A/N: Wow, I've never had so many reviews for a single chapter before. Thank you all for taking the time to review. Also, this is the last chapter in the block so that means I have to write more. Give me about 5 days. I'll try to make the next block short because I'm going hunting next weekend and won't be able to update.

thesuperdot: When did I end it? It's so not over yet (not even close; trust me).

Janika: Hold the mice for this week.

Blood Vampire: The fluff isn't over yet (well, sort of).

Gir: Uh, right. Ulrich does play Soccer, you know. Anyway, U&Y's personalities are very similar. They both hide their feelings and are somewhat silent. That's why they like each other.

Pamela: Thanks for reviewing. I appreciate the comments.

CLNut: Hey, just because I'm a guy doesn't mean I don't know how to make a good story. I have lot of plans in store for the gang.

Diamond-Halo: Dan punched Odd. That's what happened. Thanks for the comments.

bbsidekick: You'll like the next chapter. I just got the idea for it at work. Can't believe myself (it's sooooo good).

J(at)lyoko: Thanks for the comments. I told you that I'd try harder.

A/N: Well, I got 5 AWEs for the last chapter, not bad.

Jeremy's Dorm---

"So, how's it going Jeremy?" Aelita popped up in a window.

"Oh, just fine. I'm working on your materialization program right now." I replied, "I'm making some real progress." 'I can't wait to get this thing done and bring Aelita into the real world. She is going to love it.' I thought putting my hands behind my head and leaned back in my chair.

"Well, that's good. I can't wait to be with you." That last line startled me. I looked at her and she was smiling which made me smile too. "Jeremy you're blushing. Hehe." Aelita laughed.

"I, I am?" I replied feeling my face. It was warm which meant that I was! I'm felt so embarrassed. I didn't know what to say. My first reaction was to just deny my actions but all I could do was stammer. Then Aelita interrupted me.

"Jeremy! I feel Pulsations! X.A.N.A. has activated another tower!" She screamed. As much as I hate X.A.N.A. I'll admit that he did have good timing today.

"Okay, I'll go to the factory. Be there in a few minutes." I said.

"Alright, I'll be waiting for you." She smiled and waved when I turned my computer to standby mode.

At the Park---

Yumi and I continued to kiss and exchange sentimental words until the sun decended behind the mountains. All this time I thought that she didn't love as much as I loved her but it turns out that I was wrong. And I'm glad I'm wrong.

"Yumi, we should be going now. It's getting pretty late." I said with the view of the sun disappearing. Yumi was laying her head on my shoulder watching it go down with me.

"Yeah, you're right." She replied lifting her body off the bench. As I stared at her beautiful outline I saw someone coming towards us from the other end of the walkway.

"Huh? Dan? Is that you?" I asked as I walked over towards him. It looked like him but there is something that just didn't seem right. His eyes were closed and he was walking rather quickly towards us.

He stopped abruptly about six feet in front of me and stated, "So, that is what this one is called." His voice wasn't normal. It sounded like his normal voice was being mixed with an extremely low and deep voice saying the same thing. The two overlapped each other perfectly and sounded like it was demonic. I stepped back confused and dazed. Then he opened his eyes revealing the truth. His pupils weren't their normal deep ocean blue color but were completely black with the symbol of X.A.N.A. being brightly displayed.

"Interesting." He said and then pinched his right bicep. Dan gave me a dead stare and I fell back on the bench. Yumi stepped away as he extended his right forearm towards us.

The skin on his fingers began to divide into segments of vertical strips and then they retracted into his palm revealing a complex network of metal. His palms' skin returned to his forearm; his forearms' into his bicep; his biceps' into his shoulder. Dan's entire right arm was mechanical.

"W-What are you?" I asked getting a little scared.

"You mean this one hasn't told you?" The voices said in unison, "Oh, well, it doesn't matter." Dan twisted a knob on the inside of the fake limb then flexed his arm.

"You're not Dan," Yumi shrieked, "You're X.A.N.A.!"

"Yes, that's right." X.A.N.A. replied crouching into a fighting stance, "And now you die!" He leaped into the air above me. I slide off the bench and scrambled over to Yumi thwarting his attack. X.A.N.A.'s fist landed on the spot where I was sitting. His arm penetrated the metal bars that formed the bench with a loud CLANK; the sound of metal striking metal.

"Yumi, let's get out of here!" I said taking her hand and running.

"Ulrich, wait!" She said pulling my arm. I looked back at her as she broke off the heels on her shoes, "Okay, let's go." Dan...err X.A.N.A. was having trouble releasing his arm from the bench which allowed us to buy some time. We ran to the end of the pathway when my phone started to ring.

At the Factory---

"Aelita are you there?" I said jumping into the computer chair.

"Yes, Jeremy, I'm here and I've located the tower. It's in the forest region." Aelita replied.

"I'm going to call Odd. Just stay put until he comes."

"Okay." I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Odd's phone number. After three rings he answered.

"Hello?" Odd said coughing. It sounded like he was hurt.

"Odd, are you alright?" I inquired. He really didn't sound good.

"Dan...found out...about the...can." He chocked out of his mouth.

"What did he do? Did he hurt you?!" I exclaimed. 'I can't believe he found out.' I thought awaiting Odd's response.

"He...punched...me."

"What! Are you serious?!" I shouted. Dan seemed like a person who wouldn't even hurt a fly. I couldn't imagine him punching Odd although he did have a good reason too.

"Yeah." Odd replied coughing.

"Can you make it to the factory? X.A.N.A.'s launched another attack."

"Sorry...I can't move...I deserved...it." Odd confessed.

"Alright, well, be careful and I hate to say it but I told you so." I said hanging up. "Well, Odd is out of the question and I'd hate to disturb Ulrich and Yumi but I think I'm going to have to." I said aloud so Aelita would hear. I punched in Ulrich's cell phone number.

"Hello? Jeremy?" Ulrich said. The fact that he said my name told me that he knew about the situation.

"Yeah, how did you know it was me?" I asked.

"Lucky guess," he said, "Listen we've discovered X.A.N.A.'s latest attack and it's really bad."

"What is it?" I then heard a loud CLANK in the background.

"Oh no, he's free!" I heard Yumi extort.

"Jeremy, long story short, Dan has been infected with X.A.N.A. Apparently, his entire right arm is fake. It's like a machine or something and now he's after us!" Ulrich said, "You're going to have to get Odd. We're really busy!"

"Sorry but Odd can't come. Dan discovered that we searched his room last week and punched him for it! One of you guys will have to come." I said.

"We'll think of something, Jeremy but right now we gotta go." Ulrich said hanging up. The dial tone I heard afterwards was disturbing. 'Who's going to save Aelita?'