Code Lyoko Porn Story: The Origin System Chapter 13

Chapter 13: Devastating Disaster

“TARO’s system is gone, wiped
completely off the network!” Verdana said in a panicky voice,
laced with sorrow. “He was my friend and now he’s dead! They
did it because he helped us.” She was hyperventilating, almost
as if she was crying, but no tears came.

Odd came put his arm around her. He
looked at the screen too. There was a hole where once there was a
system. “It’s true,” he said slowly, eyes fastened on the
screen. “It’s gone. There’s nothing left.” The others
crowded around, looking.

“I don’t believe it. What could
have the power to do that? I didn’t even have that kind of power!”
Manuel exclaimed, incredulous.

Odd was thinking. He realized he’d
been doing that more and more lately. -What’s gotten into me- he
thought with a little laugh. -Okay, focus on the problem.- The more
he thought about the destruction of an innocent system, the angrier
he gotand more satisfied? -Why the heck should I be satisfied?
The best food in the network just got blown away! Why do I feel
satisfied?- But he could come up with no answer to that question.

“Can’t you bring it back the way
we brought you back? Use a backup?” Jeremy suggested.

“Systems don’t have backups.
They contain backups of everything inside of them, but the system
itself has no backup. The only place I can think of that might have
a backup would be the Origin System.”

“Then we’ve got to get there.
And fast. The longer a system is out, the harder it becomes to put
it back without damaging the network. No more delays.”
Surprisingly, it was Manuel that spoke up. He’d only wanted to come
to keep an eye on them. What he called “adult supervision”.
“And we’re doing it my way. If anyone gets in our way, except
in special circumstances, I’m going to kill them. We don’t have time
to waste on this stuff.” He looked around. “So, where are
we anyway?”

It looked as though they were standing
on an asteroid, with lots of smaller asteroids floating above.
Verdana consulted her map. “I’ve been here before. And I seem
to recall there weren’t any life forms. I’m sure there were at some
point, but there weren’t any when I was here.”

“Yeah, well, I think that’s
definitely changed.” Jeremy was looking at readout of a map of
the system. About ten red triangles showed up and were heading for
the group. “I wonder what those are?” He tapped a button
on the watch. “That can’t be right. No way those are Crabs.
We destroyed them all.”

“Jeremy, what on earth are you
talking about?” Odd asked. “Of course we destroyed them
all. Unless, of course, he made more under Manuel orders?”

Manuel shrugged. “Not under my
orders. But I pretty much let them have free reign while we were
waiting for you. He could have done it then. Although, how’d they
get here?”

“No clue. All we need to do for
now is destroy them. Then we can move on and out.”

“Yeah, nice plan. Now, how do we
destroy them when they’ve got that big of an arsenal!” Santino
said, pointing at the crabs rapidly approaching. Indeed, they had
been upgraded and carried three times the weapons as before. They
all looked in that direction, except Q.

“You think that’s bad? Then
don’t look this way.” So everyone looked. Three mega-tanks
rolled up. These ones could do spherical blasts.

“We’re in trouble, alright! Any
suggestions? Anyone? Anyone at all?” Jordan pleaded with the
group.

“Yeah, one.” It was Odd.
“Down the hole!” He was pointing at a hole in the surface,
nearly unnoticeable. With a glance over her shoulder at the rapidly
advancing monsters, Verdana shoved everyone down into the hole.

Everything was one big tangled mess as
they reached the bottom of the slide-like tunnel. “Get you foot
out of my face, Odd!”

“My foot isn’t in your face,
Manuel!”

“Get off me!”

“Ouch! That was my wing!”

“Get you hand off my butt, Tino!
You are NOT my boyfriend!”

“Excuse me, someone, I’m being
squeeshed here!” Jordan called up from the bottom of pile.
Instantly, they all stopped fighting and managed to untangle
themselves. Fortunately, Jordan was okay, just a little blue in the
face.

“So, now where are we?”
Manuel asked grumpily.

A shiver went up Verdana’s spine.
“Where we’re not supposed to be,” she said ominously.