Chapter 8

After Angela killed the two members from the FBI, no one else came back to the academy to meet that fate. The gang was at the park: Jeremie and Aelita working on a new program, Yumi and Ulrich were training, and Angela and Odd were talking about the latest videogames, comics, and movies. "Guys we got trouble." said Jeremie. "Activated tower."

"Doesn't XANA ever take a break?" asked Angela. "He just knows we're gonna kick his ass like always."

"What is it this time?" asked Yumi not surprised. Angela looked up and saw something white fall out of the sky. "Snow?" she asked. "But it's nowhere close to winter." More snow fell on a tree, making it wither and die. "Death snow." said Ulrich.

"That now kills any living thing it touches." said Jeremie. "Let's go." Everyone nodded as they ran to the manhole, only to see it covered in snow. "Where to now?" asked Odd as he put his hood up, same with Angela. "The boiler room." said Yumi as they ran back to the school. They reached the boiler room only to see the door locked. "What the hell?" asked Ulrich. "It's never locked."

"I got it." said Angela as she took off her pendant and clawed the door. "Nice." said Jeremie. They reached the factory only for the snow to get heavier. "Hurry." said Aelita as they made their way inside. "Virtualization." said Jeremie as the girls landed in the ice sector. "Here come the boys." said Aelita as they landed beside the girls. "Let's go." said Ulrich as they got on their vehicles. "Watch out." said Jermie. "XANA sent the welcome committee." He was right: there were four Krabs and the scyphozoa. "It's probably for Angela." said Yumi. Angela crouched behind Odd, looking terrified. "Don't worry." He reassured her. "We'll kick ass." Angela nodded as they went towards the Krabs, who started to fire and the scyphozoa stayed in its place.

"This is horrible." said Yumi.

"You said it." said Angela as she fired another arrow, and the Krab dodged it. "I can't get a single shot."

"Neither can I." said Odd. Angela jumped on a Krab and fired an arrow at the eye. She jumped off of it and it exploded. "Finally." she said.

"Look out!" yelled Ulrich. Angela turned around to see the scyphozoa. She fired an arrow at it, making it grabb the arrow and threw it at Ulrich, devirtualizing him.

"Aelita get to the tower." said Odd.

"Why?" asked Jeremie. "What about Angela?"

"If Aelita deactivates the tower, the scyphozoa will let go of Angela." said Odd.

"For once Odd's smart." said Yumi.

"Aelita hurry." said Jeremie. Aelita ran to the tower at full speed until she walked in. She rose up to the top platform and put in the Code: Lyoko. "Towere deactivated." she said. The scyphozoa let go of Angela and was destroyed."You ok?" asked Odd. Angela just laid on the ground, unconsious. "I don't believe it." said Jeremie.

"What?" asked Yumi.

"Believe it or not." said Jeremie. "But Angela can deactivate towers too."

"WHAT!?" everyone exclaimed.

"Uh Jeremie." said Odd. "I think Angela's almost out of life points."

"Yea." said Jeremie. "For now, get her to a way tower."

"Let's go." said Yumi as she and Aelita got on the Overwing and Odd carried Angela to the Overbike, since his Overboard was destroyed. "What about the snow?" asked Aelita.

"It's melting." said Jeremie. "And the things that died are coming back to life."

"That's good." said Yumi. They reached the way tower and Odd said "Come on Angela. This is no time to sleep." He kept her steady as they got off of the bike. Yumi used her telekenisis to levitate her inside the tower. "Thanks Yumi." said Odd.

"Welcome." said Yumi. Five minutes later, Angela walked out of the tower, fully restored. "Thank God." said Odd as he pulled her into a hug. "Do you know how worried we were?"

"Don't worry kitty." said Angela. "I'm fine. Now what's going on?"

"We'll explain that after." said Jeremie.

Return to the past now

Everyone was in Jeremie's dorm. "So why is the scyphozoa after Angela anyway?" asked Ulrich.

"Well." said Jeremie. "It's pretty complicated. Angela has what XANA wants."

"And that is?" asked Yumi. Then Angela's eyes widened. "I remember." she said.

"Remember what?" asked Odd.

"When I was little, like four or five years old." said Angela. "I lived in Canada for a while because my father was friends with a guy named Franz Hopper."

"Franz Hopper!?" exclaimed everyone.

"I knew I heard that name before." said Angela. "Anyway, while they were working, my older siblings and Aelita babysat me." Everyone looked at Aelita. "I don't remember that." said Aelita. "Remember? I only remember the hours before I first went to Lyoko."

"That explains it." said everyone.

"When I first met him, he put his hands on each side of my head." said Angela. "I didn't know what was going on but it felt like he was transmitting something. I pictured XANA and a virtual world and a bright light going back in time."

"That's why she was already immuned to the Return to the Pasts." said Jeremie.

"And then he whispered in my ear'Keep this information safe from XANA.'." finished Angela. Everyone stared. "That's what XANA wants from Angela." said Jeremie. "Lyoko's origins."

"Well he can't have them." said Odd as he took hold of Angela's hand. "Not on my watch."

"Thanks Odd." said Angela before she kissed his cheek, making everyone awe. Soon, everyone left and Angela and Odd went to the park. "What's this about?" asked Odd.

"Well." said Angela. "It was about what happened the day those FBI agents appeared. After I kicked their asses and we went back to the academy, I coughed up blood."

"That happens all the time." said Odd.

"But it didn't look right." said Angela. "It wasn't red; it was black." Odd's eyes widened. "Black blood?" he asked.

"Weird right?" asked Angela.

"That's not possible." said Odd.

"It is." said Angela. "And I don't know where it came from."

"We better talk to Jeremie." said Odd as they went to the factory, somehow knowing that Jeremie was there. "We gotta problem." Odd said as they reached the lab. "What's up?" asked Jeremie. Angela explained what happened and Jeremie and Aelita looked confused. "Black blood?" asked Aelita.

"Not possible." said Jeremie.

"It's true." said Angela.

"Well we'll see what's up." said Jeremie as Angela and Odd went to the scanner room. "Scanner Angela." said Jeremie. Something popped up and Jeremie's eyes widened. "That can't be possible." Angela walked out of the scanner and ran to the elevator, figuring out what the problem was. "Angela wait!" yelled Odd but the elevator door already closed. Angela ran out of the factory and went to her dorm. "Angel-chan what's wrong?" asked the first figure.

"Just leave me alone." said Angela as she curled up into a ball.

"Just tell us." said the second.

"No." said Angela.

"Please?" asked the third.

"Just leave me alone." said Angela.

Meanwhile. . . . .

"So what's up?" asked Odd.

"Well." said Jeremie and Aelita.

"What?" asked Odd.

"Should we tell him?" asked Aelita.

"We have no choice." said Jeremie.

"What?" asked Odd. Jeremie hesitated before saying

"XANA is inside of Angela."

Me: WHAT THE HELL!? That's weird. XANA is inside of Angela. Stay tuned for the next chapter and wonder if Angela and Odd will break up or not.