Hello readers and welcome to 2018, it is supposed to be better than 2017, but that is of course what they said about 2017, right. Anyways, I was going to update this on new year's but I got distracted reading through another fanfiction, oops. Well anyways, happy new year's and here is the next chapter. Also, a few scenes will be very descriptive and violent.

P.S. I do not own Code Lyoko (*sigh* Because if I did we would have a new season this year)

Chapter 10 Misunderstandings and Findings

You know sometimes it doesn't matter how bright or strong the light is the darkness will still consume it. -Odd Della-Robia

A black and white-haired sixteen-year-old was staring out the window and down into Lyoko and what used to be his prison. He could remember the day that his Kitten had started to come see him, he had to laugh at how reckless it was.

He looked down at the phone in his hand and hit the second contact labeled Marine.

"Hello?"

"Hi, Marine it's me."

"What's up I thought we were meeting up Friday?"

"We were except something came up.

The voice on the other side sighed, "What did he do this time?"

"Its funny Hacker had the same reaction, Odd and Birdy decided that they were going to take on the remaining sins by themselves," XANA said as he sat down in a chair behind him.

"That is because we know him well and know how large his reckless streak actually is."

XANA looked over at the sunrise, "I don't think it was his recklessness this time."

"What do you mean?"

"I think that he was tired, depressed and that there was nothing left in this world that he could live for."

"That I can get, I have a lot of buddies who are POW and they have all said or described the same thing to me many times, heck I still have nightmares from only being with them for the short amount of time that I was with them, and he never told me everything, just enough for me to know that it wasn't anybody's version of heaven or hell. I mean even you never pushed them towards torture."

"Of course, not I might have been a monster, but I was never a demon," XANA snapped at Marine, then he took a breath. "Sorry I didn't mean to snap at you like that, I am just worried is all."

"I know, we all know how you feel about Odd, well except for Odd that is, he is as dense as a ton of bricks."

XANA chuckled, "As Lyoko would say that is true."

"I still can't believe that Odd and Birdy didn't call me or Hacker, I am going to have to have a serious conversation with those two, and I bet Hacker will be putting in his two cents."

"Well Lyoko is currently in the hospital so you can go and lecture her all you want, but for Odd, there is a line forming and I am right up there in the front."

The voice chuckled on the other end, "Don't worry none of us are going to get in the way of that one."

"Good because he is all mine," XANA said smirking.

"Well I have to get back to work, I will be heading to the hospital after work to lecture Lyoko."

"Alright, oh also she is going to be attending Kadic Academy, and Hacker is trying to transfer but you know how hard it is for him."

"Alright, I will tell her when I go this afternoon."

"How did you know that I didn't tell her?"

"Because Odd is hurt and we both know that, that is your number one priority right now, just make sure you have Hopper come and check on him every now and then because you still have school."

XANA groaned, "Don't remind me I still have to finish the homework, I seriously wish that I had destroyed it when I had the chance."

The voice laughed, "Well know you can't because you are a Lyoko warrior and you help people."

"Nope, I now declare that I am evil again so I can destroy the school."

The voice chuckled, "Nope sorry you have been permanently converted, Xander."

"I hate you."

"Yeah, yeah go do your homework, I have to go."

"Alright, I will let you know if anything changes with Odd."

"Alright bye."

"Bye." XANA hung up the phone and looked out at the rising sun. "He's right I have been permanently converted, stupid cat," XANA said fondly remembering the first time Odd came to see him.

-Flashback-

XANA was in his cell where Odd and Birdy had imprisoned him forty years ago, waiting for the inevitable end.

"Hey XANA, I have a question for you?" Odd called from outside of his cell.

"What do you want you stupid cat?" XANA asked his voice booming from the dark.

"When we locked you in there seven people showed up, who are they?"

XANA laughed, "Oh come on, okay if there is a cell what does that usually imply?"

"That there might be somebody locked inside."

"Ok, and if there is somebody locked in who is watching it?"

"Jailors, oh so they were your jailors. That should be easy I will just tell them that you are locked up so they can stop attacking." Odd turned to walk away.

"Believe what you want," XANA said softly from inside the cave.

The next day Odd came back beaten and bloody, "I'm sorry."

"And what are you sorry for?"

Odd looked up into the darkness of the cell, "It wasn't you that was in the cell it was them, wasn't it, you were the jailor, and they were the inmates."

"Some of the most dangerous ones there were," XANA answered softly.

"They tortured you, drove you insane, and then controlled you." Anger seeping into Odd's voice.

"Not much different then what I did to you lot, now is it?"

"No, I guess it wasn't?" Then Odd walked out of the cave.

Five years later Odd walked back into the cave, "XANA I figured it out."

"What did you figure out?" XANA asked from the darkness his voice quieter than last time.

"You were the jailor correct?"

"Yes."

"You attacked us because we were going to let out the sins, weren't we?" Odd asked excitedly.

XANA laughed a cold heartless laugh, "No I attacked you because I wanted to take over the world, don't make me out to be as chivalrous as your group. It is simple I was the bad guy and you were the good guys."

Odd huffed angrily and stalked out of the cave.

"Somebody has to be the bad guy, somebody always does," XANA said quietly as he looked up at the sunset.

Five years passed then ten then fifteen and then somebody else came into the cave.

"XANA." The girl called quietly.

XANA didn't have the strength to respond.

"If you can hear me I'm sorry, but we need your help, Odd needs your help. He told us what he had found out we didn't believe him, and he didn't believe you when you told him you were the bad buy. So please help us Odd was taken five years ago by the sins and you are the person that knows them the best. Please." When Lyoko received no answer, she walked back out of the cave.

XANA thought about it for a few minutes then sighed and stood up, he walked over to the bars and changed himself to his human form. He looked horrible his black and white hair laid flat against his head, he was gaunt and dirty, however, his red eyes held the same fire in them that they always did. XANA brought one leg back and kicked the wall down.

"Well, I guess I can't die today after all." Then he stepped forward and disappeared only to reappear again in front of a door in the mountain.

He brought one leg back again and kicked the door down, "knock, knock." He called into the house, "Hmm guess nobody's home."

XANA walked to where he knew the torture dungeons were whistling while he walked when he got to the hallway that held the rooms he knocked on them as he went down the hall.

*Starting right here it is going to get very descriptive and gory you can although skip till you see this again*

"Let's see eenie, Meenie, mo." He opened the door and hanging on the wall by his wrists and neck dripping blood from his open wounds was Odd. He was covered in lash wounds both new and old. There were stakes going through his hands and into the stone wall.

He was burned badly on one side of him and had electrical burns on the other side, there were places where it even looked like someone had tried to carve his skin.

"Shit," XANA said as walked over to the broken and bruised cat. He checked his pulse to see if he was alive, and he was if only barely. XANA looked around at the multiple tables till he spotted a key ring. He tried the keys till he found the right one and gently unlocked the cuffs but unfortunately, the couldn't come off the skin had grown over in parts stopping him from removing them.

XANA looked around again until he saw what looked like a pair of fence clippers or at least that's what he hoped they were for. He cut one chain and stopped and checked to see if he could take off the collar, luckily, he could. He then proceeded to cut the other cuff as close to it as he could. And took his coat off that he had appeared and wrapped it around the cat, but not before he saw words carved into the cat's back: idiot, horrible friend, coward, liar, coward, liar, coward, liar, over and over and over into his back. Then write in the middle were the words Unwanted and Killer.

*Gore ends here*

"I am so sorry that I couldn't get here earlier." whispered to the poor cat.

Then wasting no time he walked right into the shadows and disappeared silently promising him that he wouldn't ever let him feel that he was unwanted again.

Well there you go, guys, chapter ten, how is everyone, okay, traumatized, I know I almost cried writing the last part, however, I feel that it had to be done, though I might need to up the age restriction. Though I am pretty sure that is the last scene like that I will be writing. Let me know if you have any questions or if you want me to continue with the flashback or stop it there.

Odd: you are a sick, sick person.

Author: Oh, come on it had to be written.

Odd: but I think you traumatized Lyoko

Lyoko: …..

Author: Oops, uhm Lyoko are you ok

Lyoko: ….

Author: Lyoko, hey Lyoko, can you hear me?

Lyoko: ….

Author: Nope I think that I broke her.

Odd: you think.

Author: *shrugs* I try not to it gets me in trouble.

Odd: No kidding.

Author: Anyways, I need to go fix Lyoko *Walks over to Lyoko and picks her up* Come on Odd.

Odd: *sighs*

This is Luminoslight1313 signing off.