Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 29

It was a silent night as Jeremy walked through the park. The gentle sound of the chirping crickets was calming and melodic, a beautiful soothing sound that accompanied with the rustle of the leaves in the wind that was so pleasant and fresh, so sweet to smell he could feel his worries and anxieties beginning to fade away. 

The elementary aspect that in time the scales of balance between North-Gate and himself would be restored was a great comfort to him. Jeremy took a deep of air and exhaled as he looked up at the full moon, elegant in its bluish-white sheen. As Jeremy looked, he felt a hand grip his shoulder from behind. He turned, and his eyes met Aelita's.

"Oh, Aelita!" He said, chuckling, "Oh, you scared me for just a moment."

"Sorry, Jeremy." She said, "I just felt you'd like a surprise."

Aelita handed him a piece of paper, and it was a seemingly very complex machine, "Uh, what is this exactly?"

"It's a highly specialized three-dimensional printer that I am working on so we can make pieces necessary for your desired Neutralizer."

Jeremy looked at the schematic as he sat down on a nearby bench, "Okay. Okay, this can work. So, what's the plan?"

"Generally speaking, once we access Nirvana, I will send what the scan can adequately detect, principally three layers are consisting of an external sheathing, an insulator, and then the actual active engine mechanism or Nirvana itself within. I have programmed the scan to break what it scans into three sections according to those layers, and the raw data will be put into a numerical value in addition to a physical diagram of the object. From this data, we can turn it into a computer-aided design, and from there, we convert this into a stereolithography file.

However, I do think it would be easier because of what is, to be honest, limited resources to send our overall scans of Nirvana to mother to make a reliable product. The only reason I include a 3-D printer in here is if, for some reason, we would have a delay in what mom can provide. At least, we'd not be caught with our pants down."

Jeremy nodded, "It's not at all a bad idea. It's definitely something to go on, that's for sure." Jeremy looked over the plan for the printer, and it was quite ambitious. However, knowing Aelita, this was nothing out of the ordinary. As he looked back at her, he said, "Alright. Do you have the materials you need to make this printer?"

"Printers. Plural." Aelita replied with a smile, "And yes, to a degree. I'll have the other parts and materials that I need when my order comes in likely in the next few days."

"Great. Well, that's great, Aelita." Jeremy said with a light laugh, "We're making progress." He checked his watch it was ten in the evening, "Tell you what, we'll discuss this more tomorrow. If we don't get enough shuteye, we'll be bound to paying for it tomorrow morning. You know how Jim likes to motivate and stave off "summer slack."

Aelita laughed, "Yes, I suppose you're right. Alright, let's go."

Jeremy got up and lead the way back to the dorms. It was indeed a sign of great progress that Aelita had been able to muster. Jeremy, in many ways, was glad to be reminded that he wasn't the only thinker of the team. The fact that Aelita had gotten this far was a testament to why the team worked as it did. Where Jeremy saw Aelita and himself as more of the overseeing eyes of the battlefield, he knew that the contributions of Ulrich, Yumi, and Odd made the defeat of XANA reality.

"So, Aelita, what's going to be the plan for tomorrow after we get through with P.E.?" Jeremy asked. In many ways, he wanted to get the thought of staving off North-Gate out of his mind.

There was no answer from behind, and Jeremy decided Aelita must not have heard him. He repeated the question a bit louder. Still no response. Jeremy turned around and to his shocked to discover he was back in front of the bench where he had sat with Aelita, but Aelita herself was nowhere to be found. Jeremy looked around and looked at his hands, which held the 3-D printer schematic. The paper was still there, but it was blank. Jeremy threw the paper away as a gust of wind blew fiercely against him. Jeremy caught his breath, and at that instant, the wind died down. Jeremy looked around, and he recognized this feeling. It was a feeling he had had several weeks ago.