Yumi's POV:

"Did you find them?" I asked as I entered the lab.

"No, not yet." Jeremy said.

"I keep getting the same message every time I call Ulrick or Alita's mobile." Od said. "The call won't go through…"

"According to this, they're not on Lyoko." Jeremy said, typing. "They aren't on any of the Replikas, ether…"

"Wait a minute." I said. "If they're not on Earth & they're not on Lyoko…then where are they?"

Alita's POV:

I opened my eyes & sat up slowly. For some reason, I was in the middle of a forest. That wouldn't be too weird, since I walk in the park all the time…but there were farms in the distance. There weren't any farms near Kadic Academy…

I heard movement behind me & I turned around. Ulrick was waking up.

"What…happened?" Ulrick asked. "Where are we?"

"I have no idea." I said honestly.

"Well, if the sun is setting in that direction, then that way is west." Ulrick said, standing up. "The opposite way is east, so that way is north." he said, pointing. "I guess we start walking."

I stood up also. "Or we could just ask directions at the farm." I pointed out.

"…Yeh, I guess we could do that, too…"

We noticed a couple of women were sitting on the front porch as we approached the farm. They were wearing the weirdest clothes, like something out of a history text book…

"What's happened to you?" the older one asked when we got close enough.

"What are you wearing?" the younger one asked. She was definitely younger…Maybe the other woman's daughter? Actually, she didn't seem to be older then us…

"Um…I'm Alita, & this is Ulrick." I said. I wasn't sure how to answer their questions, so I figured it would be easier to introduce ourselves. "We're trying to find our way back to Kadic Academy."

"I've never heard of such a place." the older one said. "Have you, Jane?"

"No." Jane said. She was the younger one. "If there was a school that would accept girls, I'm certain that Dad would have sent me there."

"Well, if it helps, the path down there leads into the town of Sharpsburg." the older one said. "If you go the other way, you'll cross over Antietam Creek eventually. Of course, the only area close by I can think of that would have an academy is Washington DC…"

"What?" Ulrick asked.

"Dinner is ready, Miss Anna." We turned to see an African woman standing in the door way of the farmhouse.

"Set two more settings for our gusts, Kate." Anna, the older one, said. "It's not safe to be out here after dark, especially with everything that's happened at Harper's Ferry."

"What?" I asked, completely confused. I knew from history class that Antietam Creek was in Maryland, which was in the United States…but how did we get here?

"I bought a newspaper in town today." she said, handing it to us. "If you are in school, I'm sure you'll make more sense of it then I can…"

I took the newspaper from her & gasped when I saw the date.

It was September 15th, 1862.

Just a quick little note before we continue: It's really hard to talk about the American Civil War without talking about slavery. I'm trying to have this story be (sort of) historically accurate, & I want to apologize in advance in case I accidently offend anybody…

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