Angel: Yes, 'Stan Smith' is similar to Stan Smith as an homage to the character from American Dad, since they do have similar tendencies to be...well, just look at 'em both XD Anyway, season finale! Hooray! I will say this: I'm not even halfway done with season 4, so I might have to change my uploading schedule whenever season 3 is uploaded here. I'm only on episode 72 rn, and two of my assignments so far have been pretty lengthy, so it's been hard to write for all of my current stories this week...not to mention I have a double shift on Thursday, a day that I will most likely not write for anything.
Amy takes a deep breath, staring down at the phone in her hand. She couldn't believe it...Franz Hopper is her father...
Making Aelita her half-sister!
She didn't believe it at first, but the diary entries proved it. Franz Hopper...was a part of her DNA. Had he kept in contact with her mother? Why didn't they tell her? Why did they have to lie to her face? She thought she knew everything, but now it's like her life has been stripped away in just 24 hours.
She closes her eyes as a silent tear runs down her cheek. Someone must've taken her body and used it without her knowing, but she knew better than that. All those happy memories in her childhood...
Shattered.
Broken.
Deceit.
Yumi places a hand on her shoulder as her friends surround her. She was glad to have the support. "Just do it, Amy. Confront them."
"You deserve to know the truth," Aelita encourages with a small smile. She was glad to have a sibling...
But not like this.
Amy stands up, walking over to the desk. She stares at the false memory of her parents at the park with her, smiling.
How fake could they get?
The anger is enough to make her dial the number and before she knew it, she was calling her mother. It's tense silence as they wait.
Finally, a click.
"Hi Amelia!"
"Mom..." Amy sighs slowly, trying not to yell, no matter how much they wanted to. "I want to know about Franz Hopper."
There's a pause on the other end of the line, so Amy decides to continue. "I know that he's my father...and I know that he has a daughter, and that she's my half-sister."
At first there's nothing as she waits for a response and then dial tone. Amy's mouth opens in sadness as she stares at it.
"She just hung up..."
"If that didn't confirm it, I don't know what did," Ulrich comments as Amy is seething.
"I just found out my dad isn't really my dad and instead they keep lying!" She throws her phone onto her bed.
"You'll get your chance," Odd hugs her to calm her down. "They can't hide it forever."
"He's right," Jeremy agrees with a nod. "They can't expect you to sweep this under the rug, it's not right. Especially with the recent custody battle."
"Right..." Amy agrees with them. She'll deal with it later.
Jeremy leans back in his chair in annoyance. He's been watching more of Franz Hopper's videos. "Hey Einstein," He looks up to everyone standing inside the elevator. "We've been looking everywhere for you," Odd steps out first, followed by the others.
"I spent the whole night reading Franz Hopper's diary," Jeremy explains as they surround him. "Listen to this."
He pulls up a recording, pressing enter. "June 6, 1994. Day 67. Project Carthage was a military program used to block enemy communications." Jeremy pauses it there.
"Wait. It's further down." He skips ahead.
"So I built a supercomputer, created Lyoko, and last of all, XANA, to destroy Carthage."
Jeremy skips over again. "June 6, 1994. Day 639."
"It's still further." Jeremy skips it again, to where Franz looks stressed.
"June 6, 1994. Day 1,265. Someone's watching me. Someone wants to get rid of me." At that last sentence, their mouths open in shock. Jeremy skips it yet again. "I wanted to destroy the supercomputer, and destroy all the evidence of my activities. That's when I discovered...one of its fascinating properties. Returning to the past. It gave me all the time I could possibly need to perfect my great project. The only thing that would allow me to escape my enemies."
Jeremy types as he skips over even more. "June 6, 1994. Day 2,546."
"This is it," He tells them.
"The scanners and the virtualization programs are ready. In a few hours, I will go to Lyoko with Aelita, just like me. Aelita will hold the keys to Lyoko...and when I saw my other daughter, Amelia, her mother refused to let her help me. What I didn't tell her is that I gave Amelia the keys to Sector Five. My two little girls, protecting it together. Together, we will be the absolute masters."
Amy and Aelita look on in shock. "We will live together...forever."
"The keys to Lyoko..." Jeremy turns around. "That's what XANA wants to steal from Aelita and Amy's memories."
Amy frowns to herself. What did Franz mean when he 'saw' her? She must've been really young, because she doesn't remember that at all. Now she sees why her mother hung up; because she knows about Lyoko. Franz had to have told her if he wanted her to be virtualized...
"But what can XANA do with them?" Ulrich asks curiously, Aelita staring at the computer.
"Escape from the supercomputer...and take over the world," She whispers gravely.
Aelita stirs her soup during breakfast, Amy sipping hers nervously. She still hasn't heard back from her mother, and had no idea of what she would say the next time she sees or hear from her. Aelita frowns to herself.
"Aelita?" She looks to Jeremy upon hearing her name. "You should've stuck around till the end. I didn't have time to tell you the best news of all."
"Jeremy," Amy starts off, glancing at Aelita's face. Odd places a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"It turns out I've been wrong all along."
"You have?" Ulrich walks up to them, holding his tray. "Why?"
"I thought that XANA had given Aelita a virus, so I've been looking for an antivirus. But thanks to Franz Hopper's diary, I finally understand. XANA didn't give her anything at all. In fact, he took something from her. Both of you, in fact," He looks to Amy and Aelita.
"He did?" Yumi asks, moving her mouth away from her bowl. "But what?"
"I don't really know yet," Jeremy frowns at the lack of information he has. "It's fragments that belong to them. I've located them in Sector Five."
"We could go and get it tonight, after the end-of-the-year dance," Odd suggests, Ulrich smiling as he puts down his bowl.
"Awesome. It'll be our final mission," He places his hands behind his back. "And then it's time for a well-earned real vacation."
"Out of the question!" Aelita denies sharply, standing up. She leaves the others confused as she leaves the cafeteria.
"Huh..."
"That's what I was trying to tell you...she's not exactly thrilled ever since she knew the truth..." Amy murmurs and her phone rings. She looks at it and stands up. "I have to take this." She leaves the cafeteria as well, Odd glancing at the others. He was planning to ask her to the dance, but he had no way on how to do it. Not only that, it wasn't really the best time...
"Aelita!" Jeremy stares after her as Amy walks over to the gate leading to the woods with her phone. "Wait! What's the matter?"
"I refuse to set foot on Lyoko ever again," She informs as he walks up to her.
"Why?" He asks in concern. She's the only one who can help them deactivate towers. Without her...it wasn't right. "What's gotten into you?"
"My father stole my life from me, and Amy's too! He was a totally crazy second-rate magician. Because of him, I'm nothing. I'm no one. And Amy...her life will never be the same. Not since she's my...my sister...and he was gonna drag her into Lyoko too!"
"All of that's behind you now," He places a hand on her shoulder in comfort. "We'll recover the fragments that XANA took from you and Amy, and shut down the supercomputer. Then you'll be free, you both will."
"What if it goes wrong?" She asks solemnly, walking away from him. "What if XANA gets a hold of the keys to Lyoko and Sector Five and our memories?"
She didn't want to think that her...sister would get hurt. She'd rather it be her than Amy...she had a life on Earth before she found out. Why did things have to be so hard?
Amy takes a deep breath as she answers the phone. "...Yes?"
"Amelia, it's me..." The female voice speaks up quietly.
"Mom...whatever you have to say, it isn't important now. You lied to me. You kept a secret about half my life. And then I had to hear about it from his own diary! How could you do that?" She clenches a fist in anger, blood slowly boiling.
"Please...listen to me."
She sighs, letting go of her fingers. Her mother sounded guilty...good. Hopefully now Amy could get some closure.
"Yes...Franz Hopper is your father, but you don't understand. Stan and I were wanting a child for so long...and we tried everything, but it did nothing to help. So when Franz offered to help, I took the chance, Amelia. I didn't know when I could get pregnant again, and...it was a dream to have kids. Your father and I love you, and we never wanted to hurt you..."
She closes her eyes as her mother is on the verge of crying. "So yes, I had to keep my mouth shut about Lyoko, because all I wanted was to keep you safe. I didn't know when they'd come after us if they knew...that we were involved. He had no choice but to tell me everything when he saw you at the park one day...because I had a right to know, but I didn't want any part of that, so I had to refuse him. I had my dream...I had everything I wished for: you. I just wanted you to live your life...and I'm sorry I kept it from you. I shouldn't have done that. You have no idea how I feel everyday with this guilt..."
Amy lets out a sigh of relief at the truth. "Yes...you shouldn't have. But I understand why you did it."
"Thank you, baby girl. I promise I'll make it up to you. And...when you see Aelita...tell her that I wish her the best."
"...Sure," Amy fibs, not knowing how Aelita would actually feel about it. She hangs up, looking towards the ground. She got her answers...
So why did she still feel upset?
"Right," Jim says as the bell rings. "For all you party animals with short memory spans, I'd like to remind you that, uh, what was I saying? Oh yeah! During the end-of-the-year dance, any overly suggestive dancing, wild behavior, or troublemaking will be severely punished! Uh, that's all. Enjoy yourselves."
"So far, I don't have any idea how to ask Amy to go with me to the dance. Fortunately, I've got a way of asking around," He glances at a red-haired girl and a girl with braids. "Hi," He places a hand on the redhead's shoulder. "Can you help me with something?"
"I told you never to speak to me again!" Magali shouts at him.
"Oh, sorry," He says sheepishly, remembering what happened with her.
"Hey," Ulrich turns to Yumi. "Who are you going with, anyway?"
"Well, I was hoping to talk to you about it," Yumi rubs her head.
"Hi Yumi," William grabs her by the arm. "Can I talk to you for a second?"
"Oh," She frowns as he drags her away.
"Okay, I get the idea now," Ulrich replies in disappointment.
"Yoo hoo!" He turns around to Sissi as Odd comes back. "What would you say to taking the prettiest girl in school to the dance?"
"Uh, you mean Anais Fiquet? No, she's going with Christophe M'Bala. Actually, scratch that, Ames is already going with me."
"Hm?" Amy just happens to appear and he rubs his neck sheepishly. Judging by her look, she heard him say that.
"I mean...that is, if you want to."
She smiles softly at him. The dance would be a good distraction...she couldn't believe that Odd said that about her...it was endearing.
"I meant me, stupid!" Sissi retorts back. "Well?"
"Uh..." Ulrich glances back at Yumi and William. If not her, why not Sissi? Sure, she's self-absorbed, but he wasn't going to get any other options... "Okay, I'll go to the dance with you."
And it's not because of William.
Amy and Odd both gasp, and so does Sissi. None of them were expecting that. "Oh, r-really? Uh, well...great! See you tonight." She walks off, Herb giving Ulrich a glare.
"I'd rather look like a big loser and not go than go with someone like-like her!" Odd stammers in disgust. Amy glances at Yumi and William, who are holding hands.
"Ulrich...Sissi? Really?" Amy asks skeptically, knowing fully well the reason he said yes. "Getting back at Yumi is kinda petty."
"Let it go, guys, okay?" Ulrich replies in annoyance as they leave the courtyard.
"Are you sure you won't come to the dance with me?" William asks Yumi.
"Sure," She lets go of him.
"Are you going with another guy?"
"Hope so," She glances at Ulrich behind her.
Aelita enters the supercomputer room, walking up to the main power source. She presses the button that opens up the lever, frowning. She was sure in her decision. She couldn't live her life knowing that her father wanted to...live a false life with her and her sister. If XANA couldn't attack anymore, no one would have to suffer any longer. And Amy deserved better...but she wouldn't get that from her broken family.
And that's why she pulls the lever, falling unconscious.
Amy falls unconscious in her room, Kiki barking at her.
"Have you seen Aelita?" Jeremy wonders, Odd looking up from his Gameboy.
"No," Ulrich denies as Jeremy steps up to them.
"There's no answer on her phone and the supercomputer's not responding either."
"Think it's a bug? Have you tried Ames?" Odd asks him.
"Maybe, and yes, but she's not answering either. I'm going to the factory. Cover for me with the teachers," He walks past an approaching Yumi.
"So Odd, did you ask Amy to take her with you to the dance yet?" She asks softly with a smile.
"Technically...yeah, but she never really said yes. At least, I hope she does," Odd rubs his neck. "I did call her the prettiest girl in school, after all..." The last time he tried to go to a dance with her, it got cut short because of XANA. But this time it was different, they weren't going as friends, she was going to be his date...
"It's Amy. She'll definitely go," Yumi winks at him.
"Yoohoo, Ulrich!" Sissi holds out a present to the boy. "Here, for you."
"What is it?" He takes it from her.
"A surprise," She smiles at him playfully. "See you tonight." She winks and walks past an annoyed Yumi.
"Okay. I get it."
"What?" He asks her with disdain. "You are going to the dance with William, aren't you?"
"Is that a fact?" She questions, hurt by his questioning. "Well, you really don't get it, do you?" She storms off, Odd staring after her.
"One more of your stupid proverbs, and you are dead," Ulrich threatens him and walks off.
"Ulrich has lost his head, and should've stayed in bed!" Odd calls out, and he doesn't respond. "Wait a minute, I got another one!"
Ulrich takes off into a run. "Go with Sissi and your future's gloomy cause you're gonna lose Yumi!"
He growls, clenching a fist at Odd, who sweats sheepishly. "I think I'll go find my Ames now!" He runs off towards the dorm. Amy was usually with Kiki after lunch or with him in the courtyard. She seemed normal to him, so he knew she wasn't sulking. But it wasn't like her to be gone for so long without an explanation…
Jeremy puts the microphone to his ear, but the computer is inactive. "This isn't right."
He arrives at the supercomputer room...to see Aelita on the ground. "Aelita!" He cries out, running up to her. No one else was there, so he knew that she pulled it. What he can't fathom is why. He glances to the pulled lever and starts up the supercomputer.
"Aelita!" He takes her into his arms. "Answer me. Come on, wake up!"
Aelita comes to, seeing Jeremy. "You're insane! Why did you do that?! Did you forget that this affects Amy too?"
"To save the world, to save you all, and to prevent my sister from getting hurt again..."
"We'll save it together," He smiles down at her. "And then you'll have your whole life in front of you. A brand new life!"
Odd enters the room and gasps upon seeing Amy. Kiki sees him and whimpers in fear. He runs up to her, kneeling. "Ames?!" He feels her forehead and she opens his eyes upon hearing his voice. "What happened?"
"The supercomputer..." Is all she says as she sits up. Odd hugs her in relief.
"...Will you go to the dance with me?" He whispers in her ear, running a hand through her hair. It still felt soft like it always was...
"Of course I will, Odd!" She smiles up at him.
"You should get ready!" Odd stands up from the floor of his own room. "Your girlfriend's gonna be waiting for you!"
"Drop it, Odd," Ulrich replies in annoyance. He's still holding the gift Sissi gave to him.
"Okay, I'm outta here. Who knows? Maybe I'll bump into Amy's lonely heart," He teases, closing the door. Ulrich rolls his eyes, opening the present curiously. He scoffs as he pushes it away, shutting the door. What exactly did he get?
A cube...with Sissi's pictures on it.
He rings the doorbell to Yumi's house and Hiroki opens the door, smiling. "Is Yumi home?"
"Yuuumi! Your boyfriend's heeere!" Hiroki calls out teasingly.
"Beat it, Hiroki!" She rushes down the stairs and he giggles as he runs off. "Well then?" She crosses her arms as she approaches him. "You're not at the dance with Sissi?"
"Uh, I don't really like dancing, even less with Sissi."
"Why are you here?" She asks his purpose.
He opens his eyes, staring at her in the eye. "I came to tell you something."
She looks at him hopefully, but his phone rings. "Aren't you going to get that?" She wonders sadly, wishing that the phone was on silent. He picks up.
"Yes?"
"It's me. You at the dance?" Jeremy asks, Aelita standing next to him.
"No, I don't wanna go."
"Glad to hear it. Aelita and I aren't going to go either. Come to the factory. It's mission time. Let Odd, Amy, and Yumi know too, okay?"
"Okay," he hangs up and she smiles softly. He smiles back as everything would be okay...
Jim is dressed for the dance as the students approach the gym. Sissi looks around for Ulrich while Odd walks up to a blonde girl wearing a red tank top and brown pants. She sees him and approaches. She's wearing a pink off-shoulder strap dress, her hair in a bun.
"You-you haven't seen Ulrich, have you?" She asks nervously.
"No, and he promised to take me to the dance," Odd jerks a thumb to the building. Sissi gives a disappointed look.
"Hey," Odd approaches the blonde. "Do you know where Amy is?"
"Uh, no. I'm Karla, why?"
"I'm Odd, her date," Odd gestures to himself.
"Odd...Della Robbia?" She asks slowly.
"The one and only!" He strikes a funny pose.
"Uh, I'm sorry, I'm already late," She fibs, going inside. With the rumors of Odd being a ladies' man in the past, she didn't want rumors flying around that she was seen with him.
"Hi Odd."
He turns around, almost falling to the ground. Amy is standing there a few feet away, wearing a pink dress with straps. It's covered in silver rose designs as a purple belt is around her waist. The shoes are brown boots. Her hair is a nice fishtail braid hanging on her right shoulder. Rose lipstick is on her mouth as she smiles at him.
"Oh wow..." Now he feels a bit embarrassed since he didn't dress up. He walks up to her, pecking her lips. "You look beautiful, Ames."
"Thank you," She grins at him and he holds out a box. She opens it to see a white corset. "Aw, Odd, you didn't have to."
"I know," He rubs his arm sheepishly. "But I saw it in town and I just had to get it for you..."
The moment is interrupted as his phone rings and he answers it disappointedly. "Odd, you and Amy at the dance?" Ulrich's voice asks.
"Uh, yeah, I mean almost."
"Right. Urgent meeting. Come to the factory, we're taking the plunge."
"Oh man, just when I finally was about to take Ames as my date," He complains and Amy chuckles at how pouty he is.
"There'll be another dances, Odd," She wraps an arm around him. "Sure, it won't be our first one as dates, but we have until graduation."
He smiles a bit at her encouragement. "Ah, okay. I can't deny my Ames her wishes!"
"This is the big one, guys," Jeremy announces as he looks at all of them. "We're gonna recover the sisters' fragments and get rid of XANA once and for all."
"I'm just glad that my mother finally talked to me..." Amy smiles, a hand to her heart. Jeremy could tell she was no longer angry, glancing at Odd knowingly. "And thank you for trying to do what you thought was best for me, Aelita."
"Of course," Aelita smiles fondly. "After all...we're sisters now!" She winks at the brunette, who laughs.
"Let's go, then. We'll lead the way," Odd takes Amy's hand and walks forward.
"Be careful," Jeremy warns them cautiously, turning around in his chair. The others follow the couple to the elevator. "Transfer Ulrich. Transfer Odd. Virtualization."
The boys land in the ice sector, landing safely in front of a deactivated tower. "Everybody alright?"
"Better than alright," Ulrich replies, glad that soon XANA will be out of their hair.
"Transfer Yumi. Transfer Aelita. Transfer Amy. I'm programming your vehicles too."
The vehicles arrive first, then the girls follow soon after. "There you go." They land in front of the four vehicles. "The edge of the sector is north-northeast."
Aelita is Ulrich's passenger this time as they take off. "No monsters?"
"Nope!" Odd calls out, Yumi flying in between the boys.
"Don't you think that's weird?"
"Yumi has a point," Amy murmurs as Jeremy scans the area.
"Don't worry, XANA wasn't expecting us."
"Enter the code," Aelita tells him as they've arrived.
"Okay, all aboard for Sector Five!" He types in the code and the transporter arrives in front of them. It opens up and swallows them inside. They land in the Arena, the walls slowly spinning. Odd looks around and Ulrich notices it.
"What's wrong with you, you feel like throwing up as usual?"
"No, I don't," Odd shakes his head. "That's what I can't understand."
"Everybody ready? I'm going to enter the coordinates of the room where the girls' fragments are," Jeremy types it in.
"Get ready, the wall is about to open," Aelita sees the wall coming to a stop and they run through, stopping in front of the wall that leads to the Core Zone. It opens up in half.
"You have three minutes to find the key and stop the countdown," Jeremy informs them as they enter the room. The floor is flat, but the walls are not.
"I see it," Yumi points to the key, which is too high to reach without wings.
"Out of reach as usual," Odd shakes his head.
Four compartments open as Creepers appear. "Look out!" Odd points up to them. Another horde of Creepers appear, all of them firing. Ulrich jumps in front of his friends, blocking all of the shots. The ones from the other side attack, Yumi blocking the other side. Odd fires his arrows, destroying one. He flips to another one and gets rid of him too. "Hi there, Creepers," He waves to the last one. "Still as ugly as ever, huh?"
It fires and he flips out of the way, landing on all fours. He hits the Creeper when he stands up, destroying it.
Yumi flips onto a beam, backflipping to another one across from her. She looks up at the key and flips to another beam. She balances herself as she starts walking across it.
"Only one minute to go!" Jeremy says and the Creepers fire again. Odd jumps over the lasers, firing rapidly at them. He misses and they attack again. He flips over to Ulrich and Amy, the boys high fiving. Odd kisses Amy on the cheek and she chuckles.
"Super Sprint!" Ulrich runs up a wall, jumping to a beam. He pushes himself back, slicing all the Creepers and destroying them one by one.
"Go for it, Yumi," He smiles up at her.
"Way to leave me some," Amy rolls her eyes, a laser firing near her foot. She looks up to see two Creepers waiting for her. She jumps over the lasers and throws her spear. It slices through both and she lands as they're destroyed.
Yumi flips to another beam, hanging on with all her strength. She smirks and starts swinging. She backflips onto a beam, her legs hanging over it. She lifts herself up.
Ulrich slices through another Creeper, Odd jumping over one. Aelita watches as Odd flips over to another Creeper, separating his legs. The two Creepers destroy each other and he lands on the ground. Amy spins around, slicing a Creeper up close.
"Yumi, only 10 seconds left! Hurry!"
She walks across like she's on a tightrope. "I'm almost there."
However, a Creeper is guarding the key, firing at her. She flips over it, barely balancing herself. The monster fires twice and she flips all the way to the edge. She narrows her eyes at her opponent, who fires again. She frontflips, pressing the key with her foot. She grabs the Creeper with her legs, throwing him over the edge. She looks down as he disappears.
Jeremy sighs in relief. When the Creeper lands on the ground, it destroys itself. "Nice job," Ulrich comments as he looks up. The floor separates and they watch as a staircase is made underneath them.
"Wanna see how low you can go, huh, guys?" Odd jokes with a grin.
"I thought you were gonna lead the way. Go on," Jeremy smirks, Yumi joining them. Aelita goes first and they start jumping.
When they reach the bottom, they're in another room. They quickly get to the bottom. "Jeremy, there's something shining over there," Ulrich looks across from them to see two shining orbs.
"That's it! Those are their missing fragments!"
Amy and Aelita take the lead, running down the path, but another Creeper appears on a platform. "Look out!" Yumi points to it, another one appearing. It hits Yumi in the shoulder from behind. Ulrich takes off with Aelita and Amy while Odd fires at the Creeper that hit Yumi, getting rid of it. The other one gets onto the path, slithering up to them. Yumi hits it with her fan and two more arrive near the others. Aelita and Amy run up to the fragments, leaving Ulrich alone with the monsters.
The girls almost reach their fragments while Odd and Yumi each fend off one Creeper. Yumi turns around, blocking the shots from one. Odd aims his arm and fires twice, destroying the monster in front of him. Ulrich speeds over to Yumi's aid and jumps, defeating the other. However, more arrive...
The two glance back at their friends, Amy feeling a little guilty that she's not helping them. But the fragment was important, and she's glad that they understood that.
Two Creepers fire at Yumi and one Creeper is suddenly destroyed. Odd blows his finger and she grins for the help.
The girls stop at a gap on the path. They glance back at their friends again as two Creepers are gone, but four more appear. Yumi flips over lasers, crouching down.
Ulrich blocks a laser with his sword as Yumi lands near him. "We better not hang around here," She tells the boys, running down the path. They follow, but Odd gets hit in the back. He rolls to a stop on the ground, waving the others forward.
"Go on!"
They reach the gap where Amy and Aelita still stand.
Odd runs up to the Creepers on all fours. Unfortunately, one more shot results in his devirtualization.
"Odd!" Amy turns around, Aelita looking towards Yumi in worry. The geisha looks worried too as these Creepers just keep coming, and they needed all the help they can get. The Creepers slither up to them. Yumi and Ulrich throw Aelita to the other side, falling themselves. Aelita looks over the edge. Amy steps back a few feet and runs, flipping into the air and landing near Aelita. She bends down towards the two. Ulrich is hanging onto the edge, Yumi holding his hand.
The Creepers devirtualize Yumi in a matter of seconds.
"Yumi..." Amy murmurs as she and Ulrich are left to protect them now.
Yumi falls near Odd in the scanner room.
"Jeremy, Yumi and Odd are down," Ulrich stands in front of Aelita, blocking lasers.
"I know. Get the girls' fragments," Jeremy tells him, gasping sharply as he sees something. "The whole room is falling apart!"
The path starts breaking into pieces, falling down into oblivion. "Run for it!"
"Oh no!" Ulrich shouts and they run as fast as they can, tripping over loose platforms. The Creepers disappear along with the path, the three eventually slipping. Ulrich grabs them, but they fall off anyway, screaming. Aelita and Amy land on something, looking down to see Flying Mantas.
"Jeremy, it's getting worse," Ulrich comments as they fly around.
"Oh no, it's getting better," Jeremy replies as he sees what is going on. He looks towards the elevator to see Yumi and Odd arriving. He smiles at the screen, the two gasping in shock. Are they seeing what they think they're seeing?
Aelita looks towards Ulrich and Amy. "You're crazy! What's going on?" Ulrich demands.
"It's Franz Hopper who's controlling the Mantas!" Jeremy reveals, a Manta letting Ulrich off on a platform. Ulrich stares at it for a few seconds, looking up as the girls fly to their fragments, surprised. Their father...is helping them...now Aelita sees that his intentions were good, and that she—they were worth saving.
"This is amazing!" Jeremy murmurs as Yumi and Odd are smiling.
They jump off, standing in front of their fragments. They're both blue orbs just floating. Amy smiles at Aelita, who smiles back. They can see their bodies inside the fragments. This is really it. Aelita was going to have her memory back, and Amy can have some closure.
They take them at the same time, staring at it...but then they break into pieces.
Their smiles turn into worry as they see the screen. "Huh?"
The stairs leading to the platform they're standing on disappear as platforms fall all around them. "It's a trap!" Jeremy exclaims in horror.
Ulrich looks around the room, looking up. He screams as he dodges platforms coming for him, landing on a Manta. He jumps to one hanging from the wall, but he gets squished by debris, devirtualizing him. The girls look around the room, confused and scared. They're about to jump on the Mantas, but they're knocked down by flying platforms.
"Help usssss!" They cry out as they're on a lone platform, with nowhere to go. A certain monster appears on Jeremy's screen.
"Aelita! Amy! Behind you!" Jeremy holds his head in fear.
The Scyphozoa appears, ready for them. They back away slowly, Amy standing in front of Aelita. She pulls out her spear.
"I don't believe it!" Jeremy gasps, turning towards a walking Ulrich.
"There wasn't anything I could do..." He murmurs in guilt, still affected by the platform falling on him.
Amy's spear gets snatched away, the fairy opening her mouth in shock. She didn't even know the monster could do that. Nevertheless, it snatches them up, starting to steal their memory.
And there wasn't anything they could do about it.
"NOOOO!" Jeremy and Odd shout in anguish. Yumi and Ulrich just gasp, horrified that their friends are in trouble and all they can do is nothing.
Jeremy looks over their memories as they slowly decrease. When it's finished, the monster releases them, having finally succeeded its purpose. They slowly fall onto the floor, trying to hold on...but their hands fall lifeless and they close their eyes.
"Aelita's...Amy's..." Jeremy holds his head in despair as they look at the memory.
Zero.
Odd starts to cry, covering his hands. Ulrich places a solemn hand on his back. The light fades from Sector Five, effecting the entire sector. Lyoko itself starts to shut down slowly as darkness floods the ice sector...
All towers from all four sectors turn red, granting XANA possession of all of them. They can only stare in horror.
"What...what's going on?" Yumi asks in disbelief, wishing this was a dream.
"XANA...XANA got what he want," Jeremy holds in a sob. "He has the keys to Lyoko and Sector Five. He'll be able to get out of the supercomputer..." He couldn't hold it in any longer. Aelita and his friend...
Just gone.
Odd punches the ground as he continues sobbing. Anger, fear, dread. All of these emotions coming in at once...he's never felt this way before.
He hates it.
Ames...my sweet little Ames...it can't be true. She can't be gone...I need her...
XANA makes his escape as a tornado is brewing outside the factory. Thunder strikes as all hope is lost...
Suddenly, a white light engulfs Aelita's body as light blue and purple energy move to Amy.
There was a cabin in the snow as they were surrounded by mountains. A little pink-haired girl with an older one that had pink streaks were making snowballs together. She loved playing with her when she came from her parents' house to visit in the winter.
"Did you see, Mommy?" Aelita asked in awe.
"Don't go too far with your sister, sweetheart," Her mother warned, looking on with Franz Hopper fondly. She had pink hair just like Aelita. Together, they were a family...
"Oh, he's so cute!" Aelita beamed at Mr. Puck. "What should I call him?"
"Wow, a violin!" Amy clapped at the kid-sized instrument. Violin was a hobby of hers, and she loved playing.
"What about Mr. Puck?" Franz Hopper suggested. "It means goblin."
"Do you like them?" The mother asked softly, both girls smiling.
"Oh thank you, Mommy," Aelita hugged her mother, Amy hugging Franz.
"Thank you, Daddy."
"It's like math," Franz was teaching Aelita how to play the piano. Amy had her violin ready. "Let me show you." He started playing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Amy eloquently playing a harmony to it. The mother looked on with a smile at the two instruments in sync...then she disappeared.
"Mommy?"
Then Amy disappeared too. "Amy?" For some reason, the girl stopped coming to visit. But over the years, Aelita forgot about her friend. She rode her bike to her home, hearing the piano again. She ran up the stairs and into the house.
"Daddy?" He stopped playing to look at her. "I'm going to my room."
Franz frowned to herself. Ever since Amy's mother told them she couldn't visit anymore, Aelita hadn't been the same. He loved his little girls spending time together...but Amy might get suspicious since she had gotten older.
Aelita could still hear him, frowning. The same song that Amy would play...
She suddenly felt an ominous feeling in her head, standing up. "Alright, come out of there!"
The girl ran up to her window to see men in black. She gasped sharply, wondering what they could want. "Daddy!" She cried out in fear. He immediately arrived in her room. "The men in black are here...!"
"I know. You remember where Mr. Puck is?"
"Yes," She said simply.
"Come quickly."
They ran down the stairs, but the men in black were already inside the house. She gasped in fear, hiding behind her father.
"This way." He grabbed her hand and ran down another flight of stairs, the men in black on their tail. They ended up outside, Franz shutting the door and blocking it with a plank. "There." They sped up to the secret entrance and he opened it. The men in black bust out the door, looking around, but they didn't see them anywhere.
They run through the sewers, Franz never letting go of his daughter's hand.
"But..." She looked around the lab. "Where are we?"
"In my laboratory," He stopped typing, turning to her. "Come on."
"Where?" She wondered as he took her hand again, leading her away.
"To a land where we will be safe, you and I, forever."
"And with Amy too?" Aelita asked hopefully.
"No. She can't be with us now...but we will always remember her. Never stopping loving your sister, Aelita."
"Amy's my...my sister...?" Aelita murmured in shock, but he didn't respond any further. They stood in the scanners.
"See you in a minute, honey."
"See you in a minute, Daddy."
The scanners closed them in.
Aelita opens her eyes, gasping. Did she just see...her childhood memories? The energy surrounds Amy as she's still not moving.
Jeremy looks up as something new develops. He gasps, Odd looking up. "What's going on, Jeremy?" Ulrich wonders.
"It's Franz Hopper," Jeremy pushes up his glasses. Amy transforms into a wave of energy, emitting a light back to Sector Five. "He and Amy are bringing Lyoko back to life..."
Everything turns on again and the towers go from red to white. "Look. It's incredible," Yumi breathes out as the girls' memories have been restored.
"Franz Hopper is saving his daughters...Amy is using apparently her only power on Sector Five." Jeremy murmurs in awe. Amy turns back to normal, landing on the platform. Her eyes open as Aelita looks around, wondering what just happened. Then their dots disappear from the screen. "To the scanner room, quick!"
Two scanners open, showing the girls. Aelita steps out slowly, falling to the ground. Odd rushes to Amy, who falls into his arms.
"Jeremy..."
"Odd..."
The boys hug them tight, relieved.
Aelita and Amy are petting the two dogs, all of them in Jeremy's room. "Right, would someone please say something funny before I have a heart attack that you almost gave me?" Odd looks at Amy, who smiles sheepishly.
"I'm sorry I worried you, Odd..."
"Don't. I'm just glad you're okay..." He places his hand on top of hers.
"Our father sacrificed himself for us, and we don't even know if he's still on Lyoko," Aelita says gravely. Amy frowns at the memory. The one person that was the missing part of her life...could be gone now...
"Fine," Odd lays down on Amy's lap. "Excuse me while I have my heart attack."
"All those memories of your life on Earth, and as a family," Jeremy looks up at Aelita. "That was the fragment that XANA took from you both, to bind you to him. And Franz Hopper managed to give them back to you..."
Aelita simply nods. "Now you're free, girls," Ulrich tells them. "But unfortunately, so is XANA."
"Shutting the supercomputer down is not gonna kill XANA anymore," Yumi frowns at the situation they're in. "What are we gonna do?"
"Same as always," Jeremy narrows his eyes. "We'll fight." He stands up in determination. "XANA may have become more powerful, but I don't think he's invincible. If he attacks, we'll counterattack. We'll find a way to get rid of XANA for good!"
"And we'll do everything we can to find your dad, girls...after all, he's the reason you're sisters," Yumi finishes, the girls gesturing the dogs off.
"You're right," Aelita closes her eyes. "The fight has to go on. After all...fighting XANA is my job."
Yumi smiles as Jeremy holds out his hand. She takes it. "No, Aelita. It's our job." Yumi holds out her hand to Aelita, Odd to Amy's. Aelita smiles at them hopefully, all of them holding hands in solidarity.
"Watch out, XANA..." Amy narrows her eyes. "We'll be ready for you."