"Hmm... This is interesting." Franz said, attracting Jeremy who was working on his laptop across the room.

"What is it?" Jeremy asked, walking across the metal floor with mild *clang*s each time.

Franz reviewed the data, questioning it's accuracy.

"This can't be right." Franz pointed at the top-right section of the screen. "This shows a massive amount of data being sent out from a X.A.N.A. controlled station in North Korea being sent to a previously marked location in Siberia."

"That's the massive factory we found months ago." Jeremy said, using the mouse to zoom-in on the location. "Aelita and Odd went in to deactivate the facility and found an army or robots there."

"Then him reactivating it is a very bad sign. You should call everyone in as soon as possible. It would be best to destroy this threat now rather than let it sit and fester." Franz said.

"Got it; I'll call them in now." Jeremy replied, pulling out his phone.

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Aelita sat in Mrs. Meyer's class, her notes ready on her desk, placed neatly in an orderly stack in the center of her desk. Other kids in the room were talking to friends about their weekend, homework and other random things when the bell's final warning was released, causing a mass exodus to their desks.

Aelita looked over to her left where, from her position at the front-middle of the room, Odd and Ulrich usually sat, but their seats stand empty.

Mrs. Meyer stood behind her desk, wielding a clipboard and pencil. She looked across the room for a moment, marking names off as she went.

"Everyone here except Odd and Ulrich." She said, looking at their desks which sat side-by-side, equally as empty. "Has anyone seem either of them?"

There was no response. Not willing to give up there, Mrs. Meyer want to a primary source of information.

"Aelita, do you know where Odd and Ulrich are?"

Aelita was unsure how to answer, knowing they were on their way.

"Umm... No idea Mrs. Meyer." She said, trying her hardest to sound convincing.

"I see." She said, putting her clipboard on her desk. "Okay, class, please hand up all your notes from the last two sections."

Aelita felt a vibration in her pocket. She reached in, pulled it out and read the text:

'From: Jeremy

Come to the factory, ASAP'

She locked her phone then raised her hand.

"Yes, Aelita?" Mrs. Meyer asked.

"May I go to the infirmity? My stomach is acting up." She requested, placing her hands over her stomach to help convince Mrs Meyer that she was telling the truth

"Alright, but I expect a note from Yolanda by tomorrow."

Aelita stood up, grabbed her book bag and left the room, headed for the factory.

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"Ulrich, where are my notes?!" Odd questioned, pulling things from his dresser in an effort to locate his papers.

"I could ask you the same question, Odd." Ulrich said, pushing dirty clothes around on the floor, attempting to find his work. "I thought you said my work was on the desk next to yours."

Odd looked over at Ulrich, scratching the back of his neck. "Well, it's a funny story." Odd said, giggling nervously.

"Explain." Ulrich said, looking at Odd with a straight face.

"Well, ya see, they were all on the desk, but then I downloaded the new Subdigitals album and has a little, how do I out this, celebration."

Ulrich raised an eyebrow to his friend. "And by celebration, you mean?"

"I threw random things around the room as I danced to the music." Odd said, a bit embarrassed, but able to live up to his actions.

"Great, I doubt we'll ever find them now." Ulrich tried to look at the time on his phone, but it was dead. "How long until class starts?"

Odd pulled his phone out and looked at the time. "Five minutes ago."

"Perfect." Ulrich said, continuing to look through the rotten clothing that's smell would linger for years to come.

"Hold on, I got a text from Jeremy. It says 'Come to the factory, ASAP'." Odd said, looking down at the bright screen.

"Well, that sounds like a good reason to stop looking through this dump of a floor for our papers. Let's get going." Ulrich said, getting up from the floor. The two left the room, headed for the factory, but what they didn't yet realize was the challenge that would soon face both of them.

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Well, short and sweet. Due to weather, I haven't had power, so I had to work through this quickly. Hope you enjoy, this episode is going to be moving in so many ways (I hope!), so make sure to stay tuned and review!