A/N: Second Code Lyoko fanfic. This is a slight crossover of Code Lyoko/.HackSign. This will begin in the POV of Aelita telling the others of times long ago, with another group of "heroes" that came from their world. This is the pre-sequel (slightly) to "The Redemption of Xana" this is how Xana and Xera come into power and their tale. This should be read (at least what would make it easier) before about chapter six or seven (sorry I don't have those chapters up yet), then you will at least know the two new characters a little better. Oh, btw this, {blah}, is me, the author, talking to explain a few things.
What's in a Name?
Od, Yumi and Ulrich were sitting on the grass in a semi-circle around me. I sat on a rock, and Xana sat on a branch that bore bright green leaves. We had been able to escape Xera and we were all resting until the others had to leave.
"So how did your...brother, is it?" Od asked the girl, Xana. She nodded and Od continued his question. "How did your brother and you come here, to Lyoko?"
"It's a very long story, isn't it, Aelita? You were there the entire time," Xana asked, eyeing me coolly.
She was now dressed into her normal clothes, the outfit was clean now. She wore black boots, but white pants. Her shirt was white and old fashioned it had wavy sleeves, she also wore some type of armor; it was deep red and didn't have any sleeves to it, much like a vest. Her snow-white hair was tied at the back of her neck, and two long bangs fell in front of her face. {This comes directly from The Redemption of Xana.}
"Yes," I said, "Should we explain it."
"Maybe another time," she said, teasing Od and the others.
"O, come on, Xana, just spill it," Od whined.
"Fine, we will tell you, Od," I said, trying to calm him down. "It was many years ago, when Xera and Xana were not yet known-"I was rudely cut off by Od.
"I don't want to hear about when Lyoko was first created, I want to hear the story of how Xera and Xana became who they are today!"
"Yeah," Yumi and Ulrich agreed.
"Besides, if we know how they gained power, maybe we can figure out how we can take Xera's power away," Ulrich stated. They all seemed very interested in the story, all eager for the information.
"I know, but that's where the story should start," I said.
"The names, Xana and Xera, are just psuedo-names," Xana said. She had to continue when Od gave her a very confused look. "The name isn't my real name, it's only fake, the same thing for Xera."
"Oh...so what is your real name?" Yumi asked.
"It's been far to long for me, or my evil brother to remember."
"Exactly how long was it? I might be able to bring up some files and figure out the two names," Jeremy said, his voice high above us.
"Um... I think it's been almost fifty years, Jeremy. Do you have any records that far back?" Xana asked, hoping for the answer of 'yes.'
There was a long pause, then, "No, sorry, all I've got is thirty-five years to now."
"So, why did you pick those names?" Ulrich asked.
"We took the names of our previous enemies," Xana began to explain. She was concentrating hard, trying to remember that far back. "After the final battle between Xana and Xera, our enemies, most of our memories were erased. So all we could remember were those names. Did the same thing happen to you, Aelita?" She turned her head slightly so I could see her gentle, green eyes.
"Yes, but only with your names, the rest of the group that had traveled with you, their names I still remember."
"What were they again?" she asked. She seemed to be thinking hard trying to remember. {Like I can remember}
"Let's see, there was James; he was in charge of working the computer, and you and Xera; the two main fighters, and Sam, the comic relief. {Had to place 'comic relief' there, oh, and sorry Sam, couldn't think of any other names} That's all of them. Hmm, there is four of you, and there were four of them, that's odd," I said, amazed at the coincidence.
"Are you still at the old factory we created?" Xana asked, leaning forward to hear even the slightest whisper.
"Yes," Jeremy said from the sky. "What do you mean 'that you created'?"
"Well, to make a long story short, our little group found this old factory and also this old program my father had. Since one and one are two, we figured to make that our little 'hideout' to test and see if the program worked and what it did. Low and behold, we found Lyoko that way, and Aelita. It was a very odd experience, but we wouldn't have been able to do it without our very own 'Jeremy," Xana explained.
A slight laugh came from the light blue sky. The comment seemed to please Jeremy.
"Okay," Od said, slightly annoyed, "back to the story, no weaseling your way out of it."
A/N: I've never done a sequel or a pre-sequel to a story ever before, reviews will be most appreciated, good or bad. Hope you like this.