Who is Xana?
As the 5 friends walked down the hall way, a smile gleamed on each of their faces. They had finally gotten ride of XANA for good. The super computer has been deactivated and now they can go on and live their life like normal teenagers. Can they? Or are they to focused on the heroism, the fame, and the ability to save the world? Will they ever get over that? Or will they just wait, wait until something out of the ordinary happens, so that they can jump back into their fairytale.
However, this story is no fairytale. It is a story of betrayal, murder and revenge. This is the story of Xana. Who is now so much closer to harming them than every before. One will try to save them. Save them all from their complete destruction. One will save the world, and over come their glowing hubris.
This is the Tale of XANA.
Chapter 1.
The gym smelled of mold and wood polish. The warm February air filled the room, and caused Yumi to sweat.
She was waiting for Ulrich, who was late today, not something he normal would do. She paced down the basketball court line, wondering what was keeping him. her hair was tightly thrown up into a bun, and only one strand of hair hung down and stuck to the side of her check.
The doors swung open, and Ulrich stumbled inside. His hair was a mess and he was wearing his normal jeans and t-shirt.
"I see you are taking this training class very seriously, Ulrich." Yumi said as she grabbed her bag and started toward the exit.
"I'm sorry," Ulrich wheezed. "- I'm late."
"Yah me too." Yumi snapped, as she stood over him.
"Wow, don't take this so seriously Yumi. It's not like we have to fight XANA anymore." Ulrich stated as he tossed his jacket aside.
"I know that, but still..." She stopped and gripped the handle to her bag tighter, "XANA could still come back, we have to stay on our toes."
"Do you realize what you are even saying?" Ulrich almost shouted, "XANA is dead. Gone. Yumi you have to get over it."
"You never know." Yumi's voice lowered. She missed XANA actually. XANA had brought them together. Without XANA, her and Ulrich probably would have never became friends. She also miss being a hero. Saving the world. And most of all, growing closer to Ulrich. Now that XANA's gone, it feels like something is missing. "I-I have to go." She pushed him out of the way and started toward the lunch room.
"Yumi!" Ulrich called after her. She kept walking. They were growing apart. They probably would not stay friends for long. That is what scared her the most. She had no friends before XANA, and now that XANA's dead, she could easily go back to the lonely girl she used to be.
Odd stared down at the blur of numbers on the paper in front of him.
"All right class, you have one hour to finish. Time starts... Now!" Ms. Tisdale hit her stop watch and all the kids began. Except for Odd.
Odd had never been a good student, and math was his weak point. He did not understand it, nor would he ever. it made him sick to even think about it. Swet slid down his forehead as he stared at problem number 1. Something about distance and fractions.
"Uhh, Ms. Tisdale, I uhh, need to go to the bathroom." His head was pounding. He needed to get out.
Ever since shutting down the super computer, he had been getting worse and worse with his studies. He hadn't been talking to his old friends either. Actually, he hasn't talked much at all. The teachers have been worried about him, and he has had several meeting with the principal about this strange behavior. His grades were slipping, and he sat alone at lunch now. Not one of the Lyoko warriors really sat together except Jeremy and Aelita.
"Aelita" Odd thought. Her face burned into his mind. Everything was falling apart. Aelita. A tear appeared in his eye.
"Odd, you cannot go now, we are in the-" She stopped, he was already half way out the door.
Jeremy looked down at the keyboard. Dust covered most of the keys. He could remember the last time he had used it. Many months ago, he presumed. He quickly brushed away the dirt, and started on his biology report. The last time he had used it was when the super computer was still running.
...Lyoko...
He stopped typing. Everything had fallen apart, just like he had thought.
Odd, Yumi, and Ulrich. They were not friends anymore. Lyoko is what had brought them together. Now, only him and Aelita are still together. Aelita. She has been acting strange ever since Lyoko shut down. Well, her father did die with it, so it is only understand able.
"Movement from an area of high concentration to an-" Jeremy typed and read out loud.
"Knock, knock." Aelita's voice sounded from outside his door.
"Oh, Aelita, come in." Jeremy said as he finished the first paragraph.
Aelita walked through the door. Her hair, now past her shoulders was tightly wound in a french braid. She wore a baby pink skirt and tank, matched with small, yellow heels.
"Jeremy, you haven't finished your biology homework yet? Thats unlike you." she said as she sat down on his bed and undid her braid.
"I know," He stated as he typed away the second paragraph. " I have just had a lot on my mind lately."
" Like Lyoko... Right?"
Jeremy stopped typed and looked at Aelita. She was starring at him, emotionless. He did miss Lyoko. He missed everything about it. The idea of being a hero, and for once in his life having friends. Having people who cared for him. NOw he wondered if he was simply being used.
"Yah..." he muttered as he looked to the floor.
"I miss it too." She said, her eyes still locked on his face.
"It's not like we can just start up the super computer, I mean-"
" Why can't we?" Aelita all of a sudden sounded offended.
"Aelita," Jeremy looked up she was standing now, pacing around the room.
"We can if we wanted to! We have the power, we can- "
"Aelita!" Jeremy interrupted. He jumped to his feet. Their were tears in her eyes, "XANA's dead. Gone. poof. We can't live in the fairytale forever. We have to go on. We need to-"
"You don't' understand!" Aelita screamed, "Lyoko is my home. Something is wrong. Ever since we shut down the computer, something has been wrong. Don't tell me you don't feel it. I have this feeling that something is going to happen."
"That is simply your superstition. Nothing is going to happen. XANA's dead. I have moved on, it's about time you have to.
"Move on. Move on!" Aelita's voice rose, "You are not the one who lost their father to that horrible place. I don't think I will ever move on!" She was balling now. Her mascara formed clumps on her checks. "'Move on', you say, 'it was a fairytale', you say. Well it was god damn real to me Jeremy. I might not have been for you. But ever since I was little Lyoko has been my life... and frankly, XANA is probably a better friend then you are."
Aelita wiped the black from her eyes and started toward the door.
"Bye, Jeremy." She whispered under her breath, and dashed down the hall, slamming the door behind her.