Tragic Loss
"See you at the café Yunia!" Nathan yelled to her across the parking lot.
"Okay, wait for me!" she told him before stepping inside her vehicle.
The others got into their one car, they all decided to carpool since the other two were going in their own ways. The three cars pulled out one by one and exited to lot, the morning was serene and growing hot. Though the steamy morning only made the day more enjoyable especially with the air conditioner of the vehicles. Aelita and the others listened to some hip beat of techno as they got on the road, Nathan second to leave just opened his window and let his ears partake in the flow of air. Yunia the same but her AC was on full blast, she was the last to leave.
Down the street, two sports cars swerved into the road. The drivers had previously won a nights worth of racing over by the causeways in the farm areas. They were giving their all into a final race home, their engines so loud even people still asleep could be woken up by them.
Yunia never really saw the two speeding sports cars, her mind was in a blissful world. The first black car with streaks painted on its sides couldn't stop in time and clipped a truck, then it drifted into her van at terrible speed. The prow of the fast car went clean into the drivers seat, the second car didn't even notice all that was happening after his friend slammed into the truck. The red speeder with purple under lights crashed straight on into the passengers side of Yunia's van which sealed her fate is she didn't die from the first impact.
The crash was loud, meshing metal and grinding tires, screaming into anyone's ears within the immediate area. Nathan, who had his hand out the window, first heard the devastating sounds looked to his mirrors with panic overwhelming him. On reaction, he drove his truck onto an apartment buildings lawn and got out almost falling to the dew sprayed grass. His face remained emotionless seeing the girls van completely totaled in the front seating section.
The gang already close to the intersection heard the crash as well, but they reacted more slowly because of the other cars in front and behind them. But by the time they did reach the green Izuzu Hombre, they got a glimps of a car wreck and a hysterically crying man.
Jeremie, driving the gangs ride, parked the car to the sidewalk and watched the others get out quickly to be of some aid. Today was suppose to be a special one, a day of defeat over evil.
"Xana, even when your dead you still bring us grief this dark day of our lives." Jeremie said to himself before getting out.
The Police came and went, the damaged cars were towed away, two bodies were pronounced dead and the other driver of the red car in stable condition, the café trip went on as planned but with the exception of one, the mornings atmosphere gave peace, and now the almost discouraged celebration came to light.
"Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, Aelita…and me. Today we are commemorating the victory over a true evil force, an evil mind bent on our worlds destruction. The days of that horrible era are long gone, what we gained from it was a new outlook on life. A new lease on life, a new companion who's parents were sadly claimed by fate, our friendship stronger then ever before, and other things we gained that have escaped our present thoughts. Xana is gone, the world is saved, but even in this time of peace his dark shadow still looms over our friends outside our circle. Only if we stick together as the family we are, do we keep this unsung history of mankind awake. May all of our lives be prosperous, fruitful, and stay close to one another till the days we die. Cheers." Jeremie said his speech with the true part of his soul, his being projected into his words with no mistakes or errors. He raised his glass of tea with Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, and Aelita whom smiled softly as they remembered the hard times of the Xana era.
Their glasses clanked and the others said 'Cheers' as well, pulling their cups to their mouths and drinking all of its contents. From then on, they sat talking inside the partially empty café and reminisced over their adventures and close calls. The actions on Lyoko that brought terror and joy to them all and their Kadic years doubled with all the attacks. The girls giggled whenever Odd was reminded of his screw-up's on both worlds and the things Xana gave them other then sufferings.
After much of two hours or more converstating, Jeremie surprised the gang by having a special healthy cake arrive from the cafés kitchen. It had the number of years of freedom on its icing, the makers didn't really get the cakes meaning but who cares. Odd of course dove into the cake and took about a quarter to himself, the others found that cute funny in the mood they were in. The rest of the cake was devoured by the others, they left back to the school after thirty minutes of letting the food sink in.