Endgame

I don't own Code Lyoko

Italicized words at the end of the chapter are Ulrich's thoughts

Chapter 21: Forever more

The desert region was quiet as it ever was. The virtual sun casting beams onto the sand covered ground. 'Of course, this is the path to a new future.' XANA thought to himself. He was hovering over the area, looking down at his army. A legion of nearly five hundred machines, have with wrist blasters, stood in rows of units. In front of them stood an octagon shaped gateway. 'I do have to thank those pathetic fighters of mine,' he thought,' without them, this wouldn't have been a reality.' He laughed at the thought of reality. 'What really is reality here?' "Oh well," he said," I better activate the beacon." With that, his eyes glowed a more vibrant yellow.

In the real world...

The factory rubble lay in a pile on the island where it originally stood since it was destroyed three days ago. The public really didn't care about its destruction, but they were curious. All in all, everyone got back to there lives. Of course, the only real problem going on was the disappearance of six students from the school. No one thought of the factory as a place to start. To everyone, it was meaningless. Not to those in Lyoko.

Buried underneath the rubble, the super calculator stood unharmed in the safe room underneath its original standing room. It remained there with no signs of activation. Just then, it glowed with power and then started its boot up noise. The start of the machine was the step that made the final plans functional.

Back in Lyoko...

XANA's eyes returned to normal with his knowing of the signal being activated. "The bridge has been connected," he said," just have to wait for it to open." He then looked at the gate as it hummed with power. "It's all becoming a reality." Just then, a giant rock came flying straight at him. He turned to his hands as it came straight at him. He punched it off of the sky, crumpling it to dust. He turned to where the projectile had come from. He saw Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, Aelita, and Jeremy standing there, there weapons armed and ready.

"Was that really necessary?" XANA asked. "Very." Jeremy replied. "Its time we end this once and for all!" Aelita said. "I'm surprised to hear that from you, Aelita?" XANA said. "What are you taking about?' Odd asked. "You humans," XANA began," it was you who locked me in this prison. It was a mistake to trust mankind, and now they must pay." "That's not the way you should handle this!" Yumi shouted. "You shouldn't punish humanity for what happened only because of an incident." Ulrich stated. "XANA," Jeremy said," we can work for peace. If we join together, we can help each other try to help you." "I've heard enough! I will finish you all off right here! Judgement Hand!" XANA then held out his hand palm up as a large pillar of energy was shot at them. They jumped out of the way as it hit the ground and exploded.

Odd took out his rifle and fired some shots at him as Yumi screamed, "Steel Spinners!" and threw her Tampas at him. He blocked the attacks as he dropped to the ground. Ulrich and Jeremy charged at him with blades drawn and delivered slashes to him. But, he managed to block the slashes with his hands. He punched them away, but they moved back in for a counter strike. XANA then grabbed them and tossed them to the ground. Odd and Yumi continued to launch a long-range assault at him, but XAMA fired two energy beams at them, knocking them against a rock. He then slowly made his way towards Aelita, saying, "You know. I considered your "race" freaks. I felt pleasure in unleashing genocide upon them." "You're mad." Aelita said. "Quite. But know, its time the last of your species goes." He raised his hand to strike, but was then struck in the legs by two shurikens. His legs went limp as he knelt to the ground.

"What?!" he asked in shock. "Those shurikens are loaded with Sissy's venom," Jeremy began," A memento of those you have harmed. Now, it's time we finished you off!" "No!" XANA screamed. "Particle Eruption!" Odd screamed, shouting a white energy beam from his rifle. "Crescent Blade!" Yumi also yelled as she swung her Tampas, a crescent shaped energy blast coming out. "Dragon Fury!" Ulrich screamed as a green dragon of energy came out of his katana and headed straight at XANA. "Justice Blade!" Jeremy screamed as he swung his scimitar, a blade shaped energy blast coming out of it. XANA screamed as the blasts hit him. An explosion then engulfed him and a large crater appeared in the ground.

"We did it!" Odd said in excitement. "Wait," Ulrich said, "something doesn't feel right." "You're predictions are correct." Replied XANA's voice as he rose from the crater. "But w hit you with everything we had." Yumi said. "Honestly. Did you think that could harm me?" he asked. "Pretty much." Jeremy replied. "Well, I want to ask you something," he began," why haven't my machine's attack you yet? I mean, I could have attacked with them first." The gang then noticed that the mechanical creations hadn't even moved. "You see, I have a trick I've been meaning to use for a long time," XANA stated," while I already have an impressive power level, I can absorb the energies of my soldiers in this body. I knew you would return, and since I needed test subjects, you're little attack proved to be the perfect why to test it. Now, behold my might!" Just then, he rose into the air. From the lines of machines, red smoke rose from them, causing the robots to drop to the ground. The smoke then spun around him and caused a flash of light. When he reappeared, his body was more muscular and he spoke in a deeper tone of voice.

"Let's take it for a spin!" he said. The four then were lifted into the air by an unknown force. XANA then quickly delivered a furry of punches to each one of them. "And now for the finishing touch! Obliteration Wave!" HE threw out his hands in front of him, sending out a red wave like blast that hit them. They were then dropped to the ground, where they fell weakened from his power. "He beat...us in one attack." Jeremy said. "This is perfect," XANA said," if I can destroy you that easily, who knows what else I can do. Who needs troops? I can do this on my own." He then fired an energy blast at the gate's border. As a piece fell, others soon followed. "In about two minutes, that gate will close, trapping all of you here while I go to your world. But first, its time I take out the garbage."

He then turned to Aelita, with a look of both hate and enjoyment. She looked at him with fear as he ran at her. He delivered a swift punch to her, knocking her into a rock. She lay there, weakened from the blast, as XANA looked down at her. "Time to finish this." He said, his fist ready for another strike. "Aelita," Jeremy said," No!" Just then, he got of the ground, his body full of power. He ran at XANA, hitting him with a swift kick and knocking him to the ground. "What?" XANA asked as he got up," how did you get that power?" "From your brother!" Jeremy yelled, his scimitar drawn and slashing at XANA, XANA blocked the attacks, but jumped back in surprise at the fact that he was being overwhelmed. "He never had this kind of power." He said. "The power I have received was his," Jeremy said, but he gave it to me to save me from being deleted. No, I will use it to finish you off!" Jeremy then floated into the air. "Cosmic Finisher!" He then swooped down at XANA and impaled him with his blade. He took it out as he looked down at where he had been hit. He then yelled, "This...isn't...possible." His body then exploded in a huge flash of whit light.

The gang then got up as Jeremy ran over to Aelita. "Are you alright?" he asked. "Yes Jeremy," she replied," thank you." He helped her get up as Odd yelled," The portal!" They turned to see the portal was shrinking. "We have to hurry!" Jeremy yelled. They reached the portal, as it was almost gone. Odd jumped as Yumi also did the same. "Come on Jeremy!" Ulrich yelled. "I'll catch up!" He called. Ulrich hesitated, but jumped through. "Jeremy. Hurry!" Aelita yelled." Aren't you coming?" Jeremy asked. "Jeremy," she replied," I would. But, OSRO could only delete the virus here. If I go back, there would be no more inhabitants and Lyoko would shut down. And since I still need the system, I wouldn't be able to survive Jeremy then pulled her close and said, "Aelita. Remember when I had to rescue the other's when they were in that fake world and I said if I didn't make it, I would like to know that you would be there, waiting for me in Lyoko." "Yes, but..." she stopped as she looked into his eyes," Jeremy no. You have to go back." "Listen," Jeremy began," there's no point of going back without you there. I'm ready to stay here with you, forever more." "Oh, Jeremy." Aelita said. They then kissed as the portal closed behind them.

Back in the real world...

The sun was sinking in the sky; casting an orange glow onto the rubble. Just then, a strange portal opened on the rubble. It then disappeared, three people coming from where it had appeared. Odd, Ulrich, and Yumi, in their original clothing, looked around the area. Then cheered as they realized they had made it. "We made it." Odd said with excitement. "Yes. But where's Jeremy." Yumi asked. "He said he would catch up," Ulrich said. They then looked around, trying to find him. But, with no sign of him, they got up and headed back to the boarding school.

Ulrich's thoughts:

Our idea on what would happen when we got back would become clear. As soon as we got back to the school, everyone questioned us: The police, the principal, and our parents. We managed to come up with this story. Sissy, Nicholas, and Herb had stolen Jeremy's laptop and we followed them to the factory. But, the boiler exploded and ignited some fuel and gases, resulting in the explosions and we were trapped in the rubble for three days until we got out. We told them that Sissy, Nicholas, Herb, and Jeremy had died in the explosion. Many were still skeptical, but the deaths of four people made everyone forget the small details. The school had a service to honor those dead.

A month then passed and everything was back to normal. But, I then got a message on my computer. I was surprised to see it was signed by Jeremy. I got Odd and Yumi over to show them the message, which gave us good news of Jeremy's existence.

Dear everyone,

Sorry I didn't get this sooner, but it was a while to find a way to send this. I'm fine, to get that out of the way. I decided to stay in Lyoko with Aelita. Before I went through the portal, she told me she was still tied to the system, and that it would shut down if she left, taking her with it. I decided to stay with her, since a live without her would be meaningless. I hope you are doing well. I hope we see each other again.

Sincerely,

Jeremy

The end.

That ends this FF. Next one coming soon. Later!