Dedicado a anonimo, porque le gusta mi historia, y me animó a escribir pronto (y lo hago por su puesto).

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Disclaimer: Nope. Don't own, don't sue.

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They continued falling, slowing only when the platform came within reach. Aelita tore her gaze from Odd to see the screen appear. She went over to it then just as she was about to place her hand on the screen Odd stopped her.

"Odd, we have to deactivate it." Odd stared at her intently. His grip on her wrist tightened.

"No...This, this isn't it." Aelita stared at him very confused. "Come on. We have to get out of here." The screen became overcome with static. The data began to fall away around them. She grabbed Odd's hand and held it tightly. No way was she going to lose him again.

"Aelita, jump." The girl did as she was told without a second thought.

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Yumi smiled at the sight of the deactivated tower."Yes! She did it!" Yumi cheered. She pushed the return button excitedly as she waited for the white flash to engulf them. Nothing happened. Her smile fell. But, it's deactivated she thought. That didn't make sense to her at all. The return always worked after the deactivation of the tower. Right? She racked her brain thinking of all the possible reasons it could have failed. It should have worked, unless... "There's another tower," she murmured. "Aelita!" Yumi called for the pink haired girl. She winced as she forced her aching body to stand. The globe showing the sectors appeared. They were all empty. Yumi tapped on it to zoom in on certain spots she thought the other girl might be. Good thing she was always watching how the computer worked.

"Aelita!" she tried once more.

"I'm here Yumi."

"What happened?"

"Well fake towers don't have signal," she replied. That made sense, Yumi thought.

"Do you see anymore activated towers?"

"I just ran a complete super scan over Lyoko to find you and nothing unordinary popped up. No tower warnings or anything else for that matter. Something tells me it's not gonna' be easy to find." She didn't need to see Aelita to know she was agreeing.

"Is everything okay up there?"

"Um, nothing I can't handle." She looked over at Jeremie. "Tell me if you need anything, I'll be here."

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Odd watched Aelita silently as she talked with Yumi. When they finished, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her towards him. He smiled at her sweetly.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

"Like what?"

"Like I'm the most perfect person in the world. I should look at you like that."

"Because," he crossed his arms behind his head,"you're my princess, that's why." He smiled.

"I'm not a little princess anymore if you haven't noticed."

"Yeah, I know. Now come on, the world is ending."

"But we don't know where the tower is." Odd brought his mouth down to her ear and whispered.

"I do." Aelita was puzzled. "He's listening." Odd pointed towards where the tower had been. She immediately understood. Aelita grabbed his hand in hers and they ran to the other tower.

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Yumi watched the screen. From the reflection she could see Jeremie pulling at his restraints. She grabbed the syringe with the sedative in it. He opened his eyes.

"Stay absolutely still." She stood closer to him to inject the sedative. He yanked at the straps and tore them. Just great. She silently beckoned him forth. They fought, which took great effort on Yumi's half at least considering how much damage she had already taken. She avoided most of his attacks for the meantime. Another kick. He backed away for a moment while Yumi clutched her side trying to catch her breath. Then, all at once, he rushed toward her. She was startled by the sudden movement and backed up to the wall. She gasped. He pulled the sedative from her hand in a quick movement. A stinging sensation came from her arm. The girl's eyelids became very heavy. What's this? Why am I so...tired? Yumi looked down at her shoulder. The needle was in her arm. She fell to the floor slowly. The X.A.N.A. possessed Jeremie walked to the supercomputer. He restarted the program. The virus began to download.

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They entered together with Odd leading the way. They rose to the second platform in haste. Aelita's presence prompted a screen to appear. Odd went up to it and input a few code words so he and Aelita could be taken to the Carthage sector. Aelita raised her eyebrows in inquiry but continued watching silently.

"There is a section in Carthage hidden away that no one is allowed into, not even X.A.N.A, but he still can access the tower located in it," he explained. "This section isn't visible on the map and it's actually pretty hard to locate. There's a certain code that unlocks the sector which only Franz knew. Lucky for me," he smiled,"I did a little research. If we can get into that sector, we can deactivate the tower. Most likely, that will stop all the trouble going on up there. Only problem is, it's located in the digital sea, and since it is so hard to find... If we choose the wrong part of the digital sea, it could be game over." Aelita bit her lip in thought. She'd heard about a secret sector hidden somewhere in Lyoko before.

"Well, I don't know where in the sector it could be but... I'm willing to try." The confidence in her voice made Odd smile. The girl had such a determined face it made him feel terribly giddy. Ha. Wow. He tugged on some of the wispy strands of her hair. He grabbed her hand and kissed the back of it.

"Well princess, now's your chance to prove to me you can hold your own." Aelita grinned at the thought. Odd was always saving her. Now it was her time to show him she could, in fact, protect not only herself but both their worlds.

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A/N: *Sniff sniff* Well, we all knew it was coming, it is inevitable sadly, the ending is near for my story. Thanks to those of you who took the time to check it out, and review and whatnot. A few more chapters left to go but I promise to end with a bang! Review please my loves!