Yumi's P.O.V….
Sitting in their "Safe house", the Lyoko Warriors settle into pangs of guilt and sadness. Yumi in particular had a lot on her mind. She wished she had thought to do what Jeremie had done, and given the gang's mood, everyone else was thinking the same about themselves.
Aelita in particular wouldn't stop crying. Leaning on Odd, whose jacket was wet from the pinkett's tears, she asked herself over and over, "Why him? Why did he have to go and do that?" And for once, Odd could not lighten the mood. Ulrich sat in the corner, sharpening a stick with his pocket-knife. Yumi was trying to figure out how to get Jeremie back, but solving these problems was usually this missing genius' job.
She winced at the memory of the blonde. Jeremie. She was beginning to feel like Aelita. Asking herself "Why?" so much. She looked over to find Aelita asleep now. Odd was glumly munching on a granola bar since he no longer had to comfort her. Yumi shook her head and leaned against the wall. Within the silent "Safe House", she wondered if Jeremie was okay.
AELITA'S POV…
Aelita soon found herself drifting into a dream. She had just "woken up" to a combination of a thunderstorm and Jeremie's knock on the door. "Aelita! We have to go, plan Alpha-Zeta is going into action!" Aelita's eyes widened. "What? Why?"
Jeremie was already out of breath, "XANA…Gunmen…Thunderstorm…Portal..."
"Jeremie calm down!"
"NO! We have to go to the Safe House!" Jeremie grabbed her hand and pulled her into the hall. Ulrich was waiting with Odd outside the door and they all started running towards the stairs. A flash of lightning was followed by a crack of thunder, BOOOOM! The lights flickered and the power was cut.
"I don't believe it!" Odd shouted. The back up lighting came on to reveal a man pointing a 9mm hand-gun straight at Aelita and Jeremie. The eye of XANA was in his eyes and his finger was on the trigger. Jeremie instinctively became Aelita's human shield. But before the Gunman could take action, Ulrich sprung into the air, pocket knife in hand. "IMPACT!" The brunette stuck the knife into the gunman's back. The man fell and the specter fizzled into nothingness. "Impact?" Odd asked quizzically.
"Instinct." Ulrich replied with a shrug. The gang proceeded down the stairs and outside. The wind was howling and lightning flashed all around them. They ran towards the front gate. "XANA really has it in for us this time, huh guys?" Ulrich commented. Gunmen were guarding the entrance, but there were only two. Odd grabbed a branch and Ulrich took out his pocket knife. "YAAAAAAA!" The duo charged the gunmen and engaged in battle. Odd gave the first a hefty blow to the head while Ulrich slashed at the other. The gunman hit Ulrich to the ground with the butt of his gun and pointed the barrel right between his eyes. "Back off my friend!" Odd brought down his stick on to the man's head and knocked him out cold.
"Hurry we have to get to Yumi!" Ulrich yelled. Jeremie, to everyone's surprise, picked up a Barret 50 cal. From one of the gunmen. The genius looked up to find them all staring at him.
"Jeremie!" Odd gasped.
"If we're gonna make it I suggest using any weapon we can find, Odd."
"But do you even know how to shoot that thing?"
Jeremie's face went red, "I used them all the time in military school."
"You went to military school?"
"I'd rather not talk about it."
Jeremie slung the gun over his shoulder and advised Aelita to get herself a weapon. Aelita shakily grabbed a pistol off of one of the men and followed the gang to Yumi's house as fast as their feet could carry them.
"Wait here guys." Jeremie told the gang as he ran up to Yumi's door. He knocked and Yumi came out quickly. Her expression changed to surprise when she noticed the heavy artillery that Jeremie wielded. "Plan Alpha-Zeta." That's all Jeremie had to say before a look of understanding took over the Japenese girl's face. Together they all dashed down the street. But none of them knew what was coming next.
OOOO cliff-hanger! Don't you hate them? Well the next chapter is coming soon! So read on!