The Begining of the End Chapter 1: The Begining, a code lyoko fanfic

Chapter One: The Beginning

The world is a dark place. But it is not the future that is dark it is the present, as a young boy is about to learn.

As the sunsets there is a boy and a girl playing on a bridge in front of a recently abandoned factory.

"Come on. Are you scared?" jeers a young pink haired girl

"Yea right, I'm not afraid of anything" says a young boy

"Then come on big brother, let's go inside that abandoned factory!" said the pink haired girl

A tall man in a trench coat steps out of the shadows and grabs the girl by wrapping his arm around her chest.

"Ok, let's …watch out," yells her brother as she was captured, "let her go!"

At that moment the man who had grabbed her brother pulled out a gun and pointed it at his captive's head.

"If you don't leave and forget about this then she dies!" proclaimed the kidnapper

The boy dropped to his knees and looked helplessly at the kidnapper and says: "You win, I give up".

As a thunder storm begins and rain starts to pour down the kidnapper lowers the gun and smiles at the boy.

"That is a good boy but someone is going to die today anyway!" yells the kidnapper gleefully

"No!" yells the boy

The kidnapper points his gun at the boy and the last thing the boy sees is a flash of lightning and the kidnapper walking into the factory.

At that exact moment Aelita wakes up in a cold sweat.

It is a bright and sunny day at Kadic Junior High but unfortunately Physics is first on the agenda.

"Ok everyone sit down and open your books to page 207 so we can begin." says Ms. Hertz

As Jeremy goes to sit next to Aelita he notices the look on her face and asks: "What is wrong Aelita?"

"Nothing I just had this strange dream last night about this boy who got killed near the factory I have been trying to figure it out but I don't understand it." whispers Aelita

"Dreams are a natural part of life, not all dreams are real or relevant they just express what your subconscious is thinking." explains Jeremy as he began to take notes

"I know this one just felt so, so real. Like a forgotten memory or something like that. It was just so strange." replies Aelita

"Maybe it is just one of the effects of the virus. You never know, we don't understand it fully at this point…" whispers Jeremy

"I guess that you are right Jeremy." replies Aelita

Just then Jeremy and Aelita notice that Ms. Hertz has stopped taking.

"Is there anything that you two would like to share with the class?" asks Ms. Hertz

Both Jeremy and Aelita turn red and quickly reply: "No Ms. Hertz".

"Good so now we can move on with the lesson. Now does anyone know what perpetual motion is?" asks Ms. Hertz

From there the lesson went on with out another word partly because everyone was asleep and they were amazed that Jeremy and Aelita got in to trouble.

Meanwhile a mysterious purple fog comes out of the super calculator at the factory and enters the super calculator control room and enters the controls. The super calculator starts up and an eye appears on the monitor for a few seconds then disappears. Then the super calculator then shuts down like nothing happened.

After class the gang meets up to see how far Jeremy has gotten with the anti-virus program.

"I'm afraid that the program won't be ready for another few months if I don't run into any trouble. Otherwise it could take over a year at most." replies Jeremy sadly

"Well I guess we knew that it would take a while, but I wonder why XANA has not attacked yet. I mean we are preoccupied with the new program so wouldn't this be the perfect opportunity?" asks Ulrich

"We have no idea, for all we know XANA could be planning an attack right now." replies Yumi

"You're right Yumi, but then again XANA knows that we will always stop him so why bother trying!" jokes Odd

Just then the bell that signifies the next class rings and Jim come out to make sure everyone gets to class on time.

"Get to class!" yells Jim

As everyone is leaving Ulrich pulls Yumi aside and asks: "Um, do you want to, um see a movie after school Yumi?"

Yumi smiles and replies:"I thought you would never ask. I'll see you later."

And with that the day continued uneventfully. No activated towers, no Sissy, and a decent lunch. By their terms a great day, well except for all the homework.

Later that day Odd is finishing up his homework when he notices Ulrich getting all dressed up.

"Hey Ulrich what is with the change of clothes, you got a date or something?" asks Odd

Ulrich blushes and doesn't say anything for about a minute and the replies: "Yes I have a date. Why do you care?"

"Because Yumi would be mad if she knew. Remember last time?" jokes Odd

"Don't worry. She won't be mad Odd." replies Ulrich

"Ha, you're funny. The only way she wouldn't be mad is if the date was with her!" exclaims Odd

Ulrich doesn't make a sound.

"Wait a second you're going out with Yumi?" asks a hysterical Odd

"So what?" asks Ulrich

"Wait until Jeremy and Aelita hear about this!" yells Odd

"Don't tell them alright. It is bad enough that you know." replies Ulrich

"Don't worry your secret is safe with me… for a price." replies Odd with a grin

"Name it." says Ulrich

"You do my English homework for a month." says Odd

"Uh… fine I'll do it starting tomorrow." replies Ulrich as he leaves the room

Meanwhile Jeremy and Aelita are sitting in Jeremy's room trying to figure out the anti-virus program.

"Aelita did you re-fragment the core programming code's subsystems?" asks Jeremy as he is typing on his PC

"Yes. Did you invert the data stream?" asks Aelita as she typed on the laptop

"Of course I did. We should be ready to test soon." says Jeremy

"I hope it works." whispers Aelita

"What was that?" asks Jeremy

"Nothing." replies a worried Aelita

As Ulrich left his room the worst imaginable thing happened to him. Sissy was waiting for him!

"Oh, Ulrich I was wondering if you wanted to go and get some ice cream." asks Sissy