Yumi's POV:

"You know, this is getting to be a little bit cliché." Od said as the Skid dived into the Digital Sea. "I mean, we just saved Willem, & now XANA has him prisoner again!"

"It's not that bad, Od." Jeremy said. "I'm pretty sure that all you have to do is take care of the tower, & Willem will be safe & sound."

"Shouldn't Willem have been able to resist the attack, since he's already been to Lyoko?" I asked.

"Maybe he hasn't built up that resistance yet, since he was under XANA's control for so long." Alita said.

"I guess that means we'll have to be extra careful until he can resist XANA." I said.

"Assuming we let him come back to Lyoko at all…" Od said.

"Lay off, Od. Sure, he made a mistake but that's over now." I smiled as I thought about what Willem had been telling me outside my window. "Actually, I think he's a little more humble now…& he's so sweet…"

"Yumi, if I didn't know any better, I'd almost say you've flipped for him!"

"You would have too, if you had heard him tonight…" I shot back.

"Guys, we've got bigger issues to deal with right now." Ulrick said.

"Ulrick's right. We've got a few Kongres following us." Alita said.

"Great! I was hoping for the chance to go fishing…" Od said.

Ulrick's POV:

When we finally made it to the Replika of the Mountain Sector, we had quite a few Bloks & Krabs waiting for us. Of course, right in the middle of all of it was Willem…

"You guys get Alita to the tower." I said. "I'll keep Willem busy."

I used my Super Sprint to go right past Willem, slashing at him on my way. It worked. Willem turned & followed me.

I stopped when I got to an open area that wasn't near the tower. Now I just had to keep Willem's attention on me.

"Hey XANA! Bet you didn't know that your slave can't even talk to girls!" I said. "He needs me to do it for him!"

That did it. I had his attention now.

"He can't even go out on a date without me there to tell him what to say!" I said as we fought. "Which is funny, because it backfired completely. Yumi thinks she loves him, but she loves him because of his words! I'm his words! I'm the one who Yumi loves!"

As I said that, Willem suddenly lost his balance. He looked around, confused. "Wh…What's happening?" he asked. "Why am I on Lyoko?"

I lowered my sword. Alita must have just taken care of the tower. The others pulled up on their vehicles.

"Willem?" she asked. "Are you all right?"

"Uh, yeh…I think…" Willem said as Yumi gave him a big hug.

"Sorry, buddy." Od said. "I know that must be hard to watch…"

"I'm fine." I said. "Let's go home."

I was having so much fun writing this, that the ending sort of sneaked up on me! It looks like we only have one more chapter left…

At the end of my fics, I like to give people the chance to ask me questions (about anything) & I'll answer them in a special chapter after the story ends. So, if you leave any questions for me in your reviews, you might just get an answer! I also have a Form Spring if you prefer to use that site…

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