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Chapter 8

As I reached the bottom of the ladder, everyone was waiting for me. Ulrich said, "Okay, this way. Follow us and stay close."

I nodded and they ran. I followed, sticking close. We ran and walked across a makeshift bridge across the liquid in the sewer, and then everyone picked up a transport device—scooters or skateboards. "Wanna join me on my skateboard" Odd offered, smiling.

"Umm…I'd rather run behind you, guys. Thanks for the offer though, Odd."

Then Luna said, "Wanna ride with me?"

I nodded incoherently, saying, "Yes," as I got on the back of her scooter, and held on to her. "Ready!" She went a little slower than the rest, because she had me on the back of her scooter.

We were good until there was a gap, and then she said, "Hang on!" She then jumped with the scooter and landed perfectly on the other side. I laughed as I said, "Never again!" She laughed with me.

As we come close to the exit, she made another jump and landed on the ground hard. I laughed with Luna, and as we came to the exit, I hopped off and said, "Thanks, Luna."

She responded, leaning the scooter on the wall of the sewer, "You're welcome. I would like a skateboard, but this was a 'hand-me-down' from one of my loving sisters." She sounded annoyed at the end of her sentence.

"Aww, I'm sorry," I said sympathetically. I thought to myself, Maybe I should get her a skateboard.

I climbed up the ladder behind Yumi. Jeremy opened the lid to go outside. We all climbed out. Once everyone was out, we ran to the factory. Everyone jumped onto a rope. I stopped and looked over the edge and sat down quickly. I groaned and said to myself, "Not today, heights. I hate them."

Then Yumi said, "Hey, come on! Unless you're scared of heights."

I got up and got a running start, then jumped and grabbed the rope. I joined the group on the elevator and Odd punched the button without looking. The elevator closed. It jerked about, and started to go down. The elevator stopped and then everyone but Ulrich got off, then we continued.

Before the door closed, Luna smiled and waved to me. I blushed and waved. Ulrich then said to me, "You like her, don't you?"

I answered quietly, "Yeah."

He then said, "Why don't you ask her out?"

"I don't know. Why don't you and Yumi go out?"

He blushed and said, "We're just good friends. I don't know; her and I like each other one minute and were at each other's throats the next."

I laughed. "It seems like you two are already married, and it just means you two like each other. Hang out with her at her place or something; spend a day with her, just see what happens then."

Then Ulrich hugged me and says, "Thank you, Blaze, you're really helpful."

Trapped, I said, "Umm, you're welcome. Now let go of me before someone sees us." The elevator opened. And I said, "That's also good, because today's Saturday, and there's no classes tomorrow."

He agreed "Well, I guess there's nothing stopping me."

There was a call on the intercom. "Except XANA. He just launched an attack. The group is coming down to join you."

We waited for everyone to join us at the scanners, then the elevator doors opened, and everyone ran to the scanners. Luna runs to me.

"Hi, missed you," I said with a smiling face.

She giggles, then stops it by clearing her throat, and then blushes. "So this is gonna be your first time on Lyoko, and first XANA attack," Yumi said to me.

I agreed "Awesome! Since I've got your attention…" I whisper in her ear, "Ulrich's a nice guy, you guys should, you know…hang out or something tomorrow."

She blushed, and then Luna walks up to me and says, "What were you just talking to Yumi about?"

I whisper in her ear, "I was telling her how Ulrich is a nice guy and that they should hangout tomorrow."

She gave an embarrassed, "Oh,"

I laughed as I walked into the scanner and said, "I only like you." I gave her a wink. Luna's jaw dropped.

Odd heard what I said and offered as rebuttal, "What the hell did I just hear?!" He came running at me as the scanner closed.

Whew… Saved by the Jeremy… I thought. As a beam of light scanned me, I heard light bangs and muffles on the coffin-like structure. I was in the air and landed on my side hard. "Oof!" I let out as Ulrich and Yumi and Jeremy cheered.

"First rough landing on Lyoko," Yumi said and patted me on the back. Then Luna and Odd started to virtualize onto Lyoko, and I took a stance and noticed weapons at my side. "Tonfas? And I got a helmet. Awesome! Blue and white colored…awesome!" Then a screen moved in vision of my right eye, and showed me a mini map of what was going on, and Jeremy's face.

Then, Odd started to me. "You son of a bitch!" He then lifted his arm and shot at me continuously, I blocked every shot.

Jeremy, annoyed, yells, "Stop it right now, or I'll devirtualize you both!"

Then clicking started on Odd's arm. "Damn it!" Then he came running at me, fist in the air. "I'm going to kick your ass!"

I grab his fist and flip him on his back. "Stop. I see something on my lens-thing! Red little dots never mean something good."

Then Jeremy says, "Um…I don't see anything—never mind, I see them about 50 meters away. Everyone stop fighting. We're going to have enough fighting in a few seconds. Now deactivate that tower!" Jeremy commanded.

We all ran and I held my tonfas in a defensive position, Odd red with anger and wanting to shoot my head off my shoulders.

Luna snuck glances at me, randomly blushing. Ulrich and Yumi were randomly talking about schoolwork. We turned a corner and I notice a bunch of little crab things walking toward us. We stop, and I'm still in my defensive stance. They started shooting, and Yumi, Ulrich, and I knock the lasers back at them. We moved slowly, blocking the lasers faster. Then Odd and Luna run out and start flanking them, and then we stop blocking, and then we continue running.

I help up Aelita and we follow them to the tower, and I stop, and Aelita runs into the tower, being sucked in.

I sit down, and then Luna walks to me and sits next to me. "Did you mean what you said in the scanner?"

I answered her shyly "Yeah."

Then Odd tries to shoot me and would have hit Luna if I didn't block it. "What the hell?" I said to Odd.

"Just stop, Odd! I'm not a little girl anymore. I can date and talk to whoever I like!" Luna shouted.

Then Luna, Odd, and I were devirtualized.

I fall out of the scanner, sick and confused. Odd and Luna pull me to a wall and lean me against it. Odd leaves to get water, and Luna says, "Hey, wake up. I have to talk to you since we're alone."

I groan sickly. "Sup?"

She says, "I like you too."

Then I pass out.

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