Code Xana Episode 118: Water World
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 Moonscoop.
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 1-117
Sanne is freaking out. She couldn't see. When she was taken back to the dorm building by Mira she had to act like when she woke up, not that she slept, that she couldn't see. She was at the hospital now and the doctors were looking at scans of her brain. "I don't see any damage. There is nothing wrong here. I do not know why your daughter,"
"Granddaughter." Samantha corrects the doctor.
"Why your granddaughter is blind. It could be psychological damage. Has she seen anything horrific lately? There are cases where blindness or going mute is a reaction to seeing something terrible. The mind isn't able to, handle, the input and so shuts it out."
"I didn't see anything I was sleeping."
"What were you sleeping about? It could have been something you were dreaming about. It's rare in fact I've never heard of it but I don't see, er, I don't know why it couldn't happen."
"I don't remember." Naia might have done it though. She might, that would make sense. What did she do though and how do I change it? "Um, if its psychological is there like a way I can fix it."
"We will have you talk to our psychiatrist. She'll find out if there is a solution I'm sure. If it is that kind of trauma. If it isn't we'll keep looking for the cause. We have the other scans and we'll send them to a lab to examine."
A few hours later Sanne is being driven to the Hermitage. "Honey is there anything you want?" Jim is driving while Samantha talks to her.
"No." Sanne was getting scared. The Scanners couldn't heal psychological damage only physical damage. "Are we there yet?"
"We're almost there Honey."
"Why can't I stay at the school? All my stuff is there. I'm still allowed to go aren't I?"
"We'll see. Your mom and dad are flying here tomorrow. Your father was thinking of replacing your eyes but if your eyes aren't the problem then cybernetic eyes won't do anything. But for now you'll stay at the Hermitage. Jim has already talked to the principal."
"But all my stuff." Sanne didn't have her Jtop or Jpocket with her.
"We'll have Krieger bring the important things over but the rest will be safe. Your roommate um, what is her name?"
"Zen."
"I'm sure she won't mess with it." Samantha reaches back and touches Sanne making her jump. "I'm sorry."
"I just wasn't expecting it." Sanne reaches out for Samantha's hand and grabs it feeling the warmth.
That night Krieger brings over some clothes and Sanne's Jpocket. "I don't think you will need your Jtop if you have your Jpocket." Krieger hugs her and kisses her on the forehead. "Are you doing ok?"
"No. I want to go back to the school. If you know who attacks and I can't get away we have to hope Dante can make it."
"Sanne it isn't safe for you. Stairs and other kids. I don't want you to get hurt any more." Krieger hugs Sanne tight. "I love you."
"I love you to." Sanne hugs Krieger and starts to cry. She wanted so badly to see him but couldn't.
The next day Jeremie and Aelita come to the Hermitage. "Sanne?" Jeremie sees her. Sanne turns her head but she can't see him. "Are you ok?"
"What do you think?" Sanne was getting less depressed and angrier. What could she do that would fix her? If Naia made it psychological damage then she could fix it if she figured out what was done.
"It's ok Sanne." Aelita goes into the room and hugs Sanne. "We're here for you. If you want to we'll take you home."
"I don't want to go home. I want to stay. Nothing changed except I can't see." Sanne hugs her mother then let's go. "I would say I'm glad to see you but well, I can't see you." Sanne laughs lightly. She had to harden herself to this. Maybe if she got over being blind she would cure herself.
"You're so strong." Aelita smiles at Sanne as tears form in her eyes. She watches Sanne's eyes move around. They weren't focusing on anything. They weren't searching for anything they were just moving. It was creepy knowing that the eyes looked around but saw nothing.
"Hey if anything dad can just scan me right? With your all powerful Scanners at the Factory I will be cured?" Sanne laughs a little more.
"Uh yeah Sanne." Jeremie puts a hand on Aelita's shoulder and motions towards the door. "We're going to talk to Samantha for a little bit do you want anything?" Sanne shakes her head so the two leave. When Sanne hears them go down the stairs she leaves her room and crawling on the floor makes it to the top of the stairs to listen on the adults below.
"It is a bad idea Jeremie. What if Xana escapes?"
"He won't he's trapped in the Tower. We turn them on and Scan her. Or launch a return and then make sure she doesn't sleep that night or something. If something changes then her dreams will change and this won't happen."
"And if Xana escapes our lives will be ruined. We'll all have to drop everything to fight him. I hope you have fun explaining it to everyone else."
"But Xana won't escape. He's trapped in the Tower." Jeremie and Samantha continue to argue. Aelita looks up and notices Sanne is listening.
"Ears." Aelita points and the two see Sanne.
"Um, Sanne, uh how much did you hear?"
"Everything." Sanne slowly starts down the stairs. "And very funny. The Scanners aren't real. Even if they were I doubt they'd heal me. The doctor said it was psychological not physical." Sanne has to keep the group from going to the Factory. "I'm glad you're making fun of me." Sanne laughs a little, very forced. "Don't feel bad for me and stuff. Don't treat me any different. I just want to go back to school and stuff you know?"
"But it's dangerous. Your classes are on different floors and the dorm building. And how will you see what's on the board?"
"Well Skitz, er, someone will help me." Sanne was thinking about the Skitz in the other world. A world she could see in. A world where people loved her and didn't hate her. "Zen my roommate could help but like Mira or Krieger elsewhere."
"I'm sure Zen would love to lead you around like a seeing eye dog but in case she doesn't I think you should come home." Jeremie looks at Aelita. "Right Honey? Since the kids came to Kadic Skitz got hooked on drugs and Ark ran off and now Sanne is blind. I think we should get Krieger pulled out before anything happens to him." Aelita responds.
"No. If Sanne can handle it then I think she should go. Ark and Skitz never had… Rules. I'm not surprised what happened to them. But Sanne has done nothing wrong I see no reason to punish her."
"Thanks mom." Sanne smiles in the direction of Aelita's voice. "I don't want to go home. I want to stay with my friends and stuff."
"Stuff being Krieger." Samantha and Aelita smile at Sanne knowing while Jeremie shakes his head not knowing.
"It's too dangerous! She could trip and fall down the stairs."
"She could do that with her sight. If she wants to stay then I support her." Samantha goes over to Sanne. "But if she wants Sanne could stay here and have Jim help her to school and back."
"No I want to stay at the school."
"Will Zen help you? I don't know if she would. Of course I don't know how close you two are."
"We are kind of close." Not. "I'm sure she misses me and is worrying."
"Well call her."
"I don't have her number."
"How close can you be if you don't have her number?" Sanne has to think fast before getting caught in her lie.
"Well we stay in the same room. No need to call her when she's right next to me."
"I see. Well, after classes we'll go over and talk to her ok? If she agrees and we can set things up with your teachers we'll see about you going back to class." Jeremie clears his throat. "Yes Jeremie?"
"I'm her father I think I should have a say in this."
"Sure you do. It is your word versus mine, Aelita's, and Sanne's. I'm sure things will be ok if we work it out." Samantha puts a hand on Sanne's shoulder. Sanne flinches. "Sorry."
"No just a little warning ok?" Sanne laughs nervously as Samantha squeezes her shoulder. What would happen at school every time someone bumped into her? What would happen if Ark and Naia attacked?
Over the weekend Krieger helps Sanne to the Factory and the Control Room. "Dante do you think we could modify my program to fix me?"
"No. We don't know what is wrong with you. When you were, out, did you go to that other world?"
"Yes." This confuses Krieger.
"What other world?"
"Um, well Krieger there is another world, I think." Sanne explains to Krieger what had been happening.
"Ok, and what does this have to do with you being blind? Were you blind in that world?" Dante answers.
"It may be part of the transfer process between worlds. I can't see, um, know how that kind of transfer can't be hard on the brain. Her body remains here but her mind goes to this other world yet the Sanne of that world does not come here. It could be the stress on her brain that has caused this."
"Or psychological damage from whatever Naia did to me. Or maybe she damaged my brain in a way that the Scanners can't heal. We don't know and until we do there is nothing we can do to change it."
"So we should stay focused on defeating Naia?"
"Yes. Don't worry about me I am fine. I just can't see."
"Sanne you aren't fine. You cried on my shoulder yesterday and Samantha told me to keep an eye on you because she heard you crying to."
"Well, I was trying to brush my hair and went to look in the mirror but duh I can't see." Sanne laughs about it, now. When she did it the weight of losing her sight hit her hard.
"Well I'll help you back. Dante please if you have any free time look into fixing Sanne." Dante nods. He had already looked over Sanne's information and could find nothing wrong with her. But he would try again and again to see if he could fix the woman who had saved him from Xana. The woman who had freed him from Lyoko and gave him her love even if it was only temporarily.
Two days later, Tuesday, Sanne is in her dorm room. "Thank you Zen." Sanne sits down on her bed.
"No problem. Nice little bribe." Zen pockets a check for five thousand Euros. Sanne had Dante hack the school records for Zen's number and begged her to help her out. Zen said no so Sanne offered money. In the end they agreed on a fair amount. "So what you want me to do? Lead you to the showers, class, and stuff like that?" Sanne nods. "You're coming with me not me with you. I decide I want to go do something and you don't like it too bad or stay here."
"Hey it won't be that bad. My friends can take over once I'm in class." Sanne lies down hoping she would be able to get used to school, Zen, while being blind. If she didn't the next attack could be very bad.
What if she couldn't see on Lyoko? The Scanners dealt with the subconscious. If her mind was messed up then would she to be messed up? Naia and Ark were going to find out the next day.
After Zen lead her to the showers Sanne changes and gets ready for her first day back since becoming blind. She holds onto the back of Zen's book bag. "Slow down Zen!"
"Sorry." Zen goes a little slower. She is almost to the first class when a water pipe breaks. Water shoots all over the hallway and Zen slips taking Sanne with her. "Aaaa!"
"Aaaa!" Sanne and other students scream.
In all the bathrooms water flows out of the toilets.
More water pipes break across the campus. Sanne can't hear the sound of the Super Scan beeping on her Jpocket over the rush of water and screaming of students but she knows this was no coincidence. "Get us out of here Zen!"
"Where do we go?"
"To the woods, frak." Sanne hopes the others would be going there and would wait for her. But how would she direct Zen to the sewer cover? "Find one of my friends Zen!"
"You don't need to yell at me." Zen leads Sanne out of the building and heads for the woods.
"Frak," Krieger calls Sanne but she doesn't answer. "They better leave her alone." Krieger heads for the sewer entrance in the woods.
"There she is. And her little seeing eye dog to." Ark forms out of a black mist and gets his spear out. He sneaks up behind the two then beats Sanne with his spear. "Surprise!"
"Aaaa!" Zen freaks out at seeing Ark, evil form, floating in the air sparking with energy. "What are you?!"
"A god. A god dedicated to destroying the life of one Sanne Belpois." Ark smiles evilly. "And you? Her roommate and lap dog?"
"I'm not a lap dog!" Zen lunges at Ark with a kick. She bounces off harmlessly. "Ow."
"Again I am a god. You are nothing."
"Zen, there's a sewer entrance around here. We need to get there to get to the Factory."
"Like I will allow you to get there?!" Ark raises his spear and beats Sanne with it again.
"Stop it!" Zen attacks Ark and punches him. Ark laughs and shocks her. Zen drops to the ground.
"That was annoying." Ark bends down near Zen. "You have no idea what she has done. She released an evil entity onto this Earth. An entity that killed with no mercy. My partner killed him and for her reward Sanne took the man she loved. Now we get our revenge. Who do you think it was that blinded her?" Ark grabs Zen by her shirt and lifts her into the air. "You are young. What are you doing here?"
"Leave her alone. Zen isn't part of this Ark."
"I can defend myself." Zen spits in Ark's face. "Ark, you ran away didn't you? What the frak happened to you?"
"I gained powers and realized what it meant to be alive." Ark tosses Zen into a tree knocking her out. "As for you Sanne I'm not done."
"Don't do it Ark. Please we're friends." Sanne talks in his general direction unable to see him. "Please tell me how to fix me. You don't have to be Naia's slave you can be free."
"Free? Slave? Who said I was a slave? And free from what greatness?" Ark pokes Sanne in the chest with his spear cutting her shirt and skin. "I can do anything I want now. To you, Mira, and anyone else." Zen pokes Zen with his spear. "She is still out. I guess I'll play with you some more Sanne." Ark pokes her again cutting her shirt and skin some more drawing more blood.
Krieger is running through the woods after getting away from the water. He runs and hears a scream. "Sanne?" He runs towards the scream. A few seconds later he sees Ark standing over a bloodied Sanne. "Leave her alone!" Krieger lets loose a flying leap kicking Ark in the back.
"Hello Krieger." Ark swings the spear like a bat knocking Krieger away from him. "I was just having some fun with Sanne. Would you care to join us?" Ark smiles evilly. "She was getting boring."
"Bring it Ark. One on one and hand to hand. Unless you're too scared to fight me without a weapon." Krieger gets in a fighting stance.
"Very well." Ark tosses his spear to the side.
"This is our chance." Barack and Mira sneak around grabbing Sanne. They drag her away from the fight and get her to the sewer entrance.
Ark swings at Krieger who dodges. Krieger kicks at Ark who backs off. "I can beat you any time any place Ark."
"Oh really? We'll see about that Krieger."
Sanne is going slow down the sewers with Barack and Mira helping her. They could not use their skateboards as Sanne couldn't see.
Dante gets back to Earth after waiting for the others to show up. He gets his Jcell out and calls Sanne. "Sanne, are you coming?"
"Slowly. I can't see so we have to walk."
"What is the attack?"
"Ark and Naia broke the water pipes at school then Ark attacked me."
"Who is coming?"
"Barack, Mira, and I. Krieger is fighting Ark."
"Is that a good idea?"
"He had to so I could get away. If he hadn't, I, well I'm already a bloody mess." Sanne laughs nervously. "I don't want to see myself."
"I'll be waiting with the vehicles sent and Transfer Programs ready." Dante and Sanne hang up.
Ark backhands Krieger. "Not so snappy now are you?"
"Frak you." Krieger wipes blood off of his lip. "You're not doing so well are you? I've been kicking your ass all these years and you still can't beat me." Krieger lunges at Ark.
"I can!" Ark blocks Krieger's attack. "And I will!"
Sanne, Mira, and Barack make it to the end of the sewer passage and climb up the ladder. Mira helps Sanne down the bridge then grabs a rope for her. Sanne slowly slides down then hurries towards the elevator, with guidance from Barack. "I hope I can see on Lyoko."
"We should have tested that before shouldn't we?" Sanne nods. "Well too late now right Barack?"
"Right." The three go straight to the Scanner Room. Mira helps Sanne into the middle Scanner then gets in the right Scanner as Barack gets in the left Scanner. "We're ready Dante."
"Transfer Sanne, Transfer Mira, Transfer Barack, Scanner Sanne, Scanner Mira, Scanner Barack, and virtualization." They land in the Ice Sector.
"Aaaa!" Sanne is shocked. She covers her eyes then slowly looks around. "I can see!" She jumps up and down. "I can see!"
"So can I you don't see me bragging." Mira smiles at Sanne. "Glad we don't need to virtualize you a Seeing Eye dog."
"Yeah. Dante are you coming?"
"I'll be right there." Soon Dante lands on Lyoko and the Warriors get on the different vehicles.
Krieger dodges a punch from Ark and punches him in the gut right under the ribs. "How'd that feel?"
"Like this." Ark sparks with energy and moves too fast for Krieger to dodge getting him the exact same place only harder.
"Cheater."
"Yep." Ark kicks Krieger hard in the head. "But I'll win and I do love winning." Ark sparks with more energy and attacks Krieger again.
"Cheating bastard." Krieger doesn't go on the defense. He attacks Ark trying to force him into a corner.
"Cheating winner is more like it." Ark blocks an attack and is about to attack Krieger back when his spear pierces his chest. "What the?"
"Son of a bitch, how does that feel?" Zen moves the spear around trying to hurt Ark.
"Not too bad." Ark grabs the spear and pulls it through his body and out of Zen's hands.
"Whatever your name is get out of here!" Krieger is afraid for Zen. He could handle Ark but what would Ark do to Zen after she attacked him? "Ark leave her alone man she doesn't know what she's doing."
"She wants to play and I'll play." Ark uses his powers to instead of turn around to meld into himself and shift his body so he is facing the other way. "Little girl can you fight?"
"Yes!" Zen kicks Ark between the legs. She gets a reaction for a few seconds but then energy sparks around the area and he laughs evilly.
"Such a blatant girl move." Ark grabs Zen by the neck before she can react. "I wonder, if I choke you will your eyes bug out before you stop breathing?" Ark lifts her in the air. "Or should I shove this into you like you shoved it into me?" Ark runs the end of his spear down Zen's shirt to her belly.
"Leave her alone!" Krieger jumps on Ark's back. "Let her go!"
"Really Krieger once I use my powers you think you can fight me?" Ark drops Zen then reaches back, bending his arm strangely, grabbing Krieger by the shirt and pulling him off. "Pathetic you are." Ark drops Krieger but before Krieger hits the ground Ark kicks him in the stomach sending him into the air. Before Krieger starts to come down Ark kicks him again. Ark continues juggling Krieger with kicks and energy toying with him.
On Lyoko the Warriors see the activated Tower and Naia. "Frak. She'll want me so I'll give her me." Sanne wants revenge and focuses on her energy. "Dante stay back. Barack and Mira watch out for any monsters." Sanne goes forward on the Overbike as the others stay back.
"Be careful Sanne."
"I will be." Not. Maybe I can get her to send me back to the other world. A world in where I can see. "Naia!"
"Yes Sanne? Want a rematch?"
"Yes!" Sanne's wings appear from her back and she flies off of the Overbike. "Fix me Naia or else!"
"Or else." Naia lunges at Sanne and the two clash.
"Then you'll lose!" Sanne thinks about the pain of banged knees and shins. Walking into walls and doors. The pain of not being able to see Krieger, her friends, her family. Her mom and dad came out and she couldn't see them. Her energies rise and spark around her as she attacks Naia.
"I doubt that!"
Krieger is kicked even higher into the air by Ark. Ark has him ten meters off the ground and continues to juggle him.
"Leave him alone!" Zen is helpless, or was she? She looks and sees a tree near where Ark was. She runs and jumps into it. She climbs up the branches as high as possible. When the branches start to get too weak to support her she climbs out along a branch and lunges at Ark.
"Little brat." Zen had grabbed his leg. Ark kicks at Zen but she hangs on. As Krieger falls towards the ground Ark sticks his hand out and uses his energy to catch him. "Not so fast I'm not done with you yet."
Sanne and Naia continue to battle in the air. "Dante go for it." Dante runs for the activated Tower as Barack and Mira keep watch.
"Naia you will heal me or send me back!"
"You want to go back? I see. Is that world nice? Is that world better than this one?"
"Yes!" Sanne fires an energy beam at Naia hitting her in the chest.
"Well you can't always get what you want." Naia sees Dante run into the activated Tower. "But if you try sometimes you get what you need." Naia turns into a black mist and disappears into Sector 5.
"Fix me!" Sanne goes to fly after Naia when a return is done.
"Whoa." Sanne wakes up in bed. "I still can't see." She lies down and closes her eyes. She was blind and in this world still. What she would give to be able to see or be in the other world.
A/N So she is still blind. And now we have some idea. And what is next? On Friday morning I'll put up the new episode of my Real Code Lyoko.