It's night in Kadic as Odd is playing video games. "Ha ha! Take that, fireball!"

Ulrich lifts up his head, looking over to his roommate. "And you, you slimy vortex! You'll see! You think you're so smart. Wait til I discombobulate you into the black hole!"

"Odd, you mind cooling it a little?" Ulrich calls out in annoyance.

"Ah! Great, thanks a lot! You just made me miss the bonus ball! I'm dying from sleep deprivation and now you're making me start all over again!" Odd complains at him.

"At 4 AM?!" Ulrich exclaims, to which Odd hums in agreement. He places his pillow over his head in disbelief.


The next morning, Odd is deep asleep, holding his console. Ulrich has since woken up, shaking the boy. "Odd, wake up. Time to rise and shine~!"

Odd blinks his eyes open. "What are you guys dressed like that for?" He notices Jeremy, Aelita, and Amy standing nearby.

"It'll come to you. Think it over, Odd," Jeremy teases while Amy giggles at him.

"Hm...oh no, phys ed!" He sits up in alarm, slumming back down onto his bed. "Forget about it, guys. I can't go. Galactic Battle totally wiped me out..."

"Oh, I told you to stop playing video games when we have classes the next day," Amy sighs knowingly.

"I don't think an excuse like that is gonna sit too well with Jim," Ulrich smirks in amusement.

"Aelita, do me a big favor. Think of a nice legitimate excuse so I can stay here and sleep."

Both girls frown in disapproval. "Me?" Aelita jerks a thumb to herself, skeptical. "What am I supposed to tell him?"

"Just tough it out, Odd, and go to class-"

He falls asleep, Amy giving him a deadpan look. "Ladies and gentleman, my lazy boyfriend," She gestures to him.

"Thanks a lot..." Aelita mutters towards him.

"God forbid if he did that before a date," Ulrich snorts towards Amy.

"You kidding? I'd dump him right there and then if he did that to me before dates that I spend money on all the time," She crosses her arms, leaving the room. "Let's go."


"Della Robbia?" Jim is taking role outside. "Della Robbia? I don't wanna have to repeat that! DELLA ROBBIA!"

"Mmm, Odd felt sick so he went to the infirmary this morning, Jim," Aelita raises a hand.

"Absent then. I guess when you're not feeling well, the only thing to do is head for the infirmary."

Aelita smiles, glad that it worked. "Hey, wait a minute! Why aren't you there with him, Smith?"

"Uhm," Amy sweats a little, looking towards her friend. "He insisted on me coming to class today. Didn't want me to fall behind for him."

"Mm...Delmas," Jim calls out with a pencil in his mouth.

"Present."

"Debassier."

"Present."

"Ducro?"

"Yeah."

"You say present or here. None of this yeah stuff, okay?" He scolds as Nicolas moves from his spot and stops near a girl.

"Yeah, okay."

"Uh, hello Naomi," He rubs the back of his neck. "Uh...how would you feel about having a fantastic and breathtaking experience together with me in the moonlight tonight?"

"You're gotta be kidding, you dork!" She narrows her eyes and he smiles sheepishly.

"Right! Today, we're going to work on the high jump. For once, I won't go to great lengths to tell you how this kind of sport can take you to great heights. So just watch. Demonstration! Gain momentum!" He runs towards a post that he set up earlier. He jumps into the air. "Release and-!" He hits the mattress with his back, causing the class to laugh at him. He pouts at them all.


Yolanda escorts Jim to the infirmary. "I've told you over and over again. If you insist on doing this sort of thing, this is where you'll end up," She scolds and he pouts.

"Yeah, it's an occupational hazard..."

She opens the door and he sees the empty bed. "I see you've already sent Della Robbia home."

"Odd? But he hasn't been here at all!" She states in confusion.

"Oh?" He turns to her intrigued.


The door to the room opens as someone steps inside, seeing Odd sleeping. "Well, what kind of lame-o speech did GI Jim bore you with today, my little Ames?" He asks tiredly, not even looking up. "That's about the only part I'm sorry I missed. Every time he opens his mouth, he cracks me up..."

Both the principal and Jim are frowning down at him. "Mm, well why don't we share a little laughter in my office, now!"

"Uh oh," Odd looks up at him wide-eyed. His vision is a bit blurry, so he rubs his eyes. "Oh no, please tell me that I'm still sleeping and that this is a nightmare!"

"Uh uh," Jim waves a finger. "You're wide awake, Della Robbia, but you're right about one thing: this is your nightmare!"


"Disappointed, disappointed, that's the only word for it!" Mr. Delmas says to both Odd and Aelita in his office. "Ms. Stones, Odd, I am deeply disappointed in both of you!"

"I agree with that, sir!" Jim holds up a finger. "These two took me for some sort of idiot!"

"You shamelessly acted with total indifference to the ethical values that this institution was designed to teach you! You lied, both of you! Therefore, 4 hours of detention. I've already given your accomplice her punishment!"

They both glance towards each other. "Really? Only 4, sir?" Jim asks, a bit surprised.

"Yes! And that's because I consider myself to be too..."

"Too weak?"

"Mmm," Mr. Delmas gives him a glare. "Magnanimous!"


Amy is waiting for them by the tree, walking up to the two once she sees them. "So?"

"4 hours of detention," Odd grunts, her mouth opening in shock. "What'd you get?"

"Apparently Mr. Smith's still got his temper despite being broke," Amy rolls her eyes. "He interfered by calling Mr. Delmas while he was chewing me out and threatened to withdraw all of his previous donations to the school unless he got to decide my punishment for me. So now I'm stuck with no allowance for the week after he spoke with Mom. Not that I care about that or that he stepped in. Still doesn't make him less of a jerk."

"Thanks for the lame excuse, Aelita," Odd says bitterly, Amy slapping his arm.

"Hey, how would I know Jim would pull his back out and go to the infirmary?" Aelita defends as Amy steps in between them.

"Doesn't matter. We could've been expelled. Detention-"

"If you had taken the time to think of a better excuse, I wouldn't have had 4 hours of detention!" Odd interrupts her and Aelita scrunches up her nose.

"Hey, both of you are on the same team, remember? You're supposed to take responsibility-"

"And if you were just a bit less selfish, you'd realize that I got stuck with 4 hours of detention too, and for what?! Because you needed to sleep?! YOU LAZY LOSER!" She shouts at him, surprising her older sister.

"Guys!" She exclaims in disbelief. "Putting the blame on each other won't solve anything-"

"Uh, hi Aelita," Nicolas walks up to her. "Um, how would you feel about having a fantastic and breathtaking experience together in the moonlight tonight?"

"You're serious," Amy raises a brow.

"Aelita would rather have detention than go out with you!" Odd replies in disgust.

"Odd, you can't speak for her like that. It's her own deci-"

Nicolas glares at him and Aelita smiles. "How nice of you to ask, Nicolas. Thanks, I'd really like that!" She cringes a bit at her agreement. She only did it to get a shot at Odd. He just smiles back.

"I'm not hallucinating!" Odd crosses his arms. "You're not gonna go out with that nerd, are you?"

"Aelita, are you sure-"

"I'd rather hang out with a nerd than a selfish potato head like you!" She tells him, walking off. Odd just frowns at her.

Amy throws up her hands in disbelief. "I can't finish a sentence today."


Ulrich eats his food, humming. "These fries are tasty."

"Hm!" Odd sits down across from Ulrich.

"I say something wrong?"

Odd just looks to Aelita, who raises an amused brow. He stuffs his mouth with fries.

"Well, it looks as if we've got a bit of a cold war on our hands," Yumi looks between the two.

"And it just might escalate," Jeremy looks up as Amy arrives at their table. Odd and Aelita look up at her at the same time.

"Ames, sit next to me!"

"No, me. At least you can rely on me unlike your selfish lazy boyfriend!" Aelita glances at him.

"Oh yeah? I'm there for her more than you are!"

"Oh man..." Amy sweats as she looks between them, conflicted. She really doesn't want to be the person to choose between her own sister and her boyfriend. She felt like a tug of rope all of a sudden.

"Listen, you two. Why don't you kiss and make-up? We've got more important things to worry about," Jeremy tries to make it less awkward for the girl. "Besides, Amy loves both of you very much and wouldn't trade that for anything."

"No! She has to choose!" Odd looks up at her, gripping her arm. "It's either me or her!"

Amy's stomach growls and she stares at it. "I think my stomach speaks for myself right now."

She moves around and sits next to Yumi, in equal distance between both of them.

"We should get around to exploring the network with the Skid some more," Ulrich leans in a bit.

"That's right," Jeremy agrees with him. "And especially to check out that sphere you came across on your first trip."

"Great, when do we go?" Yumi whispers to them.

"The longer we wait, the stronger XANA gets, so I say we try tonight. That is, if our two friends are ready to bury the hatchet," Jeremy looks between the two.

"As long as I don't have to talk to that dummy!" Odd points to Aelita.

"Odd!" Amy warns him with narrowed eyes.

"Suits me! What would I have to say to a lazy, selfish brat anyway?" Aelita retorts back.

"Aelita," The brunette turns to her with the same tone.

"Are you gonna choose sides or not?" Aelita turns her head and Odd does the same.

"Yeah, who do you support more on this?" Odd crosses his arms.

"Mmm!" Amy whines, planting her face onto the table. "I just wanna eat...Is that so hard to ask for?!" Jeremy pats her back in sympathy. He felt really bad for the girl, he actually does. They couldn't really force her to choose between two people she loves, right...?

"That's progress, sort of..." Yumi comments as the two won't even look at each other.

"Is it? Is it really?" Amy muffles from her spot.

Nicolas approaches the table. "Hey, Aelita. Are we still on for tonight?"

"I'm sorry...I mean, I really am, but something just came up," She looks away, to his disappointment. "I've got a...a...a...a big test I have to study for!"

"Yeah well, I guess that figures," Nicolas shrugs a little. "It was too true to be good...I mean...you know what I mean, right?" He walks away dejectedly to sit across Herb. "Mm..."

Herb is just eating while reading his book. "Uh, listen Herb, how would you feel about having a fantastic and breathtaking experience in the moonlight tonight?"

"Huh?" He just looks up in confusion.

Amy puts down her fork, her tray empty. As soon as she does so, Aelita stands up, picking it up. "Let me get that for you!"

She blinks as Odd stands up. "It's fine, I can-"

"No, me! I'm a gentleman, after all."

"And I'm her sister, so I rank higher than you," Aelita glares at him as he grips the tray, both of them tugging it towards each other.

"Unbelievable," Amy rubs a temple, looking away from them.


A fishing line is cast, landing in the water. Nicolas is smiling widely next to a skeptical Herb. "This is your fantastic and breathtaking experience? A dumb fishing trip?" They're actually near the factory as it has the only body of water they're aware of.

"Yeah, you wouldn't believe how fantastic and breathtaking it can be to catch a big, fat Pike!"

"And you're a clownfish, you know that, Nicolas?" Herb retorts back, only to be shushed.

"You'll scare the fish away if you talk too loud," He looks towards the water, Herb sitting down defeatedly. The Lyoko Warriors run across the bridge right over their heads.

Amy gives a tired look as the two are pulling at her arms, arguing.

"Guys!" She pushes them away. "Can't I have a little time to myself, please?"

"No!" They both tell her fiercely and she bites her lip, looking between them with a conflicted and sad look on her face.

"Take your time, why don't you, doing all of those special favors for my sister?" Aelita glares at him.

"Give it a rest, huh? I can spoil my girlfriend if I want to," He gives her a smug look and she growls.

"What's Odd doing out at this hour?" Herb narrows his eyes suspiciously. "He and Amy might sneak out time to time, but never here."

"And I thought Aelita had a huge test to study for. Plus, why is she saying Amy is her sister when she and Odd are supposed to be cousins?" Nicolas drops the fishing line, looking towards the entrance. "Hmm. Let's go."


The elevator doors open as both Aelita and Odd are still hugging Amy's arms. "Um, guys? I have to go into a scanner..."

"I'll-"

"I'll escort you, my lady!" Odd scoops her up into his arms, causing her to shout in alarm. He rushes over to a scanner and places her inside.

"Okay, can you stop with all of these special favors?" She crosses her arms in annoyance.

"What are you talking about?" They both ask innocently and before she can say anything else, the scanner closes around her.

Aelita walks up to the one next to Amy, only for Odd to cut in. He chuckles, putting his arms behind his head. She frowns at him as Ulrich is across from them.

"Odd, aren't you overdoing it a little?" Yumi asks from behind.

"Thanks Yumi, it's obvious whose side you're on!"

She sighs at him.

"Incredible," Ulrich comments at this. "You think they were back in kindergarten."

"Alright now, cool it, guys," Jeremy pushes up his glasses. "Let's concentrate on our mission...Transfer Amy. Transfer Ulrich. Transfer Odd. Virtualization."

The three land in the middle of the room, followed by Aelita and Yumi. She lands next to Odd, the two surrounding Amy.

"I thought I'd be able to get away from this on Lyoko..." She mutters, closing her eyes in disbelief. The two look towards each other and turn away in anger.

They run up to the wall, and watch as it opens up to reveal a hallway. They run through, Odd and Aelita glaring at each other past Amy in the center. They arrive in the hangar, coming to a stop at the edge. The elevator comes to a stop in front of them. The five slowly step on and the elevator goes upwards. When it stops, they run up towards their stations.

"Hurry over to your transporter spots."

Odd turns around to Ulrich and Amy. "Doesn't it freak you out to have a real loser at the controls?"

Ulrich sighs at him, turning away as Amy whips around to him. "Odd! You're my boyfriend, but she's my sister."

"Which means I win," Aelita quips to the cat-boy.

"No, it doesn't. I'm not choosing between-"

"That's right, she doesn't have to choose, because it's obviously me!" Odd jerks a thumb to himself.

"Obviously not! It's me!"

Amy looks between the two as they argue, about to cry.

"Guys, cut it out, okay?" Yumi finally steps in, noticing how uncomfortable it's making the brunette. "Stop trying to make her pick."

Aelita huffs, crossing her arms and holding her head up high. Odd grunts, looking away.

"Okay, energize."

Jeremy sends them into their stations one by one into the Skid. Aelita takes hold of the levers. One by one, they land in their skids.

"Amy, do you mind asking that dorky loser of a boyfriend of yours if he still remembers how to use the Skid?"

Amy holds the sides of her head, wanting to just tune them out as she squeezes her eyes shut. "Stop it, Aelita, just ask Odd yourself," Ulrich steps in this time.

"Good answer, Ulrich," Odd smiles happily.

"Hey, you're starting to get on my nerves, both of you," Ulrich tells them.

"Yeah, we've had enough. And leave Amy alone, she doesn't need to choose. It's pointless to get her on your side when it makes her uncomfortable: you're almost like her parents!"

"If you guys are all finished, what do you say we take off? Supports away," Jeremy taps a button and the supports holding the ship move away.

"Vertical propulsion operational," Aelita presses the red button, the wings lifting up. The propellers turn upwards and fly the ship out of the hangar. Amy opens her eyes once they're outside of Sector Five. "Ready to dive."

The ship dives into the Digital Sea, the entrance to the network opening up. "We're in the network, Jeremy."

"Holo web system connected. Aelita, set course for bearing 170 and look out for a hub."

"Gotcha," The engines turn on as the ship goes forward. Amy looks around at the network rather than focusing on the tension as her hair turns into her pink color.

"I'll enter the coordinates of the sphere that you guys saw during your last mission," He taps enter.

"Hub in sight." Aelita directs the ship towards a platform.

"Are you ready?"

"Roger." The ship stops in front of the hole and moves back to its original position. "Hyper fluid aspiration in three seconds." The ship teleports into the vortex.


Nicolas and Herb arrive inside the factory, seeing the rope. "This place is weird," Herb comments at their surroundings. "Let's get out of here, it gives me the creeps!"

"Don't worry, I'm here," Nicolas grabs a rope and slides down.

"Thanks, glad to hear it," Herb mutters under his breath as he takes the other one. Nicolas lands safely, looking up at his friend. The nerd is hovering over the ground.

"What are you doing up there? Come down!" Nicolas urges him.

"I'm scared of heiiights! I really get dizzy when I'm high uuup!" Herb has his eyes squeezed shut.

"Don't worry, you're only 15 meters above the ground," He retorts back.

"Nicolas, would you shut up?!"

Nicolas silently rolls his eyes, gripping the rope. "Stay where you are, I'll come up and get you." He climbs up to Herb.

"Oh no, this is horrible! I don't wanna die now! I never even got to tell Sissi that I'm crazy about her..."


The ship arrives in another area of the network, whoosing inside. "Retro brake." The ship comes to an abrupt stop, with Aelita turning the lights on. "Lights operational." The ship continues forward to the sphere they saw before. "Okay Jeremy, we're coming to the sphere now."

"Okay, Aelita. Check the south pole for an entry portal, like on Lyoko."

"I've got a visual on it," She nods a little as the ship approaches the entrance, but it won't open. "It's shut! What do I do now?"

"Why don't you knock?" Odd suddenly asks. "Maybe they'll open up for you!"

Amy sighs, dragging her hand down her face.

"Rotation." Aelita makes Odd's Skid shake on purpose.

"Hey!"

"Odd?" Yumi asks him.

"Yeah?"

"Shut up, okay?!"

Aelita presses her hand against the key. "Key activated."

A hole in front of the Skid lights up, a beam of light connecting to the symbol on the lock. Jeremy rubs his chin as something pops up.

"There's an access code to crack, it's gonna take a couple of minutes."


"You can let go now," Nicolas deadpans to Herb, who gets down safely.

"Remember what I said a minute ago about Sissi? Well, I didn't really say it," Herb stammers to him.

"Okay, I'll tell Sissi that you really didn't say you loved her," Nicolas says nonchalantly.

"You know what I mean. I mean, don't tell Sissi what I didn't say!"

"Mm," He turns to the button and Herb blocks his way.

"Hold on...this looks really ancient," He gestures to everything around them. "Think about it: what if the cable snaps or the floorboards give away under our feet or the rusty motor quits with us inside, and we're left here to rot with rats eating away our insides?!"

"Okay, okay, I get the idea," Nicolas steps in before Herb could continue panicking. "We'll look for a staircase. Hmm. You look over there," He points to his left. Herb just sighs at him, walking in that direction.


"Okay, I cracked the code," Jeremy smiles, pressing a button. The beam of light disappears into speckles.

"Way to go, Jeremy!"

The symbol lowers and the door slowly opens. The Skid flies inside and then the door closes after them. The Skid rises out of the Digital Sea into a replica of the forest sector. Aelita examines the area, everyone else looking up.

"Unbelievable! You guys are on an exact copy of Lyoko, except there's only one sector: the forest!"

"XANA created another Lyoko on the network?" Aelita asks in surprise. "But why?"

"I have no idea," Jeremy leans back in his chair. "But you can bet it's not to save humanity! And knowing our friend XANA, I'm sure he's made lots of other copies exactly like this one."

"Maybe it has to do with him being in the network," Amy suggests to him.

"Right. So what do we do?" Aelita wonders curiously. "Check it out?"

"You bet! I want as much data as possible on this new virtual world!"

"Right. Energize," Aelita sends everyone out into the open. One by one, they appear in the replicated sector. Amy's hair color changes back to light brown.

"All this for another Forest territory? Well, I guess we're not out of the woods yet!"

"If we don't want him freaking out or crying, I guess someone should laugh at his joke!" Aelita retorts back. "Amy, after this, I'll take you to get your favorite ice cream!"

"What, no!" Odd protests at this and Amy shakes her hair with her hands in frustration, walking away a bit.

"Poor Amy..." Yumi sighs at the exchange.


Herb and Nicolas are in the downstairs area. "Hey, I wonder what Aelita and Odd were doing here?"

"Well, they're not here now, so let's go," Herb turns around, Nicolas holding up a hand.

"Hold on! Check out that light," Nicolas points in the distance...

Right at the computer lab.


"Okay, what you're gonna do now is work in groups of two, with Amy being an extra. One group goes out exploring while the other watches the Skid," Jeremy suggests to everyone.

"Right!" Odd holds up a finger. "I'll work with Ulrich! Or Yumi! No wait, I prefer my beautiful girlfriend!"

"For once, he's got a good idea. Except for Amy working with you, I choose her!"

"Why me?" Amy holds her head.

"I've had it with you two!" Yumi steps up to them. "Ulrich and I are out of here! Right now! We could use a vacation!"

"Yeah, and you two can fight all you want to as long as we're not around to hear it!" Ulrich declares, the two staring at them in shock.

"Amy? Can you handle watching over them?" Yumi looks over her shoulder and she sighs, crossing her arms.

"Yeah, I'll be fine...go on, I can take it from here," She murmurs, hoping she can keep it together.

"Here come your vehicles," The Overbike and Overwing materialize in front of their respective owners.

"Thanks Jeremy. Amy, are you sure about your decision? You don't have to do it if you're uncomfortable."

"I'm sure. Don't worry, it's me," She waves a hand to them as she watches the two leave.

"See ya. Have fun, you two! Amy, you're in charge," Ulrich calls out. As soon as they're gone, Odd and Aelita start a fight again.

"I don't understand how she puts up with you!"

"And I'm surprised she didn't dump you yet-"

"ALRIGHT!" Amy screeches, interrupting them. "That is it! I am so sick of you two arguing and me getting no say! You know what I think? I think both of you were in the wrong! Aelita, you shouldn't have lied for him, and Odd, you should've gone to class!"

"But-"

"SHUT UUUUUP!" Her shout is a high-pitched screech out of stress. "All day, I haven't had the chance to think rationally about it!"

"Ames-"

"Don't," She warns Odd, pointing a finger at him, holding her head. "Don't you dare put me in the middle of your silly feud! I love both of you, but you can't make me choose between you two. Aelita, you're my little sister, and if it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have my female best friend...and Odd, you've done so much for me, and you gave up a lot just for me...but please. I don't want a time where I have to make a choice between people I care about. The day that happens...I'd rather have the Scyphozoa take control of me than to hear this..."

They frown at her sadly, feeling bad for making her feel that way.

"So here's what you're gonna do: both of you sit away from each other until you solve this yourselves, and leave me out of it!"


Herb steps forward and kicks his foot against something. "Ouch!"

Nicolas shushes him, but Jeremy hears them anyway. "Sorry," Herb whispers, walking forward.

The blond steps up to the ladder. "False alarm, I guess..."

He fails to notice monsters heading for the Skid.


Odd and Aelita are facing away from each other. Amy is pacing around them like Jim would, because right now she means business. Odd glances at Aelita and looks back, arms crossed. Aelita gives him a brief glance.

"...Well anyway, you could have thought of a different excuse, you know."

"And you could stop thinking about yourself for once!"

"No talking unless it's nicer," Amy interjects to them, glaring. "First and final warning. Next time, I won't be so forgiving."

"Ames," Odd looks up at her. "I know you're mad, and I don't blame you, but you're kind of acting like Jim and it's a little weird."

"Mad doesn't even begin to describe it!" She defends, hands behind her back as she slowly steps around the two. "I agree that I'm not usually like this, but you two forced my hand!"

"Mm," He looks away in shame, Aelita doing the same. "...But just curious though, if you had to choose, who would you pick?"

Amy grunts as she looks over her shoulder, Odd turning away sheepishly.

Jeremy walks back to his chair and finally sees the danger. "Odd, mega tank at 3 o'clock!"

Odd quickly gets onto his feet, dodging it just in time. The laser hits the Skid instead. "Oh no!"

He glances up at the ship, seeing the mega tank up ahead. "Aelita, watch out!" He shouts and she steps away. Amy takes flight and quickly flies above the laser, which hits the Skid twice. She looks to Odd, silently grateful for the warning before they focus back to the monster.

"Ulrich, Yumi, XANA's attacking the Skid! We need you back there now!"

"Got it, Jeremy. We're on our way," Yumi nods and they turn back around to go the way they came.

"Odd, Aelita, Amy, listen. The Skid shield can't hold out for much longer. And without the Skid, I can't guarantee you a return ticket to the scanners! Amy's shield can only work when she's inside the Skid, but It'll drain most of her life points. So it won't be of any use to do it!"

The mega tank opens up, hitting the ship once more. "Jeremy, can you generate more power to the shields?" Aelita wonders, as he's done it before.

"I think so, but I'll need time. To reinforce the Skid, I have to reroute a chunk of energy from the Supercomputer itself..."

Aelita uses her creativity to buy some time. "Isn't taking energy from the Supercomputer...kind of risky?"

"We have no choice. It's the only solution I can think of right now."

Another mega tank approaches as Odd and Amy get behind the wall that Aelita created.

"See, when you put your mind to it, you can come up with good ideas! Nice one, Aelita," Odd gives her a thumbs up.

She smiles at him and Amy looks on in relief. However, it turns into surprise when they see the two mega tanks teaming up to hit the wall. Jeremy taps enter with his thumb.

"We won't have enough power to launch a return to the past," Despite that, Jeremy is smiling. "But because XANA hasn't attacked anything in the real world, it shouldn't be necessary!"

"What if it's not their voices we're hearing?" Herb whispers to Nicolas as they look at the lab in the distance.

"Well whose voices do you think they are, then? Ghosts, werewolves, blood-thirsty Draculas?"

Herb crosses his arms, unamused. "I wouldn't laugh at things like that, especially not at night time!"

"That's ridiculous. Now let's climb. It's Odd and Aelita, and I wanna catch them red-handed! And I wanna know what Aelita meant," Nicolas whispers to him.

"She probably meant that she thinks of Amy like a sister. They might have the same hair color, but there's no way they're related. They have different last names!" Herb retorts as he climbs up.

"Then why would she call Amy sis if they're not related?" Nicolas mutters before Herb steps on his foot. "OW! What's wrong with you?!"

"Mm..." Jeremy looks to where the voice came from. He turns on the security cameras, panning it over to the side. "Huh?! Uh oh." He zooms in to see the boys.

"I'll bet they came here to do some industrial espionage, and that Amy is in on it!"

"Odd, his girlfriend, and Aelita?" Herb asks skeptically. "Industrial spies? In an abandoned factory? What's wrong with you?"

"Well then, maybe they're into witchcraft! Sissi calls Amy a witch all the time!"

Jeremy closes his eyes in annoyance. "I got a huge problem at the factory. Herb and Nicolas are on the verge of discovering the supercomputer, and it's impossible to launch a Return to the Past..."

"Huh?!"

"What?!" Amy's eyes widen, turning to the others. "How'd they know that we were here?"

"You can't let those nerds get near the supercomputer!" Odd adds in furiously.

"Take care of them, Jeremy. We can manage without you," Aelita tells him as the monsters continue hitting the wall.

"Yeah, you can handle those idiots," Amy declares, pumping a fist.

Jeremy emerges from the elevator, running down the hall. He sprints down the stairs and into the corridor. He opens the door and finally finds the two, who are still climbing.

"I'm not going any further than this, I'm stopping..."

"You're stopping halfway up?" Nicolas stares at him in disbelief.

"You better believe it!"

Jeremy tosses a crowbar and it hits the floor. "You hear that? They're behind us now!"

"Then just head back down," Nicolas climbs down the ladder. Jeremy runs off, Nicolas turning around just in time to only see blond hair. "Odd, I saw you!" Nicolas chases after him. Herb just walks after them with an annoyed look on his face.

The mega tanks continue attacking the walls...

And then William arrives not too soon after. He growls at the obstacle.

"Oh great," Amy mutters at this.

"Uh oh! The Skid's done for if handsome gets his hands on it!" Odd gestures to the possessed boy.

"He's not nearly as handsome as you are," Amy winks at him.

"Thank you, my lovely lady!" Odd bows to her.

"Well, we've barely had time to reinforce it," Aelita states as William swings his sword at the wall. The monsters break through it and it bursts into pieces. The mega tanks charge up and hit the ship, knocking it back a bit. However, it stays intact.

"Sorry pal, you came a little too late to wreck everything!" Odd says confidently as he jerks a thumb to the Skid. Aelita holds out her hand to fire one of her energy fields. It goes right past William and hits the mega tank instead. It explodes and William charges up to them. Odd hits him with a laser arrow, which is followed by Amy throwing her spear at his hand. This knocks his sword onto the ground. He tries to fire again, but he's out. "Jeremy, reload me, okay? Oh bummer, I forgot he's not there."

He dodges William's swing as he's gotten his sword back, running towards Odd. The mega tank fires the laser again, Amy flying into the air. Aelita blocks it with two energy fields in her hands. She slides across the grass and falls off the edge, but Amy comes in and catches her, putting her sister back on the ground.

"Thanks, sis."

"No problem," Amy salutes to her, flying over to Odd to help him out.

Jeremy is hiding behind a wall, listening in. "You go that way, and I'll go this way," Nicolas orders and they walk off in opposite directions. Both of them are smug that the two are in the area as they walk by. Nicolas is close to discovering Jeremy as he's about to look around the corner. A splash is heard and he jumps towards it.

"Ah ha! I got you."

Herb lifts his head out of the water. "Help me, will you, you idiot?!"

Nicolas starts to pull him out when he looks over his shoulder to see Jeremy running away. He then looks back to Herb.

Odd ducks a swipe from William's weapon, dodging and jumping. William then knocks him off the platform. William walks up to the edge, where Odd is hanging on.

"ODD!" Amy shouts, flying over. William holds out his hand, using his smoke to knock her onto the ground. He kicks off Odd's hand and he falls off. "NO!"

"Odd!" Aelita hits him with an energy field, devirtualizing him. He sighs in relief once he's in a scanner.

"Thanks Aelita..."

"You're gonna regret that," Amy growls towards William. Aelita fires another energy field, which William dodges. He's about to hit her with the smoke when Amy smirks, grabbing one of his arms with a vine of her own. A fan flies in and hits his hand. He looks to the source to see Yumi and Ulrich arriving. He jumps off his Overbike, which knocks into the mega tank, both of them falling into the Digital Sea. He comes to a stop near the girls.

"Everyone knows that speeding is really dangerous!" Ulrich pulls out his swords.

"Thanks guys, you came just in time," Amy smiles in relief.

Jeremy pushes the elevator button. "Come on, move it!" He gets inside and closes it, the boys seeing it lower.

"Looks as if the elevator works just fine," Nicolas gives Herb a look, crossing his arms.

Jeremy arrives back into the lab to see Odd sitting there. "Jeremy! You're back. I-"

"Hold on, I've gotta shut the elevator down," Jeremy quickly taps away and does so.

Nicolas presses the button repeatedly, but it doesn't work for them. "Well, no big deal. We'll just wait them out. They'll have to come back this way."

"Herb and Nicolas must have seen you come into the factory with Aelita. And now they're looking for you!" Jeremy explains, crossing his arms.

"If it's Aelita and me, I've got an idea that should get rid of them...but I'll need for Aelita to get back here ASAP, and for you to have a...how can I say this...uh, an open mind?"

"I don't understand," Jeremy raises a brow in confusion. "What do you mean an open mind?"

Odd just giggles. "Oh! And tell Ames this," He whispers in Jeremy's ear, who recoils back once he hears it.

"I'm not gonna say that! Especially not in front of Aelita!"

"Jeremy, if she doesn't understand, then she'll be mad at me!"

"She already is," Jeremy quips, crossing his arms.

"Oh, I meant this will make her less mad at me."

"Better face facts, William, you're not gonna win this time," Ulrich declares as they surround him. He suddenly jumps, disappearing towards the Digital Sea.

"Ulrich, we've got an emergency here. You'll have to devirtualize Aelita."

"Huh?" Amy turns to her. "Why?"

"What? But if he does that, then who's gonna pilot the Skid?"

"Yumi, you can do it. Don't worry, I'll guide you in," He assures her.

"If you say so," She shrugs sheepishly.

"Oh, and Amy? Ahh...please don't kill me for this. Odd has a message for you. He says that he's fine, that he's sorry for all the uncomfortableness, and...that he...loves his little Ames," Jeremy blushes in embarrassment, narrowing his eyes. "And that he hopes what he's gonna do with Herb and Nicolas will make you even."

Yumi and Ulrich snicker as Amy coughs, turning away. "Umm...thanks? But I'm more confused than flattered."

"He'll explain later."

"This is awful!" Aelita exclaims at the situation.

"No sweat, I'll devirtualize you on three," Ulrich points his swords at her. Amy covers her eyes so that she won't have to watch. "One...two..." He hits her with the saber and she disappears.

She's greeted by a smiling Odd. "Hello!"

She smiles a little and Odd looks away nervously. "Ahh...don't tell Ames about this. I'll talk to her myself."

"About what?"

"Well, what now?" Herb puts his hands into his pockets.

"Be patient, like when you're fishing," Nicolas has his hands behind his head. Herb sighs in frustration, pacing around.

"...What?! After all this, you want me to do that?!" Aelita asks in disbelief once she's heard the plan. "And what do you think Amy will say?"

"Well, yeah, unless you've got a better idea."

"Hmm," She thinks about it with a smug look on her face. "Alright. I know just how to sell it."

A noise stops Herb from pacing and Nicolas slides in front of the elevator with a big smile. The elevator goes upwards. "You'll see. The early worm catches the bird, I mean, the fish."

The door opens...and they're both shocked to see Odd and Aelita seemingly kissing. However, they don't notice Aelita's hand in front of Odd's mouth, and she's kissing that instead.

"Hey, you guys enjoying the show?" Odd asks casually.

They silently leave the factory, both of them laughing. "So that's why they were hiding in the factory..."

"They like each other. Poor Amy..."


Ulrich, Amy, and Yumi enter the lab, seeing everyone else there. "You look awfully serious," Yumi points out to Jeremy. "Did I scratch the paint on the Skid or something?"

"...I'm just worried about this Lyoko copy. If there's one out there, it...means there's also another supercomputer infected with XANA somewhere else on Earth. To destroy this new supercomputer, I'm gonna have to figure out some sort of way to materialize you into the real world from the copy!"

"Okay, relax Einstein," Ulrich states, "We'll handle that when the times!"

"Are you sure that's your only worry?" Yumi glances at the genius.

"Uh uh. You see, guys, Einstein just found out what it means to have an open mind." Both him and Aelita start laughing, the three confused.

"Oh, we'll tell you soon," Aelita looks to Amy, frowning a little. "But...we're really sorry we tried to put you in the middle of our feud, sis."

"Yeah, we didn't notice how uncomfortable it must've been for you a second time," Odd rubs the back of his neck. "It was almost like you were reliving your parents' divorce. We both swear that we'll never put you in that situation again."

"Aw, you guys..." She smiles softly. "That's okay," She steps forward, pulling them both into a hug. "I'm just glad that it's over!"


"So, now you've got eyewitness proof that Aelita's going out with Odd?" Sissi asks skeptically. "That's the dumbest story I ever heard since the one about Mr. Chardin's toupee!"

"No I tell you, i saw them! It's not a story, it's true! Odd's dumped Amy and left her for Aelita! In fact, look, Sissi! Here they come!" Herb points to the two right across from them.

"You dumbbell!" Odd doesn't really mean it, though, since they knew that they'd tell someone.

"Look who's talking, you selfish loser!" She shouts at him, huffing and walking off. Odd reaches Amy and grabs her waist, dipping her into a passionate kiss.

Herb cringes towards Sissi, who smacks him right across the face and leaves. Nicolas snickers at him, the three looking on near a tree. Amy adjusts her hair, blushing.

"I guess that should put an end to any ridiculous gossip!" Aelita smiles proudly.

"Thanks for at least telling me what really happened with you two..." Amy sighs in relief, crossing her arms. "I understand the message Jeremy gave to me now, and yes, it does make us even. To them, it really looked believable! That and your fight!"

"Well, I don't know," Odd says slowly. "I don't think your heart was in it when you called me a selfish loser."

"What?!" Aelita turns to him in disbelief, Amy giggling at her boyfriend's face. "Now listen, Odd-"

"Chill out. I'm just kidding! Wow, it doesn't take much to wind you up!"

He takes a hold of Amy's hand as they walk away, Aelita punching his shoulder. They start laughing as they run off.

"I'm gonna get you!"

"After that, Ames is next!"

"As long as I don't have to be in the middle of your fights again!" She giggles at the two, happy that they've made up and that they understand she loves both of them equally, no competition.