Jeremie: Part 5

Odd looked up, and he was able to roll out of the way a mere second before the monster would have landed on him.

"Odd, were you listening to Jeremie at all?" Aelita asked as the three began to fight the new foe.

"Yes, as a matter of fact, I was," Odd told her with a hint of annoyance.
"Guys, this is no time for arguing. The scan found a part on Ulrich that is feeding Xana into him. It's not like possession. It's something entirely different, and I have a feeling that if we don't stop this we're going to lose Ulrich as well," Jeremie told them quickly.

"We're on it, Einstein," William said, helping the two defeat the monster and then head for the tower again.

"Since that first time, I think that Ulrich's been being influenced by Xana in one way or another. Whatever's going on, it's at seventy-five percent already, so you need to hurry to the tower and deactivate it."

"Got it, Jer," Odd said.

They were racing against the clock as they began running toward the tower, Odd in front. It didn't take long to get there, but they were welcomed by a small army.

"There are six hornets, two krabs, and two megatanks. Both megatanks, three hornets, and a crab are hidden behind the tower. I'd send you the vehicles, but I'm using the computer to slow down the process of what's going on with Ulrich and it doesn't have the power to do all of it," Jeremie told them.

"So we'll have to handle this on our own," Odd stated with a shrug. "I think we can do it."

"A little over optimistic, Odd," Aelita said gently as the fighting began.

To attempt to save time, Aelita and Odd attempted to shoot down all the hornets while William took care of the krabs.

"Guys, don't worry about the smaller ones. They won't be too much of a hassle to run through to get to the tower. Take care of anything that you think is going to hinder you getting to the tower. We don't have a lot of time," Jeremie's voice rang out above them, and they fought with renewed vigor. "Oh, and just so you know, it's at eighty-five percent. It's moving quickly, and you could guys should be too."

"We got it, Jer," Odd stated as he went for the megatanks.

Ulrich couldn't tell where he was, just that he was in an extreme amount of pain. The pain continued to grow, feeling like an oppressive weight rather than an actual wound. He could feel something crushing him, pushing him further and further into himself. He was being separated from his consciousness so that something else could take over. This wasn't what he'd wanted!

Too bad, child. You forfeited all control over your body, and now I have come to claim it. Your friends are performing poorly on Lyoko, so you should be mine to control soon. I may allow you to say good-bye and beg for forgiveness, but that will be all.

"Just let me go!" he shouted into the black expanse he was surrounded by.

You made the decision to allow me possession of your body for the time being, and that is exactly what I intend to do.

"That isn't what I thought you meant! I don't want this!"

It's too late….

Ulrich knew, without a doubt, that he'd been tricked. He'd been bamboozled into believing that his friends were against him, and that belief was going to be his downfall. He wished that he had a chance to tell his friends, but there was no way he was getting that. Xana, who he figured was the voice he'd been hearing, wasn't going to allow him that. There was no way. Xana wasn't that nice. The virus wanted them all gone, and it would do whatever it had to to reach that goal.

"Jer, how close are we to losing Ulrich?" Odd asked as he shot as many arrows as he could at the monsters, with William swinging his sword and causing the arrows to go in a different direction when they hit his sword. "William, watch what you're doing!"

"Well, it's at ninety percent now, so you've probably got about five minutes before he's gone," Jeremie answered back, with a disheartened sigh.

"Great, this is just great. We're going to lose Ulrich," Odd sighed, attempting and failing to hit another monster.

"Odd, just keep hoping that things go well and we don't lose him," Aelita whispered, putting a hand on his shoulder.

"It's an extremely slim chance that you guys will be able to save him at this point…." Jeremie muttered.

"Don't give up you guys," Aelita stated as she took flight. "As soon as we start talking like that, the more likely it is to happen."

"Yeah, well I'm betting Einstein is right. We're going to lose him, and we're going to end up having to fight him. Then where do you think we'll end up? I'm guessing dead. What's your guess?"

"Odd, just shut up. I'm trying to think. One of us needs to be focused on saving us all, you know," Aelita stated, looking at the ground and then at her surroundings. The monsters had stopped attacking them, probably assuming that they were giving up. It didn't take long for her to formulate a plan. "Odd, go to the left and try to distract those monsters. William, go with him and just try to keep their attention focused on the two of you. I'm going to try something…."

The two boys nodded and did as they were instructed.

Aelita watched and waited, waiting for the right moment before taking off for the tower.

"Whoa! The timer just skipped ahead! You've got seconds to deactivate that tower, Aelita!" Jeremie shouted out in surprise.

Aelita sprinted faster, entering the tower, hoping it wasn't too late.

She hit the center of the bottom platform and rose to the top, bringing up the panel that would deactivate the tower and save her friend.

0:05…

She placed her hand on the panel.

0:04…

Her name was verified.

0:03…

Code showed up.

0:02…

Lyoko entered…

0:01

Code verified…

Aelita let out a sigh of relief as did Jeremie.

"I think we did it, Aelita, but I want you guys back here fast just in case," Jeremie told her.

A/N: Sucky place to end, I know. D= I've been having major writer's block for all my CL stories, and I have no idea why. It sucks. If you don't like this story, let me know you guys. I need some motivation to keep writing this. I love writing, but I feel like no one reads this...

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~MoonlitxAngel