Real Code Lyoko Episode 150: Next Life
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!
Jeremie uses his powers and scans for Antea. After an attack against the KGB base Jeremie found Antea had been moved. "I must find her! With the Key Too Xana I will kill him and take over!" He sparks with energy.
The moon is high in the sky as Aelita rides on the back of Mark's moped. "Slow down!" Aelita squeezes tightly as Mark takes a turn sharply. "Please!" She squeals as he takes another sharp turn.
"I kept you out a lot later then I planned. Sorry about that." They had gone out of the city to a park Mark knew about. "If you want we can go back to my place. It's on this side of the city." Aelita blushes knowing what Mark was asking for.
"I can't. If I stay out all night my roommates will know some thing is up. I'm still trying to think of a reason why I've been gone for so long." Aelita feels her phone vibrate again.
Odd looks at his phone. "I'm dialing the right number. Why isn't she answering?" He closes his phone.
"Maybe Xana attacked?" Odd shakes his head.
"The Super Scan didn't find an activated Tower Ulrich. She's just out there some where, alone." Odd worries more as he tries calling Aelita again.
"You hope she's alone." Odd in mid breath makes a noise not unlike a cat growling.
"There's no way she would be that stupid. It would just get him dragged in to this and she wouldn't do that."
"What about you and Annette? You almost got her dragged in to this several times and since you still hang out with her she might still." Odd glares over at Ulrich. "What?"
"That's different. She's my boss's daughter. If I don't keep her happy he's not happy and if he's not happy," Ulrich cuts him off.
"You might lose your job which we all rely on. Well, some of us rely on." Odd sees Ulrich's frown.
"Yeah, where are Yumi and William?"
"I don't want to talk about it." The two remain in the control room silent.
Mark pulls up to the café. "Are you sure Aelita? I'll walk you so they won't hear the engine." Aelita shakes her head.
"No, it's ok Mark. I'm going to have too explain my being late if they even see a man walking down the street around the time I get back I'll have to answer questions all night." Aelita yawns. "And I'm too tired for that."
"Ok Aelita." Mark leans down and before Aelita can react he kisses her quickly on the lips. "Have a good evening. Sleep tight and maybe dream of me." Mark smiles at her and winks. "I know I will."
"You'll dream of you?" Aelita laughs at her joke trying to ease the physical energy that was formed between them. "Um, thank you Mark I had a wonderful time." Aelita gets up on her tip toes and kisses Mark on the cheek.
"Any time you're available I'll try to be." Mark caresses Aelita's cheek lightly. "Be safe, I wish you'd at least let me walk you home. Your roommates be damned." Mark laughs. "But I get too watch you walk away."
"Um, yeah." Aelita's cheeks flush with color as she turns and walks away.
When Aelita is a block away she gets her cell phone out and calls Odd back. "Odd, what's up?"
"Aelita are you ok? Where are you? I'll come and get you." Odd says it all as fast as he can.
"I'm fine, at the café, and I'm ok on my own. I lost track of time, sorry." Aelita walks past a store and sees her reflection. "Um, I'll be back soon ok?"
"Ok Aelita, you just made us worry."
"I know, I'm sorry." They hang up. Aelita studies her reflection. "I look like a woman. Mark sees me as a woman. He has no idea about my past or any thing and he really likes me." Aelita poses. "I don't know what they all see in me. Yumi or Sissi were a lot better looking." Aelita sighs. "But looks will only get you so far. Mark, Odd, Jeremie like me because of who I am." Aelita feels the wave of sadness move through her as she thinks about Jeremie.
Jeremie is close to his limits. Any more power and he would have to activate a Tower. "Not yet I'll wait for a more opportune time." Jeremie scales back on his search for Antea.
Aelita walks in to the building and goes straight to the control room. She walks in and sees Odd sitting in the chair. "Oh, hi Odd. You didn't have to wait up for me." Odd gets out of the chair.
"Aelita we were worried about you." Aelita stands still.
"We? Who else knew I was gone?"
"Ulrich. Where were you? What could you be doing this late at night?" Odd crosses his arms and taps his foot.
"Wow Odd you really are jealous." Aelita blushes a little.
"You were with him! Aelita he's dangerous. He thinks you're an adult and you're not!"
"He's been nothing of a gentleman." Mostly. "And he respects my limits as just friends." Mostly. "And if I remember correctly you said any thing between us was over didn't you?"
"I, I did. Franz messed with me I swear. I'd never had said what I did. I think I'm better for you then that other guy."
"Mark, but not Jeremie. I think my father sees himself in Jeremie. And you're probably right about him messing with you. When he possessed you to talk too me he did more then just posses you."
"Yeah, it took me a couple days to get the images of you as a baby, little girl, growing up. I felt like he does about you. Way wrong and creepy." Odd gives Aelita a goofy smile. "And I bet if he heard about you with some one who is what, ten years older then you?"
"Technically he's younger then I am. And we're just friends. Like you and Annette, right?" Odd flinches.
"Hey that is," Aelita cuts him off.
"Completely different. You've used that excuse enough times I could recite it in my sleep." Odd and Aelita continue to argue with each other.
Jeremie looks and sees Aelita and Odd fighting. "Good. If I act fast enough it may give me a few minutes before they react." Jeremie activates a Tower as he turns in to a black mist.
"He's too old for you! You have no idea what he wants from you."
"I do to and I've already told him we're just friends." Aelita blushes. "I'm not an idiot Odd I know what some one his, my age does. But I'm not stupid."
"I didn't say you were. Just, be careful around him ok?"
"Of course, I only just started to," The beeping of the Super Scan cuts Aelita off. "Xana's attacking!" She runs to the control panel and brings up the Super Scan. "Odd call the others I'm going to get the programs ready." Aelita's fingers fly over the keyboard as Odd sends out an SOS XANA.
Ulrich leaves his room and runs to the control room.
Yumi and William leave William's room together. "I can't believe we fell asleep." Yumi yawns.
"Yeah, really." William follows Yumi smiling.
Aelita sends every one to Lyoko and then herself. "We head west." She gets on the Overwing with Ulrich. He would normally be on the Overbike but Yumi and William had already gotten on before he was sent. They take off with Odd high in the sky keeping an eye out for monsters.
A black mist appears at the KGB Base Antea had been held in. The black mist forms in to Jeremie. "Hello, does any one here speak Francois?" Several scientists turn and see Jeremie floating in the air. "Any one? Come on now speak up." Jeremie laughs maniacally. An alarm sounds. "Too late." Jeremie sends out a blast of energy shocking the scientists. "Now where are they hiding Antea this time?" Jeremie goes to a computer console and uses his powers to hack it.
The Lyoko Warriors are near the Tower when two black mists appear. "Ok here comes trouble." Odd holds his arm up and aims.
"Ah yes, you are ready." The Razor Head forms as does the Sea Lion. "Now what are you planning? Too deactivate the Tower? Unlike Jeremie I will not be distracted by petty things like Aelita and Mark or Odd."
"We're just friends." Aelita forms an energy orb in her hands.
"Odd or Mark?" The Razor Head laughs. "Speaking of Odd, how are you?"
"What do you care?" Odd keeps his arm aimed at the Razor Head.
"I don't but Xana does. He wants you to join us." The Schipizoa appears from behind the activated Tower. "What do you say Odd, wealth, power, women, every thing you could ever imagine?"
"Except for what matters, my friends." Odd fires a Laser Arrow at the Razor Head. It dodges it easily. "And you could never offer me that since I already have my friends." Odd fires a couple more at the Razor Head but it dodges them.
"But do you have them the way you want them? Ulrich is feeling alone because you all ignore him."
"We do not!" Yumi gets her fans out.
"Really?" Ulrich feels a pain of sadness hit him. "Ever since I healed you ignored me."
"Exactly. And of course we all know how Odd wants Aelita. But what is the man's name? Marcus?"
"Mark is just my friend!" Aelita forms an energy orb in her hands when the Sea Lion flies towards her and Ulrich.
"Aelita watch out!" Odd fires Laser Arrows at the Sea Lion. The Razor Head takes its chance and attacks Odd from behind tackling him to the ground.
"I can handle my self!" Aelita throws the energy orb at the Sea Lion but misses. "Ulrich take control." Aelita leaps off of the Overwing then waves her hand over the watch. Her wings appear and she flies away from the Sea Lion.
"A little more warning would have been nice." Ulrich grabs the controls and pulls the Overwing in to a tight turn just barely missing the Sea Lion's tentacles.
Aelita skims over the Sector flying for the activated Tower. The Schipizoa floats in front of it blocking her way. "Yumi, William, take care of it!" Aelita flaps her wings gaining more speed.
"Hai!" Yumi throws two fans at the Schipizoa. The Razor Head leaps off of Odd and catches both in mid air.
"Nice try but your mediocre attacks are boring me." The Razor Hear throws them at Yumi and William. William gets his Zanbatou out in time too block the fans.
"They've always worked on you before." Yumi creates two more fans. "No reason they won't now." Yumi leans forward and whispers a plan in to William's ear.
"Got it." William revs the engine over the Overbike and charges the Razor Head.
Aelita has to break off from her flight as the Schipizoa reaches for her. "There are two monsters how the rest of you can not handle them!?" Aelita throws an energy orb at the Schipizoa hitting it but not damaging it.
"Sorry Princess I was just having a nap." Odd aims at the Sea Lion and fires a Laser Arrow. A tentacle blocks it and it bounces off harmlessly. "Ulrich see if you can't cut through them." Odd fires a few more Laser Arrows but can't get through the tentacles.
William leaps off of the Overbike just as they got to the Razor Head. It leaps out of the way and Yumi throws her fans at it. It does a backflip dodging them as William comes down with his Zanbatou raised over his head. He slams it down on to the Sector damaging it and sending out an energy blade. It splits through the Sector heading towards the Razor Head. "Nice try but you fail again." The Razor leaps just as the Sector splits apart below him.
"Hai!" Yumi throws two more fans at the Razor Head. It ducks below them.
Ulrich jumps off of the Overwing over the Sea Lion. As he falls he pulls his swords out. "Triplicate." He splits apart in mid air and slices the tentacles in a dozen different places.
"Laser Arrow!" Odd hits the body of the Sea Lion but misses the Eye. "This is taking forever we have to finish this now!" Odd aims again but the Sea Lion pulls away as a shadow falls over the Sector.
"Franz!" William dodges an attack from the Razor Head. "What is he doing?"
Jeremie senses a force of energy on the Replica. "Franz? What is he doing?" He looks at the computer screen. "Hmm, I haven't found her yet but I have a chance to destroy Franz." Jeremie turns in to a black mist and disappears from the room.
"Watch out!" Ulrich's warning is too late as a blue beam of energy fired from the Nautilus hits Odd. Odd bounces across the Sector then comes to a stop. He doesn't get back up.
"It can't be Franz it's attacking us." Aelita forms an energy orb in her hands. "Energy Field!" She throws it at the Nautilus and hits it.
Another blue energy beam fires and hits William. "William!" Yumi is too slow and the Razor Head pounces on William destroying him.
Ulrich runs with his clones but the Nautilus knows which one is the real him and hits him with a blue energy beam. "What is he doing? Does Xana think I would be fooled so easily?" Aelita starts forming another energy orb when the Schipizoa's tentacles wrap around her.
"No, no!" Yumi throws two fans at the Schipizoa just as she's hit by a blue energy beam. Her aim is off and her fans bounce off of the Schipizoa's bubble.
Jeremie appears on Lyoko and sees the Nautilus. "Mantas, attack!" Several appear and start firing lasers the Nautilus. "No, I'll take it for my self since they stole my ship." Jeremie flies at the Nautilus.
Odd wakes up. "Whoa, I'm glowing." He stands up and looks at his hands and the glowing. "Whoa, that's even better." Odd smiles. "Now where was I?" He looks around and sees Aelita and the Schipizoa. "Oh man this is bad." He aims at the Schipizoa and fires Laser Arrows. He cuts a tentacle but another wraps around Aelita. "Xana's not giving up that easily. I'm sorry Princess." Odd aims and fires at Aelita hitting and destroying her.
"Are you sure that was the best thing to do?" Odd turns just as the Razor Head leaps at him.
"Shield!" The Razor Head bounces off and lands on its feet.
Jeremie lands on the Nautilus as he charges energy in to his hands. "Open seasame!" He punches the Nautilus and forms a hole. He grabs the sides of the hole and rips it open before going inside.
Ulrich wakes up and sees several Mantas attacking the Nautilus. "Why is he sticking around? He needs to run back too the internet." Ulrich stands up. "Hey, I'm glowing, cool." He looks around. "My clones were destroyed. We need help, Triplicate." He splits apart. "You two take out the Razor Head. I'll take care of the flying fish." Ulrich crouches. "Super Sprint!" He runs at an ice block and runs up it. He leaps off and lands on the back of a Manta. "Impact!" His sword pierces the Eye and he leaps off before it explodes.
Ulrich leaps from Manta to Manta destroying them on his way too the Nautilus. He lands on the last one slashing it as he makes his next leap on to the Nautilus. "Franz you need to get out of here." Ulrich leans close. "Thank you."
He is inside. I can not leave yet. Please help me. Ulrich is shocked by the voice in his head. Jeremie can not go with me. Please Ulrich help me as I have helped you.
"Yeah, sure." Ulrich looks around and sees the hole Jeremie made. "Ok I'm coming." Ulrich runs over and leaps inside of the Nautilus.
Aelita and William are at the control panel. "Daddy please get out of there! I can't get back until the countdown is over. I'm sorry I didn't believe it was you!" Aelita bites on her lower lip in worry.
"It's ok Aelita I thought it was Xana attacking us too." William's head spins a little. "I'm not taking his upgrades that well." He feels sick.
"You do look really pale. If you need to throw up um, do it any where but here." William shakes his head.
"No this is mental. I don't know if he did this to every one else but I know things now that I didn't before." William lies down on the floor.
Ulrich's clones attack the Razor Head from behind. It dodges their initial attacks but Odd hits it in the knee with a Laser Arrow. Its leg buckles and four swords spear it through the chest. "You got lucky." It turns in to a black mist and disappears.
Yumi wakes up and feels sick. "Whoa, man, what did he do to me?" Yumi feels light headed and falls backwards.
"Problems?" Odd walks over to Yumi.
"Yeah the Sector is spinning. Aren't you feeling sick?" Odd shakes his head. "Strange," Odd laughs.
"No, Odd." Odd looks around. "I guess the Schipizoa and Sea Lion didn't want to stick around." He sits down next too Yumi. "So, now what?"
"I don't know. The Nautilus is still here. Maybe he's waiting for Aelita to get back." Odd shrugs his shoulders.
Ulrich runs through the Nautilus following a path of destruction left by Jeremie. He turns and finds Jeremie at a control panel. "Stop it Jeremie!" Ulrich leaps at him with his swords out.
"Freeze!" An ice wall forms blocking Ulrich. Jeremie goes back to the control panel unconcerned with Ulrich.
"Oh I don't think so Jeremie." Ulrich pulls his arm back as his sword glows red. He slashes it across the ice wall shattering it. "I guess that's an improvement from Franz." Ulrich leaps at Jeremie and tackles him.
"No! I will destroy him!" Jeremie sparks with energy and forces Ulrich off of him. "I won't let you stop me." Jeremie forms a fire ball in his right hand.
"I don't think you have a choice." Ulrich laughs, almost evilly. "I never did get my upgrades from Franz. Now I know what its like." Ulrich leaps at Jeremie interrupting his attack.
"You are nothing compared to me!" Jeremie forms energy blades around his hands. "Let's see who is the better sword fighter. Xana downloaded several forms of sword technique for me."
"Reading a book and actually using the moves are two different things." Ulrich slashes at Jeremie who blocks.
Jeremie and Ulrich slash and stab at each other in the cramped confines of the Nautilus. Ulrich swings and Jeremie ducks. Ulrich's sword gets stuck in the wall. "This is over!" Jeremie leaps forward.
"Whoa!" Two more arms form from just above his waist holding two more swords and skewer Jeremie.
"Cheater." Jeremie turns in to a black mist and disappears from the Nautilus.
The Nautilus flies over the Sector and allows Ulrich to leap off of it too the Sector below. "Hey guys." Ulrich waves with all four arms.
"Wow Ulrich you gain some weight?" Odd laughs. "I think you need to deactivate the Tower."
"Yeah and Franz needs to get out of here before Xana recovers." Ulrich and the other two watch the Nautilus go back in to the Digital Sea.
Ulrich walks in to the activated Tower and goes up to the second platform. He places his hand on the control panel and soon the screens fall around him. "Tower deactivated. Aelita, do we need a return?"
"We have no idea what Jeremie was doing. But I'm going to guess it was nothing good." Aelita brings up the program. "Return too the past now." The white bubble comes up reversing time.
Mark pulls up to the café. "Are you sure Aelita? I'll walk you so they won't hear the engine." Aelita shakes her head.
"No it's ok Mark. I'm going to have too explain my being late if they even see a man walking down the street around the time I get back I'll have to answer questions all night." They already know but I can't deal with that now. "And I'm too tired for that."
"Ok Aelita." Aelita knows Mark is about to kiss her. She could stop him… She gets up on her toes and gives him a kiss first.
"Thank you Mark I had a great time. I'll give you a call some time later ok?"
"Ok Aelita, any time." Mark gets back on his moped and leaves Aelita too herself and her thoughts.
Ulrich is in Yumi's room. His upgrades are just as clear as they were on Lyoko. Taller, stronger, more mature looking. His somber face hides his emotional pain as he tried to talk with Yumi. "Yumi I know why you have avoided me so much."
"I haven't! I've just been, busy." Ulrich shakes his head.
"No Yumi I know. Franz, showed me I guess you would call it. You do care about me but you're afraid that I'm still under Xana's control. I'm just a trick and one day he'll take me back. If you let your self care about me even more it would only hurt you worse if that happened." Ulrich sighs. "And you know what?"
"What?"
"Franz isn't sure if I'm a trick or not. I don't know either. It seems too easy doesn't it? We had to fight and nearly die too free William. Me? Jeremie, that selfless jerk, trades himself for me thinking he would be able to use his new powers and destroy Xana."
"Yeah, it does seem easy."
"And well, I can't be mad at you for being scared. I'm terrified that this is all just a trick. That tomorrow, a week from now, a month from now I'll turn and hurt you and the others again." Ulrich says nothing more as he leaves her room.
Odd is on the streets walking as his new knowledge confuses him. "He doesn't want me with her but he wants me to be happy. Hello Franz I can't have happiness with out her."
A/N Cool no? Attack, Franz upgrades, and Ulrich is finally upgraded by Franz! Four arms? A strong slash attack? There may be more! And of course the personal growth of them all both from upgrades and just living life. Aelita mostly falls in the final category as she lives the life of a twenty something woman.
Also, just watched every episode of Teen Titans, and starting a Season 6. Not sure when I'll even get an episode done let alone up on here, but I'll let you know. Of course, how many here watched TT?
