Sorry for not updating... been unable to get on computer... anyway, heres a new one. This is a real shocker, it changes what you think about Macas...
(Odd P.O.V.)
After Macas finished his story, I sat in silence. Aelita gave her condolences, Jeremie expressed his sorrow, but I said nothing.
Someone else has had abusing parents too? I've heard that many kids have parents that hurt them, but I never thought I'd actually meet someone else that does. My mom abused me, yes, but she never really, I mean seriously, hurt me. The worst she ever did was break a beer bottle in my face. But those scars faded. Macas' father stabbed his own daughter in the head with a butcher knife!
"Odd? Are you okay?" Aelita says, noticing my silence.
"Yah, I'm fine. I'm just going to go to bed now…" I say. I get up and walk away, leaving the others in stunned silence.
(Macas P.O.V.)
I know that look. Michael had that same look when he told me his father hit him. But that was way back in the states, I could be mistaken…
"I'm going to go and see what's up with him." I say.
"Here, thank you." Aelita says, and hands me my jacket.
"No problem. Anything for a friend." I reply. Jeremie holds her tight, and walks off towards her dorm.
"Hey Odd!" I say, running up to him.
"Yah?" He says.
"What's up?"
"Oh nothing. I'm just thinking."
"No, something's definitely up. First off, you're not making corny jokes. Second off, when do you ever admit to thinking? Third off, I know that look. I've seen it before." I say.
"What look? This is how I am normally!" He says defensively.
That proves it. When he goes on defense, there's something wrong.
"You're father hurt you too, didn't he?" I say quietly. Odd's eyes widen and he looks away.
"My mom. She would come home and hit me every day or so. Nothing serious, like what happened to you. I think she just despised that she had a boy." He says quietly too.
"I know what you mean. My dad hated my sisters. I don't think he wanted any kids at all. What happened to your father?"
"He's in jail. He was a shady businessman, embezzling money from the company. No one knew my mom abuses me, so she got custody of me. She got welfare and sent me here."
"At least you're away from your mom. You have a bad childhood too, why are you always the happy one of the group?" I ask as we round a corner.
"I will not make anyone else sad because I had horrible parents. If I walked around school depressed all the time, everyone else would get depressed. So I go to the other end of the scale. I'm always happy, always making jokes to lighten the mood."
"That's good. Do the others know about you?"
"Ulrich does. Jeremie, I have told him enough that he gets the picture. Yumi and Aelita don't need to know, I don't want to tell them."
"I understand. I won't tell them your secret Odd."
"Thanks. Here's my room, I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast. Let's hope it's something edible this time!" He says and walks into his room.
"Yah, we can only hope."
Well, he's back to normal. Well, as normal as someone named Odd can get.
(Normal P.O.V.)
Aelita and Jeremie walked down to her room, and said their goodnights. Jeremie even got a goodnight kiss. Jeremie walked back to his room feeling kind of depressed.
How could such a good person have such a horrible past?
He went into his room, shutting off the light and going straight to bed. No anti-virus for tonight, he needed time to rest and think.
Meanwhile, Aelita was in her room. Already sleeping, she suddenly had a bizarre vision.
(Aelita P.O.V.)I had just managed to get to sleep when visions floated through my head. I was walking along in sector 5, but there were no monsters around. I was in a tower, and I put my hand on the panel. It read Aelita: Administrative access. I suddenly had access to millions of files, everything I could possibly want. Even more than the panel outside the sphere. Before I could do anything, I found myself in a dark room, surrounded by files. I touched one, and it opened. It was a text document, and I scanned it quickly. It was a detailed analysis of how he managed to control the bulldozers and try to knock down the factory. I closed it and opened a more recent one. It was how he created the polymorphic clone to spread dissent in our group. I opened the most recent, it was how he took control of the airplane he used to crash into the school.
Amazing. I can understand how XANA does anything now…
I found myself walking along a different wall, and opening the first document. All it had was this:
Prophecy found in oldest part of database. Presumably by Franz Hopper.
Summary: Someone will appear and destroy me. He/she knows by Lyoko by instinct, and has parents who abused him. Will use someone who cannot remember and friends who fight against the inevitable to defeat me.
Analysis: Discredit, Franz Hopper cannot make prophecy. Must still be on lookout for possible truth.
A prophecy? By Franz Hopper?
I found myself once again opening a new document, this one from today.
New boy has arrived at school, has joined the Lyoko Warriors. Has not been told of Lyoko's existence yet. Name is Macas Keloly. Researched all data on past, tapped into security system to her him reveal his past to Lyoko Warrior Ulrich. He comes close to fulfilling the prophecy, must be eliminated.
Macas? Could he be the chosen one of the prophecy? I have to warn him!
I woke up in a cold sweat, the numbers on the clock read 11:35.
Macas! XANA is plotting against you. Why would he want Macas? Macas has done absolutely nothing against him. I need to tell Jeremie.
I crawl out of my bed to grab my cell phone. I quickly dial his number, I know it by heart. "Hello?" Says a groggy Jeremie, obviously just woken up.
"Jeremie! I just had another vision!" I say quickly, getting dressed as I talk.
"What? I thought XANA stopped putting visions into your head."
"This was different. I think it was an accident. I could actually read XANA's files, discover what he thinks!"
"What? We need to talk."
"Way ahead of you. Can you call Odd and Ulrich and have them meet us in the park? I'll call Yumi."
"What about Macas?" He says.
"Can't trust him with this information yet. We need to tell him about Lyoko, then we'll include him in this."
"Okay. See you in a few. Luv yah." He says.
"Luv yah too. Bye." I say, and hang up. I quickly dial Yumi's number and explain the situation. She agrees to meet us by the tunnel in the park. I hurry down there, waiting for everyone else to arrive. Jeremie, Odd, and Ulrich arrive, Odd is in his pajamas. Ulrich just has a pair of jeans and a light shirt on. Jeremie is the same. Yumi shows up a few minutes later, normal attire.
"What's up with the midnight meeting? My mom will kill me if she finds me missing." Yumi says, catching her breath.
"I just had another vision." I say, and immediately, everyone perks up.
"I thought XANA-" Ulrich begins.
"XANA had nothing to do with this. This was an accident. I could read XANA's personal files!" I say and everyone is silent.
"So… what was he putting in there?" Odd asks, breaking the uncomfortable silence.
"Macas." I say and everyone practically stops breathing.
"Why would XANA want anything to do with Macas?" Yumi asks.
"I- I'm not sure. The vision ended there." I lied.
Why did I just lie? They need to know about the prophecy! And about Franz Hopper!"XANA was also thinking about Franz Hopper. Apparently he created Lyoko, and XANA killed him when he conquered it." This news stuns everybody.
"Franz Hopper actually did create Lyoko? What else did he say?"
"Nothing."
"Are you sure?"
"Yes."
"Could this possibly be another trap? Maybe XANA wants us to think you had a real vision. He might just want us to take extra precautions, maybe have one of us stay behind with Macas to make his job easier on Lyoko." Yumi says.
"No. I don't know how, but I know that XANA did not do this on purpose."
"I trust you Aelita. I think we need to tell Macas about Lyoko. He deserves to know that someone is out to get him." Jeremie says.
"I do too." Ulrich says immediately.
"Me too." Yumi says after a pause.
"Me uh… one… two… three! Me three!" Odd says, making us all laugh.
"I do." I say.
"So it's unanimous. We will tell him about Lyoko. But it will probably have to wait. He has bigger things on his plate right now, like the trial." Jeremie says.
"What trial?" I ask. Jeremie and Ulrich explain the whole situation about how somehow the security camera caught Macas beating up Yumi instead of William.
"My only explanation was XANA tampered with the camera, thus changing the CD." Ulrich says.
"So he asked me to look at it. I saw nothing suspicious at first, but I'll take a deeper look."
"Okay… great. Can we go to bed now? I'm freezing!" Odd says and walks off.
"I'll see you tomorrow Yumi." Ulrich says.
"Yah, tomorrow. Bye." She gives him a quick kiss and walks off.
"Come on Aelita, you should go to bed." Jeremie says, extending a hand. I take it and walk off with him.
Interesting huh? Please R&R, i need to know if you like it. Just because some of you have been asking, yes I am a guy. Whatever. Please review and feel welcome to give me any ideas you might have. im kind of running low. THANX