Chapter 3
A Matter of life and death

Yumi, Odd and Aelita landed in the desert.
They looked towards the ungarded tower.

Yumi: Far too easy.
Aelita: Oh no!
Odd: Here comes the welcoming committy.

A tarantula appproached them.

Jeremie: Listen guys your going to need to be fast, I got a call from Gavin they can't hold on much longer.
Another tear slid down Yumi's face.
Yumi: U...Ulrich.
Odd: oh no prob, just how do you suggest we deal with this.
Jeremie: Odd you hide behind a rock and Yumi will distract him, then you use your laser arrows while he is off guard.
Odd: Clever Einstine.
Yumi: Let's just hope it works.
Yumi threw her fan, getting obvious attention and ran, Odd shot and missed, shot again and hit the target.
Odd: Right let's go.

They all ran to the tower.

Gavin got up and faced the foe before him, only to be picked up and tossed against a tree with so much force that the tree fell down.
Ulrich: Gav, you alright?
Gavin: Fine, fine, except from all the pain.
Broly then kicked Ulrich as he lay on the ground and sent him into a tree.
Gavin found a rock, picked it up, ran towards Broly, jumped up and hit Broly on the head with it with all his might.
It had no effect.
Broly punched him away beside Ulrich.
He threw another orb.
Ulrich and Gavin barely dogded it and flew in the air and landed, skidding across the muddy ground.
Gavin got up.
Gavin: Mr Richards, please, try to remember the man you are! Don't let this thing control you! Fight it, it's your body, not XANA's.!
Ulrich: Gavin, it won't work.
Gavin: It has to.
Ulrich got up, limping.

Mr Richards walked up to them.
Mr Richards: Yes Gavin, your right.
Gavin: I am?
Mr Richards: No!
He grabbed them both by the neck and tightened his grip.
Gavin fought the hand with no success.

Jeremie: Whatch out guys, 3 blocks heading your way.
Odd: No prob.
Odd used 2 arrows and defeated one, then another.
Yumi's fan sliced the other block apart.
Aelita: We're finally at the tower.
Jeremie: Well done guys.
Let's hope it's not too late.

Gavin: D...damn you XANA.
His hand relaxed and dropped to his side.
Broly released them.
Gavin's eyes flickered to see Ulrich falling limply to the ground. Then slight blackness.
Mr Richards floated up into the air using the suit and powered 1 last energy ball.
Broly: DIE!
He threw the ball.

Aelita entered the tower and rised up onto the platform

AELITA.

The ball came at high speed toward the nearly unconsious pair.

CODE

It nearly hit but stopped.

LYOKO

Jeremie: Back to the past now.
He pressed the key.