CODE LYOKO S1E27 "Transmission Problems" by TheArchivis and Kiwi Lee Scipio

Based on Characters and Concepts Created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo

SCENE 1: COLD OPEN

INT./FACTORY - SUPERCOMPUTER CONTROL ROOM

Jeremie steps out of the elevator and sits down in the command chair. He puts on his headset.

Jeremie
Aelita, can you hear me?

A window appears on the monitor and an audio waveform crackles to life.

Aelita (offscreen)
Ready, Jeremie.

Jeremie pulls up a command line and begins typing. As he does so, a blank character card appears on one of the side monitors.

Jeremie
Okay, Aelita. Virtualizing vehicle prototype No. 1...

Jeremie hits the enter key.

Jeremie (cont.)
Now.

Aelita laughs from offscreen. Jeremie smirks and raises an eyebrow, confused.

Jeremie
I don't get it. What's so funny?

Aelita (offscreen)
Jeremie, it's a flying cube!

Jeremie's smile falters.

Jeremie
What?

Aelita (offscreen)
I'm being serious-

EXT./LYOKO - DESERT SECTOR

Aelita stands on a large, flat plateau next to a featureless white cube that bobs slightly as it floats at her eye level.

Aelita (cont.)
I'll send you a visual.

INT./FACTORY - SUPERCOMPUTER CONTROL ROOM

A window pops up on the main monitor, showing Jeremie the cube from Aelita's POV. His smirk turns into a pout.

Jeremie
Okay, so it needs a little tweaking-

Three red icons pop up on Jeremie's map next to the yellow icon that represents Aelita.

Jeremie (cont.)
Three Kankrelats at twelve o'clock! Use the flying cube to get out of there!

EXT./LYOKO - DESERT SECTOR

Aelita jumps behind the cube to avoid incoming laser fire from the Kankrelats.

Aelita
How am I supposed to pilot a flying cube!?

Jeremie (offscreen)
It's a CUBE-

INT./FACTORY - SUPERCOMPUTER CONTROL ROOM

Jeremie puts his hands in his hair; he is freaking out.

Jeremie (cont.)
How am I supposed to know!?

Aelita (offscreen)
You made it!

Jeremie
There aren't flying cubes in the real world!

Jeremie dismisses the POV window and fills the main monitor with his map.

Jeremie
There is a way tower to the east of you; try and use the cube to get there.

EXT./LYOKO - DESERT SECTOR

Aelita sings a single ethereal note and a rock manifests from wireframe between her and the Kankrelats. She climbs on top of the cube; it bobs up and down as she adjusts her weight. As Aelita leans to the right to look toward the way tower, the cube moves in that direction with her and comes to a stop over the Digital Sea.

Aelita
So that's how you wanna play...

Aelita leans to the left and ends up back on the platform, shooting right past her rock wall and into plain view of the Kankrelats. A laser hits the cube and it starts spinning in place. Aelita leans back and the cube flies off backwards toward the tower. The Kankrelats give chase.

INT./FACTORY - SUPERCOMPUTER CONTROL ROOM

Jeremie stares in amazement as Aelita's yellow icon races toward the way tower.

Jeremie
How are you flying it?

EXT./LYOKO - DESERT SECTOR WAY TOWER

Aelita
It appears to be motion based. It'd be kind of fun if I wasn't being shot at.

Aelita flies into the way tower. The Kankrelats arrive, circle the tower once and, having lost their target, disperse.

INT./LYOKO - TOWER

Aelita leans diagonally and the cube races around in a circle on the lower platform of the tower. Think quickly, she crouches down and the cube slows to a stop. It continues bobbing up and down, clearly still wanting to move. Slowly, Aelita leans forward and she and the cube plunge down into the data flow.

EXT./LYOKO - ICE SECTOR WAY TOWER

Aelita and the cube exit the way tower into the Ice Sector. It starts picking up speed as it races to the edge of the platform.

Aelita
I'm getting the hang of it, but I can't figure out how to stop! How do I stop!

Jeremie (offscreen)
The only thing I can do on my end is devirtualize it.

Aelita
Wait!

Aelita leans back and the cube starts moving backwards again. She leans, alternating between left and right to get the cube spinning again. She leans down and the cube comes to a bobbing halt. Aelita jumps off of the cube and it becomes perfectly still. Shortly after, the cube disappears into a cloud of polygons.

Jeremie (offscreen)
Clearly, that needs more work. Do you feel any of Xana's pulsations?

Aelita sits down in a lotus position and places her palms on the ground as she closes her eyes. After a minute, she opens her eyes and gets back up.

Aelita
Nothing. All's quite except for the Kankrelats. I guess they just wanted to say hi.

INT./FACTORY - SUPERCOMPUTER CONTROL ROOM

Jeremie leans back in his chair and blushes slightly.

Jeremie
Do you want to come to Earth for lunch?

A window pops up on the monitor and Aelita stares out at Jeremie from inside the way tower.

Aelita
Of course, Jeremie.

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