well, so far I had survived Kadic. The kid assigned to show me around, Odd, had a sense of humor, so at least I didn't die of boredom. He told me he liked my blue hair. I smiled and thanked him.
I never told anyone my hair is naturally blue. I really don't see the need. I mean, they would only freak out. then what? countless doctor appointments, that's what. Not my thing.
I immediately learned to avoid a girl named Sissi. she was weird. Odd pointed her out to me. I asked about the kids following her around. "oh, them?" said Odd. "that's Nicholas and Herve. they're just as weird as Sissi. Stay away from them." I appreciated the warning. This Sissi girl was decent looking, but she didn't need to brag. the oversized gorilla minion of hers had nicer complexion, really.
My first class was science. Ms. Hart seems nice enough. She stood me at the front of the classroom to introduce me, then sat me by that Sissi girl, who promptly hissed "nice outfit. How can you afford to come here anyways?" I just ignored her. Odd was right. She wasn't worth it.
I leaned about the anatomy of an amoeba. fascinating. Sissi was reading vogue under her desk and pretending to take notes on something other than fashion. I let my eyes roam the room and take in the classroom.
Suddenly the intercom sprang to life. "this is your principal speaking,"said that Delmas dude. "it would appear the dam has broken due to the recent massive amounts of rainfall. all students will be evacuated immediately." Wow. my first day, and already something Horrific was happening. Sissi sprang up in a panic, screaming, "we're all going to die!" Not very reassuring, let me tell you. I stood, gathered my books, (the principal didn't say to leave our books behind.) and headed for the jammed door to the classroom, where everyone else were all trying to get out. All at once.
I waited and watched the mob start screaming and wailing. Ms. hart tried to calm everybody down, but It wasn't working. At all. Sissi was actually crying, the baby. I sighed and went over.
"don't panic,"I said. "He said the dam had broken, which probably means it, like, cracked a little and they just want us out of here to avoid lawsuit." "No they don't! Its the end of the world!" Sissi screeched. talk about overdramatic. I sighed. "hey, Sissi," I said. "The one place I lived was full of snakes, and the pipes leaked. Think we can't make it through a little water. well think again, Sissi. we're gonna live and look back on this and blush at what a mess we all were."
That seemed to have the desired effect. "really? she asked tentatively. "yeah," I said. "but what if we don't," Sissi sniffed. "don't worry about that. That's Gods jobto worry about, and nobody does it better than him. He'll take care of us, but we gotta focus on heading outside," I said, and grabbed her arm and gently dragged her to the door. It was clearer by now, and I pulled us both through it without a problem. "thanks," Sissi whispered. "you're welcome," I said. then we headed for the outside.
"hey, Beverly!" I heard a voice. I turned and saw Odd in front of me. "Here," he deposited a lump in my arm. A lump that moved and barked. twice. "eek!" squealed Sissi. "can you take Kiwi?" Odd asked. "there's something I need to take care of."
with that, Odd turned and fled, despite my protests. Boy, did my agent sure goof this one up.
Sissi looked at the bundle in my arms. "I knew he had a dog," she muttered. "Sissi, now's not the time to worry about it. we need to get out of here and wait for Odd," I said, and grabbed her arm again to pull her through the panicking throngs of people. 'what a day,' I thought.
when we got onto the lawn, the dog sniffed his way out of the towel covering him. he wasn't the most gorgeous creature alive. He was small and grey and honestly looked like a rodent, but in his scruffy way, he was cute. "hey!" I heard someone call. thinking it might be Odd, I turned around and was greeted by a girl in black. "where did you get that dog?" she panted. "Odd needed me to look after him," I said, hoping this wouldn't end in a catfight. "Hes still in there. he said there was something he needed to take care of." "Oh no," said the girl in black. I thought she meant about Odd, but I turned and saw a wave of water headed for Kadic!
I did the only thing I could think of. I ran into the building screaming Odd's name. I know it was stupid (boy, was it ever.) But I felt I had to find him. I mean, he was sorta like the big brother I never had, even though we only just met.
when the wave hit Kadic, it found me in the hallway. the nearest classrooms windows gave in, sending glass and muddy water hurtling through the open door right at me. I used my oversized backpack as a shield and said a prayer. not for me, I couldn't swim and I knew I was going to drown, but for Odd. He'd been nice to me, and now I would do the only thing I could for the poor guy.
when the wave ceased, I looked around, pleasantly surprised to find I wasn't dead. but I knew I had to keep moving. The voice of reason told me to go outside and make sure he wasn't there first, but I knew he had to still be in here. "ODD! I cried. I hoped Sissi was taking care of Kiwi, cause Odd was coming out of here alive if it killed me.
see, no one was nice to me like Odd. he treated me like a normal person. when he was showing me around and some kid called me a charity case, Odd defended me. I liked the quirky dude. And I knew if I didn't find him, he would end up like my parents.
I had seen there bodies, and it still haunted my nightmares.
Odd, You total and complete moron, I'm on my way.
The hallway was soaking, and I was running a bit less than ankle deep in water. My footsteps made a thrashing sound on the ground. "ODD!" I screeched. "who's there?" came a response.
'Odd?' I wondered. I started running as fast as I could towards the sound, which came from around the corner.I crashed in to something warm and wet.
"watch It!" I called from experience.
"Gee, for someone who was just screaming my name like it was the end of the world, you sure don't seem happy to see me," said an upbeat voice. "ODD!" I screamed, and lunged forwards to hug him. "Beverly?" asked Odd. "of course its me, you darn stupid idiot!" I snapped. "What were you thinking?" "I had to save this Cd," Odd explained.
"A Cd! You almost died for a dumb CD!" I screamed. "it represents three months non-eating and constant insomnia," said Odd indignantly. suddenly, before I understood what was happening, Another blast of water sent me sprawling into the lockers. "we gotta get outta here,"said Odd. "come on. I know a safe place."
I was so dazed it took me a while to realize I wasn't at school and was running across a soaking bridge. "Odd, are you crazy!" I asked. "just come on." Odd put on a burst of speed.I almost fell, but caught myself. Odd had a death grip on my hand.
I found myself in a shroud of darkness. with the faint light from outside, I could see I was in an abandoned building. Odd pulled me into an elevator that was conveniently located right in front of my face. "lyoko, here we come," he muttered. "what?" I asked. "you'll see," was my response.
when the elevator doors opened, I was standing In a room centered around some sort of control center. it was copper, and the ceiling was at very least 12 feet high.
"there you are, Odd," said a sandy-haired kid with large glasses,about as thick as a nickel. "Yumi is being beaten by a Hornet andulrich Is taking Aelita to the tower. get in the scanner and hurry up. A krab is coming in for Aelita!"
"what is this place?" I breathed. "who's she?" asked the blonde nerd. "this is Beverly. Beverly, this is Jeremy. Play nice," with that, Odd was gone.
the doors closed behind him with the dullest of thuds. It looked quietand peaceful near the computer. "Well, Beverly, make yourself at home," said that kid Jeremy. "this is lyoko." Jeremy gestured to the computer screen. I came over and looked. I saw a mass of green lines that fit together in a pattern, and a series of triangles that appeared in multiple colors.
I also noticed a big dot. It appeared to be pulsating, and It was moving towards the Triangles. "That's Xana," explained Jeremie, like this was the most normal thing on earth. "Is he your pet?" I asked. I mean, weird name, weird shape, weird experience, etc. Jeremy laughed a nasally laugh. "No. Xana Is a renegade computer program gone evil. He's caused the dam to break, and If we don't do something, innocent people will die. we have to reach a certain point, the Aelita will use her powers to stop Xana's attack. After this, you won't remember anything." Jeremy fiddled with his glasses.
"why not?" I asked. "because our program will send us back in time," said Jeremy. "The gang here will be the only ones who remember."
suddenly Jeremy cried out, "Oh NO!" "what?" I asked, captivated by this computer of wonders. "Odd and Ulrich and Yumi have been devirtualized! Aelita is left alone to fend for herself!" "virtualized," I said, wrinkling my nose. "whats that mean?" "it means you sort of become like a computer program," said Jeremy absently. boy, what I said next woke him up. "Send me," I said. "I mean, If people are going to die, I suppose I could, you know...," " No. absolutely not," said Jeremy. "why not?" I asked, indignant. "because, its to dangerous," Jeremy argued. "but then that Aelita person will be all alone!" I exclaimed. I could see I struck a nerve.
"but I can't," he said. "you might get hurt." "then send the others! the ones you mentioned!" I exclaimed. "you can only go to lyoko once per attack," he snapped. "then send me," I said. I don't know why, but I'm a techno whiz. I once built a myspace blog in only 10 minutes. Technology loves me.
I could see that Jeremy was struggling. "all right," he said. "now, go down 1 floor, and step into the copper pods set up. when I say, Transfer, Beverly, you'll be in lyoko."
I just nodded and grinned and headed for the elevator. when I got to the floor of Jeremy's instructions, I found the girl in black, Odd, and some other kid all sprawled on the floor, mumbling. "head for the scanner," said a kid with brown hair. he moved away from his. I stepped in the copper box, wondering what adventures awaited me in Lyoko...