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Chapter 3:

Carl POV:

After leaving the cafeteria, I decided to see what Jeremie and the others were up to. So, when I got infront of Jeremie's door, I knocked on it 3 times.

Before I opened the door, I heard Jeremie yelled, "Come in!"

So, I walked in and see the whole Belpois gang inside the room. Jeremie was the first person that spoke to me after I shut the door behind me.

He looked at me and said, "Tell me, if you can promise to keep a secret."

I nodded.

"Okay, then. We might get a better explanation if you follow us." Jeremie said to me.

I replied, "Okay, lets go."

Moments later, it is already curfew. I knew that I had to remain quiet so, that a guy named, "Jim Morales" from catching us.

And also, follow the Belpois gang into the sewers. From the sewers, they lead me to this abandon factory.

Inside the abandon factory, I rode the elevator with Belpois gang to this one room known from Jeremie, as "The Lab."

I was amazed at what I was actually seeing.

"But, before we can proceed, I'm going to have to scan you in," Jeremie told me. "Guys show him the scanner room."

"Right, follow us" Ulrich said as Yumi and Odd head towards into the elevator.

From getting off the elevator to the floor below, I saw these 3 separate chambers.

"So, these are scanners?" I said trying to confirm.

"Yup, they are. So, pick one" Ulrich recommended me.

From there, I went into the middle scanner.

As the doors closed, I could feel a cold breeze going right through me. I could feel myself being lift up from the floor as it looks like I'm defying gravity.

From inside this scanner, I could still hear Jeremie say the words, "Scanner, Carl."

From that moment, I could feel the floor from the bottom of my feet once more. When the doors open, somehow, I could tell that this part of process is done.

"So, how does it feel to be a newbie of the group?" Yumi teased.

"I still need the other set of the explanation of what's going on here", I replied, trying to the point.

"First, we need to get back to Jeremie", Odd was the last one to say.

Moments later back at the Lab room floor, Jeremie was the first to speak. The first thing he said was, "Yumi told me about your story."

"So, are you all telling me that you knew about that thing that attacked me in the forest?" I asked.

"Not exactly. We reason that we had to bring you to this factory is to prevent XANA from taking control of you" Jeremie said to me.

"What is XANA?" I asked.

Jeremie explained, "XANA is a self-aware multi-agent program that wants to take over our world and also destroy us, his mortal enemies".

"So, you guys need me to help you to fight this 'XANA', right?" I asked out. From this point on, I could tell that this group is in need of desperation.

Though, I realised that I have already got myself involved from the moment I came to this school. So, the final thing I said to them is, "You got it."

After my answer, they can't help but, cheer.

And also, that's went I knew that I am heading into a double life.