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Movie night (a Code Lyoko fan-fin by NemesisAdraste for @that-g3-obsessive in the @codesecretsanta gift exchange.)

This story happens somewhere during season 2. Don't mind the year of the story and the movies please. I know they don't all fit, but let just say that in the CL-verse they do.

It was a normal autumn night for all the parisian inhabitants. 

All of them?... No!

In the streets of la ville lumière there was a group of young teens with bags on their back that, if you'd ask any grumpy neighbors, were definitely up to something. This group made of 3 boys and a pink haired girl, all about the same age, were heading to a specific house that wasn't theirs and no one could have guessed what they were ganging up for…

Ulrich : Oh my god would you cut it Odd?! We're just going to have a movie night at Yumi's house and her parents and Hiroki will be there so stop the drama!

Odd : What? Can't I have a little fun?!

Aelita : Yeah Ulrich, don't be a party pooper, that was funny.

Ulrich : Maybe but he does this all the time and I'm getting sick of it.

Odd : Come on buddy, a little laugh never killed nobody.

Ulrich : No, but people had died for being too annoying.

Jérémie : Ok kids stop it we arrived.

They had indeed arrived and Aelita knocked on the door. Yumi answered, already in pyjamas (a comfy Tortoro one) for the night and with a big smile.

Yumi : Hi! Come in! 

The warriors entered the house and Hiroki immediately welcomed Ulrich and showed him his room before letting him change into his pyjamas. The other warriors did the same after greeting Yumi's family. Once they were all set, the Geisha's parents prepared some popcorn while the kids were discussing which movie to watch.

Odd : What about "Singularity"? It is about a self-aware AI that we programmed to find the world's biggest problem and to solve it, but once we connected it to the internet, it didn't take a second for it to find out it was humanity the problem. I saw it and it is really good!

Aelita : Yeah I'll pass.

Jérémie : Me too.

Odd : Ok… oh what about "I robot"?! You can't go wrong with Will Smith!

Yumi : I love Will Smith too, but "I robot" really?

Odd : what's the problem?

Yumi : This is a fun movie night Odd. It is meant to get us out of our daily trouble so I think it is better to choose a movie that is NOT about an evil AI.

Odd : I see… but I still want an action movie…

Hiroki comes in the room in this very moment

Hiroki : I want an action movie too!

Yumi : I'm fine with an action movie, just not an AI movie ok.

Hiroki : Yeah she never liked those, it gave her nightmares. It's weird because she watches horror movies sometimes that are way worse and she is just fine!

Yumi : Enough Hiroki or you won't watch the movie with us!

Hiroki : Well mom and dad said I can so…

Yumi : Hiroki!

Hiroki : Ok fine I'll stop. So what do we watch?

Odd : What about "Pacific Rim" No AI, just big human controlled robots fighting aliens coming from the center of the earth. 

Yumi's mom coming from the kitchen with the popcorn : Isn't it a bit too violent for Hiroki?

Hiroki : Mom I'm not a baby I can take it! 

Yumi's mom : Ok then. It is a special night after all. But don't come into our bed if you have nightmares tonight! Have fun!

Odd : Ok let's do this! You'll see this is a great movie you're gonna love it! Especially you Ulrich and Yumi! 

Ulrich : How so?

Odd : You'll see! 😜

And so they started the movie and watched it. Just like Odd has predicted they all loved it and Ulrich and Yumi knew why Odd had said it was especially for them when they came to the "four hits" stick fight game scene. It was awesome and they promised to try it someday. Aelita was amazed by the special effects and was especially receptive to the traumas scenes. Jérémie took mental notes about all the scientific stuff surrounding the Jaegers and its neural interface. Hiroki just had a blast watching the fight scenes and Odd was equally impressed by the work in front and behind the camera like everytime he sees it.

Odd : See I told you it was great! Say Einstein, do you think you can program some Jaegers on Lyoko?

Hiroki : Lyoko? What is that?

Jérémie : Nothing… just a video game I program for fun in my free times.

Hiroki : Cool! Can I see it?!

Jérémie : Not until it is finished. But when I do you'll be the first to know promise.

Hiroko : COOL! Thanks! What is the game about?

Yumi : Hiroki, it's way past your bedtime now.

Hiroki : You're not fun

Yumi : Hiroki!

Hiroki : Ok I'll go to my room… leave you alone with your boyfriend.

Yumi : For the 1000000 times Ulrich is not my boyfriend!

Hiroki : Yeah sure. (He goes up to his room.)

Jérémie : Way to go Odd now I have a video game to eventually present to Hiroki.

Odd : Hey you came up with this cover story! Besides, he will probably forget it by next week.

Jérémie : Hope you're right.

Odd : You didn't answer my question though, could you program Jaegers on Lyoko?

Jérémie : No.

Odd : Why?

Jérémie : First of all, I have enough with the anti-virus as it is to start thinking about programming new stuff, second of all, didn't you see in the movie all the side-effects it had? It's too much an unnecessary risk to add. Beside all monsters are relatively small so how would a giant robot be of any use?

Odd : The monsters we know are tiny, but what if X.A.N.A. make a new real big one?! Bigger than the schyphozoa I mean! Bigger than the towers even!

Ulrich : Stop it Odd. Since we found the 5th sector I'm sure we have encountered all the monsters in X.A.N.A army.

Odd : Ok, Ok no Jaegers. But don't complain to me when we'll be in front of this future colossal monster and we will be the tiny one.

Yumi : I promise we won't. Ok, now I can't sleep on big action scenes because they are way too exciting, so how about a light comedie before we go to bed?

Aelita : Yeah I'd love too! How about an Astérix? I heard good stuff about those animated movies and how they are a classic here.

Ulrich : Yeah they are fun even if they are for kids.

Odd : Don't listen to him princess, cartoons are for everyone and the Astérixs are the best! My fave is "Les 12 travaux d'Astérix." Let's see this one. They even introduce all the characters at the beginning so it's a good one to start with.

Yumi : Ok let's watch this!

And they watched and enjoyed it all together, and then went to sleep. Those moments were rare and precious so when they arrived, they didn't let a second of it split. They all continued this wonderful night in their dreams hoping that someday this will be their routine instead of fighting.

THE END.

I hope you enjoyed it 😅

Happy holidays to you and all your loved one! Please give me your appreciation in the comments!

P.s. in case you wondered , this is the famous Pacific Rim stick fight scene!