The New Lyokian
A/N: My first Code Lyoko fanfic! X3 I'm hoping that people who have read previous fanfics will read this one and that I'll get some new fans as well. X3 Now, the characters will probably be a little OOC since I've not watched most of the episodes in awhile. I'm changing Ulrich's personality a little in this so that it'll fit with later things to come so, he's closer to Jeremie and Aelita in intellect so it all works. Some OCs of mine will be added in later, or maybe this, chapter(s). I'll put up biographies for the two that I'm planning on when they show up. This is set around the third season. I'm using the French spelling of Jeremie as that is what it is supposed to be and I'm keeping the monsters in English. So, to end my babbling, read and review! X3
Ulrich Stern raced toward the Krab. He was getting increasingly irritated with Yumi and Odd because they continually, for almost a month now, defeated monsters for him when he was about to destroy them himself. Now, for example, he was expecting Yumi's fan or a laser arrow to shoot above his head and at the mark on the Krab's head. As if on cue, Yumi's fan cut through the monster and it exploded.
"We're almost to the tower now," Aelita said, ahead of them.
Yumi and Odd followed her while Ulrich sneaked away through the Forest Sector and into a tower.
"Ulrich, why did you leave the others?" Jeremie's voice rang from somewhere above him.
"I just need some time alone, okay?" Ulrich said his eyes closed.
"Alright. I'll tell the others you went off to explore some for me."
Ulrich waited to see if he was going to say anything else and then left the tower hastily. He ran through some of the trees chasing after a boy with black hair that he'd heard following them and talking with someone.
"Odd, it happened again," Yumi stated nonchalantly as they waited for Aelita to leave the tower.
"The thing where your fan flies out of your hands and destroys a monster for no reason?" he asked, looking over at her and then their surroundings. "Have you seen Ulrich?"
"Exactly. And no, I thought he was following us, but when I turned around he was gone."
"He's looking into something for me," Came Jeremie's voice.
Yumi sighed and changed the subject. "Did you ever find out what happened during this attack, Jeremie?"
"No, I haven't anything wrong with anyone thing here or anything on Lyoko, but we can never be too careful so I want the three of you to come back here," Jeremie told them, beginning to de-virtualize them.
Ulrich tackled the boy he'd been following. "Who are you and why were you watching me and my friends?"
"Reasons," the boy replied shrugging. He tugged at his arms to try and free them from Ulrich's grasp to no avail and tried to blow his black hair out of his eyes. "Could you let a guy up? It's not like I have a weapon to attack you with or anything."
"I'm not taking chances. You could work for Xana or something," he said, holding his katana above the boy's head. "What's your name if you won't answer my earlier question?"
"Xane." He replied. "I've been on Lyoko for awhile now. Truthfully, I've been following Aelita mostly. She's been here the longest and I've been pretty bored since she was materialized. So, when I finally saw you guys running toward the activated tower just awhile ago I decided I'd follow and try to get the nerve to talk with all of you."
Ulrich was suspicious, but let him sit up. "So, why didn't you tell me that earlier instead of waiting? Hmm?"
"I've been afraid to approach you guys… I don't have any kind of weapon so I couldn't save myself from being deleted if you attacked me. I thought if I acted like I wasn't afraid you wouldn't hurt me…"
"You don't really seem all the dangerous," Ulrich noted. He looked around a saw a girl with blue hair who quickly fled once he'd seen her. "Do you know who that is?"
Xane looked over and shook his head. "I'm not sure. I've seen her around, following Aelita mostly, but I've never really talked to her."
"Ulrich, do you realize how long you've been in there?" Came Jeremie's voice.
Ulrich put his finger to his lips, looking at Xane, and then replied, "Sorry, I kinda got lost in what I was doing." He stood up and decided to ask, "Hey Jeremie, do you still have the materialization program around on the supercomputer?"
"Of course, why do you want to know?"
"I was just curious because I think I saw other people following me and if they're not with Xana maybe you and I could work on materializing them."
"Oh, I'll show you tomorrow after classes. You need to de-virtualize yourself, though, because it's almost dinnertime."
"Okay, I'll be there in a moment," Ulrich said and then stood up. He looked down at Xane. "I'll contact you later, alright?"
Xane nodded as Ulrich walked off.
"So what were you doing for Jeremie earlier, Ulrich?" Odd asked as they sat eating dinner.
"He was looking around Lyoko for new places to hide. We need to be ready for the next Xana attack," Jeremie told them, not looking up from his food.
"I think you're hiding something," Aelita said, looking straight at Jeremie.
"You'll find out later," Jeremie said as Ulrich got up from the table and left.
Odd gave Jeremie an inquiring glance which he shrugged at.
Ulrich sat under the blankets with Jeremie's laptop on his lap. He turned it on and loaded up the Lyoko stuff. "Hey, can you hear me?" he asked into the microphone.
"Yeah, why are you whispering?" Xane asked him, his face appearing on the screen.
"I'm in my room and I've got a roommate so I have to be quiet. I don't want him to wake up and ask me who I'm talking to," Ulrich replied, leaning against his pillows.
"Oh, well that must not be fun."
"He's a good friend so it's alright."
"Ulrich, that's your name right?"
"Yeah. Is that all you wanted to ask is there more to that question?"
"There's more. I'm curious as to why you were so quick to trust me. I mean, I just told you that I was curious about you guys and you didn't object or anything."
"Well, I'd rather trust people than be completely suspicious of them. I want to trust you and I'm hoping that you'll be able to prove that I can trust you."
"I don't know how I could do that."
Ulrich was silent as he heard Odd snore loudly and move around in bed. "I'll think of something. I might even ask my friend Jeremie about all of this and what he thinks. I'm not telling the others, though. I don't trust them right now."
"I'll listen if you want to tell me what's going on."
Ulrich paused and began to explain all the happenings of the last month. All from Odd and Yumi mysteriously ignoring him to fighting monsters for him and more. Everything that they'd done that had bugged him for awhile now.
"They don't sound like the best of friends."
"They weren't always that way. Just recently is when all this started."
"Ulrich… Whadd're you doin' up this late..?" Odd asked groggily.
Ulrich moved the mouth piece and replied saying, "Just some homework I forgot to do."
"Oh, alright… Get some sleep, though… Give up on it…" Odd said, falling back asleep.
Ulrich waited for him to begin snoring again then said, "Did you say anything? My roommate woke up."
"Yeah. I said that people change or they've been trying to deceive you and they're finally showing their true nature. I'm guessing they've just change or something, but maybe they do have some other motive to being nice to you."
Ulrich yawned and nodded. "Maybe… I'm really not sure, but I think I'm going to stop hanging out with them until I figure it out. Anyway, I've got to get some sleep. I'll talk to you tomorrow."
Xane nodded and the screen went blank.
Ulrich hid the laptop underneath the bed and fell asleep, thinking up reasons for his friends' strange behavior.
A/N: The end of the chapter! X3 I got over 1,000 words so I'm content. Anyway, if you like the story or have any kind of comment, please review!
Preview of the next chapter:
Ulrich glared Jeremie down as the others stared at him disbelievingly.
"Ulrich, what are you saying?"
"I'm finished," he said, walking off.
