"Guys," Yumi began. "Do you remember when Jeremie made the marabounta?"
"You mean that big black blob that just kept on growing and growing and growing?" Odd recalled.
Yumi nodded.
"How could we forget?" Ulrich snorted, reminiscing one of Einstein's moments of not-quite triumph.
"Well I'm getting the feeling that, this might be a simmilar occasion." Yumi held a lot of faith in her women's intuition.
"It'd be easier if we knew what the fight was about," Ulrich thought.
"Still. XANA is a powerful and dangerous enemy. We can't trust him." Odd was serious for once.
"But think about it. How many times have we fought with XANA, compared to how many times we've fought with Tyron?" Yumi argued her point with a passion.
"1 to 0," Ulrich chimed in.
"And how many times have we had the same interest as XANA, or the same motive?" Yumi persisted.
"At least 2 more," Ulrich counted in his mind.
Odd was pouted in disapproval.
"I'm not saying we should trust him, I'm saying we shouldn't trust Tyron." Yumi explained.
Suddenly and without warning, a Ninja ran up with his sword drawn, heading straight for Odd.
"Whoa," Odd staggered backward as the ninja slammed his sword down hard against the ground just centimeters infront of him. Talk about wake up call.
Shaken into focus, Odd shot multiple laser arrows at his attacker, all but one missing. The ninja quickly rebounded with another few slashes, virticle, then horizontal. Odd jumped the last one and then (to heck with arrows) punched the ninja right in the face. The blow knocked the ninja to the ground, and Ulrich came over and finished him off.
Odd was still digesting the sudden assault when he turned his attention to group of three more ninjas heading their way. If their bland faces could express emotions, they'd probably look a little ticked off.
"Uh-oh. Guess they didn't like that," Ulrich stated the obvious.
"Believe me now?" Yumi asked Odd, spinning around and bringing out her fans.
Odd smiled and raised an eyebrow. The look in his eye told her he was more than ready for a fight.
With nothing less than a fierce battle cry, the Lyoko Warriors charged at the ninjas and began to fight along side XANA's monsters.
~END~
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