Epilogue
J. Edgar Hoover Building. Washington D.C.
The large conference room of the FBI headquarters was filled with multiple members of the bureau's head agents, directors and deputy directors. The last time the room was this full was on September 12th 2001, the day after the infamous world-changing events.
Everyone was absorbed in a heated discussion. The reason of their meeting appeared as hard to believe and controversial, despite concrete proof from numerous sources. And the people involved directly in Las Vegas incident did not arrive to the meeting yet.
Then, the door opened slowly and Travis and George stepped shyly inside the room. They both had their usual FBI badges on them and their usual fancy dress business suits. On their faces, however, they still bore a few unhealed scars from the events a few days ago.
The room suddenly fell silent as everyone gathered looked at the two agents.
"Special Agent Dalesman and Knight, sir." George introduced them, addressing the director of the FBI, Robert Muller, who sat right in front of him.
The director looked up and motioned for the two agents to be seated on the opposite side of the table. He then looked back down at the dossier concerning the Las Vegas incident.
"Gentlemen... This is what you found?" Muller asked, pointing at the dossier. "A hidden terrorist organization, an inter-dimensional artifact, Area 51, an A.I. obsessed with world domination and a group of teenage superheroes?"
Travis swallowed deeply and looked towards George. The director's tone didn't sound good at all.
"I know it seems like something out of Hollywood movie or a cartoon sir, but you must understand. Had it not been for those kids, we would have been in much worse situation," George said.
"Well, we can't argue with the results... But CIA has spoken to us. They are concerned with these kids." Muller said.
"The French government wants to lock them up and take possession of the computer." One of the officials across the table explained.
"Sir, with all due respect. Doing that would just make matters worse." George said.
"They're children, for Christ sakes!" the man retorted. "Why should we consider your recommendation to work with them to unravel Mal-Tech? Kids their age cannot be trusted."
"You're wrong." Travis said, standing up. "These kids have protected us for three years. No one asked them to do it. They just took a stand and fought for us. And to throw them away for something as trivial as your pride and beliefs is the biggest mistake you or anyone in this agency or the Pentagon could ever do."
Travis walked over and placed his palms on the table next to the men. "We are dealing with something here that can either destroy us or save us. The System turned a fourteen-year-old girl into a super being. Imagine what it could do in the hands of the wrong people..."
"What of this A.I... This Xervix? Which is by the way an interesting name." asked another man from across the table.
"The A.I and the last remaining Titan, Aether, were sent back to the supercomputer. Another A.I. which is friendly, named Delta or code named Mister Puck, locked Xervix to a specific region, and only Aelita Schaffer or Jeremy Belpois can release it. As for Aether, he is still on the loose inside the computer." George said.
"Frankly sir," Travis butted in, "I believe our best defense against Xervix until a way to destroy it is found is for those kids to continue keeping it locked up. Because if it gets out, it will undoubtedly continue on the course we witnessed in Vegas."
"Special Agent Dalesman is right." Director Muller said. "The President has also spoken. He believes that to prevent a worse issue than Las Vegas we must work side by side with these heroes. I agree with him."
Travis and George looked up towards the director in joy. They simultaneously let out a sigh of relief.
"Therefore, the FBI and CIA will provide the children with state of the art equipment, resources and some of our best agents to help not only contain the A.I. known as Xervix, but find its creators. British MI6 and MI5 will also help with the investigation... as well as Russian FSB."
George rose his eyebrows in surprise. "Sir, why the foreign help?"
Muller drank from a glass of water.
"This is now a United Nations matter. Since this involves a global scale, it's the President's request that we work with the UN."
"And who will be the agents, sir?" Travis asked.
"Representing the CIA is Officer Hillsabeck and representing the FBI will be you two."
Travis looked up towards the FBI director.
"It would be completely unwise of the agency to remove the experts off this matter. As for the System..." Muller paused as he stood up and walked over towards the two agents. "It is to remain in Amines under close watch, as the crystal recovered from Area 51 has merged with the young Schaffer girl's body. I would like to meet her sometime... Is that understood?"
Both Travis and George nodded in agreement.
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The lobby door swung open as Travis and George walked outside of the building to enjoy a bright sunny day outside. They both felt relieved that the debriefing was finally over. Taking the situation into account, they were in a much better position than a few months ago, when on a similar meeting Director Muller let them work on the Schaeffers case. Back then they had barely any proof to back themselves up and now the whole world witnessed that they were right. The Schaeffers case was more than met the eye. Still, they felt overwhelmed by the presence of high-ranked officials and the information they heard. Especially the standpoint of French government bothered them. Were they really going to treat the kids like criminals?
"It looks like I'm stuck with you two again?" a voice asked from behind them.
Travis and George turned to see the familiar face of a female CIA agent.
"I know. Heartbreaking, isn't it?" Travis remarked.
"Personally… I don't mind," George admitted, rising the corners of his mouth in a shy smile.
"You talked to those kids yet?" he changed subject.
"No. As far as I know, their plane just landed in Amines," Jessica explained, glancing at her watch. "But… they're all over the news already. The world is calling them heroes and angels, while the French government and some U.S. Senators are calling them a high threat to security. What the hell?"
"We know. We don't like that, either," George said.
"Thank God they chose not to board up Aelita and send her to the same location as the Ark of the Covenant." Jessica joked. "Yet."
"It's a good thing we're still going to be working with them," Travis admitted. "We need to have some sort of control over their fate. Or those French bureaucrats won't let us hunt down Mal-Tech."
InternationalAirport, Amines
The gang walked off the boarding shoot of the plane. The agents had to stay behind in America to explain the situation to their higher ups, so a few American Army officers flew back with them instead.
Jeremy reached up for his travel bag he brought with him in the overhead compartment. As he reached up, he felt a slight pain in his arm from his fight with Xervix. But before he could reach for it again, one of the Army officers reached up and grabbed it for him. He handed Jeremy his and Aelita's bags.
The officer was a tall man with a pair of black rimmed glasses and freckles on his face. Jeremy noticed a name badge on the man's uniform with a name Dewitt on it. His rank was Captain.
"Thanks." Jeremy said.
"No... thank you." Captain Dewitt said with a smile.
Meanwhile, Ulrich and Yumi were the first to walk off the boarding shoot. They walked a few feet until they heard a loud roar of applause. They both looked up to see a large crowd of people standing at the entrance of the terminal. Some held up signs while others held up small self-made stuffed dolls. Some kids were wearing costumes which resembled the gang in their virtual forms.
"Oh my God!" Yumi said as she covered her mouth with her hand.
"Now it's time to reap the rewards." Odd joked as he pulled out a pair of gold rimmed sunglasses.
"Where did you get those?" Ulrich asked.
"Las Vegas of course." Odd grinned. He threw up his arms and made a peace sign; the crowd roared louder.
Ulrich turned to see his parents standing in the crowd. His mother's eyes became watery as she looked towards him. He noticed his father was smiling at him for the first time. He looked a lot better since the last time they met.
Ulrich walked up with Yumi in tow. "You want to meet them?"
Yumi smiled and wrapped her fingers through Ulrich's hair. She then reached down and clutched Ulrich's hand as they walked over towards Ulrich's parents.
"Hi mom… Hi Dad," he said, slightly hesitantly.
Ulrich's mother reached out and hugged her son, sobbing.
"You must be Yumi Ishiyama?" Ulrich's father said, holding out his hand to Yumi.
"Nice to meet you, sir." Yumi greeted as she bowed her head as it was the Japanese custom to do.
"I'll tell you Ulrich… A lot of the guys at work and rehab were shocked when they realized you were a superhero." Ulrich's father said.
"Huh?" Ulrich asked in confusion.
"Oh, Eric's been bragging about you to everyone. When I spoke to his case worker the other day, he asked about you and apparently he said that Eric here talked about you all the time. And how he wanted to be a better person in your life and that seeing you again was the drive for him getting out of rehab..." Ulrich's mom said.
"Wow. Thanks." Ulrich said.
"I'm really proud of you. And I know your father is looking down at you from Heaven thinking the same thing." Eric said.
"I think he would be proud of both of us... Dad." Ulrich said.
Tears formed in Eric's Eyes as he reached out and hugged Ulrich.
"Yumi!" A voice cried from across the room.
Yumi turned to see her family running up to her. Hiroki ran up and instantly hugged his sister. Yumi felt Hiroki's arms wrap around her tightly; she patted her little brother on the shoulder. She didn't mind that Hiroki was almost strangling her. She knew he missed her.
Yumi looked up to see her parents walking towards her. After Hiroki released his bear hug, Yumi's mother walked up and hugged her as well.
"Was that your secret?" Misato asked silently.
Yumi hesitated before giving an answer. She realized she had nothing to hide anymore. "Uh...Yeah, it was."
"You are in trouble young lady." Yumi's father, Takeo said with a stern face. "You haven't introduced us to Ulrich's parents yet!" He suddenly changed his tone to a joyful one.
Yumi cracked a smile as she realized that her parents weren't really as upset with her as she worried they would be… until Takeo's smile faded away.
"You were doing a dangerous thing and you never told us?"
"What?" Yumi was shocked. Wasn't it quite obvious? "I was afraid to and... I needed to do this!" she argued.
"You don't understand! You could get hurt and..." Yumi's father said until her mother cut him off.
"I knew about it. I knew a long time ago."
Hiroki gawked in surprise at what his mother just said.
"You mean you knew Yumi was a Teen Titan? Or like Shade Violet off my Super Tyler Games?"
"Yes."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Takeo asked.
"I felt it was her responsibility and to be honest, it's in her nature." Misato said, wrapping a arm around her daughter. "You shouldn't be mad at her."
"I'm not mad. Just worried." Takeo tried to defend himself. "And… surprised, if not shocked!"
"Mom… Dad... I've been doing this for three years now. And now it's finally over, I think." Yumi said.
Takeo walked over and hugged his daughter. It was the first time in quite a while that he displayed such affection towards her. Yumi fought hard to keep the tears in as she wrapped her thin arms around her father's neck.
Takeo stepped back and took a look at Yumi. "Your mother's right. The blood of the warrior runs through your veins after all. Just like your great aunt Kurumi."
Then, Yumi heard footsteps coming up behind her. She turned around and saw Ulrich walking up with his parents. Ulrich wrapped his arms around Yumi's shoulder and smiled at her.
"Don't worry. I will never let anything bad happen to your daughter." Ulrich reassured Yumi's parents.
"See? I always told you this was the guy you needed to date, Yumi." Hiroki chuckled in an attempt to make Yumi blush.
"Um, Hiroki...We are dating." Yumi enlightened him.
Ulrich's father walked up towards Yumi's parents.
"Hi, my name is Eric Stern. Sorry it took so long for us to meet and all." he said as he held out his hand.
"Its all right. I'm finally getting used to the idea of Yumi dating." Takeo said, shaking Eric's hand.
Meanwhile, William, Odd and Sissi walked together as they made their way past the group of news reporters and fans.
"Where's your family, William?" Odd asked.
"Oh, they couldn't make it. But they will be here in a few weeks." William said.
Sissi was barely able to open her mouth when she heard her name called from the crowd. She turned to see her father Jean Pierre running towards her.
"Daddy!" Sissi shouted as she ran up to him.
Principal Delmas scooped Sissi up in his arms and hugged her. He placed his hand around the back of her head as he hugged her tightly.
Suddenly, a group of girls rushed though the crowd and tackled Odd. William stood startled as he watched the group of blonde and purple haired women almost twice the size and age of Odd push him to the ground.
"Who are these girls?" William asked.
"They're his sisters." A voice said from behind William.
The boy turned around to see a short haired woman and a stout man. They were both smiling at him.
"So that makes you..."
"We're Odd's parents," the woman finished for William.
Odd's mother caught a glimpse of Aelita walking off the plane with Jeremy right next to her. It didn't take long for her to realize that Aelita was the One.
She turned to her husband and pointed at Aelita. "She found the very object that did this to me, huh?"
"Maybe you should talk to her?" Odd's father said.
"Some other time. Look at her. She looks so much like her mother."
"OH NO, STOP! YOU BROKE MY GLASSES!" Odd shouted all of a sudden at his sisters, who encircled him.
Jeremy's parents sat on the couch at the end of the terminal. Jeremy's mother nervously scanned the crowded hall of arrivals in search of her son and his girlfriend.
Ever since she first met Aelita in person, she knew that her son was head over heels for the pink haired girl. She was happy that Jeremy found his soulmate, although he did not admit his true feelings at first. However, she knew one thing for sure – Aelita was a wonderful girl. When Jeremy eventually told her and her husband the truth about their relationship and Aelita's rough childhood, she wouldn't want to hear any excuses. Aelita was always welcome in their home. In a way she treated Aelita like her own daughter.
And now she was proud of her, just like of Jeremy. In an instant her shy, sensitive, little boy became a man. She saw him in the news. It was hard to believe how much he matured.
Finally, she spotted them. They were looking around, clueless, until she stood up and waved at them. A single tear streamed down her face as she saw them run towards her.
The two teens walked up as she hugged both of them. Aelita smiled, but Jeremy's reaction was a little different.
"Mom, you're embarrassing me!" Jeremy said loudly as his mouth was covered by his mother's arm.
"Oh my brave little man and his brave guardian angel… When I heard what had happened, I couldn't believe it." Jeremy's mother said, hardly restraining her emotions. She never was so scared for their lives like she was over the course of past few days.
"We're OK, Mrs. Belpois. Really." Aelita said.
Jeremy's father approached them. "How long have you two been superheroes?"
"For some time. Remember how I told you Aelita was an orphan? We'll need to talk about that." Jeremy said.
Jeremy's parents looked towards Aelita.
"It all happened back before the end of the cold war…" Aelita began.
"Oh, you can explain later," Jeremy's father interrupted Aelita. "Let's go home. You deserve rest."
Jeremy's mother agreed, wiping out another tear in her eye. Her superheroes were safe at last.
Meanwhile, on Lyoko.
Mister Puck sat in the middle of the tower. The sides of the tower served as huge displays, which showed various news reports from around the world.
On one of them a news reporter spoke from the terminal of the Amines International Airport.
"They're being labeled as real life superheroes. A group of teens from Amines France who battled a group of monsters in Las Vegas earlier this week have been identified. Fourteen-year-old Jeremy Belpois, Odd Della Robbia, Aelita Stones, Elizabeth Delmas, Ulrich Stern. Along with fifteen-year-old Yumi Ishiyama and sixteen-year-old William Dunbar they helped protect Las Vegas and kept casualties to a minimum. The group's existence has sparked high interest from the entire world today."
Another screen showed a Chinese man in Beijing who spoke about how amazed he was at the group's actions and how we the world needs more individuals like them.
The TV then flipped over to several people in Las Vegas who stood next to a pile of smashed rubble.
"If it weren't for the Chinese girl, this giant monster thing would have killed a lot of innocent people."
"It was like something out of science fiction."
Puck changed the channel. In the studio sat a blonde-haired woman.
"Republican Senator David Luttrell said that these kids could be a threat to national security."
The picture then cut to a largely obese old man who wore a pair of glasses and a large goatee on his face.
"These kids have power and weapons that no one outside the government should have. And it would be of great benefit to the world to have them turn themselves and their equipment in."
"However, President Obama Stated his admiration and thanks to the children in a morning press conference"
On another screen the picture turned to President Obama, who was standing behind a presidential microphone stand.
"In a world where we live in fears of terrorism, financial meltdown, and global disasters. We often forget that anyone has the power to change the world. And these Children have proven that by becoming a beacon of hope for the world.
These children have shown extraordinary heroism in the events of the Las Vegas Coincidental. They stood against their powerful enemies with courage and dedication of true Hero's, in spite of their young age. They have united the world in both admiration and respect. They are an inspiration for us all upon how we should face each peril and hazard in the road ahead. I'd like to thank them for that in my own name and on behalf of the American nation."
Third window showed other reports. First from Russia, where a young girl held up a picture of William with the words "William I Love you" in Russian. Then it moved to London, where several people held up a large picture of the earth with drawings of the gang standing around it. On the bottom were the words, "Stronger After All".
The picture then cut to New York's Times Square. A pair of blond twin girls wearing a pair of glasses dressed up both like Aelita and both held a pair of plush Jeremy dolls.
In a place described as Delhi, India, a young boy talked to the news caster and said that some day, he would want to be a hero just like the purple cat boy. In Tokyo, Japan several young Japanese students who were dressed like Ulrich and Yumi were shown. Some even held up pictures of the duo drawn in anime style.
A report from Johannesburg, South Africa presented a local man, who painted the gang on the side of his semi with the words Hope in the center. The O in it resembled the Earth.
Puck smiled, seeing the reports.
"Well, Waldo. They have made it this far... I'm sure they will make it farther."
KadicAcademy.
A few days later, Aelita and Jeremy came back to school. They spent the weekend at Jeremy's house. It was mostly quiet, except from a couple of news reporters jumping out of nowhere. Thankfully, Jeremy and Aelita managed to avoid being questioned and enjoyed a well deserved time of rest. They left to school with a huge pain. It was going to be hard to get back on track with schoolwork and avoid excessive attention from their fellow students. On the other hand, they could not wait to see how their friends were dealing with the aftermath of the Las Vegas incident.
They walked up to the school's main gate, holding each other's hands. They caught a glimpse of Ulrich and Yumi, who were standing outside the gate.
"Hi!" Yumi greeted them. "See, Ulrich? The whole team is back again."
"Glad to see you two. How was your weekend?" Ulrich asked.
"Great! Apart from a couple of paparazzi jumping from behind a bush, it was one of the best weekends in my life," Jeremy said.
"Mine too. I mostly slept through it," Aelita admitted. "I'm fine, Yumi!" she added when she saw concern on her friend's face.
"Are you?" Yumi suddenly rose an eyebrow, giving Aelita a meaningful look.
Aelita giggled as she blushed madly. "You two go on ahead. I… gotta talk to Yumi."
Jeremy and Ulrich nodded.
"And how was your weekend?" Jeremy asked Ulrich as they walked away.
"What is it about this dream you told me about on the phone yesterday? I was scared it was another nightmare," Yumi asked.
Aelita was silent. She gazed into the distance at the boys, who walked towards the cafeteria.
"Did you tell Jeremy?" Yumi insisted.
"No. I'm not sure how he would handle it."
"Hey, you seem to have a lot of dreams that come true eventually. Maybe this would…" Yumi said with a slightly teasing tone.
Aelita's face reddened even more.
"What? All I'm saying is that if Jeremy heard you have dreams where you two get married, I'm sure he wouldn't jump at it at all." Yumi said.
Aelita slugged Yumi lightly in the shoulder.
"Thanks for help," she said, clearly offended. She walked away in the direction of the school yard.
"Hey, Aelita! Wait!" Yumi ran after her. "That's not what I meant, I- I mean he would be as confused as you are," she explained as she caught Aelita's arm.
She smiled at her stern-looking friend. "Don't take this so seriously-"
"I can't," Aelita said. "The world's fate is at stake. You don't get it… he's my Observer."
Yumi's jaw dropped. Indeed, she did not get it.
"Well… then maybe it'll be better if it stays our little secret. You two need some more time," she concluded.
Aelita's face relaxed; she seemed content with that conclusion. The girls then walked toward the gang's usual spot, a bench in the corner of the yard. They spotted their boyfriends with Sissi, Odd and William standing next to them.
"Milly and Tamiya are gonna pester us for a scoop. I know it," Odd said when the girls approached their friends.
"The whole school is in an uproar. So many people thanking us and saying "we believe in you"and all… it's pretty awesome," William said, smiling.
"And you guys feared the world would hate you," Sissi said.
"I guess this time we were wrong." Jeremy admitted. "What's up, Aelita?" he asked her when she suddenly glued herself to his arm.
"I missed you," she whispered.
"But… we were apart for like five minutes…" surprised Jeremy said. He sighed, slightly confused by this sudden display of affection.
Odd was about to make a comment when he noticed Jim. He was making a b-line straight for the kids.
"Something was up with you kids... I knew it!" Jim said enthusiastically.
"Of course you did. You helped us out a lot." Aelita said.
"If it wasn't for you being such a good teacher and role model, we wouldn't have made it this far." Yumi said.
"I am… a role model?" Jim asked.
"Of course. You're as much our hero as we are yours." William said.
"Eh, that's… very kind of you. You kids are all right by me," Jim said as he chuckled. "If you ever need anything, just let me know."
Sissi smiled at him. "Thanks, Jim."
"Ah, you kids remind me of another group of people I used to work with. They save..." Jim said until he stopped.
"What's wrong? Rather not talk about it?" Ulrich asked.
Jim's face saddened. "Eh, no... Can't."
"What a shame. Honestly though, I would like to hear some of your stories. Have you ever considered writing an autobiography?" Aelita asked.
"Hey... hey, yeah, I should. I can even see the title now. THE MAN OF THE WORLD!" Jim said in excitement. "You know what, I'm gonna get started right away. Thanks! See you kids around!" Jim said as he turned and headed towards the building.
"I can already see it on Oprah's book club list." Odd joked.
Ulrich got up and walked over to the vending machine. Yumi followed him. Ulrich slid a couple of Euros in and bought a few bottles of water for him and Yumi. As soon as he popped the top off, he heard a familiar voice that made his spine crawl.
"You think you're a super hero now, huh?" Tanell asked as she popped around the corner.
"What's it to you?" Ulrich asked.
"I think it's pretty brave of you and all. If only you had a beautiful woman to save," Tanell said, obviously mocking Yumi, who tried to ignore the insult.
Ulrich noticed someone was missing. "Where are Nicholas and Herve?"
"Oh, I let those bags go. I got what I wanted. Complete humiliation off Sissi Delmas." Tanell said. "Room on my shoulder for a new one, if you want…" She lowered her voice in an attempt to sound more seductive.
"If you haven't noticed, I'm already taken," Ulrich said in a cold tone.
"By who? That nasty Korean girl?"
"Oh, when will you learn Geography and stop confusing Korea and Japan?" Yumi retorted.
Their talk gathered the attention of the entire yard.
"Where's your passport?" Tanell asked.
"Oh, shut up or I swear I will-" Yumi gritted her teeth, but Tanell cut her off.
"Do what? This?" Tanell suddenly leaned forward and kissed Ulrich on the lips.
As she did, Ulrich pushed her off him and whipped his lips.
"Ugh! Get a clue! I'm not dating you!" Ulrich shouted, disgusted.
"Oh, you will…"
"Hey, one sec. Where did you learn to kiss?" Yumi asked.
"What does it matter to you?" Tanell hissed though her teeth.
"Because this is how you kiss."
Yumi walked over and kissed Ulrich square on the lips. She groaned a little as Ulrich's warm lips felt like fruit on hers. They both made out right in front of Tanell, who stood there, shocked at the sight in front of her.
After a few moments Yumi released her lip hold. Ulrich's eyes slowly opened. He turned to Tanell, whose face was red with anger.
"Now that's how you kiss." Yumi said.
Tanell flounced madly. "No one embarrasses me and gets away with it!"
Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm. She turned around only to face Miss Delmas. She did just in time for Sissi to slap her across the face. One could swear it echoed through the grounds.
"That's for Herve and Nicholas!" Sissi growled.
She then pulled her hand back again and slugged Tanell in the eye, knocking the girl to the ground.
"And that's for me and my friends!" she shouted. "Stay away from us, you creepy stalker!"
Tanell quickly stood up and ran away, sobbing. Sissi slowly turned to see a lot of the kids on the school grounds clapping and cheering.
"It's about time someone did that!" Taelia shouted.
"Now that's a scoop! Super hero on and off school grounds." excited Milly said as Tamiya took a picture of Sissi, who still panted in anger.
As the group with exception of William and Yumi was on their way to Professor Hertz's class, they exchanged surprised looks.
"I can't believe she did that! Was that the Sissi Delmas we knew for so long?" Aelita asked, shocked after witnessing Sissi's outburst.
The girl in question was not there; she ran to grab something out of her room and would join them before class.
"Well we always knew she was a good person. Maybe this is just her way of showing it?" Ulrich asked as they approached the classroom.
"Mrs. Stones and Mr. Belpois, may I see you and your friends real quick?"
Suddenly, a voice called out from behind them.
The group turned to see Principal Delmas. They wondered what brought Sissi's father to them. Was it the incident with Sissi and Tanell? Or maybe the fact they were skipping class and failing in their grades to save the world? Either way, the sight of the principal approaching them mostly meant trouble, so all four teens swallowed large lumps in their throats and felt their stomachs knot up.
Principal Delmas stared straight at Aelita. His expression was surprisingly a friendly, almost admiring one.
"I'd like to thank you for protecting my daughter during all that."
"You don't need to thank us, sir. We're sorry that we put her in such danger." Odd said in his defense.
"It's alright. She wasn't harmed… thanks to you. Will she be joining you as a hero?"
"Um, to be honest we're not too keen on it. She's welcome as an aid, but being a warrior would be too risky," Ulrich said.
"I'm glad to hear that." Delmas said as he smiled at the teens, who smiled back.
"Good day, Mr. Della Robbia, Mr. Stern." Principal Delmas said as he walked up to Jeremy and Aelita.
"May I have a word with you, Mr. Belpois? And… Miss Schaeffer?"
Aelita's eyes widened as Delmas called her by her real name.
"Sir? What did you say?" Jeremy asked, surprised.
Jean-Pierre lowered his voice. "We have a lot to talk about. I have information that will serve you all. Plus I believe Frank Morse gave you a certain flash drive… But for now I suggest that you hurry off to class and take a few days off from any comic book hero business."
He was about to walk off, but suddenly came to a stop.
"I always wondered where Franz... I mean Waldo ran off to. And where he put the project that the two of us worked on," he whispered, loud enough for the whole group to hear. Then, he walked down the corridor. The four friends stared at him in disbelief.
"Does that mean he was my father's assistant here in France that Frank mentioned?" Aelita asked.
Later that day at the Hermitage.
The sun began to set off in the distance when the gang gathered around the porch of the old house. They sat on the old wooden steps and enjoyed the beautiful spring landscape, revealed by the final rays of the Sun. Soon it would be summer and the gang would take a long break from school. Ulrich already decided to stay with Yumi for a few weeks in case Xervix attacked. Also, he wanted to spend some more time with his girlfriend.
Then, a familiar black Mustang pulled up to the sidewalk next to the Hermitage. The doors swung open and Travis, George and Jessica stepped out. The men took a few lawn chairs and a cooler out of the trunk.
As the agents were going to act as guards and help to the gang throughout the upcoming months, they gave up on their usual formal suits and were wearing civilian clothing. George was wearing a red Hawaiian like shirt with pineapples all on the sides. He also wore a pair of khaki shorts and flip flops. Jessica wore a white tank top and matching skirt. She carried a white bag with her. Travis wore a black Marvel Avengers movie shirt with a pair of jeans. He removed the black sunglasses from around his face and smiled at the kids on the porch.
"Hello, my heroes. How has it been?" George asked as he walked up and high fived William.
"Pretty good. Our parents took it all better then we thought. My mother still has issues, though." Jeremy said.
"She will get used to it." Travis said as Aelita gave him a friendly hug. Travis glanced down to see Aelita wearing her mother's necklace, together with the small fragment of the System they found in the computer.
"Well, our team is almost complete… Hang on." Jeremy pulled out his cell phone and hit the app called Lyoko Speak.
A picture of Mister Puck plopped up on the screen as George and Ulrich passed out the sodas in the cooler.
"Hi guys." Puck chirped. George and Ulrich turned to look at the small screen and waved hi at the AI.
"Wonder how long it will be till we get our own toy line? Or TV show? Or a movie!" Odd asked in excitement.
Jessica chuckled. "Who knows? You are pretty popular in the US."
"I can already think of a name already. The Adventures of the Amazing, Incredible... Fantastic… Odd Della Robbia!"
Yumi, Ulrich, Sissi, William and George all slapped their foreheads at the same time.
"Looks like George is already fitting right in." Jeremy said as Aelita cracked a grin.
"Hey, don't forget. We're in this story as much as you." Ulrich reminded.
"How about… Garage Kids?" Sissi proposed.
Odd looked at his crush. He changed his mind in an instant. "Hmm, I like that much better! It sounds so…dark. And kinda epic, too."
"I thought that was the name you guys called your group?" Jessica asked.
"Maybe...It could go either way." Odd added.
Travis walked up to Jeremy and took a look at Puck.
"Looks like your stuck with us buddy."
"Great..Another day ruined...Maybe multiple days." Puck joked.
"When are your parents supposed to arrive?"
"In half an hour. I think it's a good idea that you meet them if you guys are gonna be working for us." Jeremy said.
"Hey, everyone! How about a toast?" George asked.
The rest of the group nodded as they gathered around and held their soda cans up.
"To Aelita finding redemption... And a boyfriend, as I was told." George said, making Aelita and Jeremy smile and blush. "And to true heroes... And to the hope for a better future."
"I'll drink to that gladly." Jessica said.
The group clanged their cans together and took a long swig from it.
On the cell phone Puck watched in disgust. "YUCK! Human food."
The whole group laughed.
Then George grabbed the small grill from the trunk of the Mustang and started to light it. Meanwhile, Jessica was helping prepare the hot dogs and burgers for the grill.
Puck played a variety of music through the speaker of the phone and enjoyed the sight of his friends having fun. It almost made him yearn to step foot on the real world.
Travis and the kids were playing volleyball with a net and ball that Odd just so happened to pick up at yet another yard sale.
Odd jumped up and spiked the ball hard. Travis hit the ball back, flinging it right back into Odd's arms, causing him to drop it and score a point.
"Lucky shot... Won't happen again." Odd said.
"What happened to those cat like reflexes?" Travis joked.
"Don't tempt me to go purple on you!" Odd joked back.
Jeremy walked over to the cooler to grab a drink. He opened the lid till he realized the door to the Hermitage was wide open. He walked inside and heard a bit of movement upstairs. Jeremy slowly climbed the stairs and peeked into the doorway of a small bedroom. Inside he saw Aelita, who was holding her necklace and looking out the window at the others in the garden.
"Excuse me, miss. I'm looking for a pink haired beauty. Have you seen her?" Jeremy asked as he walked in.
Aelita snorted as she lowered her head and shook it. "Tell me, you got that from Odd?"
Jeremy walked up next to her. "Yeah. I'm not good with words," he admitted.
He wrapped his arm around Aelita's shoulder. "You're worried, aren't you?"
Aelita nodded. "What's going to happen to me now? What if Mal-Tech or Xervix comes for me again?"
Jeremy sighed. The same thoughts were occupying him ever since they came to France. While Xervix and Aether were locked up in the supercomputer and posed a minor threat now, he still had his doubts. And Mal-Tech… now that the existence of their group was revealed to the whole world and they were all over the news, he was sure Mal-Tech was going to go after them. It was only a question of time. The media hubbub would eventually fade and they would strike again.
He of course was not going to share his doubts with Aelita.
"If anyone comes for you, we will stop them. We will fight back, like always."
He tried to reassure Aelita - and himself as well - that with the American agents on their side they were not so defenseless.
"What about my mother? I miss her. And now that I know she's alive… I want to find her," Aelita said with determination.
"I will find your mother and you will see her again face to face. God be my witness," Jeremy said, looking Aelita straight in the eye.
A small tear rolled down Aelita's face as what Jeremy said touched her down to her very soul.
Jeremy placed his palm at the side of Aelita's small fragile face. She truly did look like a angel. He slowly pulled her in for a hug. He tucked his head on her shoulder as she did the same.
"Even if I say... It'll be alright..." Jeremy began to sing.
"Still I hear you say you want to end your life." Aelita sang back quietly.
"Now and again we try..."
"To just stay alive…"
"Maybe we'll turn it around cause it's not too late… It's never too late…" they both sang at the same time.
Aelita pulled back and looked up towards Jeremy. The song reassured her of her bond with him. She could feel The System's imprint on him as well. The crystal shard of The System that she wore on her chest was warm and pulsated in the rhythm of their heartbeats. She still did not fully understand the nature of their connection. Their relationship had a long way before it, not just in that mystical aspect.
However, for the moment being she knew singing their song had another effect. It felt as if the energy of The System that was locked inside her awoke again and gave her courage and confidence she lacked. Her many fears faded as she stood there, clung to Jeremy's chest. She felt stronger, more like her Avatar side that showed in Las Vegas.
Bringing Mal-Tech to justice and freeing her mother appeared within her reach.
Indeed, The New Dawn was upon them.
Credits
Written by
Optimus304
(Tyler Dewitt)
Produced by
Tyler Dewitt
SaliorSedna11
(Rebecca Engels)
Beta Readers
SaliorSedna11
Son-Neko
Memoire-Blanche
Illustrators
SNAKE ALIEN
DEMONGIRL99
CODELYOKOFAN92
A QUEEN OF FAIRIES
Based Upon
Code Lyoko
Owned By
Moonscoop
Cast of Characters Sharon Mann
As
Aelita Schaeffer/ Jeremy Belpois
Matthew Geczy
As
Odd Della Robbia
Mirabelle Kirkland
As
Yumi Ishiyama
Barbra Weber Scaff
As
Ulrich Stern
David Gasman
As
William Dunbar
Jody Forrest
As
Sissi Delmas
Paul Bandey
As
Franz Hopper
Aaron Eckhart
As
Travis Dalesman
Eric Bana
As
George Knight
Kirsten Dunst
As
Jessica Hillsabeck
Jack Nicholson
As
Frank Morse
Johnny Yong Bosch
As
Mister Puck
Tara Strong
As
Antea Schaeffer
Ian McShane
As
Xervix
Steven Blum
As
Aether
Micheal Clark Duncan
As
Atlas
Kimberly Brooks
As
Chaos
Arleen Sorkin
As
Tanell Lewis
Special thanks to:
memoire-blanche
Son-Neko
SnakeAlien
Demongirl99
DeviantART
LyokoFreak
Josh Wheadon
Marvel Comics
DC Comics
Warner Brothers Films
Christopher Nolan
Xbox
Nintendo
5-Links
Tech-links (RIP)
Steven Spielberg
Sony
HP Pavilion
Wikipedia
LyokoPedia
Comedy Central
Cartoon Network
The Hub
Rooster Teeth
Marlboro cigarettes
Mountain dew
And
A special big thanks to all the followers and supporters of this story and those who helped in any shape and form in making this (hopefully) the story the fan base deserves. Sorry for such a long wait. It won't happen again.
This is a proposed season 5/ movie idea.
This fan fiction is meant to hopefully help people who work on the show or will one day work with it to help make this show a true force to be reckoned with. To be as large a show as Star Trek, Transformers and Star Wars. I Mmake no money or profit off this work. Aelita, William, Jeremy, Sissi, Xana, Franz, Antea, Ulrich, Yumi, and Odd are owned by Moonscoop.
All others and the scenario are owned by me.
The End
Of
Code Lyoko: The New Dawn
The Gang Will Return
In
A proposed Season 6
CODE LYOKO: THE WORLD WITHOUT FEAR
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"Yes sir... The situation went according to plan."
"The Prototype has worked, according to the programming we installed on it."
"Now that the children's existence has been revealed, it's only a matter of time till the world turns on them."
"The second plan is underway."
"NASA has also decided to go to the United Nations to begin work on the Icarus Platform... Since the last asteroid slid past Earth... It will be the perfect bait for them."
"Even if the U.S. Government tried to continue with their investigation, they will find Mal-Tech is nothing more than a front."
"Yes sir. The Human Advancement project is on schedule... Soon all will be right with the world. And we will be the masters of both heaven and hell."
"No sir… The former Avatar has no idea about her daughter's progression."
"The Earth Defense force is not only aware of the child's existence... but also our existence and plans."
"Yes sir. Razor is preparing to deal with the monster we mentioned. It's been a thorn in our side for too long. It's only a matter of time till it comes to stop us."
"We have taken the Mayan prophecy from the records... No one will know of the future events that will transpire, as the ancient civilization has supposedly prophesized."
"Area 51 is currently being rebuilt...We have also located Area 52."
"The other four Supercomputers has been located. And the people who not only run them... But the ones who use them."
"I believe that scenario would be a great idea... turning our enemies against each other..."
"The core is finished."
"Very well. I will continue to run the scenario as you have requested... good night, Mr. President."
After 3 long years. its finally finished.
New Dawn has been a tough challange for me. trying to come up with New Ideas and new ways of expressing the scenario that has not been done before. Its been a long and grueling struggle but its finally finished.
Make sure you read past the credits.
I wanna thank everyone for reading this and commenting and all the fans out thier who have enjoyed every second of this story.
If thier was ever a part where you where hooked. or you where caught up in the moment of the story, then i have done my job.
this draws a close to the first chapter of a trilogy. next comes World Without Fear..
And things will get dark for the gang.
Until i announce a release date please stay tuned.
once again...Thank you.
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