Chapter 2 Lookout
A.N. – So, this chapter will be based on the Lyoko Warriors finding a new base in order to keep an eye on Xana, but this new base will be vital later in the story. Let's begin!
Short Summary – As the return of Xana nears, the Lyoko Warriors begin to figure out ways to stop him. Aelita suggests that they make a new base in order to keep a closer eye on him. But with making this new base, also comes some problems.
Disclaimer – I do not own Code Lyoko. I am just a fan of the show.
The sun rose once again in the mysterious world and for the warriors that just meant the return of Xana grew closer. After Aelita's close encounter with the dark lord, she feared that if was she unable to harm him at his current strength level, his max strength will a complete nightmare. But worse of all, Aelita had no idea what was coming for them. Aelita looked out a window they made just in case something was coming for them.
"What does he look like? If I can't figure it out, we'll be in a messed-up situation. Or worse, be killed immediately" Aelita said quietly while thinking to herself. She had to think of a new way of combatting him…and quickly.
The morning dawned on Kadic Academy, and Jeremy was just finishing his new tracking program. "Okay, with this I hopefully should pick up any faint signal from them anywhere on Lyoko." Jeremy activated the program as he headed to the bathroom to freshen up and then go to class.
After classes ended, he heads back up to his room to see if the program found anything. He saw that his computer found not one faint signal, but four faint signals. "There they are. It seems they are stuck in some midway point between the four sectors and sector 5. Must be some new hideout Xana made in order to hide his presence from us. It definitely worked, till now. I found you Xana, now to find a way to get in touch with them."
The Lyoko Warriors all gathered to discuss the current situation that stood before them.
"I hope our world isn't being torn apart or being enslaved by Xana because we can't save them" Odd said with a bit of disappointment.
"Xana knows we are still a threat, even if we can't access Lyoko. He gonna make sure we can't mess with him before he starts any kind of takeover" Aelita responds.
"Still the question remains, how do we get out of here before Xana tries to kill us?" Yumi asks.
"For the time being, we can't get in contact in Jeremy, and we don't know what it will take to get out of here."
"Just leaves Xana more time to figure out new ways to try to kill us" Ulrich says.
"Yeah, and then we play his sadistic game of cat and mouse" Odd adds.
"Discussing what Xana could do moves us away from the current situation: how do we prepare for his return?" Aelita questions.
"You still think he's gonna come?" Yumi asks.
"Almost positive. We don't have any information to build off of. By the time we have an escape plan, Xana will have made his return. I don't know when he's coming, but he will come, and we'll be ill prepared if we stay like this."
"Got an ideas princess?" Odd asks.
"Yes, a new base."
"A new base?" Ulrich questions.
"Yes, on the hilltop, just a simple lookout building. We can keep an eye on most of the landscape and maybe find Xana from there."
"What have we got to lose?" Yumi asks.
"Nothing. Anything that can possibly give us an edge is progress in my book" Ulrich responds.
"Then let's move. The quicker we can finish before nightfall, the safer we'll be" Aelita tells them as she stands up.
Jeremy began to research the new area in order to try to reach his friends. As he researched it, he found a ton of programs and firewalls that Xana implemented that kept it hidden and allowed no outside contact. The firewalls allowed it not to be detected. There were a bunch of programs and by the time Jeremy decoded them, Xana probably would have finished them off and planning humanities demises. He looked for two simple programs, communication and outside contact. Once he found them, it was narrowed down to just five programs.
"Okay, if I crack these, there's a good chance that I can contact them, but I'll have to play Xana's game a little by implementing a masking program of my own so he can't detect me. So, I'll have the supercomputer work on cracking these codes, while I'll create a program. But I need to be at the lab to do this."
Jeremy got up and headed to the factory to prepare for trying to contact his friends.
The group headed out and found the sun at its highest point. It only meant that they had 7 hours to before the sun set, and night began. For many, this was a lot of time. But in the case of the Lyoko Warriors, it wasn't a lot. They had to travel the whole way on foot and then set up the new base. They saw a hill and decided to climb it and set it up at the summit.
When they reached the summit, an hour had passed. They all looked around and saw that they got a good vantage point from all angles. They began to grab supplies needed for the base construction. Ulrich grabbed wood from the trees using his twin sabers. Yumi used her telekinetic abilities to help move it back to the summit and build it up higher. Aelita and Odd grabbed sand and Aelita used her energy orbs to turn it into glass for windows. When the building phase was complete, night was beginning.
"Let's get inside quickly" Aelita mentioned before the horrors of the night found them.
"Well, what do we do now?" Odd asks.
"We wait out the night."
"This base ain't that secure though."
"You wanna go out there with whatever Xana has out there trying to kill us before he returns?" Aelita says rhetorically.
But before they could rest, they had to handle whatever problems that were about to happen.
Jeremy was about ready to break through, but Xana needed some more time to prepare for his grand return. He knew that Jeremy was about to try to mask his signal, so he prepared ahead.
"Okay, time to fire it up," Jeremy launched the program, while the signal made it through, Xana out a quick stop to it. "So, Xana caught on to me. It just proves that he is trying to keep them there. Or he is just trying to delay me."
As the night began the Lyoko Warriors decided to take turns in shifts to protect their new base. While it was just going to be a lookout point, they knew they needed this in order to stay, hopefully, one step ahead of Xana. Aelita took the first watch. She kept an ear out for anything that sounded suspicious. While she heard some sounds of the normal horrors, she kept an ear out for Xana. Suddenly, an arrow flew in the house.
"Looks like Xana is giving us trouble" Aelita says, which causes everyone to wake up.
"What's the problem?" Ulrich asks.
"Xana. He is using the monsters to destroy the base."
"Is there anything we can do?" Yumi questions.
"Defend it."
The others got up and they went outside to confront the monsters they all encountered before. While they were wiping out all the monsters, Aelita kept her sights on looking for Xana, thinking that this is where his return will happen. After all the monsters got killed, Xana was nowhere to be found.
"That was quite a welcoming committee" Odd comments.
"Either that, or a quick ambush team" Yumi adds.
"Whatever the case, he knows we're here now" Ulrich says.
"Well that leaves two options, stay here till morning, or try to get back to our normal base at the mountain" Aelita suggests.
Before they could answer, another round of monsters showed up.
"Looks like they are going to answer for us" Odd comments.
"Don't fight them, they are here for us, and possibly destroy the base. We got to lure them away" Aelita tells them.
"Are you crazy!?" Ulrich asks.
"No but knowing Xana he'll go after us before he goes after the base. Plus if it gives him a chance to attack our main base, and that is an opportunity that he can't pass up."
The Lyoko Warriors descended down the mountain and Aelita's theory was right as the monsters followed them. The whole entire trip was quiet as it seemed the whole monster army was already after them. They eventually made back to their home base.
"Defend the base!" Aelita yelled as they all turned around and started to play defensively.
After defeating the monster hoard, the sun started to rise, which means the monster threat for now was gone. The Lyoko Warriors all laid down on the grass, all of them exhausted from the night they just had.
"Well, now what?" Yumi asks.
"We continue to look for a way out" Aelita answers.
"We need Jeremy first" Ulrich adds.
"Finding a way to contact our friend Einstein, is just as difficult as finding a way out of here" Odd concludes.
"There has to be a way. Each world has its flaws and if we are virtual in a way, then that means there is a flaw somewhere in the programming. Xana makes mistakes" Aelita explains.
"Well, no need to worry, cause that issue is resolved" a voice said as they all perked in relief.
A.N. – Little bit of a cliffhanger, but we all know who this is. Next time, the Lyoko Warriors look for ways to improve their gear, as well as improve their base, for the wrong person. All will be revealed in 10 or so chapters after this one. Gotta leave the mystery element in here some way. PM me with story idea if you have any! Don't forget to review with questions or comments! I will respond! Stay safe and healthy out there! As always, till next time! See ya! -lyokowarrior97
