Here it is the next chapter, I'll stop here so you can read, I had so many reviews asking for an fast update so I tried to whip this out in two days. Hope you like.
The bullet whizzed by Odd's head as he was thrown to the ground. He looked up to see who had knocked him out of the way and found Sissy lying against the wall gasping for air. Odd rushed to her side.
"Sissy are you ok?" Odd asked but he knew the answer when he saw her hand drop.
"I'm just glad your ok, couldn't let you die, who'd I have to make fun of me?" Sissy quietly laughed.
"Yeah, just be still, I'll try to get you help." Odd rushed off trying to get help while avoiding a blood thirsty William.
Ulrich having heard the first gunshot had rushed to the classroom to find Yumi lying in a puddle of her own blood. He pulled her into his lap and tried to get her to talk.
"Yumi please wake up, wake up."
"Oh it hurts Ulrich, please get help."
"I will, don't worry." Ulrich pulled out his phone and dialed the emergency number.
"Hello? Yes my name is Ulrich Stern, I'm calling cause shots have been fired at Kadic."
The operator on the other line started issuing orders to police and ambulance and told Ulrich that help was on the way and then the line went dead.
'I've got to do more, the won't make it in time, a gunshot wound to the stomach, ahhh Yumi could only last fifteen maybe twenty minutes tops before she…' Ulrich didn't finish the thought.
Odd was running down the hall and cut into a classroom and dove out the window. When he landed his phone rang.
"Hello?" asked Odd somewhat confused as he continued to rush.
"Odd, its Ulrich, Yumi is shot she only has ten minutes or so, and I don't think the paramedics can get here in time with William still shooting."
"Ulrich, Sissy got shot too, and I haven't seen Kasey since the shot were first fired. I don't wait… I have an idea, go stay with Yumi and protect her, you'll see if I succeed in ten minutes." Odd hung up the phone and sprinted to the factory, dialing Aelita as he ran.
"Odd Oh my God, are you ok?" Aelita blurted when she heard his voice.
"Yes I'm fine but I need you to meet me at the factory, I can't find Jeremy and you are the only one who can work the supercomputer."
"Odd I'm already there, when the shots went off Jeremy told me to go to the factory, he said he'd meet me here, do you think he's alright?"
"I'm sure he's fine, I'll be there in a few minutes." Odd felt terrible, he had no clue if Jeremy was even alive, he needed to hurry.
As Odd rushed to the factory, Jeremy was running to his room to save his computer. If the Cluva discovered the factory Aelita would be destroyed for sure when they shut it down. He entered his room and ran smack dab into Kasey.
"Kasey!" Jeremy half screamed out of surprise.
"Oh Jeremy it's you" Kasey gasped, "I came to get your computer, we can't let them…"
Jeremy cut her off, "I know that's why I'm here. Let's go hide at the factory, I'm sure the others will meet us there." Jeremy grabbed Kasey's hand and led her toward the door where he ran into the barrel of William's guns pressed not so gently to his head.
Aelita quickly scanned Odd in and transferred him to Lyoko. Odd landed in the forest region. He ran to the nearest tower and stood in front of it.
"Xana, I know you can hear me. I've hated you since the day I met you, but I…I need your help."
William walked Jeremy and Kasey back into the room and shut the door.
"So now I can finish both of you off and collect the revenge the Cluva so desperately wants."
Jeremy and Kasey both closed their eyes, William laughed and cocked the guns.
Odd fell to his knees as a giant black mist formed in front of him.
"Xa…Xana I presume?"
"What do you want pest?"
Odd stared as the mist took the form of a human except for the eyes which were glowing a fiery red.
"I need you to activate a tower and then deactivate it so we can start the return to the past program."
"Why should I help you, all you do is thwart my plans. I should let you and your puny friends die."
Odd stood up angry and frustrated as the minutes ticked away. "Me and my puny friends are all that is standing between you and a quick death when the Cluva finds the factory."
Xana was silent for a moment and then he nodded, "I see your wisdom in this matter puny feline, we are still enemies, but the enemy of my enemy is my friend so I shall agree."
Xana waved his hand and the tower activated and then he passed his hand over again and the tower deactivated.
"Aelita now!"
Aelita hit the enter key and the familiar white blur enveloped everything.
"Yumi, stay with me, Odd said he had a plan, give him more time."
"I can't, I just can't last any longer, Ulrich it hurts so much I just want it to stop."
Ulrich stared into Yumi's eyes, "Yumi stay with me, I'll do anything for you if you will just stay with me."
"Alright, you have to take me on a nice date when this is all over."
As Yumi finished a white light enveloped the two.
William pulled the trigger but nothing happened. He stared at the gun and laughed.
"Could be your lucky day freaks my gun jammed."
Kasey and Jeremy exchanged glances, and stood up.
"Oh no no no, I didn't say you could leave, actually I think you should stay here and die with me." William undid his jacket to reveal a bomb strapped across his waist.
"William no?" Jeremy yelled as he lunged for the larger boys arms.
"See you in hell!" William yelled as his thumb started to depress the detonator.
A white light enveloped the three before the bomb went off and Jeremy and Kasey were sent to the past.
The man was just a normal guy working his every day job of delivering the mail. Little did he know that the letter he was placing into the right mail slot could very well spell doom for so many. A few hours later the box was opened and a young teen reached inside and pulled the letter out.
"Did you get it?"
"Yeah Odd, I got it" Ulrich answered his friend.
Once they had returned to the past Xana had come through again, telling them how William had gotten his orders. Jeremy was at the factory working out a treaty of sorts with the virus.
"You know Odd, I really want to thank you for what you did, I would have lost Yumi if it weren't for you."
Odd slapped his friend on the back, "Ulrich that's why I'm here, I have to do my share of saving the day as well." Odd's joking manner became more serious. "Besides Ulrich three things made me risk facing Xana."
"What's that?"
"First, I didn't want you to lose Yumi and go through what I did when I lost Sam. Second, I didn't want to lose Kasey, and third, it was the only way I knew to save Sissy."
"Sissy?"
"Yeah, she saved my life back there."
"Imagine that."
"Yeah, imagine that." The two boys headed off to meet the others at the factory and plan on a way to deal with William and the rest of the Cluva.
Jeremy sat in front of the computer staring at the black-mist like human on the screen.
"Ok, I understand you are angry with what we've done in the past, but face it we need each other right now."
Xana groaned, "You are right, annoying but right, I can not agree to the truce after we have dealt with the Cluva though, understand."
"Yeah, we love you too," Odd said as he walked up.
Xana groaned again, "You will be the death of me feline."
"Sure hope so," Odd answered.
Jeremy laughed and concluded the treaty.
"So now what?" Ulrich asked as he walked over to Yumi.
"We wait," Kasey said, "We wait."
"Actually there is something I need to do." Ulrich said.
The others turned towards him and Odd finally asked, "What's that man?"
"Jeremy, your certain Xana will alert you if William receives any orders and decides to go on a rampage right?"
"Ulrich, he said he'd help us since we are his only form of protection out here. He has an eye on William at all times."
"Good," Ulrich turned to Yumi and smiled, "Yumi may I have the privilege of taking you out on a date tonight?"
Yumi shocked at the thought of going on a date after what had just happened remained silent, for a moment and Ulrich began to worry.
Yumi blushed, "Of course you can take me out, so where are we going?"
Ulrich stuttered, "Well umm…it's a surprise."
"Ok, pick me up at seven tonight, I've got to get home and let my parents know." Yumi headed home happy as could be.
"You have no idea what you're doing tonight do you?" Odd whispered in his friends ear.
"No, can you help me."
Odd slapped his friend on the back, "Ulrich after the night we plan out, you will have trouble getting Yumi to leave your side."
"As if that is a bad thing."
"It's not, so let's start planning.
The boys left to work on Ulrich's date and Kasey left to finish her homework.
Aelita and Jeremy stayed behind for a moment.
"Jeremy, do you love me?"
Jeremy was caught off guard by the question. "of course I love you Aelita, why do you ask?"
"It's just…with all that's happened with Yumi getting shot and all and you almost dying, well it's just nice to know."
Jeremy wrapped Aelita in a hug and they sat down against a wall with Aelita sitting in his lap, his arms wrapped gently around her waist.
"Aelita, I'll always love you, and I'll always be here for you ok."
Aelita smiled and wiped away the few tears that had formed in her eyes. "I know Jeremy, I know, and I love you too."
Aelita looked up and kissed Jeremy and then got up.
"Come on," she said offering her hand to the blonde boy, "We need to get back to the school before Jim finds us missing."
Jeremy took her hand and jumped up, and the two left the factory hand in hand happy for the comfort that the others touch gave them.
Well I hope you liked it so please review, the reviews always inspire me to keep writing and I just appreciate the fact that so many of you take the time to tell me your thoughts. I have an ending in site in my mind, but I think it will be a fair amount of chapters away, we'll see.