Novanto's Notes: Welcome to TRON: Age of XANA! I had to delete the old one because it was a comeplete mess. But that's not important!
This story is co-written by myself and Drama Rose 13. It can be found in three places: here, on DeviantArt, and on the Code Lyoko fanfiction wiki. It is beta-read on dA by Eragonjedigil357. Enjoy!
Time period: Moments before Franz Hopper sacrificed himself. POV Novan's 3rd person
"Novan..."
A young man meditating in the Desert Section's Oasis opened his green eyes. He wore a mostly blue outfit. His boots resembled the feet of a Utahrator, but without the signature claw. A teal headband kept his spiky brown hair back. At his waist, two stakes were at rest.
"Novan!"
"I'm coming!" the boy replied. "Hold your digital horses!"
Novan walked out of the cave to see the glowing ball of light that was Franz Hopper's digital form. "What is it, sir?"
"You remember how I told you about the Anti-XANA program, correct?" Franz asked.
"Yes."
"Well, I must sacrifice myself to activate it."
Novan cried a little bit, sad that the one who had helped him harness his Beserk's power was going to give up his life force to power the ultimate weapon against XANA.
"I want you, Novan, to do two things." Franz began.
"Yes sir?"
"First, I want you to create new Sectors using the Beserk." Mr. Hopper then transferred the necessary knowledge to Novan, who nodded in acceptance. "And the other thing, sir?" the boy asked.
"I want you to tell my daughter that I loved her very much, and that I am glad she has friends like Team Lyoko." Franz explained.
"I shall deliver that message, sir." Novan promised. Thhe orb bobbed once, as though nodding, then shot into the sky, towards the Ice Sector. Novan waved good-bye, knowing that it would be the last time he would ever lay eyes on Franz again. Using his Geokinesis, the teen carved the message into the wall of his cave.
A day later, a tremor shook Lyoko. The program had been activated. Novan awoke and looked to the core to see a white cloud leave it and dive down into the Sea. Novan sat down at the shore of the small lake, and waited for it to be shut down.
Four years later, the Supercomputer was reactivated. Novan, still meditating by the Oasis, snapped to attention, memorized the message to Aelita, and ran full-tilt toward the core.
Time: Unknown. POV: Tron's 3rd person
Bluish-white light lit up the immediate area. The source of this light, a jet- black figure with a helmet and glowing markings on its suit, opened it's eyes.
Tron was sinking down into the Sea of Simulation. He noticed an identity disk, glowing the same color as the light, floating nearby and grabbed it. After attaching the disk to his back, the program began to swim upward, only for a massive shockwave to knock him even deeper into the digital water. As he continued to go lower, Tron noticed what looked like an upside-down city. Deciding to explore his surroundings, the program began to swim around, until he noticed a whirlpool of red energy. Curious, he moved in closer to investigate and was suddenly pulled in.
Tron exited the reddish stream near a what looked like a massive sphere with a curved pipe attached to the bottom. An eye-like symbol glowed dimly on the conical gate which sealed the entrance. Suddenly, the symbol glowed brighter, and the cone opened up. A strange looking vehicle exited the tunnel and the lower four segments rotated ninety degrees forward. Then, the vehicle turned towards him, and moved toward the program cautiously. As it approached, he noticed a pink-haired girl in the cockpit.