Author's Note: No, I am not dead. Chapter thirteen is, well, just read it.
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko.
"Aelita?"
William shook his sleeping wife awake.
"William. I was having a wonderful dream. Our Anna Ray was coming home."
"Aelita, don't talk like that. It's not such a distant dream anymore. We both know that XANA has our Anna Ray, and if we're lucky, we might get her back."
"What do you mean, William?"
"Aelita, who has XANA been after since birth?"
"Emily, Jeremy's child."
"And what has Anna Ray been to XANA?"
"His bargaining tool. Anna Ray is his escape from reality."
"And reality is?"
"XANA can't kill us. He needs Milly to kill us, but Milly died a long time ago."
"That's right."
"Why are you repeating all this to me, William?"
"Because I believe that we can get our Anna Ray back."
William revealed his guest to his wife.
"William, you didn't!"
"Aelita..."
"William, that's kidnapping. You can't take Emily away from her father."
"Aelita, listen to me! Emily is not just Jeremy's daughter. She's Milly's daughter, too. Milly's blood flows through her veins. She is who XANA wants. If we give her to him, we can get Anna Ray, back."
"You're willing to hand over an innocent girl in exchange for Anna Ray?"
"Yes, Aelita. I am."
Aelita stared in absolute horror.
He's a monster. Willing to hand over a little girl for XANA to do who-knows-what to her. Why did I marry this-this beast?
"William..."
Aelita started.
"No. Not a word. You are not to tell anyone. You are not to touch Emily. And most of all, you are not to say a word to Maki. Goodnight, Aelita."
Aelita watched as William left the room. Sadly, she turned to the computer. She could tell Maki everything and instruct her not to tell William. But, William knew each and every one of Maki's functions. He could force it out of her.
"Oh, Maki. Sometimes I wish you were more then an Artificial Intelligence. But if that happened, would you be like XANA? You were made from the same basic data, after all. If only you could come here and see me right now..." Aelita softly cried, not for herself, but for Emily.
Maki, the AI, had heard everything. And she wanted to help.
Author's Note: Well, here's a nice twist. Review and I'll reply!
Oh, and by the way, I have biographies of all of my major OCs from my various stories. I'll add Maki to the list.
