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I leaned against the wall of the factory, anixous. I had just finished telling them about my dream, leaving out the part about me and Dan being possessed by XANA, and about what had happened in the strange bubble, and was wating for their response. Jeremy was the first to recover.

"Why didn't you tell us?" he demanded.

"Well, it was a dream, I wasn't going to listen to it." I said.

"But, what if it was less than a dream, and more of a vision of what actually happened?" Yumi pondered.

"Oh, well I never thought of that..." I said.

"Is there anyway you can ask Franz Hopper if he knows Dialla, Jeremy?" Ulrich asked.

"Maybe. If he's on the internet, it shouldn't be too hard," the science kid replied. "I'll do my best, but there's really no promises."

I sunk down untill I was sitting and held my head, groaning. My friends comforted me.

"Don't worry, Dialla," Aelita said. "We'll figure this out."

"I sure hope so," I mumbled.

After lunch, I decided to take a stroll around the park. I was sitting on a bench in the heart of the park when two hands were pressed gently on my shoulders.

"Hey, there, Dialla," Alex said grinning. "How you doing?"

"Oh, hi, Alex. I'm fine," I replied as he sat down.

"So, uh, you need something?" I inquired, after a moment of akward silence.

"Well, uh, you're in to rock climbing, right?"

"Yeah."

"See, my dad owns a really cool rock climbing place and he said I could stop by sometime and go for free. And he said I could bring a friend, so I thought maybe you would like to come."

"When?"

"Tomorrow. My dad's gonna bail us out of school. Is that okay?"

I thought that over. If XANA trys to attack tomorrow, they'd probably need my help. But if he doesn't.... "Sure. I'll just need to ask my parents first." And by parents, I meant my friends.

He nodded and smiled. "Yeah."

Another period of silence.

"So, I missed you at the dance last night. You don't like dances?" I asked.

"No, I do, but I had to take my little sister trick-or-treating," he answered.

"I didn't know you had a sister."

He nodded. "Yep. Maddy, she's 12."

"Really? So is my brother, Dan."

"Cool."

"So, where is the rock climbing place?"

"It's a couple miles away from here and tons of fun. There's a lot of different rocks to climb and you can also do some bouldering."

"Bouldering?"

"It's when you climb without using a harness and you have a giant safety mat in case you fall."

"Interesting. Yeah, I think I can go."

"Great. Let me know later." He abruptly caught sight of his watch. "Ooh, I gotta go. I have to watch my sister for a while. See you later."

And with that, he took off. I waved goodbye, stayed there for a few moments, then went to confront my friends about it.

"-And it's tomorrow during school. His dad is gonna find some way to bail us out. If XANA attacks, will you be okay on your own?" I questioned.

"We should be able to. In any case, you should go, Dialla," Jeremy said. "It'll give you some time to take your mind off of that dream and what happened on that replica."

I looked at the others, who nodded in agreement.

"Well, okay, but if XANA attacks just let me know and I'll be there to help as quick as I can," I said.

"Don't worry. Like you said, XANA has been quiet lately," Odd pointed out.

"So go and have fun. And even if XANA attacks, we'll stop him." Yumi assured me.

I smiled at them and hugged all of them in a big group hug. "You guys are the best."

They hugged me back and we all shared a little laugh.

I sat outside the principal's office, Alex sitting next to me as his father talked to the principal. We were missing Phys. Ed, which I didn't mind, because Jim was having them do more track stuff. About ten minutes passed and the door opened and Alex's father and Mr. Delmas stepped out of the room.

"Alright, you may go on the rock climbing trip, but you must make up all of the work you will miss today," Mr. Delmas said. "Is that clear?"

"Yes, sir," we replied.

"Alright, then. Let's head out!" Mr. Rider cried ecstaticly.

I chuckled, and my phone vibrated in my pocket. I pulled it out and it was a message from Ulrich telling me to have fun. I quickly replied back and slipped the phone back into my pocket.

I slung my backpack, loaded with food and water, over my shoulder and climbed into the seat of a silver minivan. Alex climbed in next to me and shut the door. His father started up the car and drove off. We drove for about five to ten minutes while Alex explained everything about the climbing vicinity. He explained that we would hike for about ten minutes untill we reached the actually climbing area. Then we would get our harnesses, helmets and special climbing shoes on and we'd be all set to climb.

We arrived at the parking lot and climbed out. In front of us, was a large forest with a trail which we followed. We reached the end of the trail and saw that ropes were set up all along huge cliffs. Once I saw how high up they were, I gulped slightly.

"Afraid of heights?" Alex questioned, amused.

I nodded. "A little bit."

Mr. Rider placed his hands on my shoulders. "Don't worry. We have counselors who have done this a million times. You'll be fine."

That loosened me up a little and we got our equipment on and we were reading to climb.

"Okay, my name is Edward and I'll be your instructor," a blonde haired man said. "Is this your first time climbing?"

"Here, yes, but I've climbed before," I explained.

"So you're aware of the commands?"

"Yes."

"Alright then. You wanna climb first?"

"Um.... Sure, I guess."

"Okay, let's get you strapped in then."

Edward led me over to a cliff with purple rope hanging from it. I tied my self in at the same time he did.

"On belay?" I asked my partner.

"Belay is on," he replied.

"Permission to climb?"

"Climb away."

I stared up at the cliff for a moment. There was a large crack off to the left that I could use, as well as a few footholds. I stretched over to the crack, placed my feet on the rock, and began my ascend upward. I was about a little more than halfway up, struggling a little, when I placed my right foot on a tiny foothold. It wasn't enough to hold my foot and I slipped. I gasped softly and fell for a few seconds but was stopped immediately.

"Don't worry! You're doing fine! I've got you!" Edward cried.

"Keep it up, Dialla!" Alex called.

I turned my head and smiled at him. But when I did, I saw how high up I was and gulped.

"Don't look down!" Mr. Rider told me.

"Oh yeah, that'll help," I muttered, but managed to continue climbing.

I slipped again and struggled to find a hand hold. I found one and managed to relax a little. However, as I did, I was looking down and my fear of heights was begining to overwhelm me.

"Dialla!" I heard Alex's voice above me.

I looked up and saw Alex standing on the top of the cliff.

"Come on! You can do it! Just look at me, okay? Look at me!" he told me.

I nodded, took a deep breath and continued climbing. When I finally reached the top, Alex reached out and touched my hand, laughing. I laughed too and whooped.

"Nice job, Dialla!" Mr. Rider called.

"You ready to come down?" Edward questioned me.

I nodded. "Permission to fall?"

"Fall away."

I leaned back, putting all my weight on the rope and he lowered me safely to the ground at a steady pace. My feet touched the ground and I stumbled. I loosened myself out of the harness and sighed happily. Then, while Mr. Rider and Edward congradulated me, I sat down against a tree and took a sip of my water. A minute later, Alex walked over towards me and congradulated me.

"See? It's not so bad," he told me.

"Yeah, I guess your right. Are you gonna climb?"

"You bet. Now you can watch a pro climb." he said conceitedly.

I rolled my eyes and leaned back, amused. He was a really experienced climber and climbed the cliff with ease. Then again, it was probably because he didn't have a fear of heights.

He appeared by my side again and told me that there were others we could climb. I stood up and followed him and sure enough, there were five more we could climb.

"This is gonna be fun!" I cried ecstaticly.

Yumi's POV

I was sitting in my Geometry class, trying hard to pay attention but failing. The William clone was getting used to the school, but Jeremy needs to upgrade him some more. My phone buzzed from my book bag and it was an S.O.S from Jeremy, meaning XANA was on the move. I stood up and raised my hand.

"Ma'am, may I go to the infirmery?" I questioned.

Mrs. Meyer nodded and I quickly made my way to the factory.

"So, what your saying is, XANA launched an attack, but nothing unusual is happening?" Odd prompted after Jeremy explained the situation.

"Yes," he answered.

"How strange. Could this be a new tactic?" Aelita questioned.

"I'm not sure. But anyway, head to the scanners,"

"Should we call Dialla? XANA might have decided to attack her." Ulrich sugessted.

"That's a good idea," I commented. "I'll call her."

Dialla's POV

I was in the middle of a climb when Alex called my name.

"Yo, Dialla," he hollared. "You're phone is ringing."

I stopped and looked down at him. "What does the caller ID say?"

He checked it. "It's Yumi."

Could this be a XANA attack? I thought. "Okay, Edward, can you lower me?"

"Okay," he reponded and I was lowered to the ground.

Alex handed me my phone and I answered it.

"Hello, Yumi? What is it?"

"Dialla, XANA's launched an attack, but nothing unususal is happening here. Is everything okay where you are?"

"Yeah, everything's-"

A blood-curdling scream peirced the silence of the forest. Everyone turned in the direction of the scream and a girl around my age was running franticly away from something.

Following closed behind her, was a large clump of fur. It was on all-fours as it slowly pursued it's prey. It stopped and scanned the area while everyone ran around screaming. It's auburn eyes locked with mine and I was petrified with fear.

"Dialla?" Yumi's voice was full of concern and worry. "Are you alright?"

The bear took a few steps forward, his stride quickly turned into a run as he charged at me. I struggled with the rope tied tightly around my harness. Once I undid the rope, the large animal was a few yards from me. It raised it's right paw and swooped down to strike me untill I was tackled out of the way. My cell phone fell from my hand, which was later crushed by the large paw.

Alex and I rolled on the bumpy dirt untill he was on top of me. He quickly got to his feet, pulling me up as he did and we took off. I looked back to where my phone was.

"That was brand new!" I whined.

"Shut up and run!" Alex chided.

I obeyed and after running for a while, we ducked behind a tree to catch our breath. Alex peered around the tree.

"Okay, I think we lost it," he mumured.

"Do you have your phone on you?" I questoned urgently.

"Yeah, here," he said and handed it to me. "Why?"

"I need to call someone." I said bluntly and dialled Jeremy's number.

"We need to get higher in case it comes this way," Alex mused.

I nodded and he cupped his hands together. I stepped into them as he hoisted me up into the tree. Alex reached his hand up and I extended mine.

I grasped his hand and managed pulled him up. Once we got comfortable, Jeremy finally answered.

"Dialla? What's the-"

"Bear." I interuppted. "XANA's attack is a bear. A very pissed off one, in fact."

I ignored Alex's confused glance at me while Jeremy responded.

"Okay, where are you?"

"Sitting in a tree."

"What? Why are - never mind. Aelita's on her way to the tower, but it might be a while. XANA has sent some krabes and trantulas to guard it. And, William will probably show up soon."

"It certaintly wouldn't be a party without him. Okay, tell them to make it fast."

"Will do. Hang in there."

I hung up and returned the phone to Alex. He opened his mouth to speak, but the ominous roar stopped him as the bear had returned.

"We've got to get higher. You first." Alex ordered.

I nodded and started climbing untill I heard a devastating crack. I watched in horror as the branch Alex had been standing on abruptly detached itself from the rest of the tree and plunged to the grassy floor, where the bear lay waiting, circling the tree.

"Alex!!!!"