lostmoonchild: I had sooo much fun writing this chapter and am currently working on the next one. So I'm moving today so things are gonna be a little chaotic for a short while since I have to adjust to a different time zone after my friend comes to help me move. So here's this week's chapter!

Disclaimer:I don't own Code Lyoko so don't sue.

Chapter Ten

Aiko could feel her heart racing against her chest as she looked anxiously around the desert, feeling something watching her. "James, is there anything on the screens?" Aiko asked nervously.

"Nothing pops up. Why?"

"I feel like something's watching us."

Abby could feel his heart racing with excitement as she scanned the area and could almost see every horror movie dealing directly with a desert playing in her mind. "XANA must not be too smart. I mean, he's making Abby excited." Remy commented.

A scream left Aiko's lips as something with glowing orange eyes charged at them. "It's the mutated monkeys!" Abby shouted excitedly. "Oh my God, yes!"

"It popped up on screen. Okay, Abby, share your information regarding this monster." James said calmly.

"Basically products of the American government's experiments to benefit their soldiers. After a series of failures, the experiment was called an immediate failure but before the test subjects could be destroyed, the monkeys escaped. Carnivorous and fast as hell." Abby began firing at the deformed monkey. "Most notable features are that when it bites a human and the human escapes, the human's eyes turn orange and their baser instincts come out."

"Okay, guys, let's avoid getting bit." James announced. "We don't know what it'll do to your life points or anything."

The group twisted so their backs were to each other, the night in Lyoko making it difficult to see. The air seemed to vibrate with anticipation as they could sense the creature coming closer and circling them as if it were a shark. As they tried to hit the monkey, they could hear James talking to somebody. "Who's there, James?" Remy asked.

"My parents and Ashley. They're trying to get hold of your guys' parents but so far nobody's answering."

Fear showed in Aiko's eyes as she glanced at her cousins. "You don't think . . . " Aiko trailed off.

"No way in hell! Now focus on what's going on before we get turned into monster chow!" Abby snapped.

With their attacks beginning once again, the group tried to hit the mutated monkey, cheering when they managed to hit it. "Let's get to the tower!" Ricky shouted.

With adrenaline pumping through their veins, the group of warriors fled.

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He had seen a lot of weird things in his life but this was beyond weird! Odd skidded to a stop, feeling his daughter's grip around his neck tighten. Morgan came behind him, her face pale with fear as she held onto their other daughter. "What's in our house, Mommy?" Rose asked with a fearful look in her eyes.

"Daddy, make it go away!" Mary pleaded.

Odd really hated it when his daughters were afraid and he wasn't even entirely sure what was going on. "Did you try to get hold of the kids?" Odd asked as he dodged a flying pan.

"Can't. Whatever's going on is affecting the phones." Morgan replied. "Odd, what's going on? This is like one of Abby's horror movies."

The two adults stared at each other in realization before groaning in response. Neither one had their daughter's memory for horror movies so they couldn't even begin to guess which show this scenario was from. "Okay, Princesses, Mommy and Daddy need you both to try and be brave." Odd told them.

"Yes, Daddy," both girls answered.

Both adults shifted the girls in their arms, their eyes calmed and determined. "One," Odd breathed softly.

"Two," Morgan responded.

"Three!"

The group of four darted across the living room and ducked behind the couch, screams of terror leaving the girls' lips when knives pierced the couch. "My couch!" Morgan shouted, her eyes flashing in irritation.

"Kaji!"

Morgan grumbled in irritation as she stared at the knives poking through the couch. She liked that couch and XANA had to go ahead and wreck it. Oh, if she didn't work out her frustrations through Shi then she was going to move onto XANA and finish up her frustrations on him. "Baka kisama!" Morgan snarled in Japanese.

"Well, you're not going to be happy with breaking the window to get out." Odd commented lightly.

He didn't like the idea of wrecking their house any more than she did but both adults knew they had to get their kids out. "So we go back hits window?" Morgan asked lightly.

"Think you can do it without miscarrying?"

"A mother's body is designed to protect the unborn offspring. I think crashing through a window should fall within the 'will not hurt baby' limits."

Odd nodded before pulling a couple blankets off of the back of the couch, handing one over to his wife. "How come we got blankets?" Mary asked.

"Cause we don't want you or your sister to get hurt. So when we run and hit the window, cover your face in my chest. Same for you, Rose." Odd told them.

Soothing the anxiety she felt, Morgan held her daughter's head close as she and Odd scrambled to their feet, barely dodging the flying forks and knives. With a powerful leap, both parents twisted so their backs were in front before crashing through the window and onto the soft green grass below. Quickly checking to make sure that nothing vital had been hit and that the girls were okay, they began running as fast as they could for their lives.

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Never more grateful that their daughter was an only child until they were ready for another, Ulrich and Yumi slipped through their house on high alert. They had tried to get hold of any of their friends and of the children but it seemed as if the phones were all out. "They're okay." Yumi said softly. "They have to be."

Ulrich nodded slightly, his entire body tense as he listened for any sounds that didn't belong. He didn't like the quiet that was practically deafening or the scratching within the walls that would break the silence every so often. If he listened carefully at the right moments, Ulrich swore he could hear a sound that was between a croak and a groan.

Yumi's dark eyes scanned the room carefully searching for anything that she knew was out of place. Her instincts were screaming at her that there was something in her house that wasn't supposed to be there but she couldn't see it.

Suddenly Ulrich's hand shot out next to her and there was a blinding light before he grabbed her wrist. Yumi looked back and watched with a horrified expression as a grotesquely formed creature stumbled toward them. Just what was that? She wanted to say that it was human but no humans moved around like what this creature was doing!

Horror shot through Yumi's body as they were met with more of those grotesque creatures. "Ready, Yumi?" Ulrich asked with a glint in his brown eyes.

Realization showed on the Japanese woman's face as she nodded with determination burning in her own dark eyes. Bracing themselves, the couple began their attacks while steadily working their way toward the door.

lostmoonchild: So like I said, I'm in the process of moving so things will be a little chaotic. With any luck I'll have next week's chapter done by Friday so read and review!