Chapter 8: Castel in the sky...well kinda

Disclaimer: I do not own code Lyoko or even portions of this plot. (Still I hope it is a good read though)

The sound of helicopter blades beat loudly against the thin Mountain air as Ulrich, Emily and Colonel Leduc soared through the Alps. Ulrich Gazed out awe struck at the majesty of the mountains, it was one thing to see them from the ground but an entirely different experience to see them from within and about to be seen as only the birds did see them. He was getting lost in the view when he was interrupted by Emily.

"Hey Ulrich check this out." She said tugging on his arm.

Ulrich shifted his attention to see Emily pointing out something on a far off mountain face. "What's that?" HE questioned Seeing that it didn't seem quite natural.

"That's where we are going to be staying." Emily said with a smile.

"WOW!" Ulrich said as they got closer stunned as now he could faintly make out the outline of a huge building nestled on the side of a mountain very near to the top. He could see that it was still under construction and most of it was exposed to the elements as men continued to work on it even now as in the west he could see a storm brewing. "So this is where you guys go every Christmas?" Ulrich asked supposed.

"No this is the first year." Emily replied "My family just bought this place last year and plan on turning it into a ski resort but Its not up and running yet so we are the first to stay here yea know test it out." She gave him a look that made Ulrich think just for a moment of Yumi and the looks she always did when she was excited but didn't want to show it."

"Yumi..." Ulrich shook his head "She was probably off having fun going out with William... and..." But before he could dwell on it any longer The chopper was charged with the task of setting down on a small landing pad in relatively high wind and the mild to severe shaking of the craft stirred him from his thoughts.

"Hey you kids strap yourselves in back there. Looks like its going to be a rough landing." Emily's father yelled over the sound of the blades. The craft shook some more and Colonel Leduc struggled with the controls for a while until after what seemed like a short eternity he was able to set the chopper down.

"When he had he looked back at Ulrich and Emily "I cant keep her up here too long the storm is coming in to fast You guys grab what you need I have to take off again and try get this thing landed down a ways at one of the villages so t doesn't blow off the mountain.

"Ok dad." Emily responded opening the passengers door and throwing Ulrich and her bags out onto the landing pad. Common she said to Ulrich as she grabbed his hand and they jumped out of the chopper keeping their heads down as Emily's father powered up and then took off. And not a moment too soon for at that moment they were hit by a huge gust of wind.

Emily's long black hair flew back and the cold icy wind bit into their faces. They watched as quickly the green chopper that had bore them up the mountain faded into the storm and soon vanished all-together into the growing white abyss. Emily gulped Knowing just how the weather could be at 13,000 feet and hoped that her dad would be alright. "He would she said to herself after all he Was an ace chopper Polite during the War at least that is what she told herself.

However This time it was Ulrich that took the inative and Emily by the hand as he Yelled over the howling winds. "We had better get inside."

She turned to him and he could see the concern in her eyes as she gave him the nod and they headed down off the landing pad and into the husk of the forming Ski resort. It provide them with some shelter well at least form the howling Eastern wind kickback as the mountain shielded them from the worst of the west wind, still the place was under heavy construction steel beams and building materials such as plywood and windows sat about on the floor and propped against the unfinished concrete walls. Tool were strewn about the large mostly open lobby and a couple of sawhorses with a sheet of plywood constuted a makeshift table.

"Wow." Ulrich thought to himself. "This really was a change from the usual, the way it had been on Christmas as long as he could remember was always go home to Germany hang around the house for a month while Making sure to hit every Christmas party they were invited to "Ugh.." He shuttered at the thought or was that just the cold wind blowing in. "Sigh" HE let out a sigh of relief somehow he had escaped the boredom of Christmas at home and Kadic and though he didn't know what to expect next he was sure that It would be anything but normal.

A moment of two later he saw a couple of people approaching them from the southern end of the lobby. Te first was a woman in a large overcoat, She had a long Black Raven hair that blew back slightly in the wind and glasses she was stunning to look at even in all of those Winter clothes she was wearing. The other person was a little bit taller and Ulrich couldn't quite make out who it was Until they got a little closer, when he did she did he could see It was a girl probably a couple of years older than him. She wore a black hoody with the hood down her caramel hair was down and heavily wavy as it hung about her head like it had just been taken out of a helmet or something and a pair of baggy cargo pants topped it all off.

"Who are they?" Ulrich thought at first but when emily ram up top the woman He smacked himself on the forehead "of course" He said under his breath and he walked over to them. He got there about the time Emily had finished Hugging Her older sister and when she was done Emily turned around to Introduce them.

"Ulrich I would like you to meet my Mom." she said pointing at The tall woman with the raven hair.

"Its a pleasure to meet you Ulrich." She said Extending her hand.

Ulrich shook it and even before he knew what he was doing he said "Well now I see where the looks in the family come from."

"Why..why thank you Ulrich" She replied in a shaky French as she carried a British accent even into the French language.

"Ulrich's cheeks began to turn red as he had just realized what he had said when...

"And this is my big siss Lilly, she is going to go the Olympics next year emily said with a hint of pride for her sister.

"That's not set in stone yet," Lilly replied truing to be modest "Anyway I'm Lilly Nice to meet yea but if you would please excuse me I gotta a board to wax so see ya around Ulrich." She said and she walked off up a couple stories and went into one of the rooms on the third floor.

"You will have to excuse her." Emily's mother said. "All she thinks about is that Dogone Board and when is the next time she's going to get some powder. Anyway You guys have had a long trip Let me fix you some hot cocoa or some coffee. she said as she walked over to one of the tables and fired Up a torch.

"This was defiantly Not home Ulrich thought as he and Emily watched her mother put some water on to boil over top of the torch. "But was that such a bad thing?"

Sorry guys its been such a long time but I just needed a break for the last 2 weeks however I think im back in the wing of things and I will try and update more often than in the last couple of weeks.