Chessrook: Don't hurt it... for the love of Jurita, don't hurt it!.

Lister: You said you were going to write it.

Chess: Please! Let it go!

Sakura: Not unless you write more!

Chess: But I... But... fine. I'll write. Sorry about the delay, by the way.

Lister: Suuuure you are...

Chess: Shut up.

Aelita... God, I hope you'll be all right with that N in there... Jeremy's thoughts ran through his head. N said he can kill Aelita with that dagger. Or anyone. And considering what we saw him do... he could probably hit her even from 100 feet away! We don't have any chance! We can't BEAT him!

You won't get away with this, N, Thought Yumi. Not while I'm here. I won't let you take Aelita hostage no matter what. Even if you plunge that poison into my heart, you will not do this to her... or us.

"Well, Odd, what do you think?" Ulrich asked while at his desk.

Odd flipped onto his back. "Think? About what? You mean that science project? I-"

"Not the science project! I mean N!"

"Oh, him. I don't know. I mean, sure, he is skilled... but we've done fine before."

"Not always. Sometimes it was pure luck. Remember when Xana trapped you, Yumi and I inside that virtual bubble? We all almost died! It was a close thing."

"True. You've got a point. Still... I would like to know why he doesn't kill Xana himself... and who made him."

"You're right. That is another problem. One thing is for sure though... someone else knows about Lyoko. The question is: who? Or what?"

"We have plenty of time to think this through, buddy. Right now, let's get some sleep. It's almost 11."

"Aelita? Do you copy?"

Aelita's head appeared on Jeremy's computer. "Yes Jeremy I'm here."

"Good. I just wanted to make sure you were ok."

"Don't worry about me. Although N has been doing something strange..."

"Do you mean you went NEAR that man?!"

"Yes, I-"

"Aelita, he could have killed you!"

"Jeremy, I don't think he would."

"Well I do! I don't want you going near him again!"

"Jeremy, he's building something!"

"What?"

"He's building something, although I don't know what it- or they- are."

Jeremy placed his hand in his head. "Aelita, please don't go near that man again. He's dangerous!"

"Jeremy..."

"No! You could get killed! I don't trust him any further than I might be able to throw him."

Aelita simply sighed as her head disappeared from the screen. "Aelita?" Jeremy yelled. "Aelita!"

Aelita snuck up to the clearing again, peeking from around a tree. N had been working hard, cutting down a number of the trees in the forest and putting them together into intricate devices. She still didn't know what they were for.

N wasn't in the clearing and Aelita thought he might be out chopping down another tree. She took a step forward to try to get a closer look at the devices.

Almost instantly, she felt an arm wrap itself tightly around her neck. "I know you've been talking to him," N said in her ear.

"W-what?"

"The Transporter... Jeremy is his name?"

"I... I don't know- ah!" N tightened his grip.

"You know what I'm talking about. And you will tell him nothing of what you see here. Not him or any of the other three. Understand?" Aelita nodded quickly. "Good. Now I believe it's time you began." With that, N released her neck and grabbed her arm, leading her into the clearing.

Meanwhile, two figures were talking in a storage closet in the school.

"Geez, it reeks in here! Couldn't you have picked someplace with less... stench?"

"You wanted privacy, you got privacy!"

"I know, but a janitor's closet?"

"Look, we're not here to argue about where we are! We're here to discuss that little gang of Jeremy's!"

"I prefer to think of it as Ulrich's gang!"

"Whatever. I still think we should find out what they're up to."

"I agree. I hate not being told things! And he's been shrugging me off too much!"

"Not to mention all the school rules they've been breaking."

"You know, I have been noticing that they've been pretty quiet lately... even when they're sitting with each other at lunch."

"Yeah... and Ulrich's game has been slipping too."

"They're probably going to leave the school again soon. We need to keep an eye on them at all times!"

"Right."

"I have my cell, so call me if you see them leaving."

"You do realize that that is also against school policy?"

"I can get around it. Don't you know how many things I've managed to evade?"

"Fine. I'll keep in touch. Let's begin Operation... um, Operation... ah..."

"Operation JUYOX?"

"Juyox? What the heck is Juyox?"

"Jeremy, Odd, Yumi, Ulrich, Xana. I've heard them mention that name before. I think this Xana might be involved."

"Ooo, nice one. OK, let's begin Operation Juyox!"

"Finally! I really want to get out of here! Hasn't Hugo ever heard of Lemon Scent?"

Chess: And we're done! So who are these two mysterious people? If you figure it out, you get a... um... I know! I'll give you a cookie!"

Sakura: coughunoriginalcough

Chess: Well, it IS short notice. Now Lister, please let it go! I did everything you said!

Lister: Well... ok, fine.

Chess: Oh, thank you! Thank you! Oh, sweet computer... don't worry, daddy's here...

Sakura: Um, Chess? We're still typing.

Chess: What? Oh Jurita! CUT!