Code Lyoko Porn Story: The Origin System Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Into Memory Part 3: Ulrich, Yumi, Jeremy, and Aelita

Well, that Ulrich
looks like me, talks like me, and walks like me. It must be me,
Ulrich said as he watched he counterpart rousing the soccer team. I
remember this, but I didnt think I was so vocal.

Cmon Kadic! We
are going to slaughter the other team! Lets go, go, go! Soccer
Ulrich (as Ulrich had decided to call him to prevent confusion)
placed a fist in the middle of the circle of boys. The other boys
followed suit.

GOOOOO KADIC!
they shouted in unison.

The game began. Soccer
Ulrich was on the top of his game, stealing the ball and running it
back for four goals in a row. Ulrich immediately saw a problem. Soccer Ulrich was the team. One of the other Kadic team members
finally got the ball. It was promptly stolen from him again.

You! If you get
the ball, keep it! Or are you really that bad a player?! Soccer
Ulrich shouted to the poor boy.

Is that how I
really am? Ulrich said, watching with growing shame. The same boy
from before managed to get the ball again. This time it was stolen
by his own team member, Soccer Ulrich, who took it down for a goal.

It appears to be a
one man show out here today, Tamia. Ulrich Stern is owning the
field, Milly was reporting.

The game had a final
score of 13-0. Ulrich followed Soccer Ulrich and the team into the
locker room. What kind of a game do you call that?! You guys
better get better, or so help you. He grabbed the boys shirt. You, wait. The rest of you may go. Soccer Ulrich socked the
boy as soon as the others were out sight. You ever play a game
like that again, I will put you out of the game. Permanently.

Whoa. I am so not
like that. Working in a team is how I work best. I never want it to
be a one man show. A flash of white light enveloped Ulrich.

Yumi was frozen with
shock. The laptop sitting in front of her counterpart was Jeremys. Suddenly, OtherYumi grabbed her cell phone from the desk and
speed-dialed a number. Ulrich? Odd there too? We got a live
one. Get to the factory.

Since when did I
start calling the shots? I dont really know all that much about
the Lyoko system anyway. Yumi rubbed her temples trying to figure
out why this apparent memory, she did not remember.

Jeremy, pick up
Aelita and get to the factory. Active tower. OtherYumi shut the
laptop lid and slid it under her arm. She climbed out her window and
hit the ground running. A startled Yumi took a moment to move. A
little scared to follow the other girl out the window, she raced
downstairs and headed for her door. It was open, but her father
stepped inside and shut it. She was going too fast to stop and
prepared herself for impact.

She went right though
the closed door. So it is a memory, then. At least she knew
where the other girl was going. Taking a deep breath, she sped up. She had to get to the factory. Her other self was already out of
sight down the sewer, but she caught up with Ulrich and Odd. Sliding
down after them, she reached for her skateboard, only to find it
missing. Duh! OtherMe must have it. She heaved a sigh and
wished she didnt have to run. Suddenly, she was in the control
room.

Seriously freaked out
by now, Yumi glanced around. Okay. Teleportation another thing I
can do in my memories. This is so weirded out. OtherYumi was
sitting on the control chair, preparing to virtualize the others.

Okay, this one is
not going to be easy. Only one way to the tower. Most definitely a
trap. Ulrich, Odd, run interference. Jeremy, take Aelita through
once theyve cleared the way. If anything goes wrong, you should,
I say should, be able to slide along the outside of the rocks to get
to the tower that way. Its risky, but thats the only escape
route.

Now how did I come
up with that? Honestly, I suck at strategy things. Well, maybe not
as bad as Odd, but Im still not that good at coming up with plans. That is why I was never meant to lead. I mean, sometimes I think I
should be in charge, me being the oldest and all that, but this is
just crazy! She did think at times, usually when something went
wrong, that maybe she should have been the leader. She was the
oldest, with the most experience. She was also the only one that
didnt live at the school, making her a more difficult target to
get at. But every time she thought about it, she realized that
Jeremy still was the best choice. He was the one with the brains and
computer knowledge, after all.

Im not the
leader. And, come to think of it, Im more content to just go out
and kick butt! White light swallowed her and the memory up.

Jeremy 1 (real Jeremy)
stared open-mouthed at Jeremy 2. It must be a memory. It has to
be. Its just an effect of traveling between worlds, thats all. For all I know, it could happen to everyone else too. They just
choose not to mention it. Yeah, thats it. Even as he tried to
convince himself with this rationale, he knew he was wrong. But the
familiarity of the situation made it clear it had to be a memory.

Would you please
kindly hurry? Jeremy 2 requested into the headset, completely
without sarcasm. He analyzed the situation for the rest of the gang
in laymans terms, but not patronizing.

Jeremy 1 frowned. He
was never this nice during emergencies. Especially when they
involved Aelita. Im sure I would remember not being worried
about Aelita. This is puzzling.

Aelita, my love,
help is on the way, Jeremy 2 said.

Jeremy 1 shook his
head. I certainly dont remember ever being such a romantic. I
must have been on drugs or something like that. Or even under XANAs
control. Thats always a possibility. This new solution
presented itself and was immediately destroyed by Jeremys
devastatingly logical mind. He stared right into Jeremy 2’s eyes and
did not see any sign of XANA. Well, one theory out the window.

Great job Odd. You
had a good run at it. Thanks for taking one for the team, Jeremy
2 went on, once again without a trace of sarcasm.

Jeremy 1 cleared his
ears. Did I just hear what I thought I heard me say? Complimenting Odd on his ineptitude. That definitely didnt sound
right at all.

Tower deactivated and
all that jazz. Suddenly, Jeremy 1 was back in his room with Jeremy
2. Jeremy 1’s face was a mask of incredulity. Aelita my sweet
darling, soon you will be among us. Jeremy 2 continued to gush
romantic phrases, a couple of which, Jeremy 1 was sure he had pulled
out of Romeo and Juliet. To end with, he even pulled a quote from
Othello (which Jeremy 1 thought was way over the top, considering he
knew the circumstances of the quote. Othello had just murdered
Desdemona. Jeremy wasnt planning on knocking Aelita off anytime
soon). Speak of one who loved not wisely, but too well!

Jeremy 1 was beginning
to realize that this was not completely a memory of his. I would
remember spouting such garbage, I know I would. When it comes to
Aelita I am a bit overbearing and protective and, I ashamed to admit,
not always humble about my IQ. And I am certainly not a romantic. White light and everything was gone.

Aelita was watching
the approach of the squid. Jeremys words drove terror into her
heart. It was almost like being back in the old days, with only XANA
and no weapons to fight him with. Only this time she had weapons. Except, she didnt. The wave symbol on her wrist and her bracelet
were gone.

Jeremys voice
sounded again. Hurry! Its going for the copy. Get to the
tower!

Copy!? Aelita
almost screamed, half in tears as the gang turned away. Wait! Im not the copy! The squid moved closer and closer. The gang
just ignored her cries of distress and almost sobbing. Closer and
closer yet. Closer and closer and…right through her. For the
first time, she looked over her shoulder. There stood the copy. All
that panic for nothing. The fight was shaping up very familiarly. I seem to remember something like this.

The gang was doing
minimal fighting and the other Aelita was kicking some serious butt. She had a whole arsenal (much like Verdanas Aelita noted). When
Odd took a laser for OtherAelita, she snapped at him. I dont
need your help. Im doing fine on my own. Save the heroics for
someone who cares about them.

Odds expression
bore no ill will, indicating such abuse was the norm. Aelita was
taken aback. I cant believe it! I mean, I know I can get angry
sometimes, but that didnt look angry.

I cant believe I
was ever that hard core, she thought, watching OtherAelita continue
to fight and completely ignore the pulsating tower a few paces away. Aelita! Youve wasted all the time the copy gave you! Jeremy
said, exasperated.

I did NOT need you
to help me at all. I was doing fine on my own. Next time, just sit
there and monitor like a good little boy. After all, I am the ruler
of this system. OtherAelita went off on a tirade.

Aelita blinked slowly
to clear her mind. I wonder, she thought. XANA…naw. Theres
no way for that to happen. Pondering the strange actions of her
double, she failed to notice OtherAelita heading her way. Suddenly
she found herself once again in a fight. Being pulled roughly from
her thoughts by a nearby blast, she did not register the cankerlet
behind her, only OtherAelita charging her direction. Aelita panicked
again, frozen in place by the cold fear in her stomach, like lead
weighing her down. It was unnerving to have her other self fly
straight through her.

Something did not fit
into the picture. Aelita did a mental recap of her memory. Discrepancies she found worried her. She decided to lay them out
vocally, to help organize her thoughts better. I dont like
being called anything remotely related to ruling. I certainly dont
have that many weapons. And, as much as I dislike the idea,
sometimes, a lot of the time, I do need help. Her vision was
swept away with bright white light.