part 2 hope you enjoy

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Leah closed her eyes, and she hesitated and took a deep breath. "Ok, I need a weapon. Um...Yumi's fans." She opened her eyes only when Aelita gasped, and in her hands were two identical green fans. "Ok, even for a virtual universe, this is too weird." She turned to see that the tank was quickly gaining on her and Aelita, with Ulrich behind with one still on his tail. "Ok, Ulrich, look out. I can't play frisbee for crap!" she said just before she desprately tosses a green fan at the nearest tank, missing it by about 20 feet. "Ok, you stupid fan, hit the tank already!" Obediantly, the fan changed direction and hit it's mark on the eye. "With powers like that, you don't need frisbee skills!" Ulrich replied with a smile.

"There! The tower is right there!" shouted Aelita, pointing in the direction of the red tower. "Um, guys, what are those?" Leah said with wobbily voice," they looked like giant crabs or something." "They are, but be careful, those three seem to be very powerful." Jeremie's voice again echoed across the sector. "Ok, Aelita...um...go with Ulrick. Ulrich try to get Aelita to the tower. I'll take the tank, and will help with the crabs A.S.A.P." Leah ordered. "You are a natural born leader babe!" Ulrich teased. Leah manuvered the board to as close as she could get to Ulrich on the overbike. "Aelita, get on the bike." Leah yelled. She nodded and jumped, landing right behind Ulrick, "Nice jump princess."

As soon as leah was by herself on the board, she shifted her weight, stopping right in front of the last remaining tank. It had stopped and was gaining strength,getting ready to fire on her. "Stop!" she yelled at the tank. Suddenly, the tank paused, not moving at all. "Whoa." Leah and Jeremie gasp in unison. "Did you do that?" "Um...I...I think so." Leah sighed. Maybe, I can control it! she thought. "Ok, turn to the left" Quickly, the tank obeyed and turned to it's left. "Ok, now roll off the path and dissappear forever!" Again, it obeyed, rolling off the edge. She smiled, dusted off her hands, and said " Now, to help Ulrich!"

Ulrich and Aelita were surrounded by the three crabs when Leah sped toward them, eliminating two of them as she sped past them. "Ya know what I think, Ulrich, you've got to stop putting yourself into these positions. I won't be here to save you every time, ya know." Leah said with a smirk. Ulrich smirked as he finally defeated the last crab but only to see reinforcements on there way. Three more tanks, five crabs, and a swarm of hornets. "We can't take this to much longer. Aelita, we have to get you into the tower." Leah stated. Aelita ran toward the tower, with Leah and Ulrick right behind.

"Maybe I can create a shield." she said. Slowly, she stopped and turned around, and closed her eyes. She concentrated on the space between her and the monsters. She opened her eyes and a green shield seemed to cascade from the top of the trees and slowly touched the ground. "Hurry, I don't think it will hold!" she shouted toward Aelita. The first tank stopped and took aim. When it fired and hit the shield, Leah collapsed in pain. When it hits the shield, its like it's hitting me! She tried to stand but collapsed again when the second tank joined in fire. Aelita and Ulrick turned around and gasped. "Go, Aelita." she said gasping for air. Aelita hesitated, then turned and ran toward the tower, still quite a distance away.

Why does it hurt so much? Is it supposed to? She gasped for air, again feeling the tingling sensation in her feet. She was being devirtualized! "NO!" she screamed as she fainted and again feel to the ground. Ulrich rushed toward her, but before he got to her, her feet began to reappear. "What's happening down there Ulrich?" Jeremie yelled into his headset. "I really don't know."

Suddenly, the green light began to radiate from Leah and she started to levitate a few feet above the ground. Her heads was back, her arms feel to her side, and her legs dangled above the ground. The light grew, spreading in all directions, then a voice, young and sweet rang out through Lyoko, "Remember Leah, the power within is greater than anything you will come up against. That power is the power to love and trust and brave things that seem so hard to do. But once you use that power, everyone around you will feel it. Use it only when the ones you love need it most." The light surged in all directions, eliminating everything it touched, but Ulrich and Aelita and the landscape of the sector. She feel to the ground and slowly began to devirtualize.

"Tower diactivated"

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"NO!" she screamed as she fainted and feel to the ground. Then, like in a dream, Leah saw her mother, and heard her mother say probibally the most important word her mother ever said to her, "Remember Leah, the power within is greater than anything you will come up against. that power is the power to love and trust and brave things that seem so hard to do. But once you use that power, everyone around you will feel it. Use it only when the ones you love need it most." Her mother's voice began to fade. My friends need me. I can't let them down. I won't let them hurt my friends! Suddenly, she felt relief surge over her.

"Tower diactivated"

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Well, i hope you enjoyed chapter 3. quite a cliff hanger, huh?

it was long like some of you guys wanted.

look out for chapter 4, its comin soon

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