Disclaimer: I own nothing, though if I did, there would be several more seasons of Code Lyoko.
A/N: I have been super busy lately, yet I still manage to write, even if it's a little every night. It's always when I am swamped at work when I just want to stop everything I am doing to just write away. Well I hope you all are enjoying the story so far! To the guest reviewer who asked if Sam was going to Lyoko, I have not fully decided yet. Though if she does it wouldn't be for a few chapters. You'll have to continue reading to find out! (:
Happy reading! xoxo
Confusion
Chapter 6: Brainwashed
It was now July, it has now been six months since the group had started fighting X.A.N.A again. Currently all the teens but Aelita had finished their mid day classes and were heading to the cafeteria for lunch. Aelita had left her last class early to get something from her dorm room and headed to the cafeteria to get a table for the group.
"Ugh... spaghetti and meatballs again.", said Ulrich pushing his food around on his plate.
"Yum! Spaghetti and meatballs, my favorite!", yelled Odd before gulping down his entire plate. "Here, you and your six stomachs can have my plate then.", said Ulrich shoving his food towards Odd.
Yumi looked over to Ulrich and offered to share her fruit with Ulrich, which he gladly accepted.
The group had eventually gotten carried away with individual conversations such as, Sam and Yumi talking about the Subdigitals, Odd and Ulrich talking about the latest sports game, and Aelita and Jeremie talking about the most updated computer programs.
Towards the other side of the cafeteria the teens heard a scream, they looked over and saw Sissi, the principals daughter had fallen out of her chair. Some students went over to see what had happened, while most of them began to laugh and snicker. Odd immediately piped up.
"It's okay! She only saw her reflection in her mirror, I'm surprised it didn't scare her sooner!"
Odd sat back down and started laughing harder with the rest of the teens. "Very funny Od-", Sissi had been cut off mid sentence and grew quiet. Her face showed a blank expression. "Uh? Earth to Sissi? Hello?", said Yumi waving her hand in front of the principals daughter's face.
Sissi immediately turned around and began to walk out of the cafeteria, but brushed her hand over two students before doing so. "Well that was strange, do you think maybe she had gotten sick?", said Sam. "I don't know", said Aelita looking towards Jeremie, "But I would like to find out what exactly made her scream.
Then all of a sudden the two students Sissi had brushed her hand over began to act strangely they immediately started to infect other students. The group of confused students immediately headed straight towards the heroes.
The Lyoko warriors looked towards each other and took off running for the nearest exist. Aelita had tried to make it through the corridor when suddenly Sissi had grabbed her. The group stopped in their tracks to turn back around and get Aelita, but it was too late.
Suddenly Jeremie's computer started to go off from within his backpack. The teens looked at each other and knew that all of the weird things happening at Kadic were all because of one reason, X.A.N.A. They took off running to find a place to hide until they could come up with a plan.
When they looked back while running they saw Aelita looking at the group of confused Kadic students, she had her hands to her sides when she yelled out "Energy field!". Yumi looked to Jeremie, "What the... doesn't she realize she isn't on Lyoko?", she panted.
"I think that's X.A.N.A's trap, X.A.N.A's plan must be to brainwash the students into trying to catch us and brainwash us too. The only difference seems to be is when one of you are brainwashed, you think you are on Lyoko.", said Jeremie trying to analyze the situation and come up with the best explanation.
The students found it best to hide out in the forest.
"Well what are we going to do Einstein? We can't outrun the mindless zombies and get Aelita to the factory. Earth to Jeremie, Aelita is the only one who can deactivate the tower and currently she thinks she's on Lyoko.", said Odd pointing out the obvious.
"That's it! Odd you're a genius!", Jeremie jumped up and hugged Odd. "I-uh- I am?, I mean, of course I am!", said Odd with a large grin. Odd then leaned over to Yumi, "What exactly did I say that made me a genius?"
Jeremie gathered the group around, "Okay, so if Aelita believes she is on Lyoko then we need to get her to the "tower" so that she can "deactivate" it." "Yeah but Jeremie how exactly do we get her from Kadic to the factory?", questioned Sam.
Yumi's expression on her face changed in an instant, "Guys! Aelita thinks she's on Lyoko right? So, if she sees Ulrich, Odd, and I, she will come with us because she is used to seeing us on Lyoko!"
The group immediately devised a plan, Jeremie didn't want all three of them to go get Aelita though. Odd volunteered to head to Lyoko and clear the way for her when Aelita arrived. Sam found it a little safer to stick with Jeremie and Odd and let Ulrich and Yumi go to get Aelita.
Yumi and Ulrich finally caught up to Aelita and just as Jeremie and Yumi thought, when she saw Ulrich and Yumi she followed them as they played into the fantasy. Ulrich pretended to take out "monsters" with his katanas, and Yumi pretended to use her tessen fans.
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Odd had his work cut out for him on Lyoko, as soon as Jeremie virtualized him there were four bloks, three kankrelats, and two tarantulas waiting for him.
"Laser Arrows!", yelled Odd pulling back on his cat like paws releasing several arrows at once. The purple suited cat boy landed on all fours and watched as he saw two bloks explode. "Haha! Yeah!", Odd had been too distracted with gloating to notice a stray kankrelat.
"Huh? Oww!", Odd had been hit in the knee.
"That was twenty life points Odd, come on focus!", said Jeremie throughout Odd's ears, clearly irritated.
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"I am so glad you guys came, I don't think I would have been able to take out all of X.A.N.A's creatures by myself.", said Aelita. "Oh uh yeah, no problem Princess. We just need to get to the fac- I mean uh tower.", said Ulrich stumbling over his words.
Yumi shot him a look that read "don't blow it."
The teens finally reached the factory and took the ropes down to the level with the lift. They looked up to Aelita who was still at the upper level. They told her to jump, and she did a flip in the air and landed elegantly.
Yumi looked at the lift and then looked at Aelita. "Sorry to do this to you Aelita", she pushed her friend into the lift and closed the door. As the elevator lowered Yumi could hear Aelita yelling for her.
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Sam had been waiting in the scanner room for Aelita, as soon as the lift open Aelita looked at Sam confused. "Sam, Yumi just pushed me and then disappeared out of nowhere, what's going on? And what are you doing on Lyoko and in your earth clothes no less?"
"Oh-uh- Aelita, she was protecting you from the monsters, here is the tower, hurry you need to deactivate it!" Sam stepped out of the way from the scanner and Aelita went running into the hollow cylinder. "Jeremie, now!", yelled Sam.
Jeremie quickly virtualized Aelita onto Lyoko. Aelita had gotten to Lyoko and landed hard on the dusty surface. "Oof"
"Hey Princess, are you okay? Do you know where you are?", questioned Odd. Aelita got up and rubbed her head. "Ugh, I 'm on the dessert sector, but my head is pounding, what happened?"
"Everything is all good Einstein! She's okay!", yelled Odd to the sky.
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Suddenly in the shadows of the factory two large hands grabbed at Ulrich.
"Ulrich no!", yelled Yumi.
It was too late.
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A/N: I kept staring at the word count the entire time during this chapter. I didn't want to go over 1,150... Whoops. I couldn't help it! Though, I found it suiting to leave it at a cliff hanger. I wonder what will happen to Ulrich and the others!
Thanks for reading! xoxo
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