Author's Note: Alright people! This is it! Time for Ulreck's plan to begin! But will it succeed? I'm not telling, so you're out of luck. Read on!

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3:42 PM Lyoko Forest Region

Moving through the forest region with cat like qualities were a group of four people. They had to be extra careful if they wanted to succeed in this plan.

"Alright, guys! We have to be extra careful! We need to get to a tower and get to the Polar Region."

"Hey! Do you guys hear that?"

It sounded like Xana, but he wasn't talking to them.

"I am going to ask you one more time. Where are the personal records for the students here?"

"I-I-I-I don't know what you're talking about..."

"YES YOU DO! All schools have them!"

"N-n-not us..."

"You are a terrible liar! But that is fine. I enjoy dealing with tough customers."

"Wha-what are you going to do?"

"Let me tell you about a little thing about Lyoko. If you deactivate a tower in Lyoko, time is rewound and the day is replayed. Yours and almost everyone's merory of that day is erased. You still live, you just think it is a new day. But if you die, either in the real world, or Lyoko, and time resets, you don't come back. You stay dead."

"Wh-where are you going with this?"

"Can you imagine? Waking up one day and finding a loved one dead? You can't even be sure how it happened.

"Come now. You must know where I am going with this. Your incompetence will cost you. Cost you dearly."

"EEK! Daddy! Help!"

"W-W-what are you doing?!?"

"I am taking her. And I will find those records. Have a nice day now."

"NOOOOOO!!!!!"

"Daddy!"

"Oh? Hmm, they heard..."

Click. That was all. The team stood in complete shock.

"Oh my god..."

"But, what does he want with our personal records?"

"I don't know Yumi, but we have to get to the polar region NOW!"

But, Odd was being hesitant. He was having one of his visions.

"...Save your friend, or save the world... the choice is yours."

"GUYS! I just had a vision!"

"Of what, Odd?"

"I dunno, something about a decision or choice."

"Right, we have to hurry now..."

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3:45 PM Principal's Office

Xana scours the office looking for the documents that will hopefully change the teams mind about Ulreck's plan.

"Aha! Gold!"

Indeed he has struck gold. He has found the schools personal records of every student in the school.

"Let's see... Yumi, Ulreck, do I need Jeremy's? Nah, what about Alieta? No family... and Odd's. Perfect. Time to broadcast!"

Using the handheld computer he has created, he types in the necessary commands and almost immediately all TVs change to the symbol of Xana.

"Attention world and Lyokians. This is Xana. Due to an unfortunate set of circumstances, and my getting bored, I have decided to change my tactic! You have no time limit now, but your not of the hook yet. Give in to my demands, or you will see my new tactic in action. That is all. Have a good day now."

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3:50 PM Lyoko Forest Region

"Oh man, that cannot be good."

"Look! The tower! "

"Wh-what are you doing?"

"What was that?"

"It's Xana!"

"Sissi, my dear. Don't worry. It will be over in just a moment."

"What are you... No... please... NOOOOOOOOOO"

Click.

"Oh man... did he just kill..."

"I hated her advances toward me but I never...."

"We may not be too late! Hurry!"

Inside the tower, Alieta ran a scan on the polar region. The news wasn't that good.

"Ok, scan complete. Apparently the polar region is accessible, but..."

"Here it comes..."

"...It is quite unstable due to the black hole."

"I knew it."

"Well, do we continue, Ulreck?"

"Yes. We have to stop Xana, and, unfortunately, avenge Sissi's death, if possible."

"Alright then! It is settled!"

As the team positions them selves at the edge of the platform, they look down into nothing but a darkness that seems to stretch on forever. Then, in perfect unison, they jump off the platform.

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3:50 PM the City Mall

Walking through the mall, Xana does not mind the stares of complete and total horror and shock on the faces around him. He IS the most wanted person by all government agencies and such. Heck, even all terrorist organizations were afraid of him. But that was just fine.

"FREEZE!"

It seemed that two overly hopeful security guards were going to try and stop him. You notice, he didn't have his army take out the so called 'rent-a-cop'.

"Sigh. I have no wish to hurt weaklings. I just want get what I came for and leave."

"We cannot allow that."

"Grrr. Do you know what you are messing with, boy? If I were you I'd back off immediately."

Pulling out his gun, he attempted to scare him. The other security guard followed suit.

"Ha, ha, ha. You are amusing. What are you going to do? Shoot me? You haven't even taken the safety off. You also have only one clip. And you are drawing a crowd."

Determined not to be taken for a fool, he cautiously glanced down at his .45. Whoa, it WAS on! Switching it off, he saw that realized he was also right again, he only had a clip! And he was drawing a crowd!

"Hmm, you ARE determined to take me down. Ok, hold on a moment, please"

Xana reached into his pocket and pull out a black cloth. Then he placed it over his eyes and tied in the back. He blindfolded himself! At this, the guard lost his temper and began to aim.

Everyone in the room, seeing the coming battle, got the hell out of the way. Before the guard could even fire his gun, Xana nailed him right in the gut with a powerful kick, sending him straight into a wall 5 feet away.

The other guard began to fire his gun wildly, but Xana was too quick. Leaping over top of the guard, Xana unleashed a fury of fist on the unfortunate guard. He ended with a well placed kick in the groin that sent him careening backwards on top of the other guard.

Xana took off the blindfold and surveyed the damage he had done. Both of the guards were out cold, one of the window displays was heavily damaged, there were bullet holes in various places, and the whole crowd was ducking for cover. He shook his head in disgust.

"Bah! I am sluggish today."

And walked off. As he headed down the mall he saw his target, a small little store that sold kitchen utensils. What? I'm improvising, ok? Behind the counter were two people: A male and a female. Walking inside of the store, a little bell went off some where.

It was the male who spoke.

"Hello, sir, how may I..." But he stopped mid-sentence and look at Xana. Gradually, the horror and realization dawned on him and the female. They just realized who he was.

"You are the parents of Yumi, are you not?"

"YOU..!"

"What have you done with my daughter?!?"

"Oh don't worry, she is quite safe. And she will stay safe, if you cooperate with me."

"No, we will never cooperate!"

"Looks like we are doing this the hard way."

Outside the story, mall goers passing the store could hear a kind of struggle going on. Then suddenly:

CRASH! SMASH! Yumi's dad was seen traveling through the front widow and landing face first on the floor. A second later, the front door opened, and the mother was seen sliding across the floor toward her husband, who was just now getting up.

"You had to do it the hard way. It is always the hard way."

Xana was emerging from the store. The with a snap of his fingers, a blinding white light erupted from where Yumi's parents were at and a second later, they were no where to be seen.

Positioning him self a little ways ahead of the store, Xana went into a stance much like a runner would at an Olympic race. Then, if one swift movement, he thrust his right hand in front of him and the store erupted in flames.

"Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha! That's right! Burn, baby! BURN!"

A snap of his fingers, a flash of light, and he was nowhere to be seen.

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Author's Note: Wow! What a chapter! This is probably the most action packed chapter I have made so far. I would like to point out, I had a heck of a lot fun making this chapter!

Next chapter:

What is wrong with the polar region? And what is up with that vision?

To be continued in "The return to the Polar Region!"

See ya!