Hey, sorry I took so long. Writer's Block,not to mentionmidterms. Hate 'em. Anyway, enjoy.

Chapter Fifteen

"Everyone, calm down!" Od cried out in slight annoyance as he walked through the crowd. "Everything will be ok! Justjust settle down somewhere!" Od looked around, before taking out his cell. He dialed a number, and held it up to his ear. After a few rings, someone picked up the phone.

"Hello? Od?"

"Yeah, hey, Jeremy," Od said hurriedly. "Has there been anything weird going on in Lyoko?"

"I-I'm not sure, l-let me check," answered Jeremy, sounding flustered and surprised. Od raised an eyebrow in confusion, as faint 'taps' floated through the earpiece as Jeremy typed on his laptop. "Why do you ask...? Did something happen?"

"Of course something happened! I wouldn't call like this if there wasn't something going on!"

"Okay! Sheesh, no need to bite my head off!" Od took a deep breath, and ran a hand through his hair.

"You know that dance that's supposed to be happening tonight?"

"...Yeah...what about it?"

"Well, we're all locked up inside, like last time," said Od. "And when I say 'like last time', I mean like last time. Yumi's not in here!"

"Right, I'll check with Aelita," said Jeremy, though his calm voice seemed forced. "I'll talk to you later."

"Hmm," Od said, before clicking off his cell. "Orrick!" He didn't recieve a reply, and he turned around, searching the crowd for a familiar brunette. "Orrick?" The ground began to shake, and everyone wobbled about, trying to regain his or her balance. "What the?"

Someone bumped into Od, knocking the blonde forward. Instead of hitting the ground face-first, he fell onto a tall girl, thus knocking both of them down together. Od stared at the slightly bewildered look of the girl underneath him. "Uh..." The girl smiled slightly, though uneasily.

"Um...would you mind getting off me?" Od blinked at her deep accent, but nodded and pushed himself up, careful not to touch her more then he had to.

"Sorry," he said. His cell began to vibrate, and he picked it up. "Jeremy?"

"Yeah, it's me," Jeremy said, his voice shaking slightly.

"Any news?"

"Yeah..." replied Jeremy. "Is Orrick with you?"

"No; I couldn't find him," replied Od, a frown developing on his face. "Well?"

"...Xana has activated another tower..." Od paused at the strained tone, but rolled his eyes.

"Oh, great," said Od. "Can you contact Yumi?"

"Of course."

"Great, 'cause we're kind of stuck here." Jeremy nodded, his eyebrows furrowed in confusion and worry.

"Right." He broke the line, and turned back to his computer. "...Aelita...?"

"Yes, Jeremy?"

"Get ready to go back to the Ocean." Aelita stared at her friend in concern, but nodded. "Yumi...?"

"Jeremy?" asked the familiar female voice. "What's up?"

"Xana attacked the dance again," Jeremy answered. "He's locked everyone up inside. Yumi...I"m worried. He's already got Od, who know's who he's after next! It could be Orrick!"

"Don't worry. I'm on my way."

"...I'll meet you at the factory." Yumi hung up her cell, and began to run.

She reached the sewer, and slid down the ladder. She ran down the large pipe, and grabbed her skateboard. She reached another ladder, and hopped off her skateboard and onto the ladder. She climbed it as fast as she could, and ran down the bridge towards the old factory. She grabbed the wire, and swung over to the elevator. She entered it, pressed the button, and leaned against the wall, her chest heaving, as the doors slid shut and the elevator descended. Instead of going to Jeremy, she went straight to the floor that held the scanners. She headed for one, and stepped inside.

"Jeremy!"

"Ok. Transfer: Yumi," she heard Jeremy's voice through the speakers as the scanner's doors slid shut. Lights flew by around her, and she closed her eyes. "Scanner: Yumi." She raised her head slightly, as wind-like air blew from below her. "Virtualization."

See you guys next chapter. Heh.