Repeating History

Episode 2: Quake & Shake

"And go!" Beth shouted.

Within an instant Ashley launched herself into a sprint down the swears under France. As she ran, she began to strap on a bright pink helmet and set of skates. As she was trying to put on her other skate she slipped and tripped into the water.

"Ash!" Beth shouted as she rushed to the side looking for her sister. As she was peering over the edge, a sudden splash caught her off guard and she found herself being pulled in.

"Ashley!" she shouted when she resurfaced, "What is wrong with you!"

"Oh come on! It was a perfect moment!" Ashley laughed, resurfacing as her sister started to climb out. Ashley's laughter died down as her sister sent her a chilling glare. "Uh... so... how did I do?"

"Well next to the fact the you not only tripped, and you also decided to pull me in after you, I'm giving it a five out of ten," Beth said, trying to act annoyed at her sister.

"A five? Come on it was worth a four tops!" Ashley joked, climbing out of the murky water.

"A four?" Beth asked smirking, eyebrow raised.

"Okay a three," Ashley chuckled, playfully shoving her sister. Both girls shared a laugh and began to gather their things.

"You know, maybe we should learn to use a skateboard instead of rollerskates," Beth said as she helped put away the water soaked skates.

"What why?" Ashley asked shocked.

"Well, one-" Beth pointed to Ashley in her water soaked clothes, "-and two, we wouldn't even need to buy them, I found a few of them hidden by the ladder leading to the factory."

"Okay, okay I see your point, but wouldn't taking them be considered stealing? I mean, they're not ours..." Ashley pointed out, fidgeting with her hands.

"Point taken," Beth said pointing at her sister as both girls stood up. They began the trek back to Kadic Academy to change into some fresh clothes. They snuck into the dorms and slipped into their shared room.

"You know we could also just run," Beth offered, pulling a clean shirt on.

"I don't know..." Ashley responded, sitting on her bed. Beth turned to her sister.

"Hey is something wrong?" Beth asked joining Ashley on her bed.

"I'm worried about Aelita," Ashley confessed, "I mean with her being stuck in Lyoko..." She let out a sigh, "With Xana running amok he'll do whatever he can to do to not only kill us but also destroy the supercomputer! You saw what he tried to do the other day! If I hadn't gotten devirtualized in time, he would've crushed you and destroy the only way to access Lyoko and Aelita leaving us powerless!"

"Well... what do you think we should do?" Beth asked crossing her arms. Ashley looked at her sister, then her eyes light up with an idea.

"What if we brought Aelita here!"

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"Oh come on! It's a brilliant plan!" Ashley said flabbergasted. Both sisters had moved their conversation from their room to outside to keep them from getting caught being in the dorms when they weren't supposed to. To them, outside was the lesser of two evils.

"No! Even if it was possible what would we do if we were to bring her here?" Beth pointed out, "She'd have no birth certificate, no where to go, no family to turn to, she wouldn't exist. What would we do?" Ashley stared at her sister quietly.