In Lyoko
"Well, this is awkward." Aelita said quite surprised. "What do you need help with anyway?" "As you already know, Indevrigo's older brother wants to take over the world. His creatures have overrun everything. So, I need your help to repel them and save Lyoko. This goes against my nature, I know, but we can only save the world united. What do you say?" The gang huddled in a group to discuss the options. "I think we should help, after all, we want our world back." Jordan pointed out that they don't have be friends forever. They could always turn back to enemies after the crisis had abated. The others were okay with this and gave X.A.N.A. their answer. "Do we have any idea how to stop them?" Ulrich asked from outside the world. "The way The Shadow works makes his creatures hard to defeat. They will have some sort of disarming mechanism I believe. The only problem is that it will be connected to the nearly indestructible big whatchamacallit" "Oh, great. That makes our job real easy." Odd said sarcastically. "We might be able to disarm the creatures from inside, if we can get there. I noticed an access point near their maker symbol. Using that, we might be able to defeat them." Aelita added thoughtfully. "This could work. We just need a good strategy." Jordan replied joyfully.
In or around China
Verdana dodged another bullet from her brother's gun. Only her dance lessons had saved her this time. Her ability to change direction in midair was of the greatest importance. She knew she was beginning to tire and could not keep this up forever. - -Damn. Why can't she just stand still. This is proving harder than I originally thought- -Manuel thought furiously. "So what are you called now, Manuel." Verdana taunted him in an attempt to lure him out into the hallway. "I am known as The Shadow, for your information. It's a much better name." He aimed and Verdana knew she would not be able to avoid this shot. He squeezed the trigger and nothing happened. Verdana let out a sigh and sprinted into the hallway. Manuel followed cursing vehemently. Where he had learned all of that, she had know idea. He caught up with her before the first turn. She was standing there, arms out stretched. He looked up and noticed the roof begin to crumble. He turned to run, but a piece of shrapnel hit his hamstrings and lodged there, preventing movement. He gazed up at the roof with eyes wide open.
Back on Lyoko
"Go hornet, go. There they are! Let's take them out!" Odd called in a loud voice over the roar of the wind. The gang, now including X.A.N.A., dived toward the large howlers. They hopped off and landed on them. Each of the gang began to hunt for the access panel they knew was there. As if recognizing what was happening, the howlers began to emit a high-pitched whistle. Jordan glanced up and saw a wave of mini howlers heading for them. "Uh, guys, I think we have less time than we thought."