The alarm clock goes from 6:59 to 7:00 AM. A song from the Subdigitals blares from the clock. Ulrich groans, throwing his pillow over his head. "Odd! Odd, will you turn off that dumb alarm?! Odd?!" He sits up only to find Kiwi. He blinks in confusion. It must've been really important if Odd had to wake up early...
"Here are the photocopies you asked me for, Odd," Ms. Weber hands a few papers to Odd. Amy is standing next to him. "You wanted thirty one, is that right?"
"That's right! Thirty-one, thank you," Odd smiles at her.
"Yeah, thanks for coping my original for us," Amy smiles back.
"And thank you for designing it," Odd grins, kissing her cheek.
"Well, isn't that sweet?" Ms. Weber smiles at them fondly, remembering that she fell in love once...
"Rise and shine, Einstein," Ulrich opens the door. "The birds are chirping away."
Jeremy is asleep at his desk. Ulrich softly closes the door, knowing fully well that it had to do with Lyoko. That's practically why Jeremy stays up most of the nights.
"Jeremy~," He sings, leaning in. "Odd and Aelita are going out with each other."
"What?!" Jeremy sits up in shock, and by Ulrich's face, he knew that he was joking. "Oh, it's you, Ulrich. Awful joke, Odd would never cheat on Amy! Anyway, what's the time?"
"What's the story?" Ulrich asks as Jeremy stretches with a yawn. "You've given up sleeping in a bed or what?"
"Well, I was trying to find a way to send you guys into the internet so you can track XANA," Jeremy explains, closing his eyes.
"Did you figure something out?" Ulrich asks curiously.
"No."
Jeremy turns on the water, looking at the mirror. "Just look at you," Ulrich teases, "No one's gonna vote for you. They're not voting for a zombie of the year, but for their student rep."
"It's not about how you look," Jeremy retorts as he washes his face. "It's all about what you have to say."
"At least you're optimistic. Can't hurt, I guess," Ulrich checks himself out in the mirror, chuckling at how good he looks. "Anyway, you got one thing going for ya. You're up against the lamest candidate in the galaxy!"
The other candidate is Herb. "Now, how bout giving me the smile of a real winner?" Sissi asks as they're in her room before class, Herb giving her a geeky smile. She had to make sure he won this for the perks. "Hey, what's that?"
"Uh, a smile of victory," Herb chuckles nervously. She places a hand on her forehead in dismay.
"We'll never win at this rate!"
"But why don't you run then, Sissi?" He asks curiously. She was the one telling him how to act, after all.
"I can't! The principal's daughter isn't allowed to be a class rep!" She shouts at him, crossing her arms. "Therefore, the new student rep's gonna be you, and definitely not Jeremy! Do I make myself perfectly clear?!"
He smiles widely and she gives a look of approval. "That's what I like to see. A nice, winner smile!"
Herb then cringes instead of smiling. "It's not a smile, Sissi. You're crushing my kneecaps." He points to her hands on his knees.
Odd and Amy are standing at the entrance to their history class, where the election will take place. They're handing out flyers.
"Take a copy of my platform!" He holds out a flyer to Jeremy.
"Platform? But for what?" Jeremy asks in confusion as it's a picture of Odd winking, holding out two fingers.
"My platform. You are looking at the next student rep," Odd gestures to himself with a smile.
"You're running, Odd?" Jeremy is surprised to say the least. "Why didn't you say anything?"
"He asked me not to say anything," Amy shrugs helplessly.
"Because surprise is the secret weapon of my election campaign," Odd grins boastfully.
"And the second weapon is poetry!" Aelita smiles at them. "If you all want to have your say, why not give the nod to good old Odd?" She gestures to him.
"Hey, that's great. I love lines that rhyme with Odd," He smiles, the other two boys surprised. Aelita and Amy giggle at their dumbfounded faces.
"Ames, write these down," Odd grins and she pulls out her notebook.
"Hm. Give your vote to Odd, he's a god!"
"Ha!" Odd smiles proudly. "My sweet little Ames." He kisses her cheek and she smiles at the contact.
"I'm warning you," Jim starts off as Yumi's class is heading off for a field trip. "Anyone who tries to pull anything, detention! You can join that smart aleck William Dunbar in the study hall!"
Yumi absentmindedly looks out her window, knowing fully well that this trip was going to be the opposite of fun. Ms. Hertz pats Jim.
"Thank you, Jim. I think you've made yourself clear."
"Roger, Suzanne," She cringes at the fact he said her name out loud to students. "I'm sorry, I mean, Ms. Hertz."
"Fine, let's not forget what we're going to be looking for," She changes the subject, looking at all the students. "The purpose of our field trip today is to witness the early effects of pollution on our ecosystem. And especially in the forest."
Yumi pays no attention, continuing to look out at the trees that pass by them.
"Effects that might someday mean the end of our forests, and all animal and plant life, of course."
Jim's eyes widen at her explanation, leaning towards her. "Are you saying there won't be any more bunny rabbits or little birds or trees or mushrooms that'll all disappear?"
She says nothing, glancing at him. "Oh wow, I love that perfume."
The election starts off with Odd, who seems to be winning them over. "And so I ask, why should good students represent the bad? Why not let a near dropout like me speak for all the other near dropouts?" He smiles proudly, hands on his hips.
They murmur to themselves, Jeremy giving a slightly worried look.
"You're not smiling, Jeremy," Herb whispers to him. "How come?"
"Because I don't wanna look as dorky as you, Herb, okay?" Jeremy asks bitterly.
"What do Belpois and Pichon know about our problems, huh?" Odd gestures to the two. "They always get As and Bs, right? They don't know the fear of getting left back! They're not capable of defending our cause!"
"Bravo!" Ulrich cheers, standing up. "Good point, Odd! Okay, near dropouts, it's time for all of us to take a stand!"
A few people clap, smiling. Amy smiles at Odd. With her high average, she never really thought about how other kids like Odd felt. Knowledge just came to her, academically. She wasn't as smart as Jeremy, of course, but she does well enough. Though after hearing Odd's speech, she suddenly has a whole new perspective...keeping up with grades when you're dealing with a dangerous computer program was hard enough. But being able to not fail...it was like she understood Odd in a whole new way. And she liked knowing more about him.
"Odd sure gets my vote."
"He knows what we need."
"Quiet down, quiet down," Mr. Fumet stands up, holding up a hand. He turns to the other two candidates. Herb is clapping too with a big smile. Jeremy's laptop beeps and he looks down at his bag near his feet.
In the forest sector, there are pulsations as they lead to a white tower, which then turns red. XANA is on the move again.
Yumi continues looking outside the window with a small smile. The other students are silent as they drive to their doom of boredom. Science field trips always came with an assignment, so they were dreading this already. And with Jim, he was going to be especially hard on them...but also amusing.
Jim snores on Ms. Hertz's shoulder. She gives him an annoyed look, trying to get him off, to no avail. The bus driver drives straight, but purple electricity suddenly appears from the control panel. He yelps, recoiling back in shock. He puts on the brakes.
"Don't be scared! You gotta put her down when you're in the jungle!" Jim immediately shouts, snapping out of it.
"What's going on?" The bus driver asks in shock at the steering wheel. A specter comes from it, spreading to all of the seats except for Yumi's.
"What's the matter?" Yumi stands up in concern. "Are we already th-" She holds in a gasp as all the students, Jim, and Ms. Hertz have the XANA symbol in their eyes.
"Oh no..." She murmurs at the situation. XANA Jim stares at her, purple electricity coming from his right hand. The Japanese girl gasps sharply, backing away slowly. He aims his hand at the window, breaking it. She glances at the hole he made, looking back over to the possessed gym teacher.
She jumps out the broken window as he fires again, looking back as they stand there. She runs off towards the forest.
"In conclusion, I promise to put lots of pretty plants in each and every one of your classrooms," Herb smiles as he finishes his platform, waving. "Won't that be nice, huh?"
"Yeah, bravo, bravo!" Sissi claps for him. "Way to go, Herb!" She glances at Nicolas as everyone else is silent. "Clap, stupid, go on!"
Nicolas smiles nervously, clapping too. He feared that Sissi wouldn't forget it if he didn't clap.
"I'm gonna vote for Herb, aren't you?" She looks to the silent students, who glance at Herb. They all silently thought the same thing.
No way were they gonna vote for Herb.
"Your turn at bat now, Einstein," Odd smirks smugly, winking at Amy. She giggles at him, silently cringing. Now it was between her friend and her boyfriend, who she both supported, but choosing one was going to be hard...
"This is not a game. Being elected as the class rep is really serious with lots of responsibilities," Jeremy warns him.
"And you don't think I'm capable of handling them," Odd accuses as he points to him.
"I never said that," Jeremy says in confusion. He just thinks that Odd wasn't the best person to be represented.
"No, but that's what you're thinking," Odd glares at him and Jeremy says nothing. The slight tension is silent, but apparent as his phone rings. "Well answer it. It's probably some think tank who wants your precious advice."
"Hello? Yumi?"
"Jeremy!" She cries out, panting as her footprints are left behind. "I'm in real big trouble. My whole bus has been XANAified!"
Odd's mouth opens in shock as he heard her. Possessing one person was difficult enough; now it's a whole class?
"Are you sure?" Jeremy asks, the other three narrowing their eyes suspiciously. Judging by the look on his friend's face, something was happening.
"If you don't mind, Belpois," Mr. Fumet calls out from his desk. "We're all waiting for you."
"Yumi, look," Jeremy whispers to her. "I've gotta hang up, but don't worry." He hangs up, leaning in towards Odd. "XANA's just launched an attack."
"Jeremy, if you're still a candidate, speak up. What's your platform?"
"Um," Jeremy looks to the teacher. If he stayed, Yumi would be in more danger... "Well, I-I had some notes, but I...I left them back in my room." He grabs his bag and opens the door. "I'll go...and get them!"
"I'll go with him!" Odd chases after Jeremy. "Keep an eye on the competition!"
"And we better go too, to separate them if they start fighting!" Ulrich says as Aelita and Amy run past him. They run towards the forest, Mr. Fumet and Herb looking at the door weirdly.
"Vote for me, everyone," Herb chimes in with a smile.
"I don't believe this," Mr. Fumet facepalms at the only candidate.
Yumi tries to run as fast as she can, the other students catching up to her. She glances behind her and continues on, hoping that her friends are on their way to the factory. She clearly can't take on the whole class herself.
William is alone in a classroom, doodling. He puts the pencil to his temple, giving a bored look. "Attack confirmed," He raises a brow at Jeremy's voice, looking out the window. "XANA has activated a tower."
He stands up and looks past the glass to see the five gathered around a bench, looking very suspicious. He knew that they were supposed to be in class as it's only 10th graders on the trip. Ulrich is on the phone.
"Yumi, where are you?"
"At the red trail crossroads," She quickly recognizes the path she's on. "You'd better hurry, I can't hold out much longer!"
"Be right there," He hangs up, glancing to the others.
"Okay, Ulrich, you head for the forest," Ulrich silently leaves in the other direction. "And we'll see what we can do about the activated tower on Lyoko."
"Who knows? Maybe Ames will finally be able to deactivate one!" Odd winks playfully.
"I don't know," Amy rubs her chin. "I've only been able to do it once...and when we tested it, it didn't work on any other tower."
"Maybe because XANA wasn't attacking," Jeremy shrugs at her. William glances at the direction Ulrich went in, sneaking quietly past the sleeping teacher.
Yumi sees that they're still on her trail. They all growl as they catch up and she gasps, tripping on a branch. She looks up to see them advancing and XANA Jim holds up his hand. They come to a stop, staring at the spot where Yumi was, but she seems to be gone. XANA Jim smirks and they run down past Yumi, who is actually hiding behind a tree.
She sighs slowly in relief, yelping as XANA Jim is standing right in front of her. He holds out his hand and she jumps out of the way as purple electricity hits the tree. She starts running again, but this time, XANA Jim hits her in the back.
Amy, Odd, and Aelita step up to the three scanners. "The activated tower is in the forest sector. I'll try to get you in as close as possible. Transfer Aelita. Transfer Odd. Transfer Amy. Scanner Odd. Scanner Aelita. Scanner Amy. Virtualization."
There's a whoosh and they're transported to the forest sector just like Jeremy said. They land back to back, standing up as Odd can see the tower.
"Okay, we're here, Jeremy."
"The tower is due north," Amy and Aelita turn around. "You should be able to see it from where you are."
"Can't miss it," It's in their sights only a couple of yards away.
"Here's your taxis." The Overboard and OverRunner materialize behind them. They fly over to their owners, Amy and Odd jumping on.
"Hop aboard," Odd waves Aelita over. She jumps on behind him. "We're off, Ames!" Odd takes off flying while Amy speeds after him.
"Hm, no monsters...yet," Amy glances around at the empty area. Jeremy seems to notice it too until there's four dots in front of them.
"XANA is sending you some monsters. How original can you get?"
"He hates it when we're bored," Odd comments, Amy rolling her eyes playfully.
"Let's give him another reason to hate us, then," She winks up at him and they see four Tarantulas.
"Okay, let's be polite. We'll say hello to them first," Odd lowers down.
"Hey, take care of yourselves," Jeremy pushes up his glasses. "If anything happened to you, I wouldn't have any competition except for Herb!"
"That's the last thing we would want," Amy grins up at Odd. The Tarantulas get on their knees, preparing to fire.
"Don't worry, Einstein, we'll take care of them and I'll go after you," Odd prepares his arrows, Amy pulling out her spear. "Laser Arrow," He fires once, destroying the one on the right. "Let's turn around."
Amy speeds up to the Tarantulas, backflipping out of the car when it crashes into the second one, destroying him. Her wings appear on her back and she follows Odd, both of them dodging lasers from down below. Odd steers to the left, Amy flying over them. Odd steers back and forth, one laser eventually hitting the Overboard. He narrowly misses a tree, glancing in front of him.
"Uh oh." He's headed right for another tree.
Aelita jumps off, bumping into Amy. Odd grips the front of his board. He flies up it as Aelita slides to a stop, Amy landing near her. "Aelita, Ames!"
Jeremy shouts in shock once Odd says her name, seeing Aelita all alone. "You better be careful, Aelita. Lots of Tarantulas are on the way."
The Tarantulas walk up to the girls, Amy slowly sitting up. Aelita looks over as the Tarantulas fire. "Aura of Leaves!" Amy calls out quickly, a green shield with a pink aura looming in front of them. Aelita fires two energy fields, distracting them. "Come on!"
They run past the monsters, Amy holding out her hand to the two left. "Venus Gobbler." The Tarantulas jump out of the way as the carnivorous plant shoots up behind them. Odd flies over to them as they run back and forth from the lasers. Odd jumps in and pushes them out of the way, rolling to a stop. Odd looks down at Amy underneath him.
"You just can't stay away from me, huh?" Odd grins, pointing to her smugly.
"It looks like they can't either," Aelita points to the left. Amy grips Odd's chin, moving his head over so he can see the Tarantulas firing at them. They run in the opposite direction towards the tower.
Ulrich comes to a stop as he sees footprints. He looks up and follows them forward, not noticing William watching him nearby. He narrows his eyes and follows Ulrich.
XANA Jim fires at Yumi, who falls onto the ground as she's cornered. XANA Jim chuckles evilly at her pain.
Ulrich tries calling her, but she doesn't answer. "Come on, Yumi, pick up." He hangs up with a worried look, glancing behind him. He narrows his eyes, leaning against the tree as William arrives. "What are you doing here? What are you following me for?"
"I heard it all," William starts off. "Yumi's in trouble. I came to see if I could help."
"I don't know what you're talking about," He denies immediately. The last thing he and his friends needed was someone to find out about their secret, most of all William. Yumi's scream can be heard and they turn to it.
William turns back to Ulrich knowingly. "Now do you know what I'm talking about?"
The whole class approaches Yumi and she looks up in shock.
The trio reach the activated tower, the Tarantulas still firing at them. They run to the left, hiding behind a tree. The Tarantulas kneel and fire at it.
"We'll try to keep them busy. Soon as the coast is clear, head for the tower," Odd tells Aelita.
"Okay," She says in agreement, the other two peeking.
"Well, when you gotta go," Odd rushes towards them on all fours. Amy chuckles and opens her wings again, flying over. Odd dodges the lasers as he gets closer, jumping on the arms of one Tarantula. He leaps from a Tarantula's head, then to another, and lands on the ground. Amy flies above the monsters, following him. The monsters fire at them again, the two glancing back. Odd runs up a tree, Amy flying up as she moves to behind the tree. The Tarantulas follow them to the tree, standing up and firing. Odd fires back with a few laser arrows, Amy throwing her spear.
The arrows hit the third Tarantula, destroying it. The spear misses and she grunts. Another Tarantula arrives and Odd moves to the other side.
"Nice going, Odd."
Aelita glances back to Odd and Amy as they're still distracting the monsters. She crouches down, about to move.
"Wait, Aelita. They're still too close." If she moved now, the Tarantulas would see her and start aiming for her instead.
XANA Jim laughs as the class surrounds an injured Yumi. William and Ulrich peek over a bush. "Hey, that's Jim shooting lightning out of his fingers. Is this a nightmare or what?" William asks in surprise.
"William," Ulrich narrows his eyes as this was a serious issue. "Do you wanna help Yumi or not? Then don't say anything and do what I tell you."
The Tarantulas continue firing and Odd climbs down the tree, Amy staring at him in worry. He jumps over a Tarantula, firing twice. He crawls underneath the other one as the one he hit explodes. He takes off into a run, Amy flying after him. She waves to the Tarantula and he takes the bait, following after them. They're soon far away from the activated tower.
"Aelita, go!"
Aelita takes off into a run as Jeremy calls Ulrich. "Ulrich?"
"What, Jeremy?" Ulrich speaks into his phone, glancing at the class to make sure that they didn't hear.
"Aelita is heading for the tower. She should be shutting it down in about five minutes."
"Good, because I'm getting ready to do something risky with William."
"William?" Jeremy asks in confusion. When did William get mixed up in this? "What are you and William doing together? Are you two guys buddies now?"
"Nah, he's giving me a hand. I'll explain later."
"Yeah, well-"
"Jeremy," Aelita interrupts him. "I've got a big problem."
Aelita backs away slowly as the Scyphozoa appears from behind the tower. It approaches her slowly. "The Scyphozoa," Jeremy says in recognition.
"But why? It's already got all the data that XANA needed from me and Amy. What could it want now?" Aelita asks curiously.
"I don't know, Aelita, but please you or Amy don't stick around trying to find out," He warns her.
Aelita jumps over tentacles, firing her energy fields. It does nothing as he swerves to dodge them. She then starts running.
"Ulrich, change in the program. The tower is not gonna get deactivated right away," Jeremy informs the brunette boy.
"I guess we can't count on you guys," He comments dryly, walking up to the possessed class. "How are you doing, zombies?" They turn around to him, silently wondering how he knew where they were. "Oh, I know I'm not welcome, but I love strolling in the woods." He turns around and runs.
"After him," XANA Jim orders and they all take off except for him. He turns to the unconscious Yumi, smirking widely. She wouldn't be able to fight back in her state, so he takes his leave too.
Someone places a hand over her ear. "Yumi. Yumi!" William whispers, but she doesn't open her eyes.
Aelita reaches the edge of the platform, shouting in surprise. She's now stuck as the Scyphozoa slowly approaches her.
"Aelita, try to hit him with the energy field," Jeremy says nervously. She does so, but her hand gets smacked away by a tentacle. She looks up in fear as the Scyphozoa grabs her in his tentacles, lifting her up in the air. He presses his tentacles to her forehead, starting to do something.
"No!" Jeremy cries out, holding his head.
"Jeremy, what's going on?"
"Is Aelita okay?"
"The Scyphozoa's attacked Aelita. Hurry, she needs your help," Jeremy urges in a panicked tone. The two are hiding behind a tree as the Tarantula is firing at them with no mercy.
"We'd love to help, but our new playmate doesn't seem to agree," Odd calls out.
"We have to do something. Aelita's in trouble," Amy reminds him and Odd prepares his arm. He fires three times, but it does nothing to stop the Tarantula. Amy holds out her hand. "Green Luxuriant Ivy," Vines approach the Tarantula, but he fires at the vines, making them disappear.
"Now what?" She asks Odd, rubbing a temple. He sees something on the ground, picking it up. "A rock?"
He throws it into the air, catching it. He throws the rock and the Tarantula destroys it, allowing Odd and Amy to crawl up to him. He jumps onto the arms and leaps using its head, running off with Amy in tow. The Tarantula follows after them.
Aelita can only stare as the Scyphozoa is almost done. "I don't get it. It looks like the Scyphozoa has implanted something into Aelita's memory."
"Almost there, Jeremy," Odd flips, taking off into a run. Amy opens her wings and flies above Odd. They come to a stop and just before they could attack, the monster drops Aelita onto the ground. They both gasp in horror, staring at her. Was she...?
"Aelita is alive. I don't understand," Jeremy comments in confusion. The two run up to her, bending down.
"Aelita, you gotta wake up. It's us, Odd and Ames."
"Come on, Aelita," Amy shakes her. She looks up at him.
"Yoo hoo, come on, you can take a nap later."
She narrows her XANA-filled eyes, knocking them aside. "Jeremy, got a problem here," Odd looks up as Aelita walks up to them. "Something's wrong with Aelita."
Aelita glares at them and Amy sees her eyes, gasping.
"Aelita, answer me. It's Jeremy. Wake up! Come on!"
She doesn't listen as she holds out her hand. An energy field appears and she throws it at them. Odd pulls Amy out of the way as it hits a tree and they hide behind it. Aelita approaches the Tarantula, who offers his head to her. She jumps on and the monster walks off with her.
"Jeremy, what's going on?!" Odd exclaims, Amy turning to him.
"Guys...I think XANA...took control of her through the Scyphozoa."
They both gasp at her explanation. "How can you tell?" Odd asks her.
"I'm not 100 percent sure, but I saw the XANA symbol in her eyes."
"Find your vehicles and follow Aelita. I have a feeling Amy's right," Jeremy frowns to himself.
The duo turn around. "What about the tower?"
"Odd, if we don't stop Aelita, there's no way we can deal with the tower," Amy tells him regrettably.
In the forest, Ulrich is surrounded by the whole class. "Fifteen against one, huh? I've been through worse."
Yumi, who has woken up, puts her phone to her ear. William is nearby as they hide behind rocks. "Jeremy, what's going on with the tower? I'm back and ready to go, but it's Ulrich who's in trouble this time."
"There's only a slim chance of deactivating the tower right away," He tells her, though he really wasn't sure.
"How slim?"
"To be honest...none at all," He closes his eyes.
Yumi sighs in defeat, hanging up. "Ready to fight, William?"
He glances at his stick and then at the class. He nods at her and they turn back to their targets. XANA Jim holds out his hand, firing electricity at Ulrich. He groans in pain and the others hold out their hands, ready to finish him off.
"Yoo hoo!" Yumi calls out, interrupting them. She waves to them with a smile.
"Grab the girl!" XANA Jim orders and the class runs up to her. She jumps out of the way.
"Bonzai!" They turn around to William, who rushes over. He jumps over electricity, stabbing the stick into the air. He spins around, kicking all of them to the ground in one fell swoop.
"Go after him," He hears XANA Jim order, "Right now!"
The others rush over to William while he hears a whistle. He looks up to see Yumi jumping towards him from the tree above him. She hits him on the head, landing behind him. He holds out his hand, firing a wave of electricity. She leaps over it and phases right through Jim when she tries to tackle him. Yumi ends up right on top of Ulrich and they stare at each other.
Only Ms. Hertz is left as William took care of the class. She flickers as he spins the stick. He runs up to her and prepares to attack, but she takes a hold of the stick, her hand sparking with electricity.
"You taught us that wood doesn't conduct electricity," He points out and she throws him to the ground.
"Can you hear me, guys? What's going on?"
Amy drives underneath Odd as they look up ahead, seeing the Tarantula. They're almost to a way tower. "I get the feeling that Aelita is heading for the way tower."
"Just what we needed," Jeremy deadpans as he looks at the dots. The Tarantula comes to a stop and lowers its head to allow Aelita to climb down. She approaches the tower just as Odd and Amy arrive. The Tarantula opens fire at them, hitting Odd's Overboard. Amy drives over and catches him.
"Thanks for the save, my princess," He winks at her.
"Anytime...wait. I wonder if I could deactivate the tower..." She rubs her chin.
"What makes you think it'll work now?" Odd asks her as he jumps out of the car.
"Well, I don't see anything that suggests she can't...not like the last time I checked," Jeremy rubs her chin. "Okay, go check just to make sure."
"You stay with Aelita. I'm off," Amy speeds down the path as the Tarantula approaches him. Aelita enters the tower.
"Aelita?" Jeremy asks as she walks onto the platform, but in a more sinister way. She stops at the middle and flies up to the top, landing on the pad. She walks up to the interface and signs in.
Aelita
Code
Instead of Lyoko...
She puts in XANA.
Amy reaches the tower...but before she can enter it, she's devirtualized by a Tarantula from behind.
Odd is about to finish off the Tarantula, but it suddenly disappears into nothing. He stares in confusion as the tower starts disappearing too and he gives a worried look.
"What is going on...?"
Aelita falls from the tower and he looks over her. "Odd...what happened to me?"
"Uh, I'll tell you about it later," He stares at the land disappearing. "Right now, let's run for it!" They start running away as more land starts disappearing.
"What's happening now?" Jeremy lifts down his glasses as the eraser gets faster by the second.
"The sector's disappearing!" Odd calls out as they run past the tower. He gets a horrified look as he doesn't see Amy anywhere. "Rematerialize us!"
He gets to work as Amy arrives, holding her head. She gasps at what's happening. "The forest sector..."
Ulrich and Yumi both get electrocuted by Jim and Ms. Hertz. The possessed faculty members drop them with a sinister smile. They approach the teens, holding out their hands. They cringe for the next attack.
The activated tower completely disappears. "The activated tower!"
Jim and Ms. Hertz turn back to normal, both of them falling unconscious. Yumi and Ulrich stare in shock. "Are you okay? William's not in great shape," Ulrich glances away as Yumi pulls out her phone.
"Jeremy, did you manage to get the tower deactivated?"
"I didn't," He says as he's looking at Lyoko. "It deactivated itself, because the forest sector is in the process of disappearing."
"WHAT?!" They both exclaim.
The eraser gets closer and closer. "Jeremy!" Odd calls out as they fall towards the Digital Sea. "HURRY!"
Jeremy smiles and presses enter. "Rematerialization."
They disappear right before they could hit the deadly water, walking out of the scanners.
"I don't know what happened," Aelita looks up at Odd.
"Well, for one thing, it was a pretty close call. Otherwise, I don't know what happened either. But I'm sure Einstein can tell us...w-wait, where's Amy?"
"Right here," She grins as she climbs down the ladder. As soon as she reaches the top, Odd engulfs her into a hug.
"Don't scare me like that, Ames!"
"Sorry," She smiles sheepishly. "I got devirtualized before I could try deactivating the tower."
The class starts waking up, feeling confused on why they're on the ground. Jim looks around.
"Look over there," Yumi points to something. "That moss must be the result of pollution! I love science field trips," She smiles innocently.
Ulrich opens the door to the study hall, dragging William inside and putting him back in his spot. "Okay, nap time, but don't you dare dream about Yumi."
William wakes up. His eyes widen in shock as he sees he's right where he was before.
"Wow! What a nightmare," He holds his head. Ulrich closes the door in relief.
"It's no use," Jeremy reports once the three are in the lab. "The forest sector doesn't exist anymore. XANA has totally wiped it off the map."
"If only I hadn't gone into that way tower," Aelita's eyes are closed in guilt. "And if only I hadn't punched in that code..."
"You weren't in control of yourself," Amy places a gentle hand on her shoulder.
"Don't you see? XANA used you, Aelita. He launched an attack just to lure us to Lyoko," Jeremy tells her.
"But why would he do that?" Odd asks and Jeremy turns to him.
"If the surface sectors disappear, we won't be able to get to Sector Five anymore."
"You mean that XANA's gonna destroy all the sectors?" Odd wonders in shock.
"Just to get us away from Sector Five?" Amy asks in surprise. She didn't think XANA would even stoop to that level. In all the time that they've known him, this was definitely new, and definitely up his alley.
"Sure is," They all turn to the screen, where the forest sector is missing. "If only I could find a way to materialize you directly into Sector Five. Looks like I've got plenty of work ahead! Well, it's a good thing I'm not gonna get elected class rep."
"How do you know that?" Odd raises a brow at him.
"Easy. Cuz we're all gonna vote for you," Jeremy replies, Odd grinning. He had too much work to do to be class rep, anyway.
"And your newly elected class representative is...Odd Della Robbia," Mr. Fumet announces and the whole class erupts into claps and cheers. Odd walks past them all, winking at Amy. She giggles as she claps louder for him.
"Nicolas!" Sissi gives the boy an accusing look. "Don't tell me that you voted for Odd too!"
"Uh, yeah," He answers nervously. He didn't really think that Herb could help their school by planting flowers...
Sissi glares at the grinning Herb. "Take that grin off your face dorkhead!"
"Alright, Odd!" The whole class surrounds him.
"I'm glad you're our class rep!"
"You think you can get me out of gym?"
"Hey, cool it, calm down!" Odd waves his hands. "One at a time, okay?"
"Congratulations, Odd. I knew you'd win," Amy smiles softly at him.
"Well, my first act as class rep," Odd holds up a finger. "Is to nominate my girlfriend Ames to be my vice representative! I need someone to organize all my ideas and make up my strategies!"
"Me...?" Amy blinks in surprise at the sudden declaration.
"What?" Sissi exclaims in shock and anger. "That's not fair, class reps aren't allowed to have vice representatives!"
"There are no rules against it," Mr. Fumet rubs his chin. "And I think the principal will agree it's a wonderful idea. If Odd cannot perform his duties, someone has to step in for him. And who better than an intellectual, sensible, and focused person such as Amelia?"
"Odd, I don't know if I can do it," Amy frowns at him.
"Nonsense!" Odd turns to the crowd. "Who wants my girlfriend to be vice representative!"
They all cheer and she rubs her neck nervously. She feels like Odd wouldn't stop, so she gives in. "Okay, I'll do it..." Besides, it couldn't be that bad...after all, it's Odd. Not only that, it'd be a possible maneuver to get her 'father' off her back. It could look good for her college applications if he didn't approve.
"YAHOO!" Odd hugs her tightly and she laughs as Milly and Tamiya come in, recording the happy couple. Sissi growls in jealousy, clenching her fists.