Episode 14: Xana's Birthday
William and Sissi were training in the gym when Sam came running in. "Guys, Aelita wants to talk to us about something," she said, obviously excited as she didn't even wait for them to get back in their normal clothes before grabbing them and pulling them to the room. When they arrived, Sam pushed the two on Aelita's bed and sat next to William, who was now in the middle with Sissi nearest the door.
"What's going on?" William asked.
"Well, as you three know, today is exactly one year after we found the super computer," Aelita said, smiling slightly as she sat in her chair.
"Oh yeah! We agreed that today would work as Xana's birthday!" William said, Sissi smiling as she remembered.
"Also, I've slightly perfected a sort of temporary virtualization for Xana, with some help from Sam," Aelita said. "And by help I mean she sat on my bed and brought me food from the cafeteria and my homework."
Sam smiled and said, "It's what I do best."
"So Xana is joining us for his birthday?" Sissi asked.
"Yes. I can't wait for him to experience all the other senses he hasn't gotten on Kadic," Aelita said. "To think, soon he won't be a collection of pixels; he'll be real flesh and blood like us!"
"Dibs on teaching him to skateboard," Sam said, raising her hand.
"You mean your present for him is going to be a skateboard?" Sissi asked, looking at her friend.
"Duh," Sam said. "Jeez, it's like you don't even know me."
Sissi rolled her eyes and sighed. "I think I know what I'm going to get him," she said, then added, "And it won't be a skateboard." Sam put her hands up in defense and the group's meeting continued. But little did they know that Ulrich had been about to talk to them when he heard their little conversation.
"All right, Sam and I are going to head to the Factory to get it ready for him. I already told him to not communicate with us for at least an hour," he heard Aelita say.
"All right, William and I will try and find a present for Xana," he heard his Sissi Dearest say. Soon he heard them starting to get up and he ran away from the door before seeing the four leave, the dark skinned girl and pink haired girl heading towards the frontal stairs and the black haired girl and dark blue haired boy heading to the back door.
Sissi and William were in town, looking for something to give Xana. They were unaware that Ulrich was following them, not letting them get out of his sight. "We're so going to miss lunch," Sissi said, considering that neither of them had a present for Xana.
"Well, I have about 30 dollars, maybe we could get something," William said, seeing a fast food restaurant. They went in and when they came out about five minutes later William was carrying a small brown paper bag. They walked over and sat at a bench nearby, Sissi pulling a chicken salad out of the bag and William pulling out a burger. After they finished eating William pulled out a second burger, put it in his pocket and threw away the bag in a garbage can.
"Well, now we just have to finish finding a present for Xana," Sissi said, and the two walked away with Ulrich right on their tracks.
A tower on the Ice Sector turned red and a solid thumping came from the icy ground, a red beam hitting the ice in front of the tower.
A black mist came out from the computer room and entered the entire factory, the black covering dying down as Aelita and Sam walked in. They walked over to the elevator, but when Sam pressed the button to open it, it just sat there, unmoving.
"Maybe we should try to find a fuse box," Aelita said, and the two girls walked away to find the fuse box.
Soon they arrived in the main factory area, a conveyer belt moving across the room with small metal arms coming from the roof. When Sam went to climb over the conveyer belt, it suddenly jerked, making her fall over on her side. She started getting up but was hit on the back by an arm, pinning her to the belt as she got closer to the now burning kiln.
"Help!" Sam yelled, Aelita grabbing a metal pole and hitting the arm, Sam rolling right off the conveyer belt. She got up but was soon hit in the gut by another metal arm, carrying her up and then dropping her on top of Aelita, who dropped the metal pole. It slid away and then another arm came and impaled Aelita's leg, carrying her up as blood dripped onto the floor. Sam got up and jumped away from another arm, which sparked when it hit the metal floor.
William and Sissi swung down to the floor of the factory and started walking over to the elevator. But when they opened it they heard another clunk. They looked over and saw Ulrich on the floor, standing up and looking at them. "Hah! I knew that if I followed you here I would figure out where you are always going! What are you doing here, planning on having a little fun?" he asked, cornering them in the elevator.
"Go away you spoiled brat," Sissi said.
"Oh no, I'm figuring out what is going on here," Ulrich replied, stepping into the elevator. Suddenly the elevator doors slammed and the elevator itself shot down.
"What's goin-" William was cut off as the elevator smashed into the ground, the lights dying. The dust cleared, and William sat up and said, "Everyone okay?"
"I'm good," Ulrich said, getting up and brushing off his pants.
"I'm not," Sissi said. "I think I broke my arm."
"Ulrich, take your outer shirt off," William said, and Ulrich did so and gave the shirt to him. William wrapped it around her arm and slung it over her neck, keeping the arm against her side.
"William, you have to get up to the computer room. This has to be JEREMIE," Sissi said, the William nodded.
"Ulrich, help me up," William said, and Ulrich cupped his hands and the dark haired boy put his foot in the hands and was lifted to the hatch at the top, which he opened and crawled out.
"What about us?" Ulrich asked.
"Don't worry, if this works it will be like this never even happened," William said, then started climbing up the ladder in the side of the shaft.
Sam grabbed the arm and pulled it out of her leg and fell next to Aelita, who helped the dark skinned girl over to the stairs as an arm with a buzz saw went flying at them, but dug into the metal stairs and got stuck. The two got all the way up and took the ladder, having heard the elevator fall down and crash from their point.
Sam slid all the way down to the scanner room and was joined by William, who pried the door open and walked over to the middle scanner while Sam got in the left scanner. "Transfer: William, transfer: Sam." The doors closed. "Scanner: William, scanner: Sam." A ring of green light moved up their bodies. "Virtualization!" Light and air blasted up.
The two figures appeared on the Ice sector, dropping to the tundra ground. They stood up and looked around, Sam seeing Xana a few meters away. William saw him two and the duo ran towards their virtual redheaded friend.
Sissi and Ulrich were trying to find another way out when they heard a bubbling sound. It got worse when a jet of water blasted out from the door, quickly filling it. They both started banging against the walls, trying to get help.
Sam, William and Xana were running towards the tower. In front of them were two Megatanks and a large icicle coming from the ground. When they got within forty feet of it the ice shattered, revealing a male figure. He wore dark blue cloth pants, darker blue moccasin shoes and a short sleeved parka with silver fringe and a wooden spear in his hands, his skin seeming to be frozen and his hair short, white and frozen into spikes on his head. "What do we have here?" he asked in a harsh, nearly mind slicing voice.
"Hello there. Do you have a name or do we have to name you like last time?" Sam asked, pulling her pistols off her thighs and aiming them.
"I'd like one icy name please," the man said, spinning his spear in his hands.
"All right. Hm… Frost," Sam said, then fired several shots at him, but he spun his spear in front of him and blocked the lasers. He stabbed the spear into the ground, smiling.
"I think I'll take on the red head, while my pets fight against the Warriors. If you two survive, you can feel free to help him," Frost said, smiling.
"That's unfair! I don't have a weapon," Xana said, noticing that it would be impossible for him to win.
"Very well," Frost said, then pulled an icicle from the ground and threw it to Xana, who caught it in one hand. "Let's go!" The two Megatanks rolled at the Warriors, chasing them away. Frost dashed at Xana and swung his spear down, trying to smack him into the ground, but Xana blocked it with the icicle.
Sissi and Ulrich were waist deep in the water, Ulrich trying to get the door to open. He finally gave up as the water rose to his chest and walked over to Sissi. "If I were to lift you out, would you be able to climb up the ladder?" Ulrich asked.
"I don't know, I think so," Sissi replied, looking at the open hatch.
"All right," he said. He cupped his hands and lifted Sissi up, but when she was about to get out the hatch slammed shut, hitting her in the head and making her land in the water. "Sissi!" the brown haired boy cried, and grabbed Sissi and pulled her out of the water, but she was unconscious.
Xana swung his ice sword around and slashed at Frost, who was hit in the chest sending red energy shooting over his torso. He smiled and stabbed at Xana, but the red haired boy cart wheeled away from the blade and kicked the spear into the air and the stabbed at the Ice Sectorist. As the blade got close, it suddenly warped and bent away. Xana pulled back and slashed, but the blade bent so it didn't hit the Sectorist. He slashed again and again, but the same thing.
"You son of a bitch, you're cheating!" Xana yelled, trying to hit the Sectorist, but he could barely get a hit through.
"When your mothers a dog, you gotta use your powers," Frost replied, then bent the blade so it impaled Xana's arm. He dropped the ice as energy blasted up his arm. Frost smiled then kicked Xana in the face, knocking him over.
William ran up an ice crag and jumped off, swinging his blade and crying, "Energy Disk!" An orange disk flew out and destroyed the open Megatank. When he landed, he was suddenly blasted to pixels by another Megatank blast, but the monster was destroyed by Sam, who spun her pistol around a few times and connected it back to her leg.
"Now to help Xana," Sam said, and ran towards Frost and Xana.
She slid under Frost and fired two shots at his chest before shooting up in front of the 10 life pointed Xana. "Get to the tower and turn it off, now!" Sam yelled, taking aim at the spear wielding Sectorist. When Frost tried to freeze Xana, Sam fired a laser at his arm, making him grab it as the red energy enveloped it. "Don't you even try it," she threatened, aiming her pistols.
Xana dashed into the tower, the lower panel lighting up. He got into the middle and floated up, moving slowly.
Ulrich and Sissi were trapped in the elevator, water filling it fast as they were only a few inches from the top of the elevator. "Ulrich, if we get out of this alive, I promise that we will all be nicer to you," Sissi said, having woken up slightly as they got closer to drowning.
Xana landed on the second level and walked up to the panel, a hand appearing on it. He put his own hand on and his name blinked on the screen then it asked for a code.
Sissi and Ulrich had only about an inch of air left, and they were about to die. The water completely filled and they held their breath, but at the last moment the two had to breath in, filling their lungs with water.
Xana entered 'Kadic' and then the panels around him fell.
"Return to the Past, Now!" Aelita yelled, and hit enter, sending the white bubble out.
They were back planning for Xana's party, but this time they invited Ulrich and told him that they were having a party for their friend who didn't go to Lyoko Academy. Moments later they are in the room of Sissi and Sam, Xana unwrapping the presents. Xana wore a pair of black jeans, a red tee shirt, a black, red digital watch and a pair of red and white tennis shoes, his short red hair spiked up.
"Uh… what is this?" Xana asked, raising the skateboard Sam handed him.
"A skateboard, duh," Sam said. Xana turned it over to look at the bottom. It appeared to be his Kadic Form on the bottom, with all four sectors in each quadrant behind him.
"Uh… thanks, I guess," Xana said, setting it down.
"Don't worry, I'll show you how to ride it," Sam said.
"How do you get those personalized images on the bottom of a skateboard?" William asked. All of them had gotten skateboards from her, and all of the skateboards showed a unique image.
"I know a guy," Sam said. "Now for cake!" she added.
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