Code Lyoko Porn Story: The Origin System Chapter 10
Glow: I am EVIL!!!!!
Verdana: No, you’re not.
Glow: Am too! I will write you into a corner and leave you there like I already did to Jordan…
Viv: -narrows eyes- What did you do to Jordan?
Glow: Nothing…-looks guiltily innocent-
Yumi: anyone seen my Starbucks card? Ulrich says he never got it.
Glow, Verdana, Viv: Middle man…-facepalm- Middle men in this household equals Disaster with a capital D…
Yumi: Um, yeah, Santino promised to give it to Ulrich…That ——————-(politeness prevents me from actually recording what was said). I AM GOING TO PUMMEL HIM!!!!!!!
Glow: The boys never learn, do they?
Viv: Nope.
Verdana: Let’s go watch Santino get beat up!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 10: Guarding the Guardians
They gang woke up approximately three days later. And they woke up with splitting headaches. “Oooh, my head is killing me!” groaned Odd. Verdana massaged her temples trying to rub the ache out. The others were all doing similar things. Except for Viv. She grabbed the webbing between her thumb and pointer finger and squeezed hard. Instantly, the ache faded.
“Hey, how’d you do that?” Manuel asked, irritably.
“You squeeze here and through reflexology, it takes away the pain. I took a class about acupressure. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work on all types of headaches. I wasn’t even sure that it would work in the virtual world. Oh, and if anything else aches, try massaging your feet. Every part of the body is connected to the foot.”
There were sighs of relief all around. A tiny door opened and one of the little people walked in. She grabbed something, then scurried out. Verdana tried the door. It was locked. “What the heck?”
“We don’t have time for this.” Viv said as she lined up with the door. She raised her fist.
“Viv! No!” Verdana shouted, but it was too late. Viv smashed her fist into the door. She got thrown back. Jordan caught her and they slammed into a bunch of stacked boxes.
“That won’t work! If you would have waited, I could have told you!” Verdana shouted angrily.
Odd grabbed her hand and sat her back down. “Calm down. It’s okay.”
She took a deep breath and explained. “When I first got here, they assumed I was a threat. They locked me in here as well. I tried everything to get out. They look primitive, but they are highly advanced. We can’t get out unless they let us out.”
“I thought they were your friends. So, why are locked in here?” Jeremy asked. “They must have drugged us, because according to my watch, we’ve been asleep for almost three days!”
“Three days! That’s crazy! Your watch must be off!”
“I assure you, it is correct.”
“Nuts. I was thinking about something before I fell asleep, but now I can’t remember what it was.” Verdana frowned in concentration. She wasn’t given much time to think, though. TARO came through the tiny door. They bombarded him with complaints about their situation.
“I apologize, but it is for your own safety.”
“Bullshit. Come on, tell us what’s really going on. We can help.”
TARO looked sad. “The only way you can help us is to return to your system of origin.”
Aelita knelt so that she was at his level. She grabbed his shoulders. “Look, I’ve gone too far to go back now. I’ve dealt with an annoying Master, escaping imprisonment for a crime I didn’t commit, and being treated like some delicate little flower. I’m not giving up. There’s got to be some other way for us to help you.”
“The children!” Everyone turned to look at Verdana. “Whoever put you up to this took the children, didn’t they. That’s why there are none in the village!”
Looking at TARO’s expression, Odd asked, confused, “You never told me you could read minds!”
She looked amused and puzzled at the same time. “I can’t. I’m just really good at putting the pieces together. I’m right, aren’t I?”
“Yes.”
“Then, let us out and we’ll find them.”
“I promise you we’ll kill those who did this.” Aelita said.
“I believe you.” He unlocked the large door. “Now go, quickly.”
They exited the storeroom. “Manuel, Santino, Q, Jeremy, and Aelita, you guys stay and guard the village. Me, Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, Viv and Jordan will hunt for the children. If we’re not back in about two hours, come find us.” Verdana organized the gang into two groups. Her group set off into the jungle.
“Okay, in pairs, walk about a meter apart, that way we’re less likely to miss something.” Verdana eyed the other two couples. “That means spend the time looking, not making out. Whistle if you find something.” They paired off exactly the way Verdana thought they would.
Jordan had grabbed Viv’s hand and wasn’t ever going to let go. “So what do you think we’re up against?”
“I dunno. Whoever it is must be very intelligent. It struck at the weak point of the village, the children. The one thing guaranteed to gain compliance.” She punched a passing tree trunk.
“Hey, watch it will you!” the tree complained. The two of them jumped about ten feet in the air. When they landed, they took off running.
Meanwhile, Ulrich and Yumi were picking their way through the underbrush. Ulrich was using his sword as a machete, feeling like a safari man. As he hacked through, Yumi watched his back, fans out and ready. Because she was walking backwards, she tripped over a root. The tree bent down and looked at her. “Are you alright dearie?” It had the voice of a kindly grandmother. “It’s these silly roots, they always stick out.” Ulrich helped her up.
“I’m sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”
“No problem young one. Your young companion there is so considerate, hacking at those nasty creepers instead of our trunks. It is quite helpful, you know. Not like those vicious Scrawls. They hit whatever, vine or tree. Why those ones leading a bunch of children were damned inconsiderate. Look at the nasty scratch they gave me.” They saw a huge gash on the tree.
“That must have hurt. You said they were leading children? Where were they heading?”
“They were heading in the direction of the Burn, I believe. It’s in that direction. Now that you mention it, it was very strange to see Scrawls so far in the forest. They prefer the Flat usually. Well, I hope you weren’t hurt by my silly root and you find those vile creatures.” The tree straightened back up.
Ulrich and Yumi exchanged looks and took off running in that direction, slicing creepers down wherever they showed up. They found the Burn. It was a large clearing, created by a gigantic explosion. Ulrich unconsciously checked to see if his reusable bomb was still there. In cages were the little children. Some were looking angrily at their captors; tall creatures with blade for hands and legs like a dinosaur. They had long sharp beaks filled with teeth. Their language consisted of hisses and shrieks. A couple of them were looking hungrily at the children. It looked as though Ulrich and Yumi had arrived just in time. Yumi gave two quick whistles that sounded like a cricket.
A meter to the side a quite a ways back was Odd and Verdana. At the sound of the whistle, they headed for it. They met up with Ulrich and Yumi at the same time as Jordan and Viv. “So what are we going to do?” Jordan asked.
Ambulance: WEEEEOOOOWEEEEOOOOWEEEEOOOO
Yumi: Have a nice stay in the hospital, Tino!
Odd: -laughs- you know, from this side, it actually is quite funny.
Verdana: -raise eyebrow- Yes, we all know you dislike Santino…
Odd: -turns red and tries to hide- Well, um…yeah…um…-points at readers- They already know what I’m going to say!
Verdana: -dryly- Right.
Odd: -devensive- If they got this far, they do too know! It was all over the first couple chapters!
Verdana: Oh…that’s what you were refering to. I thought you were talking about——–
Glow: -covers their mouths- Shut up! No spoilers!!!