Well, you folks demanded it. And, now, I present another story starring everyone's favorite genius little cousin, Ricky! Now, just 'cause I feel like it, I'm gonna answer all the reviews to the last chapter of "My Cousin, Ricky." XD

SamandMax0569 - Pat reminds him of the girl's name. No comment on your comment onhis actions in the final chapter.

purplepaw - I'm keeping my eye on you, spy.

katfish xX - Why ask me? You made it up.

purplelover - OK, here you go. Now, I demand the safe return of my puppy, Daisy!

Yumi52IshiyamaQ - It is beautiful, isn't it? Beautiful that Ricky wasn't the one who made that pizza, since he burns anything more complicated than cereal.

Ricky: (glares, sticking his tongue out at me)

YUMI! - That's what spellcheck is for.

Mewberries - Heh. Where do you think I got the title for chapter 4? Well that, and the threat of a X.A.N.A. attack coupled with the counselor. Can't wait to see more art from you. XD

Lyokobattler and Neonpuppy - Yay! You love my story!

Little Park of Horrors

Chapter 1: Field Trip

Ricky held up an enthusiastic finger at the vending machine buttons. "Ooh! Cocoa!"

"I wouldn't if I were you," warned Odd. "Unless you like the taste of worn gym socks."

The little boy's expression turned to that of disgust, and he decided not to order. Now, if you don't know this boy, 6-year-old Patrick Affeber, or Ricky, is Ulrich's cousin from the United States. At an early age, he was diagnosed with an extremely rare brain chemistry disorder known to some of today's doctors as Rapid Brain Development Syndrome, or RBDS.

The disorder as dramatically boosted the little boy's IQ to 217, giving him room for a genius-amount of knowledge. But, genius or not, Ricky was still a little kid, and he was still as innocent and immature as any one of his first grade classmates--which was the very reason why he was still in first grade. However, he was still mature enough to know how to keep an important secret.

Yes, Ricky Affeber knows all about Lyoko. In fact, the little boy even helps Jeremie work on Aelita's materialization program. He's just lucky he was able to get the gang to change their minds about erasing his memory via return trip. But, the thing was, knowing what Ulrich and his friends did on Lyoko was so much of a special thing for him to know, that the idea of him being forced to forget was really upsetting to him.

Well, OK, flashback time is over. At that moment, Jeremie came over. "Hi, guys," he looked down at his friend's cousin. "School over for you, Ricky?"

He nodded. "Yep. Mrs. Ishy said I could come over to visit you guys for a little bit." Ricky always stayed at the Ishiyama residence, after school, before Mrs. Davis, mother of Ricky's foreign exchange partner, Noah Davis, came home from work. "So, how's Leetie?" 'Leetie' was Ricky's nickname for Aelita, just as 'Jerry' was for Jeremie, 'Ishy' was for the Ishiyamas, 'Roki' was for Hiroki, etc.

"She's fine," replied the preadolescent boy genius. "Aelita hasn't been feeling any pulsations since X.A.N.A.'s attempt to bury the school. Now, that was a hard one to deal with."

"Hey, I don't think you have any room to talk, Einstein," butted in Odd. "Ulrich and I were the ones who had to break into the sinking building to save Sam."

The quiet one's eyebrows raised at the mention of that girl's name. "By the way, whatever happened between you and Sam?"

The purple lover frowned and sighed. "I guess things didn't exactly work out between us."

"Well, I worked a little more on Aelita's materialization program," said Jeremie. "Won't be much longer now."

That news made Odd smile as he said, "That's great. Soon, she can finally take a trip to our world. And, unlike us with her world, she'll be here to stay."

"Oh, speaking of which, guess what!" piped up the little genius. "The school faculty is finally allowing the field trip!"

"You mean, the one for the first grade to that amusement park in downtown Paris?" asked Ulrich. He smiled and said, "Congratulations, you all finally wore them down."

The little boy grinned with pride. "Yep. In two days, we leave first thing in the morning. Roki's probably already told your girlfriend, Cousin."

Odd and Jeremie laughed, while Ulrich just folded his arms in irritation.

Two days went by fast. With it being family affair, Ulrich was allowed to leave the campus just long enough to be at Pasteur Elementary to accompany his little cousin before he boarded the bus with the other 6- and 7-year-olds (and, of course, the few parents serving as chaperones, but that goes without saying).

"Bye, Cousin!" said the latter, waving from the bus door. "I'll call any time I know both of us are allowed to have our phones on!"

He smiled. "See you tonight, Ricky," he said, waving back. "Bring me back some good stories."

"Will do!" And, as Ricky went to his seat, the doors closed and the buses left.

That afternoon, Jeremie contacted Aelita on his computer. "Well, school's over for us and Ricky's field trip is running smoothly from what Ulrich's heard. Any activity from our virtual nemesis?"

Aelita smiled and shook her head. "I don't feel anything from where I am, though I could take a look around," she suggested.

"You do that," he said, and then quickly added one more thing. "But, be careful."

She nodded. "I will; don't worry," she said before logging off.

Once disconnected from the connection with the real world, Aelita got up and went to the edge of the tower platform. Taking a deep mental breath, she stretched out her arms, concentrated on her destination, and took the dive.

Once she plunged into the data stream, she was carried off for what seemed life a few seconds, before she flew up from the stream. There, she stepped onto the platform of the exit tower, walked across the bridge, and left the tower into the next region.

The group Ricky had been placed in included himself, Hiroki, and five other kids. Their chaperone, Officer Satcher, father of one of their schoolmates, took a day off from the police station to come. "Enjoying yourself, Andy?" he asked his son. The little African-French boy smiled up at his father and nodded. "Put that down, Greg!" the father scolded one of the 6-year-olds. "You don't know where its been!"

"It's been right here," replied Greg, pointing to the spot beneath the bench.

As Hiroki looked around, a large, mechanical creature caught his eye. "Woah..." He glanced at the building behind it and saw it to be a theater. Now playing was a PG movie called Sludge Mummies II. "Creepy," he said.

Ricky glanced over to see what he was looking at and nodded. "It looks pretty scary," he said in a melodramatic tone. "With spooky supernatural beings out to eat your brains! MWAHAHAHAHA!"

Hiroki just laughed. "Your cousin is right. You are a ham."

"And, I take pride in that," he responded with a grin. As the kids left, nobody noticed an electrical outlet short out and a black gas seep out, eyeing the mechanical creature.

MWAHAHAHAHAHA! EVIL!

Ulrich: (rolls his eyes) Please. I have enough hams in my life.

Ricky: (springs up from nowhere and hugs Ulrich) I love you!