Code Xana Episode 113: Blow At High Dough
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 1-112
Sanne and the others were getting on a bus for a field trip. Sanne didn't really want to go but it was mandatory. "We humans have enjoyed bread and other grain products for over ten thousand years. The nutrition we get from bread…" Jim goes into a long winded speech that he gave every year.
"Sanne what do we do if you know who attacks?" Krieger looks out the window wondering if they were being watched.
"I don't know. Hope Dante can make it on his own." Sanne bites her lower lip in worry.
As the bus pulls away a street light sparks and two black mists appear. "It would almost be too easy wouldn't it Ark?"
"Yes it would be too easy. Almost too easy." The black mists break apart and disappear back into the street light.
Sanne and the other students get to the bread factory and get off the bus. "Stand in line next to your trip buddy so we can count you off." Sanne rolls her eyes as Jim counts the teens off.
"Trip buddy? Hasn't he noticed that the trip buddies all seem to be boy and girl? More like frak buddy." Krieger laughs.
"Is that what I am to you?"
"No but you know how much I love you." Sanne wraps her arms around his right arm and rests her head on his shoulder.
"Break it up you two we're on a school trip." Krieger and Sanne pull away from each other a little as Jim counts them off.
As the tour through the bread factory starts Dante sits alone in the Control Room of the Factory. "Has to be another way. We tried a virus and we tried brute force against Xana. Brute force worked but now we have two and we aren't trying to kill them." Dante continues to work on a solution for saving Naia and Ark not noticing the black mist creeping up behind him.
"Gotcha!" Naia tackles Dante out of the computer chair as a Tower is activated. "Hello Dante."
"Naia, let me go!"
"Never. You're mine forever and ever!" Naia kisses Dante hard on the mouth sending energy into him. When she pulls away Dante's eyes close and when they open Naia's symbol, Xana's old symbol, appears in them. "Now Ark!" Another black mist appears.
"Do I have to Naia?"
"If you want enough energy to corrupt him then yes!" Naia points at Dante who starts to shake trying to fight off the corruption.
"Fine Naia." Ark kneels down next to Dante and kisses him sending more energy into him.
Sanne and the other teens are bored out of their skulls as the tour continues.
"Very good." Naia and Ark stand over Dante. "Stand up Dante." Dante does very slowly. "Well Dante?"
"Hello Naia, Ark." Dante smiles evilly. "I know where they went. How about we have some fun with them?"
"I like that idea Dante." Naia puts a hand on the side of his head then leans down and kisses him. "I love you Dante and I've missed you so much."
"I've missed you to Naia." Dante kisses her back.
Sanne and the others are almost to the end of the tour when a loud alarm blares and red lights start to flash. "Not to panic folks I'm sure this is just a test." The guide calmly goes over to a phone on the wall and pushes a button. When he hangs it up he is anything but calm. "Ok everyone if you could please go through these doors we've decided to include you in the exercise!"
"Yeah right." Sanne gets her Jpocket out. "No activated Tower?" She checks the Super Scan. "No, it was turned off. Dante must have been doing something major to do that." Sanne puts her Jpocket away and gets her Jcell out. Before she can dial Dante's number there is an explosion.
"Stay calm!" There is another explosion and a large amount of bread dough seems to crawl across the bread factory floor for the visiting group of students. "Just go through the doors and you'll complete this part of the exercise!" The tour guide hurries some of the students through but the bread dough makes it across the bread factory floor and near the group.
"Guys we have to hurry and split up!" Sanne and Krieger run back through the tour as Mira and Barack run through the doors. The bread dough splits apart and goes after both.
"Frak!" Krieger sees this. "Sanne keep going I'll try to slow it down!" Krieger looks around and sees a chair. He grabs it and swings it like a weapon but the bread dough knocks him down and starts to cover him.
"Krieger!" Sanne grabs one of his hands and pulls him free. "We have to get away and find a way to the Factory!" The bread dough monster rises into the air ready to crush them when…
"Hiyah!" Jim attacks it from behind. "Just like my days with Doctor Venkman and Doctor Stantz."
"Jim um, I," Jim puts a hand up.
"Xana's attacking right? I heard you yell about going to the Factory." Jim stares at Sanne then smiles. "Makes me feel young again."
"Um well not Xana." Sanne laughs nervously.
"Whatever but you is being attacked and all these people are the targets." Jim kicks at the bread dough when it starts to move again.
"And we can't get to the Factory from here." Sanne and Krieger back away from the bread dough.
"We'll get on the bus. The attack should follow you."
"We need to get Barack and Mira."
"They're in this?" Sanne nods. "What about Ark and Skitz?"
"Skitz was and so was Ark."
"Is he dead? Is that what happened?" Jim attacks the bread dough again getting caught up in it. Krieger lunges and with a flying kick knocks the bread dough away.
"No Ark is still very much alive." Sanne pulls Krieger away from the bread dough when it reaches out for him.
"Well call Barack and Mira and tell them to hurry to the bus!" Jim fights away from the bread dough and runs with the two teens.
Sanne calls Mira. "Get to the bus! Jim says he can drive us!"
"We'll try!" Mira and Barack were in the parking lot lost in a sea of cars with the bread dough behind them. "Barack we need to get to the bus. Sanne says that Jim will drive us to the Factory."
"We won't both make it." Barack turns around. "Keep going I'll slow it down." Barack gets in a fighting stance.
"Barack don't you'll get hurt!"
"It will be better then both of us getting hurt now go!" Mira runs away as the bread dough attacks Barack.
Jim, Sanne, and Krieger make it to the bus and see Mira running across the parking lot in the wrong direction. "Mira over here!" Jim yells and gets her attention. "Where's Barack?"
"He's dealing with the bread dough."
"We have to hurry get on the bus." Jim opens the doors and the three teens get on. Jim gets on and gets in the driver seat. "Ok just like driving the tour bus back in Hollywood." Jim starts the bus and sets it into gear.
"Aaaa!" Barack struggles with the bread dough as it covers him. He kicks and punches but the bread dough knocks him to the ground and starts to smother him. "Help me!" Just his head is sticking out when two employees come out with fire extinguishers and spray the bread dough. The bread dough pulls away freeing Barack.
"Are you ok kid?"
"Yeah, I think." Barack is helped up by an employee. The bread dough moves away from the three. "Thanks."
"Please don't sue us."
"You saved my life I think I can return the favor." Barack laughs nervously wondering where the bread dough was going.
Sanne is on the bus calling Dante but getting no answer. "Come on Dante answer!" She gets more and more worried with every call.
"Who is this Dante?" Jim looks in the rear view mirror and sees the bread dough, both pieces having merged together, chasing them.
"Um, grandpa you know Xana's son?"
"His host."
"Well, he was but not any more. Actually Xana is kind of dead." Jim nearly hits a car as he swerves into the other lane.
"What?!"
"We killed him, awhile ago actually. But then Naia was corrupted and she got Ark to join her and well Dante is like our friend, he helps us."
"Wait so Ark didn't run away he was made a host?"
"Well kind of. He isn't being controlled by Xana or anything just corrupted by the evil and stuff."
"And this Naia person?"
"A former warrior and Dante's former girlfriend. She was also corrupted by the evil and stuff."
"How many people has Xana killed, or these two?"
"Um, Franz and Sora."
"Franz, he was alive?"
"Kind of. He sacrificed himself to save us."
"And that's what happened to Sora. I was suspicious about that but never thought it could be Xana."
"I'm sorry grandpa but we didn't tell you because um, well, you and our parents fought him for years and stuff and we didn't like want to mess up your lives because we found the Factory."
"And released Xana who you somehow killed but now you have two friends who are attacking."
"Well, yeah."
"You wouldn't be messing up our lives if you had told us. Sora's life wouldn't be messed up if you had told us."
"I'm sorry grandpa but we've been doing really well! No returns or anything! Well, we might need one now."
"Yes you will and your parents will be coming. I don't know what we will do with you kids."
"Leave us to fight! We've been fighting for almost the whole school year! Come on we killed Xana, we killed him! Something you guys couldn't do! Please don't send us home."
"We might, we might not. I have to admit you kids must have done well but it isn't up to me if you stay or not." Jim continues driving pulling away from the bread dough.
Dante is in front of the Factory wondering if the others would make it. He was going to trick them so Naia and Ark could get rid of Sanne. She was the only threat now. Once she was gone there would be no one left to deactivate a Tower and stop all of their fun.
Jim pulls the bus down the road where the Factory was. The bread dough was catching up now that the group was in the city and couldn't speed and had to slow down to make the turns. Jim slams his foot down on the brakes and nearly fish tails the bus as it comes to a stop in front of the Factory. "Kids get off I'll deal with the bread dough!" Jim slams the shifter into reverse. "Now!"
"Ok!" The three teens run off of the bus and Jim pushes down on the gas and the bus roars backwards as the bread dough gets close. The bus slams into the bread dough smashing it and splattering it all over the place. The wheels slip under the bread dough and slides into a light pole.
"I'm too old to be doing this." Jim tries to shift gears but the transmission slips and grinds to a halt. "Oh frak." The bread dough pours into the bus and attacks him. "Aaaa!"
Sanne and the other two run across the bridge and see Dante. "Dante are you ok?"
"I think so. They attacked me in the Control Room and I couldn't get my Jcell. Sorry Sanne."
"Don't be as long as you're ok."
"Is Barack on the bus?"
"No Jim is. We need to launch a return after this." Sanne and the others swing down to the Factory floor and run over to the elevator. They take it down to the Control Room.
"I'll send you guys." Dante runs off of the elevator and goes over to the computer chair. The others take the elevator down to the Scanner Room and hurry over to the Scanners. "There we go. Transfer Sanne, Scanner Sanne, and virtualization." Sanne lands near the Tower.
"Good job Dante you got me right outside of the Tower but where are the others?" Sanne looks around and sees a black mist. "Oh frak, Ark or Naia?" When the black mist forms she is surprised to see Dante.
"Hello Sanne."
"Dante!" Sanne backs away. "What, how? Dante how did you do that?" Sanne can see the energy sparking around him. The dark evil energy.
"Simple enough. I joined Naia and Ark and now I will do my part to get rid of you." Dante lunges at Sanne and tackles her to the ground as two more black mists come and form into Naia and Ark.
"Get her! Yes!" They cheer Dante on as he wrestles with Sanne.
"Dante?" Krieger steps out of the Scanner. "Ok that was strange." Krieger sees Mira step out of her Scanner but no Sanne.
"Maybe something messed up."
"Maybe," Krieger goes to the ladder and takes it up to find Dante wasn't in the Control Room. He goes over to the computer chair and puts the headset on. "Sanne, Dante?"
"Help!" Sanne struggles with Dante trying to focus on her energy. "Krieger please help me!"
"I'm coming um I don't know how to set up the auto transfer!" Krieger's fingers fly over the key board. "I'm sending Mira, Mira get in the Scanners again." Mira does and soon she lands on Lyoko.
"Dante what are you doing!?" Mira gets her Kodachi out.
"Stay out of this Mira!" Ark creates his spear and attacks Mira.
Sanne continues to fight Dante bringing more and more energy out. "Dante stop this!" Sanne fires an energy beam hitting him in the face. Dante pulls away for a second then tackles her again.
"Sanne," He whispers in her ear. "They think they took me. Naia and Ark put energy in me trying to corrupt me. They did a little but they forget that I was once a host of Xana. This corruption is nothing compared to being his host. Please go along with this. Once you are defeated I will attack them with the power from the activated Tower. We used brute force to defeat Xana and we will use it to stop these two." Dante attacks Sanne hurting her.
"Dante stop this!" Sanne pushes him away. "Bubble." The energy shield comes up and gives Sanne enough time to focus on her energy and bring her wings up. "I'll save you Dante!"
"You can't save those who are already saved! Naia came and brought me back to the winning side!" Dante sends an energy bolt at Sanne destroying her Bubble. Sanne takes off into the air and fires energy beams at Dante.
"I'll save you!" Sanne fires more energy beams.
Mira dodges Ark's spear and lunges with her Kodachi. Ark backs away and blocks her attack with his spear. He pushes her away with his energy and shoves his spear into Mira's stomach. "Goodbye Mira."
"Frak you…" Mira devirtualizes back to Earth
The bread dough leaves the bus leaving an unconscious Jim behind. It goes across the bridge and into the Factory.
Krieger hurries down to the Scanner Room as Mira gets ready to send him. "I'm ready Mira."
"Ok um Transfer Krieger, Scanner Krieger, and, Aaaa!" Mira is attacked from behind by the bread dough.
"Mira!" Krieger runs over to the ladder and climbs up. He sees Mira being smothered by the bread dough. "Leave her alone!" Krieger attacks the bread dough but it attacks back grabbing his leg and pulling him down to the ground. "No, get off of me!" Krieger struggles as the bread dough covers him.
Sanne dives past an energy attack and tackles Dante. Dante sparks with more energy and pushes her off. "Die Sanne!" Dante hits her with a massive energy bolt devirtualizing her back to Earth.
"Very good Dante." Naia and Ark clap. "Now we shall go to Earth and kill them before we do anything else."
"Then we don't need the bread dough do we? Give me the power from the activated Tower and I will gladly kill them all for you." Dante smiles evilly. "With my bare hands." They spark with energy as he raises them into the air.
"Very well Dante have it." Dante closes his eyes as he feels his power increase ten fold.
"Finally!" Dante lunges and attacks Ark. Dante punches him in the chest trying to feel the corruption, the energy, to remove it.
"No!" Naia attacks Dante from behind.
"I'll save you! I will use this power to save you both!" Dante knocks Naia off then shoves his other fist into Ark's chest.
"What are you trying to do Dante? The orbs have been destroyed." Ark sparks with energy.
"I know but there has to be a way!" Dante sparks with energy as he pulls his hands apart ripping Ark's chest open.
"Gods that pain is such a rush!" Ark pushes Dante away. "Let's see how you handle your own pain!" Ark's chest sparks with energy and heals.
"Give us our power back!" Naia attacks Dante from behind. Dante struggles with her but Ark attacks him and grabs his arms pinning them behind him. Naia leans down and kisses Dante. She sucks the power out of Dante and into herself. "Ark do you want your power back?"
"Do I have to kiss him again?"
"No I took it out. Toss him away so I can give it back to you." Ark throws Dante away then kisses Naia. Naia transfers some of the power into Ark.
"Much better." Ark points his hand towards Dante.
"Ark, Naia, please let us save you!"
"Shut up!" Ark sends an energy bolt out and destroys Dante sending him back to Earth.
Dante falls out of the Scanner and into Sanne's arms. "Dante are you ok?" She hugs him.
"I think so." Dante pulls away from Sanne. "I'm sorry Sanne. I had to act to make them think they had me."
"Was it all an act?"
"I, no. It felt good to have that energy in me. But when I saw you I knew you would never be with, friends with, someone like that."
"I would fight for you no matter what Dante." Sanne smiles. "We need a return done. Jim knows about this."
"Ok." Dante and Sanne take the elevator up to the Control Room. Dante goes over to the computer chair and sits down. "Return to the past now!" The white bubble comes up and reverses time.
A/N Blow At High Dough is a song by The Tragically Hip. Used as a Theme song for the show Made In Canada, a great show starring Rick Mercer. Anyways, put this up to keep people up to date with my Code Xana while my Real CL goes on!