Chapter 24: Zero Gravity Zone
What's up? I'm back, and school's almost out! Well, I'm just going to cut to the chase, and hit the disclaimer.
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko period
Enjoy!
Dear Diary,
After a long time, I finally got a new transformation in Lyoko! Well, two if you count the add-on to my Mage Transformation. Apparently, I now have the powers of a Cardcaptor and an Alchemist, as in Fullmetal Alchemist, not Final Fantasy X-2, that was just complicated. Anyhow, Ulrich's kicking some serious soccer out there, no wonder he's the school's star player. However, I think Jim's going over the top with thinking about kicking Lincoln's ass in today's soccer game. He even said that Kadic was going to chew them up and spit them out like a bad burrito, make mincemeat out of them, pulverize them, even massacre them! Well, gotta book it, Ulrich's coming this way.
Write more soon!
-Naomi
"Hey there champion. If Lincoln never gets the ball, we're gonna be bored out there." Said Odd
"It was nice of you to come." Said Ulrich
"We were here this morning, then we'll be here this afternoon, not for you of course. We can't wait to see Sissy cheerleading with her baton and all, that's why we're coming." Said Odd with sarcasm in his voice when he mentioned Sissy
"You mean like this? 'Sorry Sissy, but we don't need any boomerang juggling baboons on our cheerleading squad'." I said mimicking Jim
"Hahahahaha!" everyone laughed, including me
Later…
"Listen, if I said that a supernatural thing happened to me, it's because it's true! You hear me knucklehead? A baton that flies has to come down, and if it doesn't, there's something wrong, something seriously wrong, and I want to know exactly what it is." Said Sissy
"That's theoretically impossible; the laws of gravity can prove it." I said
"Well, I know one thing that can defy those rules." Said Matt
"XANA." We all said in unison
We waited for Yumi to show up in the lunch room, and thankfully she did.
"Uh-oh." Said Jeremy
"We've gotta talk right now." said Jeremy and Yumi in unison
In Jeremy's room…
"Yes Jeremy, I've just spotted an activated tower in the mountain region. Why? Have you noticed anything strange in your world?" asked Aelita
"Oh, just the usual things, batons are flying into the air and don't come back, and Yumi was suddenly airborne." Said Odd
"It was so weird. The lights all started to blink, and a second later, I was floating in the air, I couldn't believe it." Said Yumi
"A break in the field of gravity, causing a spontaneous and localized weightlessness." Said Jeremy
"What's the connection between electricity and weightlessness?" asked Ulrich
"First, a translator. There's been a disruption with the gravitational fields, which causes a sudden, yet concentrated area of no weight. Now the reasoning. Because of the magnetic fields that are surrounding the Earth in order to keep it in constant rotation on its axis, the electrical systems here on Earth, mainly in the Kadic area, could become a powerful electromagnet that XANA is using to negate the opposite attraction of the Earth." I said
"How dangerous is it?" asked Yumi
"It's not, if it's in the limits of space and time. But on a larger scale, look what happened with Sissy, her baton never came back." Said Jeremy
"And once reaching outer space, there's no oxygen, which also equals instant you-know-what by oxygen deprivation." I said
"We can't afford to take the risk, we have to go to Lyoko and deactivate the tower." Said Yumi
"Well count me out." Said Ulrich
"Huh? You've gotta be kidding!" exclaimed Jeremy
"No, I said count me out. I'll go when the game's over." Said Ulrich
"You're gonna abandon the ship, for a soccer game? I don't believe it, wake up Ulrich! This is about saving the world, not to mention Aelita, who's surely in danger, but you would rather kick a ball around?" asked Jeremy
"Yeah, you heard what I said, I can't go and that's that, okay?" asked Ulrich
"Somebody else say something, will you? He's dropping us like a smelly sock!" exclaimed Jeremy
"Look, I'm really sorry." Said Ulrich
"That's all you can say, you're sorry? You'd rather please the crowd, all your smiling fans, are more important than your friends!" exclaimed Jeremy
"Leave him alone, he's got his reasons. His parents are coming to the game this afternoon. Have you ever met Ulrich's dad? If you're not first in everything, then you're nothing in his book, and since Ulrich's report cards are kinda disasters, the only way to make his dad happy is…" started Odd
"When he plays soccer." Finished Jeremy
"Yeah, exactly. That's why he's been training so hard for weeks now, he's gonna play today's game as if his life depended on it." Said Odd
"Poor guy, I know how he feels." I said
"Huh?" everyone asked
"I just realized, you never mentioned what your life at home was like." Said McKenna
"Well, my mom always wants me to get straight A's in everything, no matter what the cost." I said
"But you're a genius, why were you so worried about that?" asked McKenna
"I'm not the genius you think I am." I said
"Huh?" everyone asked
"To be honest, I only studied the way I do, because I wanted to meet her approval, and eventually, I did, but I couldn't stop because of that, because, I had grabbed the attention of some people overseas." I said
"Which lead to you being right here in Kadic." Said Jeremy
"That's part of it yes, but I was even invited to go to an overseas school in Italy. You see, I lied about being fluent in just Spanish and Chinese." I said
"Naomi can actually speak six different languages. Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, and German. That's not including English you know." Said Matt
"Whoa." Odd, Jeremy, and Yumi say with their jaws dropping to the floor
"Yeah, go on without me, I'll catch up to you guys later, I need to find Ulrich." I said
"Okay, we'll meet you at the factory." Said Matt
Near the locker rooms…
"Ulrich, it's me, Naomi. I need to talk to you." I said
He came out of the locker room.
"If Jeremy sent you, tell him that…" started Ulrich
"Jeremy didn't send me, I came myself. I… I mean, we heard from Odd about your situation, and I just wanted you to know that you're not alone, I know how you feel. My mom treats me the same way your dad does, according to Odd's description, but, if you need anything, just know that I'm here for you, we all are, and good luck, you'll need it." I said
"Thanks Naomi, you really know how to cheer a guy up." Said Ulrich
"Well, you know where to find me." I said
At the factory…
"Jeremy, I'm here." I said
"I just sent Yumi, Odd, Matt, and McKenna to the mountains, so that's where you're headed." Said Jeremy
"Okay, I'm ready." I said
"Okay, transfer Naomi. Scanner Naomi. VIRTUALIZATION!" exclaimed Jeremy
"Naomi!" exclaimed Matt
"Hey guys!" I exclaimed
"The tower is situated at thirty degrees west. Hurry up, huh?" asked Jeremy
"I see it Jeremy, over here!" exclaimed Aelita
"Yep, that's our tower." Said Odd
"Come on, let's go." I said switching to the ninja gem
We were running for a while, and I was thinking, instant obstacle course.
"Now I understand." Said Jeremy
"Fill us in Einstein." Said Odd
"If not for what happened today with Yumi and Sissy, we all would've gone to the game, and that's where XANA wanted to trap us, because it was his plan to concentrate all the energy on the Science Lab, and if we don't make it fast, there's a good chance that Ulrich is going to finish the game outside the stratosphere!" exclaimed Jeremy
"No monsters for the time being, but we're still far from the tower." Said Yumi
After a while, we were just running with no sign of monsters anywhere, until we got to the tower.
"Jeremy, objective in sight, the welcoming committee looks manageable. I'll take care of them in no time at all." Said Odd
"Okay, I should be able to neutralize XANA, but only for a few minutes, so you gotta work fast." Said Jeremy
"We gotta move." Said Odd
"Ten seconds to attack time." Said Yumi
"Okay guys, go." Said Odd
With all of us working together, we managed to get rid of 66 percent of the Hornets. The last 33 percent headbutted us.
"Pretty sharp mosquitoes, since when do they grow brains?" asked Odd
"Since their DNA got mutated by XANA and his ugly face!" I exclaimed laughing
"But there are only five left." Said Yumi
"Negative, a new swarm of hornets is on the way." Said Jeremy
"Okay, change of tactics. This time we'll try a diversion." Said Yumi
"Odd, I reloaded twenty arrows for you, but that might not be enough." Said Jeremy
"Air Cutter!" exclaimed McKenna
"Take this! Water Style: Water Dragon Jutsu!" I exclaimed
Yumi came by with a bunch of rocks surrounding her, and she was using her telekinesis to do the job.
"They just keep coming, there's no end to them!" exclaimed Odd
"So, got any ideas?" asked McKenna
"If only I had Haku's Kekkei Genkai, then I could freeze these guys into place." I said
As soon as I said those words, a wave of chakra that originated from me somehow sealed the front line of the hornets in crystal, meaning only one thing, I found my power, the Kekkei Genkai, Crystal Style Justus.
"Was that…" started Matt
"Crystal Style: Crystal Imprisonment Wave." I said finishing Matt's thoughts
"Well that took care of some of them, but now what do we do now?" asked Odd
"The best defense is an offence, right?" asked Yumi
"Right, but it depends on the number of enemies." Said Odd
"You gotta hang on so Aelita can get through. Yumi, Odd, McKenna, Naomi, Matt, are you guys okay?" asked Jeremy
"Yeah, yeah, we're cool." Said Odd
"For now at least." I said
"Odd, Yumi, McKenna, Naomi, Matt, what's happening?" asked Jeremy
"It's horrible, I'm almost out of arrows, the telekinesis is exhausting Yumi, Naomi's almost out of chakra, and the more hornets we kill, the more there are." Said Odd
"I've been meaning to try something." I said sliding in the alchemist gem
"Hang in there Yumi, we're almost there." Said Odd
"Hey, look." Said Matt
"Well, he goes!" I exclaimed clapping my hands together
Using the power of alchemy, I managed to create a tunnel that connected to the tower, but she wasn't taking it! She created a path that would lead around the tower, but one of the Hornets' shot her in the back, causing her to fall.
"As soon as you're finished crying, just let me know." Said Aelita emerging from the tunnel
"Aelita! You sneak!" I exclaimed
"You were just luring them." Said Yumi
"Of course." Said Aelita
"Aelita, you are the greatest!" exclaimed Jeremy
"But I couldn't have done it without Naomi's tunnel, which gave me an idea." Said Aelita
"Well, I can't take all the credit." I said scratching the back of my head
We got to the tower, and as Aelita deactivated it, all I could hope for was that we made it in time.
"Return to the Past, now!" exclaimed Jeremy
We went back in time to the soccer game, and I actually took Jim's advice about joining the cheerleading squad, though my gymnastics was a little rusty, but none the less, I was happy to be cheering on our home team.
Done and done! Man, I can't wait for tomorrow, because, nothing special, just the LAST DAY OF SCHOOL! Thank God! Please review, and until next time, I'm sakuraphoenix, saying I heart you, signing off for now. Kan dao ni!