The day started out pretty normal, stopping a XANA attack before Nationals. XANA had activated two towers in the ice sector, one regular and one of his new dark towers. Anyway Alex and Aelita were the only two available to go to Lyoko, one tower down, now they were bound for the dark tower. The two were cruising across the ice on Alex's silver Overbike. Alex was concentrating on the ice ahead while Aelita was watching the rear to see if they were being followed.
In the lab Jeremy was monitoring them but then saw a red blip show up and it was gaining fast. Pulling up another window on the interface, Jeremy saw it was the Scyphozoa, and he wondered who it was after. Could it be XANA was after Alex again, or was he after Aelita? "Careful you two, you have an old friend off on your left." Aelita looked off and screamed as she was grabbed by the Scyphozoa. Alex hit the brakes, got off his bike and was instantly blocked by a Krabe. "Great, a Krabe. Hey Jeremy, XANA sent me dinner, but since I don't like what he's serving I'll send it back." Alex joked. In the lab Jeremy chuckled but said, "Make it fast Alex; you need to get rid of another problem too."
Alex drew his sword and super sprinted right under the Krabe. He made a mental calculation and thrust upwards, and ran off towards his squishy advisary. Behind him the Krabe exploded and Alex brought his sword down on the tentacles of the Scyphozoa. They fell to the ground and Aelita was released. He picked her up, mounted her on his Overbike then kept driving towards the dark tower.
Outside the dark tower, a tarantula laid in wait. It had one objective, stop Alex from deactivating the black tower. But Alex stopped short of the tarantula's hiding spot. He dismounted and super sprinted right into the tower. Aelita regained consciousness and took out the tarantula then decided to devirtualize herself. She shoved an energy field into her chest and devirtualized.
In the scanner room Aelita came out shuttering, moments later, Alex walked out of the scanner on her right. They went upstairs to the lab; Jeremy congratulated them on a job well done, and then the three left the factory. On the way back to the school Jeremy started talking about his new portable scanners. He could virtualize his friends from anywhere in the country now, the thing is that they hadn't been tested, but being the way he is, Jeremy packed them into his suitcase to take along to nationals, should anything happen.
Back at Kadic, Alex and Jeremy were packing their suitcases and gym bags; Alex was done with his suitcase and was packing his uniform and warm-ups in his gym bag. After placing his basketball shoes in with his uniform, Alex zipped it up and tossed it with his suitcase. Jeremy also finished packing and the two roomies, left holding their luggage. Outside by the gates, team Lyoko met up and Odd asked, "How are we getting to Paris so we can play?"
Alex just smiled and starting counting back from three, "3…2…1." As if on cue a black stretched limo pulled up and Alex opened the door. "Hop in guys!" he told them. After everyone loaded their stuff in the trunk and got seated, the limo took off. "Ok guys listen, Paris is a six hour drive from here, in case of a XANA attack Jeremy brought the portable scanners along.
Next to Alex and Aelita, Jeremy looked up from William's novel "Brass Knuckles of Death" and said "That's right; if XANA attacks we don't have to travel back to the factory to stop him. But these can only be used on long-distance trips." Everyone acknowledged, Alex opened the mini-fridge and started passing out sodas to his friends. "Here's to victory" he said raising his soda bottle "and bringing home that championship trophy for Kadic."
Ulrich piped up "Hey Alex, how'd you get a limo for us to ride in?" he asked. Alex smiled and said "This is one of my mom and dad's. My parents are multi millionaires, and they gave me a choice between this one and the blue one. I chose this one because of the custom rims, detailing, engine, and upholstery. Now who wants one of my mom's homemade hubcap cookies? In case you're wondering, all they are is just a big chocolate chip cookie." To prove his point he pulled them out of the mini-fridge and passed them round.
The limo pulled into Paris around 7 p.m. and pulled up to their hotel. Hotel de Crillon was five blocks away from the sports complex and was a beauty all its own. "Damn," Alex said to himself "Mom and dad really pulled out the stops this time." They walked inside and Alex went up to the front desk. A young gentleman was seated there and when he saw Alex he said "You must be Alex, your mother and father told us you'd be staying here for two nights. For your party of seven we have the Louis XV and the Bernstein suites for you, here are your room keys. Enjoy your stay, and good luck at tomorrow's game. I hope you kick some Spartan ass.
Alex returned to his friends and handed the girls and Ulrich the key cards for the Bernstein suite. Odd, Jeremy, William and him would sleep in the Louis XV suite because of the room. Alex led his friends to the stairs and they went up to the fifth floor. Inside the Louis XV suite Alex went to one of the two bedrooms and set his stuff down. Odd and William took the couches and Jeremy set up in the other room. He unloaded his laptop a large hard drive set-up and the portable scanner pads. By the time the group was all settled in, they decided to get changed for bed and get some sleep.