Disclaimer: Dear God, I wish I owned Code Lyoko, but unfortunately I do not.
Prologue
Setting: A few weeks before Franz Hopper virtualized himself and Aelita into Lyoko
Franz Hopper sat at the piano playing the same melody he always did over and over again. As he was playing, a young boy, around the age of 13, walked up behind him."Are you ever gonna learn a different song, Dad?" Franz stopped playing and turned around. "I guess I like the simplicity of this song", he said, "and your sister seems to like it".
"I like it too", the young man now standing next to him replied, "it's just that I can only hear a song so many times before I start questioning yours, Aelita's and my own sanity".
"Ha ha ha. Very funny." Franz said, his voice absolutely dripping with sarcasm. "But anyway, the reason I asked you to talk with you privately today is that we have to discuss something that is very important and very, very dangerous. It might take some time to explain though."
"What is this about, Dad? You are kinda starting to freak me out." The young man was looking worried and was seriously considering panicking as a viable option.
"There is no need to worry, Son. You see, this is all about a virtual world that I created called Lyoko..."
(15 minutes later)
"So basically, there is a virtual world called Lyoko, a super-virus called Xana and you need me to help protect Lyoko from the aforementioned super-virus by scanning myself into said virtual world?!" The young boy now had an amazed look on his face. Although, Franz did not really blame him for reacting this way. Franz, himself, could still hardly believe he succeeded.
"Well, yes and no" he replied, "Yes, I do need you to help protect Lyoko but not in the way you are thinking. You will be a fighter but your main duty on Lyoko will be protection. You will basically be a bodyguard."
"A bodyguard for who, Dad?", the young man asked. He did not bother to ask why he had to fight seeing as he already liked to rough around with other people.
"For your sister of course" Franz said, "She will hold the keys to Lyoko so I guess you could say that she will be Lyoko's Guardian. You, on the other hand, I guess could be called the Weapon of Lyoko."
"How can you tell that I am going to be a good fighter on Lyoko" the young boy asked, "I mean, I have never been there before."
"Something just tells me you are going to be extremely talented on Lyoko, but there also in lies the problem. If my predictions are correct and you gain immense power while on Lyoko, Xana will try and corrupt you. Which is why when I virtualize you onto Lyoko, I am going to have to put you into stasis for a little while so that Xana does not find you. But don't worry, we will come for you."
The boy thought about all he had just heard from his father. It did not take him long though to come to a decision, though.
"Okay, Dad. I'll do it." the boy said proudly, puffing his chest out to make himself feel tougher.
"Thank you, son. I am so proud of you for choosing to do the right thing."
From there, Franz and the boy went to the factory. Franz explained how to use the supercomputer and the boy soaked it up very quickly. He then took the young man down to the scanner room and told him to get into a chamber so he could start the process. Franz then went back up stairs to the supercomputer and started the procedure for Virtualization. Once the boy was on Lyoko, Franz gave him a few minutes to test out his powers, but after those exciting minutes for the boy were up, Franz put the him into stasis. A few minutes later he was looking at the virtual signature of his sleeping son.
"You have no idea how proud I am of you, my boy" Franz said, his eyes getting a little misty. "We will come for you, that I can promise."
Franz started walking out of the computer lab and towards the elevator.
"We will come for you...Jeremy".
A/N: Who is this boy? Why is his name Jeremy?! Was Franz Hopper playing the ABC song, Twinkle Twinkle Little star, or Bah Bah Black Sheep?! Find out in the next chapter. Coming to a Fanfiction website near you soon.