Sara's POV

Sara bit her lip as she watched Odd leave the tower, leaving her all alone with her thoughts. She was a real bag of emotions as she looked at the codes on the tower's wall. She was happy beyond measure to actually be inside her favorite cartoon. She had always dreamed to visit Lyoko and ride along with the others into battle. But now that she is here, this place was scarier than she thought. It took every ounce of her bravery to jump off of Odd's overboard and leapt towards the Tarantula she had destroyed. She still could not believe she did that! She had seen Ulrich stabbed at monsters, but never from the air like that. It was like her mind made the choice and she had to obey.

And that one laser hit… wow that hurt. She had always wondered why they would just lay there after they took massive damage like that. Well, the Kiwi is out of the dorm on that one. It really felt like someone punched her hard in the gut. Sara began to twirl around in the tower's central point.

"Alright… I just imputed the last bit of codes. Everything should go just fine. Ready to take the big plunge Sara?" Jeremie's voice filtered through the air towards her. Sara smiled as she stop spinning and took a deep breath.

"Jeremie. If this goes badly, can you tell my father I love him? Oh, and keep Aelita safe for me and everyone else who watches your show?" Sara asked, worried.

"Of course I will… now, Code: EARTH!" Jeremie's voice rang out once more. Sara felt herself rise into the air, arms raised at her side. She closed her eyes as she felt the tower's programs help translate her body. She felt a tug behind her navel as her mind moved from the digital to the real world of the gang.

Sara kept her eyes close as she felt herself enter the cylindrical scanner. Sara felt tired and exhausted as she gently fell to her knees. She heard the doors open as she leaned against the side of the scanner. Slowly, she opened her eyes to the gang of Lyoko warriors.

"Welcome to my home Sara!" Aelita called out to her, a large smile on her face. Sara smiled towards her and stood up. She took a step out of the scanner and fell forward. Hands reached out from Odd's sides as he grabbed her.

"Thanks Aelita, and thanks Odd. I can see now why you guys aren't all that great after coming back… I feel like I just ran three marathons in a row…" Sara said, weakly. She looked at Aelita's face as it was hard to see what was on her mind.

"Yeah, but you get used to them. Well maybe not for you." Ulrich told her with a grin. Sara nodded and straightens up. Sara looked down at her outfit. She was wearing blue jeans and a black shirt. A large orange hoodie jacket was over the shirt. Her blonde hair was held back in a half ponytail. And she noticed on her wrist was a bracelet with a green and blue bead.

"Now that she is here with us… what are we going to do Jeremie?" Yumi asked the blonde boy. Sara looked towards him as she could make out the circles under his eyes. Sara could imagine that the animators of the show cleaned up his face when they make the show.

"Let's head up to the lab. I guess I need to make her a fake identity to use in our world. We don't know how or even how long it will take to find a way to send her home." Jeremie explained as he walked over to the open elevator. Sara and the gang nodded at him and followed. Sara could not help but smile from ear to ear as they rode up. She folded her arms across her chest. It was not out of anger or boredom, Sara had to keep pinching her. She wanted to double check she was not in a dream of some kind.

Eventually, the doors opened up to the lab. The others walked over to the controls as if it was just so normal. Sara smiled from ear to ear and slowly walked in. She looked over the Holomap of Lyoko as it spun around next to the others. Jeremie looked so small in the yellow chair. He had to lean over to reach the controls. Sara gingerly walked over to the control screens and looked at them in awe. Sara had always wondered what was on the screens. Her eyes kept darting around as it took everything in.

"So…Sara.. what shall we put down for your name?" Jeremie asked her, pulling her out of her head.

"Um… well definitely Sara for the first name. How about… Xanadu for the middle, it was what the creator of your show wanted to call Lyoko. And….hmmm… I don't really know what last name would work." Sara told the gang. Jeremie typed in the first two as everyone was in deep thought.

"How about Belpois? That way Jeremie can say you're his…his cousin. Just like how Aelita says she is Odd's. And since your most likely only going to be here for a small amount of time, Delmas won't call Jeremie's parents since you will be gone by then. " Ulrich offered to the group. Jeremie shook his head.

"Won't work. Delmas called my Dad in the past to see if anyone else in my family was of age to come to Kadic. Apparently he thinks the Belpois family is full of geniuses. The only one really is my cousin Patrick, but he is with his parents up north. " Jeremie explained to them.

"What about a basic name of some kind? We can say Sara is a shadow student, here for a few months to try out Kadic as her parents are trying elsewhere? Mr. Delmas is bound to accept her if these 'Parents' are willing to make a donation to the school if they treat her well. " Yumi suggested to the group. They turn to Sara who shrugged and agreed.

"Then… How about a name that the fans of..this thinks made Lyoko. Schaeffer. We really think it is Hopper..but he might be connected to Kadic to work out well for us. Schaeffer is one we seen in trailers on some kind of government files. At least what the pixels let us see from screenshots." Sara offered, remembering the name in her head. The gang all looked stunned at her. Jeremie mumbled out a note he needed to sit down with Sara to learn what she knew. Odd was the first to move closer to Sara.

"Then it is settled. The Shadow Student, Sara Xanadu Schaeffer is coming to Kadic to stay at the dorms. In the end, she is not going to like it… I blame Sissi for the loss of needed funding to our vast and great school." Odd grinned, making sure everyone knew the plan then. Sara could not help but let her smile remain on her face as Jeremie worked.

(Off to Kadic Academy our new warrior and student Sara goes! Can she handle the stress of school, XANA and finding a way back home? What has happen to her real life that her father has yet to call Aelita? Can the top fan of a cartoon show suppress her desire to giggle and fangirl at being inside her favorite show? Find out next time I update!)