Really sorry this took so long. Don't forget to R&R

(The group found themselves back at the cafeteria with breakfast.)

Yumi: "What happened?"

(Suddenly their cellphones started to ring. They all answered knowing who it was.)

Jeremy: "Why do you want this chip so badly, James?"

James: "Firstly, I congratulate you on your improvement with your prediction skills, Mr. Belphios. Secondly, in due time you will know, but not today. Today, you will give me that chip intact and uncorrupted."

Jeremy: "Who's going to stop us from destroying it?"

James: "I already did it once, Mr. Belpios. I currently have access to the return to the past program on your Supercomputer and every time you try to destroy that chip, I will simply launch the program before the chip gets destroyed. Now, you will leave the chip in one of your scanners in the next half-hour otherwise we will have a problem. I'll give you time for … negotiation."

(The group gave glances around each other.)

Jeremy: "What should do?"

Urma: "He seems really serious about getting that chip. We might have to give in to his demands."

William: "All the more reason not to give in. There must be something on that chip he wants that he can't make himself. I say that we shouldn't let him have it at all costs."

James: "I'm waiting for an answer."

(Jeremy stopped to think about the situation, He let out a sigh and picked up the phone.)

Jeremy: "Not without a fight."

James: "Your funeral, Mr. Belpois."

(As soon as James hung up the phone, Jeremy's laptop started to beep. He pulled out the computer to see an activated tower.)

Jeremy: "We need to go, now."

(The Warriors all stood up and quietly left the building. They quickly darted for the woods only to be yelled from behind them.)

Jim: "What do you think you kids are doing?! You are not allowed to enter the forest at any time."

Odd: "Well you see we- uh –well."

(Urma put her hand on his shoulder.)

Urma: "*whispering* Just run."

Odd: " (Turning his head) *whispering* No, that's a bad idea."

(By the time he turned around, she was already gone.)

Jim: "Ms. Clarice, get back here."

Odd: "You heard her run!"

(The group ran with Jim tailing behind. When they came to the sewer entrance, Urma had the manhole opened for them and signaling them to move. They all quickly climbed down the ladder. With Jim closing in on them, Urma didn't have time to close it and went down with them. As the rest of the warriors mounted their vehicles, with Urma being the only one on foot, moved at full speed.)

Jim: "You better get back here right now!"

(Slowly, Jim stopped to catch his breath and the warriors were able to arrive at the factory in no time.)

(They entered the factory and called the elevator. As the doors opened a spectre was waiting for them.)

Yumi: "Déjà vu."

(The spectre's physical structure vibrated more often and chaotically than the average spectre as it let out a lightning-fast punch towards Yumi, knocking her back several meters. Ulrich and William gave each other a nod.)

Ulrich: "Me, William, and Yumi will handle him."

(As the spectre walked out of the elevator, Odd, Urma, Jeremy, and Aelita went in and closed the doors.)

William: "Yumi, you alright?"

Yumi: "Yeah, I'm fine. This one just hits a lot harder than the usual."

(The three got into fighting positions as the spectre loudly cracked his knuckles.)

(Jeremy stepped out of the elevator and sat on his chair.)

Jeremy: "The tower is located in the forest sector. Get ready for virtualization."

(Aelita pressed the elevator button to go down. The three were brought down into the scanner room and each entered into a scanner.)

Jeremy: "Scanner, Aelita. Scanner, Odd. Scanner, Urma. Transfer, Aelita. Transfer, Odd. Transfer, Urma. Virtualization."

(The three were transported into the forest sector of Lyoko. Urma took in her surroundings.)

Odd: "Nice place isn't it."

Urma: "Yeah."

Aelita: "Is there something wrong?"

Urma: "No. This place is just… familiar."

Jeremy: "The tower is 12 degrees southwest. That spectre has more power than the average spectre and is showing signs of instability. If it continues to exist, it's likely that it will implode from the overload of energy it's receiving from the tower. I'm spawning the Overboard and the Overwing now."

(The two vehicles spawned next to the trio as Odd took his flying surfboard and Urma with the scooter. Aelita swiped her hand across her bracelet to spawn her wings and they flew to the tower as fast as they can.)

(Meanwhile, William, Yumi, and Ulrich were having difficulty against the spectre as it has shown to block and counter whatever attacks were thrown at him, without receiving a single hit.)

William: "What is with this guy?"

(Yumi's phone started to ring and she answered.)

Yumi: "Hello?"

Jeremy: "Yumi, you need to be careful, that spectre is receiving dangerous amounts of energy from the tower gaining more power as a result. It gains energy in bunches so the increase of power will be noticeable. If it gets too much it will implode wiping you out."

Jim: "So this is where you been sneaking off to! You three are going to tell me where the others are and- who is that!?"

Yumi: "I got to hang up."

(Yumi put the phone away.)

Ulrich: "Jim, there's an explanation but now is not the time."

(The spectre lunged at William with a kick, knocking him to the ground.)

Jim: "Hey, up here!"

(Jim jumped down onto the spectre, but it grabbed Jim by the foot and swung him towards Ulrich causing them to fall. The spectre then grabbed Willliam by the arm and lunged him at Yumi. As they got up, the spectre roared as its power increased.)

Yumi: "Guys, according to Jeremy, that spectre could explode anytime."

Jim: "Well, what are you doing standing around here? Run!"

Yumi: "If we that it'll just chase us or go after Jeremy."

Jim: "So what we just wait for it to go boom? What will that achieve!?"

Yumi: "Jim, there are a lot of things you don't know. The others are going to deactivate it but they need some time. We are just trying here to stall."

Jim: "No way! I am responsible for your safety and we are leaving."

Ulrich: "You can go but we are staying here."

Jim: "... You are all a bunch of stubborn kids."

(The spectre roared as it gained more energy.)

Yumi: "Every time we let it rest it gains more energy."

Ulrich: "So we can try a tag team so when it knocks to of us down we can switch out."

William: "Right let's do this."

(Back at Lyoko, the others were approaching the tower.)

Jeremy: "Careful, James has almost every kind of monster guarding the tower."

Aelita: "What kind?"

Jeremy: "Kankerlots, Bloks, Krabs, Hornets, and Tarantulas."

Urma: "I don't even know what half of those things are."

Odd: "Don't worry, just hit the eye. But this will be a hard one."

Urma: "How bad can it- OKAY I see why."

(The tower held tight security with two Tarantulas near the tower, three Krabs with two perched on top of one of the two boulders next to the tower, and one in between the Tarantulas. In front of the Tarantulas were five Bloks covering their front with six Kankerlots and Hornets each patrolling the area. The warriors stopped where they were as the enemy began to open fire upon them, forcing a retreat. Urma threw a star at the herd of large monsters but a Tarantula shot it, destroying the explosive. The three landed their vehicles knowing they would be no help.)

Urma: "You could have warned us there was an army."

Jeremy: "*sigh* James is messing up the monitor again. I can't always be accurate in numbers or if there are any."

Urma: "We need a plan, we can't face them head-on and we need to take out the monsters in the back. … Any ideas."

(Aelita pondered for a moment and came to a response.)

Aelita: "Jeremy, does Urma have any abilities?"

(Jeremy quickly went through her code.)

Jeremy: "Let's see kunai for weapons, only has three explosive stars. Ah yes, she does have something. It's invisibility. I don't know the details but to activate it you need to … remain in a calm state."

Aelita: "Perfect, she can use that to sneak past the grunts and take out the more powerful monsters."

Urma: "But what if it doesn't work? What if-"

Odd: "Urma. Just trust him."

(Urma stopped for just a moment as she took a deep sigh and began to relax. She took several deep breaths and she loosened her stance as her avatar's textures and digital skeleton vanished.)

Aelita: "Jeremy, it worked."

Jeremy: "Strange, I can't see her on the map. We just need to wait and see if she can pull it off."

(Several moments passed as the monsters began to become, out of nowhere, more alert as they check their surroundings more franticly and confuse.)

Odd: "You think they know she's here?"

Aelita: "Probably, but they can't tell where she is."

(The Tarantulas started to chirp and screech frantically amongst themselves. Suddenly the Krabs mounted upon the left boulder stumbled slightly with one of its hind legs and was hit with a kunai in the eye as Urma materialized from above. The Tarantulas couldn't get a decent shot due to the cramped formation allowing Urma to throw a star at the Krab between the Tarantulas. The middle Krab self-destructed eliminating the three Blocks in the middle of the wall and the two Tarantulas next to it. She then landed on the Krab standing on the other boulder and stabbed the monster and leaped off, landing in front of the remaining Block at the right flank and threw another kunai directly into its eye, devirtualizing it.)

Aelita: "Now's our chance."

(By now, Urma had caught the attention of the Kankerlots and hornets as they started to open fire on her. The seer numbers overwhelmed her as she became devirtualized. With their backs turned Aelita fired several energy fields at the Hornets, devirtualizing two of them. The Kankerlots turned around only to have three of them hit with a laser arrow. The surviving Block was the first to open fire as a slew of shots flew at them. Odd raised his shield to protect Aelita as she threw energy fields at the hornets, eliminating two of them. The surviving Block spun its head and fired a rapid spur of lasers at Odd's shield destroying it. Odd quickly returned fire eliminating the last two hornets while Aelita took out the remaining Kankerlots.)

(Back in reality, Urma returned to the computer lab.)

Urma: "Did it work?"

Jeremy: "Yes. Surprisingly so. … Urma?"

Urma: "Yeah?"

Jeremy: "You've shown on Lyoko that you have an exceptionally large amount of skill."

Urma: "So?"

Jeremy: "You've only been on Lyoko twice now and both times you've pulled off some big stunts and succeed. That's not natural for a first-timer. I can't really find that possible."

Urma: "Neither can I. The weird thing is that … it just … feels like a reflex. I can't quite explain it I just… do it."

Jeremy: "Hm. Weird indeed."

Odd: "Jeremy, we just got rid of the last of them I'm heading towards the tower now."

Jeremy: "That's great."

Aelita: "… It's too easy."

Jeremy: "What do you mean?"

Aelita: "I mean that James doesn't make it so simple."

Jeremy: "Well there isn't anything wrong with the tower and there aren't any monsters coming up."

Odd: "And I don't see anything."

Urma: "Is there anything else?"

Jeremy & Aelita: "The spectre!"

Odd: "What about it?"

Jeremy: "When the is tower is deactivated, the spectre has to release all the energy it stored. With all that excess energy, the release will be highly violent. Get into the tower and don't deactivate it until I say so."

(Jeremy quickly dialed up Yumi on her cell.)

(Jim and Ulrich had the specter pinned down. As the spectre was kicked back, it gained more energy. The power increase caused an energy burst, knocking the two back. Yumi's phone started to ring.)

Yumi: "What is it, Jeremy?"

Jeremy: "How's the situation?"

Yumi: "We all are hurting somewhere we can't hold much longer."

Jeremy: "I need all of you to run as far away as possible from the spectre. When we deactivate the tower it will release all the energy it has collected. The release will be potent but it not massive so you should be able to get out of the blast radius."

Yumi: "Alright. Everyone we need to run now!"

(Jim and the spectre had their arms in lock with Jim barely holding on. When the others fled from the scene, Jim, with all his might, pushed the spectre back and went after the others.)

Jeremy: "Aelita is ready to deactivate the tower. Just say when."

(The spectre started to pursue the warriors.)

Yumi: "Now before it catches up!"

Jeremy: "Aelita, do it now!"

(Aelita placed her hand on the monitor, deactivating the tower. The spectre started to stop as its structure began to vibrate and expand its volume. As the group took cover behind a crate for protection, the field shrunk. The colliding energy created a shockwave, causing support beams to bend, ruptured the solid ground, and dented the metal walls. The immense force shattered the crate and knocked them back.)

Jeremy: "Yumi, are you there?"

Yumi: "We're fine, Jeremy."

William: "The place is all bent up. Imagine what it could've done at full power."

Yumi: "We should return to the past."

Jim: "What's a return to the past? What's all this about?"

Ulrich: "I could explain, but I'd rather not talk about it."

(The white beam engulfed the area, as it became night once more.

(Jeremy woke up to a call from the computer.)

Jeremy: "What? I didn't go back this early."

(When he looked up he saw the mosquito perched on top of his computer monitor. He quickly realized the call and answered.)

James: "Hello, Mr. Belphois. We had fun but I would like that chip now."

Jeremy: "But we won. You lost."

James: "Oh really? Because last I checked I have a large squadron surrounding the Skidblaninier and the Core of Lyoko."

Jeremy: "Liar."

James: "Oh really?"

(Two alerts appeared on Jeremy's computer for both the Skid and the Core.)

James: "Also you should check the core and the top of the elevator."

(Upon checking the security cameras, Jeremy found armed C4 planted o the side of the reactor and Kat guarding the top of the elevator shaft.)

Jeremy: "It can't be."

James: "Oh but it is. While you were fighting, I sent the monster to the core and your Skid. As for Kat, he does make short time with his work, doesn't he? And all of this will go away if you deliver the chip to my drone that is in front of you."

Jeremy: "Then why don't you just take us out now?"

James: "Because there's just no challenge to it at all without a fair opponent. Now, the chip."

(Jeremy handed over the chip to the mosquito drone.)

James: "Can you open the window?"

(Jeremy opens the window as the drone flew out.)

James: "Thank you for your cooperation. Until next time."

(As the monster started to retreat and Kat took the elevator down to the reactor, Jeremy made a fist due to his failure.)

(The following morning, Jeremy explained everything.)

William: "So he can just wipe us out anytime?"

Ulrich: "Then all those times he just let us won?"

Jeremy: "Apparently, yes. He's thought this out more than it seems."

Urma: "So we're just walking into an inevitable trap."

Jeremy: "For now. Thankfully the Skid will be finished in a few days and then we'll be able to go into the Digital Sea. I've also made an extra pod for you Urma."

Urma: "Thanks."

Jeremy: "For now we should just try to… relax."

(James' scanner released a puff of steam as X.A.N.A.'s chip laid before the mad man.)

James: "*picking the chip up* Well, well, well. I say the mission was a success."

Kat: "I find that the final phase was a bit excessive, Prof. Wagner."

(James takes a moment on the craftsmanship of the hardware.)

James: "I guess a little. Now then, let's see if we have what we need on this drive."

(The chip was quickly connected to the computer as lines of data scrolled up the screen.)

James: "The data is mostly intact but it's not quite enough."

Kat: "Move to the next source."

James: "So it seems we must. If the calculations are correct, it will be enough."

So I'm going to had to change the schedule to once every other week on a Wednesday.

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy.