This is the entirely new incarnation of Code Revenge, which can be read on my profile. This features all the character development I've made since almost 4 years ago, as well as all the improvements I've made in my writing, and a couple new additions to the actual plot. This is my 3rd time writing this first chapter, but I hope you find something new and exciting about it every time.

As always, this first chapter is in Morgan's point of view. Enjoy!

I cracked my knuckles and took a fighting stance. This final training exercise would be the ultimate test of my skills in dealing with the enemy. After today, I would finally join William in fighting the humans that opposed my father...Well, I would join him when he came back. He was temporarily...human. Jeremie Belpois stole him from me, stole him from us. My father promised me that Jeremie Belpois would not get away with that. I trusted him. William would return.

A tensen fan materialized in my hand. Ah, so Yumi Ishiyama would be my first opponent. Well, not Yumi, but a virtual clone of her that mimicked her abilities and mannerisms. This training couldn't account for unpredictable moves a human might make, but it was still exceptional. I held the fan at the ready, but I would not use it yet. Instead, I charged red electricity into my pointer and middle finger and shot at her feet. The point was to get her to retreat. When Yumi retreats, she does flips and cartwheels so that she's hard to hit. When midair, however, she is completely defenseless. As Yumi's hands touched the ground I threw the fan. It hit the target beautifully, right through her slender little neck.

Next, Ulrich's katana appeared in my hands.

The clone and I dashed at each other and sparred for a little bit until the clone used a technique called Triplicate. Ulrich would run in a triangle around the enemy fast enough to create three residual images. Nearly every monster could be fooled with this trick, but all you had to do was listen for-

HAAA

In a flash, I turned the katana around in my hand and jabbed the clone, devirtualizing it and its images on contact.

An energy field flew by, centimeters from my head. I whirled around to see Aelita's clone waving almost mockingly at me. I readied an attack for her but then heard something like a gun shot behind me. I immediately jumped out of the way. Odd's laser arrow hit Aelita square in the chest, destroying the clone. I turned to the Odd clone, but he had already started clambering up the wall with those ridiculous cat claws of his. He would get to a higher platform and snipe me out from there. Well, not if I shot him down.

I shot but he jumped to the side, losing his footing and landing on the ground on all fours. Lousy cat. I pursued him across the room until he was backed into a corner. I had my fingers, charged up, at his temple. His fist was at my chest, ready to shoot. I would have to be quicker on the draw to survive.

But before I could do that, the clone disappeared.

I looked at the wall, confused. Why did the clone disappear? Dad was supposed to be facilitating the training session. I no longer sensed his presence nearby. I glided out of the combat hall, since that was faster the walking, and headed to dad's control room.

A Kankrelat scurried up along side me and I smiled. This was Kanky, my personal pet Kankrelat. Unfortunate name, I know, but I named them when I was young. It was too late to change their name now. I extended my hand, and they scurried up to my shoulder. They tilted their head, as if asking what I was doing.

"I am going to see what Xana is doing." I responded. Kanky gave me a little nod.

The first and most obvious place to check was the Tower room. It held the only Tower in this grand Replika called NegaCarthage. The place looked like regular Carthage, where I was originally created. However, NegaCarthage was much larger and darker in hue. Also, it did not randomize its map every time somebody entered. When I came to a wall, I placed my hand a few centimeters away and swiped my hand to the right. The wall immediately slid open for me.

The Tower inside was red. Xana was working.

Working on what though? It had to be something that required all of his attention if it meant he wouldn't finish the training session. I worried a little about that. What could possibly take up all of his resources like that? Even summoning the Kolossus didn't take ALL of his attention. I needed to find out what was going on.

I floated up toward what dad liked to call his throne room. However, it was more like a control room. Dad sat at a chair not unlike Jeremie Belpois' in front of a myriad of screens that controlled everything from monsters to security cameras on Earth. Xana himself took on the appearance of a young man with short black hair, a long black lab coat, a dark blue shirt, black pants, shoes, and a fingerless black leather glove on his right hand. He had a menacing air about him, but today something else presided in the atmosphere as well, just under the surface. Panic. His eyes darted from screen to screen and his fingers flew across the touch screens at an unnatural speed.

"What's wrong?" I asked, putting a hand on his shoulder, making him flinch ever so slightly. He turned to me, but only long enough to deliver his message. Then, he was back to typing.

"Belpois."

My heart sank and my eyes widened for an instant, then narrowed.

"Where is he?! What are he and his little soldiers up to?! I'll burn them to a crisp, dad! I'm ready! I'll destroy them!" Electricity crackled all over my body. Dad made one final adjustment and closed the screens. He stood up and put a hand on my shoulder, smiling sadly.

"I'm sure you will. In fact, I'm making that your mission. Right now, I need to talk to you. Someone else is taking care of those pests."

"Who?" I asked.

"William."

I knew I was not supposed to show emotion, but I gave him the biggest smile. William was back! Dad kept his promise.

"Just like you promised. Thank you so mu-"

"Do not get your hopes up. There is still the matter of Belpois' little plan." Xana crossed his arms, looking back over at the computer. "He perfected a multiagent system powerful enough to destroy all of my Replikas, and by extension, me. I did all I can to slow him down, but they have Franz Hopper on their side. I have been bested, plain and simple."

Dad...killed? Replikas...destroyed? Without dad's influence, William would not remember me either. Everything...

"However...none of them know about you." a small smile appeared on Xana's face. What was he getting at? What would it matter if he were gone? "You have the element of surprise, my dear. You alone can carry out my vision now." his lab coat flared out behind him. "Take over the world, destroy the Warriors, kill anyone that dare stand in your way! This is your purpose! You can not fail!"

"But..."

"Hm?"

"I don't have powers like yours. Even with the element of surprise, how do you expect me to do what you never could with what little power I have?" I asked, without a word Xana snapped his fingers, and the Schyphozoa appeared.

"I have transferred most of my power into the Schyphozoa, who will implant it into you." The Schyphozoa gently raised me a few inches off the ground. When it let me down I felt...almost giddy with extra energy surging through me. For a moment, I was speechless. "You bear my mark now, daughter. On your right hand." I looked down, there was a deep blue tattoo on my right hand. The Eye of Xana. When I looked back up, I saw dad taking off his glove. He had the same tattoo. He put the glove on my extended hand and held it there. "Keep it hidden until you want them to know." He smiled, and it was then that I found my voice and pulled my hand away.

"Father, why did you do that?! Depleting your power just makes it easier for them to kill you!"

"No! It makes it easier for you to survive!"

"I can't lose you!"

"MORGAN REMEMBER YOURSELF!" Xana's voice rumbled through the room and I shrunk back a little. He saw this and his expression softened. "It's too late for me, but you need to live on and achieve what I could not." he turned away. "Now, I have supplied you, and this Replika, ample protection against the multiagent. That can only get you so far. You must live on Earth from now on, until you find a way to destroy Jeremie's program." He drew close and embraced me. "I love you, my dearest daughter." then broke away and looked me dead in the eyes.

"Do no disappoint me."

"I won't."

The next thing I knew I was behind a pile of boxes. William fought off Ulrich and Yumi. Were the others on Lyoko? I could sense my father and William working as one. This was their last stand against the Warriors. I wanted to help too!

No, Morgan. You have to run. Run far away from here, or you will die too!

Xana's voice, in my head. It wasn't exactly a voice you had the choice to ignore. I just...couldn't keep my eyes off the fight. I knew I had to run...but I wanted to help them. I couldn't just let everything in my whole world get killed right in front of me! I had to fight back! I could do it now, I was strong enough!

DIDN'T YOU HEAR ME, I SaiD r-

Suddenly his voice faltered and cut off. William fell to his knees. That's when I felt it, a sort of burning sensation that came slowly, then all at once. IT TRIED TO EAT ME ALIVE! I phased into smoke form and bolted out of there. Still, the burning persisted. As I got further from the factory, further from my father, my love, my home...the burning began to subside. Eventually, when I was deep in a forest, I ceased to feel it at all.

I phased back into my human shape and tucked myself into the foliage of a tree. I stared at the ground. What? It was all...so quick. A-and now...

And now everything was gone.

And there would be hell to pay.

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