Code: Pulse
By: Silver-Serval
Disclaimer- Nope, I still don't own this anime or even another fav. of mine... so sad...
Summary- Sequel to Code: Capture. XANA is in control of the world and the only ones who can set it right are all under mind tap. Well, all except Odd Della Robia and the only people- just so happening to be two girls- to know his secret since... well, a very long time. Now that they know, to Odd's delight, they will do anything to help set the world right again. Now with a friend and companion to help with his plight, will one who set out long ago to save his friends finally accomplish his mission?
Author's Note- This just seemed to hit me for no reason in my sixth hour period on Feb 27th. And what makes it a miracle is that I can barely hear myself think because of my conscious and subconscious fighting all the time... They happened, at the time, to be fighting about whether I should ask this certain guy to the next school dance, and well with my super-smart subconscious mind saying yes and the idiot of my conscious mind saying no, we all should know how this ends... Hopefully... Please people, R & R! I love feed back!
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It's the year 2009 and the world is now mostly under the rule of a cybernetic being only known as "XANA" But, not many even know it by that, all because of an incident involving televisions and blood shed. Lots of blood shed... Oh, and did I happen to mention, well, you might just find out soon enough...
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A young boy with hair a yellow as the sun with a dip of purple in the center of it all stood staring at his surroundings.
"Hello out there!" he called as the light breeze carried to him the scent of the coming rain.
A female giggle behind him made him spin around to smile at her unique red and silver hair and in different attitude,"It's almost time to set up camp. Taka says she found us a place to say tonight and tomorrow while we get supples."
"Joy. I hope that this time there aren't any big dogs trying to chase her in the middle of the night." growled Odd as he thought of his poor lost sleep.
"Nope! I'm going to bring our stuff over there, okay? Okay!" replied a happy voice from not too far off as she wandered off towards the house down the hill from where Odd and Kari stood.
Kari walked up and put a hand on Odd's shoulder,"Odd, Aelita will be fine. We both know that I'm going to help you find her, not to mention Taka. Just please, don't worry."
Odd turned to face her and gave her a hug whispering,"I know, but I was supposed to protect her. And it's only Ulrich, Aelita, and I , now that XANA killed Yumi. What if XANA kills Aelita too!" Kari just hugged him tighter as he let his fears consume him.
She only offered this advice,"XANA won't kill Aelita, because that's the only thing besides Ulrich that it has to draw you in. XANA wants you. Think about it. Not very long ago, you said XANA hated you because you have been in middle school with extremely low grades, and you were whooping it's butt! Aelita will be fine."
Odd just rubbed his nose in reply before saying,"Kari Garasu, you seem to know what to say and when."
Kari just giggled,"T'is a gift I got from a very weird boy named Odd Della Robia, my first friend!" At this Odd thumped her lightly on the head and began running down the hill in an uncontrolled manner. Kari smiled and whispered,"Idiot." Then the wind blew, stealing the words as the left her mouth.
Down at the bottom of the hill, Taka was introducing Odd and Kari to the elderly couple who they would be staying with for the next two days,"Kari, Odd, meet Mr. and Mrs. Chijifu. Mr. and Mrs. Chijiifu, this is my sister Kari Garasu, and her friend Odd Deiller Rodia."
Odd thumped her on the head,"My name's Odd Della Robia, nice to meet you."
Kari smiled kindly,"Thank you so much for letting us stay here while we gather supplies and such. We greatly appreciate it."
Mrs. Chijifu smiled in a grand motherly type way and said,"We're glad to have you. Buin and I don't get very many visitors, every since that XANA killed our three daughters and their families."
Kari gasped,"Oh, Mrs. Chijifu, we're so sorry to hear that!"
Mr. Chijifu, also known as Buin, smiled gently at Kari through his glasses,"Child, it's fine. At least they don't have to live with XANA's control over their heads. Besides, Gloria and I get along by ourselves very well." Mrs. Chijifu, also known as Gloria, just smiled a sad smile and walked inside to start dinner. Taka began to thank Buin again for the generous offer and she then walked inside to help Gloria in the kitchen.
For a moment longer, Kari stood outside with Odd,"Another two lives, ruined by XANA's evil empire."
"Yup." commented Odd as he glanced towards the first star of the night.
"I just wish we could help them."
"Yup." replied Odd monotonously.
"I wonder if we can."
"Yup."
"And then I can send you off to get married to a fat chick living in a remote part ofAustralia who has direct contact with XANA."
At this Odd snapped his head down from wishing on the star above him and looked at her,"What?"
Kari just giggled at his clueless face,"Just wanted to know if you were actually listening to my out loud musings."
"Oh." said Odd carelessly as he glanced back up towards the star still struggling to keep light in the darkening skyline as the rain tried to control the sky,"Then no." Kari saw the rain before it hit them. She immediately grabbed Odd and pulled him backwards into the shelter of the screened in porch.
"I just love the rain." said Kari as she watched it fall."
"I don't." said Odd as he tried to dry his poor, wet hair.
"I know. I like the lightning too! So beautiful, but yet so deadly."
"Whatever." said Odd as he managed to halfway dry it and walk inside. A few minutes later, Kari joined them to find AMELIA in the kitchen as Gloria watched the news in the other room with Buin.
Kari sighed as she saw Taka toss the potato peeler at her,"Your turn. I think it hates me." Kari just sighed and finished Taka's job. Suddenly, the lights flashed and a sudden shrill noise pounded through the house. Kari and Taka plugged their ears and dropped to their knees in mindless pain. After it stopped, Kari heard weird noises coming from the living room. Thus so, she dashing in only to find chaos.
Odd was battling with Buin who was trying to bite Odd's arm,"Kari! Watch out!" Odd shouted as Gloria jumped on Kari's back. Kari reached down and grabbed the two daggers she kept on her legs and tossed one to Odd who caught it and stabbed Buin in the head. Kari then shoved her's into what she thought was Gloria's right eye. After the noises stopped, Taka came out of the kitchen and began to vomit at the site that met her innocent eyes.
There on the floor was Buin and Gloria Chijifu with blank red eyes and the symbol all to well known on their foreheads.
Kari left Taka to get rid of her lunch and asked Odd who was slightly green in the face,"Odd? what the hell just happened?
Odd put and hand on her shoulder and spun her around to see the symbol pasted to the flickering TV screen,"XANA. What I'm guessing is that the sound was a broadcast and anyone watching it became like the Chijifus. Not sure why I'm not like that, but I'd say that we just killed two defenseless people turned insane. Kari? Oh man, don't tell me you need to be sick too!"
Kari grinned weakly in his direction,"Considering that I just killed someone, I feel like throwing up." That was when it happened, Kari suddenly felt very strange. She felt her clothing pretty much melt into something else. She looked down only to find she was not in her clothing, but in another different set, clean and ready to go. She looked at Odd and nearly screamed, for he wasn't wearing his normal clothing either. No, it seemed as if he was wearing what he called his Lyokian attire. Just then, Odd was struck with a vision.
"Kari?" he called weakly,"It's Aelita, she's sending me one of me mind messages. She's saying that XANA sent out a broadcast over the television and anyone watching it at the sound of the whatever that was turned into a zombie. Anyone listening to it was turned insane. I obviously didn't get sick or nothing because I'm already insane, or something of the sort. She also says, Kari, welcome to the life of Lyoko. You have two leg daggers, two swords, and mind speech from the thingy in your forehead. Any questions?"
Taka walked over and dropped beside Kari muttering,"I'm one too aren't I." It was more of a statement than a question. When Odd nodded, Taka smiled and fainted. Kari just smiled kindly before she too fell asleep beside her sister. The days of the post-Pulse had just begun.
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Silver-Serval: Everyone, remember, social studies classes do weird things to your minds. They always do.
Sorrel: Yup. Guys, this is the first fic that Silver-Serval put up that is going to be a chapter fic.
Silver-Serval: I promise to try my best and make it long. If you have any constructive criticism, please tell me. I need feed back. Thanks! Would anyone mind leaving a review? I try really hard to make it good!