At the park in Kadic, the lights blink and a black crow lands on it. A specter appears from the light, going into the crow's eyes. It flaps around trying to fight XANA before it flickers like a specter.
Jeremy's computer goes off in his room to alarm him about an activated, but he's not there.
"Forget it, Ulrich," Odd mutters, brushing his teeth in the bathroom. Ulrich and Jeremy are there with him. "Your saber may have some class, but compared to my laser arrows, your monster count is way behind mine."
"Oh yeah?" Ulrich asks, his toothbrush in his hands. "I bet you forgot that my saber saved you from a quick game over last time."
Jeremy stops brushing to settle this once and for all. "You know what? I made up a little statistics program that I'm using to record your performances on Lyoko over the past few weeks. So tonight, if you want, we can compare and see who's best, okay?"
"That's great! I really love stats!" Odd exclaims eagerly. "We'll finally have proof of my superiority, but in any event, I've got something that you'll never have, good buddy," He points to his friend, "And that's style."
"Style, my friend? Doesn't impress a Megatank," Ulrich deadpans at him, Herb and Nicolas walking in.
"Hey, what's this all about a Megatank, huh? Are you talking about a video game?" Nicolas asks curiously as Odd spits out the toothpaste into the sink.
"Yeah, Teddy Bear Heaven. Way too complicated for you," He and Ulrich smirk at them.
"Very funny, Della Robbia," Herb retorts as the two leave.
"Uh, Ulrich?" Hiroki's friend Johnny walks up to him, already dressed. "Have you got a minute? Can I talk to you in private?"
Ulrich raises a confused eyebrow. What could Johnny have to say in private that's so important?
"I'm listening," Ulrich opens his closet as Johnny sits on his bed.
"Um, well, you're, um...Yumi's best friend, aren't you?" He asks nervously, looking towards the ground.
"Yeah, I guess you might say that," Ulrich replies, trying not to remind himself of what Yumi had told him at the beginning of the semester.
"Um, what I wanna say is, um, that...when I see Yumi, I mean, I'm...I-I mean well, I'd like to—you remember the episode of Hospital of Horrors that was on last week?"
"Huh?" Ulrich peeks at him behind the door. "You'd like to give Yumi a transfusion of French poodle blood?"
"No no," Johnny says quickly, "I mean at the end, what happens between Stacey and Dr. Shrank...or maybe something like how your friends Odd and Amy got together..."
Ulrich sighs, putting on his jacket. "Listen, I don't remember what happened in the end, and I don't know what you're talking about. And they've got pancakes for breakfast, so hurry up, will ya?" He walks past Johnny to take a walk with him.
When he finally does understand what Johnny was asking him, Ulrich hums as he walks down the stairs.
"You look happy for a change," Odd has his arm around Amy as everyone except Yumi was waiting for him. "What's going on? What did Johnny want?"
"Just to talk," He chuckles at the fact that it wasn't really a talk, more like Johnny stammering until Ulrich finally got it out of him. "He's totally flipped out over Yumi."
"That's adorable," Aelita smiles a little at the thought. "So, what did you tell him?"
"You did let him down gently without laughing at him?" Jeremy assumes, mostly because Yumi is way older than Johnny. He didn't want anyone's hopes to get up and then be shattered when they get rejected.
"You're kidding," Ulrich snickers lightly, "I wasn't gonna pass this up. I told him to follow her 24 hours a day every day non-stop."
The four glare at him, to his confusion. "That wasn't very cool, Ulrich," Aelita scolds him. "Yumi hates to be followed around. She'll probably tell him to get lost."
"If you weren't just friends and that's all," Amy uses quotation marks, crossing her arms, "Then you'd know that already, unlike her actual two best friends. You're just setting up Johnny to be heartbroken, Ulrich."
"So what if she does tell him?"
"You know, Ulrich," He turns to Jeremy, "You can be a real jerk sometimes."
"Hey, come on, it's just a little bit of hazing! I got hazed when I was in seventh grade!" Ulrich points to himself.
"Yeah, by Sissi. Oh wait, that's on a daily basis!" Amy places her hands on her hips, giving him a dirty look. "I guess you inherited it."
"Hazing, huh? Sounds more like jealously. I don't believe it. You flip out even when Kiwi looks at Yumi," Odd holds his head up high as they walk off without him.
"Hey, don't forget, Yumi and I are just friends and that's all!" Ulrich calls out after them.
"Here we go again," Amy rolls her eyes as they open the doors and walk through. "If anything, he should've told Johnny to come to me!"
A crow flies up to a window at the library, stopping right in front of Yumi. She looks up at it, but she doesn't get to dwell on it for too long as someone approaches her.
"Uh, hi Yumi."
She turns to see Johnny. "Hello," She whispers politely.
"Do you mind if I sit down next to you for a second, Yumi?" He doesn't wait for an answer as he sits down anyway. "It's really nice to see you."
"Hm, that's great, but I happen to be reading," She murmurs in the most polite way possible without snapping.
"You know, I love to read too. I read all kinds of stuff. Books and magazines and comics. Do you like comics?"
She narrows her eyes in annoyance. "Mm."
"I like mangas best, what about you?"
She closes her book, tapping her finger against it. "I'll bet you know some great ones. Can you recommend any to me?"
"No," She replies quickly. "See ya, I'm going to lunch."
"I'll go with you!" He trails after her.
He's still talking as they're in line. "I like the idea of self-service, don't you?" He grabs a plate with eggs and veggies. She raises a brow as she's holding a salad. "Oh, you're having salad? Oh, great idea! Vegetables are good for you! Lots of vitamins! I'm gonna have the—hey, wait for me!"
She grabs a plate with fish and Brussel sprouts. "I can't believe that you like Brussels sprouts too!" He exclaims and she gives him a tiny glare. "We have so much in common, it's amazing!"
Yumi starts walking to her table. Odd is seated between Aelita and Amy, across from Ulrich and Jeremy. "Hey, don't forget that in Sector Five, I took out at least three Flying Mantas in a matter of seconds," Odd cuts his fish.
"I don't trust your count, you stink in math," Ulrich replies smugly. "I prefer Jeremy's stats."
Yumi places down her tray, Johnny appearing behind her. "Where's your table? I'd really like to sit with you."
"And I'd like to get some water," She replies thinly, walking off to get a pitcher.
"How's it going, Johnny?" Ulrich smirks a little as Johnny sits next to him.
"I'm not sure, but I have the feeling I'm getting on her nerves by following her."
Ulrich places a hand on his shoulder. "Oh no, you know what girls are like." He suddenly gets kicked in the leg underneath the table. "Ow!" He glares up at Amy, who simply smirks while taking a bite out of her fish. "Come on, don't let it get you down, buddy. Now when you guys get to the gym, ask her for all kinds of advice."
"Okay..."
He glances at his friends, who are glaring at him with huffs. Johnny sees Yumi coming back. "Great idea! Could I have some water?" He holds out his glass, Yumi giving a small grunt.
In the courtyard, the others are talking about the test they just took. "I think I got question two right. I said that China stretched over the large river valleys of Eastern Asia, like the Hangzhou, the Chang Sea Chang, and the Siet Kang," Jeremy explains to them.
"What about you, Odd?" Aelita turns to the boy. "How did you do on question three?"
"Simple. I said China was the most populated country in the world with a billion people per square meter."
The four erupt into laughter and he glances at them in embarrassment. "You mean I got it wrong?"
"I guess I was right not to trust your stats, huh?" Ulrich chuckles and Amy places a hand on Odd's shoulder.
"Aw, don't worry, Odd. There's always next time. I wouldn't change a single thing about you," Amy leans in and kisses his cheek.
"And I you, my lady!" Odd bows to her, Aelita giggling at them. Ulrich hears a crow, looking up to see the bird flying above them. He watches the crow until it flies over to the gutters, where there's a whole flock of crows sitting there.
"Hey guys," He slowly stands up. "Have you noticed all those birds? It's kind of bizarre..."
They look up in his direction. "It reminds me of a film. A dumb flick where birds attack the heroes," Odd speaks up as they stare. "It wasn't even scary."
"It might not have been, but it's a little creepy," Amy steps back a bit.
In the gym, Yumi stands across of a pommel horse. She clenches a fist, opening her eyes. The girl starts running and then jumps, backflipping towards the pommel horse. Her hands touch it as she does a split, closing her legs and landing safely in front of the pommel horse. Hearing clapping, she turns around to see Johnny standing in front of the locker room.
"Fantastic!"
"Ugh! Johnny, you wouldn't be planning on following me all over all the time?" She asks in annoyance.
"Well yeah."
She groans again at this.
One bird flies off, heading right towards the five. It pecks at Jeremy's hair, to their shock as electricity touches his head. They gasp in shock, looking at the bird.
"I saw the sign, it was in their eyes. It's XANA!" Jeremy stars at the flock in worry.
The other birds' eyes flash with the symbol, flapping towards the group. "Hurry, they'll peck away at us until there's nothing left!" Odd exclaims and they run in the direction of the park, the birds flying after them. One of them touches Ulrich, causing him to duck his head.
They pant as they continue running. "I take it all back!" Odd screams at the top of his lungs. "It wasn't a dumb film after all! Head for the passage, I'll try to lure them over to my side!"
"Odd, no! What about you?" Amy protests to him.
"I'll be fine," He kisses her hand and pushes her forward. "Now go!" He opens up his arms to the flock. "Come on, little birdies! Over here!" The birds surround him as the other four reach the manhole cover. Ulrich opens it, allowing Aelita to go first.
"Odd, come on, we're here!" Ulrich calls out as Jeremy goes next. Amy stares at him with a worried look on her face. "Amy, go!"
"Give me a second to finish my acupuncture session!" Odd grabs a stick and waves it around, fending off the birds. Amy goes down the ladder as Odd slides over. He reaches the manhole cover just in time before they could peck at him, but now they're all over the secret entrance.
"Are you okay?" Amy asks Odd in concern.
"I'm a-okay!" He winks at the girl, causing her to giggle in relief.
"Incredible," Jeremy pushes his foot as they're riding down the tunnel. "I forget to check the super scan for a few hours and bang! A XANA attack!"
"Don't worry, everything will be just fine once we get the tower deactivated," Aelita tells him.
"No harm, no foul," Amy waves it off. However, she got a strange feeling that it wasn't going to be easy; more than usual, that is.
Johnny stands in front of the pommel horse, Yumi on the other side. "Go on, your turn," She encourages and he clenches a hesitant fist. He lets out a deep breath and takes a chance, running towards the pommel horse. He jumps, but when he lands, Yumi gasps. The pommel horse is right above his legs, wincing in pain. Birds fly towards the window as Yumi's phone rings and she answers it.
"Odd? What, a big flock of birds?" She turns to the window, and her question is answered as she ducks her head. "Okay, I'll be right there." Yumi takes off into a run.
"Yumi, wait up!" Johnny jumps off the beam, chasing after her.
"No, don't follow me," She warns him, the bird breaking through the window near her. Yumi rolls out of the way as the birds fly in, soaring towards her. "Johnny, get going, it's me that they're after!"
He does as she says, running out the gym door while covering his head. He shuts it just in time, Yumi breaking through another window and landing on the grass. She takes off past Johnny, who can only watch as the birds follow her. He runs off to go get help.
Ulrich is the first to reach the bridge, and when he does, a crow walks right past him. His eyes widen as he sees a big flock of birds surrounding the bridge.
"Oh..." He stands up in shock, the others staring.
"I don't believe it!" Odd mutters in disbelief.
"Getting past through that alive is gonna be a miracle," Amy murmurs, crossing her arms. Aelita lets out a small breath of air.
"We've been through worse, especially us," She glances at her sister. "And besides, it's not everyday we have such a big audience."
"I'd say you're crazy, but we don't have a choice, do we?" The brunette sighs in defeat.
"What do you think?" Aelita asks, stepping through a small gap between rows of birds. She looks down nervously as she walks slowly, the others following after her. Odd holds Amy's hand gently, silently telling her that they could do this. It feels like minutes of a horror film as they glance at the crows.
Suddenly their eyes glow red and they screech at the five. They keep on walking until the birds start flying towards them.
"We'll delay them. Head for the elevator, see you there," Ulrich tells Amy, Jeremy, and Aelita. Amy kisses Odd's cheek and runs after the two.
"Over here! We're waiting!" Odd challenges as he and Ulrich get into fighting stances.
The other three jump towards the ropes, landing in front of the elevator. Hearing flapping, they look up to see the birds following after the boys. They slide down roughly as the elevator door starts to close.
"Ulrich, Odd, hurry up!" Jeremy looks up towards the closing door. The two land safely, making a run for it. "Faster, faster!"
They slide into the elevator, barely making it before the birds peck at the metal door. "I took out five of 'em," Odd brags to Ulrich. "How bout you?"
"I don't know, but if you're trying to cheat, don't forget that the birds aren't part of the stats," Ulrich tells him as Aelita pulls out her phone. "Only monsters sent by XANA."
"Guys, you can settle this later," Amy presses the button. "Have you forgotten that we have a job to do?"
Jeremy smirks, jerking a thumb towards Amy.
"Yumi's all on her own, I hope she's okay," Aelita puts her phone to her ear.
Yumi runs down the path as the birds continue chasing her. Her phone rings and she opens the door to the shed. She closes it just in time, but one of the beaks stabs into the door right in front of her eyes. She slides down in exhaustion.
Aelita hands up the phone. "There's no answer..."
"Don't panic," Jeremy stands in the lab. "I'll virtualize you in the vicinity of the activated tower, and then I'll call Yumi."
"Mmhm," Aelita nods and the doors close in front of them.
"Too late..." Yumi whispers as she looks at her phone, knowing fully well that the birds won't just give up and leave. They heard her mobile go off. The window next to her breaks as the birds fly in. They turn around towards her and she tries to cover herself, but it's no use. They peck away at her, making her drop her phone. Her hand touches the handle, but the pecking is too much for her as she slides onto the floor, letting out screams of pain that no one could hear...
Jeremy starts up the process of virtualization. "Transfer Ulrich." The scanner closes around Ulrich. "Transfer Aelita. Transfer Odd. Scanner Ulrich. Scanner Aelita. Scanner Odd. Virtualization." The three are all virtualized into the desert sector. They land safely on the sand.
"The activated tower is south southwest." Their vehicles and Amy virtualize in front of them. "In a crater."
Amy lands in front of the three, backflipping into her racecar. The boys race off towards their rides at the same time.
"Start up the stat program, Einstein!" Odd exclaims as he leaps onto his Overboard.
"You're gonna cry when you see the results," Ulrich teases him, Aelita landing on the Overboard.
"Doubt it, buddy, and besides, I don't cry when I get bad grades, do I?" Odd grins, holding up a finger.
"If you did, you'd have driven in your tears ages ago!" Ulrich turns around, following after Amy and Odd.
"Start earning your points, now," Jeremy smirks a little. "XANA sent you a big welcome party of Krabs."
"Oh, I was in the mood for seafood today," Amy grins in amusement, speeding up in front of the boys.
"Let's go, Ulrich!" Odd waves him over. "I'll leave you the claws!"
"We'll see about that," Ulrich revs up his Overbike. They can see the crater in their sights.
"May the best man win, and that's me!" Odd brags, flying above the crater. "Bonzaaaaaai!"
"Cheater," Ulrich glares at him.
"You can get your revenge later, we have a tower to deactivate," Amy drives up ahead of him. However, when Odd gets into the area, he doesn't see any monsters whatsoever.
"Where are they...?"
The Krabs are actually waiting behind them, and they prepare their lasers. "I don't see anything!" They fire at the Overboard, causing them to fall. The other two drive around, Ulrich coming to a stop.
"Is that what you mean by style?" Ulrich retorts back, Amy rolling her eyes and driving forward. Odd stands up.
"Go on then, see if you can do any better!"
Ulrich glances to his left as Amy swerves past the lasers from across her direction. Ulrich drives off the crater and lands on the sand. He then drives up to the Krabs, stabbing at them from underneath with his sword. Once he's sliced through all four of them, he stops his bike to watch them explode.
"What is all this about crows with red eyes?" Jim demands as Johnny escorts him and the principal to the garden shed.
"But it's true, I swear!" He insists to them, "They flew into the gym and attacked Yumi!" He points to the shattered window. "Look at the windows."
Jim opens the door to the shed, all of them stepping back as the aforementioned crows fly right past them. "There, you see?!"
Then they step inside.
Jeremy tries again from his end to contact Yumi.
Jim bends down to the unconscious Yumi. "Yumi!" He inspects her arm just as her phone rings. Principal Delmas sees the mobile and picks it up.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Delmas, is that you?" Jeremy asks in confusion, but is now concerned. Why would he answer Yumi's phone?
"Yes, it's me."
"Uh..." He stammers, not sure of what to say right now. He wasn't expecting this to happen of all things. "Do you know where Yumi is?"
"Yes, she's here, in the tool shed. And she's been hurt!"
"Mr. Delams," Jim looks up to him, "We have to get her to the hospital."
"Listen Belpois. I'm too busy to talk to you at this time. I have to call an ambulance, so hang up, please." Jeremy does so and frowns at the screen.
"Ulrich, Odd, Aelita, Amy, can you hear me?" He asks slowly, "Yumi's been hurt. I have to launch a return to the past. First, you've gotta deactivate the tower, fast!"
"Okay," Ulrich nods up at him.
"Oh no, Yumi," Amy frowns at the news. Aelita runs towards the tower, but a Krab steps in front of it, causing her to stop suddenly. It fires and she jumps away, sliding to a stop near Odd. Amy drives up to the Krab.
"Leave 'im to me," Ulrich calls out before Odd could fire.
"No way!" Amy exclaims, coming to a stop in front of the Krab. She pulls out her spear and frontflips, avoiding the lasers from the ground. Then she flies into the air and throws her weapon, hitting the target dead on. It comes back into her hand and she watches it explode.
"That's not fair!" Odd pouts at her.
"Yeah, you're cheating," Ulrich crosses his arms.
"Technically, no, because you two are so caught up in your competition that you're not giving each other fair chances," She smirks, putting her weapon behind her back. Suddenly, Ulrich's Overbike is devirtualized, Odd laughing at him. Amy suddenly pushes him and he lands on the ground, saving him from a laser that was caused by a Krab. Both of them get hit and Ulrich is now the one laughing. Aelita gives him a look and they turn to the two Krabs.
"Ulrich and Odd, would you mind concentrating? Do I have to remind you there's a tower to deactivate if you wanna save Yumi?" Jeremy asks into the headpiece. Odd flips and fires an arrow.
"Laser Arrow!" Three of them hit the eye and it's destroyed. Odd lands on his feet. "That's one less monster! Odd the great, the brave, the magnificent has finally overcome his handicap, and is now caught up with his opponent. Temporarily, of course, because Odd-"
He suddenly gets hit from behind, falling as he devirtualizes. "I'm not even sorry for not helping him this time around," Amy slowly shakes her head and Aelita giggles a little bit.
"So long Odd, the mega-" Ulrich deflects a laser with his sword. Odd appears in the scanner room, holding his stomach.
"That wasn't fair!" He pouts, narrowing his eyes.
Ulrich spins around his sword, getting hit in the shoulder. "Careful Ulrich, you're losing too many life points."
He spins around, jumping up and avoiding a laser. The Krab suddenly is engulfed in pink, destroying it. Ulrich looks towards the source to see that it was Aelita.
"Hey Aelita, you're cheating too!"
"Yeah, I know, but you guys are just too clumsy," She replies, giving him a sly wink. The sisters high five before she runs into the tower. Amy grins smugly, jerking a thumb towards Aelita.
"Nice one, Aelita," Jeremy grins, his hands behind his back...and then that smile is dropped as he hears something above him.
Aelita lands on the top pad.
Jeremy gives a sound of worry at the bunch of crows in the ceiling. They glow red and fly towards him.
Aelita signs into the interface.
Aelita
Code
Lyoko
"Tower deactivated," She replies as the tower shuts down. It turns white and she runs back to the two Lyoko Warriors.
"It's okay, Jeremy, you can launch a return to the past now," Ulrich reports, but gets nothing in response. He glances at Amy, who looks up. "Jeremy?"
Lasers are suddenly fired at the three, causing them to look up at the hornets. "Jeremy. Do you read us, Jeremy?"
He and the fairy defend Aelita from the lasers. "Something's wrong," Amy frowns as Aelita fires an energy field, destroying one.
Johnny stares at Yumi as she sits in a gurney unconscious. The paramedic closes the back door and Principal Delmas turns to Jim.
"Can you make anything out of this attack by birds with electric beaks, Jim?"
"No," He closes his eyes. "Never seen anything like it, sir...well, except when I investigated paranormal phenomena for a high-special Secret Service section."
"I didn't know that," The principal stares at him in surprise.
"I did...but I'd rather not talk about it. It's a classified defense secret."
Odd enters the lab, only to find Jeremy unconscious. "I don't believe this! Jeremy!"
The three try their best to fight against all the Hornets. Aelita creates another energy field, defeating a Hornet, but she fails to notice the danger behind her. Amy backflips over to her and they both share a high-five...until they're caught by the Scyphozoa.
"Ulrich!" They call out as he's dodging lasers by Hornets.
"Girls!" He shouts, but he's too busy with the Hornets as the two are getting their memories implanted. His saber is knocked out of his hand, spun around, and then completely destroyed by the Hornets. "Oh no!"
"Ulrich," Odd sits in the chair, the headphone to his ear. "Can you hear me? Jeremy's out cold. The birds have attacked him."
"Oh, great," He murmurs in dismay. "XANA's captured the girls, I've got Hornets on my tail, and my saber's gone! Do something!"
"Wait, what? NO! And I'd love to, but...the supercomputer programs aren't exactly my thing. I can try to get your saber back," He starts typing away, completely unsure of what he's doing. If Amy wasn't captured by the Scyphozoa, she'd help him out here!
Two Mantas suddenly arrive into the crater, flying over to the girls and Scyphozoa.
"No!" Ulrich shouts, trying to get over to them, however, he is stopped once again by the Hornets. He looks just in time to see the now possessed sisters riding the Mantas. "I don't believe it! Super sprint!" He runs up the entrance and jumps out of the crater.
The ambulance is now on its way to the hospital, Johnny tending to Yumi's forehead with a cloth. She suddenly wakes up.
"Huh? Y-You're still here?" She thought he would've ran after the crows attacked the window...
"Sure I am, I wouldn't leave you, Yumi," He smiles at her.
"Where'd you get this stupid idea to follow me from?" She murmurs as he continues with the cloth.
"From Ulrich. He said it was the best way to get your attention, and so that's what I've been doing," He explains to her slight ire.
"I should have guessed it was him. He's not only jealous, he's dumb."
"Ulrich's jealous? But of what?" He asks curiously.
"Forget it," She mutters, deciding not to tell him. It'd mostly break his heart anyway.
Ulrich runs after the monsters and the girls. He stomps on the ground before he jumps, landing on one Hornet and then the other two. He backflips into the air and kicks the Manta from underneath. This sends the girls flying into the air and he lands on the platform, running towards them. He catches the two before placing them down gently. However, he can still see the XANA symbols in their eyes.
Aelita holds out her hand, creating an energy field, but Ulrich dashes out of the way. "I might not have my saber, but I can run!"
"Heat Wave," Amy murmurs, a beam of fire appearing from her hand. They both fire at the same time and he narrowly misses the attacks.
"Odd, we can't take the chance of Aelita or Amy going into the way tower. You gotta try to launch a return in time!"
"But I thought we were never to do that when they're under XANA's control." Odd frowns in worry for his girlfriend. She's possessed by XANA for the first time and he can't even help her out...not to mention, if he tried to launch a return in time, he doesn't know what could happen to them.
They attack Ulrich again and he rushes out of the way. "Well, at least try to program me a saber."
"I'm almost there," Odd looks up nervously, "And here we...go!" He presses enter and the sword's silhouette appears in his hand.
"Great, Odd," He smiles a little, but as soon as he touches it, it disappears into pixels. "Huh? Okay, I take that back."
"Uh, sorry. But you have to stop them! I thought Ames couldn't be possessed by the Scyphozoa on Lyoko!"
"It's because XANA's gotten strong enough to do it. He probably wanted to wait for the right moment," He mumbles, running after them with his super sprint. He trips them and they slide on the ground. Lasers are fired right next to him and he turns around to the monsters. Grunting, he looks between the two and then the monsters. He speeds behind Aelita and hugs her from behind. She struggles as Amy tries to pull him off.
"Let me see, how are we gonna get out of this one?" Odd murmurs to himself, glancing behind him. "It's time for some strong-arm tactics."
Johnny holds Yumi's hand, glancing at her vitals. He then looks back to her with a hopeful smile as she closes her eyes.
Aelita elbows Ulrich in the gut, knocking him onto the ground. She then prepares another energy field and Ulrich ducks, instead the projectile hitting a rock. Pieces from it stab the ground near him, with the girls running past him. He looks at them for only a few seconds before turning his attention to the monsters. He jumps over some lasers.
"Beginning to get on my nerves..." He takes a rock shard and super sprints up a rock. Ulrich then pushes himself into the air, landing on the Manta. He ducks from a Hornet. "Aw, you missed!" He ducks his head. "Missed again! Tough break." Swinging his arm, he knocks a Hornet into a rock, destroying it. He then stabs the Manta in the eye, jumping off it.
Odd slaps Jeremy. "Come on, Jeremy, this is the 10th slap. Don't tell me you need a real smash!"
Jeremy finally wakes up. "Odd...are you crazy or what?!"
Odd giggles sheepishly into his hand before he turns serious. "Jeremy, we're in serious trouble!"
Johnny looks up at the machine again, noticing the beats getting slower. "Yumi...!"
She seems to have fallen unconscious again. He rubs her hand slowly.
Ulrich super sprints in front of the sisters. "I'm not gonna let you through, girls." He gets hit in the leg, causing them to smirk. They run past him and he gets onto his feet, throwing his make-shift weapon. He destroys two Hornets in one throw. "One, and two...but...oh no!" He turns around, only to see them enter the way tower.
Johnny's eyes turn soft as he sees that they're almost at the hospital. "Hang in there, Yumi..."
Aelita signs in as Amy enters the code.
Xana
"Ulrich, I'm ready for action again," Jeremy replies once he's back in the chair. "Tell me what's going on. Do you need help?"
The tower starts disappearing as the two fall out of it, back to normal. "Too late..." Ulrich murmurs sadly. He then sees the environment starting to disappear. "Come on, girls!" He runs past them. "This is no time to drag your feet!" The two run after him.
"What do we have here?" Paramedics look at Yumi as they're running down the hall.
"Adolescent girl, about 14. Multiple injuries, unconscious."
"It's all over..." Jeremy closes his eyes.
"For the desert sector, yes," Odd places a sympathetic hand on his shoulder. "For Yumi, I hope not, so...move it."
Jeremy gets to work and finishes the process within minutes. "Return to the Past now..." He presses enter and everything gets engulfed in white. Time is reset to before Johnny talked to Ulrich, with Herb and Nicolas leaving the bathroom.
"Very funny, Della Robbia..."
Ulrich turns to Jeremy expectantly. "Well?"
"It's okay. Yumi's going to be fine."
Odd sighs in relief. "Yeah...but she knows about what you told Johnny to do, and she's furious," Jeremy smirks knowingly.
"Don't say we didn't warn you," Odd points his toothbrush at the boy.
"Ulrich, Ulrich," Johnny arrives behind them. "Have you got a minute? Can I talk to you, in private?"
"No problem," Ulrich smiles gently, knowing just what to do about Yumi.
"Well..." Johnny starts off from Ulrich's bed. "Well, you see, uh...when I see Yumi, I, uh..."
"Okay, I get it, you like her and you don't know how to get her to notice you, right?"
"That's it, but how did you guess?" Johnny asks in surprise.
"Instinct," Ulrich puts on his jacket. "There's one thing that can't fail."
"Sure?" Johnny looks up skeptically.
"She's gonna love it, trust me. Now you gotta go find her and tell her this."
"Okay, right," Johnny starts off to Yumi in the library, "Ah...Ulrich is a really dumb jerk, and he wants to apologize for pulling such a stupid stunt."
Yumi chuckles after a few seconds. "Okay," To his surprise, she pushes the chair next to her away. "Well, why don't you sit down? We can study together."
"T-Together?" He stammers slowly. "Like us? Like you and me? Together?"
"Why not?" She smiles a little.
"Wow, that Ulrich really rocks," He couldn't help but say as he takes his seat.
"I guess," She puts her hand to her cheek. She definitely forgave Ulrich now.
"Hey guys," Jeremy approaches the others at the vending machine. "I got the latest stats on the Lyoko battles."
"Ready to eat your hat, good buddy?" Odd smirks at Ulrich, awaiting his victory.
"You're the one who's not gonna be able to digest this."
"The Lyoko Warrior who has outclassed all the others is...a tie between Amy and Aelita!"
He and the girl both laugh as they high five. This doesn't appease the boys as they look on with tiny glares.
"I don't believe in statistics, they don't mean a thing. That's not the way to determine a real Lyoko hero," Odd pouts at them.
"Yeah, for once I agree with you, Odd," Ulrich comments as they watch the two celebrate. Odd suddenly drops his cup. Come to think of it, Amy hasn't been around all morning...
"W-Where's Ames?"
"Dealing with Kiki, she won't stop whining every time Amy tries to leave the room," Aelita tells him. "I think she's just as worried as you-"
Odd takes off into a run, surprising all of them.
He slides into the girls' dorm hallway, trying to get to their room as fast as possible. He didn't even care if Jim would catch him, but he had to make sure that his little Ames is okay. He gives an inward sigh of relief as he sees the door he's looking for. Odd suddenly bursts in, seeing Amy holding her dog in her hands.
"Hm?" She turns around, seeing her panting boyfriend in the doorway. "Odd? Sorry, I know I should've called, but Kiki-"
He jumps towards her so fast, he knocks her onto the floor. He wraps his arms around her and pulls her in for a passionate kiss. Amy accepts the gesture instead of protesting, wrapping her arms around his neck. They stay like that for a few seconds until Odd finally pulls away.
"Do you know how much you scared me today?!"
Her eyes widen and she knows exactly what he's talking about. Amy lets out a small sigh. "I'm fine, pudding pop. Me putting in the code changed me back, you know that."
"Yeah, but I wasn't there to stop it!" He frowns, running a hand through her bangs.
"You didn't have to barge into my room to greet me. You have a phone."
"I needed to see for myself," He kisses the top of her head. "I should've been there..."
"Oh, don't blame yourself for this. I was a victim with no control over what I was doing. No matter what happens to me, I'd never forget about you..."
He looks down at her and smiles.
"Now can you get off me? Do you want us to get in trouble?"
He finally realizes their position and sits up, rubbing the back of his neck in embarrassment.