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Last Time:

Ulrich appeared in a swirling mass of yellow. He combined the abilities of Odd, Yumi, and Aelita with his own. This caused him to become strong enough to take on 'Yumi'. Using Aelita, Odd, and Yumi's powers, he was able to help Aelita get to the tower safely and stop five roachsters that appeared to help 'Yumi'. Now as he prepares to finish the off 'Yumi', she tries to stall for time by trying to convince Ulrich that he's fighting for nothing. 'Yumi' hopes that she will cause enough time to pass so that Ulrich will lose his new found powers. At the end 'Yumi' asks the question, "What about Yumi?"

Her name. She had used her name. Even in his new form, it still affected him, sent despair throughout his body. She could tell just by the look in his eyes. She found what she needed to stall for time, or push him over the edge. This was a chance she had to take.

"What do you mean?" Ulrich asked.

"She was the love of your life, and she died. You weren't there when it happened. You couldn't help her fight. You couldn't save her." She paused. "You couldn't die with her."

Ulrich lowered his head. "You're right, I let her down." He spoke with sadness in his voice. "I failed her. I should have been there to help her fight, to protect her. But I wasn't. Instead I told Aelita to enter the code and end her life. It's all my fault that she's gone."

'Perfect, he's doing exactly what you want him to do, just keep it up and you'll win this.' 'Yumi' thought to herself. "She wasn't a good friend was she?"

Ulrich's head shot up and his eyes shot open. "Of-of course she was. She's always been the best friend that anyone could ask for."

"But she left you at one of the most vulnerable points in your life. She left you."

Ulrich shook his head. "No, no she didn't. I mean she did leave, but she meant to come back, she just couldn't."

"No, she left you. And it wasn't your fault that she's gone, it was hers. She made sure that none of them could get out of that virtual world. She made sure that you were left all alone."

He continued to shake his head in disbelief. "No, not Yumi, she would never do anything like that, not to me." Ulrich bent his head back down as if to cry.

"But she did, I know this for a fact. I watched that day when it happened; she made sure to not let Jeremie make it to their salvation. She hurt you. It was all her fault, always has been, always will be." 'Yumi' couldn't help but laugh inside. He looked so pitiful and weak like this, it was almost sad.

"Shut up," Ulrich said in an angry, demanding voice. "Stop with your lies."

'Yumi' remained the same. "Lies? I'm telling you the truth here. She was going to make sure that you would be left alone, and you know why? Because she thought you were weak, she thought-" her words were interrupted by a sudden yell from Ulrich.

"Shut up! You don't know anything about her, what she did and everything she did for all of us! She was a real hero, and not just here in Lyoko! No matter what, she was always there for us! She was the best friend that anyone could ask for!"

'Oh crap, I think I may have pushed him too far.'

"And now you're gonna pay for what you said about Yumi." Ulrich got ready to fight again.

"That's what you think!" 'Yumi' threw her fan at Ulrich. It flew straight for Ulrich but suddenly it began to glow yellow. It then switched directions, and was headed straight for the digital void. Unable to do anything, 'Yumi' just watched as her fan was slowly devirtualized.

"Flying star!" Ulrich yelled as another disk flew from his wrist and struck 'Yumi' in her left arm. She let out a slight cry of pain as she grabbed her arm.

"Thirty," was all Ulrich said as he got his arm ready to fire again.

'Try something else; you can't let him win.'

"I should be at 50 life points now," Aelita said to no one in particular. "And I think I've found the final formula for the anti-virus and the one for getting Jeremie and the others back. Hmm, I wonder if life points really are active or if it was just a lie. Let's take a look." Aelita returned to her research.
"Flying star!" Another disk flew at 'Yumi' and hit her in her right leg. She bit her lip to conceal the pain.

"Ten. One more shot and you're dead. Any last requests?"

"Just one," She changed her voice again to sound like Yumi. "Don't let me die Ulrich, not like this." she pleaded.

"Don't even bother; I'm not falling for your tricks any more. Flying star."

"Just as I thought, she lied." Aelita stated gleefully. Now she didn't need to worry about Ulrich, not that she really needed to with that upgrade and all. Aelita let out a little laugh as she saw what XANA's attack really was. "Flies annoying people! XANA must have really been worried. If only Jeremie, Yumi, and Odd were here to enjoy this."

"The formula! I almost forgot!" Aelita exclaimed as she got back to typing. "I need to see if I can actually bring them back now."

'Yumi' closed her eyes and waited for the inevitable, but it never came. She opened her eyes back up and saw Ulrich standing over her, dumbfounded.

"Flying star," he said again as he tried to fire, but again nothing happened. 'Okay, so I'm out of stars. I guess now I fight the old fashioned way.' Ulrich thought as he began to pull out his sword.

However, 'Yumi' was using this little break to get herself back together. She stood up and quickly thought of a plan. 'Okay, so he's either out of stars or my plan worked and he's lost his new powers. I'll wait for his next move to see which it is.'

"Come on Ulrich, finish me off. Just get it over with and go help your precious Aelita," 'Yumi' taunted.

"Have it your way," he replied as he charged at her.

'Yumi' easily dodged the boy's attack. 'Perfect.' she thought.

Ulrich had a look of shock on his face after he stopped his charge. 'Crap, I knew it was only a matter of time before the effects wore off. With all my luck I should have figured that it would stop just as I was about to kill her. Now what am I supposed to do? I could barely hold my own before my upgrade. Alright, calm down Ulrich. Just look on the bright side, at least she doesn't have a weapon.'

Ulrich thoughts were suddenly interrupted by 'Yumi's' yell. "Come on Ulrich, I thought you were going to give it your all. That last attack was so far off,"

"Hold on now, you're the one who's at the disadvantage here. You've only got 10 life points and no weapon."

"Oh but Ulrich," she smiled, "You can't hit what you can't see." With that said, 'Yumi' disappeared. But little did Ulrich know she was right behind him. "And why do I need a fan when I can have a sword." She whispered into his ear. 'Yumi' then elbowed Ulrich in the head causing him to fall to the ground and drop his sword. She quickly picked up the sword before Ulrich could do anything.

"Alright, just put that in and then... done! I hope this works." Aelita said as she hit the remaining key.
Ulrich got up and noticed 'Yumi' standing a few yards down the path... with his sword! 'Shit, what do I do now?' Before he could think any further, 'Yumi' got and evil looking grin on her face and charged at him. She slashed Ulrich in the stomach, causing him to fall to the ground. Ulrich couldn't even see the attack, first he saw her with that grin on her face and the next thing he knew he was on the ground.

"Uh-oh! Clone with a sword. I see way he likes this thing," she laughed.

Ulrich tried to get back up, but he was pushed back down by 'Yumi'. "No, you stay on the ground."

"You know Ulrich, it's been a pretty eventful day today. We've both had our ups and downs, and I'd have to say this is the lowest you've been all day. You've got what 20 life points left and a sword held at your throat. You know you're just moments from death right? We should have a party, don't you think? We could invite all your friends. Oh wait, you don't have any! You had them all killed, and now it's your turn."

"Go to hell," Ulrich spat up at her.

'Yumi' stood over Ulrich, grasping his sword tightly. "You first." She thrust the sword down towards the fallen boy's stomach, and made a direct hit. She left the sword in him and slowly walked away as Ulrich's body began to devirtualize.

'They say that your life passes before your eyes when you die. Well it looks like I don't get that courtesy. I wonder what will be waiting for me after a finish vanishing. Clouds and rainbows, a fiery pit, or nothing at all. Maybe they'll be waiting for me. Oh who am I kidding? For what I've done I'm going to be sent to a fiery grave. Wait, what was that? I thought I heard something in the trees. And why did Yumi just move?' Ulrich was unable to think any further for at that moment the last of him disappeared.

Authors Note:

Okay, so I was a little late with this. If you've checked my profile then you'll know why. This chapter was a little tough and it's not really one of my favorite ones, except for a few parts. We'll see if the next chapter will be better. While we're on the topic, the next chapter will most likely be the last chapter, and after that I have a little surprise for all of you. And this chapter's question will be the last one, so it will be worth a lot.

Have you heard the news? Code Lyoko is coming back to the Miguzi lineup sometime this summer. And season 2 is starting in September! I'm so excited. I can't wait to see Ghost Channel again.

Review Reply:

top20fan13: Thanks for another great review. And you deserved it.

Doggiegal: Thank you.

Nikana: Thanks for an excellent first review. I'm really glad that you like both of my stories.

Becky: Here's the next chapter, and you'll find out if they are still alive or not soon.

Question:

Since this is the last question, I'll make it worth oh let's say 7,130 points. The question is: What happened with 'Yumi' at the end of the chapter while Ulrich was disappearing?

Special Note:

I would like to just take a second to thank Doggiegal and Nikana for volunteering to proofread for me. It really was a great help. After looking at a chapter for a while, you start to see what you want and not what's really there, so it was nice to have two new sets of eyes looking over the chapter. So this chapter I dedicate to you. You earned it. I'm also going to throw in 4,500 extra points for both of you. Thank you both for all your help.