Well, another weekend, another two chapters. After getting most of the filler out of the way, this next chapter or chapters will be on Lyoko. Also, I intend for it to be a much more epic and slower paced battle to compensate for the amount of pointless filler I've been giving out. Therefore, this may take up to two, maybe three, chapters to tell. But enough about that, on with the story.

Calvin and his sisters got in the car as Ulrich finished loading his stuff.

"Bye, Yumi." Hiroki shouted from a distance.

"Bye, Hiroki." Yumi said. "Say 'hi' to Mom and Dad for me."

"I will."

And with that, they drove away. The rest of December flew by in a breeze. Eventually school started up again. A few weeks passed and Dennis finally got the scanners up and running. Now the next Lyoko mission could take place. Everyone was waiting outside the hallway in front of Calvin's room. It was already a quarter to seven, and Calvin hadn't gotten up yet.

"What's taking him so long?" Dennis asked. "It's not like him to sleep in this late."

"I tried waking him." Sam said. "But he just tossed around; normally he doesn't do that."

"I'm coming, guys." Said Calvin from the other side of the door. He came out looking extremely lethargic and he could barely open his eyes.

"Hey, Calvin. Are you feeling alright?" Rumiko asked.

"No." He said coughing loudly. "I think I'm sick."

"Oh. You poor thing. Hold still." Rumiko said feeling his forehead. "Yep. That's definitely a fever. I'll take you to the infirmary."

"But, Rumiko. What about school?" Calvin asked drowsily

"Don't worry about me. I'm sure the nurse will write me pass if I'm late."

"I meant myself." Calvin said.

"Yeah right, now come on." Rumiko said as they headed down the hall.

"By the way guys." Dennis said. "I've got the scanners working, so tell Ami and Antea our next mission will be during lunch."

"Got it." Sam said.

Meanwhile at the infirmary, Calvin was already sitting on one of the beds while Nurse Yolanda was taking his temperature. After a few minutes she took the thermometer from his mouth.

"39.4°" The nurse said. (A/N: Keep in mind, they're in France, so it's Celsius). "I'll tell your teachers that you won't be attending class today."

"Alright." Calvin said. "How long should this last?"

"Your fever should dissipate by the end of the day." Nurse Yolanda said. "Right now, you just need to lie down and get some rest. I'll get you some ice water. Rumiko, you should head off to class now."

"Yes, ma'am." Rumiko said as she walked out. "Talk to you later, Calvin."

At around noon, everyone was heading off to lunch. Back in his classroom, Mr. Xavier pulled out his laptop and began typing frantically.

"I may not be able to help Calvin and his friends without XANA knowing." He said to himself. "But I know someone who can."

Back in the lunchroom, Dennis was already talking about the next Lyoko mission.

"Sounds great." Antea said. "Isn't Calvin coming?"

"Calvin's sick." Dennis said. "He won't be able to make it."

"Aww. That's a bummer." Ami said. "I hope he get's better soon."

"Me too. After all he…" Sam said before a whitish spectre flew inside him.

"He what?" Dennis said, Sam didn't say anything. "Hello, Sam. Are you in there?"

"I am not Sam. But I can help you." He said with a slightly warped voice. "We must go to Lyoko."

"But we haven't finished eating…" Antea said before she was interrupted.

"We must go to Lyoko." Sam said. Hesitantly, the rest followed him. While running through the sewers to the factory, they had noticed that Sam was moving incredibly quick, even faster then Dennis.

"What is with him?" Ami asked as they were trying to catch up with him.

"Well, according to Jeremie's diaries, Franz Hopper once possessed someone in order to get in contact with him and his friends." Dennis said.

"So, Franz Hopper is alive and he's trying to help us?" Antea said

"From what I can understand, yes." Dennis said. A short time later, they reached the factory. While on the bridge, they noticed Sam standing on the other side as three men guarded the entrance. It was the XANA-fied Thomas, Alain, and Jean-Claude (A/N: I've really got to come up with a shorter, catchier name for these guys).

"Going somewhere?" Alain asked.

"Come on, Franz, we can take these…" Dennis said before he was interrupted by a blast of energy that shot out of Sam's hand and knocked the three thugs to the factory floor.

"…Guys." Dennis said. "Hey, aren't you coming?"

"You guys go on." The possessed Sam said. "I need to get something."

With that, Dennis, Antea, and Ami headed down the elevator and to the underground lab. Dennis stepped out of the elevator as Antea and Ami went down to the scanner room.

"Alright guys." Dennis said. "I'm transferring you into the Ice Sector. Transfer Antea. Transfer Ami."

"Scanner Antea. Scanner Ami."

"Virtualization."

Meanwhile, Sam was running to the school and noticed Rumiko walking through the courtyard.

"Hey, Sam. What do you want?" She said as he grabbed her arm. "Hey! What do you think your doing?"

"No time to explain, come on." He said pulling her from the school. Back in the infirmary, Calvin was already asleep when the virus inside him had gained enough strength to take possession of him. He then woke up and literately jumped out of his bed. Nurse Yolanda then came in.

"Calvin, what do you think you're doing? You still need to…"

"SILENCE!" The XANA-fied Calvin shouted as his eyes turned a blank white and he shot a blast of lightning from his hands, knocking the nurse to the ground.(A/N: Remember, virus, not spectre. Therefore he can still be affected even if he's been to Lyoko.) He then jumped out the window and headed out to the woods.

Back on Lyoko, Ami and Antea were running across the ice when Dennis told them what was coming.

"Watch out." Dennis said. "You've got six Kankrelats, two Unravelers (A/N: From Chapter 26.), a Tarantula, and a Megatank coming up."

"Well." Ami said. "We know that XANA's not gonna make this easy for us."

Just then, a laser shot at Antea as she fell to the ground. She got up to see a group of monsters heading towards them. However, she noticed something odd.

"Hey." She said. "Where's the Megatank?"

"I don't know." Dennis said. "The screen said that…"

"Wouldn't that be it over there?" Ami said pointing to a large, white tower being attacked by the stray Megatank. "But why would it be attacking a tower?"

"If I'm right." Dennis said. "That's the tower Franz Hopper's using to possess Sam. If the Megatank destroys it, not only will we lose Franz Hopper, but probably our only chance of finding more data on the Scipio project."

"I'm on it." Ami said. "Sorry to leave you hanging, Antea."

"But what about the Unravelers?" Antea said. "We all know it takes two to kill one."

"Take care of the others first. I should be back soon." Ami shouted drawing a dagger from her bandolier and heading off. "After all, it's just one Megatank."

Meanwhile, the possessed Sam and Rumiko were already on the factory bridge when they were approached by the XANA-fied Calvin.

"Calvin?" Rumiko asked. "Why are you here? You should be in bed."

Calvin didn't listen, he just ran up to Sam and pinned him to the ground.

"YOU WILL TELL THEM NOTHING!" The XANA-fied Calvin shouted.

"Go on." Sam said. "I'll take care of him."

"Go where? To the factory?" She said.

"Just go!" he said as Rumiko ran off. The virtual being inside Sam then felt a surge of pain go through him.

Back on Lyoko, the tower had been hit. Ami knew she couldn't waste any more time. When it opened again, charging its laser, Ami jumped on it and jabbed one of her knifes right into the eye. She then jumped off as the Megatank exploded. She then ran over to Antea and took out some of the remaining monsters; now the Tarantula and the Unravelers remained.

Back in the factory, Rumiko was walking around, exploring the place when XANA's thugs got up and ambushed her.

"And where do you think you are going?" Thomas asked.

"I don't know." Rumiko said. "I don't even know what's going on here. One minute my brother's friend starts acting weird, and the next my brother tries to kill me. Now get out of my way."

However they didn't budge, Alain and Jean-Claude each grabbed an arm.

"Hey!" She shouted. "Let me go!"

"Don't worry." Thomas said as lightning started building up in his hand. "This will only hurt a…" But he was interrupted by a blast coming from the factory entrance. Sam was lying on the floor as the XANA-fied Calvin came up to him.

Meanwhile, back in Sector 5, XANA was standing in the center of the blue hemisphere (A/N: See Chapter Twenty-Si… you know what forget it, I really shouldn't be pointing these out. Because odds are if you've really read this story, you should know what I'm talking about).

He had been observing everything that had been happening on Lyoko. But now he knew he had to take drastic measures. He stepped out of the hemisphere and drew energy from the orange, green, and purple maps around the hemisphere and placed it on the light blue map.

"Now let's see how they match up against my most powerful monster yet." XANA said tapping a space on the Ice Sector map. "This will keep them busy as I take down my old enemy."

Ami and Antea just took down the last Unraveler. They then began to run towards the activated tower.

"Guys, be careful." Dennis said. "I don't think you're alone."

"What do you mean?" Antea asked

"I don't know." Dennis said. "The screen's picking up something, but I can't quite make it out."

Just then, the ice below the two broke and they were sent flying backwards. When they looked up, they couldn't believe what they we're seeing.

TO BE CONTINUED…

Please Review. Oh, and don't worry John, I always finish what I start, regardless of what goes on in my day to day life. Next to school, this story is my top priority.