Disclaimer: I do not own the Lyoko characters in any way, shape or form. Code Lyoko belongs to Moonscoop and I am simply making a fan fiction for entertainment.

Note: This is from the episode The Lake and I think should have happened.

Chapter 1

XANA's Servent

I have served my master, XANA, for as long as I can remember. I followed his orders without question. XANA was my master, if I did disobey him. . .I don't know what would happen. Sometimes I activate towers, attack the core of Lyoko, or prevent the Lyoko Warriors from deactivating the towers. The Lyoko Warriors are always a nuisance. They keep interfering with my master's plans and I must try to stop them at all costs. Especially the one called Aelita, XANA needs her to destroy Franz Hopper. I always try to throw her into the digital sea to lure in Franz Hopper, but the other Warriors always get in the way.

I know the Lyoko Warriors are called Odd, Jeremie, Yumi, Ulrich, and Aelita. Although I haven't seen Jeremie in person, just his voice. Whenever I battle them, they always call me William. I assume this is my name but it puzzles me how they know it. XANA always refuses to tell me about it. Also, whenever I battle them, they are strange. The one called Yumi almost seems to be in pain when we battle. Ulrich battles almost with hate, Odd is always insulting me. and Aelita has the air of grim determination. My real confusion is around the one called Yumi. Why does she look almost regretful when we are battling?

Right now, XANA has activated a tower that will make sludge that has the ability to electrocute anyone who comes near. I am sent to guard the tower. The Lyoko Warriors always show up. Sure enough, Yumi shows up. She gets blasted into the tower where I am waiting. She senses me but is too late to react as I kick her out of the tower.

Soon she sends one of her fans at me, and I easily deflect it with my sword before slamming it into the ground. She dodges and I do another swipe. Once again she dodges and as she does so, she puts one of her fans on my forehead. She pushes it away and says, "You can never beat us, XANA, you hear?" And then she fans it out. I promptly kick her in the chest which sends her backwards. Yumi skids slightly and almost loses her balance. She then jumps as I once again slam my sword where she once was. When she lands, she sends another fan at me. I deflect it just in time. Yumi tries to catch it, but it hits her wrist. As she is momentarily distracted, I try to bash her yet again. And again she dodges.

I am thinking nothing as I battle Yumi. My orders are orders and doing I shall. I try to hit her, but she leaps out of the way while delivering a kick. This makes me lose my balance and lose my grip on my sword. As I retain my balance, I see my sword on the ground before me. Yumi takes this opportunity to throw a fan at me. I use my super smoke and dodge. I appear behind her and, with a little smirk, I kick her from behind. When she is down, I quickly sprint over and retrieve my sword. I pin her down with my foot and prepare to bring my sword down on her. Yumi speaks in almost a pleading tone, "No William! You're a Lyoko Warrior, you swore to it!"

I'm about to strike when something strange happens. Suddenly, I am not on Lyoko but somewhere else. It is a room with towers that I somehow know are scanners. Odd, Aelita, Ulrich, and Yumi are there but look different. I look different as well. My sword is also nowhere to be found. Yumi says, "You swear to keep our secret?"

I reply to this, "I swear." My voice sounds different. I can't exactly explain it but it sounds. . . .like the Lyoko Warrior's voices. Then a voice says, "Good answer, William."

I am back on Lyoko again and I drop my sword. I hadn't teleported but it seems like. . .a memory. Wait, that's impossible! I've served XANA faithfully for as long as I can remember. End of story. Apparently not. My head starts hurting as the memories keep coming. I forget that Yumi is there. I forget everything as my entire body starts hurting. It is as if something was struggling to break free. Some hidden memory that had always been there but never thought of.

I'm at my hands and knees. I try to lift my head but I am shaking so badly. My eyes open slightly through a haze of pain and I catch a glimpse of Yumi backing away. Another memory hits and I am back in the room. I hear Yumi's voice as I face the scanners, "You can still change your mind you know."

Once again I reply, "Are you kidding?" I sound confident and almost a little arrogant as I say this. I walk into the scanner and the door closes.

The pain is so intense that my upper body is thrown in the air. My eyes are closed still and my arms are extended. The last memory takes hold. The doors of the scanner open and I am leaning against the wall. Odd asks in his annoying high-pitched voice, "Well, how do you feel William?" I lift my head at them all and reply boldly, "I'm ready to take on XANA and his monsters."

I resume my conscience on Lyoko. My head felt like it was splitting in two. I'm gasping in pain as I press my hands on my head. Nothing is making sense. Here I am, a servant for XANA when once I swore to fight my master. Have I really always been a servant of XANA? Or is there something more? I don't know, I just want this pain to end. I see Yumi and I instinctively try to rise up to fight her. But I can only weakly rise my arms and glare. This small effort hurts. Then I notice something I haven't before. I felt driven to attack Yumi as though some force was pushing me to. Then I realize, XANA has been making me do his bidding all along. I just never noticed until now with these memories. If that is true, who was I before this?

I lower my head again and I hear Yumi's voice. It sounds much closer so I assume Yumi is right in front of me. She says, "William. . .William listen, it's me. . .Yumi."

I manage to find the strength to lift up my head. The pain starts to go away and Yumi says my name. I feel a memory start to go through my mind. Though, it wasn't much of a memory. It didn't give me a vision but I knew who Yumi was. Yumi. . .was the girl. . .I loved? What? That doesn't make any sense! But given what has happened, I believe this.

I look into her eyes and she sighs with relief and shock. She takes me by the hands and helps me up. I don't say anything, I don't know what to say anyways. I just stare at my sword on the ground, thinking. What have I done? I was one of the Warriors so what I'm I doing with XANA? Something must have gone wrong when I came to Lyoko but what?

I see Yumi reach out to touch my face. I am about to catch her hand when instead I grab it with unnecessary force. I don't know why I did this and suddenly I kick Yumi. I grab my sword and laugh quietly. I don't want to do this. I don't want to be XANA's servant anymore. I don't want to attack Yumi. I love Yumi. But there is nothing I can do as I attack her.

We battle for a while. Meanwhile, I'm trying to break free of XANA's influence. I'm regretting every strike, every movement. Soon my attacks keep missing. They veer off course at the last minute. I'm getting there. XANA won't make me attack her. Pain shoots through me as I am resisting. XANA is punishing me, but I don't care. I just want to save Yumi.

My steps become jerky as I am trying to get away from Yumi. The pain increases and I just stop. I'm at a standstill. It is taking all my effort to get full control. I'm not exactly there yet for I can't do much except stand there. Just barely I can make out Yumi walking slowly towards me before I black out.

Any flames will be quickly doused and ingnored so don't even think about it.

So what do you think? This is my first fan fic and I like it so far.