Alright alright, so onto Chapter 2! I sincerely hope Chapter 1 was up to your expectations and that y'all loved it: ) I want to thank I-Breached-Your-Security for reviewing! She's been with this story from the start of it, and it really means a lot that she's still a part of it! I also want to thank MidnightStory Teller for reviewing! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Also, ukitakeitalialover041757 for reviewing, I've always loved Odd too: ) and this is me being very creative because I have no actual idea what he'd actually be like as an adult, haha. And just for the rest of y'all, if you like the story, then review! It makes me want to update faster because I know people enjoy this story and that people are actually reading it! Anywhooo, now onto the important stuff : )
'Til Death Do Us Part
Chapter 2: What?
Odd and Ulrich led everyone else up the elevator, and into the SuperComputer Room.
"Woooooaaah!" Echoed throughout the teens. Odd, Jeremy, Yumi, William, Avril, and Ulrich all smiled. Jeremy instantly walked over to the Super Computer and started typing, trying to locate the problem. His son, Aldo who had blonde hair like his father, green eyes like Aelita, and also wore glasses, followed and stared, amazed at the information on the screen. Jeremy hit the "Enter" key, and the words "NOT FOUND!" popped up. He typed some more, hit "Enter", same result.
"What the hell?" He asked, trying the same process.
"What's wrong?" Yumi asked walking to the other side of the blonde genius.
"It can't locate your guys' information….how are we supposed to stop XANA?" He asked, frustrated, rubbing his temples.
"Wait wait wait, who is this 'XANA' person?" Aria asked him.
"It's this computer program/person who tries to create havoc and destroy the world. It's kind of hard to describe, but if we can't get in there, then your mom could be in some serious danger, as for the rest of us." Ulrich tried to explain, but the kids just looked baffled.
"Well… maybe it's us who needs to go in there… if you guys can't go in, someone has to." Damien shrugged.
"No, you guys don't know what you are getting yourselves into. If you don't have the mental stability, or physical strength you could die." William shook his head.
"Someone has to go in and save mom. I'll do it if no one else is willing." Aria looked around the room, spotted a little area to a ladder, and ran over to the ladder to climb down.
"Aria no!" Odd ran over to the ladder to grab his daughters' arm, but she moved it out of the way. She looked up at him with a serious face.
"Dad, you can't go in there to save her, but I might be able to. I get it, it's dangerous. But I'm yours and mommy's daughter. You both I know are strong people. You have to trust me that I'll be okay." She smiled at her worried father. "I'm gonna make sure I get out alive, k? I need to be there to help Kody grow up!" Aria climbed the rest of the way down, and stared up at the tall Virtualizers. "Woah.." Damien and the two twins ran up behind Odd.
"I'll make sure nothing happens to her, I promise Uncle Odd." Damien patted Odd on the shoulder, smiled and hopped down, and the two twin climbed down the ladder, as with Aldo. Damien had brown hair like Ulrich, and bright blue eyes like the sky on a clear day. He had the same laid-back style as Ulrich as well.
"Okay you guys, are you sure you want to do this?" Jeremy asked them, tense knowing that Aelita would kick his butt when she found out he let them into Lyoko.
"Yeah… but how do we get in Lyoko?" Naomi, one of the twins asked. Naomi and Milee both had black hair, and coal black eyes, Naomi had short shoulder length hair and Milee had back length hair. Usually, they dressed in similar outfits, and sometimes even matched on complete accident.
"Step into the virtualizers and Jeremy will try to virtualize you into Lyoko." Yumi told them.
"Well, who wants to go first?" Aldo laughed nervously. Damien sighed and pushed him into one of the virtualizers, he stepped into one himself, and Aria stepped into one. As they saw the door close they each took a deep breath. As Aria and Damien were being pixelized, Aldo's virtualizer door reopened. He popped his head out and looked around. "Why am I still here?" He asked.
"Maybe Aldo can't be virtualized because he's your child." Odd said, looking at the screen seeing a big X over Aldo's virtualizer.
"It would make sense." Jeremy shrugged. Damien and Aria both fell from the sky into the desert sector, and landed on their behinds. Aria had on a pure white leather suit, a skirt with black lines on both sides and a tank top with no straps. She still had the same hair except it was up in a ponytail. Damien had on a black suit, much like William's from before, but he had the tie around his head like his father.
"OOOOOOOOOWWW. Thanks for the warning. Jeez." Aria rubbed her behind. She stood up and looked around. "So this is Lyoko, huh? Doesn't look very dangerous to me." Damien stood up next to her.
"Well your dad and everyone else wouldn't have been worried over nothing… there's obviously something we need to be careful about."
"He's right Aria. That virus man we told you about will send monsters after you, so be careful." Odd said into the microphone. Naomi and Milee virtualized next, both falling the same exact way as the other two, who laughed at the two twins. Naomi had on a pink dress which came down to her knees, with a cherry blossoms in her hair, tucked behind her ear. Milee had the same dress, but in white and her hair pulled back half up half down.
Mannie opened her eyes slowly, expecting to see a bunch of bright lights, but instead she was in a dimly light room with a bunch of machines. 'Wh-where am I? This isn't Heaven…so where could it-'
"Oh good, you're awake. It's about time." A man with a deep voice spoke up. Mannie blinked some more and looked around, spotting the speaker.
"XANA…" The man smiled.
"So… you recognize me do you?" He walked closer. He had shoulderlength black hair, what appeared to be a five o'clock shadow, about six feet tall, with a very muscular build. His eyes were what creeped her out the most. They were exactly what the XANA symbol was, and they just made him look so inhuman.
"What am I DOING here? I haven't been anywhere near Lyoko in sixteen years." Mannie looked angry. "I was so done with this place."
"Well you see, Mannie dear. You took away my two servants, and I've always had this need to take care of you. Not in the way that your little Odd does, no…not like that at all. Just to…get rid of you, I guess would be the better way to put it." XANA smiled with that same dirty smile. She looked at him curiously.
"I thought my dad got rid of you."
"You would think that, yes. I mean, I even thought that that day was my demise, but no. Thankfully I can survive through almost everything. It seems to be the same way with you." XANA walked closer to her. "That's what makes us so much alike Mannie. You see, me & you, we're like twins."
"Why did you bring me here XANA? What is the point of all this?" Mannie asked him, desperate for some answers.
"Your soul belongs to me Mannie, no matter how badly you wish it didn't."
"Why don't you just kill me? Wouldn't it just be that much easier on you?" She asked him with a painful look in her face.
"Now where's the fun in that? Plus, I want you to suffer, just like your father had to. You get to watch your beloved Odd suffer from you being gone, and your children not having their mom while they grow up." XANA laughed in her face.
Aria started pacing around. "So what exactly are we supposed to do here?"
"You need to find the activated tower. Run to the South." Jeremy told them, viciously typing on his keyboard. The teens ran South and saw a tower that was glowing red, outside waiting for them was something they didn't expect to see.
"So what? Are you just gonna keep me locked up in here? That's more like luxury than suffering if you ask me." Mannie shook her head and looked away.
"Oh dear Mannie Mannie Mannie, the years really have softened you up and made you stupid, haven't they? Don't think I'm going to give you the advantage I gave your father." XANA laughed. He walked over to a big wall, placed his hand, the wall scanned his hand, and it opened to a big room with lights, computer screens, and keyboards. He pressed a button which released her restraints and she fell forward.
"So what are you doing exactly?" She asked as she rubbed her wrists.
Standing up in front of the tower was Mannie, her hair black, the same length but with a white leather suit that she had before. She was looking down at the ground, with her eyes closed.
"Uuuhh…dad… Jeremy… Mom's here in Lyoko?" Aria stared at her mom, feeling very apprehensive.
"WHAT?" Jeremy pressed a bunch of buttons, and the P.O.V of Aria came up.
"Oh my gosh, Mannie!" Aelita put her hands over her mouth, and Odd's hands clenched up against his jeans.
"How is she there? She's in the hospital." Odd said quietly.
Okay, this chapter kinda sucked, and I have so much planned for chapter 3, so read and review and the next chapter will be up soon!
Amber