"Daddy can I be a princess in our world?" The little girl asked
"You know what, I'll make you more than a princess you'll be the queen!" The man said carrying the little girl over his shoulders.
"Really,daddy? " The little girl asked.
"Of course your highness. " The man said leaning a little as if he was bowing down.
The little girl giggled lightly as she hugged her father tighter. Her dad held her hand keeping her close to him.
"And what about Roman, I don't want him to be just a farm hand." The little girl said
"You're right, how about we make him a strong loyal knight sworn to protect the innocent creatures of your kingdom, Lyoko?" The man asked looking up at her.
"I'd like that, daddy." The little girl said.
The man sat down on his desk drawing the little girl with a golden crown on her head. After sketching Roman's body structure and armor, he created weapons for him; a Greek spear, a Carb head shield, and the sword of King Arthur himself, Excalibur.
"He's missing his friends, daddy." The little girl pointed out.
The man had taken the little girl off his shoulders and drawn some creatures around the brave honorable knight.
"Daddy daddy, it's snowing.", The little girl said watching the snowfall,"Can we go out to play, pleassssse?" The little girl begged
"I don't see why not." The man answered with a smile
The little girl raced down the hall to get her stuff, with her dad following up behind her. The picture he left behind was Roman standing their in full body armor surround by the creatures; a Block behind him, a Manta flying over his head, a Rochester in front of him and even a small Creeper on his shoulder . The creatures seem happy for a moment until the blinking symbol appeared on the creatures turning their heads slowly facing Roman and firing at him all at once.
" Miss. Stones?" Jim said waking up Aelita.
"Huh, what...what happened?" Aelita asked
"You're one tough cookie, you made it all the way to the top of the rock wall, fell, and bumped your head on the landing. " Jim started helping up Aelita, "You know I was a professional rock climber back in my day and I say you have potential to climb mountains."
Aelita rubbed her head still trying to figure out what's going on around her.
"You look pretty bad, STERN BELPOIS!" Jim yelled getting their attentions," Take Miss. Stones to the nurse." He ordered.
Jeremy and Ulrich got up and started heading for the door with Aelita.
"Now, Sissi Delmas you're up!" Jim said
"What!" Sissi yelled.
"Aelita, are you ok?" Jeremy asked a little worried
"Yes, I'm fine." Aelita said
"You sure because it's almost like you blanked out on us for a moment in there." Ulrich said
"Yes I'm ok, but Roman..." Aelita started
"Oh brother not this guy." Ulrich interrupted, "Why should we trust him, why should we even give this guy a chance?" Ulrich said
"Because my father created him." Aelita said
Everybody stopped to take it all in, Ulrich folded his arms in disbelief and protested.
"I still don't trust him." Ulrich said
"I can prove it, let's go see him if I'm wrong you can "destroy him" but if I'm right than we'll let him be apart of our team, deal?" Aelita said holding out her hand.
"Deal!" Ulrich said shaking on it.
"Alright, let's get to the factory. " Jeremy said leading the way
"Finally everybody will see him as the fraud he truly is." Ulrich thought to himself.
"Virtualization complete." Jeremy said.
As soon as Aelita and Ulrich landed on the familiar forest terrain, Aelita pointed out a Rochester leading the way to a cave hidden between the tree trunks. As the two continued deeper in the cave, paintings on the walls showed stories of when the land was covered with life from the highest of trees to the deepest parts of the digital seas. Before Xana came on the land, Aelita and her father ruled the lands with freedom for all and the promise of peace for lifetimes. After Aelita's father went missing Lyoko went into otter chaos with Xana gaining control of everything, but somehow Roman escaped with a few of his loyal creatures.
"Holt!", Roman voice echoed through the cave,"Who goes there?" Roman said.
The Rochester came in first with Ulrich following behind it.
"What do you want?" Roman said limping to the warrior.
"I want a rematch." Ulrich said drawing his sword.
A small squad came down and surround Roman ready to protect him in his weaken state, but when Roman raised his hand, a Block switch his spear with his sword and the small squad left.
"No, I will not fight you in my previous state, but my friend would have not lead you here without the queen." Roman said calmly, "Where is she?" He said staring at Ulrich
"Jeremy get ready to catch a rat." Ulrich said
"He can not hear you, fool.", Roman started, "No outsider can see or hear outside this cave, for this is a safe heaven for EVERYBODY." He yelled echoing through the cave as every creature came out of hiding.
Dozes of Mantas flew over their heads, hundreds maybe even thousands of Blocks and Rochesters came out followed by millions of Carbs, Tarantulas, Creepers, and Hornets all surrounded the cave walls.
"Still wanna fight?" Roman asked.
"Yes, one on one." Ulrich said.
"Fine, but if I win you will tell me the location of the queen." Roman said
"And if I win you tell me everything you know about Xana." Ulrich replied.
Both men stood in the middle of the ring eye to eye. Quickly Ulrich made the first move attacking Roman with his super sprinting. Roman stand there predicting Ulrich's routine movements, and attacks redirecting them dodging them and blocking them.
"Fight...back." Ulrich said catching his breath after his fierce attack.
"You asked for this." Roman said
In the blink of an eye, Roman moved side to side attacking Ulrich from different angles with powerful sword that reflected from the light.
"He's to fast one more hit like that and I'm done for." Ulrich thought.
Ulrich decided to try to run for it, but when he came up to exit Roman stood there blocking it and instead of finishing Ulrich off he dropped his sword down.
"You are not my Allie but than again you are not my enemy, I did not lose this fight but than again I did not chose to win." Roman said walking away to the creatures that were waiting on him.
Ulrich stared at the sword and looked up at Roman in disbelief.
"She's here.", Ulrich said,"She's right outside." He said handing Roman back his sword and running back to get Aelita.
When Aelita walked in, Roman was speechless in the mist of his shock he stabbed his sword to the ground and kneed on one knee. Aelita slowly walked over and leaned down whispering to him to rise. Roman slowly raised from his humble stands placing his helmet on the golden handle.
"REJOICE FOR OUR QUEEN HAS RETURN! " Roman yelled as the creatures all around them cheered and roared with excitement.