JTLs Code Lyoko Season 2
Episode 36: AI AI O
Author James the Lesser
I do not own the characters (Except OCs) Moonscape does
Yumi's Room
She beats her head on the desk in frustration. She had gone through forty pages of insane ramblings, calls for war, and technical jargon she couldn't understand. What little made sense or she could understand told her the earliest writings were from the sixties. Designs and plans being made for creating a Cyborg army that could not surrender or die. But then they changed in the later writings and he changed his plans.
She rubs her wrist after writing down another page of translations. "I need a break." She gets her cell phone out and calls Ulrich but he doesn't answer. "Oh, it must be that night."
Dance Club
An amateur band plays on a makeshift stage while Sissi and Ulrich dance to the music. She makes sure she stays close bumping and grinding with the beat. The music is so loud Ulrich could never hear his phone ring and with Sissi's dancing he could never tell it was vibrating.
Factory
Jeremie checks the time. "Aelita we should be leaving soon."
"But we're so close. If Bosh is close enough that our programming is compatible then we could bring him to Earth in a few hours."
"In a few minutes we'll both be in trouble. I know you have a hard time with understanding what being grounded is but if you are grounded then you can't help us."
"But others have snuck out. You snuck out."
"If I don't get in trouble I don't need to sneak around." Jeremie saves and closes his work.
At the sewer entrance Jeremie and Aelita hug. She kisses him on the cheek. "Good night Jeremie."
"Good night Aelita. You better hurry Yumi's mom always checks on you." She nods and takes off as he goes down the ladder in to the sewers.
Dorm
Odd is hanging from a window. "No Jim no one else is in here." Dana steps away from the door. "See?"
"I'll believe it when I check. I know I heard another voice. I know I heard Odd's voice."
"I swear! I was playing my radio sorry if it was loud." Jim checks under her bed and then her cabinet.
"It is after curfew and boys and girls are not allowed in each other's dorm rooms." Jim leaves and Odd climbs back in through the window.
"That was close."
"You should probably get to your room before he checks it." He shakes his head.
"I got another idea." He kisses her quickly then runs out of her room.
In the hallway he sees Emily coming back from the showers wrapped in a towel. "Odd, what are you doing on this floor?"
"I, uh, I guess this is why you didn't answer your door."
"You came to see me?" He nods.
"But I better get going before Jim catches me." Odd kisses her quickly then runs for the stairs.
Woods Later That Night
Sissi leads Ulrich over to the tool shed. "What are you doing?"
"I got a surprise to uh, commemorate our second date." She pulls out a bottle of alcohol. "Keep the fun going."
"Sissi I uh, had fun but it's late and we should have been back awhile ago. We're already in trouble."
"So who cares if we get in more trouble? I can just tell my daddy we lost track of time and we're both really sorry." She opens the bottle and takes a drink. "Ew," She holds the bottle away from her and Ulrich grabs it.
"We shouldn't be drinking this."
"Ew. I never tried it before. I don't get it all those commercials make it seem good but it tastes nasty." Ulrich is curious and tries a drink. He spits it out immediately.
"You're right." He pours the rest on the ground. "Now can we go back?"
"Well, we could um, kiss and stuff." Ulrich shakes his head.
"I only agreed because Odd made a deal with you."
"And Valentines Day?"
"I, that was a misunderstanding."
"Didn't you have fun?"
"I did and I um, thank you for asking me out but I'm uh really good friends with Yumi." Ulrich blushes.
"But I really like you. And I don't hang out with William. I put up with your idiot friends and how you act when they're around but tonight and on Valentines Day when we were alone you acted how you wanted." She holds back tears. "Only when I get you away from them do you act like, like, how you really are."
"And do you normally act like that? I mean, aren't you trying a little too hard?" She can't speak so simply nods her head.
"I gotta so you'll like me more."
"No you don't. I, I like you, as a friend, some times. You can be mean and annoying but when you drop the queen bee act you're nice." She smiles a little.
"Thanks. We better get going before we get in more trouble then I can talk daddy out of." The two walk back towards the campus.
The Next Morning
Aelita is staring at her reflection in the mirror. "Blink, blink, I command you blink." She continues staring at her reflection until her eyes can't stand it any more and she blinks. "Tomorrow maybe." She brushes her teeth and continues getting ready for class.
Class
Yumi is nearly asleep when William shakes her. "She's staring, wake up."
"I'm awake I swear. I was just resting my eyes." She yawns. She had been up late translating the notepads.
"You can't tell the teacher that." Yumi props herself on her arms and tries staying awake.
Grade Lower
Ulrich is distracted not by a lack of sleep but by emotions. Last night had been fun if a little weird. And seeing Sissi almost crying affected him. But she wasn't Yumi his really good friend. Who hung out with William and shared a lot in common that he didn't. "Ulrich for the last time what is the answer for question nine."
"I don't know if I knew the answer I would have told you." Every one gasps.
"Detention!" Ulrich curses under his breath.
After Class
Yumi hurries through homework so she can get back on translating the notepads. She hears a light tap on her door. "Aelita?"
"Uh, no. Your mom said you were up here." She recognizes the voice.
"Oh William um, I'm a little busy."
"I noticed you've been a lot busy lately. Can I help?"
"No, well, maybe." She sighs heavily. She was told to do it alone but she needed the help. "I found some of my great grandfathers old writings and have been translating them but it is taking me forever."
"Whoa, really? What are they about?"
"Some are uh, really crazy. He wanted to help in the war and was planning on building Cyborgs and stuff. But he didn't have money so he wrote the Manga and sold it to make money. Then he wrote down how he could actually build his computer and bring the AIs to Earth after the war ended."
"With the revelation of nuclear power he would at least have the energy source for it. You don't think he actually built one do you?"
"That's what I'm working on. I don't understand the computer mumbo jumbo but Aelita and Jeremie do. I'm translating as much as I can so they can go over it."
"Whoa, no way. I'll totally help. As soon as I get my homework done."
"Here," She hands him her math homework. "I got that done already so you can get a head start." William sits down next to her.
Detention
Ulrich grumbles under his breath when there is a knock on the door. Jim gets up from his desk and answers it. "Oh, Mr. Delmas what is it?"
"I was informed by my daughter that Ulrich Stern was in detention."
"Yes he talked back to a teacher."
"While normally it would not be allowed but I was told that it was her fault he was out later then normal. Since she was responsible for it she will serve out the rest of the detention with him." Sissi steps in and waves at Ulrich.
Factory
Jeremie scans over tens of thousands of lines of code. He had compared Aelita with Yumi and found the differences. But now he was checking Aelita and Yumi against Ulrich. He couldn't know if they would all be different or the humans would be the same. Dealing with code after code his head starts throbbing but after years of doing this he could handle it. By now short of a hammer to the head he barely felt it.
Two Days Later Yumi's Room After Class
Yumi and William finish different homework assignments then switch so they can copy each other's answers. Once done they get the notepads of her great grandfather and start translating.
Kadic Academy
Ulrich is ready to scream in frustration. He knew Yumi was busy but wanted to train. Unfortunately she didn't answer her phone and when he went to the gym Sissi followed him. She was slow, not in as good of shape, and didn't know what she was doing. "Sissi, lift the leg straight out don't bend your knee."
"I'm trying." She nearly falls over but Ulrich catches her. "Sorry."
"No, you are trying but your balance is off. Maybe try stretching a few minutes a day like that so your body gets used to it. Use a desk or some thing for support." She nods her head. "Now let's try a simple Lanka." He shows her and she copies him.
Elsewhere At Kadic
Odd sneaks up behind Milly and Tamiya. "Boo!" Both jump and Tamiya nearly drops her camera.
"What are you doing?"
"What are you doing?"
"We asked you first."
"We asked you first." Odd sticks his tongue out. "I was wondering if I could borrow you two."
"Why?"
"Because."
"Because why?"
"I wanna play a prank on some one and want it on camera. You two in?" Both nod and Odd leads them away telling them his plan.
Factory
Jeremie leans back in the chair after finishing going through Ulrich's code. "He's the same as Yumi. It doesn't scan race or gender just human or AI. But maybe it is just him? Odd or I could be different. I must make sure or we could be changing some thing important and not removing a virus." He starts on Odd's code.
Lyoko
Aelita and Bosh work on his materialization. "My first time I needed a Way Tower. You may need one also."
"What then? What was it like?"
"I, it was strange. The first time I took a breath and smelled the air I didn't know what was going on."
"Breathing, smelling, both seem so foreign yet you say you would miss it if you stayed here."
"Yes, and taste now that it works. Jeremie explained that smell and taste are connected. He showed me several brain scans from the internet that showed how they were connected. But I should not eat every thing."
"Why not?"
"Not every thing is good for you. Leaves and sticks are not people food even though animals eat them. And some chemicals are very bad for you. You must read all labels before attempting a drink."
"Earth sounds very dangerous."
"Lyoko is just as dangerous."
That Night
William had just left when Yumi feels a breeze in her room. She looks and sees her window was closed. She feels the breeze again and sees the recently translated papers blow off her desk. "No, no!" She reaches for one but is shocked. "Xana!"
Lyoko
Aelita and Bosh feel pulsations. "Jeremie, Xana is attacking!"
"Ok, one minute," Jeremie watches the Tower Scan. "Forest Sector. Bosh can you use the Transporter and get Aelita there?"
"I should." Aelita leaves the Tower and waits for the Transporter.
Yumi's Room
She tries grabbing more pages but Xana shocks her keeping her back. "Why are you doing this? We've found nothing." A page catches on fire. "No!" She watches as more and more catch on fire. She turns and runs screaming. "Fire! The house is on fire!" She runs out and for the Factory.
Factory
Jeremie calls the others and waits. Yumi hadn't answered her phone so he assumes she is the target.
Kadic Academy
Odd puts the tape of his prank away then leaves his dorm room following after Ulrich.
Factory Several Minutes Later
Yumi takes the elevator down to the Scanner Room. Jeremie is surprised when he sees her on the security camera. "Yumi? Why didn't you answer your phone?"
"Xana set the papers and my house on fire I was running. Send me!"
"Transfer Yumi, Scanner Yumi, and virtualization." She lands in the Forest near Aelita. "When the others get here I'll send the vehicles."
A few minutes later Ulrich and Odd make it and go straight down to the Scanner Room. They get in the left and right Scanner and Jeremie sends them. "Transfer Odd, Transfer Ulrich, Scanner Odd, Scanner Ulrich, virtualization." They land on Lyoko and soon the vehicles appear.
Aelita gets on the Shield while Yumi gets on the Wing. Ulrich takes the Star while Odd gets on the Blade. Aelita starts flying north for the activated Tower and the others follow her.
Earth
Fire department shows up at the Ishiyama house and put the fire out. "It started in her room. What could she have been doing that would start a fire?" Mr. Ishiyama shakes his head in disappointment.
"I'm more worried about where she went. Why did she run away?"
Lyoko
The Lyoko Warriors see the activated Tower just as two Wolves show up with a Mega Tank. "Aelita stay back."
"I can help."
"You can also be devirtualized leaving us with out a way of deactivating the Tower." Ulrich gets his swords out. "I call the left Wolf."
"I still think we should call them Tarantulas."
"They only have four legs!" Yumi creates her fans. "I'll go after the other Wolf."
"Fine, I'll go at the Mega Tank." Odd dives down on the Blade for the Mega Tank which opens and starts charging a blast.
Ulrich blocks lasers with his swords as he gets close. "Ulrich remember you can use the Star as a weapon. Same for you Yumi and Odd."
"I don't need the Blade for a weapon just for flying." Odd dodges the Mega Tank blast and fires laser arrows. The Mega Tank closes up and they bounce off.
Yumi throws her fans but one is shot out of the air by the Wolf. Her other fan curves and cuts through an arm. The Wolf backs off as Yumi gets closer.
Odd keeps his arm raised and waits for the Mega Tank. The second it opens he fires and hits it on the Eye destroying it.
Aelita stays back waiting for her chance of getting to the activated Tower.
Jeremie sees some thing coming in from behind the Lyoko Warriors. "There is another monster coming. I think it is a Hornet. Why would Xana send one Hornet?"
Aelita turns around and sees the monster. It is the silver orbed monster with several tentacles. "Aaaa!" Three tentacles shoot out and wrap around Aelita before she can react.
"Aelita!" Odd fires laser arrows but the monster puts Aelita in front of it stopping Odd. "It's using her as a shield."
"Aelita what is it doing?" Jeremie sees her profile and a new meter. "It is putting some thing inside of her it can't be good save her!"
Odd flies closer and fires hitting the silver orb. His arrows bounce off harmlessly. "I can't hurt it and I don't have a way of cutting the tentacles."
"Use the Blade!"
"Oh, right." He dives at the silver orb and slices through the tentacles with the bottom of the Blade releasing Aelita.
She falls towards the Sector and Odd dives for her. The silver orb flies after them and sends more tentacles out. One gets around Odd's waist and lifts him off of the Blade. "No, let me go!" Odd bites the tentacle but it doesn't let go.
The Blade continues flying down and Aelita reaches out for it. She gets a hand on it and pulls herself on.
Yumi throws her fans at the crippled Wolf this time cutting it across the Eye and destroying it. After catching her fans she throws them at the Wolf Ulrich was battling. Being distracted by Ulrich it never sees Yumi's attack and is destroyed easily.
Ulrich and Yumi fly up towards Odd when Aelita flies in front of them on the Blade and slashes Odd with an energy blade devirtualizing him but saving him from the monster. It reaches for her but Ulrich comes up and cuts through the tentacles with his swords. The silver orb flies away and Ulrich starts chasing after it. "Let it go and protect Aelita she must make it to the Tower." Ulrich turns and lets the silver orb get away.
Aelita flies down and gets in the activated Tower. Soon the Tower is deactivated. "Do we need a return?"
"Yes. Xana set Yumi's house on fire. Return to the past now." The white bubble comes up reversing time.
Yumi's Room
She closes a notepad. "It is late you should be getting back before you're late for curfew."
"Wow didn't realize it was this late." He closes a notepad. "Um, I don't know how to say this with out offending you but," Yumi was ready as she dealt with it before.
"My great grandfather was insane? Yeah, I got that part after the tenth time he changed his plans for starting another world war with a cybernetic army."
"Yeah but his ideas were amazing. What if he actually did it? I mean those rolling tanks from the Manga would be amazing. And I just finished a part where he had these heavy units he called Tarantulas. They only had four legs but he still called them Tarantulas." Yumi stares at him blankly. "Here," William hands him the translated notes.
After reading through them she finds two other monsters that weren't in the Manga. "A Manta and a Viper? But it says the Viper would have two legs."
"He wanted those names I guess he didn't care what they looked like."
"Any thing about a monster with tentacles?"
"No, nothing like that. Why did you find some thing like that?"
"No but he likes animals so I wouldn't be surprised if he had a octopus or squid monster."
"Maybe we'll find it tomorrow." William gets up and stretches his legs. "See you at class tomorrow." William stands there for a second like he was planning on doing some thing else but turns and leaves.
Three Days Later
Jeremie continues going over Odd's code. He was beginning to see why the tentacle monster targeted him, Bosh, and Aelita but not Ulrich or Yumi.
At the last line he copies the code he wanted and compares them with Aelita's. "They match. Yumi and Ulrich are the same. Odd and Aelita's are the same. But then that means Odd would be an AI. I, I must have made a mistake. It can't be right."
Lyoko
Aelita and Bosh hear Jeremie who had forgotten he had the headset on. Aelita is just as stunned as Jeremie. Could it be true? Was Odd really an AI?
Yumi's Room
After the return Yumi is frustrated with retranslating pages and loses track of time. William stays later then before and gets more work done.
William shows Yumi the last page he translated. "I found the character from the Manga. I still can't translate it but it gives a description." Yumi reads it carefully.
"Small almost scrawny. Medium length blonde hair with a small purple spot in the middle. High metabolism so it stays in shape no matter how much it eats." She sets it down.
"Yeah, my reaction also. And with the description of Bosh and Aelita? I mean, we have an Aelita with pink hair who sounds just like the Aelita described in his notes and from the Manga. And now we have Odd showing up? But who is Bosh? I didn't see any one with blue hair at Kadic."
"I, it can't be right. It is just a coincidence I mean it would be impossible. He wrote the Manga in the thirties!"
"Yeah but maybe he didn't build the Super Computer until he was really old? I mean the technology is like decades ahead of what we have right now what if he did it though? He made it and his AIs, Cyborgs, and then died of old age?"
"But they have families and stuff. Odd has like a dozen sisters."
"Are you sure? Have you met them?"
"Well, no but still. And how could they get in to Kadic if they weren't real?" William shrugs his shoulders. "We should keep this to ourselves. We'd be thrown in a loony bin if we tried telling people Odd and Aelita weren't real."
"Yeah, I guess. Now I'm glad Dana broke up with him even more." William laughs. "But if he is a Cyborg or what ever how would we prove it?" Now Yumi shrugs her shoulders.
"This is too crazy. Just, go home we'll talk tomorrow." Yumi stands up and stretches her legs.
"Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow." William pats her arm then starts moving closer before stopping and turning around. "See ya."
Kadic Academy
Odd is with Dana in the library. "See? I told you no one would be in here."
"Yeah, yeah." She grabs a book and sets it down on a table. "Get the paper out and make a ball. I'll set up the stadium." She grabs more books and sets them down on the table.
"I'll go easy on you since this is your first time playing table ball."
"And how many times will you make up new rules after I beat you?" Odd and Dana both laugh as they set up the game.
A/N Wow, is Odd really an AI? But what about his family? Were they just memories? But he gets an allowance right? And he was set up in Kadic Academy by some one wasn't he? There must be an explanation for this. And how will Odd take the news if they do tell him? Should they? Will they? We must wait and see!