What a cliffie last time huh? Now sit back and prepare yourselves for a nice little twist in the next chapter of Release!

Release pt.4

Taken from audio file #200124 at Bellereef Institute:
"So Taliea, you must be pretty excited"
"Excited? About what Doc?"
"Well, in a few days time something special happens, remember?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Next week is your birthday. Aren't you happy?"
Silence
"Taliea, is something wrong?"
hushed tones "Birthday?"

"Happy Birthday, Sis" Taliea grinned at them.
"Taliea, wha- how-?" Aelita stuttered, staring at her sibling in shock.
"I knew you couldn't be trusted!" Odd said, and rushed to tackle her.
Taliea snorted and waved her hand. "Ugh!" Odd grunted as part of the floor reared up and smacked him to the ground.
"Odd!" Elizabeth cried out, running to his side.
"Oh, how sweet!" Taliea said, her voice dripping with sarcasm, "Oh and Ulrich, be sure you'll knock me out, or else you'll be sorry" she said, glancing behind her at Ulrich holding a large vase in his hands.
"Why don't you go and join the guests?" she said, nodding her head.
Ulrich suddenly found himself flying past her, hitting the floor with a thud.
"And now to really get this party started!" Taliea cheered and pointed her fingers at the balloons around the room. One by one they popped, a grayish vapour spilling out from them to fill the room.
"What... is... this...?" Elizabeth never finished, slumping to the ground.
"Sleeping... gas..." Yumi said before slumping down on the also unconscious Ulrich.
"Knew... you... were... no... good..." Odd said, fighting hard to ward off the gas.
"Yes, but I wasn't the only one" she said, pointing behind him.
"What..." before he could turn his eyes closed and he fell asleep.
"And now it's your turn Sis" Taliea said, walking over to Aelita.
Aelita stared at her in rage as she fought to keep the gas at bay.
"Nighty night" Taliea grinned, and suddenly Aelita felt a sharp pain to her head as something hit and shattered on the back of her head.
She dropped to the ground and gasped, getting a lungful of gas.
A pair of feet appeared before her, and she glanced up.
"No..." she gasped, staring at Jeremie holding broken plate.
"Oh yes" Taliea said, and just before Aelita faded out she saw Taliea turn Jeremie's head towards her and kiss him full on the lips.

"Aelita! Aelita, wake up!"
"Uuh..." Aelita moaned, her head pounding.
"What?..." she blinked, wincing as a bright light assailed her eyes.
"Hey, welcome back princess"
"Odd?" Aelita glanced to her left and found herself face to face with Odd in his Lyoko form. And tied up tightly. To her right was Yumi, also in Lyoko form and bound.
Craning her head she saw Ulrich and Elizabeth as well, also tied up and in Lyoko mode.
And then she realised why it was so bright.
"We're in Sector Five" she said, glancing around.
"And guess in what part" Odd said, nodding behind him.
Aelita turned her head and saw the Prison Tower, Xana's cell.
"I think she's trying to free him" Odd said, "Hasn't been having much luck lately. Ever time she tries to touch it she gets shocked"
Suddenly Odd realised Aelita was trembling and turned back to find her crying, soft sobs closely following the tears down her cheeks.
"Aelita, what's wrong?"
"Oh, don't mind her" Taliea said, walking up to them.
"She's just sad because she got dumped"
"Dumped?" Odd asked, staring at her in confusion.
"Let me show you what I mean" she said, and stepped to the side to reveal Jeremie slowly walking up to them, a blank dull look on his face.
"Jeremie!" Yumi and Odd gasped. Aelita looked up, her eyes wide.
"Jeremie... Why?" she whispered.
"Ah, but he couldn't help it" Taliea grinned wickedly, running her fingers down his cheek. "You see, darling Jeremie here" she said, stroking his arm,"has been under my control all this time. See this?" she turned his head and pointed at a small black dot.
"On the night you were possessed, Xana tried to possesses Jeremie first.
Unfortunately he missed, just scratching him before he could get a firm hold.
But this still left a small bit in Jeremie, a small bit I used thoroughly to my advantage"
She turned his head to hers and kisses him again, a long full french kiss.
"And he's been such a good boy" she smirked, staring straight at Aelita. And suddenly Aelita saw in her mind a scene involving Taliea and Jeremie and a bed, Taliea moaning in pleasure as Jeremie speared her on him again and again, wet slapping noises filling the air around them.
Aelita stared at Jeremie, her shoulders trembling again.
"Now I know why you like him so much" Taliea said, playing with his hair.
"He might not be build, but he's certainly good in other parts" she laughed, pressing up against him.
"Stop it!" Yumi shouted as Aelita burst into tears again.
"Leave her alone! If it's a rematch you want, set us free and we'll gladly kick your butt again"
"Hmm, let me think about that... Nope, not gonna happen" Taliea said, walking towards them. With a wave all five of them floated up and followed her in the air as she and Jeremie walked towards the tower.
"Ever since I started getting my powers back bit by bit, I've been trying to set Xana free. I was hoping I could do it, but alas, I'm just not qualified.
Jeremie, be dear and bring me Aelita"
Jeremie nodded and walked to Aelita.
"Please Jeremie, please don't" Aelita begged. Jeremie just stared at her lifelessly as he pulled her towards the tower and her waiting sister.
"Thank you dear" Taliea said, patting him on the head.
"And now" Taliea said, grabbing Aelita by the hair, "Let's get acquainted with an old friend"
Aelita screamed as Taliea's hand glowed. Taliea grinned in victory and placed her other hand on the tower, the glow spiraling up her arm from Aelita to the tower's surface.
"And now Xana, be released!" she roared, her voice mingling with Aelita's screams and the sound of the tower cracking until, with an almighty SHRACK!
The tower fell to bits.
And Xana reared up, bellowing his return to the whole world.
"Now the fun really begins!" Taliea smiled.