Author's Note: Ok, hi. Not many people have been reviewing. Did I scare you all off or something? Some news: The next quest phase will be the final phase. Why? Well, the end of this story will reveal all. But, it isn't the end. Not yet. I think you can guess what happens next phase, eh?

Oh, and Zim? I'm American. Got it? Good. (Read my reviews.)

On with the show.

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Odd and Ulreck waited again in the bottom of the tower. Odd had refilled his arrow supply, and Ulreck sat on the ledge.

Alieta glided downward and landed on the bottom platform.

"Well?"

"The third one is located in the Desert Region. Yumi? Did you get the location?"

"Yes. Get going."

"Yes! Odd, you own me." Ulreck said gleefully.

"Yeah, yeah!" Replied Odd as the three jumped into the data stream.

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When they got to the tower on the other end, each person made sure they were ready. Alieta checked for any activity. "Ok, nothing to worry about. Let's go."

But when they stepped outside, they knew they had a lot to worry about.

"What the...?"

"Oh my..."

"Lovely..."

They weren't in Lyoko anymore, or so it appeared. They were back in the real world. They also weren't in their virtual forms, either.

"Any idea what's going on?"

"Sephiroth is trying to trick us..."

"If so, he did a great recreation of the real world."

"Hey, Odd? Shut up."

"I wonder... Odd, shoot an arrow."

Odd looked at Alieta. "Shoot an arrow? Well, ok..." He raised his fist and shouted "Laser Arrow!" Sure enough, an arrow shot out of his extended fist.

"I'm right. We're still in Lyoko. Let's try this... Yumi?"

A few moments passed. Nothing.

"Maybe she didn't hear me..."

"Yumi?" She called, a little louder this time.

"Di... ou... some...ing? I.... Ot hear...."

"Can you repeat that?"

"...................................."

They only heard static. Like a bad cell-phone connection. "Looks like we're on our own... Say, where are we, any ways?" Alieta said.

Ulreck took a look around... They were in a hallway that looked like one at school.... "HEY! We're in the school dorms!"

Odd looked around. He also confirmed it. "Well, we know where we are..."

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Yumi sat in front of the computer completely stumped. She couldn't hear them at all. It was just static.

They appeared to be fine... Nothing attacking them... Maybe it was a bad connection...

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As the three walked through the school gates, Odd noted something important.

"Say, I wonder if life points are still active? You do know that if Sephiroth attacks us, we have no way of defense?"

Ulreck and Alieta stopped and stared at him. "For once, you have a point!"

Odd smiled. "Thank you."

They continued to walk. Odd then pointed something else out. "Did you notice? When we tried to contact Yumi, it was all staticy."

Ulreck looked at Odd. "Yeah? So?"

"It sounded a lot like a cell phone connection, you know? When we lose a signal..."

"Huh. Your right again!"

Suddenly, Ulreck stopped dead in his tracks. He then began to search his person.

"Ulreck? What's up?"

"Cell phone connection! If Yumi sounded like a bad connection when she tried to speak to us, then maybe Sephiroth reversed the communication!"

Alieta looked at him strange. "Huh?"

"Maybe Sephiroth has made so that we need a cell phone to contact Yumi!"

"where do we get one?"

"When I was vritualized, I had my cell with me!" Sure enough, he did. As got ready to dial, he paused. "Which number should I call?"

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Xana sat on a bench near a grocery store. 'Man. He's really throwing a lot of curve balls! He'd make me proud, if he hadn't turned on me.' Go figure.

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Yumi watched the screen. Nothing was happening, so she had her hand behind her head.

"Beep, beep, beep, beep...."

It was the computer phone again. Looking at the screen, she became confused. 'Ulreck Cell?'

She answered it. "H-hello?"

"Yumi! Thank god!!!"

"Ulreck?!? But, how?"

Ulreck quickly told what was going on.

"Wow. Ok, I think I can help! I'll guide you guys."

"Thank you. Wait. What's that?"

A lone figure was approaching them. As the figure got closer, they all were staring.

It was Jeremy.

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Author's Note: Looks like Sephiroth has gone out of his way to screw with the team. Stay tuned! See ya!