Opening Moves
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A/N: This chapter is going to be from the point of view of Brian, the one who was revealed as a spy for X.A.N.A. Although there isn't going to be much action in this chapter, it is a necessary one.
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Chapter 15
Betrayal
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This seems rather strange. X.A.N.A. has been increasingly agitated. Is it possible that the war is going poorly? And which one?
I was in my quarters in Lyoko. It was a large room, located in the Main Lyoko Tower. The only room larger than my own was X.A.N.A.'s. I had everything I could have wanted just by submitting to the computer virus. My strength had multiplied several times. However, something didn't seem right. What was the virus planning? And what was the strange force that took over Lyoko a week ago?
That was the only time I felt fear since I had submitted control over my body. However, since I was only a partially infected by the biological form of X.A.N.A., I was able to keep my emotions.
Apparently, the virus trusted me. This meant that I had a big advantage over it. I could simply devirtualize and contact Jeremie. But that would alert X.A.N.A. about my intentions… No, I'll have to contact the one called Aelita.
Upon ending my monologue, I got up from the ground, and placed my sword into my holster. I also placed six shuriken into my pouch.
That's when I realized the major flaw in my plan. The virus is able to see through my eyes, hear through my ears, and think through my brain. Therefore, it'll be hard to hide my intentions. Still, I had to risk it. I had seen what X.A.N.A. was capable of. It was powerful enough to be a danger to itself, and had to be stopped.
I decided to take the window, as there was less chance of being spotted by any of the programs that inhabited the Main Lyoko Tower. Quickly, I vanished into the fabric of Lyoko.
A few minutes later, I arrived in one of the minor towers. Immediately, I left it, and appeared in the forest region. That's when I noticed six Crabs heading towards me.
I knew that the Crabs would spot me, and that stealth was useless. My transfer must've altered the omnipotent virus to my movement. Deciding that hiding my plan any further was futile, I drew my sword. It glowed bluish-green, and had two snakes intertwining around the hilt. Then, I rushed at the Crabs, jumped onto the first one's head, and plunged my sword into the X.A.N.A. eye. Then I jumped to the next one, repeating it. Then, I repeated it one last time, and jumped effortlessly to the forest floor.
That's when I spotted the flash of pink hair. My intuition was right, and I landed in front of the female program.
"Hello, Aelita." I said, and then realized that my sword was still drawn from my fight with the Crabs. "Woops, not a good idea, Brian." I thought, sheathing the sword.
"Y- You're one of X.A.N.A.'s cronies, aren't you? What do you want?" she stammered, apparently afraid of me.
"That is partially correct, Aelita. I was one of his cronies. But I want to leave his side. His plans are growing ever more extreme. One day, at this rate, he will destroy humanity. Honestly, when I joined him, I thought it was a game. But everything I've done in his service seemed morally wrong. What actually did it for me was my attack on the spiky-haired boy. After that, X.A.N.A. seemed to become more and more evil." I said.
"If what you're saying is true, we may have a very big problem on our hands. Ulrich is missing, and the remaining fighters aren't in any condition to fight. You'll have to take over for now." She said, and I nodded. I knew that my decision to fight that malevolent computer virus wouldn't work perfectly.
That's when I noticed that there was a group of Blocks lining the ridge, and that all of them were training their sights on us.
"Aelita, get down! Blocks!" I yelled, as twenty or so lasers whizzed by our heads.
Then I drew one of my shuriken. Of course, the shuriken alone wouldn't be enough, but I did have two weapons. I began aiming the shuriken, rapidly and cautiously. I had enough experience with my shuriken to allow me to hit a moving target at any range, even if the target was getting ready for it's next volley.
Then I let fly with it at the nearest Block. I watched with a slight sense of satisfaction as it exploded.
"Aelita, take cover behind a tree. I'll cover you." I said, as I drew a second shuriken.
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A/N: Sorry for the delay, but I've been having little motivation to finish the story lately. I guess it's because I rarely get to watch Code Lyoko anymore, so I start wondering if I'm IC or not.