Chapter one: awakening
Disclaimer: I do not own Code Lyoko or any blah blah blah around it. You know that, right? RIGHT?!
Claimer: I do own the plot of this story and the two other characters.
Author's note: My first long story, divided in episodes. This being episode 0 as the prologue of it. My version of season two, with a lot of changes.
Note 2: I'm working on writing longer chapters.
Note 3: I'm changing loads of things.. Account, stories, titles, other stuff, …
Dedicated to: Weapon, since I could use your episode-divide-thing, thanks.
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?'s pov
An electric shock flew through my body and I woke up. I slowly opened my eyes, wondering where I was – only to find nothing but darkness. Not the slightest bit of light anywhere. Was I blind? I tried to move an arm or a leg, but I couldn't. Was I paralysed as well?
"No, you're not. Not blind, nor paralysed."
I blinked in surprised. Not that it mattered, everything was still black. "Who's there?"
"I am."
"Who is 'I'?"
"You are."
"What, are you me?"
"No."
"But you just said - …"
"No, I didn't. You asked who YOU were. You are you. I'm not you."
"Then who are you?"
"Why do you ask? You know already."
"I do?"
"Yes, you do."
"I don't remember that."
"You don't?"
"No."
"Then what DO you remember?"
"Nothing actually."
"Nothing at all? Do you know who you are?"
"No."
"How come?"
"I don't know." Suddenly I felt another shock, more like an earthquake this time. A pulsation across the ground. It felt familiar. "What was that?"
"You don't remember that either?"
"No."
"Let me explain it to you."
"Who says I can trust you? You still didn't tell me who you are. Maybe you're not even real."
"Correction: I am real, just not in the way you think."
"I don't think anything about it."
"How can I be 'not real' to you?"
"Just a non-existing voice in my head. I can hear you, but not see you. Maybe you're my imagination."
"Imagination doesn't exist."
"…"
"You didn't tell me who you are either."
"Because I don't know. By the way, you started the conversation and you seem to know more about it." I slowly became aware of a light pressure on my body, but I still couldn't move.
"Then let me tell you."
"…"
"Why are you hesitating?"
"Who says I can trust you?"
"Nobody says. But you know you can, right?"
"I don't know anything!"
"I'm sure you do. Deep down you know you can trust me. You know I'm a friend. You just forgot.."
I wasn't sure. Another shock went through me, only weakly this time. It felt familiar again. Whoever he was, he was right.
"You remember?"
"I don't remember anything. I just – feel things."
"You feel things?"
"Sometimes."
"Extraordinary. Then what do you feel?"
"Familiar things, only short ones though."
"I see." A slight laugh could be heard, but I had no idea what the emotion behind it was.
"Why do you laugh?"
"Because."
I decided not to ask further, more important things bothered me. "Why can't I see or move?"
"Because you're stuck."
"Stuck? How?"
"Stuck."
"I don't want to be stuck! I want to get out of here."
"So do I."
"You're stuck too?"
"Not like you are. You have a bigger problem."
"How are you stuck?"
"You wouldn't understand."
"Tell me."
"Later."
Whoever he was, he liked being mysterious. "Can you get me out of here?"
"I can't. Not yet."
"Then when can you?" I just realised I sat in the fetal position the whole time. I wouldn't like to sit like this forever.
"Later."
"Why don't you give me clear answers? I still have no clue who you are, who I am, where I am and why I am here."
"Do you trust me?"
I hesitated, no idea why. I guess since I still didn't see the mysterious speaker. But he was the only being around, the only one to answer my questions. And it all seemed so familiar.. "Yes," I answered eventually.
"Good."
I felt the pressure on my body grow stronger and stronger. Suddenly I realised what it was. I stopped resisting it and let the energy go, allowed it inside of me, shivering in pleasure.
"You've understand it, I see."
"Yes," I answered, more certain now.
"Good. Now, let me explain it.."
I nodded eagerly, listening attentively as he reminded me who I was, who he was, why I was here and what had happened.
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Note 2: Beta-read by WeaponFanfic.
Note 3: Hope you liked it, even though it's so confusing and just a prologue. Next chapter should be here really soon.