Okay, this is to everyone who has been waiting for almost a week to read this next chapter: Thanks for waiting, and I'm sorry. I really am. I've been really busy the last few days, what with school almost over and all. I mean, with all the last minute tests I had to take and retake, the last minute projects I had to make, and the pressure from the teachers for making good impressions on the tots (younger kids). Oh, and not to mention I've been trying to work on my book ("Wolf and Dragon") without letting my thoughts stray to this story. But sadly, I was unsuccessful with all the reviews and all. Oh, and speaking of reviews, thanks for everyone who reviewed.

Anyway, here's the long awaited chapter. Some things will be revealed here. Enjoy.

Chapter Eight

Another tremor wracked the earth, stopping Vanessa from continuing. She looked down at her self, and saw that she was disappearing from the bottom up, and looked up to see the surprised eyes of Orrick. No one seemed to notice she was disappearing, for they were too caught up in the earthquake. "What the?!" he cried, as he leaned back on the bleachers, using his arms for support from falling off.

"Listen to me," she said desperately. "I do not have much time. Xana, he knows what I am about to tell you!" Orrick nodded, unconsciously pulled Od's head closer to himself as he slowly scooted away from her. "Xana placed a virus into the punch. It only affects those who are able to enter Lyoko. You were unaffected for you did not drink the punch. Its purpose is to close away the heart, and rid the mind of the meaning of love and the memory of ever giving the heart to another. It needs time to affect the heart and mind, which is why Od is unconscious." The only thing left of her now, was from her head down to her thin waist. She began to talk faster. "Even after your friends reach the activated tower, and stop these earthquakes, it will still be embedded in his body after you go back in time. When he wakes up, he will remember you all, but will feel extremely uncomfortable at the affections you give him. Xana knows of your great love for him—"

"Whoa, whoa, whoa," Orrick interrupted, a nice blush on his face. "Who ever said I was in love with him?! We're only friends, and it's staying that way!" Pressure suddenly weighed down on his chest as he said this, and he become even more confused then ever. 'What the...? Why does it hurt...?' he thought, before looking back up at the desperate girl.

"Do not interrupt me!" she cried, her eyes almost overflowing with tears. "He is using this against you and your friends! I do not know the antivirus, but you must stay close to him and reacquaint him with love! You m—" Orrick stared wide-eyed at the figure of neon green lines the crisscrossed to form Vanessa's figure. Then, in a bright flash of light, the figure disappeared. Orrick opened his eyes after the light was gone, and looked around. The earthquake had stopped, and everyone seemed too timid to stand up again. 'Wha? No one noticed!' he thought incredulously. He looked down at his slumbering best friend, and tears began to form in his eyes.

...Its purpose is to close away the heart, and rid the mind of the meaning of love and the memory of ever giving the heart to another...

...When he wakes up...he will remember you all, but will feel extremely uncomfortable at the affections you give him...

...You must stay close to him and reacquaint him with love...

Orrick tightly shut his eyes, as he held Od close to him. His unwanted tears fell from his closed eyelids, and landed on Od's forehead.

"Aelita, you're only a few feet away from where Yumi is," Jeremy said. Aelita swam faster.

"Thank you, Jeremy," she said. "Which way should we take?"

"I'm not sure," said the blonde genius. "I'll be just a minute." Aelita nodded, and stopped beside Yumi.

"You'd better hurry, Jeremy," Yumi advised. "Not to put any more pressure onto you, but we're not sure what Xana has in mind this time." In the factory, Jeremy was furiously typing on his keyboard, trying to remove the possible virus in the computer.

"I know, Yumi," he said, sighing, before typing again. His screen blinked off for a moment, before coming back to life. The three-way was still there, but they were different. The one to the left held the ditch, the one to the right held the monsters, and the straight path led towards a safe road to the tower. "I found it!"

"Which way?" asked Aelita.

"The straight path," answered Jeremy. "And quick, the monsters I told you about are headed your way, and fast!" Yumi nodded, before taking off after Aelita, warily looking around her.

Well, there's another chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. Later.