Now for another chapter of Post Lyoko, because I like torturing you guys with my cliffhangers. Also, instead of just focusing on Ulrich and Yumi, I'm going to be focusing on everyone else as well, just to add some explanation to their back stories.

(Della Robbia Residence. July 19th, 2016).

Odd was sitting in his room practicing his guitar while longing for the old days. His band, ODR, had broken up years ago after only recording one hit. Brynja pursued a solo career with Thomas Jolivet directing her music videos, which eventually led to them dating. A year later, they split up and Thomas founded an animation company that only produced one good show. Odd and Sissi got married and had 2 children, a pair of fraternal twins. They were both named Sam. Odd liked it because it reminded him of his old girlfriend and Sissi liked it because she only had to remember one name. His reminiscence was interrupted however when…

"Odd!" Sissi yelled holding their 2-month old male child, Samuel. "I put Sammy to bed, you watch over this one!"

"But Sissi, I…"

"No 'buts'! I need 'me time'! He likes you better, anyways!" Sissi said slamming the door and heading out. Odd just picked up his child and talked to him.

"Your mommy's a real loudmouth, isn't she?" Odd said.

"I heard that!" Sissi yelled from across the hall.

"Some days, I wonder why I married her." Odd said jokingly. "But hey, at least she didn't frame me for stealing and lie to me just to get closer to me, right?" As he held his son close, he started improvising and humming a new tune; he then wrote it down and proceeded to think of a new one. By the end of the day, he had written enough songs to make a solo album.

When the kids were old enough, he started touring again and bringing them with him. After all, it was Sam that inspired him to go back. As the two got older, Samantha, or Sammy as she liked to be called, who had blonde hair at birth, colored it black in honor of her mother, and Sam, whose hair was black like his mother, not only bleached it and dyed it blonde with streaks of purple, but also added a faux-hawk/rattail combo. Sissi didn't approve, but Odd convinced her to let her son express himself. For the most part, they got along fine. However, tragedy befell the family.

On October 9th, 2029, Odd was beginning a reunion tour with his former band members. His first gig would be in Italy, his home country. At the house they rented, Odd was out in the backyard playing soccer with Sam; after a while, he decided to head in.

"Come on, Dad." Sam said. "Just one more game. Please?"

"Well, alright." Odd said as he kicked the ball to him. A few minutes later, a policeman, who was on a beat, noticed him and came up to him.

"Hey." He said. "You're Odd Della Robbia, aren't you?"

"The one and only." Odd said. "Can I help you?"

"Well, I was just wondering if I could get your autograph."

"Sure, anything for a fan." Odd said pulling out a pen. "So who am I making this out to?"

Just then, a man who was highly intoxicated ran down the street firing a hand gun.

"Hey you!" The policeman said. "Get over here!"

"Oh yeah?" The man said with a slurred voice. "Come over here and take it!"

"Sam! Get down!" Odd said. The man then reloaded his gun and started firing again.

"If you don't stop, I'll be forced to open fire!" The policeman said.

"Sam! I said get…" But stopped when he felt a sharp pain on the back of his head; the bullet that was meant for the policeman instead hit Odd. Odd then fell down as he bled on the grass.

"Dad, no!" Sam shouted as he ran up to him. Trying his best to keep him up, it was of no avail. Odd Della Robbia was dead.

"What's going on here?" Sissi said as she and Sammy walked outside; she then noticed Odd. "Oh my God!"

"Is he okay?" Sammy asked. Sam just shook his head; Sammy then started crying. Sam just went over to her and wrapped his arms around her, both crying in each others shoulders.

"Sam, I…" Sissi said as she went up to him.

"Get away from me!" Sam said. Sissi just backed away as the kids continued mourning.

(The Hermitage. May 18th, 2015).

Aelita and Jeremie were in the living room. Aelita was expecting her first child in one month and they already began talking.

"What name do you think our child should have?" Aelita asked.

"We could go by my family's tradition and name him/her after one of our older family members." Jeremie said. "How about if it's a boy, we name him after your father. If it's a girl, my mother."

"You want our child to be named either Waldo or Beatrice?" Aelita asked.

"Well, okay." Jeremie said. "My father if it's a boy and your mother if it's a girl; so either Michael or Antea. Does that work?"

"That works just fine." Aelita said.

Around a month later, Aelita had given birth to her child, a beautiful girl. Just as they agreed upon, they named her Antea after her maternal grandmother. When they got home, Aelita noticed her old childhood doll, Mister Puck, sitting in the corner. She picked up the doll and placed it in the crib next to her infant child, knowing that Antea would love it just as she did.

(Stern Residence. May 24th, 2015).

A little more than a year after his first child was born, Ulrich Stern had begun writing a book about him and his friends' adventures in Lyoko, albeit in the form of a fiction novel titled 'Lyoko: A World Without Danger'. Within months, he finished and sent it to be published in a newspaper. He thought if he published it, he would get enough money to accomplish his and Yumi's dream: To open their own Pencak Silat dojo.

At the newspaper company, William Dunbar, who was working as an editor, was in charge of printing the story. When he took a glance at the manuscript, he just put it to the side and said that he refused to print it. However, months later, a book titled 'Lyoko: A World Without Danger' was released in bookstores all over France with William's name instead of Ulrich's. The book was an instant success, having sold million of copies worldwide in under a year. William then started his own publishing company, Dunbar Publishers, and was making even more money.

Ulrich was furious, and because he had no money and no proof, he couldn't hire a lawyer and sue him. And Ulrich, who had recently been laid off in an unrelated manner, had no choice but to work at the bookstore at Dunbar Publishers watching every copy of his book sell while he got almost nothing for it. However, with the birth of Calvin, and the birth of his daughter Ami 2 years later on February 12th 2018, he eventually didn't think much about it. He loved his family and he enjoyed every moment with them.

Ulrich could remember one Christmas Day with his family that really stuck out to him. On Christmas Day in 2021, Rumiko, Calvin, and Ami were already downstairs opening presents. After Calvin had finished opening one present, Ulrich went up to him.

"Hey, Cal. Open that one in the corner." He said pointing to a certain present. "It's from your Mom and me."

"Okay." Calvin said as he pulled out the brightly wrapped gift and tore off all the wrapping paper; he opened the box inside and his eyes widened.

"Oh my God, It's a stuffed wolf!" He said pulling out a small, grey wolf from inside.

"We noticed it the other day and we knew how much you love wolves so we got this for you." Yumi said. "Do you like it?"

"I love it, thanks!" Calvin said hugging his new gift he then looked at it as if he were talking to it. "I'm gonna call you 'Lupus'." (A/N: Latin for 'wolf', not the disease). He then ran upstairs, not bothering with his other gifts.

Thus concludes the 'Post Lyoko' side story. After this will be a wrap-up of The Stern Chronicles and finally back to the original story. Carthage Revealed won't be finished until the near end. I know I didn't add Dennis's story, but that's because I already have plans to make that a separate story. I know Antea's was short, but there wasn't a lot to tell with this one. Also, I know the story with Lupus was kinda pointless and just thrown together, but I plan on mentioning it in one of my future stories and I had to create some exposition.

On a final note, I will not be updating next week. This will be because of me focusing on writing my holiday story 'It's A Lyoko Life.' (If you can think of a better title, please let me know). So bear with me.

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