By Nyassa Kaiba
Notes: Right. I was asked to please have Ken and Jeremy kiss and an Odd/Davis Lemon. I'll have to cut the lemon off, but I can have Ken and Jeremy kiss. I've been planning their first kiss for the last five chapters or so.
Chapter 13- In the Castle of MusicAelita carried Nyaromon as the Lyoko crew followed Kathy, Davis and Ken to the Harper Hall. "So Nyaromon, how did you come along?"
"You wanted somebody to take care of you. You wanted a partner. I hear. I come." Nyaromon answered, affectionately snuggling her face against Aelita's chest.
Kathy shook her head. "Your manifestation power must have been incredible Aelita. To wish for a digimon and actually have it APPEAR?"
"I don't remember wishing for anything." Aelita answered, mystified.
"Not consciously you didn't. See, each digidestined has the power to manifest their subconscious when their in the digital world. That power is measured by their digivice."
"But I don't..."
"Here ya go!" Nyaromon said cheerfully. With a flick of her tail Nyaromon tossed Aelita her digivice and crest.
Aelita fumbled to catch it. "Which one is this?" Aelita asked, holding her digivice out.
"Let's see." Kathy inspected it. "It's not a D-chrono. It's a D-3. I almost wish that it were a D-chrono. But there's no logical way for you to be a NeoWarrior and not know it. I mean, you weren't on Earth when we were created. But there's only two girls left to find now. And two boys too. It's going to get harder to find them."
"Neo Warriors are born?" Aelita asked.
"They're born with their spirit tagged to their DNA. The tag is removed by Scribemon and manifests itself outside of their body as their human spirit." Kathy replied.
"So I was born this way?" Yumi asked. "Am I even human then?"
"I wish I knew." Kathy chuckled. "Half the time I even consider myself a digimon. But then again, my parents are dead. Gennai adopted me, so I spend a lot of time with the digimon. The closest analogy I can come up with is a transsexual. They feel like they're the opposite sex right? Well we're kind of transdigital. We feel like the opposite species."
Yumi looked down at her hands. "I FEEL human..."
"See then? You feel human? Then you are. Me, all I've known for six years is digimon and the digital world. You do the math. The current theory is that digidestined like me are drawn to the digital world because all they've known all their life is the human world and so they're drawn to the unknown."
"But that's a human trait." Jeremy argued. "It's the human instinct for exploration."
"It's a trait common to all sentient species Jeremy." Aelita argued. "Look at me. I'm not human, but it's that exact spirit that draws me to Earth... that spirit that led me to you."
"The digimon were the same ages and ages ago. They were instinctively drawn to the real world. It took ages of programming by Gennai and the guardians to work the instinct out of them. It was dangerous to all worlds, not just the real world." Kathy shrugged. "Jeremy, Aelita, Yumi, when you come to the digital world I want you to promise me to be careful with the digiports. The Dark Masters have been messing with them. You could easily end up in the World of Darkness."
"The what?"
"It's a parallel digital world where the Dark Masters get their power. Aelita would be especially vulnerable because of her high manifest power. It twists the mind, and can cause hallucinations and sometimes delusions. Digimon aren't as affected by the world of darkness, but humans are. Its especially hard for people with high empathy ratings and high manifest powers." Kathy explained. "You'd be seeing things and your digimon wouldn't."
"I've been there. It's not fun." Ken shivered.
Jeremy put a gentle hand on his back, soothing him. "It's okay, you don't have to talk about it if it will make you upset."
Odd snickered. "Jeremy and Ken, up in a tree, they are gonna get bu-sy."
Jeremy glared at Odd. Odd stopped and put on a look of total innocence.
"Kari has a hard time with it too." Kathy nodded. "She and Yolie went to the World of Darkness and almost didn't come back. Out of all of you Aelita's the most vulnerable, then Jeremy and Yumi would be least affected, because she's a NeoWarrior. I just wanted to warn you all about it before its too late." Kathy sighed, pushing aside a branch in her way with her walking stick. "Here we are. The Harper Hall welcomes you..."
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The Lyoko crew was given a warm welcome by the Master Harper, Musicmon. He immediately sent the Headwoman, Babamon for a tray of goodies from the kitchen. Then Kathy lead them up the stairs to Scribemon's study. She could hear music playing in the background. "Come in." Scribemon called when they knocked.
Scribemon was playing on a guitar plugged into a machine bank. The screen showed the soundwaves as he played. The melody was beautiful, stirring the soul. "Kathy!" Scribemon said as he finished. "Just the apprentice I was looking for. We need somebody to write lyrics for this song I'm writing. We need to send out a ballad about the Lyoko and Xana."
"The incident at the Guardian Castle was that bad?" Asked Yumi.
"It's not just guardian castle. There have been sightings of Xana's monsters throughout the digital world. Word has gone out to the digidestined to destroy the intruders on sight, but with the Dark Masters back, some of the digimon are scared. They need reassurance that everything will be alright, and that's up to the Harper Hall."
"Need me to whistle up some lyrics Scribemon?" Asked Kathy.
"I could help." Odd offered. "I'm part of a band."
"You can't write squat Odd, remember who wrote that song about Aelita." Yumi elbowed him pointedly.
"Hey, I'm okay with a melody."
"No, I think I've got it." Kathy said softly. She sat down and began to write. "Here we are, going far, to save all that we love, if we give what we've got we'll make it through, here we are, like a star, shining bright on your world today, and make evil go away."
"Hey, that sounds pretty." Odd commented. "How about his to bring it home...Code Lyoko, We'll withstand it all Code Lyoko, Be there when you call Code Lyoko, We will stand real tall Code Lyoko, Stronger after all."
Scribemon typed the lyrics into his console and clicked save. "Thanks. Let me see. I think that actually works out. Thank you very much. I'll probably need to work on a lot more. But let me put your names in the Lyrics byline." He typed it up. "Thank you Odd, Kathy. You've made my job a lot easier."
They talked music and writing. Jeremy left data on X.A.N.A.'s monsters for Scribemon to dissect later. It would be useful later.
They returned, and Kathy came too. They were going to show her around the school as a guest. Aelita was excited about coming to visit the school. She'd only been there once. Although Kathy hadn't mentioned it, she felt more of a connection to Aelita than any of the other members of the crew. Maybe it was the fact that they were both AI, well, Kathy was as good as one now, even though she was still 'real.' Maybe it was their encounter in the Super Calculator Room. Whatever the reason, she felt more comfortable with the girl.
Davis grinned as they walked back through the park. "I should introduce Aelita to Kari. I'm sure they'd get along, and they're both digidestined of light."
Aelita had her crest tucked under her shirt. She gripped it nervously.
Sissy met them at the gym door. "And where have YOU been all afternoon?" She demanded, sounding rather stressed. Ken, Davis and Kathy stiffened, Kathy sensed the power emanating from the school bully. But because she was flanked by Herb and Nicholas she couldn't tell which one of them were giving off the readings. She'd need the laptop that Gennai had modified for her. She had it with her but Kathy couldn't exactly whip it out and start scanning for the power signature.
The Lyoko crew didn't notice. Odd stiffened and growled at Sissy. "We were visiting some friends of ours in town this afternoon, what's it to you?"
"Shut up dogbreath. You all were out having FUN while I had to WORK on the DANCE! You should have come to help OUT! Considering all you owe to this school you ought to have come and HELPED me!"
"Dear dear, we didn't mean to offend you so." Yumi said coolly. Her grin was pure malice.
"SHUT UP YOU!" Sissy growled. "You lazy butt sniffing conniving little beast!"
"Watch your mouth Sissy."
"Did I miss something?" Kathy asked.
"And is this the scrawny FRIEND that you went to visit?" Demanded Sissy.
"Yes actually, and considering the fact that I'm at least six inches taller than you you really ought not to call me scrawny." Kathy replied coolly.
"LISTEN YOU!" Sissy grabbed Kathy by the collar. "You don't know what it's like around here! You're an outsider, so let me tell you something right now. NOBODY crosses me and my gang! NO-BO-DY!"
Kathy looked Sissy coolly in the eye. "You must be awful lonely, all you've got are cronies, you don't have any real friends. I'm not angry at you, I pity you."
Sissy gasped, eyes round, let her go, and stepped back. "You... your eyes... you're..."
"I'm a what?" Kathy asked coolly.
Sissy regained her composure, shrugged, and let it go. "I'll meet you again." It was a question.
"If you want me to." Kathy replied with a mysterious smile.
Sissy and her gang retreated to the gym. Kathy leapt happily in the air. "YES!" She grinned, making a pumping motion with her arm.
"What is it?" Yumi asked.
"Didn't you sense it? Sissy... she's... she's a legendary warrior!" Kathy grinned, jumping around and swinging Yumi into a happy dance. "And she knows about it! She sensed me! She knew me for what I was! Oh she'll make a GREAT digidestined!"
"Sissy is a WHAT???!!"