-1Code: Oblivion
Prologue
My name, Yami. I lost my parents at the age of eleven. My mother died in a car crash. At least she felt no pain, as the steering wheel smashed into her forehead. My father was murdered from the crossfire of a gang-war. Not like I cared much about their deaths, they were negligent. My father was also a drunk. Often times drunk enough to beat my sister or me. Sometimes both. My sister Keiko died when I was ten. She was killed at the age of five by my father shooting her in the lung. My mother never did try to stop him, nor did she care about our father harming us. She didn't even cry at Keiko's funeral. I often times tried to get her out of the house, but that night my father had a gun. But that night, I failed. I was quite close to her. She said she thought of my as her guardian. But once both of my parents died, my grandparents took custody of me. I still went to school though. I was still a bit emotionally unstable. After about two years, my grandparents died of age. Now I had only one place left to go. My friends, who I'd known since the age of one, took care of me for about three weeks. But I had too many memories of my death-filled past. So with out telling them, I made a plan. I was leaving the U.S. So I chose France. Being half French myself, I spook extremely fluent French. But I would have to go to a boarding school so I would have a place to live. I used my laptop to list every boarding school in France. I narrowed it down to only the ones that had a high school close by the junior high: ten schools. Next I had it pick the best 3 out of the list. So I chose one at random, Kadic Junior High. Oddly enough, it was an English speaking school. I had a surprisingly large amount of money left from my grandparents and yet more from the payment I earned fixing computers. So I chose a few of my possessions to take with me: my custom-built laptop, enough clothes to last a week, my custom-built mp3-player, and a Nintendo DS with some games. I told no one of my plan except my best friend, Dennis. So I bought a plane ticket and took the bus to the airport. So no one would hear from me for a long while. The plane ride was long, but I did have music with me so I slept most of the time. Yes, I sleep while listening to music. When I arrived in France, I got a taxi to the school. My new life was about to begin. I had sufficiently left my death-filled past behind me.
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Chapter 1- : Arrival
8:32 PM
Cafeteria
"Oh, come on Jeremie, be a pal."
Odd whined, "It's just for one night."
"Fine, but remind me why I have to do this?" Jeremie asked, sighing.
"Because Jim is getting suspicious, and I don't want him to find Kiwi." Odd replied.
"I said ok. But if he barks I'm putting back in your room. But only tonight." Jeremie said.
"Thanks Jer, now Jim will hopefully get off my back." Odd sighed cheerfully, "By the way, you gonna finish that?"
"Odd, you're a real walking stomach. Ya know that, right." Jeremie said.
"Yeah, and we've been through this before, you're a walking brain." Odd laughed.
" So, have you made any progress on Aelita's anti-virus." Yumi asked.
Sighing deeply, "No, not one bit. I don't get it, the materialization program wasn't this hard." Jeremie replied.
"Don't worry, I'm sure you'll find it someday." Aelita said, smiling softly at him.
"Hey, you guys hear that I actually got a better grade on the science test then Sissi? Amazing, wouldn't you say?" Odd said, changing the subject.
It was at this moment that a black haired girl walked over to their table. She looked around for Ulrich, and not seeing him, decided to be the snobby witch she was.
"Oh hello. Have you seen Ulrich? I was supposed to be going to the movies with him but I can't find him. Do you know where he is?" Sissi asked, holding something behind her back.
Laughing, "Ok. One, he doesn't date baboons and two, if he was he either lost his mind or your blackmailing him." Odd said.
"Oh but I am, and here he comes now. Ask him yourself." Sissi said, pointing at the oncoming Ulrich.
"Ok, fine. Hey Ulrich, Sissi said that you were going to the movies with her. That true?" Odd asked.
"………..Yes." Ulrich said quietly.
"She stole your diary again, didn't she?" Jeremie asked, pointing his fork at him.
"As a matter of fact, I did. And if he doesn't go out with me, news about Aelita will be spilt and his diary will be the front page of the newspaper." Sissi said evilly.
"Why you little- give it back now!" Yumi shouted, standing up.
"Ya know, I don't like blackmail that much."
"Huh, and just who do you think you are!" Sissi shouted.
She whirled around to see a pale boy about her height staring at her. With lightning-fast speed, he grabbed the diary out of her hands.
"Like I said, I don't like blackmail. It's wrong, not to mention illegal." The boy said, " So leave before someone else finds out about this and you get in trouble."
"Growling angrily, Sissi stormed away. The boy, now smiling happily, tossed the book on their table. Ulrich, not wanting Odd to get it, grabbed it right away and sat down.
"Idiot." The boy said, "Mind if I sit down?"
"Sure, go right ahead." Jeremie said, "I'm Jeremie."
"Odd's the name, joking is my game." Odd said, introducing himself.
" I'm Aelita, nice to meet you." Aelita said.
"I'm Ulrich." Ulrich said, "Thanks for getting this back for me."
"I'm Yumi, and the girl you just greatly humiliated is Sissi." Yumi said, sitting back down,
"Stay away from her. I got to get going anyway, I promised my parents I'd be home early."
"She seems nice." The boy said sarcastically, "I'm Yami by the way, I just moved here from America."
"See ya." Ulrich said.
"America? What's America, Jeremie?" Aelita asked, puzzled.
At this remark, everyone including Yami burst out laughing. Yami was puzzled as well, not knowing how anyone couldn't know of the U.S.
"What's so funny?" Aelita asked, extremely confused.
"We're sorry Aelita, but that was just hilarious." Ulrich said, trying unsuccessfully to stop laughing.
"I don't see how it was funny." Aelita muttered bitterly.
After a few minutes of loud giggling, "Okay than, now that that is out of our systems- I'll explain later Aelita- you said you were from the U.S., right? Why'd you move here?" Jeremie said.
"Long story that I don't feel like- (Beep Beep Beep)- what was that?" Yami started but was cut off by a beeping sound.
Everyone but Yami looked at each other and nodded, thinking the same thing.
"Umm Yami, we'll see you later. Whats your dorm number?" Jeremie said, getting up.
"Umm, lemme see here, 212. But where are you going? And what was that beeping?" Yami replied, confused.
"Well, that explains why Jim set up the bunk part of my bed, and we have something to do.
We'll see you in a bit." Jeremie replied, heading toward the doors.
"See ya, Yami." Ulrich said.
"Ummm, bye?" Yami said.
"We'll explain later." Aelita said.
After they were gone, Yami got up and started to follow them. 'I know I shouldn't follow them, but they looked a bit scared. I'll follow from the trees so they don't see me. I guess it was a smart thing to take ninja lessons." Yami thought, silently laughing and grabbing his samurai sword. (Explained in next chapter.) He started hopping from branch to branch so they wouldn't hear him.
"Ya know, I feel bad about leaving Yami behind like that." Odd said while running.
"Yeah well, we had to. We don't know how trust worthy he is." Ulrich said. "Jeremie, call Yumi when we get to the factory."
Jeremie nodded his head. As they ran, Xana's possessie decided to show herself.
"Hey! Who is tha- WHOA!" Odd yelled as a shuriken flew past his ear.
They all looked ahead to see Yumi holding 4 shurikens in-between her fingers.
"Oh god, everyone about face, now!" Ulrich screamed, eyes widening, "Hey, is that Yumi! How'd Xana possess her?"
"Indirectly is my guess, because he can't possess you guys normally." Jeremie shouted.
"But what did he use-WHOA!" Aelita yelled, tripping.
"Aelita!" Jeremie yelled, turning around to help her up.
As Jeremie helped Aelita up, the xanafied Yumi launched two shurikens at both of them. Jeremie saw them and got in front of Aelita to block the attack from her. As Jeremie was hit, it started to rain.(an/rainbad news) The impact from both of the shurikens threw Jeremie back a few feet as Aelita screamed. Odd and Ulrich saw this and ran back to them. Jeremie was unconscious and Aelita was crying while trying to get Jeremie to wake up. Odd looked at Ulrich and they both nodded silently. Odd got to Aelita and dragged her up from the ground.
"Come on, Aelita!" Odd said, "Ulrich will grab Jeremie and meet us at the factory. But we need to deactivate the tower so you can launch a return trip so Jeremie doesn't die."
"No! I'm not leaving him!" Aelita yelled, sobbing.
"Go, I'll grab him! Don't worry. He'll be fine" Ulrich shouted as X-Yumi started to ruin toward them.
"Be careful." Odd said as he half-dragged Aelita away towards the factory.
As they ran, Ulrich tried lifting Jeremie onto his back. But the xanafied Yumi was too fast.
He knew he wouldn't get out of there in time. As Yumi started to launch another shuriken, Ulrich realized it was over.
"OH NO YOU DON'T!"
"Huh?" Ulrich said as a dark figure landed in front of them and deflected the attack with a sword. "Yami?"
"The one and only. Grab him and GO!" Yami yelled.
"Don't kill her! Just disable her!" Ulrich said, grabbing Jeremie and hoisting him on to his back.
As he ran, Yami caught up with him while running backwards, deflecting shurikens.
"Where to?" Yami yelled.
"Just follow me!" Ulrich yelled back.
"But why is she attacking us?" Yami yelled.
"Explain later! Can you keep a secret?" Ulrich asked, heading toward the sewers and climbing down.
"Yes. Nasty." Yami muttered, climbing down after him. "What the hell is going on!"
"Keep running!" Ulrich yelled.
"Whatever, but I want some answers." Yami muttered again.
When they got to the ladder up to the factory, Yami noticed a skateboard and a scooter.
"I take it you guys come here often." Yami said, climbing up the ladder.
"Yes, very often." Ulrich replied. "I just hope were not too late."
"He doesn't look dead yet." Yami commented, chuckling.
"Hope not."
"Wellllll, now where?" Yami asked.
"We have to get down there via the ropes." Ulrich explained.
"Ok. But how are you getting down with him on your back?" Yami asked with a 'queer' expression on his face.
"Not sure. Can you help me?" Ulrich asked.
"Whatever, but I want some answers." Yami said.
"I'll explain downstairs." Ulrich replied.
"Gemme him." Yami directed.
"Why?"
"Just do it." Yami said in exasperation.
"Fine, but how are you going to get him down?" Ulrich asked, hand Jeremie to Yami.
"Like THIS!" Yami shouted, jumping off the ledge. "Geronimo!"
"What the hell!" Ulrich yelled grabbing a rope and sliding down.
"Told you I knew what I was doing." Yami said, smiling. "So, now where?"
"Follow me."
As Yami followed Ulrich into the elevator, he set Jeremie's body down in the elevator.
"He's light for his size." Yami said, crossing his arms.
"Yeah, I now know that. I'll ask him about that later." Ulrich said, pressing the down button.
"Okay, so why bring him here? A hospital would be much better ya-know." Yami asked.
"Because there's a faster way. I just hope it works." Ulrich said, pulling open a panel to reveal a small keypad. He typed in a code and a door behind them opened up to reveal a dimly lit green room.
"Holy stars in heaven." Yami muttered, his eyes wide open.
"Grab Jeremie and set him by the chair." Ulrich instructed, walking over to the chair and putting on small earpiece with microphone. "You guys there?"
"Ulrich? How's Jeremie?" Aelita asked.
"Well, he's still alive so hurry up." Ulrich said, "You'll have to activate the return trip on
your own though."
"Damnit. We really need help out here." Odd shouted.
"Sorry, but I don't know how to do a self-transfer." Ulrich said.
"Who the heck are you talking to? And I would really like to know why Yumi tried to kill Jeremie." Yami asked.
"Hold on, okay." Ulrich said looking crossly at Yami, "You can do a return trip from Lyoko, right Aelita?"
"Okay, where is Aelita exactly?" Yami interrupted.
"No, but I might be able to instruct you how to. That is if I remember how." She replied sheepishly.
"Damn it. Hold on for a minute or two." Ulrich said, turning to Yami, "I'm going to give you the quick version. That okay with you?"
"Yeah sure." Yami said, checking Jeremie's pulse.
"Okay for the past year and a half, my friends and I have been fighting on a virtual world called Lyoko. Lyoko exists on a supercomputer, which also houses a, using Jeremie's terms, super psychopathic computer virus named Xana that wants to take over Earth." Ulrich started.
"Okay, so why not just shut off the supercomputer." Yami interrupted.
Glaring at him, Ulrich continued, "Because Xana wasn't the only being on Lyoko. Aelita was also trapped on it. Jeremie was the first to find the supercomputer; he started it up and then met Aelita. So shutting off the supercomputer would now not only kill Xana, but Aelita as well. We were with him the second time and Jeremie virtualized us to help her deactivate towers. Okay, so to answ-!" Ulrich was cut off again.
"You just said that Aelita was trapped in Lyoko. So answer me this, how did I see her before?" Yami asked.
"I would answer you if you stop interrupting me. So anyway, Jeremie had begun working on a materialization program to get her out of Lyoko. We could be devirtualized just by losing all our lifepoints on Lyoko, but Aelita would die if she lost all of her lifepoints. So Jeremie found it about two months ago, but the first time we materialized her Xana infected her with a virus connecting her to him. So if he died, she dies along with him. So Jeremie then began an anti-virus to completely free her from Xana. But we then found out the using the return to past function of the supercomputer gave Xana more power. So a week after we first materialized Aelita, we learned that Xana had gained enough power to possess humans. So now Yumi is possessed and just now attempted to-!" Ulrich started,
"Kill Jeremie so he could no longer get you guys to Lyoko, assuming he is the only one who knows how to use it." Yami said slowly.
"Exactly. Now we need to figure out how to start up the return trip so Jeremie doesn't die." Ulrich stated.
"I'm going to go out on a limb and assume that this "return trip" can't bring dead people back to life." Yami said.
"Right. But I don't know how to activate it." Ulrich said, looking down.
"I might be able to. I'm a good with computers. As long as she helps me though." Yami said smiling.
"Ok, let me ask her if she could help yo-!" Ulrich was interrupted again.
"Tower deactivated."
"Okay, Aelita? I need you to help Yami on how to start up the return trip. Jeremie's looking extremely pale and his pulse is very weak." Ulrich said, handing the headset to Yami.
"Okay then, first you need to find the program to activate it." Aelita began.
"No shit. Okay wait lemme find it…okay got it and it's active." Yami said.
"Ok, now go to the time setting and set it to 8:32 PM, the time when you came." She continued, "Then press the startup key and wait. Oh and, we might have to tell you all this again as the return trip erases peoples memory that haven't been virtualized."(A/N: I think this is how he does it, correct me if I'm wrong)
"Ummm, okay. That's done. So what do I wait for?" Yami asked, sitting back in the chair.
"I just hope were not to late." Aelita muttered to herself, her voice laced with worry.
"Okay? What's with the bright lig-!" Yami started.
