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Chapter 17

I walked down the hall to the vending machines, and was looking at the pictures of beverages. I seen the Mtn. Dew logo, and grabbed the dollar that matched the amount needed like a normal American 'tourist'. I then said, "Ha! There's the one I want." I looked around for the dollar receiver but I couldn't find it. I then scoff and realize there is a picture of the dollar bill above a little box, I slam my palm into my face and say, "I'm a dummy…" and put the money into the slit, and it takes it. I jump happily and say, "Yay!" I stop and look around noticing that was the weirdest thing I've done today. I then punch the Mtn. Dew button and nothing happens. I glance at the machine and then say, "Umm…'scuse me?" Then the drinks come out. "Hmm…oh well." I grab the drinks and the change and walk back to the room.

As I walk back to the room drinking one of the beverages, I hear Ulrich yelling, "Help!" and I kick down the door.

I then say an obscurity. "Holy shit! Ulrich what's your-"

He then points to a purplish dark smoke. I drop the drinks and run with Ulrich back down the stairs calling Jeremy, and getting on my computer to check one of the towers. "Damn it! He turned off his phone!" I say to Ulrich.

"So did Yumi!"

The computer starts beeping, and then look at the screen. "It's an attack! Quick, send a text to the group multiple times. Someone's bound to answer! I'll send a message to Aelita's computer and Jeremy's computer," I said to Ulrich.

Ulrich then said in anger "Damn it, everyone turned their phones off?!"

We came to the exit and slammed our shoulders on the door, knowing it could be mechanically locked. The door smashed open, breaking the lock on it. Holding my arm, I said, "Damn, that hurt! How did we even do that?"

Ulrich then commanded while holding his shoulder, "There's no time for that! We need to get to the science room."

I then said to him, "It's fine. You go there, imma test my skills on the computer." I ran to the sewers waving to him.

"Okay, be careful!" He then ran to the science room.

I then said to myself, "It's time to test my new creation." I pulled up my sleeve showing a weird contraption, and clicking a button to make something extend and spin in a circle, horizontally.

I come to the manhole cover and pull it off while grunting. "Whew! Got that off," I laugh as I climb down and get to the bottom. I look at my arm and then the bars on the ceiling, I click the button and then jump up. "It grabbed onto the bar like I expected, and supporting my weight! I didn't expect that!" I then grabbed a grip that was in my palm and when I grasped it, I started to move forward. "This is promising," I said with a very happy grin on my face. "Hmm, let's see if I can do…this!"

I then turned a dial on the grip with the hand that had this rider device on it. It started moving faster. "YES! It's working!" I then pushed it into high gear and started moving faster and leaning with the pipes, which I was riding along. I then cheered as I came to a halt and then jumped off, and with a click of a button. It went right back up my sleeve.

"THAT WAS AWESOME!" I said as I climbed the ladder up to the sliding door that led to the bridge. I ran across the bridge, and then, instead of grabbing the rope, I jumped and did a front flip and rolled into the elevator upon arrival. I clicked the button and leaned against the wall of the elevator.

Halfway down, I felt my phone vibrate. It was Ulrich. He was calling me. I answered it by saying, "Dimitri Mendeleev here?"

He then said, "Who!?"

I then heard Jeremy in the background say, "He was the one that discovered the periodic table and is believed to be smarter than Albert Einstein."

Ulrich then said, "Umm…okay? How's the computer coming along?"

I then answer, "Just about warmed up and ready. All I gotta do is start the scanners and get them ready."

Jeremy then grabbed the phone and said, "Are you serious?! It takes me longer just to start the program!"

I then said to Jeremy, "I have my secrets. See you when you get here." I then hung up on them and did a quick test on the scanners and a virtual trial run to see if it would work. "Wow! Faster than Jeremy," I said triumphantly to myself. "Wonder how Aelita would think about that…" I then laughed. "I'm not gonna destroy something so precious." I smiled and said to myself, "I talk to myself way too much!"

I then heard the elevator doors open. I swivel around and see the group. "Get to the scanners! Jeremy, tell me if I'm doing this right!"

Chase then said happily, "This is gonna be my first time on Lyoko!"

Then the rest of the group said, "YOU BETTER NOT MESS US UP!"

I gave a nervous laugh and rubbed the back of my head and said, "No worries. I'll getcha in and out of there in no time!"

Jeremy turned to the group and yelled, "What the hell! Get down there and get on Lyoko!"

I looked at the group. They almost looked scared. I then tug on Jeremy's sweater as the elevator starts to close. He looks at me and goes, "Hmm?"

I then say after the door is fully closed, "Don't you think you're a bit hard on them? You don't have to yell; they will get down there at the same speed as the elevator."

He then looks sad, and says, "Yeah, I guess you're right, but I've been under a lot of stress lately. Finding a way to destroy XANA, the other supercomputers… Aelita's virus is out of her now, but if we turn off the supercomputer then he will still be able to attack, and we won't be able to stop him. I then figured out there are about five thousand other supercomputers that have this power to connect to the Lyoko network, and I'm pretty sure other people could get into it, but it's impossible to understand. Anyways, ready?"

"Yes!" I then click a button and say, "Transfer: Chase, transfer: Ulrich, transfer: Luna. Scanner: Chase, scanner: Ulrich, scanner: Luna… Virtualization!" I heard a faint humming sound, and then three little blue blips appeared on the screen in front of me. "You guys there?"

I then heard a grunt in pain. "Good to hear you're able, Chase. Don't look at me!" I laughed and said to Jeremy on the side, "He was looking up when I was talking."

He face palmed.

I turn my direction to the group and say, "Okay, the rest of the herd will be there shortly." I then clicked a button and said. "Transfer: Odd, transfer: Yumi, transfer: Aelita. Scanner: Odd, scanner: Yumi, scanner: Aelita. Virtualization!" There was the humming again, then there were six blips on my screen. "All good?"

There was many yes', except for Chase's. "You okay, Chase?"

He then responded, "Yeah, my ass hurts, but I do look badass!"

I laughed. "Good, now get to work. I'll keep an eye on the screen. I then look to Jeremy and say to him, "Do you think I could get an armor upgrade by any chance?"

He nodded and said, "Sorry, Blaze. I don't have those type of resources." He said this while giving me a hushed face.

I muted the microphone and then said, "What do I need to do for you?"

He responded by saying, "Just be a great leader on Lyoko, command strategies, protect Aelita."

I nodded. He held out his hand for a handshake. I then got up and hugged him. "I'm a hugger, I hate shaking hands."

There was a rapid beeping on the computer. We looked at the screen and seen a red-colored blip run towards the group. Jeremy then says, "Get to the scanner now!"

I nodded and ran to the elevator without question, and got to one of the scanners as fast as possible. A bright light blinded me, and I was on Lyoko. I then was dangling in the air, and then fell, landing on my feet. I then looked up and said, "I'm on, Jeremy."

I then noticed I was wearing a helmet and a new armor set. "Okay, I'm pretty sure you've noticed. I marked the location on your HUD, now GO!"

And with that, I ran to join up with the group.

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