Hello there and Welcome to the first (and currently only) Cecile And Her Very Own Universe Fanfiction! What is Cecile and Her Very Own Universe you may ask? Well, it's a lost six minute cartoon pilot that aired on Noggin's The Url With Phred Show a few times during July of 2001. The pilot sadly was never picked up into a series on Noggin (Which may be due to the fact that internally they were shifting to become an all pre school channel the following year in 2002). The pilot was not resurfaced since 2001, and the only things that have been found are a couple of screenshots, promo images, a promo image using concept art, and a clip found in an old Demo Reel by the company who made Cecile and Her Very Own Universe, Fablevision. The description they have provided reads as follows:

"A cartoon heroine for the new millennium, Cecile is a 12-year-old girl living in the huge, sprawling underground future world of Metro. She has a bionic arm, a canine computerized companion, and a secret. While everyone else is busy digging to the center of the giant planet, Cecile is doing the opposite. They don't know that she has a life "on the surface" where her curiosity leads her again and again. What she learns there lies at the heart of this unusual series, and her private diaries posted on will provide an intimate glimpse into her thoughts and feelings, and hopefully inspire viewers to chronicle their own thoughts and experiences. While tapping into kids' natural passion for science fiction, the series is designed to model the joy of discovery, exploration, and curiosity through a young girl's insatiable appetite for learning. Cecile generates her own questions, investigates the unknown, and joyfully shares her discoveries with others. Her character embodies a never-ending delight for learning."

Not much else is known besides this. Why are they digging? Why is Cecile the only one who goes to the surface?

I am using creative liberties, along with a lot of guessing (and just writing what I want honestly) to tell the story of Cecile and Her Very Own Universe. I am also hoping that this can spark a discussion about Cecile and Her Very Own Universe and possibly lead to it being found.

As of the time writing this, I have emailed Fablevision asking if I am able to purchase the pilot either digitally or physically. I haven't heard back from them, but I'm hopeful.

I hope you'll consider joining in the hunt to look for Cecile and Her Very Own Universe.

Also check out my Tumblr for other projects I'm doing. Since Fanfiction dot net does not like links, my tumblr account is called FLUDDCappy.

Bonus Drops of Metro in Her Hair soundtrack listing:

Drops of Jupiter by Train

Dig by Incubus

Anti Gravity by Starset

Fireflies by Owl City

Idealism Lonely by Chilled Cow

The Mountain by Three Days Grace

Master of The Universe by Sick Puppies

Dark on Me by Starset

Pardon Me by Incubus

Somewhere I Belong by Linkin Park

Words as Weapons by Seether

Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls

Telescope by Starset

The Eye of Truth by Driver

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day

I am Machine by Three Days Grace

Drive by Incubus

Duck and Run by 3 Doors Down

But .. Why?"

"But why what?" Chuck asked, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"Why are we digging?" The little girl asked, her voice full of curiosity.

Chuck groaned and rolled his eyes. "Cecile,just … just don't think about it too much, okay? Just follow what your group leader says. All right?"

Cecile frowned. "But, why?"

He sighed again, this time deeper. "Look, I don't have time for this."

He grabbed her hand firmly and dragged her towards the group of other children forming near a small hole, well as small as a hole in the middle of a huge hundred foot crater could be.

Cecile clung tighter to Chuck's arm and hid behind him. He groaned as he slightly nudged her off.

"Cecile, just go over there." He said.

"But,but ..."

Chuck knelt down to her level and tried to soften his voice a bit, "I'll be back later, okay?"

Cecile frowned as he pulled away. She looked at the group which consisted of kids about her age, some slightly older, and an adult holding onto a technified shovel. Off to the sides were seven robotic dogs guarding the area.

Cecile took a deep breath before heading over to them.

The group leader looked up when she saw Cecile approach. "Oh, you must be the last new student. Cecile, yes?"

Cecile looked at the ground anxiously before turning back to her. She nodded slightly before fidgeting with her hands.

The group leader gave a small, thin smile before directing her towards a smaller sub group.

Cecile stood beside another girl who had strawberry red hair and freckles scattered across her cheeks.

"Hi! I'm Beverly!" She greeted Cecile cheerfully..

"H … hello." Cecile squeaked back in reply.

"What's your name?" Beverly asked.

"C .. Cecile."

"Aren't you excited to start digging, Cecile!?" She asked, nearly jumping in excitement.

"I .. I guess so."

Beverly stopped jumping and blinked. "You guess so?"

"I .. I don't know." Cecile said, avoiding eye contact. "I'm just…I don't know…I just don't ... get it."

"Get what?" Beverly wrinkled her nose slightly.

"Why do we have to dig?" Cecile continued.

Beverly shrugged. "I dunno, because they told us we're supposed to."

"But…"

"Welcome new students!" The leader spoke up, calling them all to attention. "You have reached the pinnacle of your lives! As many others before you, you are about to embark on your digging destiny! You stand here today with all the others who made it to age of seven successfully, and thus are ready to join The Junior Digging Brigade. I know you'll do Metro proud!" She turned to a pile of more, smaller, shovels that looked a lot more dull compared to the leaders'."Now, I'll pass out the shovels and we can get started."

"Um I .. I have a question." Cecile spoke up shakily.

The leader turned to her. "Yes? What is it, young one?"

"Why are we digging?" Cecile asked.

"Because The Grand Emperor demands it." She explained.

"But…why?"

One of The Emperor's guard dogs let out a deep snarl, causing Cecile to yelp slightly, and look back down at her feet.

The Leader paused for a moment, before exhaling harshly, and looking Cecile in the eyes with the same forced, thin, smile as earlier. "We don't question the commands of The Grand Emperor. He does what is best for all of us." She picked up one of the shovels and forced it into Cecile's hands.

She went back to the front of the others. "Now everyone grab a shovel and we can begin!"