lostmoonchild: Thanks for the review! Don't worry about me rushing through this time since the story's going to be written in a notebook to prevent me from just going through the previous one and copying over half the chapter. Instead it'll be written, copied, then I'll add in whatever lines I liked from the last one. Here's this weeks!
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko so don't sue.
Chapter Two
A gasp left Abby's lips as she gazed around her new surroundings. She had heard from only stories how beautiful Lyoko was but words had done it no justice. "Like mother, like daughter." Ulrich commented lightly as he leaned against a tree. "Lyoko may never get shut down at this rate."
Odd playfully pushed his best friend before helping his sons from the ground. A grin spread across his face as he waited for them to completely soak in their new surroundings. "Everybody okay?" Jeremy called.
"We're fine. Don't send Kaji or there might actually be trouble." Ulrich warned.
"Too late." Abby groaned when she saw three forms beginning to appear.
What happiness Odd had felt vanished when he saw his wife standing before him looking as if they had just come home from a long vacation. Every fiber of his being wanted to scream at her for endangering their unborn child like this. "You should have stayed on Earth if you're pregnant!" Odd shouted angrily.
"Would you rather I didn't say anything until two weeks from now when I'm demanding anchovies on strawberry ice cream?" Morgan shouted back.
While this was a valid argument, this was neither the time nor place for it. "Yell later but for now let's explain the mission to the kids." Ulrich said as he pulled the two apart.
"Mission?" Remy asked, his blue marked face holding confusion.
"This isn't a game. When XANA attacks, you kids need to get Aelita to the tower before too many innocent people are hurt or killed." There was a solemn expression in Yumi's eyes. "XANA doesn't care if somebody gets hurt or even if they die."
But we do. The words were unspoken yet still heard. "Uh, guys? The welcoming committee's here. It's a crab." Jeremy reported. "Coming from two o'clock."
They could hear Jeremy explaining to James how everything was read and worked. A wide grin spread across Odd's face as excitement pounded through his body. "Can I have it?" Odd asked before giving them a teasing look. "Please, Mommy? Can I have it? I'll call it George and I'll hug it and pet it and love-"
"Take it, you clown!" Morgan laughed.
"Yay!"
"It's on its own but keep your defenses up." Jeremy warned the group. "No active towers anywhere."
Was XANA simply testing them to see if they were still strong? Had he gotten stronger while they settled down to raise their families? Dear gods above, please don't' let him have gotten stronger. Please, please give some comfort to them now. Let their children be safe. Let them win again and this nightmare end for good.
"Dad's… playing with the monster." Ricky stated in surprise.
"Bet you that Odd gets devirtualized first." Ulrich commented to his wife.
"No chance." Yumi laughed. "I remember when we were kids."
The children covered their heads as the crab exploded, sending a blast throughout the area. "You want to hit the mark on their body." Odd explained as he came bounding back to them. "There's five sectors and XANA can send monsters wherever he wants. Don't worry, we'll visit all of them."
It wasn't until they reached the Desert Region that Jeremy alerted them to something approaching. He couldn't tell what it was, only that they needed to stay on guard. "Dad!" Abby cried out when she spotted a green blob approaching.
"There's another one coming from this side too!" Remy called as he and Ricky moved back.
A scream of disgust left Aiko's lips when a green blob of slime narrowly missed her feet. She hated disgusting things and whatever these creatures were, they were beyond disgusting! "Baby makes three." Yumi reported, grinning slightly at her cousin. "Sorry, Kaji, I couldn't resist."
"Lying bitch." Morgan muttered, unable to keep from smiling in response. "Belpois! What the hell are these things?"
Clearly resisting the temptation to state the obvious, Jeremy allowed his fingers to dance across the keyboard. "You're not going to like this." Jeremy reported nervously.
"Spit it out! We can't keep dodging these things!" Ulrich shouted as he jumped to the side.
"They're made from the viruses we sent to slow XANA down!"
"What!"
****Abby's POV****
Despite there being no air in Lyoko to speak of, we could all still feel the anger and murderous intent that radiated from my mother's body. XANA had officially signed his death warrant by using my mother's creations against us. "Get somewhere safe!" Yumi shouted at us.
Remy and Ricky knew better than to argue but Aiko looked ready to fight her mother's orders. Grabbing her, the boys and I ducked behind a rock while Jeremy barked orders to our parents. It was strange to witness but he must have had more information readily available than we did at the moment.
A scream pierced the air only to be followed moments later by Odd hitting a rock, cracking it. He groaned in pain as he slumped to the ground and got to his feet as fast as he could before anybody got to him. "Seventy life points left, Odd!" Jeremy reported
Curses left Odd's lips as my mind raced. One of those creatures could hit one of us only four times before we were gone from Lyoko and that was ignoring the fact we didn't know how badly XANA had messed up my mother's viruses. Naturally the monsters weren't going to die easily considering the fact they could move their marks at will but as they exploded one by one, Aiko's screams of disgust were replaced by concern for Odd.
After the last one had been destroyed, we all breathed in a sigh of relief. "Bastards." Odd grumbled.
"Odd, I'm going to devirtualize you now and check for any viruses."
Anxiety filled our bodies as we watched Odd vanish before our eyes. Mom took a shuddering breath before saying, "Jer, I hate to be a pessimist but-"
"I'll let you know." Jeremy promised, interrupting her.
The stress wasn't good for Mom or for the baby and we all knew it. "Mom, Dad's going to be okay… Right?" Remy asked.
Aiko puffed her cheeks out before responding, "Of course Odd's going to be okay! He married your mom, didn't he?"
Unable to help ourselves, we started laughing.
****End POV****
Soft groans left their lips when they returned to Earth, their muscles crying out from all the falls and shots they had taken in Lyoko. Odd smiled softly as he hugged his sons and daughter, knowing everybody was worried. "I'm okay. It's okay." Odd told them.
The blonde stumbled backwards when Morgan punched him, tears glistening in her eyes. "Don't tell me everything's going to be okay! You know something!" Morgan accused.
It didn't matter how many years went by or how many kids they had together, Morgan was always going to have one hell of a right hook. Odd had even come to terms with the fact that she did have a temper but would never loose her temper when it came to the kids. "Easy, Kaji. You're heating up the room." Yumi commented lightly. "We'd hate for a fire to break out."
Ten minutes later they were back in the computer room with Jeremy looking nervous. He didn't know how he could even hope to explain that their actions had teenagers had just blown up in their faces and that their children would pay the price. "What'll happen if they get hit?" Ulrich asked finally.
There was defeat in the way they were sitting and the phrase "sins of the father" came to mind as Jeremy looked at his friends. "They'll be trapped in Lyoko with the worse case scenario being permanent deletion." Jeremy said softly.
"We breastfed." Aelita said softly. "They might…"
She was grasping at straws and they all knew it. There was no way passive immunity would last this long. "A vaccine's going to be needed. There's no way in hell we're risking our children. Not now and not ever."
As they stared into Morgan's furious eyes, they knew there truly was nothing that could be said or done to stop her. Come hell or high water, XANA would die. "Come on. The little ones need to be picked up." Ulrich said finally.
We started towards the elevators and Abby stopped when she felt her mother's hand on her shoulder. "Okaa-san?" Abby asked finally.
"Amaya, promise me something." Morgan said softly.
"What?"
"Make sure XANA doesn't win. If he comes back to Earth, we'll kill him. Before he gets the chance though, destroy him once and for all."
"Got it."
lostmoonchild: *prepares for incoming projectiles* I couldn't resist Odd's little "Mommy, can I have?" tease! For some stupid reason I can just see Odd actually doing that just to lighten the mood a little. Okay, I'm gonna vanish just long enough to plot my cousin's demise so read and review!
