-- NOTICE: Before you carry on reading this post and this chapter of my fanfiction please let me remind you that this is a POST-ENDING fiction, this means that it takes place after the events of the CODE LYOKO series. This fiction is a PG-13 meaning that a great deal of romance as well as heavy feuds between characters will take place, I would also like to add that XANA will also take a physical form on Lyoko or rather two to be exact, but the second will be revealed much later in the series, so if that's okay with you then please read on! --

CODE LYOKO: CODE REBIRTH
CHAPTER ONE – A DAY TO REMEMBER PART 1 (UNOFFICIAL TITLE)

.ROLLING.BACK.THE.CLOCK.
After the events of the Lyoko Warriors defeating XANA and removing the threat he could pose to them, Lyoko, and the world Lyoko was finally shut down for good or at least that is what the gang believed to be true. Of course due to the fact the threat of XANA was forever destroyed and William was finally returned to the real world no longer under anybody's control, with life seemingly returning to the way it was supposed to be the gang decided the best thing would be to tell everyone the truth about everything from materializing Aelita to saving William from XANA.

With everything being out in the open and the gang being able to finally relax the group decided it was finally time they finished School and of course moved on from everything in the past, and for several years this peace was maintained however something evil and dark was beginning to lurk behind the scenes, this meant that something big was going to happen that would shudder everything and cause only chaos and destruction for everyone.

.PRESENT.DAY.AT.KADIC.HIGH.
With everything in check, most of the gang was moving into their final years of School aside from William and Yumi who had already finished and were now in university going down their respective paths for the future. And just as it was a new year there were also going to be new students who would flock in from all over the place, amongst these new students was Jace, Syd, Lorene, and Trent.

The first day of the new term began with a welcoming semester by Principal Dumas who was introducing the 1st year students with the aid of Jim who was simply introducing the new students to their new home as well as laying the rules of the School down for them to understand the dos and don'ts at Kadic High. Luckily for Jeremie, Aelita, Odd, and Ulrich they were given the first few days of the new year off since they would need to prepare themselves for their final year at the School, however unsuspecting evil was lurking in the midst just waiting to pounce and eat the gang alive.

After the morning semester for the new students, the morning classes had begun for those students as Trent and Syd were sat next to each other and Lorene and Jace were also sat next to one another under as the four of them would have never believed someone if that someone said their life would change forever today. The first lesson of the day was of course Mrs. Hertz Biology class; this was a class that Trent clearly did not like as he could not stop moving his legs about which seemingly caught Mrs. Hertz attention as he was scolded by her in front of everyone.

As for the old gang, well Aelita and Jeremie were spending some quality time in Jeremie's room since it was their time off they wanted to spend that time together. Odd and Ulrich were also hanging out with each other still and Odd was just as much of an annoyance as his dog Kiwi just as he always had been back in the days. Ulrich and Yumi had been out in the past but they were friends and that was how it would stay, Yumi herself had just started her University course as well as William who were both at the same University. All in all things hadn't changed much for the group as they still kept in contact with each other but none of them would be prepared for what would happen that day.

The day seemingly progressed on as the new students went through their lessons for the day, however something was going to happen as Aelita and Jeremie were in Jeremie's room the two were discussing about some things of their old days, in particular about when the two of them first met and Jeremie's instant attraction to Aelita. "You know Jeremie; don't you think it was quite strange how we had a connection right away, that doesn't usually happen does it?" Said Aelita as she questioned Jeremie about that fateful day when he activated the supercomputer and he and his friends aided Aelita for the very first time. "I had never really thought about it Aelita, I suppose it is quite weird but then it was probably love at first sight so to speak...but what made you bring that up Aelita?"

Jeremie said this in reply to Aelita's question as Aelita tried to think of how to respond before finally opening her mouth. "Well you know, it just crossed my mind about what caused you to be attracted to me, I suppose some things just can't be explained...well I suppose we should eat our lunch now Jeremie." The two of them smiled at each other as they began to open their lunch up before starting to eat. However just as the two of them had begun to eat their food Jeremie's laptop began to make a sound it had not made for a very long time, this noise caused the two of them to turn their heads with food in their mouth as the two of them gulped their food and they shifted themselves towards the laptop as Jeremie opened it looking at the screen in shock."Jeremie, what's the matter, what's on your laptop Jeremie?"At first Jeremie couldn't say anything as he continued to stare at the screen which was stating that a tower had been activated on Lyoko.

Jeremie still hadn't responded to Aelita's question as she had started to feel worried about Jeremie's behaviour concerning his laptop as she finally looked at the screen herself with the same shocked look. "But...how is that even possible Jeremie...we shut down Lyoko for good...there isn't any way it could even be active, let alone be an activated tower..." Aelita simply looked at Jeremie with concern in her eyes as Jeremie finally replied. "I know, I don't understand it myself at all...we destroyed XANA for good all those years ago so there's no way it could be possible...however it looks like we don't have a choice but to call the others, head to factory and we'll met you there." Aelita simply nodded to Jeremie as she went ahead while Jeremie prepared to call the others.

Eventually the group made its way towards the factory as Jeremie explained the situation to everyone; however things were harder for Yumi as she was in University and of course this meant it was harder to get outside, William stayed at the University to keep an eye on things as Jeremie explained things to the group. "Well it seems that somehow Lyoko has been reactivated and somehow a tower was activated...now I don't know how or why this has happened, but you guys need to sort the situation out, okay?" The other three nodded at Jeremie as Yumi opened her mouth to speak. "By the way Jeremie, where is Aelita?" She said this as they moved along the sewer way. "Aelita is at the factory waiting for us, so we should probably get there as quickly as possible and get this sorted so we can return to School and of course University in your case Yumi."

As the group moved closer and closer towards the factory they were being followed by Syd, Lorene, and Trent. "Guys do you think this is such a great idea, what if they catch us?" Said Lorene to the two boys she was with as one of them replied to her question. "Oh relax, they won't catch us and besides I would like to know what they are up to, wouldn't you like to know as well Trent?" Said Syd who directed his question towards Trent. "Well I'm all up for something exciting and this seems to be quite exciting if you ask me..." Said Trent as the only one left who seemed against the idea was Lorene who simply sighed to herself as the three of them continued along.

Once the Jeremie and the gang reached the factory they were greeted by a slightly annoyed Aelita who went off to the scanner room as Jeremie sat in the chair. "Now guys I hope you haven't forgotten how things work in Lyoko, we wouldn't want any of you being devirtualized after all" The other three of the group gave a look to Jeremie to show they weren't liking his jokes as they went with Aelita to the scanner room, once there the four of them went into a scanner each as Jeremie begun the virtualization process.

As this was happening the group of younger kids who had been following the gang had gotten to the outside of the factory as Lorene opened her mouth. "Oh my god…why on earth would they be in some factory…this is just getting weirder and weirder…we shouldn't have followed them we could get in trouble with the principal…" However Syd and Trent seemed to just be even more excited as they entered the factory causing Lorene to sigh once more.

Moving back to inside of the factory, Jeremie had begun the virtualization process. "Transfer, Ulrich. Transfer, Odd. Transfer, Yumi. Transfer, Aelita. Scanner, Ulrich. Scanner, Odd. Scanner, Yumi. Scanner, Aelita. Virtualization!" However things didn't turn out as Jeremie had predicted because the virtualization process failed and he could not figure out the problem, Jeremie then repeated the process once more but yet again the process failed as the group returned to the main computer room. "Jeremie what happened, how come you didn't virtualize us into Lyoko…?" Said Yumi as the group then looked at Jeremie waiting for an explanation. "I've tried…I tried several times but the supercomputer just isn't virtualizing you guys…perhaps whatever caused the activation of the tower made it so you guys can't enter Lyoko…"The group continued to ponder on what had happened but just then Syd, Trent, and Lorene entered the room as the three young teenagers looked around in amazement.

"Wow…this place is amazing…don't you think so Trent?" Syd said this as he asked Trent as Lorene simply hid behind them trying to be careful of anything ahead. "Yeah, it's amazing…I can't believe they get to go to a place like this and nobody else does…" Trent said it sarcastically as a joke though none of the three knew that most people at Kadic knew of the factory anyway. "You know…we're probably going to bump into those guys and we'll be in for it then…" However Lorene spoke too soon as the three of them were stopped by the gang who didn't seem to happy about the three kids entering the factory.

Jeremie and the gang looked on at the younger kids as Ulrich then spoke to them. "Who are you three…how did you get to the factory?" Trent and Syd seemed to not be able to say anything but Lorene quickly jumped in to speak as a response to Ulrich's question. "Erm…I'm sorry for our intrusion…it was all their idea to follow you guys to see what you were up to…" Trent and Syd simply gulped as Lorene revealed the truth behind the three of them coming to the factory as they both spoke at the same time. "Way to go Lorene, just blame it on us why don't you!" However the three were then prompted by Odd who spoke towards them. "That's no way to talk to a girl you two, but that is beside the point…this place is dangerous you shouldn't be here…" Jeremie cut Odd off on his sentence as he spoke out. "Knock it off Odd, these three obviously aren't aware of the story we revealed to everyone all those years ago so you shouldn't be so harsh to them."

As the three younger teenagers in the room looked on at the gang they could only wonder what was going to happen to them, however Jeremie was about to reveal to them the mysterious virtual world known as Lyoko, and their lives were only about to get all that more important as time moved on, if you want to find out what happens next make sure to continue reading on in the next chapter.

-- TO BE CONTINUED: NEXT CHAPTER - A DAY TO REMEMBER PART 2 --

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