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Sittin' In A Tree K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Recap:

"Aelita… what if it had been a trap by-?"

"By X.A.N.A.?" She asks softly. "I thought about that, but if Dahlia is X.A.N.A. then I have a feeling she wouldn't harm me on purpose. I just…" The pinkette shook her head, "I have this feeling that she wouldn't."

"But you don't know that." Jeremie tried to remind her. "What if she didn't? What if it is a virus that causes her…" his words suddenly trailed off, before he started mumbling to himself, "…A virus… is it possible that Dahlia is infected just like how X.A.N.A. attempts to infect us to control us?"

Odd looks to him, eyes wide, "Could she be cured?"

Another exchange of looks began before landing on Jeremie. The Einstein of the group gave a slight shrug. "Maybe? I don't know. It's possible," his hands went up a bit, "it's worth a try though, right?"

Aelita's eyes were wide. "Let's try."

Chapter 22: What Could Go Wrong?

It wasn't long after that Jeremie had pulled out his laptop. For days he worked on the code to make an anti-virus, in hopes to eliminate X.A.N.A. from Dahlia's code, but something seemed to be missing. "Aelita… am I missing something?"

The pink haired girl looks over his shoulder before frowning, "Her code… it's scrambled. Is this the one you took-"

"When Yumi damaged her." He finishes with a nod.

She crosses her arms as she moved back. "Maybe we need a less damaged sample." She suggests. "But… Jeremie," she looks to him with a slight frown, "how will we know if we're eliminating X.A.N.A.'s code or hers? We need a sample of X.A.N.A.'s code… or something that would have hers…" She looked concerned.

"Aelita?"

"What if it doesn't work?" She asks softly and sits on his bed. "What if when we run it that we accidentally erase her code…and are left with-"

"I would never run an untested program on her, I promise." He moved from his computer to sit beside her on this bed. "Look, we'll figure out a way to save your cousin. We'll get her free from X.A.N.A. and afterwards we'll get your memories and shut down the program." Jeremie gave her a slight smile, "I promise."

Aelita leans against him and smiles, "Thank you, Jeremie."

For a moment he couldn't help but suddenly doubt the anti-virus. There was always a chance that something went wrong. Scratch that, there was always a possibility that something would go wrong with anything involving X.A.N.A. A blush crossed the Einstein's face as he fiddled with his glasses and stammers, "A-Anything for y-y-you, Aelita."

Maybe for once, something could go right.

…..

"Are you sure this is a good idea?" Ulrich couldn't help but ask as the group headed to the factory. "What if she goes after Odd again?"

The blond with a purple streak couldn't help but huff at that, "She didn't go after me." He mutters. "She wanted someone to talk to."

"She kidnapped you…"

"She didn't. I went willingly." Odd says as he presses the button for the elevator. "And I told you, she didn't hurt me. She just wanted to show me-"

"Her life." Yumi finishes. "But that doesn't excuse that the first time she did take you and that she did hurt you."

"I was fine when I got out."

Looks were exchanged, but no one said a word. Jeremie got out once they arrived at the super computer, while his friends headed further down to the scanner room to be virtualized into Lyoko. It was hard to believe that for years they'd been coming to Lyoko to save the world from X.A.N.A. and today they would be trying to find the one who was considered X.A.N.A. Today there was a possibility that maybe they'd be able to get eradicate X.A.N.A. officially.

"Ready?" Jeremie calls through his microphone. With one scanner left, each of them would have to go individually.

X.A.N.A. was known to wait for them at times, which meant Jeremie had to find the perfect spot and make sure that each of his friends got in and out safely. "Transfer Urlich, scanning, virtualization!"

….

Ulrich appeared in the desert region, landing with ease in a crouched position. "Looks clear Jeremie!" He calls up to Lyoko's sky.

"Got it. I'm sending the rest."

Before long each of the Lyoko warriors appeared in the desert region. "So… where do we start?" Yumi asks, hand on her hip.

A slight shrug came from the boys.

Aelita thought for a moment, "Jeremie," she calls, "would it be possible to use the sample as a way to locate Dahlia? Maybe I could search for her through a tower and go from there." She suggests. "The nearest tower will be to the East of us." She says, waving for the others to follow as she took off running.

"Let's just hope we don't-"

"You spoke too soon," Jeremie says, "three of X.A.N.A.'s monsters ahead. Blocks. Oh wait… and a Krab too."

"Didn't waste any time." Yumi says as she prepared her fans. "I'll take care of the blocks-"

"I got the Krab." Finishes Ulrich with a grin as he pulled out his sword. "Accelerate."

Odd couldn't help but grin, "Looks like it's just me and you, Princess."

Aelita giggles, happy to correct him, "You mean, you and me."

"Isn't that what I said?" He grins, prepared to catch any stray blocks with his arrows. "Aelita," his grin disappeared, "do you think this will really save her? I mean… are you sure that X.A.N.A. is just a virus that may have corrupted her? I mean she does have her moments where she seems…"

"Sane?" She finishes. "Jeremie thinks that because X.A.N.A. is a program that has the possibility of making viruses. If X.A.N.A. did need a lackey that could do his bidding whenever he needed it, then he would need someone smarter than block or a krab. Even William couldn't do what he needed, but if he only takes over partially with her knowledge and without her believing that she is X.A.N.A. then she would continue on the instinct to follow his plan through, while making tweaks that would make the plan successful. X.A.N.A. can't-"

"But what if she is X.A.N.A., I mean that is what she thinks…" Odd tells her.

"If that's so, then X.A.N.A. is more conscious than we thought. And why does she only do it momentarily? Why not have a hidden agenda when showing you her memories of her father, or all of us as a family? She could have kept you as a prisoner in order to get to all of us, to get me with the Scyphozoa and get whatever information he…she may need." She frowns, "I don't think she is X.A.N.A." she says again, "I think X.A.N.A. is somehow controlling her."

"Do you now?" Came a sweet voice from behind them. Dark hair caught the desert's dry air, moving it to the side. "What makes you think that, Lita?"

Odd turns, pointing his arrow at the girl he'd gotten to know. "Dahlia."

"Dally…"

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