Afterwards
After having defeated X.A.N.A., the Lyoko Warriors are finally starting to live their normal lives. Will it last? Find out in this new story.
Chapter 1: Catching Up
Chris's POV
While our children were in the game room, we all were reconnecting in the living room.
"So, Scaly. What do you and Aelita do for a living?" Yumi asked me.
"We work at the school Maya attends. Aelita teaches science, while I teach gym." I replied.
"Cool." Odd said.
"What about you, Einstein? What's your job?" I asked.
"Well, I work as a network support engineer. And Chelsea actually works as a nurse." Jeremie replied.
"Nice." I said, then looked to Aelita.
"Should we tell them?" I asked her.
"I don't see why not. They deserve to know." She replied.
"What is it, guys?" Laura asked, and we both sighed.
"Lately, my powers have been fading." I said.
"You mean, you're losing them?" William asked.
"Yeah. Honestly, I'm happy about it." I replied.
"Why's that?" Ulrich asked.
"Well, Maya didn't inherit them, thank God. So I don't have to worry about training her." I replied.
"But, will you die without them?" Sam asked.
"No. I have no intention of leaving my family." I replied.
After we were done discussing that, we were trying to decide what to do tomorrow.
"I say we go to the park." Aelita suggested, and we all agreed.
"Sounds good. We'll all grab our kids and head home." Yumi said, but we shook our heads.
"Why don't you guys stay the night? Our doors are always open to y'all." I said.
"We wouldn't wanna intrude." Ulrich said.
"Don't think of it as intrusion. Think of it as when we all shared that dorm room back at the academy." Aelita said, making all of us laugh.
"I remember we all had to put up with Smelly Odd." Ulrich said, earning a glare from Odd.
When Odd and Sam headed for the door, we were all confused.
"Where are you guys going?" I asked.
"To pick up Kiwi." Odd replied. He and Sam then walked out the door and headed to their place. Maya came into the living room when they left and smiled when she saw our friends.
"Mommy and Daddy talk about you guys all the time." She said, making them look at us.
"It's true. We do." Aelita said. Odd and Sam came back with Kiwi. I laughed when I saw the dog.
"He doesn't look different from ten years ago." I said.
"Well, he has grown older." Sam said.
"I meant besides that, Sam." I said to her. Aelita turned her attention to Maya.
"How are you and the other kids getting along?" She asked.
"Really well." Maya replied, making us smile.
After everyone settled into the guest rooms, Aelita got Maya to get to bed as well. She and I walked into her room to say goodnight to her.
"Night, Mom. Night, Daddy." She said to us, then fell asleep. With that, we went to our room and got under the bed.
"We oughta take them to lunch tomorrow." I said, and Aelita agreed.
"Where should we go, then?" She asked me.
"We haven't had Italian for a while." I said, and Aelita agreed.
"Okay. Olive Garden it is, then." I said. When that was decided, we fell asleep.
We woke up to my alarm clock and I slammed my fist down on it to shut it off.
"Buenos días, mi bella princesa." I said as she fluttered her eyes open.
"Buenos días, mi apuesto príncipe." She said when she woke up.
"Oooh, I love it when you say that." I said.
"I know you do." She said playfully. We then got dressed and walked out of our room.
"You go and get breakfast started. I'll wake Maya up." I told her and with that, she walked to the kitchen while I walked into Maya's room.
"Time to get up, door mouse." I told her and she got up after I spoke.
"Morning, Daddy." She said to me, and I smiled.
"Hey, baby girl. Breakfast will be ready soon." I said before kissing her on the forehead and walking out of the room. As I walked out, I felt something hairy by my foot and remembered Odd and Sam brought Kiwi with them last night. I held my arms open for him and he jumped into them.
When I walked into the living room, I saw Sam was already up.
"Odd still asleep?" I asked her, and she nodded her head.
"Why doesn't that surprise me?" I asked, earning a laugh from her.
"Vincent's the same way." She said.
"I don't doubt that." I said as everyone else walked into the living room. Even Odd and his son finally got out of bed.
"Well, welcome back to the land of the living, boys." I joked, making everyone but Odd and Vincent laugh. Aelita got breakfast ready and Odd and his son were salivating like crazy.
"Good thing I made extras." Aelita said, making me chuckle.
After breakfast, we left Queens and headed for Central Park. When we finally arrived, we immediately saw a familiar face.
"Hey guys. Is that who I think it is?" I asked, making everyone to look where I pointed.
"It is!" Aelita said.
"SISSI!" I called, and she looked our way. She walked over to us with a guy with her. I went wide eyed when I recognized him.
"THEO! You're a sight for sore eyes." I said, shaking hands with him.
"You guys are, too." He said.
After we all reconnected, I decided to announce my surprise.
"Anyone in the mood for Italian?" I asked. Odd was excited about that.
"Do you know where the nearest Italian restaurant is?" Yumi asked.
"There's an Olive Garden not far from here that we eat at when we feel fancy." Aelita replied, earning a nod from me. We all then walked to the Olive Garden Aelita, Maya and I eat at. Luckily, the waitress we knew was there when we arrived.
"Hey, Christopher, Maya, and Aelita. Same place as always?" The waitress asked.
"No, not this time, Emily. We brought some old friends with us this time." I said to our old classmate, Emily LeDuc.
After we ate lunch, we went back to mine and Aelita's place. We had fun today. The kids went to bed while my wife, friends, and I stayed up a little while longer.
That's the first chapter of my new story. I hope you guys love where I go with this story. Review and I'll post more chapters.