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A.N. A katana is the type of sword Ulrich uses in Lyoko.
It was about a week since Jeremie had gotten out of the hospital and Aelita hadn't seen him at dinner, so naturally, being the kindhearted girl she was and concerned about her boyfriend, Aelita walked to Jeremie's room.
When Aelita knocked on Jeremie's door, she was relieved when she was greeted with a simple, "Come in." Aelita had been slightly worried about Jeremie ever since he had gotten out of the hospital.
"Why weren't you at dinner?" asked Aelita.
"Sorry about that. I forgot about dinner," replied Jeremie, "I was working on the superscan so that it could detect Xana or Tom anywhere near the school, town, or factory."
"Does it work?" asked Aelita.
"Yep," answered Jeremie, "Xana won't be able take us by surprise anymore."
"That's a relief," murmured Aelita, "I keep expecting to see Tom at almost every corner."
"Don't worry about me," said Jeremie sensing her fear for him as he took her hand and sat her down, "Xana doesn't do the same thing twice."
Aelita had to laugh, "I can't believe I'm still worrying about you."
"That only means you care," replied Jeremie as he kissed he gently. Of course, this was when Odd and Ulrich chose to come in.
"We're not interrupting something, are we," grinned Odd gleefully.
Jeremie and Aelita simply blushed and told Odd and Ulrich about how he improved the super scan.
Unfortunately, the scan beeped and Jeremie discovered that it had detected Tom.
"Tom is at the factory," said Jeremie grimly, "Whatever he's doing, I'm sure it's not good."
"No duh," commented Ulrich, "Should I call Yumi?"
"No," said Aelita, "Yumi told me she and her parents were going out to some fancy restaurant; she won't be able to sneak away."
Ulrich nodded, "You're right. She can't help us right now. Odd and I should go to the factory."
"I'll be calling you guys on your phones from here. I'll need to watch the scan for anything interesting," said Jeremie.
"You should stay here with Jeremie, Aelita," advised Ulrich, "This might be a distraction so that Xana could kill Jeremie without us guarding him."
Aelita nodded and laughed a little, "Aren't you guys forgetting something? You have no weapons."
"Oh yeah," remembered Jeremie smacking his head lightly with his hand, "I almost forgot."
Jeremie took a funny looking contraption and attached it to his computer and started to type. Ulrich, Odd, and Aelita gasped in surprise as Ulrich's katana and Odd's glove with arrows in it were materialized.
"I was working on a materialization program," explained Jeremie, "It can only materialize a few things from Lyoko, but I thought it was useful."
"I'd say," said Odd as he strapped on his glove, "How about we teach old Tom not to mess with innocent people, Ulrich?"
"I'd be glad to," replied Ulrich examining his katana.
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Ulrich and Odd easily slipped out of the school unnoticed and were skating their way through the sewer and to the factory. After awhile they finally arrived. Tom appeared to be waiting for them. He was standing in front of the factory with an arrogant smirk on his face.
"I've been waiting for you," greeted Tom, "How is dear Jeremie?
"He's feeling much better," replied Ulrich coldly, "Tom! You've caused us much grief! You almost killed Jeremie and broke Aelita's heart at the same time!"
"I am terribly sorry," said Tom who didn't flinch at Ulrich's outburst, "I meant for Jeremie to die. That was how Xana and I planned it."
"Why do you hate us so much," asked Odd, "We were your friends. We took you into our group when we first met you. How can you betray us for Xana. He's evil!"
"Xana saved my life!" shouted Tom, "He cared for me like my father should have! He's given me kindness an power! He saved me from dieing on that day long ago…
Flashback
Tom was laying on the ground in an old, run down part of a city whose name was long forgotten. It was called my him and all the other inhabitants of the city the Underworld and in a way the name fitted. Even in the daytime, a shadow seemed to loom over it.
This however didn't matter because it was a dark night and Tom wasn't paying attention to his surroundings. He just focused on the group of men looming over him and the blood that flowed out of his body.
"You should not have crossed me, Tom," came a deep, taunting voice over him, "You know how much I value your voice. With it you can make anyone sad, happy, angry, or scared. That's a skill I highly value in my gang. However, you refused to obey me. You betrayed me. You have grown arrogant and now you must pay with your life."
Tom was silent. He only looked at his wounds. Even with his limited medical knowledge, Tom knew they were fatal. He disobeyed the one rule that everyone must obey on the street. "Don't anger the leader of a mob or any other violent group of people. You are nothing to them."
"What's the matter Tom," asked another man, "Are you out of words for once in your life?"
Tom felt tears flow down his cheek, "Fuck you, father," replied Tom.
The man kicked Tom in his chest. Hard. The rest of the men followed the imitated him and Tom felt great pain rush through him. This was it. He was going to die.
"Tom," came a dark voice.
Tom opened his eyes to find a man formed from what looked like darkness, "Who are you supposed to be?" asked Tom, "Let me guess. You're the devil and you've come to escort me to Hell."
"I am not the devil. The devil is nothing but some figment of humans' imagination. I am Xana. And I can offer you a new life. You can seek vengeance on those who hurt you. Just agree to serve me." came the voice again.
"How is that possible?" asked Tom, "I'm dying."
"Agree to serve me and you will never die." boomed Xana.
"Like I have any choice," replied Tom, "I'll do whatever you ask. I promise you."
"Very well." Xana said and Tom felt himself being virtualized in Sector 5, until he was awakened by Xana.
End Flashback
"Xana did everything my father should have done for me," said Tom, "And I will serve him forever."
"Then we have no choice," answered Ulrich.
Odd nodded and fired an arrow at Tom, but he dodged it with ease. Tom then cried out and began throwing knives at both Odd and Ulrich. Heroes dodged them; though Ulrich felt one cut his shoulder.
"Are you okay, Ulrich?" asked Odd.
"I'm fine," said Ulrich
Ulrich then rushed at Tom with his katana as Tom blocked with two long knives. Tom and Ulrich parried, struck, and dodged at each other, while Odd crept up behind Tom. Odd silently fired his arrow, but Tom dodged it.
"Do it now!" shouted Xana's voice in Tom's mind. Tom knocked down Ulrich with his foot and held up the palm of his hand towards Odd. Tom grinned and felt heat rush from his palm and hit Odd directly.
Odd felt great pain for rush through his body and after a millisecond, it was gone.
Tom grinned and said, "I am sorry, but I must bid you two farewell." The last Odd and Ulrich saw of Tom was Tom disappearing in what seemed like thin air.
In Sector 5
"Well done, Tom," praised Xana somewhat fatherly, "This is only the beginning of my plane."
"I'm sure it'll be brilliant, Master," replied Tom, "How long must I stay in Lyoko?"
"Until you are needed to accomplish a task for me," answered Xana, "Don't worry I will visit you." Tom nodded and smiled. Xana had the one thing in his voice Tom craved the most. Fatherly affection.
A Day Later, In Jeremie's room
"Are you sure you're alright, Odd," asked a concerned Jeremie.
"I'm fine," replied Odd, "I am completely fine. Xana and Tom must have completely goofed."
"Well make sure to tell Jeremie if there's anything strange going on," said Ulrich, "Our friend, Xana, can be very tricky."
"I will," answered Odd.
"You better," said Yumi and Aelita in unison, "We all love you."
"Hey!" shouted Ulrich and Jeremie in unison.
Yumi and Aelita smirked and lightly kissed their respectful boyfriends.
Everything seemed bright and Tom and Xana were nowhere to be found. However, this story is only a beginning, Xana and Tom are not through yet..
A/N. Finally! My story is finished! I am happy to say there will be a sequel. It will be called "Betrayal". But unfortunately, it will not be posted until Easter. Starting March 1st and ending on Easter, I will be giving up for Lent. So I will not be able to post my sequel until Easter. For those of you who don't know what Lent is, it's a 40 day period in which Catholics (like me) give up something they really like. Anyway, review soon! I need reviews!