Code Lyoko
Believe
A/N: I own none of this. Inspired by Savatage's song Believe
Alieta was getting ready for bed. She had a crappy day. Her luck seems to be going bad to worse in the last few days. She accidentally damaged the program to help find her father, didn't destroy the supercomputer in Wyoming XANA was using for the new Forest Replika. And worst of all, she accidentally knocked Jeremie down the stairs, breaking his arm, both legs, several vertebrae, and a rib punctured a lung. He's in the hospital, on life support, and the doctors said his long term run is bleak.
Alieta just finished getting in her clothes when there was a knock at the door. "Who is it?" Alieta asked. The door opened, it was Yumi, who hasn't left Kadic yet. "Hey Alieta," Yumi said. "Hey Yumi."
There was a moment of silence. "Look Alieta, I understand your worried about Jeremie, but I doubt he'll go die." Alieta responded sadly, "How do you know." Yumi just shook her head and said, "Because he has to stay, he still has a purpose in life, and that purpose will keep him alive, it often does."
"But death doesn't care for purpose. He can die and it'll all be my fault." Yumi sighed, "I want you know one thing, even if Jeremie does…die. I don't think he'll blame you. It was an accident that anyone could have done."
Alieta then asked Yumi a question that she was meaning to ask Jeremie, "Where do you go when you die?"
Yumi looked at her in surprise. "I thought you were Jewish." Yumi asked. "Yeah, on my mom's side, daddy was an agnostic. But I never got to study it because of, well you know."
"Well Alieta, I can't tell you about Judaism, but I can tell you what we Buddhists believe. We believe in a cycle of life, death and rebirth. In between each life is Naraka, a sort of, well I guess Christians would call it Hell or Purgatory. There is where Karma is counted up, and sins cleaned for the next life."
(A/N: Sorry if I offend any Buddhist readers with inaccuracies)
Alieta didn't know what to think of Yumi's belief in the Afterlife, so she didn't say anything. Yumi could sensed this and smirked, "But Jeremie is a agnostic himself so I don't have to explain his beliefs. The other reason why is because he isn't going to die, ya hear?"
Yumi checked her watch, she walked out the door and said, "See you tomorrow."
Alieta looked up Judaism on her laptop and found a section on the Afterlife. One she already know about, Heaven, but she found something she feared. Sheol, a shadowy afterlife, where those who couldn't get to Gehenna, a sort of Purgatory to be cleansed of sins, due to horrible things they did in life.
She slammed her laptop shut and shoved it under her bed, and struggled to sleep. 'What if he dies? I know he'll go to Heaven, but me? Will I go to Sheol for unintentionally killed him. But worst of all, in life, no one can help us fight XANA.'
Then another thought floated in her head, 'I'll be alone again, like when Dad brought me to Lyoko, and Xana trapped us.'
"You'll never alone, you have me." a gently voice rang from the other side of the room. Alieta looked up from her pillow and saw a man in a long white cloak, the hood making a shadow over his face.
"W-who are you?" Alieta asked, scared. "Now, now, no need to scared." This however didn't help. Alieta threw a pillow at him, then a textbook, then her laptop, which the man either dodged or (in the case of the laptop) caught and put it on the floor. When Alieta ran out of things to throw the Man pulled a chair and sat down informally.
"Who are you?" Alieta asked. The Man responded, "A Jewish man. I'm just a little different."
"Different how?" Alieta asked, feeling safe with the man. "Well, I was a…miracle worker of sorts. I fed the hungry, healed the sick, taught the lessons of God. But I said some things that people didn't like and…well, I'd rather not talk about it. Now tell Me what's wrong."
Alieta told him nearly everything, excluding the program. "So, I just want him to be ok." she finished, crying hard now. The Man walked up to her and gave her a tight embrace. She felt the prickle of a beard.
"There there, it's alright Alieta. Don't you ever worry, you and friends will not die as long as your purpose is not fulfilled."
"What purpose though?" Alieta asked. "XANA is still around isn't he?" the Man asked. Alieta jumped, "H-how did you know that?"
"I just do my friend." Alieta then asked, "Where is Jeremie going to?" The Man smiled, she could see it but she could tell. "He's going to Heaven, just like you and your friends."
Alieta smiled at this thought. Then she thought, "My mom…" "She is their too."
Alieta sighed. "But you and your friends are not going their anytime soon. I'll help Jeremie." "But how?" "Remember I was a Miracle Worker, I healed the sick. A couple of broken bones is child-play." The Man remarked, smiling again.
As quickly as he was there, he was gone. Meanwhile at the hospital, Jeremie looked at the machine that aided his life. 'I have to pull through. I can't leave without at least telling Alieta I love her.'
"Hello Mr. Belpois." said a voice. The voice was dark, but not necessarily evil or cruel.
Jeremie lifted his head, to see a being with large avian wings, long white hair, and pale skin.
Jeremie could only say one thing, "Angel…of Death." The Angel of Death then said, "It's time for you to…" The being then stopped talking. After about a few minutes, he smiled and said, "You're lucky kid, got someone prayin' for ya."
Jeremie looked over the entity's shoulder and saw a Man behind him. "See you later kid, much, much later." The Angel chuckled. When the Angel vanished the Man behind him walked towards him.
Jeremie could tell that the Man had something to do with him staying alive.
The Man put his hands on Jeremie's chest and in an instant Jeremie could feel his ribs and back repair themselves. He then put his hand on his arm, it too has healed, and repeated this until Jeremie was entirely repaired.
Jeremie then asked, "Why help me?"
The Man only responded, "I am the Way. I am the Light." The Man extended his hand and shook Jeremie's hand.
There were holes in his palms, and he could see moon light go through holes in his wrists. "I'll be here, watching you, guiding you, caring for you. Protecting you. May you, and your team, never forget that."
The Man was gone.
The next morning, Alieta and the other warriors came to Jeremie's room. To their astonishment, Jeremie was fine. A miracle the doctors called it, even those who had no philosophical beliefs what-so-ever.
Jeremie told them about his dream. Alieta couldn't believe it, the Man he saw was the same Man she saw in her dorm.
When Jeremie went back to his dorm, Alieta walked in. "Jeremie?" Jeremie turned around and welcomed her into his room. She told him about the Man as well. "Who do you think he was?" Alieta asked. Jeremie held his chin and said, "I don't know for sure, but I have a hunch."
"Well then who was that Man." Alieta asked again. "It might have been Jesus." Jeremie said bluntly. "No offense, but what gives you that idea, he told me he was Jewish."
Jeremie then said, "Well that seals it. Jesus, when he was alive, was Jewish. And when I saw him, he had holes in his palm, and his wrists. The places where nails are put into the body when a person is crucified. "
"Who ever he was, Jesus, a spirit or what ever, I'm glad you're alright." Alieta said, hugging Jeremie. The two heard the door close. The two looked behind them, there was a computer chip on the floor in front of the door, with a note near it.
It read,
I thought this might be useful to find Franz Hopper.
From,
A Friend
PS: Alieta, Jeremie was right.
The two looked at each other and then at the sky.