JTLs Code Lyoko Season 3

Episode 78: Doomsday

Author James the Lesser

I do not own the characters (Except OCs) Moonscape does

4 Days Before Ulrich's Birthday

Ulrich walks in to his dorm room with a huge smile on his face. Odd looks up from his gameboy and sees him. "What are you so happy about?"

"Uh, nothing. Just hung out with Yumi." Odd sees him blush.

"Just hung out? You've never come back smiling like that before. She give you an early birthday gift?" Odd's eyes go wide as he shoots up from his bed. "Dude no way!"

"No way what?"

"You did it didn't you? Alright welcome to the club man!" Odd pats him on the back hard. "How was it?"

"Shut up Odd."

"Dude nothing to be embarrassed about come on. So where did you go? Did you," Ulrich punches him in the stomach.

"I said shut up."

"Yeah, sorry, deserved that one." Odd sits on his bed and catches his breath. Ulrich grabs some clothes and leave to go take a shower before bed. "Awesome dude."

Next Morning, 3 Days Before Ulrich's Birthday

Yumi sees some people look over at her and whisper. As she downs at the usual table she sees more stares and hears more whispers.

When Ulrich sits down she moves a hand under the table and digs a fork in to his leg. "Yumi what are you doing?"

"You told every one." Her voice seethes with anger.

"I didn't tell any one. Hell I only saw Odd and that was," Ulrich grabs his own fork. "I'm going to kill him."

"You told Odd?" She digs the fork deeper in to his leg pressing through the pants.

"No he just knew. He saw me and the smile and just knew. So now I'm going to kill him." Yumi pulls the fork away.

"No, we're going to kill him." Yumi looks around and doesn't see him but does see Dana. "I'll be right back." She gets up and goes over to Dana.

"Yumi! Congrats, welcome to the big girl's club. I bet," Yumi stabs the fork in to the table a centimeter from Dana's hand.

"Where's Odd?"

"I, I don't know." Yumi leans close until her forehead presses against Dana's.

"Where is Odd. Now."

"I, I think he said he was uh, coming down soon."

"Fine."

"Don't hurt him! At least don't punch him in the face it is really cute." Yumi walks away from Dana and Ulrich gets up from his table and follows her out.

Dorm Building

Odd is coming down the stairs when he sees Yumi and Ulrich. "Can't get enough? Don't worry man the dorm is empty." Ulrich slams Odd against the wall. "Hey!"

"You told every one."

"No I didn't. Just Dana, and Bosh, and Emily, and uh.. A few others."

"So," Yumi presses a knee against Odd. "What are your last words?"

"Uh, don't kill me? You need me and stuff." Yumi presses her knee harder against Odd. "Please, don't hurt it."

"Dana said don't hit your face she didn't care about this." Yumi presses harder bringing tears to Odd's eyes.

"Ulrich, make her stop, please."

"Why? I should make it so you can't use it again."

"I'm sorry, dude, seriously." Ulrich punches him in the stomach harder than the night before.

"You will be sorry. Yumi breakfast is almost over." She pulls away letting Odd drop to the floor.

"We'll make sure you're sorry Odd." Odd holds himself waiting for the pain to go away.

Lunch

Odd avoids Ulrich and Yumi and sits with Dana. "You alright?"

"I'll be fine. But uh, who all did you tell?" Odd glances over and Ulrich and sees Yumi isn't at the table. He starts looking around for Yumi.

"Only a few of my friends. The ones who would uh, understand, you know?"

"And then they told some one, who told some one, I am so dead." He feels some thing hit him on the back of the head. "Ow, hey, that wasn't nice!" He smells what it was that hit him. "And a waste of meatballs and gravy! Sorry Dana, I gotta go wash up."

In the bathroom Odd is trying to use the mirror so he can wash where the meatball got on his shirt when he hears footsteps. "Uh, hey Ulrich." Odd backs up in to a stall. "Uh, gonna take a bathroom break." He closes the door and locks it.

Ulrich stands outside of it and taps his foot. "Uh, shy bladder, yeah, so go away."

"Get out of here Odd. NOW!" Odd flinches and unlocks the door.

"So uh, I messed up. I only told a few people but then they told a few people who told a few people."

"And now every one knows. Yumi was embarrassed in class today because of you." Ulrich cracks his knuckles. "I don't care if people know about me but she cares. She's humiliated because of it."

"I know, and I'm sorry." Odd raises his hands. "I surrender or what ever."

"Oh you think it is that easy?" Ulrich sparks with energy as Odd's phone rings.

"You're not Ulrich." Odd gets in a fighting stance. "Had me fooled there for a minute." Xana places his hand on the mirror leaving a solid hand print.

"No but every one understands he has a reason for hating you. Why, it is so tragic he let his anger get the better of himself." Xana smashes the mirror and grabs a shard before it falls to the floor. "Ijustcouldn'tstopmyself." Xana laughs as he slashes at Odd.

"The real Ulrich might have a chance. He's my bud and I couldn't hit him as hard as I can hit you." Odd kicks Xana in the stomach then runs out of the bathroom.

Woods

Aelita, Jeremie, Ulrich, and Yumi crawl in to the sewers. "Odd didn't answer and Bosh said he was near the gates."

"Why was he there Jeremie?" Jeremie helps Aelita down. He had been overcautious with her ever since they thought she might be...

"I'm guessing sneaking back in after taking off with a girl during lunch." He gets on his scooter and the rest take off with him.

Campus

Xana catches up to Odd and tackles him. "Good,witnesses."

"Stop! What are you doing?" A guard sees Ulrich with the mirror shard. "Stop!"

"It isn't Ulrich!" Odd grabs Ulrich's arm. "It isn't him! I know it looks like Ulrich but this isn't Ulrich!" Odd sees Ulrich spark with energy and the mirror shard gets closer to his neck.

"Stop!" The guard grabs Ulrich around the waist and pulls him off of Odd. "What is wrong with you?"

"Nothing." Ulrich shocks the guard with an energy bolt. When he turns around Odd is up and running.

Factory

Bosh is waiting for the others when they make it. "No Odd?"

"He's probably the target." Jeremie gets off the elevator and goes to the computer chair as the others take it down to the Scanner Room.

Jeremie sees Bosh, Aelita, and Yumi get in the Scanners. "Transfer Bosh, Transfer Aelita, Transfer Yumi, Scanner Bosh, Scanner Aelita, Scanner Yumi, and virtualization." They land in the Mountain Sector. "Transfer Ulrich, Scanner Ulrich, and virtualization." He lands near the others as the vehicles appear.

Campus

Odd rushes through the cafeteria and goes down to the basement. "Not locked, good." He opens the door to the sewers and runs for the Factory.

Xana blasts the door off of the hinges. "YoucanrunOddbutyoucan'thide!"

Lyoko

The Lyoko Warriors ignore the paths and fly as fast as they can for the activated Tower. "Be careful. I don't see any monsters but if a vehicle is devirtualized either grab the person before they fall or destroy them in case I can't bring them back fast enough." Jeremie has his fingers hovering over the keyboard.

"We know Jeremie." Ulrich has his swords out already. "We don't know what Xana's attack was but we can't waste time." He looks down and sees nothing but Digital Sea. "But I don't feel like taking a dip either."

Yumi flies highest. "I see a platform but not the Tower."

"You're almost there. What does the platform look like?" Jeremie brings up the map and zooms in.

"A cocoon. I'm guessing the Tower is inside of it. Can you see any monsters?"

"No, not yet."

"I'll take lead." Ulrich flies past every one and sees a laser beam out of the corner of his eye. "Scatter!" The laser beam barely misses Bosh.

"Assassin Spider, bug, what ever Odd calls it. It is off screen, give me a second," Jeremie pans the camera and finds it. "West of you, a couple hundred meters."

"I'll get it. Yumi protect the others." Ulrich turns and sees another laser beam. He puts his swords up and blocks it.

Sewers

Ulrich floats through the sewers. "OddIknowyou'rerunningfortheFactory.DoyouthinkI'djustletyougo?" He goes around another turn and sees the ladder for the way up to the Factory.

Odd is hiding in a different part of the sewers. "He'd think I'd go for the Factory. So if I stay here he'll be chasing air. Odd some times you surprise yourself." He leans back against the wall and waits.

Lyoko

Yumi flies over the cocoon of rock and sees down through a tunnel. "It must be down there. I want Aelita guarding the back since she can fight." Yumi flies through first.

The tunnel winds around before opening out in to pure darkness. "Jeremie I can't see any thing! Can you make a light?"

"No but I'm sure Aelita can."

"Yes I can." Aelita closes her eyes and starts singing. A bright pink orb appears in the air above the activated Tower.

"Uh, turn it off." Below were a half dozen Kankrelats and four Blocks. "Please." Bosh flies back in to the tunnel as the monsters below start firing.

"Jeremie there are too many!" Yumi and Aelita scramble as best they can but in the confines of the cocoon they have no room for flying.

"Ulrich! They're in trouble get back to them."

"Uh a little busy here." Ulrich was blocking laser after laser from the Assassin Spider. "If I try and get away now it would shoot the Star out from under me."

"Then take it out and get back there."

"Easier said than done."

Factory

Xana is at the entrance and sees the elevator is up top. "Iwasnotthatfarbehindhim.Hewouldalsohavenoreasonforsendingitbackup.Cleverboy." Xana goes back to the sewer entrance.

Lyoko

Ulrich throws a sword and the Assassin Spider moves out of the way. "Now!" A clone leaps from behind and cuts it in half destroying it. "Now I need to help the others." Ulrich flies towards the cocoon.

Inside Aelita hides behind the pink orb. "Bosh, you must make it." Aelita closes her eyes and starts singing again.

The Sector underneath the monsters disappears. They fall in to the Digital Sea and are destroyed as Aelita devirtualizes.

Bosh sees the way is clear and flies for the activated Tower.

Sewers

Odd sees energy creeping along the floor and walls of the sewers. "He's right I can't hide." Odd gets up and starts running but the energy if faster. "Aaaa!" His legs give out as he is shocked.

"Foundyou!" Xana flies through the sewers until he hovers over Odd. "Andamessageforyourfriends." Energy sparks over Odd's chest.

"Aaaa!"

Lyoko

Bosh watches the screens fall around him. "Tower deactivated."

"Calling Odd now." Jeremie waits two rings before Odd answers. "What happened?"

"He was here as Ulrich. People saw him so he'll be in a lot of trouble. Like the law getting involved trouble." Odd feels the wound on his chest. "And I'm hurt. Thankfully he didn't mess up my face."

"Yeah, that's the important part." Jeremie rolls his eyes as he readies the return. "Hey Yumi, you can thank me later." He launches a return.

Dorm Room

Ulrich sees Odd. Odd holds his hands up. "I won't tell any one I swear."

"You told every one before."

"But now they don't remember." Ulrich grabs Odd by the shirt.

"I do. If any one hears about it you will pay." Ulrich pushes Odd against the wall.

"Dude it isn't a big deal. Do you think you're the only two on campus? Geesh, what do you think Dana and I do? Play Uno? Or Samantha and I sit down and play Monopoly all day?"

"Just because you don't care or Bosh doesn't care doesn't mean I don't care." Odd laughs a little.

"Bosh hasn't. He's tried but he keeps getting shot down by Emily."

"I don't care." Ulrich grabs his clothes so he can take a shower.

Odd lifts his shirt and sees the message Xana had burnt on to his skin that hadn't disappeared after the return. "SoonUlrich,soon." He lowers his shirt. "Better not tell him. It will just freak him out."

Day Before Birthday

Ulrich and Yumi are walking back to the school after having dinner when they hear a horn honk. They turn and see a car go through the intersection and hit another who had the right of way. The car goes up on the sidewalk. "Yumi!" Ulrich pushes her out of the way and is hit by the car.

"Ulrich!" She gets up and sees him crushed up against the wall. "No! Ulrich!" She gets her phone out. "Jeremie, launch a return, NOW!"

"Yumi, Xana has not,"

"Now! NOW! NOW!" Jeremie flinches.

"Well I'm not even at the Factory. Yumi what is going on?" She doesn't respond as she sees the name of the car model, Titan. "Yumi?"

Aelita grabs Jeremie's arm. "What happened?"

"Yumi called saying we should launch a return then I guess she got, I, we better hurry back and launch a return."

"It will make Xana stronger."

"They know that and wouldn't tell us to do that unless it was needed." The two turn around in the sewers and go back to the Factory.

Factory

Jeremie sits down at the computer chair. "Let's see, four hours should be enough. Return to the past now!" The white bubble comes up reversing time.

A/N Ooo, will Ulrich make it? And why didn't future Yumi tell Ulrich the details of his death? Did she really not remember every thing? War trauma, maybe a head wound, or she knew she couldn't change the future but couldn't not tell Ulrich that he died. Or maybe they had changed it but something made it so Ulrich must die. Or... We'll find out next week!