Opening Moves
A/N: This is a sequel to "Broken Heart." This covers the first six months of the final battle between the team and X.A.N.A. Of course, there is a lot more Ulrich x Yumi and Jeremie x Aelita romance than in "Broken Heart." This is more of an Action/Romance than a Tragedy, although there are some angsty scenes, mainly Ulrich's dreams and the final battle covered in this story.
Disclaimer: Code Lyoko and the respective likenesses are copyright Antefilms. If I owned them, this would be an episode, not a fanfiction.
Chapter One: Planning: Ulrich
Ulrich's Point of View
It was a nice, warm Saturday. We were at Yumi's house. Ever since we saved Yumi from the clones, Jeremie was spending hours in his room, building some contraption that he claimed would "give us twice as powerful."
"We need to get ready. The clones are probably sensing our actions. If we are to defeat them, we need to become twice as strong." Jeremie said, pulling some weird box on a strap out of his book bag.
"Um, Jeremie, what is that?" I asked, pointing disgustedly at the box.
"This is the most important of my inventions so far. It will allow you to use your virtualized forms without transporting into Lyoko. But there's a problem with it." Jeremie said.
Dreading the answer, I asked what the problem was.
"Because it's operation is similar to how X.A.N.A. brought monsters into the real world when we first materialized Aelita, you will still be killable." Jeremie said.
"Great. So we get weapons, but it is dangerous to use them?" I asked.
"That's correct, Ulrich." Replied Jeremie.
"So what are we waiting for? All we're risking is our lives." Odd said brightly. I didn't find it too funny, considering what I went through trying to go back to the night Yumi had been killed and prevent her death.
"Well, now that that's out of the way, let's talk about something else." Yumi said. She seemed anxious to talk about something in particular, so we all said okay. Then again, we didn't like talking about the war too long.
"So, is there anothing specific you want to talk about?" I asked.
"Oh, well I... That is..." Yumi said, nervous. I could tell that it was something she didn't like, so I put my hand on her hand. "I may have to leave for three months. My dad's company opened a new branch in England, and he has to help set it up." (A/N: Does Yumi's father have a company? I'm not sure, so I'm saying he does for the purposes of this story.)
"That's okay, Yumi. After all, your life can't revolve around fighting X.A.N.A, right?" I asked calmly, but inwardly I was frustrated. After all, here we were getting ready for the biggest battle, and one of our fighters will be in England. Of course, that wasn't considering the relationship we had. What if Yumi found someone else in England?
"Wow, that's real tough. Wish your father luck from me, Yumi." Jeremie said.
I looked at Odd, and I could tell he was going to say something that would offend Yumi. Quickly, I put my hand on his mouth to stop the insult, but his eyes told everything. He was angry at Yumi for, as he thought, "deserting" us.
Suddenly, we heard a loud crash outside. There was a clone outside throwing garbage cans at my house.
"So, what do you think, Jeremie? Shall we test your new materialized virtualization things?" Odd asked.
"Okay. Be careful, everyone. No heroics. Remember, we are in a situation where our lives are at stake." Jeremie said.
Jeremie gave us the weird boxes, and we turned them on. Immediately, we took the forms we had in Lyoko. When we barged out of Yumi's house, the clone looked at us with a mix of surprise and amusement. He had never seen such forms... except in Lyoko.
Odd fired a laser arrow at the clone, which dodged it. Then, Yumi and I charged at the clone, weapons drawn. Yumi jumped and threw her fan, which cut the clone's neck. I hadn't gotten the chance to attack. We took the boxes off and handed them to Jeremie.
"So, when do you think you'll be coming back, Yumi?" I asked, blushing slightly.
"I don't know, my father never told me." Yumi said.
What we didn't realize was that there was someone on the roof across from from us with a rifle in his hand. As we talked, he set up his shot. We heard a soft puff and I felt a sharp prickle on the back of my neck. The last thing I saw before blacking out was Yumi standing over me, trying to figure out what had happened.
When I came to, I was surprised. I was lying on a hospital bed, surrounded by a veritable garden of flowers. And, when I looked to my left, I saw that Yumi was sleeping on a chair next to my bed. Not wanting to wake her, I closed my eyes. But it seemed my gesture was unheeded by the medical staff.
When the video monitors in my room showed that I had woken, the medical staff rushed to get what they needed to get done with patients who had been knocked out by chemical means: checking to make sure that the chemicals were no longer there.
The nurses ushered Yumi out of the room and then began checking to see if there was any reason to worry. I was sure there was none. But I was very wrong in that train of thought.
A/N: I hope you liked this chapter. I understand I left a ton of problems (especially with my last sentence), but there is a lot of chapters left. This won't be a short one-shot converted into a longer story, but, as you may have guessed by the title, it won't complete the plotline started in "Broken Heart".