Living Up To A Legend Chapter 9: Racing Rematch, a code lyoko fanfic

Here's a long one for you. This chapter is more than 2100 words long!

You've been waiting for a long time…about 2 days actually…for this chapter, and here it is! I just have a few things to say:

This story is so much more popular than my old one, and it's already got nearly twice as many reviews! This story has fewer chapters (as of the next chapter, they'll have the same, since my last Author's Note doesn't count) than the other one, but is already longer, since my chapters are longer.

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko. Period.

Claimer: I own Kirsten, John, Rena, Eric, Amy, Dan, Nina, and Lisa (you'll see).

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Chapter 9 – Racing Rematch

Less than a minute after Nina entered the tower, the four other kids saw a blue light shoot out from it, then everything went white. A few seconds later, they felt themselves fall back into their bodies and into a deep sleep.

If someone were standing in the Stern's living room at 11:32 AM, that person would have seen an interesting sight. Ulrich and Yumi were sitting on the sofa, watching TV. Suddenly, both of them jerk at the same time and spin to face each other, unanimously yelling something.

"What happened?"

Jeremie got out of bed and immediately grabbed his phone, calling Ulrich.

"Hello?"

"Hey, it's Jeremie––"

"What happened?"

"I don't know. Let's meet at the factory ASAP. I'll call Odd and Kirsten."

Eric sat up, yawning, and looked at his clock. It was morning. He was suddenly wide awake, and he glanced at John who was already dressed and showered.

John smiled. "Finally woke up, huh?"

Eric raised an eyebrow, confused. It must have just been a dream. "Uh…yeah…"

John looked at him. "Well…I had a weird dream last night––"

Eric sighed. "Not a dream."

John grinned. "Good. I was just making sure that it actually happened. That was great, huh?"

Now Eric was the one to smile. "Yeah…yeah it was!"

Jeremie sat in the computer chair and ran a few programs. He turned to the others.

"Well, the return to the past was not caused by XANA, and we would have needed one anyway…"

"So?"

"Well, Odd, somebody went into Lyoko and deactivated the tower, then returned to the past."

Odd raised his eyebrows as Aelita thought for a moment. "Check the profiles. See if there are any new ones."

He nodded and hit a few keys. He looked at the cards on the screen.

There were twelve of them.

"Guys…our kids found Lyoko…"

They met outside after class. They were talking about what had happened when John got a call on his cell phone. He pulled it out and answered.

"Yes? Oh, hi Dad…why? …um…maybe…okay…see you soon!"

He hung up and turned to the others. "My dad wants all of us to go to the factory. He said he wants to talk to us. He also mentioned that we have permission to leave, so we don't have to take the sewer."

The other kids sighed, knowing that they would be in trouble when they got there, and headed for the gate. They were within sight of it when a girl with long black hair jumped out in front of them.

John groaned. "Lisa…just leave me alone…" She simply smiled.

"Oh, I was just wondering where you're going, since you're leaving the school."

Rena frowned. "We can leave if we want, we don't have to tell you where we're going."

The girl spun. "Nobody asked your opinion! And watch who you're talking to!"

"Oh? And who do I have the pleasure of talking to today?" Her voice dripped with sarcasm. She already didn't like this girl.

"I'm Lisa Delmas! The principal's daughter!" she stated proudly.

Rena clenched her fists. She hated stuck-up preps, and Lisa fell nicely into that category. "Why don't you just––"

She didn't finish, as her hands and eyes glowed briefly red and a muffled boom was heard nearby. They all looked over and saw that a tree was on fire! Amy instinctively shot a jet of water at it to put it out. They turned back to Lisa to see her running away as fast as her legs could take her. They all started laughing, then it hit them…

They could use their powers in the real world.

Jeremie and the others were standing on the factory floor. Jeremie was pacing, muttering to himself.

"Why me? Why did our kids have to find Lyoko? Why, why, why?"

Aelita walked up to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Don't worry, everything will work out fine."

Jeremie was about to reply when they heard noises coming from the bridge, and all six of the kids arrived and slid down the cables.

Jeremie walked up to his son. "Do you know about Lyoko?"

Dan looked down. "Yes…"

"Did you or anybody else go to Lyoko?"

"Yes…"

"Did you trigger the time reversion?"

"Yes…"

"Have any of you used your powers in the real world?"

"Um…I think so…"

"What about transforming?"

"What?"

Jeremie sighed. "Never mind."

Odd smiled. "Well, like father, like son. And the same goes for mothers and daughters. They're following in our footsteps. So, Eric, what do you look like in Lyoko?"

Eric smiled a little. "Why don't you find out for yourself?"

Odd smiled and slapped Jeremie on the back. "Lighten up, will you? They were going to find out anyway. It's just better that they found out now."

"What if XANA goes after them?"

"Even if they had never found out about Lyoko, XANA would still be after them, just because they're our children. Besides, they could help!"

Ulrich smiled. "Odd, speaking of Lyoko, I challenge you to a race."

He just smiled. "Sure, let's go!" All twelve of them piled into the elevator and went down.

Jeremie and Dan went into the lab while the others took the elevator down one more level to the scanners.

Jeremie muttered to himself as he warmed up the scanners. "I wonder if we can put ten people in there at a time…"

He started the virtualization process.

"Okay, you're going to the desert sector."

Once all ten of them were in Lyoko, they inspected their clothing. Everybody already knew what Yumi and Ulrich looked like, from the very first attack they saw. Odd was all in purple, and looked like a cross between a human and a cat. He had paws for hands and a tail. Kirsten was wearing a red skintight suit with black gloves and boots and a silver belt with a blue gem in the center. Aelita looked like an elf with pink and pale green clothes.

The adults looked at the kids and smiled at their costumes. Yumi was the first to read the kanji symbols on their chests.

"So, I'm assuming your powers involve air, earth, fire, water, and light?"

The kids each nodded in turn. Ulrich turned to Odd and smiled. "Well?"

"Yeah, we'll race. Jeremie! Send us the vehicles!"

"Coming right up! I'll send all four of them."

They waited a moment, then the four vehicles appeared in front them. Ulrich jumped on the overbike, and Odd backflipped onto the overboard.

Yumi and Aelita got on the overwing and flew over to the ending point. Kirsten grabbed the bar of the overglider, but did not take off. She looked over at Odd and Ulrich.

"Okay, you've raced this course many times before, so you know what to do. Remember, no flying, and you can't go around the canyon, not that it'll help at all… Anyway, when I fire the jets, you can go, okay?"

They both nodded. She smiled. "Okay…3…2…1…" She squeezed the bar and the two jets on the side of the overglider spat fire as she took off straight up into the air, and Ulrich and Odd took off as well.

Ulrich was leading for most of the race, staying on the inside of the turns. Odd finally caught up right before they entered the canyon. They were neck-and-neck for most of it, but Ulrich began pulling ahead again.

He looked back to see Odd glare at him and urge the overboard to go faster, but Ulrich still pulled ahead by taking the turns tighter.

Ulrich felt a jolt, and suddenly found himself on the ground. His overbike had devirtualized. He looked back to see Odd approaching at top speed, smiling innocently. Ulrich pulled out one of his two swords and stabbed the overboard as it went by. It devirtualized and Odd flew head-first into the wall.

"Supersprint!"

Odd picked himself up and looked at the yellow blur that was coming toward him.

Steady now…okay…right…NOW!

He jumped and reached out with his arm. He snagged Ulrich's shoulder and pulled himself up onto his back, riding piggyback-style.

"Hey! Get off!"

He began to run in zigzags and suddenly reverse direction, but Odd remained latched on his shoulders. He even ran up the walls and jumped back and forth between them, but was unable to shake off the rider.

Yumi stood at the finish line, staring at the exit to the canyon. She sighed. Ulrich and Odd were still nowhere to be seen.

She had seen the teens using their powers to fly high above the cliffs to watch the race. They had been moving quickly, following the path of the canyon, until just a few moments ago. Now they were moving slowly, laughing really hard.

She was about to hop on the overwing and see what happened, when a yellow streak of light shot out of the canyon and started speeding around in circles and zigzags. Once, it stopped and suddenly ran backward, and she got a clear glimpse of Ulrich with Odd riding on his shoulders.

She laughed along with Aelita as Ulrich tried futilely to shake him off.

Ulrich felt a vague sensation of pain in his arm. He turned back to look at Odd.

"Faster, slave!"

Ulrich rolled his eyes and felt another laser arrow hit his arm. He was pissed now…

"Triplicate!"

He split into three clones, and Odd was still on the real Ulrich's shoulders. The clones grinned evilly and pulled out their swords, all four of them.

"Uh-oh…"

Both clones jumped at him and sliced at his arms, which made him let go and fall to the ground.

"Fusion! Supersprint!"

Ulrich fused back into one person and shot up the rock ramp to land on the plateau. He smiled as Odd followed a minute later.

Odd landed on all fours, then straightened up, his hands on his hips.

"You cheated! Your clones stabbed me!"

"Only 'cause you shot me!"

"Only 'cause you weren't going fast enough!"

"Only 'cause you wouldn't get off my shoulders!"

"Only 'cause you stabbed my overboard!"

"Only 'cause you shot my overbike!"

"Only 'cause you…you…you were winning!"

Yumi, laughing, kissed her husband quickly on the cheek. "Sorry Odd, but Ulrich wins."

"I want a rematch!"

"That was a rematch! Do you remember the last race we had?"

He grinned sheepishly. "Yeah, years ago…the one where I…uh…hehe…"

"Yes, Odd, the one where you smashed into the rock."

"Oh…"

I'm thinking of writing my own original story! I'll post it on fictionpress when I actually get going on it, which could be sometime this month or sometime next year! I might even scrap the idea, but I just wanted you guys to know. When and if I post it, I'll let you know. It'll be set in modern times, but have all sorts of magic and fantasy elements. I'll give you more details when I can.

Now, I'd just like to ask something:

If the opposite of pro is con, then what is the opposite of progress?

Everybody who gets it right would get a cookie, but I haven't figured out how to e-mail one using my scanner yet. If I ever figure it out, I'll let you know.

And I'm gonna start putting random quotes here, so here's the first:

"Glitter and shimmer are two completely different things!" "No! There's no difference!" "Yes there is!" "No there isn't!" "Wow…I believe that we have reached a whole new level of stupidity…" –Lessee…that was Kirstin, John, Kirstin, John, and me. Sometimes we argue about the most pointless things. I don't even remember how this started!

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