"She didn't look human, more like an android." Odd continued catching his breath
"That doesn't seem possible." Aelita interrupted
"Unless Chen might have done something to her, before she escaped." Jeremy suggested
"We don't know that for sure." Ulrich grunted
"I'm telling you guys the truth! Kya's gone and now she's turned into some sort of machine." Odd shouted
Then there was silence, until Yumi put her head down. She then looked around and smiled, but then got to her feet. Everyone watched her as she stood before the group, while they waited for what she had to say.
"Kya is in danger. Chen is planning to terminate his failed experiment." She began in a different voice.
"Yumi are you feeling ok? What's wrong with you?" Ulrich asked
"There isn't much time… you must save her before its too late." She paused and shook her head, "Ok what just happened?"
"You mean you don't remember what you just said?" Odd asked bewildered
"No, but I felt a presence telling me to warn you all." She replied
"I think Roxie or Sam contacted you telepathically." Aelita suggested, "How else could Yumi sound so different, but tell us to rescue Kya?"
"It's possible, but we have to get to work. We need to get into the school and get Kya, plus her family out of there." Jeremy continued
Elsewhere Chen had escorted Kya back into the same isolation room, created for her and her siblings. She walked slowly inside, but saw Roxie and Sam levitating in the air, sitting in to half circle chairs. Chen left shutting the door behind him Kya looked around, nothing had changed; everything was the same, as if she had never left.
"Kya are you ok? You look terrible." Roxie asked
"I don't know what's happening to me. I've become a monster." Kya whispered
"You don't remember do you?" Sam added
"Remember what?" She looked up at him curious
"The night before you left, we implanted a microchip inside you. This was programmed to enhance your powers, we were planning on sending you to the army." Chen entered the room, "Unfortunately we must terminate you 24. You are too dangerous to yourself and others living in the city."
"You will not touch her." Roxie hissed forming a shield around Kya
"Enough!" Chen shouted
The shield disappeared as he took out a tranquilizer gun. He shot it and Kya fell to the floor. Roxie and Sam became frightened as two nurses took Kya out on a gurney. They looked at each other, and then nodded.
"You contacted that girl Yumi. Is she psychic?" Sam asked
"Yes. She was strong enough to convey my message." Roxie replied
"We must wait for her friends to come. They'll need us to get to Kya."
"Understood."
Everyone met in Jeremy's room, while he hacked into the school's mainframe. As they all gathered around the screen, he pulled up a map of the entire building.
"Ok, her is a map of the building. We'll have to enter from a side entrance over here." He began pointing to the left hand side of the screen.
"Then it looks like that hall lead to a room." Aelita added
"We could try to hide in there, but we need to get to the security station at the end of the hall. Once inside we should be able to locate Roxie and Sam, plus Kya. So we'd better get going." He turned to them.
Back at the school, Kya awoke in a bright room. She was still laying on the gurney, but Roxie and Sam had been placed into two separate tanks filled with liquid, while they stood motionless.
"Where am I?" She groaned, "Roxie, Sam please wake up."
"There sleeping Kya, they can't hear you." Chen's voice filled the room through a speaker.
"What have you done Chen?"
"None of you were ready for the plans we originally had. Now you all must be terminated for good, so that we can continue our research."
"I doubt you'll find anyone like us."
"Don't be so sure." " It's only a matter of time before you can say goodbye to everything."
His voice faded out and she began to breath heavily. While she looked around tears rolled down her face, staining the blue scrubs she was wearing, plus the straps that held her down. Outside the school, the gang had already found the side entrance, as Jeremy consulted a print out of the map. Aelita opened the door and each of them walked inside.
"Now, the station is at the end of this hall. Let's go." He whispered
Slowly they began walking down the white hallway, until they stopped in front of a gray door. Jeremy nodded and Ulrich opened the door slightly to see rows of screens. As they walked inside each of them took a screen and began looking for Kya.
"I think we'd better split up." Yumi suggested, "We probably won't get caught so easily."
"Good idea, but who is going to go with the lovely couple?" Odd smirked
"You will." Aelita and Jeremy said together.
"Ok, we'll go find Kya. Jeremy and Aelita will find Roxie and Sam." Ulrich nodded
"So let's go we have to find her." Odd said making a move towards the door
"Not so fast we have to find her first. Hey there she is. She's in a room on the second floor. It's right in front of elevator." Jeremy pointed to the map
"Now we can go."
"Get numbers 22 and 23 back into the isolation room. It would be better for them not to witness this." Chen ordered two nurses
"Chen don't you dare hurt them!" Kya shouted
"Don't worry, not until your dead."
"I won't let you!"
Suddenly the straps to the gurney snapped into two pieces. Kya levitated and started destroying everything around her. Odd, Yumi, and Ulrich ran into the room, as Kya gasped to see her friends. A tear ran down her face and hit the floor, while the room was set on fire.
"We need to get out of here now." She began, "Come on."
They followed her out and into the elevator. Odd looked at her with a shocked expression, Kya stared down towards the floor.
"What did he do to you?" Ulrich asked
"Planted a microchip in me to enhance my powers. Chen wanted to send me to the army as a weapon of death." She whispered, "Odd I'm so sorry."
"Apologies will have to wait, Jeremy and Aelita found Roxie and Sam. They're already outside." Yumi interrupted as the doors opened.
A large army stood before them, but Kya got in front of her friends. She then used her powers to disarm the men. She held out her hands, Yumi grabbed on, Ulrich held Yumi's, and Odd took Kya's other hand. She started flying down the hall towards the other entrance. Gunshots could be heard in the distance, but Kya created a protective shield around her and her friends. Once they made it outside, Roxie and Sam, hugged Kya tightly. They all turned to see Chen and his army coming out of the main entrance.
"This ends now Chen." Kya shouted
"You aren't strong enough." He smirked
"No, but with my brother and sister we are."
They all took each other's hands and rose into the air. Clouds rolled in and it became dark as winds began to pick up. Suddenly the building caught on fire, while Chen tried to neutralize everything. All of his followers were burned in the fire, until he was left alone. Each of them focused their energy on him and a bright light surrounded everyone, the gang took cover a few feet away waiting to see the outcome.
The light disappeared and Kya, along with Roxie and Sam landed back on the ground. Everyone ran over to them, only to see they all suffered server injuries. Their clothes were ripped and bruises covered most of their bodies. Odd and Kya's eyes met as he gasped to see her appearance had changed. Wires were hanging lose, from her face and limbs, while creating a few sparks.
"Kya… what happened?" He asked
"Chen's revenge." Roxie replied
"He knew if we combined our powers together none of us would survive. It was too strong for any of us to handle." Sam added
"He's right, Chen knew it would be a risk, but for us it was worth it." Kya whispered
"Kya you can't leave us." Aelita sniffled
"I'll never forget anyone of you… I love you Odd."
"Maybe someday we'll find a way home again." Sam whispered
And with that they all rose into the air, a bright light surrounded them. Within a blink of an eye they disappeared without a trace. Odd looked up with tears in his eyes and fell to the ground.
"I love you too Kya." He replied
"Come on Odd let's go home." Ulrich said putting an arm around him.
He helped Odd to his feet and they all started heading towards Kadic. Once they got back to Ulrich's and Odd's room, each of them sat down on Ulrich's bed.
"I can't believe she's gone." Yumi whispered
"She was a true friend." Aelita added
"None of you knew her like I did. She was a great friend, who just wanted to fit in." Odd interrupted, "I… I loved her."
"We know Odd. She sort of brought out the best in you. Plus none of us had seen you so happy." Ulrich continued
Flash Forward 1 year later
(From Odd's P.O.V)
It's been a year since Kya, died. I sometimes think I see her waiting for me, but then my imagination runs away with me. She was a girl who needed to feel loved, since her childhood wasn't so pleasant. Once she opened up, there was a warm, caring person who was always around. We shared a lot of good times together and like Ulrich said; she brought out the best in me. I never knew I could care so much about one person, let alone defend her when times got tough. My friends may not have known her as well, but Kya will never be forgotten.
THE END