Real Code Lyoko Episode 97: Antea Hopper Schaeffer
Real Code Lyoko Episode 97: Antea Hopper Schaeffer
Author: James the Lesser/The Bunnyman
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own These Characters! Moonscoop Does!
A/N Ok, Real show ended at E95. But am I the only one to see the cliffhanger? Gah, how can they not have a S5? I figure hey, I see the cliffhanger ending, how can they not have it? Well, they might not so I will write it!
Aelita was losing sleep. She was losing her health. She had to deal with two more attacks alone. She was getting stressed out from the attacks, school, and fighting with her friends. She couldn't let them know what she had done. She had to keep lying to them. But it was causing fights. "Aelita I want to know what's wrong." Odd got her alone, away from the others. "You can tell me we're family."
"No we aren't Odd! I have no family left! My relationship to you is a lie and you know it! I lost my mother and can barely remember her and I lost my father to Xana! Leave me alone Odd!" Aelita walks away.
A few minutes later Odd is talking to Jeremie. "Is there anything you can do Einstein? What about a grand parent or a cousin?"
"Franz and Antea were lone children and all of their parents are dead. She doesn't have any family left."
"Well find something on them. Pictures, documents, something Einstein. Aelita seems to be depressed or something. I'm really worried about her. Have you seen her lately? She's pale and I think she hasn't been eating."
"She eats, sometimes. I know she ate yesterday during lunch."
"So more then a day?" Odd holds his stomach just thinking about how hungry he would be.
"I guess." Jeremie starts to worry now. He had been… Clueless. He knew Aelita was mad at him for refusing to turn the Super Computer on but he didn't think she would take it this hard.
"Do something. I'll try to talk to her again later. Right now she might smack me if I do."
"Like you aren't used to girls smacking you."
"Hey she's different Einstein she's the Princess." Odd smiles. "And after dating every girl in our grade and the grade above ours I haven't dated anyone for awhile." Odd laughs lightly.
"Every one?"
"Well, not the Princess or Sissi in the ninth grade and not Yumi in the tenth grade." Odd smiles more. "Don't need you mad at me for the Princess. Don't need Ulrich mad at me for Yumi. And Sissi well…"
"Has gotten better. Admit it she's actually seemed human lately." Odd turns around and sees Ulrich.
"Hey you looking at her?"
"No I was just talking to her. Since we defeated Xana and have been able to act normal she's been acting differently."
"No more running off for the Factory." Jeremie smiles now. "I have work to do." He goes to his room.
"So talking to Sissi? What about Yumi?" Odd raises his eyebrow.
"It's nothing like that we're just friends." Ulrich turns to go to his room to start on homework.
"With which one?" Ulrich ignores Odd.
Aelita is coming back from the Factory when she sees Jeremie sitting in front of her door with a folder and a smile. "Hi Aelita!" He gets off of the floor and hands the folder over to her. "Check it out I think you'll like it."
"What is it?"
"I know you miss your family so I looked up as much as I could. Your grandparents were Russian on your mom's side and on your dad's side they were German. I found a couple pictures of them on an old archive section of the UN data base. I found out your grandmother on your dad's side actually worked for the…" Aelita throws the folder and papers and pictures fall out.
"I don't want pictures or paperwork! I don't care who she worked for! I want my father!"
"But Aelita he's gone. And the information I found on your mother could mean something. Antea Hopper Schaeffer actually worked for the MIB before…" Aelita shoves Jeremie aside and slams the door behind her. "Aelita it's important! Please listen to me."
"Leave me alone Jeremie!" Jeremie leans against the door.
"Please Aelita I'm worried about you. You know my feelings for you. Please let me help you." Jeremie knocks on the door.
"Leave me alone I don't want to talk to you!" Aelita lies down on her bed and grabs Mister Puck. She was no closer to finding her father and Xana was only getting stronger. She had deleted several programs to give power to who she thought was her father. She restarted work on several programs in an attempt to make things easier but even then… She was alone. If the others knew they would hate her forever. She had to find her father and help him destroy Xana.
"But Aelita I did this for you! I know you want…"
"I don't have a mother or father and you refuse to help me look for my father even though he can be saved but wasted your time on her!" Jeremie sighs and cleans up the folder and papers. He slides it under Aelita's door then walks away.
The next day Aelita was looking through the folder. "She was one of them. She worked for them and that's how she met my father." Aelita reads through some documents. "She was an agent protecting the project but ran off with him when something happened." Aelita wants to know more but the document ended there. "It didn't do them any good. She was still taken then my father had to hide on Lyoko." She throws the documents on her bed and gets ready for school.
During lunch Aelita walks over to the others and sits down next to them. She had been avoiding them since the fighting started but she was getting tired of Sissi's prattle about some soap on TV. And she did miss her friends. They were her first friends and really only friends on Earth.
Odd sees her and smiles. "Hey Princess." He sits down next to her. "Glad you could join us." He puts an arm around her shoulder. "Was starting to miss you." He looks at her plate. "Going to eat that?" He reaches for a croissant.
"Yes!" Aelita grabs it from him and put it in her mouth.
Ulrich and Jeremie see Odd and Aelita and go over with their trays. "Hi Princess." Ulrich sits down across from her and Jeremie sits next to him. "How are you feeling?"
"Good why?"
"We're worried about you." Jeremie reaches across the table and grabs Aelita's hand. "I'm sorry Aelita."
"Don't be Jeremie its ok." Aelita pulls her hands away from him. "I'm hungry." Aelita starts to eat so she wouldn't have to talk.
Xana watches and waits. He knew he couldn't risk the whole group when he was so weak. He had to wait for Aelita to be alone to try and take her out. He had his plans set up and would take them out one at a time…
Aelita is going to her room to grab some items for the project she and Emily were partners on. They had to get it done by tomorrow night to meet the due date. Aelita had done a little work but knew she had to do more. As she opens the door a black mist comes out and pushes her in. "What was that?" She turns around and sees the black mist. "Xana!" It attacks her but can't posses her. It attacks her again trying to suffocate her but is pushed back. It flies through the room making a mess. Aelita runs out of her room and sees Yumi talking with Emily. "No I can't let them see the Ghost!" She runs back into her room and slams the door shut. "Xana please, don't let them see you." The black mist goes into a lamp and disappears as Emily knocks on the door.
"Aelita? Are you ready?"
"Uh, well…" Aelita opens her door slowly and Emily with Yumi see the mess in the room.
"What happened?" Yumi looks around and her first thought is Xana but Xana was dead.
"I don't know. The window was open and this is how I found my room." Aelita starts cleaning up. "I don't know where my stuff is Emily um I'll call you when I find it." Aelita finds the folder Jeremie had made for her and stuffs some of the photos and documents in it.
"We can help you Aelita." Aelita snaps back at Yumi.
"No! This is my room and my stuff."
"Sorry." Yumi and Aelita leave the room.
Aelita waits a few minutes then peeks out the door. She doesn't see anyone and runs out of her room.
Xana is making preparations. He wants to get rid of Aelita once and for all and was about to call on an old soldier to do just that.
William is in his room doing homework. He doesn't see the black mist enter his room. He doesn't notice it until it attacks him! "No, Xana!" William struggles then collapses. When his eyes open Xana's symbol appears.
Aelita gets to the Factory and sees someone sitting on the edge of the Factory entrance. She walks slowly not knowing who it was. When she gets closer she recognizes them. "William?"
"Aelita?" William turns around and sees her. "What are you doing here?" Aelita looks down at her feet.
"Um, I was just, um, wanting to get away." Aelita walks slowly towards William on edge. "What are you doing here?"
"Waiting for you." William sparks with energy. "And you came right to me!" William turns into his dark Lyoko form including his Zanbouto. "I'll take you out Aelita!" William swings the Zanbouto but Aelita dodges it.
"Aaaa!" Aelita runs past William. He is a little slow due to the large weapon but catches up to her. She jumps and starts to swing down the rope when William swings and cuts the rope. Aelita lands hard on the Factory floor.
"You can't get away from me Aelita! Go ahead and flee to Lyoko I'll be waiting!" William turns into a black mist and disappears.
"I have to make it." Aelita limps over to the elevator glad William had decided to face her on Lyoko. Right now her right knee was screaming in pain and she wouldn't have been able to get away.
Jeremie goes to Aelita's room and knocks on the door. "She won't answer her phone and she's not in her room. Where is she going all the time?" Jeremie walks away wondering about Aelita.
Aelita starts up the auto transfer and goes to the elevator. She couldn't use the ladder with her injured knee. She goes to the middle Scanner and steps in seconds before the doors close. She lands on Lyoko in the Ice Sector. She moves her hand over the watch and her wings come out. "I better hurry before anyone wonders where William and I are." She takes off.
Jeremie sits in his room on his computer. "This thing is so slow. If I could use the Super Computer to run these calculations I'd probably be done by now." Jeremie works on another calculation then stops. "Super Computer!" He gets out of his chair and hurries out of the dorm room.
Aelita sees the activated Tower and William in front of it. "Energy Field!" She throws one at him but he blocks it with his sword. "William fight it!" Aelita creates another energy orb.
"Xana wants you dead!" William flies at Aelita.
"Energy Field!" Aelita throws one then another at William. He blocks them with his Zanbouto then when he gets close swings at Aelita. Aelita dodges it and throws an energy orb up close. William isn't able to dodge it and is hit. He falls to the Sector below. Aelita flies for the activated Tower.
"Super Smoke." William turns into the black mist and speeds to the front of the activated Tower. He appears right before Aelita gets to it. "Don't think it is that easy Aelita." William swings at her but she ducks.
"Energy Field!" She throws it and William isn't fast enough to block it with his sword and is hit. He falls backwards against the Tower. "Energy Field!" She throws the orb but this time William blocks it. He leaps at her and slams the flat edge of the blade into her.
"Time for you to die Aelita! He is not here to save you this time!" William throws a smoke orb at Aelita and catches her in it.
"No, William, don't!" Aelita floats close to the edge of the Sector. "Please William don't do this!" Aelita struggles but can't break the smokes hold. "Energy Field!" She shoots one out but misses William. She tries it again and misses. "Energy Field!" She throws it and William dodges it. It hits the Tower and makes a strange noise. William turns to see what had made the strange noise. "Energy Field!" This time Aelita's aim is true and it hits William in the back of the head. "Aaaa!" She falls over the edge. She moves her hand over the watch and her wings appear. She flies up and sees William recovering.
"I won't go that easily!"
"You did before!" Aelita throws several orbs at William but he uses his Zanbouto to block them.
"Super Smoke." William goes to the activated Tower but Aelita was ready.
"Energy Field!" As William forms he is hit with an energy orb and devirtualizes back to Earth. Aelita stops right in front of the activated Tower and loses her wings. She runs in and goes to the middle of the platform. She floats up to the second platform and goes to the Control Panel. She places her hand on it and soon the screens fall around her. "Tower deactivated." She sends herself back and sees William passed out. "I better hurry."
Jeremie gets to the end of the sewer passage and goes up. He runs across the bridge just in time to see Aelita with her arms wrapped around William on the Factory floor. "Aelita!" She looks up and sees Jeremie.
"Jeremie, I, um," Aelita realizes how it looks. "I'm sorry."
"I can't believe you." Jeremie turns and runs away crying. Aelita drops William to the Factory floor.
"It's not what it looks like!" Aelita starts to cry as she goes to chase after Jeremie. By the time she gets up to the Factory entrance Jeremie was gone. She gets her cell phone out and calls Jeremie but he doesn't answer. "I'm sorry Jeremie it's not what it looks like!" She leaves this message more then a dozen times but Jeremie never answers.
Aelita waits for William to wake up. "William this is bad."
"Uh, what happened?"
"You fell and hit your head. I was trying to help you when Jeremie saw me. Well, my arms were around you, it looked bad."
"Oh. Um, I don't know what to do."
"Tell Yumi and Ulrich what happened, I'll tell Odd. They'll believe us and maybe they can tell Jeremie since he won't answer the phone when I call."
"I guess. Yeah, sorry."
"Don't be he saw something and wouldn't wait. I want to tell him but he won't listen it's not your fault. Are you ok though? You weren't bleeding or anything so I didn't call for help."
"I feel ok." William rubs his head and doesn't feel a bump. "Are you sure I fell off the edge?"
"Yes, I was so scared." Aelita smiles. "But I guess your hard head saved you." She laughs a little.
"Yeah, I guess." They get their cells out and make their calls.
"Odd, I'm sorry."
"Princess its ok. I don't know what it's like to be missing someone like that. Are you ok?"
"Mostly. I wanted to go somewhere alone and went to the Factory. I wasn't alone though William was already there. We were talking, he was goofing off and fell off the edge and hit his head. I was trying to help him when Jeremie saw us."
"So?"
"My arms were wrapped around William and um it looked bad."
"Oh. Einstein saw something that wasn't there?"
"Nothing was there! But he didn't give me a chance to tell him he just ran away and won't answer his cell phone."
"That's not good. How is William?"
"He's fine now. He says he's ok. But could you try to talk to Jeremie? William is calling the others hoping maybe he will listen to them."
"Ok." They hang up.
"I hope it works." Aelita bites a nail in worry. She had strong feelings for Jeremie and didn't want to lose him. Especially for something so stupid. Why she had to keep Jeremie from finding out about what she did. If Jeremie knew she turned the Super Computer back on… He'd probably never speak to her again.
