Yumi's POV:

"So what do we do now?" Gary asked. He was starting to freak out. Who wouldn't? The sight of Lyoko disappearing right before our eyes…it was kinda scary & sad at the same time. The fact that we seemed to have lost contact with Jeremy wasn't helping matters…

"We have to try to be calm." I said. "If something happened to Jeremy, others will come by & realize that some thing happened. Kelly & Tori were supposed to train today, remember? If Jeremy's gone, they'll try to reach us."

"How can you be so calm?" he asked.

"Because I've been through worse. We need to stay focused. This has XANA written all over it." I herd a familiar buzzing sound. I looked to my right & saw 6 Hornets coming at us.

"You know, those things are starting to bug me…" Gary said as he pulled us away from the monsters.

I rolled my eyes. "You've been spending too much time with Od…"


Alita's POV:

"Looking for something?"

I jumped & the folder of notes fell, sending my papers everywhere. I turned around to see who it was.

"Hey, Jim. Nice to see you." I bent to pick up the papers.

"How do you like teaching so far?" he asked as he helped me.

"Oh, I love it." I said. "It's so amazing to get to try & help them understand things they might not otherwise think about…"

"You sound just like your father." he said.

"…What?" I asked, a little off guard.

"Uh, nothing. I'd, uh, rather not talk about it." Jim said quickly. "Solar energy. You know, there was a teacher here once named Franz Hopper who was into developing other sources of energy. There might be some old solar panels in the basement of his home."

"But…I can't just walk into somebody's home who I've never met." I said. This was starting to creep me out, but I was Alita Stones now. Or at lest, that's what Jim thought…

"Didn't he give you the key?" he asked, handing me the last of my papers. "I'll see you around."

I pulled out my cell phone after Jim left. "Jeremy? It's me. I'm leaving the school now, but I'm stopping by the Hermitage on my way back…I think there might be some solar panels there…"


Sorry for the long time with out an update, I was on vacation. I'll try to keep updating at my usual pace, but I have tons of stuff I have to catch up on…

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