Code Lyoko Porn Story: The Origin System Chapter 21

Chapter 21: And it Just Got Worse

Um, any
suggestions? Jordan asked.

Why don’t you do
something princely and see if you can get them to all go away, Odd
suggested.

It’s worth a shot,
Jordan said. Um, citizens of Moflyt, um, let me, um, um,
through?

Viv did a facepalm. You might want to make it more authoritative.

Oh, right. Citizens of Moflyt, make way for your prince. I have returned! He raised his arms magnanimously. Silence greeted his words. No one
moved either. He whispered to Viv, Maybe I never talked to normal
people when I was a prince.

From what I know of
AIMA, that’s probably true, she whispered back.

Suddenly the crowd
parted, permitting four well dressed and obviously important people
through. In the lead was an impressive looking program, with a large
curly orange beard. Following him was a haughty looking program,
with slightly pink skin and yellow hair offset by a pale blue dress
the color of her eyes. And the color of Jordan’s eyes. After them
trailed a pretty program with crimson skin and black hair and, of all
people, AIMA.

My sweet little
prince is home again, Jordan’s mother said spreading her arms wide
as if waiting for a hug.

Who are you?
Jordan replied, though the color of her eyes made it apparent.

I am Queen GLIS,
wife to King UTLO, mother of Prince Jordanake, whom you are, my dear
child.

Who are they,
then? he said pointing to AIMA and the other program.

They are
unimportant. Seeing Jordan’s look, however, she named them. That is my sister, Lady ENSH and her half-breed child, AIMA, the
illegitimate heir to the throne. At least until your arrival, my
son. We had almost given up hope of ever seeing you again. Now come
give your mother a hug.

Jordan felt strange
meeting his family. He hesitated. Viv placed a hand on his
shoulder. For the first time, his mother seemed to register the
presence of the rest of the gang. AH! The kidnappers have
appeared! Seize them!

Whoa, whoa! Manuel said, holding up his hands. Lady, queen, person, if we
were the kidnappers would we have brought him back? And why would we
come ourselves? Just think about it.

The queen frowned then
came to a decision. My mistake. You must be the brave souls who
rescued my son.

Sure, Manuel
said. Brave souls sounded better than kidnappers.

Queen GLIS noticed
Viv’s hand on her son’s shoulder. Ah my son, you’ve brought home
a princess to wed as well. Come on now, tell me, what system is she
from?

Jordan stumbled over
his words. Errrrr, um, well, um, she’s, err…

AIMA stepped in to
help him. She is the princess of the Porto System. Princess
VIV. She made up a system on the fly, based on what she had heard
around. ( I think she was thinking of Puerto Rico, but obviously,
she doesn’t know what that it)The Queen looked at her disgustedly. Jordan looked grateful.

How would someone
like you know that? the queen asked sarcastically.

You did raise me to
be a ruler, AIMA shot back in nearly the same tone. Your
highness, she added as an after thought. ENSH looked proud of her
daughter. Jordan felt that he could justify AIMA’s dislike of him
back at the Academy. If his return generated this sort of attitude
toward her, he could understand why she wanted him out of the
picture.

The queen pressed her
lips together. How come I have never heard of this system?

Jordan was finally
able to answer. The system is small and unconnected. But they
would like to be and and alliance with us would profit them
immensely.

Who are these other
people, then?

Jordan let them
introduce themselves. They thought it would be better to pretend to
be royalty too. This situation called for it.

Princess Aelita of
Lyoko and her fiance, Prince Jeremy of Computer. Aelita announced
careful not to make the same mistake in dealing with old fashioned
people.

Princess Yumi of
Japan and her fiance-

Prince Ulrich of
Soccer.

Princess Q of
Flucia.

Prince Tino of
Volcano, Q’s fiance.

King Manuel of
Drongar.

Princess Verdana of
Drongar.

Prince Odd of
Cafeteria. (everyone laughed in their heads when they heard his
system)

The queen looked
considering at him. So are you…unattached, Prince ODD?

Odd swallowed,
thinking that this was going a direction he did not want to go. No,
actually, I am very attached. To Princess Verdana.

Of Drongar? I
heard that system was filled with viruses. You must either be
viruses or pirates! The queen looked panicked again.

Indeed not!
Manuel said indignantly. Did you not hear the most recent news? Me and my sister, Princess Verdana cleared out the system. It is now
peaceful.

How come I have not
heard of most of these systems you are from? she asked
suspiciously.

They are
unconnected systems, your highness. They were a delegation of
systems wanting into the Network Alliance. Drongar is a popular port
for such systems. They came to me to see what I could do to help
them. When Prince Jordanake arrived, it was agreed that we would
escort him home and perhaps request the aid of a mighty system in
joining the Network Alliance. Manuel spoke so tactfully, none of
the gang could believe he was the same person who had been so blunt
with the Master at the Anti-Virus Academy.

The queen looked him
up and down. And you, are you…available?

I am afraid not,
your highness. My wife is back in Drongar, overseeing things until
my return. He swept into a deep bow.

The queen looked
flustered and flattered. Oh, well, that is quite alright. You
must all come join us up at the palace.

Lady ENSH led the way,
followed by the Queen who grabbed Jordan and Viv and held them close. Another powerful king, how delightful, King UTLO said as he
linked arms with Manuel. Let’s talk.

AIMA joined Verdana,
Odd and the rest of the gang at the rear of the column. She shook
her head. God, that witch is still trying to marry me off,
AIMA said. She doesn’t want to hand over the throne to a
‘half-breed’. I think she plans on living forever. She sighed
and flipped her red hair over her shoulder. Now I don’t blame
Prince Jordanake for running away, if that’s what he did and he
wasn’t really kidnapped. Behind him, the citizens of Drongar
dispersed, their job done.

In the shadowy world
of the shadowy people, there only remained one, the leader. If
you want something done, you have to do it yourself. To Moflyt!
and she vanished, leaving behind only the quiet screams of the
Racked.

Verdana and Yumi were
walking to Jordan’s room after a nice dinner. They were all going
to gather and discuss how to get out of here. I’m surprised AIMA
helped us. After all, we poisoned TEKI. Yumi said thoughtfully.

Oh, TEKI didn’t
die. I healed him of Viv’s poison as I carved him up. And it turns
out she’s not bad at all. She’s actually nice, Verdana replied.

As they passed one of
the rooms they heard voices. Verdana put a finger to her lips and
motioned for Yumi to follow. The crept slowly over to the partially
open door. Inside, the queen was talking to someone. The two girls
couldn’t tell who it was, however.

Are we in
agreement, your highness? the program said.

Certainly. Your
advice has never been wrong. After all, it helped us find our son
again. Now the half-breed won’t take over the throne and send this
great country spiraling into destruction, the queen replied. You
won’t have to worry about any of them.

Verdana and Yumi
looked at each other and slid away along the wall. From the shadow
of a pillar they watched the program come out. It was the Master. And then, it wasn’t. Verdana had never seen anything like it, in all
her time traveling the systems. The new program’s color reminded her
of someone, but off the top of her head, she couldn’t place it. It
didn’t really have color, but rather a lack of it.

Want something
done, gotta do it yourself, the program muttered as it walked
away. Verdana felt a cold weight drop into her stomach. It was the
leader of the fake board of directors. She tapped Yumi’s shoulder
and they continued on their way, going to meet up with the others.

The queen left the
room and walked to the other side of the castle. In her own room she
sat and began talking to her lady-in-waiting, Lady ENSH. I’m so
happy my dear boy has found someone to form and alliance with. But I
am a little worried about what it will do to his temperament as a
good ruler.

Well, I think its a
good direction for him. It’s an improvement in my opinion, ENSH
replied without looking up from what she was doing.

Yes, well, we all
know what your tastes are like, sister, the queen replied
waspishly. ENSH just shrugged and went back to ignoring her sister. Still, the Master was right. I must find a way to make him stay
here and if that is the key, she can always be deleted later if she
ruins him too much. On the Master’s name, ENSH looked up sharply. He also suggested that I take our guests on a visit to Core. That way they can see what is in store for them if they do join.

But ENSH was no longer
listening. AIMA had left the Master trapped in one of her bubbles
back at the Academy. She knew that DOVA was now running the place
and no one was really inclined to let the Master out. AIMA was the
only one who could do it anyway. Excuse me, sister. Something
requires my attention. Before her sister could complain, she was
out the door.

She burst into
Jordan’s room. Surprised to see everyone there, she slid to a stop. AIMA was there too. AIMA are you sure the Master cannot escape
from your prison? she said, grabbing her by the shoulders.

AIMA looked puzzled. Of course not. I made it, I’m the only one who could let him
out. She looked thoughtful. Although I suppose da could do
it. But I’m sure he wouldn’t, not without deleting the Master in the
process.

ENSH sank into one of
the chairs. Then I have some very bad news for you all. She
lowered her voice. Come with me, somewhere we can talk without
worry of being overheard.

At that moment, Odd
crashed through the door. Has anyone seen Verdana? And I think
Yumi’s missing too. There were murmurs of worry and faces filled
with concern.

You must come with
me. And if we go where we need to, we can find them. The whole
system is wired. ENSH looked nervously around the room. There
was a short discussion then most of the gang followed her out the
door. On the way, they filled Odd in with what was happening. ENSH
led them to the control room and into a small meeting room to the
side. There were no cameras or microphones in this room. Someone
disguised as the Master came here and gave advice to my sister. It
could be very harmful to you. He told her to take all of you to
Core. That would blow your cover identities wide open. Core is the
center of the Network Alliance and they have charted all the systems,
connected and not. They would know.

The gang looked at
each other. More than blowing away their cover, it would break the
path that they needed to follow. Then they’d have to start all over. And that was something they refused to do. They were well and truly
trapped by the lies they had used to protect themselves.

You need to get out
of this system. I’ll help you so that maybe we can work something
out before she wants to take you. Fortunately, I know my sister. She will want to make a good impression on the Core rulers. So, she
will be meticulous in the planning and it will take a while. So we
have time. Not much, but just enough, I think. She held open the
door. Now let’s find your friends.

ENSH walked over to a
wall in the tall, cylindrical control room. It reminded Aelita of
the towers back in Lyoko, only lined with seats and people monitoring
the screens. She never expected to feel homesick, but she was. ENSH
pulled a panel toward her and typed Verdana’s name in binary. Find: Verdana of Drongar. Smaller screens flitted on and off the panel
until Not Found flashed on the screen in binary. This
doesn’t make sense. Every person who enters the palace has their
name entered in the system so they can be located.

Odd blinked at the
zeros and ones on the screen. How does that make words? he
asked Jeremy. Wait, never mind. It’s going to obviously be a
long explanation and I won’t get any of it.

Find: Yumi of
Japan. ENSH’s eyes flew over the panel taking in everything
including the error message. I can’t think they’d be down in the
prison levels, but if they were there they would have been checked in
and their position recorded. They’d still show up. The only way it
wouldn’t be able to find them is if they were in the control area
somewhere. She summoned one of the floating platforms that acted
like elevators and flew up to investigate the higher levels.

Jeremy examined the
floor beneath his feet. He tapped his boot on it and heard it give a
hollow sound. He knelt down and ran his fingers over the surface. He followed some wires into the floor. He wondered if this control
room had another room beneath, like the supercomputer Lyoko was on. It would be strange being inside a computer, inside another computer,
but it was worth a shot. They’d have to be able to do repairs, so
that meant there was an access hatch somewhere. He lay down on his
stomach and looked across the floor, trying to see where the hatch
might be. He spotted it in a bit of floor that was slightly raised. He saw what was keeping it raised: a chain. Over here guys! I
think I’ve found something. Jeremy slapped his hands on the top
of the hatch trying to find the handle. One of his hands hit the
right spot and a piece of the top popped up.

Jeremy tried to lift
it, but he couldn’t. Ulrich stepped in and hauled it up so fast it
looked as though it didn’t weigh a thing. He dropped to his hands
and knees and peered down into the half-lit room below. It looked a
lot like the one back at Kadic. Coincidence, possibly, but
definitely Twilight Zone quality. Yumi! he called into it, but
got no response. His hand brushed the chain that had been holding up
the hatch a little. It was Yumi’s half of heart. He knew she was
there. He found the ladder and climbed down. The rest of the them
followed. As soon as the last person, Odd, touched the floor, the
trapdoor slammed shut.