The day was just beginning at Kadic Academy, the kids were all in their classrooms listening to their professors teach about the subjects at hand. Three best friends were in one class, math, listening to Ms. Hertz as she droned about equations and variables. Jeremie was sitting in the center with a note-book open, black scribbles covering every page. Odd was beside him, partnered with Ulrich both of them trying to scare away the sleep that attempted to sneak up on them.
The blonde adjusted his glasses as he continued to list possible ways to destroy the super virus that wanted to kill them. The fear of death hung on their heads every day as they battled against the mad man in the virtual world they called Lyoko. Lyoko was a powerful sorce and had enough energy to destroy the world or enslave mankind.
Odd was drumming his pencil against the granite desk while humming the newest single of his favorite band. Ulrich on the other hand had his head down with his fixed on his mobile phone. There was a light buzzing coming from his hands followed by the almost silent clicking of buttons as he sent out numerous texts.
"Hey pal, who are you texting?" Odd whispered, still drumming with his pencil.
"Just Yumi, we have practice today after school." a light blush flashed on the brunette's cheeks as he whispered out her name. The purple dressed man opened his mouth to make a smart remark but a loud growling came from his stomach before he could get a single word out.
"Odd, can't you quiet that thing down?" Jeremie snickered across the isle.
"Well I could if I had more than two servings of break fast. I'm starving right now."
"You had two servings of biscuits and gravy like thirty minutes ago and you're still hungry?" Ulrich put the phone back in his pocket and entered the fun with Jeremie. The three shared an easy laugh at Odd's never-ending hunger when a light beeping noise came from the case beside Jeremie's feet. The blonde bent down and retrieved his laptop from the bag and upon opening it saw that their nemesis had activated another tower.
"Um, Ms. Hertz?" Jeremie lifted his hand in the air slowly and tried to put on an innocent face as the gray-haired teacher turned to face him.
"Yes, Mr. Belpois?"
"I'm not feeling to well may I go to the infirmary?"
"And let me guess, you two will escort him there?" Ms. Hertz pointed the meter stick in the other boys' direction before they were able to raise their hands. All three of them nodded sheepishly, knowing full well that the teachers didn't believe they were sick. Ms. Hertz gave out a loud sigh and dismissed the boys, allowing them to run off and contact the women of their group.
From outside the classroom the boys began sprinting towards the forest, eager to stop the evil before it spread. The boys slid down the rope and met the girls in the elevator, Yumi pushed the elevator button that dropped them towards the super computer.
"Alrighty everyone get to the scanners and hurry, we don't want to miss lunch this time." Jeremie took his seat in front of the hologram of the four sectors and began to type furiously as the four teens walked into the room below him.
"So where are we going Jeremie?" Aelita asked as the doors closed in front of her, Yumi and Odd. Ulrich was the last to be virtualized and they all fell into the snow.
"You are in the Ice Sector and the tower is a few miles ahead but be careful, William should be showing up any minute now." Jeremie warned as they began to run towards the silver lined tower. It glowed brightly in front of them as a black fog surrounded its edges.
"Way to tell the future Einstein." Odd groaned as they all prepared for a fight. Yumi raised her fans, their light almost as bright as the towers and Ulrich drew his swords. Aelita was behind Odd, her palms itching to end this war. The two sides met in the middle and the warriors found themselves shocked into silence as someone moved from behind William. Two cubes materialized besides them and began to blast at the warriors. They quickly dodged the lazers and tried to keep their eyes on the tiny frame behind their former friend.
She was a tiny girl, half Williams size, with silvery hair and ruby colored eyes. She wore a blue mini skirt and jet black leggings. Her silver boots streaked across the snow as she darted for the tower. Her arms were outstretched as she entered the new, empty space.
"Aelita hurry, she's obviously working for X.A.N.A!" a man cried out, his voice slightly muffled by the tower's walls as the girl continued to look around. Data caressed the sides and were a few inches from her finger tips as she tried to figure out to work this new device.
"Stop right there!" a soft voice interrupted the girl and she quickly turned to face the intruder.
"Who are you?" the pale girl asked, flinching away from the stranger.
"First you answer who you are." The pinkette took another step closer making the fragile child step back even further.
"I'd answer you if I could." the girl clutched her hands to her chest, petrified to move.
"You don't have to be afraid. My name is Aelita and I'm friend." the harsh tone vanished from Aelita's voice as she noticed the symbol didn't flash in the girl's eyes. The tower shook violently knocking the girl's to their knees. Fear overtook the girl's crimson eyes and she quickly tried to ascend to the second level, muttering something about having to hurry.
"I'll be in trouble if I don't hurry!" the girl cried out as she began to float towards the top.
"Wait! What are you doing?" Aelita rushed towards the girl as she stepped onto the silver lit platform.
"Hush this is what I'm suppose to do. I might not know who I am but I know this is what I was created to do." The girl held a joyous gleam in her eyes as blue virtual pad lit up before her. The girl then began to type in various letters and numbers.
"No wait, if you do that you'll destroy the tower!" Aelita tried to stop the girl but it was already to late, the data dropped down the sides and vanished into the bottom.
"Well I'm getting out of here." a smirk passed onto the girl's lips as she quickly bounded down to the bottom and exited the tower. She joined back up with William on the manta ray and the two flew off as the tower began to explode and the Ice Sector vanished; all the warriors looked around wildly as Aelita exited the tower and they all were divirtualized.
"The Ice Sector, what happened to it?" Yumi said as the friends regrouped by the hologram. Jeremie removed his glasses and pinched his nose, trying to stay calm.
"It's gone, whoever that person was with William she's able to destroy Sectors."
"That can't be possible!" Odd stared up at the ceiling in disbelief.
"So who is this new person?" Ulrich asked, his question directed towards the pinkette.
"She didn't know her name but she knew how to destroy the tower."
"So next time we see this silver-haired woman we have to defeat her." Ulrich announced.
"No! We can't just rush into Lyoko and begin wailing on the poor girl!" Aelita screamed out, silencing the room.
"Why do you say that?" Jeremie asked, focusing on the girl.
"Because I know she's not dangerous. The girl didn't know her name or who we are. When I met her in the tower she was scared, completely petrified of me. I think we can save her."
"Save her? You mean materialize her on Earth?" Jeremie pondered the thought as Aelita nodded in agreement.
"Well how do you know she's not dangerous?" Yumi questioned the pinkette, her tone more harsh than she expected.
"She didn't seem to have any power that's why she went straight for the tower instead of fighting us off."
"So how can we save her if she's being controlled by X.A.N.A?" Odd asked, finally staring into the emerald eyes of Aelita.
"She's not being controlled by him, the symbol wasn't in her eyes or on her forehead like it is with William."
"Well let's go get some lunch, we can discuss this later." Jeremie jumped from his seat and they all made their way towards the cafeteria, in silence.