This story was the first I ever wrote, its original form is long gone from the Code Lyoko Forums so I thought it was time to edit and enhance this story and put it on Fan Fiction.
I do not own Code Lyoko or it's characters. All rights are reserved to Moonscope. Characters introduced are mine.
Setting: Season two has ended, it is a few days before school restarts at Kadic.
Days before school began again, a shadow could be seen upon the school's grounds. No body made that shadow however, it almost seemed like it was floating. Many would call it a ghost, but few would know it's true name: Xana. It floated to the school's office and found a computer to slip into. The computer that was turned off suddenly became on and text flied by at lightning speed across the screen. Finally the text stopped and papers started to print. Xana found it's way out of the computer and transformed itself into a human male around its enemies' age. It had its jet black hair slightly combed towards it's left side; leaving hair on that same side to look like it wasn't neat at all. Its slightly tanned skin made it seem more human that if it chose to be pale as a ghost. Its clothes weren't special, just a red t-shirt with orange rims along the sleeves, a pair of baggy jeans, and black walking shoes. After its form fully appeared another item appeared around its neck, a medallion of Xana's symbol. It tucked it under its shirt so no one could see despite it didn't have to worry yet.
It grabbed the papers once they were finished printing and it stuck the papers into an empty file, wrote down it's name on the file, then put it in with the others. It found the files of its enemies and briefly looked at them before nearly tearing them to pieces. Still it was able to put them back before it lost all control.
"I'll have a chance soon enough," Xana thought, "Then I shall be completely free,"
Xana noticed another file as it was putting the files of its enemies away; the name caught its eye. It started to read the file over until the form it took smiled.
"So, they're coming back," Xana thought, "I didn't think they'd have the guts to show themselves here again. Now I can finish this with one attack."
Xana carefully put the file away and transformed back into a shadow and disappeared for the night. It had much to do before school started again after all.
The next morning in the city a car was driving along just like any other, this car held three people within it: a mother, a father and their child. The mother was driving the car with the father in the passenger seat and their child in the back of the car. The mother had blonde hair and blue eyes and wore a green doctor's uniform. The father had black hair and eyes and wore casual clothes, not looking like he was working today. The child in the back was a girl with long shoulder-blade length brown hair and brown eyes. She wore a green blouse with a white under shirt, blue jeans and white running shoes with red along the side.
"You sure you want to do this? If it's truly out there then you have to lay low." The father said in worry.
"We had to move back, if the main hub is being actively used we have to check it out," The mother responded, "Sorry about this sweetie."
"I wanna go home," The girl said after a while.
"This is our home, at least until this whole thing blows over," the Father said sternly. He then heard the girl sigh.
"I know you miss your friends back in Ohio but you'll get use to this, we can already speak French fluently so you'll have no problem making friends," the mother said.
"I can't speak French as fluently as you, and I like my friends back in Ohio, I only had one here and she's long gone." The girl said in an upset tone.
The mother sighed, "Amy, please let's not talk like she's dead. She and her father are just lost."
"But we looked for them both! We can't find either of them!" The girl, Amy, retorted as a tear came from her eye, "They're gone!"
"Amy, calm down, we're here," The father said once again in a stern voice. They all felt the car stop and Amy looked out the window to see the gates of Kadic Academy. She got out of the car and closed the door and got rid of the tear on her face; she still felt like crying though.
"We'll talk more about this later," the father said.
"Have a good day!" the mother said kindly before she drove off the school grounds. For a second Amy felt abandoned, but she sighed and walked forward to the school grounds to find the principal's office.
While the family was driving in the car, Yumi entered the school ground with Aelita by her side. Both of them had no trouble locating their group of close friends on a bench near the dorms. Jeremie was the first to notice them and nodded to them.
"Well hello there ladies, how was your summer?" Odd joked with his usual goofy smile. Aelita giggled at Odd and responded, "Peaceful, there were no attacks at all."
"It's almost suspicious, don't you think?" Jeremie asked, "You think he'd attack just once even!"
"He's probably got a huge trick up his sleeve." Ulrich said.
"That's a scary thought," Aelita said in an almost nervous tone.
"Don't worry, if he attacks, we'll defend like always," Jeremie said. Aelita smiled at Jeremie's words then heard something near the vending machines.
"Watch where you're going you idiot!" A familiar voice sneered.
"Was that Sissi just now?" Odd asked the group.
"Let's go see." Aelita said with a nod, the others nodded in response and they rushed over to see what the problem was. They found Sissi and a girl they did not recognize sitting on the ground rubbing their heads, however Sissi was getting up to yell again. Nicholas and Herve were at Sissi's side as always, staring at the girl with awe.
"Get up and say you're sorry!" Sissi yelled to the girl again.
"Who's that girl?" Odd asked his friends.
"Dunno, haven't seen her before." Ulrich responded.
"She must be new then," Jeremie made the conclusion and continued to watch Sissi and the new girl. The new girl stood up and shook her head and looked at Sissi.
"Sorry, I was looking for the principal's office, I was hoping there was a sign," The girl said kindly. Sissi smiled at this, "Well I am the principal's daughter, I suppose I won't tell daddy about this little incident-"
"It was only an accident, he has no judgment over it," the girl interrupted Sissi with a nearly emotionless tone. Sissi was shocked, "Well you aren't joining my group of friends, too bad, you could have became so popular!"
"Popularity is over-rated," the girl said bluntly, making Sissi turn her head back at her with a shocked look on her face, "W-What?"
"You heard me, People like you grow up realizing they had nothing but their looks, and when you go looking for a job you don't have the skills required to do the job because all you wanted to do was modeling and they turned you down." The girl took a pause as Sissi's face became full with worry and shock, "I'm saying this to save you; shut up and study,"
The girl walked past Sissi as she stood there in complete shock as the students around then laughed hysterically.
"Sissi got burned so bad!" Odd laughed and saw Sissi run away nearly in tears.
"That is one strong minded girl," Yumi said, "I think she'll be just fine here,"
"I agree, if she can embaress Sissi like that she won't bug her ever again," Jeremie said as he adjusted his glasses. They then saw the girl approach someone and asked where the principal's office was, in which the student happily guided her.
"Hey, what's that over there?" Aelita asked when she eyed something near the event. She went over and picked it up, "It's a letter."
"I think it belongs to the new girl," Jeremie said a he walked over and eyed it. Aelita's eyes looked worried, "She said she was going to the principal's office…."
After a bit of silence Aelita looked at her friends.
"Wait for me, I'm going to give this to her!" Aelita said then rushed off towards the principal's office.
Leaning on a post, someone else saw the spectacle the new girl put on, but the child's black eyes were in shock as they fixated on the new girl's face alone.
"There she is," the child said aloud, "Aimee Nouvelle, or as the Americans called her Amy Karren."
The child took out a medallion that was Xana's sign; it was Xana. Xana then laughed softly, "Well, if you're willing to put your own daughter in danger, then let the games begin, Mary Hopper."
Amy entered the principal's office, in which Mr. Delmas told her to sit down.
"Here, my parents wanted me to give this to you," Amy searched her pockets then a worried look came on her face.
"Is something wrong?" Mr. Delmas asked.
"I think… I dropped the letter when bumping into your daughter!" Amy said nervously. But then a knock came at the door.
"Come in quickly," Mr. Delmas said sternly. The door opened to reveal Aelita, Amy's eyes widened for a second then she looked away.
"I think this is meant for you, Mr. Delmas" Aelita said as she showed the letter she picked up.
"The letter!" Amy said in happiness as Aelita handed it to Mr. Delmas. He opened it and read it carefully.
"I understand and yet I don't… But I will inform the teachers of this." Mr. Delmas said.
"Thank you," Amy then turned to Aelita, "Both of you,"
"If that's all, both of you can leave now," Mr. Delmas said as he put the letter in his desk.
Amy and Aelita left the room while Amy kept glancing over at Aelita constantly. Aelita noticed this and stopped, "Can I help you?"
Amy got nervous and shook her head, "No, you just look familiar to someone I knew when I was really young,"
"Oh, is that all?" Aelita asked, but then heard the bell ring, "Are you in the 7th grade?"
"Yea," Amy nodded.
"Then you better come with me," Aelita rushed off and Amy followed her quickly to the science building and Mrs. Hertz's class.
"Thank you for leading her here Aelita, that was a nice thing to do," Mrs. Hertz said, "Just try not to be last next time,"
"I'll try," Aelita said then went to sit down.
"Since you're up here and new, why don't you introduce yourself?" Mrs. Hertz asked after she turned to Amy.
"Okay," Amy said then turned to the class, "I actually have two ways to spell my name; the French way and the shorter way."
Amy then got some chalk and wrote Aimée and Amy on the board, "Feel free to just call me Amy,"
"Well that's interesting, well you go sit down next to the other new student," Mrs. Hertz then turned towards the class, "Stand up if you will and introduce yourself."
A boy near the back stood up and smiled, almost wickedly, "Everyone can just call me… Xana."
The Lyoko gangs eyes widened as they eyed the one that called himself Xana, little to their attention, Amy's eyes also widened.
"The 'thing' has a name, It's name is Xana," Amy remembered from years ago, the name was almost imprinted on her brain so she would remember.
"The AI that escaped Lyoko… is here?" Amy thought in shock.
And no, the doctor's outfit is not a lab coat; I know you were thinking it!