Chapter 28: Violets are Blue
LL910...UPLOAD A STORY!? *GASP* anyway I have a special announcement *drum roll* The sequel for this story has been fully planned and I will be doing a Lyoko Revolution 2.0...*DUN DUN DUN* 2.0 will include a better storyline with a whole storyline which includes new chapters, new content, and plus BETTER GRAMMAR *DUN DUN DUUUUNNNN* but yes, 2.0 will be needed in order to improve on the storyline of this story, the first chapter should be uploaded this weekend as well as the finish to this story. Code Hearts chapter is currently under way anyway enjoy!
A boy climbed up the stairs of the dormitory belonging to the opposite gender. He pulled at his tie that only seemed to be getting tighter and tighter every time he took a gulp. He was at this point sweating bullets, and using a hanky to wipe off his face. A million things were rushing through his head , and especially the conversation with Ulrich from earlier that week.
"Remember Mason, confidence is key in this," said Ulrich waving a tutor's finger around in the air.
"Easy for you to say, how long did it take you to confess your love to the girl you only mentioned in your letters a million times?" asked Mason.
"Hey two numbskulls helped me by switching a two certain private books in an idiotic way," smirked Ulrich.
"Hey I hurt my arm from that!" huffed Mason rubbing his arm.
"Anyway, from the time I've talked with Emily she likes small things…detail," spoke Ulrich.
Mason listened intently to the advice Ulrich had to say about Emily. Any small amount of information was vital in order to allow him the chance to be happy with his love interest.
Back in the present, Mason looked at the flowers he had bought from the florist a few minutes before, and looked at the room number. His hand trembled as it hovered the door. Should he quit? Should he just forget about it and lie that he got sick? No, he mustered up some courage from inside and knocked lightly on the door.
"Ready or not here I come," spoke Mason as he opened the door.
Mason opened the door and walked in. His eyes widened at the sight of the beauty in front of him which made him gaze in awe. She was beautiful in any physically way possible, not to mention that her dress wasn't a cheap one. After a few minutes he realized his jaw had dropped and he closed his mouth.
"How do I look?" asked Emily doing a complete spin in front of Mason.
"Umm…you look b-b-beautiful," stuttered Mason holding Emily's hands.
"Thank you, but this was all with Sissi's help of course!" said Emily smiling towards to Sissi.
"Sissi? How come?" asked Mason.
"Hey, you're a friend of Ulrich's, if I can get you to be friends with me then you coud possibly persuade Ulrich to go out with me." replied Sissi.
"Sure, anyway….," Mason caught himself staring at Emily again. He couldn't get over how attractive she looked in the dress and how her eyes looked without her glasses on.
"Um, ready to go?" asked Emily.
"Hm? Oh of course!" spoke Mason snapping out of his trance.
Mason took Emily by the hand, her hands were as soft as silk. Mason noticed everything was done in order to look good for tonight. From the little to no makeup on her face to the tips of her fingernails which had a pedicure and a light pink nail polish.
"I thought I'd never say this to you but…..thank you," spoke Mason to Sissi.
"Oh, you're welcome," smirked Sissi "
Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready to go!"
"Okay, see you later!" smiled Emily closing the door.
Mason realized Emily wasn't holding his hand anymore, and when he looked over he saw her put arm around his arm. She gave him a smile, and he smiled back. Just a non-teeth showing smile of course, but still a smile.
"You excited for tonight?" asked Mason walking down the stairs with Emily.
"Yeah, I finally convinced my grandfather to let me go to the dance tonight. I had to promise him that I'd work extra hard on my homework over the weekend," replied Emily.
"I see, well…I'm glad you could make it," replied Mason rubbing the back of his head.
At the factory, Jeremy finally had woken back up from this encounter with Max. He lifted his head up and felt a extreme pain in the head.
"Hello? Who's there?" asked a voice.
"Umm Jeremy Belpois," replied Jeremy.
"Oh Jeremy, thank goodness it's you!" said the voice in a sigh of relief.
"Wait, Apollo?" asked Jeremy squinting his eyes to adjust to the darkness.
"Yeah! Max put me in here awhile back, I was in the factory when I discovered Max was working for XANA. I tried to run from him, but he caught me and threw me in here." explained Apollo.
"Hmm, I would have to assume that we're the bait for the rest, then Max will lock them up as well," explained Jeremy adjusting his glasses.
"JEREMY!? WHERE ARE YOU?" yelled Odd waving his flashlight.
"Oh no, Odd is already here!" gasped Jeremy.
"JEREMY, AELITA'S LOOKING FOR YOU!" yelled Ulrich.
"Ulrich too? Oh no this is bad, very bad," said Jeremy looking for an opening or hole in order to warn his friends.
Jeremy saw a shaft on the ceiling and went to try and reach it, but to no avail. Jeremy then started to jump and finally could reach the hole, but he was too large. He looked at Apollo and nodded.
"Okay Apollo, this is what is going to happen, you're going to get up on my shoulders. Then, I will hoist you up to that opening in the ceiling," explained Jeremy pointing to the opening.
"Understood," saluted Apollo.
Apollo than began to get on top of Jeremy in order to get to the hole in the ceiling. Suddenly, they heard Odd and Ulrich scream in pain.
"Oh no! They got Odd and Ulrich!" gasped Apollo hurrying up to get on top of Jeremy's shoulders.
When Jeremy realized Apollo was on his shoulders, Jeremy stood up and tried to balance in order to give Apollo a little time in order to make his escape. The door suddenly opened and Max had Odd and Ulrich in his arms, and he saw Apollo slip into the hole.
"Hey, get back here!" yelled Max shooting electricity in his general direction.
It was too late, Apollo already made his escape. Max gritted his teeth in sheer anger as the plan that took several months to prepare was now in jeopardy. He looked over at Jeremy, and gave him a good zapping. He then tossed Odd and Ulrich in there, and then took out a pistol from his left pocket.
"What are you going to do with that?" asked Jeremy.
"Whatever needs to be done in order to gain a victory for XANA," replied Max loading the gun.
He aimed the gun at Jeremy, but instead of shooting him shot the wall behind him. Max gave an evil laugh and then reloaded the gun.
"Works like a charm," smiled Max closing the door to the small room.
Jeremy gave a gulp as he recovered from the electricity. He looked up the hole to see is Apollo was still there, and he was.
"Apollo, go get Aelita, Yumi, and Mason. They're the only ones who can help right now, and hurry! XANA isn't playing around this time, and he intends to take a life is needed in order to succeed." coughed Jeremy in pain.
"Got it….what about you, Odd, and Ulrich?" asked Apollo.
"We'll be fine, just go!" urged Jeremy.
Apollo disappeared and ran off to go get the others. A few minutes later, Max came back in with a large metal sheet. He zapped the sheet to stick to the ceiling, and then used his electricity to mend the sheet onto the ceiling, completely covering the hole.
"We don't want anyone else escaping now…do we?" shucked Max.
Max then left the room and closed the door. Jeremy heard the door lock, and knew that wasn't a good sign. Max then turned on the ventilation system to the room, and the ventilation system slowly began to suck out all the air from the room.
"Oh dear, I hope Apollo gets to them soon," sighed Jeremy seeing Odd and Ulrich waking up.
Meanwhile, it had been about two hours since Mason had gotten Emily. He checked his watch to look at the time. The watch read 11:15 pm. He smiled at the watch, and then looked over at Emily.
"Hey Emily, it's about time for me to take you home now," said Mason tapping the glass on his watch.
"AWWWWWW, do I have to go back?" whined Emily.
"Hey, don't blame me, I'm just following the rules you said your grandpa laid down," replied Mason holding his hand out for Emily to hold.
She looked at his hand, and then she looked at him. She gave a smile and took Mason's hand into her own. Mason led Emily through the gym, and then headed out the door. Mason and Emily were greeted by the cold of winter, as well as by the full moon. Emily gave a smile to Mason, who in turn, smiled back at her.
"So which way do you want to go home?" asked Mason squeezing Emily's hand.
"Oh! Um, how about through the woods?" suggested Emily.
"The sounds like a plan," replied Mason leading Emily to were the school grounds met with edge of the forest.
"Oh! Do you mind if we go check on Aelita and Yumi? They've been waiting for their dates to arrive, and I want to make sure they are there," explained Mason.
"Okay, that's a good idea," replied Emily.
Mason and Emily headed to the girls dorm, and went into Aelita's room to find Yumi and Aelita waiting patiently. Aelita gave a sigh, and Yumi was tapping her boot impatiently for the arrival of Ulrich and Jeremy. They were both still in their formal wear.
"Have they come back yet?" asked Mason.
"Not yet, and it's starting to get on my nerves," replied Yumi.
"Okay, I'll come back after I escort Emily home, and then we can look for Ulrich and Jeremy," said Mason walking out with Emily.
Mason closed the door behind him. Aelita then gave another sigh, and laid down on the bed.
"Don't worry Aelita we'll find them, I just hope nothing bad happened. Better idea, we should go look for them!" smiled Yumi suggesting the idea to Aelita.
"Yeah, good idea Yumi, you always have good ideas," smiled Aelita standing up.
Yumi held the door open for Aelita, and they both exited the room closing the door behind them. Meanwhile Mason was walking with Emily through the forest. The snow crunched underneath their feet and the glow of the moon illuminated their path towards Emily's house.
"I really like this walk," smiled Emily, "If only it weren't so cold!" she said rubbing her arms.
"Here," said Mason giving her his jacket.
"Oh no! I couldn't" replied Emily to Mason's generosity.
"I insist," smiled Mason laying the jacket over her shoulders.
Emily hugged the jacket close to her and embraced the warm the jacket had to offer. The inside of the jacket was wool, so she didn't have to worry about wind chills. Mason stopped in the middle of the forest to look up at the full moon. The moon's radiant glow shown through the thick trees and made the snow sparkle.
"Beautiful isn't it?" asked Emily.
"It sure is, I have a question for you Emily," said Mason.
"What is it Mason?" asked Emily.
"Would you see us as a couple?" asked Mason.
"Huh?" asked Emily shocked madly blushing.
"You heard me," replied Mason.
"Is this a way of asking me out?" asked Emily.
Mason laughed at that question. "Yeah I guess," replied Mason.
"I'd like that," smiled Emily blushing and pulling the jacket closer.
"That's good, then I better do this then," said Mason leaning over to Emily.
"What are you doing?" asked Emily.
Mason used both his hands to remove Emily's glasses. Her deep brown eyes stared directly into his deep bluish-grey eyes. Emily was blushing a deep red, and so was Mason. Mason brushed a strand of Emily's dark hair away. Mason's heart was practically pounding out of his chest, and Emily heart was fluttering. Both had butterflies in their stomachs. Mason moved forward to get a kiss when he heard something from behind him. He immediately shot up and looked around to see where the noise had come from.
"Who's there?" asked Mason looking around.
Mason squinted in the direction of which the sound had come from, and saw someone running towards them. Mason stood in front of Emily, thinking it was something of XANA's doing. The figure approached the moonlight, but it was only Apollo.
"Apollo! Where have you been?" asked Mason.
"MASON! It's…IT'S MAX! HE…HE'S!" stuttered Apollo.
"What about Max!?" asked Mason.
Suddenly the click of a gun was heard, and Mason looked up. Max was there with a gun, and it was pointed at Apollo.
"Stop right there," said Max with his eyes flickering the eye of XANA, and his whole body was flickering.
"WHATS GOING ON?" asked Emily.
"Stay out of it Emily, it's not your problem," replied Mason.
Emily nodded and took a step back from the current action. Then, Max aimed the gun at both Mason and Apollo, and gave an evil smirk with his eyes flickering.
"Hand over Apollo Mason, and no one has to get hurt," smirked Max.
"Why?" asked Mason.
"The mission of XANA, Apollo is to be eradicated from the binary, and then, with Apollo out of the way, XANA has full access to the super computer files, SO HAND HIM OVER!" yelled Max pointing the gun at Apollo.
"NO!" said Mason jumping in front of Apollo.
A gun fire rang throughout the forest, and then a second fire rang as well. Yumi and Aelita heard the shots of the gun fire through the forest. They ran towards the direction of the sounds, and when they got there they realized that this was the beginning of a horrible, horrible plan XANA had in store for the Lyoko Warriors.