A/N: I haven't done an AU story for a long time and I have been on my Code Lyoko obsession lately so here is my new idea! Some of you, if you read my other Code Lyoko story, might recognize the Witch and her "assistant". But anyways, I hope you enjoy the prologue to this story.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT own Code Lyoko for it belongs to Moonscoop and some other French dudes. If I did own them, would I be making fan fiction? I think not…
The Witch's Apprentice
Prologue-The Moonlight Brawl
Mist rose from the waterfall that evening, leaving the rocks near the falling water covered lightly with water. A full moon was high in the sky, smiling its silver visage down onto the ground below. The stars dotted the sky around the moon but were not as bright as its large night friend. A single nightingale's song was the only sound heard along with the waterfall in that tiny sacred area that night.
A girl with unusual pink hair was sitting on one of the flat rocks in the water near the waterfall. Her eyes were closed tightly, as if she was trying to concentrate deeply. But, the nightingale's song and the water falling made her lose her focus. She opened her green eyes and looked over at her mentor.
Next to her, on one of the bigger flat rocks closer to the waterfall, her mentor sat meditating. Her mentor's eyes were closed lightly, like she was taking a sleep. But the girl knew she was not. She envied her master for being able to meditate peacefully in the noisy place.
Then, before she could comprehend, something hit her head. The girl placed a hand on her head where she felt the light blow. She looked at her mentor. Her eyes were still closed but her tall staff was in her left hand. The two dark colored balls rattled as they shook. The girl narrowed her eyes at her mentor.
"Get back to concentrating…" Her mentor's crisp accented voice told her quietly.
The girl growled something and closed her eyes once again and tried to concentrate.
"Now Aelita…" Her master's voice filled her ears. "Just ignore the bird's song and the water and just focus on your own energy. Once you are able to accomplish this, you will be able to perform your magic better."
Aeilita heard her master's advice countless times but it was a thing easier said than done. This time, as she tried to focus, she could hear the hoof of her master's horse pawing impatiently.
"I can't do it, Lady Anne Marie," Aelita said through gritted teeth.
"Yes you can…You are just being lazy and not trying hard enough."
"Um…Mistress Anne." It was the voice of Aelita's other mentor. "We got company."
Aelita could hear her mentor stand up; the stones and other jewels sewn on the ends of her sleeves clanked quietly as she moved. Aelita dared to open one eye to look at her mentors but she was immediately scolded by her mentor Anne Marie.
"Keep your focus and close your eyes," Anne hissed. Aelita immediately did as she was told and closed her eye. Now her master was directing her voice towards her companion. "Can't those bloody demons leave a witch alone when she is trying to meditate?"
Aelita heard her other mentor's voice, the carefree tone of a man. "I know what you mean by that…" She heard him adding in a quiet purr. "That wizard just loves sending us company."
"Unfortunately for him, I don't like his company."
Aelita didn't need to open her eyes to know what was going to happen next. The wizard's underlings will run out of the trees and attack her masters. Lady Anne Marie would remove the top of her staff, revealing a sharp rapier blade and cast some serious magic on the wizard's minions. Her other master would use his magic and transform from his usual cat form to that of a larger cat or an even more threatening animal or mythical creature. After several minutes of grunts, slashes, spell casting and other weird noises, the monsters are slain and disappear without a trace.
Once all of it ended, Aelita opened her eyes. Her mentors were cleaning up after the battle; Lady Anne was retrieving the top part of her staff and her cat mentor was licking his paw, back in his normal dark coloured cat form.
"Master Christopher, are you alright?" Aelita asked her cat mentor.
The cat yawned and purred, his blue eyes glowing in the moon's light. "Yes I am. Just snagged a claw and that's about it. I'll be fine till we get back home."
"You better be," Lady Anne Marie muttered. Her moss green eyes looked at Aelita. "Are you ready to go? We'll try again some other day."
Aelita nodded and stood up, nearly slipping off the wet rock as she tried to stand up. Christopher purred in amusement and went over to water's edge.
"Don't worry," he acknowledged. "You'll get it someday. It takes a while for a witch or a wizard to master the key element of focus."
Aelita hopped gingerly from stone to stone until she got to dry land. Her two masters were standing there waiting for her. Lady Anne's long auburn hair danced slowly in the gentle breeze and her eyes clouded for a moment after what Christopher had said. But when Aelita looked back at her, they were back to their normal sharpness.
"He's right…It takes a while but you're on the right path." Anne's unusual praise had surprised Aelita but Aelita just smiled at her mentor.
"Thank you, masters," She thanked them.
"No problem, but let's get back now. I'm starving!" The cat wizard pawed at the ground and trotted up to the black and white coloured horse.
Aelita followed after her Lady mentor but couldn't help but have a strange feeling as she left the spring that night.
A/N: Well, there is the prologue for you, my little duckies. Hope you enjoyed it! Please review and all that other fun stuff. Once again, thanks for the read! (And Kuni cannot think of anything to say!)
