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Author's Note: Contrary to popular belief, I'm still alive and here's the next chapter! I know it's short but it is still something, no?
Chapter 8: Journey to the Mountain Region
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"It's good to be back. I was really getting sick of that body." Lehi, now in his proper form, stepped out of the pod and turned to address his friend, "you can now go ahead with the plans. I'll stay here and see to everything else."
The pink haired lad nodded his consent and reminded his friend, "Don't forget to get the others." His form disappeared from the screen and Lehi turned to face Jeremy. The blond boy summed up his courage to ask the lad in front of him, "Where did he just go to?"
Lehi just smiled again and simply said, "To see to matters in Lyoko. Maybe he'll bring his sister back with him."
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"Soon after the war started, Lyoko was in ruins. My brother had a well-trained army and since Lyoko wasn't a fighting kingdom, our army wasn't as good as theirs. He destroyed every city in his path, not sparing anything or anyone.
"I remember that I would look from my window and see the soldiers fighting and I wished I could do something to save our kingdom. Our soldiers did their best to hold off Xana's army but they were no match for his skilled soldiers and their advanced weapons. I tried to convince my parents to let me fight but they wouldn't hear of it. So, I decided to seek help from Merari, a fighter who lived in the mountain region far from Lyoko."
"So you decided to fight Xana's army by yourself?" Odd arched his brow in disbelief.
"Well, I just couldn't sit there and watch my kingdom go to ruins like that. I had to do something and so, I left for the mountain region…"
- The princess packed some necessities in a small traveling bag and threw one last look at her home. If she didn't make it, this dear place would be destroyed and so would she. Tears came to her eyes as she remembered the times she had spent in the castle and the meadows about it, playing with her brother. 'I will not let Xana destroy my home!'
Aelita wiped her tears and finished her packing, determination ringing in her movements. She heard footsteps in the hall outside her room and held her breath as she waited for them to cease. After making sure no one could see her, the teen stealthily snuck out of the palace and made her way north, toward the mountain region, unaware of the person following her.-
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When the couple reached the factory, Ulrich decided to call Jeremy again. This time he received an answer. "Jeremy! What happened? Are you okay? I tried to call you a while ago but you didn't answer and—"
"Ulrich, slow down, I'm alright. It's a long story that I'll tell you some other time. Right now, I need you to come to the scanner room." Jeremy's voice sounded a bit odd but Ulrich ignored that.
"Yumi and I are already in the factory. We're on our way." Ulrich calmed down after hearing that his friend was fine and didn't hesitate to make his way to the scanner room.
About a minute later, Ulrich and Yumi stood in the doorway of the scanner room. In front of them stood Lehi, his ever-present smirk in place, and behind Lehi was Jeremy with an apologetic look. They were trapped.
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- "Lorna, where do you think you're going to?" Aelita had finally perceived that someone was following her and caught her little cousin some yards behind her.
"I don't know. Where are you going?" Lorna braced herself for the on-coming lecture.
"Do you realize how dangerous it is, sneaking out of the castle when there's a war going on? What if you got lost and Xana's soldiers found you? They could've hurt you or even worse—"
"But, Aelita, I'm fine. Besides, you snuck out too. I heard you packing and I decided to follow you. Where are you going? Whereever it is, I'm following you."
Aelita smiled down at her cousin, ignoring the last question. "Okay, you caught me. But you can't come with me. It's too dangerous."
"You still didn't tell me where you're going," Lorna replied. Whatever it took, she was determined to go with Aelita.
" If you really want to know, I'm going to the mountain region."
"Why?"
"It's not important."
"Yes it is."
"But you don't need to know."
"Yes, I do."
"No, you don't."
"Yes, I do."
"No, you don't." Aelita crossed her arms across her chest, and tried to look stern. "And that's final."
Lorna put her head down in submission and turned to walk back. Shelooked back at the older girl and said, "Well, aren't you coming? You don't expect me to go back by myself with all those soldiers around, do you?"
Aelita pondered this for a moment. If she went back with Lorna, she wouldn't be able to get to her destination on time. And Lorna would tell the King and Queen. On the other hand, if she let Lorna go back by herself, she really could get hurt.
"Oh, fine! You win. You can come with me." Lorna ran towards Aelita and they both headed to the mountain region.
"Aelita, why are we running away?" -
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"So, Lorna and I went to the mountains and I trained with Merari for three months. I learned how to fight and do a few tricks, like this." She stopped talking for a moment and closed her eyes with her hands together as in prayer. She hummed and Odd was lifted off the ground.
"I didn't know you could lift people!" Odd was gently dropped on the ground and Aelita opened her eyes. "What else did you learn?"
As Aelita and Odd were talking, they heard someone entering the tower. At first, Odd thought it was Jeremy but the princess reminded him that Jeremy couldn't enter towers. "Besides, the shield is still up and no one can break it."
They saw the body of a teenage boy enter through the tower walls, and when his face became visible, Aelita added, "Except Xana."
"Hey, big sis." The boy grinned at his stunned sister.
Linii-chan- Sissy just declared in her mind that they were going out. She's weird that way. I hope you liked this chapter!
DemonicDragon of Ra- I know a lot of people in band but I'm not in band. I play the violin. As for the fluff, it's still on the way. And, did you have fun at Phoenix? Sounds like you did!
Ginny-hates-them- It would be nice to go to their school! Only problem is, I don't speak french.
Trake- WEIRDO!
DON'TCARE- That would be fun... hmm..I'll see what I can do.
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