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Chapter 3: Virtualization

Midnight came around. Jeremie, Ulrich and Odd crept to the manhole in the woods. Unknown to any of them, Yumi was silently stalking them. They slipped into the manhole. Yumi waited a couple minutes and clambered in after them. She quietly replaced the manhole cover and climbed down the ladder. As she jumped down from the last rung, she made the quietest of thumps. Odd spun around. "Who's there?" His voice clearly showed his fear.

"Odd, go to my spot. I bet I can handle this person," Ulrich said, switching spots with Odd.

"Who are you? Why are you following us?" Ulrich asked.

"Does it really matter?" Yumi retorted.

Odd had been waiting for that. He lunged forward to where the voice was, grabbed the person's arm, and dragged her forward. Jeremie flashed his light.

"Is this the new girl you told me about?" Jeremie asked Odd.

"My name is not 'the new girl'. My name is Yumi." Yumi snapped.

"Thanks for the info. Why are you following us?" Ulrich wondered.

"I'm here because I would like to meet Aelita."

Jeremie gasped. "How do you know about Aelita?"

"You idiots flaunted it off at dinner. I overheard and decided to follow you." Yumi explained. (A/N: I know that Yumi doesn't live at the school, but in this fic, she does.)

"Listen, you shouldn't have been eavesdropping..." Jeremie began, but was cut off by Yumi.

"I know, but what are you going to do about it? I already know about Lyoko, Aelita, X.A.N.A., etc. You can't really do anything about it." Yumi said.

"I hate to admit it, but Yumi has got a point. We can't do anything about it," Odd sighed.

"Well, we still have to go to see Aelita. Ulrich, you watch her." Ulrich nodded.

They walked in the sewers and found their way to the factory. The four descended to the supercomputer. "

Wow. It's amazing." Yumi breathed.

"Get back into the elevator. It'll send you down to the scanners and I'll log you guys into Lyoko."

A window popped up. It was Aelita. "Jeremie! X.A.N.A. has lauched an attack!"

"I'm sending Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd. They're my friends. Transfer Odd. Transfer Yumi. Transfer Ulrich. Scanner Odd. Scanner Yumi. Scanner Ulrich. Virtualization."

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