This was supposed to be up yesterday (sorry bout that). But I was looking it over an decided I didn't like what I had written and wanted to rewrite it. Something that ended up takeing longer then expected. But anyway, here it is, chapter 2.
Lauren was sitting before the super computer, head resting in her hands as she listened to Odd tell his story. He was just finishing his unusual tale.
"…and then you woke me up, and here we are."
"So, that's all you know about yourself?" Lauren asked. "Just that you used to go to Kadic and be a real person, then you went into the computer and now you're here?"
"That isn't all," Odd said. "I had some friends who did something with me on Lyoko in there too."
Lauren raised an eyebrow, tucking a lock of strawberry blonde hair behind her ear. "Friends, huh? And what were their names?"
Odd opened his mouth to answer, thought for a moment, then shut it again. "Honestly, I don't really know. I think I did know, but now I've forgot…"
"Well, what did you guys do?" Lauren asked curiously.
Again, Odd seemed at a loss. "You know, I don't remember that either."
Odd seemed to droop when he realized this, so Lauren decided to change the subject. "So, what about this Lyoko place?" she asked. "How did you get there?"
"Oh, that's easy," Odd said. "I used the scanners."
"The what?" Lauren asked, clearly confused.
"Scanners. They're on the next floor down." Odd clarified. "There should be a program in this computer that will let you use them."
"Really?" Lauren asked, pale blue eyes looking over the computer with renewed interest. "Can you tell me more?"
"I would love to," Odd said, "but isn't it a little late? Your friends all went back to school hours ago."
"I know, but that's because they can't appreciate how amazing of a computer program you are." Odd narrowed his eyes at the girl's announcement.
"I already told you, I'm not a computer program! I'm a real person; I even went to your school."
"Really?" Lauren asked, not sounding to believing.
"Yes," Odd said. "And I can prove it."
"Oh yeah?" Laruen asked. "How?"
"Ask any of those teachers of yours if they remember Odd Della Robbia. Mrs. Hertz will remember me, she'll tell you all about the worst student she ever had, you'll see."
"Okay, I'll do that," Lauren said, while thinking to herself that whoever programmed this guy was really good. "Right, well, I'll see if I can come back tomorrow Odd," she said, climbing out of the computer chair and heading into the elevator. She gave Odd a final little wave as the elevator door slid shut and she began her trip out of the factory and back to school.
"Well, that was fun," Odd said, lying down and resting his head on his paws once Lauren was gone. "Even if she doesn't believe I'm real, she's still nice to talk to. Although the techno-babble that girl throws around is enough to give anyone a headache."
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"Where have you been?" Adelle asked as Lauren tried to sneak into their shared dorm room. "Still at that old factory?"
"Maybe," Lauren said, dumping her bag on the floor and climbing into her bed.
"I don't get what you could possibly spend an entire day doing in that factory," Adelle said, pulling her long black hair up into a bun. "You couldn't have been talking to that computer guy the whole time. Or were you?"
"What's wrong with spending time talking with Odd?" Lauren asked. The other girl raised an eyebrow.
"Um, he's not real?"
"What do you mean 'not real'? Of course he's real," Lauren defended.
"Lauren, he lives on a computer, how could he be real?"
"Because he used something that sent him into the computer, that's how."
"Something…" Adelle repeated, not sounding too convinced. "And what was this something?"
"I don't know," Lauren said. "I didn't go and look. But I know Odd called it a scanner. He said it was what put him on Lyoko. And not just him, but other people too!"
"What other people?" Adelle asked. There were more people on that computer?"
"Well, no," Lauren admitted. "But Odd said that back when he was in the real world and went to Kadic, he had some friends who went with him to Lyoko."
"Oh really?" Adelle asked. "Who."
"He said he couldn't remember who they were," Lauren said. "But that's not my point."
"So, what is your point?" Adelle asked.
"My point is, I think that maybe we could go to Lyoko too." Lauren's declaration was met with a bit of shock on Adelle's part.
"How?" she asked.
"With the scanners," Lauren said. "Odd told me there was a program on the computer that would make them work. If I could find it, I'm sure I could get it to work."
"But, why would we want to go to this Lyoko place?" Adelle asked, crossing her arms.
"Are you serious?" Lauren asked, eyes wide. "Don't you realize what this means? We could actually go into a computer, and even interact with a real artificial intelligence!" At this announcement, Adelle's amber eyes lit up with sudden understanding.
"Oooh, Lauren, you like Odd don't you?"
This was not what Lauren was expecting to hear. "I do not!" she answered hotly, "I just think he is a very interesting, that's all. As an advanced computer program!" she added at Adelle's leering look.
"Oh yes," Adelle said, smiling. "I'm sure you find him very interesting."
"Shut up," Lauren grumbled, rolling over and going to sleep. Or at least she tried to. It was kind of hard with Adelle across the room humming 'Odd and Lauren sitting in a tree'.
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Michel stood in the middle of the unfamiliar room, looking rather like he wished he was elsewhere.
"Are you sure I have to do this?" he asked the empty space around him, running a hand through his short brown hair. An excited voice answered him.
"Yes, I'm very sure," Lauren said.
"Why could Terence do this?" Michel asked. "Coming here was his idea."
"Because, we think you're the best for the job."
"Why me?"
Lauren's sigh could be heard clearly over the intercom. "Because we took a vote and decided you should go first."
"What vote?" Michel asked. "I wasn't a part of any vote."
"Exactly, that's why you get to go first." Michel glared up at the ceiling.
"That isn't very fair," he said, looking less then amused.
"Just get in there, would you?" Lauren demanded.
"And you're sure this is safe, right?" Michel asked in response, resigning himself to his fate, and eyeing the thing before him warily. It was a tall, thin cylinder shaped device, connected to a tangled mass of wires that filled the room.
"Odd said it was safe. Hesaid he's done this before." Michel found this didn't assure him much.
"Yeah, well, Odd is a purple cat and lives in a computer," he said. "Sorry if I don't want to jump to trusting him about this right away."
"Would you just stop your grumbling and get in the scanner?" Lauren shouted. Michel opened his mouth to argue, then shut it again with a sigh. What was the point, he wouldn't win the argument anyway. And so, with a less than enthusiastic attitude, Michel stepped up to the scanner. With a hiss the scanner doors slid open, revealing an interior lit with a bright white light.
"I can't believe I'm doing this," Michel grumbled, stepping into the device. Behind him the doors slid shut with a soft clang, and Michel spun around just as the scanner came to life. He watched nervously as a ring of life slid down the inside of the scanner, followed by a strong burst of air from the floor. Michel was just beginning to think he'd made a horrible mistake when there was a bright flash of light, and everything disappeared.
Hmm, okay thats chapter 2. It was basically my attempt to add a bit more to the story that I already had. Originally I had planned to skip from chapter one to a later date, and not really delve into this intro to Lyoko bit. But, I changed my mind:) Well, hopefully the next update will be on time tomorrow...hopefully.