Mr. Xavier was sitting in his room at the school. He had been half-responsible for not only murder, but for sending his best students to prison and today on trial. It wasn't like he could've controlled it; the demonic computer entity that was growing inside him had taken complete control of him during the time of the murder. Already he was sobbing uncontrollably on his bed in remorse. He then heard a voice from his subconscious.

"Why do you feel sorrow on this most…how do you humans put it? …Joyous of days?"

"Joyous?" Mr. Xavier said "Master, you've killed an innocent person and sent two kids to prison over it. How is that something to celebrate?"

"Just another adversary out of our way." XANA said "You want to finish our master plan, don't you?"

"I'm starting to doubt that your plan will be beneficial in any way." Mr. Xavier said "How does murdering my boss bring us peace."

"His murder has nothing to do with it." XANA said "I needed to get Calvin and Dennis out of the way, ergo his murder was justified."

"How are they any threat to us?" Said Mr. Xavier

"They think they're bringing peace to this world by destroying me, but they're not." XANA said "Unlike me, they weren't programmed to bring an end to all of the world's problems, so they wouldn't know."

"Humans can't even be programmed." Mr. Xavier said

"That's what makes them flawed." XANA said "They're not programmed, therefore they decide for themselves. If they decide for themselves, they become confused by their own views and their enemies' views of peace. That's why humanity is a flaw, Julien. There can be only one method of achieving peace, and that is to destroy those who claim to be peacemakers, but are only driving themselves and society closer to its doom. They don't know what peace is, I do. I was programmed as the savior of this world, so I know what peace truly is."

Mr. Xavier was stunned.

"You don't speak of peace." He said "You speak of destruction. You were meant to protect humanity, not destroy it. Whatever you're planning, I will stop it, no matter…" Just then, he felt a surging pain rush through his body.

"You will do no such thing." XANA said "You are my host, you will obey my every command and you will perish if you try to overpower me."

Mr. Xavier just chuckled

"You can't kill me." He said "I'm what's keeping you on Earth. How can you enact your master plan without a host?"

"Why do you think I planted that underdeveloped virus in Calvin?"

"You wouldn't." Mr. Xavier said "Okay, I'll do as you wish."

Meanwhile, on the school grounds, Antea was walking to the front gate when she was approached by Sammy.

"Where are you going?" Sammy asked

"If you must know, I'm going to show up to Calvin's trial."

"You're supporting him? He killed my grandfather and you're still supporting him?" Sammy asked "I don't know what you see in him. He's obviously a murderer."

"I know Calvin's no murderer." Antea said "The police made a mistake."

"Don't be naïve, Pinkette." Sammy said "They're the police, they're trained not to make mistakes. Even if they did, better safe than sorry."

"How can you say that, Sammy?" Antea shouted "How can anyone say…?"

"I think anyone whose father, the great Odd Della Robbia, was shot dead a year ago by a drunken man who was never tried for the murder gets to say exactly that!"

Antea didn't say anything; she just let Sammy walk away.

Meanwhile, at a local courthouse, the trial was just about to begin. Everyone took their places as the judge came out to his podium. He then asked the defendants, Dennis and Calvin, how they pled.

"Not guilty." The both said

"Very well." The judge said "Let the trial commence."

The first, and only, witness called up was Sissi Della Robbia, who claimed to have been in the room with the defendants around the time of the murder.

"So, Mrs. Della Robbia." The prosecuting attorney said "Could you explain to us what you saw?"

"Well, I was outside when I heard Daddy scream." She said "I then ran into the room to find Calvin and Dennis next to my father's body. They didn't look like they murdered him."

"At what time did you hear the screaming?" the attorney said

"I had a clock with me; it was 1:05 and 37 seconds." She said

"And how long did it take you to get to his office."

"I'd say somewhere between 30-45 seconds."

"And what did the office look like when you got there?"

"It was totally clean, as if nobody but the defendants had set foot in it."

"So." The attorney said to the court "If these two didn't kill Mr. Delmas, then the real murderer would have to have set everything back in place and leave the room undetected in less than one minute."

"It could have happened." Calvin said

"You're expecting this entire courtroom to believe that the real murderer was able to slip out of the office and get away without anyone noticing and that you just happened to be in the room at around the time?" The attorney asked Calvin "It sounds kind of fishy if you ask me."

"I'm just saying it's possible." Calvin said

"But not probable."

"Does the defense have any witnesses?" The judge said

"No, your honor." Dennis said

"Any evidence?"

"No, your honor." Dennis said again

"Then I have no choice but to…"

"I got it!" Calvin said out loud

"Calvin, it's over. We lost." Dennis said "We have no evidence."

"No evidence in the office." Calvin said "You forgot the library. Your honor, can I go back to the school and get something?"

"The court will allow 30 minutes." The judge said. Calvin then ran out of the courtroom to get what he needed. Approximately 30 minutes later, Calvin came back with a video camera and Jim.

"You brought the detention tapes?" Dennis asked "And Jim?"

"We needed him as a witness." Calvin said

"Do you know what he's going to do with us when he sees those tapes?" Dennis asked

"It can't be worse than jail." Calvin said

"Play the tapes." Dennis said. Calvin then hooked up the camcorder to a television in the courtroom as Jim was called to the stand.

"As you can see," Calvin said "We heard the screaming and we went out to see where it came from, the time clearly says 1:05.50. But Mr. Morales still would have had to have time to set up the camera, which he set up as soon as he heard the screaming 13 seconds ago."

"You guys broke out of detention?" Jim shouted "When this trial is over, you two are going to be in so much…"

"And how long did it take you to set up the camera, Mr. Morales?" the defense attorney asked

"13 seconds, sir." Jim said

"And the tapes weren't tampered in any way?"

"Absolutely not!" Jim said "I put the camera in a secret place that no student can find. I only take it out when I review the tapes, which just happened to be today."

"This court rules in favor of the defendants Calvin Stern and Dennis Dunbar." The judge said as he banged his gavel "Case adjourned."

Calvin then caught up with Antea, who he had noticed in the gallery the entire time.

"Thanks for showing up." He said

"No problem." Antea said "you would have done the same for me." They were about to kiss, when suddenly…

"Stern. Dunbar. Get over here!" He heard Jim shout. He and Dennis immediately went up to him.

"You know I'm still going to punish you over this." Jim said "However, I'll let you choose the punishment."

"Aren't you going to suspend us from the team for the rest of the post-season?" Dennis asked

"No." Jim said "That would be punishing the entire team. I just want to punish you two."

"Triple detention and custodial service for one month." Calvin said

"Deal." Jim said "Now let's go."

They then walked out of the courtroom, elated with thwarting XANA's first plan. However, they have again underestimated their opponent.