Quick reminder: I don't own "Code: Lyoko," or anything directly involved
with the show, I'm just a teenager who liked it and would like to
contribute a fanfic. So sue me. Wait. No. Please don't. I have no money.
CHAPTER TWO: TRIO OF DEATH
This scene opens up in the lunchroom the next morning.
"Say, does anyone else think Jeremy's been acting a little strange today?" Yumi asked Ulrich and Odd. The two stared at each other, then at her.
"Maybe a bit distracted, but otherwise, no..." Odd told her.
"Yeah, that's just it. I bet he's still thinking about Aelita a lot. He's been searching for that antivirus nonstop. He really misses her company."
"Why? He can speak to her from his screen," Ulrich threw out as he sat back in his chair.
"Yeah, maybe, but when you like being around someone, you want to be able to reach out and touch them..." Odd stated.
"Hmm? Since when were YOU the master of all relationships?" Ulrich told him.
Odd turned to him.
"Place your hand on Yumi's shoulder."
"What?"
"Go on. Place you hand on her shoulder."
Ulrich turned across the table to Yumi, then reached out and slowly rested his palm on her right shoulder.
"You can just reach across a table. You two aren't even three feet away from each other. Jeremy and Aelita are in different WORLDS. There is a huge barrier between them. Plus, he can't go into Lyoko like we can."
"Yeah, but can't Aelita come out now?" Ulrich said.
"Only for short visits," Yumi coolly replied. "Speaking of them, where is Jeremy? He's been gone for a while..." She smiled at Ulrich until he remembered to remove his hand from her shoulder.
Jeremy was standing at the scanners. The door to the middle one opened, and a gush of white mist escaped the hatch. Aelita staggered out.
"I'm still not used to that," she told him, collapsing onto him. They were both lying on the ground, with Aelita sprawled out over Jeremy. Jeremy was facing her, blushing.
"I'm glad you came," Jeremy whispered.
"Me too," she whispered back.
They sat up, and she quickly wrapped her arms around him.
"It's so lonely there..." she told him. "No wind, no heat, no cold...it's lifeless."
"As soon as I prepare an antivirus, you'll never have to go back again..." Jeremy whispered.
"Thank you, Jeremy..." she whispered back before she planted a kiss on his cheek.
Ulrich was standing in front of a TV in a classroom with a group of students. The TV was displaying a news flash about a car chase.
"Guys..." Ulrich started. He turned around to Yumi and Odd, who were still in their seats. "You'd better come see this."
Yumi and Odd shared a quick look, then leapt out of their seats to join the crowd.
"Oh no." Yumi cried.
"This can't be good." Odd started.
"Good heavens..." the teacher said to himself.
Jim, who for some reason just happened to be in the room, replied "Ehhh?"
The screen showed a reporter standing by a main road into the city. A large building was in the distance, with a road leading up hills to it.
"As you see before us, there is a large warehouse here. However, a construction worker reportedly called our station up and claimed that three construction vehicles have started up by themselves and are headed this way in high speed. Several squad cars are on their trail."
Several large yellow vehicles sped past the reporter, followed by the law enforcement vehicles.
"And there you have it!" The reporter, surprised, called out. "We have the first scoop! Did you get that, cameraman! They were UNMANNED!"
Ulrich turned to his friends.
"XANA. It has to be." Yumi told him.
He nodded.
"What's he up to?" Odd wondered aloud.
"We'd better call Jeremy. Maybe Aelita's told him something." Yumi continued.
In a swift, graceful motion, Ulrich snatched the phone from his belt.
"I missed the feeling..." Aelita told him. "To be able to swing your arms and feel the air swim around them!"
Jeremy smiled at her. He was leaning against one of the scanners as she began to swing her arms and laugh.
"Say, Aelita...next time you come, we should get an ice cream or something."
Aelita stopped and stared at him cutely.
"Was that...you asking me out on a...date?"
Jeremy stopped and blushed harder than ever.
"I...well...umm...if you wanted to think of it that way..."
Aelita's face saddened. "Oh. Sorry..." she glanced away.
"No! No! I didn't mean it like that!" Jeremy quickly told her. He stepped to her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Aelita?"
"Yes, Jeremy?"
"Would you like to go out on a...date, with me?"
Aelita's eyes brightened as she stared into his eyes.
Jeremy's heart stopped as she kissed him swiftly on the lips.
"There's my answer."
"Aelita..."
His phone went off.
"Jeremy!" Ulrich called into the phone.
"Ulrich? What are you—"
"No time! Yumi, Odd, and I are on our way to the factory! XANA's at it again, but he seems pretty serious this time around!"
"What's the situation?"
"XANA's infected three large construction vehicles! They are on their way into town!"
"He wants to tear something down..." he replied.
"Where are you, anyway? We're coming up for the manhole."
"I'm...umm...at the factory already."
"What? Why?" Ulrich asked suspiciously.
"Aelita gave me a warning earlier. I came here to check it out."
"Hmmm..." he replied. "Why didn't you call us sooner?" Jeremy was at a loss.
"I was about to...you caught me first. Lucky timing, I guess..."
There was a silence.
"Well, we'll see you in a minute," Ulrich told him.
"See you then."
Jeremy hung up. He turned to Aelita.
"XANA." She knew the answer already.
"Yes. He's taken control of a few vehicles and he wants to demolish something."
She sighed. "I guess I'll go back in..."
She hugged him again and stepped into the scanner.
"Maybe we'll have better luck next time..."
Jeremy sadly smiled and stepped into the elevator.
"What did he say?" Yumi asked Ulrich as they pulled the manhole cover up.
"Aelita tipped him off."
"Ohhh. Okay."
They slid down the ladder and grabbed their skateboards. They zoomed down the sewer access canal into the city. About a minute or two later, they reached a similar ladder. They stopped and climbed up, pushing the other manhole cover out of the way.
They slipped out the sewers and raced towards the factory. Yumi, like always, reached the wires first, jumping on one and riding it towards the elevator entrance. She hopped off and slid to the door. Ulrich and Odd followed.
Once in the elevator, they rode it down to Jeremy's computer matrix.
Okay, so more happened this time around...XANA's on the attack, Aelita and Jeremy are getting even closer to each other, and the three are about to enter Lyoko. But ho, what is that? Is that the sound of plot development? Something's about to change everything...
CHAPTER TWO: TRIO OF DEATH
This scene opens up in the lunchroom the next morning.
"Say, does anyone else think Jeremy's been acting a little strange today?" Yumi asked Ulrich and Odd. The two stared at each other, then at her.
"Maybe a bit distracted, but otherwise, no..." Odd told her.
"Yeah, that's just it. I bet he's still thinking about Aelita a lot. He's been searching for that antivirus nonstop. He really misses her company."
"Why? He can speak to her from his screen," Ulrich threw out as he sat back in his chair.
"Yeah, maybe, but when you like being around someone, you want to be able to reach out and touch them..." Odd stated.
"Hmm? Since when were YOU the master of all relationships?" Ulrich told him.
Odd turned to him.
"Place your hand on Yumi's shoulder."
"What?"
"Go on. Place you hand on her shoulder."
Ulrich turned across the table to Yumi, then reached out and slowly rested his palm on her right shoulder.
"You can just reach across a table. You two aren't even three feet away from each other. Jeremy and Aelita are in different WORLDS. There is a huge barrier between them. Plus, he can't go into Lyoko like we can."
"Yeah, but can't Aelita come out now?" Ulrich said.
"Only for short visits," Yumi coolly replied. "Speaking of them, where is Jeremy? He's been gone for a while..." She smiled at Ulrich until he remembered to remove his hand from her shoulder.
Jeremy was standing at the scanners. The door to the middle one opened, and a gush of white mist escaped the hatch. Aelita staggered out.
"I'm still not used to that," she told him, collapsing onto him. They were both lying on the ground, with Aelita sprawled out over Jeremy. Jeremy was facing her, blushing.
"I'm glad you came," Jeremy whispered.
"Me too," she whispered back.
They sat up, and she quickly wrapped her arms around him.
"It's so lonely there..." she told him. "No wind, no heat, no cold...it's lifeless."
"As soon as I prepare an antivirus, you'll never have to go back again..." Jeremy whispered.
"Thank you, Jeremy..." she whispered back before she planted a kiss on his cheek.
Ulrich was standing in front of a TV in a classroom with a group of students. The TV was displaying a news flash about a car chase.
"Guys..." Ulrich started. He turned around to Yumi and Odd, who were still in their seats. "You'd better come see this."
Yumi and Odd shared a quick look, then leapt out of their seats to join the crowd.
"Oh no." Yumi cried.
"This can't be good." Odd started.
"Good heavens..." the teacher said to himself.
Jim, who for some reason just happened to be in the room, replied "Ehhh?"
The screen showed a reporter standing by a main road into the city. A large building was in the distance, with a road leading up hills to it.
"As you see before us, there is a large warehouse here. However, a construction worker reportedly called our station up and claimed that three construction vehicles have started up by themselves and are headed this way in high speed. Several squad cars are on their trail."
Several large yellow vehicles sped past the reporter, followed by the law enforcement vehicles.
"And there you have it!" The reporter, surprised, called out. "We have the first scoop! Did you get that, cameraman! They were UNMANNED!"
Ulrich turned to his friends.
"XANA. It has to be." Yumi told him.
He nodded.
"What's he up to?" Odd wondered aloud.
"We'd better call Jeremy. Maybe Aelita's told him something." Yumi continued.
In a swift, graceful motion, Ulrich snatched the phone from his belt.
"I missed the feeling..." Aelita told him. "To be able to swing your arms and feel the air swim around them!"
Jeremy smiled at her. He was leaning against one of the scanners as she began to swing her arms and laugh.
"Say, Aelita...next time you come, we should get an ice cream or something."
Aelita stopped and stared at him cutely.
"Was that...you asking me out on a...date?"
Jeremy stopped and blushed harder than ever.
"I...well...umm...if you wanted to think of it that way..."
Aelita's face saddened. "Oh. Sorry..." she glanced away.
"No! No! I didn't mean it like that!" Jeremy quickly told her. He stepped to her and put his hands on her shoulders.
"Aelita?"
"Yes, Jeremy?"
"Would you like to go out on a...date, with me?"
Aelita's eyes brightened as she stared into his eyes.
Jeremy's heart stopped as she kissed him swiftly on the lips.
"There's my answer."
"Aelita..."
His phone went off.
"Jeremy!" Ulrich called into the phone.
"Ulrich? What are you—"
"No time! Yumi, Odd, and I are on our way to the factory! XANA's at it again, but he seems pretty serious this time around!"
"What's the situation?"
"XANA's infected three large construction vehicles! They are on their way into town!"
"He wants to tear something down..." he replied.
"Where are you, anyway? We're coming up for the manhole."
"I'm...umm...at the factory already."
"What? Why?" Ulrich asked suspiciously.
"Aelita gave me a warning earlier. I came here to check it out."
"Hmmm..." he replied. "Why didn't you call us sooner?" Jeremy was at a loss.
"I was about to...you caught me first. Lucky timing, I guess..."
There was a silence.
"Well, we'll see you in a minute," Ulrich told him.
"See you then."
Jeremy hung up. He turned to Aelita.
"XANA." She knew the answer already.
"Yes. He's taken control of a few vehicles and he wants to demolish something."
She sighed. "I guess I'll go back in..."
She hugged him again and stepped into the scanner.
"Maybe we'll have better luck next time..."
Jeremy sadly smiled and stepped into the elevator.
"What did he say?" Yumi asked Ulrich as they pulled the manhole cover up.
"Aelita tipped him off."
"Ohhh. Okay."
They slid down the ladder and grabbed their skateboards. They zoomed down the sewer access canal into the city. About a minute or two later, they reached a similar ladder. They stopped and climbed up, pushing the other manhole cover out of the way.
They slipped out the sewers and raced towards the factory. Yumi, like always, reached the wires first, jumping on one and riding it towards the elevator entrance. She hopped off and slid to the door. Ulrich and Odd followed.
Once in the elevator, they rode it down to Jeremy's computer matrix.
Okay, so more happened this time around...XANA's on the attack, Aelita and Jeremy are getting even closer to each other, and the three are about to enter Lyoko. But ho, what is that? Is that the sound of plot development? Something's about to change everything...