"Ah Einstein we have a problem," Odd said.
"I know these monsters are more powerful than the ones Xana ever sent our way," Jeremie said in amazement.
"So what's the plan?" Ulrich asked.
"William, Yumi, and Sissi will keep the wolves busy while Aelita, Odd, and Ulrich try to get to that switch and hurry the timer just started," Jeremie said trying not to sound nervous.
Everybody splits into their groups and charged their targets.
"Wow Sissi you're actually pretty good at this," Yumi said as deleted a wolf with her fan.
"I take capoeira and gymnastics classes on the weekends," Sissi said as she dodged a swipe at her head.
Aelita, Ulrich, and Odd fought the scorpion but their attacks had little to no affect.
"Jeremie this thing is impenetrable none of our attacks have any effect on it not even my energy fields," Aelita said as she dodged a laser beam.
"It's not only tough but smart to it won't leave any openings for us to get to the switch," Ulrich said fending off a claw.
"Hey ugly over here," Odd said shooting more laser arrows at the scorpions head.
The monster shook off the arrows, grabbed Odd, and pulled him to its glaring red eyes.
"Hey I was just kidding about the whole you being ugly thing," Odd lied.
As the scorpion began to load its tail, Sissi cried out in horror.
"Odd no," Sissi cried.
Suddenly, her hair sprang to life. Thick strands shot out and grabbed the scorpion's claw forcing it to release Odd, then it wrapped itself around the monster, and flung it against the wall, the hair lifted Sissi into the air over the now exposed Xanatu sign on its belly. Then tendrils shot out and stabbed the monster in the sign causing it to instantly be deleted, then Sissi lowers herself down wondering how she did that.
Odd and Ulrich then race to the switch, then Ulrich gets under the switch and makes a foothold with his hands and lifts Odd up to press the switch.
"Alright the door is open everyone come on," Ulrich shouted as raced towards into the entrance.
Everyone runs into the entrance not looking back to the leftover wolves. When everyone is inside Aelita uses her creativity and causes the door to shut on the snapping maws of the wolves.
"Hey Sissi why did you save me back there?" Odd asked confused.
"Well you were in trouble, and I guess I didn't want to see you hurt," Sissi said blushing as they caught up with the others.
When they entered the core room Aelita began to input the code.
"Guys Mantises 6 o'clock and I think they're targeting the core," Jeremie said as he monitored the screen.
However, these mantises were not like the ones Xana designed. These were sleeker, faster, and sported Xanatu signs.
"Does Xanatu ever give up?" William demanded as he got battle ready.
A stray laser narrowly misses William's head.
"Does that answer your question," Ulrich stated as he got out his swords.
Soon the Mantises began to open fire each blast destroying a core shield, and their new designs made them harder targets to hit.
"Aelita hurry up with that code I don't think we can hold these things off much longer, and the core doesn't have many shields left," Yumi said deflecting a laser blast with her fan.
"All…most…GOT IT!" Aelita exclaimed as she put in the last code.
The Core began to spin on its point generating a bright light that covered the entire area and obliterated Mantises. Then a new symbol burst from the light and began to grow. It looked like a silver cross with a blue Lyoko sign in the middle.
"No!" Xanatu shouted as he was banished from Sector 5 and forcefully pushed back into the internet.
When the light cleared, the Lyoko Warriors were standing in a white room. It had a closet, shoe stand, desk with a laptop, a flat screen TV, library, and a vanity.
The warriors then turned around and saw a circular bed in the middle of the room. In the bed, reading a book is a girl about their age dressed in a silver bathrobe. She had dark skin, black hair styled in dreads, with bags under her color changing eyes.
She looked up from the book she was reading and smiled.
"Welcome warriors of Lyoko, I have been expecting you, I am Freya," The Girl said to the group.