Sissi:
Most of the others had left to search for supplies. Jeremie was going to work on making us some walky-talky like communicators, but he needed parts. Besides, now that we had a bath we needed soap and so forth. They had gone out to look for what ever they could find. I had stayed back, they didn't need me, and besides I wanted to stay behind... at least just this once.
I walked up to the opening of the shelter and heard Ulrich talking. At first I assumed that Yumi had woken up but then I realized that though it sounded like he was talking to her, and though he probably was, he was really talking to himself. I stopped short and stood where I was listening.
"... I don't know what to do, Yumi. I am leading them the best that I know how, but it just isn't enough. I'm not the leader in the group, you are... I wish you were awake, things would be much easier. I know that if you were awake we would have defeated Xanadu already. If only you hadn't fought against the traveler... he would still be here and you would be awake. We could have ended this; we could have finished this war already. Why did it have to turn out this way? Damn it, if I loose you I don't know what I will do... Jeremie and Aelita have each other, Sam and Odd have each other, and you and I were supposed to be together... Why won't you wake up? How long will you be asleep?"
He began crying softly. I wasn't sure if I should go in and comfort him or if I should just leave them alone... the part of me that had a crush on Ulrich was screaming for me to help him, but the new part of me, the refined self that I had developed was telling me that I should wait. I was torn between the two and I couldn't decide who to listen to, the voice of 'love' or the voice of 'reason'.
A cold wind blew and I felt the temperature drop. I shivered and decided to go in. Mother Nature had given me my answer, and my excuse. I walked in and sat next to Ulrich gently placing my hand on his shoulder. He jumped slightly at my presence but relaxed when he realized it was me.
"Ulrich..." I said in a comforting voice, "she will be alright. Yumi is a tough person; the toughest I know. I know that she will pull through, and when she does she will be proud of you and all you have managed to do."
"Thank you Sissi." He said with a weak smile. "You really have changed for the better..."
Ulrich began to slouch over, his eyes closing. He dropped to the ground next to Yumi and fell asleep. I rolled my eyes in exasperation because I now had to watch after two sleeping people. I sat back and got comfortable, the others wouldn't be back for a while and I had nothing to do...
In the distance gone shots and explosions could be heard as the military continued to fight against the monsters of X.A.N.A. The world was calling them monsters but no one could decide from where. Some thought that they were an alien species taking over the world, while others thought they were from hell. But what everyone knew was that they were a hostile threat that had to be exterminated.
The military had lost fighters; they had been... taken over more than really being killed. Each person that Xanadu took control of became part of his army and began fighting against their former comrades. No one could explain this annoying phenomenon nor could they stop it, but as more and more people fell from 'friendly' fire the governmental officials became more and more aggravated.
Even with the losses the countries that had invaded the dark space, or dead space as some called it, had been making progress. They were now a couple of miles within the space that Xanadu had created on earth, though this might have been because the space was still expanding. Even so military bases had been made as was progress...
The children came close to some of the military at one point in Jeremie's search for useful machinery. As they neared the men they found that they were trying desperately to fight against some shadow creatures. The bullets and grenades they used had no effect on the shadows and the military was loosing dramatically. The children did all they could to help the militia, and they were spotted and reported, but as the last man fell the children had no choice but to move on. Of course before they did so they managed to pick up some of the supplies that the militia had been carrying with them. Along with the rest were seven radio headsets which the children could use to communicate with each other and the other people around them.
The children headed back shivering in the cold wind. The temperature had begun to drop and was steadily continuing to. They were beginning to be able to see their breath as they exhaled as well as some frost around the rubble of the city. This was beginning to get dangerous, as they all well knew, and they hurried back to their base and shelter.
The militia had made one other discovery, of similar importance, a young boy about the age of twelve or thirteen was found lying among the rubble. The boy was alive, but when the militia found him they could barely tell. They brought the boy out of the dead space and to a military hospital. There the boy was treated as best they could, though he was found to have multiple fractures and a very large gauche in his stomach. The surgeons were surprised he was still alive at all, and he was more than lucky enough to simply be in a coma...
The others had returned, and they seemed to be triumphant. Jeremie held up two sets of headsets that were attacked to small radios. The others were already wearing theirs when Jeremie handed us ours. Ulrich and I placed them on our heads and turned them on. We turned to the channel that Jeremie instructed us to and we did a test. Everything worked fine and we were able to hear each other. They had also brought back a few of the bodies of the dead Roachsters. Jeremie and Aelita wanted to dissect them and see what they were made of. If there was any electronics that we could use he was going to use it and make us something.
While they were gone and after Ulrich had fallen asleep I had worked on cleaning up the rubble that was still inside the shelter. There had been little of use but what there had been I had placed in a pile for Jeremie and the others to look through. I had also made an interesting discovery... there was a manhole within the barrier that led directly to the sewer, which hadn't been destroyed. I had explored just a little ways but I had found enough to tell me that the entire sewer system had survived the attack on the city. Still, I didn't quite know what this would mean for us...
Jeremie and Aelita took their equipment and went to a spot that Jeremie had designated as his new 'lab'. The others looked around for something to do for a few seconds and then sat down bored. I knew that now was my chance to tell the others about what I had found. I walked over to them and began talking.
"Guys, I might have made an important discovery." I said. "The sewer system under the city hasn't been destroyed."
"Well, what do you know...?" Odd said. "The sewers of France make their comeback..."
"How much is left?" Ulrich asked ignoring Odd's comment.
"I don't know really, I just explored for a few minutes. I didn't want to leave Yumi alone while she is still asleep."
"Good point..." Ulrich said. "Well, where is the manhole?"
"It's directly below the shelter." I said leading them over to it.
The manhole was in one of the crude corners of the shelter. I walked over to it leading the others. They looked down at it dismally as I opened it and dropped myself into a cement walkway. They jumped down after me one by one landing on the walkway. I began leading them as far as I had gone, creating a small light to see with.
I hadn't gone far because, of course, Yumi had been alone, but the distance that I had covered was enough to tell us that the city was nearly untouched down here. It seemed that Xanadu had made an oversight when attacking the city. It made me wonder whether or not anyone had actually survived his attack. If anyone had been down here there was a possibility that they had survived.
We continued along the path until we reached a gate. The gate was closed and locked and no one really felt like trying to get beyond it. We headed back the other way and suddenly found a single light on. If the light bulb was on then there must have still been electricity running through the wires under the city. This was good news because we could use this for powering anything we found.
As we neared the other side I noticed that I was beginning to feel hungry. I heard my stomach growl and then I heard the others. We agreed to head up and get some lunch before continuing on. As we crawled up the ladder into the world above I began to hum a song that I had heard a couple of times before. I didn't think much of it at first, but then as we were making ourselves something to eat I realized that I couldn't get it out of my head. Because of this I decided to simply ignore it and continue preparing my food...
"Here we are..." Ulrich muttered to himself suddenly.
"What?" I asked.
"Huh?" he responded as though coming out of a trance.
"What did you just say?" I asked again.
"Here we are?" he replied.
"Going far..." Odd muttered just as suddenly as Ulrich had.
"Wait, what's going on?" I asked the song coming to life.
"…To save all that we love." Jeremie said talking to Aelita walking towards us apparently deep in conversation.
"Here we are." Aelita said apparently to us.
"Like... a star..." Odd muttered again and I looked over to what he was doing. He was looking at the sky...
"…Shining bright on our world." Sam replied to Odd.
"Today?" Odd asked completely engrossed in their conversation.
"...Make evil go away!" we all heard Yumi nearly yelling from within the shelter.
Suddenly a bright light appeared in the sky as the dark clouds separated and we could see the stars. The light came down upon the barrier and made it glow brighter with thousands of different symbols along it. I quickly glanced over at Ulrich and saw that he had dashed into the shelter to check on Yumi. As he entered I saw two shadow creatures flee as if for their lives. I looked back at Odd and saw him pointing at a star, Sam looking at where he was pointing. "That one." He said. I looked over at Jeremie and Aelita, they were deeply engrossed in... a book! I hadn't seen the book before and was wondering where they had gotten it when a light mist began looming around me.
The mist tightened up and enclosed me from the others. All I could see was the white fog, and all I could hear was a light moan of wind. When the fog began to clear I found myself in a familiar place...
Many different things happen. Three children's point of view and a fourth who isn't one of the Lyoko kids. Somehow everyone begins to be seperated. Read a clearer description, and what happens in 'Things'.