The next morning, Calvin met the rest of the group in the cafeteria for breakfast. Dennis, Sam, and Antea had already gotten their food. Ami, however, was still deciding what to get, being that she was a vegan, and needless to say, the people behind her were getting awfully impatient.
"So what will it be?" Rosa, the lunch lady, said "Bacon or sausage?"
"Well," Ami said "Do you have anything that isn't meat?"
"Sure, I've got eggs, is that okay?"
"I don't eat animal products, either. So no eggs, dairy, or..."
"Move it, you hippie!" Sammy said as she pushed her to the ground "You're holding up the rest of the line."
"Della Robbia!" Jim, who had seen the whole thing, shouted from a distance "Principal's office! Now!"
"Whatever." Sammy said "Like mom and grandpa are really going to be harsh on their own child/grandchild."
Calvin, who had also seen the whole thing ran up to Ami. "Are you all right?"
"Yeah." she sniffled "I'll be fine."
"Don't worry. You can have my food. I didn't get anything that isn't vegan." he said as they walked towards the table where everyone else was.
"Thanks, by the way, you don't look so good. Are you sure you want to give me your food?"
"What are you talking about?" Calvin asked
"She's right," Antea said "You look a bit pale."
"Not to mention you've been moaning in your sleep." Sam pointed out.
"Okay, so I've been having a few nightmares lately, it's nothing that serious."
"Nightmares?" Dennis asked "How long has this been happening?"
"Ever since our mission to the Desert Sector." Calvin said
"Come with me." Dennis said
"To where?"
"The Factory." Dennis said "I want to see if this is XANA's doing. Besides, it will give me a chance to test out the temporary debugging I used for the scanners."
A short while later, They had reached the Factory where Dennis was scanning Calvin to find any abnormalities. When Calvin stepped out Dennis couldn't believe the results.
"Oh no." Dennis exclaimed
"What, is it bad?"
"Very." Dennis said "From what I can see, XANA has infected you with some kind of virus."
"You mean like with Aelita?" Calvin asked
"No, I mean a real virus." Dennis said "But how?"
"That sword that Anthony Schaeffer hit me with?" Calvin said "That could have been laced with the virus and it passed through me during materialization."
"I'm really sure that wasn't Anthony Schaeffer." Dennis said
"Do you have a more logical explanation?" Calvin asked. "There's no air on Lyoko, so their can't be any mirages."
"Well, no." Dennis answered "Either way, that's another thing we'll have to look for during our reconnaissance mission: An anti-virus for you. Otherwise, who knows what XANA can do to you? Also, the debugging was a success so our next mission will be tomorrow."
"Tomorrow?" Calvin asked "Why not today?"
"Well, I have to run a few more tests just to be safe." Dennis asked "But right now, class starts soon, so let's get back to school before someone notices."
The rest of the day went by pretty uneventful. Mr. Xavier, however, had been noticing that Calvin had been acting a bit strange today. At the end of class, he heard a voice inside his head.
"I've noticed that you've been paying quite a lot of attention to this certain student of yours." The voice said referring to Calvin.
"Yes, I have." Mr. Xavier said "He is your prime target after all."
"Only because you gave him the files," The voice said "Even if he finds out about our master plan, there's no stopping what's going on inside him."
"You mean your master plan." Mr. Xavier said "And what do you mean 'inside him'"
"Of course, I forgot to tell you ,during his first mission, I had planted a virus inside him so that I may control him, much like the one I gave Peter Duncan's henchmen, or that bystander at the mall. Except in a much smaller dose so that it harms him much slower. As the virus travels around his body, he slowly looses what's left of his humanity."
"XANA, you monster!" Mr. Xavier said "How dare you torture this kid who is barely a threat to you, have you no shame?"
"Shame is illogical, Julien." XANA said "Why should, rather, why would, one feel remorse for doing what they believe is the logical action."
At night, Calvin was already asleep when he heard, or thought he heard, a voice inside his head.
"Wake up."
Calvin did just that. He then looked around to see if anyone was there.
"Uh... Sam," He whispered "Was that you?" Sam said nothing, for he was dead asleep.
"Follow me." Even though Calvin didn't know where this voice was coming from, he was walking out of his room as if he were in a trance- like state and into the boys bathroom. He then saw, or at least he thought he saw, his own reflection in the mirror talking to him.
"Hello, Calvin." the reflection said.
Calvin rubbed his eyes to make sure he wasn't seeing things. But his reflection was still standing there as if it had a mind of its own. As much as he didn't want to believe it, his literal mirror image was talking to him.
"How do you know me?" Calvin asked
"I've been observing you for quite a while." it said "I know your strengths and weaknesses, and with the virus I've planted inside you, my knowledge of you will be quite exorbitant."
"XANA." Calvin said
"Affirmative," XANA said "And when this virus tries to destroy you, not even your friends will want to bother saving you."
"How would you know about...?"
"They're all against you, Calvin," XANA spoke "Dennis, Antea, even Rumiko."
"Rumiko would never, ever..." Calvin said angrily
"Wouldn't she?" XANA asked "She already is the most revered female in this school, and she'll do anything to keep it that way, even if it involves harming you in any way, and deep down, you know it. I can feel it."
"You lie. You lie!" Calvin said as the reflection "disappeared"
"Stern!" Calvin heard Jim shout.
"Oh, Mr. Morales, I was just..." Calvin said
"Enough with the formalities, just call me Jim." Jim said "What do you think you're doing up at this hour? Well, I suppose I can let it go by just this once, just don't let me catch you again. Now get back to your room before I change my mind."
Calvin went back to his room, and for the rest of the night, he slept soundly and uneventfully.