Hello, I'm Knux27, some of you might know me as that guy who always reviewed tyty7894's Code Lyoko: Lost Episodes Season 1. Back when tyty7894 was still within the first few months of his first season, I approached him with the idea of a one shot in his universe, and he gave me permission to do so. My idea quickly expanded from a one shot to a full mini season, and tyty7894 gave me permission to make this a reality.
Before anyone thinks I have free reign over what I write this mini season, I don't. All of my work must be approved by tyty7894 before I update, that was a condition we both agreed to. I am using his universe, it is only fair that he gets to regulate what's in it. Thankfully, we both have the idea as to where we want this to go, so my creative liberties haven't been revoked, but tyty7894 makes the final call on all of my work within Relics to the Past.
With all of that being said, this is my first story and I hope you all enjoy it.
William couldn't believe he let the Scyphozoa get him again. All of the fighting in his personal quest for redemption against X.A.N.A., all for nothing, all worth nothing. This was the last thought to go through William's mind as the clear tentacles wrapped around his body, everything going black.
"Scanner Ulrich, scanner Aelita, scanner William."
"Transfer Ulrich, transfer Aelita, transfer William."
"Virtualization!"
"The Activated Tower is twenty degrees south of your current location." Jeremy said, his voice echoing from above.
"Hey Jeremy, can you send us our vehicles?" Ulrich asked, taking a quick sweep of the Forest Sector. He had been expecting a rough entrance to Lyoko, Odd and Yumi had barely made a long enough diversion for William, Aelita, and him to get to the factory.
"Coming right up!" the blond genius replied, hastily putting the finishing touches onto the vehicle codes he had started as soon as the Warriors were virtualized. He could code the Overbike program blindfolded with one arm behind his back, but the Override code was taking longer. It wasn't that it was more complex, it was just that Jeremy hadn't programmed it as many times as he had the other vehicles.
The Overbike and Override appeared in front of their respective riders, while Aelita swiped her hand over her bracelet, activating her virtual pink wings, hovering a few feet above the ground, then taking flight towards the tower.
Revving his engine, Ulrich followed in suit, just seconds behind Aelita. William stole a move from Odd's repertoire and back flipped onto his Override, then gave chase to his partners.
"The tower should be in sight," Jeremy said, noticing a mass of red appear on his computer screen. "Wait, X.A.N.A. just sent in the welcoming committee, three tarantulas guarding the tower. That's odd..." Jeremy said leaving his thought unfinished.
"What's wrong, Jeremy?" William asked as the group stopped in front of a giant log in the middle of the path, all three of them crouching behind the log, tower and monsters in sight.
"Nothing, its just X.A.N.A is lacking on the defensi-"
"Jeremy, don't finish that sentence!" Ulrich barked as the three tarantulas started moving towards the hiding Warriors, the spiders, lining up sideways and unleashing a constant barrage of laser fire at the log.
Aelita spoke up: "Does anyone have any ideas on how to get to the tower?" The lasers continued bombarding the log, almost making any attempt to progress forward seem like a suicide mission.
"Actually," William said, a grin appearing on his face, one of either cockiness or genius, "I have an idea that's crazy enough, it just might work."
"Jeremy, have any of the Tarantulas moved?" Ulrich asked, ready to spring William's plan into action. William's plan rode entirely on Ulrich, if he got devirtualized, none of the others, Jeremy included, had another plan that would work.
"No Ulrich, they haven't." Jeremy responded.
"Alright then," William said in a voice that sounded like a military general, "MOVE OUT!"
Ulrich sprang up between the laser fire, swords drawn and blocking all of lasers at speeds he would never be able to move his swords at on earth. As he landed on the forest path still blocking 6 lasers constantly being shot at him every second, he shouted "Triplicate!"
Ulrich's two clones charged at the tarantulas, the ones on Ulrich's left and right, the respective tarantulas turned their laser fire on the clones. Ulrich shouted "Now!" as his clones started reflecting the fire back. The tarantulas didn't let up on the laser fire, nor did the Ulrich's start to be pushed back.
At Ulrich's que, William and Aelita drove off the sides of the forest path on vehicles, Aelita on the Overbike, William on his vehicle. The two Warriors immediately aimed their vehicles at the tarantulas, William aiming at the left, Aelita at the right. William shouted "Supersmoke!" as he lined up the Override. Aelita jumped off the Overbike, activating her wings and flying straight towards the tower. The two vehicles collided with the spiders, immediately turning them into code.
"Geronimo!" William yelled, turning back into his non smoke form, slashing his giant sword through the tarantulas small head, following his sword strike all the way through the tarantula's body. "Take that X.A.N.A." William said with a noticeable trace of swagger in his voice. Stabbing his sword into the ground, William leaned on the oversized blade, taking a needed sigh of relief.
"You hangin' in there Ulrich?" The swordsman and his clones had dropped their swords, collapsing from exhaustion, if it was possible on Lyoko. Ulrich had given it his all, blocking every laser and not losing a single life point in that death charge. He muttered "Fusion" then said, "Yeah, how about yourself?"
A squadron of hornets swoop in, previously undetected by Jeremy until it was too late.
"William! Ulrich! Watch out!" The blond shouted, mentally and physically kicking himself for not seeing them sooner.
"Supersmoke!"
"William, get dow-" Ulrich shouted, cut off by five poison lasers shot through the white cloud of smoke and into his back, his yellow garment almost looking purple from the concentration of the poison.
"Ulrich, you okay?" William asked.
Ulrich stood back up from where he had fallen, the force he felt only growing in intensity. "I doubt it. Jeremy, what's the damage?"
"Running a scan now Ulrich... it's enough poison to devirtualize you in a minute! William, his pain will be five times worse than last time, devirtualize him now." Jeremy ordered.
Pulling his sword out of supersmoke, William walked over to his friend. "Ready Ulrich?"
Ulrich collapsed in pain, his body unable to move as the poison began to set in. Looking up, Ulrich's vision was already gone. He saw a silver figure walking over to him, but other than that, it was all a blurry white light. "Do it" Ulrich said, his pain evident in his voice.
William's sword came down into Ulrich's back, the action paining William almost as much as it did Ulrich.
Ulrich looked up one last time before his code disappeared, and saw a giant pink blob behind the silver blob, one too big to be Aelita. Using the last of his strength, Ulrich shouted at the top of his lungs, "William, BEHIND YOU!", his wire frame and code disappearing immediately after.
William spun around, right into the Scyphozoa's tentacles. William attempted to swing his sword, but lost his grip on his weapon as the Scyphozoa picked him up. The hornets surrounded William, but there was no point. The Sixth Lyoko Warrior was at the mercy of X.A.N.A. all over again.
Thanks for reading, hope you review! Next update should be out by Friday, 8/29.