Angel: Hey everyone, I have an announcement. If you read my recent chapter of Sisters' Tangled Adventure or the future stories section on my profile, then you don't have to read this again. But I'm gonna be more open on doing more Sonic stuff. Let me know if you wanna see the film or a tv show first. Or if you want, tell me if you want a poll to decide this better, but please no Sonic Underground or the OVA, because those are the only two things I won't change my mind about...they're pretty terrible on their own. No offense to any fans out there who like those two things...^^'
Also, I am falling a bit behind with this story. I have to work for the rest of the week, and then after that, I have to spend time on homework. I'm writing episode 81 as we speak, but if I have to, I might have to change uploads to Fridays only. Hopefully I can catch up, I only have 14 episodes left.
Out in the woods, the Lyoko Warriors are running, guided by the two dogs Kiwi and Kiki. All of them look tired and dirty as they're approaching Jeremy in the distance. "Come on, let's move it a little faster, faster!" He shouts while holding a stopwatch.
"I don't believe this, he's trying to kill us!" Aelita calls out from the front. Odd is trudging along when he trips and falls in front of Kiwi. Amy comes to a stop in front of her boyfriend, bending down to check on him as she's panting.
"Odd, are you okay?"
Kiwi sniffs him while he looks up at Jeremy, who stops the watch. "You guys are ridiculous!" He scolds as they're laying around him, exhausted. "You're way too slow! What a bunch of snails!" They all glare at him. "Cept you, Odd, even a snail runs faster than you!"
Odd stands up, livid. "Since when does the least athletic person in the world think he's better than I am?!"
Amy pulls him back a bit. "You are being a bit pushy, Jeremy," She tells him.
"Hey, that's true. Getting a little carried away, aren't you, Einstein?" Ulrich asks as Jeremy sees the glares from everyone. Kiki and Kiwi even growl at him.
"Don't blame me. The stopwatch doesn't lie, you guys," He gestures to himself, failing to see what's wrong.
"...I'm going back to my room," Amy slowly trudges away.
"What?! You can't go back home now, we're not through yet!" Jeremy calls out, but the others follow after her.
"I'd rather go with her then spend another minute with you!" Odd points to him.
"Agreed."
"Yeah, you're being too harsh, Jeremy," Aelita crosses her arms.
"Maybe we'll come back once you stop trying to put us into the ground!"
"That was even worse than the last time," Jeremy stares down at all of them in the courtyard. "How do you expect to beat XANA if all of you don't speed it up?!"
"Hm, you're a real comedian, Einstein," Odd shrugs lightly, his arm around Amy. "All you ever do is time us. Anybody can do that."
"One thing is sure: if you guys don't get into shape, you're never gonna get any stronger and XANA's gonna beat you hands down!" Jeremy explains to them, Amy looking annoyed. "But if you think you want another trainer, be my guest."
"Maybe there's a better...a better way of getting in shape," Yumi suggests to him.
"I get it! You're just badly trained. And if you guys can't keep up, it's my fault!"
"Well, yeah!" Both Ulrich and Odd agree in unison.
"Okay, fine!" Jeremy crosses his arms stubbornly. "I may not be the best trainer in the world, but you have to admit you don't exactly listen to me. You know, I always thought Amy was the weakest out of all of you."
"Uhh!" Amy protests in shock, her mouth wide open.
"You have the least amount of powers in Sector 5. You're gone like that," Jeremy snaps his fingers. Amy frowns as Odd hugs her in comfort. Ulrich, Yumi, and Aelita give him tiny glares.
"That's true, but not about what you said about Amy. That wasn't cool. Maybe we need to find someone else, a specialist," Yumi says, looking to the others.
"A specialist? You mind telling me where you expect to find one?" Jeremy asks incredibly. The boys turn to each other, wondering how they could do that without anyone knowing about Lyoko. Aelita suddenly smiles as she gets an idea.
Jim opens the door from his room. "Now just what do you think you're doing here?" He asks the six. Amy still has her head up high with her arms crossed. "Can't a man have a little peace and quiet even on a Saturday?"
"Well, it's simple. Although, well, uh...you might think this is a little crazy," Jeremy starts off.
"Nothing could surprise me ever since I orbited the Earth," Jim remarks, "Spit it out, Belpois."
"Um...well, we heard that you were once a Special Forces trainer."
"That's right," Jim paces around. "Special Forces, the SIF! Secret Intervention Force, heh heh heh. Now those were the good ol' days. But that being said, I'd rather not talk about it."
"Of course not," Amy mutters while rolling her eyes.
"Would you be willing to train students, like us, Jim?" Jeremy finally gets to the point.
"Train students?" Jim turns around in confusion.
"Yeah, for a kind of commando camp like you, uh...like your Special Intervention thingamajig."
"Deal! Meet me at the red cross trail crossroads at 1500 hours sharp, dressed for sports," Jim walks over to them.
"You mean like today, already?!" Yumi asks with wide eyes.
"It touches me that students recognize in what a benefit my experience and skills have, especially you, Belpois! I never imagined that anyone can ever turn you into a man, a real one!" He places a hand on the boy's shoulder.
"No, you don't understand! I was talking about training the others, not for me!"
"This training course is for everybody!" Jim elaborates, "1500 hours and I want you there on time, you hear?!" And with that, he closes the door, to the amusement of the others.
"Ha! This will do wonders for you, Jeremy," Odd states while Yumi and Amy are laughing. "Now you'll be able to put your stopwatch away for a little while! Alright!"
"Thank you, Jim," Amy smiles towards the door.
"You're encouraging this?" Jeremy asks in shock.
"I'd bet every dollar I got just for karma!" She retorts back, walking away.
"This is stupid!" Jeremy grumbles as they walk underneath the arches. "I can't do a commando camp, I've got a ton of other things on my plate!"
"I think you're just afraid of sweating a little," Yumi comments to him.
"Not so fun when it's you, is it?" Amy smirks, crossing her arms.
"What if XANA attacks while we're training?" Jeremy wonders and they come to a stop.
"Bring your computer with you, that's all," Ulrich tells him as he looks over his shoulder.
"Don't worry, Jeremy, Jim's commando camp can't possibly do us any harm, huh?" Aelita places a hand on his shoulder.
"With Jim...you can never tell..." Jeremy replies slowly. This should be good...
"I'm gonna go get ready," Amy walks off and Jeremy holds out a hand.
"Ah, Amy, wait! I'm...I'm sorry for what I-"
"Save it," She interrupts as she leaves.
"Ouch. You really did it this time," Ulrich remarks as they watch her leave.
"Why'd you have to go and say all that stuff?" Odd gives Jeremy a disapproving look.
"I-I don't know! I guess I'm just frustrated..."
"Frustrated or not, you can't make her feel that way," Aelita frowns at him.
"I have never seen a weaker pack of legless slugs in my life!" Jim shouts at all of them in the park. "1500 hours sharp does not mean 1502 or 1503!"
"Oh, we're not gonna split hairs over a few seconds, huh? On my watch-"
Jim leans in towards Odd, pointing a threatening finger at the boy. "Your watch doesn't watch with me, Della Robbia! I give the orders around here, so straighten up! Okay, let's go, make our way to the combat clearing where we'll start me with some basic training! Leg push-ups!"
They run after him, Odd sagging his shoulders. "You know, I wonder if it wasn't a mistake to recruit Jim," Aelita states to Jeremy skeptically.
"No Aelita, it wasn't just a mistake: it was a huge, colossal mistake." Jeremy huffs as he walks off, leaving an amused Aelita.
"13, 14, 15!" Jim hollers as he watches them do push-up. "Hold that 15, hold it. Hold it, I said!" Despite that, Jeremy falls onto the grass. "Alright, alright. One, two, three, four, on your feet. On your feet. Breathe in, breathe out, easy does it, easy does it. Two, three, four, five."
They follow his example, hopping up and down on one foot. "Jeremy, are you okay?" Aelita asks as he's still on the grass.
"Not really, I feel awful..."
"Hey, what do you think you're doing, Belpois?" Jim questions with a smile as Jeremy isn't moving. "This is only the beginning. By the time I'm through with you, you're gonna be a man! So get up now!"
Jeremy weakly gets onto his feet. "Jim, don't you think you're overdoing it?" Yumi couldn't help but wonder. "We want training, not torture!"
"Wrong again, young lady. You guys are all participating in Jim's boot camp! And that means two things: you sweat, and you don't complain, unless you want ten extra push-ups! From this moment on, we live and die together as a group, got it?"
"Okay, okay, no need to get carried away," Odd states, a bit weirded out.
"YOU GOT IT, ODD?!" He shouts at the six.
"Sir yes sir!" They recite as they straighten up.
"...Okay, let's move it! 3 mile run!"
They all groan at this. "This is worse than gym class!" Amy whispers to herself. They sprint behind him down the path.
"One two, one two, one two, one two, one two, one two!" He recites as they trudge after him. Odd and Jeremy lag behind.
"Oh, my poor stomach. I should have never taken seconds of the tuna casserole after the beef stroganoff!" Odd complains, Amy appearing behind him.
"I would've brought drinks, but he took them away..."
Jim runs back to them, circling around them. "Get those knees up, you soft-shell crabs! Go on! Hey, Belpois, you couldn't even outrun a one-legged chicken!"
They reluctantly pick up the pace. "Left, right. Left, right. And left, right."
Ulrich, Yumi, and Aelita stare at him. "At this rate, we'll need least a week to recover from Jim's camp!" Aelita comments as the three join them. "It's kind of useless."
"Young lady, it's adversity that creates strength and courage! And that's the shortest path to fame and glory!" Jim recites proudly, gesturing to himself. "Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup!"
The six watch Odd attempting a pull-up, which he ultimately fails at. "Cut the clowning, Della Robbia! This is not a circus!"
Amy bends down to her boyfriend to help him up, only to be stopped by Jim. "What are you doing, Smith?!"
"Uh, helping him?" She raises a brow.
"Absolutely not! He's gonna do it himself!"
"Stern, don't be a wimp!" Jim chastises as Ulrich is climbing up a make-shift wall. "You've got nothing to be afraid of except a sore bottom!"
"Come on, Belpois!" Jim calls out as it's Jeremy's attempt now...but he's just standing at the top, shaking like a leaf. "No use hanging there like a wet sock on a clothesline!"
Ulrich, Aelita, and Amy watch the others crawling underneath barbed wire. "Move it! Get the lead out and crawl!" Yumi's clothes are caught in the wire. "Faster, you hear!"
They then walk across a fence, but Aelita falls onto the ground. "Stones, I said on top of it!"
Then he has Amy, Aelita, and Yumi pushing Jim up a hill to test their strength. "Come on, ladies! Move it, move it! I'm not gonna get up this hill on my own!"
"Not bad for the first time," Jim looks at his stopwatch, looking towards the exhausted group. "Right, let's take a little break here and then we'll start a new workout."
They lay around the grass, Amy's head resting on Odd's lap, her hands pressed against her stomach casually.
"Hey, you know what, Jim? We'd love to hear about your past life," Yumi speaks up. "I know you usually don't wanna talk about it, but since it's just between us, members of the same commando group..."
He clears his throat with a small smile. "Right. Well then, listen up. Exceptionally for you, I'll give you a quick rundown. It all began when I completed my training to become a physical education instructor. I was also a licensed scuba diver. And that's why the Marines recruited me for their Special Forces. NASA heard of me and since I was now a Special Forces diver, they had me test out their space suits underwater. So after having received a medal from the president, I was then appointed to the Secret Service!"
On Lyoko, in the forest sector, XANA decides that now is the time to activate a tower...
"And believe me, Rosita Banana didn't just play the accordion, she was also a heck of a pilot!" Jim is still telling stories while Jeremy's backpack is sitting at the tree nearby. "When I arrived in Buenos Aires with my cameras, her biplane bowled me over!"
Jeremy hears his laptop beep, looking over his shoulder. Jim looks at his watch in confusion, the boy looking back towards the teacher. "Right. Break time's over now. A quick trot to shake off the rest! Hup, hup, hup, hup, hup, hup!"
They look at him in annoyance, standing up and trailing after him. "Let's go, people, move it!"
Jeremy opens up his bag, pulling out his laptop. He opens it up to see the activated tower. "Activated tower! We've gotta end this circus right now," Getting onto his feet, he sees that everyone else is gone. "Huh?! They're already way ahead of me! Come on, you can do it, Jeremy."
The others run after Jim, Odd falling behind once again. The teacher comes to a stop in front of them, seeing a boar.
"W-W-What kind of beast is that?!" Ulrich asks in shock.
"How about that! A wild pig!"
"More accurately, a boar," Amy points out.
"And it's huge!" Yumi states as they start to back away. "Let's go another way!"
"Hm? Oh, relax, it's nothing! I handled much worse than this when I was in Burma," Jim jerks a thumb to it.
The boar runs towards them, alarming them all. Jim tries to kick it, but the boar slides right past him. It charges at the teacher again, and he jumps out of the way. The pig opens his eyes...and then has the symbol of XANA in them.
"Did you see that?" Ulrich looks to the others.
"XANA," Yumi murmurs knowingly.
"Hey listen, Jim, be careful, it's not a normal animal!" Ulrich warns Jim, pointing at it.
"It's not a wild boar!" Aelita adds in.
"Right, like I said, it's just an overgrown pig, that's all," Jim dismisses the warnings.
"Listen to us, that thing is dangerous!" Amy calls out.
"Come to Jim, little piglet! Here, little piggy!"
"No, we're telling you, Jim, we'd be much better off getting out of here!" Yumi says in worry just as Jeremy arrives. The boar turns its attention on him instead.
"Look out, Belpois!" Jim runs in and takes the hit for Jeremy, landing in a bush.
"Jim?" The boy rushes up to him. "Jim! Are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah sure...how's the other guy?" Jim smiles weakly, turning his head away, meaning he's not fine. Jeremy looks over his shoulder as the boar is charging again. Ulrich picks up a rock and hits it in the head.
"Wow, nice shot!" Odd cheers for him.
"Hey Ulrich, you've got a great arm!" Aelita couldn't help but notice. The boar opens up its eyes again.
"I'll create a diversion..." He slowly backs away.
"Good thing you've got fast legs too, go!" Yumi orders him and he runs off. The boar takes the bait and starts chasing him.
"First word of advice for possessing an animal: don't choose one that can be easily angered like a bull," Amy dusts off her pants as she stares after them.
"XANA sent this thing after us, there's no time to lose. Get to the computer lab, Aelita or Amy can manage the virtualization process. Hurry up!" Jeremy urges the four.
"What about you?" Aelita wonders and he looks to their teacher.
"I better stay here with Jim." Thankfully Jim doesn't hear them because he's still smiling widely like an idiot. "And if Ulrich can't join you guys, then all four of are gonna be needed on Lyoko."
"Good luck!" Aelita calls out with a wave as they run off.
"Jim, get up, Jim," Jeremy shakes him a little. "I'll help you."
"Yes, Mr. President...the mission has to go on whatever it takes...even if it costs me my stripes!"
He frowns towards the man.
The four run as fast as they can, but with all of the running they did today, that was the last thing they wanted to do... "This way, it's a shortcut!" Yumi guides them to the right.
Meanwhile, Ulrich is cringing as he's running. He looks behind him to see the boar right on his trail. He reaches the wall Jim set up and grabs ahold of it. The boar turns sharply, heading right towards him. Ulrich climbs up the wall, the boar bumping into it. Ulrich reaches the top safely.
"Hey, it's not so hard with a little training."
But then again, it might just be the adrenaline since he just ran from a wild boar...
The four crawl on the grass. "Come on, you can do it, Yumi!" Odd encourages her.
"It's just like in our training!" Amy calls out and Yumi slowly crawls along.
The boar backs up a bit...and then leaves. Ulrich pulls out his phone. "Jeremy! I'm okay, but the boar is heading back your way. I'm off to join the others."
Jeremy hangs up as Jim rubs the top of his head. He looks around for the boar as they're hiding in a cave. "We have to find a way to conceal our hiding place. I'll camouflage it with some branches."
"Give me a minute to get my strength back and I can help you...my leg's fine...I'm ready to walk again," Jim tries to stand, but lets out a yelp of pain.
"No, coach. Don't move, I'll take care of it!" Jeremy gets onto his feet.
The four run across a log, Aelita balancing herself and they continue running.
Jeremy stands back proudly at the work he's done with the cave. There's so many branches, that anyone could pass by it. He moves one away and then pulls it back, walking up to Jim.
"Oh, this is horrible. I feel completely useless!" Jim mutters under his breath. "This stupid broken leg I got."
"You knee is really swelled up. You'll need an x-ray to see whether or not it's broken. I'm gonna have to immobilize it or it's gonna hurt even worse," Jeremy looks around and grabs two branches. He then grabs a rag from his bag, tearing it apart.
The four come to a stop at a clearing, panting in exhaustion. "We're almost there..." Yumi says while breathing heavily.
"Okay, just one last bridge. The factory's not much further! Come on, Ames!" Odd pulls her onto his back, surprising her. He runs up ahead, the girls glancing to each other in shock. Amy just giggles, wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Pretty good splint there, Belpois. I haven't seen work like that in a long time," Jim states to the boy, impressed. "You never worked with the Magyar Commandos, did you?"
"No, it's just a question of common sense," Jeremy looks to the splinted leg. "An injured joint won't get any worse if it doesn't move."
"Exactly! You would have made a good soldier, Belpois! If only you had a little more muscle."
Jeremy leans back a bit. "Maybe you don't know this, Jim, but the brain is kind of like a muscle and that's the one in particular that I've been exercising the most!"
They finally reach the factory, Aelita jumping into the chair. "Come on! Every second counts," Yumi urges and Aelita works as quick as she can.
"I'm on it. But I'm not as fast as Jeremy."
Then an alarm sounds, showing the Core of Lyoko...with monsters inside. "Oh! XANA has sent William and some monsters into the Core chamber."
Some Mantas are arriving at the Core, pointing right at it. William directs his sword at the sphere. "Fire!" They fire at once, Aelita looking to all of them.
"You three get down to the scanner room. We have to protect the Core of Lyoko," Aelita states as the door opens behind them.
"What about the tower?" Yumi wonders, the sisters glancing at each other.
"I guess I'll have to manage that alone..."
"No, not alone. Ol' reliable Ulrich is here!" The boy announces as he steps into the lab.
"Ulrich!" Yumi exclaims in relief.
"I shook off the wild boar, but it went back into the forest. I'm afraid it could find Jim and Jeremy," Ulrich explains to all of them.
"That's crazy! No boar can outsmart Jeremy!" Amy pumps her fists.
"Either way, we better not waste any time."
Jim sniffs a leaf from his pocket, which was from the leaves blocking the little cave. "It's got a funny smell," He gives it to Jeremy, who smells the scent coming from it.
"Peppermint. My parents have some in their garden. Bad news, Jim, our camouflage is useless! The boar's sense of smell is gonna give us away!"
"It sure will. There's a good chance of that...a better than even chance!" Jim looks away, Jeremy leaning back.
"We've gotta find a way to hide our scent! But how...?"
The boys, Amy, and Yumi run up to the scanners. It was decided that Yumi, Amy, and Odd would go first, and then Aelita with Ulrich would go.
"Are you ready?"
Ulrich smirks a little.
"Transfer Odd. Transfer Yumi. Transfer Amy. Scanner Odd. Scanner Yumi. Scanner Amy. Virtualization," Aelita taps enter and the three virtualize into Sector Five. They land safely onto the ground.
"I've already called up your vehicles. They'll be standing by for you on the Celestial Dome. No time to lose!"
"Got it!" Yumi states as they take off into a run. Amy activates her wings and flies above them.
"If we had a little caribou poop, we could cover ourselves with it," Jim suggests, Jeremy whipping to him in disbelief, and a bit disgusted as well.
"Uhh, did you say caribou poop?"
"Yeah. It's an old Indian trick I used to use in Quebec to surprise arsonists in the forest. Anyway, we're not in Canada, so that means no caribou poop..."
"That's good," Jeremy stands up. "No way am I gonna smear myself with any kind of poop! On the other hand, I'll be right back!"
"Wait!" Jim calls out, but since he can't move, he can only watch Jeremy leave.
Aelita arrives in the scanner room, having already started the virtualization process for them. Ulrich gets into a scanner, and she gets into the one right across from him. "Okay, I've started the delayed virtualization program."
"Where's the activated tower?" He asks curiously.
"In the forest sector."
The scanners close around them. They close their eyes as they're transferred, scanned, and sent into the forest. They land side-by-side.
"Wow. Valet parking, that's classy," Ulrich comments to his Overbike not too far up ahead. He jumps onto it, followed by Aelita.
"Come on, Ulrich, rev it up!"
He does so and takes off.
Jim looks up when Jeremy comes back, sitting down. "Okay, listen Jim. Take some mint, rub it on yourself. It should be enough to hide our scent."
He's confused, but he does so anyway. "It's a nauseating odor..."
"I like it much better than caribou poop, don't you?" Jeremy asks while rubbing.
"Oh, I don't know..."
The three arrive in the Celestial Dome, and just like Aelita said, their vehicles were waiting. Yumi's is on the left, Amy is up in front, and Odd is to the right.
They all jump on and take off. "I feel a lot better on this machine than on Jim's ropes," Odd comments as they head for the south entrance of the Dome.
"Well, you have to admit, they did help us get to the factory," Amy points out.
"Always so considerate, aren't you, my little Ames?"
"Okay, now all we can do is wait," Jeremy replies once the mint is rubbed all over them, laying in front of their feet. "We better hope that the others manage to deactivate the tower on Lyoko."
"Hey, are you delirious or what, huh, Belpois?" Jim points to his head and Jeremy remembers that he's in earshot.
"Uh...just daydreaming, Jim. Why don't you tell me about when you were in Canada?" Hopefully the change of subject would get the teacher's mind off of what he just said.
"Ah! Well, that is a long story..."
Ulrich slides to a stop, looking around. He's in the location that Aelita guided him to, but... "Where'd the tower go?"
"I don't get it. I must've made a calibration error. Without Jeremy to guide us, this won't be easy..." And it just got harder because a Krab appears right in front of them. "Ulrich, watch out!" It fires at them, and he drives the Overbike around to avoid the projectiles. Ulrich pulls out his sword to deflect them, and then another Krab arrives in front.
"Energy field!" Ulrich jumps a little while Aelita fires her orb, destroying the Krab. He comes to a stop as they look at the other one. "Well anyway, with all these troops around, the tower can't be that far..."
Amy, Odd, and Yumi reach the entrance, eyeing it closely. They fly inside at the right time and trip the key. The stairs materialize in front of them and they jump up into the room. Odd looks up and narrows his eyes at what's happening.
The Mantas are still firing, and the first shield hasn't gone...yet.
"Attack!" William notices the three, a few Mantas diving towards them.
"Mm," Amy growls, clenching a fist in annoyance.
They jump up the steps to deal with the Mantas. Odd backflips from a laser, landing on his knees as he jumps.
"Whoa! Beware of falling objects!" Odd calls out. Amy just shakes her head, taking flight. She tries to smash a Manta with a platform that she created, but misses them completely. Yumi lands on a platform, Odd leaping up the stairs. Yumi pulls out her fans and absorbs the lasers with them. Odd and Amy join her side, the boy looking up. "Hey, isn't that your boyfriend up there?"
William is riding a Manta. "He's not my boyfriend!" Yumi tosses a fan, missing the Mantas, but luckily one of them comes back and destroys one. "He's a little too clingy for me, anyhow."
"At least Odd's not like him," Amy smiles a little. "But he could stop being overdramatic once in a while."
"That hurts," Odd clenches where his heart is. "But honesty is the best policy!"
"And that was when I found that as far back as a century, I was a full-blooded Indian! Huh?" He suddenly hears noises, Jeremy shushing him. The boar is sniffing around for them outside, but eventually leaves. Jeremy leans back in relief. "It looks like your little trick worked."
"Yeah, the mint smell's strong enough now to trick him, but how much longer will it last?" He wonders, hoping his friends are on Lyoko already.
"Well, anyway, one thing about caribou poop, it lasts a long time!"
Ulrich is still driving around searching for the tower as he's going straight. "Still nothing."
"Alright, we have to go back to where we started. The tower has to be here."
"Okay, here we go," He turns the bike around and goes in the opposite direction. As soon as they get back to the clearing, Ulrich is knocked off his bike, roughly hitting the ground. Aelita jumps off, rolling to a stop. The Overbike unfortunately does not as it hits a tree and explodes. The Krabs approach her.
"Energy field!" She aims right at the Krab, but it ducks out of the way. Ulrich lifts his head up, shaking his head. He notices the Krab approaching Aelita, pulling out his swords. He's suddenly hit from behind and devirtualized by another Krab.
The boar sticks his head in through the peppermint. "Oh boy. He found us. What do we do now?"
Jeremy just runs away instead of answering. "Hey, what are you waiting for?! I'm over here! Hey, follow me!"
Jim stares after the boy in confusion. "That kid doesn't have much muscle, but he sure is big on guts."
The trio fire at the Manta attacking them, Yumi throwing her fan. It simply flies out of the way. "Odd, Amy, the first shield layer is about to give! We have to do something!"
"I know, and I've got an idea!"
The girls glance to each other. "Oh yeah? And what's that?"
"This should be good," Amy places a hand on her hip.
"Skydiving! YAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Odd jumps off the platform, scratching the Manta. William notices him approaching.
"Attack!"
The Manta he's standing on points towards Odd. "Go get 'em, guys!"
The other Mantas focus on Odd instead of the layer, William chasing after the cat boy. He jumps off a Manta just as a stray laser destroys it. "Yeah!"
He looks towards the girls, Amy flying Yumi over. "Odd, look out!"
A laser barely misses him and he jumps into the air, crossing his arms. "Shield!" The Manta breaks through it, however, and he's devirtualized in seconds. Yumi pulls out her fans as Amy spins her spear into her hand. They toss their weapons, both of them defeating a Manta. William jumps off the one he's on just as it's destroyed. Yumi lands on her feet as she catches her weapons.
"Nice one, Amy!"
"You too, Yumi," The brunette winks at her.
Someone lands nearby and they look to see William standing across from them. "Oh great," Amy deadpans at this.
Jeremy continues running from the boar until he reaches the wall, climbing up the tree. He looks down at the pig, which circles around the tree. He shimmies over to the top as the boar steps back, ramming into the tree to try and get Jeremy down.
"Oh no. I better get it right this time!"
The boar rams into the tree again.
The Krab is firing straight for Aelita, who fires her energy field and misses yet again. "Energy field!" She misses, but runs underneath the Krab. "Energy field!"
The third one finally hits the Krab, destroying it. She takes off into a run.
"Aelita, how are you doing?" Ulrich asks from the computer lab.
"Ulrich, tell me where the tower is, hurry!"
"You should be next to it according to this!" He looks at the screen.
"That's impossible, I can't see it! How come?" She looks around for it, but there's nothing in sight. The Krab fires and she jumps, landing on her feet. "Energy field!"
The Krab ducks its head...and then her orb hits the tower right behind it. "Got it! XANA's pulled this one on us before."
Jeremy looks nervously as the boar backs up. He moves further to the left as the boar hits the tree, Jeremy's feet slipping. He's now dangling as he hangs onto the rope as hard as he can.
William runs up to the girls, swinging his sword. Yumi takes Amy's hands, and the fairy flies above the weapon. It hits the stair and gets stuck there. She drops Yumi onto the sword, both of them kicking William onto the ground. He holds out his hand, the sword going back to his hand. Yumi pulls out her fans, Amy taking out her spear. Yumi goes first, and he swings it away. He looks around as he sees that the fairy has suddenly disappeared.
"That was a volley shot, it's all over for you!" He runs up to her and she tosses her fan. William jumps over it, but she slides, kicking him off the platform. Down below Amy's waiting for him, where she slams her hands together. Two platforms come from the walls, devirtualizing William for now.
"And I would call that wishful thinking, William dear," Yumi smiles in amusement as she catches her weapons back. Amy flies back up to her friend and lands in front of her.
"Yeah!" They cheer, high-fiving each other.
The boar looks up at Jeremy, walking up further. "I promise never to eat pork again!" He cries out in fear. His hands start to slip, which the boar notices. Suddenly a rock is thrown at him and he looks to see Jim wobbling over.
"Okay then, you piece of overcooked bacon! You thought I'd let you off that easy?"
Jeremy lets go, landing on his feet and running off to hide behind a tree. "I'm sorry, Jim, but you never should have left the cave!"
"Lemme tell you kid, you got guts, but if you think that I abandon my men under fire, you don't know good ol' Jim!"
The XANA-filled eyes flash from the pig as he glares at Jim.
Aelita finally destroys the Krab, running past it and reaching the tower. She runs up to the pad and starts floating to the top.
The boar charges towards the gym teacher. "Come and get me, if you dare!"
Jeremy cringes as Jim is knocked off his feet, landing in a bush. The pig focuses on Jeremy now.
Aelita lands at the top.
Jeremy hides himself behind the tree, fearing the worst.
Aelita presses her hand to the interface.
Aelita
Code
He holds his head as he anticipates the hit.
Lyoko
"Tower deactivated," Aelita states, the boar coming to a stop. Jeremy looks up, staring at the pig. He gives Jeremy one look before leaving. He slides to the grass, sighing in relief.
Jim is walking around injured as he has a cane, but he'll eventually heal. The Lyoko Warriors notice him from the benches. He sees the group and smiles, waving his cane. He hobbles over to them.
"Hey, you didn't do a return to the past," Yumi turns around to Jeremy. "You sure Jim has forgotten everything?"
"Just the opposite, he remembers everything, and that's the best insurance that there is. To him, our wild boar was a crazy and dangerous animal, but a completely normal one."
They all sigh in relief. "Well, in retrospect, you're not wrong," Amy crosses her arms.
"Oh, hello there, Jim. We're glad to see you back on two feet again," Aelita greets politely.
"More like three, huh! But it's not too serious, just a bad sprain and a nasty bruise. I'll be as good as new two weeks time."
"Well, just get a good night's rest and don't overdo it, and you should be fine," Amy suggests to him.
"For us, it's really a shame. Just one day of boot camp for two weeks of recovery!" Yumi points out.
"Oh, don't worry. That one day was very enlightening for me. You may not have been up to the commando level, but you showed great spirit. You really did! As soon as I am back in shape, I'll organize lots of other training sessions! And I hope to see you all there!"
"Um..." Aelita starts off nervously. After that one day, they weren't sure if they wanted to go through that again.
"Uh, not me, Ames and I are booked until the end of the year. We've got a...sleep session," Odd holds up a hand.
"Honestly, Jim, it's too much of a..."
"A horror. I, uh, too much of an honor!" Ulrich smiles sheepishly at his slip-up.
"I'll be there."
Everyone turns to Jeremy in surprise. "I owe you one, Jim."
"Excellent, Belpois!" Jim smiles at him. "I knew I could count on you, kid." He waves to everyone before leaving.
"I must be dreaming," Odd turns around to him. "I'll be there? Wow, you couldn't come up with a better answer than that! "No" for instance or "never" or "nein" or "nyet"!"
"You must really like Jim's torture," Ulrich stares at the boy.
Jeremy just smiles.
Lemme tell you something, kid, you've got guts!
"Oh!" Jeremy blinks, looking to Amy. "Amy...I'm really sorry about what I said. Are you-"
"Oh that?" Amy waves it off. "We're good."
"Really?" He stares at her, wondering if she was just lying.
"Yup. I'm over it," She shrugs at him. "Besides, I know you didn't really mean it."
He sighs in relief.
