Odd the Great

Chapter #1: The Portal

Our story begins in a small house in the middle of the wilds of Kentucky. In the house there lived a girl by the name of Sabrina Danielle. She was a beautiful young woman of seventeen, with curly hair and a bright smile. However, she was also sad. She hid it well, so few people would notice unless they chose to take the time to know her, but she had endured a great deal of pain during her life, and it had taken its toll.

Sabrina's family was anything but rich. They had a phone line and a computer, but the computer only ran dial-up. Thus, using the internet during the day wasn't allowed. However, every night she would go on for a couple of hours, visiting sites for a place called Code Lyoko. Her main attraction to this show was one character by the name of Odd. He was a fun-loving and reckless guy who never took anything seriously, wore a purple suit, and had hair that stretched back into a spike.

It was while looking up one of these pictures that Sabrina's life was changed forever.

Sabrina walked impatiently back and forth in her room, waiting for the time when she would be allowed onto the internet. She'd discovered a strange site the past day, right before being sent to bed by her parents. There was something strange about the site, but she couldn't put her finger on what. All she knew was that a site entitled Odd_Della_ had to be awesome.

Finally, after what seemed like hours, her alarm went off and she smiled. Time to play. She quickly flipped on the computer, began hitting buttons, typed in the url, and flipped open the website. Then her eyes blinked. In front of her was a giant picture of Odd, but his hair was smooth and combed, like it had been for the first of the two prequel episodes. Beneath the picture were the words, Odd the Great.

"What in the world?" Sabrina asked, reaching out and touching it. Then her mouse moved to the images area. It would take forever to load any of them. She knew that. It was one of the many problems with dial-up, but she still wanted to see. So she clicked. Just like that, her cell phone rang.

Sabrina looked down at it and rolled her eyes. She didn't get any service at her house. So she shrugged it off, and turned off the sound on her phone. Then she turned her attention back to computer and waited impatiently for the pictures to load.

Suddenly, the house phone rang. Sabrina blinked and looked at the internet. It was still working, and the phone was ringing? As the pictures began to load up, Sabrina walked over to the phone cautiously. What in the world could possibly be going on here? Picking up the phone, she asked, "Who is this?"

The voice that responded sounded automatic. "My name is not important. However, you are Sabrina Danielle, are you not?"

"Um…" Sabrina asked, as she froze and glanced over at the computer. She'd heard of online stalkers, but… Her eyes widened as she looked though. Her computer seemed to be glowing, and a well-known symbol was flashing on it. XANA.

"You have been offered a chance that nobody else ever will. The portal is open, and you will be allowed to enter through it."

"Portal?" Sabrina asked, her eyes widened. "A portal to what? Who is this?"

"The portal will take you to the world of the Lyoko Warriors," the voice said. "You can meet Odd Della Robbia in real life, in flesh and blood. Be forewarned, though, that this story is different from the one that you know so well. Also, whatever you do, do not tell Odd Della Robbia about Lyoko, XANA or anything else about the Lyoko Warriors or the portal will collapse, and you will all be destroyed."

"I don't see any portal!" Sabrina said impatiently, and with some fear in her voice. "Who are you?"

"Look on the computer," the voice said, and then the phone hung up. Sabrina glanced back at the computer and the picture of XANA was missing. Instead was a glowing button with the word, "Touch here, Sabrina Danielle."

Sabrina looked at it and rolled her eyes. Who did the idiot think that she was? That was obviously some kind of spam thing. However, she couldn't resist reaching out and touching her finger on the strange button. The world around her suddenly stretched, like taffy being pulled. Then it broke, and she found herself standing in the middle of a college dorm room.

"Um…hi?" a voice said, and Sabrina spun around and froze. A Japanese girl dressed in black was staring at her, confused. She looked surprised for a moment, before shaking her head to clear it. Offering her hand, she said, "You must be my new roommate. My name is Yumi Ishiyama. Welcome to Kadic Academy."

Sabrina blinked, before glancing around the room. "This is Kadic Academy?" she asked, taken aback. "Wow."

Yumi looked at the girl in confusion and said, "This is my dorm…" She paused. "How can you not know where you are? Didn't you speak to Delmas already?"

"No," Sabrina said, taken aback. "Wait. You were expecting me?"

"I think so. You are Sabrina Danielle, aren't you?" Yumi asked.

"Yes…" Sabrina said quietly. "So…I'm really here then?" Suddenly her eyes lit up with excitement. "Could you please introduce me to Odd?"

Yumi blinked in surprise. "No," she said simply. "He's not a friend of mine, that lady-hunting workaholic."

Sabrina blinked. "Workaholic? Odd?"

"Yes. Well, he actually goes by Odd the Great," Yumi rolled her eyes as she said it. "He refuses to answer to anything else."

"Odd the Great?" Sabrina said, chuckling slightly. "That's definitely Odd."

"You know him," Yumi asked, raising her eyebrows. "The two of you have met before?"

"No," Sabrina muttered awkwardly. "Not really…actually, it's kind of complicated." She muttered under her breath, and you wouldn't believe me either.

"I see," Yumi said. "Well it was a pleasure to meet you, but I need to get over to my karate lessons. I'm competing against a guy named Ulrich Stern, so I can't afford to miss any of my lessons. Talk to you later." Then she turned and rushed out of the dorm room. Sabrina watched her go before turning her attention to the dorm.

It looked exactly like Aelita's dorm did in the show, and as she looked around in confusion, her curiosity got bigger. Stepping out of the room, Sabrina's eyes widened in surprise. This had been Aelita's dorm! But… if this was where Yumi was staying, and she hadn't had a roommate before this, where was Aelita?