With Odd back everything seemed to fall back into everyday life, Odd had given Roderick the CD he had stolen from LEGION H.Q.
"Incredible…it seems as if you've found a whole other region of Lyoko, if fact this might be the 'heart' of it…a little more research should reveal the truth." Roderick told Odd, "But I wonder…could this also be the place where Devian's constructing the DarkTower?" Roderick thought to himself.
"Well, it wasn't easy I'll tell you that…but I think I've earned a break for today." Said Odd. Roderick shook his head, "Evil takes no siesta Odd, the hero must be ever vigilant…plus you only delayed LEGION, you didn't stop them…only until Devian is defeated or destroyed will LEGION finally be a thing of the past."
"Yes, but now Devian will be more determined to take us out of the picture more than ever…he'll go to any length to stop you." Hellsing pointed out. "I make a note of that Hellsing."
A WAREHOUSE TEN MILES OUT OF TOWN…
"HEY, be careful…that's very expensive equipment you're handling there!" S.B barked at one of the movers, LEGION had relocated to another warehouse, it wasn't as big as the one they had to leave behind…but at least those kids wouldn't know where to look now.
Devian and Phantomae waited outside the place by the limo, "So Phantomae…when do you think we'll be ready?" Devian asked.
"Well sir with speed and any luck we'll be fully operational in an hour and a half, we're setting up the Gateway…that shouldn't take more than twenty minutes." Cyril replied.
"Excellent…those brats don't realize they only crippled me, but when the Gateway is up and running again…they'll be in for a 'réveil brutal'."
"I couldn't have said it any better Michel." Cyril said, Devian shot him an angry look. "Oops…I mean Devian."
NEAR SCHOOL GROUNDS…
Roderick decided to go out on the town again, he'd probably go to Hardee's and pick up some food for himself. He then stared in surprise. "IT'S GONE!!!" Roderick shrieked, his motorcycle had disappeared…he looked both ways down the street, no sign of it.
Roderick went walking back on to campus, "Who could've taken it…none of these kids, but someone had to have seen it." He then saw a vending machine, "A soda may help me calm my nerves."
He put his money in and selected a PEPSI ONE, on retrieving it from the slot it accidentally slipped out of his hands and fell to the floor. Jeremy and the others spotted him and walked over to him, "Hey Roderick…you don't mind if I have your soda, do you?" Odd asked.
"Not in the least…but I'd hold it away from your face because it might—." Roderick started to say, but it was too late…the contents exploded from the bottle. When it stopped Odd was soaked with the cola, just in time for Sissy and her two cronies to see it happen. "Well looks like somebody got a freak weather report." She taunted. The entire group just watched her pass, "Hey Sissy…ever hear of karma?" Roderick asked, Sissy looked back. "I'd be careful…because one of these days, this might be you!" He pointed to Odd who was wiping the soda off his face. Sissy just kept on walking, "Fine then…don't heed my warning." Roderick growled.
LYOKO-MOUNTAIN REGION…
Aelita and Hellsing were just minding their own business when Hellsing saw what looked like a bunch of vibrations going across one of the plateaus. "Hellsing…what's the matter?" Aelita asked, "I saw something…probably nothing but a system glitch." Hellsing replied. Then Aelita saw the vibrations, "I have to alert Jeremy!" exclaimed Aelita. And she took off running
Hellsing ran after her, "What are those thing, what do they mean, won't somebody PLEASE tell me what's going on here?"
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
Roderick departed from the group on the way to his room, Jeremy logged on to his computer. Just in time for Aelita to come on screen, "Jeremy…Its Xana, he's activated a tower." Jeremy wasted no time in calling his friends.
Meanwhile Roderick turned on his computer in time to see Hellsing appear on screen, "Roderick, something's happening in Lyoko…I don't know what it is, but it has Aelita scared half to death."
"Not right now Hellsing, I'm having an off day." Moaned Roderick, he then got up from bed and went to turn off the computer again, "Roderick, listen to me…don't you dare shut down this computer divine power help me!"
On his way down Roderick saw Jim who looked ready to collapse, "What the heck happened to you?" Roderick asked.
"I'm still trying to figure that out, one minute I'm walking across the athletic field, the next I'm being run down by a motorcycle. I barely made it back here." Jim replied.
"A motorcycle…was it black, and had a metal dragons' head welded to the handle bars?" Roderick asked. Jim nodded, "My motorcycle…and now the hunt begins." Roderick growled to himself.
LYOKO-MOUNTAIN REGION…
Odd, Ulrick, and Yumi had already transferred to Lyoko. They met up with Aelita who had Hellsing in tow. "Okay…now that you're here maybe somebody will please tell me what's going on around here!" Hellsing yelled.
They filled him in on the whole Xana thing, "I wonder if Xana's attack has anything to do with LEGION's disappearance?" Hellsing asked himself.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
Roderick went out to the athletic field where his ride had last been sighted, "When I find the joker responsible I'll make him wish he'd never been conceived." He thought to himself.
He looked around, "Okay whoever you are……this is your only warning, return my motorcycle now or face dire consequences!"
Suddenly he heard the sound of an engine revving behind him, "That's my motorcycle alright…I'd recognize that sound from anywhere." Roderick said to himself, only to dart out of the way as a black blur came speeding towards him. Roderick rolled on the ground and looked at what had just come speeding at him; it was his motorcycle…only problem was that nobody was driving it! "Now there's something you don't see every day." Roderick thought to himself. He picked himself up and started running as the motorcycle came charging at him again.
BACK AT THE NEW LEGION H.Q…
"Okay sir, the Gateway is back up and running…all virtual forms are on-line, the signature reader is at 100% and here's your Espresso Latte." Said Cyril giving Michel his coffee. Michel took a sip and said, "Damn…this is one good cup of coffee." Michel said to himself. Valaad activated the signature reader, "Um…Devian sir, I've got some sort of strange energy signature here." said Valaad. Devian walked over to him and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Well just take a gander for yourself sir." Valaad replied.
Devian took a look at the screen, seeing the red tick marks he knew what it was. "Xana." Growled Devian. He then looked at Valaad and the others, "Valaad…upload my virtual form into the Gateway I'm going to Lyoko…send Warlock into the city, see if anything's 'out of place'." Devian ordered.
"Attendre un monsieur minutieux…what is going on?" Cyril asked. "No time to explain Phantomae…just make it happen." Devian replied.
"Uploading Devian for transfer!" Valaad called out, the Gateway opened with a bright flash. Devian jumped through without hesitation.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
The 'Xana possessed' motorcycle rode slowly past the scenery of the school grounds searching for Roderick. When it passed Roderick popped up out of some bushes, he knew the only way he'd lose that thing is if he got back inside the school (start playing the theme from MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE). Roderick somersaulted out of the bushes and military crawled for the school when he heard a scream, "Please don't let it be who I think it is." Roderick thought to himself.
But it was, it was Sissy…she was being chased by the motorcycle, Roderick gave a muffled laugh. But then a thought crossed his mind, sure Sissy was mean spirited and self centered…but he knew that no matter how much a pain she was, getting ran over by a motorcycle was not a deserving punishment.
Roderick charged for Sissy and tackled her out of the motorcycles' path, Sissy looked at Roderick then at the motorcycle and asked, "What the heck is wrong with that thing!?"
"I wish I knew." Replied Roderick.
BACK IN LYOKO…
The team had found the activated tower, only problem was there were at least a dozen Blocks guarding it. "Okay…anyone got a plan of attack?" Ulrick asked. Hellsing pulled out a gold crucifix and said, "This could deflect some of the shots while we make our way. But we'd need some major power in our corner to save us."
"Well, that'll give us some time…Hellsing you walk ahead of us, we'll stay close behind." Ulrick told him.
Hellsing held the crucifix in front of him and started to walk towards the Blocks, they started to shoot at him…but the crucifix had created a barrier that deflected them. "So far…so good." Thought Hellsing.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
Sissy and Roderick were still trying to keep clear of the motorcycle, "Roderick…remember what you said to me earlier today?" Sissy asked, "Well, if we don't make it…I just want you to know that, I believe in karma and all that other junk." Roderick looked at her, "Don't say that…we're going to make it through this…you're going to see another sunrise, and I know how to stop that thing…but I have to lure it out into the open."
Roderick pulled out his handgun and loaded a clip. "You have a handgun?" Sissy asked, "You do know the school could have you arrested for having it."
"Well, let's just say past experience is not a friend of mine…that's why I keep it with me." Roderick replied, as soon as he saw the motorcycle he said, "You stay here…I'm pretty sure it's after me and only me, I'll try to be back as soon as possible." Roderick then dashed back towards the athletic field, the motorcycle pursuing after him.
BACK IN LYOKO…
Well the fight was underway, mainly because one of the Blocks rammed into Hellsing and broke concentration of the barrier. Devian had just arrived at the battlefield, he watched as the kids battled there way through the Blocks. "Now…let's see what these brats are all about." Devian thought to himself.
Odd was the first to go, Devian kept his eyes concentrated on Aelita…then he saw it, one of the Blocks was worming its way around the fight and heading straight to her from behind. Devian decided he had to help; he leapt down from his spectator seat and headed off to help them.
Meanwhile Aelita was waiting for her friends to clear a path when she saw the Block behind her, it looked ready to shoot. Just then she heard a gruff voice call out "IMPACT!" and the Block was split in two and exploded. Aelita looked at who had just saved her, it was Devian, everybody (even the Blocks) went dead still and silent. Devian looked down at Aelita, "I saw what was happening and I thought you could use my help." He said.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
Roderick had made it to the athletic field; he lunged out of the way of the motorcycle. He got up and pointed the gun at it, "I bought you and brought you into this world…I'm sorry I have to do this, I'll miss you." Roderick said in a whisper, the motorcycle started to speed right for him. Roderick pulled the trigger and started to shoot at it, around the seventh bullet the bike blew up into flames. Roderick flew back from the blast and fell to the ground, he looked at the fiery heap that'd once been his motorcycle and said, "Sorry girl…wish there'd been another way." He suddenly felt a jolt of pain in his right arm "Must've landed a little too hard on it."
Suddenly Roderick heard another motorcycle engine revving behind him, there was another one behind him with no rider present on it. "You've got to be kidding me!" Roderick thought. But before that bike could speed for him, it exploded as well…Roderick looked around and who should he see but Tao Li himself, "Figured you could use some help." Tao said.
BACK IN LYOKO…
Devian was more than a help to the group…he was, in short, a miracle. The Blocks started to back away from him as he stepped towards them, "You are afraid of me aren't you? That's the only reason you didn't show your power while I was here…because you were afraid of me and the power I possess." Devian pointed his sword at one of them, "Hey…lightweights, watch this, SPECTERAL SLASH!" Devian said to the kids, he then brought up his blade and struck one of the blocks. But instead of only that one blowing up, three of them did.
Ulrick and Yumi stared in amazement. Devian looked at them and said, "That was only 17% of my full power…now I believe you have a tower to get to."
BACK AT THE SCHOOL…
Tao helped Roderick bandage his arm, "Let's just hope that's the last of them." Tao said. Roderick looked behind Tao and said, "I don't think we're out of the woods yet old friend." Tao turned around and right behind him were 11 more motorcycles, engines revving and ready to bowl them over.
"I can't believe this is how we're going to go down." Tao said to Roderick, "I wouldn't have it any other way." Roderick said back.
"Now for honor." Said Roderick, pointed his gun at the motorcycles.
"Now for glory." Said Tao, pulling out a bunch of darts.
"And a red dawn!" Both of them chanted.
BACK IN LYOKO…
Aelita wasted no time getting into the tower; Ulrick put his hand out and said, "Thanks…we couldn't have beaten Xana without your help. I guess this means we're friends now."
Devian looked at Ulrick for only a few seconds, "Wrong." Devian said in a stern tone. Ulrick lowered his hand back to his side, Devian continued: "We both had a common goal and enemy today…that is all, I would never consider weaklings like you to be my friends…LEGION shall rule Lyoko, not some mentally berserk computer program. Just consider yourselves fortunate I didn't destroy Aelita when I had the chance."
With that said Devian disappeared, and the day started over.
BACK AT THE SCHOOL (RETURN TO THE PAST)…
Roderick dropped the soda bottle, but it wasn't to calm his nerves…he was just thirsty. Odd asked for a drink but Roderick said, "Wait for it…"
As soon as Sissy appeared Roderick said, "Hey, Sissy…you know I guess I never thanked you for showing me around the school awhile back, I hope this soda's a big enough thank you."
"Well…it isn't much when compared to a bracelet, but a gift's a gift I suppose." She said, Roderick looked at her and asked, "Isn't there anything you'd like to say?" Sissy looked at him and said, "Yeah, get a hair cut."
Roderick walked away and under his breath said, "T-minus three, two, one." Suddenly Roderick heard Sissy yelp as the soda exploded on her. He turned around with a smile on his face and said, "You know Sissy…a little 'thank you' goes a long way when you're dealing with karma."
Sissy just stormed off in the other direction.