James: Wow… I guess it's not as bad as I thought… still needs character descriptions though...

Daen: What did I tell ya…you're not a half bad writer when you want to be I mean that Zelda fic of yours did pretty well so far… though you need to start working on it again…

James: I know, you're right… but writer's block isn't so easy to get rid of. I'll give it a try but for now, let's just give 'em more of the Lyoko goodness. Cue disclaimer

Daen: Ok, we have the usual James owns nothing… and a new one, warning there will be mild Jeremy bashing. Okay maybe not so mild…think Franz Hopper incident. Ouch.

Odd lay very still. Aelita cried her eyes out. It was like something out of a nightmare. Even Yumi was crying, tears streaming down her face, her shoulders shaking with silent sobs. But none of them were as torn up as Ulrich. His face was set in a look of utter despair as tears streamed down from his brown eyes. His shoulders quivered in suppressed sobs.

"Odd… Odd! Wake up… please… c'mon Odd… you aren't dead… open your eyes!! Talk to me Odd!!" How many times did Odd come close to death during their Lyoko adventures? How many times had he jumped right back up with a joke and a laugh?

It was too much for Jeremy to bear watching. He had to do something. He had to make things right again.

"Ulrich, step back from the Scanner. We need to see what went wrong; I need to put this right." Ulrich's sobs stopped as he stood up, but when he turned to face Jeremy there was a look of pure hate in his eyes.

"Set things right? Set it right!? You know that can't happen. You know as well as I do we can't bring back the dead. You can't just set this right, Jeremy. Because of you Odd is dead!" Jeremy stumbled back a step, in shock. The look on Ulrich's face made it clear that the brown haired boy was ready to rip Jeremy apart. But fear did nothing to quell Jeremy's pride.

"Are you saying this is my fault?! How dare you accuse me of killing one of my friends!?" It all happened so fast then. Jeremy saw Ulrich pull his fist back to punch him… and the next thing he knew he was on the ground with Aelita standing over him, tears streaming from her eyes and a look of anger on her face like nothing he had ever seen before.

"Ae…Aelita! But, why?" None of them could believe their eyes. Aelita had slapped him… slapped him so hard he was knocked to the ground. Even Ulrich was shocked. When she spoke Aelita's voice was deathly calm.

"It is your fault Jeremy. How can you not see that? You were the one who found the Super Computer. You turned it on. You are the one who had sent Odd and the others into Lyoko. It was your responsibility to watch over them. You even stopped me from saving him! It's your fault that Odd is like this, and I will never forgive you for it!"

Jeremy pulled himself to his feet, even he was crying now. The death of his friend, the loss of his only other friends, the sting in his cheek, and the look of hate his beloved Aelita was throwing at him were too much.

"Fine. I see how it is… I know when I'm not wanted. You can operate the Super Computer just as well as I can, Aelita. You take care of them now." With those final words Jeremy walked to the elevator, pressed the button, and was gone.

An uncomfortable silence fell over the room. Jeremy had been one of Ulrich's best friends, and Aelita's first friend. Now that he was gone, they wondered if they would be able to continue on. So lost were they in their thoughts that they did not hear Yumi trying to get their attention. They did not even move as Yumi started shouting. But then there was one sound that did get their attention. It was a quiet sound, one they never expected to hear... The meowing of a cat.

Daen: Meow? Hey, it wasn't me…

James: Heh… well that's chapter two… I hope it was as good as the first, sorry it was so short.

Daen: Meh, its okay. You have your limits and we can respect that. Just do your best.

James: Okay, I will! Oh, and if you did like this chapter (and this story) then please check out my Zelda fic as well. Well, 'til next time, see ya!