I Thought this was Over(Code Lyoko): Prologue and Chapter 1: did that just Happen?

Author’s note, I had to combine the prologue with the first chapter because the prologue is very short. This story is a piece of fan fiction for the series Code Lyoko, all rights reserved.

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Prologue

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Jeremie centered his head in front of the camera and turned it on.

"Hello, my name is Jeremie Belpois, if you are listening to this video you have just made a grave mistake. To fix it all you need to do is turn off this supercomputer and never turn it on again. If you leave it on I won't be held responsible for what might happen. Please go down two levels and pull the lever and turn off this computer, before someone gets hurt.”

He attached the warning to the supercomputer, set to play once the computer is activated.

"Think that will keep people from activating the supercomputer?" asked Ulrich.

"I hope so, but just in case I left some of the most important codes loaded into the computer." He looked around at the rest of the former Lyoko Warriors. "I just hope that it doesn't have to come to that.”

Aelita put a conferring hand around Jeremie, "It wasn't all bad."

"Aelita's right. Jeremie, if it wasn't for XANA, we never would have become friends!" Odd pointed out.

"Come on guys, let's turn off this supercomputer before something happens," Yumi said as she headed towards the elevator.

Although he was part of the group, William still felt awkward about things related to XANA, as although he won't admit it, he blamed himself for getting possessed by XANA.

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Fifteen years have passed and now Urick and Yumi are happily married and own a martial arts dojo in the town by the school they went to. Aelita and Jeremie are also happily married and work for Alita's mom and stepdad. Odd is living the bachelor's life while working at a pet shop. William was a construction worker.

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Chapter 1: Did that Just Happen?

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It was Monday afternoon and Jeremie and Aelita were purposing their idea for a prototype of a new type of virtual reality simulator when they were suddenly curled up on a couch watching the same comedy they were streaming the day before. The joyous atmosphere of their previous day’s activity was replaced with an air of dread.

"Jeremie...? What just happened? Do you think it's..." Aelita trailed off.

"I think so Aelita, but I hope not. I still have my old laptop from Kadic, I'll get it and see if I can figure out what's going on. You text the others and see if they’re dealing with the same thing." He got up and went to the attic to retrieve said laptop.

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One minute odd was helping a family find a puppy, the next he was doing tricks on his skateboard, the surprise was so extreme that he almost fell off. Was that a return to the past? He thought, I better see if this happened to the others. He got off his skateboard, leaned against a wall, and took out his phone to text the others.

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Ulrich and Yumi just started mixed martial arts lessons with their high school group, when suddenly they found themselves instructing the children's class. The same kids that they had the day before. Yumi and Ulrich's eyes met as if to silently say -this can't be good-. After the session, when they had a chance to look at their phones in the group chat between the other former Lyoko Warriors.

Aelita made the first text. Did you guys feel a return to the past?

Odd was the first to respond. yea it was so weird u think its Canada

*xana, he corrected the autocorrect.

I wondered what that felt like, texted William, the only member of the group to have never gone through one, it was a bit anti-climatic.

Jeremie is checking his old laptop to see if it’s from Lyoko

Wow he still has that thing! Odd exclaimed.

Well it has a lot of sentimental value, Lyoko is how we met, Aelita explained. Also, I think he was also a little worried that this might happen, and that computer would be the easiest way to find out if XANA was active.

Hehe I guess your right! That would make me want to keep it on to see what happens, Odd amits.

Guys, we have a bit of a situation. Jeremy started texting, Lyoko has in fact been reactivated so that was most likely a return to the past.

So does this mean we're going back to the factory!

andhat the lyoko warriors are back in action! he double posted

*and that, he corected.

We probably should wait for Yumi and Ulrich to join before we start making plans Odd, the pinkette suggested.

Still, this is going to be so much fun going back to lyoko and fighting some monsters again! Odd was clearly very excited by all of this.

Some time passed before Yumi and Ulrich joined the chat on Yumi’s phone. Sorry for not being able to respond sooner me and Ulrick were teaching a class for children so we both needed to be there.

No worries

Did you guys get retuned to the past too, Odd responded once again double texting.

We read your convo and agree that we need to go back to the factory to figure out what’s going on. Do you want us to swing by the factory or wait for you to get here? she offered, as she and Ulrich lived near the factory.

I think that we should go together, Aelita suggested.

Oh yeah! The teams getting back together!

I don't think it would be a good idea for me to deal with XANA, William admitted.

That’s ok, if you don't feel comfortable going, but if you change your mind your welcome to come with us, Aelita reassured him.

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