The World Without Fear

by optimus304

Sevreal months after the events of New Dawn, The Gang try to get thier lives back together. Aelita and Jeremy try to handle thier relationships, Odd tries to seek one with Sissi, And Ulrich and Yumi feel uncomforatble about the changes. Yet silently, Old villians will return. And new threats and problems which will Destroy the world that they love. Live In Fear.

5. Chapter 5

SkyLand

Puck stood next to a large mound of rocks in the Mountain sector. He was looking around the region vigilantly. Something was not right, yet he wasn't quite sure what it was. He could sense a kind of disturbance, as if Lyoko had changed recently. He had a feeling something bad was about to happen. It was silent before the storm.

He held out his hands. Bright, golden light shot from in between his palms. As the glow began to subside, in its place appeared Puck's staff. It was long, with translucent, light blue sections. On the bottom of the staff was a gold, lightning bolt shaped piece. On the top sat a circular, jewel orb. It was about the size of a baseball and was dark green with shades of teal in it, similar to a marble.

Puck raised the staff into the air and stabbed the ground with the lightning bolt piece. The virtual ground cracked and flickered at the impact. Puck took a step back and looked at the orb on top of the staff. The orb changed color from green to dark red; large splotches of red twisted around the orb as a bright red Xana symbol, The New Dawn symbol, appeared inside of it.

"Why now?" Puck sighed as he realized what it meant. He knew an attack was bound to happen again, but did not expect it this soon. "Why can't he just stay there and let them rest?"
He pulled the staff out of the ground. The orb on top changed back to green.

"Puck, are you there?"

He was snapped back to reality when he heard Jeremy's voice call out his name. The young A.I. changed his composure.

"Sheesh… can I get a moment's rest without you pestering me?"

"Not now. We have an activated tower in the Sky sector. I'm sending the others to meet you in there."

"The… Sky sector?" Puck asked, surprised.

"Yes. We will also need to upgrade the others when they arrive. Can you get everything ready for the download?"

Puck folded his arms and turned away. "No."

"Uh... Why?"

"Because you gotta say please first, twig."

"WHAT?! Oh come on, Puck." Jeremy said in frustration.

Puck heard a loud buzzing and whining noise. He looked up in time to see Aelita, Yumi and Odd appear in midair and land on the ground in almost perfect unison.

"Missed us?" Yumi asked.

"You three yes... Aelita's doofus boyfriend not so much." Puck said. "What do you see in that geeky moron?"

"Why, what's wrong?" Aelita asked.

"He's rude! He asked me to do something and didn't even say please! And he kisses you and his mother with that mouth?"

Aelita heard Jeremy breathe heavily over the intercom. Soon she put two and two together. It was obvious that Puck was messing with Jeremy like he did with everyone else recently.

Puck had been a bit of a prankster after they returned to Amines. Once upon a time he activated a tower, turned Jeremy's computer on and logged into YouTube, so he could Rick Roll Jeremy when he woke up in the morning. Puck also tampered with Yumi's alarm clock one morning. He set her alarm to ring a few hours earlier then it was supposed to. Yumi woke up in time to see the sunrise that morning. She couldn't go back to sleep afterwards. She was especially cross with Puck that time.
The worst by far was the prank he pulled on William. He activated a tower and used a specter to wrap around William's bed while he slept and held him down for several hours. When William awoke the next morning he had to use the restroom and was unable to get up due to the specter he could barely see. He barely made it to the restroom after shouting at Puck from his dorm room door, causing some of the other students to believe he might of lost it. Obviously, it was all great fun for Mister Puck.

"OK... Puck, could you please prepare everything we need to go to the Sky Sector?" Jeremy asked, slightly resigned.
He had no idea what had gotten into Puck this time, but he would not risk being Rick Roll'd again. Also, they were in a hurry.

Puck grinned. "Now was that so hard? By the way, everything is ready. I set it up earlier."

Odd looked at Puck in confusion.

"What do you mean by everything ready?"

"Jeremy and Puck have been working on some upgrades for us," Aelita said. "We gotta go to Sector 5 and get them first. Then we can head to the Sky Sector."

In the meantime Ulrich and William landed on Lyoko. Soon afterwards the vehicles materialized in front of them.

"They're not all ready, unfortunately. We could give them to you now, but it might bug up your systems. What do you think, Puck?" Jeremy asked.

"Better wait and finish them. Ulrich and Yumi's weapons are ready but the others' are not. And like you said, if they were to bug up, we don't know what might happen to them."

"Like the time there were 3 Odds?" Aelita asked.

"Yeah. One is enough but three is just hell!" Ulrich joked, slugging his best friend in the shoulder.

"No, it wasn't. It reminded me how good looking I was." Odd said.

"Why didn't we go straight to Sector 5?" William asked as he hopped onto the Overwheel.

"Because I am landed here in the Mountain sector and it would be better if we all went at once instead of waiting on me." Puck said as he hopped on the Overboard with Odd.

"Guess we can get to Sector 5 the old fashioned way, huh?" Yumi revved up the engines on her new, slimmed down Overwing.
After a redesign it looked more like a jet ski. It was now a fast machine that could even keep up with Odd's Overboard. It had a pair of rockets on the end and was very main stream and slim. It proved itself in the battle; Yumi had never been hit off it once.

Aelita waved her hand over her bracelet. A pair of pink, translucent wings appeared on her back. As soon as she leapt into the air, they drove off towards the edge of the sector.

As the gang made their way past the many obstacles and pitfalls of the sector, they noticed that there were no monsters anywhere in sight. The whole area was quiet.

"Jeremy, do you see any monsters on your end?" Ulrich asked.

Jeremy typed in a series of codes which allowed him to check every nook and cranny of the sector.
"None at all. I've checked the whole sector and there is none," he confirmed.

"Maybe Aether accidentally activated the tower and forgot to bring backup. He isn't too bright after all." Odd suggested.

"Or maybe he's gathering them all in the new sector and waiting for us to show up," Yumi said as they approached the edge of the sector.

"Bring them on. I prefer big fights rather than small ambushes." William said, glancing at Yumi.

Aelita landed as her wings disappeared. She turned to face the rest of her friends, who climbed off their vehicles one by one. As the group approached the edge, their vehicles dematerialized. The entire group awaited the transfer sphere.

"OK Jeremy, we are ready whenever you are." Ulrich announced.

"There should be no monsters in Carthage." Puck said with a sense of satisfaction.

"Why's that?" William asked.

"Thanks to a new program Aelita and Jeremy created, the monsters can't materialize in Sector 5 unless a Titan like Aether or Xervix go in and activate a tower. Plus, half of Sector 5 is where we keep all our equipment and your new toys," Puck said.

Hearing that, Odd's excitement grew. "New toys? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT? WHAT IS IT?!"

"It's a surprise, Odd... Sheesh." Puck said, annoyed.

"OK, stand by. I'm inputting the code now," Jeremy announced as he typed in the pass code Scipio.

The transfer sphere rose up from the edge of the sector. It hovered as it approached the six virtual warriors. A blue Xana symbol rotated around the orb as it approached. The orb slowly landed on the ground and opened up, revealing white glowing insides. The orb rotated around the group as it enveloped them in white light.
As the light faded, the orb shot off at amazing speeds towards the end of the sector. The orb approached the end of the sector, which looked like a large metal tunnel jutting out of the air. It looked as if behind the tunnel, the virtual sea would continue for miles on end.
The transfer sphere entered the tunnel as it left the Mountain sector. A series of lights and shapes flew past the tunnel as the sphere approached the heart of Lyoko.

Sector Five was a large blue jagged orb which was connected to several other passages similar to the one the transfer sphere had just gone through.
The sphere entered the orb. It rotated around a blue chamber as it slowed down. Once it slowed down enough, it positioned itself in the center of the room and opened up, revealing its passengers. No sooner had the sphere stopped and began to rise to the ceiling than Odd dropped to his feet as his stomach once again lurched around.

"I'm getting so sick and tired of almost losing my lunch every time I use that thing." Odd said as he slowly stood up, holding on to his stomach.

In the lab, Jeremy continued to type in several more commands while Sissi stood behind him, watching his every move.
"OK guys. Head to the center of Sector 5. I will have everything for you when you get there."

"Anything I can do?" Sissi asked.

"I'm sorry, not at the moment. I know you wanna go to Lyoko and help, but we need to figure out what this attack is and shut it down before it begins." Jeremy turned around to confront Sissi's depressed face. "Don't worry. Your time will come. We just didn't want to toss you into the blender right away."

Sissi sighed lightly. She felt a little better with Jeremy's words. She wished she would make a decision on joining the Warriors earlier.

The elevator doors hissed as the huge golden lock lit up. The door opened to reveal Travis and company. The three American agents stepped inside the lab and made their way over towards Jeremy's chair. They were still dressed in the same leisure clothes from the party earlier.

"What's the word so far?" Jessica asked as she stood next to Sissi.

"We were in the process of placing Puck back on Lyoko when the Super Scan picked up an activated tower in the Sky sector. I'm sending the others to shut it down, but we're not entirely sure if it's building up energy for an attack or if Aether has already launched an attack." Jeremy said, pointing to the six red dots on the screen which indicated the gang's current location.

"Maybe we should go drive around Amines and check to see if there's anything suspicious going on?" George suggested.

"Agreed. Jessica can stay here and help while George and I take a glance outside." Travis said.

George walked over to the medical area and grabbed some of the short wave radios sitting on a shelf. He handed one to Jessica. She flipped her radio on and tuned it to channel 3. She looked up at George, clicked hers on and blew into it for a microphone check. She heard her breath come through George's radio speaker, which was a clear sign they were on the right frequency.

"You guys take care." Jessica said.

"Call if you get lonely." George said. He turned to his left to face Travis. To his surprise, Travis was already standing in the elevator, waiting on his partner. George power walked over to the elevator and stepped inside just in time for the door to shut.

"Is Travis OK? He seems quiet." Sissi asked.

Jessica glanced down at Sissi. She had some idea of what was wrong with Travis, but she wasn't entirely sure about it. He mentioned his wife's passing a couple of times, but she didn't know any details about the ordeal. All she knew was she was gone and Travis seemed to be suffering from it a little too much. Jessica didn't have all the details on the matter, so she chose to remain silent.

Travis opened the door to the black Mustang GT and sat on the passenger seat of the vehicle. George jogged out of the elevator door and hopped inside quickly. He hit the ignition; he threw the car in reverse and prepared to back up the ramp that led down to the floor.

"So why is it hurting you this bad?" George asked. "Everyone's noticed you're down and quiet today. Even the kids."

Travis stared out the window for a few minutes with his index finger on his chin. He understood why George was bringing it up and more importantly why everyone was concerned. And they were right, he was taking it awfully hard this time; almost as hard as when Wendy died. He felt cold and distant the last few days. He didn't want to think about the ordeal anymore. He wanted to just enjoy the day and enjoy being with his friends.
Instead, he was once again suffering from the same depression like years ago. He already visited Wendy's grave when they were in America getting the paper work for Aelita's gift and the paper work for their oncoming additions. Yet today was the anniversary of his wife's death and on the day, at the hour, he would travel to Wendy's grave and visit her. Perhaps that was what was wrong. He could not stop thinking about it.

"I'm not sure, George... I feel as if I let her down because I didn't come see her today. As of late I keep seeing her in my dreams. And it's getting to the point where I can't go through a day without my mind drifting back then..." Travis said.

As the Mustang pulled out on the street, George flipped on the local police scanner. Whenever a tower was activated, Xervix or Aether would openly use the activated tower to disrupt something on Earth and there was no exception to that rule as of late.

"Just stay strong, man... She would want that as well." George said as the CB scanner clicked on.

"How do I move on when it haunts me every day? How do I keep going?"

"Have faith." George said as he clicked on his blinker. "Have faith in God."

"Sometimes I wonder if God hates me." Travis said as he stared blankly at the buildings and road signs.

Upon superficial inspection the city center seemed perfectly normal. Soon the two agents drove out of the city and onto the beltway to check the suburbia.

It was when they drove away from the city when Travis noticed a black cloud in the distance. It seemed to stretch out for miles. It immediately felt out of place because of bright orange bolts of lightning that could be seen inside of it even from this far.

The freeway led the agents straight towards the strange looking storm.

On Lyoko, Aelita led the gang to a large elevator like panel on the side of one of the sector's walls. All six stood on the panel when it glowed. The elevator rose towards the middle of the wall and came to a stop. The wall behind the elevator seemed to rotate and shift, revealing a second room directly behind the original. The elevator then proceeded to follow its path to the new room – the hangar room.

"Meet our newest acquisition." Aelita smiled as she pointed towards the center of the room.

The chamber was large and wide, it was a size of a large house. In its center sat a big platform, which seemed to rotate around the room in a circular path. On the platform stood a holopanel and a small orange and white glowing chamber. Above the platform sat a series of four large rods, holding brackets with saucers that glowed on each side of the hangar. In between the brackets sat a long and narrow object. The object had a large round capsule like cabin on top. Below the cabin was a large narrow rod which housed four small space ship like vehicles that looked like the X-Wings from Star Wars, except for the X part to their wings.

"You guys rebuilt the Skidbladnir?" Odd asked in amazement.

"We did, and were working on heavily upgrading it and two other super vehicles for use on Lyoko." Jeremy said.

"Other super vehicles?" William asked in confusion.

"Yup. I will show you them when they're done." Aelita said.

"I'm getting sick of this secret crap... at least tell us what the new stuff is." Odd said.

"Oh come on, you act like a kid at Christmas." William said.

"Well, in a sense it kinda feels like it."

Yumi paused as she glanced up at the new Skidbladnir. She gazed at the jet black ship as she felt a sense of nostalgia sweep over her memories.

"I forgot how beautiful it was."

"I never got to ride in that thing. Is it fun?" William asked.

"You have no idea." Ulrich smiled as they walked in the direction the rest of the gang was heading.

Aelita led the gang over to the holopanel where the five chambers sat. Each chamber had a panel on the ground and a panel above it with six long arms protruding from the center of it. A faint blue light emanated from the two sections.

"What's this?" Odd asked curiously.

"I programmed it to download the upgrades into you. The upgrades are too big to be pre-downloaded when you guys virtualize. These will download them into you when you're ready. But for now you are here to pick up some new weapons for Ulrich and Yumi." Jeremy said over the intercom.

"So do we step into it or what?" Ulrich asked.

"Not yet... Not until the upgrades are ready. For now you guys will need to use this." Aelita said as she walked over to the holo terminal. The terminal activated as soon as Aelita stood in front of it.

Aelita swiped through the terminal. She pulled up four of the upgrades that Yumi and Ulrich would need. She preloaded the upgrades; a large white and blue arm came down from the top part of the platform. The arm lowered and protruded outwards. As it extended, a large blue and white glowing ring rose from its end, creating what looked like a large holographic sleeve.

Ulrich walked up and looked at the large panel in front of him. He slowly lifted his hand to touch the station like object. "So is this for the upgrades?"

"Yes. Last time we fought the Titans in Las Vegas we almost lost. And now that the System is inside Aelita, we will stand as the first and possibly last line of defense against them. Thanks to these upgrades we will gain some advantage over them." Jeremy said.

"Hang on... can Aelita activate the System from within Lyoko?" Yumi asked, looking down at her pink-haired friend.

"We did some calculations and it wouldn't work. And even if it did, the energy would destroy the Supercomputer along with everyone else inside." Aelita said as she flipped through a few screens on the holo panel. "If the Supercomputer were to explode, it would be as devastating as a nuclear bomb."

"Whoa... that's hard stuff." William said, glancing at Ulrich and Odd.

"Then let's make sure it does not explode, and let's make sure we remove Xervix for good and Travis can break down the computer carefully." Odd said, trying to lighten up the mood. "Besides, we've faced tough times before. We can defeat Xervix without Aelita ever using the System. And when Mal-Tech or whoever comes back... We will take them down James Bond style!"

Aelita smiled at Odd's comment. "We always do. Don't we?"

She turned around and continued working on the upgrades as she prepared the chamber.

"You bet we do." Ulrich said.

Aelita brought up a screen with a large series of codes on it. The codes were multi colored, indicating which codes were to be downloaded into which Warrior. She pulled up a series of green codes that were meant for Yumi and placed them in a new column that was directed towards the chamber.

"Okay, Yumi's first."

The sleeve on arm turned flashy green as it opened up, ready to proceed. Yumi looked at the upgrade station and turned to Aelita. A look of concern and nervousness washed over her face as she contemplated the risks.

" Just place your arm in the station sleeve and Jeremy will do the rest." Aelita said.

"As long as I stay in my body." Yumi said as she walked up to the chamber.

"Wait. What do you mean?" William asked.

"A while back there was an issue with the scanners and I accidentally put Yumi in Odd's body and vice versa." Jeremy said.

"Wow... That must have been awkward, and in more ways than one." William said.

Odd shook his head. "You have no idea. She hated me for a week."

Yumi stepped on the platform. She had some reserve about sticking her hand inside the sleeve, yet she trusted Jeremy and Aelita enough to finally push her arm inside.

The sleeve clicked as it tightened around the Yumi's arm. Yumi felt a little discomfort as she felt a tingling sensation. It wasn't really the entire process that was worrying her, it was that sensation. Whenever they were on Lyoko, they never felt pain or touch, except for occasional exhaustion and light-headedness.

Jeremy typed in a series of commands as he prepared to download the upgrades into Yumi's virtual form. His monitor flickered from one screen to the other with lightning speed.

"Ready Yumi?" he asked over the intercom, observing the screens.

"Uh... Maybe?" Yumi said nervously.

Ulrich walked over towards where Aelita stood working on the holo panel. He stood directly in front of Yumi.

"You'll be fine. I'm right here." Ulrich reassured her.

Yumi felt the tension leave her mind as she smiled. She breathed deeply as she looked on towards Ulrich. "OK Jeremy... I am ready."

William leaned over towards Odd and whispered in his ear: "Why is Yumi nervous?"

"Aside from the body swap, Yumi has a bad history with this computer. I think she's jinxed." Odd said quietly so as not to disturb the process.

Jeremy hit the Enter key. A progress bar appeared over Yumi's icon.

Back on Lyoko, the sleeve began to rotate as it lit up. Small peaks of blue and white creaked out of the arm as Yumi watched it closely. The tingling sensation was there, however it did not become worse like she feared; it stayed the same all the time. The light from the arm glowed intensely and finally shot out, hitting Yumi's body.
Yumi flinched from the reflex of something hitting her. Her body tensed up. Her head tilted upwards in an attempt to protect her face.

After a few moments Yumi realized the beams weren't hurting her; in fact, she felt fine. She glanced over her body to see if anything was different. She was still in her own body and in one piece. Yumi began to calm down as she decided to let the station run its course and see where it goes.

Ulrich watched the glowing station with his girlfriend inside. He stood within eye contact with Yumi. Her well-being always concerned him. Yumi seemed to have bad luck with the Supercomputer. She was once dumped into the Digital Sea, she swapped bodies with Odd, then was stuck on Lyoko after Xana removed a piece of her DNA. Another time she was lost in the Digital Sea after a monster hit her Navskid.

A few months ago she was attacked by Aether and the Spiders, creatures smaller than a Kankerlat. They latched onto her virtual body and drained her life points slowly, then attached to another monster and injected her life points into them. It really weakened Yumi and even though she managed to return to Earth, it scared the hell out of Ulrich.

But what really scared Ulrich the most was the Titan that he and Yumi destroyed, Chaos. Chaos was a sick and twisted creature who wanted nothing more than see people suffer in pain. For some strange reason Chaos wanted Ulrich and Yumi to suffer the most. Ulrich remembered how Chaos threw Yumi off the edge of the Forest sector and how she watched Ulrich's face swell with fear over the thought of Yumi dead. Thankfully, Aelita arrived and saved her just in time.

When the final battle arrived, both Yumi and Ulrich fought with Chaos, and would have lost to the psychotic beast, had they not worked together. Since then the thought of Yumi going over the edge gave Ulrich nightmares. It made him more protective of her than ever.

"We are almost done." Aelita said as she watched the upgrades install inside Yumi's virtual body.

Odd noticed something happening to Yumi; he elbowed William and pointed towards Yumi's feet. Yumi's feet and ankles were glowing green; the glow was getting even brighter as they seemed to take form.

The sleeve stopped glowing as the light from the arms stopped. The sleeve clicked loudly when the arms slowly lifted up. The light subsided from the sleeve.

Yumi felt the discomfort leave her arm as she slowly pulled it out of the sleeve. She glanced at her arm and looked to see what might have been different. However, it still looked like the arm she placed in the sleeve originally.

"Aaaannnddd...Done." Aelita said with a smile as she turned to face Yumi.

"I don't feel or look any different." Yumi said, looking over at Aelita and Ulrich.
Then she noticed Ulrich was looking down at her feet. Yumi glanced down and was amazed at what she saw.

A large metal bracket was wrapped around her calves. The bracket was purple and pink, much like her outfit. On the back near her calves was a large, flat and rounded metal arm. The arm was connected to what looked like a small soda can sized tube. The tube was positioned above the metal rods; it looked as if they were connected.

"Yumi... meet the high jump boots." Jeremy said.

"It's just like the boots off Metroid." William said in astonishment.

"That's where we got the inspiration from. It's one of my favorite games." Aelita said. "Now Yumi can jump high or in midair."

Yumi stepped off the platform. She glanced down at the back of her heels as she looked at the small metal bracket. It looked like the whole device was actually built into her shoes and costume. "How do they work?"

"Just jump into the air." Puck said.

Yumi walked away from the group and looked at her new shoes. She then squatted down fast and quickly hopped into the air. As soon as she reached the peek of her jump she felt her legs wiggle. A sudden burst of short red energy blasted out from end of her feet; they propelled Yumi to jump a second time. The propulsion from the second jump was almost enough to allow Yumi to touch the roof of the chamber. Yumi panicked a little when she suddenly felt gravity dragging her down. As her feet slammed into the ground, a small round bearing went from the top portion of the high jump boots to the bottom part. The small bearing absorbed the impact from the landing.

Yumi slowly stood up and turned to see the others, only to notice that she was practically unharmed by the jump or the landing.

"That was AWESOME! Do I get some?" Odd asked.

"Not yet. I'm still working on it." Jeremy said.

"Hurry up, will you?" Odd demanded, sounding impatient.

"So what other upgrades did I receive?" Yumi asked.

"Check behind you, it's attached to your back." Aelita said.

Yumi reached around and felt a tube like object touch her fingers. She reached further and wrapped her fingers around it. She pulled the rod from behind her back and glanced down at it. It was just a small metal rod. As Yumi continued to examine it, she heard the rod click; it suddenly extended outward into a staff.

The staff was chrome silver with small metal engravings, through which traced streaks of green light. Towards the middle of the staff was a dark green padded section that looked like a handle.

"This is great! It looks like a bo staff." Yumi said as she twirled the staff around her hands. It was surprisingly light yet very durable.

"You can also attach your fans to it, so it can give you a bit of an advantage." Puck explained.

Yumi quickly rotated the staff around her body and snapped it on the ground. To her amazement, the staff scratched off the top layer of the ground, leaving a black and green, grid like design underneath it before the surface rebuilt itself.

"Talk about an arsenal, only thing she's missing is a pistol." William joked.

Aelita turned around and began flipping through the terminal once more. She brought up a section of yellow codes. She began to filter them through the terminal as she prepared for the next set of upgrades.

"Alright... now it's Ulrich's turn."

Lyoko, Volcano Sector

Xervix's lair

Typhoon stood at the base of Xervix's throne as he listened to the demands of his new master. Xervix explained to him everything that needed to be done so that not only could he be released from his prison, but also to achieve absolute domination over the gang and the rest of the world. It was strange, though. Why did Xervix want to acquire the System and Jeremy and Aelita? A conclusion could be drawn that there was another party that was after the System just like Xervix was. Typhoon couldn't put his finger on it.

"And that is why I created you. To free me from this worthless prison world and bring about their downfall." Xervix preached as he stared down at Typhoon.

"So I am to become the commander of your new army?" Typhoon asked.

"Indeed. A new generation of Monsters and Titans to challenge even the creature these humans call God. I want this world to survive, but not on the course it is on now."

"I understand. But I won't know what creatures to create if I don't know the weaknesses or strengths of these children."

"That is why I ordered Aether to activate a tower, so you can see just what we are up against," Xervix said as he raised up his left hand.

A large screen appeared in front of them and a picture of Aether appeared. Aether looked towards the screen as he gave his full attention to his master. He bowed lightly.
"I am at your service, my master."

"You know what must be done... correct?" Xervix demanded.

"Yes master, the children have arrived on Lyoko. They should be here any minute."

Xervix glared at Aether. "And you know what will happen should you fail me this one last time?"

Aether sneered his upper lip a little as he looked towards Xervix. "Yes, master... No more mistakes."

Xervix waved his hand and the screen closed. He slowly placed his hands on his chin as he glanced down at Typhoon.

"What will happen if he fails?" Typhoon asked.

"He will be deleted. Either way, I don't expect him to do well. This will be a win-win situation."

Sector Five

The pedestal stopped glowing when Ulrich finished receiving his upgrades. The upgrade station released Ulrich's arm. The station's arm then pulled back up into the upper part of the pedestal and the machine shut down.

Ulrich stepped off the pedestal. "So… what's my upgrade?"
He looked around his body. He turned to look around his left side when he spotted something on his hand. It looked like a bracket similar to Yumi's. But there was only one. The device was similar in design, but smaller and more condensed. A large yellow tube was attached to Ulrich's hand just below the wrist. Underneath the tube was a smaller circular object the size of a half dollar that was attached to the tube. The circular device glowed white as Ulrich examined it.

"Ulrich, meet your new grapple launcher." Jeremy said over the intercom.

"Grapple launcher?" Ulrich asked in confusion.

"It allows you to launch a grapple beam that can attach to almost any surface and either pull yourself in or hang from it." Jeremy said.

"Kinda like Spiderman." Aelita said as she stepped away from the holopanel.

Ulrich looked around his wrist for a triggering device. Yet he didn't see one anywhere on him. He flipped his arm multiple times as he tried to figure out how it worked.

As he threw his arm up, his thumb accidentally hit a small switch near the palm of his hand. The launcher suddenly fired; a white beam shot from the grapple launcher and hit a wall across from him. Before Ulrich realized what was happening, he was flying at full speed towards the wall. Ulrich slammed his shoulder into the wall. He shrieked a little from the impact as he fell down on his back with a loud thud.

"OK... That's how it works then." Ulrich moaned.

Yumi walked over to her boyfriend. Odd, William and Puck tried their best not to laugh loudly.

"You OK?" Yumi asked, holding her hand out.

"Yeah. I am fine." Ulrich said, grabbing a hold of Yumi's hand and pulling himself up.

"I was going to tell you that the trigger is in your palm." Jeremy said.

"Next time tell me in advance…" Ulrich said, sounding a little bitter.

"Hey come on, Peter Parker. At least you didn't fly off the sector." Odd said. "Besides... it was actually-"

"Utter one more word and I will test it out on you next, Odd!" Ulrich said, clearly embarrassed.

"Are we ready to go?" William asked, trying to change the subject.

"Yeah. Head to the north end of the sector and I will prepare the transfer orb to send you to the Sky sector." Jeremy said.

The six warriors made their way out of the Skid hangar and towards the north end of Sector 5. They arrived to find another transfer sphere waiting for them. The sphere rotated around and encased the six warriors inside it. It soon sped even faster and shot out of the roof of the dome area.

The sphere exited the digital sea near the edge of the Desert sector. It raised up high enough to pass the ledge and then shot outwards at high speeds towards the middle of the sector. Once the orb hit the middle part, it shot up once more into the air. The orb approached the ceiling of the Desert sector as it made a turn towards a small, lone tube.
The sphere exited the tube on its other side. It reduced its speed as it finally arrived at the uncharted sector.

Back in the lab, Jeremy took note of the sector as it finally came on via the holomap. The sector was broken into several small and large pieces, similar to islands or rocks in the water. The sections floated in the air as if they were made of clouds. There was also a series of connecter pieces that linked the different parts to the other.

"Wow... it's like something out of a video game." Sissi noted as she glanced over Jeremy's shoulder.

"Like a level from Super Mario Brothers." Jessica added.

"I count only five towers. I see why Franz Hopper closed this sector off." Jeremy said.

"Wait, how can you tell?" Jessica asked.

Jeremy's fingers moved quickly on the keyboard as he whizzed through the series of commands. He struck the keys so fast, the others could not keep track of were his fingers were hitting.

The holomap changed from a clear blue and orange to a green outlook. The ground around the areas were highlighted green while others were dull grey.

"The coding for the ground repair and fragmentation system was never added. If something was to disrupt the coding for the surface on that sector, it would delete and not recover. In another sector like the Forest or Ice sector the coding is constantly running. But in the Sky sector, the coding was not installed and activated."

Jessica and Sissi slowly nodded their heads as they tried to comprehend what Jeremy just said.

Jeremy realized the kind of look they were giving him; it was the same confused look everyone would give him whenever they did not understand what he tried to explain.

"In short, the ground is fragile."

"Oh" Jessica and Sissi said simultaneously.

"Can't you program it in?" Jessica asked.

"I could, but it would take several hours to code it correctly. And we do not really have that much time." Jeremy said as he turned back around and flipped back to the status screen of his virtualized friends.

Jessica suddenly felt her pants pocket vibrate as her phone suddenly went off. The ringtone to Elephants "No rest for the wicked" echoed through the lab's walls as she glanced at the caller I.D. only to find a picture of George wearing a pair of Aviator glasses. She stepped away from the computer chair and answered her phone.

"Did you guys find anything yet?" she asked.

Amines France.

10 miles away from the city.

"Yeah. I think we found out what the attack is going to be."

He along with Travis were sitting in the car on the parking lot and staring at the large, ominous storm cloud, which was coming close to them dangerously fast.

"I thought the forecast for tonight was clear and humid?" George asked.

Travis confirmed with a nod. "It must of just formed here a few minutes ago... but to get this big so fast is unprecedented."

A gust of warm and humid air rushed inside the vehicle through open windows, ruffling around the two agents who sat inside it. A loud, vicious roar of thunder bellowed as the lightning flickered more and more.

"It looks like a living storm. And from the looks of it, it's moving towards the city." Travis noted as the wind picked up. He immediately shut the window.

"Can Xervix or Aether control weather?" George asked Jessica over the phone.

"Jeremy says Xana has done it before. So that must be it." Jessica said.

"OK...We'll keep track of it for a while, but tell Jeremy that the tower better get shut off fast. If this thing gets into the city, it will feast on all the electricity there, then do Lord knows what."

Travis pulled out his cell phone as he planned to call the authorities and prepare the city for what might be coming.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning hit a telephone pole in a distance. The sound of the strike was deafening; the energy of the lightning was enough to snap the pole in half. To the agents' shock, instead of disappearing or fading, the bolt continued to latch onto the pole and the wires connected to it. The bolt continued to grow as it fed off the energy from the power lines.

"Looks like that time of the month again for storm off the X-men, huh?" George joked.

"Just drive, man!" Travis shouted.

George threw the Mustang into reverse as a tree nearby was suddenly ripped out of the ground and fell onto the road in front of them. A large blast of red and orange energy shot out from the storm cloud and slammed into the ground next to the Mustang. The ground surged with red and orange energy when it suddenly exploded, leaving a smoldering crater.

"HOLY SHIT!" both agents said in unison.

George got the gas pedal floored; the black car pulled out of the parking lot as fast as it could. George slammed on the breaks and turned the wheel, causing the car to perform a complete 180 degree turn. As soon as the Mustang was facing the opposite direction, George threw the shifter into drive and slammed his foot on the gas pedal once more.

"Of all the times I ever needed a Mulligan!" George said as he slammed his foot onto the accelerator.

"Screw it. Its Burt Reynolds time, get us the hell out of here!" Travis shouted as a second bolt of energy hit the ground behind them.

The transfer sphere lowered onto a single oval platform and opened up, revealing the six passengers inside in a bright glowing light. No sooner then the sphere rose into the air to disappear, Odd gagged loudly as he fell to his hands and knees and eventually laid on his side.

"That was hands down the worst one. If there was ever a time you could throw up on Lyoko, that was it." Odd said as he continued to cough.

"I feel like it did a number on me too," Aelita said as she felt her belly as well.

Yumi pointed to the structure and the design of the brand new sector. "Look at this place."

The Sky sector was decorated with several clouds. Some were massive while others were tiny. There was a large cloud towards the back of the sector that resembled a storm cloud. It was dark and twisted with hints of lightning inside it every once in a while.
The clouds seemed to dominate the design of the new sector greatly. On each of the clouds sat large stone like surfaces; some even had cave like structures on them. The stone paths were grey in color in some areas and tan in others. Many of the clouds were also connected through a series of hollow breeze way like tubes. The tunnels were held in place with the paths via a series of large silver chains.

There was also a large amount of prickly looking bushes and plant like objects that adorned the pathways. In between the clouds in some areas floated a few metal, purple colored platforms that seemed to follow an invisible path. The light reflected off the clouds and different objects in the sector, giving it golden like coloring. It looked as if it was in fact a sector suspended in the sky at sunset.

"Wow. These new sub levels impress me even more." Ulrich said as he walked forward.

"Jeremy? Are you seeing this?" Aelita asked.

"I got it on the holo map... Can I get a visual?"

Aelita closed her eyes and concentrated on a visual link between her and Jeremy. Within a few seconds, she connected with Jeremy's computer and started the uplink to his monitor.

A screen popped up on the monitor in the lab. Jeremy, Sissi and Jessica gazed in awe at the layout and the structure of the sector.

"So that's Lyoko, huh?" Jessica asked.

She admired the details of the sector. It reminisced a video game level or a scene from a movie like Avatar. It was quite an impressive feat for someone to build an entire world like this and not share it with the rest of the world, Jessica thought. She wondered why exactly Lyoko was programmed and designed to mimic a video game. Was it to hide Lyoko's true purpose or was it for Aelita?

Yes. It must have been. Aelita's father must of planned for the event that Mal-Tech would come for her and created a world where she could not only be safe, but not go insane from boredom. But then again why create a world that looks like a video game? Why not just create a world similar to her home? Why this? Why Lyoko?

Jeremy clicked on the map.

"I got a few details on the new sub sector. The only way to travel is on the clouds that have either the stone pathways or the tubes. But the stone pathways are fragmented, meaning that too much weight or too much damage from, say, laser fire or fighting will damage and destroy them. Plus, this sector hangs over the virtual sea… so whatever happens, don't fall in."

"Basically its like the level from Kid Icarus then?" Odd asked.

"More or less." William noted as he reached down and touched the stone floor on the nearest cloud.

To his surprise, the path was smooth, like a freshly painted piece of rock, yet he noticed that even by touching the surface, the cloud swayed a little. It was a clear sign that jumping on these platforms might be dangerous. It would be similar to jumping from a boat on water to another boat.

"We need to input our virtual imprints into this sector so that if we devirtualize, we go back to the scanners." Aelita said as she walked to the edge of the sector.

"Surprisingly there are only five towers. "Jeremy said.

Then, he noticed a familiar object next to the activated tower. He moved his cursor over to the storm cloud.

"That's weird, there's another Pyramid."

"A Pyramid?" Sissi asked in confusion. "What's with the Pyramid?"

"In the cave sector we discovered a Pyramid that held all the info about what the System is. But it also sent a signal to another location on Lyoko. I discovered that these sub sectors have access to the main memory of the supercomputer and Lyoko." Jeremy said as he entered in another series of commands. Within seconds, the holopanel zoomed out of the Sky sector and zoomed into Sector 5. Below sector 5 a larger sector could be seen. "That is what we call the City sector. It holds all the memory of Lyoko inside it. But to access it we need to activate the Pyramids in the Cave sector which we already did, the Sky sector, the Ocean Sector, and the Volcano sector. We don't know what might happen if we do unlock the City sector. We're not sure what's in there."

"Maybe you should examine it after you delete Xervix?" Jessica suggested.

"Maybe…" Jeremy returned the holomap back to the sky sector.

"Ok guys, you know what to do... but be careful till Aelita adds your codes in there. You're vulnerable till then. The nearest tower is towards the left a few yards. We didn't see any monsters on the way in, so they're more than likely waiting for you here."

The gang started sprinting off in the direction of the tower. William led the group while Aelita and Puck ran in the middle. All the while they kept their heads on a swivel as they watched for any sign of ambush, or Aether for that matter.
The gang approached one of the tunnels that led towards a nearby tower. The tunnel was just wide enough for one person to climb through at a time. The tunnel swayed in the air as the cloud shifted.

Odd stepped in front of the group and looked down the tunnel.
"Better do this one at a time. I don't think it could hold everyone's weight," he suggested.

Odd slowly placed a foot on the floor of the tunnel. He pressed down hard on it as the floor glowed from his contact. Slowly the teen raised his other foot and placed it on the same ground. To his surprise, the ground seemed sturdy and stable enough to support him.

The tunnel shifted a little in reaction to Odd's movement. It drifted towards the right, but came to a stop and drifted back towards the left as the chains it was attached to clinked and clanked together.

Odd slowly walked across the tunnel and stepped onto the stone surface that sat on top the cloud. Odd turned around and waved at the others. They started to make their way through the tunnel one by one.

Unbeknownst to them, they were being watched.

A lone Kankerlat sat perched on top of one of the caves that sat in the air. Its singular Xana shaped eye kept focusing on the children as it ran a series of scans on them. It sent the feed from its eye back to the Volcano sector, where Xervix and Typhoon observed and studied their foes.

"Are these six our enemies?" Typhoon asked.

"Correct... these are the arrogant creatures that defeated me." Xervix growled as he looked over at the holo screen.

Xervix felt rage build up inside him as he watched the children cross the breeze way and run again. Such worthless and repulsive specks of human trash… these children were only delaying the inevitable. Xervix wanted nothing more then to see them dead, with Jeremy and Aelita in his grasp.
Why did they fight him? He offered them the world and yet they had turned him down. He could of made them gods and goddesses. Instead, they chose to remain incompetent, like a group of disgusting cockroaches that refused to accept defeat. His quarrel wasn't with the children originally, yet now they chose to stand against him. Xervix planned to make them pay for such a stance.

Typhoon watched the screen as he made several notations about the children. The Kankerlat continued to observe the gang while showing the newest Titan their stats: their powers and abilities on one side and their weaknesses on the other. However, it was not enough of an observation. Typhoon needed to know what these children were capable of when they are faced with a serious opponent - one who can keep them busy long enough not to think, but to act instead. He needed more than just a video feed. He needed to see how they performed under fire.

"Master Xervix.. Might I request a more... offensive observation?" Typhoon asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Master... Scans of what the children are capable of is one thing… but a demonstration of their fighting prowess is another," Typhoon said as he approached the throne. "I understand my fellow Titan Aether is currently awaiting to attack the children. But what if there was something new for them to fight as opposed to something they do know?"

"Such as?" Aether asked.

"May I create a new monster type for them to battle?" Typhoon asked. The black knight looking monster held out his hand; a reddish orange glow emanated from it.

"I see no reason as to why you shouldn't." Xervix said with a gesture of his hand.

Typhoon turned around and held out his hand, which glowed brightly as he charged up his energy. He was focusing on summoning a new monster.

Within seconds a Scyphozoa materialized from above them and landed on the ground in front of Typhoon. The monster stood there as it awaited its command.

"First we overwrite its main programming and input a new one." Typhoon said as he shot the orange energy out of his hand.

The energy struck the monster. It reeled from the blast. The beast froze in place, its skin turned black. Then, the body began to shake and rock; the blackened body began to crack and shake as a new creature was growing inside it. The body began to shake violently and ferociously as parts of the squid like monster's body began to break off. Glimpses of a new monster's body could be seen through the cracks. The long tentacle like parts soon crumbled and fell off, leaving the trunk floating above the room.

Suddenly, the black shell exploded into several pieces. The charred parts of the Scyphozoa flew through the air as they evaporated into pixels.

Typhoon and Xervix witnessed the new monster land on the ground in front of them.

The new creature had a long, snake-like body that stretched throughout the chamber. Its skin was greenish red with a hint of white along the sides of its body. Its head was massive with a large jaw full of razor sharp, prong-like teeth. Its body was rough and ridged with several large, bone like plates jutting out along its spine and on its belly. On the very center of its forehead was a large black orb with a red New Dawn symbol inside it. Its eye was covered with what looked like bumps that covered the entirety of the orb, very similar to the eye lens of a praying mantis. On its head sat a magnificent pair of horns that twisted and merged together on its head. The horns bowed downwards and ran across from its head like a pair of tusks.

"Meet our newest heavy offensive monster, The Hydra." Typhoon announced as he turned to face Xervix.

Xervix admired the creature's size and features. It was certainly large enough to do some damage, but would it prove its worth on the battlefield?

"Its certainly impressive… but is it worth the effort you put into it?"

"Just watch and see, master." Typhoon assured as he turned to the beast. He then pulled his left arm straight out and pointed towards his left.
The Hydra bellowed loudly as the plates on its spine and belly glowed green. They continued to glow intensely as the Hydra suddenly lifted off the ground.

"It can levitate?" Xervix asked.

The Hydra then flew out of the throne room. Its body was twisting and slithering in the air, similar to that of a snake. The beast bellowed into the red atmosphere as it approached the edge of the Volcano sector.

"This may prove most intriguing." Xervix said.

Amines. 5 miles outside the city.

"The national weather service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for the entire listening area including Amines, West Central and South Amines. At 7:20 pm radar weather indicated an unusual and strong moving storm system heading directly for the city of Amines." the radio announcer said as the black Mustang was driving back towards the city.

The freeway was full of pedestrians attempting to leave the interstate so they may find some form of shelter from the approaching storm.

"How long do you think till the storm hits Amines?" George asked.

"At the rate it's going and the speed... 20 minutes give or take." Travis said as he watched an arch of lightning race through the clouds. "You told Jeremy and Jessica, right?"

"Yup, they are fully aware of what's going on. The kids are on Lyoko as we speak trying to stop the storm."

"Better text them and tell them time's running out then." Travis said.

George was about to say something when he glanced over to the right of the shoulder. He spotted what looked like a person wearing a black robe.

George switched lanes as he pulled over to the side of the shoulder. He threw the car in park and quickly stepped out. The concrete ground was damp from the light drizzle that was now currently falling. As George glanced down the shoulder of the highway, he could barely make out the figure.

"What are you doing? We gotta go, George!" Travis said as he stepped out of the car.

George pointed at the robed figure. "Who's that?"

Travis glanced down and spotted the person in question. At first glimpse they looked like someone wearing a poncho. But the robe was long and dark. It looked as if it was made out of some black leather like material. Long and thick, the coat swayed in the wind as the figure continued to look at Travis and George, not saying a word and not moving a muscle. It just stood there, like a statue.

"Should we go see who this is? This might be a Titan..." George suggested as he reached around for his pistol. He brought it around him and pulled the slide back as he chambered a fresh round into the barrel.

"Yeah, let's go, but keep an eye on that guy and the storm." Travis suggested as he mimicked George's behavior.

The pair of agents slowly walked towards the robed figure as passing cars zipped by at high speeds. Travis kept his eye set on the figure as he tried his best to keep his Colt 1911 .45 caliber pistol by the side of his leg so that no one would notice.

The two agents closed in on the stranger enough to make out several details. They were wearing a large robe and not a rain coat or poncho, and that the figure was staring right at them. The person still refused to move or yield to the two approaching F.B.I agents. They just stood there, as if expecting the agents to approach.

Before the two agents could say anything, red and orange lightning crackled across the sky. The bolt streamed off into several smaller bolts, which lit up the dark evening sky as the surge of electricity covered the entire storm cloud. After the bolt dissipated, the power around the entire city went off. All cars came to a stop as their batteries died instantly. There was not a single light on in the entire area.

Travis and George watched the lightning bolt flow from the back of the cloud to the entire storm itself. It wasn't like when the lightning bolt drained the electricity from the telephone pole. This was almost like an instant surge, a clear sign the storm was growing in strength.

George turned back towards the area where they spotted the possible Titan to discover the individual had left.

"Travis, the guy's gone!" George said frantically.

"Nevermind. The storm's heading down towards the river… straight to the factory. And with all that energy it's absorbing, imagine what it would do if it released it!"

Lyoko, the Sky sector.

The gang quickly traversed the new sector as they drew closer to the nearest tower. The journey was rough, considering that Odd and Ulrich had almost fallen off the new sector twice now. But at last the tower was within reach.

"Now that we are almost there, should some of us split up to head to the activated tower?" Yumi suggested.

"Not yet. There's still no sign of Aether anywhere. I'm really getting nervous." Jeremy said as he continued to type in the commands to the computer in search for any sign of Aether or other monsters.

"Where are they? I'm itching for a fight right now." Odd said as he ran on all fours.

"Don't jinx us, Odd. Its hard enough with this new sector and all… let alone fighting on it." Ulrich grunted.

"Too late... You got incoming." Jeremy warned over the intercom.

Suddenly, a laser blast shot out. The laser skimmed past Odd, making him come to a halt. Odd glanced up to spot five Hornets and three Mantas flying in a formation towards them. The Hornets flew in a dive bomb pattern while the slower Mantas began to separate and surround the kids.

"Odd, Puck, get Aelita to the tower!" Ulrich shouted as he drew his blades.

Odd led Aelita and Puck to the tower. The young cat teen turned to notice one of the Mantas and two of the Hornets separate from the formation to chase them three.

Puck held out his hands; a bolt of light shot through his hands, revealing his staff. He turned and swung his staff into the air. A blue pulse like wave flowed out of the staff and towards the monsters.

The pursuing monsters raised their altitude to avoid the pulse. As the pulse slid past them, the Hornets began firing at the trio. Their lower bodies protruded forwards as lasers shot out of their stingers.

The lasers peppered the ground as the gang sprinted towards the tower. Pieces of the stone path shook loose as the walkway kept on deteriorating under impact of the lasers.

"Guys, be careful, the path could break from all of the stress of us fighting!" Aelita shouted as she waved her hand over her wrist. A pair of pink glowing wings shot out from her shoulder blades; she jumped into the air.

"Whatever you do Aelita, don't get hit!" Jeremy warned with a hint of worry in his voice.

Aelita made a U turn towards the monsters. Her hands glowed bight pink as a pair of orbs appeared in her palms. As she closed in on the perusing monsters, she fired one Energy Field.

The orb flew past the Hornets; the Manta quickly turned left to avoid being struck.

Aelita closed within a few inches on the two Hornets. She flapped her wings faster so that she could gain more speed and momentum. She closed her fist.

"Aelita! What are you doing?" Jeremy said frantically.

"You've heard of the Falcon Punch? This is the Aelita Punch!"

Aelita's fist slammed into the Hornet. The energy orb exploded as the Hornet flew away fast in the opposite direction. Aelita then turned and fired a second energy field at the second Hornet. The pink energy encased the Hornet. The blast clipped its wings, causing it to shatter and explode. The last monster screeched and yelped; the Manta fired several shots towards the pink teenager.

Aelita held her hands out. Two Energy fields formed in both of her palms. The orbs connected together through a pink bar of energy, so she could block the laser blasts with it. Aelita then fired both orbs at the same time; they continued to absorb the Manta's volley. The two beams hit the Manta, causing the monster to chirp and scream. It raised into the air and exploded.

"More like Aelita Smash..." Odd joked.

"Well, seeing how the ground would of gave in, I had to do something." Aelita said as she floated above Odd and Puck. "Sorry about that, Jeremy."

"Its OK Aelita. One, you did good and two, I am used to a heart attack by now." Jeremy joked as he smiled.

"I'm not. I thought for a minute she was done..." Jessica said. "You need to be more careful, kids. I know you kids have been doing this for a while, but please take care of yourselves."

"Yes, Mom." Puck said jokingly.

"What did you say?" Jessica said.

Aelita landed next to Odd and Puck as they approached the tower. The large cigarette like structure stood on a large rock patch which sat on a cloud. A blue hue echoed off the tower.

"I will enter the tower so that at least we don't have to fear the monsters devirtualizing us." Aelita said as she approached the entrance.

Puck suddenly felt a strange surge rush through his body. It felt like a chill or a jolt of energy. Puck turned to look around the sector as he began to panic a little. Something didn't feel right. It felt like something was coming. He quickly swung his staff in front of Aelita, stopping her from approaching the tower any more.

"Jeremy...Could you scan the area?" he said with concern.

"I have been. You've got some Blocks and Sentries on your way. You better hurry." Jeremy said.

"We do not have a lot of time. We need to hurry, Puck." Aelita said as she swatted Puck's staff away from her and marched forward towards the tower.

"No... check the tower." Puck said.

Jeremy looked up in confusion as he typed in a series of codes. A separate screen popped up and began scanning the tower. It was an old program he used to locate Aelita. The scan swept through the tower, searching for any possible occupants inside it. After a few seconds there was a loud ping, followed by an exclamation mark icon.

"GUYS! GET HER AWAY FROM THERE!" Jeremy shouted when he processed the results of the scan.

Aelita placed her hands on the sides of the tower as it rippled and glowed.

"Aelita, wait!" Puck shouted as he ran towards her.

Odd, who was closer to Aelita, sprinted forwards. He quickly reached out and grabbed the young elf's hand and pulled her back in time.

A fine and thin crimson red beam shot out of the tower entrance, causing the entrance to explode with great force.

Odd held onto Aelita as he jumped backwards away from the explosion. He brought up his shield to protect both of them from the blast. Aelita squealed as the beam and the following explosion startled her. Odd landed on his feet and let go of Aelita. He took up a defensive stance and pointed both his arms towards the tower.

Aelita recovered her composure and watched the beam dissipate. She instantly took up a defensive stance as well as she realized who the crimson red beam belonged to. It was a memory that Aelita remembered all too well.

As the smoke cleared from the destroyed section of the tower, a lone silhouette appeared. Its large wings rose into the air as it gave a more sizable depth to the villain. In its hands it carried a pair of large dagger like blades. The blades glistened in the light of the sector as the beast came into view. Its eyes glowed a bright and vibrant orange, piercing from its shadow. The villain stopped a few feet from the tower entrance and pointed one of its daggers directly at Aelita and Odd.

"Prepare for extermination!" Aether declared with a smirk. The last of the original Titans jumped into the air and closed in for an attack.

Here is the long awaited 4th part of World Without Fear.

Yes we are introduced to a brand new sector hinted on in New Dawn. And let me tell you it is hard to create a new sector from scratch and to make it both unique and original. In this case its been inspired by other games with sky levels such as Bioshock infinite and Kid Icarus.

For this story as well i will be giving the gang a brand new set of weapons and abilities. Ulrich and Yumi's are only the tip of the iceberg if you will.

And who could the character in the cloak be? friend? Foe? Or Neither and both?

Chapter 5 coming in 2-3 weeks

now... COMMENT OR I WILL DROP YOU FROM THE SKY SECTOR LIKE A