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Code: Going Ghost

Chapter 18

Ulrich, Odd, Yumi, and Aelita slipped aboard the blimp easily thanks to Aelita's powers. While Danny and Dani fought Vlad Plasmius they snuck aboard the blimp to stop Xana before he would finish off Amity Park.

"Welcome, aboard." said a voice.

It was William's voice mixed with Xana's demonic voice. They looked to see him standing above them with an emotionless smirk on his features. He held his giant cleaver over his shoulder as he looked down.

"You're too late, fools. The autopilot's already set for City Hall. When it crashes into the City Hall it will set off the rest the Ecto-Promethium and destroy the entire city." said Xana,

"Not before we stop you, Xana." said Yumi.

"A likely threat, Yumi, but words mean nothing without the means to back it up." said Xana,

"Then here's the back up." said Ulrich.

He jumped up to the floor of the control room and thrust his blades forward which Xana simply blocked with the simple block. Ulrich lunged forward and slashed at him but Xana simply dodged the attack and kicked Ulrich back down. Odd jumped up and tried to punch him but Xana simply dodged it and grabbed Odd and tossed him over his shoulder. Ulrich and Odd kicked back up and sent Xana flying into the wall.

Xana got back up as he and Ulrich charged at each other. They clashed their blades together which electricity sparked from it and a sonic boom was let out from the collision force. Ulrich gave a thrust with one sword which Xana ducked under and impaled Ulrich's stomach and gave an upper cut as well. The impact sent Ulrich flying back into the wall.

Yumi pulled out her two fans and charged straight at the enemy. Xana brought his cleaver down but Yumi blocked it with her two fans. Yumi swung her right fan but Xana grabbed her wrist and attempted to slice her at close range and Aelita flew in pulled Yumi out at the last second. Xana held his blade out in front himself as Odd released a barrage of laser arrows.

"This is suddenly getting boring now. It's time to end this. Super Smoke!" shouted Xana.

His body vanished into a small cloud that flew so fast it was only matched by Ulrich's Super Sprint. He reappeared and kicked Ulrich in the stomach and grabbed the samurai's foot as he sent it out. He tossed Ulrich across the room and grabbed the boy again. He jumped into the air holding the samurai and pressed his body against the boy as they both crashed into the metallic floor with such force it left a large dent.

Xana used his Super Smoke to reappear behind his enemies and fired electrical disks which knocked them back. He ran forward and rapidly slashed his enemies. Odd, Yumi, and Aelita were getting brutally beat by the onslaught of their enemy. Xana heard a sound from behind him and swung his blade which collided with Ulrich's swords.

Ulrich gave a hard thrust with one sword at Xana who spun out of the way and tried to swipe at the samurai's back. Yumi threw her fans which collided with the sword and knocked it back. Aelita fired an energy blast at Xana who easily dodged the attack and quickly spun behind the pink haired girl and slashed her down. Ulrich jumped and clashed with Xana again.

Xana swiped at Ulrich who jumped over the attack and tried to swipe Xana but the demonic AI knocked it back easily with his sword. Ulrich brought his swords down and clashed with Xana again. Eventually Ulrich hit the wall and Xana gave a thrust but Ulrich spun out of the way and kicked him aside. Xana got back up and with incredible speed sent his arm out and punched Ulrich across the room.

"Need some help?" asked a voice.

Danny and Dani appeared out of nowhere and Xana backed up. He was now outnumbered seven to one. He should thank that fool Vlad Plasmius for underestimating the Phantoms.

"It's over, Xana." said Danny,

"We have you heavily outnumbered. Just stop the blimp now." said Aelita.

"You actually believe that the numbers on your side gives you the advantage? You disappoint me." said Xana.

With that said a group of monsters that consisted of every monster Xana created appeared.

"I also modified them to fight ghosts. Attack!" shouted Xana.

A shower of lasers flew straight at the heroes. They all used their own kind of defense to block the attacks and fired back while Ulrich and Danny flew at Xana. The demonic AI flew at them with his sword and swung. They quickly ducked under the attack and Ulrich swung his swords but Xana blocked with his blade and the samurai's arm and tossed him into the wall.

Danny fired an ecto blast but Xana blocked with a shield and sent the attack flying back. The attack hit Danny in the chest and knocked him down. Odd fired his arrows while Dani created an ecto shield and blocked the lasers while Yumi and Aelita fired their own barrage. Xana turned to see Ulrich charging at him and raised his blade and blocked both of Ulrich's swords with one move.

He raised his foot and kicked the samurai in the chest and jumped as Danny came forward with his own punch.

"I don't get it. William always fought with nothing but brute strength even after he was possessed by Xana. He should not be this good." said Ulrich,

"Unless William's body is becoming more adjusted to my presence." said Xana.

"What?" asked Yumi,

"When I captured William after Lyoko's destruction he tried to fight but I told him that you abandoned him. You presumed he was dead and lost in the digital sea forever. Yumi, you think William that well? Did he not tell you that the real reason he was expelled from his last school was because he was caught breaking into lockers? His gentle personality was only a front for a darker side of him deep down.

It would not surprise me if Ulrich already saw through him. He chose to become my host and since then his mind has been integrating with my own mind. We have been getting stronger now and now that I have a body and a general to lead my army it is over for you." said Xana.

"That's a lie! William would never do it willingly! You tricked him!" shouted Yumi,

"Tell me, Yumi, why you were so hesitant on bring William as a part of your group. You suspected it didn't you?" asked Xana.

"That has nothing to do with this." said Yumi, glaring hatefully.

"Then I shall prove it." said Xana.

With that said the entire room was engulfed in data streams and the warriors saw a black cloud come out of William but William's figure did not change back to his original self. Yumi gasped in shock. William willingly sided with Xana! That can't be!

William smiled as the black cloud morphed in Yumi's father.

"Didn't I always tell you to stay away from that boy, Yumi? You're a disgrace to this family." said the man.

Yumi ran forward and knocked the man down with her hands wrapping around his throat.

"Is that all you got, Xana? Impersonating others?" asked Yumi, glaring hatefully down at the virus.

"No. I can do a lot more." said the shadow.

It instantly morphed Ulrich and pulled his swords to slice her. Ulrich leapt in blocked the attacks and William swung his buster sword. Danny blocked the attack and the battle was one. William attack both Danny and Danielle while the others took on Xana.

However the villains were not so easily defeated. William used his Super Smoke and enhanced eye ability to dodge and predict the Phantoms' attacks and fight back easily. Danny and Dani fired ecto bolts everywhere but William used Super Smoke to evade them and appeared behind Danny to slice him. Dani instantly blocked with an ecto shield of her own and Danny launched his fist forward which William blocked with his own attack.

Xana was morphing from human to monster in his battle against the Lyoko Warriors. When they attack at close range he morphed into Ulrich and tried to slice them and when they attacked at long range he instantly turned into a Megatank and fired an elliptical laser at them. Danny and Dani fired two ecto bolts the size of a large beach ball at William but Xana appeared around him and morphed into a Guardian. He took the hits but there was no effect on him.

Xana then morphed into a Tarantula and fired a fire storm of lasers at them. Aelita flew and rammed her body into Xana knocking him away on the glowing blue floor and Ulrich landed on him and punched him rapidly. This time Xana morphed into Ulrich's mother.

"Please don't hurt me Ulrich!" begged the woman,

"Don't mess with me!" shouted Ulrich.

He punched her and the shadow morphed into Jeremy.

"Help me! Ulrich is going to kill me!" said the imposter.

Ulrich punched him hard again and once again Xana morphed. This time he changed into Jim.

"Stern, is this anyway to behave?" demanded the phony gym teacher.

Another punch caused the shadow to morph into Ulrich's father.

"That's enough of this. I won't have any member of my family became a petty barbarian!" shouted the man.

Ulrich stopped and smirked.

"I don't this you could have picked a better face for me to hit!" said Ulrich, punching him again.

The punching continued and everyone stopped to look.

"Show us what you really look like! Instead of hiding underneath other people's faces like a coward!" shouted Ulrich, punching him again.

This time Xana morphed into William and smiled sinisterly.

"Do you really want to see it?" asked the Demonic AI,

"Quite holding out!" shouted Ulrich.

"You asked for it!"

Ulrich stopped and looked down at the new face and everyone looked on in horror, except William. Ulrich trembled at the new face. A young voice shook him awake.

"What's wrong? I thought you wanted to see it."

The voice hid nothing behind it. It was nothing but an innocent question. The voice was soft and gentle. Aelita looked at the face of Xana's true form and trembled.

"You're . . . His son . . ." stuttered Aelita.

The face smiled back at her but it showed none of the malicious aura that Xana always carried no matter what form he took.

"It can't be. He's just a computer program." said Yumi, looking with shock and horror.

It couldn't be.

"I was shocked too when I learned the truth of why Xana hated Aelita's old man so much. It seems to me that Franz Hopper was the real bad guy from the beginning and how Xana actually became who he was." said William,

"Of course when he abandoned me for the his new little girl I did not like getting replaced. The funny part was that the only time I ever enjoyed being a member of his family much less human was the day he let me die." said Xana.

With that said an energy bladed sprouted from his palms and Ulrich jumped as it the edge of sliced and left a cut across his armor. Xana's true form got up on both of his legs and stared at the heroes.

"Don't tell you are already trembling from this revalation. Franz Hopper always did keep a few secrets from everyone, including his family." said Xana.

His true form was a male version of Aelite except his hair was black with red streaks going all through it. His eyes were green with a tint of red in them and he had the same triangular markings under his eyes just like Aelita did in her first Lyoko form. He was dressed in all black with his symbol on his hand.

"So are you going to say hello to your big brother, Aelita?" asked Xana.