Author's Note:
I decided to lift myself up from a rough time and update this story. Haven't been feeling to bright, which resulted in a ton of new chapters, ready to go.
I apologize for the huge delay on this story. I have so many stories in progress right now, and I'm trying my best to update it all.
Hopefully, this will work out, and I'll complete another story!
On with the Story!
Flashback:
Another hunch flew to my brain.
Maybe my friends do care. I mean, they just showed it to me today. Why did I even get the feeling in the first place? XANA, perhaps? No, it just can't be. I've had this before. All I know for sure is that...my friends are there when I need them. How can I be sad about that? Not a lot get to have such good friends.
And how the hell did those guys get into the school?
My questions will be answered; I know that for sure.
Normal Point of View
As Odd is in this peaceful slumber, snoring a bit softer than usual, XANA awakens from this long plan of events. As this shadow form of him erupts from the supercomputer, XANA makes its way out of the factory, and to the boarding school of Kadic. The virus hacks Odd's phone just enough to get this plan to work once and for all, going into the mobile, leaving only one trace; his symbol.
Sam started to lift her eyes up to see Odd smiling in his sleep, causing her to grin from ear to ear. She looks around a bit, before getting ready for yet, another boring day.
In that moment, Odd sat up with his eyes almost wide open, ready to start the day, as he grabs his outfit to the stalls, with a slight thought of what happened last night. It didn't affect Odd enough to get distracted, just lingered a bit more as the day went on.
He quickly put his special gel on his hair, giving him the 'Lyoko' look. He runs back to the infirmary and grabs his phone, in which a message about a minute ago, from Jeremie.
"Odd, come to the factory, and quick, I'll see you soon."
He clicked some buttons, making the letters into words, saying, "You got it Jer." Odd paused for a moment. The number was different...
But, Jeremie's phone was old and probably tried to fix, accidentally changing his phone number in the process.
Almost running into some people, he jogged to the forest, with no one on his tail, a relief, he thought. Down the usual passage and across the rusty-railed bridge he went, jumping down without the rope, and hit the 'down' button before escalating down.
'I can't look at this boy, this is just too easy!' thought XANA, hacking to Odd's phone again, telling him to get into the scanners.
Odd obeyed, stepping into the scanner, closing in the capsule. Seconds later, he landed on rocky, hard mountain, getting his stance looking at the purple islands surrounding Odd.
"Hey Jeremie, where are the others? I don't see them anywhere..." Odd said aloud, but with no answer.
"Jeremie? You there...?" Odd called out into Lyoko sky, again having no response from the genius.
"Must be the earpiece, then. I'll find them," he whispered, going on foot, looking for the other three.
Meanwhile, at breakfast...
"Jeremie, you've got to be kidding me! I'd never go out with Sissi! The laptop must've made you go insane!" shouted Ulrich to the whole gang, except Odd.
"Sam, you haven't seen Odd still?" Aelita questioned.
"I don't get it... I left the room for two seconds, and, boom! He's not there anymore."
"Sam, are you going to tell them?" Yumi whispered into Sam's ear.
"Tell them what?" the boys piped up. Sam looked down as she confessed.
"Okay! I know about Lyoko and stuff...but don't take it the wrong way." Sam sighed as her knowledge of Lyoko shocked the others for a split second before Jeremie replying.
"How could you just tell her all of this...!" Jeremie looked at the others, and finally gave in after a couple of seconds. "It's fine, Sam. I think that you will be a great help, the more the better, right?" Jeremie said. She just nodded. In fact, every person in the table nodded. Jeremie still wasn't on board.
"Should we try finding him?" Yumi asked.
"Yes, we should!" Aelita replied, almost cutting off the question, as they left, searching once again, for the missing Odd.
In Lyoko...
Odd has been through almost all of the little floating islands, with no trace of his friends at all. Yet he wasn't about to give up on them. Has Odd's friends tried to give up on him?
Nope. Not a chance. Odd starts walking to one of the towers...
Two Krabes come about with another two Bloks, noticing the purple in sight moving next to them, and started this plan with simple blasts targeting Odd. Luckily, Odd heard the sounds and, just in time for two arrows, shot back at them, killing a Blok.
"Wait, if Jeremie isn't here, then I won't be able to reload. God Da-" Odd thought aloud, realizing just now that that was the first time he cursed, replacing it with 'Dang!' then trying to shout again into digital sky saying, "Jeremie, please help me!", before getting hit once by a Krab. Immediately, Odd sprinted faster than before, not really needing air, before disappearing into a tower.
Back at Odd and Ulrich's Dorm...
In the middle of the room, stood five people, even though it was only meant for two. Aelita locked the door shut, giving them about ten minutes before them all going to their designated classes.
"This is like, the third time we had to find Odd's hiding place. Anyone have ideas?" shot out Yumi, the word 'Worried' perfectly describing her face.
"I'm going to call him, hold on," Jeremie said, holding his mobile and pressed three on it, for speed dial, but only to get Odd's Voicemail.
"No luck, Yumi. Anyone else have an idea to find-"
Jeremie's computer went off before he could finish his sentence.
"Jeremie! You don't think that he...that he..." Aelita said a bit slower on the last two words, while Ulrich pulled the bag from Jeremie, picking up the laptop, before opening it up quickly.
"He's on Lyoko. There's a tower to be activated!" Sam said, just before a bell rang. She saw a dot roaming the surface of the virtual world.
"Sam and Ulrich, find a way so that we can go to the factory. Yumi, Aelita and I will try to sneak out. Got it?" Jeremie spat out, getting fast nods from everyone else.
"The chase is on... again..." Ulrich muttered as they split up into the two groups, one of which was already at the door to science class.
Meanwhile in Mrs. Hertz's Class...
Sam and Ulrich met at the science room, took their seats next to them, trying to figure out another way to find Odd. Class just started, and just about everyone was talking away, like the two people. Pencils were thrown and-
"Sit down! Everyone!" the teacher screeched, silencing the whole class, one person making cricket noises. "Has anyone seen Odd?"
"No, he's been gone for a while, I heard that some people bullied him." said Nicholas, getting nods from his fellow classmates. Sam and Ulrich just shook their heads, remembering the horrific things that took place that day.
"I see. I forgot to tell you that you can leave to find Odd."
"What?! Really? We can leave to look for him?!" said the both of them, at the same time.
"Don't make me repeat myself. The principle and I are both concerned for him... Now go before I get worried." she said, and with that, the two opened the doors enough to hear a clank from the knob, now going to the factory.
"Call Jeremie, see if he's found him." Sam shouted in the deserted hallway. Ulrich has already dialed his number.
"Hey Jeremie- He's on Lyoko?! Yep. We are heading there, right now. Okay. See you in a bit."
Ulrich the hangs up on Jeremie, putting his phone back in his pocket.
"Why, of all places, is he there? Ulrich, I need to go to Lyoko."
"Nope, too dangerous."
"Please. Odd needs me, I just have to."
"I-"
"How many times have you gone to Lyoko, to save Aelita, or more importantly, Yumi?"
Ulrich just shrugged and gave a quick nod to Sam, before running, yet again.
In Lyoko...
Still in the mountains, Odd tries to get out of this place... somehow. Something just has to work for him. Quickly recovering from the battle with those ugly creatures, his ears twitched, to hear a voice, maybe like two or even three, all at once.
"Maybe he's here. You never know Aelita."
"I hate to see him like this, why did we have to be so mean to him? Why are those bullies in this area? I can't stand how-"
"Wait! There's some type of symbol, it's purple and-"
"Odd!"
Odd in the purple suit, nearly fell from all of the relief rushing through him, as he shouted one last time into Lyoko air, saying, "Guys? Is that you there?"
"Gosh, Odd, don't scare us like that! We're coming to Lyoko-", Yumi started.
"Just hurry up!" screamed Odd. "I'm going to the ice sector, Jeremie, virtualize them there."
"Okay, Sam and Ulrich are on the way, too", Jeremie said, while Odd was about ready to jump to the ice sector.
"You got it, Einstein."
Jeremie is typing away, giving Aelita and Yumi the command to step into the scanners, making them disappear in the closed metal tube landing in the fake ice of the sector they're in.
Near the Sewers...
The sounds of faint, light footsteps are heard from Sam and Ulrich, as they steadily went up a sturdy ladder, and then again, bolting down the old bridge, leading to the old, abandoned factory.
"Sam, know that you won't look like this in Lyoko..." Ulrich said, looking up and down.
"-And you'll need to learn how to fight, and what your weapons are, and-" Jeremie rambled on and on into his headset, still not approving of this new addition. Sam simply ignored him.
"That's fine with me. Anything else I need to know before the big jump?"
"Not really, well anyway, we're here." Ulrich finished, awaiting the scanners the elevator would reveal. They heard the screeches from the doors. Jeremie explained their mission, saying to get into the scanners to find Odd.
The two teens went in...
"Transfer..."
"Scanner..."
"Virtualization!"
(FIN)
Another day, another chapter! As of now, I'm spending the day on updates. I will try my best to get as much done today so I can start working on new stories.
So how will Sam look? Will Odd be saved? What ever happened to the bullies? Find out in the next chapter!
Until Next Time~!