The scanner came open and Aelita stepped out and hugged Jeremy. She then noticed Virgil.
"Hi, what's your name?" she asked
"I'm Virgil, and I assume you're Aelita..."
"Yes I am" she smiled "it's good to meet you"
They headed back to the elevator and went to the computer room. Richie was headed for the elevator himself afraid it hadn't worked, when really he had nothing to fear. He stopped short when the elevator door opened to reveal Virgil, Jeremy and Aelita.
"Hi Richie" Aelita said
"It worked"
Aelita smiled and hugged Richie
"Thank you" she said
"No problem" he replied his face stained pink, and Virgil couldn't help laughing.
"Shut it V." Richie said in as serious a tone he could muster before everyone in the room burst out laughing.
It took at least five minutes for everyone to either stop by will or have to stop because they needed to breathe. Aelita wiped tears from her eyes and then she got it together and calmed everyone else down, which in itself could be thought of as funny.
"Guys, shouldn't we be shutting down Xana?" she asked.
"You've got a point Aelita" Richie said
"Yeah, I wouldn't wait for Xana to give us an invitation" Virgil said.
They went down to the super calculator room and the large black cylinder came up from the floor.
"Do you want to do the honors?" Jeremy asked
"No, not alone, we should do this together" she said
"You think so?"
"Yes"
"Okay, we will"
The young couple walked over to the tower, and the panel opened Aelita became momentarily concerned but then looked at Jeremy and back at the others and calmed down. This was her home now, not Lyoko and it was time to move on. She reached out to grab the switch and Jeremy placed his hand over hers and together they turned off the computer and everyone was on Aelita and held their breath hoping this was the end. Jeremy and Aelita removed their hands from the switch and the panel closed again.
Jeremy looked at her and her smile told him she was fine.
"Three cheers for Richie and Jeremy" Odd yelled
Everyone cheered. Jeremy and Richie blushed a deep shade of crimson, and everyone started laughing, including Aelita. They left the factory and headed back to Kadic Jr. High school when a fireball cut across their path, it was Hotstreak.
"Okay, what is Hotstreak doing here?" Virgil wondered aloud and suddenly disappeared and Static came in his place Richie guided Jeremy and his friends out of harms way, but Jeremy had gotten something new and he'd figured out how to use it and he wasn't going to stay completely out of the action, which would end up being a good thing.
Static was into the fight when suddenly he was knocked down and went plummeting for the ground below. Then Jeremy noticed something and formulated a plan, he figured he wasn't powerful enough to catch Static but he could move something soft into place to break his fall. Then he noticed exactly what he needed and moved it into place, it worked, Static was fine.
"Hey thanks!" Static exclaimed
"No problem Static!" Jeremy replied
"Hey, kids, gather over here..." a voice called. The five young teens looked to see Gear waving to them from the gate they ran towards him
"Jeremy, come on!" Ulrich exclaimed urgently.
"Coming!" Jeremy took off at a all out run, but he wasn't fast enough, Hotstreak went after Jeremy.
"I'll show you!"
"Hey Hotstreak, why don't you pick on someone your own size!" Static said
"Like you?" Hotstreak asked
"Yeah, like me" Static replied
"Well, too bad, this boy has made his final mistake" Hotstreak powered up to blast Jeremy
"Jeremy" Static whispered 'I can't let Hotstreak hurt him, he has so much to live for, I can't let him get hurt now that he just got the love of his life' he thought in worry. What could Static do to save Jeremy, nothing,then Jeremy came up with another plain, the fireball that was aimed at Jeremy was knocked back at Hotstreak with a mighty force. Jeremy had figured out his telekinesis and was quickly mastering it.
"Nice one" Gear said
"Whoa, I can't believe the little rat blocked my attack!" Hotstreak exclaimed
"What's the matter Hotstreak, being outdone by a thirteen year old?" Static said
"I don't have to put up with this!" Hotstreak yelled and left
"Nice work Jeremy" Static said
"That was easy" Jeremy replied.
"Okay, back this train up, what just happened hear?" Yumi asked with more that a bit of confusion in her voice.
"Listen, Yumi, I now have a mutation, giving me the abilities of telekinesis and telepathy" Jeremy said and to the best of his ability explained.
"Okay, so what you're saying is you have mental powers?" Ulrich said
"Yes, Ulrich, that's exactly what I'm saying"
Jeremy then looked at Aelita his heart full of fear, what did she think of him now that he was a mutant.
'She couldn't, why would she love a freak... like me, when she can have any guy in Kadic, I couldn't think of a boy in the entire school that wouldn't want to have her as his girlfriend' Jeremy thought. Then Aelita surprised him. She didn't say a word just walked over to him and embraced him as a hero, he'd driven off Hotstreak and she was proud of him for standing up for himself.
"Jeremy, I love you" she whispered in his ear as they embraced "and powers or no powers, you are the only boy in this world I would ever want to be with"
"I love you too Aelita, but..."
"Jeremy, the look in your eyes told me you were worried that I didn't love you because of these new powers, and" she pulled back and looked him straight in the eye. "Jeremy, it isn't what you can do that makes you who you are, it is what is in your heart, and I know that no matter what powers you have you will always be yourself."
"Thank you Aelita, for reminding me what great friends I have" they once again embraced . Everyone smiled as they watched this young couple's bond become stronger through adversity and they knew that whatever they would encounter next they would be well prepared to handle it as a team.
The End
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