"Answer it and say no one's home, then hang up!"

"Odd, don't you think Ulrich would be a little smarter then that?"

"Probably not, Marie."

She giggled. "Okay."

She hit enter. "Hello? Ulrich?"

"Marie? What are you doing?"

"Uh..."

"Did Odd-?"

"Yes, especially after..."

"After what?"

"I can't tell you. Just keep an eye on Jeremie, will ya?"

"I'll try, but no promises."

"Odd and Yumi are on their wayto Lyoko, so don't worry. We'll get-" She stopped. She couldn't tell him.

"Get what?"

"If this works, I'll tell you, but I have to go."

 "Alright, good luck."

"Thanks Ulrich."

~~~~

As Ulrich hung up, Aelita was getting more and more worried about Jeremie. He just wasn't himself.

"Who was that?" she asked Ulrich.

"Odd"

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

"Alright..."

Then, she saw it. Very small, hiding behind Jeremie's ear. She jumped for the door and ran, not turning back. All the way to the factory, she didn't stop running. She slid under the elevator's shutter door. The elevator descended slowly.

"What's wrong, Aelita?" Yumi asked.

"Jeremie-I-He-Xana" she managed as a reply.

"Ulrich..." mutterd Yumi.

"No, I saw it myself." Aelita responded, partially out of breath.

The elevator doors slowly opened. "Marie, scanners for 2, please!" Yumi ordered.

Marie faced them. "Aelita? Did you? Or Ulrich?"

"Me" Aelita replied.

"To the scanners!" Yumi cheered, brimming with false enthusiasm.

Marie laughed. "Odd's a'waitin!" she informed, setting up the virtualization process. The camera view popped up, showing the two girls entering scanners. Marie hit enter. "Virtualization!" she cried.