Chapter 20 Amnesia
A.N. – So, there is a small change for this chapter. I decide to have Nadia fight Ulrich instead of Odd. I thought it worked better, due to both of them having a sword.
Disclaimer – I do not own Code Lyoko, the plot, or the story idea. I am just a fan of the show, the plot is owned by the creators, and the story idea was submitted by LittleRedRebel.
In the ice sector, a tower is activated. In the science room before class, one of Xana's ghost activates the computer. The server sparks and the ghost travels through the wires. It enters a high-tech machine borrowed by the school. It allows for work in nanotechnology. The machine creates a bizarre substance…
In Ms. Hertz's class, the students surround the machine. "Here we have the nanosphere that the Nanotech Services company was kind enough to lend us. Who can tell us what nanotechnology is?" Herb raises a finger enthusiastically, but so does Jeremy. "Jeremy, go on."
"It's a microscopic sized technology. There are nano motors, nano circuit boards, and nano gears." Jeremy answers, while Herb pouts at him.
"Exactly. In the medic field for example, scientists are developing nano doctors, tiny machines which will be able to travel through our bodies to combat disease. Scientific research, however, still has a long way to go" Ms. Hertz explains.
"Are these robots capable of fighting pimples, cellulite, and things like that?" Sissi wonders, the whole class laughing, including Ms. Hertz.
"Yes, they can, but the priority is more serious illnesses."
Sissi crosses her arms, looking annoyed at their laughter. "And nanotechnology can't do a thing about stupidity. Poor Sissi, what a shame!" Odd jokes.
"Alright now, quiet down," Ms. Hertz tells them, Sissi growling. "So, this nano sphere is used to make microscopic devices." She lifts the lid, seeing the substance. "Strange, it hasn't been cleaned properly. There is gelatin inside."
"Looks like the greasy stuff Odd puts in his hair everyday" Ulrich comments.
"Well, since you think you're so clever Ulrich, why don't you take a sample for us to examine?" She smiles smugly. Ulrich takes a swab using the slide. "The gelatin is used as a culture where nano devices can develop."
"It looks an awful lot like jam" Ulrich goes to sniff, but Odd shoves his nose in it and everyone laughs.
"Sorry, but I couldn't resist!" Odd jokes. Nadia stomps on his foot. "Ouch!"
"Sorry, couldn't resist" Nadia says to him.
No one notices, but the nano bugs enter Ulrich…
"I'll get you for that Odd…"
"No need. I think Nadia did it for ya" Odd replies, Nadia smiles proudly.
"This is a science class children, not a comedy club!" Ms. Hertz places the lid back on. In the courtyard, Jim is watching the students.
"Wow, this nanotechnology is incredible. Now there's a field I'd like to work on in the future" Jeremy comments.
"I have enough trouble with normal sized technology, much less microscopic" Yumi says. Ulrich opens a chocolate bar.
"Hey, that looks good. Can I have some?" Odd eyes it.
"Here," Ulrich shoves it on his forehead. "I warned you!" The four laugh, the bar sliding down slightly.
"You have to admit, you had that coming" Nadia tells him.
"Yeah," Odd chuckles as he pulls it off. "But taking advantage of my sweet tooth wasn't fair."
"I said I -" Ulrich suddenly stops, a sharp pain coming to his head. Odd and Yumi catch him.
"Ulrich! What is it?" Yumi asks in worry. He holds his head.
"It's my head, I -" he falls unconscious, Jim hearing him and running over.
"Ulrich!" Yumi exclaims.
"Hey Ulrich" Odd tries to wake him up.
"What's going on around here?" Jim stops in front of them.
"Ulrich passes out" Yumi explains, standing up to let Jim pass. He picks up Ulrich bridal style.
"I'll take him to the infirmary." He walks off with Ulrich, the four staring after them.
"Hew as just fine this morning" Jeremy thinks.
"I know, it's really weird" Odd says. Sissi sees Ulrich leaving, giving a smug look as she glances at the others.
In the infirmary, Yolonda is checking over Ulrich. "Alright. Get some rest now Ulrich." She smiles a little and opens the door, Sissi standing there.
"What are you doing here?" She gives a nervous look.
"I wanted to find out how Ulrich was" she places her hands behind her back.
"Much better. He's asleep" she starts to close the door.
"Just a second! Can I see him?" Sissi requests, peeking over her shoulder.
"I don't know, I, uh…"
"You see, I'm his best friend" Sissi lies. Yolonda smiles at her, not knowing that she actually not.
"Uh, alright, but not for too long."
Sissi smiles nervously as she lets her in. Yolonda closes the door behind her. Sissi watches Ulrich sleep, finding him adorable. She strokes his cheek with her hand. "You're so handsome when you sleep." She strokes his hair, and he starts to wake up. She gasps since she was expecting him to be sleeping. She acts as if she didn't do anything, and he sits up.
"Where am I anyway?" He wonders.
"In the infirmary. You passed out" Sissi informs him.
"Infirmary?" He leans in closer, the girl blushing. "What infirmary?"
He stands up, looking at himself in the mirror. "Who am I? What's my name?"
"Uh, Ulrich" Sissi answers, confused.
"Ulrich?" He repeats in confusion.
"You must've hit your head when you fell down" she guesses. He stays silent until he turns to her.
"And who are you?"
"Me? I'm Sissi," she explains, and Ulrich looks confused. "Sissi…your sweetheart." As soon as she says that he holds his head, clutching the sink. He starts to get flashbacks of Sissi annoying him. "Watch it. Hey Ulrich, when are you gonna admit you're mad about me, huh?"
"You're kidding…I'm allergic to anyone who's conceited…" He acts as if he was actually saying it to her in the memory. "You're your own favorite fan club." Everyone around him laughed. Sissi cringes as he looks at her. "My sweetheart?"
Yolonda walks in. "Well, our patient is awake, I see. Ulrich, how are you?"
He's about to speak up, but Sissi intervenes. "Oh, much much better. I'll take him to his room!" She drags him out of there before Ulrich can say anything.
"Are you sure your alright?" She calls out.
Jim runs to the infirmary with another passed out student. "What is this, an epidemic?"
"Come on, hurry" Sissi pulls him forward.
In the courtyard, Sissi holds Ulrich's hand, Ulrich looking confused. "Well, what do you know?" She thinks to herself, pointing to Odd, Nadia, Jeremy, and Yumi.
"See those four kids over there? They're your worst enemies!" She explains.
"Well, why?" Ulrich wonders, but she doesn't answer. Odd turns before doing a double take.
"Hey, it's Ulrich!" He runs up to him, but the others do not, suspicious.
"What's going on? Why is he with Sissi?" Yumi wonders. Jeremy hums in agreement.
"You feeling better good buddy?"
"Who are you, huh? Leave me alone, creep!" The four look in surprise.
"Come on Ulrich. It's me Odd" he insists, Sissi pulling him away.
"That's enough. Can't you see he doesn't wanna know you, so stay away from us, understand?" She walks away with Ulrich, the four utterly stupefied.
"What's the matter with him?" Odd murmurs.
Ulrich stands in front of Herb and Nicolas. "Ulrich, these are your good friends, Nicolas and Herb." Herb and Nicolas are just as confused as Ulrich. "He forgets things. You'd better remind him." Sissi grins at them, totally taking advantage of Ulrich's situations. Herb and Nicolas nod rapidly.
"I'm, uh, very thirsty," he takes Herb's soda and drinks it.
"You know what would be good for you? A walk in the park" Sissi suggests, thinking it would be romantic. She starts to pull Ulrich away and he gives Herb his soda back.
"Here, thanks" Herb shakes it to see it completely empty, He gives an annoyed look.
"He didn't recognize us, it's crazy!" Jermey comments as they watch the two leave. "Could be amnesia."
"How? He didn't hit his head when he fell" Nadia asks.
"Let's go see what the nurse says" Yumi suggests.
"Good idea" Jeremy agrees.
"I've gotta bring him back to his senses. Sissi and Ulrich? Can you believe that?" Odd says in disbelief.
The others run off to the infirmary.
Odd peeks at Sissi and Ulrich from a tree, Sissi getting a cookie from a box. "Here, you need the energy," she hands it to him, and he takes a bite. "Ulrich, what do you feel knowing you're with the prettiest girl in school?" She strokes the back of his head.
"Well, to be honest, uh…nothing" he answers.
"What did you say?" She stops her action. He glances at her, standing up.
"What I mean is…you're really not my type." She pouts, crossing her arms.
"Well, at least he's not completely out of his head yet" Odd comments. Unfortunately, for him, Ulrich heard him, turning to the spy. Odd looks in shock.
"Hey, what are you doing, spying on me?" Ulrich demands as he jumps over the bench.
"No, I – I was just…"
"You're a liar!" Ulrich accuses.
"Ulrich, cut that out! We're buddies, remember?" Odd backs away, not wanting to start a fight. After all, his own friend doesn't even remember him or the others.
"That's not what she says, so get out of here and make it fast!" Ulrich threatens, clenching his fist.
"Okay, okay, don't get all worked up" Odd holds up his hands in defense, running off. Ulrich starts to get memories of him and Odd hanging out. He also remembers Odd helping him and talking to him, about his feelings for Yumi. If he was supposed to be enemies with Odd…how come they seem like such good friends in his memory?
"Ulrich?" Sissi places a hand on his shoulder. "Are you alright? Come on" she takes his hand.
"Ulrich and Sissi, just the two of you. This could be the beginning of a big romance?"
"Ha, forget it. She's gonna be a pain in the neck the whole time!"
"Come sit down, you need to rest" Sissi pulls him, but he grabs his arm back.
"I'm sorry, but…what I need is to be alone" he turns away, Sissi closing her eyes. She bites the cookie.
Yolonda paces around in the infirmary. "The answer is no. Can't you see I have no time? I don't know what's happening, but it's an epidemic!"
"Yeah" Nadia, Yumi, and Jeremy look at Sandra and Jim.
"We can stay and help you if you want" Yumi offers. She turns to them.
"The best way to help is to stay out of my way." Dejected, they leave the infirmary.
"Maybe Odd had more luck" Yumi suggests as Odd runs up.
"No doubt about it. Ulrich's got amnesia. I thought he was gonna slug me just now" he pants.
"It's a real epidemic according to the nurse" Yumi jerks a thumb behind her.
"Well, you don't just catch amnesia. It's not contagious," Jeremy thinks. "Something's really weird."
"What about the goo that Odd pushed Ulrich into?" Nadia asks.
"What? Those nano doctors Ms. Hertz talked about?" Odd replies.
"Nano doctor…now I understand!" Jermey starts running and they stare after him before following. Unfortunately, Ms. Hertz has been affected by the time they reach the science building.
"Ms. Hertz?" Yumi calls out as Jeremy inspects the gelatin. Yumi, Nadia, and Odd help Ms. Hertz.
"Where am I?" She asks.
"Science lab. Don't ask" Nadia replies.
"Look at this" Jeremy has the screen set up to be zoomed in.
"It's the gelatin from this morning," Odd recalls. Jeremy zooms in closer, seeing the eye of Xana. "Uggh, what are those ugly creatures?"
"What I was afraid of. They're nano viruses," Ms. Hertz falls onto the desk. "And Xana must have created them to attack memory cells."
"That means it is contagious" Yumi realizes.
"Like all viruses, you can catch it from food, contact, sneezing. Soon the whole school will be infected…including us" Jeremy explains.
"And the world will follow" Nadia adds.
"A world without memory…" Odd starts.
"Under Xana's control!" Yumi finishes.
"Let's go to the factory fast! Aelita must be in danger on Lyoko" Jeremy starts walking, Nadia and Yumi following.
"And Ulrich!" Odd reminds him. "We're gonna need him!"
"No Odd, it's Ulrich who needs our help. He'll only get well if we can deactivate the tower" Yumi tells him.
"Yumi's right. Besides, if he can't remember anything, he won't be much good to us" Jeremy says, Odd nodding in understanding.
Ulrich walks through the dorm building, looking in confusion at the trashed hall. A boy runs by, and he stops him. "Excuse me, is my room around here?"
"Huh? Has everyone gone crazy around here? Third door on the right" he runs off and Ulrich starts after him, not even able to say thank you. He opens the door to the room he shares with Odd, seeing Kiwi running around chasing his tail.
"I don't know who you are," Ulrich pets him. "But it seems we're friends." Ulrich stands there for a few seconds to take it all in before looking around. He sees a picture of him and the others. He thinks to himself as he sits down. He can hear their laughter in his head…
The four run in the park, Milly and Tamiya walking around, infected. Jeremy gasps at them. "Not a minute to lose" Yumi urges, and they run as fast as they can, so they won't be affected.
Ulrich holds his head as he walks out into the courtyard, seeing some kids have fallen to the amnesia. "What's going on around here?" The principal walks past him from behind, groaning. Ulrich starts to get more memories, leaning against the pole. He remembers when him and Yumi were attacked by the teddy bear, when she saved him from the bees, and when he gave her a rose at her home.
"Ulrich, I'm so glad you came. You really know how to cheer someone up."
He starts to sweat but continues on.
Odd slides open the manhole cover, letting Nadia go first. Jeremy and Yumi follow, Odd going last. They each grab their rides and head to the factory. They all climb up the ladder. They run across the bridge. Nadia presses the button. They go down to the scanners, Jeremy already in the lab.
"Aelita?" She appears on the screen.
"I haven't seen anything to worry about, either in the forest or in the desert sector" she reports.
"Okay, head over to the mountain sector. I'll send Nadia, Yumi, and Odd to the ice sector. The activated tower's gotta be somewhere." She nods in understanding.
Ulrich holds his head as he ends up in the park. He looks around, not knowing where to go.
"Okay, ready for the North Pole?" The elevator opens to the scanner room
"We're on our way Aelita."
"Okay."
"Through the tunnel, in the park."
Ulrich looks down to see the manhole cover.
Yumi, Nadia, and Odd step into the three scanners, turning around. "10 seconds to transfer time."
Ulrich opens the manhole cover, slowly climbing down the ladder.
"Transfer Odd. Transfer Yumi. Transfer Nadia." Their ID cards appear on Jeremy's computer. "Scanner Odd. Scanner Yumi. Scanner Nadia. Virtualization."
They virtualize in the ice sector, landing safely. "Okay, take the axis on your right."
"Right boss!" They run down the path in front of them.
"Aelita, anything new?" Jeremy asks, checking up on her.
"No," she shakes her head. "I haven't been all over yet, but still no vibrations."
"Be careful. Yumi, Nadia, and Odd are pretty far away."
Ulrich walks in the tunnel, gaining more memories. His knees drop to the ground as he remembers being pulled by Yumi when the rats were attacking. It didn't make sense to him, but he has already arrived at the ladder in the sewers.
Odd runs up front, getting out of the tunnel. "Watch out!" He sees a krab. It fires. Nadia pushes Yumi, taking the hit in her leg.
"Nadia, you just lost 20 life points!"
They both stand up, running. Odd peeks from his hiding spot. "Jeremy, we've got a welcoming committee…"
"Don't panic, there's just one krab, but it means the activated tower can't be far. I'll warn Aelita." The krab walks to where Yumi and Nadia is. "He's coming towards you girls!"
"Tag team?" Nadia asks.
"Sure, let's play with the beast" Yumi responds.
Ulrich has arrived in front of the elevator. He looks to his right, remembering Odd, Nadia, Jeremy, and him going inside with Kiwi. He steps inside, looking at the buttons. He presses the top one, watching as the door comes down. He closes his eyes, remembering the code he needed to get in. He presses stop, ending up in the lab. "Wow…"
"Ulrich!" Jeremy looks up.
"What am I doing here? What kinda place is this?" He wonders.
"I can't tell you now, we've got an emergency" Jeremy answers.
"Look, I can't remember anything, but I know I have something important to do here. Tell me what it is?" Ulrich explains.
"Well…uh, sure, why not? Once you're on Lyoko, you'll have to do something, amnesia or not." He mostly agreed due to the anxiety that any of the three could get devirtualized. But he did also want to help Ulrich regain his memory.
"What's Lyoko?" Ulrich wonders.
"It's, uh…look. See that pillar behind you?" Jeremy jerks a thumb at the ladder that leads to the scanner room. "You've gotta slide down one level. You'll see a few scanners. Get into one of them and just wait." Ulrich pouts, raising an eyebrow. "You'll get all the answers you want."
Ulrich turns around, walking to go to the scanners.
Yumi peeks at the krab. She steps out. "Yoo-hoo!" She calls out and he looks at her. She runs away and the krab follows. It stops and Nadia lands on top. She pierces the eye with her sword.
"Target hit."
Nadia lands and puts her sword away. "Nice going Nadia" Odd congratulates.
"It was all her idea" Yumi adds.
"Two things guys. One, Aelita's waiting on the other side of the glacier" Jeremy explains.
"And two?" Odd wonders.
"And two, Ulrich's on the way."
"Ulrich?" Odd answers as all three look at each other.
"I'll stay" Nadia says.
"Why?" Yumi asks.
"I'm best to teach him how to fight, considering I also have a sword. You two protect Aelita."
"Better hurry!" Yumi and Odd run through the tunnel. Jeremy starts the process and Ulrich steps in, confused.
"Transfer Ulrich. Scanner Ulrich. Virtualization."
Like the first time, Ulrich lands on his butt. He rubs it in pain. "Ouch!" He looks at himself, Nadia watching from behind.
"Welcome to Lyoko Ulrich" Nadia says as Ulrich turns to her.
"What is this place? What are we here for?" Ulrich asks.
"Fighting Xana, but I'll tell you about him later."
"Fight? I don't know how to fight!" Ulrich says in shock.
"Really?" Nadia says sarcastically. "Cause I heard you were ready to pound Odd in earlier."
"Okay first, who are you?"
"I'm Nadia. I look different here than back home. Let's go train" she runs, and Ulrich follows.
Yumi and Odd manage to reach the other side, waving. "Hello Aelita!" Yumi says to her.
"I found the activated tower, we're almost there!" Aelita starts running with them.
"Lead the way princess!" Odd says.
Ulrich and Nadia both have their weapons drawn. "You're just…blocking my blows!"
"Yeah, because you're too slow…and predictable" Nadia tells him.
"So?"
"At this rate, you'll be an easy target for Xana."
"Who is this Xana?"
"The master of Lyoko. This is his world. He uses towers here to attack us in our world."
"Can you defeat him?"
"No, but we can slow him down," Nadia then rushes him. "But now, you're just target practice."
"We're almost there!" The three could see the tower in front of them.
"Yeah, seems almost too easy. I have a funny feeling about this," Yumi says as two krabs appear in front of them. "I'm sick of always being right!" Two more krabs appear behind them.
"We're surrounded. Xana doesn't want us running away" Odd comments.
"Hang in there. I'll try to send you reinforcements" Jeremy assures.
"First, let's get rid of two of them." Aelita uses her creativity power to create an ice wall in front of the two of them. They fire at it, trying to break it down. "Hurry, it's not gonna hold for long!" Yumi throws her fan but misses. Odd fires an arrow and misses as well. The two are fired at by lasers.
"When fighting Xana, you need to be ready for anything" Nadia says, preparing to strike.
"Why?" Ulrich asks, ready to defend.
"When we see what Xana has prepared for us, it won't be nowhere near what else he has.'
Nadia tries to attack, but Ulrich dodges and knocks her down. He puts the tip of his sword at her neck. "Looks like I win."
"Yeah, now you're ready for Xana."
"That's good because Odd and Yumi need you" Ulrich stops at Jeremy's voice.
"Huh? Who said that?" Ulrich asks.
"Jeremy. Sounds like Xana is giving our three friends some trouble. Ready for a field test?" Nadia asks.
"A test?!"
"No questions, all fighting."
"Where?"
"Follow me."
Yumi and Odd both get hit. "Hey, you two cool it. At this rate, you'll be gone before Nadia and Ulrich get there!"
Yumi jumps, hitting the krab from underneath. "Nice going Yumi."
"One to go" Yumi says.
Odd uses the wall to get above the krabs. He fires an arrow, destroying it. The wall starts to crack and Odd jumps off before its destroyed.
Nadia and Ulrich arrive. "What are those things?" Ulrich asks.
"Krabs. One of Xana's monsters. They're your test," Nadia responds. "Listen, quick rundown. There's an eye on their shell. Hit it, that's their weak point."
"Sounds easy enough!" Ulrich jumps but falls. He dodges from a laser. Nadia blocks lasers, advancing till she's underneath. She pierces it, destroying it.
Ulrich yells as he runs up to the krab. He cuts off the legs, the krab falling in front of him. Ulrich stabs the eye, and it explodes in front of him.
"Thanks for helping" Aelita calls out as she runs to the tower.
"Huh? She's leaving?" Ulrich says.
"That's normal" Nadia responds.
"Yeah, not exactly total recall" Jeremy comments.
Aelita starts floating up to the top. She lands on the top pad, pressing her hand to the interface.
Aelita
"Is that it? No other players?" Ulrich wonders.
"Yeah, you passed your test. Now we can leave" Nadia replies.
"Huh? But how?"
"Just wait."
Lyoko
The tower deactivates and the return in time activates. "Return to the past now!" Time is reversed to science class, before Ulrich became infected.
"Exactly. In the medic field for example, scientists are developing nano doctors, tiny machines which will be able to travel through our bodies to combat disease. Scientific research, however, still has a long way to go" Ms. Hertz explains.
"Are these robots capable of fighting pimples, cellulite, and things like that?" Sissi wonders, the whole class laughing, including Ms. Hertz.
"Yes, they can, but the priority is more serious illnesses."
Sissi crosses her arms, looking annoyed at their laughter. "And nanotechnology can't do a thing about stupidity. Poor Sissi, what a shame!" Odd jokes.
"Alright now, quiet down," Ms. Hertz tells them, Sissi growling. "So, this nano sphere is used to make microscopic devices." She lifts the lid, seeing the substance. "Strange, it hasn't been cleaned properly. There is gelatin inside."
"Looks like the greasy stuff Odd puts in his hair everyday" Ulrich comments.
"Well, since you think you're so clever Ulrich, why don't you take a sample for us to examine?" She smiles smugly. Ulrich takes a swab using the slide. "The gelatin is used as a culture where nano devices can develop."
"Anyway, it looks awful lot like jam. Let's try to cook it," Ulrich then heads to a burner. "You can never tell." He takes some pliers. He burns the gelatin and the slide. He didn't know if the bugs that Xana created are still there.
"Ulrich, what are you doing?" He drops the pliers. "How dare you destroy school equipment? I'll have to punish you severely for that. And it's going to be a punishment you won't forget!"
"I hope not Ms. Hertz. I sure hope not!" She gives a confused look, never seeing Ulrich like this. They laugh at her expression. Anything was better than the day he had.
A.N. – I hope you like the change I made. I thought Nadia was better to teach Ulrich than Odd was. Next victim: Odd. How? All next time. PM me with story ideas! Review with questions or comments! I will respond! As always, till next time! See ya! -lyokowarrior97