Chapter 8 The People Before Us

A.N. – Time for the mystery element to return. Questions will be asked and no answers till the final chapter. Also, the Lyoko Warriors discover how big of a threat Xana is. Let's begin!


Short Summary – With the mineshaft now complete, the Lyoko Warriors start to search for the materials needed to start the experimentation phase. But what they find in the cave they discovered could be much worse than they think.


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


The Lyoko Warriors all recovered from what Xana did to them at the bottom of the mineshaft. For how Xana was able to sneak up on them was a question they were not able to answer. They did not have enough resources to start the research phase of escaping, so the only option at this time was to go back down.

"Okay, we go down, we try to find where he is, and if he's there we use extreme force" Ulrich said explaining the plan.

They all descended down as silently as possible to do the same thing Xana did to them. They all sneaked around corners and when they reached the spot where Xana was, they found out he was nowhere to be found.

"Gone" Yumi says.

"With no trace" Aelita adds.

"Plan B?" Odd asks.

"We start gathering resources. We should head back up to that cave. We have a better chance of finding more iron there in order to construct a rail line."

They all head back up and head into the cave. They started exploring before Odd came across something that he hit his foot on. "I found something!" He calls out as the others come to him. "It's a book."

"What the hell is a random book doing in an old, abandoned cave?" Yumi asks.

"Look at the cover," Aelita responds, and they all see the eye of Xana on it. "Xana."

"You guys better read it. This may provide us with some more info on Xana. Maybe give us a location of possible allies" Jeremy informs them.

Aelita opened up the book to the second page and it had a log of events that looked like research that led to an unfortunate end. She started to read. "Today I have started my research on a mysterious entity in this world. We believe that we are dealing with two mysterious forces, but only one has peaked our interests. I know not the outcome of our adventures and research, but I have the strange suspicion I will not survive. To the recipient of this book, please watch the video recorded by my friend and I on our search for any evidence of these two mysterious beings. We only believe that one can be defeated, and if you wish to vanquish these being, you MUST follow the instructions left in this book and the video. I wish you luck. You dear friend -X."

"X again?" Ulrich says in surprise.

"Does this prove he is an ally and not an enemy?" Odd asks.

"But why play both sides? What is he hoping to accomplish by being close to Xana?" Aelita questions.

"More importantly, why risk his life? If Xana were to find out if he is helping us, he could wind up dead and then we are on our own. And we need as many allies as possible to increase our chances of escape" Yumi adds.

"If there is enough information here to stop Xana, maybe we can stop him and then we can escape whenever" Aelita says. She continues on. "Instructions for defeat. Day 3 First Sighting. This creature is a being of the dark. He will change the time to night and create foggy weather to hide and sneak up on his enemies. However, we believe the sunlight will kill him like all other monsters in this world. This theory has not been tested."

"So Xana now has the power to control time?" Ulrich says.

"Makes sense. He created the fog and changed time to night when he found us and took our home" Yumi responds.

"But if he can do that, then why doesn't he use it against us? He must have a limit to what he can use it on" Aelita adds.

"Or maybe, he could run the risk of awakening this second entity."

Aelita continued on. "Day 13 Second Sighting. This creature is different then previously described. He has creepy shadowy feel to him as well as a mysterious eye on the middle of his chest."

"Confirmed Xana" Odd says.

"He sure is not discreet about making his presence known" Jeremy adds.

Aelita continues. "Day 24 Third Sighting. I have a feeling he spotted me today. I felt a sense of nausea hit me and saw a shadow right behind me. I also saw a bunch of creepy smaller shadows. I quickly turned around and found nothing, and my nausea went away. I went home not knowing if I was watched or if it was just me."

"Same thing happened to us yesterday" Ulrich says.

"Think those small shadows were the things he sent after us?" Yumi asks.

Aelita continues. "Day 30 Fourth Sighting. I know for a sure fact he spotted me today. I didn't doubt it once. I went to my calendar and found all the days after today marked with a red X. I am not aware of what this means."

"Sounds like he is getting more aggressive" Odd concludes.

"Stalk your prey and attack at the right moment" Jeremy adds.

Aelita read the last entry. "Day 31 DANGER. He is chasing us right now! My friend blocked and locked the door! Entity! Cold! Danger! HELP! We discovered his weakness today and he doesn't like it! His weakness is…" The last part was not readable.

"So, if X is the one working with Xana now, then who was this X that perished at the hands of Xana?" Yumi asks knowing that he had not survived.

"We have another problem. The video is missing" Aelita said realizing that the slot for the video is empty.

"Look at this strange cave," Ulrich says, looking at an entrance. "Tunnel collapse. Don't break or else!"

"Threatening enough message" Odd asks.

Aelita sensed something was in this cave. "Ulrich, break the bottom stone."

"Aelita, the tunnel will collapse on me" Ulrich says, not wanting to meet his end today.

"Trust me on this one Ulrich. Whoever wrote this was trying to scare off anyone that's not us."

Ulrich broke it and found a chest behind it. Looking in it, they found the record. "Looks like we found our video."

The Lyoko Warriors all headed upstairs to watch this video. "Are we all ready for this?" Aelita asks.

"Be careful guys. What's on that could reveal more then we want to know" Jeremy says also waiting for the video. Aelita inserted the disk and the video started.


A figure runs through a cave and stops at a workbench and pulls out a book. He starts writing an entry. The video having a different one then the book.

"October the 11th. We finally succeeded! After researching the two mysterious entities, one has been proven to exist. This…entity has been involved with various strange events. I wrote everything I know in this book. I hope whoever finds it will help them defeat the entity, maybe discover who the second is, if it even exists. In my case, I or my partner, will not have the opportunity to do it ourselves."

Suddenly, a wave of mysterious sounds come from behind the person. He looks behind and sees a figure approaching. He starts to run away. The figure is eventually caught by the entity, but it soon reveals that he somehow escaped. It seems the video was made on Day 30.

The video jumps to the time when the two discovered Xana's weakness. The two head down a tunnel after locking the door. The man continues to write the final entry in the book before Xana would eventually come to them. He almost finishes but then the friend who is recording sees Xana approach. The two take off in another tunnel. Xana was following behind them in close pursuit. He eventually catches them and video cuts off.


The Lyoko Warriors faces all revealed a look of fear. Jeremys also had a look of fear and concern. If Xana were to do what he did to these people, they will be lost forever.

"Oh my god…" Aelita trails off.

"Seems like we are dealing with something much more powerful than we thought" Yumi says.

"Even so, who is this second entity?" Odd questions.

"If they didn't figure it out, what chance do we have?" Ulrich answers.

"But there is also the chance that Xana hasn't found it either. Which means if this is the key to winning, we still have a chance to defeat Xana" Jeremy tells them.

"Think that's why he hunted them? That this mysterious second entity is the key to his defeat? The weakness?"

"Most likely. They didn't discover his weakness till the 31st day. Until then, they didn't know if the second entity existed. If that is the key to Xana's defeat, then you have to find where it is hidden in this world to stop him and then escape this world."

"But even so, who is X in this time and in the past? And are the two connected?" Aelita asks.

"Or are they the same person?" Yumi adds.

The Lyoko Warriors hid the book and record, knowing that if they kept on them, Xana could target them as they now know what he is capable of. They went back into the cave to find all the resources they could. When they returned to the surface, they smelled something burning.

"You smell that?" Aelita asks.

"Smells like burning paper" Ulrich responds.

They looked in the furnace and found burnt books. When they entered the house, they saw that someone found the book and record. The book was burnt, and the record was stolen. And the game was only to get harder from now on.


X returned to the home base with the record which Xana immediately took from him.

"Unfortunately, they watched and read the book, so now they know of our complicated past. Just know this, if you EVER assist them again, you'll pay dearly. Do not betray me again." Xana leaned down towards his ear. "Unless you want to end up like your friend." X formed a single tear in his eye at this remark.


A.N. – Some dramatic irony for an ending. The two X's are the same people, but the reason why Xana kept him alive will come later. As well as other answers like the second entity and more powers Xana possess. Next time we get a look at what powers the second entity possess. More problems are soon to arise. PM me with story ideas if you have any! Don't forget to review with questions or comments! I will respond! Satay safe and healthy out there! As always, till next time! See ya! -lyokowarrior97