Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 30

AN: Thank you to every reviewer and reader who continues to support my work. I was in a bit of a rut at first when writing this chapter as I had no idea how entirely to proceed. But after prayer, I was given my inspiration, and thus I have a new chapter for you all. As always, read, review, and enjoy.

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In her room, Aelita sat silently looking at the gold and white phone that she had gotten from Cassius Dio, one of the overseers of North-Gate. She had so many questions, but she didn't know quite how to ask them. She understood portions of North-Gate's vision. It was to eliminate Capitalism, which the system saw as not only a disease but a form of slavery. As Aelita pondered the many answers given by Cassius Dio, she came to understand, at least in part, North-Gate's hatred. Aelita would never go so far as to deny North-Gate's stances. If anything, Aelita knew very well portions of the explanations that Dio had given. She wouldn't dare go so far as to refute the statements because she knew much of what Dio had explained were very much the uncomfortable truths of the world at large.

At the same time, Aelita couldn't help but feel twinges of anger at the program for how it had attacked Jeremy. When she had seen Jeremy fall and start to convulse, she had not been that afraid since XANA had modified the music that many of the children has listened to, to render them unconscious. Even though she was not yet human at the time, she did lament that Odd had been hospitalized, and from that attack, they were down one crucial player. Did North-Gate have that same propensity deep within her, to desire the death of key players of her team? Half of her wanted to genuinely say yes, given the ease which she seemed to order the station attack. The other half wanted to say no, due to how willing the program seemed to want to work with Jeremy. But under the same token, why sicken and immobilize him in the manner she did? These questions and more filled Aelita with both hope and doubt by turns, and in time Aelita was getting a headache considering the various levels of paradoxes in North-Gate's actions.

As she held the phone, Aelita wondered what kind of secrets were hidden within. She opened it, and the mysterious symbol appeared for a moment, and then the menu came forward. The layout was straightforward laid out in three tabs: Home Operations, Memory Neutralizer, Contacts. Aelita scrolled down to the contacts menu and opened it, and she read the following: Medic; Reconnaissance; Reserve Force; Logistics; Heavy; R and Director. Aelita opened each contact information, and inside each contact was only three numbers. Aelita decided to keep this information in reserve, and so she wrote down each number set for each contact. Once she was done, Aelita backed out of the Contacts menu and opened the Home Operations. In this menu, it showed a variety of options: Active Operations, Cancelled Operations, Operative Agents, and North-Gate Contact.

Her breathing dictated by slight anxiety, Aelita pressed North-Gate Contact and pressed call. The line rang, and soon a voice said, "Code-In, Please."

Aelita was silent as, indeed, a great feeling of fear was passing over her. The voice repeated, "Code-In." Aelita was still apprehensive. "Code-In." the voice said.

There was a click, and there was a gentle static fuzz in the background, and Aelita finally dared to speak, "Who is this? Who are you? I attained this device from Cassius Dio, so whoever this is, please answer me."

There was a reply to a young woman's voice, "Hello, Aelita. So, you were able to gain access to a field kit. That's good. It was honestly about time either you or Jeremy were able to gain access. Now, how can we help you?"

Aelita was silent a moment, and she said, "Who are you?"

"I'm the one they call Heavy in your contacts. You were referred to me after you failed to code in."