Endgame

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Chapter 2: Signs of the future.

The sunlight shone for a new day on the boarding school's courtyard. Students were ether resting or walking to another class. Near the main building were Ulrich, Yumi, Odd, and Jeremy, sitting on a bench.

"So, Jeremy," Yumi asked, "Were you up again late at night?" "Why?" Jeremy asked in a tired voice. "I can give you about a hundred reasons why," Odd said in a sarcastic tone, "Jeremy, you have got to slow down with trying to virtualize Aelita." "Look, I know I have to slow down with it. But, I saw how happy she was when she was brought to our world. Had XANA not infected her with that virus, she would be here right now." Jeremy replied back. Ulrich then said, "We're glad to know that, but you just need to be careful with how you handle it." "You're right. Thanks." Jeremy replied.

"By the way. Why didn't you just materialize Aelita for the day?" Yumi asked. "Well, I was going to do that since I was going to check some things on the super calculator. But, I got swamped with school work, so that's why I stayed up again to try to get the vaccine right." Jeremy answered. "Well, just do what I do. Sleep during class. It always works." Odd remarked, causing the others to laugh.

"By the way," Ulrich said, "shouldn't it be about time that queen Sissy and her lackeys be coming this way?" "I don't think they'll be bothering us soon," Odd said, "I heard those three went out yesterday and didn't come back until near midnight." Yumi then added in, "Yeah, I heard that also. The principal is really mad at them." "Well, a day without them is like a permanent vacation for me." Ulrich said.

"Well, that vacation isn't going to last soon. Look." Jeremy said. They looked to where he was motioning. And, walking up to where they were, were Sissy, Herb, and Nicholas. Except, they walked with the two guys flanking Sissy on ether side, looking left to right as though trouble was coming "Hey you guys," Odd shouted to them, "how bad is it?" But, they just looked at with cold glances and walked by. "Weird. She didn't flirt with Ulrich or insult us." Jeremy said. "Maybe they didn't feel like it. Well, its time for class. Later." Yumi added as she got up and left for her class. "We better get going to." Ulrich added as they got up. "I'll catch up. I got to get a drink." Said Odd. With that Ulrich and Jeremy headed to the building as Odd went to the soda machine.

As that was happenings, someone else was in the middle of something on the nearby building's roof. "Damn," said Jim as he looked at the cracked side of the building's roof sides, "good thing I got to this. If I didn't, pieces could break off and hurt someone." He looked at it carefully again and said, "Well, some cement and it'll be good as new." He started to go to get the bag, yet he tripped. As he was falling, his foot came behind him and hit the crack, knocking a large portion of, which started to fall towards where Nicholas was.

Odd turned from the machine with his drink, but dropped it as he saw the piece of fall directly towards Nicholas. "Look out!" Odd called. But, it was too late, as the block hit Nicholas, knocking him flat to the ground. Yet, Sissy and Herb just kept walking as though nothing happened. "Why wouldn't you help him!?" he called out as he rushed over to him as a crowd started to look to where the noise had come from. But just as he had made it, Nicholas lifted himself up like it was no big deal, turned to Odd and said, " That's why." He then walked back over to the others as Odd started at him with a look of shock.

A few hours later, in the cafeteria...

"I tell you Ulrich," Odd said as the two were sitting down, finishing there lunch, "the block just hit him and it should of killed him ,but he just got up as though nothing it was nothing." "You must have been seeing things." Ulrich said "I think that's not the cause." Odd replied. "I think you may have been playing video games too much." Ulrich added in.

"Oh," Odd said," I get it. You're still trying to figure out why Sissy didn't try to flirt with you today." "That's not the case." Ulrich shot back. "Ha. I bet you're jealous." Odd remarked. "No I am not. I like Yumi." Ulrich replied, but then blushed after realizing what he said. "Just forget it." He said as he walked up to drop off his tray and then started to leave.

"Well, well, well." Said a voice behind Ulrich. Ulrich turned and saw Herb cutting his lunch with a knife and having a fixed glance on him. "What do you want?" Ulrich replied. "I just wanted to say I know you noticed Sissy didn't notice you today," Herb said, his eyes completely fixed still on Ulrich, "I suppose she has lost interest in you. Which is good news to me." "Why," Ulrich began, "so she can go out with zombie faced bastards like you." With that, he turned and walked to the door. But, just as he reached it, he felt something pass by his head. He looked to his side and saw a knife with some off his hair pinned to the door. "What the..." he looked around the room and at that moment noticed Herb was leaving. "Strange." Ulrich said as he left the cafeteria.

Around the same time....

Yumi was walking down one of the hallways, getting to another class. As she was passing Mrs. Hertz's class, she noticed Sissy being the only one in there. But was the oddest thing was she was behind her. Yumi moved closer to the door and peeked in the window. Mrs. Hertz, standing with her back turned to the door and looking over some equipment, was completely unaware of Sissy's presence as the girl raised her hand. Yumi's eyes then widened in shock as a single fingernail on Sissy's raised hand suddenly extended to be quite long and very sharp.

And, just as it extended, Sissy jabbed it into Mrs. Hertz's solder blade. Her body reacted to this, but then started to vibrate a little and then became ridged, dropping to the floor. Sissy let out a small laugh as she turned towards the door. Yumi noticed this and ran to the other hallway's next corner. She leaned close as she heard Sissy say "It works. Perfect," Sissy said to herself, "I hope she likes being paralyzed for ten hours. And besides, she wasn't my favorite teacher any ways." With that, Sissy walked down the opposite hallway as Yumi leaned against the wall and saying, "Something's just not right."

As the school day was drawing to a close, Jeremy walked down the school hallways towards the exit, thinking to himself, 'Okay, nothing to distract me. I can finally get to the factory and get some real work done.' As he walked across the courtyard, he didn't notice the three people watching him. "So, they work." Herb said to the others as he watched Jeremy. "Quite well," Sissy replied, "but, the plan is not yet complete. We have one obstacle to get rid off." "I know," added in Herb," but we need one more thing. Head to his room and retrieve it. Make sure he doesn't see you." "I'll make sure of it. And don't worry. His part will come." With that Sissy walked towards the dorms.

What has happened to those three? And why do they need Jeremy? Find out in Chapter 3.