Chapter 31
The New Dawn
The Factory, prior to Aelita's awakening.
"So, what the hell are you supposed to be?" Ulrich asked the toy-like face, which was looking at the Warriors from the main screen of the supercomputer.
"I'm a prototype A.I. The first A.I. Waldo Schaffer built for his original computer back in Colorado," Puck explained.
"Wait... there is another one?" Yumi asked in confusion.
"Yes. It's in the basement of Aelita's house in the U.S. I was left there for the worse case scenario."
"Which is?" Jeremy asked.
"The discovery of the System and Aelita. Waldo knew in order to protect his daughter he would have to die. He wanted to free her from his fate. But he never figured that children would discover the computer... he had intended for the FBI to find it and save her. You were not meant to discover this."
Jeremy felt a small lump in his throat. "So...I shouldn't of found Aelita?"
"No. It's a good thing you did, the scenario Waldo figured was that Xana would attempt to destroy humanity," Puck said. "You kids did that which Waldo never thought could be done... you kept Xana in the computer and destroyed it."
"Wait... Aelita is Waldo Schaffer's daughter?" William asked.
"Yeah," Odd said.
William felt the small revelation turn to anger. He couldn't believe the gang had hid this from him. He thought they had been upfront about everything and that they might of began to trust him. Instead they hid a major secret from him, which made William wonder what else was hidden.
"Why didn't you tell me?" William asked with bitterness.
"We wanted to keep it secret," Yumi told him.
"So you decided not to tell me? Even after how hard I have tried to gain your trust and all? Save your lives and everything… And… you still don't trust me?" William asked.
"No, Will. We do trust you... it's just that-"
"What? I might get possessed again? Or were you afraid that I might reveal your secret?" William said with anger in his voice.
"No it's not that, William... we just-" Ulrich said until William cut him off.
"You just didn't want me to jeopardize the group anymore. I see... So, even after everything I have done you still don't trust me. Do you trust anyone?" William asked.
"Every time we try to get help they end up getting in the way... Jim, Sissi, Milly and Tamiya. They always end up wanting to spill the beans. If they found out about the computer, Aelita might be discovered by those men in black and we would go to jail or worse..." Jeremy said.
"So, what about me?" William asked
"We were gonna tell you eventually... we really were, we just didn't know if you would believe it," Odd said.
"We trust you Will... seriously," Yumi assured him.
"Well you guys have one hell of a way of showing it!" William shouted.
The gang was silent. William had every right to be angry. He had been trying so hard to fit in with the group. And he was so close to it that the gang had forgotten their problems with him. But now this had to happen and set all Williams hard work back.
"You're right, William." Jeremy said. William turned to look at the young blonde in the chair.
Jeremy continued, "I trust you... we all do. You're like the big brother to us now... but we had no right to hide the truth from you. I'm sorry."
Yumi, Odd and Ulrich all agreed with a look of sympathy on their faces.
"No more secrets, that's all I want," William said as he walked over to a chair and sat in it.
"You kids done with the drama yet? We got problems," Puck interrupted.
"What problems?" Jeremy asked.
"Xervix knows where the System is. He just needs to come to Earth to retrieve it," Puck said.
"Come to Earth? How will he do that?" Odd asked.
"Code Earth…" Jeremy murmured. "I never deleted it, I saved it in case we had to use it again. But… how? I have it on the hard drive to the computer... he can't access it."
"He will go to the memory sector to find it, but to do so he needs to unlock the 4 main sectors... and sector 5. He has already unlocked the desert area. He needs the main ones, not the sub sectors. Once he has that... he can come to earth as he pleases," Puck said.
"Then we need to stop him here and now!" Ulrich said.
"In order to do so you need to deactivate the towers he is trying to unlock... but it won't be easy. And it's not your only problem... Mal-Tech is coming for Aelita and Jeremy. They want them so they can use the System," Puck warned
"Wait! Who is Mal-Tech?" Yumi asked.
"The organization that kidnapped Antea... and has the System."
"Antea? Aelita's mom?" Jeremy asked.
"Yes... they have her and she is still alive. But if they get a hold of Aelita, everything that Waldo and others like him sacrificed will have been for nothing. They will use it to take control of the whole planet, and Aelita will be their ultimate weapon."
"Then why do they need Jeremy?" Yumi asked.
"Because they will use him as a pawn to force Aelita. He is the Obsever, the Protector of the Avatar," Puck said
"Then we have to stop them... and Xervix." William said as he stood up. "We can't come this far to let Aelita just disappear like her parents did."
"William's right. First we stop Xervix... then Mal-Tech... and then we're done with all this," Yumi said.
"Wait... how do we trust this A.I.? How does it know so much?" Odd objected.
"Because Aelita knows me... I was her only non human friend back in America. Aside from one other who disappeared 4 years ago. And I have been watching you for years. Waldo's death, the computer's shut down... I saw it all. And there are others who can help..." Puck said.
" Others?" Ulrich asked
"As we speak my other friend...Frank Morse is working hard to keep Mal-Tech off your backs. And then the Feds will arrive to attempt to find Waldo. They can help as well. And me. And worse case scenario... there are other people out there who can fight our cause. If the worse case scenario happens."
"What's the worse case scenario?" Jeremy asked.
"The System, Aelita, and you fall into either Mal-Tech or Xervix's hands."
Jeremy turned out of the chair and looked at the others. He saw the look of distrust towards this A.I.'s supposed story. He remembered that before, Xana had used anything to try to gain the trust and in the end they were always betrayed by it. It had even at times torn them apart sometimes, so naturally they were still skeptical.
"Give us a minute," Jeremy said as he stepped out of the chair and lead the others over towards the cot Aelita laid on.
"What do you guys think?" Odd asked
"It's a trap... it's gotta be," Jeremy said.
"But if it's not then we're in a world of hurt if Xervix gets out. He has been awfully quiet as of late and to be honest, it's concerning," Ulrich said
"Yeah, Ulrich's right. Maybe we should look into this?" Yumi suggested.
"I just wanna say, let's be cautious. We don't know if this A.I. was sent by this Mal-tech thing," William suggested.
Jeremy looked over towards Aelita who seemed to be resting peacefully. She was breathing normally and looked almost like she normally does while sleeping. But after what had happened he was still worried. The voice, the floating, and the energy beams she shot out was a scary and troubling thing in the back of Jeremy's mind. What would happen if she didn't wake up? What would happen if she wasn't his little Aelita anymore after what had happened?
"I say we don't trust it... but if Aelita was here she would say, 'lets check it out'," Jeremy said.
"Check the super scan. If Xervix is activating towers then they would show up, wouldn't they?" Yumi suggested.
Jeremy ran back to the computer and opened up the super scan. To his surprise, Puck was right. There were 4 towers activated in the 4 different sectors, with one more about to activate in sector 5. And Jeremy could see a large amount of monsters around the towers.
"He's right," Jeremy said, surprised.
"Thanks, Blondie... jeez, and Aelita has a crush on you?" Puck joked causing the blonde to blush.
"OK so we gotta go then?" Ulrich asked
"Yeah it looks like it. But be careful... first sign of trouble and I will pull you out, OK?" t
The gang nodded as they ran to the elevator. Odd turned around to see Jeremy walking over to Aelita. He had a sad look on his face...Almost like he was really worried. Odd decided to walk over and see how he was doing.
"You OK, Einstein?" Odd asked.
"I'm worried, Odd. I had hoped this was all behind us… but it's not. It keeps getting worse for her." Jeremy said.
Odd put his hand on Jeremy's shoulder as he realized that this was affecting him more then he thought.
"She's gonna be OK Jeremy. She's got you to protect her. She's in good hands," Odd said
Jeremy gave a small smile. "Thanks, Odd"
Odd ran over to the elevator as the others begin scolding him for taking his time. The elevator lowered down. The door opened to reveal the scanner room. The 3 large phone booth like tubes were open and beginning to hum loudly. The doors opened with a loud hissing noise.
"OK, Puck says he will meet you when you virtualize in the forest sector... still, be careful," Jeremy said on the loud speaker.
"I ever tell anyone how much I hate going through these?" William said.
"Why?" Ulrich asked.
"Well, it's like going through a straw like roller coaster... makes me nauseous."
"Does the same to me all the time," Odd added as he stepped in.
Yumi and Ulrich stepped in theirs as well as the doors shut. William stood next to Yumi's as he waited for his turn. He heard the scanners rev up and finally roar to life as the trio was sent to Lyoko. The door opened as William nervously stepped in. William tried to shut his eyes as he felt his feet leave the floor of the scanner and felt like he was suddenly shot though the air at high speeds.
Next thing he knew he had landed on his feet on Lyoko. He stood up to see the others already standing and getting their bearings.
"OK Jeremy, we're here... Where is this guy?" Yumi said.
"He should be right next to you..." Jeremy said as Odd walked forward.
Odd looked around through the thicket of fake trees for any sign of what he guessed was a walking, talking doll. He held up his left arm and cocked it with a fresh round. He looked down at his wrist as it said it was selected to Laser arrow. He figured he would save the other weapons for when the fighting began.
A figure suddenly dropped down from the tree in front of Odd as he yelped in fear. Odd backed up and fell on his but as he aimed his arm at the figure, only to finally calm down when he saw it was the same figure on the computer screen back at the lab.
"Hey kitty, you didn't land on your feet," Puck Joked.
Ulrich already had his blade drew as he still didn't trust this guy. "OK, I'm getting pissed...What do you want?" Ulrich demanded.
"I told you. We gotta go. If we don't stop Xervix we're in trouble," Puck said.
"Can you try to be more specific?" William demanded.
"Xervix gets into the memory sector, he gets the Code: Earth program. Then he can come to Earth whenever he wants," Puck said. "And the first thing he will want to do is hunt you all down."
"We need to split up... it would be easier if we did this two by two," Yumi suggested.
"OK... Odd and William, head to the ice sector...Yumi, Ulrich, and Puck… you two head to the forest sector's southern edge. Keep a eye on Puck," Jeremy said over the speaker as the vehicles began to virtualize.
"Don't worry... by the end of the day you will like me," Puck said.
The Overboard virtualized as Odd hopped on. William saw his vehicle begin to virtualize as Odd watched tires, a seat, and handle bars appear.
"Whoa, William... Nice ride" Odd said as Yumi and Ulrich glanced at it.
"Guys... Meet the Over wheel" Jeremy said as William hopped on it. It was a blue and white four wheeler like machine with a small jet engine on the back similar to where Ulrich's was on his Over bike. William reaved up the engine as it purred like a usual 4 wheeler. He smiled as he glanced at the others.
"I will take 4 wheels over 1 or a flying surf board" William said.
"Yumi, here is your new Overwing," Jeremy said as Yumi noticed a small jet ski like sled appear right next to her feet. It was slim and looked like some one took a seat and handle bars and placed it on the overboard.
"WHAT?" Yumi said as she looked at it. "This is awesome!"
"Man, I want a new vehicle." Ulrich moaned as he hoped on the over bike. He felt Puck climb on behind him as Yumi sped off towards the southern edge of the forest sector. William and Odd flew towards a way tower to head to the Ice sector. Jeremy watched them from the lab as he glanced over his shoulder every once in a while, checking on Aelita. She had not stirred since William set her on the cot a few minutes earlier.
Jeremy watched as William and Odd flew like lightning to a local tower and entered it. The pair flew down to the Ice sector as they left the tower.
They sped down the path of the ice sector and towards the glowing red tower. As the tower came into view on Jeremy's screen, he saw Xervix's welcome party.
"Guys, be careful... you got 2 Sentries, a Defender, one Krab and 3 Kankerlats," Jeremy said.
"What, no Block? I was hoping for one," Odd joked.
Odd flew ahead as he came into view of the tower, he saw the large welcome party that Jeremy spoke of. The Sentries looked up and opened fire as the Krab charged up its main cannon.
Odd flew overhead and fired several Arrows into the crowd. He managed to destroy one Kankerlat as he flew around the tower, preparing for another pass. The Defender grunted and pointed at Odd as the Krab fired its main cannon. Hitting the overboard, the board shook as Odd felt the board solid mass begin to fade away and disappear under him. Odd fell to the ground as he fired a second laser arrow. He landed on his feet as William rolled up next to him, he pulled out his large sword and used it as a barrier to protect Odd and himself.
"Thanks for the save, Will." Odd chirped.
"Don't thank me yet... we still got trouble," William said as the Krab approached the hunkered down kids.
"I got a idea," William said.
"What's that?" Odd asked.
William held out his hand as smoke began to wrap around his arm. The smoke then flew out and wrapped around Odd's body. William then flung Odd into the air as Odd screamed in both surprise and excitement. Odd saw the Krab get smaller as he gained altitude.
He then felt his body shift as gravity finally grabbed hold of him, he began to lose altitude as he saw himself getting closer and closer to the Krab. Odd felt his feet land on the Krab's top. The Krab buckled and shifted as the weight of the falling teen hit its legs. Odd stood up and switched his arm cannon to wave beam. He fired 3 whole rounds towards the nearest Kankerlat. The pink streams hit the sides of the Kankerlat. The streams then pulled together and cut the monster in Half. Odd then switched to his Ice shot. His right arm then turned white as frost built up on it.
"Cool... Literally," Odd said.
He pointed his arm down towards the Krab as he fired his cannon. A stream of liquid like ice flowed out of his hand as the Krab began to slow down and stop moving, ice covered the monster as large circles of ice built up around its legs and saucer like head.
"Wow... that's nice," Odd said as he jumped off the Krab. William streamed past him in his Super Smoke form. He flew past the Kankerlats and towards the Defender.
He reformed right in front of it as he sliced towards the Defender. The monster jumped back and dodged the slice. It pulled out its arm as its small bayonet like blade popped out of its cannon. It sliced towards William as fell backwards, bending his knees so that he didn't fall flat on the ground. William back flipped away from the Defender as Odd blasted the last Kankerlat, leaving the frozen Krab and 2 Sentries. Odd ran on all fours as the Sentries chased after him, firing his laser cannons. Odd veered left and right, dodging the Monsters' blasts.
"Odd watch out! 2 Blocks en route," Jeremy said.
"Yay! I love Blocks!" Odd exclaimed as he jumped up onto his legs and stopped.
He switched to his Wave cannon as he charged up both of his arms. He fired several rounds into the pair of Sentries. The ribbon like streams fired in almost a full automatic like blast. They pierced the pair of monsters, the Streams formed together in the center of the body, causing both of them to explode. Odd heard a laser blast fly past his head, the purple feline boy turned in time to see 3 Blocks finally arrive on the scene of the fight.
"Hey guys...You're late." Odd said as he switched his cannon back to laser arrow.
"Odd, be careful! Aether and Tartarus are on the way!" Jeremy said over the intercom.
"How's Yumi and the others doing?" Odd asked.
The Overwing and Overbike flew down the forest sector towards the forest sector's activated tower. Yumi was having a blast with her newly designed vehicle. She was able to gain altitude faster and even do tricks she never could on her old Overwing. She flew in front of Ulrich and Puck as she did a barrel roll in front of them.
"I love it! I gotta get one of these back home," Yumi smiled as she showed off in front of her boyfriend.
"Can I try sometime?" Ulrich asked.
"Umm... I'll think about it hon," Yumi said as she winked at Ulrich.
"Now, why can't you do anything like that?" Puck asked.
"Because I got a passenger," Ulrich said.
"Hey guys, I got bad news... Xervix already activated the towers in sector 5, the Desert and mountain sector... All that is left is the Ice and Forest sector, if he activates those, then-"
"Then what, Jeremy?" Ulrich asked. "Jeremy?"
"Hang on...I'll call you back. You got Tarantulas, Mantas and some Hornets at the tower... I will be right back," Jeremy said.
"What's wrong? Jeremy?" Yumi asked.
"Maybe he has to take a wiz?" Puck joked.
"Oh shut up already, will you?" Ulrich said.
"Up ahead," Yumi said
A few meters from the group was the red glowing tower. The tower sat in the middle of the forest sector. Surrounding it was 4 large long legged creatures with long noses. They were Tarantulas.
Flying around the top of the tower were 3 small flying creatures, they were brown and had a long proboscis protruding from their heads; flying in between them were 3 large blue and white fish like creatures. These were Hornets and Mantas.
"Well, looks like the fun is about to begin," Yumi said as she stopped a few yards from the tower.
"How are we gonna do this? I mean, can you fight, Puck?" Ulrich asked as he hopped off the Overbike.
"Oh, don't worry about me. I can fight my own fights too," Puck said as his hands glowed.
A long bluish white light shot from his palms. As the light grew brighter is suddenly solidified. In Puck's hands now floated a silver and chrome colored staff. It was long with many different etchings and markings on it. The markings almost resembled computer codes of some shape or form. On the edge of the staff was a solid gold tip surrounding a crystal that changed several colors as it glowed.
"So... what can you do with that stick?" Ulrich asked.
Puck pointed it at Ulrich as a small stream of blue liquid shot out of the tip, the liquid flowed around the yellow ninja as it suddenly hardened and froze to him. Ulrich felt his body seize up as he was suddenly unable to move. All he could see was just a sheet of blue around his entire body. Puck slowly walked up to the staff and tapped on the ice surrounding Ulrich.
"Well I guess that answers your question, doesn't it?" Puck smiled as Ulrich grunted and wiggled in anger. Puck was suddenly startled by the sound of Yumi's fan being pulled out.
"Un thaw him," the Asian girl grunted.
"What's the magic word?" Puck asked.
"NOW!" Yumi immediately shouted.
Puck jumped at the sound of Yumi's demand. He pointed his staff at Ulrich as the small crystal turned red. A small orange ring shot out of the staff as the ice suddenly shattered, releasing Ulrich. The Samurai warrior fell to his knees as he grunted from the sudden release. Ulrich slowly stood up as he glared into the wide smile of Mister Puck.
"I hate you..." Ulrich moaned.
Suddenly a laser blast fired past the 3 warriors as the Tarantulas finally noticed the trio arguing off to the side. Ulrich pulled out his blades as Yumi jumped on her Overwing. Puck twirled his staff as he deflected another volley of laser fire; Ulrich ran towards the side to try and flank the monsters.
Ulrich zig-zagged in between trees, using them as cover to avoid the laser fire. Ulrich pulled out his blades as he ran towards the group of Tarantulas. The closest Tarantula raised up its arm cannon to fire.
Ulrich sliced his sword though its arm, cutting it in half. Ulrich then stabbed his sword deep into the Tarantula's chest. The monster writhed in pain as Ulrich tossed the monster towards the other 3 Tarantulas, knocking them over like bowling pins.
Ulrich then jumped into the air and stabbed his swords into the closest Tarantula's head, puncturing its week point. The monster screamed in agony as it exploded into several digital pixels. Ulrich landed on the ground in between the other two Tarantulas as they both lowered their blasters at Ulrich.
Ulrich glanced back and forth as he smirked. "Who's next?"
Yumi flew in between the trees as she tossed another fan at the chasing Mantas. The Mantas swerved to avoid the fan. They howled and screeched as they fired off a series of lasers. Yumi flew past a large tree as the lasers hit the tree's side. Yumi then turned and flew towards the Mantas. The Mantas fired off several shots as Yumi got closer.
Yumi opened up both her fans as her body began to glow white. She held the fans out in front of her with her telekinesis. Yumi flew past the first Manta as she used her telekinesis to separate the fans and turn them into several shards of shrapnel. The pieces of fan zipped around her entire body creating a wall of metal shards. The shards zipped and sliced through the skins of the Manta, chopping the monsters into little tiny pieces as they exploded. Yumi brought the fans back and reconnected them with her telekinesis. Yumi flew her Overwing low to the ground as she came to a stop and hopped off. No sooner had she hopped off the Overwing when she heard the squeal of the surviving Manta coming in for a dive bomb. The Manta launched a red mine towards Yumi. The mine whistled in air as it closed in on Yumi.
"What the...Oh shi-" Yumi shouted as she dived out of the way in time for the mine to hit the Overwing, destroying the vehicle in a large explosion.
Yumi slammed into the ground as the Manta flew past the explosion site. Yumi staggered to her feet as she heard a faint noise in the background. She looked up to see the three Hornets circling around her. The nearest Hornet fired a round towards the warrior geisha. Yumi flipped out of the way in time for the shot to hit her foot.
Yumi laid on her back as she watched the other two Hornets aim towards her. She saw the lasers powering up in their tails. Yumi tried to get up as a laser shot hit her from her side. The Manta was back.
Yumi felt her body begin to fizzle and fade... a clear sign she was about to devirtualize. Yumi tried to pull out her fan, only to have it shot away from her arm via the Hornet. Yumi closed her eyes as she awaited her fate.
Suddenly a bolt of lighting struck all 3 hornets, causing them to explode simultaneously. Yumi covered her face as she was startled by the sudden explosion. She turned her head to see Mister Puck standing behind her, his staff arching with electricity as it arched and snapped around it.
"You OK?" Puck asked.
"Yeah, thanks," Yumi said.
"Guys, I'm back," Jeremy announced over the intercom.
"It's about time... what happened?" Yumi asked.
"Aelita woke up. She is on her way to the ice sector to help," Jeremy said.
"Is she OK?" Yumi asked.
"She apparently knows everything... I'm not sure," Jeremy said.
"Well, at least she is awake and alive though, Jer!" Odd replied over Jeremy's head set.
Jeremy was about to reply when he noticed a pair of large blips heading towards Ulrich and Yumi's location. They were larger then normal monsters, which lead Jeremy to come up with one possible situation.
"Ulrich, Yumi, Puck. You got incoming. One looks like Aether but I can't tell who or what the other one is. As a matter of fact there appears to be 3 of them."
"Three? Must be Xervix and Tartarus," Ulrich said.
The three looked up in time to see the bird man flying towards them. Ulrich drew his blades as Yumi readied her fans. Aether stopped dead in the air and stared at the 3 warriors. His silver armor glistened in the digital sunlight as he chuckled at the sight.
"Sorry dirty ground walkers... another time Peons," Aether chuckled as he flew off towards the edge of the sector.
"Hey, where is fly-boy going?" Puck said as he rested his staff on his shoulders.
"He really isn't the bravest of Xervix's goons," Yumi said.
"Granted... But he makes a excellent distraction," a voice said from behind the 3 warriors.
They turned around fast to see a thin young looking brunette. She leaned up against a nearby tree with her hands folded. She wore bright green armor plates around her arms, legs, chest and stomach. Her hair was scruffy and messed up as she smiled with a fangy almost serpentine like face. On her arms were long thin blades, attached to her wrist. Her armored plates were etched in a jagged and sharp design. Her boots ran up as high as her thighs. On the back half of her heels were white, jagged, sharp, and twisted pieces of metal sprouted from her ankles.
"Who the hell are you?" Yumi asked. "Another one of your friends, Puck?"
"Not mine…" Puck said
"Chaos. It's everywhere... It's in everything. Chaos breeds more Chaos. It burns the world, it destroys life. And it is my name. For I bring Chaos wherever I go. Even here!" Chaos said.
She slowly stood up and walked over to stand in front of the group. She cocked her head to one side as the thin blades on her arms suddenly came undone and dropped to the ground. The blades were attached by a long thin chain. Chaos then lifted her arms and began to twirl her blades around in a fast and wicked passion. The blades reached almost as far as the tops of the virtual trees. One blade came down close to Chaos's leg, as she hopped out of the way. The second blade sliced into the nearest virtual tree, chopping the tree straight in half down the center. The blades suddenly retracted inside of Chaos's arms as she grinned and hissed at the trio.
"Great... another one," Yumi said.
"Oh, but I'm not alone either," Chaos said. "Meet Atlas."
A large bulking Hulk-like man stepped into view from behind the tower. He was large and muscular, he wore a Spartan-like helmet and gold armor around his chest, arms, and shins. Large bronze chains. Red eyes peered from the inside of the helmet as the creature breathed heavily. It stopped next to Chaos as it slowly turned its head towards the 3 kids.
"Hello...Victims!" Atlas said as he suddenly charged towards the 3 kids.
Ulrich grabbed Yumi and dodged out of the way. Puck Jumped high into the air as Atlas slammed his fist into the ground. Ulrich and Yumi slammed to the ground as Ulrich felt a sudden tight, tugging sensation around his waist. He suddenly felt himself lift off the ground as he was pulled towards Chaos. Yumi gasped as she reached out to try and grab her boyfriend. Ulrich slammed to the ground next to Chaos. Ulrich laid there in a daze as his vision suddenly cleared. He then realized that he was staring into the eyes of the monster who had just appeared a few minutes ago.
"You know... you're quite cute for a insect. I might keep you as my own little personal pet." Chaos said as she bent down towards the tied up teen.
"How about… a kiss?" Chaos said as a snake like tongue suddenly sprouted out of her mouth, the forked tongue flickered and twirled around as she slid it around Ulrich's chin.
"No thanks. I'm already taken," Ulrich grunted as he gagged from the sight of the lizard tongue.
"Oh really? Who is that?" Chaos asked.
A large fan then suddenly zipped past Ulrich's head and cut the chain he was wrapped around. Chaos jumped back in fear as she followed the fan back to the young Asian who threw it.
"That would be me… now get away from him you Bitch!" Yumi shouted.
Chaos hissed as the blade suddenly reattached to a new chain. Chaos flung her arm out as the blade flew right at Yumi's face. Yumi leaned backwards as she watched the blade fly right by her face, it was so close she was even able to see her reflection in the blade.
The blade retracted as Yumi noticed the second blade sliding right towards her feet. She jumped out of the way as Yumi tossed her second fan. The fan flew through the air, then struck its target on her arm as Chaos shirked in pain. She held her arm as she glared at Yumi. She ran towards Yumi as the fan returned to her. Chaos fell to the ground as she attempted to slide into Yumi's legs. Yumi back-flipped to avoid the kick as Chaos flung out another blade.
Yumi grabbed the chain in a attempt to block the attack, only to have the chain wrap around her wrist.
Chaos stood up and twirled her blade around, fleeing Yumi into the air. Yumi felt as if her wrist was being pulled out of her hand. Yumi suddenly felt a hard thud as she slammed into a tree. Yumi pulled out her fan and sliced the chain in half. Yumi felt her body fall several feet towards the ground. She concentrated as her whole body turned white. Moments before she hit the ground she suddenly stopped dead in the air and stood upright. She was using her telekinesis to help her float off the ground.
"Get down here!" Chaos shouted as she jumped up towards Yumi.
Yumi reached out her hand and grabbed a log laying next to her. The log suddenly flashed white as it flew through the air and struck Chaos in the waist. Chaos grunted loudly as she flew several feet into the air. Yumi ran up to the flying log and jumped onto Chaos's shoulders. She then kicked hard, slamming the monster to the ground. Yumi then ran over and attempted to punch Chaos in the head. Chaos pushed the log off her chest, hitting Yumi's arm. Yumi stumbled a little as Chaos back flipped into the geisha, planting her feet into Yumi's chest. Chaos pulled out her arms as she prepared to slice Yumi in two. Yumi closed her eyes as she anticipated the inevitable end, again in this fight.
"Bye bye, birdy!" Chaos grinned as the blades shined in the light.
Suddenly, a yellow streak planted into the monster woman's face. Her face rippled as Ulrich's foot pushed harder into Chaos's face. Chaos flew off Yumi as Ulrich caught her in his arms. Ulrich landed on the ground as he let Yumi stand up from his rescue.
"No one... No one does that to my girlfriend and gets away with it!" Ulrich grunted as he pulled out his swords. Yumi stood up and pulled out her fans.
"Love you Ulrich," Yumi said.
"Love you too," Ulrich said as he kissed Yumi on the lips.
"Oh gag! You're gonna regret choosing her over me!" Chaos said as she learched down low to the ground.
"You belong to me Ulrich... YOU BELONG TO ME!" Chaos shouted as she ran towards the two lovers.
Ulrich and Yumi ran side by side as Chaos jumped into the air. She twisted and twirled her body as daggers flew from her arms. The blades slashed the ground as the chains whipped and snapped from the force Chaos produced from the motion she performed.
Ulrich jumped towards her and twisted his body as his Swords also sliced through the air. The first of Chaos's daggers hit Ulrich's sword as the second was deflected by Ulrich's other sword. Ulrich slid into the ground and back flipped. Yumi ran up to Ulrich and jumped onto his feet. Ulrich pushed off with all of his might, tossing Yumi far into the air. Yumi jumped far beyond Chaos's reach as she tossed both her fans at the monster woman. Chaos bent her back as the fans flew past her face.
Before Chaos could sit up, a pair of feet slammed into her chest, cramming her into the ground. Yumi stared at Chaos as she caught her fans. Yumi held her fans out as she prepared to strike.
"Oh, so eliminating the competition?" Chaos asked.
"Thu... there is no competition here. Ulrich is my boyfriend and not yours," Yumi said.
"But is he really?" Chaos asked as she suddenly wrapped up Yumi in her chains. Yumi shirked in fear as she felt herself lifted into the air. She struggled to try and free herself, the chains were snugly wrapped around Yumi's arms and shoulders. Yumi looked at Ulrich as he prepared to strike.
"As soon as I erase you, fleshy...Ulrich will be all mine!" Chaos said as she jumped into the air and threw out her other chain dagger. She implanted it into a tree as she swung off with Yumi.
"ULRICH!" Yumi screamed. Ulrich super sprinted as he gave chase to the kidnapping monster.
"Hang on Yumi... I'm coming," Ulrich said.
"NO, YOU'RE NOT!" a voice said from behind.
Ulrich turned to see Atlas brandishing a large gold and chrome looking rifle under his arm. The rifle began to glow, preparing to fire. Ulrich had no time to react. If he moved, he would lose Chaos. If he didn't, he would get devirtualized from the shot.
Suddenly a purple blur slammed into Atlas's shoulder, causing him to fire his shot into the air. Atlas studdered as he tripped and fell over onto the ground. Atlas grunted as he attempted to sit up. But a shot of lightning suddenly slammed into his chest, flinging him just a few inches from were he fell. Atlas grunted in anger as he sat up, only to be greeted by a second bolt of lighting.
"I got this... Go save your lover," Puck said as he stood with his staff arching with electricity.
"Thanks," Ulrich said as he ran off.
"Told you that you would like me by the end of the day."
Sector 5 was dark and blue. The walls flowed with the digital information from all of Lyoko. On a loan edge of the celestial dome was a long figure at the main terminal of the sector. His clawed hands worked fast and tirelessly as he prepared for the fruit of his labor.
"So close... So close indeed." Xervix said as he monitored all the towers that were activated. The only one that was left to activate was the Ice Sector.
Aether and Tartarus would have to activate that one or all they had worked for would be lost, and the children would win once more... The children, Xervix found them repulsive and disgusting. But he needed Aelita and Jeremy. Or else his plan would be nothing more but a mere shell.
In the lab Jeremy watched as he monitor Xervix from the lab. He typed in several codes and commands as he attempted to hack into the terminal. Finally he was successful and a window popped up, revealing what exactly Xervix was up to. What he saw made his skin turn pale and burst into a cold sweat.
"Oh no," Jeremy said. "Guys, we got a problem. Xervix doesn't need to go into the memory sector of Lyoko. He has accessed it from sector 5. If the tower in the Ice sector gets activated, then Xervix will be able to come to Earth!"
"Can you stop him from there?" Aelita asked.
"I'll try but the others really need your help," Jeremy said.
"I'm in the forest sector now. Who needs help more?" Aelita asked.
"By far Ulrich and Yumi. William and Odd just cleared out the monsters from the ice sector. But Aether and Tartarus just arrived. And it doesn't look good."
"The forest tower was activated?" Aelita asked.
"Yeah. Ulrich, Yumi, and Mister Puck got there too late. The two new monsters activated them," Jeremy said as he wiped off the sweat from his forehead.
Aelita stopped dead in midair as she hear the news on the newest member of the team.
"MY DOLL?" Aelita asked, quite shocked, as she cocked her head to its side.
"Well... Yes and no." It's an A.I. In the form of Mister Puck," Jeremy explained.
"Could that be the little friend I talked about?" Aelita mumbled. "OK. I'll head to the forest and get the others and head to the ice sector."
"Hurry, Aelita!" Jeremy said.
"Wait... Is he gonna send his monsters or these Titans?" Aelita asked.
"The...THAT'S IT!" Jeremy exclaimed suddenly. "He created the Titans to send them to Earth to do his bidding. He can't send monsters because we destroy them too easily. So he comes to Earth with the Titans."
"And we got a real fight on our hands," Aelita said as she flapped her wings faster to get to the forest sector.
Odd stood with the last of the Kankerlats in his hands, squirming to try and get free. It wiggled and squirmed as Odd held onto it with both of his hands. A little ways off William stood with his Sword. He slammed the blade into the ground twice as he held it with both hands and took up a firm swinging stance.
"OK, you ready Will?" Odd asked.
"Yup" William said.
"Hey, batter batter batter!" Odd joked as he tossed the Kankerlat at William.
Will swung the sword and slammed the Kankerlat against the virtual swords metal. The Kankerlat flew through the air. It twisted and spinned as the Kankerlat squealed.
"And it's a hard drive into left field, It's going going-"
The Kankerlat suddenly exploded in midair as its virtual pixels fired into hundreds of pieces.
"Gone!" William said as he held up his hands into the air.
"Nice air time," Odd said as he gave William a thumbs up.
"Odd, William. Stop playing around. You got incoming. And you can't let any of them get inside the tower," Jeremy said.
"Who is it?" Odd asked.
"Tartarus and Aether."
William looked to the north of the tower and spotted the two Titans running at full speed towards them. Aether flew hard and fast, flapping his wings hard and ferociously as Tartarus ran with his sword over his left shoulder. William recognized Taratarus's run as the same run he did when he ran into battle. It was a reminder of the dark times from when he was literally forced against his will to try and destroy his friends. Those times cost him almost everything. His friends, his relationship with Yumi, and his life.
"I got Aether," Odd said as he cocked his Arm Cannon.
"Fine by me...Time I erased my past for good," William said.
Tartarus stopped dead in his tracks as he swung his sword and pointed it at William.
"The time is ripe...You shall become part of me...Your time ends Now!" Tartarus yelled.
"I've waited for this for too long. It's time I finished this and redeemed myself... Lets go! My unforgivable past," William said.
Tartarus threw his sword at William. The curved and wicked blade flew directly at him. William crossed his arms and vanished in a cloud of white smoke. The smoke flew towards Tartarus as William exploded from the cloud. William jabbed his sword at Tartarus. The dark William blocked the attack with his gauntlet. Tartarus threw out his hands as a stream of black smoke. The smoke wrapped around his sword and pulled it back towards William.
William dodged in time for the blade to pass by his side. Tartarus kicked him in the side. He stumbled a little bit as Tartarus jumped in the air and attempted to stab him.
Tartarus slammed the sword into the ground next to William as William punched Tartarus clean in the face. Tartarus flew backwards and landed on his feet, sliding to a halt. William ran hard and fast and attempted to spear Tartarus. Tartarus tried to block it with his sword, Williams sword Hit Taratarus's sword so hard that it knocked both their swords out their hands. The swords flew off to the left and landed right next to each other.
Tartarus and William looked at each other for a few seconds and ran towards their swords. Tartarus jumped and landed on his stomach, falling just a few inches from his sword. William jumped into the air and plowed his elbow into Taratarus's back. Tartarus grunted as he flipped over and punched William in the side. Tartarus grabbed one handle of his sword, William grabbed the handle of his as they both jumped away from each other.
Tartarus held up his sword, he noticed the black veins and Xana symbol on the sword were missing. Instead a pure piece of metal sat on the hilt of the blade.
William looked at his and spotted that the sword he carried was actually the original sword he held when he was controlled by Xana. It was a horrible and sick feeling holding that sword again. William threw the sword to the side in anger.
" I would rather fight you without a sword then with that!" William protested.
Tartarus walked over and picked up the sword as he now carried both swords in his hands.
"Ask and you shall receive."
Odd ran from a salvo of laser beams from Aether. Odd watched as lasers hit to his left and right. Aether flew close behind him and flew close to the deck of the ground. He pulled out his silver Daggers as he closed in for the kill.
He flew within inches of the purple cat boy as he prepared to strike. Odd ran on all fours as he attempted to pick up speed. Aether began to lose his enemy. Aether tried to flap harder but the cat boy continued to pick up speed.
Aether opened his beak and fired another shot. The explosion slammed right behind Odd, sending him flying. Odd tumbled and fell into the ground hard, knocking the boy unconscious. Aether landed a little ways behind the knocked out teen as he slowly approached his enemy. He slowly drew his Daggers as he prepared to strike.
"And to think a lowly mammal that crawls and slithers on the ground can stand up to a air god like me? Allow me to show you the failure of your species," Aether said as he raised up his daggers.
"Into the tower Aether." a voice said from the air.
"But why? Why should I be first?" Aether asked.
"Because I command it, you worthless piece of memory. Now into the tower and prepare the invasion!" The voice said.
"As you command, might Xervix," Aether said as he flew over to the tower.
Back in the lab Jeremy watched as Aether entered the tower. His skin crawled as he nervously watched.
"GUYS HURRY! Aether is almost at the tower. He is gonna come to Earth."
"I can't stop him, Chaos still has Yumi!" Ulrich said as he chased after the serpentine monster with Yumi in toll.
"I'm busy myself I'm afraid" Mister puck said as he blocked another blow from Atlas's large and powerful fist.
"I'm almost to Ulrich and Yumi!" Aelita said as she zipped in and out of the tree line.
She spotted right in front of her Ulrich chasing after Chaos with Yumi tied up in her chains. Aelita flapped harder and zoomed in to try and catch up to the ensuing chase.
"I...Can't...Get there..." William said as he tried to hold back Tartarus and both of his swords. William grabbed his sword and kicked Tartarus away. William disappeared into a cloud of smoke as he began to run to the tower. As Aether began to enter the tower he heard William materialize right in front of him.
"NO YOU DONT!" William said as jumped into the air and prepared to strike at Aether. Aether screamed in surprise as he closed his eyes, waiting for the final blow to happen.
Aether opened his eyes to see a cloud of dark smoke wrapped around William. Tartarus threw William several feet to the left away from Aether and the tower.
"Now, go!" Tartarus yelled.
Aether entered the tower and slowly approached the console in the upper part of the tower.
"No… ODD! WAKE UP!" Jeremy yelled.
Odd just laid there, unconscious from the hit he took in the back of the head from hitting the ground. He didn't even stir a little. He just laid there as if he was asleep.
"Odd please wake up! Odd? ODD!" Jeremy shouted.
Slowly one of Odd's eyes slowly began to crack open.
Aether approached the tower and placed his hand to the console. The console then read, Aether... Code: Earth.
"IT HAS BEGUN!" Xervix shouted in sector 5 as the control panel buzzed to life and began sending the codes to activate the tower.
"Now, begins the Extinction of the human race!"
Aether felt his body begin to lift off the ground as he felt his body begin to brake down. He smiled at the idea of finally being able to bring the destruction of the human race to reality…
"GET AWAY FROM THAT TERMINAL, FLY BOY!" a voice shouted from behind him. Aether turned to see Odd enter the tower on his overboard, he aimed directly for the bird monster man and hit the accelerator. The Overboard hit Aether as suddenly both subjects disappeared in a blinding flash of light.
Jeremy watched on the terminal of the screen as Odd and Aether both dissapeard. Jeremy suddenly heard the scanner doors down below the lab open up. Jeremy got out of the chair and ran towards the ladder that ran down to the scanner room. Jeremy climbed down in time to see a large silver like creature enter the elevator and fly out through the hatch on top of the elevator.
"Oh no... Oh no..." Jeremy muttered.
"Where did he go?" a voice said from inside the scanner, followed by a unusual humming noise.
Jeremy turned around.
"Odd? What the…!" Jeremy asked, completely shocked at what he saw.
Kadic Academy.
The Black Mustang GT sat in the parking lot full of French vehicles and Smart cars. It almost seemed out of place as it was much bigger then most of the other cars in the parking lot.
Travis, George and Jessica walked up the steps to the main building as they noted many of the other students walking about, going to and from their various classes. None of the students made any notice of the three agents as they walked into the main campus hallway. They made it no more then 3 feet when they were met by a large scruffy man in a red jogging slicker.
"Welcome to Kadic Junior High Academy. I am Jim..."
"Jim Morales?" Travis asked.
Jim took a closer look at the trio before he recognized Travis and George. He swallowed hard as he realized exactly who they were.
"Uh... Agent Dalesman... Agent Knight. It's… uh... good to see you again," Jim said, a little embarrassed.
"You leave the FBI just to come work at a French school? You told me that you were with NASA now," Travis said, surprised.
"NASA! You told me in your last email that you were working with security for the local government," George said in shocked remark.
"Well, I did... I pulled security for one space shuttle launch, then I got a job over here, working security for a government convention, then I received a job here at the school wher I'm retired now," Jim explained as he smirked a little.
"...You got fired, didn't you?" Jessica asked.
"Yeah..."
"Why Jim? What happened?" Travis asked.
"I'd rather not talk about it."
"Which means you're lying," Jessica said
"Jessica. Jim may be many things but a liar he is not... if he said he has done something, he has done it," George said as he wrapped his arm around Jim.
"Yeah. The man literally saved the Earth once during the Y2K dilemma...With those Freedom Fighter Guys from E.D.F," Travis said.
"Yeah... I would talk about that. So how you guys been? What are you doing in France?" Jim asked.
"We're working on a case that we were hoping you could help with... can we speak to your principal by chance?" Jessica asked.
Jim nodded and lead them up into Principle Delmas's office. Jim knocked on the door as Jean Pierre allowed them to enter.
"Mister Delmas this is Agents Dalesman, Knight and uh...uh…"
"Hillsabeck," Jessica firmly said.
"Right what she said," Jim said.
"Oh my, well... Welcome to Kadic Academy... How may I help you?" Delmas said.
"Wow... you have really good English for a Frenchman" Travis said.
"Thank you. Most students here take English as a second language since we have a small percentage of people from Canada, England, and the United States," Delmas said as he whipped his glasses clean.
"So, how can I help you today?"
"Well, we have been working on a case as of late and we are hoping that maybe you can help us with 're looking for a man named Waldo Schaffer. He disappeared several years ago, but we found evidence he came here to Amines and got a job as a Math and Science teacher here at this school," George said.
"He… Here?" Delmas said.
"Yes. You know him by his alias, Franz Hopper," Travis said.
"Ah, yes... Franz Hopper. He was an old friend of mine back when we both arrived here... I had just become principal of the school and he was here about 3 years and eventually enrolled his daughter here in day classes. Then a few months later they both disappeared. No one knows where they went to. They left everything, their home, their stuff. It's as if they vanished over night. I'm not sure what happened to them but I sure hope they're OK wherever they went to," Delmas said as he rocked back and forth in his chair.
"Do you know if he ever mentioned anything about... enemies? Or anyone he was worried about?" Travis asked.
"No, but he did ask if that anything happened I would take care of his daughter if anything went wrong," Delmas said.
"Was he in trouble?" Jim asked.
"We're not sure but I think he was," Jessica said.
"Can you verify that who we are talking about is this man here?" Jessica said as she slid the picture of Franz Hopper to Principal Delmas.
"Yes, this is him," Delmas said as he glanced at the photo.
"And is this the daughter he brought to school?" Travis asked.
"Yes that is her. Strange... she looks almost familiar," Delmas said.
"She does seem familiar," Jim said as he held up the picture.
"Can you give us their last known address?" George asked.
"It was 1222 west gate. Just inside the park actually. Very secluded from the rest of the area, but adjective to the local lake in the park," Delmas said.
"Why thank you for your cooperation. If we have any more questions we will be sure to ask you," Jessica said as the other agents began to stand up and pack their gear in.
As Travis stood up, the door opened and in walked a young girl with black hair. She walked up and hugged Jean Pierre and called him daddy.
"Hi daddy. We still going to the movie tonight?" the young girl asked.
"Of course Elizabeth. Tonight at 7." Jean Pierre said.
"I told you daddy, call me Sissi...tha-"Sissi cut off as she noticed the picture of Franz Hopper's.
She picked it up as Jessica attempted to snatch it away from her.
"Stop... that's federal evidence!" Jessica said.
"Why do you have a picture of Aelita?" Sissi asked.
The grown ups in the room froze at the sound of the young teen's voice. The three agents stood in shock as they had not revealed the girls name to neither Jim or Jean Pierre. Jean Pierre and Jim stood in shock as they finally realized exactly who the girl in the picture looked like.
"Wait... how do you know her?" Travis asked.
"She goes to school here," Sissi said.
"Wait...Aelita Stones is Franz Hopper's child?" Delmas asked.
"How is that possible? She would have to be 25 or so by now?" Travis asked.
"I always knew there was something about Stones...want me to go get her?" Jim asked.
"She left to go hang out with Jeremy and the others," Sissi said.
"I knew there was something about them... I knew it." Jim said. "They are so busted when they get back the..."
"No Jim you cant...I'm sure it's just a coincidence," Sissi said.
"Elizabeth, I..."
"Sissi." Sissi said as she interrupted her father.
"Sissi...how long have they been gone?" Delmas asked,
"A few hours...they don't have classes today." Sissi said.
"Does Aelita have a cell number?" George asked.
"Yeah, I'll text her." Sissi said.
Sissi pulled out her phone and texted Aelita asking her where she was at. Sissi was worried. Had she spoken too much, had she defied her new friends' trust? What was gonna happen to Aelita now?
"Look, I don't know about Aelita's past but she is a friend of mine and a good person. She has not done anything wrong," Sissi said.
"Oh yeah she did. She is in here illegally... and she lied to us. That makes her nothing more but a common illegal criminal, they will certainly lock her up for this," Jim said.
"FOR YOUR INFORMATION SHE IS A ORPHAN...AND SHE IS ALONE...YOU'RE GETTING YOUR MONEY FOR HER GOING TO SCHOOL! SO WHY SHOULD IT BOTHER YOU, JIM? MAYBE IF YOU FOCUSED ON ACTUALLY TALKING TO THEM INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET THEM IN TROUBLE A LOT, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT!" Sissi yelled.
Jim stood shocked as he could not believe what he had heard.
"Elizabeth Michelle Delmas...don't you ever speak to anyone like that again!" Delmas demanded.
"Look, Sissi. Were not gonna arrest her, and she is not in trouble. Were just gonna talk to her and make sure she is alright... and what do you mean… orphan?" Travis asked.
"She said a while back her parents were both dead... And Jeremy's parents have been taking care of her," Sissi said.
"Belpois?" Jim asked.
"Yeah."
"Well at least she is OK... Now what about Waldo?" George asked.
As Travis prepared to speak, a loud noise came from the courtyard of the school. It sounded like an electrical noise, followed by a large amount of screaming and yelling. Travis peaked out the window as Sissi ran out of the room.
"Sissi, wait!" Delmas shouted as Jim ran out after her.
"What the hell is that?" Travis said as he pulled out his pistol.
Sissi ran down the flight of stairs and ran outside, only to be met with mass panic from all the students. Students were running in multiple directions as they ran for cover from the sudden burst of fear and surprise. Sissi Saw Milly and Tamiya off in the distance. Milly was trying to help Tamiya up while as she was holding on to her leg and crying in pain. Sissi ran over to the 2 young teens as she saw Tanell running directly past them. Milly tried to scream and Tanell for help. Tanell stopped and looked at the 2 young girls, instead of offering help Tanell turned around.
"Tanell, please help! Tamiya sprained her ankle. Please!" Milly pleaded.
"I...I can't, I gotta go" Tanell said as she ran off. Milly screamed her name at the top of her lungs as Tanell ran inside.
Sissi wasted no time. She sprinted straight over to Milly and Tamiya. She ran over and saw the tears of both pain and fear in Tamiya's eyes. Sissi slowly helped Tamiya up and throwing her arm over her. Milly threw Tamiya's other arm over her arm as well as they slowly made their way back to the main campus.
By this time Jim and many other teachers had ran outside to try and understand what exactly was going on. Jim ran over to the three girls and lifted Tamiya into his arms.
"What the hell is going on?" Jim asked as they ran inside the campus hall way.
"I don't know… there was this high pitched squeal and suddenly some creature flew over the cafeteria and landed on it!" Milly said.
Sissi looked back to see the cafeteria was literally destroyed. The roof had caved in and one of the walls had literally collapsed. Sissi walked a little ways forward to get a better look of the cafeteria. By this time Travis, Jessica, and George were already outside. George walked out and saw the cafeteria all but destroyed. Jessica kneeled down and tended to Tamiya's sprained ankle as Travis walked over to Jim.
"What the hell is this man?" Travis asked.
"I don't know... this is new to me." Jim said.
"How did this happen?" Travis asked.
"This... this thing, this bird man flew up and landed on the building," Milly said.
"Bird... man?" George asked.
Jessica looked up as she was even more confused at what the young girl had said.
Sissi was listening to the story as she heard a loud swooshing noise. She glanced up in time to see a large object fly just behind the school. Sissi watched as she waited for the object to come back into view… only it never did.
Sissi began to walk back to the large group of kids when she heard a loud thud come from behind her. Dust and grass flew everywhere as Sissi noticed a tall shadow coming from behind her, followed by the screams of many of the kids and teachers at the school. Sissi then saw the 3 U.S. Agents run up and draw out their pistols.
"FBI! Who...whatever you are hands on your head, now!" Travis said.
Sissi heard a loud and heavy breath come from behind as she noticed the shadow move just a little. Sissi finally put 2 and 2 together. Something was standing behind her... directly behind her.
"Sissi! Come here... slowly girl," Jessica said as she held her hand out to try and coax the scared teenage girl away from the unknown object behind her.
Sissi turned around. She moved slowly and quietly as she finally came face to face with the creature that had just attacked her school. It looked like a man in silver armor with a mask on its face. She also noticed it had a pair of small daggers on its sides, and shined in the sunlight. Its feet looked almost like a bird's talons, sharp and pointy, only they looked like they were made of metal and not biological.
Then, she noticed the wings in between its arms. The wings looked like it was attached to its sides and its arms. Sissi looked it square in the eyes as she saw its white, clear, eyes. She couldn't see any pupils, but she knew it was looking at her. She could feel it.
Sissi's skin broke out into a cold sweat as she felt the fear flow through her entire body. Her legs shook and shivered as she tried to slowly back away. As she took her first step backwards, the creature bent down and stared at her right in the eye. Sissi gasped in fear as it stared right into her eyes.
"Hello... Germ," the creature said.
Sissi turned to run as the creature suddenly jumped into the air and grabbed her sides with its talon like feet. Sissi felt a tight sharp pain in her sides as she felt her feet leave the ground and the air rush around her as the beast began to pick up speed and altitude.
Sissi screamed at the top of her lungs as the creature flew up past the clock tower and circled around the roof of the science lab. Sissi pounded her fist against the monster's leg as she tried in vain for it to release her. Sissi felt the talons of the beast released her and dropped her on the roof. Sissi felt a rush of wind as she fell a few feet onto the hard concrete roof.
Sissi felt a sudden thump of pain as she rolled onto the roof of the building. The whole world suddenly seemed fuzzy to her as she tried to roll over on her back. She felt the side of her face and felt a sharp pain on the left side of her forehead. She looked at her hand and saw a small botch of blood in her palm. She felt the side of her arm and saw a large scrape on her elbow running down to her hand. Sissi felt a rush of pain run through her body.
Sissi looked over the ledge of the building and looked down, she saw the other students and faculty down below. They almost looked like tiny ants. Sissi could barely make out her father and Jim. She heard their muffled voices call out for her. Sissi turned to try and get off the roof, only to see the bird man standing right in front of her. Sissi backed off in panic as she felt fear rush through her entire body. Her eyes began to fill with tears as she backed to the very ledge of the roof.
"My my... tough little germ, aren't you?" the creature asked.
"Who are you? Why are you doing this to me?" Sissi screamed.
"I am Aether...God of the skies," Aether said as he slowly approached the scared little girl.
"WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS TO ME!" Sissi screamed.
"Where is Aelita?" Aether demanded.
"...Aelita?" Sissi asked.
Aether suddenly ran forward and grabbed the little girl by the throat. He walked slowly over to the ledge and held the scared teenager over the ledge. Her feet dangled off the roof of the building as she screamed in fear.
"Where… is… Aelita?" Aether asked calmly.
Sissi wiggled as she tried to free herself from Aether's grasp. Sissi breathed heavy as she felt Aether's grasp tighten. She felt his long fingernails push deeper into her neck.
"Are we having fun?" Aether asked.
"NOT AS MUCH AS YOU WON'T IF YOU DON'T LET HER GO!" a voice shouted from behind them.
Aether turned around and threw Sissi off to the side. Sissi landed on the hard concrete once more as she felt the air fly out of her lungs. Sissi coughed and wheezed as she looked over to see who it was that had saved her. She slowly sat up and glanced in front of her to see a blonde boy... Odd.
"Odd!" Sissi murmerd in joy. He had saved her.
She began to stand up until she realized something was off with Odd. Something was different. Then she noticed it. He was dressed in what looked like a purple jumpsuit with a yellow symbol on it. He had purple face paint on his face and what looked like...
"Is that… a cat tail?" Sissi asked.
"Sissi, are you OK?" Odd asked.
"Odd, what's going on... what's happening?"
"Oh...Like the new outfit?" Odd Asked.
"OUTFIT! WHAT ARE YOU A SUPER HERO!" Sissi asked.
"Yup...and that makes you the damsel in distress" Odd said as he smiled. He held out his hand to Sissi who nervously and with some reserve took his hand. He lead her to behind him as Aether stood up and flashed his wings. He screamed a almost ferral yell as Odd cocked his left arm and pointed it at the birdman. Odd knew that the time for secret's, the time for hiding, was over.
Here it is, chapter 31 and this was a bitch to write. basically its setting the stage for whats to come and bringing everything to full circle. I wanted to show Sissi diffrently then they have in the show since we all know thier is a secret side of her she keeps hidden.
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