Chapter 4 Where are we really?

A.N. – This chapter highlights Xana's return as he hunts the Lyoko Warriors in his new form. But also raises a question the Lyoko Warriors are gonna be asking this whole time. Let's begin Xana's return!


Short Summary – With all fortifications ready for the return of Xana, the Lyoko Warriors wait for him to start his assault. But, when Xana starts to change everything around them, they start to question if they are in Lyoko or Xana himself?


Disclaimer – I do not own Code Lyoko. I am just a fan of the show.


With everything in place, the Lyoko Warriors wait for the return of Xana. They all wait throughout the night and into the morning. They are all exhausted from pulling an all nighter, but they all needed to be on alert for Xana. As things started to wind down, the Lyoko Warriors decided to head on in. Aelita pulled on the door, but it would not open.

"What's going on with this door?" Aelita said still trying to open it. "Who locked it?"

"We don't have keys. These doors don't even have locks" Yumi responded.

"Then why is this door not opening?"

"Let me handle it," Ulrich says as he draws a saber and tries to smash through the door but doesn't make a dent. "What kind of door is this?"

"Jeremy, we got an issue" Aelita contacts him.

"What is it?" Jeremy responds.

"We can't get into our base. The door is locked, and we don't know why."

"Only option I see is tunnel your way inside."

The Lyoko Warriors climb up the mountain and prepare to go inside. They search around the inside and then they find a place where they can enter.

"This looks like a good spot."

Ulrich started to work on it, and they eventually found an exit. They tried to enter but they got stuck in time and then were back on the summit.

"Weren't we just here?" Yumi asks confused.

"Well, if we were just here then out tunnel should still be there" Odd adds.

They travel to find the entrance blocked up again.

"Did we just go back in time?" Ulrich asks.

"Think it's Xana?" Aelita questions.

"We haven't heard from him yet" Yumi responds.

"I'll look into it," Jeremy answers as he tries to scan the area they're in. "What this? Guys!"

"Got information for us Einstein?" Odd asks.

"There are some strange abnormal frequencies coming from that mountain. You got to find out what is causing it and where it's coming from."

"I'm on it," Ulrich responds before going back into the same route. They come to a spot eventually and then are teleported back to the summit. They immediately run back to see the spot guarded again. "Something is definitely going on here." Ulrich begins to do what he was doing before and eventually he finds a dark opening. "Found something."

Aelita gets over and investigates. Since it is so dark, she can't see very much. "I can't see anything."

"Let's try to hang her on her legs, and maybe she can't get a closer look upside down" Odd suggests.

Ulrich and Odd hold her legs down and slowly move her to the hole and slowly descend her. As she gets closer, she sees something. "I see something."

"What is it?" Ulrich asks.

Before she can answer, they are all back on the summit. "Come on!" Aelita says with annoyance. "I saw some kind of device with fire and smoke. I didn't see what it does though." They go back to investigate and found it blocked once again.

Ulrich sighs and goes back to the spot where that opening was. They wait there to see if anything shows up. Suddenly a figure emerges from below them. They all back away to avoid detection.

"What is that thing?" Yumi asks.

"Something you shouldn't have seen" a low toned deep voice says.

They all turn around to see the plain face of Xana. He growls at them, and he suddenly disappears.

"Did you see that?!" Yumi exclaims.

"Who cares? Right now, let's get the hell out of here!" Aelita answers and they all exit the tunnel. "Time to head for the mountain outpost!"

"What about this base?" Ulrich asks.

"Face it Ulrich, this base is done. And we will too if we stay here any longer. Now let's move!"

The Lyoko Warriors took off and suddenly the land was consumed in a very thick fog. "What's up with this?" Odd asks.

"Don't know but stay close or we'll be separated easily."

"This is probably Xana's plan. Try to separate us so he can pick us off one at a time" Yumi says next.

"You're in my world now. Prepare to die!" Xana tells them while laughing.

"Jeremy, we need help now!" Aelita exclaims but can't contact him.

Even Jeremy is having problems contacting them. "Aelita! Guys! Can you hear me?! Anybody!" All he gets in response is static.

The four continue to travel on foot through the dense fog. They are having trouble trying to find the base on the mountain they established. They all know that if they stay close, they will eventually find it and Xana won't be able to eliminate him.

"Here comes a surprise" Xana tells them, and he launches Aelita up in the air.

"Got her!" Odd dives and Aelita screams as she plumets towards the ground. Odd catches her and he lands on his chest due to the force of impact. "You okay princess?"

"Yes. Thank you Odd" Aelita tells him. She helps him up and they continue to move.

"Time to make things more difficult" Xana says as the time suddenly shifts from day to night.

"Oh great, we can't see a thing now!" Ulrich exclaims.

"He's just trying to confuse us. Stay focused!" Aelita tells him.

Since they were in total darkness, they didn't notice that Xana was watching them, and they moved up the mountain and found their sanctuary.

"At least we made it" Ulrich says with relief.

"Yeah, but barely alive" Yumi asks.

"What was up with that base of ours?" Odd asks.

"Something tells me Xana had his eye on it for a while and we just made him a suitable base" Aelita responds.

"Then we're gonna need a new base" Ulrich adds.

"First let's get out of this mess" Yumi says.

"Jeremy are you there?" Aelita still tries to contact him.

It's been an hour since Xana engulfed the world in the fog and the Lyoko Warriors kept on looking outside, when suddenly the fog disappeared. They all stepped outside and found no Xana.

"Did we just survive?" Yumi questions.

"This fight but not the war" Aelita responds.

"Hey guys, can you hear me?" Jeremy asks them.

"Yeah, finally. Xana ceased all communications" Ulrich tells him.

"I know. I lost view of you on my screen for some time. I thought Xana got rid of you for good."

"He tried. He has taken the form of some humanoid with white eyes. Looks like a ghost" Aelita explains to him.

"Anything special about this individual?"

"Maybe it was just Xana, but he tried to confuse us by making a very thick fog. Couldn't see things for more than three feet" Odd says.

"Well, here's the situation really: obviously, you're not on Lyoko anymore. You're in some world between the four sectors and the fifth one. If Xana has this much influence on the world, sounds like you're in him."

"Or maybe, he's just that powerful" Ulrich adds.

"Either way, we need to start trying to find a way out and that all starts with a brand-new base. And we start tomorrow" Aelita declares.


A.N. – A little short I know, but I'm not gonna make promises that I don't know if I can keep. Just know, after around the halfway point, the fights will get better, the Lyoko Warriors will have an ally, and the action will increase. For now, you'll just have to hold on. PM me with story ideas 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