Author's Note: Things do not look good. Ulreck and Yumi are not on
speaking terms, Xana and Sissy are high as kites, and the only two sticking
together to find a way to fix this mess are none other than Alieta and Odd.
An attack is imminent, as you can tell. The setting is perfect for Xana
to cause more chaos. What is gonna happen? On with the show!
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It didn't take long for word to spread about what happened to Ulreck. "She hit him?" "Ulreck kissed Sissy instead of...?" "It's true! Ulreck broke down into fear when it happened!" "I hear he lost a pint of blood from that hit!" "I thought he loved Yumi!"
As with all rumors, the truth began to warp into fiction and soon it seemed that no one knew the truth. Not even the ones that witnessed it. Nor could anyone get straight answer out of Yumi, Ulreck, Odd, Alieta, or Sissy. Why wasn't Sissy setting things straight? She was enjoying the attention.
In fact, no one really saw Ulreck or Yumi. Especially not together. They would attend classes, then disappear during breaks, breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was as if though they weren't there. But everyone knew who came out of it the worst. Ulreck. He was sporting a broken nose, which was bandaged up (the nurse sent him to the hospital to get it checked out), and was in such a state of depression that he talked to no one.
It was lunchtime when Odd received the news. "I found a cure for Ulreck."
Odd became happier since the fight. "Really? So fast?"
"Well, yeah, remember, I was a program for more than a year. It was simple programming to me."
"When can you administer it to Ulreck?"
"I need to contact him first."
Ever since Jeremy's death, Odd and Alieta had developed a special bond between them.
"Yeah, your right. I'll tell you what, I'll make sure he knows by tonight."
"Thank you Odd. I'll try to talk to Yumi."
They both nodded their heads in agreement and went their separate ways.
Both were having trouble. Ulreck was not talking at all and Yumi was being the same way.
"C'mon Ulreck! Just listen to me!"
"No..."
"Ya can't go around acting this way! It's not... well, it's not you!"
"I don't care."
"Yumi! Come on! I am not lying to you about Ulreck!"
"Never speak that name to me again!"
"Please, just listen to me!" Double voice of Alieta and Odd.
But they would not listen. Alieta gave up on Yumi for the moment. Right now, Ulreck needed to be cured. Odd thought the same thing and decided to take drastic measures.
It was after school when Odd finally cornered Ulreck. He was in his dorm when Odd entered it. He began to head to the bathroom when Odd stopped him from going anywhere. "We need to talk."
"I'm not talking now."
Odd then decided to literally knock some sense into Ulreck and hit him, realizing a moment too late that he had hit him in the nose. The action caused Ulreck to scream and collapse in pain and set blood free again.
"OWWWWWWWWWWWW! YOU SON OF A FUCKING BITCH!" He yelled out in agony. "WHAT IN GOD'S HOLY NAME WAS THAT FOR?!?!?"
"Ohh! Sorry about that, I forgot about the nose."
"How fucking convenient for you!"
"Hey now, let's not be cussing. I just wanted to tell you that Alieta found a cure."
"She did? Wait... how do you know... RRRGH! I TRUSTED HER!"
"HEY! Don't get mad at her! She had to! She saw the impending fight and thought it was best to tell me. She also went to tell Yumi after the fight happened to clear things up! There was no other way to fix thing without telling us!"
Ulreck sensed that what Odd said was indeed logical and he calmed down a bit.
"When can she cure me?"
Odd extended Ulreck cell. "She's waiting for your call. But first, let's get that nose cleaned up, eh?"
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Sissy was writing in her journal when her cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hello Sissy. They are going to try to cure Ulreck. Are you ready?"
"Yes. I am ready."
"There's a good girl. Now listen carefully..."
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In the factory, Ulreck was headed toward the scanner. Alieta and Odd were above getting ready to begin.
"Ok, Ulreck... Enter the scanner."
Ulreck entered the scanner and it's door shut. Alieta confirmed that Ulreck was in the scanner. "Ok, beginning anti-virus program..." a short pause, "...now!"
A soft hum was heard in the scanner as Ulreck twirled around the cylinder. Alieta and Odd watched the progress above in the control room.
5%... 25%... 46%... 50%... 76%... 80%... Almost there... then...
An alarm sounded from the computer and Alieta and Odd looked at the computer in horror.
Alieta began to frantically type on the keyboard... then she stopped and looked at the computer screen. Odd looked at it as well and fully understood what it meant.
A simple error message was displayed in front of a red circle with a red exclamation point in it.
Fatal Error:
Anti-virus could not continue. Removal of virus forbidden.
"Forbidden...?" Odd asked in confusion. Although he did not understand how, one thing was clear. Xana found away to mess things up.
Ulreck entered the room and immediately asked why there was an alarm sound going off.
Alieta silenced the alarm and pointed wordlessly at the message. Ulreck read it. "Damn you, Xana!"
"I was able to find out what was causing the problem."
"Easily fixed, right?"
"No."
"Isn't that always the way?"
"It seems that to lift the barrier, you must defeat the one who gave you the virus."
"Oh man! We don't even know who it is!"
Then, another alarm went off. Alieta looked at the computer. "Oh no! Not now!!!"
"What?" Ulreck and Odd asked, fearing they already knew the answer.
"Xana is attacking again!"
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Author's Note: You know that that can't be good. I see that someone took my 'just say hi' message seriously. Hi to you to, buddy! I'll be back with another update soon! See ya!
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It didn't take long for word to spread about what happened to Ulreck. "She hit him?" "Ulreck kissed Sissy instead of...?" "It's true! Ulreck broke down into fear when it happened!" "I hear he lost a pint of blood from that hit!" "I thought he loved Yumi!"
As with all rumors, the truth began to warp into fiction and soon it seemed that no one knew the truth. Not even the ones that witnessed it. Nor could anyone get straight answer out of Yumi, Ulreck, Odd, Alieta, or Sissy. Why wasn't Sissy setting things straight? She was enjoying the attention.
In fact, no one really saw Ulreck or Yumi. Especially not together. They would attend classes, then disappear during breaks, breakfast, lunch and dinner. It was as if though they weren't there. But everyone knew who came out of it the worst. Ulreck. He was sporting a broken nose, which was bandaged up (the nurse sent him to the hospital to get it checked out), and was in such a state of depression that he talked to no one.
It was lunchtime when Odd received the news. "I found a cure for Ulreck."
Odd became happier since the fight. "Really? So fast?"
"Well, yeah, remember, I was a program for more than a year. It was simple programming to me."
"When can you administer it to Ulreck?"
"I need to contact him first."
Ever since Jeremy's death, Odd and Alieta had developed a special bond between them.
"Yeah, your right. I'll tell you what, I'll make sure he knows by tonight."
"Thank you Odd. I'll try to talk to Yumi."
They both nodded their heads in agreement and went their separate ways.
Both were having trouble. Ulreck was not talking at all and Yumi was being the same way.
"C'mon Ulreck! Just listen to me!"
"No..."
"Ya can't go around acting this way! It's not... well, it's not you!"
"I don't care."
"Yumi! Come on! I am not lying to you about Ulreck!"
"Never speak that name to me again!"
"Please, just listen to me!" Double voice of Alieta and Odd.
But they would not listen. Alieta gave up on Yumi for the moment. Right now, Ulreck needed to be cured. Odd thought the same thing and decided to take drastic measures.
It was after school when Odd finally cornered Ulreck. He was in his dorm when Odd entered it. He began to head to the bathroom when Odd stopped him from going anywhere. "We need to talk."
"I'm not talking now."
Odd then decided to literally knock some sense into Ulreck and hit him, realizing a moment too late that he had hit him in the nose. The action caused Ulreck to scream and collapse in pain and set blood free again.
"OWWWWWWWWWWWW! YOU SON OF A FUCKING BITCH!" He yelled out in agony. "WHAT IN GOD'S HOLY NAME WAS THAT FOR?!?!?"
"Ohh! Sorry about that, I forgot about the nose."
"How fucking convenient for you!"
"Hey now, let's not be cussing. I just wanted to tell you that Alieta found a cure."
"She did? Wait... how do you know... RRRGH! I TRUSTED HER!"
"HEY! Don't get mad at her! She had to! She saw the impending fight and thought it was best to tell me. She also went to tell Yumi after the fight happened to clear things up! There was no other way to fix thing without telling us!"
Ulreck sensed that what Odd said was indeed logical and he calmed down a bit.
"When can she cure me?"
Odd extended Ulreck cell. "She's waiting for your call. But first, let's get that nose cleaned up, eh?"
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Sissy was writing in her journal when her cell phone rang. "Hello?"
"Hello Sissy. They are going to try to cure Ulreck. Are you ready?"
"Yes. I am ready."
"There's a good girl. Now listen carefully..."
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In the factory, Ulreck was headed toward the scanner. Alieta and Odd were above getting ready to begin.
"Ok, Ulreck... Enter the scanner."
Ulreck entered the scanner and it's door shut. Alieta confirmed that Ulreck was in the scanner. "Ok, beginning anti-virus program..." a short pause, "...now!"
A soft hum was heard in the scanner as Ulreck twirled around the cylinder. Alieta and Odd watched the progress above in the control room.
5%... 25%... 46%... 50%... 76%... 80%... Almost there... then...
An alarm sounded from the computer and Alieta and Odd looked at the computer in horror.
Alieta began to frantically type on the keyboard... then she stopped and looked at the computer screen. Odd looked at it as well and fully understood what it meant.
A simple error message was displayed in front of a red circle with a red exclamation point in it.
Fatal Error:
Anti-virus could not continue. Removal of virus forbidden.
"Forbidden...?" Odd asked in confusion. Although he did not understand how, one thing was clear. Xana found away to mess things up.
Ulreck entered the room and immediately asked why there was an alarm sound going off.
Alieta silenced the alarm and pointed wordlessly at the message. Ulreck read it. "Damn you, Xana!"
"I was able to find out what was causing the problem."
"Easily fixed, right?"
"No."
"Isn't that always the way?"
"It seems that to lift the barrier, you must defeat the one who gave you the virus."
"Oh man! We don't even know who it is!"
Then, another alarm went off. Alieta looked at the computer. "Oh no! Not now!!!"
"What?" Ulreck and Odd asked, fearing they already knew the answer.
"Xana is attacking again!"
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Author's Note: You know that that can't be good. I see that someone took my 'just say hi' message seriously. Hi to you to, buddy! I'll be back with another update soon! See ya!