This is the sequel to" A New Player" and I hope you like it. This story is a little longer than the first one and I hope you will enjoy it. Now on with the show
Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko so will you lawyers stop calling me.
It had been two months since Odd was taken by Xana. Without him things were the same. There was no one to make jokes or to annoy Sissi. Ulrich no longer had a best friend and now he was left to deal with Kiwi. Kiwi would howl at night for Odd and Ulrich had to try really hard to keep him quiet so Jim wouldn't find out. The whole gang had come up with excuses for Odd's appcenses at school and so far no one has suspected anything. Tara had done as she promised and started fighting in Lyoko. She became an excellent fighter too. Jeremy and Aelita would try to trace all the monsters that they fought and see if it would lead them to Xana. They haven't found anything useful though.
Tara kept the picture of Odd and his sister Tracy as a constant reminder of her promise. She didn't tell anyone about the phone call she received from Odd one that night when he disappeared and she didn't plan to. Tara just didn't want anyone to tell her that everything was going to be all right because she knew darn well that nothing was all right. Tara knew that soon, the principal would start looking deeper to see why Odd hadn't been coming to school. Tara knew that unless Jeremy found a direct link to were Xana was then they could never find Odd. She knew that soon, they all would give up hope and just stop looking and trying. Tara wouldn't stop hoping and she wouldn't stop looking and trying though. It was her fault that this happened and she would set this right. So every morning Tara would look at the picture. The picture was the thing that made Tara strong enough to go through the day. Even though Odd was gone, the picture kept Odd in Tara's thoughts and in her mind. It was her shrine, it was her sanctuary, it was her strength, and it was all she needed to find the courage to keep fighting in Lyoko. It was her hatred of Lyoko and her hatred of Xana that would help her find Odd.
So what do you think? This is just to set the mood of the story. The action starts in the next chapter. Hope you get a good feel from the story. Read me, love me, and review me. Until next time; peace to the Middle east, bathe the whales, and pay the hobos.