Odd's POV

They were startled by our voices and turned to look at us.

"Odd Astrid you scared us get to the scanners." We both nodded and waited for the door to close.

"wait Astrid your hurt.. " Yumi said looking at her hand and knee

"It's okay, I'll be fine we need to go help Ulrich and Aelita," she said looking confidant, I couldn't help but want to gaze into her eyes longer but we had to get going.

As we went down the short distance from one floor to another I smiled at her, the great reassurance I could've gotten was that smile. I've don't this plenty of times before but she hasn't and I don't want her to be taken over by Xana. I wonder if she knows how much I love that smile, or if she's just that beautiful.

Once we got down to the scanners we both got in our separate scanners. "Ready" I mouthed

"oh yeah" she mouthed back I swear she looks more dangerous than Ulrich when we accuse him of loving Yumi.

"scanner Astrid, scanner Odd, transfer Astrid, transfer Odd, Virtualization!"

When we landed on lyoko she didn't have any health point deductions from real world injuries so that's good. She was and Eskimo, her outfit was a skin dress with a hood, fur around the edges. Her silver hair was tied in a braid and rested in her hood. A quiver of arrows and her bow were strapped around her back, and she had hidden knives that were attached to her wrist and toes. her sleeves only came down to her elbow but she had wrist guards in which the blades come out of. She is defiantly a formidable foe.

Before Jeremy could tell us where we needed to go she was already running off east. "Wait Astrid-" I called but she turned back smiled and said,

"I saw something blow up this way behind the ice." Then she turned around and kept going.

"shes right theyre that way just behind the ice pillars" Jeremy said and I ran after Astrid. Once we got around the rocks we saw Ulrich devirtualized and Aelita being pursued by William, the schypozoa and a few blocks.

"Astrid stay away from William and the schypozoa, I'll take care of those, just get Aelita to the tower"I warned her, I don't want the schypozoa to her as well as turned to me and nodded then shot an arrow dead center of a block, causing it to explode. This also got every one else's attention.

"Aelita Astrid will get you to the tower!" I called over to Aelita shooting a few lazier arrows to get Williams attention off Astrid, who he was staring at with interest. No way are we letting you get her too!

Astrid's POV

In the ice sector its warmer than you'd expect, luckily the Eskimo outfit didn't give me any warmth so I'm not a boiling mess in this thing.

Thanks to Odd's distraction of shooting laser arrows at ,I'm guessing, William is was able to avoid the schyphozoa and make my way over to Aelita. Once I got to her I smiled and shot an arrow at the last block unluckily that stirred the schyphozoa and the strange squid thing started to come near us.

"Aelita lets hurry over to the tower" I said being cautious of the that thing.

"right" she said and we made a dash for the tower. We went into a strange waterfall cave. It looks like the schyphozoa might have a tough time getting through the opening I thought as we jumped over some ice stepping stones, as we waved through tunnels I occasionally looked behind to see the schyphozoa following us. Finally we popped out of the tunnel system to see the tower close by.

"Let's go" I said to Aelita, she nodded and we both started running towards the tower. Behind us the schyphozoa came out of the tunnel and went after us again. I turned my head to see that Odd and William had followed us through the tunnel as well, Odd occasionally shooting arrows at William. I turned back to the tower.

Just as we were almost there I heard William say "super smoke!" And suddenly a black maas of smoke came into my vision, racing with us. While running i notched my arrow and was about to say a warning to Aelita I was knocked to the ground with William tumbling with me. What type of villain pulls a trick like that? I though as once more today I was skidding across the ground.

Once we stopped I pushed him off of me and got to my feet, not waiting to introduce myself and being careful not to let myself get capture my the schyphozoa. Then as I started to take off I felt a hand reach around my ankle and I fell again. Getting annoyed I tried to pry the hand off my leg but I saw Aelita go into the tower. At least I don't have to worry about that.

I smacked my bow down on Williams hand so he would let go. however as I was about to make a final dash to the tower he grabbed my wrist instead. " your much more careful than this one was, and also harder to catch. But don't worry you'll be joining our team soon yet." He said in a computerized voice, I assume was Xana based.

"Odd!" I called over to him for help as the schyphozoa was reaching us, he was still farther behind and wouldn't make it in time. I reached back to get another arrow but my stock was gone.

"Astrid your blades!" Odd called looking very worried, I guess being controlled by Xana is worse than I thought .

"the towers deactivated, return to the past now!" Jeremy said just as I was slashing the schyphozoa's arms that were reaching out at me.

Suddenly we were back at the entrance of the school property, getting ready to go to the movie. I automatically slouched to the ground, realizing my hand was still burned and my knees still bloody. Along with a roughed up out fit. The others immediately shot out there hands to support me. Odd looked at me with shock and worry in his eyes. And Jeremy and Aelita came panting around the corner. Once they saw me they both rushed to help me as well. Soon after some moaning and complaining on my part. My knees and hands were patched up after going to the infirmary, using the story I tripped with my cell phone and hitting the ground it had given me a nasty shock. Exhausted I was curled up in a blanket sitting on the bed with my back against the wall in me and Aelita's room.

"But why didn't she return to the past properly?" Yumi wondered out loud.

"if you think about it, it coordinates with her not being effected by it earlier." Ulrich said

" Didn't she get burn marks from the first electric shock?" Jeremy asked

"no she didn't have any burn marks from that." Odd said

"maybe all electric shocks are reversed for her just not actual injuries." Aelita said. holding my left hand, the one with out the burn mark. We were all hanging out here trying to figure out why or how I didn't get.. Reversed or whatever from return to the past. I didn't join in on the conversations though. I was to busy thinking about what that guy William had said. "You'll join us soon yet." That means he wants me to join them, but he also said I was harder to catch, which might incline he won't mind a challenge to get me.

My worrying must have shown because Odd then looked up at me and said, "don't worry, we heard what William said, and we won't let you be possessed by Xana." he smiled at my shocked expression and I realized every one was smiling at me. My worried thoughts vanished at the thought of having such good friendships. And I smiled back one of my purest yet.

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