Chapter 3:
Yumi's POV
I panicked and I didn't know what to do. 'Go the others? Go to the nurse? No that would just give me a one way ticket to the hospital, then to the government for testing? When did this happen? Okay think. I didn't remember anything XANA attacks that we had lately. Nothing different had happened the past few days.'
'Except… Yesterday. Okay, think about what happened. You went the room.'
Everything after that to me was a blur. All I remembered was flashes of things but they wouldn't reassemble together.
Maybe I am sleeping. I pinched myself.
"Owww." Obviously it didn't work.
Then I remembered a glimpse of the Hermitage. 'Maybe that's where I needed to go to find out everything I needed to know.'
'Then everything would go back to normal right. Right?'
It was either stay and be sent off to be tested by scientist, or go and fix it before it got worse.
I did have time for this and I knew it. I had to get the hermitage fast before my life was ruined forever.
I left out of the room and I would have locked the door behind me but I didn't have the key. I walked, actually mostly ran down the hallways then down to the school grounds. And tried my best to sneak around the corners not wanting to be caught by Jim.
I ran sprinted through the woods until I came across the house that held all the answers. I didn't know what exactly to expect but I couldn't just stand her all day. So I ran into the hermitage and looked around for any clues.
I followed everything I could possibly remember but it was very little.
Everything that I could remember lead me strait to an empty room with absolutely nothing in it.
'This is a total waste of time, Jeremie would give me more answers than this.'
I attempted to walk out and leave but the floor board of the room creaked loudly as I did. Which caused me to look down and notice a piece of fabric from my black outfit I wore the last time I was here, was stuck to the floor bored.
I went to pull the piece out and saw the floor board was lose so I pulled once more and the whole thing popped out. I figured there would be flooring underneath but when I looked down at the missing floor board spot, there was darkness under it, and there appeared to be something down in there.
I hoped down inside the space and saw of what appeared to be a small room. Exploring seemed to be my best thought but I had tripped over many things because of the darkness.
I happened to find a small candle with matches, that could produce enough light long enough for me to find a light switch. When the light came on it was easier to see the room. There was a small bed, a desk and the wooded wall was covered with many drawn pictures. There was one of a family drawn in crayon, which looked as to be two parents, and two young kids, one boy and one girl.
This probably was a room that belonged to a little boy. But why was it all the way down here? I glanced back at the desk. Maybe I would be able to find out more information about the Hermitage, or better, me?
I sat down in the chair and started going through the desk. There wasn't very much things accept more useless papers. I opened up the top drawers but there still wasn't anything, but a blue book. Which just so happened to be a diary. I opened it to about the middle of the book.
The page read…
June 30
Dear Diary,
Today I discovered something wonderful. Ever since my family decided to move into this old house because of my Uncle's disappearance, we got the deed and I hated staying here. But my family said we would only be here for a while, so there was no use in getting settled. My family was always ignoring me these days anyways so it wouldn't have been a problem if I explored the house for a little bit. I came across this cool underground room and even better I found this secret tunnel. But the best part was it lead into these sewage places which all lead up to this old factory. Inside, I found these really weird things, like computers and other weird things I didn't quite understand yet. But I have a funny feeling it had to do with my Uncle Franz Hopper, and his daughter. But I happened to swipe this instruction book and I think I am going to try it out tomorrow and see what it can do. I bet it's something great!
Obviously this person knew about Lyoko, and was somehow related to Franz Hopper. How far did they get with Lyoko?
I tried turning the next page to find the next entry but there was nothing but blank pages, meaning that must have been there last time writing in this. There had to be the name of the person somewhere in this.
Flipping threw the pages I tried to find a name but it was useless.
"Here we go." I said aloud. Checking one page that was sure to give me the answers I needed.
But I was interrupted when a XANA ghost appeared out of the light bulb above me
"Guys XANA has launched another attack!" Jeremie said at there lunch break as he looked down at his lab top.
"We have to get to the factory now." He said
"Now!" Odd complained. "Can't XANA ever wait until we finish a meal?"
The group got up in a hurry to go to the factory.
"Wait! Yumi! She's still in mine and Odd's room." Ulrich said. Ulrich ran heading towards his room the others trailing behind.
Ulrich bust open the door only to find it empty.
Odd finally caught up trying to catch is breath, also noticing no Yumi. Jeremie and Aelita came behind.
"Yumi's gone." Odd reported. "Do you think it has anything to do with XANA?" Aelita asked.
"I can't think of a place she could have gone beside the factory." Jeremie stated. The all thought hard for a moment.
"I think I have an idea." Ulrich said running in the direction of the Hermitage.
Yumi's POV
The ghost started to form in what seemed to be a boy. When it was finish, standing in front of me was a boy, about my age, with brown hair kind of like Ulrich's and had really dark eyes. If there had ever been a good time to leave, it was now. But there would be no way to get out, I dropped down the first time, I would not be able to just fly up there. Plus there was no door down here. I wanted to leave really bad now.
"Please Yumi, there is no need to be scared." The person said. "I'm not scar… wait, how do you know my name?" "I know a lot more than you think I do" he said.
"Try me." I said.
"I know, about what is happing to you." He said. "Y..y..you do?" I stuttered. "No you don't! I haven't told anyone. Plus I just found out for myself, you don't know anything about me!" I said.
"Please, I know more than you think." Just then I noticed a small window. Maybe I would fit inside of it? I slowly walked towards it as he continued to talk.
"I know about everything, your grades slipping, your parents...Ulrich."
I stopped. "What do you know about Ulrich?" I asked. "I know about him and Sissy. They make a perfect couple don't they? They're both happy, everyone is happy."
I tried my best, but tears slipped down my cheek.
"That is everyone but you. And when your friends find out what is wrong with you there not even going to want to take a step near you, and when they can't find a cure, with Lyoko for you, they're going to give up on you. That's why I am here. I can help you, I can understand what you are feeling, I can make the pain go away."
"You're wrong! My friends would never do that to me! I know them better than you! How do you know about Lyoko anyways!" Losing my temper, the room started to shake and the light broke and the room darkened.
"You can't control yourself, and if people find out, people are going to want to get rid of you. Take my hand I will make everything right. I can help you." He held his hand out.
"Take your hand? I don't even know you." Then I glanced at his shirt seeing a familiar sign. The sign that said… XANA.
Ulrich ran to the Hermitage, taking no time to stop. He opened the door and ran in as fast as he could. "Yumi!" He yelled.
Yumi's POV
I herd someone call my name. Should I leave and live with my mistake, or stay and fix the problem.
"You have to make a choice now." XANA said. I looked at the palm held out before me. Could he really take all the pain away? Could he help? But the real question was, is it a decision I was willing to make?
Ulrich ran as fast as he could, to the same room he had found Yumi in front of last time. He ran up the stairs and into the room to find it still empty but a space in the floor board. But that's when he realized it was too late. To find Yumi laid on the floor down there. He hoped down and kneeled down. He listened carefully and tried to find a pulse. But there was nothing, she wasn't even breathing.
Okay this was probably the hardest and the suckiest chapter i have wrote yet. So don't flame me! This is what happens when people dont give me ideas. So when you review, the person who gives me the best idea for chapter 4 I will dedicate the next chapter to. So review.
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