Chapter 13: Final Fight Part 1
The large group was flying on their multiple vehicles around the space outside Space Paranoids.
"There's the Central Computer Mesa." Kairi said as she pointed to an opening from behind Riku on the Overwing.
"Seems pretty deserted." Aelita said while flying beside them. "Are you sure they're here?"
"They're here, alright." Riku said. "I can feel their presence."
"Lead the way." Dartz said motioning toward the entrance. Riku and Kairi went in first, followed by Sora, who was floating along in his wisdom form. The rest of the group flew in after them. They emerged in a large circular room similar to the one they had been in before, but much larger and with a large whole in the middle. An orange pillar- like object was spinning in the center of the room.
"That's the MCP." Riku whispered. The pillar stopped spinning and the MCP faced them.
"Ah, my friends. So wonderful to see you again." The MCP said.
"I wish we could say the same." Sora responded.
"Where's Xana? We know he came to see you." Ulrich said.
"Xana?" the MCP asked. "Ah! You mean the young fellow who turns into black mist. Yes, he came to see me. He offered me a proposal, but I refused. I want the world under my control. Not destroyed."
"You will tell us where he is." A voice said. A blue and white robot walked out from the shadows.
"Tron!" Kairi shouted happily. Dartz flinched at the sudden intensity of Kairi's voice.
"Please don't do that." He said.
"Why do you want to know where Xana is?" the MCP asked Tron curiously.
"Because Xana hacked into ENCOM's computer mainframe. He enlisted the help of a large number of destructive programs, including something called the Heartless Multiplier Serum." Tron responded.
"If Xana has taken control of the multiplication program, Space Paranoids will be swarming with heartless in no time." The MCP pondered. Dartz's watch started beeping suddenly. Dartz pulled up the terminal and looked at the message.
"Hey, the results are finally in." he said. He sorted through the data quickly, nodding every once in a while.
"What results?" Sharon asked.
"The results for the program I created to find out more about Xana."
"Cool!" Odd said.
"What's it say?" Aelita asked. Dartz turned the terminal so that everyone, even the MCP, could see it.
Program: Xana
Diary of Franz Hopper: Xana's Creation
June 8, 1999: I can't believe I finally did it! I've created the one program I need to keep my family safe! Xana will be the French government's ultimate weapon. It not only has the ability to render foreign communications useless, it can take the energy of anything around it to become more powerful. I have created a second version of Xana, which I've called Anax, which has the same properties as the original, but can be controlled much more easily and is much more powerful. Tomorrow I will contact the government and give it the data for Xana and Anax. My daughter and I will finally be free to continue our lives as if this never happened and my wife will be returned to me. I have created a virtual world called Lyoko to house Xana. Anax will be housed in a similar virtual world known as Abyss located in a supercomputer much like this one in Japan.
Diary of Franz Hopper: Chaos Throughout the Virtual Worlds
May 8, 2008: Dartz and Aelita, if you are reading this then the worlds of Lyoko and Abyss are in dire peril. A virus sent by the Untied States government has taken control of Xana and Anax, turning them evil. By now I am probably dead, or worse. The two of you must keep fighting. Make sure the programs do not get too powerful, less the safety of the world be in danger. The children of my friend who built the supercomputer in Japan will be at the factory in which our computer is housed on the night of the thirteenth day of May 2008. Meet them there, for they will likely need your help. Make sure only the two of you meet the children. I'm sure you've found the six remaining element bearers by now, and maybe some other teammates, but the danger of fighting Anax is too much for those who do not know his power. Make sure those who have joined the fight do not try to help in any way. Franz Hopper
Aelita gasped.
"My father wants us to join forces with the Japanese Warriors!" she cried.
"What does he mean, we can't help?!" Yumi yelled outraged. "We're more than powerful enough to take out Anax! We've been fighting Xana for four stinking years!"
"Calm down, Yumes." Ulrich said while patting his girlfriend on the back. "Franz Hopper is right. We don't know the extent of what Anax can do."
"Today is the 13th… that means they'll be here tonight." Dartz mumbled. He deleted the message and sorted through the terminal, touching one program in particular.
"Are you sure you want to use that?" Aelita asked.
"We don't have much of a choice." Dartz said. "We can't contact Jeremy and Lisa in any way, so we can't get back under normal methods." He activated the program and a portal opened out of nowhere. Dartz turned to the MCP. "We'll come back once we meet with the other warriors." He walked through the portal, followed closely by the rest of the Lyoko team and Sonic's team. Jet, Wave, and Storm flew through right as the portal was about to close. They all came out outside of the factory.
"Well, I guess we'll get back to looking for Eggman." Sonic said. He and the others bid farewell and flew off.
"I'd better go get the others." Dartz said. Another portal appeared and he walked through.
"Why were you so reluctant with using that program, Aelita?" Garrett asked.
"It hadn't been properly tested." Aelita responded. "For all we know it could have sent us to the bottom of the Arctic Ocean." Another portal opened and Dartz walked out along with Riou, Duke, and William. Cream, Espio, Charmy, Vector, and Rouge flew through and off in the direction Sonic had gone.
"Guess we should go and tell Jeremy and Lisa we're back." Riou said. The others agreed and entered the factory. Aelita pressed the down button once everyone was in.
Jeremy and Lisa heard the elevator and their heads shot up. Lisa got into a fighting stance as the elevator door opened, revealing the Lyoko warriors. Dartz looked between Lisa and Jeremy, who was out of his chair with his hands in a fighting position. Both looked very surprised.
"Wow. Ain't this a warm welcome." He said. He walked out of the elevator and over to the supercomputer. He typed something in and Franz Hopper's diary entries appeared on the screen.
"You're back!" Lisa cried as she threw her arms around Garrett. She realized what she was doing, but didn't let go, as she didn't want the moment to end. Garrett let out a small smile and returned the rug.
"What the heck is that?" Jeremy asked while looking at the screen as Dartz continued typing.
"An entry to Hopper's diary." Dartz said. "Aelita and I are gonna need to come to the factory tomorrow morning, so keep away. We don't need you guys getting into our business. He closed the entry and got up, walking into the elevator. He pressed the up button and Aelita jumped in as the elevator closed.
"You know we'll have to tell them at some point." She said. Dartz nodded.
"I know. I just don't think they're ready yet." Dartz and Aelita got off the elevator to prepare for their meeting that night.
At 8:00 pm
"I'm going to the factory now." Dartz said as he clipped his Digivice to the belt loop of his jeans.
"You sure you don't want some backup?" Riou asked.
"Nah. I'll be fine. You should know how I work by now."
"True. Anyway, good luck."
"Thanks." Dartz walked into the hall, closing the door behind him. He walked over to Jeremy and Aelita's room and went in. Aelita and Jeremy were yelling at each other for some reason. "Guys! Break it up!" The two quieted down. "Now what's wrong?"
"Jeremy won't let me go to the factory to meet the Japanese kids." Aelita said. "He says it's too dangerous." Dartz turned to Jeremy.
"Have you ever thought about how much of a difference I've made to the team on Lyoko?" Dartz asked. "Aelita will be fine. She's my cousin, for peat's sake."
"Alright. Just be careful. Both of you." Jeremy said.
"Don't worry, Einstein. I've got my Digivice if we need any help." With that Dartz and Aelita left the room and took the boiler room into the sewers. They followed the sewers until they reached the manhole leading into the factory. They stood near the elevator waiting for the Japanese warriors.
"Is it safe?" a voice asked.
There's the next chapter. Read and Review if you value your lives of reading this story.
