(A/N) Sorry that I haven't updated in a while. I not only had two major tests in college but I also had to fight some major writer's block. It wasn't that I had to few ideas for this story. I just had way to many. Any way, here is chapter 2. I will try to write Chapter 3 sometime in the upcoming week.

Chapter 2: Explanations and Revelations

Everybody just stared at the computer like they were expecting it to suddenly pop up a message saying, "Ha Ha! Got you! Just kidding". But then Jeremy realized that this was no joke. He decided to quickly run a scan of the digital delivery of the message. He compared it against the other messages that he had received from Hopper while they were still fighting Xana.

"Now that is rather strange", Jeremie commented, "This can't be right".

"What's wrong, Einstein?", Odd asked.

"Well, Odd, the problem is that this is an actual message from the real Franz Hopper", Jeremie replied.

"But how is that possible?" Aelita asked, her chest starting to rise up and down quickly as panic started to set in. "My father sacrificed himself on Lyoko so we could destroy Xana!"

Jeremy adjusted his glasses and took a deep breath.

"Well, there is another odd thing about this message that might explain that. You see, when Franz Hopper used to send me data when we were fighting Xana, I could tell be scanning the messages that they were from the real Franz Hopper. But I could also tell that they were written recently because the digital code had not degraded very much."

"Is this message different, Jeremie?" Ulrich asked. This was making almost no sense to him. All this techno babble always confused him. Then, of course, anything more technologically complicated than his video games confused Ulrich.

"Yes", replied Jeremie, "This message was apparently written almost right before Franz Hopper sacrificed himself for Aelita. It must have been set up on a time delay".

"So this means that my father really is dead?" Aelita sorrowfully asked. The others could tell from the sound of her voice that for one brief moment there, she had thought that she might be able to have her father back. And now that an explanation had been given, it was like he was dying again.

"Unfortunately, Aelita, yes", Jeremie answered, "However, it looks like he left a number of video messages for us. The final weird part about them, though, is that only one is available right now. The others appear to have some sort of conditions that need to be fulfilled in order for them to be unlocked."

They all looked at the writing at the top of the screen. It appeared to look like an instruction. The instruction was as followed:

The following messages can only be viewed when certain conditions are met. The conditions of each one will not be revealed to the Lyoko Warriors so that neither they or their enemies can find a way to cheat the system.

"That is certainly interesting" said Odd, "and kinda inconvenient as well".

"Play the first video, Jeremie," Aelita pleaded, "please".

With everyone else agreeing with Aelita, Jeremie pressed play on Video 1. An image of Franz Hopper appeared against a background of black with green numbers appearing and disappearing at random. The group stared at the screen with a laser-like intensity as the figure started to speak.

"Hello Aelita. Hello Lyoko Warriors. If you are view this then that means that I am dead and that Xana is too. Or at least that is what I wish I could say. Unfortunately, this message will only be sent if a small program I secretly set up in Jeremie's computer, detects any remains of Xana. Yes, this unfortunately, means that Xana is back."

"Dang it!" Jeremie shouted, "Why can't we get rid of him?!"

"Be quiet, Jeremie!" Yumi snapped at him, "Hopper is still talking."

"I wish I could be there to help you but as I said before, this message is a post-death message. But do not give up all hope. If Xana survived, then he is extremely weakened by the multi-agent program that Jeremie created. Which is why now is a good time to start attacking Xana in Sector 5 again. But you will need more power on your team. If you were able to save your friend William from Xana, I suggest most strongly that you put him on your team again. He maybe bull-headed but he is strong, and with help from the rest of you, he could become a great Lyoko Warrior. But even with William, your team will not be strong enough to kill Xana yet. Because while Xana is weak from the multi-agent program, that program has most likely started to mutate Xana into something that will be even more powerful than before once it reaches full power. To stop Xana and save the world, you will need to acquire the Weapon of Lyoko."

"Weapon of Lyoko? What the heck is that", Odd asked as he quickly reached over Jeremie so as to pause the video. He was considerate like that. Most of the time.

"Sounds like it might be a cool new toy", said Ulrich, who was already thinking of what it might be and ways he could destroy Xana's monsters with it.

"Have you ever heard of this Weapon of Lyoko before, Aelita?", Yumi asked.

"No, I have not", Aelita replied.

"That is what kind of scares me", said Jeremie, "If Aelita does not know what this Weapon is, then that most likely means trouble. Anyway let's continue the video".

"The Weapon of Lyoko will give your team the strength it needs to hunt down and destroy Xana. The weapon is located in secret room built into the core room of Sector 5. I should warn you in advance though. You will probably find some resistance from Xana in Sector 5. You have to make sure that when you find the Weapon, that Xana does not take it first. If Xana is able to capture it and control the Weapon, then the world will fall. Go as soon as possible to Lyoko to retrieve the Weapon. Once you are in the core room, go to the top where the core is located. Aelita will need to enter the code Lyoko into a screen that will appear in front of her when she says Weapon of Lyoko. Once you enter the Weapon Room, Aelita has to make physical contact with the Weapon to release it. All I have left to say for right now is good luck and I know that you can do this". And with those final words the message ended.

The whole gang just stared at the screen and then at each other with a look that had the perfect mixture of confusion, excitement and fear. They could not believe that Xana was back but they knew what they had to do. They were going to fight, just like they used to. And this time, Xana was going to be gone for good!

(A/N) Wow! That was fun to write. I am definitely past my writer's block now and I am going to make sure that within the next 10 days you guys get chapter 3.

I have 3 different ideas of what to call chapter 3. The story will be the same no matter what it is called but I just want to find a cool title for it. Feel free to vote or suggest you own idea for a title in the reviews:

Xana's Sword No More

Samurai vs Swordsman

Arguing over a Geisha

Obviously, the next chapter will heavily feature the Ulrich x Yumi x William Love Triangle, and the possible return of William to the group.

Well, see ya soon. Until then, keep on writing those Jerlita Fics. No but seriously, those are usually so good and I am kind of addicted to them. Especially ones involving future kids of the two nerds.