Welcome Home

"WE DID IT!" Kiwi exclaimed, "The Sector's breaking down. I'm starting the programs. You guys get out of there!"

"Don't have to tell us twice," Johnny said as they ran to the Skid. A Kolossus blocked their way, "Not today! I ain't gonna die here!" Johnny shouted as he shot his 'Dead shot' attack at the giant destroying it. They jumped into the Skid and got out just in time.

"WOO-HOO! You made it! And the programs are working smoothly. Come on, everyone. Let's head home," Kiwi said excitedly jumping around landing into Sam's arms.

The whole group was waiting in the Supercomputer room. Ulrich and Sam were down in the scanner room. The elevator opened up. Everyone looked in anticipation. Ulrich smiled. "Everyone, I give you: Xavier," He said producing a blonde headed teenage boy about the same height as Lion in his true form. His clothes were a white lab coat with a blue t-shirt and black slacks. Lion teared up.

"Brother," He whispered as they hugged,"Welcome home. I've missed you so much." Xavier's eyes were watery too. Then they heard the elevator move again.

"Is someone else coming?" Aelita asked. Lion released his brother and smiled at Kiwi, Sissi, and Jeremy. "What's going on?"

"Well, a long time ago, after you guys met XANA, we were wondering what qualities Lyoko could possess. Then when you were nearly de-virtualized forever and Jeremy had to use a hair to re-materialize you, we followed the same program for another person that would be de-virtualized," Lion explained.

"But we would need actual DNA from the real world, which we found by looking into the fabric of clothing for this person. It was then that we, Kiwi, Jeremy, and I worked to make a program that would reconstruct the lost codes and pieces of that said person," Sissi smiled at Aelita's ever widening eyes.

"You mean you-" Then the door to the elevator opened. Sam stepped out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the creator of Lyoko and father of Aelita, Mr. Franz Hopper," Sam introduced as a figure stepped out. There in the green turtle-neck sweater that Aelita remembered he went in, was Franz Hopper in the flesh. Without another moment, he ran up to her and hugged her tightly.

"Aelita," He whispered, "I've missed you so much." He took off his glasses to see the girl he raised. Aelita's eyes were wet with overjoyed tears.

"Is it really you, daddy?" she asked. Hopper only hugged her tighter.

"It is. I promise you now, Aelita. I will never leave you again until the day I die," Hopper said comfortingly.

"You did die, but now you're alive again," Aelita said.

"But how did you-"

"Did we NOT just go over this?!" Sissi interrupted Odd, "Basically, we brought a dead man to life." Aelita released her father and looked at Kiwi, Sissi, and Jeremy.

"Why did you tell me?" She asked curious.

"We want to surprise you. Sorry we hurt you by keeping it secret," Jeremy lower his head a bit. Aelita lifted his head and kissed him on the lips greatly surprising him.

"Don't be," She smiled.

"Hey! Don't we get hugs and kisses too?" Kiwi whined. Aelita giggled as she lightly kissed the head of Kiwi. Then she hugged Sissi.

"Thank you so much guys, but what about Platon?" She asked.

"We implanted a bug in both Xavier and your father to make sure that they won't be even touched by Platon," Sissi said almost menacingly. Aelita hugged her father again.

"Thank you guys so much. I don't know what to say," Aelita praised.

"Don't be. Just be glad that everyone's okay," Lion said waving it off. Xavier rested his hand on Lion's shoulder.

"She is very happy," Xavier observed.

"Yes, she is," Lion smiled, "Come on, guys, let's go to the Hermitage to celebrate."

The group had managed to clean up the house enough to look just like it did before Franz Hopper and Aelita went into Lyoko. Aslan and Leon made drinks and food to go around. Franz Hopper sat next to Aelita, always by her side. They were on the newly made piano while Hopper was playing 'Twinkle Little Star'. The rest of the gang were laughing it up about the missions that they came to over the years. Then Lion gave Odd a gift. Everyone crowded around to see it. It was a little box. Inside was a little slip with words on it. "What does it say?" They all asked.

"'YOU ARE A LION WARRIOR'" Odd said excitedly. He jumped up and down so excited. Then he hugged Lion, "Thank you, Lion."

"You're welcome," Lion said a little freaked out that Odd was hugging him, "But don't thank me. Thank her." Lion pointed to a figure coming into the house.

"Anthea," Franz Hopper realized in a gasping voice and both Aelita and him ran up to hug her. They all cried happy tears, "Finally, my family is back together."

"So what about the last portals?" Xavier asked.

"We have to destroy Platon through them. It's the only way we can finally end this once and for all," Lion said.

"We could blow up the core of Lyoko. That would shut the portals simultaneously," Sissi offered.

"But we need to destroy Platon in the real world. We can pinpoint his exact location using the portals that he's opened," Kiwi said.

"Then let's do it," Aelita said confidently. "It's time to finish the war that was started so long ago."

to be continued.