Real Code Lyoko Episode 133: Last Ditch
Author: James the Lesser/The Bunnyman
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own These Characters! Moonscoop Does!
A/N Ok, Real show ended at E95. But am I the only one to see the cliffhanger? Gah, how can they not have a S5? I figure hey, I see the cliffhanger ending, how can they not have it? Well, they might not so I will write it!
Aelita and Jeremie are arguing, again. "It would never work unless he is in the exact spot you have on the program! We need to fix it too make it a wider sweep!" Aelita growls a little in frustration.
"I can't do that! This program is very delicate! We need to make a deal with Ulrich so we can save him." Jeremie takes deep breathes. "If he really isn't under Xana's control we can negotiate with him."
"And what do we offer? You've heard him before. He has powers that we can't match. How many times have, well, not you but the rest of us fought him?" Jeremie clenches his hand in to a fist.
"And what do you mean by that? I am the one who runs the Super Computer! While you fight on Lyoko I am there too keep an eye out for more monsters. I send the vehicles or materialize people if they fall off the edge."
"Real needed right? The Replika is so small we don't need the vehicles except for an advantage. An advantage we don't really need with all of us upgraded, but you. And why haven't you been upgraded? Because you refused to go too Lyoko and have my father upgrade you!"
"Because I have to run the Super Computer while every one else is on Lyoko! I make the programs like this," Jeremie points at the monitor. "Too save our friend! What does fighting him on Lyoko do?"
"And unless you get Ulrich too stand at those exact coordinates," Aelita points at the monitor. "It's useless! You told me you were working on the location of my mother!" Aelita has tears in her eyes. "You lied too me about my mother!"
"I didn't lie, I tried. It's impossible. It's all in code and KGB secret locations. So I moved on." Aelita's face turns red with anger.
"You moved on? You moved on!" Aelita runs out of the room.
Jeremie shakes his head. "She doesn't know what is important." He goes back too the computer chair and starts planning on how too negotiate with Ulrich.
Aelita is almost out of the building when Odd sees her. "Princess?" Odd grabs her by the arm.
"Odd, let me go." Aelita struggles but she can't break Odd's grip. "Odd please let me go."
"No way that is going to happen Princess." Odd sees the tears in her eyes and sighs. "Now what did he do?"
"He moved on! He, he was supposed to be working on a way too find my mother and he wasted time with a program that won't work!" Aelita hugs Odd. "He gave up on my mother." Aelita sobs in too Odd's chest. "My mother…" Odd hugs Aelita tightly.
"I'm sorry Princess, Aelita." Odd pats her on the back trying to comfort her.
Yumi is walking through Berlin. "It's his birthday." Yumi looks through a store window. "And he's not here to celebrate it." She presses a hand against the window. "I wish he was."
"Wish granted." Yumi feels the air leave her lungs. "Not what you wished for? I thought I heard you clearly." Ulrich's laugh sends chills in to her spine.
"Ulrich, what are you doing here?" Yumi doesn't turn around but she can see his reflection in the glass. He was in his normal street clothes.
"I am answering your wish. And looking too make a deal." Ulrich grabs Yumi by her hair. "Jeremie is so desperate too feel important. He might be corruptible." Yumi gasps. "Yes?"
"You, you won't convince him too join you Xana."
"I, am, Ulrich." Ulrich says it slowly. "Do you understand?" Ulrich pulls Yumi's head back. "Your answer could save your face."
"You wouldn't. Not out in the open." Yumi looks in to the glass. Even if it was plexiglass it would cut her face badly. "Xana," Ulrich pulls her head back even farther.
"Ulrich, Ulrich Stern. Say it or I'll make sure no one recognizes you." Yumi tries to struggle but can't.
"I won't. I won't believe you're Ulrich."
"You've questioned it before. I know you have. And you know deep in your heart it's true. Xana was never so smart or able too play on our emotions." Ulrich leans in close to Yumi's ear. "And your phone is about to ring." A second later it does. "Too late isn't it?"
"Yes," Yumi throws her elbow back and hits Ulrich in the gut. She turns and elbows him in the face. "Hai!" She lunges and kicks Ulrich hard in the chest. He falls backwards in to the street. "Watch out!" Yumi's warning is too late and Ulrich is hit by a truck. "Oh my God." Yumi is horrorstruck. "No he'll be ok. He's Xana, not Ulrich." Yumi turns and runs for the Super Computer.
Aelita steps in to the Scanner. She hadn't said a word too Jeremie. He had to text SOS XANA to get her to go to the Scanner. "Transfer Aelita, Scanner Aelita, and virtualization." Aelita lands on the Replika. "Get in Odd." Jeremie's tone has Odd confused. He steps inside the Scanner. It isn't until he notices where Jeremie was looking that he realizes Aelita's tears had stained his shirt.
"You hurt her. You need to apologize and make things," Jeremie cuts Odd off by sending him too Lyoko.
Yumi rushes for the Super Computer. She runs inside the building but as she makes it to Jeremie a black mist appears. "I have to admit that hurt." Ulrich smiles at Yumi. "And you didn't even call for help."
"I knew you didn't need help Xana." Yumi looks over at Jeremie hoping he had a plan.
"I am not Xana!"
"Then prove it." Jeremie brings up the program he made. "We can free you from Xana's control, corruption, what ever it is." Ulrich laughs.
"And then what? You will have me be weak and stupid again?"
"No we would have Franz upgrade you. You would be needed to fight Xana and being upgraded by Franz would make it even easier."
"I think not." Ulrich smirks. "I think I have a better idea." He walks towards Jeremie. "You are needed, not by them but by us."
"What could Xana need me for?" Yumi clenches her hands in to fists.
"Don't you even think about it Jeremie. I'll get by Ulrich and make sure you can't join him." Ulrich sparks with energy.
"Hear that Jeremie? Yumi will hurt you maybe even kill you. Xana? He doesn't want too kill you. He wants to help you."
"He can't help me." Ulrich shakes his head.
"But he can. Like today what happened? You try to do what is right. You try and help me not that I need it. But you do what you think is right. And what does she do? Gets mad and fights with you and then runs straight too Odd. She always runs to Odd. She always holds him and kisses him and loves him." Yumi takes a step towards Ulrich.
"She does not!" Yumi is about to attack Ulrich when he shocks her.
"Back off Yumi. I think he needs to know the truth. How many times have you walked in on those two?"
"I, I've never, Jeremie don't listen to him!" Ulrich turns towards Yumi. "Ulrich please don't do this."
"Why not? Why not tell him the truth?"
"Because it's not the truth! Ulrich please don't do this any more. Come back to us." Yumi reaches out towards Ulrich but he smacks her hand away.
"You throw yourself at me now but what about before? When I was weak and stupid you wanted nothing to do with me! Xana's powers did that!" Ulrich sparks with energy to drive the point. "And throwing yourself at me just makes me think of William. He pathetically throws himself at you all the time and for what? You refuse him. He risks his life, he volunteers to do the dangerous tests, all too impress you. He holds you and lets you cry and what do you give him in return? The same that I had before my powers, nothing! But you know the only reason you want me now is because of my powers." Ulrich sparks with more energy.
"I'm not throwing myself at you! I'm begging you too stop!"
"I won't! I am still Jeremie's friend. I still consider him a close friend. I won't stand by and watch you lie to him any more!" Ulrich turns back to Jeremie. "They lie to you Jeremie. William and Yumi both have seen them together. I am the only one willing to tell you the truth!"
"Because you want me too hate them Ulrich. You want me to turn on them and join Xana."
"Because I want you to know! I am sick and tired of Xana telling me not to get involved. I am tired of him telling me to stay away from my friend. The only one who wants to save me. The one who ignores what the others want all to save me. But I don't need to be saved."
"Jeremie if you listen to this I will stop you."
"You can't Yumi. If Jeremie decides he is tired of being used by you and the others he will choose that. I'm tired of him being used by you. You mope and cry and run to William. Aelita and Odd, well, we know what they do. Jeremie? He is the only one to keep working on a way to stop Xana. He works constantly forgetting to eat, sleep, and every thing else. You? You were out in the city doing what again?"
"Shut up Ulrich." Yumi and Ulrich stare daggers at each other.
On Lyoko Aelita hits Odd with an energy orb. "Why won't you devirtualize?" Odd shrugs his shoulders.
"I used up all of my life points on trying to send you two back and it didn't work." William holds his Zanbatou up. "I could try again if you want."
"It's pointless. Xana did some thing so he could get Jeremie alone." Odd looks up in to the sky. "He's trying to take him from us."
"And he made it impossible too deactivate the Tower." Aelita looks at the Tower. She tried to get in but it rejected her. "What do we do?"
Ulrich stays between Jeremie and Yumi. "Jeremie I'm sorry I waited so long. I didn't want to defy Xana but I can't stay away. I can't let Aelita and Odd betray you. I can't let Yumi and William know what they are doing and lie to you. I don't consider you my enemy you are still my friend. You are the only one who kept working to help me even though I don't need it."
"Don't listen to him Jeremie! If you join Xana and Ulrich," Ulrich turns so fast Yumi flinches and jumps back.
"So you admit it I and Xana are two different people!" Ulrich smiles evilly. "Admit it!"
"Ulrich," Ulrich turns back to Jeremie. "What would I get for joining you?"
"Jeremie!" Yumi tries to get past Ulrich but he punches her hard in the stomach. Ulrich shocks her again.
"Stay down! This doesn't concern you. You lie to him every day. Every time you've found Odd and Aelita making out you ignored it. Every time you found them together you didn't tell Jeremie you acted like nothing happened!"
"It's not true." Yumi tries to stand back up but Ulrich stomps on her back to pin her to the ground.
"Oh so you did tell Jeremie every time you saw them together?" Ulrich has a half crooked smile.
"Yes." Ulrich stomps on her back again.
"Don't lie!" Ulrich knows it is the truth. Since Yumi never saw Odd and Aelita together she never told Jeremie.
"Ulrich don't hurt her."
"Like you've been hurt? Always told you're useless, not needed. What they say behind your back hurts me." Ulrich sparks with energy and his voice changes. "Just sits there like a lump. He never does any thing else. I've tried to get him to go out but he never does. Not like you Odd." Yumi tries to get back up but Ulrich stomps on her again.
"It's a lie Jeremie I know Aelita would ever say any thing like that."
"I wouldn't!" Aelita is getting desperate. "Odd, shoot me again!"
"Laser Arrow!" It bounces off of Aelita harmlessly. "It doesn't work."
"Do it again!"
On Earth Ulrich stomps on Yumi again. "Stay down liar."
"I'm not. Please Jeremie don't listen to him. We need you."
"Shut up!" Ulrich stomps on her again. "I won't let you lie to my friend any more. Jeremie we can let you have every thing you want. Do you want to get rid of Odd so he can't try to take Aelita from you?" Jeremie shakes his head. "Then what is it?"
"I, I want you freed. Please Ulrich go to the coordinates and I can save you."
"I can't be freed since I'm already freed! Choose now Jeremie. Live or die, freedom or slavery, happiness or depression."
"Jeremie!" Aelita, William, Odd, and Yumi scream at the same time.
Yumi is out of breath and in pain. She tries to get up but Ulrich lifts his foot ready to stomp on her. "I give up." Yumi lies back down on the floor.
"Good, liar." Ulrich goes back to Jeremie. "Well? Freedom or slavery? Freedom to be your self and what you want to be? Or the slavery of working for the ones who lie to you on a daily basis?"
"I see. This is Xana's last ditch effort I guess I must be close." Jeremie smiles as Ulrich morphs in to his Lyoko outfit. "And I'm about to panic now."
"Don't panic, run. I want to chase you down. I can't believe I tried to help you. I can't believe I wasted time and went against Xana's orders for you Jeremie." Ulrich pulls his swords out.
"I'm sorry but I can't trust you. We still don't know if you're telling the truth or not. If you really are our friend then you'd help us."
"I am trying to help you. I am telling you about what they really think about you. What they say behind your back. What Aelita and Odd do behind your back." Ulrich points a sword at Jeremie.
"If they do what you say they do they better tell me when they get back."
"And what will you do if they tell you the truth? If they tell you how when you fight with Aelita she runs straight to Odd for comfort."
"I know she does that. I know she goes to him when I mess up." Jeremie grabs the headset and puts it on. "Aelita why haven't you deactivated the Tower?"
"We can't get in. Xana did some thing and we can't devirtualize either." Jeremie looks at the scream and ignores Ulrich.
"Jeremie watch out!" Yumi gets off the floor and lunges at Ulrich.
"Get off of me!" Ulrich tries to throw Yumi off but she wraps her arms around his neck.
"There's an error. The Scanner is offline? But we just used it." Jeremie looks over at the Scanner. "Xana disconnected it!" Jeremie runs over to it and finds three cords were pulled out.
"Don't touch it!" Ulrich sparks with energy shocking Yumi but she won't let go. "Get off of me Yumi!"
"No! I won't let you hurt Jeremie!" Yumi fights against the shocks.
Jeremie plugs the Scanner back in. "Aelita can you enter the Tower now?"
"I'll try." Aelita runs to it and enters easily. "I made it."
"Hurry." Jeremie turns when he hears Yumi scream. Ulrich had thrown her off and was on top of her. He grabs her by the hair. "Ulrich stop! Don't kill her!" Jeremie is helpless as Ulrich sends energy in to his fist.
"I can do what I want. I don't care what Xana wants me to do any more." Ulrich pulls his fist back ready to crush Yumi's skull.
"Tower deactivated." The screens fall around her. "Jeremie, Jeremie?"
"I'm here Aelita. Ulrich went away and I'm bringing you back."
Afterwards Jeremie and the others are having a meeting. "We now know if the Scanner for the Replika is deactivated you can't come back like normal and Aelita can't enter the Tower."
"And we know that you're a target. Why Xana wants you we don't know other then you are needed to run the Super Computer, make programs, watch our backs, and being our friend." Odd puts a hand on Jeremie's shoulder. When he feels Jeremie tense he takes his hand off. "Um, yeah, about what Ulrich said it's not true." Jeremie shakes his head.
"Yes it is Odd." Jeremie sighs. "Every time I mess up she goes to you for comfort. You're there when I'm not. You are able to make her feel better when I make her mad and it's never the other way around." Jeremie's eyes blur as tears fill them. "I don't deserve her."
"Don't Jeremie." Aelita pushes Odd out of the way and hugs him. "You do deserve me. Who staid up all hours of the night to help me? Who worked themselves sick to help me? Who ignored school, friends, and themselves to help me? You did so much for me. You believed in me. You love me." Jeremie wraps his arms around Aelita.
"I do but I hurt you all the time." Aelita stiffens. "And then it's off to Odd the Perfect." Odd laughs.
"Me, perfect? Do you know how many girlfriends I've had? But I admit the Princess," Odd pauses. "Never mind."
"No Odd, you deserve her." Jeremie pushes Aelita away. "I have to be alone."
"Jeremie don't do this the Princess made her choice a long time ago." Jeremie gets out of the chair and pushes past every one.
"Jeremie please." Aelita starts to follow him.
"No, please, stay here for now. I'll be back." Jeremie continues out of the building.
"Jeremie," Odd goes to grab his arm but Jeremie pulls away. "Make sure you come back for the Princess." Jeremie ignores him and leaves.
A/N And so lots of Angst and Ulrich trying to get Jeremie to join the darkside. Will he try again or will he move on? And is he really Ulrich or is he Xana? And of course what will become of the love triangle of Aelita, Jeremie, and Odd?