This chapter was written by me and edited by AwesomeFanfictionAuthor.
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Exploration!
In Lila and Aelita's room
POV Lila's
"Um... who is exactly was your mom in the future?" Aelita asks. I meet Aelita's gaze.
"Apart from what Mary told me on our mission today, is that she… she... died from an illness. I… I never knew her…" I trail off, lying slightly.
"You never knew her? I'm so sorry… that must have been awful…" Aelita trails off.
"It was… still is in some ways. I lost my mom… and now I lost Mary… who was like my mom. I'm losing the people I care about the most…"
Looking at me, Aelita gives me a hug trying to comfort me.
"I'm still here. You haven't lost me, and I don't plan on going anywhere," she says. She lets go of me.
"Thanks, Aelita… that means a lot. We should change into our pajamas and go to bed before Jim notices our lights are still on. Remember, we have a curfew," I tell her.
"Right," Aelita nods.
A few days later
In Jeremy's room
During the afternoon
Jeremy closes his door and turns to us. Aelita and I are sitting on his bed, Odd and Ulrich are sitting on the carpet, and Yumi is leaning against Jeremy's desk. She's a bit bummed out, considering what happened today.
I feel bad that Yumi has had to lie to her parents so much lately… it really doesn't help that she's a day student. I wonder if she's ever considered moving into the dorms, and getting a room of her own? If she did, who would she room with? Sissi? Er… probably not a good idea. I wish there was something I could do though, I think, concerned for my friend.
"I think it's high time we explore the new sector. Who knows, we might be able to find Xana's weakness," Jeremy says.
"You think that's possible?" Ulrich asks.
"Of course. We have some sort of clue of what to expect in Sector Five. Especially the uh Giant Jellyfish. What did you name it Jeremy?" Aelita asks.
"The Scyphozoa," Jeremy answers.
"Right. The Scyphozoa. Lila and I just need to avoid that, and do our best to take out those Bot monsters," Aelita replies.
"Yeah! Wait until they get a taste of my Laser Arrows again!" Odd exclaims enthusiastically.
"With all of us there... I think we'll be okay," I nod.
"I... I can't make it tonight," Yumi speaks up. We look at her.
"How come?" Jeremy asks.
"My parents... you saw what they did to me today. Walking me to school like I'm some sort of child... I just can't," Yumi replies.
"We understand. Lying can be really difficult... it hurts to lie to the people you care about," I say. Yumi nods.
"Just... give me the full rundown tomorrow, if you can, okay?" Yumi asks.
"Don't worry, we'll keep you informed. I'm sure there will be plenty of other times for you to go to Sector Five," Jeremy answers.
"Thanks, guys," Yumi smiles slightly.
Later that night
In the scanner room
Aelita, Ulrich, Odd, and I are standing in front of the scanners.
"I'll be sending you to the Forest Sector first. Lila, you'll have to go after them."
"Sure thing, Jeremy," I say.
Aelita, Ulrich, and Odd step into their scanners.
"Transfer: Aelita, Transfer: Ulrich, Transfer: Odd," Jeremy says. The scanners close.
"Scanner: Aelita, Scanner: Ulrich, Scanner: Odd."
The scanners start humming and then re-open. I step into the middle scanner, alone.
"Transfer." The scanners doors close. Closing my eyes, the scanner starts spinning.
"Scanner." The spinning continues, and I hear the hum of the machinery. I wait for the gush of wind and bright light.
"Virtualization!"
The bright light and wind engulf me, virtualizing me to Lyoko.
Lyoko's Forest Sector
I land in the Forest Sector, with the others already on their vehicles. Aelita is on Yumi's Overwing. I get onto my broomstick.
"You'll need to get to the end of the sector. Unfortunately, I have no way of predicting where the monsters will be until they show up. I'll enter the code for the transporter once you're there."
"That's fine by me Jeremy," I say, and kick up my broom. The rest follow suit and we speed through the forest.
"You know, Jeremy, perhaps I should have a vehicle of my own," Aelita suggests. "I feel bad about borrowing Yumi's Overwing."
"I'm sure she wouldn't mind, Aelita."
Odd flies closer to Aelita, so she can hear better.
"The Overboard is pretty cool, Aelita. Would you like to try it out?"
"No!" We all exclaim at him, minus Aelita.
"Odd, I don't think you would be careful enough if Aelita were on your Overboard."
"Of course, I would be! Besides, our Princess should at least be traveling in style!" Odd exclaims.
"In style, what exactly do you know about style Odd?" Ulrich asks.
"I know a lot about it!" Odd exclaims, offended.
"Uh huh…. And Odd, should I tell Yumi that you think her Overwing isn't stylish?" I ask.
He looks at me,
"That's not what I meant!"
I roll my eyes, and Aelita speaks up.
"Well... if I'm being honest… after the incident with Lila's broom flying me into the tower, maybe having my own vehicle isn't the best idea," Aelita says.
"It was one time and it was an emergency!" I say. Ulrich and Odd can't help but laugh.
"You've got four hornets heading your way!" Jeremy exclaims.
"Right, we're on it. Aelita, hang back until we get rid of them," Odd says.
"Right," Aelita says, pulling behind us on the Overwing. The four incoming hornets start charging their lasers. I balance myself on my broomstick so that I can grab my staff and aim it at the Hornets.
"Exardesco, Exardesco!" I exclaim. My amulet starts glowing. I steer my broomstick to the right and swing my staff. Two Fire Bolts fly at the Hornets. One of the Hornets swiftly moves to the side and dodges the incoming attack. The other Fire Bolt hits the Hornet, and it explodes.
"Laser Arrows!" Odd exclaims, firing several laser arrows. Two Hornets lock onto Odd's Laser Arrows and fire their lasers. They destroy the Laser Arrows.
"Well, that's new!" Odd exclaims, frustrated. Moving to the right, we make ourselves decoys in order to give Ulrich time to attack them.
"Move to your left! On the count of three!" Ulrich exclaims.
One, two, three! I think, moving to the left. Ulrich yells and Super Sprints from his Overbike. Taking out his Katana, he spins in the air and, almost as if he's flying, catching the hornet's attention. Turning to him, the Hornets begin to charge their lasers, but Ulrich slashes through one Hornet, and then the next. He neatly lands on the Overbike, which was still going.
"Odd, last one!" Ulrich exclaims.
"Right! I got it!" Odd exclaims. Cocking his paw, Odd aims at the Hornet and fires off three Laser Arrows. They fly into the air and at least one of them hits the Xana symbol. The Hornet explodes.
"Nice teamwork, you guys. Aelita it's safe now," Aelita moves from her hiding place and soon catches up with us on the Overwing.
Afterwards
We get to the end of the sector and hop off our vehicles.
"Jeremy, we're here," Ulrich informs.
"I'm entering the code... Scipio."
"There's the transporter," Aelita says. The Transporter orb comes to pick us up.
The Transporter orb opens, scooping all of us up. It brings us to Sector Five.
Sector Five
Arena Room
The Transporter orb opens and releases us in the arena room. Odd puts a hand on his mouth, feeling sick from the room's spinning.
"What's wrong Odd? Not feeling well?" Aelita asks.
Odd nods, he uncovers his mouth and sighs. "I know I can't puke on Lyoko, but, Jeremy, you might wanna get a barf bag for when I get back."
"Maybe you shouldn't eat so much breakfast," Ulrich jesters.
"Yeah, you're right," Odd agrees. "But that'll never happen! Besides, I'm pretty svelte."
Ulrich rubs his chin,
"More like scrawny."
"I'm not scrawny!" Odd exclaims, offended.
"Guys let's concentrate on the mission," I sigh.
"Sorry!" both Odd and Ulrich exclaim.
"I'd hate to interrupt this conversation, but once the door opens, the countdown will start. You'll need to find the key and trip it before time runs out. Otherwise, your trip will be cut short."
The room stops spinning and the door aligns itself and opens.
"It's started!"
"We're on it!" Ulrich exclaims. Running to the door, we enter the doorway and begin running on the bridge. Once we get to the end of the bridge, the wall opens, and we run to the main section of Sector Five.
"You know what happens if Aelita ends up losing her life points, don't you?"
"We know, Jeremy, and there's no way we're going to let that happen!" I exclaim. We start running down the stairs.
"The last time Lila and I were here, there was a big room at the end of this hallway," Aelita says.
"If my hunch is correct, something tells me that every time you go into Sector Five, the core zone changes. It's like a labyrinth," Jeremy surmises.
We stop at the end of the hallway to catch our breath. Looking at the room, I notice that it is indeed different from the last time Aelita and I were here.
If the room changes, how are we going to find the countdown key in time?! I think.
"That'll help with the navigation," Odd grimaces.
"If we knew everything, then what would be the point of exploring?" Ulrich asks. "Let's go this way!' he says. He starts using his super speed and we follow him.
"You've got two Xana bots behind you!"
Ulrich and Aelita turn right and enter a different room. Odd and I stay behind. Taking out my staff, I start chanting in Latin and Odd cocks his paw.
"Exardesco! Exardesco!" I exclaim. I swing my staff and fire off two Fire Bolts. The two spheres fly over to us, firing their lasers, and Odd jumps in the air. He fires off one of his Laser arrows. Our attacks fly directly at each of the Bots, hitting them in the Xana target, and the Bots explode. I put my staff back in its sheath.
I've got six Fire Bolts left, got to be careful, I think.
"It seems Xana is still getting used to his new toys," Odd jokes. We run to catch up to Aelita and Ulrich.
"True," I say, running down the hallway. "Which turn do Odd and I make at the end of this hallway?" I ask Jeremy.
"Your right," Turning right, we run down the hallway and reach a new room. Aelita and Ulrich are there, the room is completely empty.
"Woah... this place is definitely something. Let's take that bridge over there." Ulrich says, turning to us.
Looking at the bridge, we nod. We start running through the hallways and rooms in a seemingly random fashion, Ulrich taking the lead simply because he's the fastest. He stops in a certain room and gasps. Aelita and I gasp as well.
This is the same room we were in earlier! I think.
"Haven't we've already been through here?" Ulrich asks.
"We have, I'm positive," I reply.
"Great, so we're going in circles then?" Odd asks.
"Let's try that way!" Aelita points over to a different path. Taking it, we start running along the path and pass an entrance, at which Aelita stops. I look at her.
"Aelita?" I ask.
"This way!" Aelita replies. She starts running down the new hallway. A laser hits Aelita, and she flies back, her body sparking. Ulrich quickly grabs Aelita and helps her up, bringing her to the side. Odd starts firing his laser arrows at the Xana bots and dodges one of their lasers. He moves to the side of the wall, with us.
"Those bots are extremely dangerous! 40 life points in one go!"
"Lila... do you think you can use that new spell? Blackout?" Ulrich asks.
"Yeah but it's going to cost me fifty life points... and we need to be careful in Sector Five. I have the feeling, we can't devirtualize normally here," I reply.
"Huh? Why not?" Odd asks.
"I'm not sure... but I'll start the spell," I reply. Closing my eyes, I begin breathing in and out.
"Praeumbro!" I exclaim in Latin. Opening my eyes, I see my amulet starting to glow black. Everything starts going dark, and I take my sword out of its sheath.
This next spell will cost me ten life points… that makes sixty already! Man, sometimes I hate these spells. If I get hit once by a Bot, I'm a goner! I think.
"Celeritas!" I exclaim.
My amulet starts glowing orange while still maintaining the blackout spell. I speed my way down the walls of the corridor.
Jumping off of them, I swing my sword at the first Xana bot, slicing it in half. I swing my sword at the second bot, slicing it in half, too. And finally, I slice the third in half and sheathe my sword.
It's a total knockout! I think. My amulet stops glowing, and the world returns to normal. The three Xana Bots explode simultaneously.
"Lila, great work!"
"Thanks, but let's go and find that countdown key of yours," I say. Odd, Ulrich, and Aelita start running down the corridor. My eyes start blinking rapidly, it's as if I'm watching TV but at a super fast rate. I gasp slightly.
In vision
I see a path, like a camera at my eye height. The vision goes forward and then twists through the blue block corridors. Finally, it stops in front of a wall and looks up. A button shaped like the eye of Xana… high up on the wall.
End vision
Getting my wits about, I turn around. I start running normally, without my Celeritas spell, in the direction the vision showed me.
"Lila? Where are you going?!" Odd exclaims. I keep running. I would answer him, but we're on a timer here.
"Follow her, quickly!" Aelita exclaims.
In a new room
I spot the countdown key on the wall nearby.
Just where the vision showed me it would be. How is that possible? I know Mary said there's a possibility that I would have a connection to Sector Five… but if my book on time travel is right, and I'm living in a separate timeline from my own… then why am I having visions that lead me to the countdown key... in this timeline? Maybe my timeline and this timeline isn't so different after at all, besides the minor, changes I've made. Dad…why didn't you tell me I was born in Sector Five? Why did you keep mom's illness a secret? What exactly is there to hide? I think.
"No way... Jeremy, Lila lead us straight to the countdown key," Ulrich says, finally catching up to me.
"How did you manage that Lila?"
"I'm not sure... it came to me in a vision," I answer.
"A vision? No fair, you stole my Future Flash ability!" Odd exclaims.
"Odd, this isn't the time to argue. I didn't steal your ability. I just... this place, it feels... I don't know how to explain it," I say. I take my staff out and balance myself on it.
Bring me to the key, I command the staff. I know I just lost another ten life points… ugh. 70, already, I think. The staff levitates me in the air, holding on to it carefully brings me over to the key.
"Thirteen, twelve, eleven, ten," Jeremy begins counting down.
I finally get high enough to actually press the countdown key. I balance myself carefully on my staff and begin reaching for the countdown key.
"Five, four, three-" Looking up, I see three Xana Bots zooming towards me, entering the room without warning. They surround me. Stumbling in shock, I fall from the staff. They fire their lasers at me. The lasers hit me, and I vanish in a cloud of pixels.
Somewhere
In Limbo
I appear in a space, surrounded by nothing but yellow. I try to move, but for some reason, I am unable to.
"Where am I?" I ask. My voice echoes through the ether. Suddenly, Odd appears.
"Woah! What is this crazy place?!" Odd asks. He tries to move his body but is unable to. He notices the echo too. "ECHO!" he screams, laughing a little, but then he quiets down.
Even if it's kind of entertaining, this is serious. I'm glad he recognizes that I think.
"You know... this reminds me of the time when Jeremy was in limbo," I say.
"But didn't Jeremy say he could move?" Odd asks.
"Hmm... well his profile was incomplete. Maybe a completed profile like ours can't move."
"That makes sense. But if we can't move, what are we supposed to do?" Odd asks.
"Talk about our feelings?" I ask. Odd and I look at each other.
"Nah," we say in unison.
"So... Einstein, said you're just like Aelita, right? Does that make you feel strange at all? How does all of it work?"
"Not really, it doesn't make me feel strange. And…we're not entirely sure honestly. By the way, where was Ulrich the last time you saw him?" I ask.
"He was helping Aelita with those Bots. Since we didn't get to the countdown key in time, the Scyphozoa arrived. The same Giant Jellyfish creature we saw the first time. It tried to get Aelita. The walls started closing up, and before the Scyphozoa had the chance, Ulrich uses his super speed and got Aelita out of there. The walls closed in on me, and here I am."
"If Ulrich is still in Sector Five, he and Aelita must be trying to get us back somehow. Maybe she found a new room or something that'll help us," I say. "And I'm sure Jeremy must be trying his best to bring us back, somehow," I say.
"I'm sure he is. And Ulrich's probably still dealing with those Xana Bots if he didn't have time to get away from them. I wonder what other creatures are in Sector Five? I guess we'll find out the next time we're there," he says.
"Yeah, guess so," I say
"Say, what was Jeremy like in the future?" Odd asks suddenly.
"He was about the same, to be honest," I reply.
"I can't say that I'm surprised. I've been thinking... if Jeremy was alive in the future, that must mean Aelita was alive, right? I mean, Aelita and Jeremy are both brilliant, Einstein material. Surely they can survive an apocalyptic future. So, and this might sound crazy, but are you their daughter?"
"Um..." I trail off, trying to come up with some sort of answer. "I - uh- see the thing is uh-"
"I knew it! You are their daughter! I wanted to ask you for a while now. It's just that, your eyes are brown like Jeremy and Aelita's. Your hair gives it away, it reminded me of Jeremy's hair a bit honestly," Odd says.
"It does?" I ask, totally taken aback.
"Yeah! Why don't you tell them the truth?"
"Because, Odd, I don't know the circumstances of how my mother and father got together. This timeline is already different from the one I was born in. Those Bots shouldn't exist now, but they do. If I tell them I'm their daughter, it would force an unnatural romantic connection between them. If that happens, and I fail whatever mission Jeremy from my future, sent me here to do, then there's a possibility the Lila in this timeline's future won't be born. And if that happens-" I start to explain, but Odd interrupts.
"Okay, okay I get the picture. It's bad news, I get it," Odd says.
"Thanks, Odd," I smile. "By the way, should I take it as an insult or a compliment that my hair reminds you of Jeremy's?"
"Compliment of course! Why do you think I call him Einstein? And I'm betting you have genius potential too. And Aelita's a genius too, I should probably start calling her Mrs. Einstein," Odd smiles.
"Heh, okay good answer. And don't you dare call her that, she might take it too literally and figure out she's my mom," I say.
"Okay, okay. I'll try not to," Odd's image starts to fade in and out.
"Woah what's happening?" he asks.
"I think you're going back to the real world."
"Shouldn't you be too?" Odd asks, his hands fade completely.
"Yes, but it might take me a little-" I start to say, and my body starts to fade as well. "Never mind."
Back in the scanner room
The scanners doors reopen. Jeremy and Aelita catch me. I cough, feeling light-headed and weak. Ulrich catches Odd.
"Just where were you two, anyhow?" Ulrich asks. He helps Odd up. Jeremy and Aelita help me up as well.
"We were..." I start to trail off, but I can't think of anything.
"Actually, I honestly have no recollection of where we were. Odd, do you remember?"
"Nope!" Odd exclaims.
"Well, wherever you two were, the important thing is you're here now. It took a while for us to find the right materialization codes for Sector Five. We got them through a data interface, that was on this bridge Ulrich and Aelita were on. After finding the right codes, there were these flying Manta like creatures that hatched. Aelita got your codes, and then I accessed these sort of tunnels in which Ulrich and Aelita used to exit the sector!" Jeremy says.
"Wow, neat!" I exclaim.
"And we discovered something interesting about the data interface, something... special," Jeremy says.
"What?" I ask.
"The data interface accesses Xana's own data! That's because... Sector Five... is where Xana lives! It also has access to Lyoko's data!" Aelita exclaims.
"Huh?!" Odd asks.
"Then that means…" I trail off.
"It means we should be able to gather data from there and eventually find an antivirus for Aelita!" Jeremy exclaims.
"That's fantastic," Ulrich says.
"It sure is!" I smile.
Aelita turns to me,
"When we start gathering the data for my antivirus, I'll see if I can find some sort of data that can tell us how to free Mary from the Scyphozoa. As well as finding a way to unlink you, Mary, and Xana," Aelita says.
"That's… that's great news Aelita," I smile.
Things are starting to look up, I think.
Author's note: Yumi had a lot of trouble with her family, whenever she snuck out in the show. So, I decided to take Yumi out for the rest of this chapter to be sure no such drama happens. She'll be back though!
Yes, some more references to Code: Cameron & Code: Memories, from Undeadmonkey8's stories. Seriously, if you haven't already, get started on reading those stories. Code: Cameron first. I can't stress enough, that they are FANTASTIC!
P.S. More embarrassing side note... uh... The Scyphozoa is NOT a Giant Squid. It's a Giant Jellyfish. Oops, xD. Thanks again for letting me know AeroJester203!
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