Code lyoko-The future isn't written

He's back

Sunday morning came and Jeremie woke up early. By six he had showered, fully dressed, and had eaten breakfast. There was a knock at the door, so he lowered his attention from the news to answer it. " Ulrich, hey. Good to see you." Ulrich had cut his hair short, not passing his forehead. It was obvious he worked out every chance he had because he was very muscular, not ripped, but still pretty impressive.

" Is Odd here yet?" Ulrich asked walking through the front door.

" No but, any time now. Want some coffee?" Odd didn't show up for another twenty minutes. Ulrich answered the door and Odd was there. Parked in the driveway was his new car and he was still wearing his sun glasses. His hair was still the way it was so many years ago, just not nearly as long, or purple.

" Good morning Ulrich. So who called this meeting." He hugged Ulrich and walked in to see Jeremie in the kitchen, so hugged him too. Aelita woke up from the last door bell and was walking downstairs. They were just leaving when Jeremie looked behind him and saw his wife.

" Well be back soon, I promise." Aelita walked to him and hugged him digging her face into his shoulder. She seemed to be crying.

" I really don't want you to go but, I don't see an option around it."

" If it is xana, we could just shut him down again. We'll be back in an hour." She kissed him deeply and walked back upstairs, looked back at Odd which she didn't know why she did, then walked into the hallway. She hadn't seen in over a year, so it was nice to see him again. They all left in Odd's car because it was blocking the others in the driveway. The factory was a five minute drive and they were soon standing in front of it.

" Seems like yesterday," said Ulrich looking at the abandoned factory.

" Let's do this quickly so I can go to Fiji next week, and Ulrich can play on Saturday."

Ulrich shook head in disbelief at how many times he'd heard about it, shrugging it off knowing very well it was true from time to time. He walked to the steep ledge and saw that the ropes were still in place. Ulrich and Odd leapt of the edge, grabbed the ropes and swung, landing next the elevator. Too much like old times. Jeremie just slid down and walked over. That was when he saw a gun at the back of Ulrich's waist.

" Why did you bring a gun?" Jeremie asked him.

" Look I hope the blackouts are just a fluke like everyone else, but if it is xana, we might need it down there." Jeremie hated guns though he owned one that he kept in the top of his closet, but he knew Ulrich was right. If xana really is awake again then going to the factory is definitely a trap.

" Alright. Well here we go." Jeremie hit the down button and the elevator hummed to life then began to move. It stopped at the lab where Jeremie walked out and said, " I'll monitor from here when you turn it on, I'll do a quick system scan to find anything unusual."

" See you in a bit Einstein," said Odd as the elevator slowly closed.

Ulrich and Odd were silent as the elevator moved down toward the system's core. Their hearts were racing as the doors opened. They stepped into the core and saw the switch was still down and lights were off. " Turn it on and let's figure out what's going on topside." Jeremie's voice said over the intercom.

" Well the intercom's still up, go ahead Ulrich." said Odd, who didn't want to be the one the restart the super computer. Ulrich walked over and began to reach for the switch, and noticed he was hesitating. He shook off his fear for a moment then began to reach again, his hand shaking, and his palms sweaty. He gripped the handle and thrust it up. Instantly the room lit up and a loud humming filled the room. Jeremie was in the lab looking at the information move across the screen.