Angel: I used Flora's fairy forms as inspiration, but colors, wing shapes, and accessories are totally different with Amy's forms. Not to mention that Amy's powers within each Sector are limited. Thank you for 200 reviews!

Yumi walks up to her friends, where they're all holding the Kadic News, much like everyone else. "Hi everybody!" She greets with a small smile.

"Hi Yumi," Jeremy greets back and she sits down next to Ulrich.

"What's happening, Yumi?" He asks casually.

"You mean to tell me there's actually real news in the Kadic News this time?" She raises a brow, looking over her shoulder to see that every single person has a copy.

"Don't tell me you haven't heard!" Odd exclaims at her. Ulrich simply shows her the paper and she reads it.

"Scoop of the year, blah blah blah, Chris coming to Kadic, blah blah blah, too amazing...wait, as in Chris from the-"

"Subdigitials," Ulrich nods in confirmation.

"The drummer, and he'll be at Kadic today!" Odd adds in.

"He's my favorite member of the band," Amy smiles happily, pulling up a picture of the Subdigitals on her phone. "I went to go see them in concert in my hometown."

"Hey you guys, cool it," Yumi holds up a hand. "Sounds like a phony scoop."

"Yeah it sure does," Jeremy seems to agree with her. "Just another one of Milly and Tamiya's dumb stories."

"Well it could be for real. It seems that Chris is coming here to visit his uncle," Aelita explains, looking up from her paper.

"Huh? You mean that Chris has an uncle who works here?" Now Yumi's interested.

"I wonder who that can be," Aelita smirks a little.

"You too, Aelita?" Jeremy leans in forward a bit. "How can you believe that stuff?"

"Well, everyone else does, and it seems so far-fetched to not believe," Amy shrugs at him.


They step through the halls after lunch, everyone outside murmuring in excitement. "If it's true, who do you think his uncle really is?" Yumi asks the group while Odd and Amy are in front, still reading the paper.

"Fumet, Chardin, Mr. Delmas—not Mr. Delmas. Sissi could never be Chris' cousin," Ulrich could almost laugh at the thought.

"If she was, she'd be shouting it out to anyone willing to listen to her," Aelita chimes in.

"And that'd be a world I don't wanna live in," Amy cringes at the possibility.

"What about Riley?" Ulrich couldn't help but wonder.

"Huh?! Michael Riley, the custodian? Right, well in that case, why not Jim?!" Odd exclaims, Amy holding out a hand to stop him.

"Odd, wait-!"

He bumps right into the man himself. "Well done, Della Robbia. Just as clumsy as ever."

"Jim! What a coincidence, we were just talking about you," Odd chuckles nervously.

"You were mostly gossiping," Amy whispers to him.

"Shh! Uh, yeah, it seems that the Sub Digital's drummer is coming to Kadic to visit his uncle and we thought you'd be the first to know."

"Uh, me?" Jim waves a hand. "No, what gave you an idea like that?"

"I almost forgot, how stupid of me!" Odd facepalms himself. "That's not your style of music at all, is it, Jim? You're more into like oldies, huh?"

"Yeah, but, wait a second, I also happen to like rock music, and I love the Subdigitals! Those guys are very talented artists, especially my nephew. He's really great."

Amy gasps at his sudden declaration. "Hey, I was right!" Odd exclaims excitedly, "You're Chris' uncle! I can't believe it!"

"Uhh, I didn't say that, did I?" Jim asks anxiously.

"Uh huh, you sure did, Jim." Odd turns around to the others. "That's what he said, right?"

He sighs slowly, sagging his shoulders. "Okay, okay, Chris is my nephew. But-"

"Wow, that's what I call a sensational scoop!" Odd smiles to his girlfriend and friends.

"I'm counting on you all not to tell anybody, especially you, Della Robbia," Jim narrows his eyes at the boy. "I don't want this getting around."

"I promise not to tell a living soul, Jim."


Though he does, and a few minutes later, Jim gets chased by Subdigital fans. "JIM!"

"Hey, you got the wrong guy!" He shouts at them, running past the cafeteria. "I don't know any Chris! I never heard of the guy, you hear? Go away, away I say!"

Tamiya takes a bunch of photos in the auditorium once Chris himself has arrived. "My dear Chris," Mr. Delmas starts off, "On behalf of the entire staff and student body of Kadic Academy, I would like to wish you a very warm welcome."

The students all cheer as he approaches the podium. "The floor is all yours."

Chris smiles, holding up a hand. "Good morning, everyone, and thank you for all for this enthusiasm," He greets the crowd. "As I guess all of you know, I came here to visit my uncle," He turns to Jim with a smile. "But there's another reason as well. The Subdigitals have decided to do a school tour to discover new talent and to develop that talent by giving you guys a chance to be the opening act at our next concert!"

The five turn to each other in surprise. The crowd erupts in excited cheers. "And thanks to the kind authorization of your principal, we've organized an audition for this afternoon in your gymnasium!"


Odd bursts into his room, followed by Ulrich, Yumi, and Amy walking behind him. "Where did it go?! I was positive I put it here!" He digs through a box.

"Since when do you actually put any of your things away, Odd?" Ulrich retorts as he stands behind the blonde.

"Ha ha, very funny!" Odd calls out as he looks up in annoyance. "You know, you guys could give me a hand!"

"If you tell us what you're looking for, maybe we could help," Yumi suggests to him.

"Can't exactly look if we don't know what it is," Amy shakes her head in amusement.

"My CD demo! Ohh, I absolutely have to play it for Chris!"

The Japanese girl inspects Kiwi's drawer, seeing a disc underneath the tiny dog. "Well, you did put it away, in Kiwi's drawer."

"Let's see," Odd snatches it from her. "Oh thanks! My adorable little diggity dog," He rubs Kiwi's head, kissing Amy on the cheek.

"Hmm," Yumi glares at him for the lack of appreciation.

"Glory and fame are just around the corner. I hope not too many kids show up."

It's the exact opposite as they look at a long line in front of the gym. It seems as if everyone wants to audition...

"Uh, you were saying?" Ulrich turns to Odd, who just hums in disappointment. It'll take forever to get through the line.


Aelita is searching through the room she shares with Amy to look for her demo. "Hmm..."

Kiki barks and she looks over to the dog, who's peeking through a box that the brunette had left behind before she left. Aelita peeks inside and smiles when she sees her own CD labeled 'Aelita remix.' "Ah! There you are!"

She laughs happily, bending down to the dog and petting her. Kiki barks at the contact from the girl, wagging her tail. Aelita giggles at her and stands up, about to leave when Jeremy comes into the doorway.

"Jeremy, it's you!"

"Yeah, I was thinking, Aelita, since Delmas cancelled classes today, we can make some headway on the program for our new virtual ship!"

He would do it himself, but she was on Lyoko for most of her life, and he could use some of her input.

"Well...I'd like to, but..." She looks away and he notices what's in her hand.

"Oh no, come on, don't tell me you're gonna waste your time going to that audition! Imagine what XANA might be plotting on the network even while we're talking! We've gotta find a way to travel there a-and I was counting on you, Aelita!"

"Alright," She slowly puts her disc into her pocket. "I won't go."

He smiles gratefully at her while Kiki just growls at him.


"Chris has got to choose my demo," Sissi waves her own disc in her hand in front of the others. "He's got a good ear for talent, and then I'll be the greatest DJ star of all time!"

Odd turns to her in annoyance as he's standing right behind them. "The biggest DJ of all time, huh? What does DJ stand for, dumb jerk?!"

"Just cool it, Odd," She warns him, turning to him with a glare. "You'll eat those words when you see me in a stretch limo!"

"I guess I don't have to then since my own Ames drives around in one!" He smirks at her and she growls, turning back to the line. Amy pats Odd's shoulder in comfort. He looks towards his CD in worry of what Chris will think.

"Odd, don't worry. You'll see, your mix will blow everyone away," Yumi glances at Ulrich with a smug smile.

"Yeah, as long as you don't bust our eardrums," Ulrich jokes to him.

"Hey man, with friends like you, who needs enemies? Thanks for your support, Ulrich!"

"Oh, Odd, come on," Amy hugs him from behind. "You'll do great! Don't listen to anyone who says otherwise."

Matthias is doing his turn with Chris, who bites his pen a little. The boy turns off the music, but it's not in the drummer's interest. "Thank you, uh...Matthias, is that right?"

"Uhh, yeah," He replies and Chris crosses out the name.

"Next!"

"Hello, I'm Sissi Delmas, the daughter of Jean-Pierre Delmas, the school principal," Sissi greets him and he gives a blank look as Herb and Nicolas are standing behind him with big smiles. She giggles nervously and decides to continue. "I'm gonna play my best track for you, it's called I'm Headed for the Stars!"

"Okay Sissi, I hope it really takes off for ya," He points his pen at her.

"You won't believe your ears, Chris!" She inserts the record and once it plays, it's so ear-shattering that it breaks the glass from Chris' table. Nicolas and Herb clap for her while he holds up a hand.

"Thank you, Sissi..." She was right...

He couldn't believe his ears at how awful it was.

"Hey Sissi, your stretch limo have a flat tire?" Odd jokes as the others walk past them.

"Dork!" She calls out and Amy rolls her eyes at the girl.

Odd inserts his music. "Ah hello, my name is Odd Della Robbia, and I think I'd better explain that my music is a little experimental. Actually, uh, well, pretty different. Well anyway, you're gonna love it! My Ames does!"

"Hm?" Amy looks up at being addressed, Chris looking over his shoulder.

"Well, isn't that sweet?"

She smiles sheepishly, rubbing the back of her neck.


"You see, this is where I'm stumped," Jeremy is explaining to Aelita, who's not really paying attention. "I still don't understand the real nature of the transitional interface between Lyoko and the network. Even though I've gone over and over the flux, and...hey, Aelita, are you listening?"

"Huh?" All she can think about is the audition. "Oh, I'm sorry, could you say that again?"

"Oh, never mind..." He sighs lightly, turning back to his computer. "There might be a way. I discovered that we could reconfigure the navigation parameters in relative function to the frequency of the flux-"


Odd finishes his demonstration. "And there you go!"

"Um, uh...well, um..." He has no words as the three glance to each other. "I..."

"Odd. Odd Della Robbia. And what you just heard is just a little taste of what I can do! I swear, I've got lots of other tracks. You wanna hear them?" He places down the headphones.

"Some other time maybe...thanks a lot, uh, Odd."

He walks back towards his friends, placing down his disc in disappointment. Once he joins them, they escort him towards the exit in sympathy.

"I was good, wasn't I?"

"Well...you gave it your best shot. That's the main thing," Yumi tells him.

"One thing's for sure, you said it was different, and you weren't lying," Ulrich adds in.

"At least he heard it," Amy kisses his cheek and he smiles a little. Jim walks into the room, seeing the four leave. He walks up to his nephew, who looks very stressed.

"Well now, kip, have you found a future star?"

"I'd rather not talk about it, Uncle Jim," He replies, to Jim's confusion.


Jeremy's computer beeps and he stares at it, appalled. "What do you mean, system error? Okay...don't blow your cool, Jeremy. We'll just shift the polarity of the contact flux and uh...hand me those figures, huh?"

He notices her staring off into space again. "Are you okay, Aelita?"

"...Something wrong?" She asks after a few seconds.

"It's okay, I can finish up on my own. If you wanna go, you can go."

"Are you sure?" She questions slowly.

"Yeah. I think I know what's holding us up," He gestures to his computer.

"Okay! I'm off then!" She stands up and runs out the door. "See you later! I have to call Amy!" He gives a deep sigh, turning around.


"It's not that simple," Chris is standing outside the gym with...Jim. "It's all part of this promotional operation. If we don't bring the record company some new talent, they'll be down on me like a ton of bricks. They've already made us change our name."

"Don't worry, my boy, there's gotta be a youngster around here with a ton of talent." As he's saying this, Aelita runs right past them.

Amy turns the corner and accidentally steps in mud near the track, groaning at the sight. "No time to fix 'em!"

"A few words for the Kadic News, Chris?" Milly calls out as she and Tamiya arrive.

"Just one or two questions!"

"Can I have an autograph, Chris?"

He sighs a little; what was he gonna do? He's already heard everyone...

The sisters slide into the gym, only to see that it's empty. "Oh no! I'm too late!"

"Odd must've been the last one..." Amy frowns a little. "Well...maybe you should still play it anyway. I could use a little break after the running. And then afterwards, we can go."

"Okay..." Aelita glances towards the station.

"When's your next concert?"

"Are you working on a new outline?"

"Calm down. He can't answer your questions if you all talk at once," Jim tries to settle the students down. "Now let's try it one at a time."

Chris hears Aelita playing and stops. "Hold on! Quiet down! That's fantastic, it's what i've been looking for all day today!"

Unfortunately, a tower in the forest sector gets activated by XANA.

By the time the drummer reaches the gym, but the two girls are already gone. "Hey, I, uh...oh no, I'm too late." He looks towards the ground.

"Whoa..." Chris looks at the muddy footprints, noting the dance moves. "And this one's got moves! Ah, I know that the record company is looking for music, but...I just can't let this girl slip by!"

Electricity sparks by the mixing board and a specter appears, approaching the man.


Aelita is sitting near the vending machine, Amy's hand on her back to try and cheer her up. "And you figure that compared to the rest of the candidates, I've got a pretty good chance of getting picked! Just thinking about being the opening act for the Subdigitals gives me the chills!"

"Uh..." Yumi glances to Ulrich skeptically.

"Odd, uh, it's not in the bag just yet."

"At least we tried, Aelita," Amy whispers to her.

"You guys want a scoop?" Milly and Tamiya approach the group.

"Chris finally found the opening act he was looking for," Tamiya adds in.

"I knew it! Fame, fortune, and glory are all mine now!" Odd cheers happily.

"Forget about it. No one knows who it is, not even Chris!" Milly states, both girls giving him a blank look.

"What? But how can that be? I didn't stop repeating my name!"

"No, it happened after the auditions. All he did was hear the music and see the dance steps on the floor. He didn't see the DJ or the dancer along with the DJ."

"Huh?!" The girls perk up upon hearing it.

"I don't believe it! First a mystery DJ and now a dancer?!" Odd exclaims at this. "There's TWO people he's looking for?"

"He went to see the principal to see if he could find the Cinderellas, whoever they are." The two girls run past them, leaving them confused. "Huh? What's the matter with them?"

"Huh. Well, when you gotta go, you gotta go, I guess," Odd comments as they stare after the duo.

Jeremy gasps upon seeing the alert. "Oh no, a XANA attack!" He pulls out his phone.

"Yeah Jeremy?" Ulrich asks him.

"The super scan has just picked up an activated tower. We've got to get to the factory fast."

"Okay, but Amy and Aelita took off, and no one knows where they went."

"Wait for me under the arches. I'll stop by their room first. See you in a few minutes," Jeremy hangs up with him.


The two sisters run up to Chris, who's leaning against the wall. "Chris!" They shout and he doesn't respond.

"I was looking for you. I wanted to give you this and introduce you to-"

He grips their wrists suddenly. Aelita drops the CD as they both struggle with him. "Chris, what are you doing?!" Amy demands and she looks up to see sunglasses flashing with the XANA symbol. "Oh my god. Aelita, run, I'll-"

He suddenly shocks them and they fall unconscious.

Milly and Tamiya walk up to Chris, who has the girls over his shoulders. "Chris!" Tamiya smiles at him.

"I bet you found out who the mystery DJ and dancer duo are! Is it-" They both gasp as they see the situation, staring in shock as he just walks past them without a word.

"Hi, leave me a message," Aelita's voice says from Yumi's phone as she's met up with Ulrich and Odd.

"She's not picking up," Yumi stares at her mobile.

"Ames isn't either," Odd frowns at the voicemail that he and Amy made together.

"They're not in their room, either," Jeremy speaks up as he arrives. "Aelita and I were working together, but she wasn't concentrating. She was more interested in showing her demo to Chris at the audition."

"Oh, now I understand why she and Amy took off like rockets."

"Do you think they're the mystery duo?" Odd asks in surprise.

"Kind of looks like it."

"But why didn't Ames tell me?" Odd replies, a bit hurt that she kept this a secret.

"I'm sure she wanted to, but didn't have the time," Yumi places a hand on his shoulder.

"You mind filling me in?" Jeremy questions curiously.

"Don't worry, we'll tell you on the way," The Japanese girl replies to him. "You two go and find them. They must've gone to the principal's office to see Chris. Meet us at the factory."

Odd and Ulrich nod in unison. "Mhm."

Chris walks into the tunnel with the girls in tow.


Jeremy and Yumi run past the cafeteria, where Milly and Tamiya are sitting in front of the doors. Both of their eyes are wide as if they saw something unnatural.

"Huh?" The two come to a stop.

"You look like you're in shock. Did Sissi say something intelligent for once?" Yumi asks the two.

"Chris just kidnapped Amy and Aelita," Tamiya explains to them.

"What?!" Jeremy's eyes widen at her sentence.

"Yeah, we saw him pass by with them on his shoulders. He was totally weird, like the mad killer in Executioner 2," Milly stands up.

"Shouldn't we call the police?" Tamiya couldn't help but wonder.

"Uh, I wouldn't do that! That was just for the...the video! Ha, I mean, the new Subdigitals video. They're doing this science fiction thing with robots invading the school."

"Right, we've gotta go now. We've got parts in the next scene they're shooting," Jeremy jerks a thumb behind him and they take off, to the 8th graders' confusion.


"Yes Jeremy? Huh?" Ulrich and Odd are just reaching the principal's office. "Chris? Okay."

"Uh? Hey look!" Odd picks up Aelita's CD. "This has to be Aelita's demo."

Ulrich peeks through the door to see Chris and Jim talking. "Odd, look. Chris and Jim."

"Outside?" He turns to his friend.

"They walked right into the lion's den!"

"The girls aren't there," Odd joins him. "Chris must've looked them up somewhere!"

"That's weird..." Ulrich eyes them closer. "He doesn't look XANA-ified, does he?"

"Only one way to find out," Odd smirks at him.

"Look, kid," Jim places a hand on Chris' shoulder. "There's nothing to worry about. We're gonna find your duo."

"Chris," Odd steps in, followed by a smirking Ulrich. "Check out this CD, it's just what you're looking for!"

"Hey, Stern, Della Robbia, cut that out!" Jim orders them.

"It's important, look. We've got the demo Chris has been looking for!" Ulrich gestures to Odd. "And we have a video of the dancer right here!" He holds up a CD of Amy's dancing that Odd had on him. Sometimes he goes to the library and his computer to watch the video, and keeps it on his person in case he really needed to watch it quickly.

Chris takes the disc, but Odd holds it, staring into his eyes. "What's wrong? You want an autograph or what?" Both of them notice his eyes are normal, and not XANA-ified.

"Uh, sorry, Chris, but I..."

"Beat it, you two. Scram! And I'll take that," He snatches the disc from Ulrich. "And I suggest you watch your step. I got my eye on you! We'll discuss this later."

"I just don't get it..." Odd dejectedly puts his hands in his pockets, frowning at the possibilities of what XANA could do to Amy. "If he didn't kidnap Aelita or Ames, then it must have been-"

"A polymorphic specter!" They both realize at the same time.


Chris 2 has reached the lab, carrying the girls to the scanner room. He places them inside one each and teleports away. The virtualization process starts up for both just as Jeremy and Yumi arrive from the elevator.

They reach the computer, only to notice what's happening. "What's going on? Aelita! Amy!" He tries to stop it, but it's too late. "Oh! Too late!"

The two virtualize into the forest sector. Amy lands safely, catching her sister into her arms. "W-What...?" She notices where they are as she helps Aelita onto her feet. She slowly opens her eyes and looks around.

"What are we doing here...?"

"I think I know why..." Amy points up ahead as two Krabs and William are headed right towards them.

Odd and Ulrich run into the park as Ulrich's phone rings. "Yeah, Jeremy, I'm listening."

"You can stop looking for the girls: they're on Lyoko."

"We know, there's a polymorphic specter on the loose. Okay, we're on our way, we're at the secret passage." He puts away his phone and is about to open the cover when they hear laughing. They look up in surprise to see Chris and Jim walking up to them.

"You guys are as easy to track down as a caribou in the great north! Stay where you are, we have a few questions to ask you."

"Sorry Jim, but we don't have time," Ulrich gets onto his feet. "We have to-"

"Well, we happen to be in a hurry, too," Chris holds up both the discs. "Are you the one who put these together?"

"Well, yeah, uh, no, the DJ is a friend of mine, Aelita. And the girl from the video is my girlfriend, Amy."

"What's their last names?" He asks curiously.

"What's the difference, they're in danger, and that's why we're in such a big hurry!" Ulrich changes the subject. He knows that Chris wants to track them down, but the situation right now was not a good time for it.

"What do you mean in danger? What's this all about?"

"Take us to them immediately, unless you'd rather settle this in the principal's office!"

They glance to each other, a little skeptical of allowing them to go to the lab. It was either risking their secret or delaying time to save them by going to Mr. Delmas.

"Okay then, come with us. But let me warn you about two things: try to avoid asking any questions, and get ready for a workout."

"Works for me, Stern, there's no work that I like better than working out!"


"Jeremy, I'm ready," Yumi announces from a scanner.

"Okay, here we go."

The scanner closes around her. "Scanner Yumi. Transfer Yumi. Virtualization."

Amy stands in front of Aelita protectively, swiftly pulling out her spear. Aelita prepares an orb. "Energy field!"

William slices it into bits. He hits her with smoke and Amy narrows her eyes, clenching a fist. Suddenly vines surround him, to her surprise. Despite that, he cuts right through them.

"What just happened?" Amy looks between her hands and William.

"Upgrade," Aelita tells her with a tiny smile. "It came with your outfit. You can control the elements of each sector in any way you want now. And you're not limited to just four powers per sector, either."

"Great! That'll be really helpful from now on while dealing with nasties like him," She directs a glare towards William. He's about to attack them when two fans fly in. The Krabs turn around to see Yumi standing a few feet away. She catches her weapons into her hands.

"You may be possessed by XANA, but you're still a rookie on Lyoko, William," She quips to him.

"Attack!" He orders the Krabs and they turn their attention on her instead. She flips from their lasers, spinning around as her hands touch the grass. Aelita smiles at her in relief, seeing William in front of them. Amy flashes green light in William's eyes, distracting him for a moment to allow the two to take off. Amy flies Aelita away from him and when he gets his sight back, he notices the two getting away.

"Follow them!" He points to the two, so that he can battle Yumi alone.

"Hey William!" She calls out, pulling out her fans. She runs up towards him, tossing her weapons and flipping into the air. He dodges her fans, but not the kick at him. He lands, sliding to a stop before approaching her again. She lands on his back, knocking him onto the ground.

"Jeremy, where are Odd and Ulrich? We're gonna need some back-up over here!"

"They're on their way. Meanwhile, try to get to the activated tower. It's directed south of your position." As he's speaking, purple electricity forms behind him, forming into the fake Chris. "I'll bring you up a vehicle."

The four run across the bridge.

Yumi backflips away from William's sword, tossing her fans. He deflects them like it was nothing, running towards her. She jumps into the air, catching her weapons.

The Krabs are chasing after the girls, tilting their heads up and firing at Amy. She flies around them, approaching a dead end. She comes to an abrupt stop, looking around at her surroundings.

"Hang on, sis!"

She dives forward into the air, flying towards the other side. Aelita looks over her shoulder, as the Krabs are unable to get past the large gap that will surely guarantee a drop into the Digital Sea.

"What's wrong, ladies? Having a bad leg day?" Aelita teases them, taking it back as another Krab fires at them from behind. Amy turns right and continues flying, the lone Krab trailing after them.

Chris 2 suddenly grabs Jeremy out of his spot and throws him onto the ground.

Yumi has taken off into a run, William following after her. "Jeremy, where's that vehicle, huh?" She wonders, coming to a stop. "The old William was hard to get rid of, but this one is a lot worse!" She turns to her opponent, pulling out her fans again. She tosses them into the air and they go flying towards William. She uses her telekinesis as he swings at them. The fans fly out of view and then hit him in the back.

Ulrich and Odd arrive with Jim and Chris, Jeremy landing in front of him. "Jeremy!" Ulrich and Odd check on him.

"What is this place?" Jim asks, looking up. "A mad scientist hideout?"

Then they notice the clone. "Who's that guy over there, a stunt double or a clone?"

"A polymorphic specter," Ulrich answers to Chris.

"Yeah well, specter or not, he's not getting my autograph," Chris walks up to the look-alike, who grabs him by the shirt and throws him onto the floor.

"Hey, hands off my nephew, pal," Jim steps in and restrains him. "Now you'll see what it's like to mess with an old Special Forces Agent!"

The polymorphic specter teleports out of his hold, shocking the gym teacher. "Hey, we really need you, Einstein, so wake up!"

Jeremy sits up, rubbing his head as Jim is thrown at the wall. "Get to—get to the scanner room," Jeremy stammers immediately. "Aelita and Amy, they're in trouble. Hurry up!"

Chris 2 walks up to them, only to get hit by the real Chris. "Hey, what's going on around here?" He demands to the trio.

"I told you not to ask any questions," Ulrich tells him, standing up.

Amy looks back at the Krab still following them, coming to a stop as another one is approaching up ahead. Amy flies past them, and one of them eventually hits her wings, causing both of them to fall. Aelita hangs onto the edge as Amy slides to a stop near her.

"Jeremy..." She pleads for him to answer.

Odd and Ulrich run into the scanners. "All set, Jeremy."

"Okay, first let me program an Overwing," He replies as the doors enclose the boys in.

He types as quickly as he can, the Overwing virtualizing. Aelita falls and Amy wakes up, overlooking tnhe edge.

"No!"

The Overwing appears underneath Aelita, saving her. Amy sighs in relief.

"Transfer Ulrich. Transfer Odd."

"Thanks Jeremy," Aelita stands up. "That was a close one."

"Move out, girls, hurry up!" He urges the two.

"Alright," Aelita appears in front of Amy to show that she's okay, just as the OverRunner appears in front of the fairy. She jumps onto it and drives away, following after her sister. Before the Krabs can do anything, the boys are virtualized.

Ulrich lands in front of one while Odd lands on top of it. "Hey there, you little crab cakes! Did you miss us?" He fires his arrow at the eye. "Yeah!" He lands on the grass, putting up his feet so that Ulrich can jump off them, flipping on top of the other Krab. He pulls out his sword and hits the eye.

"Impact!"

He lands back on the grass, putting his sword back in place. "You can have the last one. Super sprint!" He runs off.

"Great! I love having seconds," Odd stands there bravely.

Chris 2 reappears, Jim looking up. "I'll get rid of that imposter now! No one does that to me and gets away with it! Geronimo!" He tackles the wrong Chris, as he was unable to tell them apart.

"No, Uncle Jim!"

They fall onto the ground, Chris unconscious. Jim realizes his mistake too late as the specter then forms into Jim himself.

Yumi backflips away from William's swings, which hit the ground instead. She takes out her fans and throws them, but he knocks them away from him. She notices a lake behind her while getting the weapons back, running towards the logs. She flips onto them, William following her. He hits her with smoke, knocking her down. She looks up and is unable to stop him from devirtualizing her. He hears something and looks up ahead to see the girls heading for the tower. He turns around to see Ulrich arriving. He jumps onto the log.

"If you're trying to get a date with Yumi, I'm not so sure that's the right way."

Yumi grunts once she's out of the scanner. She's been bested by him again...

The two stare at each other while standing on the log. Ulrich makes the first move, pulling out his swords and running towards his opponent.

"You'll have to be a math genius to know that there's one too many Jims here! Reminds me of the time I fought against Hurricane Windstorm in Vegas, back in 94."

Chris regains consciousness, taking a crowbar and preparing to hit the specter with it. "The third round I just won-"

He swings the crowbar...only for the specter to duck, and it hits his uncle in the face. "Uh...Oh, I'm sorry. I..."

"How are you guys doing? We've got our hands full here and if this keeps up, the Subdigitals are gonna need a new drummer!"

Jim 2 approaches Chris with a growl.

"We're doing our best, Einstein!" Odd runs on all fours away from the Krab. He runs up a tree, the Krab still firing at him. "Okay, let's get down to business!" He backflips, flying above the Krab. "Laser arrow!" He fires three times and destroys the monster, taking off.

William and Ulrich are still battling, Ulrich swinging his swords around. William does the same, but his adversary jumps over it. He tries to stab Ulrich into devirtualization, but he jumps backwards, the large sword now stuck in the log. Ulrich runs up to William, preparing to devirtualize him then and there, though he uses Super Smoke to disappear, then kick him behind the log. Ulrich shakes his head, his eyes widening as he clashes swords with William again. He runs off and William narrows his eyes.

"Manta!"

Ulrich looks behind him to see the monster appearing. William jumps off the log and Ulrich now finds himself surrounded. If he moved, instant goner. The Manta fires at him while William pushes Ulrich backwards with the sword. Suddenly the Manta is destroyed, courtesy of Odd.

"Hey guys!" He greets, flying his Overboard. William looks up, distracted as Ulrich jumps backwards.

Aelita finally reaches the tower, jumping off the Overwing. She runs inside, reaching the center. She flies up towards the top.

Chris's neck is grabbed by Jim 2, who threatens to electrocute him.

Aelita does a flip, reaching the top pad. She lands on it and presses on her hand onto the interface, deactivating the tower.

"Tower deactivated."

Amy smiles as she watches the color change, the specter completely disappearing. Jim gives Chris an accusing look for the injury, the drummer chuckling innocently.

William looks around and lowers his sword. "Don't worry, William. I'll fight you every step of the way," Ulrich declares and the boy super smokes away.

"Belpois, I want an explanation right now!" Jim and Chris approach the boy. "What is going on and what in the world is all this equipment for?!"

"I would, but, I'm getting tired of explaining it to you, Jim, cuz in 10 seconds, you won't remember any of it, anyway," Jeremy replies, as this must've been the 6th time that the gym teacher has discovered the lab.

"Not so fast!" Chris speaks up. "First tell me who Aelita and Amy are!"

"Mm. Return to the past now," Jeremy presses enter. He would've, but Chris still wouldn't remember anyway.

Everything is engulfed in white and turned back to normal.


"I finally figured out what was wrong with my demo," Odd smiles as the four are back in line. "I didn't push the second break with a series of scratches. You'll see, I'll do a lot better next time. Are you okay, Ames?"

"Yeah, I'm okay," She smiles at him. "Good luck."

"Well, I guess in the end, XANA's attack ended up giving us another free afternoon to work on our virtual ship," Jeremy turns to his computer, him and Aelita back in his room. "Huh, Aelita?"

She nods with a hum, a knock being heard. "Come in!"

Chris himself opens the door. "Excuse me, I'm looking for Aelita Stones."

"Uhh, that's me," Aelita smiles to him with a wave. "But, uh..."

"I'm really glad to meet you, Aelita," He holds up her disc. "I heard your demo and I think it's really great! Can we go over to the gym? I'd love to hear it live!"

"Oh, but I have a dancer, my close friend Amy-"

"Oh, Amelia Smith? I saw her video as well, and I'm actually on my way to go get her right now."

"...I'd like to, but I'm not sure I can," Aelita glances over to Jeremy.

"Go on, it's an offer you can't refuse," Jeremy tells her.

"Okay then, let's go!" She places down the laptop, running out the door. "By the way, how'd you get a hold of my demo? And of Amy's dance video?"

"Oh, one of your friends gave it to me."

Jeremy smiles, as he's the one who did that...with help from Amy sneaking it in to his room. What she didn't know was that he got her dance video from Odd. He realized now that he can't hold Aelita back from having fun, and she really wanted the opportunity.


"Amy Smith?"

Her eyes widen at the sudden voice, turning around to see Aelita and Chris standing behind them. "C-Chris!" Odd stammers at the sight of him, and he approaches Amy with a smile.

"Are you Amy?"

"Y-Yes, that's me," She stammers nervously. "How do you know my name?"

"Aelita's told me all about you," He gestures to the pink-haired girl, who smiles. "Said that you're the one who dances to all her beats."

"Err...yes," She rubs the back of her neck. "That'd be me."

"I was wondering if you could show me some of your moves," He grins down at her, the people in the line being well aware of his presence. Some of them are in awe, while others like Sissi are looking on in jealousy.

"Whoa," Ulrich blinks at the brunette.

"M-Me?! Well...I'd be happy to!"

"And your friends can come too," He points to Yumi, Ulrich, and Odd.

They all gasp in awe as Amy bounces up and down. "Thank you, Chris!"