Hey, I'm back! For those who don't know me, I am naruto'sramengirl aka the author of the incredibly long story titled The Best of Times the Worst of Times and E-Force Trio. I do plan on continuing those stories, but I'm not promising anything. However, I do want to continue writing, and I've decided to go ahead and start writing stories to other ideas that I've had for a while. This is one of them. I think you'll like this concept (I do), but I honestly have no idea where I'm going with this (as if I ever do). So without further ado, here is Xavier Alexander Nathaniel Anderson! Or as you might know him, XANA!
It was the moment that the group had dreamed of for so long. They had been through perilous battles, only to reach this one moment that would be etched in their memories for the rest of their lives. They sacrificed their regular lives just to face this one enemy, and they intended to see this through to the end. It had bonded them together, and they intended to make sure that it wouldn't be the thing that would ultimately destroy them. This was it: the day that the Lyoko Gang would take down Xana.
"Okay, guys. Remember the plan; get Aelita to the tower so she can hack into Xana's hiding spot. I'll launch the virus that will destroy him and finally end this thing." Jeremie said from the supercomputer.
"Right, right, We've heard this before, Einstein. We know what to do." Odd said as he rolled his eyes, making Aelita giggle.
"I don't think you realize how important this is, Odd!" Jeremie said angrily, "You're walking in territory that we've never set foot in—Xana's Lair. If you're devirtualized here, it's all over!"
"Cool it, Jeremie." Ulrich said. "We all know what's at stake here. Odd, you've got to take this seriously."
"Fine, I know." Odd sighed impatiently. "Let's just get this over with."
"Any final words?" Yumi asked.
"Good luck, you guys." Jeremie replied.
"Oh! And I would like to add something." A rather manly voice said. "First, I thank you all for taking care of Aelita for me. Furthermore, remember that the fate of the world is in your hands. And," Franz paused for a moment, "come home. All of you."
"See you soon, Daddy." Aelita said as she beamed with happiness. She still couldn't believe that they had found her father.
It happened not too long ago. While traveling in the Skid, they were ambushed by a swarm of Xana's ships. Suddenly, they were engulfed by a blinding light. The enemies were destroyed, and the only remaining ship was William's. They reached the replica safely while William followed in hot pursuit. However, the bright light consumed William, and he began yelling in pain. For some unknown reason he was instantly devirtualized. Fearing danger, Jeremie immediately had everyone return to the factory. When the scanners opened, there laid Franz Hopper and William Dunbar on the floor, unconscious. When questioned, they had no idea as to what the bright light was, or to how and why they had returned to Earth.
A week had passed, and now they were ready to take down Xana. Everyone was willing to give it their best effort. William agreed, that it was too risky for him to return to Lyoko for fear that he was possessed again and stayed behind.
"Okay, guys, let's go." Ulrich said. The gang entered Xana's Lair, realizing that this was the final time they would ever set foot on Lyoko again. Xana's Lair had an ominous atmosphere. It resembled Sector Five, however it was black in color, and the flow glowed with a blood red light.
"Ever wonder if this is what Hell looks like?" Odd wandered out loud.
"Odd, shut up." Yumi barked. "The last thing I want to think I about is this being Hell."
The gang ran towards a large red tower with a black Xana symbol on the front of it. Before they could reach it, they were met by a swarm of Xana's monsters. The final battle commenced. The army consisting of two megabanks, four tarantulas, and five mantas, attacked the heroes with an array of blasts.
Using his speed, Ulrich dodged the barrage of blasts and stuck his sword deep into the symbol of a tarantula. A manta above shot at him, but he was able to deflect the blast in time. Odd shot two laser arrows and destroyed the manta. The battle progressed, and everyone was reaching their last few life points with only one megatank and two mantas to go.
"Guys, you're winding down to the final round. You have to hold on."
"How do you expect us to fight the enemy in such a confined area?" Ulrich yelled as he dodged the wave shot out of the megatank.
"Just hold on, Aelita has finished hacking into Xana's mainframe. We're just waiting for the virus to take effect." Jeremie said assuringly.
Jumping on top of a manta, Yumi managed to steer it above the fellow manta in order to get a clear shot of it with her fan. After destroying it, she sliced the other manta in half and jumped off of it just before it exploded.
"And the fabulous Yumi, impressively defeats the menacing mantas!" Odd announced. His celebrating was short-lived as the megatank's waved almost cut the purple cat-boy in half.
"Odd, what did I say!" Ulrich shouted.
"Okay! I'm sorry that you're so worried about me, but I've got it all under control." Odd retorted. With that, Odd shot a laser arrow that hit the symbol and destroyed the megatank.
The gang shouted in triumph as Aelita exited the black tower. "It's done Jeremie!"
"Good job, guys. We did it! We finally defeated XANA!"
"Uhh, before you break out in song, you mind sending us back before Xana's Lair is destroyed, taking us with it?" Ulrich said.
"Chill, I'm already sending you guys back."
"Wait? Did Jeremie just say 'chill'?" Yumi said with a bewildered look on her face.
"He did!" Odd said, flabbergasted (that's a funny word).
The gang was materialized, one by one, Ulrich being the last one to start. It just so happened that the tower exploded for no apparent reason. Fortunately the particles weren't harmful enough to destroy Ulrich, and he was materialized safely.
"Jeremie! Was that supposed to happen?" Ulrich asked as he stepped out of the scanner.
"I'm not entirely sure. It could have been the result of the virus, though." Jeremie explained.
"I see. For a minute there, I thought I was a goner."
"You okay?" Yumi asked. Ulrich nodded.
"Aww, Yumi, you worried about your boyfriend?" Odd joked. Yumi responded with a death glare. Odd remained quiet for the remainder of the chapter.
"Now, now." Franz said. "You guys did a job well done. XANA is gone, and you now have the rest of your lives to look forward to.
"Right! So let's celebrate!" Aelita exclaimed.
"Princess, is past midnight." Ulrich said with a yawn.
"Oh." Aelita stood there, speechless. "Then let's celebrate later, when it's sunny outside."
"Okay, then, I'll see you guys later. I have to get home now." Yumi said as she ran towards her house.
"Not going to walk her home?" Franz asked Ulrich.
Ulrich stepped back as he looked at the professor with a surprised face. "Wh-What do you mean?" he stuttered.
"It's obvious that you two care for each other deeply." Franz said. Everyone except Ulrich laughed.
"We're just friends! That's all!" Ulrich insisted.
"If you say so." Franz said with a doubtful look on his face. "Of course they're not the only ones in love." Franz said as he looked towards Jeremie and Aelita's direction. Both tried to laugh off the awkwardness of Franz's words. "And as a father, don't think I won't let you have any kind of way with my daughter, Mr. Belpois." Franz said sternly.
"Y-yes, sir." Jeremie answered in fear.
"Daddy." Aelita whined.
"Fine, it's late anyway. We should get some sleep." Franz said.
Everyone drifted off into their first peaceful sleep. It had been years, decades for Franz, since any of them had had a real good night's sleep. It was well deserved and the least they could have for saving the world. However, one brunette was having a rather weird dream.
Ulrich looked around his surroundings. Everything was white. Then a boy his age appeared in front of him, almost giving Ulrich a heart attack. "Who the heck are you?" Ulrich said, trying to catch his breath.
"Hello, Ulrich Stern. It's a pleasure to meet you, even though this isn't our first encounter. Ulrich looked at him as him he were crazy.
"What are you talking about?"
The boy chuckled. "I suppose you wouldn't know me. After all, you've never actually seen the real me."
"Okay, Ulrich, this is a dream. Dreams don't have to make sense." Ulrich told himself.
"Trust me, you know me. In fact you know me very well."
Ulrich stared at him. He looked very well kept with neat brown hair. He was wearing A brown sweater vest with a long sleeved white shirt underneath with khaki slacks and brown loafers. Ulrich gasped. "You're not my conscience are you? I mean, you look like you're supposed to be some nerd version of me that does everything he's supposed to do!"
The boy stared at Ulrich as if he were talking to an idiot, which he was. "No, you imbecile. I look nothing like you. I am Xavier Alexander Nathaniel Anderson," Xavier smirked, "XANA for short."