Chapter 11 The Real Threat
A.N. – Time for part two of this story to begin! First, our mystery man comes to light! Second, he begins his plan! When the plan is revealed, it might seem evil and world conquering, but he is hoping that it will bring the Lyoko Warriors out of the darkness and into the government's eye. But that will be the two part finale. Anyways, time for the real threat to come out and play!
Short Summary – After the warriors safely return from the network graveyard, Jeremy motions that they get their old room back as soon as possible. They quietly sneak over to Delmas' office. But since they ain't students anymore, will Delmas let them have their rooms back?
Disclaimer – I do not own Code Lyoko. I am just a fan of the show.
The Next Day Jeremy & Aelita's Bedroom
Aelita awakes the next mourning lying on top of Jeremy. The previous night she and Jeremy celebrated her return from the network graveyard. Even though it was a joyous reunion, the threat of their mystery man and Xana and Anti-Xana still loomed. Aelita gets up from the bed and dresses herself and heads to where the rest of the warriors were.
"Hey everyone" Aelita said.
"Well, you and Jeremy sure had a good time last night" Yumi said.
"How did you know?"
"Me and Ulrich heard you. Odd and Melissa were on a date and got back after it got quite."
"Sorry, we didn't realize."
"No problem, we're just happy to have you back here with us."
"Yeah, but now we have to deal with our triple threat."
"Any ideas how we're going to find our mystery man so we can eventually settle the score with our double threat?" Ulrich said.
"Our first goal is to get our mold rooms back."
"And you think Delmas is going to let you?"
"We'll try everything in our power."
Later that Day
After the whole group is together, Jeremy begins his daily briefing.
"Okay, today's mission is getting our rooms back" Jeremy said.
"Again, you think Delmas is going to let you?" Ulrich said.
"We have to try anything and everything. Anything that can help us in our fight to stop our triple threat."
"What might be their plans?" Odd said.
"From what we know, it's to put us in prison."
"For what? We didn't do anything" Ulrich said.
"Whoever is behind this thinks that if he can turn us in for the 'terrorism' charge that Xana created when we were heading to Iceland to confront him."
"No matter how hard we try, no one will believe us" Aelita said.
"Yeah, but the government ain't going to listen. They need an internal threat to believe us" Yumi said.
"All the more reason to get our rooms back" Jeremy said.
"Then what are we waiting for, let's go!" Ulrich said.
The Lyoko Warriors changed into disguises and headed to their old abodes.
Kadic Academy
The warriors arrived at the academy and knew this was the perfect spot to reach the factory. They came at a time where all students were in class so they wouldn't raise suspicion. But they forgot about one person.
"Hey you! What are you doing here!?" Jim said
"We forgot about Jim" Ulrich said.
"Sorry sir, we have to see the headmaster of this establishment" Jeremy said in a grown up voice.
"Why?" Jim said.
"Me and my friends here are considering letting our kids transfer here."
"Okay, follow me."
Jim led the Lyoko Warriors to Delmas' office.
Delmas' Office
Jim knocked on the door.
"Yes, what is it?" Delmas said.
"Sorry sir, but a group of parents are here to see you" Jim said.
"What for? I don't have an appointment scheduled with anybody."\
"They said they are considering sending their children here."
"Alright send them in."
"Hello sir. We are here to talk to you about something" Jeremy said in his grown up voice.
"Yes, about your children being enrolled here. I believe we can squeeze them in. But who are they?"
"It would be easier if you saw them" Jeremy said a she and his friends took off their disguises.
Delmas looked in shock like he saw ghosts. "I don't believe it. Mr. Belpois, Mr. Stern, Mr. Della Robbia, Ms. Ishiyama, and Ms. Stones. I thought you were all dead. There were reports that you perished in an Icelandic volcano eruption."
"We survived, but faked our deaths" Ulrich said.
"So I suppose this isn't for a friendly hello?"
"No sir. We were hoping to get our old rooms back" Jeremy said.
"That's not possible. Rooms are already booked. And on top of that you are not students anymore. Any usage of the dorms is strictly forbidden after graduation."
"Is there anything we can do that you can allow us to use them?" Yumi said.
"No, but I must ask, why do you need them?"
The Lyoko Warriors decided to tell the truth.
"Alright, here's the truth. Ever since me and my friends came together here at Kadic, we've been fighting an evil AI known as Xana. We defeated him but he came back thanks to Professor Tyron. He also created another evil AI known as Anti-Xana. He was more powerful then Xana but we defeated him and faked our deaths after entering the volcano to defeat Xana at a secret volcano lab. Things were quiet for about two months and then they resurfaced and are rallied behind a mystery man with an unknown identity. They escaped a place known as the network graveyard and are now back on Earth. We need the dorms to get quicker access to the factory and we are also possibly wanted fugitives of the French Government so we need as much cover as possible. We can't keep going out in disguises just to stop them. Once they are stopped we will leave the dorms" Jeremy explained.
"Hmm, considering the circumstances, I might let you use the dorms, but I still can't."
"Why is that?"
"Because I AM your mystery man that you have been looking for!"
"You!? Why!?" Ulrich stated.
"Because of the potential price on your heads. A nice penny would be nice if I could bring you in."
"You didn't even know we were alive" Yumi said.
"Correct, I didn't know. But I had suspicions because of all the antics you pulled here at Kadic that you survived. So, in order to hunt you down, I did some digging in the network to see if I can find any forged documents. But instead I found a backdoor into the network graveyard. I found your two friends, both with broken minds. So I reconfigured them, using skills from Franz Hopper, and then I had them hunt you down. It worked, but I need more."
"What is that?" Jeremy said.
"To bring you in. Jim was also allied with me too."
"What? Jim, you, really?" Ulrich asked.
"It's true. I saw him talking to them and he roped me in or risk being killed by his two friends. I had to join" Jim said.
"Yes, I learned so much from them and since I had full control over them I was able to modify some of your missions on your little virtual world. The Seeker was something that I dug up and forced Anti-Xana to finish as it had the best chance of capturing Ms. Schaffer and freeing my friends" Delmas said.
"You know my real name?" Aelita said.
"You don't know how much information I recovered from these two."
"Wait, if your our mystery man, then that means" Ulrich said.
Suddenly, without them knowing, Xana and Anti-Xana appeared behind them.
"Yes, they are here. Do it!" Delmas said.
Suddenly all of them were knocked out by Xana and Anti-Xana and Delmas and Jim used this as a chance to escape.
"We must launch phase two. As for you, hide. We can't let them know anything" Delmas said.
"Yes, sir" Jim said.
Two Hours Later
Two hours later the Lyoko Warriors woke up and realized that Jim and Delmas escaped.
"We walked straight into a trap" Yumi said.
"Yeah, but it was a concealed trap. We never knew Delmas was our mystery man" Jeremy said.
Aelita walked over to the computer and found their rooms were empty.
"Delmas was lying to us. Our rooms are not occupied. We can move in" Aelita said.
"I think we need too. Who knows what they are planning right now" Ulrich said.
"Yes, and then we hunt them down" Jeremy said.
"Who's first?" Yumi asked.
"Jim. Delmas will be well protected by Xana and Anti-Xana, so we'll deal with him last. Jim will have answers for us. So he is first."
A.N. – So were you surprised. I told you, not someone you would not expect. Deciphering the clues – Delmas is human. Delmas lives in Paris. And he knew the Lyoko Warriors when they attended Kadic. As for the riddle- His daughter knew him more personally. He was only a bad guy when he punished students. Making a lot of money as a principal, why would you need to be evil to get a reward for the capture of the warriors? And as stated, Franz taught him a thing or two about computers. I know that never happened in the show, but just fly with me. We never knew what Franz did with Delmas before he virtualized himself and Aelita. Anyways, the next few are going too focused around the finale prequels. Something big is coming, VERY SOON. What is it? In a few chapters you will know what they are planning for the warriors. And what it is WILL catch the attention of the government and WILL bring the Lyoko Warriors into the public eye. This story is going to go out with a bang before May is over. PM me with story ideas if you have any! Don't forget to review with questions or comments! Stay safe and healthy out there! As always, till next time! See ya! –lyokowarrior97