Part 11: Reunion
After about a day of Night's death they journeyed into Night room. The received a key from Night before his death and XANA's second attack. It was early in the morning where about half of the school was still pretty much asleep in their beds. Yumi came over to join in to what everyone was doing. They were going to enter Night's room to see if they could find out anything about Night as to more information on his life. Everyone crept up to the door still trying to stay undetected by Jim still sound asleep in his room. It was Jeremie first, Aelita second, Yumi third, Ulrich fourth and Odd last. Jeremie slid the key that was held firmly in his hand. He slowly pushed in the key trying not to make much of a sound to alarm anyone else. Jeremie turned the key counter clockwise and pulled the key out. The door slid open slowly and a rush of light came in from the room. They first noticed the laptop, which was still on even after all this time, nested in the corner of the room. Jeremie walked over and started to search through the computer trying to find anything of use. Odd sat on the bed and felt that the mattress was so comfortable, nothing like the ones the school provides. The sheets were a drawing of people and a beast that seamed as if he could rise out from the bed. The symbol that was scared on Night's hand was on the imprint on top of the creatures head. "Ah ha, found it," said Jeremie. Everyone turned towards Jeremie who was at the computer still typing. I found something important that was buried in the depths of his computer. It was a file that contained information that was scattered all over. Jeremie clicked on the video file that was located at the bottom of the page. The video program opened up and a man appeared on screen and started to speak. He said "Project Epsilon is a success. The corrupted code program will be ready lord XANA. The carrier of this deadly code is in the moment being created. It will take some time to complete as this new bread of human you've created is a complex piece of work you've given us," said the strange man. The background was a laboratory and had test tubes big enough to hold human bodies in. The man started to speak again except now typing on a computer "The corrupted code will cause all of Lyoko to crash, unleashing a powerful corruption to all rebel computers but at the cost of the individual that unleashes it. So therefore there I have, along with my personnel, created a sophisticated piece of hardware that will be inserted into the individual to generate enough shock in order to keep the brain alive for a few hours until the individual is alive again. But it hasn't been fully tested yet therefore we have captured the individual's biological donor, a leader of one of the main rebel fortress strongholds you raided." The camera pointed towards a person that had the same face as Night, same hair and same eyes except older looking. He had on skin suit that was black and had light grey armor lightly covering parts of the outside. He was being held by his arms and legs in a circular device with his arms stretched out, same as his legs. "This is the individual's true donor and true father" said the strange man. "That means that man is Night's real father, not XANA" said Jeremie. The strange man started to speak again "We will now begin the test my lord". He struck a lever on the control panel and a light started to excrete itself from the bases of where Night's father was being held. Electricity was sent into the Night's father's body and was shocked with amazing energy. His screams were amazingly high as they were and far too high to be stood by any person in the room with him. Blood sprayed out from cuts and wounds that he had covering his body. The electricity stopped and about a few seconds afterwards another man shouted out "Heart beat has completely stopped. Subject's time of death is 4:00 a.m." "We will report in seven hours when we are ready to complete the other half of the experiment" said the strange man. The video ended with everyone wondering what just happened on the computer screen. "I guess that's all," said Jeremie. "Wait there's a bit more," said Yumi. The screen became covered in a thick black liquid. Everyone looked at the screen wondering what this strange substance was coming out. Then in an uproar of darkness came all of the liquid completely covering the room. Everyone cleared their eyes in order to view what had happened to Night's room that they were standing in. But it was to their surprise that they were not in Night's room anymore. They were in the exact setting of the movie that was placing on Night's computer. But how was this possible. Maybe it was some technology from the future that Night brought back with him. Everyone stood in place as they saw the images around them begin to move as they would in a film. Night's father laid on the able with the strange old man looking over him examining every inch of him. His body was nearly completely pail from death and he seemed to have had the blood on his body completely dried up. The doctor opened the right eye of Night's father and placed a flashlight over it trying to see if he would react. He seemed to have no reaction until his eye regained its focus as Night's father came back to life. His body still remained blue but he was able to move. He bolted off of the table and leaped behind the doctor. The doctor dropped the flashlight to the ground breaking the light bulb and the glass. Night's father held the doctor with a syringe in his hand up to the doctor's neck. Night's father began to speak in a voice deeper than Night. He said "Where am I, why is my body so cold and I can not feel any part of my body and most importantly where is my son." "Who," Said the doctor? "My son Night," said Night's father in a large shout. "You should look around and maybe you'll see that he's right her," responded the strange man. Night's father looked around and saw that Night sat against the wall not even moving an inch. Night's father rushed over and shook his son who remained unconscious. "Wake up Night's, Wake up," said Night's father. "I'm sorry but I have to break this little reunion up," said the strange man. Aelita looked closely and saw that Night was still a little child and nowhere near the age of when he met her. He seemed to only be 10 years old. The door stretched open with red lights in the darkness that came from five Kankrelat. They were aim directly at Night's father's head. Night woke up and saw his father looking back in front of him. "Father" said Night. Night's father looked at him said Night "I need you please get as far away from here as possible and never look back." "What's going on," Asked Night. "Just get away from here now."
Everyone watch as Night and his father talked as quickly as they could but in no time the Kankrelat were charging up ready to fire in no time. They launched out as much ammunition as they could in one fire and they all headed directly for Night, but at a split second decision, Night's father jumped in front of Night and took every bullet. "Night's father fell down in smoke as pieces of him were completely blown off. Night's father was immobilized from that point on. Never to awaken to his sons face again. Night extended his palm outward and tried to move towards his father but he noticed that his leg was chained to the wall. "Father," said Night. The doctor pointed to Night and ordered the Kankrelat to attack but just as his order started to be carried out, a voice arose from the speaker. It was XANA's voice. It seized the fire of the Kankrelat and grabbed the doctor surrounding him in a mist. The doctor started to scream and beg for mercy in pain as his body started to deteriorate. "Please spare me sire. I've served you well," said the doctor. But it was of no use. In a matter of second the doctor was engulfed by the mist and exposed as a shadowy figure of a walking corpse. XANA started to speak out of the corpse with an electronical voice saying "I prefer to use my opponent's greatest weakness against them so I will use my greatest foes weakness against him. Now that he is out of the way, the entire rebellion will fall to its knees unless… Unless my opponent's son takes his place but I can't let that happen, not so easily." The chain snapped off of Night's angle and Night was free. "Now try to run Night, try as you won't get too far. Night ran in the opposite direction of XANA but at that moment XANA ordered his Kankrelat to fire. The red in the center spun at high speed as they did in Lyoko. Night seemed to be running towards Aelita who stood directly in front of Night who was running. Aelita started to run forward trying to meet up with Night. She started to cry a bit as she ran forward yelling "No." The bullets fired right through Night and right through Aelita on the other side. She didn't feel a thing as it was only a hologram. Night fell forward into her arms this time instead of before in Lyoko. As Night fell the hologram turned off and the darkness returned from the outside world back into the computer. Aelita dropped to the floor crying "Night." "How could XANA do such a thing," said Yumi. "But one thing doesn't make any sense," said Ulrich "If that was Night then who is the Night we know. I mean we just saw the real Night die right in front of us so who could this one be." Aelita pulled herself back up wiping the tears from her eyes not saying a word, keeping her back in front of everyone. Jeremie shut down Night's laptop and dislocated it from the wall that it was plugged into .He hoisted it up and handed it to Odd. Odd received the laptop and placed it under his arm. Jeremie walked over to Aelita who still whimpered slightly from the recent tragedy. Jeremie stopped in front of Aelita and placed his arms around her. Jeremie hugged Aelita such as he did when she returned to him after her final journey to Lyoko.
It was five years into the future from that day that a deep part of Night's mysterious past had been revealed to Aelita, Jeremie, Odd, Yumi, and Ulrich. Now things have become rather quiet now. As for Aelita, she and Jeremie have been together ever since Night's selfless act of heroism. So have Ulrich and Yumi, who have continued to keep their love a secret from the world. Odd and Jessica have remained a couple as well and have had their constant moments over time. Since time has passed now everyone is in a much higher state of life. Everyone has been through high school and now everyone is in their first year of College. Everything has changed for our heroes; new school, new teachers, and new abilities.
It began on a street close to the local college that our heroes are now attending. Aelita was rushing to her school as she was late for school. She had a backpack on her back that was swishing left and right as she ran through the busy streets. Aelita had grown into a fine woman from all of the troublesome times that she went through to become as she was now. Here hair was much longer now than it originally was. She wore a red jacket that had sleeves that were larger than they originally were from the top of the jacket. Her jacket remained opened to show her shirt that said "France" written in black gothic writing. She wore black pants that had the edge of the bottom made into a trim that were colored a red line. She had on a pair of black and pink converse. She stopped in front of an alley that was pitch black as the sun was blocked by the high wall of the two buildings on the side. Aelita thought to herself why did she sleep in so late, everyone is probably at school already. Before she could finish thinking she felt a hand pull her to the left into the alley. She was thrown against the wall of the alley by six different people. One o them covered her mouth stopping her from screaming and alerting everyone one around he of her present situation. Two of the men held her arms and legs so she wouldn't move and run away. Aelita was scared that she would experience the worst today as this had never happened to her before. "Why would someone do this to her," thought Aelita. Aelita tried again to struggle but it was no use as the men were to strong for her to handle, but before the situation got any worse a man stood over in the far back end of the alley. The man seemed to be the same age as Aelita and reminded her of someone. He had a trench coat, black sunglasses, Black boots on, and he had white and black hair. One of the men stood up and faced this strange man who stood there with a blank face hiding behind his large pair of black sunglasses. One of the men said "You best move along there buddy, unless you wants to get hurt." The figure smiled an evil grin that exposed his teeth. It was then a strange sight was witnessed by Aelita. The fangs that were pointing out from the top of his mouth were beginning to make a thought in Aelita's brain become more positive. One of the men took out a knife from the bottom of his pocket. He rushed towards the mysterious man with the knife fully in front of him gaining speed to give as much damage as he could. Once he got within an inch of this man, he was grabbed by one arm and flipped upside down and tossed into the air thus hitting the back wall and into a pile of garbage.
The two men let go of Aelita and she hit the floor hard. All of them came at this man with every weapon they had. He ducked down and punched one in the stomach and another kicked on in torso. He punched the floor which catapulted him into the air. He grabbed a knife that lay on the ground from his first knockout. He turned it to the side of the blade that was not sharp and started to attack left and right striking each one of them. Each of them hit the wall after being launched back by this man. They all began to reek of the smell of fear as they stood in front of the wall. Every last one of them ran towards the exit of the alley running into the street. The man walked in front of Aelita and bent over extending his right hand outward at Aelita giving her an opportunity to arise from the state she was in. Aelita asked "Who are you." "I can't believe that you still don't recognize even after all this time, Aelita," said the stranger. Aelita looked at his hand that was extended outward at her and saw something that made everything clear to her. The E shaped mark on his hand that made her scream a name throughout her head. "Night" said Aelita grabbing onto Night's hand. "I'm glad that you remember me Aelita, but you should be more careful." Said Night. "But how are you alive Night, you were killed in Lyoko and I was right there with you when you died." "I didn't completely die but it's pretty complicated to explain, but first let's get you to school ok," said Night. "Oh no I forgot all about school, I'll never make it now I only have 20 minutes and I have to walk there," said Aelita. "Then we'll drive there," said Night pointing to a jeep parked outside in the street. Night picked up Aelita's backpack. Night walked out to the other side of the street with Aelita behind him. Night threw her backpack into the back of the jeep in the open trunk area. Night lifted himself into the front seat and turned the ignition key to start the jeep. Aelita got on to the front seat of the jeep as well and got comfortable. The jeep started with a loud roaring noise. Night put it into drive and stepped on the gas with full throttle. Aelita flew back into her seat as the gas zoomed off. As they drove Night said "So what has happened since I left Aelita." "Nothing much, everyone is now in college along with sissy and everyone from when you left," answered Aelita "Jeremie and everyone still haven't forgotten you since you made such a large impact on us." "There haven't been any signs of XANA have there," said Night. "No nothing," said Aelita. "Then what happened to the factory and all of XANA's remains," asked Night. "It was torn down to make a park for kids to play on. And XANA was dismantled by us and thrown into the lake surrounding the factory. So that should be the end of XANA for good," said Aelita with a strait face of joy. The jeep stopped in the parking lot of the school which was still covered with people. None of them were known to Night and Aelita. Night and Aelita exited the jeep slowly. Night reached into the back of the jeep, grabbing Aelita's backpack. Aelita took the back from Night's hand and pulled it over her shoulder so she could easily carry it. Night also grabbed a guitar case that had straps on the back so that it could connect to his back and could be carried. Night and Aelita started to walk onto campus of the college Night opened the door for Aelita acting a gentlemen as he always did. Aelita walked in happily with Night behind her as if he were casting a shadow over her. They walked down the hall they reached a sharp corner that had a sign hung above the corner that had "Literature Intermediate" written on it. Aelita turned around and faced Night. Aelita looked at his face and said "Night wait here a second, don't come out until I call you." "I really don't know why but sure Aelita," said Night. Aelita walked down and turned the corner running. She looked down and spotted Jeremie, Ulrich, Yumi and Odd. Aelita walked over and hugged Jeremie. "What got you so happy Aelita," said Jeremie. Jeremie had change completely over all the time Night had been away. He was now much taller and he now wore a buttoned white cotton shirt that had the collage logo sewed on it. He wore now blue cotton and polyester pants with penny loafer shoes. He still kept the same glasses as it reminded him of all of the adventures they had in Lyoko. Everyone else looked at them as Aelita let go of Jeremie. "Jeremie you'll never guess what happened today as I was going to school. I was pushed into an alley and some people tried to hurt me," said Aelita. Jeremie grabbed Aelita's arm and said "did they hurt you Aelita, what happened." "It's ok Jeremie. Someone saved me and you'll never guess who." "Who" asked Jeremie? Aelita looked down the hall and said in a higher than average voice "Ok you can come out." A big black boot came peering out from the corner. Night walked out and turned until he was facing everyone: Jeremie, Odd, Aelita, Ulrich and Yumi. The black trench coat. Those sunglasses and that hair striking a name in each of their minds. Night walked down the hall saying "It's been a while hasn't it Jeremie." Night stopped right in front of them face to face with Jeremie. Jeremie looked at Night's sunglasses and said "Who are you." "You've grown into a fine gentlemen Jeremie and you have developed you're mind quite well. And yet you still don't remember me." Night removed his glasses from his face exposing his eyes. As he removed his glasses the scar on his hand was exposed and the long forgotten memory that had sunk beneath time had been resurrected with the identity of this long forgotten friend. "Night," said Jeremie. Night smiled happily and said "you finally remember me." Everyone crowded in front of Night. "Hey guys," said Night. "Night, what happened to you. You disappeared for five years. Where did you go," demanded Yumi. "Relax, relax," said Night waving his hands in front of his face "I'll explain everything later but for now." Night turned and pointed to the clock in the hallway "you better get to class. When school is over you can find me outside on campus ok." Everyone looked at Night. Odd said "alright but you better be here." Everyone turned and walked into class with Aelita waving to Night. Night did nothing but smile and wave back. Once everyone had left Night lowered his hand and the bell started to ring. Night placed his backpack down next to him. Night turned and leaned back causing his back to touch the wall crossing his legs. Night put his glasses back on. A woman ran down the hall with books in her hand and a red braid in her hair. Night could just tell from the constant pace she was running at, that she was none other than Sissy, late for class. Sissy ran right in front of Night and stopped right in front of the door ready to open it. Night opened his mouth and said in a deep voice that sounded just like the one from when Sissy knew of him "even after five years of not seeing you, you're still late for class. Isn't that right Sissy," Night lowered his glasses exposing his eyes. Sissy looked back at Night and said "Do you know me." "It's your old good friend, Night," said Night. Sissy didn't even respond she became scared and opened the door quickly and burst through the door shutting it as she entered. Night put his glasses on and his guitar case back on his back. He started to walk down the hallway with his hands in his pockets whistling the "Code Lyoko" theme.
