Here are a few responses to a couple of reviews I've gotten:
To Trake: Somebody thinks I was copying from him or her? Well I got a couple things to say about that, One: I try to think up my own ideas, if someone thought about them before I did…well tough. And Two: I try not to copy any one else's work or writing (if I can help it).
To Sword Master Jeff: Trust me, my dear Sword Master…virtualizing Xana would be the LAST thing to cross Devian's mind, look over the chapters again and then maybe you'll see what Devian might have in plan for the program.
Roderick was busy on his computer, punching in algorithms and codes. Hellsing came on and asked, "What are you up to Roderick, some course changes for the kids training?"
Roderick shook his head and said, "I think it's time I gave you a virtual form in Lyoko again, I'm sorry I've been holding it off this long…but I had my reasons, I just have to install the last few codes, then I'll test it to see if it works…if it does, then all will be set."
"I can't wait to be more than just a 3D face on a computer screen again Roderick." Hellsing said, "Me either Hellsing, Me either." Roderick replied.
Just then there came a knock on the door; Roderick opened it a bit. It was Jeremy, "Sorry Jeremy, just being careful you know…I can't be too care these days, if you get my point."
"Point taken." Jeremy replied, then he saw Hellsing and asked, "What's that?"
"I'm not a what as you put it my dear adolescent, I have a name…Roderick, please introduce me?" Hellsing asked. Roderick nodded and said, "Jeremy…meet my right hand program, his name is Hellsing. Hellsing, this is a friend of mine, Jeremy."
"Nice to meet you Hellsing." Jeremy commented.
"As well as you Jeremy, I hope you will come to trust me as you do Roderick." Hellsing said in return. "Don't worry…we trust Roderick, he's been a real help in fighting against LEGION. But the one thing that still puzzles me is how does Roderick know so much about them?" Jeremy said.
"Well I think that's enough for one time, now Jeremy if you could please leave me to my solitude." Roderick interrupted, Jeremy said goodbye and left. Roderick closed and locked the door.
"Let me guess…you haven't told them your side of the story, have you?" Hellsing asked.
"You think they would still trust me if I told them that part, as long as I help them then why should they know?" Roderick argued. "Roderick, it doesn't matter what is visible on the surface…it's what's on the inside that makes you a friend or foe." Hellsing said.
MEANWHILE…AT LEGION HEADQUARTERS:
Sargent Bash made his way to the conference room; Devian had requested his presence and when the Boss makes a request you probably know better than to refuse. When he entered Devian offered him a seat, "Sargent Bash, you know that as punishment I suspended you from the virtualizers for a few days…well consider the punishment lifted because I need you to run a errand for me in Lyoko."
"May I ask what kind of errand, sir?" Sargent Bash asked.
Devian replied, "I need you to run a distraction for me while I hack into the lab those kids have taken for their own, here's how it will go. The first part is you will virtualize to a tower I have placed and activated in the Forest Region, I'll send a few Mega Tanks with you to make the distraction look like the real thing. The next step will be my part, from our main computer I will hack their system through a back-door in the system that only I know about, I will then make a copy of a program I need and install it onto a blank CD. After that come back here, I will deactivate the tower and that will be it."
"If I may speak freely sir, I don't know if that is such a good idea…I mean, what if these 'Mega Tanks' attack me by mistake?" SB asked, putting some thought into what could possibly happen.
"Oh trust me SB, as long as you stay out of their line of fire you'll be fine. I have added a bracer to your virtual form with a mini-hacker computer on it, so that you can control them…I've also installed into them an attack I like to call 'Perfect Delete', do not be afraid to use it." Devian said with a little pride and authority.
BACK AT RODERICK'S ROOM:
Roderick had put the final touches on the program that would virtualize Hellsing. "Okay that about does it, Hellsing…you ready?" Roderick asked his virtual friend, "Whenever you are Roderick." Hellsing replied back. With that Roderick started up the program, "Please work…please let this work." Roderick thought to himself. Suddenly a green plus sign flashed on his screen and Roderick gave a sigh of relief, he then said, "Hellsing are you there? Come in Hellsing."
LYOKO-MOUNTAIN REGION:
Hellsing heard Roderick's voice and replied, "I'm here Roderick, Audio and Visual are both okay, all I can say is that its great to be back her—."
"Hellsing, what is it? What's wrong?" Roderick asked.
"A new Tower of Minion has been made and activated, I can sense it." Hellsing replied.
"I'm looking for it as I speak…okay, it's in the Forest Region. I'll contact the others, I'll see you there but I want you to keep a safe distance." Roderick replied. He phoned Jeremy who then phoned the others and they were off.
LYOKO-FOREST REGION:
Sargent Bash was pacing back and forth in front of the tower, "Devian, how long are these brats going to take…because if they don't get here soon, I'm going to destroy something intentionally to entertain myself." SB complained.
"I'm already in and they're on their way to you, just be patient and you'll be okay." Devian replied to him through the set of headphones he (Devian) was wearing. SB didn't really have to wait long, when he saw them coming he pressed a button on the mini-hack and the three Mega Tanks rolled into place beside him. With a smirk he said to them, "Well, well, well…look who came to visit me, go home because you're on my turf now!"
"Hmm…Three Mega Tanks and a military washout, what should I do?" Roderick asked himself aloud, Sargent Bash knew that the answer was NO. So he pressed a few buttons on the mini-hack and ordered the Mega Tanks to fire, the group got out of the way, one hit Roderick in the Right knee. He hit the ground, did a painful looking somersault and rolled onto his back. Yumi and Odd destroyed two of the Mega Tanks while Aelita helped Roderick get to safety.
Sargent Bash backed away towards the tower; he then pressed a few more buttons on the mini-hack. Immediately after the tower rose at least about ten feet into the air on a platform (Sargent Bash was also on the platform). He then yelled, "Mega Tank, 'Perfect Delete'!"
On that command the Mega Tank started to spin around (while still staying in one place), it continued to spin faster and faster until finally it released a bunch of laser blasts. Roderick pushed Aelita to the ground just as the spray of lasers were about to hit them, they passed over her. But the others weren't so lucky; they took the full force of the attack. When the onslaught stopped, Aelita was the only one still there.
Sargent Bash looked at her, and she looked back at him. "I guess you were smart enough to avoid getting hit, don't worry little lady…I'll put you out of your misery right now." He then pressed a button on the mini-hack; the Mega Tank readied to attack her. She was like a deer stuck in 4x4's headlights, she couldn't move. As the attack sped towards Aelita an object jumped out in front of her, she saw it pull out a gold object and hold it in front of itself. The Mega Tank's attack deflected off the object at an angle and missed both of them. The figure lowered the arm holding the object and pulled out a wooden stake and through it at the Mega Tank, thus then destroying it.
The figure turned around and looked at Aelita, it was actually a he. He had dress pants on; pair of black dress shoes, a long sleeved dress shirt, and a gray dinner vest w/ a right side breast pocket. He had a pair of bifocals on and had blond hair and white sideburns.
The figure turned around and yelled, "Sargent Bash, I thought you upon anybody else would know better than to pick on a little girl."
"So Hellsing, you're finally back…well I guess if you're going to be another obstacle in our path, I've better remove you." Sargent Bash shouted back, the platform lowered as SB pulled out his rocket launcher and aimed it at Hellsing.
"Sargent Bash, I'm finished…you can come back now, your errand is done." Devian said to him.
"But sir, Hellsing's here sir…I just can't let him go free?!" SB complained.
"I am deactivating the tower Sarge, I expect you to follow suit…you can deal with him another time." Devian replied, now starting to sound upset.
SB looked at them and before vanishing said, "Hellsing, tell our good buddy Roderick we'll see him later."
BACK AT THE FACTORY:
"Well we don't have to worry about the tower, it deactivated right after Sargent Bash left. But I suggest we keep our eye on that one to…something doesn't feel right about any of this." Jeremy explained to the group, just then Roderick came down in the elevator and listened to the conversation at hand. "But the other thing that struck me was that Sargent Bash called Roderick his buddy." Aelita added. They all looked at Roderick at that point, at first he slowly started backing for the elevator. But then stopped himself and thought, "I held it from them this long, I can't hold it off any longer."
Roderick then took a deep breath and clutched the right sleeve of his coat and said, "If you guys are going to ask me why SB would say something like that, then I'm ready to give you the answer. You see…" Roderick paused as he rolled the sleeve up, on his arm was a tattoo (or a couple of them) one was a skull in front of a star burst formation, the other was the word LEGION printed vertically on his forearm.
He continued, "I was once part of LEGION as well…I defected because when I learned what Devian had planned, I wanted to try and stop him and his plan all together. But when Devian learned of what I was trying to do, he sent SB and Warlock after me. I escaped though and here I am, I know I should've told you guys sooner…but I felt certain that if I told you, you would've seen me as a part of the enemy."
"Hey, you've helped us so far…it's not like we would give you the cold shoulder now." Ulrick said, placing his hand on Roderick's shoulder.
"Yeah, plus we would need someone who knows LEGION and all its members." Jeremy added.
"Thanks guys. I'll try to give you any information I can offer, but I will keep it on a need-to-know basis." Roderick said to them.
MEANWHILE AT LEGION HEADQUARTERS:
Devian put the CD in it's case and labeled it: THE CODE: EARTH PROGRAM.
As he looked at it, he started talking to himself, "That program is about to make me the happiest person on earth, as soon as I test my theory then I'll know if it can be done."