Code Lyoko: Lyoko Defenders

by Shadowstar24

The Lyoko Warriors aren't the only ones protecting Lyoko and battling X.A.N.A. The Lyoko Defenders are another group of students who found a second supercompter and the hiden A.I. Emi. Emi is the manifestation of Lyoko's consciousness, making her a Guardian of Lyoko. Emi has complete and total control over all of Lyoko. However, with the reactivtion of the supercomputers, Emi has

31. Chapter 26 Part 3

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p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px;" data-p-id="b78ee88469634409e66a3e0fd4f679f9"Cam was already halfway down the stairs, he must be anyus to get this overwith as well. "Say we do go, and get caught. Than what?" He shook his head. "It's better we head to the mansion and Lyoko. Deactivating the tower is the only way anyone will be safe."/p
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