He Who Calls
Chapter 5
Journal of Aelita Hopper
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The new kid Milo is only twelve. Not a good match for me. At least I can tell myself that. I can't make myself believe it.
The Creepers crawled out from behind two trees. The tower was in plain sight. Ulrich pulled out his sabers. Aelita charged an energy field. Milo's bracelets started spinning. And William stepped out from behind the tower.
"I'm going to find Odd," Yumi said to Jeremy. "Keep me informed."
"Right," said Jeremy as she ran off.
William charged at Aelita, completely ignoring the other two.
"You!" Milo yelled. "So this is where you ended up." As Aelita expanded the energy field to block William's zanbato, it became covered with black smoke. He pushed her over to the edge of the sector. He pulled his sword back, about to knock her in, when Milo stuck his wrist in between. The sword vibrated with the razor. "Not again," said Milo. "I promised. I swore to her that I would never let you kill anyone ever again." No one had any idea what he was talking about except William.
"I made my choice, Milo," William said seductively. "Make yours. Save this girl, and you're against me. Shove her over the edge, and we start a new age. Just like last time." As an answer, Miro cut William's face with his other wrist. "Ah," William said, and he turned into a translucent outline. He became liquid, and flowed back into the Digital Sea.
"He'll be back, said Jeremy. "When you get devirtualized, you come here. He goes to the Digital Sea."
"Guys?" asked Ulrich. "A little help would be appreciated." He was blocking shots from the remaining Creeper. He had destroyed the other one. Aelita promptly blew it up with an energy field. Then she turned to Milo.
"Thanks for the help," she said and blushed. Then she ran to the tower. Two Krabbes came out of nowhere and started shooting at her.
"Odd!" exclaimed Yumi. She had just found him lying on the couch, green, with his journal lying open on the floor. "Oh my god!" She put a finger to his heart, then pulse. He wasn't dead. She picked him up and ran to the infirmary with him. He grew greener with every step.
"Krabbes!" yelled Ulrich. He jumped on top of one and blew it up. Milo promptly did the same, taking an amazing leap.
"Nice power," said Jeremy. "I'll name it Acrobat."
"Get into the tower," Ulrich said to Aelita. "We don't know if Odd is doing okay."
Aelita stepped into the tower and entered 'Code Lyoko.' It was deactivated. On Earth, Odd reverted to his original color and woke up. Yumi quickly dropped him.
"Ouch," he said. "I'm okay."
Journal of Aelita Hopper
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A few weeks passed since the Milo's first Lyoko trip. One or two small missions in between, but no sign of William. Milo won't talk about how he knows him to anyone, but he says he might tell me later. I can't lie to myself any longer. There's a huge dance coming up, and I don't think Milo has any prospect of going. Maybe he'll reconsider when I ask him to go with me. Or maybe, Aelita, he'll think you're a freak for asking him out after you've known him a month and a half. If he thinks that way, I'll say I just wanted to go as friends. If not, there's always the good old truth.