XANA's Son
Summary:
It's been a year since the last episode of Code Lyoko. Ulrich and Yumi are dating now, but suddenly, he starts ditching her to see another girl. Turns out it's his kid sister, Lyra and she's on the hunt for the handsome hacker who messed with her laptop. And she's she tracked the culprit to Kadic, mainly the offline Super Computer!
And when she types in a certain code to sop the virus from spreading ., someone appears in the scanner room. Who is this specter? And why does he have the hots for Lyra? And how will Yumi deal with friend competition in the form of Ulrich's sister?
Chapter 1: Code: Lyra
Yumi frowned as she watched her boyfriend coerce with the pretty girl with long brown hair.
"For the last time, you can't be here! Why can't you listen for once?" Ulrich demanded of the unnamed girl.
"And for the last time: will you please tell me why you're so embarrassed about me? Why can't I meet your friends?"
Just then Odd showed up. "Hey, Ulrich!" the dumbbell blonde boy called, strolling from the hiding spot Yumi had chosen.
"Odd? Oh, no. Get out of here now, Lyra."
Lyra blinked. "Why?"
"Just go!" he made a slashing gesture with his arm.
"Who's the babe?" Odd called. Yumi silently followed, seeing as how she had no choice.
"What babe, Odd?" Ulrich replied, hiding Lyra behind him.
"That babe, old buddy of mine." Odd sidestepped the fuming Ulrich and went for the girl. "Hi, my name is-"
"Odd Della Robia, I know you. Ricky told me all about you." Lyra beamed.
"Ricky? Who's Ricky?" Ulrich voiced.
Lyra pointed to Ulrich. "He is. Oh, Ricky, he's really as dense as you told me." She smiled and cocked her head to one side, staring at Odd. "What's with the purple streak and the up hair-do?"
Yumi snapped. "Would someone please explain to me what is going on?"
Lyra flinched at the sharp tone. Ulrich paled then turned crimson. "Well… This is… Lyra… She is my… um," he trailed off.
Yumi braced herself for the shock of betrayal she was sure to feel. "I'm his little sister, Lyra Stern, Nice to meet you, Odd. Yumi," Lyra smiled at Yumi as the color drained from Yumi's cheeks only to rush back in a tidal wave.
"Amazing! You look and act nothing like MR. Serious over here. And why don't you go to school here, cutie pie?" Odd put an arm around Lyra's shoulders, only to get pushed off by Ulrich.
"Because of guys like you; Lyra, I told you to go home. I'll visit this weekend." Ulrich pleaded.
Lyra's bright face darkened. "I just want to talk to you, Ricky… And by this weekend, I'll need to leave. Please…"
Yumi grimaced at the puppy-dog pouty face Lyra was using on Ulrich. It was guaranteed to bring a drill sergeant to his knees. And, apparently, Ulrich was no stronger.
"Fine; but wait in coffee shop in town. I have a class in a few, so…" He was attacked in the fiercest hug ever.
"Thank you, Ricky! I love you so much! You're my favorite big brother, ever!"
"I'm your only one. Now scram!" Ulrich extracted himself from her hug and smiled as she dashed off. Once she was out of sight, he turned back to Yumi and Odd. I guess I need to tell you guys… a lot."
Odd smirked. "You think, Stern. English is going to be an interrogation for you." He swung an arm around his best friend's shoulders and ushered him to the same pace. "Now, about Lyra…"
Ulrich sighed as he faced Yumi, Odd, Jeremy and Aelita in the English room. The teacher had put them on self-study, to go tend to a computer error.
"SO you have a younger sister named Lyra." Jeremy repeated.
"And she goes to a prestigious school for prodigies about two towns away." Odd added.
"And she came here to see you but you won't let her meet us." Aelita finished.
"Yeah…" He scratched his head and let his gaze slide to Yumi, who was quietly observing it all. "Her school had some system malfunction that's going to take a week to repair, and the classrooms are trashed, indefinitely. They all got sent home and since then, I've been trying to pacify her."
"And why haven't you ever mentioned her?" Yumi spoke up, clearly irritated. Her ebony locks fell over one eye, causing her to lift one hand and shove it back.
Ulrich sighed, again. "I didn't feel the need. Lyra goes to school far away, and her breaks usually don't coincide with mine—I barely ever see her. Plus, she's a year younger than me, and has no experience in the real world. She's always been oblivious to the world. She's the little princess my dad always wanted."
Yumi shut her book and stood. "I'm going for a cocoa break." She stomped off, leaving Ulrich less than happy.
"Still, you never talk about her, say anything about her or even mention a sibling." Aelita pointed out.
"She's not exactly like us. We're normal people. The last thing I need to do is start bragging or complaining that I have a prodigious sister who speaks seven languages, can sing like an angel and has no problem with physics. She's perfect! And besides… It's kind of hard since I'm compared to her half the time." Ulrich groaned.
Yumi kicked the ground hard beneath her boots as she muddled over her cup of hot chocolate. Suddenly, a pair of brown lace-up boots appeared in her view.
"Can I sit with you a while?" Lyra asked. Yumi looked up at her boyfriend's sister.
"Sure." She watched as Lyra sat down and brush invisible dirt off of her lime green skirt.
"Your really close to my brother, right?" Lyra started.
Yumi snorted. "I thought so…"
Lyra frowned, and then it cleared. "He never told you I existed, huh?"
Dumbfounded, Yumi nodded. "It's always been that way. He thinks that if he doesn't associate with me, all the bad things in my life will go away."
Yumi whirled to face her. "But still, I thought we were closer than that. He could have told me. I mean, I thought he'd been acting strange but—I was sure if he had anything on his mind, he'd tell me!"
"My brother's weird like that. Ever since that one time when we were kids… He thinks he's got to be my dad- my protector- whenever we're together. I feel like a caged bird around him, and my dad." Lyra stuck out her legs and stared and the toe of her boots. "Did you know my dad literally banned me from learning self defense? And he took me out of gymnastics when I sprained my ankle once on the monkey bars?"
Yumi blinked. Obviously, she was venting. "It's just because he loves you."
"But he sent me to the Francois Academy for Prodigies! Away from what little friends I had that weren't afraid to play with me. And if you think his influence stopped there, you should have seen what happened when I got to the Academy. Everyone was afraid of me because of what my dad said the first day. I barely have any friends!"
Yumi felt a pang of sympathy for Lyra. "You must have had it rough."
"Ricky—Ulrich's had it rougher. He thinks it's his fault I got sent away. Or at least he tortures himself like he does. Well, he used to. He's changed a lot since then. Thanks."
"I didn't do much." Yumi hastened to correct.
Lyra shook her head. "You did a lot. My brother has a lot of hang ups. I'm glad you're dating him. And I'm sorry if my sudden appearance puts a strain on your relationship."
Yumi smiled, feeling guilty. "It won't. You won't."
"Are you sure?" When Yumi nodded, Lyra jumped to her feet. "Great! Bye."
As she watched Lyra skip off, Yumi shook of her petty jealousy. How could she be so petty? Even Lyra had noticed how tense she was? She had to put it behind her. She could do this! She could!
