Author's Note: Ok everyone! It's getting down to the wire here! I shall
tell you now that this is the final confrontation for this story. On with
the show!
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6:31 PM Unknown Region
"I'm sorry Ulreck! I already sent her!"
Sure enough, in a matter of seconds, Alieta appeared in the same place they were in. As soon as she landed, the fear washed over her too. The region they were at was none other than Xana's own region: Lyoko's Core!
In front of them 3 crabs began to scurry after them.
"Um, hey Alieta? What does a little red arrow mean?" Gary called.
"It's an enemy!"
"Oh, well, then, I'm seeing 3 enemies coming at you and one that is just standing there..."
"We see the 3 you're talking about. Every one! Scatter!"
They did so and every one began to attack. Ulreck and Yumi were deflecting shot with their weapons and Odd was dodging shots with his cat like abilities.
"Alieta, what are you doing!?! Go for the tower!"
It seemed that the region was waiting for that command. A blinding flash emitted from the core itself and seemed to stay there for a few seconds. Then it went dark and all of the surrounding towers went blue except one that was right next to the core. Alieta looked and what happened and screamed. "Oh no! There are two to chose from!"
"I only see one!"
"The core is a tower!" She called.
Odd was still dodging the shot when he shouted, "Alright that's enough!" He jumped on top of his crab and shouted victoriously "LASER ARROW!"
The crab exploded in to pieces as he landed onto the ground. "Ha, ha! Take that!" He began to move toward the others to help them out, but, he couldn't move!
"HEY! What the hell...?" He looked down and saw why. A vine that looked oddly familiar was wrapping it's self around Odd's legs. It then began to pull Odd back to where it came from.
"YAAAA! GUYS! HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLP!"
Ulreck and Yumi stopped and looked at what was going on. Even the crabs that were attacking them looked at the struggling Odd.
Ulreck and Yumi rushed to help Odd out. Alieta was also trying but could not break through the vine. Odd clawed frantically at the ground and kept screaming and calling for help.
"Help me! God, please! Help! I don't wanna diiiiie!" He grabbed hold of Yumi's hand and refused to let go.
"Don't worry.... We'll... get you out! Jeez! What the hell is this thing!" Ulreck was beating his sword against it but nothing happened. Not even a scratch was made.
Then the vine began to travel upward. Odd lost his grip on Yumi's hand and as he traveled upward, there was a look of pure terror on his face.
As the team looked on in horror, two more vines sprouted from the ground. This time, however, the vines did not have the element of surprise. One of the vines turned and looked at Alieta, and she looked back at it. After a moment, the vine simply swatted her away and went back to Alieta.
"What in the hell are these things! They take our strongest hits, but nothing happens!" Ulreck yelled. He had given up trying to kill them, he was now deflecting their attempts to wrap him up.
"Alieta! Do you know what these things are?!?" Yumi had also given up and was also deflecting their attempts as well.
Up above still being swung around, Odd had just given up. The vines were wrapped too tight for him to even move. He traced his vine back to the source. 'Huh. Whadya know? They came from the Core. THEY CAME FROM THE CORE?!?!?' He thought. He attempted to warn his friends, but the vine was wrapped too tightly.
"I'm sorry... I do not have any idea on where they came from! But, it is strange... why aren't they attacking me?"
"HA, HA, HA, HA! THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE!" Bellowed a deep, booming voice.
Alieta whipped around and looked for the source, and when she found it, it all clicked. The vines, the stationary enemy, the voice, they all made sense now. The core wasn't just a tower, it was also an enemy! It was Xana!
"WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SURPRISED, MY DEAR ALIETA?" The core boomed.
Alieta couldn't speak. Meanwhile, while Yumi and Ulreck were busy with the two that were attacking them, two more vines stealthily crept up behind them. Yumi and Ulreck heard them a moment too late. They spun around and before they could attack, the vines wrapped them selves around their midsection and began to travel up ward. "HEY!" "HELP!"
"YUMI! ULRECK! NO!"
"HO, HO, HO! LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE NO ONE TO PROTECT YOU NOW. BUT DON'T WORRY, I WON'T ATTACK YOU. FOR YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN EITHER SAVE ME, OR DESTORY ME."
"What do you mean? You do know that even if I save you, the real world Xana will turn you off, right?"
"WHO SAYS THAT IS A COMPLETE XANA? HE IS ONLY HALF OF ME, AND I AM HALF OF HIM. WE ARE THE SAME PARTS TO A WHOLE. WHATEVER HE THINKS OR DOES, I KNOW AND VICE-VERSA."
"What about the nuclear countdown?"
"WHO SAYS I CAN'T STOP IT ONCE I'M OUT OF HERE? BUT, ENOUGH STALLING. YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE."
"What decision?"
"TWO TOWERS. BOTH ARE ACTIVE. THE ONE NEXT TO ME HOLDS THE PROGRAM FOR YOUR DEAR FRIEND. YOU DEACTIVATE IT, YOU SAVE YOUR FRIEND AND KILL ME, BUT THE NUCLEAR COUNTDOWN CONTINUES AND CANNOT BE STOPPED.
"MYSELF HOLD THE KEY TO STOPING THE COUNTDOWN, BUT YOU FINALIZE ME AND KILL YOUR FRIEND. SAVE YOUR FRIEND, OR SAVE THE WORLD... THE CHOICE IS YOURS..." Remember that vision?
Alieta looked up at her friends. It seemed that they stopped struggling and were watching the drama unfold. It seemed that Xana's evil knew no bounds. She looked up at the towering core and said something that was most unlike her.
"You bastard."
The Core simply laughed. The team looked at Alieta in shock.
"HO, HO, HO! WELL? WHAT IS IT GONNA BE? FRIEND, OR WORLD?"
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Author's Note: Well, the story is almost done. What do you think she is gonna do? I already know what she is gonna do and what is gonna happen. But what do you think is gonna happen? Review me, e-mail me, anything! Tell me what you think!
Till next time! See ya!
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6:31 PM Unknown Region
"I'm sorry Ulreck! I already sent her!"
Sure enough, in a matter of seconds, Alieta appeared in the same place they were in. As soon as she landed, the fear washed over her too. The region they were at was none other than Xana's own region: Lyoko's Core!
In front of them 3 crabs began to scurry after them.
"Um, hey Alieta? What does a little red arrow mean?" Gary called.
"It's an enemy!"
"Oh, well, then, I'm seeing 3 enemies coming at you and one that is just standing there..."
"We see the 3 you're talking about. Every one! Scatter!"
They did so and every one began to attack. Ulreck and Yumi were deflecting shot with their weapons and Odd was dodging shots with his cat like abilities.
"Alieta, what are you doing!?! Go for the tower!"
It seemed that the region was waiting for that command. A blinding flash emitted from the core itself and seemed to stay there for a few seconds. Then it went dark and all of the surrounding towers went blue except one that was right next to the core. Alieta looked and what happened and screamed. "Oh no! There are two to chose from!"
"I only see one!"
"The core is a tower!" She called.
Odd was still dodging the shot when he shouted, "Alright that's enough!" He jumped on top of his crab and shouted victoriously "LASER ARROW!"
The crab exploded in to pieces as he landed onto the ground. "Ha, ha! Take that!" He began to move toward the others to help them out, but, he couldn't move!
"HEY! What the hell...?" He looked down and saw why. A vine that looked oddly familiar was wrapping it's self around Odd's legs. It then began to pull Odd back to where it came from.
"YAAAA! GUYS! HEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLP!"
Ulreck and Yumi stopped and looked at what was going on. Even the crabs that were attacking them looked at the struggling Odd.
Ulreck and Yumi rushed to help Odd out. Alieta was also trying but could not break through the vine. Odd clawed frantically at the ground and kept screaming and calling for help.
"Help me! God, please! Help! I don't wanna diiiiie!" He grabbed hold of Yumi's hand and refused to let go.
"Don't worry.... We'll... get you out! Jeez! What the hell is this thing!" Ulreck was beating his sword against it but nothing happened. Not even a scratch was made.
Then the vine began to travel upward. Odd lost his grip on Yumi's hand and as he traveled upward, there was a look of pure terror on his face.
As the team looked on in horror, two more vines sprouted from the ground. This time, however, the vines did not have the element of surprise. One of the vines turned and looked at Alieta, and she looked back at it. After a moment, the vine simply swatted her away and went back to Alieta.
"What in the hell are these things! They take our strongest hits, but nothing happens!" Ulreck yelled. He had given up trying to kill them, he was now deflecting their attempts to wrap him up.
"Alieta! Do you know what these things are?!?" Yumi had also given up and was also deflecting their attempts as well.
Up above still being swung around, Odd had just given up. The vines were wrapped too tight for him to even move. He traced his vine back to the source. 'Huh. Whadya know? They came from the Core. THEY CAME FROM THE CORE?!?!?' He thought. He attempted to warn his friends, but the vine was wrapped too tightly.
"I'm sorry... I do not have any idea on where they came from! But, it is strange... why aren't they attacking me?"
"HA, HA, HA, HA! THAT IS BECAUSE YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE!" Bellowed a deep, booming voice.
Alieta whipped around and looked for the source, and when she found it, it all clicked. The vines, the stationary enemy, the voice, they all made sense now. The core wasn't just a tower, it was also an enemy! It was Xana!
"WHY DO YOU LOOK SO SURPRISED, MY DEAR ALIETA?" The core boomed.
Alieta couldn't speak. Meanwhile, while Yumi and Ulreck were busy with the two that were attacking them, two more vines stealthily crept up behind them. Yumi and Ulreck heard them a moment too late. They spun around and before they could attack, the vines wrapped them selves around their midsection and began to travel up ward. "HEY!" "HELP!"
"YUMI! ULRECK! NO!"
"HO, HO, HO! LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE NO ONE TO PROTECT YOU NOW. BUT DON'T WORRY, I WON'T ATTACK YOU. FOR YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN EITHER SAVE ME, OR DESTORY ME."
"What do you mean? You do know that even if I save you, the real world Xana will turn you off, right?"
"WHO SAYS THAT IS A COMPLETE XANA? HE IS ONLY HALF OF ME, AND I AM HALF OF HIM. WE ARE THE SAME PARTS TO A WHOLE. WHATEVER HE THINKS OR DOES, I KNOW AND VICE-VERSA."
"What about the nuclear countdown?"
"WHO SAYS I CAN'T STOP IT ONCE I'M OUT OF HERE? BUT, ENOUGH STALLING. YOU HAVE A DECISION TO MAKE."
"What decision?"
"TWO TOWERS. BOTH ARE ACTIVE. THE ONE NEXT TO ME HOLDS THE PROGRAM FOR YOUR DEAR FRIEND. YOU DEACTIVATE IT, YOU SAVE YOUR FRIEND AND KILL ME, BUT THE NUCLEAR COUNTDOWN CONTINUES AND CANNOT BE STOPPED.
"MYSELF HOLD THE KEY TO STOPING THE COUNTDOWN, BUT YOU FINALIZE ME AND KILL YOUR FRIEND. SAVE YOUR FRIEND, OR SAVE THE WORLD... THE CHOICE IS YOURS..." Remember that vision?
Alieta looked up at her friends. It seemed that they stopped struggling and were watching the drama unfold. It seemed that Xana's evil knew no bounds. She looked up at the towering core and said something that was most unlike her.
"You bastard."
The Core simply laughed. The team looked at Alieta in shock.
"HO, HO, HO! WELL? WHAT IS IT GONNA BE? FRIEND, OR WORLD?"
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Author's Note: Well, the story is almost done. What do you think she is gonna do? I already know what she is gonna do and what is gonna happen. But what do you think is gonna happen? Review me, e-mail me, anything! Tell me what you think!
Till next time! See ya!