I sprinted as fast as I could out of the theatre, and I was grateful that the creature was a slow runner. I thought about runner to the bathroom, but when I turned around, I was still in the monster's sight. Increasing my speed, I managed to duck around a tight corner. After waiting a few minutes to catch my breath, I peeked around the corner. As soon as I did, I wished I hadn't. The monsters slimy green eyes locked with mine and a tentacle shot out and smacked me square in the nose. I went flying backwards and slammed into a wall. Moaning, I slumped down and hit the floor. Miraculously I managed to keep hold of the cell phone. Not a second after that, a hand appeared and grabbed my shoulder and dragged me away moments before the monster showed up.

"Ohmigod! Dialla! Are you alright?" Missy questioned. "Your nose is bleeding."

Dazed, I reached up to my nose. Sure enough my fingers were covered with an oozy red liquid.

"I'll be right back. There's a medical kit in here," she told me and disappeared in the capacious bathroom.

Using toilet paper, I did my best to stop the bleeding until she returned. She came back with a large kit full of medicine, bandages, rubbing alcohol etc. Pretty much everything for any kind of injury. She took out a piece of cloth and handed it to me. I placed it on my nose and applied a little bit of pressure. When I titled my head back, she chided me and told me to lean forward.

I did so and asked her how she knew that.

"Don't you remember? I told you I want to be a nurse," she said. "You need to know all sorts of stuff."

I smiled and thanked her. After about five minutes, I removed the cloth and she checked my nose.

"It looks alright," she muttered. "But we better be careful." She noticed the phone in my hand. "You got it! Great! Now we can call 911."

"I've got a better idea," I said and quickly dialled Jeremy's number.

"Hello? Who is this?" Jeremy answered after the second ring.

"Jeremy! Oh, thank God you answered!"

"Dialla? What are you-"

"Listen, Missy and I are at the movies and XANA's launched an attack."

"Yeah, I know. We're on our way to the factory."

"Well, hurry up! XANA's possed an alien monster and he's not exactly happy to see us."

"Okay, we're at the factory. Hang in there."

"Easy for you to say." I grunted and hung up.

Missy stared at me like I was crazy and snatched the phone from my hand. She quickly dialled 911 and explained the situation. While she expained, I caught sight of the time from her watch. The monster hadn't bothered us in ten minutes.

Something's not right. The thing is possessed by XANA it should've found us by now. Unless...

I gasped. "Jeremy!"

I snatched the phone from my bewildered friend and dialled Jeremy again.

"Is something wrong, Dialla?"

"I think XANA might've sent the monster after you," I explained quickly. "See if you can stall the elevator until I get there. I'll be there as soon as I can."

"Got it," he said and hung up.

"How do you plan to escape?" Missy asked.

"We," I corrected. "You're coming with me."

Her mouth dropped and I peeked out the door briefly. From what I could see, the alien was no where in sight. I turned back to her, looking up as I did. I saw an air vent and slowly, a smile crept on my face.

"Ugh! You've gained a few pounds, there, Missyboo," I chuckled while I hoisted her up into the shaft.

Her cheeks flushed pink. "S-shut up!"

"Relax! I'm kidding!" I said and extended my hand.

She grabbed and pulled me up with her."Which way do we go?"

I looked between the right and left and eventually chose right. We climbed down the vent and there was a small gate that led to freedom. Missy, who was in front, tried to push it but failed. I ordered her to move and gave it one hard kick. The gate flew out of its hinges and landed on the soft grass. We crawled out and took in a deep breath of air.

I looked at the time and it had been five minutes since I warned Jeremy. If the monster was heading for the factory, it would probably be getting there soon. I noted that the factory was a ten minute car drive from here. I looked around for any kind of transport and made do with a bike. I climbed on while Missy stood on the back pegs. I took off, pedalling as fast as I could to the factory.

Jeremy's POV

Minutes after Dialla's warning, enemies appeared on the screen. William, Dan, a few Trantulas and some Bloks. I warned the others of the attack and told them to make it fast. While they did their best battling, I activated all the cameras in the factory. I checked them and arriving at the factory now was a large green alien with tentacles.

"Oh no you don't," I said and quickly delayed the elevator.

I smiled to myself, glad that my computer skills come in handy for once. Unfortunately, I soon heard a low growl and above me was the alien. Quick as a snake, it leaped down and shot a strange goo at me. I was pinned to me wall of the factory and I could hear Aelita question what was happening.

I struggled to move, but the goo had me trapped. The alien moved over to the supercomputer and used its tentacles to type on the computer. Under XANA's control he could destroy the sector and leave the guys stranded on Lyoko forever! I had to get out but I couldn't move. Suddenly, above, I saw Dialla and a girl with red hair. Dialla put her finger to her lips and she quietly began to climb down the ladder. Fortunately, the alien was oblivious.

She reached the bottom and grabbed a metal pipe that was on the floor. She crept towards the monster, raising the bar, and she brought it down onthe monster's head. Shockingly, the monster crumpled to the floor, unconscious. Dialla stared at the alien for a moment, then looked at me and smiled.

"That went well," she said, then looked up at her friend. "Missy, bring down the rope and tie it up while I try and free Jeremy."

Missy nodded and climbed down. While she tied up the alien, Dialla struggled with the strange webby trap.

"I need a knife or something sharp," She muttered.

"No time for that now," I said hastily. "Check how the others are doing."

She nodded and went over to the computer.

Dialla's POV

I placed the ear piece on. "Guys? It's Dialla. You alright?"

"Dialla?" Yumi questioned.

"How was the movie?" Odd joked. "I heard it was very life-like!"

"Very funny. You guy okay?"

"Things could be better. Your brother's a pain," Ulrich said, then quickly added. "No offense!"

I laughed. "None taken."

"Is Jeremy alright?" Aelita asked.

"He's, um, a little stuck, but we're gonna try to get him out."

I glanced over at Missy and she had just finished tying up ugly. I told Jeremy the situation and he told me to get to Lyoko. I stared at the keys, hopelessly confused, then looked over at Jeremy, who sighed.

"Just listen closely... er, actually, who's better with computers?" he questioned.

"Missy," I answered automatically.

"Alright, Missy, you get to the computer. Dialla, you get to the Scanner Room," Jeremy said.

I climbed down the elevator while Missy walked to the supercomputer. Soon enough, I was quickly transferred to Lyoko, landing lithely on my feet of the Ice Sector.

"Nice job, Missy," I said. "Now, see if you can free Jeremy."

She said okay and disappeared while I ran to support my friends. I saw that Ulrich was battling Dan, Yumi was with William, and Odd was fighting the Trantulas. There were two Bloks in the horizon, who occasionally fired shots, but nothing more. I told Ulrich to fight William, Yumi to assist Odd with the Trantulas and I took on Dan. They switched and Dan attacked me immediately. He swung his sword and I did a few back hand springs and suddenly, my hands were frozen to the ground.

So, now I was stuck, my hands frozen to the ground, while the rest of me remained in the air, somehow defying gravity. Dan sauntered towards me and lowered his guard. Once he was in range, I gave him a good kick on the head. He groaned and staggered, but that was it. He grabbed his sword and I struggled to break the ice. It broke just as he swung. I moved quickly, but he was able to get me in the ribs. I hit the ground, but quickly got to my feet. I decided to take out the bloks and two green beams pierced their symbol of XANA and they exploded.

I dematerilized my guns and took out my swords. As we fought, he was forcing me back a little and almost knocked me over the edge a few times. I moved inland to attack and started forcing him back. I'm not sure how long we fought for dominance, but suddenly, I was devirtualized. As I appeared in the scanner, a white smoke appeared. It engulfed me and at first I thought it was XANA, but Jeremy said that XANA couldn't possess us for some reason. Also, I felt completley fine, except for the strange power flowing through me. I climbed up to the computer lab and saw that the alien was strangling Jeremy, who was free now, while Missy lay unconscious against the wall.

With this new power, I was able to tackle the monster, saving Jeremy. All of my abilities had enhanced dramatically. I was confused on what was happening, but frankly I didn't care. While I was beating the crap out of the alien, Jeremy announced that the tower had been deactivated. The creature disappeared in my hand, and my power faded. I was pondering about what that was when Jeremy executed a return to the past, whiping everyone's memory except ours.