WOW. You guys I am sooooo sorry. I have not had any time to write my story. I will try to keep updating but it's getting hard. Thanks for all your support. Now on to the next chapter…

Jeremie's POV

It has been one week now. One week. A single week since my capture. As I look around I find that the dark room I am usually familiar with is a huge blur. I groan because I now realize that my glasses were smashed in the last "interrogation". I slump lower in my chains. I try to keep myself intact with the world around me by naming facts about myself in my head.

My name is Jeremie Belpois. I am 13 years old. I live and go to school at Kadic Academy. I am in the 8th grade. I have a group of friends: Ulrich, Yumi, Odd and Aelita. We fight against a demonic AI on a normal basis to save the world. We had to create a safehouse in preparation for a big attack. We ran there a week ago. We almost made it. I had to give myself up so the others would make it. I am prisoner. I am tortured a lot and on the brink of death. Why am I not dead? I should be dead…

My thoughts are interrupted by a metallic hiss. I grit my teeth knowing what is coming. A black blur enters my field of vision.

"Belpois." It growls. Though I can't quite see the AI, I look straight at it.

"XANA, how's that plan working out for you?" If I am going to die, I want to have some fun torturing my long time enemy. I hear something of a snarl. A pain scorches my jaw and I know that I have been struck. To my surprise, I hear my chains jingle.

"OOF!" I hit the steel floor with a thud. I collect myself and stand up, bracing myself for any sort of pain, but to no avail. I look up, I can see now, though these are not MY glasses, I have on a pair.

"Why help me to see my enemy, when I am not locked up." Apparently I take sight for granted.

"I am not helping you, fool," XANA cackles, "I want you to see your failure!" I give him no reaction physically, but my mind is whirling. Failure? I did not fail, I saved my friends. I may have failed to save myself, but even XANA knows that that is no failure to me. He grabs me by the neck and we warp through France. We stop at Kadic. I feel my pupils dialate as I scan the grounds with horror. The main building, elective building and a few others are in flames. The Science building has been reduced to rubble.

I begin to thrash in his grip, cursing him colorfully. He just laughs at my futile efforts.

"There's so much more, Jeremie. Believe me, you will see it all."

We warp again and I find myself standing before the kids of Kadic along with a few teachers, like Jim, and Delmas. A few gasps come from the children. A few whispers are heard including, "Jeremie?" "Where did you go?" and "I thought he and the others were dead." That one haunted me most. I only have a short moment to look around and see the injured, scared, tired, and weeping around me. Then I am flashed back into my prison.

I find myself in chains, drifting off after this horrid adventure.

…

The world around me is fiery and broken. Buildings reduced to rubble, people screaming, grieving, crying, bleeding. I find myself staring at another me. That Jeremie is glaring down at the crowd of the broken spirits. He smiles at their demise and gives a laugh that shakes me to the core.

Those who are brave and defiant enough yell and curse at my twin. Others fall to their knees in pain or fear. I watch as he waves his hand at a rebellious crowd. A swarm over specters surrounds them and kills them within seconds. I begin to back away when my significant other begins to speak. His voice booms over the crowd.

"I, Jeremie Belpois have brought you all to a New Order! Though I didn't do this on my own. MY MASTER, XANA GUIDED MY FOOTSTEPS!" As if on que, a dark figure fazed behind him. I could easily distinguish this humanoid as XANA. His skin had a ghostly tint to it, with his insignia on his chest. XANA stalked forward, exchanging a glance with Dark Jeremie.

"HEY! STOP IT!" I yelled at the two. This wasn't a twin. This was me! In the future! I begin to back away in horror as XANA speaks. I leap off the balcony and push my way through the crowd. People give gasps of horror as they see my face.

"Monster."

"Oh, no!"

"Don't hurt me please!"

I clamp my hands against my ears and keep going. I see someone I never thought I'd see again. Ulrich Stern stood right in front of me, he had the eye of XANA.

"Sir, Jeremie." Ulrich gave a bow, "Do you have any orders for myself and the lieutenant?" He points to Yumi. My eyes widen. I shake my head and shove past them. It doesn't take long to find Odd. He is dressed in armor, herding the citizens towards the balcony as XANA continued speaking. I turn around to find the crowd screeching. There was a commotion on the balcony. I ran up there again to find Aelita facing off against myself while XANA watched with pleasure.

"JEREMIE LISTEN TO ME!" she shouted as she blocked his brutal attacks. His eyes softened to his normal ice blue at her voice.

"Aelita?" He asked her in slurred confusion.

"Yes, Jeremie. Come on you are better than this." She said calmly.

"I don't deserve this, kill me. You probably hate me for all I've done." He said. Aelita shook her head. It wasn't your fault.

"You should hate me, I failed the world." The crowd gave shocked yells and cries. I watched as many stood up as hope rose in their spirits. "The boy is free!" One yelled.

She said, "No, I don't hate you. I just want to save you while theres still something left to save."

The confused boy seemed to realize something, "I can't be saved. Run. While you still can." That Jeremie was close to crying now.

Aelita made the mistake of refusing, and XANA grew sick of his slave coming to his senses. At the snap of the AI's fingers, a specter lashed out and entered the boy's body. I stood frozen in horror as he tried to fight back. Eventually, he lost the battle for his mind.

"DIE!" Jeremie picked up his true love and threw her off the balcony. Aelita hit the ground with a deafening crack before she could even so much as scream.

"NOOOO!" I tried to tackle XANA for what he'd done but I slid right through his figure and over the balcony railing. I could only scream as I fell to my death.

…..

Awake. Awake and alive. My name is Jeremie Belpois. I am on the brink of death. Why am I not dead? I should be dead.

Were the thoughts that I allowed to float in my head as I regained consciousness.