p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""... Defender Command casualties were minimal in XANA's latest attack, though before we could stop his Kolossus it left a path of destruction through central Paris and caused thousands of civilian casualties," Colonel Weitzler reports into his phone./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""All indications show that XANA is more powerful than ever, and our current missions on the network have born out little useful information, and we still do not know how XANA survived the first anti-XANA program," Colonel Weitzler finishes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Thank you for the update Colonel. Do tread carefully, it seems like XANA has more surprises than any of us are up for," General Van Zanten replies as he hangs up./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Colonel, I think I found something that you should see," Jeremie calls from his computer terminal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once the Colonel has reached the computer terminal, Jeremie continues; "I was able to capture the source code for the ninjas, and they do not appear to be created by XANA. In fact, the code looks like someone was fighting XANA for control of the ninjas!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""But who could have created them and then be fighting XANA for control?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I was able to trace the location of the fighter, and it seems to be coming from this one XANA controlled Replika, located here on the network," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Then I think that is where we should go for our next mission. How long until the Skid is ready?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Aelita, Ulrich, and Gauthier are currently taking it out on a test mission. Once they return and the Skid recharges, it should be ready to go in 4 hours," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Perfect. We'll launch our next mission then," Colonel Weitzler responds as he stiffly sits in a chair/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Which sector do you think we'll be in this time?" Gauther asks curiously./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I'm betting Sector 5," Colonel Weitzler says./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Neah, I'm betting the forest," Yumi replies./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Ok, the access key has been accepted, time to find out," Aelita calls as she begins carefully piloting the Skid past the spiked shell of the Replika and into its access gate. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As they emerge from the digital sea, Ulrich gasps, "What is that thing?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I have no idea," Yumi replies./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As the Skid flies up, the warriors can see a circular platform of blue-green material, with blocks jutting out of it at random intervals. At the middle of the platform, is a black ball./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Aelita, just in case this is all a giant trap, let's keep the Skid docked at the outer edge of the platform," Colonel Weitzler orders/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Agreed. Who's going to explore and who's staying?" Jeremie calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I think Gauthier and I should remain with the Skid. Aelita, Ulrich, Yumi, let me know what happens," Colonel Weitzler orders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once the Skid is in position at the edge of the platform, the 5 warriors are transferred to the strange Replika, and Aelita, Yumi, and Ulrich set off towards the black sphere./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once they arrive at the sphere, Aelita releases an angelic song, which causes the spiral like door to open. As the 3 warriors enter, they are transferred to a ball shaped room surrounded by blue obelisks. In the middle of the room, a series of semi-circular platforms floating at different heights surround a ball of blue and pink light that is encased in crystal. On the other side of the room, on a platform just below the warriors is a computer terminal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""This is too easy," Yumi says as Aelita deploys her wings and begins flying towards the computer terminal. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"After a few seconds, Aelita lands at the terminal. As she touches its black, circular display, a big red exclamation mark emerges on the display. As the sign emerges, a massive video screen ignites right in front of the terminal, revealing a man in a tuxedo with dirty-blond hair forming a sinister looking, 3 pronged hairdo. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""What are you kids doing in my supercomputer!" He shouts angrily as he stares at the 3 Lyoko Warriors./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Colonel Weitzler, it appears as if Aelita, Yumi, and Ulrich have made contact with an unknown human! I've also found the location of the supercomputer, and it is located in Switzerland," Jeremie says back at the Skid./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Send me a video link- I'd like to watch this," Colonel Weitzler says./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Right, I will bring you back to your NavSkid," Jeremie says as he transports Weitzler into his skid and opens up the video link./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""First, we're not kids anymore. Second, your supercomputer is running a dangerous virus called XANA, and it must be destroyed," Aelita responds calmly, staring at the man./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""You little kids will rue the day that you messed with me, Professor Tyron! My supercomputer is virus free and you will never be able to destroy it!" He shouts as the obelisks in the chamber begin flying off the wall, catching the 3 warriors by surprise and quickly devirtualizing them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Gauthier! Weitzler! You have Ninjas incoming and I do not detect any of XANA's source code on them," Jeremie calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""How's Aelita doing?" Weitzler answers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""She and the others have been devirtualized," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Right, Gauthier, return to the Skid, and Jeremie transfer me to the control module. I don't like these odds and I think I know a better way to get rid of these pesky ninjas," Weitzler orders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Jeremie complies and Weitzler competently shepherds the Skid away from the oncoming Ninjas and back to Lyoko./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""General Van Zanten, this is Colonel Weitzler. We've figured out how XANA was able to survive the original anti-XANA program. I need the forms for an international search and arrest warrant and a section 62A," Colonel Weitzler says into his phone/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_The next day_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Approaching the Quantum Research Center located outside of Lausanne, Switzerland, Colonel Weitzler reviews the plan with the assembled Defender Squads and Swiss a style="mso-comment-reference: _1; mso-comment-date: 20200823T1447;"TIGRIS /a!- [if !supportAnnotations]-a id="_anchor_1" class="msocomanchor" href="file:/C:/Users/sam_w/Documents/Project%20Screaming% #_msocom_1" name="_msoanchor_1"[1]/a!-[endif]-span style="mso-special-character: comment;" /spanpolice. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As his forces settle into their positions surrounding the modern looking mansion that contains the QRC, Colonel Weitzler, 1 Defender, and 1 TIGRIS Officer in their formal dress uniforms approach the mansion. At its door, Colonel Weitzler knocks, and a man in a chauffeur uniform opens the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""May I help you?" the man asks in a dry voice/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Yes, I'm Colonel Weitzler with UN Defender Command. This is Hand, my attache, and Lucas from the FCP-TIGRIS. We have a search warrant for the premises and an arrest warrant for the center's director," Colonel Weitzler says as he shoves the papers at the man./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""As you can see, both warrants have been signed by judges of the ICJ, and have been validated by the Federal Criminal Court, so I suggest you move aside before I make you move," Colonel Weitzler says, with a dangerous edge in his voice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I'm sorry, but we are not accepting visitors at this time, and we do not accept the authority who authorized these warrants. Additionally, you are in no condition to make threats like that. My security officers will escort you out," The man says as 2 green ninjas stride up behind the man and draw their white swords. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Colonel Weitzler nods subtly, as he and Hand curl their hands into firing position and send deadly bursts of electricity at the ninjas. The Ninjas raise their swords to try to block the blasts and they collapse to the ground. Lucas then raises his assault rifle at the man, who immediately raises his hands and steps out of the way. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Colonel Weitzler makes a single click into his microphone, and 2 squads of Defenders and TIGRIS emerge from the bushes in front of the mansion and surge inside./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Over the next few hours, the combined forces take 20 more ninjas and Professor Tyron into custody. They also find his supercomputer and Jeremie comes in and removes all the data from it. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I wonder why XANA hasn't attacked yet?" Colonel Weitzler remarks/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I think I can answer that one for you. I've taken a quick look at the data that I removed from the computer and it appears as if XANA did not create this computer. Instead, his code is just an occupant on it, which means that it can't launch realworld attacks from it. I also found the original source code for the Ninjas, and because XANA has only been possessing them, we should be able to stop XANA from using them in another attack," Jeremie responds/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Sounds good. Do you have all the data that you need so we can destroy the supercomputer and get out of here?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Yes we do. Feel free to blast away," Aelita responds, as Tyron's face takes on an expression of absolute despair./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""But that supercomputer is my entire life's work. You can't destroy it!" Tyron pleads./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""You had the chance to work with us and keep your supercomputer alive. Instead, you tried to stonewall us, so we have no choice but to treat this as an enemy base and comply with Defender Command standing orders," Colonel Weitzler responds calmly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Under Jeremie's guidance, Colonel Weitzler shoots 3 precision bursts of cutting lasers into the supercomputer- shutting it down but keeping its harddrive intact and available for additional analysis. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""General Van Zanten, we have identified how XANA survived and have made it so that it will never cause a problem again," Colonel Weitzler reports./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""All indications show that XANA is more powerful than ever, and our current missions on the network have born out little useful information, and we still do not know how XANA survived the first anti-XANA program," Colonel Weitzler finishes./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Thank you for the update Colonel. Do tread carefully, it seems like XANA has more surprises than any of us are up for," General Van Zanten replies as he hangs up./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Colonel, I think I found something that you should see," Jeremie calls from his computer terminal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once the Colonel has reached the computer terminal, Jeremie continues; "I was able to capture the source code for the ninjas, and they do not appear to be created by XANA. In fact, the code looks like someone was fighting XANA for control of the ninjas!"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""But who could have created them and then be fighting XANA for control?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I was able to trace the location of the fighter, and it seems to be coming from this one XANA controlled Replika, located here on the network," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Then I think that is where we should go for our next mission. How long until the Skid is ready?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Aelita, Ulrich, and Gauthier are currently taking it out on a test mission. Once they return and the Skid recharges, it should be ready to go in 4 hours," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Perfect. We'll launch our next mission then," Colonel Weitzler responds as he stiffly sits in a chair/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Which sector do you think we'll be in this time?" Gauther asks curiously./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I'm betting Sector 5," Colonel Weitzler says./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Neah, I'm betting the forest," Yumi replies./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Ok, the access key has been accepted, time to find out," Aelita calls as she begins carefully piloting the Skid past the spiked shell of the Replika and into its access gate. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As they emerge from the digital sea, Ulrich gasps, "What is that thing?"/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I have no idea," Yumi replies./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As the Skid flies up, the warriors can see a circular platform of blue-green material, with blocks jutting out of it at random intervals. At the middle of the platform, is a black ball./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Aelita, just in case this is all a giant trap, let's keep the Skid docked at the outer edge of the platform," Colonel Weitzler orders/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Agreed. Who's going to explore and who's staying?" Jeremie calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I think Gauthier and I should remain with the Skid. Aelita, Ulrich, Yumi, let me know what happens," Colonel Weitzler orders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once the Skid is in position at the edge of the platform, the 5 warriors are transferred to the strange Replika, and Aelita, Yumi, and Ulrich set off towards the black sphere./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Once they arrive at the sphere, Aelita releases an angelic song, which causes the spiral like door to open. As the 3 warriors enter, they are transferred to a ball shaped room surrounded by blue obelisks. In the middle of the room, a series of semi-circular platforms floating at different heights surround a ball of blue and pink light that is encased in crystal. On the other side of the room, on a platform just below the warriors is a computer terminal./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""This is too easy," Yumi says as Aelita deploys her wings and begins flying towards the computer terminal. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"After a few seconds, Aelita lands at the terminal. As she touches its black, circular display, a big red exclamation mark emerges on the display. As the sign emerges, a massive video screen ignites right in front of the terminal, revealing a man in a tuxedo with dirty-blond hair forming a sinister looking, 3 pronged hairdo. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""What are you kids doing in my supercomputer!" He shouts angrily as he stares at the 3 Lyoko Warriors./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Colonel Weitzler, it appears as if Aelita, Yumi, and Ulrich have made contact with an unknown human! I've also found the location of the supercomputer, and it is located in Switzerland," Jeremie says back at the Skid./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Send me a video link- I'd like to watch this," Colonel Weitzler says./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Right, I will bring you back to your NavSkid," Jeremie says as he transports Weitzler into his skid and opens up the video link./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""First, we're not kids anymore. Second, your supercomputer is running a dangerous virus called XANA, and it must be destroyed," Aelita responds calmly, staring at the man./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""You little kids will rue the day that you messed with me, Professor Tyron! My supercomputer is virus free and you will never be able to destroy it!" He shouts as the obelisks in the chamber begin flying off the wall, catching the 3 warriors by surprise and quickly devirtualizing them. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Gauthier! Weitzler! You have Ninjas incoming and I do not detect any of XANA's source code on them," Jeremie calls./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""How's Aelita doing?" Weitzler answers./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""She and the others have been devirtualized," Jeremie responds./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Right, Gauthier, return to the Skid, and Jeremie transfer me to the control module. I don't like these odds and I think I know a better way to get rid of these pesky ninjas," Weitzler orders./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Jeremie complies and Weitzler competently shepherds the Skid away from the oncoming Ninjas and back to Lyoko./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""General Van Zanten, this is Colonel Weitzler. We've figured out how XANA was able to survive the original anti-XANA program. I need the forms for an international search and arrest warrant and a section 62A," Colonel Weitzler says into his phone/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_The next day_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Approaching the Quantum Research Center located outside of Lausanne, Switzerland, Colonel Weitzler reviews the plan with the assembled Defender Squads and Swiss a style="mso-comment-reference: _1; mso-comment-date: 20200823T1447;"TIGRIS /a!- [if !supportAnnotations]-a id="_anchor_1" class="msocomanchor" href="file:/C:/Users/sam_w/Documents/Project%20Screaming% #_msocom_1" name="_msoanchor_1"[1]/a!-[endif]-span style="mso-special-character: comment;" /spanpolice. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"As his forces settle into their positions surrounding the modern looking mansion that contains the QRC, Colonel Weitzler, 1 Defender, and 1 TIGRIS Officer in their formal dress uniforms approach the mansion. At its door, Colonel Weitzler knocks, and a man in a chauffeur uniform opens the door. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""May I help you?" the man asks in a dry voice/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Yes, I'm Colonel Weitzler with UN Defender Command. This is Hand, my attache, and Lucas from the FCP-TIGRIS. We have a search warrant for the premises and an arrest warrant for the center's director," Colonel Weitzler says as he shoves the papers at the man./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""As you can see, both warrants have been signed by judges of the ICJ, and have been validated by the Federal Criminal Court, so I suggest you move aside before I make you move," Colonel Weitzler says, with a dangerous edge in his voice./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I'm sorry, but we are not accepting visitors at this time, and we do not accept the authority who authorized these warrants. Additionally, you are in no condition to make threats like that. My security officers will escort you out," The man says as 2 green ninjas stride up behind the man and draw their white swords. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Colonel Weitzler nods subtly, as he and Hand curl their hands into firing position and send deadly bursts of electricity at the ninjas. The Ninjas raise their swords to try to block the blasts and they collapse to the ground. Lucas then raises his assault rifle at the man, who immediately raises his hands and steps out of the way. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Colonel Weitzler makes a single click into his microphone, and 2 squads of Defenders and TIGRIS emerge from the bushes in front of the mansion and surge inside./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Over the next few hours, the combined forces take 20 more ninjas and Professor Tyron into custody. They also find his supercomputer and Jeremie comes in and removes all the data from it. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I wonder why XANA hasn't attacked yet?" Colonel Weitzler remarks/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""I think I can answer that one for you. I've taken a quick look at the data that I removed from the computer and it appears as if XANA did not create this computer. Instead, his code is just an occupant on it, which means that it can't launch realworld attacks from it. I also found the original source code for the Ninjas, and because XANA has only been possessing them, we should be able to stop XANA from using them in another attack," Jeremie responds/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Sounds good. Do you have all the data that you need so we can destroy the supercomputer and get out of here?" Colonel Weitzler asks./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""Yes we do. Feel free to blast away," Aelita responds, as Tyron's face takes on an expression of absolute despair./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""But that supercomputer is my entire life's work. You can't destroy it!" Tyron pleads./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""You had the chance to work with us and keep your supercomputer alive. Instead, you tried to stonewall us, so we have no choice but to treat this as an enemy base and comply with Defender Command standing orders," Colonel Weitzler responds calmly./span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"Under Jeremie's guidance, Colonel Weitzler shoots 3 precision bursts of cutting lasers into the supercomputer- shutting it down but keeping its harddrive intact and available for additional analysis. /span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN"span style="mso-spacerun: yes;" /span_/span/p
p class="MsoNormal"span lang="EN""General Van Zanten, we have identified how XANA survived and have made it so that it will never cause a problem again," Colonel Weitzler reports./span/p