Opening Moves
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A/N: This chapter will start off third-person to summarize what happened between the end of 13 and this one, and then will switch to Yumi's point of view.
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Chapter 14
Yumi's Pain… and Recovery
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After the battle in the forest, the situation got tense. Ulrich had, for some reason, not appeared in the scanners. However, the scanner reported that everyone had made it. Had he been released somewhere else?
For hours Jeremie searched for him, and found nothing. Meanwhile, Yumi had woken up, and he couldn't hide his disappearance from her. It would add yet another complication to the given situation.
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When I woke up, I found myself in the hospital. Apparently, something terrible had happened. Many of the nurses were running, panicked, trying to save patients. Had there been a power outage?
That's when I noticed that Jeremie was here, and apparently he looked grim. This meant that there wasn't anything going on in Lyoko. But… Wait, where was Ulrich?
"Hey, Jeremie." I said, and grimaced slightly. Apparently, the bullet wound still hurt.
"Hey, Yumi. We have a problem." He said. Immediately, I looked up. "While you were unconscious, X.A.N.A. launched an attack, and it turns out that Ulrich… That Ulrich…"
"That Ulrich what, Jeremie?" I snapped. Instantly, I regretted it, but, then again, I was frustrated.
"That Ulrich disappeared. I think he's in the digital void." Jeremie said, and tears started flowing down his cheeks.
I tried to keep myself from crying, but couldn't. So tears were streaming down my face. Why had this happened? Then I felt a sharp pain in my gut.
"Aaaaaaaah!" I exclaimed from the pain.
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A few days after that, I was released from the hospital. In celebration, Mother and Father and I went to a restaurant. But all that was on my mind was Ulrich, and that made it quite a hassle to order.
"Yumi, please order something. The waiter's running out of patience." Mother said, slightly concerned. I had never taken this long.
"I'll just order whatever you order, Mom." I replied, startling her. I had always either called her okaasan or Mother since I turned thirteen.
"Okay, Yumi. Well, I'll just have chicken. Is that alright?" she asked.
"Mmm…" I sounded, and I felt three tears well up in my eyes. Oops, that wasn't good. Now I couldn't pretend that Ulrich was just away on leave or something like that.
"What's wrong, Yumi?" Father asked.
"It's… It's Ulrich. He hasn't been seen for the past few days, and Jeremie thinks he's… He's…" I said, and started crying. "Dead."
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A/N: Sorry for the short chapter, but there's not much left to say in this chapter without switching viewpoints again.