Past and Present
By thesuperdot
Chapter 1: A Terrible Accident
Author's Note: Yeah, that's right, I'm doing another Code: Lyoko fic! This one should be 10xs better than what I have written in the past, with the exception of my two Invader Zim fics. Please review, and flames and such are more than welcome!
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A sharp beeping in a dorm room caused a blond haired boy to wake with a start. But that wasn't his reason for waking.
He could have sworn he was at an underground computer room when a flash of white occurred. Ah, yes, he was indeed, and it appears that he was sent back in time. But did he trigger it? Or did Xana…?
Fumbling for the lights, he turned them on and found his glasses, and hurriedly put on his clothes. He ran out the door, not even bothering to shut it. He didn't even notice the little blinking message on his computer that read: "Lyoko connection lost."
Down the hall, around the corner was his destination, another dorm room where his two best friends should be at, sleeping. Odd and Ulreck…
Sliding to a stop in front of the door, he knocked on it. Ulreck should be up by now…
"Ulreck…? Are you there?" Jeremy asked, more nervous than he had hoped.
It should be said here that the door opened and Ulreck said hi and everything, but alas, that was not the case. His knock went unheard, so he tried harder, perhaps Odd's snoring was louder than usual. Still nothing, so he used the key they had given him and went it.
How bizarre. They weren't there. There was no trace, the bed that each slept in look like it was just made. Nothing was out of place except for the fact that they were missing. He looked in the restroom, nothing. He scoured the closet, nothing. Not a trace of their whereabouts could be found.
He was shaking now, as he reached for his phone. He dialed the number for Yumi's house. Her mother answered.
"Hello?"
"Hi ma'am, this is Jeremy. Is Yumi there?"
There was a pause. "Oh, hi. No, I'm sorry, she's not. In fact I haven't seen at all this morning. Maybe she left early or something…?"
Jeremy's shaking increased as he listened and he tried his best not to sound worried. :Maybe your right, I just got up myself. Thank you ma'am, for telling me."
Before she could reply, he hung up. He was already headed toward the cafeteria.
Arriving there, he saw the usual mess of students and teachers, but nowhere could he find them. Then a thought struck him. It didn't really strike him; it was simply lurking in the dark recesses of his mind. A kind of worst possible out come. He ran back to his room, his computer would surely hold the answer!
Once he got there, his heart sank to the soul of his foot. No way…
"Lyoko connection lost."
Maybe, maybe a wire was undone. He checked each and every wire but still the message was there. Jeremy slumped in his chair. This cannot be happening… It just can't…
He got up again, this time; he had to go to the source. He had to go to the factory!
He got there as soon as classes started, but he didn't care. He had to know, he had to know if his friends were alright. He punched in the code, and rode down the monitor room.
As the door opened, he knew something was wrong. Hopping in the seat, he was right. The computer didn't respond at all. Not even a flicker of life from the thing to ease his mind. Shaking more than ever, he went to the server room.
And there he saw it. The computer rose up, like it should, but the switch was off.
Lyoko was off. Jeremy fell to his knees in front of the tower, staring at the switch.
No! No, it can't be! How…? Why…? Why did Xana shut himself off? Wait… He didn't, it was his fault though… That storm… The electrical storm he made it…
But that didn't make sense. If that is indeed what happened, time would not have reversed. Well, theoretically…
Jeremy's emotions caught up to him, and he began to cry.
He had lost everything.
His friends, Odd, Ulreck, Yumi, and even, Aleita…
His passion. All the work on getting Aleita out of there was useless.
His life. What was the point of living if the ones who made it worthwhile were gone?
Wait! The switch is off! If time DID reverse, then, the computer will still work.
He reached for it, but stopped. What if they were killed? What if this was what Xana had in mind?
He stayed there for most the day debating what to do. He finally decided. It wasn't an easy decision, but he knew what he should do.
He would leave the computer off.
He would then take all the data he had on Lyoko, Alieta, Xana, everything and create a simulation program. There he would test everything, from strategies, to making Alieta live.
He would even create a program to delete Xana forever, but until that day, that glorious day arrived, the computer would stay off. He would never let himself come back.
He walked into the elevator with a new determination. Xana, you will pay for what you did.
You.
Will.
Pay.
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Next Chapter Soon! That was a good start if I do say so myself! Now, because I'm juggling 3 stories, (Past and Present, The Tallest Betrayal, Zim and Dib's Finale), this won't be on a set update date. Just letting you know.