Endgame

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Chapter 12: Never ending Pain

Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd continued down the path until they reached another room. It was incredibly dark except for some faint lights from the ceiling. It appeared as though there was no doors except for the one they had come out of. "Well, where do we go now?" Just then, a voice echoed from no where saying, "From here on, there is no turning back. Do you wish to proceed?" "We do." Ulrich said. Just then, three doorways appeared from in front of them. "Each of you go through a door to get what you seek. If you fail, you will be deleted." The voice then replied. "Well, lets go." Odd said in a voice of excitement as he went through one of the doorways.

"He's going to get himself killed before this is over." Ulrich replied as he walked towards one of the doorways. "Wait, Ulrich." Yumi said. "What is it?" he asked. "I just wanted to say," she began," that this could be last time in Lyoko if this fails." "Yumi, it wouldn't fail." He replied. Just then, Yumi walked over to him and replied," I just have to tell you that I just do want you to go," she said, then wrapping her arms around him and talking with a voice filled with sadness," I have to tell you how I feel about you. And if you go, then what will I have to live for?" Ulrich then wrapped his arms around her and said, "Yumi, I promise you that I wouldn't fail. And, if it does happen, think I should tell you how I feel about you. Yumi then looked at him and with that, they kissed each other. As they opened their eyes and broke away, Ulrich asked, "Does that show you how I feel for you?" She replied," It does." They then hugged each other one more time and then moved to different doorways. "Good luck." Yumi said. "You too." Ulrich answered as they went there separate ways.

Outside the structure...

There it is." Herb said as they looked at the cloaked base. "I don't see anything." Nicholas answered. "You idiot," he said sharply," I have to remove that damn clocking device." He then charged an energy ball and shoot it at the mountain. Instead of crumbling, the mountain shimmered and then disappeared, revealing the doomed structure. "The energy shot didn't work." Sissy replied. "Strange. It's very strong to have survived that." He said. "The lets just kept hitting it. I'm sure it can't survive a lot of attacks sent at it. Nicholas replied. "I have to say that's a good idea." Herb said. "Then let us begin." Sissy answered.

Inside the base...

The building shook as another energy blast was shoot at it. "Looks as though your friends have found us out." OSRO said. "But I thought that XANA couldn't come here." Aelita said. "He can't," he replied, "but everything else can!" Just then, another energy blast hit the building, causing small bits of the ceiling to fall. "The building's not going to last long." He said. "I'll go stop them." Aelita said, moving towards the exit door. "Are you crazy?" he asked. "No," she replied," I just want to help my friends.

In the energy chambers...

Odd quickly got through the tunnels. He eventually entered another chamber. "Well, no traps so far." He said to himself. Just then, the room started to take another form. It slowly shimmered like the holographic mountain had, but it took the shape of his school. He looked in surprise at seeing everyone and everything there. He looked at his hands and they were his hands, not his clawed hands form Lyoko. He looked over at a park bench and saw everyone his friends, including Aelita. He thought to himself, 'We're home.' He walked over to say hi, but as he, nothing echoed from his mouth. The group then got up and walked in his direction, but, they passed him without even seeing him there.

'What's going on?' he thought to himself. "Beautiful, isn't it?" a voice from nowhere replied. 'What?' Odd asked himself. "I can read your thoughts," the voice replied," moving on, I bet you would like to be a part of this world with your friends. But now, you're nothing. They can't see noir hear you." 'No.' Odd said as he dropped to his knees. "But," the voice said," I can help you. If you give up your quest, I can get them to notice you once again." Odd then thought, 'It could be the best thing.'. But, just as he was about to answer, Odd then got up and exclaim (in his thoughts though), 'No! My friends wouldn't ignore me. They don't just turn their back on you like that! Friends don't give up on each other! Even if they couldn't see me or hear me, my presence would let them know that someone's watching over them.' Just then, silence filled the area as the simulated area disappeared and a brilliant light washed over Odd. "Here we go." He said.

Around the same time...

Ulrich proceeded down the hallway until he once again reached another room. He looked around and said., "Looks like there's nothing here." Just then, he saw a person near the end of the room. It was Yumi against the back wall, she was human and she was acting as though she was waiting for someone. He called out," Yumi!" But, she just stood there, not reacting to the voice. "Yumi?" he asked. "She's waiting for you." A mysterious voice answered. "Why?" he asked. "She's waiting for you to tell her how you feel." The voice said.

"I all ready did." He said. "In Lyoko," he said," but, when she is human, she might just of thought you were caught in the moment of battle. And here her human form is, waiting for you to tell her your feelings, and yet, you can not, for now she doesn't even know your presence. But, if you abandon your quest, I can have her be with you and you can tell her your feelings for her." "You're wrong!" Ulrich shouted," I don't need my voice to tell her how I feel. I know it's hard to tell someone how you feel about them, there are other ways to tell someone your feelings towards them. I have done one of them and it was stronger then words!" Just then, the Yumi clone faded as brilliant light came over him, "Thank you, Yumi."

Also around the same time...

Yumi made it through the corridors end and entered a room. She then said, "Been pretty easy so far." Just then, a flash of light messed up her vision. When it came back, she then saw the room was full of trees and flowers and a real sun. She then looked at her clothes and noticed she was human. "This can't be right." She said as she bent down towards a flower. She ran her hand over the petals and she felt it. She realized this with a look of shock and happiness. Just then, the room returned to normal along with her. She gasped, as she felt nothing.

"I made your brain think it was having the sensation of touch." A mysterious voice said. "It was..." Yumi said, stopping as the voice cut in. "Yes, it was glorious," it began," and, I can get it back for you. Just give up, and you can feel all that you can once again. Just then, she remembered that moment in the forest area with her and Ulrich. She then got up and said," I don't need to feel something to experience it. I can just imagine the sensation of feeling again, but I have to finish my journey. No amount of offers can be given to me to stop myself!" Just then, a brilliant light filled the room, washing over Yumi. "We're almost home." She said as the light engulfed her.

As this all was happening, outside the structure...

"All right," Nicholas said," lets bring it down!" "Look." Sissy then replied. She gestured towards the doorway, where Aelita stood. "She's trying to stop us!" Sissy then continued with a laugh. "Let's see her try." Herb said. Just then, Aelita got on the ground and began to chant. Rocks then started to levitate from the ground and fall near their area. Herb and Sissy dodged the rocks as Nicholas started to punch them. "We can't get a clear shot with her throwing those things at us." "I got an idea," Sissy said," Nicholas, stop!" As Nicholas stopped punching, Aelita stood up, thinking she had stopped them. Then, Sissy quickly lifted her hand and yelled, "Capture web!" a web shot from her palm and ensnared Aelita. "Excellent work, my dear." Herb said. "Quite. Now, let's destroy that eyesore and finally bring victory for XANA." She said. Just then, a brilliant flash of light appeared in front of them and a voice echoed, "That victory for XANA will never come!"

Could this be the gang's new power? Will it be enough to stop those three? Find out in Chapter 13!