Author's Note: I do not own any part of Code: Lyoko, the show characters, or anything else. The only things within that I claim as my own are the created characters Aurora & Spire Xion, Treg Zorl, Axel Blade, and Armoru.

Fall of the Guardian, Last Defense

Armoru speeds toward Treg, bent on destroying the one that forced Aurora to give up his secret. "You damnable human!" Armoru spits. Treg calmly dodges Armoru's charge, his black cape flapping in Armoru's wake.
"What is your problem? Few imaginary friends take it this hard when others find out about them." Treg says.
"I am Aurora's guardian. She chose to create me, but I cannot let her destroy me." Armoru turns around, sliding somewhat on the ice, and tripping over an arc of black rocks.
"You must give up and go on, like all the others do."
"I am NOT like the others! I was more than a friend! I was her protector, her guardian, her first love!" Armoru throws a knife at Treg, who catches it.
"You have one more chance, Armoru." in his rage, Armoru charges at Treg in full speed, and flies out over the cold ocean waters of the Polar Region. His wings flapping frantically, Armoru tries to stay above the water. a hand on his shoulder draws Treg's attention away from Armoru and to the pink haired resident of Lyoko. "Aelita, I presume?" Treg asks.
"Yes. Jeremy told me you might need help." Aelita says with a smile.
"The best help would be something dropping on that guy's head." Treg turns around and gets Armoru's fist in his face, sending him flying to the edge of the floating glacier.
"Do you think I will be bested that easy?" Armoru grabs Aelita's arm. "Such a pretty thing you are." Armoru licks his lips. "Too bad you have to die with the human."
"Leave Aelita alone Armoru!" Aurora orders, drawing her sword. Armoru turns to face his former protected.
"Why should I listen to you? You betrayed me." he asks.
"What do I need a Guardian for, if he was powerless to stop XANA from invading my mind?" she replies. Armoru just laughs.
"Pitiful human. You do not realize where my power stems from." Aurora lunges at Armoru with her sword, who deflects it with his hand. "Your own emotions give me power." Treg pulls a bow and white arrow from under his cape.
"Armoru, by the Gods that command the Dreams, return to the darkness from whence you came!" he lets the arrow fly and it strikes, embedding itself deep in the Guardian's back. "Your power removed, your soul destroyed. Let the barring of the Omegas be lifted." Treg says loudly, wanting to make sure that Jeremy heard him. Armoru drops Aelita and lets out a horrible roar of rage.
"Aelita, you need to get to the nearest Tower. Treg says that we can remove XANA's virus from there." Jeremy's voice is overheard. Treg, Aurora, and Aelita head to the closest tower, unaware that they were being watched from their objective.
When the trio reached the Tower, they were greeted by Axel Blade, XANA's newest hitch in the real world. "You think that removing Aelita will be so easy? I think you overestimate your chances." Axel throws back his silver cape to reveal an arsonal of weapons. "This war you conduct against my Master will fall into his favor at the end of this fight." drawing two swords, Axel goes into a defensive stance, as if waiting for something. Minutes pass, neither side wanting to make a move, when four Crabs, two Mega Tanks, and three Hornets roll up behind Axel. "Ahh. My reinforcements. But, where's your's?" Axel grins evilly.
"Right here." Ulrich drops down from the virtualization process, his sword leading down toward Axel. He blocks with one and brings the other into a slash across Ulrich's stomach, draining one quarter of his life.
"Aurora, I need you and the others to distract them so I can complete a spell." Aurora nods and rushes over to the three Crabs. Yumi had started attacking the Hornets, and Odd was trying to get in close to the Mega Tanks. "Aelita, can you give me some cover?" she moves in closer to his side and calls an ice dome to cover them. "By the encoded from the past, let the Shadow Rise." the ground starts to rumble lightly. Aurora destroyes one of the Crabs and Yumi gets one of the Hornets. "Ressurection by my voice a Dragon Guardian of Shadow for my aid." Odd manages to destroy the first Mega Tank, but the second lets loose it's blast and devirtualizes him. "The Harpies of the Shadow regain your bones, and imprint across the Realm the power of Shadow." black stones appear around the fighting groups, floating slightly above the ground and higher off the water. One of the Hornets lets an acid blast that hits Yumi and one of the Crabs, effectively destroying the Crab and devirtualizing Yumi. "Ultamite power from the stars, let the Shadow be reborn." Aurora double slashes through the last two Crabs and turns her attention towards the Hornets, flying after them. Ulrich had Triplicated and one of the clones had destroyed the second Mega Tank. "Let Shadow reign where it has not, let the darkness retreat and the light with it. Shadows rule in the mix." White stones connect five points within the circle of black stones into a pentagram. "Destruction to my enemies, darkness or light. Reveal unto me the truth of this fight." Grey light shoots from the lines, the Hornets and Aurora running into them and shattering the three, Aurora devirtualized back home and the destruction of the Hornets. Ulrich and Axel are separated by the grey lights, both hesitant to go through the things.
"You!" Axel turns his attention to Treg and Aelita's ice dome. He begins hacking at it.
"Ice Burst!" Treg places his hands on the inside of the dome and it shatters outward, streaking straight into Axel, causing him to devirtualize and also Treg because of the exhertion. Ulrich touches the falling grey wall, unintentionally devirtualizing himself and leaving Aelita alone.
"Jeremy? What's happened?" Aelita asks.
"They are safe with me. It seems Treg had more tricks up his sleeve than he had let us believe." Jeremy's voice is heard.
"Aelita, when you get to the Tower, you need to get into the center of the platform." Treg's voice is heard, for he'd leaned close to Jeremy's mic and spoken.
"I understand." Aelita runs for the Tower, ready to leave Lyoko behind forever.