wearing a grey-blue version of the suits from the Tron movie. There were two Powder Blue lines running up the sides of the both of them. There were also two belts with packs on them, and she also had what appeared to be daggers made from binary code. The boy then turned his back on us.
"I hope this new transformation helps her. Goodbye." Said the boy
"Wait, you haven't told us who you are. Who are you?" asked Matt
"I could be nobody, or anybody. It's up to you, whether you choose… to believe in me, or not." Said the boy
He then disappeared in a data stream as Matt gently placed Naomi on the ground.
"Well, that doesn't help us." I said
"You can say that again. Now what?" wondered Matt
We heard a groan as Naomi regained consciousness.
"What happened?" asked Naomi
"Naomi!" Matt and I exclaimed in unison
"You're okay." Said Matt
"Um, yeah. What happened? Why are we on Lyoko? Did XANA attack?" asked Naomi
"XANA managed to possess you and Aelita with the necklaces you both received." Said Matt
"So, it wasn't you who gave it to me?" asked Naomi
"Unfortunately, yes." Said Matt
"You're in terrible danger. Protect Naomi with your lives." Said the boy
"It's that voice again." I said
Naomi seemed to have a face of shock when she heard the voice.
"Taios! Taios, is that you?" exclaimed Naomi
There was a long pause of silence. Then, Naomi looked down to the ground.
"It's you, isn't it?" asked Naomi with a hint of regret in her voice
"Okay, fess up. Who is this 'Taios' guy?" asked Matt
"A friend, a really old friend of mine, back from when I was a kid." Said Naomi
"Wait, do you remember everything?" I asked
"No, not everything. The only memories of my past that came back to me as of late, was meeting Taios, when I was a little girl. That's it. I swear." Said Naomi
"Well, why don't we head back, we gotta get rid of that necklace." Said Matt
Naomi's P.O.V.
When we got back to the factory, Yumi smashed the necklaces that XANA booby-trapped into a million tiny pieces. Jeremy then picked up the microchips hidden inside.
"I better study these. You never know, I might be able to get some interesting about XANA." Said Jeremy
"Anyway, Aelita, Naomi, from now on, you don't take any presents from anyone unless he or she shows it to you." Said Ulrich
"Promise. You know Jeremy saved my life, and that's the nicest Valentine's present anyone can hope for." Said Aelita
"Yeah, but that won't save him from being suspended, for missing four hours of detention. The principal's not gonna be too happy about that, but I'm sure there's a solution." Said Odd
"Hey, what are you looking at me for?" asked Ulrich
Oh boy. What did I miss?
Later…
"I'm really happy to be going to the concert with you, but you won't forget to talk to your father beforehand, huh?" asked Ulrich
"Don't worry, I'll get Jeremy out of this." Said Sissy
They then walked away, together, much to my chagrin.
"Now that's a real friend, ready to sacrifice himself for his pal." Said Odd
"Are you sure he's sacrificing himself as much as all that? He doesn't seem to be bothered by it." Said Jeremy
"Maybe not, but it was for me he wrote the poem. Poor Sissy!" exclaimed Yumi
We laughed together at that joke. Later after dinner, Matt, McKenna, and I were in my dorm, telling me what I missed no thanks to XANA. I can't believe I missed so much.
"Well, it's almost light's out." Said McKenna
"Oh yeah! I almost forgot. Naomi, this is your real Valentine's Day gift. I hope you like it." Said Matt handing me a small wrapped package
I carefully opened it, and I was shocked! It was a limited edition Bleach Cell Phone charm! It had Rukia Kuchiki with her zanpakuto spirit Sode no Shirayuki!
"Thank you so much Matt! I'll cherish it always." I said
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