Yo, it's me! Yes, I'm still back. I'm going to finish this thing, hopefully before season 3 ends. Believe it or not, but I'm getting close. The big climax begins pretty soon, maybe even in this chapter! Read on to find out…
Anyway, this chapter's the big two-oh! That's right, I've reached chapter 20! I can pretty much guarantee that this story won't go higher than 25 chapters or so, unless I am suddenly inspired, which is unlikely.
Anyway, I watched the first part of the prequel today. It was awesome! Ulrich was such a jerk back then. And Odd's hair…ewww…
So, I don't have much else to do but legal crap, so here you go!
Disclaimer, etc: I don't own Code Lyoko. I'm glad too, because I never would have come up with something as ingenious as that show. However, I DO own my many OCs, as well as the basic plot, Kirsten's vehicle/powers, the kids' powers, and everything else that I own
ON WITH THE STORY!
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Chapter 20 – First Love, Final Battle
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"I wonder how the lovebirds are doing…"
Dan sighed as he looked at the energetic and slightly twitchy boy in front of him. "I'm sure John will tell you all about it when he gets back."
"You mean if he gets back," Eric corrected. "Maybe I should check the girls' dorm?"
Dan just rolled his eyes. "Haha…very funny. Just wait a little while. Maybe you should try going to sleep. You wouldn't know this, but it helps you to relax and pass the time during the night. If you can't sleep, will you at least shut up so I can?"
"Fine, I'll think about it, but I won't do it," Eric stubbornly replied.
"Are you sure?"
"Yes, I'm—" He suddenly stopped talking as Dan heard a muffled whumpf. Eric had fallen asleep after all. He just keeled over and fell onto his bed. He was asleep before he landed.
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Eric woke up in the morning and saw that John in fact had come back at some point. He also saw a note on his nightstand.
"Huh?" he asked himself, still too tired to comprehend anything. Finally, he realized that he should probably read the note, and sat up to grab it
Eric,
I've always love you, ever since I first met you. If you want to find out who I am, meet me by the soda machines after class today.
Your Secret Admirer
He smiled, then stood up and went to get dressed. Today would be an interesting day.
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Nina got out of class and glanced at the note she had been reading and rereading all day. She went to the courtyard and leaned against a tree near the soda machines. Nobody was there yet, so she just made herself comfortable.
Who is it? she wondered. Who is my secret admirer?
She stared off into the forest, only coming back to reality when she heard footsteps behind her.
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Eric walked up to the soda machines and saw something move on the other side of a tree. Unknowingly echoing Nina's thoughts, he slowed and snuck up to the tree, peeking around it to see Nina staring into space.
"Nina?"
Nina started and turned around to see him. "Huh? Eric?"
"Erm…I'm supposed to meet somebody here…" Eric trailed off.
"Me too. Who are you meeting?" she asked.
Eric sighed. "Well," he began, "I got a letter this morning from somebody who likes me, and she told me to meet her here if I wanted to find out who she was."
Nina gasped. "Me too! I got one too!"
"Weird. Anyway, do you know who…wait…" He slapped his forehead and groaned. "That's what she meant by 'phase two'! Rena set us up!"
Nina just smiled. "Well then, let's make sure their efforts weren't in vain," she said quietly.
Eric stiffened. "What? What did you—" He was cut off when Nina pressed her lips to his. For a moment, he was completely stiff, then he started to kiss her back.
If was the best feeling either of them had ever experienced. Eric felt like he was flying, miles above it all. Nina felt a brightness grow within her, quickly filling up her entire being.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end, even something so wonderful as that kiss. As they broke off for air after what seemed like an eternity, their eyes never left each other.
"Oh…I…well…I…I lo—" Eric began to stutter, only to be cut off once again by Nina as she placed a finger over his lips.
"I know," she whispered. "I do too."
Eric smiled and relaxed. "Good. Ever since—woah!" he yelled, cutting himself off. Nina looked down and saw a series of XANA symbols flash across the ground, which quickly began to shake. They heard a scream as Rena fell from the nearest tree and landed on the ground next to them, smiling sheepishly.
There was another yell as Dan fell on top of her. He had somehow managed to position himself in the air so he would land without kneeing the girl in the stomach. Even so, their foreheads smacked together with an audible crack.
Another particularly violent shake threw John out of the tree, closely followed by Amy. John thought quickly and created a flat hovering rock beneath them before they began to fall to fast. The impact for both of them was harder than they would have liked, but not as bad as falling onto the ground. They both hopped off the rock as it disintegrated.
"To the factory!" John yelled over the immense noise. A moment later, he was already flying away on another flat rock. Rena took off with a blast of flame from her feet, and everybody else soon followed, glad to be off the shuddering ground. They flew up higher and saw, to nobody's surprise, that the earthquake was affecting the entire city, and several square miles of land beyond its borders.
As if that wasn't enough, Eric looked up to see a giant cyclone in front of him. "Great," he yelled over the clamor of the ground shaking and the cyclone ripping up the town. "Just what I wanted! A new way to die!"
John glanced at his friend for a moment. When he determined that Eric was just being sarcastic, he immediately took charge.
"It looks like XANA has pulled out all the stops!" he yelled. "I'll take care of the earthquake! Eric, you take the tornado!"
Eric nodded and flew towards the swirling vortex of dirt and debris. John dove for the ground to deal with the earthquake.
Amy glanced at her remaining friends. "Dan! Rena! You two head for the factory!" she shouted as loud as she could. "Nina and I will take care of the guys!"
Dan and Rena nodded and sped off to the factory.
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There we go, chapter 20 is FINISHED! In case you haven't noticed, this is the beginning of the final battle. With XANA going all out like this, he knows the end is near. A few more plot twists await you in the coming chapters, one of them will be especially unexpected.
If you have a guess about what is going to happen, go ahead and let me know. I always like to hear what my readers think! Even if you don't have a guess, review anyway and tell me what I'm doing well, as well as what I'm not doing so well.
So please review, and I'll try to update soon!
Meanwhile, I'm working on three main new stories, all of which have small blurbs in my profile. I also have about a billion side projects that I occasionally work on whenever I remember them, and several are also listed on my profile. Most, if not all, of those will never see the light of day.
Anyway, I'm sorry to say that none of my three new stories will be Code Lyoko stories. I probably won't write any CL stories for a long while. I want to branch out a bit.
Season 3 is awesome so far, especially the prequel. Odd's old hairstyle freaks me out, but other than that, it was completely awesome! I can't wait until tomorrow! From what I've seen and heard, it's gonna be good!
Anyway, once again, I ask you to review.