Get ready for the saddest chapter in the entire fan fiction. If you remember the spoiler in the last chapter, it will play a part in either this chapter or in the next chapter. Have a great time reading. Now on with the show.
Ulrich and Aelita had left Yumi and Tara to deal with the hornets and the new monsters. The two made their way to finding the tower.
"Do you think it was wise to leave Yumi and Tara to fight alone?" Aelita asked in concern.
"I'm sure Yumi will do fine and Tara will try her best." Ulrich replied. "All we need to do is find the tower." The two kept running in the direction Jeremy had told them to go. Finally, they could see the tower. The strange thing was that it didn't look like it was activated. Ulrich stopped dead in his tracks. "Hey, didn't Jeremy say that this tower was activated?"
"Yes, but it hasn't been touched at all." Aelita answered. She then tried to contact Jeremy. "Jeremy, the tower you sent us to isn't activated. I don't think there is even an activated tower at all."
"Your right, Xana must have made it look like a tower was activated." Jeremy responded. "The cyber lightning is being controlled by Xana and it was just a trick to get us to go into Lyoko."
"Why would Xana do that though?" Ulrich pondered. "He must want something from us but what?"
"He wants Tara!" Aelita exclaimed. Aelita grabbed Ulrich's hand and they started to race back to Yumi and Tara who weren't doing so well.
Tara had fallen because the new monster had drained her of some energy. Yumi would have helped her but she was already battling one of the hornets. Yumi was able to destroy the monster but as soon as she tried to help Tara, another hornet had shown up and hit her three times. Sending her back to the real world. Tara laid on the ground in fear. The monster drew closer with its tentacles ready to wrap around her. Odd hadn't kept his promise, she thought. Tara feared that the things that Xana had told her were going to come true. That is, until she spotted Ulrich and Aelita approaching her.
"Aelita, go to the unactivated tower for protection." Jeremy instructed Aelita and she turned and ran off. Ulrich took out his sword and tried to hit the monster on the icon but there seemed to be a force field around the icon. Ulrich then tried to chop off the tentacles but to no avail. He was so concerned about getting Tara out, he didn't notice the last hornet come and before Ulrich could realize it, he had already been blasted back home. This left Tara all alone. Suddenly, one of the tentacles charged up with stunning power and made a move to grab Tara. Tara closed her eyes and screamed for Odd's help. Odd suddenly jumped in front of the tentacle and was caught by it. Odd yelled in pain but he opened his eyes with determination and held out his arm to Tara. Tara tried to grab his arm to pull him out but Odd, instead of trying to grab her, shot three laser arrows at Tara. The arrows hit Tara and she felt herself being transported back to the scanners.
Tara stepped out of the scanner, gasping for breathe. She got into the elevator as fast as she could. When she got to the computer room she rushed towards Jeremy and the computer.
"Odd what are you doing?" Ulrich asked in and angry voice. "Now is not the time to be stupid."
"This monster only needs one of us to take to Xana, so I'm letting it take me." Odd replied slowly while he gasped for air. "Will you guys make sure nothing happens to Tara, I made a promise to her and I can't exactly keep it right now?"
"Don't say things like that Odd, we're going to get you out." Yumi said in a quivering voice. Tara could see that she had tears in her eyes.
"You don't have to do this." Tara finally shouted. She too had tears in her eyes.
"I'll make sure to hold Xana off for as long as I can." Odd said. "Don't worry Tara; I'll try to contact you soon." The sound of Odd's voice started to fade away. "You look so much like Tracy." The four heard a short gasp of air before Odd said his last words. "Goodbye dragonfly." Then Odd's voice disappeared, along with the monster and Odd himself.
"Odd, Odd, what happened to him?" Yumi asked Jeremy.
"The monster took Odd directly to Xana's base." Jeremy explained. "I can't track them so I don't know where they are."
"So Odd is -," Ulrich began to say.
"Gone." Jeremy said for him. Tara couldn't help but burst out crying. Yumi held her as she sobbed on to Yumi's shoulder. Odd had protected Tara just as he promised, but at a terrible cost.
Isn't that just a tear jerker? Only one more chapter before the story ends. Then I can make my sequel. If you love this fan fic then you'll love the next one. Until next time; peace to the Middle east, bathe the whales, and pay the hobos.