Odd is brushing his teeth in the bathroom when Ulrich comes in, drying his hair with a towel. "You're not sick, are you, Odd? Usually you start the day singing something from Paco the King of Disco," He points out to his friend.
"I dreamt about a deadly epidemic that was transmitted by potatoes, meaning there was no more French fries or mashed potatoes for lunch. And then Ames went and left me! Do you believe in nightmares like that?"
"Absolutely," Ulrich smiles a little. "But don't worry, if you ask Einstein nicely, he'll program you some virtual fries. And please, the last thing Amy would do is leave you. After all, she risked her spot here at Kadic for ya with her fake father."
"Food is sacred and so is my Ames, Ulrich, so no jokes, okay?!" Odd frowns in disapproval towards Ulrich, pointing his toothbrush at him.
"Speaking of Einstein, I wonder where he is," Ulrich looks away.
Ulrich opens the door to Jeremy's room, to find the genius boy rested over his keyboard, fast asleep. He smirks in amusement, walking over and shaking him a little.
"Hey Jeremy, forget you had a bed?"
"Huh?" Jeremy sits up awake, adjusting his glasses. "I spent the night on the recovery program to bring back William. Hey, what's the time?"
"Ten two. Better hurry, we wouldn't wanna miss the blockbuster math class on Thales' theorem, would we?" Ulrich replies as he steps towards the door.
Jeremy stretches his arms. "Okay. See you there. Anyway, I finished the program. Soon as classes are over, we can launch it!"
Ulrich smiles and waves at him, leaving Jeremy to get ready on his own.
Jeremy slides up to a happy Rosa. "Hello Jeremy! Amelia told me that you'd be arriving late."
"Oh, really?" He blinks at her.
"Yes, she almost dragged Odd out of the line when he wanted to take your portion," She chuckles at the memory.
Jeremy walks up to his friends, sitting down and smiling gratefully at Amy. "Well done. No sleep, and almost no meal. Nothing like leading a healthy life," Ulrich comments to him, Aelita smiling in amusement.
Jeremy gives Odd a glare. "What's wrong? Ulrich told me that you were skipping breakfast, and I would've wasted a good meal myself if Ames hadn't pulled me by my ear out of the line!"
"Hey, I had a feeling that he'd eat, and I followed my instincts," She crosses her arms. "You'd hog it if it wasn't for me!"
"You want half of my banana as an apology?" Odd smiles sheepishly, holding it out to Jeremy.
"No thanks," Jeremy holds up a hand. "You can have it."
Odd swallows the half whole. "You better not deny that you pig out all the time," Aelita points at the boy.
"It's not exactly pigging out, it's more like a survival instinct."
"Huh? Survival?" Jeremy asks in confusion.
"Yeah. I've gotta store food reserves in case potatoes get contaminated or if my Ames decides to abandon me, leaving me to fend for myself! Like in the nightmare I had last night."
"What?" Amy stares at him, baffled.
"Your attention please, boys and girls," Mr. Delmas announces to everyone, waving a hand. "I have an important announcement to make."
"That's it, my nightmare's come true!" Odd puts his head into his hands. "Goodbye potatoes forever!"
"This afternoon after class, you will have the grand opening of the recreation room you've all been waiting for."
"Hm?" Odd removes his hands. "There's no epidemic! LONG LIVE FRENCH FRIES! YAHOO!" He then grabs Amy and gives her a bear hug, kissing her cheek repeatedly.
"Odd!" She exclaims at him. "People are staring!"
Mr. Delmas clears his throat. "This recreation room for boarding students was designed for relaxation. You will have at your disposal a foosball table in addition to a table for ping-pong, and a television set." The students all smile, clapping and cheering. "Alright, quiet down, please. Remember that with privileges come responsibilities meaning taking care of your rec room. And that responsibility begins today with the election of a monitor to supervise its use."
Once lunch is over, a group has gathered around outside the cafeteria. Yumi walks up to her friends. "Hi everybody. What's happening?"
"We have to elect a monitor for the new rec room," Aelita looks over her shoulder with a smile. Jeremy checks his backpack.
"Oh no! I left my computer upstairs. I'll see you later."
"It seems to me that as the principal's daughter, I'm the most obvious choice," Sissi brags to them.
"No way, forget about it!" Odd denies, crossing his arms. "If Sissi's elected monitor, I think I'd rather go to the study hall. We want a rec room where we can have a little fun."
"Oh yeah?" She demands, hands on her hips. "Then who would you pick, huh, yourself?"
"Why not me? Or Ames for that matter? Remember, we were already elected class rep and vice president."
"Why are you bringing me into this?" Amy whispers to her boyfriend.
"Yeah, that's right!"
Some of the other students seem to agree. "No one would know that you're our rep. You never seem to have enough time."
She smirks smugly at the two, Yumi leaning in towards him. "She's right, Odd. XANA's not gonna give you the time to supervise anything."
"It's none of your business, Yumi! You're a day student. Of course, if Odd is elected, you and your little gang will take over the rec room."
"Like you won't with Herb and Nicolas?! Mind your own business, Sissi!" Amy hisses at her and the two glare at each other.
"Okay, what's going on?" Jim asks as he approaches them. "Time to go to class, go on now."
"But we're trying to elect the rec room monitor, Jim, and we-"
"You call all this screaming an election?!" Ironically, he's the one screaming right now as her hair slightly flies. "We're gonna do this demographical! Demographtically...we're gonna vote, okay? You, and you, over there."
He points to Odd and Sissi. "Now let's see...Fiquet, Leduc, Dunbar, over here." Anais and Emily walk up to him.
"Huh? Is that me?" William 2 asks cluelessly.
"Come on, we haven't got all day! Now, whoever wants to vote for Anais Fiquet, hands up now."
Jeremy makes it back to his room, grabs his laptop, and quickly leaves.
"With two votes more than Elizabeth Delmas, the winner is...Dunbar!"
His eyes widen, people turning to him in surprise. Sissi just huffs, looking away. "Ha ha, I won!" William 2 cheers. "Does anyone know what I won?"
The Lyoko Warriors all stare at him, wondering if that was really the best decision. It's not any better than if it had been Sissi instead. "And now everyone, break ranks. I'll tell the principal who won the election," He walks off towards the principal's office.
"Oh, William?" Milly walks up towards him. "How about a word for the Kadic News? Some of the kids think you were elected because you're not part of a group. Do you think it's a victory for a democracy?"
"Uh, democracies? Who's he, anyway? I thought it was me who won this time."
Jeremy runs up to the group, back with his computer as he hears everyone laughing at William 2.
"Hey, what happened?"
"A disaster," Yumi answers for him.
"Now then, to sum up Thales' theorem, in a triangle ABC if I as appointed..."
"This is a disaster," Jeremy whispers once he's heard who's monitor. "William's copy doesn't have the same personality as the original...he can blend in with the crowd, but alone he stands out like a sore thumb."
"And you can't give him the same personality either after what happened with yours," Amy murmurs over her shoulder.
"Well, at least for now, nobody thinks what he says is stupid. They think he's like a comedian."
"Yeah, but they're bound to get onto him. After school, I'd better launch the recovery program for getting back the real William," Jeremy explains to them.
"I hope it works, Jeremy, cuz the one we have now is about as brilliant as Kiwi."
Odd, having heard this, whips around to Ulrich. "Hey, my dog is very, very, intelligent so there!"
"Odd," Amy warns him.
"Odd, do you want to add a corollary to Thales' theorem?" The math teacher asks and he cringes, turning around.
"What collar, ma'am? No, my dog doesn't have any fleas. Uh, I mean, I don't have a dog, or fleas either."
Some of the students laugh as Amy shakes her head at him. "Real nice..."
The bell rings for the end of class and the students run out. The five meet Yumi in the hall. "Well, I'll run over to the factory now and start the recovery program, and then-"
"I'll go with you," Aelita interrupts, placing a hand on his shoulder. "That way, we can both welcome William home, okay?"
"Yeah, why not?" He smiles at her gratefully.
"We'll go to the rec room so there'll be four of us to stop his double from doing anything dumb," Ulrich tells the two, the others smiling a little.
"Odd, can I talk to you?" Amy asks him and he looks towards his friends in confusion. Jeremy and Aelita just shrug, heading towards the lab. The brunette leads him away and smiles towards her boyfriend. "Ulrich told me about your nightmare."
"H-He did?!" He stammers nervously, wondering what she'll do.
"Yeah, but I just wanted to tell you...that I love you and that I couldn't leave you even if I wanted to."
"Yahoo! I still have a girlfriend!" He cheers for everyone around to hear, some people giggling at him.
William struggles to open the door, but he's turning it the wrong way. "Oh no, the lock is broken."
"You're turning the key the wrong way, you chowderhead!" Jim calls out and once the door is open. The students step in to explore, happy with the sight. Just as promised, there's a TV, a foosball table, and a ping-pong table.
"Now I want you all to behave like adults. And don't forget, this recreation room is under your responsibility," Jim warns the group. He looks away and his eyes widen in awe. "Whoa! Ping pong, my favorite game!"
"And he wants us to behave like adults," Amy rolls her eyes at him.
Jeremy and Aelita head for the lab, the girl taking his hands out of excitement. "Jeremy, William's coming back, I just can't wait!"
"Uh, me neither," He smiles anxiously at her touch.
"Listen, you kids. We're gonna break in this table right now! Okay, Della Robbia, over here. Best of three sets, are you ready?"
"Oh no, how am I gonna keep an eye on William?" Odd leans in towards the others.
"Go on, we'll handle him," Ulrich replies, Amy kissing his cheek.
"Good luck, pudding pop."
"William, could you open the fridge for me?" Heidi walks up to the boy.
"Huh?" He just looks confused and Yumi steps in between them.
"Hey, don't waste his time. Uh, the monitor should step back from things like that."
"Step back? If I do, I'll bang into the wall," He points to the pillar behind him and she sighs to herself, walking off to the fridge.
Jeremy has activated a tower to help with the program. "Are you gonna use the tower of William's clone?" Aelita looks at the screen.
"Yeah, because the original William's digital DNA is stored in that tower."
"Ha ha, 20 to 5!" Jim cheers as he's winning. "Nice point!" He hits the ball and Odd makes no effort to hit it. "We won, you lose! Heh heh. I was interstate champion when I was young. Why don't I tell you why I used to be called the Killer Raquet?"
"Eh, thanks Jim, maybe some other time," Odd waves it off, walking away. William 2 takes the ping pong ball.
"For once, I'd rather have talked about it," Jim shrugs at this. "Dunbar, don't just stand there like a statue! Come on, it's your turn."
Before William can move, Yumi grabs his arm. "Uh, Jim, he can't play and be monitor at the same time."
"I'll play against you, Jim!" Ulrich holds up a hand.
"No, no. I need someone of my caliber. Come on, let's see how you play, Dunbar."
Amy glances to the boy in worry, wondering just how this was gonna play out...
"Here goes..." Jeremy taps enter. In the desert sector, a tower is activated in green. William 2 serves first, and it flies right past Jim's head.
"Dunbar! Don't you know what ping-pong is all about?" Jim gives him a disapproving frown.
"No."
The four glance at each other at his answer.
Sissi is sitting in front of the TV with Nicolas and Herb, flipping through channels. "Just for you, ladies, this fabulous hair remover."
"TV ads are such a drag..." Nicolas frowns, hugging the pillow.
"I've got the remote, so I decide!"
"Why don't you switch over to one of the science channels, huh, Sissi?" Herb suggests to her.
"Yeah, sure."
"Really?!" He smiles happily. "Do you mean that?"
"What do you think, nerd?!" She retorts back, turning towards the TV.
A red alert beeps on the screen. "Oh no! There's a bug in the program. I sure hope it didn't put the tower offline..." Jeremy says as he gets to work on fixing it.
"It's already max point, Dunbar. Try to score one point at least," Jim taps the ball against the table. William 2 suddenly twitches a little, because of the bug. Jim serves and he hits it back, gaining a point. "That's impossible! Beginner's luck."
"Killer Raquet, was that it, Jim? Well, before I'm finished with you, they're gonna call you Clumsy Raquet! Ready?" He's suddenly talking like the original, and his face has changed from dumb to confident.
"Ahh...well, we'll just see about that!"
"I'll bet you that Einstein just tweaked the program," Ulrich murmurs as they stare at him.
"Anyway, we've gotta come up with something, and right now," Yumi whispers to them.
"I have an idea," Odd offers and steps up to William 2.
"Your serve, Dunbar."
The blonde fake sneezes, messing up the serve. "Ah! Della Robbia, you're trying to distract me or what, you little cheater?!"
"Hey, out of the way, loser," William 2 waves Odd away.
"I'll call Jeremy," Yumi holds up her phone and dials him.
"Yumi, what's up?" He asks into the microphone.
"What's up with you? He's worse than ever!"
"The program has bugged some files in the tower...but I don't know which ones. And it's impossible to deactivate so I can begin all over again," While he's speaking, Aelita walks away from the chair.
"We'll have to deactivate the program manually. I'm going to Lyoko."
"All alone? No!" Jeremy immediately disagrees. With the original William still after her, if he sees her alone, it's one trip to the Digital Sea for her. "It's too dangerous!"
"The super scan doesn't show any XANA attack," She looks over her shoulder. "Anyway, do we have a choice?"
He leans back in his chair, thinking for a second. If it was the only way to fix the program...
"No. Okay...but be careful."
The doors close in front of her.
Jim and William 2 are going back and forth with their swings, the ball flying around. Some people have stopped to watch.
Aelita steps up to a scanner and steps inside. "Transfer Aelita. Scanner Aelita. Virtualization."
She's sent to the desert sector, landing safely. The tower is just a few feet away at her right side. She stands up and runs towards it, but when she tries to enter...it doesn't allow her to. "Jeremy, what's going on?"
"Oh no...Aelita, your identification file is all bugged up as well! The tower doesn't recognize you. It's too risky, I've gotta get you back."
"No, Jeremy...then I wouldn't be able to get back quickly if XANA attacks. Try to debug the tower, I'll stay here and wait."
Needless to say, this does nothing to reassure him. He still had a bad feeling about it. "I'm not convinced, Aelita..." He gets to work, and then he notices that three enemies are approaching Aelita. "Oh no! Aelita! I told you it was dangerous. You got visitors."
Three Tarantulas arrive at the tower. "I'm programming you an Overwing. You'd better take shelter in another tower."
He programs an Overwing for Aelita, tapping enter. She jumps onto it once it appears, flying above the Tarantulas.
"Catch me if you can, ladies~!" She teases, flying over their heads. However, the Tarantulas aren't focused on her, but on the tower itself.
"Bad news, XANA's trying to take over the tower," Jeremy frowns towards the screen.
"I'll handle the Tarantulas," She looks over her shoulder and turns the Overwing around. The Tarantulas stand in front of the tower.
William 2 twitches a bit, missing the ball. "Ha ha! It's max point again. You're not such a big shot now, huh?"
"I haven't even got a way to transfer energy from Sector 5 to protect the tower!" Jeremy laments, thinking he'd be able to do it like last time when they thought William had returned on his own. "That's also bugged up..."
Aelita flies towards the Tarantulas, and they immediately open fire on her. She holds up her arm.
"Energy field!" She throws the pink projectile and misses.
William 2 stands there blankly as the ping pong ball goes flying past him. "Finito! Out! Basta! Yours truly, Big Jim the Killer Raquet strikes again!"
Amy's phone rings from her jacket pocket and she plucks it out. "Phew. Einstein saved us in the nick of time." She sees the message and sees the symbol.
"Not really. XANA alert, let's get to the factory, and quick!"
Aelita swings around the Overwing, the tower turning red.
William 2 opens his eyes to show the evil symbol in his pupils. He tackles Yumi onto the ground, shocking everyone around them.
"Dunbar! What's the matter with you?" Jim grabs him from behind, and William 2 punches him away. He squeezes at Yumi's neck, the students running out the door. Ulrich grabs a chair and hits William 2 with it. He flickers and lands next to the Japanese girl.
"Yumi, are you okay?" Amy bends down to her friend.
"Yeah..."
"Come on, let's get out of here!" Odd helps his girlfriend pull up Yumi, all four of them running out the door. William 2 gains consciousness, glaring up at them.
"Let's split up! That way, two or three of us will get to the factory!" Yumi suggests to them.
"Okay!" The three say in unison. Odd grabs Amy's hand and runs right, Ulrich going left. Yumi continues running forward.
Sissi suddenly grabs Ulrich's arm. "What's gotten into William?! Why did he turn into Dr. Shrank?"
He looks over his shoulder to see William 2 approaching them. Sissi yelps at him. "I'm the one he wants. You're okay," He's about to leave when she grabs his arm.
"Ulrich, don't leave me here. I beg you, please!"
"Oh, that's all I needed," He mutters under his breath. "Come on, hurry up!" He runs off with the girl, William chasing after them.
Aelita circles around the Tarantulas, avoiding the lasers. As she flies around the tower, she prepares another pink orb.
"Energy field!" She tosses it at a Tarantula and destroys it. "One down. How's it going, Jeremy?"
"The tower won't recognize your ID, Aelita," Jeremy looks up at the screen, seeing more trouble. "Aelita...at 300 meters south, from where you are!"
She gasps at the sight in front of her. "It's...it's..."
"William," Jeremy replies in surprise. "Yeah...it's him."
William, the real one, is running away from three Krabs. He seems to be in trouble as they're firing right at him. He looks behind him and continues running. He jumps into the air and lands on one. He pulls out his sword and stabs it into the eye. He leaps and lands as the Krab explodes behind him. The other two continue in pursuit.
"Fantastic! The program worked! I'll go help him," Aelita smiles in relief, flying over to him.
"No, Aelita, wait. I-It could be a trap!"
"But what if the program really worked?" She wonders as she approaches. "This is our only chance to bring back William!"
"Well, go on, then. But be careful." He leans back in his chair, wondering if William is really back to normal.
"Okay."
Ulrich and Sissi run into the dorm room, using a chair to block William 2 inside. "That'll hold him for a while," He runs up the stairs with the girl, but the door and the chair break into pieces as William 2 had broken through them. He looks up at the duo, following them.
Odd, Amy, and Yumi meet each other at the secret entrance in the park.
"Did you see Ulrich?" Yumi looks up at them in worry.
"Yeah, he had the copy on his tail," Odd jerks a thumb behind him.
"And judging by the copy's new strength, he won't last long..." Amy wipes the sweat from her forehead.
"Let's hurry up!"
Amy removes the cover, climbing inside first. Odd and Yumi follow soon after.
Sissi and Ulrich reach the stairs, only for the door to the dorm rooms to be locked. "It's shut!" He jiggles at the doorknob.
"It's all over for us!" Sissi gasps in fear and he sees something about their heads.
"Maybe not."
A hatch is in the ceiling.
Yumi, Odd, and Amy skateboard through the sewers, jumping above the gap.
Ulrich climbs up the ladder as they're in the attic. "Give me your hand," He holds out his hand and she takes it.
William 2 arrives at the top of the stairs, seeing the entrance to the attic open.
William is still being chased by the Krabs on Lyoko as they fire at him. One of the projectiles knocks the sword out of his hand. He reaches out towards it, but one of the legs stops nearby. The Krab prepares to destroy him when an Energy Field flies past, hitting the Krab. William looks up to see Aelita flying up to him.
"Need a little help?" She smiles at him before the Krab interrupts. She flies around him and he grabs his sword back. He slices at the legs, causing the Krab to go off balance. Unable to stand up, William takes his chance to stab it in the eye, jumping and landing a few feet away. His sword disappears into smoke as Aelita stops near him. "You're back at least, that's great!"
"Good to see you again, Aelita," He says her name in a demonic voice.
"Oh no! Jeremy!" Aelita cries out as he aims his hand at her.
"Aelita!" Jeremy exclaims in worry. She's hit with the smoke, knocking her off the Overwing.
Ulrich is struggling to get a panel open, as it hasn't been touched in years. He hits it as William 2 bursts into the attic. The symbol in his eyes flash again and he grabs Sissi's wrist.
"Hurry up!"
The door to the lab opens, revealing the three. Jeremy notices that one of them is missing. "Ulrich's not with you?"
"He's playing the clown with a clone," Odd jerks a thumb behind him.
"Rats!" He mutters under his breath. "Hurry guys, get into the scanner room now!"
Aelita is being escorted by William, who's stolen the Overwing. She wakes up, staring at him in horror. She really thought he was back to normal...she should've known to have hope.
"Aelita, get a move on! If he leads you into the Digital Sea, you'll be virtualized for good! The same as your father!"
She jumps off the Overwing, rolling onto the sand. Aelita slides to a stop and William looks to see that she's off the vehicle. He turns around, flying right towards her. She gets onto her feet, staring at him.
William 2 steps towards the opening to the roof, where the two have climbed onto. Sissi trudges up the roof and they look to see how high up they are.
"Oh no..." Ulrich murmurs to himself at his situation. "Why me...?"
The three step into the scanners, turning around. Jeremy starts up the process, all three transferred, scanned, and sent to Lyoko.
Aelita runs away from William, who's hot on her trail. A rock lifts up into the air nearby, flying past the elf girl and heading towards William. It knocks him off the Overwing and towards the sand. He super smokes to safety as Odd and Amy appear on both sides of the girl.
"Hop on, princess, and stand clear of closing doors, all aboard!" He flies himself over to her and she jumps on. "Come on, Ames!" He waves her forward. No way was he going to let her face William alone when she's a target as well. They head for the tower and William comes to a stop.
"You sure are a tough customer."
He turns around to see Yumi using her telekinesis on the rock. She punches the ground and it's flung towards William. His sword appears in his hand, slashing the rock to bits. He rushes towards the ninja, jumping into the air to devirtualize her. She flips out of the way and he swings again, but she lands and kicks him in the back.
William notices his fallen sword near his feet.
"Faster, Ulrich!" Sissi calls out as she's balancing herself, walking across the roof. Ulrich meanwhile is crawling, as he doesn't have the heart to stand up.
"I can't...I just can't!"
William 2 jumps out of the opening, landing on the roof and running towards them. Sissi looks over her shoulder to see him coming in fast. She bends down, grabs a piece of the pipeline, and throws it towards him.
"Go away, you monster!"
She misses the first time, but the second one hits him in the face. "I'll hold him here while you escape," Ulrich looks up at her.
"I won't go!" She walks back towards him, William 2 standing up and glaring.
Yumi tosses her fans, but he uses his smoke to dodge it. He moves past her and appears from behind, kicking her onto the ground.
"Identification, Aelita," Jeremy taps enter, hoping that he's fixed it by now. He still gets an error message, unfortunately. "Oh no, not again! I'm never gonna get there! Aelita, you're gonna have to wait before you can enter the tower."
Just as he's finished warning them, the three have arrived at the tower, which is still being guarded by the two Tarantulas. They kneel, preparing to fire.
"Okay. You two handle one, and I'll deal with the other," Aelita activates her wings, flying next to her sister. Amy gives her a thumbs up, flying after Odd.
Ulrich reaches Sissi, who holds out her hand towards him. "Ulrich, come on!"
He looks over his shoulder, seeing William 2 running towards them. "Too late! You and me, William," He's suddenly forgotten about his fear as he stands up, ready to face the clone. He reaches Ulrich and they both wrestle. William 2 is just too strong, however, and he pushes Ulrich off the roof. He rolls down the structure.
"ULRICH!" Sissi shouts at the top of her lungs. He flies into the air, but manages to grab the gutter pipe line, dangling over the ground. William 2 walks over, preparing to finish him off.
"Hands off, William! Don't you touch my Ulrich!" Sissi screams, jumping and sliding down the roof. She knocks William 2 off and falls, Ulrich grabbing her wrist just in time.
"Sorry to say this, Sissi, but you're not as light as you say you are."
William 2 lands on the ground, looking up towards the roof. He then turns around and goes back the way he came.
Yumi flips away from William's attacks, spinning around and pointing her fan right at his forehead. He just chuckles and kicks her again, causing her to stumble back. She leaps into the air as his sword hits the sand, landing a few feet away. She throws a fan at him, but he blocks it and the weapon goes flying over their heads. It circles around and hits Yumi in the hand. She shakes her sparking hand, frowning a little. William then jumps and with one strike, devirtualizes her.
She holds her head once she's out of the scanner.
"Aelita, Odd, Amy, William's heading straight for you!" Jeremy warns in worry. "It's all over..."
"Great, it was already hard enough without William," Odd comments as all three of them are dodging the lasers from the monsters. Odd decides to lure one away. "This way, sweetie-pie! But I don't actually mean it, you're still my sweetie-pie, Ames!"
"Always," She smiles in amusement, flying over to Aelita, in case William came back before Odd did. He jumps off his Overboard, landing on a rock. He jumps away from the projectiles.
"You'll have to do better than that!"
The Tarantula walks around and finds him, firing rapidly. Odd jumps and hides behind one of them, running close enough to peek at the monster. He steps away, hands on his hips.
"Hey! I'll bet you can't climb, either!" He brags, running up the rock. The Tarantula stares up at the cat-boy, noticing all the rocks. "Don't tell me you're not even gonna try!" His Overboard flies towards him and Odd leaps off the rock, heading towards the monster. The Overboard catches them and then he jumps over the Tarantula, firing twice. He lands on his board just as the spider-like monster explodes behind him. He flies back towards the girls.
Ulrich tries to hang on as best as he can. "Ulrich, you're gonna fall if you don't let me go, go on!" She calls out.
"Don't be silly, Sissi, we're both gonna get out of this, you'll see!"
As soon as he says that, the clone comes back onto the roof.
"Hurry up, will ya?!" Jeremy urges the tower, Yumi standing nearby. They both watch in shock as the debugging is complete. "I did it!"
"Bravo, Jeremy," Aelita congratulates him. "One last thing to take care of, and I'm in. Amy, wanna test out those new abilities of yours?"
"You mean this?" Amy grins as her hands turn into rock. She points them towards the monster, firing darts at its legs, knocking it down.
"Energy field!" Aelita flies towards it and hits the monster dead-on, devirtualizing it. Amy gasps when she sees something behind her sister.
"Aelita, watch out!" Amy jumps in front of Aelita, getting hit. She slides all the way to the edge, right near the Digital Sea. Yumi and Jeremy both gasp at this.
"Amy, no!" Aelita cries out to her. William runs up to the fairy, deciding to deal with her first, and then Aelita. He holds out his hand to the girl just as Odd comes in.
"Bonzai!" He knocks William away from Amy, who stands up slowly.
"Aelita, the tower, hurry!" She urges and the girl nods, running towards it. However...a slash from William's sword hits her in the back, and Aelita devirtualizes before she could deactivate the tower.
"Oh no, Aelita!" Jeremy starts to panic a little.
"No!" Both Odd and Amy shout.
William 2 walks down slowly.
Odd shakes his head, looking up at William. "Oh, sorry, William, I forgot to hit the brakes."
William devirtualizes him and Amy gasps, realizing what he did for her. She clenches her fists, activating her wings.
"William!"
He looks up and is tackled by the girl, who stands over him. "I know you're possessed by XANA...but nobody does that to Odd and my sister." She creates sand underneath William, which swallows him up. As he's sinking, he looks to see Amy running towards the tower, growling. The sand drags him into the Digital Sea, and then he's gone...for now.
"Ulrich's in trouble! Now what are we gonna do?"
"Jeremy, I'm heading for the tower. See if I can deactivate it."
"That's crazy, Amy!" Jeremy shakes his head rapidly. "What if you're wrong and Ulrich...might not make it?"
"We have to at least try! And besides, I have a good feeling about this. Just trust me."
He hesitates on it, but nods slowly. "Okay...do it."
Amy slowly enters the tower and floats towards the top.
William 2 smirks at the two, grabbing Ulrich's hand and squeezing it.
Amy logs into the interface.
Amelia
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Lyoko
Ulrich shouts in pain, the clone disappearing into pixels. Sissi looks up in confusion. "Ulrich, we're saved!"
It seems not as the pipe is about to give out. "I'm not so sure of that!"
Jeremy works on the return in time just as the pipe breaks. "Return to the past now."
The two scream as they fall, the return trip starting. Everything is engulfed in white as the two are still falling towards the ground.
Time has been reset to when they're electing a monitor. "It seems to me that as the principal's daughter, I'm the obvious choice," Sissi suggests with a smile.
"That's true, now that's a great idea," Odd claps for her, to the girl's confusion. They're perfectly fine with her being monitor, so as long as it's not the clone. Odd himself would've suggested his girlfriend, but with her being vice president and with her dancing for Aelita, she wouldn't have the time to fight XANA.
"Huh?"
"Yeah, we need somebody who's unselfish and never thinks about herself," Ulrich suggests with a small smile. "And Sissi really fits that description."
The others hum, nodding in agreement with him.
"...What are you five up to, anyway?" She demands suspiciously.
"It's unanimous then, huh?" Odd looks towards the other students. They all seem to agree.
"Hey, what's going on?" Jim walks up to the group. "It's time to go back to class now."
"We know, Jim," Ulrich walks up to him. "We just elected Sissi monitor of the rec room."
"You did?" He asks in surprise. "Well, I thought you'd choose somebody like...Dunbar. Yeah, right, I can see him!"
"But...how could you not see me? I'm in front of you."
The students laugh, especially the six. "That William's such a comedian!" Odd points to the clone.
"He must be the funniest kid at Kadic! Ha ha!" Ulrich laughs along with them.
"Yeah, why?"
"It's nothing," Yumi approaches him. "Come on, let's go to history class."
She leads the boy away. "Well, the copy's all we got," Aelita points out.
"For now, anyway. It's back to square one," Jeremy says as they start heading for classes. "I'll bring back William one day...I swear I will."
"You can do it, Jeremy," Amy glances over her shoulder with a smile. He smiles back for her optimism. "Um, Odd...? Thanks for sacrificing yourself with William on Lyoko, but you didn't really have to, you know."
"Of course I did!" He declares, pumping a fist. "My Ames was in trouble. I had to do something."
She just giggles at him, kissing his cheek. "You'll never change, will you?"
"I just can't believe that you deactivated the tower," Ulrich states to her.
"Because of her connection to our father, she's developed the ability to deactivate all towers instead of just one!" Aelita smiles, holding up a finger. "Pretty cool, huh? Now we won't have to worry if I ever get devirtualized in the future! I'm proud of you, big sister."
"Aw, thanks, little sis," Amy winks at her. "In a way, you and William did help me."
They all laugh at the irony. If he hadn't devirtualized the pink-haired girl, she never would've deactivated it in the first place!
Angel: Let me say this, I did have Aelita deactivate the tower in my original final draft of this chapter. Amy wasn't supposed to deactivate a tower for the first time in Lyoko and not Sector 5 until a few episodes later. But I changed it at last minute to teach the person who asked me rudely to change the ending a lesson. And that lesson is to think about what you say to someone in PM before you send it, and to be polite and respectful.
Rocket Power is a show that I watched back when I wasn't expanding my archive that much, but even if I did write it, I would have no idea what to do with it. I haven't even gone through the full series yet and something tells me that I won't finish it anytime soon XD Besides, I already have an old Nick cartoon that I need to get back to at some point. Don't need to add another one to my to-do list.
