And, for chapter two, the exciting moment is here! Why doesn't Code: Lyoko work? It worked before, so it should now! Read the second chapter to find out!

Chapter: Code…Aelita?

"I don't understand," Jeremie cried, obviously flustered. "Let's see… CTRL+ALT+DEL, enter, new replika, codes, ARGH!"

"Whoa, whoa, Code: Lyoko doesn't work? Is this some kinda practical joke or are we dreaming?" Odd asked.

"We're not dreaming, Odd. I thought you dream about food every night!" Yumi shot back.

"Well…" Odd stretched the 'ell'. "I guess I do admit I dream about food…so, what's the deal with this Code: Lyoko mess?"
"I don't know! The supercomputer can't receive much data now!" Jeremie answered.

"Hm…I think I've got a hunch. But I'm not sure," Ulrich said.

"What? Every bit helps! We can't rule out any possibilities!" Jeremie asked curiously as he leaned forward, eager to hear what his good buddy had to say.

"Well…maybe we've got the wrong tower? Maybe X.A.N.A dyed the tower red to make it look like the activated tower?" Ulrich guessed.

"Not possible," Aelita pointed out as she walked out of the tower. "If it was my own way tower, the sector should be destroyed!"

"I guess that does make sense," Ulrich sighed.

"Maybe X.A.N.A put up resistance and created some sort of shield to make it much more difficult?" Yumi guessed.

"Not possible either," Jeremie put in. "If he created a shield, I should have an open window asking me if I want to crack the firewall, and the list is empty, no matter how many times I scan and refresh it."

"I know! Maybe you need to use another code, not Code: Lyoko!" Odd jumped up and down excitedly, waving his left paw and his tail using his other paw.

"What? Code: XANA?" Yumi rolled her eyes.

"No!" Jeremie cried.

"What?" Yumi and Ulrich looked shocked.

"Odd, you're a genius!" Aelita hugged the giant purple cat.

"Yeah! Good thinking, Odd! He's right! The creator of these replikas must've made it in a way that Code: Lyoko doesn't work! That means we'll need another code, but of course, not Code: XANA…" Jeremie murmured.

"Code: Genesis? It's the name of our second-last product," Aelita asked.

"I don't think so," Jeremie shook his head abruptly.

"Code: Scipio?" Odd asked.

"No way, that's to bring up the transporter!" Jeremie cried.

"Code: Lyokon?" Yumi asked.

"Silly, Lyokon is our word to mean virtual human beings on Lyoko that fight on justice's side! Why would it be Code: Lyokon?" Jeremie shot back, obviously annoyed with their 'wicked' sense of humor.

"Code: Jeremie!" Odd shouted.

"Wrong! If I'd knew that, I would've tried! Besides, what does Lyoko have to do with me? I only operate the supercomputer! I may have gone to Lyoko a few times, but that doesn't mean I've got a lot to do with it! I'm not exactly familiar with its inhabitants and surroundings!" Jeremie sighed.

"Wait!" Aelita suddenly cried.

"What?" Yumi asked, looking back.

"Look," Aelita pointed to a carving on the back of a stone.

The trio ran over as fast as they could.

"What does it show? Can you give me a visual?" Jeremie asked, desperately wanting to be in the picture.

"No need for little snapshots, Einstein," Ulrich reported.

"It says 'W.F.S'. It must mean Waldo Franz Schaeffer! That means daddy created these replikas!" Aelita cried happily.

"Wow! Waldo's alive! Well, I don't know about now…" Jeremie said.

"I think I know the code! It must be Code: Aelita, named after Aelita! We know the code!" Yumi rejoiced.

"I don't think it-" before the young Mr. Belpois had a chance to say his opinion, Aelita cut him off midsentence.

"I think it's a very possible idea! Daddy must love me very much, especially ever since we lost mummy, so that means he must love me and be very protective so as not to lose me, so he definitely changed Code: Lyoko to Code: Aelita! It's Code: Aelita!" Aelita dashed into the tower again.

As usual, each line glowed brightly as she stepped over them. When she reached the centre dot of X.A.N.A's eye, she floated up and the tower levitated the princess in pink as she did a backflip. Then, she landed gently on the smaller platform that was already glowing.

Identification?

A blue, transparent screen appeared before her.

Aelita tapped her hand gently on the interface for verification.

AELITA
CODE AELITA

The way tower 'thanked' Aelita for her assistance and cooperation as all the windows went down, signaling that it was no longer under X.A.N.A's control.

As Aelita materialized from the tower, she heard four words from Yumi.

"Code: Aelita really worked?" Yumi gasped in surprise.

"Well, it was first time for everything," Ulrich reminded.

"Oh well, I guess so," Yumi shrugged.

"Can you bring us back in? I, the great magnificent food-eater Einstein Odd, predict that meatballs with gravy and hot milo and hot chocolate and tasty five-star pasta are awaiting our arrival for lunch at the cafeteria!" Odd declared proudly as his chest puffed out.

"Okay, okay! If only you would stop thinking about food and boasting all day long! Materialization Odd! Materialization Yumi! Materialization Aelita!" Jeremie brought back in the first batch.

Not too long later, the trio emerged from the scanners. Naturally, after Yumi stepped out and laid off her hands, the scanner closed again.

"Materialization Ulrich!" Jeremie brought in the final warrior.

The scanner opened again to reveal Ulrich.

"Next stop, the cafeteria!" Odd screamed as he dashed into the lift.

"Hey, wait for us!" Yumi laughed as the trio ran after Odd 'the magnificent'.

I hope you all enjoyed reading, for I enjoyed typing! See you next time, when chapter 3 is posted! Thank you for reading and now…hit that review button now.