Alright everyone! Welcome to the seventh chapter of this story! Sorry for the LATE update. This chapter was SUPPOSED to be uploaded LAST week, but...there's stress, drama, whole buncha work, writers' block, etc. But anyway...Here it is! Hope you enjoy! Review and no flames! Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko in anyway...even though that would be sweeeet...
Early one morning, a little after 7 a.m., the Lyoko warriors are walking through Kadic's park. The 6 are walking back to campus after an, unwanted, early morning Lyoko mission, tired looks on their faces.
"Man..Why'd Xana have to attack so damn early in the morning?" groaned Ulrich. "Yeah, couldn't he have at least waited until we got our 8 hours?" said Aelita.
"I don't know about you guys,but..." started Zenon before she let out a yawn, "I'm going back to bed." "Sorry, we don't have time to go back to sleep. School starts in 45 minutes." said Jeremy. The rest of the group groans, knowing they don't have time to get anymore rest before school. Just then Odd realizes something.
"Hey, Einstein. What time is it?" asked Odd. "Uhm..It's 7:25." said Jeremy. "Oh, gosh! I gotta go!" said Odd as he ran ahead back to the campus. "Where's Odd off to?" asked Yumi ."He has to go meet some girl." said Ulrich.
"A girl?" asked Zenon, a bit curious. "Yeah. He's been talking about meeting her for something. I don't know all the details." said Ulrich.
"It could be Odd's new girlfriend." said Yumi with a laugh. "Yeah, most likely." said Aelita, giggling also.
Zenon turns her head and watches Odd running off.
"Hm..." hummed Zenon.
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A little bit later that morning, the bell signaling students to start heading for class rings. In the science building, the younger Lyoko warriors, minus Odd, are walking towards their class.
"I wonder where Odd is." said Zenon. "He's probably still with that girl he had to meet." said Ulrich. As they're aproaching their classroom, the group spots Odd talking with a girl with short red hair and glasses next to the door of their room.
"I wonder if that's her." said Jeremy.
"Thanks for this morning, Odd." said the girl with a smile, kissing Odd on the cheek. "It's no problem." said Odd, returning her smile, a small blush forming. "I'll see you later." said the girl before she left. Odd smiles and waves to the leaving girl. The group approaches Odd.
"So, Odd who's that?" asked Ulrich. "Hm? Oh, that's Katie. She was the one I had to meet this morning." said Odd. "Oh...So..What were you guys doing?" asked Zenon.
"Oh..We were jus-." started Odd, before Mrs. Hertz poked her head out of the door. "Come on, children. It's about time for class to start. Hurry to your seats now." said Mrs. Hertz.
"Er..I'll tell you guys later." said Odd as he and the others walked into the classroom. The students sit down at their seats as the lesson for the day begins. As Mrs. Hertz is teaching the students, Zenon looks over in Odd's direction, curious about what he and Katie had done this morning.
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Later that day after the morning's classes, in Jeremy's room, Jeremy is working at his computer while Zenon is there keeping him company.
"Hm...I'm still not quite sure yet why Xana destroyed the forest sector...Got any ideas, Zenon?" asked Jeremy. There is a short silence.
"Zenon?" called Jeremy, looking up from his computer, looking over to his cousin, who is staring off into space, lost in thought. "Uh...Zenon? Hello? Earth to Zenon!" said Jeremy, trying to break Zenon's trance. Zenon then focuses back on reality.
"Huh? What'd you say, Jeremy?" asked Zenon. "Ok, what's on your mind?" asked Jeremy. "Nothing. Nothing at all." said Zenon. "Ok. If you say so.." said Jeremy, turning his attention back to his computer. After a few minutes of silence, Zenon finally speaks.
"Jeremy,...do you think that...Odd and that Katie girl...have something going on between them?" asked Zenon. "Hm? What do you mean?" asked Jeremy. "Well..Do you think that...they're dating?" asked Zenon. "I don't think so...Usually Odd would brag about it to us whenever he gets a new girlfriend." said Jeremy. "Why do you ask?" asked Jeremy.
"Oh..uhm..No reason." said Zenon. "Hm...Are you sure? You kinda sound jealous." said Jeremy. "Wh-what? I-I'm not jealous! Wh-why would you think that?" asked Zenon with a small blush on her face. "Well that blush on your face says you are." said Jeremy with a smirk.
"Oh, shut it, Jeremy! I'm not jealous!" said Zenon, turning to the side. "If you say so.." said Jeremy with an even bigger smirk.
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Later that evening, in the cafeteria, during dinner time, Aelita, Jeremy, and Ulrich are sitting at a table.
"So Zenon sounded jealous?" asked Aelita. "Yep. She was really wondering if Odd and Katie were an item." said Jeremy. "Yep. Sound's like jealousy to me." said Ulrich. "Hm...I wonder why Zenon would get jealous of Katie." said Aelita. "Hm...Maybe it's because Zenon probably has a crush on Odd." said Jeremy. "Hm...Well Odd does have a crush on Zenon...Just imagine if those two ever got together." said Ulrich.
"Zenon and Odd...It could work.." said Jeremy. "And just imagine if they ever got married. Odd would be your cousin-in-law, Jeremy!" said Aelita with a giggle. Jeremy makes a slight sourish face as he imagines Odd in his family.
"Ugh...I'd rather not think about that..." said Jeremy, trying to rid thoughts of Odd in his family out of his brain. Just then Zenon comes over and sits with her friends. She notices Odd is not at the table.
"Hm? Where's Odd?" asked Zenon. "He's sitting over there with Katie." said Aelita, pointing behind to to a table where Odd is seen eating dinner with Katie, the two sharing laughs.
"Oh...I...See..." said Zenon, a slight frown appearing on her face.
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The next afternoon, in the auditorium, there are students setting up the stage for the school play and there are students sitting in the seats watching the stage crew set up the stage and some others are rehearsing for their parts in the play. Yumi and Zenon, who is watching Odd and Katie, who are sitting a few rows in front of them, together, are sitting in their seats.
"So how do you think this year's play gonna turn out, Zenon?" asked Yumi. "..That's nice...What color was it?" asked Zenon, obviously not paying attention to her friend, focusing more on Odd and Katie.
"Zenon, are you even listening to me?" asked Yumi. "Yeah, of course I am!" said Zenon, not turning her eyes from the two in front of her. "Alright, then what did I just say?" asked Yumi, not convinced Zenon was listening to her.
"Uhm...Something about frogs?" asked Zenon, turning to face Yumi, knowing she wasn't truly paying attention. Yumi lets out a sigh.
"Will you stop worrying about Odd and Katie?" said Yumi. "I just gotta know if they're dating!" said Zenon, turning her attention back to her friend and his 'possible girlfriend'. "Relax, Zenon. Even if they are dating, I'm sure Odd will tell us sooner or later." said Yumi.
"Also, Jeremy was right. You do sound jealous." said Yumi with a giggle. Zenon turns her head to Yumi, a blush across her face.
"I am not jealous!" said Zenon with a huff. "And besides, why would I be jealous of...her?" asked Zenon. "I don't know...Maybe...You have...I don't know...A crush on Odd?" asked Yumi. Zenon blushes an even darker shade of red.
"Wh-what are you talking about? I-I don't have a crush on Odd!" said Zenon, looking to the side. "Hm..You sound like you're in denial..." said Yumi with a smirk. Zenon lets out a silent growl as she turns away from Yumi.
"Shut it..." growled Zenon. Just then Zenon sees Katie getting up from her seat and heading outside into the courtyard.
"Uhm..I'm gonna go get something from the vending machines...I'll be right back." said Zenon as she got up and followed Katie.
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A few minutes later, in the courtyard, Zenon quietly and secretly follows Katie. She hides behind one of the pillars of the school building as she sees Katie walking over to the vending machines, where a boy with short black hair is standing. Katie walks over to the boy and starts talking to him.
"Hm..I wonder who that is..." said Zenon. Just then Zenon sees Katie kissing the boy she was talking to. Zenon's eyes widen in surprise.
"Oh my..I can't believe this.." said Zenon as she went back to the auditorium.
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Meanwhile in Jeremy's room, Aelita and Ulrich are sitting with Jeremy as he works on his computer.
"I wonder where Yumi and Zenon are." said Aelita. "They're in the auditorium. They're watching the play practices." said Ulrich. "If I know Zenon, she's probably only there to spy on Odd and Katie." said Jeremy. "Why's she so obsessed with knowing what's going on between Odd and Katie?" asked Aelita.
"It's gotta be Jealousy." said Ulrich. "Yeah, obviously. But there's no way Zenon'll admit it." said Jeremy. "Maybe she will. Maybe-" started Aelita before a loud beep came from the computer.
"Uh-oh, Xana's awake now." said Jeremy. "I'll call Yumi and the others." said Aelita.
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Meanwhile, back in the auditorium, Yumi is now sitting with Odd, talking with him.
"...Seriously?" asked Odd, a bit shocked at what Yumi had told him. "Yep." said Yumi, nodding her head. "Wow...I don't believe it.." said Odd with a small smirk.
"Hm...Do you think-" started Odd before Yumi's phone rang. Yumi takes out her phone and answers it.
"Hello?" answered Yumi.
"...Yumi, Xana's launched an attack. You, Odd, and Zenon need to come to the factory as soon as possible." said Aelita on the other end of the line.
"Alright, I'm on my way." said Yumi as she hung up.
"We need to get to the factory now." said Yumi. "Alright. Where's Zenon?" asked Odd. "She went outside to the vending machines." said Yumi. "I'll go get her. You head straight to the factory." said Odd. "Alright." said Yumi as she got up and ran out of the auditorium.
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A bit later in the courtyard, Zenon is walking back towards the auditorium.
"..I can't believe that Katie is cheating on Odd...I swear I just wanna-." started Zenon before she bumped into Odd.
"Ah, Odd! What are you doing here?" asked Zenon. "Aelita just called. We gotta get to the factory." said Off.
"Hm? Oh, ok." said Zenon as she and Odd went to the factory.
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Later, in the lab of the factory, Jeremy is at the computer as the elevator opens up, Yumi walking out of the elevator.
"Oh, Yumi, you're here. Where's Odd and Zenon?" asked Jeremy. "Odd and Zenon'll be here in a minute. Where's Ulrich and Aelita?" asked Yumi. "They're already on Lyoko. I'll send you to join them right now." said Jeremy.
Yumi nods as she walks down to the scanner room as Jeremy starts up the virtualization process.
"Transfer Yumi...Scanner Yumi..Virtualization." said Jeremy as he sent his friend to Lyoko.
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A few seconds later on Lyoko, in the desert sector, Yumi is virtualized in front of Ulrich and Aelita, who are waiting for her.
"Hey, nice to see you. Where's our two favorite blondes?" asked Ulrich. "They're on their way now." said Yumi. "Zenon still paranoid?" asked Aelita with a giggle.
"You know it." said Yumi with a smirk. "Alright, guys. Xana's activated a tower 80 degrees ahead. I'm materializing your vehicles now." said Jeremy as he sent his friends their vehicles.
The Overwing and the Over bike appear in front of the three. Ulrich mounts his vehicle as Yumi and Aelita mount the Overwing. The three then ride off into the direction of the tower.
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Meanwhile in the lab, Jeremy is monitoring the activities going on in Lyoko. Just then, he gets on the telephone function on the computer. He looks on the caller I.D. and sees it's Odd calling.
"Hey, Odd, where are you?" asked Jeremy as he he answered the phone.
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Meanwhile, on the ground floor of the factory, Odd and Zenon are standing in front of the open elevator.
"..Me and Zenon are here in the factory. We're heading into the elevator now." said Odd before hanging up the phone. The two head into the elevator and press the button inside, the door of the elevator closing and the elevator starting to descend.
As the elevator is moving down to the lab, it suddenly stops.
"Hm? What's going on? Why'd the elevator stop?" asked Zenon as she pressed the button, trying to make the elevator start moving again. The elevator fails to move after pressing the button repeatedly.
"Darnit! We're trapped...Might as well call Jeremy and see if he can help." said Odd as he got out his cell phone. He tries to call Jeremy, but sees that there is no signal where they are.
"Ugh..No signal...I guess we're stuck here until Jeremy figures out we're trapped here..." groaned Odd as he slowly sat on the floor of the elevator.
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Meanwhile on Lyoko, the other three Lyoko warriors are moving in the direction of the activated tower.
"How much longer Jeremy?" asked Aelita. "Shouldn't be much longer now." said Jeremy.
"Any idea where Odd and Zenon are?" asked Yumi. "Last time I heard, Odd said that they were going into the elevator. That was about 5 minutes ago. I wonder where they are." said Jeremy.
"You think the Xana probably got to them?" asked Ulrich. "I doubt it...If he did, he probably would've gotten to me by now." said Jeremy. "Well then, let's try to make it to the tower just incase they can't get here." said Aelita.
The three then continue on towards the tower. After a while of riding towards the tower, the three then come across a fork in the road with two different paths.
"Jeremy, there's a fork in the road. Which way should we go?" asked Ulrich. "Hm...I'm not sure..The holomap doesn't show where either of the paths lead to." said Jeremy.
"Maybe it's best if we spilt up and see where both of these roads go." suggested Yumi. "That's a good idea. Yumi, you and Aelita take the path to the left. I'll take the path to the right. Let's like Jeremy know if either of us find the tower." said Ulrich. The two females nod as they go down their path and Ulrich goes down his.
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Meanwhile in the elevator, Odd and Zenon are sitting there, bored as they wait for the elevator to start up again or for help to come.
"Ugh...When's the stupid elevator gonna start up again?" groaned Zenon, feeling as if she were about to hit her head against the elevator walls.
"Uhm..Zenon, can I ask you a question?" asked Odd. "Sure. What is itt?" asked Zenon. "About my friend, Katie,...Are you jealous of her?" asked Odd. "Wh-what? I-I'm not jealous of her! Who said I was jealous?" asked Zenon in complete shock.
"Well..Yumi told me you were acting pretty jealous of Katie...Seeing as me and her were hanging out a lot lately..." said Odd. "Well I'm not!...I don't even see a reason why I should even be jealous...Even if she is your girlfriend, who's totally cheating on you.." said Zenon with a small groan as she looked to the side. "Ok, but I-..Wait, what?" asked Odd confused at Zenon's last statement.
"I said that Katie's cheating on you." said Zenon. "What do you mean?" asked Odd. "I saw her kissing a guy earlier today!" said Zenon. "Zenon, Katie and I aren't dating. That was her actual boyfriend you saw her kissing." said Odd. "B-but...I thought that...Since you guys were hanging out a lot and stuff..." said Zenon.
"I was hanging out with her a lot lately because she asked me to help her with her anniversary present for her boyfriend." said Odd. "Oh...Is that it? "asked Zenon, turning to face Odd. "Yeah. She kept coming up with so many ideas, I had to help her." said Odd.
"Oh, that's good..." said Zenon, a bit relieved. "...Hm..Zenon, are you sure you're not jealous?" asked Odd with a small smirk. Zenon just growls.
"Shut it..." growled Zenon.
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Back on Lyoko, on Aelita and Yumi's side, the two are traveling down their path. The two then spot the activated tower a few yards away.
"Ah, Jeremy! We found the tower!" said Aelita. "Great. I'll let Ulrich know." said Jeremy.
"Hm..It's pretty weird seeing no monsters all this time.." said Yumi, getting a bit suspicious. Just then, a laser is fired at the Overwing, destroying it, causing the two females to fall as their vehicle had been destroyed. The two then turn to see a tarantula standing behind them, it firing the laser that destroyed the vehicle.
"Aelita, run to the tower. I'll take care of the Monster." said Yumi, getting out her two fans. Aelita nods as she turns and runs towards the tower.
Yumi throws her two fans at the monster. The tarantula fires two lasers, deflecting the two fans and fires another one, aiming at Yumi, hitting her in the arm.
"Yumi, you've just lost 50 life points. Careful not to get hit again!" warned Jeremy.
As Aelita is running towards the tower, the Scyphozoa gets in her way and stops her. The squid-like monster grabs Aelita with its tentecles and begins to do its job.
"Ah! Yumi! The Scyphozoa caught Aelita! You've got to help her!" said Jeremy. Yumi turns to see Aelita caught by the Scyphozoa. Yumi prepares to throw one of her fans at the monster, but is then shot by a laser from the tarantula she was fighting, herself being devirtualized.
After the Scyphozoa is done with Aelita, it places her down. Aelita, now possessed by Xana, the eye of Xana in her pupils.
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Meanwhile, on Ulrich's side, Ulrich is traveling down his path until he reaches a dead end.
"Great...A dead end." said Ulrich with a groan. "Ulrich! Aelita's been posessed by Xana! She's about to go into the tower and probably destroy the sector like last time!" said Jeremy.
"What?" asked Ulrich in shock. "Yumi's been devirtualized and Odd and Zenon are no where to be found. It's all up to you Ulrich." said Jeremy. "Alright, got it. I'm on my way there now.." said Ulrich as he turned around and went to stop Aelita.
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Back on the other side of the sector, Xana-Aelita is running towards the tower and enters it. Aelita walks towards the center and then floats up to the platform above. As Aelita walks towards the center of the platform, a screen appears in front of her. She places her hand on the screen and it reads:
Aelita...Code: Xana...
The tower, along with the sector begins to disappear.
Ulrich then comes up to the now disappearing tower.
"Oh no..Jeremy, I'm too late." said Ulrich. Ulrich then sees Aelita fall out of the disappearing tower.
"Aelita!" said Ulrich as he went over to Aelita's side.
"Guys, the sector's disappearing fast! I'll bring you guys in now!" said Jeremy as he began the materialization program.
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In the lab, Jeremy, Aelita, Ulrich and Yumi are gathered around the computer talking.
"Well, that's two sectors down now..." said Jeremy with a sigh. "I wonder what Xana's trying to pull..." said Yumi. "Whatever it is, it can't be good." said Aelita.
"At any rate, we can't afford to lose anymore sectors. They're are only way of taking a transporter to sector five." said Ulrich. "Right..I'll have to start working on sending you guys right into sector five incase Xana decides to get rid of the other two sectors." said Jeremy.
"Hm...I wonder where Odd and Zenon are..." said Aelita. "I know..Those two still haven't called...I wonder where they are and what they're doing." said Jeremy.
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In the elevator, Odd and Zenon are still stuck.
"Ugh...It's been like 2 hours..When are they gonna come and get us..." said Odd. "How can this get any worse?" groaned Zenon. Just then Odd spots an unfamiliar button.
"Hm? I wonder what this button does? I've never noticed it until now.." said Odd as he pressed it. Just then the sound of old elevator music comes on.
"Ugh...Turn it off, Odd. This music's irritating..." said Zenon. "I know..." said Odd as he pressed the button again, but the music doesn't stop.
"Uh..I don't think the button'll stop the music." said Odd. Just then Zenon bangs her head against the elevator wall as she groans.
Well that's the end of chapter 7! Again SORRY for the late update! I was sooo busy last week and had writers block. And forgive me for the ending if you dont like it..I'm pretty much jetlagged as i was typing this soo...forgivenessssss. Well more chapters to come. See ya then!
Bye, Sasuki234~
