Im so glad that those of you reading are enjoying my story as much as you are. Thanks to those of you who are kind enough to review. Im sorry that I take so long in all my updates, but I prefer quality over quantity. If you guys haven't caught on, or if you are confused, Im using themes from The Matrix (such as Agent Smith, and the world of The Matrix itself). But as you will soon see, I plan to use many original ideas, and characters in this story. So I hope that you will continue to read and enjoy (and drop a review off as well so I may know how you feel about my work). I know how boring it is to read Author's notes, so Ill try not to take as long .

P.S.: Lets here it for SamBlob, who is my new pre-reader. (If he still wishes to hold that position).

Disclaimer: I don't own Code Lyoko (or The Matrix)...why would I want to bother with this if I did.

Claimer: I do own the characters Seth, Zen, Jack, and Trish.

Now that the boring stuff is out of the way...on to the story.


Chapter 3: Welcome to Jersey.

(This takes place just before Smith and XANA start their meeting, you should be able to tell when it picks right up from where I left off, Ill try to make it easy to see).

It had been a relatively good day for four students at a New Jersey high school. But unless you were apart of that group, then things were not as they appeared. Like Ulrich, Jeremy, Odd, and Yumi, these four high school kids also lived double lives. Also like them, these four kids enter an alternate world to save their own, on a regular basis. But it was not Lyoko, it was a world known as The Matrix.

They had managed to keep it a secret for a long time, about a little more than a year actually. But it wasn't easy, because unlike the Lyoko team, they could not return to the past, and make everything all better. But also, there was no need to, for when something bad happened on The Matrix, it did not affect their world...at least not yet.

Unlike XANA, the power of Smith only reaches throughout the Matrix, until he has copied himself onto enough programs to be able to extend his power. For Smith to be able to do this, he must have control of at least 95 of the programs (who take the form of a humans) on The Matrix. But it was Seth Chrono, Zen Yulaw, Jack Fishir, and Trish Marist's job to make sure this did not happen.

When ever Smith copied himself to another program, he had to wait to be able to do it again. This gives time for the four students to attack the clone, but it is not always successful, for they are extremely hard to defeat. But the advantage of it all is that only the original Smith has the power to do so, at least until he gains enough power to do so otherwise. Smith needs at least 65 of the programs to be able to do this, and at his current standing, he only has 35 (which is still a lot mind you).

When smith copies himself onto another program, a different program who has taken the four students' side, known as the oracle, notifies them of the attack via Zen's laptop (but in order for him to contact her, he had to go to The Matrix to do so), the connection only lasts long enough to warn them, if they want to have an extended talk on the matter, a trip to The Matrix would have to be arranged. If in a class, they always tried to make an excuse to leave. Most of the time they were successful, but there were times when they had failed to do so.

The access room to The Matrix was held in a small abandon warehouse (on the basement level), where they would be able to jack them selves in by using specially made head sets that would allow them to take the plunge. Then the "fun" would begin.

This group of kids also take a substantially larger risk when going to The Matrix, because if they were to die there, it would mean death for them in the real world. So taking extreme caution was major priority. Despite the risk of death, these four students greatly enjoy being able to save the world, at least it gives them something to do.


Seth is an action seeker. He loves to be able show off his fighting skills, and get the job done by any means necessary. Although occasionally this attitude gets him in trouble, he also knows whento keep it under wraps. Seth always liked to listen to music, even in the middle of class, and this always got him in trouble when he did. But he also had a good nac for keeping his punishment to a minimum. When he wanted to, he could be quite persuasive. He always liked to wear baggy black jeans, along with a red and black Polo hoodie (a pull over one). He also had black hair (that he always kept spiked up).

Zen is spiritual kind of person. who is also 15. He liked to practiced multiple forms of eastern philosophy, such as Taoism, and Buddhism. He didn't go to the extreme when it came to them, but he liked to practice certain aspects when it came to them. Such as for Buddhism, he liked to meditate, but he would never go as far as to abolish all desires (which Buddhists usually do, when they practice on the deeper levels). Apart from his spiritual sense, Zen is extremely gifted when it came to computers and electronics. He never liked to fight much, so there for, he does not go into The Matrix often. When his friends were off in The Matrix fighting, he would help out by giving advice and such, to them. Zen looked kinda like a skater. He wore a black shirt with a brown (pull over) hoodie, with the Element logo on the front. Also had a pair of faded blue jeans. His hair was blonde and long past his eyes (you know, how like those skate dudes at school have their hair and such). And he had a pair of black skateboarding shoes.

Jack is a jokester of sorts (kind of like Odd, but not as bad). He is the youngest of the group, but not by much, (14, going on 15 in a couple of months) He loved to make crack ups at every moment he could, but knew when to keep his mouth shut. He kept decent grades, but never made any real effort at it, as long as he passed, he didn't care. His humor usually helped his friends out if they were in a bad mood, but sometimes he over did it. Like Seth, he was often times eager when it came to adventure, and was extremely trigger happy (so never let him have an Uzi, or any automatic gun for that matter). Though jack seemed happy 90 percent of the time you saw him, he did suffer from minor depression from time to time. Most of it involved the disrespect that he received from other students. But his friends could usually snap him out of it. Jack also liked to skateboard a lot, and has even got Zen into it (that would explain Zen's style), and when ever they are out skating, Jack would take the time to teach Zen some new moves. Jack has electric blue hair (dyed) and styles it many various ways (depending on his mood, or if he felt like trying something new). He also has a goatee (which he also dyed blue). He wears adark redt-shirt, and has a pair of baggy, South Pole blue jeans. He also has a pair of black and blue Nike shoes.

Trish is the final member of the group. Sheis a punk-rock, go get'um, kind of girl. But she also had a compassionate side as well. Despite her ususal attitude, she also likes cute animals and such. Trish always had her guard up, and was ready to take on anyone who would take a shot at her. When ever someone would make fun of her, or her friends, she would usually be able to get right in that person's face, and talk them down to size. She hated it when people would pick of other people. Sometimes, she would even help defend those who were identified as losers. She wasn't afraid of what people thought of her, as long as she knew that she was doing the right thing. Trish also liked to do a lot a writing and drawing, she always liked to be able to express her self. Most of her work never really had a point, or meaning, she just liked to draw, or write, whatever came from her mind. Trish also has a secret crush on Seth, but neither he, nor do anyone else know about it. But that would sometimes be the theme of her art. Trish liked to wear a light blue belly shirt, and a pair of faded blue khaki jeans. Her hair was brown (that went down to bottom of her neck) with pink, and bright blue streaks running down the side. She also wore a silver chain necklace around her neck, and a punk bracelet on her right wrist.


It was the usual at lunch time, Jack always liked to sit at a new table each day, this would sometimes make it hard to look for him, since he always choose a seat quite a distance away from the one of the previous day. At first this annoyed his friends a little, but over time, they got used to it.

Trish grabbed her tray of food that was handed to her by the lunch lady, and started to scan the area, to see if she could spot where Jack had chose to sit that day. She never had any luck though, despite her knowing full well what his habits were. She eventually aborted her mission, and waited for the usual call to be cried out.

"Trish, over here!" came Jack's usual voice.

Jack was always amused by this, every day it was like watching a comedy show, and waiting for the punch line of the joke. The strange thing that occurred to Trish, was that Zen and Seth always were there right when she got there. She often pondered over this, wondering how this was so, due to the matter that she arrived before them (but, they brought there lunch).

"Pay up Seth." Jack demanded from his friend who was sitting right beside him.

Now Trish was truly stumped, 'what is going on' she thought suddenly. Was there something that they weren't telling her. Every time a bet was made, she was always involved (unless she chose not to participate, but at least she was told about it).

"Ok guys, what's up, you know that when ever we bet, we're all included." Trish said aloud knowing that she had caught Jack in one of his pranks before it was officially done with.

"Its simple Trish, me and Seth make a bet every day, wondering if you will be able to spot out my new seat, which I give you 30 seconds to do. And for two weeks, you still have not managed to do so. So you see, if I would have told you, it would have ruined the whole thing."

Trish was a little aggravated about being the front of his joke (or bet for that matter), but brushed it off and sat down with her friends.

"So what about you Zen, don't you partake in this?" Trish asked Zen who was currently enjoying a Philly Cheese Steak.

Zen liked to keep things simple, and did not usually take part in small events such as these, mostly because he didn't have the money required with him to put up, and did not want to take the chance at losing money he didn't have. Usually whenever Jack hosts a bet, the minimum entry is five dollars. Zen never saw a reason to carry more than what was necessary to get through the day with ,which was about two dollars, because he liked to drink coffee in the morning, and make his own unique "Zen blend" he called it (which cost around that much).

"Mainly because I don't have the entry fee, and the fact that Jack almost never loses a bet."

Trish saw that Zen had a good point, Jack was a very lucky kid when it came to gambling. It came in use when he was short for money to buy movie tickets and things like that. Then there were the times that he would get beat up by the older kids when they lost to him, so he didn't bet with them too often anymore.

"Which brings me to my next question." Trish folded her arms in the statement, also knowing that her next question was a little distant from their current topic. "Why do you always pick a new seat every day, Jack?" Though it was an obvious answer, that she even once got before, but she wanted to see if Jack's mind had changed, like it usually does.

"Oh come now Trish, you know perfectly well why. I like the lighting of this area better."

Trish sighed, and her face went into a "your hopeless" blank stare. "You say that every time I ask you. You know that's not the real reason." She stated getting a little annoyed by the usual unorthodox answer that she always received from him.

"I thought I told you why before." Jack shrugged, "You know I never like to sit at the same lunch table twice."

Seth was enjoying the entertainment that he was getting out of this, and decided to also contribute something to the matter. "Oh yeah. What about when you've already sat at every table at least once." Seth chuckled, knowing that Jack would have no way of getting out of that answer.

"Well...then..." Jack wasn't about to lose this one, he never went down that easily when it came to crack ups. If Jack was ever the target this kind of playful warfare, he always had a way out. That was another thing Jack was know for, when ever just for play, or an actual verbal fight, Jack always held an ace up his sleeve.

"I'll sit on the ground then...that's it, Ill sit on the ground in different spots."

Seth was not surprised of Jack's answer, he even half expected him to say that, though Seth had nothing in return to add. Seth calmly admitted defeat, knowing that he wouldn't stand a chance against Jack at his own game. But he chuckled to himself as he remembered all those times that he walloped him in Super Smash Brothers.

Jack was getting bored quickly, and knew the one thing that would take that away. Every week, he and Zen would take a trip to the local skate park that was close by to the school so that he could teach Zen some new skate tricks, or try something new for himself. Surprisingly, the principal allowed this (but only during a study hall period, which was their next class anyway).

"Yo Zen!" Jack piped up. Zen looked over to see what his friend could want. "Want to drop by the skate park next period?"

Zen would usually take the offer, but was a little concerned about another matter. It was about their great secret that the four of them shared, and vowed never to tell, no matter what. He was worried about The Matrix, since the oracle hasn't contacted him in a while. He knew that he should check on that, before he would partake in any leisure activities.

"Sorry Jack, but Im a little concerned about The Matrix, I was wondering If you could come with me to check on things, since I don't have the program set up that would allow me to enter without assistance."

Entering The Matrix was like entering Lyoko, it was a two person job. One person needed to enter, while another person needed to man the controls. That was, until Zen could complete his latest program that would allow him to be able to enter (and exit) with out the need of another person to do so (as long as you knew what you were doing). This was no easy feet to accomplish. Sure Zen could enter as he pleases, but leaving was the hard part. Pre-setting exits to run at certain times was not an easy thing to set up. But knowing Zen, it would only be a matter of time before he did it.

"Yeah sure. Good idea, considering that she hasn't said anything for a while. I just hope that are ole buddy Smith hasn't got anything to do with this."

And with that, the two started off towards the warehouse, leaving Trish and Seth to be alone.


Trish couldn't help but stare into Seth's dark blue eyes. She liked him more than a friend, but she wondered if he felt the same about her. All the times she gave him hints, he never acknowledged them. Like when she gave him a rose on Valentine's Day, but all he did was ask "what's this for?" At that moment, Trish was a little heart broken, but she still liked him just the same, and hoped that one day she would find out how he truly feels about her. It was a shame though, Seth never felt the same wayabout her.

"Something wrong Trish?" Seth asked immediately, noticing her gaze.

Trish snapped out of the little daze that she was in and collected herself quickly. "Yes, Im fine, just daydreaming is all." She was telling the truth, but only part of it. For the day dream was about her in Seth's arms, talking about their undying passion for each other.

"Ok then, you want to go see how Zen's doin?" Seth asked abruptly knowing that it would be the best thing to do with their spare time, considering that they had no home work to do.

"Good idea, lets get going." She replied with her usual "no time to lose" attitude.


Meanwhile, Zen and Jack had arrived at the warehouse, and Zen started the connection to The Matrix's system. The layout was similar to that of the computer room of the factory, with the exception of a few things (such as, the uplinks to The Matrix were in the same room as the computer). And there was no cool rotating chair. Not to mention there was no scanner room...because there were no scanners.

Sometimes it was difficult to connect to The Matrix, because pirating a connection signal is not very easy, especially when the codes keep changing all the time. But it would be only a matter of minutes before a successful connection was made, and uplinks were fired up.

Zen had been to The Matrix before, but far fewer times than the rest of the group. His life had never been the same after he had first met the oracle. He was changed from a computer loving geek, to the Zen that we now know and love (well, his friends anyway).

Once every thing was online and ready, Jack made his way over to the uplink, where he would take the plunge into the parallel world. Zen set in the coordinates, and hit the switch (button, more or less actually).


Jack opened his eyes to find that he was in the middle of an empty road that was surrounded by old houses located outside the city. The place was very low profile, and only the local programs actually came through there. He immediately took out the cell phone that lay in the pocket of his trench coat (yes...they have trench coats, I just love those things) and dialed a number.

"Operator." Zen answered the call.

"Ok, Im in." replied Jack's voice "Now what house was it again?"

The oracle lived in an average house, but looked as though it was a little banged up. Of course this was an old house, so this was expected. She didn't mind the place, and had been staying there for many years now.

"The house's number is 294. That should only be a few residents down from where you are now."

"Alright, Im on my way." Jack hung up the connection and pocketed the cell phone as he made his way to the house.

The house was lime green, with paint peeling here and there, and the door was red, with a golden knob. Jack made his way up the house, and knocked on the door with their special "secret knock" that would let the oracle know who it was. Jack entered into the building, and stood in the door way to await the usual greeting.

"Hello dear, come on in and make yourself at home." the oracle said in her usual sweet voice, grandmother like voice

"Thank you." Jack said in a more serious voice than his usual hipped up one. "I suppose you know why I am here."

"Yes I do. You're here because Zen was feeling a bit uncomfortable due to me not calling about any Smith activity, and wanted to make sure that everything was ok." the oracle replied still keeping her sweet tone.

"Looks like we wouldn't even be able to throw you a surprise birthday party without the surprise getting ruined." Jack stated, adding some humor into this, then switching back to his previous tone. "Do you have any news for us?"

"I do." she replied, her voice also getting more serious. "And it worries me a little as well."

Jack gulped at that statement, because the oracle usually never worried much, unless it was something that she knew they could not handle as easily as most other events.

"Smith has done something that he usually never does, in fact never has done. He has arranged a meeting with an out side presence, who calls himself XANA. They were supposed to meet at an abandon warehouse (not the one that the group uses...its one that's inside The Matrix itself) about an hour ago to hold this meeting. Im afraid I don't know what took place during the meeting, but Im afraid that Smith has formed an alliance with this XANA, in hopes to destroy you, and your world."

Jack didn't know what to say, he was speechless. Their greatest enemy (who was hard enough by himself) now working with another. This would only prove to be extremely difficult to handle. They couldn't do it alone, they needed help. But who else was there that could help?

Jack finally broke his silence. "I hope that's the worst of it...it is, right?" Jack asked, worried.

"The good thing is, that Smith has not yet created another clone of himself, so at least you don't have to worry over that. But I suggest that you and your friends look into this matter as soon as you can."

"I will. I make a call to Zen, and tell him to call Seth and Trish. Don't worry, we'll get to the bottom of this." With that said, he said good bye to the oracle as he went outside to contact Zen.


"Operator."

"Zen, did you catch what the oracle said?"

"Yes I did. Trish and Seth are on their way as well. They should be here soon."

At that moment, Trish and Seth arrived at the warehouse, and made there way down to the bottom level where Zen was waiting for them.

"Good, you're here. You wont believe what's going on."


I really hope that you guys enjoy that one, since it took me forever to write. I know that it focuses on my ACC's, and not Code Lyoko, but its makes the story itself a lot more clear. I plan to have the two groups meet in about chapter 5 or so. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about the L-Team. If you guys don't like it, please don't flame too bad, it really took me a while to write this, and I want to pass out on my bed now. So read, review, and most important, enjoy! One more thing. If I made any errors (spelling, grammar, ext.) please E-Mail me, or just stick it in the review (but I would rather you e-mail me...It would just help more). Thank you all...you are so wonderful.