Endgame
I don't own Code Lyoko
Chapter 9: I wish I could feel again
Ulrich opened his eyes and started to sit up from where he laid. 'Was it all a dream?' he thought to himself. But it wasn't. He looked around and saw the digital trees and rocks that dotted the area. "Damn" he said to himself. He noticed Yumi and Odd near him. He went over to Odd and said, "Odd. Wake up!" "Five more minutes." Odd said in a sleepy voice. Ulrich then shook him and yelled, "Wake up!" "What?" Odd said, getting up from the ground. "What are you two doing?" Yumi asked as she rose from the ground. "I just was seeing if you guys were okay." Ulrich answered. "I'm fine." Odd said. "Me too," Yumi also said, "You don't have to worry so much." "I know but..." Ulrich started.
"Good to see everyone up." Aelita interrupted as she walked over to them. "Where were you?" Odd asked. "I was seeing if anyone was coming." Aeltia said. "How long have we been out for?" Ulrich asked. "I say, by your count, a good twenty hours." "Well, at least I wouldn't be needing much sleep here." Odd replied sarcastically. "We don't need sleep here." Aelita answered. "Besides that," Yumi said, " do you remember what happened during that battle." "Well, Those three beat all of you and knocked you unconscious." "Them." Ulrich said under his breath as he started to walk away from the others without them noticing.
"They were about to delete you." Aelita replied. "I remember that." Odd said. "I managed to create a sandstorm though," Aelita said, "and get you out of the area." "Thanks, Aelita." Yumi answered. "What troubles me is," Aelita said, "how they could have became that powerful." "What I can't believe is them joining forces with XANA." Odd said. "Whatever XANA did," Aelita said, "he must have promised them something that brought them to his side." "I can't believe XANA would use other humans to try to destroy us." Yumi said. "XANA is completely using a newer battle plan," Aelita said, "I mean, the new soldiers, the new fighters. There may be more to this plan then meets the eye." "Hey, where's Ulrich?" Odd asked. "He must of went for a walk," Yumi said, "I'll see what's up with him." She then went off to look for Ulrich.
Ulrich was sitting on the ground a few feet away, his legs dangling over the edge. He looked out in front of him with a blank stare. "What's wrong?" Yumi asked from behind him. "Hey Yumi." He replied without turning his head. She sat down beside him and asked, "Come on. What is it?" "It's just," Ulrich said, "I just can't believe how powerful those three got." "I know. They were strong." Yumi said. "What the thing is that I don't think we can defeat them and I can't believe I'm saying that." "I can't believe either," Yumi said, "listen, we beat XANA every time he tried to stop us. What makes this different from the other times we went against him?" "You're right Yumi," Ulrich said, "we can stop him. Thanks for that."
"You're welcome," Yumi said," but you're not alone." "What do you mean?" Ulrich asked. "Well, this may sound stupid," she began," but I wish I could feel again. I mean, Lyoko's great. But not when you're stuck here, it just can feel like it could destroy you." "Yumi," Ulrich said, "I know how how you feel. I mean, losing the ability to feel. I mean, the feel of the wind on your face, the feeling of someone's touch, the feeling..." He trailed off as he realized he had put his hand on Yumi's. They looked at each other and then, they leaned in close. With that, they kissed each other. They then separated as Ulrich finished, "...of that." "I can imagine it," Yumi said with a smile," well, I better head back to Odd and Aelita. You should hurry back." "I will" Ulrich replied as she left. He waited a few minutes and then walked back to where the others where.
As soon as he came into the area, Odd asked, "So, how was your walk?" "Shut up, Odd." Ulrich replied. "Guys, quiet." Yumi said. "As I was saying," Aeltia said, "we need to be very careful, since I don't know how many hit points everyone has." "That's right," Ulrich said, "we lost a lot of them during the battle." "That's correct," Aelita replied," we also need to find out what XANA is planning and how to beat him." "Maybe I can be of some service." A mysterious voice said behind them. The team turned around to see an unknown person behind them.
Who is that? And how can he be of service to them? Find out in Chapter 10!