Code Xana Episode 73: Fistfull of Sand
Author: James the Lesser/The Bunnyman
Disclaimer: I Do Not Own These Characters! Moonscoop Does! Actually, I own most of these characters, I made them up, but the place and the settings and the back round stuff is Moonscape.
Please read my episodes, 53-119 plus the OVA of Code Lyoko to know what is going on. Oh and Code Xana the Movie and Episode 1-72
Sanne, after being tortured by Sora was doing poorly in school. She couldn't keep her mind focused on the homework and tests. Jim had come to see her and was taking her to the school counselor after he saw her crying. "Sanne what's wrong? You can tell me. Is it to do with Krieger?" Sanne shakes her head. "Skitz?" Sanne shakes her head again. "Honey what's wrong then? Your grades have been dropping. The other teachers told me since you usually do the best." Sanne doesn't respond. "Well maybe Mrs. Jonde will get you to talk." Sanne doesn't respond as they get to the counselors office.
Unfortunately for everyone else Sanne was lead out of her room without her Jcell and Jpocket. At the beach near Normandy the sand starts to swirl around as a tornado. It moves up into the air and then forms into a monster. "Let's have some fun!" It laughs evilly as it moves across the land. The sand picks up sticks and leaves and debris as it moves getting larger and larger.
"Ms. Belpois your grandfather and I are friends and I will let you know he is very concerned about you. He says this past week your grades have been slipping. I've looked at your records and I saw that your grades have dropped. You were a perfect student, a little trouble in Italian, but a perfect student. What has happened to cause this? You can tell me I won't tell anyone else, not even your grandfather." Sanne doesn't reply. "Ms. Belpois, Sanne, you may think it is a problem only you have but trust me at your age the big problems are normal and I've helped other students with them." Sanne doesn't say anything. "I have all day Sanne but I can't hold you here. If you don't want to talk than listen." Mrs. Jonde talks to Sanne about teenage problems, friends, relationships, but Sanne doesn't listen. Everything that Mrs. Jonde said didn't apply to her.
Krieger is with Naia and Dante at the mall. "I want to help her feel better but she won't tell me what's wrong."
"I think you should buy her a gift, us girls love chocolate, and flowers, and jewelry." Naia and the other two are looking through the glass window of a store. "Cupid's Valentine is the perfect place to go but can be expensive."
"Naia my parents are millionaires I'm not to worried about the price. And for Sanne I'd spend everything I have." Krieger and the other two go into the store and hear the romantic music.
"Aw Dante this place is so romantic." Naia holds Dante's hand as they go looking at things.
The sand monster moves closer to Paris destroying anything that gets in its way. Cars are knocked off the road when it crosses a highway.
"Do you understand Sanne?" Ms. Jonde is rubbing Sanne's shoulder as she cries. "You can tell me."
"No, I can't." Sanne sits up rubbing her eyes. "I, I want to leave."
"Ok Sanne. Just know if you need to talk you can always talk to me or Mr. Quillet. He's here on weekends."
"I, I won't Ms. Jonde." Sanne runs out of the counselors office for her room. The Counselor had no idea what had happened to Sanne. During a minor attack earlier that week Sanne nearly destroyed her own friends when she got distracted and her Scattershot went awry. Ever since Sora tortured her Sanne had been unstable. Sanne takes the long way to her room so she won't pass Sora's room. When Sanne gets to her room she hears the Super Scan beeping. "Damn it! If she hadn't wasted my time I, calm down!" Sanne yells at herself as she curses. She didn't like to curse but had been lately. Sanne gets her phone out and calls Krieger. "Asshole Xana's attacking!" Sanne stops. "I mean, shut up! Get to the Factory!"
"Dante and Naia are here with me so…" Sanne hangs up on him. "Man she's still messed up." Krieger hadn't been able to talk to Sanne much as she would snap at him and curse.
Sanne calls Skitz. "Listen Skitz get to the Factory Xana's attacking!" Sanne hangs up on Skitz before Skitz can say anything. "Stop it Sanne they're your friends you shouldn't yell at them." Sanne takes a few deep breaths then calls Ark and calmly tells him to go to the Factory before leaving the dorm building.
The sand monster approaches closer to Kadic Academy. The windows of a building shatter and the people inside are hurt badly but don't die. The sand monster collects more and more objects destroying them into tiny particles to make it larger then before.
Dante and Naia get to the Factory first. Krieger had gone towards the school to get Sanne so she wouldn't go alone but he can't find her so heads towards the Factory. Naia and Dante go down to the Control Room and wait for the others.
Skitz and Barack are running down the bridge when they hear a noise. To them it sounds like a train speeding at them but there were no trains near them. They look around and soon see something moving down the road. "We better hurry!" Barack and Skitz move as fast as possible to get into the Factory and down to the Control Room where they tell Dante and Naia what they saw.
"It must be Xana's attack but I can't know what exactly that it is unless I see it for myself." Dante goes over to the elevator but Naia grabs his arm.
"Dante you can't go its dangerous."
"I want to see what my mother and father are doing." Dante pulls away from Naia and gets on the elevator. He takes it up and when the doors open he hears the roaring noise. He steps out onto the Factory floor and looks out the entrance to see Krieger running and something following behind him. "Krieger watch out!" Dante points and Krieger looks behind him. He sees a wall of sand coming at him. He jumps and swings down to the Factory floor. The wall of sand forms into the sand monster which swings a mighty arm at Krieger.
"Aaaa!" Krieger feels his skin torn apart by the particles of sand swirling around him. Suddenly the sand falls away and Krieger is pulled away from the monster by Dante. Dante pulls him into the elevator then pushes the button. The monster doesn't follow them.
"Krieger!" Barack and Skitz run over to him. "What happened to him Dante?" Barack helps Dante lay him down on the floor. The four look down at Krieger. His clothes were torn but thankfully covered everything. They were more worried about the scratches that were bleeding.
"We need to stop the bleeding. Put pressure on it!" Naia starts to take charge. "Barack, Dante, take your shirts off then tear them apart into smaller strips." Barack and Dante listen and do as she says.
"Uh, what, where am I?" Krieger comes to. "Oh, hey thanks." Krieger sits up. "Man that hurt."
"It would be a lot worse but we were able to get you down here." Barack looks at Dante. "But how? Why didn't the, the, sand monster attack you?"
"I don't know. Maybe because my mother and father don't want to hurt me or," Dante thinks but then shrugs his shoulders.
Sanne climbs out of the sewer and hears the roaring noise. She looks up and sees the sand monster coming down from the Factory roof. "Get the hell away from me!" Sanne runs down the bridge but the sand monster attacks her. "Aaaa!" Sanne struggles but the sand monster is too strong and powerful to be fought off. The sand monsters tears at Sanne's clothes and flesh bringing her to her knees. "You can't, kill me." Sanne coughs on the sand flowing through her mouth and nose. "Xana won't let, you kill, me." She falls forward and has to put her hands out to brace herself. The sand monster continues to tear at her clothes and flesh when there is a yell.
"Leave her alone!" Ark tries to get the monsters attention and does. Unfortunately the monster is large enough to attack Ark and Sanne at the same time. "Aaaa!"
"Ark!" Mira reaches up for him to try and pull him back down into the sewer but her hand is nearly shredded by the sand. She pulls her hand back and sees blood coming out. There were some pieces of skin hanging from her hand and she could see the muscle underneath. "Oh God, I, I," Mira throws up.
"Stop!" Sora appears and calls the monster off. "Xana does not want her dead and if you kill him," Sora points towards Ark. "Without killing the others they will call their parents. Go take care of the others as I deal with this little girl." Sora sparks with energy and kicks Sanne hard in the stomach. "You got blood on my shoe Sanne how will you make up for that?" Sora reaches down for Sanne but Sanne reacts and knocks her hand away.
"Get the hell away from me Sora." Sanne struggles but stands up. Blood pours down her body. Her clothes were shredded so badly they barely staid on. "You won't take me without a fight." Sanne can barely see as one eye was damaged by the sand and the other hurt so badly it hurt to keep it open even a little bit. "Come on Sora try me if you think you can take me."
"I can take you and will." Sora pushes Sanne with one hand knocking her over. "You are weak Sanne. I will take you to Xana and he will make you strong." Sora walks over to Sanne and is about to take her when Mira jumps on her back.
"Leave her alone!" Mira wraps her arms around Sora's neck and attempts to choke her but does little.
"I'll play with you first if you want." Sora reaches back and her right arm bends unnaturally to grab Mira on the back of her shirt and throw her at the bridge supports. Mira hears and feels the snap of her right femur being broken when she hits the bridge supports then falls into the river.
"No, Mira." Ark starts to stand up but Sora attacks him with a vicious kick. He goes flying ten meters into the air and when he comes back down Sora round house kicks him off the bridge to join Mira in the river.
"Now where were we Sanne?" Sora picks Sanne up by the hair. "That's right about to go and meet Xana." Sora breaks apart into a black mist and takes Sanne with her to Sector 5.
In the Control Room none of the Warriors notice sand coming in through the seals of the elevator doors until it is too late. "Aaaa!" Skitz is grabbed by the sand monster and thrown against the wall.
"Guys get to the Scanner Room I'll send you!" Dante brings up the transfer program. "Hurry!"
"We can't leave you alone up here!" Skitz gets back up and attempts to tackle the sand monster but simply falls through it. Thankfully the sand monster was still small but as more sand got into the Control Room the larger and stronger it would become. "Get out of here guys!" Skitz attacks the sand monster as Naia, Krieger, and Barack climb down the ladder to the Scanner Room.
"Transfer Krieger, Transfer Naia, Transfer Barack, Scanner Krieger, Scanner Naia, Scanner Barack, and virtualization." They land on Lyoko in the Desert Sector and soon the vehicles appear.
At the bridge Ark pulls Mira out of the river. "Mira are you ok?" She spits some water out then nods. "Ok, hold on to me we have to get to the Scanner Room." Ark practically carries Mira up the slope and to the bridge. He helps her down the rope then supports her over to the elevator. They take it down to the Scanner Room. "Dante send us!"
"Ok." Dante brings up their programs. "Transfer Ark, Transfer Mira, Scanner Ark, Scanner Mira, virtualization." They land on Lyoko. "Skitz get to the Scanner Room it won't hurt me!" Skitz turns and jumps down the ladder. She grabs and puts a foot on the last rung and jumps towards the middle Scanner. She rolls on the ground and just as she's about to get in the middle Scanner it's as if a leash around her waist pulls her backwards.
"Let me go!" Skitz struggles but the sand monster has followed her. "Aaaa!" The sand swirls around her and starts to do to her what it had done to her brother and Sanne.
"Skitz!" Dante sees what is being done to Skitz and decides he needs to act. He sets up the auto transfer then slides down the ladder. "Get away from her!" Dante jumps on top of Skitz and the sand monster leaves Skitz alone. Dante picks her up and throws her into the middle Scanner then throws himself into the left Scanner seconds before the doors close.
Sanne finds herself in the middle of Sector 5. She had never seen this room or even heard it being mentioned by her parents. "So Sanne are you ready? Once you join Xana as his new host your friends will be killed but Dante, he will be mine." Sora sparks with energy. "Run, get away…" Her head snaps to attention and the Eye of Xana appears in hers. "So I can hunt you down!" Sora laughs evilly as Xana appears. "Xana, here she is."
"Good, very good Sora." Ms. Delmas reaches out and puts a hand on Sora's head. "You've done well this time." Ms. Delmas leans down and kisses Sora lightly on the lips. "Your job here is done, go to the Tower and defend it." Sora nods and breaks apart into a black mist and disappears. "Sanne, my future host, how does it feel to know you have lost?"
"Die!" Sanne unleashes her most powerful energy beam ever at Xana. She had started it the second she was on Lyoko. She had concentrated on her inner powers but couldn't bring her wings out so used the energy for her energy attack. When her attack dissipates Sanne turns and runs down the stairs not sure what she would find at the opening. When she gets to the bottom she sees an opening into nothing. "They better work." Sanne closes her eyes then jumps.
"Stop!" Ms. Delmas recovers from Sanne's attack. "You can't die I need you to achieve my ultimate Form!" Xana chases after Sanne expecting to save her from falling out of Sector 5 and into the Digital Sea but didn't need to. Sanne's wings appear and she flies a meter above the edge of the outer shell of Sector 5.
"Have to get out of here. I should be able to fly out of here through the wall or one of those tunnels." Sanne tries to think of where the tunnels lead. "Desert Sector, I need that tunnel. But if I just fly out then I can choose where to go but will be over the Digital Sea." Sanne decides to take her chances and flies through the wall of Sector 5 and finds herself over the Digital Sea. "That's the Forest Sector so the Desert Sector must be this way." Sanne turns and flies towards the Desert Sector.
The other Lyoko Warriors are on Lyoko and about to get to the Tower. The weirdest thing about the group now was the white mist was flying. Naia had tried out the rocket boots and liked them. None of the others could understand how she used them since she was just a white mist to them. "These are so cool!" Naia was having fun flying around on her own. "But not as cool as being in a Hornet."
"Yeah well be careful you aren't used to them yet." Dante looks back from the Overwing checking on Naia.
"I can handle them." Naia looks around for a monster but doesn't see any. "We're almost there and no monsters? This will be easy." Naia should have kept her mouth shut as five Dragons appear.
"Crap, Naia try and posses one!" Krieger gets his shield out to block lasers. Naia was already planning this.
"Come on big boy you're mine!" Naia uses the rocket boots to fly up to a Dragon. It fires at her but the lasers simply pass through her. She gets close to the Dragon, reaches out, and possesses a Dragon. Woo! The possessed Dragon turns and fires at another Dragon destroying it. Two turn and fire on it destroying it. "Wow, still flying, cool." Naia possesses another Dragon. This is too easy! She destroys another Dragon before being destroyed again. "Forty life points gone. But only two left." Naia possesses a Dragon and destroys the last one. Ok Dante get in there! Before Dante can fly down on the Overwing an arrow flies and destroys the Overwing. Dante falls off and lands on the ground hard.
"Hello friends." Sora smiles pointing her archaic Gothic Bow at Dante. "Time to go back to Earth."
"No, Alakazam!" Dante fires an energy beam at Sora as she fires an arrow. The arrow splits the beam and destroys Dante.
"Oh hell without him we can't deactivate the Tower." Ark creates his spear. "Mira go invisible." She does and jumps off of the disc. Ark throws his spear at Sora but she catches it.
"Ark you were a favorite of mine. Cute, funny, smart, but an enemy now." Sora destroys the spear then points her Gothic Bow at Ark. She fires an arrow but Ark pulls up on his disc and it takes the hit. Ark falls off of his disc the impact is so powerful. Ark lands on the ground but uses his psychic connection to his disc to bring it back and block the next arrow. Ark sends the disc at Sora trying to hit her with it. Sora grabs it with her right hand.
"Nice little weapon Ark but not strong enough."
"Maybe." Ark concentrates and tries to take the disc back but Sora is too strong and doesn't let it go. Ark closes his eyes and tries again but Sora is just too strong for him.
"Damn it Sora!" Skitz flies around in circles as Barack aims and fires at Sora. "I never wanted you in the group! I knew this would happen!"
"You knew Xana would force me to join him?" Sora sparks with energy. "You knew he'd mess with my mind then put me in a situation that either I joined him or died and you didn't warn me?" The energy sparks more and the Eye of Xana appears in hers. "Thanks." Sora points her Gothic Bow at Skitz and fires. Skitz dodges it but Barack misses Sora.
Sanne is flying over the Desert Sector when she sees the activated Tower and the others. "Mustn't let her know I'm here." Sanne flies down low to the ground diving behind rocks for cover as she gets closer.
"Got you now!" Sora creates an arrow but this time it glows red. She fires it at Skitz and Barack. Skitz turns the Overboard and the arrow misses, almost. The arrow is almost past Skitz and Barack when it explodes destroying them.
"Aaaa!" Skitz and Barack fall out of the Scanners in tremendous pain. But the pain they felt now was only the beginning. The sand monster had encased Dante's legs so he couldn't go up to the Control Room and now it attacks Skitz and Barack who scream in pain.
I can do this. The possessed Dragon aims and fires at Sora. Sora is hit twice before she turns around and fires at her. The arrow destroys the possessed Dragon and Naia appears as the white mist. Sora fires another arrow but Naia dodges it. Naia dodges another arrow then dives for Sora wondering if she could posses her again.
"Not so fast!" Sora sparks with energy and creates an energy field that Naia can't pass through. "Not so ghost like now are you freak?" Sora points her Gothic Bow at Naia and destroys her.
"Aaaa!" Naia grabs at her chest where she had been hit. It is only a few seconds later when the sand monster attacks her tearing her apart like it was doing to Skitz and Barack.
"All that's left is my former boyfriend, how cute." Sora smiles at Krieger. "Sanne has already been taken by Xana. Soon he will be able to kill you and the others leaving Dante to me. But," Sora flies down towards Krieger. "Maybe I could find a use for you."
"Super Leap!" At such a close distance Krieger didn't need it but the extra speed it gave him helped. He pulls his sword out of the sheath as he gets close ready to strike. Unfortunately with her powers Sora moves just a little bit faster and creates an arrow in her hand and slashes at Krieger with it sending him back to Earth.
"That was almost boring." Sora laughs lightly then feels something stab her in the back. When she sparks with energy she feels the invisible Mira. "Die!" Her energy surrounds Mira and destroys her. When Mira is destroyed the Kodachi sticking out of Sora's back appears. "Almost hurt me the little bitch." Sora's arm bends unnaturally and pulls the Kodachi out. "Nice weapon though." Sora tosses it onto the ground and sees a pink flash. She looks up to see the Angel of Lyoko, Sanne. "What is going on? Did she somehow escape from Xana? No matter I will catch her again." Sora starts to fly towards Sanne when something explodes inside of her and she collapses to the ground below. "No, must, have to follow orders, can't fight them or he will punish me again." Sora stands up but stumbles when she takes a step. She sparks with energy as the dark Xanafied part of her fights for control. Her eyes flash and the symbol appears but it is too late.
"Got it!" Sanne doesn't stop at the first platform and continues flying up to the second one on her own wings. She runs over to the control panel and puts her hand on it. "Tower deactivated." The screens fall around her. "They, the sand monster was on Earth. It probably attacked them," Sanne uses the control panel to bring up the return program. "Return to the past now!" The white bubble comes up healing the Lyoko Warriors badly hurt by the sand monster.
Sanne finds herself in the counselor's office again. "And if your boyfriend is pressuring you…" Sanne interrupts her.
"It's nothing to do with him! I don't want to talk about it!" Sanne gets off the couch and leaves the office. After the attack, after using her energies, Sanne was feeling better. She had to stay strong and fight Xana. She had to find a way to save Sora, Ms. Delmas, and Franz Hopper. Lately she had done nothing for any of them but this was going to change.
A/N Five Iron Frenzy song turned attack. And why an update so soon? Because I felt like it. Enjoy, and still next episode on the 16th