Disclaimer: I don't own Code: Lyoko or anything related to it. I do own Fianna.

Chapter 8: Lyoko

The next day, 5 minutes before noon

The five stood in front of the super–computer. "Well, I'm going to send you back to Lyoko. Remember, save Ulrich and get out of there. Then we can finally shut down Lyoko and X.A.N.A. for good," Jeremie reminded.

"Yeah, we know, Mom," Odd teased.

"Before you know it, he's going to make us put on our coats before going outside," Fianna smirked.

Aelita grinned and taunted, "Oh Mom! It's dinner, and there's no food!"

Yumi laughed and said, "Mom! I need a hot cup of cocoa! It's bedtime!"

Jeremie flushed a deep crimson, and asked, "Should you guys be going somewhere?" They all instantly snapped back to attention.

"Yeah, we should go," Yumi answered quietly. Fianna, Aelita, and Odd followed her to the scanners. Jeremie began his customary speech.

"Transfer Yumi. Transfer Odd. Transfer Fianna. Transfer Aelita. Scanner Yumi. Scanner Odd. Scanner Fianna. Scanner Aelita. Virtualization." The four landed in front of X.A.N.A. headquarters. There was a welcoming committee of 8 Crabs, 6 Blocks, 5 Hornets, 5 Roachsters, and 2 Mega–tanks waiting.

"Great," Odd cried, exasperated. He hit one of the Mega–tanks before it could release an energy wall. He bounced off to hit 2 of the Crabs and 2 of the Blocks.

Yumi had run to the second Mega–tank and dove off quickly as it released an energy wall that hit 2 of the Crabs, 1 Block, 2 Hornets and 3 Roachsters. "Score!" Yumi yelled. She then hit the symbol with her fan. She hurried off to help the others.

Aelita wasn't doing too bad. Jeremie had uploaded a sword almost identical to Ulrich's for her. She was stabbing X.A.N.A.'s monsters mercilessly. She had already sent 2 Crabs, 1 Blocks, and 2 Roachsters to oblivion.

Fianna was whirling about, sending her fan spinning at the unlucky Hornets and Blocks. She had jumped on 2 of the Blocks and hit the X.A.N.A. symbol with her weapon which was a staff at the time. She changed it back to a fan and hurled it at the three Hornets sneaking up on her. It hit two of them. She spun and hit the last Block before it could fire. Fianna back–flipped as the Hornet aimed its laser at her. She caught her fan and threw it at the Hornet, hitting it dead–on. She looked at the others.

"That was almost too easy," Odd commented.

"That's because of that," Aelita said, her voice shaking. She pointed ahead. They followed her finger and nearly fainted.

There was a huge army. Literally thousands. "Do you think it's an illusion again?" Yumi wondered.

"Do you really think X.A.N.A. would do the same trick again, Yumi?" Fianna asked skeptically. She threw her fan nonetheless and watched as it tore through the crowd of monsters.

"Whoa," Odd gaped.

"They're clones, a lot weaker than the regular ones. I think that means that the lasers are a lot less damaging too," Aelita stated.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Yumi cried.

Fianna and Yumi took on the ones on the right side, while Odd and Aelita began working on the left. Fans flew alongside arrows, swords, and staffs. Aelita was spinning and hitting Roachsters with her sword. Odd was jumping on Crabs and hitting the X.A.N.A. symbols and leaping from Crab to Crab. Fianna was whirling about, letting her fan cut through the crowd of Blocks. Yumi threw her fan and watched it tear through the swarm of Hornets. As she got hit in the back by a laser from a Crab, Jeremie gasped, astonished, "Yumi, you haven't lost a single lifepoint from that shot! What's happening?"

"Oh. X.A.N.A. just made copies that are a lot less harmful," Yumi replied.

"Ah. That would explain it," Jeremie said.

The four finally finished off the whole crowd. "Well, let's go into X.A.N.A.'s headquarters and kick his sorry butt!" Odd said, trying to lighten the serious mood.

"Not now, Odd," Fianna reprimanded quietly.

As they entered, they found a terrible and shocking sight awaiting them.

Muhahaha! I'm ending it there. After my writing spree, I'm getting writer's block, and my cousins are coming over soon so I may not update for a while. Yes, I know the name for this chapter is lame, but I couldn't think of anything else. Any suggestions for a name would be greatly appreciated. Ciao!