Summary: Odd, Ulrich, Yumi, and Aelita discover a part of Sector 5 that they've never been...there they discover the Guardian Program, a young girl who weilds a strange, key-like weapon and is the only one who can truly wipe Xana from the face of Lyoko. ((Code Lyoko with hints of Kingdom Hearts sprinkled in for taste))
Diclaimer: I do not know Code Kyoko nor the Keyblade from Kingdom Hearts, I just borrowed them for the time being and promise to return them in like-new condition.
Pairings: UlrichxYumi, JeremyxAelita, OddxSerenity
Chapter One: Enter Erase
wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I
In you and I, there's a new land,
Angels in flight wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I
"Press it, Ulrich!" Yumi called, throwing her disc-like fan at one of Xana's creatures, shattering it into a shower of data. They were fighting in Sector 5, where a new opening had appeared in Jeremy's map. Not knowing if it was an actual entryway into a new part of Lyoko, or a new trap from Xana, the four were sent to invesitgate. They were currently trying to stop the timer and keep the room from shifting around and blocking the way to the new door. Yumi and Odd were taking on Xana's creatures while Ulrich was racing towards the timer, ready to press it and stop the shifting.
"I got it!" Ulrich called back, throwing his sword up towards the timer, causing the glowing symbol to go into the wall. The timer had stopped, and so had the shifting room...but they still had Xana's creatures to take care of. Currently, three Crabs were bearing down on them, the Mana Rays flying above them, swooping on the small party at random intervals to keep them on their toes. They were surrounded. Yumi and Odd had already taken damage and were but mere points away from being taken out of the game. Aelita was trying her best to stay out of the way, and had maintained little damage. Also, Xana didn't target her at the moment, he was more concerned with her protectors.
"Look!" Odd shouted just as the creatures were beginning to attack. Above them on a pillar a pod seemed to slink up from the floor, looking like a closed flower. It floated high above them, glowing like the sun against the stark blue darkness of Sector 5. Even Xana's creatures had stopped, the virus apparently as curious as the four explorers at to exactly what this thing was. As they watched, the pod opened, the flower began to bloom.
"What is that!" Ulrich asked his teammates, but none were able to answer. Reluctanty, he turned his eyes from the sight and looked at Aelita, wondering if she knew what was going on. She seemed just as shocked as the rest of them, so it must be a new threat. Aelita knew all friends and foes of Lyoko, so it this new thing was strange to her, then it couldn't be good. He was preparing to attack when Jeremy came up over the communicator.
My sanctuary, my sanctuary,
Where fears and lies melt away,
Music in time wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I
"Don't attack!" Jeremy warned them, "Whatever you do, don't attack that pod! It's something Fraz Hopper just activated, so it's not something from Xana!" Ulrich stopped is attack and stood watching as the flower continued to bloom. Once it was opened, it revealed that inside was another pod that looked like a water bubble, reflecting the light off the flower and bouncing it around inside itself in different colors.
Inside the bubble was what looked like a young girl, around their age. She was beautiful. Hair the color of silver was braided down past her back, her skin was smooth and pale, dark lashes laying against cheeks that were soft rose in color. Her lean form was dressed in a short lavender skirt, leggings of the same color came down from mid-thigh and flared out over her boots, her shirt was short, revealing her mid-drift, one arm bare and the other covered in a bell sleeve. On her back was what looked like a silver key. As Ulrich stared, the girl's eyes opened, revealing ocean-colored orbs sparkling against her pale face.
As soon as her eyes opened, the bubble seemed to pop in a flash of light. From the light flew the key she had on her back, spinning like a boomerang and slicing neatly through the emblem on the Crab's back, taking out the creature. The girl seemed to explode from the light, catching the key as it came back to her. The shocked party barely uttered a word as the girl leapt nimbly on the next Crab's back, slicing through the emblem before repeating the process with the third. Once it disappeared, she landed on the ground in a defensive position in front of them, staring down the Mana Rays as they hovered in front of them. The girl opened her mouth and what sounded like harsh code came from it. Whatever she said, it scared off the creatures. The strange girl stood and slung the key over her shoulders, turning to face them.
"I am the Guardian Program...Codename: Serenity."
What's left of me,
What's left of me now?
To be continued...
Author's Notes: The first, short chapter. I was watching Code: Lyoko and listening to the theme song for Kingdom Hearts II, so now you know where the strange mesh of the two came from. I've been playing with Serenity's character for some time...just never got around to writing her. Well? Whatcha thing?
Oh, and for those who don't know: "wonk uoy naht noitceffa erom deen I" is "I need more affection than you know" backwards. Neat, huh?