"Okay...just one last tweak." Tails said setting up something on the Sunny.
"Don't take too long. If he's close to creating the RTTP, we'll need that counter shield." Jexi said.
"Countershield? RTTP?" Tanjiro asked.
"A way to counter the effects of a program that turns back time. If we didn't have this, the only ones who'd remember would be David and Adora." Jexi said.
"Ah, right. Because it wipes our memories." Genis said.
"That's why it shields the Sunny and is also synched to our comms. To make sure we don't forget." Jexi said.
"We've been to the future reduxes, so we never knew what it was like to be vulnerable." Leia said.
"And since this was a time when the computer was just restarted, we aren't even registered in the database yet." Jexi said. "Just hope the others are all right."
Meanwhile at the cafeteria…
"Well good morning to you, lovebirds." Odd said arriving with his hair styled into a point.
"You...changed your hair." Pit said.
"Yeah. Lyoko Style. Very in right now. Meow." Odd said sitting down. He then began eating everything that was in front of him,
"You always eat that much?" Ulrich asked.
"Actually, I'm not really that hungry today. You seen Jeremie?" Odd asked.
"He's been in his room all night." Pit said.
"Man, the guy's a real Einstein." Odd said.
"Who's Einstein?" Sissi asked.
In Jeremie and Pit's room….
"Unfortunately, you're not like the others. You can't be devirtualized when you lose all your life points." Jeremie said.
"Least now I know how to change between sectors." Maya said.
"I also found out what the towers are for. They're portals between the virtual world and the normal world. And when they're red it means they're activated." Jeremie said.
"Are you sure?" Maya asked.
"Just about. They may be the way to materialize you on Earth. Unbelievable huh? I can't wait to tell the others." Jeremie said as he left.
Later….
"So if we're right...you want us to go back to Lyoko and bring Maya to a red tower." Ulrich said.
"Like I said, it may be the only way to bring Maya into the real world. Pretty wild, huh?" Jeremie said.
"You mean dangerous. We were practically wiped out last night...except for David who earned coolness points with the taking you down with me line." Odd said.
"It was still a draw, though." David said.
"Still, I think it's better for all of us if we just shut down the Supercomputer. Too bad for Maya, but it's not like she's human." Ulrich said.
"She's still a sort of intelligent being. She's got emotions like we do." Jeremie said.
"See, I told you. He's madly in love with a computer program." Ulrich said.
"Love is very complicated, Ulrich." David said.
"We couldn't even get by the monsters there. We'll be blown away in a heartbeat. Odd said.
"If there were more than just the four of us last time. And Sissi's too chicken to go." Ulrich said.
"No I'm not. I really want to go to Lyoko but when cheerleading practice is over." Sissi said.
"And uh...we happen to know a few cool guys and girls." Pit said.
"Thanks Pit, you too, Sissi. Now once we materialize Maya to Earth, we can shut down the supercomputer. But for now, we keep this our secret." Jeremie said.
"You can count on me to keep a secret." Adora smiled.
"Yeah...um...maybe you could stay as a support." Pit said.
"Honestly, you aren't that much help." Ulrich said.
"They do make valid points. Not to mention your avatar makes you an easy target." Jeremie said.
"But I…" Adora said.
"Look, don't sweat it. There are others who can handle it. Not everyone is cut out for this stuff." Pit said.
Adora, taking the comments the wrong way, looked away as she headed off.
"She wasn't even supposed to be here. Guess Hope ignored our warning about letting those from Etheria into the school." Pit sighed.
"Look, I gotta go." Ulrich said walking off too.
"Ulrich, where are you going? Aren't you going to watch my cheerleading routine?" Sissi asked.
"There's something I need to take care of." Ulrich said.
Ulrich then headed to the Gym. Going inside, Yumi was already there waiting for him.
"Back for another thrashing?" Yumi asked.
"I don't like things ending on a bad note." Ulrich said.
The two quickly bowed to one another before going at one another. As this happened, near one electrical outlet, a ball of pure electricity was beginning to form.
The two in the gym continued to spar.
"Have you been training long?" Ulrich asked.
"Yeah, my parents think it's weird though." Yumi said.
"Not me. By the way, I'm Ulrich. And you're...Yuri right?"" Ulrich said before he was knocked onto his back with a leg sweep.
"It's Yumi." Yumi said before walking off.
Meanwhile in the Library…
"Bingo! I recently found a new function for the supercomputer called Return to the Past. I just figured out how to use it." Jeremie said.
"That's great, Einstein. But could you help me with my electrochemistry homework?" Odd asked.
"Are you planning on calling me Einstein forever?" Jeremie asked.
"Well, why not? So about my homework…" Odd said.
"Well, why don't you say that electrochemistry is a science that deals with electricity and chemistry? Then you say that electrochemistry involves a separate polar system that is opposed as two extremes as over productive materials!" Jeremie said.
"Wait, I have to say all of that?" Odd asked.
"No...you gotta have examples too." Jeremie said.
It was then that two random kids came by.
"You hear? Jim had to take Sissi to the infirmary." one of them said.
"Why? She strain her brain adding 2 and 2 together?" they asked.
"No. She got electrocuted." the first one said.
Jeremie and Odd then headed to the infirmary. Meanwhile, back with Yumi and Ulrich, they were still going at it. They fought their hardest until Yumi pinned Ulrich on the ground, both of them blushing since they were really close to one another.
"Call it a tie?" Yumi asked.
"Okay, but I gotta go because my friends will start wondering where I am, same with you." Ulrich said.
"I don't have friends." Yumi said as a surge of electricity came from the socket as out of it came a large sphere of electricity. "What is that?!"
"No time to explain, c'mon we gotta get outta here." Ulrich said as he and Yumi took off.
In the infirmary, the group that was in the infirmary saw the unconscious Sissi lying on a cot as Delmas was chewing out the two that brought her there.
"It's true. She was attacked by some monster." Pit whispered.
"We have to get to the factory. I have a feeling this and Lyoko are connected in some way." Jeremie said.
"No time to waste. I'll deploy some of the others." David said.
Back with Yumi and Ulrich, they had escaped the electric ball and ducked and covered into another room.
"It was as if that electrical thing was alive." Yumi mentioned as Ulrich's phone rang.
"Jeremie?" Ulrich asked.
"Ulrich? Great I really need you! Sissi got electrocuted by some sort of giant-!" Jeremie started.
"Electrical Sphere?" Ulrich asked. "Cause the same thing just tried to go after me. This is getting more dangerous. You and your supercomputer."
"All the more reason to materialize Maya ASAP! We have to go to Lyoko and bring her to the red tower! We can shut down the supercomputer tonight so we'll meet you in the sewer!" Jeremie said.
"Sorry...gotta go." Ulrich said.
"You seem to know what's going on here. What was that electrical thing that attacked us?" Yumi demanded.
"Look I don't have time to explain." Ulrich said.
"Have time for a 3rd rematch then?" Yumi asked.
"Ugh...fine, come on." Ulrich said bringing her along.
It didn't take long before they were running through the sewers and both groups convened at the factory and the computer.
"Maya? Can you hear me? Maya?" Jeremie asked.
"Jeremie, I'm being chased by monsters." Maya said running from said monsters.
"Why did you leave your tower?" Jeremie said.
"I couldn't do it. I couldn't ignore these pulsations." Maya said.
"I'm sending backup. Just hang in there." Jeremie said as Ulrich, Odd and Yumi were the first to the scanners.
"Your story is pure science fiction, you guys know that right?" Yumi said.
"Except it's for real." Pit said.
"I'm starting the procedure. Transfer Odd, Transfer Ulrich, Transfer Yumi. Scanner Odd, Scanner Ulrich, Scanner Yumi. Virtualization." Jeremie said sending them into Lyoko.
"Bummer. I'm still a big purple cat." Odd said.
"Ouch!" The two then turned to see Yumi on the ground, dressed as a geisha.
"Wow, that Japanese outfit looks pretty sharp." Odd said.
"Okay, we're ready for the next batch." Jeremie said.
"Alright David, we just step inside these machines, correct?" Mark asked.
"That's right." David said.
"Very well, let's begin gentlemen." Double D said as the three stepped inside the scanners.
"Transfer David, Transfer Mark, Transfer Double D. Scanner David, Scanner Mark, Scanner Double D. Virtualization." Jeremie said sending them to Lyoko as well.
"Whoa!" Mark said landing face first. "Ouch...guess this was before safe landings were invented."
"Quite the fascinating place. It's actually hard to tell this world is in a computer." Double D examined, now wearing clothing akin to a scientist with a white lab coat and glasses.
"I know. Like Virtual Reality." David said. "That's what I thought when I experienced something like this."
"Still...this place is pretty...amazing." Mark said, as he looked over himself. "Hey, I'm a priest! That's pretty cool!" he laughed.
"Looks like all is going good." Pit said. "But it feels like I'm forgetting something."
The six of them hurried before they quickly defended Maya from the incoming monsters.
"You Maya? I'm Odd. I gotta say, Jeremie has some nice tastes." Odd said.
"Focus on the fight." Ulrich said.
"But I don't have a weapon to…" Yumi said before taking out a fan. "A fan?"
"Try throwing it, you never know." Odd recommended.
"Well...okay…" Yumi said tossing the fan as it flew across the air, slicing apart a monster before returning to her.
"Not bad." Ulrich said.
"Think I'll keep it." Yumi replied.
"Hurry. To the...what the? I'm getting a signal that isn't like the monsters." Jeremie said.
"Oh crap. Guys, I just remembered. It wasn't just the kingdoms we fought." Pit said before appearing before them was a large two headed dog coated in flames.
"Good Lord, what is that thing?!" Double D said.
"Uh...meet Twinbellows. Rebirthed due to the Universal Villains." Pit said. "But I didn't even think they would even be here."
"They aren't." a voice said as a figure emerged from the dark. "Seems we're not the only ones who ended up here." they said revealing themselves as Arthur.
"You...but you were never here. How are you…" Pit said.
"Let's just say that certain circumstances have pulled us into conflict with one another." Arthur said. "Besides...what's a good hero story without a group of villains?"
"But the ones there would have been objected to your little take over." Pit said.
"Let's say the current Universal Villains here are...incapacitated." Arthur said. "Okay boy...you have your job. Go and play." he said as Twinbellows charged at them.
"You guys get Maya to the tower. I'll handle this." David said.
"You sure?" Ulrich asked.
"Don't worry. He's handled worse than some overgrown mutt." Mark said.
The others then ran ahead. Twinbellows then roared at David as he pawed the ground.
"Come on, boy." David said waving a hand towards him. "Let's play."
Twinbellows then charged at David and breathed fire from his two heads at the demon slayer.
David spins his blade in front of him as it generates ice. Twinbellows crashed right into the ice and howled in pain before breathing fire at him.
David leaps in the air to avoid the flames before slashing Twinbellows right between his heads.
Twinbellows was furious at it tried biting David, but missed. It then prepared to blast fire again. But it then stood there in shock as it split in two before vanishing.
"Phew…And that is how it's done." David said.
"Well...wasn't that impressive." Arthur said. "Well done." he said beginning to vanish.
"Don't you dare leave!" Pit shouted.
"Oh no worries. We'll have plenty of time to see each other again, old pals." Arthur smiled before vanishing completely.
Back in the tower, Maya stood in the center and was lifted to the top. She placed her hand on a screen and the name "Aelita" appeared.
"Aelita…" Maya said.
A screen then asking for a code then appeared.
"Code Lyoko." Maya said deactivating the tower immediately.
"Looks like that did it." Mark said. "So...how do we get out?"
"Don't worry. He'll get us out in a minute." David said as they were soon devirtualized and brought back to Earth.
"Well, that was quite the adventure. So long as we aren't discovered, we should be…" Double D said before they saw Jeremie and Pit cornered as Jim, Delmas and Sissi were with them. "...Of course, there's always Murphy's Law to account for."
"Damn it, Sissi, we swore not to tell anybody!" David said.
"Belpois! I order you to shut this thing down and come with me." Delmas said. "Same with the rest of you."
"I'm sorry sir." Jeremie said punching something in. "This is it. I'm launching the program. Return to the Past now!" he said as a bright light engulfed the entire area. When it cleared, the group found themselves back at the vending machines on the day of the first dive into Lyoko.
"Um…what just happened?" Adora asked.
"Return to the Past. We went back in time." Pit said.
"Oh." Adora said rubbing her head before turning to pit. "Listen Pit, about before. I'm sorry I got upset. You're right about me not being cut out for this type of thing. Maybe there's just different things people are good at, and I'm not good at this."
"Okay…" Pit said.
"Hey, Jeremie. That program really worked." Odd said.
"What are you talking about?" Jeremie asked.
"Lyoko, Maya, Odd's purple cat costume." Ulrich said.
"You all know about Lyoko?" Jeremie said surprised.
"Oh right, he wasn't scanned." Mark realized. "Alright, here's what happened..."
And so they recounted everything that happened inside of Jeremie's room.
"I see. Because I wasn't scanned, I couldn't remember any of this." Jeremie said. "First thing tomorrow, I'll get myself scanned."
"It's too dangerous. You need to shut down the computer." Maya said.
"But Maya…" Jeremie said.
"Aelita. When I was in the tower, I remembered it. My true name." she said.
"Aelita…that's much better than Maya. What about bringing you in? You have to give me one more day." Jeremie said.
And so that day passed in a flash.
"So...did you find anything?" Yumi asked.
"Yeah. XANA." Jeremie said.
"XANA? What's that?" Adora asked.
"An artificial intelligence. More like a virus that can control electricity and activate towers to reach your world." Aelita said.
"So everything in Lyoko...was all cause of XANA?" Adora asked.
"All except that man named Arthur. That individual I spoke with our new friends about. He is leading a group called the Lost Thieves. As for their reasons...they're unknown." Jeremie said. "We also learned our friends here come from other worlds."
"That's pretty cool. So we don't know what this Arthur guy wants, but what's XANA after?" Odd asked.
"XANA wants out. Only Aelita can counter the activated towers. And Jexi has agreed to have his friends help out as much as they can. It will take time to materialize Aelita, but I can do it.." Jeremie said.
"And you can count on us too on this adventure." Pit said. "Adventure!" he said as they just stared at him. "That was our catchphrase back then. Never caught on."
Meanwhile…
"Man...being back here brings back a lot of memories." Flux said.
"I'm sure it does, dear brother." Arthur said. "You sure you wanna keep playing the villain here?"
"Well...would really mess things up if we deviated from the origin." Flux said.
"True. And besides...it's been so long since all 100 of us have been together." Arthur said looking to many hidden faces within a hidden location.