BOOK 2, Code Lyoko: Finding Answers IS OUT!

~Chapter 22~
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"You know what? If we're not really sisters, we can still be. Promise to continue to treat each other as sisters?" Aelita asked while holding out her hand for a pinky promise.

Jenny looked at Aelita's hand and smiled so wide, her eyes begun to become watery. "Promise."

They took deep breaths and pressed, "Play".

-Video starts-

Mother could be seen pacing around the room as if she was worried about something.

As if she was worried about someone.

"Darling, you need to calm down. Come, sit here." Father said as he offered an empty space next to him for his wife to sit.

"You know I can't. They are coming Franz. I'm worried for our girls." Mother sighed as she sat beside her husband.

"Anthea... it will be alright. We will virtualise everyone together, Aelita and Wilhemina first then you and me. Sounds alright?" Father placed his hand on top of Mother gently patting it to reassure her.

Both of the girls came down to the living room happily holding each other's hands.

"We're ready Mommy! Daddy!" Wilhemina chirped as she twirled around in a dress.

As soon as Jenny saw that dress, she jumped up pointing at it.

Aelita asked her, "What is it? What do you see?"

Jenny then quickly retracted her hand saying, "Nothing. I just find them cute. That's all."

"That's all?"

"Yes. That's all."

"Fine then. Let's go back to the video."

Both Mother and Father smiled at their two young girls. They had one big hug as a family and everything for that moment seemed so perfect.

But perfect moments like these simply do not last.

There was a blast coming from outside of the house and the door coming flying through.

"Franz! The girls!" Mother eyes widened in horror as she made an attempt to grab both girls but could only grab Wilhemina due to the incoming bullets.

Men wearing black suits started rushing in while the Hopper family made a dash to the back door. Father got a hold of Aelita's hand and rushed out.

Mother and Wilhemina was nowhere to be seen.

"Aelita! We don't need that darn camera, you can just leave it here!" Father shouted, as he escaped the house.

"But... it's our memories." Aelita mumbled softly.

Father looked at his little girl before letting her to continue to hold on to the camera.

-Video ends-

"Well this doesn't prove anything! What in the world happened to Wilhemina and Mother-"

Aelita was cut off by Jenny sudden collapse to the ground. Jenny's eyes were fixed on to the screen.

"Jenny... what's wrong?" Aelita asked as she cautiously approached Jenny.

"I remember." She whispered.

"You what? You are a member? A member of what? Of the illuminati that Odd frequently talks about? This is not funny Jenny." Aelita bend down to get a clearer look of Jenny's eyes.

She wanted to see if it turned purple.

Or if Jenny was insane.

Thank the stars and the sun that Jenny was neither of the two cases.

"I remember." Jenny said again, this time even louder for Aelita to hear.

Aelita arched her eyebrow, she didn't know what Jenny remembered.

"Mom and I... we ran away into the woods. People were chasing. Then as soon as mom saw a road and an approaching vehicle she told me to go towards it." Jenny explained. "Then she ran away, to distract those men and leading them in her direction while I find safety."

Aelita couldn't believe what she was hearing. She really had a sister and her sister is just right in front of her.

"Then... I fainted when a vehicle stopped for me. The next thing I knew I was in that dress in the video and in the hospital."

"So that's why you pointed at it! You remembered that dress!"

"Aelita... we're sisters." Jenny said as she took in a deep breath.

Aelita then nodded and hugged her sister tightly.

"We found each other. Well technically with XANA's and Lyoko's help." Aelita said and laughed before pulling away.

"I am glad and thankful that I fell into that crack that day when there was an earthquake." Jenny laughed too, wiping a small tear from her cheek.

They both stared at each other, seeing how much each other have grown since they last remembered.

"You have grown so much prettier and taller." Aelita smiled placing both her hands on either sides of Jenny's cheeks.

"You too. But you were always shorter than me despite me being the younger one." Jenny joked and the both of them fell into laughter.

They were like that for awhile, just looking at each other and not believing that they found one another. It was such a perfect moment.

However, perfect moments like these simply do not last.

Manta rays starting flying in from all directions, surrounding both the girls.

"Aelita, you take the ones on the left and I take the ones on the right?"

"Okay."

"Let's go."

However, the Manta rays didn't seem to be in "attack mode" for some odd reason.

"Wait whaaa?" Jenny stopped in her tracks when the Manta rays started playing with Jenny.

"Woah... they like you? Then why did they attack you before? I don't get this." Aelita just stood there, confused at the whole situation.

"Aelita, remember when I was very very little? I was injured and I got virtualise into Lyoko?" Jenny said as she made her way to her sister.

"Yeah."

"That time XANA helped me. XANA was a programme that was not only created to protect Lyoko from outsiders but to also protect me. I think XANA didn't know if I was Wilhemina or not so she attacked. But, she still wanted to see if I was really Wilhemina that's why she kidnapped me when I first came here."

"The earthquake... XANA wanted to see if you were Wilhemina that's why she virtualised you into Lyoko."

"Yes. XANA was like my other mother, and during my days in Lyoko when I was little, Lyoko itself played a huge part in fixing me but without XANA, I wouldn't have been able to be de-virtualised back to Earth."

"Woah. This is too much to take in."

Jenny could only smile at her sister. Even she knew it was too much to take in.

"Then what now? Does that mean XANA wants to help you?" Aelita asked.

"I think so. XANA cared for me when I was a little child. Maybe...?" Jenny didn't know of XANA's motives but for now, just for now she'll trust XANA.

"I don't know. But if it's what you've said, then maybe XANA really wants to help." Aelita said but still doubtful of XANA aims.

"But help with what?" Jenny asked, crossing her arms.

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<Jeremy and the gang>

Jeremy couldn't find Aelita anywhere and he panicked.

What if it was another XANA attack?

He thought to himself.

He took his phone out and dialed Yumi's number.

"Hey Yumi?"

"Yes Einstein?"

"Is Aelita or Wilhemina there by any chance? I can't seem to find them."

"No. Do you think...?"

"I hope not but I'm going to the factory to check. I'll let you know."

"Okay. Be careful. I'll go ask the rest to see of they've seen them."

"Sure. Thanks Yumi. See ya!"

"See ya!"

They hung up and Jeremy ran to the factory.

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<Back to the sisters, in Lyoko>

Jenny thought for awhile before saying out loud, "XANA are you helping me to find Mom?"

Aelita looked shocked at Jenny's question but went along with it.

All this time, Aelita thought Mom was dead, any hope of Mom being alive was as real as a fairytale. It would be great if XANA is really helping them to find their Mother.

"If you are going to help me, show-"

The friendly Mantas got aggressive real fast.

They started shooting lasers at Aelita. Aelita got up and ran around the room, dodging all the lasers.

But there were too many Mantas, and Aelita was de-virtualised back to Earth while Jenny was left behind.

"What do you want XANA?" Jenny asked as she backed away from the Mantas.

Right before her eyes, the Mantas fused together forming a gigantic Manta that captured her whole and then just like that, Jenny disappeared.

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<Back to Earth>

Aelita fell out of the scanner. She slowly got up to rush to the super computer.

She needed to save her sister.

Jeremy then came, the lift doors opened and he saw Aelita furiously typing away.

"Aelita! I was looking all over for you! Do you know how worried I was? I thought it could be another XANA attack!" Jeremy said.

"It is a XANA attack! Wilhem- Jenny is in Lyoko and I can't find her anywhere!" Aelita panicked, her sister was nowhere to be found.

"What happened? Why is she in Lyoko?" Jeremy asked.

"It's XANA... XANA tricked us! She put our guard down, I thought XANA was going to help but I was wrong. And now I could be losing my sister again and I'm not letting that happen!" Aelita knew at the moment she couldn't go through another episode of losing someone- her family.

Jeremy still had some questions in his mind but he kept it in, he called the rest of the gang to come and to help Aelita.

Will Jenny be saved? What does XANA want to do with Jenny?

Do you want to know?

Wait for the 2nd book cos this one is finished!

-Code Lyoko's outro-

~A/N:~

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