Like the title said, I'M AWARE THAT IT'S NEARLY SEPTEMBER, BUT THE RULES SAID THAT YOU CAN WRITE THIS ANY MONTH OF ANY DAY OF ANY YEAR YOU WANT! (maybe not the year, but anyway, you got it) SO I'LL WRITE IT IN FRAKKING SEMPTEMBER; OK!

Reader: *stares at me as if I was a talking Kankrelat*...

Me: Sorry, but I had a bad start of the day today…

So anyway, I read and saw a few things people did for the "Code: July" challenge and I finally plucked up the courage to try it myself…and yes, for the last time, I know it's nearly September!

So, for those who don't know, the first prompt is "Favorite Season/Episode" and, honestly, I didn't really know what to write at first: I like all the seasons the same, they all have their ups and downs, so that was pretty out of the question.

So, favorite episode; I have one, but I was a little nervous at the thought of writing about it…eventually, my imaginary inner fangirl Emily gave me a long lecture about how everyone has its own preferences and that people won't care less if I liked this episode or not, so I caved in and wrote this. Hope you like it!


Notes: This takes place the next day after my favorite episode. You guess which one it is.


1: Favorite Season/Episode

Of all the sectors Lyoko owned, of all the towers that there were, X.A.N.A. had to pick that exact same one. Yumi felt her stomach twist when she saw it again, its red halo shining brightly in the virtual sunlight.

Why, X.A.N.A., why? She asked herself. Why did you have to choose the same tower?

She looked around, relieved that only Aelita was with her…and also worried, because the geisha was the only hope the pinkette had of reaching the tower safely.

Running towards her top priority, Aelita couldn't help but notice that her older friend was really nervous. Was it because of yesterday, was it because of the AI's attack?

It must've been pretty scary for her, knowing she was risking her life. The pinketee admitted to herself.

Meanwhile, Yumi was clutching tightly her fan with her left hand, and gulped nervously when she saw the tower getting nearer and nearer.

"Hurry up!" Jeremy called. "I've lost contact with Ulrich and Odd and that's not a good sign"

Yumi's stomach gave another jolt – the fifth one since she had arrived so far – when she saw the edge of the plateau not far away.

Be careful, girl. She thought. This time, no one can save you…

"Yumi! Krabe, twelve o'clock!" Jeremy suddenly yelled.

The geisha immediately avoided the laser shot in her direction and tossed her fan, watching as it hit the creature and then returned to her.

"Nice job, but there are two Megatanks coming your way" the genius warned.

"Aelita, take cover; I'll get them"

She looked at the two giant bowling balls rolling towards her and had a sense of dèja vu.

Be careful, Yumi, be careful. She kept telling herself, as she avoided the Megatank's energy wave. Then, the geisha distractedly threw her fan, but missed the target by a great distance.

Aelita, hiding behind a rock, noticed much to her surprise that Yumi wasn't really in the game.

I'd better head for the tower while the monsters are busy. The pinkette told herself, as she silently ran towards her objective.

In the meantime, the geisha was indeed having trouble concentrating: same sector, same tower position, same monsters…it was as if X.A.N.A. was messing up with her, as if he did that on purpose.

Curse you! Yumi thought with a frown, tossing her fan once again. It miraculously hit the symbol but the other Megatank fired at her, and the geisha was hit so violently she was thrown back right near the edge of the plateau.

"Be careful Yumi, you lost 50 life points!" Jeremy exclaimed, clutching his hair with both hands.

She stood up, but when she looked around, another flashback hit her and her heart started beating faster (if it could, that is). She felt a soft, invisible breeze in the air and she her cheeks flushed at the familiar memory.

Distracted by her thoughts and the panorama, Yumi barely heard Jeremy telling her that Aelita was in the tower; she didn't even notice the Megatank shooting its energy wave at her. She didn't notice or hear anything. The geisha only woke up from her trance when she toppled out of the scanner, banging her fists on the ground in frustration.

Of all the towers that Lyoko possessed, X.A.N.A. just had to pick yesterday's.

The one on the plateau in the Desert Sector.

The one where something nearly happened, something which made her thank her lucky stars that during this mission Ulrich was dealing with X.A.N.A.'s attack and not fighting on Lyoko with her and Aelita. The urge to do it again was far too powerful.