Disclaimer: I don't own anything belonging to Code: Lyoko, Total Drama, or Reboot. Code Lyoko is Property of Moonscoop, Reboot is the property of Mainframe Entertainment and Total Drama is the property of Fresh TV.
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Chapter 10
As the war against Megabyte continued in Mainframe and the Lyoko Warriors prepared for their journey with their new friend Tom more events were happening in other systems of the Net. The upgraded virus known as Arachne strolled forwards towards the entrance leading to the Core of the System she had taken over. Her infected subjects had gathered in lines on both sides of the giant hall leading to the Core Entrance and knelt down as she passed them. She stopped in front of the entrance and waited as her servant, the infected Guardian Captain placed his hand on the panel.
The door opened, revealing the bright light of the interior of the Core that was deadly to most sprites but Arachne simply smiled as the Eye of XANA flashed in her cat like eyes.
"It has begun my servants. The time of evolution is upon us and the power of the Net will fuel our ascension." Arachne proclaimed, pausing as her subjects cheered.
Composing herself she walked into the light and proceeded directly into the Core.
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"Keep it down!"
"We're trying!"
The security force was surrounding a virus resembling a metallic raptor with dark green armored scales, sharp claws on its hands and feet, and a sharp pointed tail. Despite the fact that there was no Guardian here in the system known as Agri Prime the system was advanced with a security force that had all the needed equipment and training for dealing with viruses. The sprite captain watched as his teams of binomes kept their staffs out to keep the virus from escaping.
"Well, it's like old lizard breath's done." Standing on the roof of a building that stood over the fight was a sprite looking around eight hours old.
She had tanned skin, red hair in a pony tail, deep purple eyes, and a purple suit that covered her body with black armor resembling the same armor Hexadecimal wore when she was rebuilt by Megabyte.
"And it was just getting interesting in this dull system." She sighed.
A transport landed a few feet away with more security binomes and sprites coming out, ready to transport the virus to the Principal Office to be deleted. However just as they got ready a blast of light in the sky attracted everyone's attention. Above the city appeared a tear that stabilized into a portal to the Web. At first everyone panicked, believing that Web Creatures would come out and attempt to overwhelm the system but only one came out before the portal vanished.
The web creature resembled a black flying shark with a strange eye like icon as it looked down at the system. It felt the energies to two viruses and spotted the raptor like virus surrounded by security officers. It roared and flew down to the street below as the security team aimed their weapons to destroy the creature. It ignored them as it flew at the raptor virus at full speed dodging any energy blast aimed at it.
The virus tried to dodge but the creature slammed into it earning a scream from the virus as the creature merged with it. There was a bright flash of red light as the virus began to transform, growing in size and power. The security team could only watch in horror as the new virus resembled a giant muscular metallic humanoid dragon with red glowing eyes that flashed with the Eye of XANA as black pupils. The new virus growled as it looked around the system its predecessor tried to infect but failed miserably.
"OOHH!" The young girl grinned. "Things are getting interesting again!"
The dragon virus let out a terrifying roar as it stared down at the security team. It released a stream of fire from its mouth that incinerated the security team. They all screamed as they were burned into deletion. The dragon virus stared in satisfaction the burning remains of the team before turning its red eyes on the Principal Office of Agri Prime.
"Nice upgrade, Drago." The dragon virus turned and saw the young sprite floating down to the ground. "Good timing on that web creature's part. All though I find hard to believe that a Web Creature is capable of upgrading a virus, since they can't survive outside the Web without energy to sustain them."
"….Nyx." The dragon virus growled.
Despite its new form and existence the Dragon virus remembered the little girl who had only arrived in Agri Prime shortly after he did. Despite her young appearance, Nyx was actually a virus and he remembered her function. For Drago his function was to cause destruction, burn systems to the ground but this one child looking virus always stopped him because of her function. Like Hexadecimal Nyx was a Chaotic Virus who loved to cause mischief and mayhem to anyplace she went, mocking people and playing pranks. Created by a User who shared her love of causing mischief she saw everyone around her as her toys and when Drago tried to delete or infect them Nyx appeared and stopped him.
She doesn't delete or infect anyone because she believes if she takes away free will there will be no chaos and no chaos meant no fun. That was why she was so happy that Daemon had failed, that super virus's infection made everyone so boring! Now she was standing in his way again but he was much stronger now.
"I AM LORD INFERNO AND THIS SYSTEM IS MINE! YOU WILL SUBMIT TO MY WILL OR FACE DELETION!" The dragon, Inferno growled.
"Oh come on! There's no need for us to fight. We're both viruses so why not be friends and have some fun?" Nyx pouted.
Inferno growled maliciously at Nyx, seemingly giving his answer as smoke flared out of his nostrils.
"I take that as a no." Nyx's pout changed to a serious look. "I really hate spoil sports; they do nothing but trample and break my toys wherever I go."
She pulled out two metal cylinders from her waist.
"No one, Guardians, Sprites, Binomes, or even Code Masters and fellow Viruses stands in the way of my fun." Nyx tapped a switch on both cylinders and purple streams of energy came out of cylinders that resembled whips when Nyx swung them through the air. "You want this system? You can have it but only after I get bored of this place."
Inferno growled at her challenge and responded with by unleashing a blast of fire. Nyx dodged, flying into the air and flew at Inferno like a speeding bullet.
"No one breaks my toys!" Nyx swung her energy whips.
Inferno raised his hand and a shield made of fire blocked the energy whips. The shield dropped and Inferno released a blast of fire but Nyx dodged by flying out of the way. Seeing that her energy whips had no effect on Inferno she flew in close and placed both her hands on the ground. Inferno looked down to see the ground around him turn dark as a shadow portal opened under his feet.
"Ha!" Nyx grinned.
But to her shock Inferno floated out of the portal and hovered in the air.
"Oh man!" Nyx groaned.
Apparently the new upgrade had not only given him extra fire power and defense but gave him the ability to fly. Inferno released a stream of fire from his mouth at Nyx who took off down the streets to avoid the scorching flames.
"Troublesome!" Nyx groaned.
Inferno flew after her spewing flames and burning the street of the already messy sector in his quest to delete the troublesome virus. Despite Nyx's ability to fly and create portals unlike Hexadecimal she did not possess transfinite energy reserves and she was only a Class Three Chaotic Virus, a level below Hexadecimal. Inferno's previous self, Drago was a Class Three Destruction Virus and now he was upgraded to a level above Nyx. She was many things but stupid was not one of them and recognized that she might not be able to win this fight. Creating a shadow portal in front of her she flew through it with a fire blast following her.
Inferno growled as the portal vanished, annoyed that his prey escaped. He was considering destroying the entire system just to delete her but the Eye of XANA flashed in his red eyes and he remembered. When he was upgraded he received something else that directed his attention to the Principal Office. He couldn't understand why but he was drawn there by something that was placed inside of him by the Web Creature that upgraded him. Viruses never obeyed anyone except their function but anything with XANA's data in it made them susceptible to his control.
Inferno was pretty much a minion of XANA like his monsters and generals whether he liked it or not, not that he even knew who XANA was. All he knew that was he felt he needed to go to the Principal Office which he did without question as he took. That pesky little brat Nyx would have to wait to be deleted later, he had a city to conquer.
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Nyx had made it back to the small house that became her temporary home in this system and watched through a window as Inferno flew towards the Principal Office. Her room was a typical room for a small sprite with the walls painted purple and she sat on a bed with blue sheets and covers. She had a pout like frown on her face as she watched the virus that chased her back to her home.
'Just you wait dragon breath, this is not over. Not over by a long shot.'
Inferno won the battle and he may take over the system but no one would ruin her playground. The entire Net was her playground with an unlimited amount of playmates and toys and this virus now sought to destroy one of them. That was unacceptable to Nyx and she would never forgive Inferno or anyone who threatened her toys.
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"Looks like the first seed has been planted." Lilith commented as she along with the generals looked at a giant screen showing the Net.
One of the systems started blinking red signifying that the virus had carried out XANA's orders.
"And just how many more to go? And when are we heading back out to fight again?" Ryder leaned against the wall with his arms crossed. "It should be simple for us to take over that dump."
"Let them do the hard work, so we can have a break." Sora laid back on the couch he was sitting on. "Less work for us the better."
"What about the Warriors? Shouldn't be we fighting them?" Jinx looked at Lilith.
"Sorry, we're not to go after them until they are in the Net." Lilith shook her head. "Master XANA wants them at their most vulnerable spot."
"Meaning more waiting." Blade grumbled.
"Don't be so grumpy Blade. Master XANA has put a lot of work into this plan." Lilith looked at the screen. "If anyone can change the laws of a digital universe it's Master XANA. An entire universe will bring forth armies that not even the Warriors can handle."
"Sure taking his sweet time making the army." Ryder commented and ducked as an ice shard was flung at him by Yuki. "Hey!"
"Please don't criticize the Master." Yuki sat cross legged on the floor. "He is the one who directs while we follow."
"And this time it's going to be big." Lilith smirked. "Just wait and see."
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"All right, we can't all go through the Hub on Tom's ship and the Web's degrading data would be hazardous to us in our digital forms. But Tom showed me exactly his ship uses to protect himself from the Web which I added to the Skid II." Aelita explained to everyone in the lab. "That may be our way into Mainframe."
"How do you plan to do that?" Cody asked.
Both he and Noah were good at figuring out Aelita's plan fastest out of the group but this one had them stumped.
"It's simple, while looking over the Hub not only does it allow us into the Web but it also has allows the person at the controls to connect to any systems in the Net. I think, the reason why Tom found it in the Web is because it's the perfect place to hide the Hub on their side. If my parents knew about the Hub they either kept any knowledge of it on another supercomputer or they deleted meaning they didn't want anyone, especially XANA knowing about it." Aelita explained.
"Makes sense." Gwen nodded. "Who knows what would happen if anyone on either side knew about the Hub?"
"But, that's where we come on. The Hub was able to transport Tom here and I think it can do the same for us and when we're through Tom can lead us to Mainframe." Aelita continued.
"Just what exactly is this Skid?" Tom asked, from the computer screen.
"Back when XANA escaped from Lyoko we built a digital submarine to follow him through the Digital Sea. It was destroyed but we kept the blue prints so it will be easy to rebuild it."Aelita turned to the computer and brought up an image of the Skid. "But one problem is that when XANA came back and recreated Lyoko the hanger that held the Skid was deleted. So not only will I need to rebuild the Skid I'll need the hanger to store it."
"I'm on it. I can do that." Cody pulled out his laptop and hooked it up to the Supercomputer.
"Noah, you and I will work on restoring the Skid as fast as possible." Aelita turned to the bookworm.
"On it." Noah nodded.
"Tom, if we're going to reach Mainframe I need to know what we're supposed to expect when we get there." Aelita said. "If you wish to help us I'd like to set up a link with your keytool."
"Gladly," Tom held up Dac. "Dac will tell you everything…actually he'll sing too."
"I don't even want to know how it'll do that-and don't you show me either." Noah said quickly. "We'll get to work on the Skidbla-Skadblid-…Skid."
"The next phase involves you returning to the hub so Dac can link Lyoko to the Hub. When that happens you can provide us with Mainframe's location." Aelita finished her plan. "Tom can lead us to Mainframe through the Web."
"That sounds risky, crazy, and downright random." Tom pointed out.
"Just our style!" Izzy laughed.
"And what happens if XANA attacks in Lyoko?" Heather asked.
"There is a possibility but my guess he will be too focused on us in the Net to use Lyoko. Once we get to the Net he'll want to exterminate us as soon as possible rather than go after Earth with a tower. He usually focuses on the main problem first, namely us." Aelita pointed out. "We would need to precisely time this. But it could work. We'll need to form teams. I will take the Skid Team who will be anyone willing to volunteer."
"I can take one or two of you in my ship. It may be small but it can carry up to four sprites." Tom pointed out.
"The good news is that I modified the Skid to have four pods so five us can go with me as the pilot." Aelita replied. "Meaning three of you can travel with Tom."
"Still though, I should monitor Lyoko for any activity while you guys are on the Net just in case." Cody said.
"Good idea." Aelita nodded.
"So who goes with Aelita?" Courtney asked.
"I pick going with Aelita, her skills make me at least feel safe even when I am getting shot at." Noah said.
"Thank you." Aelita smirked.
"I'll go with Aelita too." Gwen raised a hand. "XANA will want her gone as soon he finds out she's in the Net."
"Can Izzy go in the sub? Please? Please? Please?" Izzy got on her knees and begged. "Please? Please? Please? Please?"
"Okay, okay! All you had to do was ask." Aelita patted Izzy on the head.
"Yes!" Izzy jumped into the air. "Red October eat your digital heart out!"
"I guess I'm in too. Someone needs to keep a level head." Courtney said.
"So, we're going with Tom." Duncan pointed to the others who didn't speak.
"Don't try to steal anything." Gwen smirked.
"Ouch. You think I am going to try and steal something in another digital universe while we're saving it?" Duncan asked.
No one answered but everyone stared at him with looks saying 'Obviously'.
"Yeah, I get it I wouldn't trust me either."
"Uh guys?" Tom asked. "I can only take about two."
"Actually, maybe someone and Izzy can share a pod if Izzy changes into something small." Aelita pointed out.
"Okay, I'll turn into a little slug that slithers into their head so I can suck out their brain." Izzy said with a mischievous grin.
"I'll take my chances with Tom." Heather said and Duncan and Trent instantly agreed leaving poor Bridgette.
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The young copy of the original Enzo Matrix was sitting at a table in his sister's Dinner as he looked out at Mainframe. The sky was still dark with red clouds; the streets that were once full of people were now empty with infected troops arresting anyone who was caught outside. Megabyte had almost achieved complete control of the city and worse he had his sister in his clutches.
'Why so sad, Enzo?' A voice made Enzo look up from patting his dog, Frisket.
"Uh?" He looked around but there was no one else inside the diner.
'You seem so sad. Why are you sad?' The voice sounded like a girl around his age but he couldn't see anyone.
"Hello?" He called out, earning a puzzled look from Frisket.
'Hello.' The voice giggled.
"Where are you?" Enzo asked.
'Out here in the Net, I tried to enter Mainframe but something is keeping me out.'
"Who are you? What do you mean you're in the Net? Why am I hearing you?"
'We are connected, Enzo. We share a bond left by Mother.' The voice said with a kindness that made Enzo doubt he was imagining it. 'Mother loved you and you loved her, one of the few people who ever showed her kindness.
"Mother? I still don't understand." Enzo said, feeling glad he was alone or people might think he had gone totally random.
'You will in time, Enzo. Tell me, why are you sad?'
"Because my home and my friends are in trouble. Megabreath has captured my sister and he's hurting everyone I care about." Enzo looked miserably.
'Megabyte is back?!' Enzo was taken back by the voice now full of shock and hate.
"Yeah, he came back disguised as Bob and turned us against him and then he….he took control of Mainframe…How do you know him?"
'I know because I have Mother's memories. I remember the pain and suffering he caused and what he did to everyone.'
"Megabyte hurt your mom?"
'Yes and he did so much more. I hate him as much as Mother hated him and if he has hurt you or Bob he will pay.'
"How?"
'I don't know but I will find a way past whatever is blocking me and I will find you, Enzo. You'll understand when we are all together.'
"What if….if Mainframe's gone when you get here?"
'That's not the little Enzo Matrix my Mother adored. You never gave up in the face of Megabyte or Daemon. They all need you, Enzo.'
"But I can't do anything. I watched Megabyte play my sister like an MP3, broke her dreams down, turned her and Bob against each other, capture my friends, and turn my home into a complete Dell. I was helpless, all I could was watch him as he inflicted all the pain and how he enjoyed it." Enzo sat back at his table and looked down at floor with a miserable look. 'I'm not like Bob, I'm not smart like Dot, I'm not strong like Matrix and I can't do anything to help them.'
'Then you must be strong for them, everyone. They need you because you helped them at the end of it all. Please, be there and help them, Enzo and I will stand with you through it all.' The voice said with determination.
"Thank you, but who are you?" Enzo shook his head. "This is random, even for me. How do I know you're not just a voice in my head? How do I know this is not some crazy dream?"
'You will see me and then you will understand. Tell me, what is it you want?'
Enzo couldn't understand why the voice asked him that question but he had no reason not to answer.
"I..I want to help my friends, my family. I want to protect my home so it won't become Megaframe again; I want my sister to be happy again and not have to worry about her home being threatened again. I want Matrix to have a life without fighting anymore so he can be happy with AndrAIa. I want Bob to be able to live a life without having risk his life to defend his friends. I want….people to be happy."
He waited for an immediate reply, not caring if anyone would walk and think he was random anymore. He needed to let out all of these feelings that had been bottled up in him ever since Megabyte took control of his sister. Bob and the others were fighting and leaving him alone and he would do anything to be with them.
'I understand now, why Mother would love you so much. You are not like any other sprite in the Entire Net, Enzo.' The voice replied with a hint of pride. 'You will stand against Megabyte and his forces for them, just like how Mother stood with them when all seemed lost even though she knew that only person would trust her.'
'If you are real than who are you?' Enzo asked.
'I am my Mother's child, inheritor of her power and love for anyone who she loved and hate for anyone who dared to harm her. I come from the Net but I know that this place, Mainframe is my home. I was born when two opposite forces collided and merged and I have gained the best of both, Chaos and Order brought together into…Harmony.'
"Harmony?"
'Yes, wait for me Enzo and you will see. We are bonded and I will make your wish come true, just like how Mother would.'
Enzo couldn't tell it was a dream or if it was actually real but he actually felt comfort from the voice. He felt hope that his sister and friends would be safe and Megabyte would be stopped for good this time.
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Happy Halloween everybody! Now a few things you should know about this chapter.
The virus named Nyx was made up and suggested by nightmaster000 who I thank for sending the name and description and hope that Nyx's personality and appearance fit with what the author suggested. As the story goes on I'll try and introduce any other OCs that anyone might suggest after I see how they can fit into the story.
And now, the Halloween Special
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"Wait, we're not appearing in this story!?" Carlos groaned. "How come?!"
"It's a Code Lyoko, Total Drama, and Reboot crossover, we're lucky if we even get a mention!" Kurt replied playing a video game.
"But come on! We've been in almost every story that Lord Maximus and Familiar47 made since they teamed up for those Invader Zim stories! They can't just say we're not making an appearance!" Carlos complained.
"So ask them to make a special appearance!" Kurt retorted. "I'm trying to win this game here! Talk to the author about how weird things are happening here! This new guy is good."
Carlos looked to the second player who was….just the second remote controlled floating in the air and moving like someone was using it but no one was there!
"Uh….Kurt?" Carlos asked.
"Not now Carlos! This guy is stomping me!" Kurt waved him off and leaned closer to the floating controller. "Sorry, the guy sometimes forgets about manners."
"Meh…" A deep growling grunted.
"Here's an idea why don't you go and find out what broke this number 2 pencil?" Kurt tossed a pencil broken in two pieces at Carlos. "No ordinary person could have done that."
"Oh yeah…this reeks of supernatural activity." Carlos said sarcastically.
"Glad we're on the same page." Kurt waved him off.
"Kurt, the second player is being held by a…." Carlos started but a Klondike bar flew through the air and smacked him in the face.
He fell over with a groan and picked up the bar. "Oh, supernatural Klondike bar." He tore off the wrapper and started eating.
"That always works." Kurt chuckled.
Right next to the floating controller a cell phone floated up and on the screen was a text message.
'I know. He is very easy to distract.'