Xana and Riya, The Hunt for Mizu
Chapter 7
Inside Xana's head a timer began ticking down; the amount of time before a large amount of energy would have to be put into the machine or Lyoko would make earth shatter, he had several plans but none seemed good as each would mean sacrificing things, something that Xana had felt there been to much of.
Riya was only a few steps behind Xana moving the same way as he was and at the same time, she was amazed that Xana knew where to head to as he shouldn't of known where things were but she guessed he'd studied the area. Riya kept her mind focused she knew where her mother would be it didn't seem difficult to work out, she'd be right near Mizu.
Emily felt alone as she reached the Desert sector; she hadn't really thought about it when they all split up but she realised that this was similar to what had happened last time, their forces separated then all coming together to the final attack which lead to more than enough problems; but she was assured that the new team was enough to help them.
Odd was following the pink trail that was winding its way around multiple parts of buildings, trees and many other things; if Odd had been paying attention he would of known where he was heading but he was focused on the idea of finding Aelita quickly so that Mizu would have no hold over them. As he saw the trail grow in size and brightness, he knew he was closer, breaking into a run he knew he'd find her soon.
Within the mountain sector Grace and Yumi moved carefully not knowing what was about to attack them or if anything was there had been no reports from any one that there were enemies but she knew how Mizu worked and it seemed a good idea to make sure no one would get hurt.
Ulrich and John scouted over the Forest sector quickly making sure no one was around and reported it to Grace, as they began to leave a sword flew over their heads breaking trees down: then returning to the hand that threw it. John recognized the sword ages before seeing the owner. The newly reformed Nerst; which lead John to say "great I get to kill you again".
Within the other sectors monsters and the other captains appeared; Miyu attacked Yumi and Grace almost knocking them of their platform, Dai attacked Emily in the Desert sector appearing from beneath the sand. Andy within the Ice sector saw a Kolossus appear which made him smile as it meant he go to really get back at Mizu and as Xana and Riya arrived in the first room of sector five Ila appeared.
Each of the captains looked renewed showing they had new power and abilities, the older team members were annoyed as they recognised the obvious rip off of their own costumes and powers.
As the teams prepared to face their enemies Odd had reached the room where the pink trail had lead him, inside an old room which he barely recognised there was a small pink glowing orb; which made him smile.
Emily whipped her arm forward striking at the various sand forms of Dai who kept popping out and trying to hit Emily from all directions; she was used to fighting several opponents at once and was able to keep up with every trick Dai could throw at her.
"you know it's no fun when the enemy is this good already, there's no challenge" Dai's voice rang out leaving Emily unsure where he was "but what if we see how good you are at close range compared to long" Dai added suddenly appearing behind Emily who quickly ducked and flipped away.
In the mountain sector Yumi had already begun her fight with Miyu; she'd told Grace to stay back since she wanted to deal with the clone that Mizu had made. Trying to keep up with Miyu was the problem; she seemed to know where Yumi was going to go and what she would do before she had even thought about it. Yumi questioned asking Grace for help but her pride was quite strong and she was sure she could do it, an image popped into Yumi's head it was the one of her just before the incident years ago saying and thinking the exact same thing; with Yumi's concentration gone for only a few seconds Miyu quickly attacked her kicking her into a wall luckily Yumi regained her senses before Miyu could strike the final blow.
Yumi dropped back to where Grace was standing, already worn out from fighting Yumi dropped to one knee hoping to regain some strength, "get some energy; I'll take round 2" Grace said spreading her wings fully and taking off toward Miyu who was sitting far off watching the both of them.
In the Ice sector the battle between Andy and the Kolossus raged on with large amounts of the surrounding area being destroyed as Andy fought in a gaint Ice based replica of the Kolossus which seemed to of gotten enraged as it saw it's self being mimicked, the battle seemed quite easy for Andy as he was quicker and able to think up counter attacks to anything it could throw at him.
After knocking the Kolossus around for quite some time Andy finished it off and watched it fall to the ground; making sure that it would not get up Andy shrank down to his normal form and prepared to leave when a large white ball flew over head and placed its self into the Kolossus's chest, Andy watched in fear as the creature shrank to a size similar to his own and began to stand up with renewed energy; we barely any energy left Andy thought his fight was soon to be over.
Ulrich and John's fight against Nerst was going badly not only had Nerst been given more strength and speed but he had made two extra versions of him self though Ulrich had combated that by doing the same which still meant that they were one up but even double teaming the original Nerst did nothing he was still able to block any attack even when John's power began to gather and he became quicker Nerst matched it perfectly.
"last time you had much more power so why are you two weaklings so bad at this" Nerst mocked
It was true that Ulrich and John could feel that they were weaker, Lyoko had mixed with the real world and they were subject to their own bodies instead of in Lyoko where they were stronger and able to put up with the damage they might suffer, while people like Nerst had no limits they could keep fighting for ages and never be tired.
Ulrich knew that everyone would need more time before they were at their strongest to deal with anything that Mizu threw at them as did John, realising this Ulrich began to attack and having told John to hold back he was sure that he could buy enough time.
Inside Sector five which had taken over the area of what was once Kadic Academy Riya and Xana were still facing down Ila; she hadn't moved though she had blocked the way of both of them and seemed determined not to fight them but just keep them here.
"you know it's wonderful to see you again" Ila said not looking directly at Riya but instead looking down with her eyes closed and two swords directly in front of her.
"shame I can't say the same about you" Riya added gripping her swords tighter ready to strike
"I felt I should tell you something that Mizu wouldn't of wanted you to know; but it wouldn't matter anyway now that you're here" Ila said looking up and smiling almost innocently, "I'll tell you if you smile" Ila added.
Riya did smile but it wasn't one you would want to see, it was almost crazed Riya wanted to kill Mizu badly and it was beginning to show.
"wonderful, see how happy she looks now" Ila said towards Xana who had backed away a few steps when he saw Riya's face; "now the secret is, that Aelita isn't here and you coming here is a waste of time" Ila said laughing and standing up as Riya began to lose the crazed look and look for an exit to go and locate her mother.
"but you see this information is now useless to you as your about to die in a few seconds" Ila said quickly running forward only to be blocked by Xana who had moved in front of Riya due to her being distracted by the sudden news of her mother.
Xana shoved Ila back; she flipped gracefully landing back at exactly the same spot and then proceeded to rush Riya again from different sides but Xana was able to block her each time.
Riya was distracted by the news and continued to look for an escape but the Sector's continuous switching had meant she didn't know the way out; realising that her only way out was to destroy Ila she drew her swords and prepared her assault.
An few moments after Mizu's plan was activated Aelita was freed from the digital prison and was able to escape though she was unsure where to go as she watched the real world and Lyoko combine, she had shut her eyes and kept running feeling a strong force pulling her in one direction.
It didn't take her long to reach the safety and solitude of her old house and to find what was drawing her there; inside the house in her room she found a small purple orb that was glowing softly and seemed to be losing power; with a flash of light Aelita's father stood in front of her, no older than she had last seen him.
Aelita ran up and hugged her father; who in turn hugged her back.
"there isn't much time" Franz said "you're going to have to stop what is happening and I'm sorry I cannot be there to help" with those words Aelita looked at her father and saw that he was no more than a recording "I have placed a small amount of my energy here to be able to guide you in this terrible time as a back up against any one trying to breach and combine Lyoko with the real world"
"how do I stop it then" Aelita asked tears welling up as she saw the last parts of her father flicker slowly losing power every second.
"everyone who was in Lyoko to begin with must sacrifice their powers whether willingly or unwillingly; it's the only way to reverse the program and put Lyoko back to normal, I would pray that you are safe now and that this won't mean your death, but I am sure of this as I have seen my granddaughter if only once and she is stronger than anyone would have expected; I'm sorry my mistake has put a strain on everything in your life" Franz flickered again for longer before returning to normal.
Aelita was crying more than ever as her father consoled her he whispered one last thing which confirmed a fear she had though about for so long.
As Odd stood in the room with the two orbs he watched as the purple one flicked and faded away and the pink one expanded until Aelita was there in the middle of the room still crying and as she saw Odd she smiled as he took the place of her father holding her until she stopped crying.
"we need to leave now" Odd said quietly
"I know and I will end this once and for all" Aelita said as she moved her hand to Odd's chest and blasted through it making him disappear.
As Aelita left the words of her father rang in her ears 'willingly or unwillingly'; all of them would leave.
Aaaannnddd done, took a while again but I am hoping to finish this before the end of the year so I can finally work on other things and put this behind me
See you next time for Countdown Pt 2
