Chapter: 4 A Dream?
IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
AN: Ahem, remember when I said this story was AU? It's only slightly AU. Xana, Lyoko, and the factory excist but the Lyoko gang doesn't know about it yet!
END OF IMPORTANT MESSAGE!
This also contains some of SAW stuff. Don't own Saw either. And Virgil looks like Virgil from DMC don't own!
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Last time on Code Lyoko: (lol)
Ulrich stared into Yumi's face before giving into the dark...
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While Yumi was sobbing over Ulrich's body, a bright light engulfed everything.
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Ulrich shot up in his bed. "What the...ohhh...that was the scariest dream. Ever...but...it seemed so real..." He thought as he wiped sweat off of his forehead.
Odd awoke and tackled Ulrich. "Hey! Your okay!" he screamed. "You have the same dream to?" asked Ulrich. Odd nodded and they all went to the showers, passing Hunter who was listening to music.
"Hey Ulrich, Odd, whats up?" Hunter asked casually. They just waved. Ulrich and Odd stepped into an individual shower stall. "I'm telling you, it seemed so real!" stressed Ulrich while they washed themselves.
"I know!" said Odd and they got out and dressed. Ulrich and Odd met Yumi outside and she tackled Ulrich into a hug. She began crying. "I see you had the same dream, Yumi?" Ulrich asked.
Yumi could only nod into Ulrich's chest. "Let's try to stay away from Hunter." Ulrich mumbled as they walked into the cafeteria.
Ulrich's cell phone rang and he froze. It was the same call as in the dream. After he hung up he thought really hard. "All of us having the same dream, and some of it coming true...that's impossible."
Jeremy and Aelita walked in and sat down next to Ulrich. "Hey, where's Hunter?" asked Aelita. "Don't know, don't care." said Ulrich grumpily.
"Agreed." said everyone and they began to eat their breakfast.
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In an old abandoned factory, many walls and doors were chained. The elavator was jammed. Six people lay on the floor, unconscious. One woke up. It was Mr.Stern. He stumbled up and soon everyone else was awake. The people were, Emily, Naomi, Mr. Stern, Millie, Sissi, William.
"What the hell..." cursed Mr. Stern as they walked up to one of the chained doors. "Hey, what's this?" asked Emily as she picked up a tape recorder. She played it.
"Hello everyone." said a voice as hard as stone. Hunter.
"I want to play a game, if you want to play along just smile into the camera." Hunter's voice said and everyone noticed a camera. Hunter sat in class looking into the laptop, watching the people.
"Here are the rules. it's a strategic game, with puzzles. Each of you, right now, are breathing in a toxic virus. It will take over your body, and cause you to bleed internally. But, if you manage to get out of the room, it will slow down. So, you better find the key to the door infront of you." the recorder stopped.
"A...virus?" asked Sissi, fear in her eyes. "Don't worry, none of us are going to die." Mr.Stern calmed as they searched the room.
William found a key with a note attached. "Do not use this key to open the door in front of you..." he read. "I'm using this key." he said and jammed the key into the key hole.
A gunshot rang out and William dropped down, dead. The girls all screamed. Suddenly, a voice came from a intercom. Hunter, still in class, spoke into his mouthpeice.
"Ah, so I see Dunbar has tried to open that door with the wrong key. Well, I'll give you all a hint. The key is in that safe there, and you all know the combination, it's in the back of your head..." Hunter stopped talking and watched the scene unfold.
"Hunter?" questioned Naomi. Millie looked over at William and noticed a number on his neck. "Hey, their's a number right there." she said, pointing to his neck. Everyone had someone else check their necks.
Then Mr. Stern entered the combination. Sure enough, the key was there along with another tape recorder. He played it. "You've found the key, you've done alright. Now try and find your way out, or you'll die before night." Hunter's voice rymed.
"This kid is screwed." Mr. Stern said before unlocking the door. "Come on." they all filed out of the room to find everything blocked off. Naomi found another recorder and played it.
"Your in an old factory, no one knows to find. If you don't find another key, my pets will feed alright." Hunter's voice rymed slightly. "My pets?" questioned Emily. Just then they heard a scraping sound and their was a dog. Not any dog though, it had the virus.
The doberman growled, showing it's decaying teeth. Everyone rushed into another room and closed the door. Sissi picked up an Ax. She gave it to Mr. Stern, along with another recorder.
"I see you've found thy Ax. It's kill or be killed, hunt or be hunted. If you have the guts to use it, try it out on Max!" the recording stopped. "Max must be the dog." said Sissi.
Mr. Stern opened the door and sliced right through Max!
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Hunter watched the dog get sliced while sitting in the courtyatd, eating popcorn. One of his friends came over. He was black and had dreadlocks because he came from Jamaica.
"Yo, Hunter." he said. "Hey Sidd, come watch this with me." Hunter said as Sidd sat down.
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Mr. Stern wiped the blood off the ax and found another recorder inside the dog. "Gross!" whined Sissi as he played it.
"I bet your tired of my rymes, and of this whole place. Well, tough luck, one of my pets is still loose, hurry or it will eat Sissi's face!" Hunter began laughing maniaclly and the recorder stopped.
"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" screamed Sissi and Millie slapped a hand over her mouth. "Shut up!'' she whispered. They inspected the room and came across an envolope labeled, "Sissi."
Sissi opened it. It contained a photo of her pushing other students around and another recorder.
"Hello, Sissi. I bet you want out of the place. You only got in here because you were a snob, a prissy popular girl with no mind. In other words, a bitch! But if you put all that behind, all of you have one thing in common." it stopped.
Sissi looked confused and angry at the same time. "One thing in common..." Millie echoed. They all didn't know what they possibly had in common. Mr. Stern opened the door and checked for the other 'pet.'
They all stepped out and investigated the factory. Hunter activated the intercom again and Sidd watched as he spoke into it.
"Hello contestant's and welcome to my little game. It has a name but that would give away to much. Try and find one last key, and no one else will die." Hunter switched off the intercom and he and Sidd started laughing.
Naomi started coughing. She fell to her knees coughing badly. She finally stopped and looked at her hand. It was coated in fresh blood. Naomi screamed. "We need to get out of here..." Mr. Stern said grimly.
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Hunter and Sidd shared the popcorn and watched the laptop. Another one of Hunter's friends appeared from the forest with his pant's ripped. "Hey, did I miss anything?" he asked.
He had long Black hair and looked Russian. "Dunbar died, but nothing exciting, Reaver." Hunter said as he handed Sidd and Reaver a drink. Reaver sat down and they all watched the little 'movie' before them.
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All the 'contestants' were running through the factory. Another one of Hunter's montrosity's on their tails. It was not an animal. It was somewhat of a human mixed with a tiger.
The human had tigery stripes, paws, claws, and teeth, and even the tail. It roared and everyone ran faster.
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"Hey, what is that thing I let loose into the factory any way?" asked Reaver. "Thats failed test subject: 665. The experiment came out bizzare so, I brought him along to help me. He can help sometimes when he's under my drug." Hunter said while watching as the failed subject burst down a table.
"I think I'll name him...Virgil." Reaver said and they all continued to watch the laptop.
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Everyone rushed into a room. They barraded the door with stuff. 'Virgil' walked right past the room, however. "Phew..." Emily exhaled.
They turned away from the door. They were in a room that had bare white walls. Emily found another recorder and played it.
"If you managed to get here as a group, minus one, congrats. But I hope you all get out and survive before you all perish. But, be forewarned, even though my other pet is gone, their is still one more key to be found."
"I'll give you another hint, the key you seek is somewhere in this room. But if any of you find it, you'll meet your doom..." Hunter could be heard laughing again and the tape shut off.
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Hunter, Sidd, and Reaver began laughing maniacally like Hunter had on the recorder. Ulrich went up to them. "What's so funny?" he asked.
"Oh...just watching a movie." Hunter replied, eating more popcorn. Ulrich walked away.
"A very real movie..." they all started laughing again.
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Mr. Stern and the others thought hard. They all saw the key, it was hanging from a string on the ceiling, but they were all afraid to get it. "I'll get it, then you, Sissi, you use the key on the last door, the one with the sunlight leaking in." said Mr. Stern.
He pulled on the key and the pipe it dangled from thrust into his heart, killing him instantly. The girls all screamed but then noticed four syringes on the floor.
Hunter began talking through intercom again. "Those syringes hold the antidote to the virus. So, take them and unlock the door and you'll be safe." he stopped and watched.
All the girls grabbed one and headed toward the door where Sissi unlocked it. Then they all stuck the syringes into their arms and collapsed.
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Hunter, Sidd, and Reaver ran through the forest towards the factory. They found the girls, unconscious. Sidd picked up Naomi while Reaver picked up Millie and Sissi.
Hunter picked up Emily and they all raced back to Kadic.
The nurse inspected the girls. "So, you found them on campus, near death?" she asked. "Yes, they just injected the syringes into themselves, I think there drugs." said Hunter handing them over.
All three boys walked out of the infirmary. "Won't they know you did it?" asked Sidd. "Nah, not a chance, they'll be too drugged up. Besides, like someone would believe them!" Hunter said.
They all started laughing maliciously again.
They walked back to the factory and disposed of William and Mr.Stern's bodies into a river. Hunter found the failed subject and injected his drug into him. Virgil stood up. He looked completely like Hunter.
"Oww. Thanks Hunter." he said while shaking his hand. "No problem Verge." Hunter replied as they all walked back to Kadic.
"Virgil Moon, sounds a little weird, oh well." said Hunter. "You know, i think this is going to be one hell of a school year!" shouted Sidd and they all began laughing again.
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AN: One hell of a school year indeed. R/R!
