Cousin

"HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHA!" Lion laughed his pants off. He, William, Sissi, Hiroki, Johnny, and Yumi were in Sissi's room. The others were on Lyoko.

"It's not funny," Yumi scolded. She and Johnny had just told the others about the bet.

"Hey, I'm laughing. HAHAHAHAHAHA! That was a nice one, Johnny," Lion said still laughing.

"I didn't mean to do that," Johnny said.

"Dat timing doe," Lion replied still laughing.

"Well, we can worry about that later. For now, the warriors are on Lyoko testing their powers and Sam and Aelita are being taught by your brothers. Jeremy's working on the program for Xavier with Kiwi," Sissi stated.

"Let me ask a question. Why are you guys always pressuring me to tell Ulrich my feelings?" Yumi asked.

"Because we know that it was you who declared that you were just going to be friends. We know that Ulrich will say yes the minute we say Yumi. We just want you guys to stop running away," William said. Johnny got up to stretch.

"Well, we got to go test that bomb," He said, "Come on, Hiroki. Oh and Yumi, remember the bet," He said in a singsong voice. Yumi groaned as the two went out the door. Lion was still laughing.

"It's NOT funny!" Yumi retorted.

"The only reason you're saying that is because you're afraid. Just tell him. I'm sure he would love to hear about it. Come on, we're going to see the group at lunch," Sissi said.

At the lunch room, Odd was chowing down a croissant. "So how did you like your new powers and weapons?" Lion asked.

"Amazing, you really have outdone yourself, Sissi. You should have seen me. Those new monsters couldn't stand a chance," Odd bragged.

"New monsters?" William questioned.

"Yes, there are these new monsters. A new series of Hornets and Kankerlots. They're red and black all over. Odd's called them: Kamikazes. Good name because they blow up when they get near you," Jeremy explained.

"So I guess my fists aren't good for that," Sissi commented. Yumi looked around.

"Where's Ulrich?" she asked.

"Oh, he's with Tara," Odd said eating his food at break-neck speed. Yumi's face narrowed.

"Who's Tara?" Yumi asked. Just then Ulrich and a brown-headed girl came in. She looked about the same age as Ulrich.

"Ulrich seems very protective of her. Won't even talk to us about her. And he even threatened me if I were to date her, can you believe that?!" Odd whispered to Yumi. Tara waved Ulrich good-bye and left. Ulrich sat down with the others.

"You seem to know Tara well," Jeremy said.

"Yeah, she and I go way back," Ulrich said.

"So you think I can date her," Odd teased. Ulrich grabbed Odd by the collar.

"Odd if you even think about it, I will tell Sam that you never liked her in the first place," Ulrich threatened. That was harsh. Odd immediately behaved after that.

"Whoa," William said, "That's new."

"A little overprotective aren't we?" Yumi said full of vemon. Ulrich could sense it.

"Well-" then their watches started beeping.

"Activated tower-in the Forest sector. Let's go," Sissi said standing up. The others followed suit.

"I'll contact Aelita," Lion said rushing out. Then they looked outside.

"Watch out!" William said pulling Sissi back into the mess hall. A lightning bolt struck the place they were in.

"Something tells me that Platon's controlled the weather," Lion said as the students in the hall were freaking out.

"Stay calm children. It's just a bad thunder storm," Delmas said.

"Alright. Since we can't go outside, we'll just teleport there," Lion said. "Go to the back of the kitchen. Ulrich, Yumi, Sissi, and I will stay here and protect the students. Kiwi is already at the computer. I'll get Aelita." The team disappeared.

"Ulrich, I'm scared," Tara said grabbing Ulrich's arm terrified.

"It's alright. Everything will be okay," Ulrich said hugging Tara. Yumi looked on menacingly.

On Lyoko, Odd, William, Aelita, and Kiwi were in the forest sector. "Hold on, Hiroki and Johnny said that they're coming," Jeremy said. Then two figures virtualized. Hiroki was covered head to toe in a black ninja suit. Johnny wore a Yellow Robin Hood type suit.

"Come on, we better get going," Hiroki said running to the tower. They got to the tower to see a minefield.

"Jeremy, we have a problem. There are about a dozen Kamikaze Kankerlots," Odd announced.

"Well, you just have to make sure that you destroy them before they get to you. Make distance your friend," Jeremy advised.

"Yes, Sansei," Hiroki replied. "Come on,"

Back at the school, the students were huddled in a corner while Sissi and Lion were redirecting the lightning. Yumi and Ulrich were deflecting the bolts with their weapons. "So you seem very fond of Tara," Yumi said jealously.

"Um. Yeah, I kind of have to," Ulrich replied unsure of why she was so upset.

"Why because she's your new girlfriend?" Yumi asked. Ulrich was shocked, literally, "Ulrich!" Yumi exclaimed going to Ulrich's side. Tara came too just as worried as Yumi.

"I'm fine. Yumi meet my cousin, Tara," Ulrich said weakly smirking. The two girls looked at each other. Yumi blushed in embarrassment.

"Hi," Yumi said shyly.

"What's going on?" Tara asked terrified.

"Don't worry. Soon, all of this will be gone," Ulrich said.

BACK IN LYOKO

"Multiply!" Hiroki shouted splitting into six ninjas. He threw his stars at the Kamikazes. Johnny shot them out from a far.

"Aelita, you can fly, get to the tower," Johnny ordered. Then Aelita took to the air. Suddenly, Kamikaze Hornets came flying out in droves. "This is ridiculous. DEAD SHOT!" With that, Johnny shot an arrow eliminating all the monsters.

"You couldn't have done that in the first place?" Odd asked.

"Like you say, Odd, 'Where's the fun in that?'" Johnny smirked as Aelita entered the tower. Back at the school, the weather was getting worse and worse. It was about to blow over the entire school. Then all of a sudden it calmed down.

"The calm after the storm," Sissi sighed.

"RETURN TO THE PAST NOW!"

The whole team was in the lunch room. "Your cousin?" Odd asked amazed, "Well, why didn't you tell me? I wouldn't have done that in a million years."

"More like in a heartbeat," Ulrich muttered.

"Wow, I wouldn't have guessed. Of course, you do look alike," Aelita said.

"Yeah, well, she's just staying for the weekend. So Odd won't get a chance with her," Ulrich muttered.

"Hey!" Odd exclaimed making everyone laugh. Johnny whispered over to Yumi.

"You remember our little bet?" He asked teasingly. Yumi glared at him while he had a big goofy smile on his face.

"You seem happy Johnny. What's up?" Ulrich asked.

"Oh nothing. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for a meeting," Johnny said getting up.

"You mean you're late for your date with Tamiya?" Hiroki teased making Johnny blush as he walked out the door. The others were stunned.

"Wait, what about him and Tamiya?" Aelita asked.

"It's a long story," William muttered.

To Be Continued.