Chapter 14!

(A/N: To everyone that reads Ulrich's Misfortune, I'm sorry Chapter 13 was so short! I wanted to make this chapter more suspenseful, so I added the "You'll see!" at the end of 13. It was just short and sweet and to the point! Sorry!)

"Aelita! We can't sneak out!" Yumi worried.

"I'm the goodie-two-shoes, aren't I?" Aelita replied sarcastically. "You worry too much."

"What if there was a X.A.N.A attack in the middle of the night?"

"That's different."

"No, it's not. And you know it's not."

"Just c'mon, you big baby!" Aelita whispered loudly. Suddenly, a text message popped up on Aelita's mobile. She sighed.

"Who was that?" Yumi asked.

"Nobody." Aelita replied in an annoyed voice while they walked across a bridge. The text was actually from Ulrich. It stated: "Hey, Aelita. I figured it out…Finally. You're trying to hook me and Yumi up. Don't. Butt out! I'm not coming tonite."

"Kind of like the one to Jeremy's lab." Yumi thought to herself. "No, we wouldn't be going to Lyoko. Or would we?" An elevator popped up.

"Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep." It sounded quietly while Aelita punched in the 4-digit code.

"Lyoko?" Yumi asked. Aelita grinned and nodded. "But what about Jeremy's virtualization and what if there's real trouble?"

"I can get us virtualized, you've got a mobile and I've lived there for quite some time." Aelita answered.

"O…K…" Yumi said slowly. "But what if---!"

"Eh!" Aelita stopped her. "No but what ifs!" She paused and walked towards the super computer. "Get in the scanner." Yumi did. "Yumi. Virtualization!" Yumi virtualized. She ran in the scanner and yelled as loud as she possibly could, "Aelita! Virtualization!" She virtualized.

As soon as they were in Lyoko, Yumi freaked out. She screamed questions and answers. What about him or what about her?

"C'mon! I want to show you where I lived!" Aelita said, grabbing Yumi's arm.

"Aelita, this isn't a good idea. You can't fight, no offense, and I can't fight alone." Yumi said,

"Your such a worrier! Just c'mon!" Aelita replied. Suddenly, a group of Kankrelats (A/N: A Kankrelat moves in-group and on every territories. It's not very fast, but it has a harmful laser beam! The weakness of the Kankrelat is on its shell, in the eye of XANA. A hit in it destroy the monster immediately!) started walking up. Yumi stood in one place.

"Aelita…"

"Yumi!" Aelita screamed.

"Shh!" Yumi shushed. "Look!" She said pointing to the Kankrelats. "Aelita… A tower has been activated…"

In the real world…

"Why isn't Yumi picking up her mobile?" Jeremy screamed. He had called Ulrich and Odd, both of them running to the supercomputer to meet him there. "Hey guys, glad you made it."

"Where's Yumi?" Ulrich asked first thing.

"She won't pick up her mobile and I can't find Aelita. But this tower has got to be deactivated! Aelita's the only one who can do it!" Jeremy yelled in frustration.

"Jeremy, let me and Odd go. It'll help out at least a little. You try to find Aelita. Something's got to be done and at least we can help." Ulrich suggested. "It's the least we could do."

"Fine." Jeremy agreed. "But if you two lose your life points… Yikes! I can't think about it."

"Okay, okay! Just c'mon. Virtualize!" Odd yelled in a rush. Jeremy did and the two were in Lyoko.

"Feels weird without the rest of the gang." Ulrich shivered. Odd nodded.

"Kankrelats! Uh oh! I hate these things!" Odd yelled. They were close to the girls. Yumi heard, as they hid behind a rock.

"Aelita, the guys are here!" Yumi whispered, and started to run towards them. Aelita grabbed her and pulled her down.

"No! You know how MAD Jeremy will be if he finds out we're here!" Aelita whispered back.

"That's why I told you not to come!" Yumi answered. "We can't just let them fight for themselves! I'm going. And you better too. Hello? The whole Earth is at stake." Yumi screamed. "This ain't no game." She said country-ish. Yumi grabbed Aelita and pulled her out. "Ulrich! Odd! We're here!" The boys turned.

"How the heck are you here?" Ulrich screamed.

"We got to beat these first. I'll tell you later!" Yumi yelled back running towards them. They caught up and stood for a second. "That's a lot of Kankrelats…" Yumi said in amazement.

"C'mon! Get Aelita to the tower A.S.A.P!" Jeremie screamed. "If you don't, I bet you'll get killed. Wait… Yumi? Aelita? How are you…?"

"No time, Jer! Tell you later!" Yumi yelled. She grabbed Aelita's arm and ran as fast as ever. If they were ever going to deactivate this tower, they had to do it quick. Aelita can't run very fast in these cases so Yumi took full responsibility. Yumi could run faster than Aelita and she knew it. Odd and Ulrich could hold them back in just enough time to deactivate. She found it within minutes. She ran like she'd never before. "Aelita! There's the tower! RUN!" She yelled, releasing her grip on Aelita's arm. Aelita nodded and ran towards the tower. She dove in without a second thought. Inside was slow. She walked up to a little stand, and placed her hand on it.

"Aelita" it read. "Code: LYOKO" Everything went dark. The tower was deactivated. The gang returned to the lab with Jeremie. Jeremie tapped his foot.

"A lot of explaining is to be done…" He said. Yumi looked at Aelita.

"It's my fault, Jeremie. Sorry. It was truthfully my idea." Aelita said. "I told Yumi to meet me by the gate. She didn't know we'd sneak out. I'm so serious."

"Yeah, I believe it. It's a little disappointing, though." Jeremie replied.

"Jeremie, I'm really sorry." Aelita pleaded.

"Aelita, you could've gotten seriously hurt… Or worse. You could've died. X.A.N.A could've even gotten your memory, and took over the real world. I guess I'll just have to return to the past. 9 sharp, if I can." Aelita fell silent. Trying to fight with Jeremie was no use. She'll just have to deal with it. "Return to the past…Now!" Jeremie said as he clicked a button. They returned. It was 9 sharp. At about 9:10, Jeremie called Aelita.

"Jeremie! I am so sorry! Really and…" Aelita started.

"Stop! I need to talk to you. What you did was stupid and very dangerous." Jeremie said. Aelita started to talk again. "No, stop. Just listen. It's hard to say this but… Someone that has the guts to do something stupid like that has got to have something done."

(A/N: Drama after drama… Problem after problem… Ahhh!)

"I'm just going to come out with it. Aelita," He paused. "I'm not going to the dance. Period." Aelita grew silent again.

"So… Basically you're saying… You don't want to go to the dance with me." Jeremie nodded.

"Yes. I'm sorry but for someone acting so stupid like that…" Aelita hung up. "Aelita?"

Aelita, in her room, packed her things. Yumi walked in.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa! What are you doing?" Yumi asked, pausing Aelita from packing. She looked up with a face full of tears.

"I'm going to Mr. Delmas. I'm getting out of here and going in for adoption." Aelita said. Her face was serious. Yumi couldn't believe it, but she did.

"Whoa. Aelita, you're 13 years old."

"And that's not going to stop me. I've already had offers for adoption, but I turned them down. Because…" Aelita paused. "I thought I could live here. I thought it'd be better with my friends. The ones who know me and truly cared."

"Most people want babies. They want to grow them up." Yumi said. "Your growing up years are half over, already."

"Age doesn't matter." Aelita replied. "I'm being serious. I've made up my mind and there's too much drama here." (A/N: Tell me about it!)

"You can't do this Aelita." Yumi replied.

"Yes, I can! Your not my mom and you can't tell me what to do, alright?"

"Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Really. I didn't mean it." Yumi sympathized. "But you still can't do this."

"You aren't my mom!" Aelita yelled back.

"I know! Of course, I'm not your mom! That's like… Ew." Yumi said.

"My mom isn't here to tell me I can't either!" Aelita's face turned all red. "I want someone to be there… To yell at me, to ground me, to give me a curfew! It might not sound nice to you but you don't know how it feels to have absolutely no family."

"Aelita…"

"Don't try to help, Yumi. It'll just make it worse. I don't mean to be rude but… Looks like I have too." Aelita said. She grabbed her suitcase and other things. She waved and walked out.

"Aelita! No!" Yumi yelled, but it was too late. Aelita was half way down the hall, passing Ulrich and Odd's room.

"Aelita?" Ulrich asked, walking out at about the same time as her. "You going on a vacation?" Aelita gulped and shook her head.

"Uh, no. Ulrich… I'm leaving. Maybe you could call me. Tell the guys too." She said.

"Umm... For good? You're leaving forever?"

"Um, yes." Aelita added.

"Where to?"

"Adoption…" Aelita said, walking away.