A/N: Finally! Another chapter done! I tell ya, this is getting to be hard work. First you gotta think up the chapter, then you write it down, then days and days and days later you type it up, and then you have to upload it into the document manager, then you have to revise it, then put it in your story, and then of course you read your own chapter for any mistakes, and then sit back and hope others will read it as well and send reviews. Of course after that, you have to do this allllllllllllllll over again for another chapter.........sounds like fun!

Ch.11 –It All Makes Sense

Ulrich ran as fast as he could towards the factory. Jim was busy talking to the principal, so he made it past him.

Taking his skateboard, he zoomed through the underground pipeline. Reaching the bridge, he ran into the building and went into the elevator. The elevator reached the supercomputer room.

Jeremy was in his usual spot.

He looked up over the top of his glasses. "Any luck?"

Ulrich walked up to him and placed his hand on his shoulder. He bent his head down.

"Jeremy, I don't know how to tell you this, but you've got to believe me."

"What is it?" Jeremy asked anxiously.

"Jeremy...this was all Xana's doing. Everything."

"What? Wait, how'd you–

"I asked Evin, Odd's girlfriend."

"Odd's what? Ulrich please tell me what's going on. Did I miss something here??" Jeremy was so confused.

Ulrich sighed. He had to tell the whole story all over again.

"Ok listen. Evin's been Odd's girlfriend since this dance at school once. She used to go here. Odd didn't want to tell us yet though."

"I see. But what does she have to do with this?"

"Evin was talking to Odd last before something happened to him and he fainted. She noticed that Aelita had walked into the room, and her eyes were glowing. Then Evin got disconnected for some reason."

"Huh? Aelita? But Aelita said she found him –

"Unconscious. Exactly. How could she do that if she was in the room when Odd was perfectly alright? Jeremy, I think Xana's taken over Aelita's mind. How else could she do anything to Odd?"

"Well Ulrich, as much as I hate to admit it, I think you're right. Xana may have done just that."

Ulrich nodded. "And with control over Aelita, he could harm the others," he paused. "He could harm Odd & Yumi..."

Jeremy mumbled, "How did it come to this?"

"Jeremy, we've got it all laid out in front of us. That day when you first noticed an attack signal, it wasn't a false alarm! I'm not sure how, but Aelita must've been attacked before she got to the factory."

"That's right, Ulrich. And say Aelita was taken over by Xana; she must've faked not feeling any pulsations, because there was an attack!"

"Right. And then the time came when you noticed another warning. Aelita was already in Lyoko."

Jeremy jumped out of his chair.

"Wait! When I had tried to contact her that morning, she wasn't logged on. She then said that she felt pulsations. I was about to tell Aelita to stay in the deactivated tower, because that warning signal had started to flash, remember? And that's when –

"The computer shut down!!" They both said simultaneously.

Jeremy returned to his theory. "Aelita must've done that. Somehow, being controlled by Xana, she crashed the computer hard-drive internally. No wonder I can't seem to get it back on!"

Taking off his glasses, Jeremy looked away from Ulrich's anger stricken face.

"It all makes sense now, doesn't it?"

There was a brief silence between the two.

"...Jer, what should we do now?"

"Well, first things first," he said, as the glasses were returned to his pale face. "You get back to class before someone suspects something, and I'll finish the last of my rebooting programs. All of the memory was wiped clean, so it'll still take some time."

"Sure thing Jeremy, but hurry though."

Jeremy & Ulrich nodded and acknowledged each other. Then Ulrich took off in the direction towards school.

At School

Ulrich walked out of his math class. He didn't feel like talking to anyone around him. But who did? Kids' wandering eyes were watching everyone in solitude. Ever since four days ago, nothing had seemed the same...nothing seemed...right...

...especially for Ulrich.

Strolling outside aimlessly, he found his way under an enormous oak tree. Laying his back against the tree trunk, he crossed his arms over his chest.

People walked by him. A few younger kids, and then two older girls. To an outside visitor, it would've felt like any regular old day.

A boy wearing pink and purple with a stiff-like appearance walked passed.

Ulrich didn't bother at first, but then he did a double-take. (its when one looks at something, and then quickly looks back at it.)

Ulrich's eyes widened.

"WHAT THE HELL?"

Ulrich ran after the kid. He landed his hand onto his shoulder and flung the kid around 180 degrees to face him.

He couldn't believe his eyes. No...wait...it can't..omigod..how'd he...where did he...Random thoughts were pouring out of his head. But through his mouth, only one word came out.

"ODD?!?"

A/N: Okie doke! Its just a hop skip and jump to the next chapter...er...that is if there is a next chapter! Or shall I say its just a drag, click, and wait............hmmm (lol)