I never felt so guilty and heartbroken before. I thought things couldn't get better, that is, until I got a phone call from my old rival.

(Ulrich's phone rings, "It's my right to be hellish. I still get..." before he answers it)

Ulrich: Hello?

William (on phone): Ulrich, I have good news.

Ulrich: Um, alright. What is it?

William (on phone): I have found where Xana is hiding is holding Aelita captive.

Ulrich: Really? Where?

William (on phone): In the French Alps, near the Rhone river. I'll explain everything at the meeting at the Hermitage. Just get over there as soon as you can!

Ulrich: See you there. (he hangs up, rushes out of his apartment and begins running)

Running most of the way there, I quickly got the Hermitage, arriving before most of the others did. At first it was me, William, Mr. and Mrs. Schaeffer and Jeremie. Shortly after me and William finished talking about how we disappointed Yumi and how we were possessed by Xana, Grace arrived. Soon thereafter Odd and Sissi arrived.

Odd: Hey, where are Yumi and Hiroki? (they come running in, they stop, breathing heavily)

Yumi: Sorry... we're... late.

Anthea: Well, we're all here now. William, tell them the good news.

William: With my powers, I have been able to pinpoint Xana's exact location. She has set up a fortress in the French region of the Alps, where the Rhone and Isère river intersect.

Franz Hopper: And how can we be so sure that Xana is there?

William: Because I saw Xana and Aelita in the fortress. While Aelita was asleep, Xana was musing to herself aloud, thinking about how the Lyoko Warriors would never find her. But unfortunately, she noticed that I was spying on her. She's going to make this a lot more difficult for us.

Grace: It doesn't matter how tough the Shadow Woman makes this quest for us to accomplish. Lest we want to see the world we know be destroyed, we must stop her at all costs!

Ulrich: You seem really determined to defeat her.

Grace: Yeah, considering all that I know. If I had gone the other direction, I'd be singing a new song,wearing a different outfit and be blissfully unaware of all this bad news. But because I'm loyal to my friends, and because I'm here, I know that we must stop Shadow Woman.

Anthea: Shadow Woman?

Grace: That's my nickname for Xana. Nonetheless, we better move, and quickly.

Franz Hopper: Good luck, Lyoko Warriors. You will need it.

Ulrich: You're not coming with us?

Franz Hopper: Anthea knows nothing about fighting an evil A.I, and I've been fighting Xana for years. I'm getting too old for this. As much as it pains me, I need to trust Jeremie to save my daughter.

Jeremie: Don't worry, Mr. Schaeffer. We won't fail. (he runs out the door, the others follow him)

Anthea: You still don't trust him, do you?

Franz Hopper: I find it hard to trust him, dear.

I decided not to tell Jeremie what I heard on the way out, as it wouldn't help our mission. We traveled to Lyon, and got to the Alps.

(they stand on a snow-covered mountain with winter gear)

Hiroki: It seems quiet... Too quiet... (they start walking down the mountain, Yumi gets out a map of the Alps, Ulrich is behind Odd and Sissi, she presses her hand to her forehead and begins to fall, Odd grabs her by her shoulders before she falls)

Odd: Sissi!

Sissi: I'm fine. No need to worry about me.

I noticed that Sissi was smiling a whole lot for someone on a highly dangerous mission. Was something wrong?

Ulrich: Odd, is something wrong with Sissi? She nearly fainted.

Odd:I.. I'm not sure. Sissi, is something wrong?

Sissi: No, I'm fine. Really.

William: This could be Xana's doing.

Yumi: But if that's the case, why would she target Sissi?

Jeremie: I don't think Xana's responsible for Sissi not feeling too well.

Ulrich: But she's definitely responsible for that. (he points to the wolves blocking the mountain range, they stop pacing) Now what?

William: Don't you worry. I have a plan.

Ulrich (muttering): This can't end well...