Author's Note: Actually, I lied. Lucky for you guys, I changed it. This story kinda now has two climaxes (sp?) and the story is going to be going for a while, but not for much! Meanwhile, the new story idea is developing, and developing...
I must say sorry to ulrichxyumi4eva because I think you will be a little disappointed when everything falls into place. About the location thing, Warrior Pixie, I had sleepness nights over that too. That's the problem about writing crossovers!!! Anyway, I just decided to screw it and go with it. It makes the story flow better without all the logical explainations added in, no? Beverly, Vulcan Princess, thank you for that little detour into your little creative mind. And mornstar, Xana probably had ways...(ooo...mysterious!) and yeah, that's the best answer I can come up with. Sorry! I'm glad you like mysteries and stories like mine though, because these stories I specialize in (winks). A shrine? I say, go for it! Thanks so much for everyone's input! Like I said, don't feel left out as I will mention you in the last chapter. All right then, read and enjoy...


We burst into the WOOHP laboratory right when they were about to start the procedure of extracting knowledge from Jerry's brain. I saw my WOOHP guardian unconscious on the lab table, looking frail and more like his old age. Infuriated, I screamed, "The show's not over yet, scum!"

Immediately, Xavier sat up from the table he was lying on that was next to Jerry's and took off a metal headband that was connected by a cord to a similar one worn by Jerry. Two of the brothers who were at the controls looked up, alert and ready to act. I didn't see the last brother anywhere.

"Get Jerry!" Sam commanded at once. The three spies hurled themselves at where Jerry was. Clover and Alex tried to tackle over Xavier, but he was too quick for them and dodged out of the way, sending them tumbling over the lab table he had just been lying on. Clover crashed into Sam, knocking her over in a shout of anger.

I darted for the two brothers at the controls at the same time, with Ulrich right behind me. I caught the first by surprise, as I crept up on him when he was watching the commotion Alex, Sam, and Clover were causing. I jumped up and kicked him in the back, sending him flying forward. Ulrich's attempt at an attack was foiled when the other brother at the controls had anticipated what he wanted to do. Ulrich was grabbed by the front of his shirt and was just about to be pounded senseless when the brother I had kicked toppled into the brother holding him. They smashed into the wall in a sprawling heap. Ulrich picked himself up shakily.

"Nice move," he said, smiling.

I winked. "You taught me."

"He's getting away!" Clover suddenly screamed. I saw her pointing and followed her gaze to find Xavier just running out the door with Jerry's body slung over his shoulder like a rag doll. Immediately, Ulrich and I gave chase as the spies worked on getting themselves untangled.

There were stairs immediately after the door opened up. I took them two at a time, making sure I never lost sight of Xavier in front of me. The stairs wound around and around until finally Xavier kicked open a door and burst into the top of the WOOHP headquarters building. I followed a moment later, huffing and puffing. "Remind me next time," I said between bouts of heavy breathing, "to take the elevator."

Ulrich groaned and clutched his side. "Agreed."

Nevertheless I pushed on after Xavier. I noticed he was running for a WOOHP jet that was waiting with the last brother as pilot. That's what he had gone to do. I pushed on faster, not wanting to experience getting whipped around by an airplane again, but clipped on my bungee belt all the same.

It turned out that I was too late to stop Xavier and his crew on land. He flung himself into the jet at the last minute and the stairway leading up to the entrance closed up immediately. I reacted just as fast, whipping out my bungee belt and attaching it to the side of the jet.

To my surprise, three other bungee belts flew to attach onto the plane also. I looked back to see Alex, Sam, and Clover running toward me. "We found them in a closet in the lab," Clover said as soon as she was close enough so I could hear her. She tossed one to Ulrich, who clipped it on and attached it to the side of the plane as well.

He stepped beside me. "So this is routine for a spy? Getting thrown for a ride on a plane."

I smiled in spite of myself. "Always."

The plane took off and we went flying. All of us were screaming as we were flung this way and that, the wind a biting presence that was always there. I gritted my teeth and forced myself to pull myself up. My hands barely complied but I managed to get one over the other while activating the bungee belt to pull me in as an extra push. The rest soon got the idea and tried doing the same.

Once we were close enough to reach out and touch the side of the plane, Sam took out my laser lipstick and cut a hole in the wall. She pulled herself in first and the stretched out a hand to help me. I grabbed her hand and unhooked by bungee belt. I tumbled inside while she reached out again to pull Alex in. I regained my feet and help Ulrich inside.

Once we were all in, we looked around and realized that we were in the storage area of the jet. Unfortunately, it was dark in the room and we couldn't search for any useful gadgets so we filed out silently, the three spies first.

I hadn't even made it out of the storage room when there was pandemonium outside. To my surprise, three voices yelled, "Triplicate!" and the spies screamed. On accident, Alex pushed against the door, shutting us from them.

"Alex, open up! Get out of the way of the door!" I screamed, trying to push my way through. Ulrich flung himself against the door like an untamed bull but Alex's stunned body solidly blocked the door.

I cried out in frustration and pounded on the door to no avail. The sounds of a battle started outside. I heard swords unsheathing and screams of pain. Then I heard the buzzing of a laser lipstick. "To the roof!" I heard Sammy command and then I heard the scrambling of many pairs of feet, way more than three.

"Did you hear that?" Ulrich asked me in a shushed voice. "Right before the door closed?"

I nodded grimly and slumped against the door. "Let's wait here until it cools down a bit down there. Who knows how many of the clones stayed behind to guard the interior of the plane?"

I felt Ulrich do the same as his shoulder touched mine. "How could they use Lyoko attacks here?"

I racked my brain. Something here didn't make sense. First of all, how did they know about Lyoko in the first place? Then, how did they get there? I found no answers for those questions. Then, when they de-virtualized, they went to try and steal an artificial intelligence chip. That made sense. They could use the chip to create an army of highly dangerous robots to help them take over the world. But then why did they go back to Lyoko? And why did they make pulsations there when they did? I racked my brain thoroughly but could not come up with adequate answers.

Ulrich was silent as I did my thinking, but suddenly he said something that gave me a thud of realization. "What if this is Xana's doing?"

I froze. Could this one sinister name be all the answer to my all my questions?

"They don't seem to be working for him, though. They seem to me like any other perfectly insane villain with another far-flung idea on how to take over the world. They just happen to have access to Lyoko somehow."

Ulrich shifted slightly. "Exactly. And that's what's bothering me. How can they go to Lyoko? And why to they create pulsations there every time they do?"

Xana...Xana...

The name had been echoing over and over in my mind. I was thinking about it as if I was just being introduced to the despicable thing. Suddenly my mind clicked.

"Ulrich, do you know how to spell Xana?"

"Its probably X-A-N-A but I don't know why you would want to know. Its not like any spelling bee will have that word on its roster anytime soon."

"Hmm..." I thought hard. X-A-N-A...

"Penny for your thoughts?"

"OH MY GOD!" I suddenly screeched. "Xavier, Adam, Nathaniel, Andrew. X-A-N-A. Xana!"

The door suddenly burst open, blasting us with the new light that met our eyes. One brother stood in the doorway, silhouetted by the bright light.

"G-O-O-D J-O-B."

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I backed up hurriedly as the brother advanced in the doorway. There was a glint of metal and I realized that the brother had drawn his sword. Great, now what?

I plunged my hand into my pack and rummaged through it while continuing to back up. I receded into the nearby shadows with Ulrich right beside me, trying to gain some cover. Unfortunately, the boy found us and struck out with his sword.

Luckily, I had found my Ice Queen perfume at the exact same moment. Ulrich and I leapt out of the way, but I turned back around to spray the brother's sword with my perfume. It froze instantly. In one kick, I shattered it into millions of ice crystals. The brother staggered back.

Ulrich suddenly leapt on him from behind, toppling them over. As they struggled, the plane tipped suddenly and we started sliding to our right. I noticed that Ulrich and the brother were getting closer and closer to the hole Sam had created for our entry. Frantically, I lunged forward and grabbed Ulrich firmly as he let go of the brother. The brother slid out the hole and disappeared into the sky.

Ulrich and I crawled back to the door, grabbing onto anything that would pull us up. Suddenly the plane tipped the other way and it sent us crashing into the opposite wall.

I growled as I pushed a few boxes out of my face. "The pilot can warn me the next time he does that!"

We crept out into a small hallway. I moved forward stealthy until I reached the pilot's area. I spied Xavier steering the ship. In a minute I had pounced on him, knocking him out of the drivers seat. The plane swerved dangerously. I heard Sam, Alex, and Clover screaming loudly on the roof of the plane.

I flipped back on my feet again and turned to face Xavier.

"Apparently our rematch isn't finished," I stated.

"It is now," Xavier snarled and leapt on me, knocking me backward onto the ground. I gritted my teeth and struggled against him. Meanwhile, Ulrich was getting thrown in every direction because the plane had no driver.

Xavier pulled out a knife and placed it to my throat. "I'll make sure I win fair and square this time," he breathed in my face. I felt the cold metal of the knife and knew it was now or never.

I shifted my feet quickly and in one fluid motion, kicked him in the stomach from below, pushing myself up in the process and catching his knife that flew out of his hand. The last I saw of Xavier was a look of surprise as he crashed into the window, shattering it and sending him flying away into the sky after his brother. I put the knife down and quickly jumped into the driver's seat, pulling at the controls.

"How do I control this thing?" I screamed helplessly.

"Here, let me try," said a voice to my left. I looked to see Clover smiling at me. I immediately let her in the pilot's seat and she expertly guided the plane into a smooth cruise.

I turned to face the two other spies. "Let's search the plane for Jerry."

I was just about to follow them when Ulrich grabbed my hand. When I turned, he had a worried look on his face. "Odd isn't answering his cell phone. Neither is Jeremy." I looked at him stunned. He continued. "What do you think they meant when they said they were going to destroy us when we were in Lyoko?"

"Clover," I said immediately, "mind making a quick stop for me and Ulrich first?"