The Other Code Xana Episode 25: Living on the Edge
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 1-135 and OWCX 1-24
Sanne and Dante are at a public pool. "Ok Dante, take a deep breath and float on your back." He leans back and does for a few seconds. "Good!" Sanne pushes him towards the deeper end. They had to use a public pool as the other Warriors didn't want him "dirtying" the water at the school pool.
The others are in Krieger and Ark's room. "I can't believe she treats him like he's human." Skitz is sitting on Krieger's bed with him. "Ark can't you get her away from him?"
"I tried and since she met that virus freak she ignores me. It's sick." Ark and the others make faces of disgust.
"Yeah but as long as we're fighting Xana we need him." Skitz and Ark stare at Krieger. "We do. I don't like him any more then you do but we need him, for now. And after we beat Xana we can lock him up in a Tower on Lyoko and forget he ever existed."
"What if Sanne wants to keep him here?"
"How? Our parents would recognize him and kill him. And he has no papers, no documents, nothing. Don't worry Ark you'll have Sanne once we get rid of Xana, and Dante." Ark smiles.
"I hope so. She's so beautiful and smart and," The other two make gagging noises. "Just because you two have each other, bleh."
"I think we should just bump him off." Now Krieger and Ark stare at Skitz. "You know, bump him off of the edge of the Sector. He falls in to the Digital Sea and we're through with him."
"And if Sanne reacts um, like, focuses on getting him out?"
"She can't, we're done with him. I just hope we can do it soon. Its disgusting listening too her talk about him like Dante is a human."
"We still need him to fight Xana. He can deactivate Towers when Sanne can't get to Lyoko." Skitz grabs Krieger's hand.
"I don't want to hear about him now. She's gone and as soon as Ark is out of here…" Ark runs out of the room. "We can get to homework. After the last two attacks I'm way behind."
"Same here." The get their homework out and start working.
Sanne and Dante go to the mall and go to see a movie. "Come on Dante I think you might like this one." Sanne and Dante sit down as the previews come on.
"I am confused. These movies are very short and seem, incomplete."
"Those are previews of future movies. The movie we're watching starts after them."
"Oh."
During the movie Sanne reaches out and takes Dante's hand in hers. Dante is confused. "Sanne, are we supposed too hold hands? There is no one else next too me to hold hands with." Sanne let's go.
"I, no, it's difficult too explain." Sanne makes sure too keep her hands in her lap for the rest of the movie.
Xana notices Sanne turned her Jpocket off during the movie and activates a Tower.
A black mist appears in front of Ark. "Xana!" He back away.
"Do not run Ark I am not here too hurt you but help you." The black mist form in to a darker version of Sanne. "You love Sanne don't you?"
"I, well, I guess. Wait what do you care?"
"She has feelings for my son. I want him away from her. I want my son back!" Xana sparks with energy. "If you help me I will help you. No Dante and no problem for you."
"Whoa dude back off. I, I don't think you should have him."
"Why not? He is my son. Do you feel sorry for him?"
"Hell no that half virus freak…" Ark glares at Xana. "Fine. What do I do?" Xana smiles evilly.
"Just do what I ask."
Sanne and Dante leave the movie theater. Sanne hadn't said a word after the hand holding incident. "Sanne now what do we do?"
"Um, I, let's go back too the Factory." Sanne doesn't look at him as she turns towards an exit.
"I'm sorry for what ever I did wrong."
"You didn't do any thing wrong. Dante it's hard too explain. Let's just go back and see if we can't work out a program to stop Xana."
"Yes Sanne."
When Sanne and Dante make it back too the Factory Xana has Ark in his clutches. "Hello you two." He shakes Ark.
"Ark!"
"Sanne, please don't let him kill me." Xana shakes him again.
"Be quiet. Sanne, Son, I will make a deal."
"Let him go and we can talk." Sanne reaches for her Jcell.
"He is my leverage. Surrender Son and I will let Ark go. Refuse and I will torture him before killing him."
"I will father just," Sanne cuts Dante off.
"No way." Sanne has flashes of memory. Dante still had some power left and Xana would only become more dangerous if he took Dante back as a host.
"Sanne! You can't let him kill me for that half virus freak!"
"I won't let him Ark." Sanne focuses on her energy. In this world she had powers not just on Lyoko but on Earth. When she got mad at the others it came out. She just had to find a way to bring it out now. "Xana if you hurt my friends I will kill you. If you try and take Dante from us I will kill you. You are going too have to try very hard not to get killed."
"And what makes you think I fear you?"
"You should." Sanne sees a tiny spark of pink energy pop near her right eye. "I might kill you now just because I can." Sanne forms a plan in her mind.
"I will kill you and still take my Son back. That way your friends will have no way to deactivate a Tower." Xana tosses Ark away.
"Dante, Ark, call the others and deactivate the Tower. I'll try too kill him but if I can't he'll probably kill me. Call my mother if that happens." I won't let Xana win in this world.
"On it Sanne." Dante and Ark run in to the Factory.
"Now that they are not here to protect you what will you do?"
"I don't need their protection you bastard! You will never have Dante back as a host!" More energy sparks around her.
"You love my Son that much? Even being a part of me?"
"He has nothing of you in him! He is human one hundred percent!" Sanne starts too float in the air. "He is a better human then most!"
"He is my Son and will be back too me." Xana floats towards Sanne. "After I kill you of course."
"Just try it Xana!" Sanne lunges at him and tackles him in to the Factory. They break through the wall and fall to the floor. Sanne pulls her hand back then punches at Xana. Xana turns in to a black mist a second before and her hand smashes the floor of the Factory leaving a crater.
Xana reforms. "Impressive but not enough too stop me." Xana fires an energy bolt at Sanne but Sanne deflects it.
"I'm just getting warmed up." Sanne sparks with more energy planning her next attack.
Skitz and Krieger hurry to the Factory after Ark called them. Moving through the sewers on their hoverboards Skitz makes plans.
Sanne flies after Xana when he starts too retreat. "Get back here!" He ignores her and flies farther away.
Skitz and Krieger make it to the Factory and take the elevator down to the Scanner Room. Dante sends them and then the vehicles. He starts the auto transfer and lands on Lyoko in the Mountain Sector soon after. "Where do we go?" Ark is already on the Overboard.
"East." Dante gets on the Overwing and takes off.
Sanne catches Xana over a large sky scraper and knocks him in too the roof. "Why are you running?"
"Running? I was flying." Xana floats off of the roof. "I was doing what I had planned."
"And what's that?"
"Some thing you should ask your good friend Ark about." Energy sparks around Xana's throat. "Yes Xana I'll make sure he takes a swim in the Digital Sea if he refuses too join you."
"No, you, you're trying to trick me."
"Really? I do not need to. Ark hates my Son because you love him. You were supposed too date Ark and yet you ignored him. What is it about my son that makes you love him?" Sanne pushes away memories of times with Dante.
"I don't love him like that. He is my friend and I am trying to show him Earth, life. I will make sure he wants to stay after we kill you."
"But you have already failed. Ark will tell the others the plan and Dante will die as he refuses to join me." Xana's sneer makes Sanne's blood boil.
"I'll stop them."
"How? You are far away and I will keep you away."
"You won't do a damn thing Xana!" Sanne explodes with energy. An energy bolt finds Xana and burns his face blinding him. "See you later." Sanne flies towards the Factory as fast as she can.
With out Xana there she loses focus and rage losing control of her powers and has to land. She runs the rest of the way to the Factory.
Sanne puts the headset on. "I'm coming guys wait for me!"
"What, Sanne? Where's Xana?" Ark's concern for Xana scares Sanne.
"I took care of him." Sanne starts the auto transfer and sends herself to Lyoko as close to the others as she could get.
Xana turns in to a black mist and uses the satellite on top of the sky scraper to go through the electrical grid and get back to the Factory fast. "Every thing is going according to plan. They will kill Dante and she will kill them." He turns in to a black mist and goes to Lyoko.
The others pick Sanne up and she gets on the Overwing behind Dante. "Dante," She whispers. "Ark made a deal with Xana to either have you surrender or kill you. Do not let them get you alone."
"How will they kill me?"
"Ark will try and push you in to the Digital Sea. I can't say stay away from the edge since this is the Mountain Sector but please be careful."
"Ok Sanne." Sanne wraps her arms around his waist tighter.
"I'm sorry they hate you so much. I'll try and protect you as best I can." Dante doesn't respond.
When the Lyoko Warriors get closer Xana creates three Mega Tanks and a Tarantula. "I don't even need them but if Ark turns on me, he will pay."
The Lyoko Warriors wind their way down the many paths of the Mountain Sector. When they see the activated Tower Sanne slows down a little. "You guys attack and I'll defend Dante. Just distract them long enough for Dante to get in to the Tower." Sanne focuses on her energy. It was much easier to bring them out on Lyoko.
The Tarantula fires at Krieger and Skitz on the Overbike. The Mega Tanks open and fire at Ark. "Frak!" The Overboard is hit and he falls to the Sector below. He has to reach out and grabs the edge of a pathway.
Sanne sees Ark fall and worries a little. "Dante I want you to stay on here. I have to fight and keep Ark away from you."
"Ok Sanne." Sanne leaps off of the Overwing and lands next to Ark.
"Ark, are you ok?"
"I'll live." Sanne helps him up.
"You better live I can't lose you." Sanne runs at the monsters and Ark follows with his sword ready.
Krieger blocks lasers with his sword as Skitz tries to get closer to the monsters. "One more sweep and I'll leap off." Skitz turns the Overbike around the Tower then dives from behind. A Mega Tank opens and starts to charge an attack.
"Now!" Skitz pulls up as Krieger leaps off. He lands in front of the Mega Tank and slashes at it with his axe. Krieger hits it across the Eye destroying it.
Sanne gets closer and sends energy in to her hand. "Go after one of the Mega Tanks I'll take the Tarantula." Sanne ducks under a laser.
"Maybe I should guard Dante."
"Don't you dare get close too him." Sanne sparks with energy. "He doesn't need your protection."
"Ok you don't need to be so protective of that virus freak." Sanne stares at him but goes back to attacking the monsters.
Krieger runs around the activated Tower to the other side and surprises the Mega Tank. It closes up and his axe slams in to the outer shell. "Open up!" He swings his axe again.
Sanne takes her chance and charges the Tarantula. It focuses on Skitz firing lasers and doesn't see Sanne until it is too late. "Die!" She charges her hand with energy and punches the Tarantula in the chest. The energy explodes destroying it.
Xana sparks with energy and fires an energy bolt at Dante. It hits the Overwing and he falls to the Sector path below. When Sanne hears his cry she turns around and sees Ark walking towards him. "Dante run!" Sanne is distracted and doesn't see the Mega Tank open.
"Sanne watch out!" She turns in time to jump out of the way.
Ark continues to walk towards Dante. "Ark don't do this." Dante backs away. "You can't do this."
"Shut up you half virus freak." Ark points his sword at him. "I will make sure you don't infect our lives."
"I don't want to infect any thing I just want to live."
"Living is not an option."
Sanne is torn between the Mega Tank and Ark. She dodges another blast. "Krieger, Skitz, stop this thing I have to stop Ark!" She leaps away from the Mega Tank and runs as fast as she can.
"Stop!" Xana appears in front of her. "You will not prevent this from happening. Ark has made his choice. They all made their choice. Why do you think they do not try and destroy the Mega Tank?"
"No, they have to!" Sanne tries to get around Xana but can't. "Run away Dante!"
"It is too late." Ark pushes Dante closer to the edge.
"No!" Sanne sparks with energy and creates a shield around her. "Krieger, Skitz stop Ark I'll handle the Mega Tank!"
"Why should we?" Skitz, still on the Overbike, remains hovering.
Krieger sees the Mega Tank and wonders why it had stopped attacking. Skitz and Sanne weren't paying attention and would be easy targets. "Xana is setting us up." Krieger crouches. "Super Sprint!" Krieger runs past the Mega Tank and leaps over Sanne and Xana. "Don't do it Ark!" Krieger is about to stop Ark when Skitz throws a dagger at him hitting him in the back and sending him back to Earth.
"No!" Sanne pushes her energies out trying to force Xana out of her way but he holds fast. "Ark if you kill Dante I'll kill you!"
"You can't kill me for wiping this freak off the Earth, or Lyoko."
"Ark please I've never done any thing to you. I don't want to die." Dante begs for his life. "Please, Ark, don't," Ark kicks him hard in the chest. Dante falls backwards and falls over the edge of the path.
"Skitz save him!" Sanne turns and sees her stay in her place. "Skitz I'll kill you both!" Sanne feels her energy rise.
"I'm not saving that freak."
Xana sends the Mega Tank away. He deactivates the Tower before turning in to a black mist and disappears.
Sanne runs past Ark and looks over the edge. She couldn't see Dante. "I can't believe you did that." Sanne turns towards Ark. "You just killed him. You murdered him." Her voice is smooth and cold.
"He wasn't human how could I murder it?" Sanne punches Ark so hard in his chest that her fist goes through his chest devirtualizing him. Sanne is about to attack Skitz when Krieger uses the control panel too bring her and Skitz back.
Krieger hears yelling and screaming. He goes to the ladder and starts to climb down when he hears another scream louder than the ones before. When he gets to the Scanner Room he sees blood smeared across the far wall. He looks around and sees Skitz lying on the floor. "Skitz?" He goes to her and finds more blood.
"Get away from that bitch!" Krieger looks up and sees Sanne. Energy sparks around her. Her hair stands on end as power flows through her. She has Ark by the throat.
"Sanne put him down." Krieger slowly walks away from Skitz. "We can talk about it." Sanne squeezes her hand and Krieger hears a snapping noise as Ark goes limp. "Please calm down."
"I have a mission." She throws Ark at Krieger and knocks him backwards. He hits his head on the floor and is knocked out. Sanne moves faster then humanly possible too climb up the ladder and go to the control panel. "It says I have to wait, frak that." She sets up the auto transfer and hurries back down.
When Sanne lands on Lyoko her energy keeps her from being affected by going too soon. "Xana, get out here!" A black mist soon appears.
"You did exactly what I wanted you to do. You killed your friends leaving only you too fight me."
"Oh I won't fight I'll kill." Sanne leaps at Xana so fast he can't react and she punches him in the chest ripping an energy orb out of him. She shoves it in to her chest and feels her powers grow even more.
"Impressive but I will not fail!" Xana fires an energy bolt at her but Sanne knocks it away.
"I was sent here with the soul purpose of killing you." Sanne doesn't fight the corruption. She drew on the raw power. "And I will with this next move." Sanne creates an energy orb in her hand and throws it at Xana. Xana dodges it easily. Sanne creates two more and throws them which he also dodges. Sanne throws more and more, dozens of them, with Xana dodging all of them.
"And how did that kill me?"
"My move isn't done." Sanne grasps her hand tightly and dozens of energy orbs fly at Xana. They slam in to him exploding with each hit. Sanne focuses on one large energy orb as the smaller ones slam in to Xana. When the last one hits Xana she throws the final energy orb. When it hits Xana in the chest he explodes. Sanne rushes forward when she sees the two remaining energy orbs. She grabs a purple one and throws it in to the Digital Sea. When she goes to grab the last one a black mist surrounds it.
The black mist flies towards Sector 5 with the energy orb. "I won't chase after you Xana." Sanne points her hand at the black mist and fires an energy bolt. The black mist disperses and the energy orb falls in to the Digital Sea. "Frak you Xana." Sanne flies to the closest Tower and enters it.
Sanne sends herself back to Earth and finds Krieger was still knocked out. The blood of the Twins covered the floor. Skitz and Ark were still breathing. If she Scanned them they would be fine. "Frak you." She climbs down the ladder and turns the Super Computer off.
She goes back to Kadic Academy and grabs as much of her things as possible. She wasn't going to stay there. She would take all the money she had in her bank account and run away.
Ah, not what we want.
"What?" Sanne looks around. She was in the nothingness. "How did I get here?"
Well since they died you did not. We still needed you though so it was decided too bring you back.
"They? You mean Ark and Skitz." Sanne, now calm and out of that world, realizes what she did. "I frakked up."
Well as we see it when you killed Xana some good had to be removed and so it shall not count against your record.
"My record?"
Your good and evil record.
"Oh, yeah." Sanne sighs. "Why can't I remember stuff? Why can't I remember the programs and my friends from my world? It was so hard to remember Dante and stuff."
It was voted on. Your attachment to previous worlds was affecting your performance. You must go in and destroy Xana, nothing else.
"I'm not a machine. I, I miss my friends and family. I miss how they acted. The Ark's and Skitz's of these other worlds act so differently. Krieger is always weird. The only one who seems the same is Dante."
You noticed that did you? He is, different. Some thing we did not count upon but it does not matter if you have no memory of him.
"But I want to remember! And the programs! I need them to fight Xana."
It was voted on. The use of those programs was inefficient and often caused problems so they were removed from your memory.
"So I don't get any say in any thing?"
Only you may choose what world you go to.
"I, I don't know any more. Why me? Aren't there other Sanne's who can do this?"
No.
"Why? Why me?"
Because you lived on the edge of timelines. Because you lived on a plane that was different from others. That is why you were chosen.
"Oh. So I'm it. I stop, it stops. I keep going, it keeps going."
Yes.
"But what are you? I mean, are you God?"
We are, and are not. Some times we are called God. Some times we are called Allah or Vishnu or the Goddess. Some consider us fate and others Satan.
"So like you created the Universe?"
No. Not this one.
"This one? I didn't mean the different time lines."
I did not either. There are currently nine Universes. We created the first two and controlled them completely. After that we experimented. Some had control, others less. But then your Universe came from no where. We never saw it coming. We never thought of it happening. We watched it for a few billion years.
"Wait so my Universe was just, poof?"
You could say that.
"So like every thing that happened here just happened? No you guys what ever you are doing things?"
Very little. We sent an asteroid too destroy the dinosaurs. How unfortunate for us that it seemed a higher power wanted us too.
"What? Aren't you guys thee higher power?"
So we thought. But if we had not sent that asteroid you and your friends would not have been sent back home, Naia would not have torn a hole between the worlds, and we would not have what we do today.
"Wow, um, ok." Sanne remembers the world with magic. "But in one world the other moon was still there."
Only one?
"Ok I mean one of the worlds I went to. There was magic and stuff in that world."
And no Naia. No Naia and no going back to the time of the dinosaurs and so no need for us too send an asteroid too send you back.
"But then that means that we had already gone back in time and been sent back before we did it since the second moon was gone before that happened.
Was it? Or is that what your mere mortal mind understands?
"Um, I don't know."
Any other questions?
"Yeah. Before Naia did her thing I went to another world, why?"
Too prepare you. Also that world needed help then. That Sanne had been hurt badly and would not wake up with out help.
"Ok. Um, I don't know, why am I doing this?"
Too raise your good levels.
"I know that but why? What does it mean? Can I see the meter or what ever it is that keeps track of it?"
There is no meter or measuring device. And it is part of the plan. Do not worry we will let you make the choice when you are ready.
"What choice? Tell me now!"
We can not. Now where would you like to go?
"I'm not done yet. Why did you like speed things up?"
We did not Ark and Naia did.
"Why did I die in the world where I was evil? After I killed Xana I should have lived since I wasn't good."
You did not die you committed suicide. It was to balance out all the good people you and Xana had killed in that world.
"Oh. Well um, I don't know." Sanne thinks of a new question. "How many are there of you?"
Nine.
"Wait, there are nine of you and nine Universes? So like one of you is created for every one?"
No. But I was in trouble. I wanted a Universe of my own and they wouldn't give me one. When yours formed they thought I went above their heads on the decision. Of course after a few million years they realized none of us alone have the power.
"Wow. So like then, this is your Universe right?"
Yes. But I've done very little. While the others control their Universe one way or another I let things go. You are the first thing I have interfered with as much as this. But I needed to stop Xana. With their help we formed a plan and now you will be the savoir.
"I will save an entire Universe. Wow."
Choose a world.
"I, well, um, a normal one but one where they like-" Sanne disappears.
A/N And so we learn a lot about the being/s and Sanne's Universe. And she lost control killed Xana, and Ark, and Skitz. Before you ask, the main difference in this world was that every one was meaner. I know stupid difference but it was bound to happen. Anyways, we are getting close to the end, and the final plan!