My Hero Is You Chapter 4: At The Beginning, a cyberchase fanfic

Chapter Four: At The Beginning

Author's Note:

Hey guys! Just got an e-mail from Lightening816 not too long ago. But, I didn't read it until yesterday. She decided to quit on Cyberchase, and I have no offense in that. We all have to learn that sooner or later, we grow out of things. Either our favourite things, TV shows, even the toys that we used to play with. Those things can be passed onto different people, who still enjoy them. But if there's one thing that we never grow out of, is our friends. Especially if the friendship is true. Now, if you checked the archive lately, the Cyberchase fanfics dropped down from a whooping 103 to a low 74. 29 fanfics were deleted from the archive. Most of them were Lightening's. But, there's still one fanfic, that still remains. It's the one I wrote with her. I can tell that she's not thinking about giving up on the friendship we share. So, you guys, please, don't hate her! She already has enough of a burden in her real life. She doesn't need anymore in her digital life. But still, I'm dedicating this to her. Don't worry, I already told her! She won't get mad at me... hopefully. Heh, still didn't get a reply from her yet! ; But, I will be adding an extra chapter, featuring one of the songs in her previous stories. If my sister found out about this, she's gonna kill me, but, it's "The Power of Love" from Sailor Moon R. That will be featured in the chapter, "The Last Battle." That will be the second last chapter. Also, I wanna tell you guys this! I entered a songwriting contest (which I'm sure most of you know already), and this is what I didn't really know for sure. That is, until now. The top ten winners get to record a track on a new CD from Big Daddy Records. According to a classmate, it's the same record company for Beyonce Knowles. Unfourtunatly, it's not the same Big Daddy Records. This record company is in Burkham, Ontario and is the record label for Selena 7ty Six. And, I'm hoping to get my own record deal there or something. If that was to happen, I would probably put the track "The Power of Love" in my debut CD, with my sister's approval first. I don't wanna get onto her mean side. And, the reason she's like this, is because of me. I keep my fanfics away from my sister and parents. Because if I show it to my parents, I have to show it to my sister, and there's a lot of stuff I wrote that my sister won't approve without yelling at me (Read the Lotus Legends series in the Kim Possible section and you'll know what I'm talking about. Book two, and the newest author's note.). Anyway, here's Chapter Four: At The Beginning (I changed the Chapter Title again), featuring Richard Marx and Donna Lewis' "At The Beginning" from FOX/Disney's Anastasia. I'll see ya guys at Chapter Five: Notice Me, featuring Zetta Bytes' "Notice Me" from Disney's Pixel Perfect. ;-)

-CelestialTime93

P.S. Oh! Almost forgot! I got a review from the real Violet Parr, asking if Annika was Slider's cousin or something. Well, read on to find out!

"Oh my god..." Slider breathed.

"What?" Annika asked, "What is it?"

"Slider," Inez asked, "Isn't Metropolis your last name?"

Slider only managed to nod.

"Whoa." Jackie said, wide eyed, "Is she your cousin or something?"

"My cousin's are dead, I've been notified that my long lost parents are at the campsite of Elyonna, and I can't seem to find my long lost brother." Annika explained.

"BROTHER?" the Keepers exclaimed.

"Can we please continue this in the campsite?" Matt suggested.

"So, you're Slider Metropolis?" Annika asked in the tent. Only Annika and Slider were in there.

"Yep." Slider replied, "And my parents are Coop and Elyonna Metropolis."

Annika stopped her pacing. Then she looked at Slider with a weird expression. "That can't be. My parents are Coop and Elyonna Metropolis."

Slider looked up from the ground and faced Annika with an equally weird expression.

"You don't think..." Annika said slowly.

"It could be a huge possibility..." Slider added.

"Same eyes, same parents..." Annika muttered.

Then, Slider remembered something. "Annika. Who's your grandfather?"

"Peter Metropolis." Annika replied, "He's now a juror in the High Courts of Amuletdium."

Slider revealed his Amulet to Annika, in which he hid the thing under his sweatshirt. The Amulet of Balance glowed dimly, yet brightly at the same time. Annika's Unicorn Pendant reacted to it.

Then, the most incredible thing happened.

A red-white marble beam of light shot from Slider's Amulet, and collided in the middle with a pink-white marble beam of light from Annika's pendant.

In the center, the lights formed the symbol of Family: four humans joining hands in a circle around a curlicue heart.

The two gasped.

"Grandpa gave you the Amulet of Balance, didn't he?" Annika asked.

"Yep." Slider replied, "He knew who I was already. Even though he died a long time ago. Just before we were transported back to Cyberspace, I recognized his last words from grandpa. I knew it was him. Grandfather Peter Metropolis, juror of the High Courts of Amuletdium."

When the Rebellion gathered at nightfall for a ceremony, Annika led the dance.

Slider managed to get a closer look at Annika, his long lost sister.

Annika had long brown hair, with bangs similar to Slider's own. She had the same emerald green eyes, and she wore a pink track suit, jeans, and a white shirt. Her white-pink shoes were embedded with pink and crystal jewels that sparkled in the firelight. Annika's Unicorn Pendant also shimmered in the firelight.

"She's a good dancer." Adam commented, "She looks a lot like you, Slider!"

"That's because-" before Slider could finish, Annika told her people to listen.

"I have a discovery to tell you all!" Annika announced, "Slider Metropolis, the Keeper of The Amulet of Balance, is my long lost brother!"

"Oh my-!" Inez exclaimed, half laughing, as the Rebellion cheered.

"Whoa!" Adam exclaimed, "No wonder you two look the same!"

"She's my little sister." Slider smiled, "And here I thought I was an only child..."

"Dance with me!" Annika said to her brother.

"Annika, I can't dance!" Slider exclaimed.

"C'mon, scardy cat!" Annika said, pulling on Slider's arm, "Dance with me!"

"Fine!" Slider exclaimed, and started dancing with Annika.

"Awww! The two Metropolis siblings are reunited again!" Inez squealed.

"I can't believe he never told us he had a long lost sister." Matt exclaimed.

"Well, whaddya expect?" Digit replied, "Annika was kidnapped by Wicked, and then Wicked's sister rescued her and took her in. She had no time to remember who she really was, send messages to Slider, and all that stuff!"

"Not to mention this is another realm." Sharri added, "Cyberspace can't connect with The Meridian Line and Amuletdium."

"Cyberspace?" Adam wondered out loud, "Where's that?"

"Did you fall asleep on History Lesson #12 again?" Ryan scolded at his best friend.

"I can't help it!" Adam replied, "Madame Willowson isn't exactly the most exciting teacher to listen to!"

"What about history lessons?" Creech asked.

"At school, when there still was one, we'd learn about the different realms outside The Meridian Line and Amuletdium. One of them was a realm called Cyberspace: a world of new technology and different people. We also learned about a place called Earth. A world similar to Cyberspace and ours. They have tall buildings called skyscrapers and they live in many machine and man built shelters made of wood, mud, and stone. Even a strange packaging made of sand."

"Sounds just like Earth." Jackie smirked, "They know everything here, don't they?"

"I'm guessing you three are from Earth?" Adam smiled, referring to Matt, Jackie, and Inez.

"Yep." Matt said, "We were sent to help Motherboard about 3 years ago."

"Been visiting ever since." Inez added.

"Why do I feel a vibe growing off of you, signalling you have a musical talent?" Ryan asked dubiously.

"Inez is a singer in the school choir before the war between America and France broke loose." Jackie explained, "Haven't heard her singing in a while."

"Yeah." Matt teased, "I'd like to hear her sing one more time."

"Hey, guys." Slider said, joining the others, "What's up? What'd I miss?"

"Slider, you sing, right?" Matt asked.

"A bit." Slider replied, "Why ask?"

"I think Inez here would like to sing with another person." Matt said, smiling broadly, nudging his stepsister.

"Matt!" Inez cried.

"I won't mind." Slider shrugged as Annika joined the Keepers.

"Won't mind what?" Annika asked.

"Inez wants to sing a duet with Slider!" Matt smiled, pushing Inez up.

"What did you get me into?" Inez squeaked.

"I'll notify the others." Annika smiled and went to tell the Rebellion to gather around.

"Gather around, my friends!" Annika announced, "We are about to hear two Keepers sing! Would you like some music heard from the realm of Earth?"

The Rebellion cheered as Slider and Inez stepped to the performing "stage" of the campsite, where the Rebels were seated around it.

"What song, guys?" Annika asked.

"You know what song, Ann." Slider replied.

Annika nodded as sparkles and musical notes surrounded her hands. Annika put her arms above her head straight, as the sparkles and notes were formed into visible music that danced in the air. A familiar tune began. Inez began to sing:

We were strangers
Starting out on our journey
Never dreaming
What we had to go through
Now here we are
And I'm suddenly standing
At the beginning with you

Slider took the spotlight as he sang the second verse of the song:

No one told me
I was going to find you
Unexpected
What you did to my heart
When I lost hope
You were there to remind me

Inez joined in with the singing as the song went into the chorus:

This is the start!

And life is the road that I wanna keep goin'
Love is the river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is the road
Now and forever
A wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turnin'
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standin'
At the beginning with you

Inez: We were strangers
On a crazy adventure
Slider: Never dreamin'
How our dreams would come true
Both: Now here we stand
Unafraid of the future
At the beginning with you

Inez danced gracefully through the flurry of magic to end up in Slider's arms. The two put aside their embarrasment and continued to sing:

I knew there was somebody, somewhere
That made love in the dark
Now I know my dreams will live on
I've been waiting so long
Nothin's gonna tear us apart!

Slider twirled Inez out of her position to end up creating a dance as the two sang:

And life is the road I wanna keep goin'
Love is the river I wanna keep flowin'
Life is the road
Now and forever
A wonderful journey
I'll be there when the world stops turnin'
I'll be there when the storm is through
In the end I wanna be standin'
At the beginning with you

The two soon stopped dancing when they met each other's eyes. The Rebellion, the Keepers, the three Guardians (in which Digit discovered were himself, Ryan, and Adam), and Annika, clapped in rhythm, enjoying the music and the "act" they were putting on.

Life is the road that I wanna keep goin'
Love is the river I wanna keep flowin' on!
Inez: Startin' out on our journey

Both: Life is the road I wanna keep goin'
Love is the river I wanna keep flowin'
In the end I wanna be standin'
At the beginning...
With you------------------!

The song soon ended, but the sparkles still lingered there like magical decorations. As the audience applauded, Slider gave Inez a quick kiss on the lips, before realizing what he just did.

"Oh my god." Slider felt his cheeks go red.

Inez was shocked, and she also felt her cheeks go red.

Before any of them could say a word, there was a sound of a knife tearing at cloth.

The Keepers, Guardians, and the Rebellion, looked up to see a tear begin created in the night sky. The tear soon became a portal.

Matt felt a jolt of pain from his heart. He soon collapsed to the ground. Jackie was the first to notice when she heard Matt's grunt of pain.

"Matt!" Jackie exclaimed, kneeling to Matt's aid.

"He's here..." Matt said hoarsley, "Tohmis is here..."

"Oh no." Jackie whispered, horrified. Then she called to Annika, "Annika! Looks like Tohmis and his army is back!"

"Rebellion, prepare yourselves for retreat or even possible battle!" Annika called to her team, who hustled and bustled with their weapons and prepared their unicorns for flight.

Annika shot sparkles and lights throughout the village, forming a vortex in the center. The village houses and campsites turned into light and shot inside the vortex. Annika closed the vortex, just as Tohmis and his army raged through the portal.

"They're coming!" Ryan cried.

"Guys!" Slider called to his friends, with Inez close by him, "We need to transform! Only the Amulet of Courage can summon such power with the Guardians help!"

"Matt, you gotta get up!" Jackie pleaded, "Please! You gotta release the power of your Amulet! You gotta!"

Matt gathered strength and finally stood up. The Amulet glowed brightly around Matt's neck, illuminating the area as the army came closer.

"Amulet of Courage!" Matt cried, "Release the magic of Amuletdium!"

As the Amulet of Courage glowed brighter than before, six stars shot from the night sky, and each one met with a Keeper.

The three Guardians summoned their own magic and transformed.

The stars glowed and illuminated their binded person, transforming them.

When the light died, the Keepers and the Guardians' clothes changed.

Matt wore a baggy shirt similar to Ryan's, only of the colour of pure white, brown pants, and a golden cape that bellowed in the wind. He was bare footed, with not even thin sandals like Ryan and Adam. The Sword of Courage was in it's sheath, tied to Matt's belt.

Jackie wore a yellow haulter top, a silk long skirt, high-heeled slippers, and a beautiful translucent shawl that was clipped by a brooch made of crystal. Her long hair was untied from the ponytail she had. She held a staff with a cresent moon on it's side, holding a crystal between the two edges, on the top.

Matt gulped when he saw Jackie's new form. She looked beautiful. And to Matt, very attractive.

C'mon, Matt! This is not a good time to think about that! Matt's concious warned.

Then when is a good time? Matt snapped at himself mentally.

Anytime but the battle times!

Slider shook his head from the sudden transformation. He looked down at himself. He was wearing similar clothes as Matt. The only difference was that Slider's shirt colour was a pale beige-white, and his pants were a darker brown. He had thin shoes on, and he was holding a bow in his hand. A basket of arrows was strapped onto Slider's back. He was an archer now.

Slider looked to his side to see Inez, just standing up from the ground.

Inez's long brown hair was in a formal bun, with a ponytail forming below it. She wore a sparkling purple haulter dress with an opening near the side of the dress, creating a fanned skirt for the dress. She wore a pair of pearl white slippers, a silk cape that sparkled in the dim light of night, and she had a mirror in a strap on her dress in the form of a belt with a special section to hold the fancy mirror.

"Lookin' good." Slider commented, walking up to Inez.

"Slider, now's not the time to be-oh." Inez was interrupted when she saw Slider's new form, "Uh, you don't look bad yourself... But we don't have time for that, c'mon! We gotta meet up with the others!"

Creech looked down at her new form. She was dressed in a simple brown long sleeved dress, a blue hooded cloak, and brown slippers. A super long baton was strapped in a sheath on her back. The baton had crystal ends.

Sharri was dressed like the senior magicians at her school back in Cyberspace. She wore a long, flowing, blue silk robe, a matching blue hooded cloak, and blue knee-high boots. Her wand was replaced by a scepter with a crafted crystal with silver spirallings around it.

As for the Guardians...

"Yoiks!" Digit exclaimed, looking down at himself, "What happened to me?"

"You just became a pheinox, Didge, no biggie." Ryan explained, whom was in the form of a snowy owl, "It's only for when you're in your Guardian form."

"And why are we all in the form of birds?" Adam wondered out loud, whom was in the form of a peregrine falcon.

"The three legendary Guardians originally were birds, Adam." Ryan replied, "Now, c'mon! I'm gonna check up on Sharri."

"You like her, don't you?" Adam taunted.

"Shut up!" Ryan called, as he flew over to Sharri's shoulder.

"A snowy owl?" Sharri wondered out loud.

"Sharri, it's me!" Ryan exclaimed.

"Ryan?" Sharri exclaimed, "What happened to you?"

"This is my Guardian form." Ryan explained, "Digit's a pheinox and Adam's a peregrine falcon. The three original Guardians were birds. That's how we became like this."

"Well, I'm glad you did." Sharri laughed, "That way, I can keep you on my shoulder!"

"Very funny." Ryan said sarcastically.

"Guys!" Annika called, also transformed, "Let's go!"

Annika was now dressed in a flowing pink silk blouse, matching pink pants with silk sheets tied on the top forming a dress, and pink slippers. She held a staff with a rose quartz on the top.

The Guardians flew after the Keepers, whom mounted on their unicorns.

"Tohmis already killed three unicorns." Annika frowned, sadness overwhelming her.

"It's okay." Slider reassued, "These guys will probably have offsprings."

"You're right." Annika said, "Now, let's go! Rebellion, retreat!"

With that, the unicorns were off, the three Guardians leading the way.

Tohmis and his army wasn't far behind.

Inez then felt a shock of darkness enter her. She felt an overwhelming pain, and an evil laughter in her mind.

"Inez, what's wrong?" Matt asked.

"Tohmis..." Inez replied, fighting the pain and the darkness, "He got me..."