Year: 2020 Day: 14th Month: October
The computer room whispered quietly as escaping air from the valve on the door opened up and steam feel out. Jeremy came out with a coffee in his hand. He drank it all and threw it to the side of the computer room. He still wore the same blue turtleneck sweater and the same tan jeans, with brown shoes. He was taller shorter hair glasses and an older looking appearance. He sat down in the chair and picked up the mice. While he groaned, Jeremy quickly clicked on a few windows and hit some keys on the super computer. He sighed and spoke into the mic.
"Squad 1 do you copy? Are you holding out?" He asked calmly.
There was static on the ear peace until a fuzzy message came through. "Jere. . . Jeremy. . . can. . . . hear me" Said the muffled voice, on the other end. The static caused the voice to fade in and out. "Hello?"
Jeremy sat and began fooling with the keys on the computer. "Yeah hold on I'm going to see if I can clear up the connection. Okay come again squad 1."
A woman's voice spoke. "Jeremy is that you. Good to see you're still alive out there. How are things in the real world? "Asked the woman.
Jeremy began to think and shook his head. "This isn't the time Samantha what is your report?"
In the desert region of Lyoko, a battle is going on between a squadron of people and about 50 Krabs. The squad was of about 10 people. Each of them had a unique weapon. Samantha's was a gun like weapon. Although it was not concealed like Odds projectile weapon was. Hers was much like a large Machine gun with tubes leading to a pack on her back.
Just as a laser went over her head Samantha popped up. "Were okay over here. GALLEON GUN!" She yelled firing off a large laser shot that shot through a krab and then one behind it, destroying them both. "We got a lot to deal with thought. I'd say about 48 Krabs considering I killed about too. "
Jeremy smiled and held his head. "You're just like him you know. The two of you were perfect together. You and . . . "
Samantha cut him off speaking softly. "Spare me Jeremy." She smiled slightly and turned back to some of her squad members who were crouched under cover. "Alright John you know the drill. " The Squad member nodded and jumped back from his cover and pulled out a large mallet. He yelled. "Obliterator!" He swung it down and created a large wave that whipped out the first line of krabs. "Good work Samantha yelled."
Jeremy sighed and shook his head. "Samantha you and your squad have been in Lyoko for 3 days now I'm bringing you out tomorrow and putting a new squad in."
Samantha wined. "But why? Were doing fine in here." She got up and shot another round at the army of krabs.
"Either way," Jeremy continued, "being in the virtual world puts a large toll on your body when you come back out. Despite weather you feel good in Lyoko or not. No ones ever been in over 5 days and not had serious problems. Even Ulrich, Yumi, Aelita, and Odd. The first people to ever enter Ly. . ."
Samantha stopped him again. "Don't Jeremy he was stronger than that. He could have gone and entire life time without coming out and he still would have been fine." She said while lasers flew above her head.
Jeremy clenched his fist and slammed it down on keyboard. "Stop living in denial Samantha! He's wasn't immortal. The fact that he is dead now proves it!" He paused. "I didn't take Odds death any better than you did. None of us did, but there is nothing that we can do now most have us has moved on, but Odd wouldn't like to see you now."
Samantha gritted her teeth. "Shut up Jeremy!"She yelled and shot some a couple more Krabs.
Jeremy sighed and shook his head. "We'll talk tomorrow it's about time we finished this ups. I'm going to do an update with the other squads, and then I'm going to get Ulrich in there to transport Aelita to the tower weather you have finished off the army or not. I'm going to phone Ulrich and he will be back to meet you in the computer room. "Jeremy clicked off the mice and pinched the skin in between his eyebrows with frustration.
Samantha ducked down farther as a few shots blew off the top of her cover. She screamed and got up firing 5 rounds into the army of krabs killing many of them, but still the majority stood. She got hit with shot and fell forward. "Caption!" One of the squad members yelled. "I still have 50 life points left." She said keeping track.
Jeremy put the head set back on and checked in with the other squads. Once that was finished he pulled off the head set and jumped down from the computer chair. Jeremy pulled out his cell and dialed Ulrich's number. "Yeah I'll tell Aelita we'll be here tomorrow right. See you then." He sighs and walks over to the elevator and presses clicks the key pad. The doors close and he begins to head upward to the surface. He finally reaches the top and is greeted by two men in military suits with large rifles.
"Jeremy sir we are ready to leave any time." Spoke the first one.
Jeremy nodded and waved them to follow him. They stepped outside the factory.
The world had fallen under a dark sky where smoke pored from at least one part of the town. Xana's power grew and grew until he was uncontrollable in both the real and virtual world. He can activate multiple towers at once; materialize monsters from any spot he can admit his viral smoke. Gun shots and laser sound were off in the distance and the sky was red where smoke did not cover it. Buildings were broken and glass lay on the streets. Few cars were found anymore and people always traveled with a weapon of some sort now. It is total chaos.
Jeremy made his way to a van covered in army paint. A man, in the same out fit as the two following Jeremy, sat at the top of the van on a turret gun.
He saluted Jeremy. "Sir." He spoke firmly.
Jeremy waved his hand. "At ease." Jeremy stepped in the back of the military vehicle and sighed. The two men behind him got in the passenger and drives seat of the car.
"Where to sir?" The man in the driver's seat asked.
"Home." Jeremy stated bluntly.
The driver nodded and put his foot down on the gas pedal going off into the terrible wreckage that is now the city. They passed through the streets people were running scared as a Block ran into the street. It turned at the van.
"Jeremy Sir GET DOWN!" The driver yelled as the Block shot. The laser flew through the glass shield and hit the driver In the head. He lay dead his foot still on the gas pedal.
With no one in control of the wheel the car began to swerve until if flipped over on the side of the road. A fire hydrant had been knocked out, and water shot into the air. The block moved closer to the vehicle where the man on the turret lay unconscious and the man next to the driver lay dead, due to a broken neck. The block could not, bend over to see under the car because of its stubby legs. It began firing at the engine trying to blow up the car, to make sure everyone in the car was dead.
Jeremy breathed heavily as he came too. His thoughts pounded and pulsed as a ring shot in his ears. A gash was stricken across the side of his face from the crash. He looked around disoriented completely acting on will and instinct. He grabbed the gun from one of the dead soldiers in the front and slowly crawled out. Eventually he made a safe distance from the block until he stepped on a plastic cup that crackled under his feet.
The Block perked up and turned around only to see Jeremy with a gun aiming straight for him.
Jeremy fired off some rounds straight into the blocks eye. The block fell over dead and Jeremy slung the gun over his shoulder as he made his way through streets on foot.
Jeremy staggered into the park still holding the gun. "I have to get home." He stated with a slur. He walked up to the hopper's residence and pushed open the door. "Aelita!" He called out as he fell on the couch, with the gun on the floor next to him.
Aelita walked into the room and looked around looking for him. She spoke in a much more mature voice than when she was younger. "Jeremy your home, but what's wrong? " She looked over at him and gasped. "Oh dear god Jeremy! Are you alright?" Aelita ran over to his side and picked up his hand.
Jeremy nodded. "I –I'm fine just disoriented. Can you run a hot bath for me and get some water?"
Aelita nodded as a small girl walked into the room holding an elf doll.
"Mommy is Daddy okay?" The small girl asked holding the doll tightly.
Aelita shot up and ran over to the girl trying to be calm and reassuring. "Yes Daddy is fine. He just needs some rest. Can you please get Daddy a glass of water while I run him a bath."
The small girl smiled. "Okay." She wasn't very tall, only 8 years of age. She had long blond hair and a mixture of Aelita's face with a few other features of Jeremy.
Jeremy smiled and blew a kiss to the girl. "Thank you both."
Later the bath was running and an empty glass sat on the coffee table next to the gun. Jeremy turned the faucet off and stepped into the bath. He winced as the soapy water hit his fresh wounds. A wrap was over his head, with a patch over the gash.
Jeremy let out a small sigh of relief as the pain in his wounds drifted away with the filth in the bath water.
Down stairs Aelita was cleaning small spots of blood that Jeremy had trailed in. She finished and sat on the couch. A tear dripped down her cheek followed by another, until she was crying in her hands.
The small girl walked in and looked at her. "Mommy what's wrong?" She asked.
Aelita jumped her head up from her hands and looked over at the girl. She whipped her eyes and sniffed. "N-nothing Pacifica. " She smiled and patted her own lap. "Here come sit with mommy."
Pacifica ran over to her and jumped up onto her lap.
They held each other as they heard the bath water upstairs slosh when Jeremy moved. Aelita kissed Pacific's head and rubbed her back softly in agony. She tried desperately to hold back her sorrow and tears. The last thing she wanted to do was make things any worse for her daughter.
Aelita held her through the night and had they both had fallen asleep on the couch. Jeremy draped a blanket over the two with a smile. "Why I keep fighting." He said simply as he kissed them both on the fore head and head up stairs to the master bed room to go to sleep. As he entered the room, he noticed something scurrying in the dark. He reached for his pistol that was lying on the bed side counter. A laser began to charge and he turned around, looking down only to find a roacher aiming straight for him. "I will protect my family." He said as he stomped the roacher in. He kicked it and began stomping it viciously as he gritted his teeth. "Pathetic piece of shit. I will protect her. Aelita. . . Pacifica." He screamed their names in his head and stomped on last time crushing the tiny monster to its core. He picked it up and opened the window. "Away with you." He threw it a good 40 feet away. He leaned out the window and cupped his ear waiting for one last crunch. There was a bash in the distance as the crumbled bug hit the ground. Jeremy slammed the window shut and closed his eyes. Images of his family Aelita and Pacifica passed through his head like counting sheep, as he drifted into a dream world.
