The New Kids: End Game Ch. 1
By: Juria
Notes: This story takes place 6 years after "Lyoko Godfathers". If you're lost or confused, please, read "The New Kids", then "Lyoko Godfathers", then "Midpoint" to get caught up. If you're still a fan of this series, then I thank you for putting up with me this long. XD I own nothing except this story, my main villian, and a couple of OCs which are going to be really obvious! Also, yep, figured now is as good a time as any to show Edge, Anna, Kane, and Michael's powers. XD All characters are © to their creators, though I'm not going to mention what characters just to keep the suprises coming. :D Enjoy!
Odd Della Robbia stood in his front yard, staring out at the woods across the street, mentally counting all of the guests he and Raven had invited to this party, and each time he did, he could have sworn that the count grew by two. Suddenly, he was snapped out of his thoughts by Raven, who playfully nudged him in the ribs. "Hey, neko-boy, care to help me with this?" she asked, balancing three trays and two pitchers in both of her hands. The former Lyoko warrior took two trays from the ex-Teen Titan's hands, shaking his head. "Two things I don't get, first, we throw this huge birthday party for Angela, which means you're surrounded by a massive group of people who are anything but human, and you still refuse to use your powers in public." he stated. Raven rolled her big blue eyes at him. "And the last time I used my powers in public, outside of a city that knew about superheros, the paparazzi stalked our house for almost eight months." she replied bluntly.
"And the second thing is, who is that talking with Ulrich?" he asked, Raven giving the male in front of Ulrich a befuddled look. "Oh, that is WIlliam Dunbar. From what I understand, he is an ex Yumi knew in high school, kind of dark and quiet, why, afraid I'll run away with him?" She asked, gently kissing Odd on the lips. Odd returned her kiss, all the while giving the taller, black haired male a cautious glance, but stopping once William winked at him, befuddling Odd even more. "Still, something seems off about him." Odd muttered with a concerned look on his face. This time, Raven held up a glowing ball of shadowy blue energy, almost like blue smoke with lightening dancing around it. "Don't worry, if he trys anything, this'll knock him out cold." Raven said reassuringly, squeezing the ball in her hand and letting it vanish.
Ulrich Stern gently squeezed Yumi Ishiyama's hand as she stepped forward to greet her old boyfriend, as well as his new girlfriend. "Yumi, this is William, apparently he knows you, or, well, knew you." he 's eyes darted towards Ulrich's who were almost parallel with hers, then back to William's. Giving a deep sigh, she extended her hand. "Hello William. Long time, no see." William gently shook her hand then guided both Ulrich and Yumi to his new girlfriend. However, she was busy staring at the clouds, almost in a trance, so all Ulrich and Yumi saw was her long white hair, that flowed down to the middle of her back, and the back of her black and red dress. "She claims to be an old friend." William said, with a smile that made both Ulrich and Yumi a bit nervous. William walked over to the young woman, a whispered conversation occured, then the woman turned around. William cleared his throat. "Ulrich, Yumi, this is my girlfriend." The woman pressed her fingers to William's lips, and he remained silent as the woman faced Ulrich and Yumi, the eye-like symbol on her necklace making Yumi and Ulrich nervous before she opened her eyes, the symbol in her eyes as well. "Hello Ulrich Stern, Yumi Ishiyama, you know who I am, don't you?" she asked, a smirk on her ruby red lips. Ulrich grabbed Yumi by the arm as they ran for their lives. "Jeremie, XANA'S BACK!"
Jeremie practically choked on his hors d'oeuvre as everyone heard the bloodcurdling scream that followed Ulrich's shout. Yumi emerged from the edge of the forest, Ulrich unconscience on her shoulder. As Beast Boy and Robin took Ulrich from her, Yumi rushed over to Jeremie. "Jeremie, how is this possible?" she asked in a panic. "Are you sure it was Xana?" he asked. Soon, his question was answered with the apperance of two Krabs, followed by William, who no longer wore a casual outfit of black jeans, t-shirt,and combat boots, but a full-fledged red and black body suit with the eye of Xana in red on his chest, weilding a massive black sword. Xana followed, still dressed in her black and red dress, a pouting look on her face. "Aw, Yumi, you spoiled my suprise." she stated, turing to Aelita, Kane, and Edge. "Hello brothers and, sister." she stated, hissing the final word in disgust.
Xana's eyes scanned the crowd, until they stopped on Angela, who was hidden behind her mom and Cyborg. "Ah, target acquired. William, fetch our prize." she stated. William nodded, then vanished into the ground, reappearing right in Cyborg's face, headbutting him hard enough to stagger him. As William moved forward, Edge suddenly lunged at him with a pair of energy wrist blades, forcing WIlliam to stand behind his sword, giving Jinx time to blast WIlliam backwards. As Xana readied a black bow with an enegry arrow, Aelita and Kane hit her with a double dose of energy orbs, the pink and white blasts knocking Xana's weapon from her hands. As Xana shook the pain from her hands, William paractically fell at her feet. "Damn." she muttered, before several Krabs stood in front of her. "Kill them!" she ordered. As the Krabs moved forward, the Titans, Gizmo, Jinx, Mammoth, and the Lyoko Warriors encircled Angela.
Just as the Krabs prepared to strike, they stopped dead in their tracks, and returned to Xana's side. Xana, all the while, had her head bowed. "Ah, it appears that the rest of our entourage has arrived." she stated, the smirk never leaving her face. The entire collective of heros moved as one to face the new arrivals, while still keeping an eye on Xana's forces.
First came a nightmare from Odd's comic book phase, and yet, here he was, blue cloack, blue muscular rock-like skin, and that twisted evil face. "Apocalypse." Odd stated softly, gulping nervously. The next villian to make his apperance made Robin, Terra, and Beast Boy shake in anger. The masked face and cold, calculating demeanor made this an already dangerous team. "Slade." they stated calmly, Beast Boy squeezing so hard he knew he was bleeding under his gloves.
The next villian made Raven's jaw drop, simply because, he shouldn't even be in this time period, let alone this dimension, and yet, here he was, blue kimino, bone-like dragon armor, and that smug face. "Naraku, who put all of you up to this?" she asked in a demanding tone. Naraku grinned at her. "An old friend, as it were." he replied coldly. Now, the final villian made his apperance, covered in a black cloak, his shadow alone making the atmosphere feel colder. "Rachel, I'm suprised you don't remember me. Then again, the last time I saw you, you were just a child." the figure hissed. Raven's eyes widened in terror. "Dragonis." she said sternly.
Dragonis threw off his cloak, revealing a dragon-esque creature with a human face, red dragon horns and scales, and razor-sharp claws. The rest of his body was covered in a bone-like armor, similar to Naraku's, however, it was the skull on his chest that really enraged Raven, and she had no idea why. Dragonis noted this rage with a smile. "Aw, now you know what happened to daddy dearest." he stated, gently tapping the skull. "If it pleases you any, before I ripped his head off, he kept shouting curses at me, something to the effect of "you won't harm my daughter" or something like that. Big suprise, the fool actually cared about you. Also, his blood, and power, tasted delightful. Now, if you'll excuse me, I am here for an entirely different reason." Dragonis turned to Xana. "You scared my daughter." he stated, his eyes narrowing on Angela.
Jinx hurled two energy blasts at Dragonis, followed by a shot from Anna's laser crossbow and a barrage of Michael's throwing stars, alll of which he easily dodged, muttering in an unrecognizable language before unleashing a counter blast that knocked everyone backwards, sending Titans and Lyoko Warriors alike crashing into trees, tables, the house, or just the ground. Angela stood in the middle of the chaos, shaking with fear. Dragonis calmly walked over to her and knelt down in front of her, gently wiping the tears from her eyes. 'You know about this power, don't you?' he asked into her mind. Angela slowly began to calm down. 'How do you know about it?' she asked. Angela's mind was suddenly flooded with a strangely soothing laughter. 'My dear child, I am the one who gave it to you. You have so much more to offer. Come with me, and I can show you how to use it.'
Dragonis's thoughts were suddenly interupted by a combined blast from Jinx and Cyborg. "You're not taking my daughter!" Jinx shouted, blood tricking from her mouth. 'Mommy, you're hurt.' Angela said into Jinx's mind. "I'll be alright honey, now just get behind u..aahhh!" Jinx was topped in mid-speech by another blast from Dragonis, this one ripping Cyborg's cannon arm off in the process as Jinx was hurled back like a rag doll once again, this time crashing into a car five blocks from the house. Dragonis calmly looked down at Angela. "Come with me, and I promise you, no harm will come to them." he stated. Angela's bright pink eyes nervously looked around at all the destruction this stranger had caused. 'Fine, just don't hurt anyone else.' she stated, putting her shaking hand into Dragonis's reptilian one.
As Dragonis opened an inter-dimensional portal with his free hand, a small dagger suddenly flew into his shoulder. Giving a snarl, he pulled the blade out of his shoulder, examined it casually, then threw it back at the offender, the Raven barely dodging the blade. "Nice try Rachel. Next time, I will not be so generous." he growled. Raven formed a spell ball in her hand, barely having the strength to lift her hand as the group of villians left her blurring vision, before she collapsed and blacked out.
Later...
Raven awoke on her couch with a gasp, suddenly clutching her side in pain. "Odd." she managed to groan out. Odd sat next to her, holding her hand in his. "Some man I am, I couldn't even defend you." he said. Raven shook her head. "It's not your fault, no one saw this coming." she stated. "Well, while you were out, we found out that lizard-boy is Angela's dad, Cyborg just needs some duct tape, and the Cubs won the world series." he stated with a grin. Raven chuckled softly, Odd cringing when she held her side. "Don't worry, we'll get through this." he said reassuringly. Raven sighed. "Once I'm back on my feet, I know what we need to do." Odd gave her a quizzical look. "What's that?" Raven rolled away from her injured side to relieve the pain, letting her healing powers do the work. "It's time to pay a visit to my father's side of the family."
TBC...