Chapter 53 The Beginning of the End (Final Round) (Season 3 Finale)

A.N. – This chapter changes EVERYTHING for the season 4 of this story. At the end, I will explain the course of season 4 and how it will play out. P.S. – Don't skip to end. This chapters flow will be disturbed if you skip to end and will be lost. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!


Short Summary – With the destruction of Lyoko imminent, A makes a decision that will change the fates of everyone.


Disclaimer – I do not own Code Lyoko or the story idea. I am just a fan of the show, and the idea was submitted by James Marshall.


Jeremy's Point of View

The sun was shining on a brand new day at the academy. Jeremy puts on his glasses and sees A sleeping on the floor. He then remembers that with all the surface sectors destroyed, A lost her home. Even she didn't, there was no way for her to return without falling into the digital sea. Until A could find somewhere to be for the time being, she was going to be with Jeremy…hopefully without Jim finding out.

A's Point of View

A didn't know where she was, but she knew she was somewhere in sector five due to the architecture of the area around her. She was running but didn't know from what. She eventually came to a dead end and the path behind her became black. She backed up to the wall and something lunged at her from the darkness.

A shot up with a scream in Jeremy's room. Luckily for her, Jeremy wasn't there, and no one was around. She didn't need the others or anyone else feeling concerned for her. Ever since the mountain sector was destroyed, she had a sinking feeling in the back of her mind on a decision she made long ago. She knew it would happen today, and she had to do everything to save him from Xana.

A meet up with Ulrich and Odd in the gym where the academy's skateboard competition was being held. This was one of the only times where she could be in public for several hours without attracting any unwanted attention. "Hey A, I got a question for you?" Ulrich asks as Odd prepares.

"What is it?"

"Back in the Hermitage when I asked you about the books, they were about books that Aelita would like that haven't been released yet, right?"

"Yeah. I forgot how big my father's library was and seeing it triggered that memory. Wasn't really a suitable time to have a flashback."

"Do you remember any of the books?"

"I became a really big fan of the 8 book Harry Potter series." (This was a submission idea. I know there are only seven.)

"Eight huh? There are only six currently."

"Thanks for coming you two" Odd says after he gets finished.

"Hey, someone's gotta pick you up and dust you off when you faceplant" Ulrich comments.

"Speaking of, do I continue this skateboard thing A?"

"It was more of a hobby. Your artistic touch is what allowed you to expand beyond home."

Jim then speaks up and starts explaining the competition. "Good afternoon everyone. Kadic academy is very proud to welcome you all today to this grand skateboarding championship. I'm sure all of you are going to knock us out with your knollys, your ollies, your kick flips, and other smith grinds."

"Wow, you know your skateboarding Jim" Ulrich says.

"Yeah. I was actually a roller derby champion back in the 70's."

"Was he?"

"I'm from the future, not the past."

Jim blows the whistle and competition begins. While most wipe out on their first run, Odd goes on to wow and impress everybody, performing multiple tricks and never wiping out. "And there you go. The perfect combination of exceptional skills and incredible elegance! In a word, classy" Odd says.

"Hey Odd," he looks to see Sam in front of the brunette. "Great run out there."

"S-S-Sam?!" Odd stutters in surprise, falling off his skateboard. "How are you?"

"Not bad."

"Now that was real class" Ulrich replies smugly. A chuckles a little at this remark.


Odd continues to talk with Sam, catching up. Jim calls her name, and she does her run. She does just as well as Odd. "Tell me A, do I end up with Sam after I graduate?" Odd asks.

"One, I'm not gonna spoil the surprise. And two, let fate guide you. I already changed some things in this timeline and I'm not gonna disrupt it anymore" A responds as Odd continues to watch Sam, clearly still in love with her.

After Sam was done, Odd took his turn. "Hey, I remember you. You helped when I DJed Yumi's party."

"It's been more than a year since I last saw you. I'm surprised you remember me."

"I remember faces really well. Like Odd."

"I think Odd may be a different scenario for you."

Ulrich's phone rings and he answers. He slides over to A. "Xana's attacking the core" Ulrich whispers.

"Now? No subtly," A responds. "I'll head to the factory. Get Odd when he gets done."

Suddenly the principal and Ulrich's dad appear as A goes to the factory.


A arrives at the lab only to see Aelita and William. "Where are the Ulrich and Odd?" Aelita asks.

"Ulrich has father problems and Odd should be here soon" A responds.

"We should head to Lyoko. Try to stop Xana in his tracks" William says.

"We should wait for the others. We can't let Xana win this time" Aelita says.

"And every minute we wait here, Xana gets that opportunity. Us three can handle this."

"Trust him Aelita. This needs to happen" A says.

"Okay," Aelita says as she started preparing the delayed virtualizations. She pressed enter and the three descended down to the scanner room. All of them took a scanner and the three were virtualized to the arena. They all landed and waited for the wall to open. It did and the three entered the core zone. "Remember, three minutes to find and deactivate the key."

Suddenly the roar of the creepers were heard. "Wouldn't be right if we didn't have a few guests," A says. "Aelita, leave them to us. Get the key." A needed to stay close to William to make sure everything fell in place. She needed William to become possessed by Xana in order to begin part two. As they were wrapping up the last creepers, Aelita hit the key. Suddenly the wall rose, separating William from the girls. A knew this was meant to happen.

"Aelita, A, where are others?" Jeremy asks from the lab.

"You mean they're not there?" Aelita asks.

"They must still be dealing their personal problems. I thought Odd would at least show up" A adds.

"Girls, we got an emergency! William is being targeted by the Scyphozoa! You got to get to him fast!" Jeremy urges as the two girls rush to rescue him. They arrive in the room to see the Scyphozoa leaving and William on his feet.

"William, are you okay?" Aelita asks.

William turns around to reveal the symbol of Xana in his eyes. Aelita tries to hit with her energy fields, but he destroys them easily. He launches a sword slash at her and devirtualizes her. He turns towards A, almost with a hatred, courtesy of Xana. "Just you and me" Xana says through William.

"Just like old times," A says as she prepares her own energy fields. William rushes her and she dodges. A fires a quick orb when she gets behind William. He goes flying but is still on Lyoko. "Controlling a fighter like William doesn't give you an advantage Xana."

"Really? Because it seems like you're at a major disadvantage" Xana says as he slowly approaches her.

"Prove it! I'm standing here!"

He prepares a sword slash which A holds back. Xana has grin plastered on William's face, knowing she'll eventually give up and get hit. But at that point A manages to reflect the blast. The grin disappears and William is defeated. A collapses on her knees.

"Nice one A. Now get to the core. We got a virtual world to save" Jeremy says.

A makes it to the core and sees it engulfed in creepers. She activates her wings, and she lands on one of the platforms unoccupied by one of the creepers. "Ready!" The creepers prepare their lasers. "Aim!" They point at the core. "Fire!" They all fire and the first shield layer explodes. "Again!" The creepers do the same thing. "Fire!" They all fire and the final shield layer is gone, leaving the core exposed.

"A!" Ulrich calls out from the bottom. A jumps down and meets their gaze.

"What are you doing?" Yumi asks.

"Doing what I must. You wouldn't understand" A responds coldly.

The Lyoko Warriors prepare to fight her. They remember the last time they did and lost easily. "Remember, A is most dangerous when she's outnumbered" Ulrich reminds them.

"Yeah, but we have an advantage being here on Lyoko" Odd adds.

"I don't think it matters. She can still wipe us out in a few seconds."

"You have no idea" she says evilly as she fires a quick orb at Odd, devirtualizing him. Ulrich super sprints to her and tries to slash her. She grabs his sword.

"Hey, no fair!" Ulrich comments.

"Aww, what's wrong?" A says tauntingly. "You taught me this." She got the sword out of his hands. "And now the student becomes the master." She slashes at Ulrich. All Ulrich can do is dodge an back up. Ulrich loses balance and almost falls into the digital void. A grabs him and pulls him up.

"You saved me?" Ulrich ask in confusion.

"Yeah, but for different reasons." She slashes him, defeating him. She flies up to Yumi and throws the sword at her. She lands as she's devirtualized.

"I thought you were our friend" Yumi says before she disappears.

A then flies up to the same spot, still with Ulrich's sword in her hand. She approaches the core. "This must be done." She pierces it and soon her vision goes dark.

Jeremy's Point of View

"I couldn't rematerialize Franz Hopper. I didn't have enough time…" Jeremy says disappointed.

"We've lost everything" Aelita frowns.

"A as well…"

Xana's Point of View

Xana sees the lifeless body of a floating in the digital sea. He grabs her and takes her somewhere to where she can recover. "Fear not A. I have other uses for you" Xana says.


Aelita's Point of View

"We now have no way to fight Xana. The world is doomed" Jeremy says as the group is gathered in the Hermitage.

"What about A? Is she our enemy now?" William asks.

"She can't be if she is me. I would never turn against you willingly" Aelita says.

"There is something else we don't know about Aelita. Until we find her and question her, all we got is assumptions" Jeremy tells her.

"The real A is still there. This could just be a big misunderstanding."

"If she comes back, we'll monitor her. Find out if she can be trusted."

"Yeah, if we ever get Lyoko back" Ulrich makes the realization. At this point, Jeremy's laptop beeps. He opens it.

"I just received a coded message from the internet, and it's signed…" he begins.

"Who? Tell us Jeremy?" Aelita urges.

"Franz Hopper…"

"If he's alive somewhere out there…"

"Then A must be too…"


A.N. – I have hinted that A would be the one to save William from Xana's wrath by sacrificing herself by destroying the core. If you picked up on the context clues on previous chapters, you probably knew this was coming. For those of you who didn't, shock twist! Season 4 outlook – A will still be there, but only on Lyoko until Down to Earth, and will have a brief appearance in A Lack of Goodwill. There a few episodes that will not happen. These episodes are Maiden Voyage, Cousins Once Removed, Wrong Exposure, and Bad Connection. One reason is William didn't appear in these episode and writing them would be like rewriting the whole episode with no changes. If someone wants to give ideas for these episodes to have A appear or write a custom battle for her in a future episode, PM or write a review. Just make sure it still follows the show plot. Like I don't want A's ship appearing in Maiden Voyage before Lost at Sea. This is the home stretch and many chapters still left to come. PM me with story ideas! Review with questions or comments! I will respond! As always, till next time! See ya in two weeks for the beginning of the final season and my personal favorite, season 4! -lyokowarrior97