Chapter 5/Episode 126 is rewritten! Enjoy!

As said previous, this announcement will be the only A/N sort of thing I post, and I will delete it once I finish Book 1 again, however, I will also delete it and post it as a new chapter again as I update each chapter, so that FF appropriately shows when its updated and notifies those of you who are subscribed to this story!

Keep in mind that lots of things are being introduced in the rewritten chapters, so if you decide to read ahead, you'll be rather lost.

Previous Update: I have been really slacking on this project and I'm really upset about it! I finally got around to reading the Code Lyoko Chronicles books, which inspired me to write again, so I was re-reading Book 1 before I started working some more on 2 when I realized that it simply was not up to snuff with the standards I would hold a real book to. With that in mind, I've decided to rewrite 1 to make it more acceptable.

So, a number of things. I'm introducing more side characters, and the Lyoko Warriors will interact with them much more; not everyone they befriend needs to go to Lyoko. I'm giving everyone more dialogue, and cutting down on abrupt time and location jumps. I will be reworking dialogue tags, and my grammar. I also will be working on descriptive language and plot threads to stay true to the show!

Be aware that several characters, major and minor, are being completely revamped. The biggest example is Alex, who is now Varric Alekhine, a Russian student. He is still very much absorbed with working out but we're going to see more reason for this obsession. His update draws a lot of inspiration from the X-Men's Colossus, and Jacob Black. Another smaller example is Starla Ramisso, now Kimi Yang, who will fill the same role as several other minor characters in that she will provide more normal high-school-student interaction with the Lyoko team.

Next, like many popular books, shows, movies and video games do nowadays, I will frequently reference real world brands and media. This fic takes place in 2008 and respects the fan-compiled timeline on codelyokofr. 2009 is the year Yumi, William and Alex are set to graduate from Kadic, assuming that Yumi and William are 17 or close to 17 and in eleventh grade as of Evolution. As such, as time passes by, expect to see the cast mention pop culture and various media relevant to the time, and their lives to be relevant to their age.

Lastly, again like many popular media, I will tackle real world, mature topics, just like the original CL briefly did with Sissi's seance (with chanting in tongues and a pentagram!) in Episode 48, Aelita's suicide attempt in Episode 52, and Evolution tried to do a bit with William, Ulrich and Yumi. I'll be taking it a level further and will possibly acknowledge alcohol, drugs, race, violence, sex, LGBT, death and/or religion freely, and there will occasionally be swearing where it is appropriate. I will never step into R-rated territory with graphic descriptions, nor will these topics be used gratuitously/for shock value, but the Lyoko kids are not kids anymore, and they will experience real things that a lot of teens do. Please keep an open mind and remember that these topics are important to acknowledge in real life, and help build a very lifelike, home-hitting plot with realistic character development.

With that said, please enjoy!