"What do you mean Lily? We're your friends!" Yumi said, shaking the young girl.

"I'm sorry but I don't recognize you, either of you." Lily said, looking back and forth at the two women in front of her.

"Let's go!" William appeared behind the girl and she jumped off the edge, into his arms.

"No Lily!" Aelita cried out as Yumi attempted to hit the manta ray. They both watched in horror as Lily disappeared, with William.

"Jeremie what just happened?" Yumi asked, she tried to hold Aelita up as the pinkette fell to her knees.

"I-I have no idea, it appears that Lily has lost all her memory. She's been reprogrammed."

"So how do we fix this?" Aelita asked, regaining herself.

"Aelita, I'll need you to try and find Lily's memory then we'll have to wait until X.A.N.A attacks."

"Alright I'm on it." Aelita quickly sorted through the data while Yumi stood guard.

"Well Aelita did you find it?" Yumi asked, when Aelita shut off the screen and gave Jeremie back the controls.

"Yes now let's go." Aelita said, as Jeremie brought out Yumi's vehicle. The two jumped onto the Overwing and rode towards the Desert Sector. They appeared from a way tower and drove on top the sand.

"So what do we do now?" Yumi asked as they drove around mindlessly.

"We wait, X.A.N.A has to attack one of the sectors sooner or later. I'm sorry but I don't really have a plan."

"That's alright Jeremie but you could try to send Odd and Ulrich?" Aelita asked as they stopped behind a giant rock.

"Can you virtualize them again?" Yumi asked, pulling out a fan and fanning herself.

"Well I can try, they've rested enough so I don't see why not." The two girls looked above as the boys fell behind the rock with them.

"Hey," they greeted.

"So what should we do while we wait?" Odd asked, his voice and body broken.

"Don't worry Odd, we'll get her back." Yumi placed a comforting hand on the cat's shoulder and he gave her a half warm smile. They all sat back and listened as Jeremie typed away furiously and muttered to himself.

"I've got it!"

"Got what, Jeremie?" Aelita asked.

"I've got Lily's memories and a way to get them back to her!"

"Really?" a new hope surged through the group along with smiles.

"Yes, Odd I've loaded her memories into one of your arrows on your left hand. When you have a clear shot, and make sure its clear, Lily will get all her memories back." Odd looked at his hand and aimed, a slight sadness tinted his face.

"What's wrong Odd?" Aelita asked.

"I have to shoot her," the boy muttered.

"You've shot her before, why is now a big deal?" Ulrich asked, sheathing his sword.

"It-it just is," Odd began to walk away from his friends, his tail dragging on the sand. His head was down as he continued to walk, not wanting to talk with anyone. His eyes were vacant as his mind kept replaying the conversations he had with the girl. The last walk they went on before all this happened, Odd had made several promises to her and they all made her smile. He promised to always wait by her door every morning so they could walk to breakfast, he would also walk her back to her room before lights out. He promised to study harder for her and to always protect her from X.A.N.A, William and Sissi. The last promise he made her was to never hurt or shoot at her again. Lily told him that his arrows actually hurt her and when she appeared on Earth they left bruises. She had lifted her shirt and exposed the purple, black and yellow skin underneath it. He remembered how her body shivered when he ran his fingers over the bruises, his eyes widened in shock. He swore to her that night that he would never shoot another arrow at her ever again.

"Odd where are you?" Jeremie's voice rang throughout the desert.

"I'm walking back to the rock, why?"

"I've found Lily and William, are you ready?"

"Yeah, let's do this." Odd ran back to his friends and they were all given the coordinates. The vehicles appeared and they were off towards a way tower. Aelita opened the tower, allowing the others to follow her as they jumped over the edge and towards the Forest Sector. Once they left the tower the four teens headed towards their destination. He dodges as many trees as he could while gaining more and more speed, wanting to get her back as fast as possible. Odd's heart and mind raced as he tried to think of a way to save her without shooting her.

He noticed the others slow down and saw a flash of her silver hair as she wandered around a tree, inches from a tower. Her eyes were full of happiness and wonderment as she peered around every tree within walking distance. William noticed them before she did and he grabbed her shirt, throwing her behind him and onto a manta ray. The ray hovered near by, while Ulrich and Yumi distracted William, even Aelita was helping them out. Lily looked back and forth between the cat and the fighting teens, fear circling her ruby eyes.

"Lily, don't freak out." Odd put his hands in the air and approached the girl slowly. The manta ray revved up a laser but Lily quickly silenced it when she got off.

"Who are you and why do you follow me?" she asked, making sure to keep a distance between her and Odd.

"I'm a friend, your friend."

"I don't know who you are."

"That's because that guy over there with the giant sword took your memory away."

"How do I know you're telling the truth?"

"Because Lily, I have no reason to lie to you and I promised that I would never lie to you ever."

"So how do I get my memory, if you're telling the truth that is?"

"Well, I have your memory."

"You do?"

"Yes..."

"Then give it to me." Lily extended her arm, waiting for Odd to put her

"Well it's not that simple."

"What do you mean?" Her fingers curled away from the boy and she took a step back, pressing herself against a tree.

"I have your memory but in order to get it to you, I have to shoot you with one of my arrows." Odd looked down at his hand, sadness clutching his heart. His eyes widened when a small, pale hand took his. Lily shifted Odd's hand so it was pointing right at her chest.

"Then do it,"

"I can't though, it'll leave bruises."

"Would you rather have me bruised but remembering you or healed and not knowing your name?" Lily looked deep into Odd's eyes, a smile on her face.

"I can't do it though, I just- I just can't bring myself to shoot you." Odd took his other hand and cupped Lily's face, drawing her closer to him.

"It'll be alright, I know it will." Lily closed the space between them, smashing their lips together.

"I'm sorry." Odd broke the kiss and whispered the words into her ear as his arrow left its holster and drove itself deep in Lily's chest.