Disclaimer: I know... I don't own Code Lyoko and forgot to put it in the last chapter...I think...
-Ulrich's POV-
"How did XANA still have control over him if we de-activated the tower?" I asked Jeremie, who was staring blankly at the screen. "I...I have no idea!" He replied. I sighed. Did I have to ask that question? I knew Yumi would spit fire at me if I did, but it's worth knowing. "Is...he going to become like William?" Bingo. Everyone was staring at me. Yumi turned away, hiding her expression. Jeremie said nothing, just stared at me with a blank look. Aelita, however, was looking for words to say. She'd open her mouth, then think something else and close it again. The silence was suffocating... "Probably, except not as stupid and headstrong." Yumi broke the silence, turning back around. Everyone then looked at her like she'd grown two heads. "What?" She responded. Everyone looked away, Jeremie still having a blank look in his eyes. "I...guess I have to stay here to find a way to get Odd back. You guys go to lunch." He waved us away, typing random stuff on the keyboard.
Yeah, so we went to lunch. So, we were just sitting, chatting the period away until we went back to the factory. "I hate math..." I groaned, I was missing it anyway. "Heh, you think you hate math." Yumi, however, wasn't coming back with us to the factory. She was staying to catch up on classes. "I agree, I hate science more." Aelita piped up, much to our suprise. "You hate science?" I asked, taking a sip from my drink. Was it milk or soda? I can't remember. "I would have thought you hated English." Yumi said, taking a bite out of her sandwich. "Yep, I hate science. I like english, but only because of O..." She faded out. We looked at her expectantly. "Never mind..." She looked away, blushing. I then got the scare of my day when I felt a presence plop down next to me. I heard normal sounds of eating...well as normal as they could get. "So, what's up guys?" He said, leaning back and pushing his empty tray farther in front of him. "What's the matter? Am I a ghost or something?" He said, smiling. We all put our heads together. "Is that really him?" I asked. "I don't know. It might be a clone sent by Jeremie." Yumi said. "Or it could be XANA." Aelita responded. We were also surprised to hear a conversation behind us. "Odd? How and when did you get back?" It was Jeremie. Great, that rules out a clone. We all sat down and listened to Odd's answer. "No clue." Like we hadn't heard that before. Odd looked at us all and looked confused. "What? Do I have food on my face or something?" He said, licking his face with his tounge. "Odd, you always have food on your face but that's beside the point." I said, getting a smile from him. "You're still under the control of XANA." Yumi sighed. Odd stared at her. "It's really weird though. I can remember the experience but I can't. The more I try to remember the more I forget." We all looked at each other. Yumi leaned over to Jeremie. She said something and he whispered back. Odd suddenly got a look of worry in his eyes, something XANA could never imitate. "I...didn't do anything too bad...did I?" He asked, his voice shaking. We all looked at him as another tray dropped down at the other side of the table. "You guys don't mind me sitting here, do you?" It was a semi-new student named Jordan. He wore a blue jacket similiar to mine and a baby-blue underneath. He was also wearing red jogging pants. He appeared randomly three days after we supposively shut down the super-computer. "Uh, no?" Yumi said, smiling. "So, what were you guys talking about?" He asked. "Oh, nothing." Aelita said, sipping some of her lemonade. "Really?" He looked at us. His eyes stopped on Odd. "Are you sure?" He was staring at Odd, who stared nervously back. We sat there for a couple of seconds, then the school bell rang. "Sorry, we have to go." Aelita stood up and pulled Odd with her. We looked at each other, then followed. "Interesting." I heard Jordan say.
The bell only rings so then we don't waste alot of time in the cafeteria. We still had about five minutes before the four of us went back to the factory. Odd was relaxing up in a tree. It made me sort of nervous. Last thing we need is XANA taking control of him with his leg broken. Actually, it made me laugh... "What are you laughing about, Ulrich?" Aelita asked. She was leaning against the tree Odd was sitting in listening to Jeremie ramble. "Nothing..." I said sarcastically. XANA limping around... I exploded with laughter. Everyone looked at me. I looked at them, too. "What?" I asked, gasping for air. "Are you sure you're ok?" Aelita asked, smiling. "I'm...fine! Just thinking of something." I said, still gasping. Everyone sighed. Then, when I was finally done laughing, the sewer cover opened. We all looked at it. "Why hello." A female voice called out as purple smoke rose from the hole. Odd practically fell out of the tree, much to my displeasure. "Oh, it's the so called Lyoko Warriors." The voice said, then started laughing evily. "What a pity they have to die here and now." Odd was rolling around on the ground, as if he was in pain. "Oh, Kitty-cat! I need you again." She said, the smoke moving closer to Odd. He stood up. "No, I refuse to be a puppet any longer!" He ran off through the trees. The smoke seemed to stop as Aelita followed Odd. "Odd!" She yelled after him. "Oh well." XANA said, moving the smoke closer to me. "What about you, silly samurai?" I couldn't move, even though all my limbs told me to. I stayed put, and yet when the smoke was an inch away I suddenly fell to my knees. "Bowing now are we?" XANA laughed. My body surged with pain, then nothing. I couldn't even feel the grass on my fingers. The only thing I felt was my head, it was pounding. I stood up. The smoke was gone and Jeremie was staring at me with fear in his eyes. I raised my hand and smiled. "Einstein, you've over-stayed your welcome." I said. But it wasn't me... It was XANA! Jeremie moved out of the way just in time before my electric blast hit and ran off into the trees. I wanted to follow him but my body told me otherwise. I twisted around and headed off in Odd and Aelita's direction. "Please don't let me harm them!" I muttered under my breath.
-Odd's POV-
Me and Aelita were sitting out in a clearing, me sitting on the grass. "I'm sorry, Aelita." I kept apologizing. She must be suffering more than I was. But Jeremie had told her a million times, "Your father is still alive!" but Aelita half the time seems off in her own world now-a-days. I sighed and tried to get up. But Ulrich was on top of me before I knew it. Aelita was pushed back a bit. "Odd!" She called. I pushed Ulrich off me for enough time to send her away to safety. "Think what you will, XANA. You're not going after her!" Ulrich stared at me. We both got up and stared at each other. It was like those old western movies: I was the sheriff guarding the town and Ulrich was the evil gang leader. "What...makes you think I'd go after Miss Guardian Angel?" Ulrich asked. I took a step back. "You don't? That's a surprise." I said, crossing my arms. "Actually Odd. I wanted to talk to you." XANA sat down. "I... am XANA." She said using Ulrich. I knew that. "I... want to be your friend. Can you teach me?" I tilted my head. "Why would you want to be our friend? You've been trying to kill us forever." Ulrich shook his head. "No, if I was trying to kill you, I would have done it already. Trust me." She said, putting her head in her knees. "Please, Odd. Explain it to everyone else." A bright light flashed and we were back in our room. Ulrich was asleep and I was laying there awake. My bite on my hand was back, and it stung. Jeremie walked in along with Aelita. "Wakey wakey!" He said to both of us. Ulrich jumped up and crashed into the bed. I laughed. "Are you sure Aelita?" Jeremie said smiling. "Positive. XANA said she wants to be our friend." I sighed at her statement. Jeremie sat down on my bed and pulled out his laptop. A screen popped up, the screen that came up when Jeremie talked to Aelita when she was trapped in Lyoko. Jeremie was suprised at this. "Hello, Einstein." It was XANA, but a head popped up. Her hair was blue along with her eyes. She was wearing what Aelita wore on Lyoko back then and a tiara. "How do you like it? A bit...girly?" She asked, starting and stopping words. "All I need is that materialization program you used on Aelita." XANA seemed overjoyed. Jeremie shook his head. "I don't trust you, XANA." XANA looked put out a bit, but still happy. Her face turned serious. "Jeremie, you must. There is an ever growing threat on Lyoko, and it threatens to wipe out all of you. I want to help you, please?" She seemed hopeful, but how would I know? I only heard her voice because I leaned back. "...Is it okay with you guys?" Aelita automatically nodded her head in agreement. "I'm for it." Ulrich looked at me. "Sure." I said nervously. XANA seemed thrilled. "Oh thank you! Whenever I get to Earth, I'm going to hug all of you!" Where did she get this weird attitude from?
So, we raced to the factory, picking up Yumi along the way. She seemed sort of angry with us for making the decision without her, but she was in anyway. Once we got there the elevator kept going down. It opened to show the blue haired girl in a blue version of what Aelita wore: a blue hoodie with a light blue skirt (being added) and dark blue boots. She ran up and hugged me. "Hey there Kitty-cat!" She smiled. "Wait a second, XANA. If you're staying on Earth, what's your name going to be?" Yumi leaned against the wall. "I already have that figured out. My name is Natalie Grin." She smiled. She stood up and looked at all of us. Her face turned serious. "Lyoko is under threat. Not by me, but by someone else." Jeremie nodded. "We may have won the battle with XANA. But, the war against Lyoko is just beginning."
A/n: And there you have it! I might put up a sequel, but probably not. I've had this idea floating around in my head for awhile. Natalie Grin, sister of the musical weirdo Andrew Grin. He might be in the sequel along with the new threat. Anywho, thanks for reading!