I opened my eyes. I was in the middle of a sun drenched desert! it worked! I WAS IN LYOKO!

and it felt good. "Beverly, look out!" came the cry. I turned to see a block on spider legs. it had a strange mark, the same as the dot on the map, all around its head. I watched the strange mark glow red. "Beverly, move!" cried Jeremie. Geez, I was giving this guy a heart attack. I dodged as the light extended from the obscene mark on the things head.

It started to gather energy again. I had to do something. "Jeremy!" came a voice. "you shouldn't have sent her! she won't have powers!" whoopsy daisy. guess he had forgotten. I made a mental note to get my revenge. Just as the thing gathered energy, I tensed and focused on the rock next to me, a trick I had learned. after a few seconds of waiting, I looked over. a massive rock had blocked the attack! I was safe!

I heard the sound of footsteps. I turned and discovered a pink haired girl with elfin ears running towards me. "there you are," she panted, stopping three feet from me. "How did you create that rock like that?" I pointed to myself to affirm she had just said what I thought she said. "yeah,"she said. Time to fess up. "I've got this thing with technology. I once made a walkman run with no batteries by just sorta willing it would," I said. "no one knows but you."

"Amazing," said the girl. "I'm Aelita." "Hey," I said. "girls, this is no time for chit-chat," said the resident genius. "you need to head for the tower." "tower? aww, man, I'm afraid of heights! no one mentioned a tower!" I said. "don't worry; I take care of the tower." Aelita smiled warmly.

another worry off my list.

"this way," said Aelita, and she took off running. I didn't see a tower, but I didn't protest. I'm just along for the wild ride. I followed behind Aelita. usually I only ran when I was running from a drunk or the place I was sent too; P.E never inspired me to run. But here I was running and I didn't mind it. I don't mind running in general, but here it was nice and easy. suddenly the rock in front of us moved!

that's when I realized we were surrounded. Aelita took a step back towards me. "do you think you could get us out of here?" whispered Aelita. suddenly a red beam shot out of the things head and hit Aelita. I watched in horror as she faded to a series of lines like in a computer graph, then disappeared. "NO!" screeched Jeremy. believe me when I say, that guy has a set of lungs.

"There's only one option left," said a female. "fortunately Aelita came back to earth. Beverly, your gonna hafta deactivate the tower." I gulped. It sounded like the kind of thing that could be easily goofed up. "Your earths only hope," came Odds voice. "alright," I said. "Where's the tower?" just keep going straight till you see it, and then it should be slightly to your left." "uh, Jeremy, we got a problem here," said the boy who gave me his copper box, the one that took me here. "the factory is flooding, and the elevator shaft is raining down water."

I didn't want to know what would happen if I failed. I didn't want to here we would all die. I just wanted to live, and live is what I was gonna do.

I took of in a dead sprint towards the tower. I dodged some holes in the earth. sometimes the land wasn't connected to the next heap of land. I jumped then, thinking of the only friends I would ever have, waterlogged and swollen, floating in a room of copper, dead. I ran faster. then, suddenly, it was in front of me.

oh my gosh. It was huge and glowing red. I headed towards it, hesitating at the front, then, by instinct, I stepped forwards. I found myself surrounded by sky blue sheets covered in ever changing numbers, surrounded by a dark abyss. I willed myself up, upwards, and my body complied. I found myself on another pad of blue. I reached out my hand at the center, knowing I should. then, the computer took my handprint. I willed it be that yes, yes, I was a friend and could help. Lyoko was never meant to be abused, that I understood. "I understand," I whispered.

and then it asked me for a password, and I entered in what I knew to be correct. LYOKO. and then, darkness. and a bright light engulfing everything everything...

and then I woke up in bed.

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I was in the cafeteria. I hadn't seen the kids I dreamed about, but then, had it been a dream. suddenly I heard a voice. "hey, Beverly, and welcome to Kadic." Odd.