Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 1

AN: My first fanfic on this site, so have it a read and see what you think. I hope you enjoy it.-Pagliacci-11

Chapter 1

It was different. So much had happened in the time since it had all started. So very much in terms of the struggle which they had come to call their own. The battle between good and evil, the insane crunch of repeating events so often, again and again. They had seen much change within them, and yet, in a bizarre way, around them, the world was relatively the same. The world would never know them for who they were. They were the ones who had saved the world countless times every other day it seemed of every year for just how long not even they were sure.

All that was known now was that their time as the protectors had officially ended. The being known as XANA was gone now, gone forever. It was such a wonderful feeling. It was a blend of both beautiful and yet sad. So much had been done and completed, so many wonderful schemes had they thwarted and foiled. Schemes that verged on the realm of mystification and terror. Those missions that were so close to the wire that they couldn't believe how close the calls truly were. It seemed yesterday that they had fought the gargantuan teddy-bear possessed by their then-new foe. It seemed equally so close that they had all manner of danger in the realm of what was just supposed to be a bunch of ordinary classes at an ordinary junior high.

Now that time was over; it was indeed at an end. All the close calls, the returns to the past which had been a mixed blessing if all were honest, but so much good was done, but the thing is that none would be known for it, and yet, they were okay with that. To say they'd not miss the adrenaline pumping elements of fighting one of the worlds most evil aspects of AI gone awry, that'd be a massive lie. The computer was now powered down, the factory had served its purpose, and now they had left the lift for the very last time.

"Interesting, isn't it?" Ulrich asked as they all walked home, "Now it's just back to same-old, same-old."

"Yeah but you gotta' remember, Ulrich, we had a great time." Odd replied with a smile, "We stopped a whole bunch of awful stuff from happening in all reality. You know killer music, demented AI possessed boars, dopple-gangers only half as handsome as the original models, come on, we made a lot of great progress."

"Yeah, it only sucks that this is truly the end." Yumi said with a half-smile, "No doubt we had some amazing and indeed some awesome times, but it's over, man I hate that I won't be able to have a vent now for dealing with Sissi."

The group groaned as Jeremy replied, "Alas, one of the most magnificent things about return to the past, it served as a temporal earplug."

"What are you talking about, Einstein," Ulrich replied, "We had to deal with her twice sometimes three times in a row in a day, the same situation. Temporal Earplug my ass."

"Hey, I think of it a lot like ear-infection medication," Jeremy continued, "Every return gave us a bit more until we could negate her inane blather almost completely."

"In Ulrich's defense, Jeremy, he is right," Aelita replied, "I mean seriously I understand the whole medication element. But did we have to take the same dose three times?"

Everyone laughed a bit, as it helped to bolster them for what was to come. Was it sad that the world had to go on in its monotony as usual? Sure, but at the same time, it was a wonderful feeling, to be free of a threat they knew would have conquered the world if left unchecked.

Deep in Jeremy's mind, the concept that XANA could be used for good was possible, but he knew, this was an AI that just was too advanced and saw no use for people and instead worked on various elements to eradicate people. Admittedly he was a bit sad on this element that he knew AI could evolve to such a degree and even develop such a mindset. He knew it was not at all outside the realm of probability as the more enlightened he became. Even though he went off the deep end with Hopper's notes to expand his cranial capacity, Jeremy had to rationalize that he was just an average person. He thought all of this as he continued to walk in silence alongside the group back towards Kadic.