Author's Note: And now it is time for Ulreck and Alieta to search out Odd. On with the show!
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Inside of a nearby tower, Sephiroth stood watching a screen. He rather enjoyed the ability to easily move through the real and digital worlds. And with his unmatched magical skills, he was quite sure he could not be destroyed easily.
Now as he watched the two venture through the fog, he almost laughed.
With a flick of his hand, and a swing of his arm, two roaches appeared in the fog. They were the normal roaches, nothing added, but would be more that enough to carry out his plan...
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"Find him yet?"
"No, not yet, Ulreck."
Because of the size of the field, Ulreck and Alieta decided to split up. It would be much faster! So far, they had found nothing.
"Man, I tell you... If he is alive, and when we get through this, I'm kicking the crap outta him!"
Yumi laughed. "Can I help?"
"Yeah sure!! When we get through with him, he'll wish he WAS dead!"
"Less talk, more search!"
After what seemed like an hour, they finally found him.
"OH! Ulreck! Ulreck!!!! I found him! Come quick!!!!"
Ulreck dashed over toward the spot that Alieta was crouched at. Indeed, she did find him. "Is he?"
"He's alive! Just out cold!"
"Yumi! We found him! Quick, check his stat card!"
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Yumi watched the computer screen as Odd reappeared on the map and his stat card began to analyze his status. What she saw gave her hope.
"Wow. That is... man, wow. Odd lost a lot. He now has 50 points left. But that isn't all. Any his he takes from here on is doubled."
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Ulreck and Alieta flinched as they heard this. "Yow. Yeah, he will have to be...... AAAAGGGUUUH!"
POW! A laser blast hit Ulreck in the chest throwing him back a few feet. Ulreck: 90 pts.
Alieta was able to duck just in time to dodge the second blast.
Ulreck got to his feet and with drew his sword. "YUMI! Why didn't you warn us!"
"I-I don't know, they came from nowhere!!!"
"Well, where are they now?!?"
"I don't know! They appeared for a split second, the disappeared!"
Alieta and Ulreck were looking around them. "It's Sephiroth!! This fog is preventing Yumi from seeing them! It also seems to hinder our view of the ground."
Ulreck suddenly had an idea. "Say, their just roaches right?"
"Yeah..."
"Well, it normally takes a second to charge their lasers, right? Then that when we strike! Look for a red glow!"
The two searched for the little red glow from the two roaches. The first one was easy to find. "There it is!"
Ulreck leapt over to where it was and in one swift motion, cut it right in two. "Yeah! That's one down!!!"
The other one took a little longer to destroy. "Alright, where are you?"
It fired off two more shots before Ulreck was able to destroy it. "Right then. Let's get outta here before anything else attacks us."
"Good idea."
Alieta and Ulreck hoisted the unconscious Odd onto their shoulders. Then they began to head toward the tunnel entrance Yumi told them about. After a little bit, it was no easy task to carry Odd, they reached the tunnel entrance.
"Oh, man. This has 'trap' written all over it!" Ulreck said, looking into the tunnel.
"Yeah, I noted that too. But you have no choice. I can't find any other way to the tower." Yumi called to them.
"Well, Alieta?"
"Well, Ulreck, let's go..."
And so they entered. Unaware of the long and treacherous walk they were embarking on.
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Author's Note: Well, Odd has been found. Yea, I bet you thought I'd kill him off, didn't you? Proved you wrong!! It's 1:00 A.M. as I finish this chapter off. WHOOO HA! See Ya!