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don't blame me--i wrote it on a sugar high in the middle of the night! so if its hard to understand, ya'll know why.

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"Guys...guess what!" they all quieted instantly, hoping for the answer they all wanted. "Are you still moving?" Jeremie spoke up first, getting increasingly excited. "Well..."

"technically, the move is still on," she said simply, " but, i won't go til mom finds a house, if she still has to move. They told her she might possibly stay in France as head of her department. And if she stays in France..." she said getting more excited with each word, "you won't have to move?" Aelita asked, still unsure. "YES! Exactly! So I might not move after all! But, only if I'm lucky." "Well," Odd said getting up and wrapping his arm around her waist," Do you have any luck stored in that backpack of yours?" The others followed suit, got up and put there arms around each other, Odd's on Leah's waist, Leah's on Yumi's sholders, Yumi's on her sholder, her other on Ulrich's shoulder, Ulrich's on Yumi's waist, his other on Aelita's sholders, her's on Jere's sholders, and Jeremie's on Aelita's waist. "Nope, but I met you guys. That's all the luck i need." she smiled, taking a step forward, waiting for her friends to follow. They followed as they walk clumsily, laughing, toward the dorms. To Leah, the rest of the day was a blurr.

At 7 am, an alarm clock started blarilng on Leah's nightstand. She rolled over picked up the large history book on the floor next to her bed and dropped it on the clock. She pulled her pillow over her head as Aelita mumbled a thanx. "No prob." Leah whispered across the room. They both rolled over and quickly drifted back to sleep.

An hour later, Leah's phone goes off into the chorus of Mood Rings by Relient K((( my theme song! ha ha ha! ))). With her head still under the pillow, she searches blindly for it on her nightstand. When she feels it vibrate, she pulls it under the pillow, "What?" "Come on, where are you guys? You'll be late for class. Where are you two? You only have 15 minutes." Odd's voice rang over the line. "What?" she sits up quickly,"What time is it?" "After 8. Why? Didn't you guys get up?" "Does it sound like it? Of course not. Bye." she gets up, frantically looking for a clean outfit, "Aelita get up! We're late! We have 15 minutes!" she yelled from inside her closet, pulling on a green mini skort and top, stopping only to throw a pillow at her. Aelita had the same reaction, "What?" she said jumping out of bed, grabbing a pink mini dress from her closet. They both stampeded out of the room carrying their shoes and books.

"Hey girls." Jeremie said when they both ran and met them in the hall, pulling on their skateboarding shoes. "You think you have time for breakfast?" Odd says handing them each a piece of toast as the walk through the door to class. "Bye Yumi." they call as she turns the corner. "See ya after class, guys." Leah and Aelita ran into the room, plopping down beside each other, still in shock from being late. While the guys stroll in as the bell rings, laughing and talking, then sit down in a group behind Leah and Aelita.

While Mrs. Hertz lectures, they sit and talk, laughing at Leah and Aelita for being late. "Hey, its not my fault," Leah argued," my stupid alarm clock didn't go off." she lied, winking at Aelita for not revealing the truth. "Yeah, ok." Odd replies, easily seeing through her lie. They all laugh, but quickly stop when they hear screams from the hallway.

"Guys, look!" Leah pointed toward the window. Outside there were kids running for the lives from three giant krabs. "XANA?" Leah asks Jeremie, who was glue to his laptop, typing away violently. "Who else?" he replies, "The tower is in the ice sector. Lets go." Jeremie shoves his laptop inside his backpack then runs out of the room, the group and all the class follow suit, including Mrs. Hertz.

In the hall it was a mad house. Kids screaming and running. They managed to find Yumi quickly, only because she was the only one not running and screaming. "XANA." Jeremie said to her as he ran by her. Ulrich grabbed her hand as he ran by, pulling her behind, "Did you see the krabs?" "Yeah, who didn't. I only saw one." Yumi replied, looking for Aelita. "There are three. We have to get to the factory. Jeremie is on his way with Aelita already, we have to go." Leah and Odd appeared beside them. Leah spoke up first, "Someone has to stay and deal with the krabs. You two go, Odd and I will take care of it. We will meet you guys at the factory when we have everything under control, ok?" "Yeah. Yumi, lets go." Ulrich replied. They made there was through the crowd, "Be careful!" they yelled to them. "We will! Don't worry!" they replied.

"I have an idea." Leah turned and instructed Odd, "Find the krabs. Make sure no one gets hurt. I'll be right back." She turns to leave but Odd grabs her hand, "Be careful." "Don't worry Odd. I think I was in more danger when you turned me into roadkill." she joked, "but seriously Odd, don't worry about me. Worry about those who have no idea what the hell is going on." She quickly squeezed his hand then turns and makes her way through the crowd.

She finally made her way to the gardeners' shed. She figured that was the best place to find "weapons" or something useful. She found two six foot metal poles,"Hope no one needs these." She grabbed them and dashed out the door. She had to find Odd. He needed her. Well, the world needed her too, but that was too many people to think about at once.

Leah ran around the side of the building, and saw the three krabs but no Odd. "Odd? Where are you? Odd!" She spotted him in a tree above a krab, he was holding onto the highest branch he could get too. "Odd look out!" she screamed when a krab fired at the branch, causing it to fall, along with Odd. He was on the ground in a mass of arms and legs when the two other krabs fired on him. He closed his eyes, ready for the searing pain, but none came. He heard laughing, so he opened one eye then he opened the other, Leah was standing there with a pole in hand, both ends red hot from blocking both shoots fired. "Here, you might need this." she said handing him a pole, smiling. "You ok?" she asked. "I am know." She smiled wider then winked, "Quite flirting. We have to save the world, remember."

Meanwhile, Ulrich and Yumi ran full speed into the factory. "Hurry up Yumi. We have to get to Lyoko." "I'm coming. Its like I'm in a race with the captain of the soccer team, and losing." she smiles. They both grab ahold of the rope in front of them, slide down, and skid to a stop infront of the elevator. They noisily climb in, and Yumi calls Jeremie. "Jere, we are in the elevator and are heading straight to the scanners. Leah and Odd are dealing with the krabs, and will be here soon." She could hear him typing in the background, "Aelita is already on Lyoko. Hurry, there are monsters coming. I'm ready for you two." "Kay, bye." The elevator door opens smoothly, revealing one damaged scanner, and two still standing. "Well, at least we know where are walking buffet came from." Ulrich teased. "Get into the scanners you two...Scanner Yumi, scanner Ulrich...transfer Yumi, transfer Ulrich...virtualization." Jeremie ordered. They landed on their feet on the icy ground. "Aelita is 13 degrees north. I'm virtualizing your vehicles."

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this is part 1 of chapter 2, part 2 is coming soon

im really sorry for the hold up, guys. my internet wasn't working. i totally sware! well, i think ive got this under control, soo my next fan fic...not relating to this in the least... might be coming soon.

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