Angel: They are now closing my school for the rest of the semester...not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, since I'm supposed to have two presentations due by the end of the semester. I also don't know if this is gonna affect my writing in the future.
The 9th graders are loading a bus, Jim and Ms. Hertz chaperoning. The class are going on a two-day trip to the lake. "You can take your hand luggage on the bus with you. And the rest of your stuff goes down here."
"What if XANA attacks while we're away?" Jeremy asks Aelita in concern. The Lyoko Warriors are wearing their old outfits.
"After a week of working day and night on the program, I think we deserve this weekend, don't you?" Aelita smiles softly. "It'll be the first time we go camping together too!"
"What program are you talking about, huh?" Ulrich looks over his shoulder.
"Aelita thought we should shore up the protection shields on the Skid. We haven't tested it yet, though," Jeremy explains as Odd and Amy are walking in front of them. He's carrying three bags: one in his arms, and two around each arm. Jim looks over his shoulder while putting away bags.
"You two are incredible, really. I mean as if we didn't have enough homework from-" Odd bumps right into Jim.
"Della Robbia, weren't you listening? You've gotta store the suitcase!"
"You said that carry-on was okay. Look, I'm carrying it, Jim," Odd smiles nervously and Amy gives him a knowing look.
"Odd, you didn't have to carry all my stuff, you know," She states as Jim takes her bag from the boy. "I can carry it."
"Nope. A gentlemen helps a lady," He winks at her.
Jim then looks to Sissi, Herb, and Nicolas. Sissi is on her bike while the boys are carrying a lot of luggage.
"Sissi, what are you doing with all that stuff?" He demands to her.
"It's my baggage, Jim!" She explains to the teacher.
"You were told to only take what was strictly necessary! Now get a move on and take all that junk back to your room!"
"But Jim, my party dresses, my shoes, and all my make-up. I can't possibly go without them, and my hairdryer too," She touches her hair lightly.
"Now listen, Elizabeth," Ms. Hertz walks up to her. "This is a camping trip, and it's only two days. Your bicycle too should be left at home!"
She gives them a snidely look. "Do you want me to tell the principal, my father, that sports activities are being discouraged on school trips?"
"Uh...well, all right, but make it snappy now," Ms. Hertz says nervously.
"Hey Sissi," Amy peeks her head out from a window. "Do you want me to tell the principal, your father, that you're basically blackmailing teachers?"
"Like he'd believe you!" Sissi points up at her.
"Oh yeah?" She holds up a recorder, having captured the whole thing. Sissi's eyes narrow at the girl, knowing that if her father heard that, he won't be lenient. "Wanna bet? Now take all that stuff back like the principal's daughter that you are."
She growls, stomping away as Ms. Hertz smiles in relief. She'd get her revenge...
Jeremy places down his bag as Amy takes her seat next to Odd. "That's my little Ames!" He hugs her, kissing the girl on the cheek. She smiles bashfully, Jeremy putting on his seatbelt. Odd breaks a cookie in half, feeding the other to Kiwi.
"Oh, you're kidding, Odd," Ulrich peeks at him from behind their seats.
"What's wrong? How could I leave Kiwi in his room while we're getting fresh air?" Odd asks defensively.
"You should've just left him with Yumi. I left Kiki with my mother," Amy tells him. "She's been camping with Jackson, his daughter, and me lots of times."
"No way," He whines a bit, hugging her. "I want you and Kiwi to bond more. You're my girlfriend, and he should get to know you better."
"He already knows me!" She rolls her eyes playfully.
"Speaking of being cooped up, Yumi got stuck with a test this weekend," Ulrich puts his phone to his ear.
"Not one, I've got two tests today!" She smiles in amusement. "You lucky dogs! I wish I were on that bus with you."
"I'd have loved to sneak you on, but we got a lucky dog already," Ulrich glances to where the couple is sitting. "You know who I'm talking about."
"Well, the torture session's about to start. Speak to you later. Thanks, Ulrich." She hangs up and heads for class.
Amy looks out to the trees outside as the bus drives down the road. Herb is sleeping next to Sissi, who pulls out a compact mirror to look at herself, smiling. She then moves it a bit to stare at Ulrich. "Elizabeth! Put that strap higher up. Seatbelts weren't meant for puppy dogs."
Kiwi suddenly barks, getting Jim's attention. Amy's eyes widen, looking towards the bag. "Shh! Quiet, Kiwi. Don't let them know you're here!"
"Well, well. Somebody looks very guilty," Jim stares at the two. "What do you got inside there?"
"In there? Um, some things that came with me on the trip like-"
Kiwi suddenly jumps out of the bag and lands in Odd's arms. Amy winces at this. "Oh, imagine that. It must be that stray dog that everybody saw running around near the campus. He sneaked on the bus, I guess."
"You went and bought him a collar marked Della Robbia," Jim grits his teeth, pointing to the collar.
"No, it's us...it's just a coincidence! See, he must belong to a very distant cousin. There are plenty of Della Robbias! It's a common name like Morales or-"
"Knock it off. All animals are forbidden anywhere and everywhere on school grounds!"
"That's great because we're not at school now, are we, Jim?" Odd smiles anxiously as Amy facepalms.
"Don't try to be a wise guy with me, Della Robbia. You've been caught red-handed! As soon as we get back, you have an appointment with the principal!"
He frowns as Amy places a hand on his back. "Jim, come on. He's right, we're not really at school. I mean, it's just a little dog. A cute one," Amy pats Kiwi on the head. "Aren't dogs supposed to get some fresh air?"
"...Do you have anything to do with this, Smith?" He eyes her closely and she sweats a little, glancing at her boyfriend and the dog. She then looks back to the gym teacher. Hopefully she'd be able to pulls this off...
"Yeeesss! Yes! I did. I'm ashamed," She gestures to herself with closed eyes. "But my mother has been looking after him all this time, and since he really missed me, she...wanted me to take him! Go ahead...send me to Mr. Delmas when we get back. But I'm sure that my...father would love to hear about it."
"You father?" Jim asks skeptically and then remembers who he's talking about. "Your father! Oh, no, no need to bother your old man! I'll overlook it just this once! But when we get back, your family is taking that dog back!"
"Of course, Jim," Amy waves as he leaves them alone, her friends shocked.
"Wow...I can't believe you pulled that off!" Jeremy blinks at her.
"Ames, why did you do that?" Odd asks curiously and she turns her head to him, smiling.
"Because I didn't want to see you or Kiwi get in trouble since you decided to bring him," She pets the dog on the head, who licks her cheek gratefully. "Besides, this way, none of us get in trouble."
"But I thought you hated using your dad as a way to get what you want," Ulrich raises a brow at her.
"I don't, but desperate times call for desperate measures," She shrugs lightly.
"Thanks, my little lady!" Odd gives her a big hug and she giggles.
"But that's the only chance you get, Odd," She points a finger at him. "I won't lie like that again."
"Please, for this exam, all you need is a sharpened pencil and your logic and concentration," Ms. Meyer hands out the tests.
"You're lucky. As a computer program, this math test should be a real piece of cake," Yumi says to William 2.
"What's a math test and a piece of cake?"
She stares at him, wondering if he's really that dense.
The class has finally reached the lake. "Jim, would you mind walking this little cutie?" Amy coos at Kiwi, holding him up to the teacher.
"No problem," He attaches the leash to the dog.
"No, don't!" The two warn him, but he runs around away.
"Hold it! Slow down!" He sniffs the flowers.
"We told you not to keep him on a leash..." Odd frowns a little.
"Oh yeah? What if he bit one of the other kids? What then? Hm?" His eyes widen as Kiwi has peed on his leg, to his dismay.
"Here we are," Ms. Hertz smiles at the sight of the lake. "This will be our home in our laboratory for the weekend. An unspoiled haven for all lovers of flora! A field trip to a true garden of Eden. In short, an ecosystem unequaled in the region." Aelita looks to Jeremy as she continues speaking. "And you are looking right at it."
"What, that microscopic island is where we're gonna camp?!" Sissi screeches in shock.
"If you think that's small, wait until you see the rubber dinghies," Ms. Hertz smirks at her.
The class are now on rafts, paddling along. "I was afraid of this," Jeremy states while Odd is rowing. "I can't get a signal here. I won't be able to access the supercomputer!"
"Don't worry, for the time being, I can still call out. I'll tell Yumi," Aelita pulls out her phone and puts it to her ear.
"Rats, the factor of minus X was the right answer. Looks like I'm in for another lousy grade," Yumi mutters as she's sitting outside Her phone rings and she answers it. "Inferno here, everything okay in paradise?"
"Not really, Jeremy can't seem to get online. You're gonna have to check regularly to see what's happening on Lyoko," Aelita explains to her.
"You've gotta be kidding. I've got a huge French test in 5 minutes and—hello? Hello?" She frowns at her phone, shaking it.
"That's it, I've been cut off," Aelita looks up to Jeremy. "But I think she got my meaning."
"Are you sure?" Jeremy wonders and Amy sighs a little.
"She has a French test that I helped her study for. I'm sure she'll find a way to get past that..."
They reach their destination.
"Hurry up, Yumi," Someone walks past her.
"Be right there, I've gotta, uh...go to the bathroom!" She runs off towards the factory.
"Remember to pitch your tents very carefully, because if you don't, the smallest gust of wind and poof! Done in a cup. Actually, that reminds me of when I was living in a teepee in the desert near New Mexico..." The teacher tells the class.
"Jim, this might not be the right time," Ms. Hertz warns him.
"You don't know what you're missing, Suzanne," He smirks a little. "Anyway, I want you all to read the instructions for the setting up of your tents before you start. If you don't wanna find yourselves up the creek without a paddle...now get going!"
The five each take a tent, opening it up. Ulrich looks up at the blonde. "Do you know how to set this up?"
"Yeah sure, no problem. Follow the instructions and just holler if you need any help!" Odd calls out as he walks past Ulrich.
"Thanks a lot," He mutters as he looks at the tent inside the bag. Amy follows after her boyfriend.
"I've never been to a campsite like this one before. It's so beautiful around here," She murmurs, looking around. Odd turns around to look at her, smiling.
"Yeah, but it doesn't compare to the beauty of my lady."
"Odd!" She chuckles in embarrassment.
"What? It's true," He winks at her.
"Let's go find a good spot to put our tents together. As much as I love you, I don't wanna be caught by Jim," She walks past her boyfriend with her tent in her hands.
"Ulrich, honey, I thought maybe we could pitch our tents side-by-side so we can talk to each other tonight!" Sissi suggests with a smile.
"Uh, sorry, Sissi, but i didn't come camping to gossip or talk about clothes. I'd rather sleep," He walks away from her.
"Hey Sissi, well I would be glad to set up my tent next to yours for tonight," Herb offers excitedly.
"Sure Herb."
"Really?! Oh, that's fabulous!" He exclaims happily. "Fantastic, I...uh, by the way, where's your tent?"
"Right there," She drops it in front of his feet. "Let me know when you've set it up," She walks away from him.
"There's nothing we can do. Without a connection, it's totally useless!" Jeremy leans against a tree while Aelita is pitching the tent. "I just hope that XANA doesn't take advantage of it..."
"Relax, Jeremy," Aelita sits up. "Yumi is watching the store at home..."
The elevator doors open and Yumi runs inside the lab. "Okay now, let's see..." She turns on the screens.
"The flower called the campanula and Solaris can only survive on small islands such as this one. Since it's protected from ruminants by a barrier of water. So, in your opinion, what would happen if the lake dried up?" Ms. Hertz turns to the class with a smile.
"Uh, we would be able to walk home?" Nicolas raises a finger, Ms. Hertz annoyed by the laughter that follows.
In the ice sector, a tower is activated.
A power line flickers, electricity coming from it. It travels down the pole and to the lake. Something arrives underneath, looking like black goop.
"Well, everything seems okay. An open window, no activated tower. I might even get higher than an F on my French test," Yumi smiles and is about to leave when a beep is heard. She launches a scan and finds the activated tower. "Oh, I guess that's that!" She says in dismay, calling Aelita. "Still no connection. Are they on a desert island or what?"
The water bubbles behind Ms. Hertz. "The presence of so much campanula contributes to the proliferation of a rare species of water fly, as we will soon see here in the woods." They start to leave, Nicolas lingering behind.
"I don't see what was so funny. I mean, what's the use of a boat if there isn't any more water?" Nicolas asks curiously, noticing the black substance arriving. "Hey, there's a lot of pollution in this lake."
Heidi gasps at the water, Nicolas poking it with a stick. He's electrocuted soon after. "Help, hurry up! Come quickly, Jim! Nicolas is hurt!" Heidi screeches as she runs off.
In the Celestial Dome, the Scyphozoa is flying towards the top. It flies right inside.
Ms. Hertz checks over Nicolas, surrounded by Jim, Jeremy, Ulrich, Sissi, Herb, and Heidi. "He's in a state of shock, but he's breathing," The science teacher informs everyone.
"There was this thing in the lake. It was black, it shot a lightning bolt at Nicolas and then it was gone!" Heidi explains to the teachers.
"Must have been an electric eel," Jim closes his eyes. "I've seen them before. When I was a forest ranger in Quebec-"
"Jim," Ms. Hertz interrupts sharply with a deep frown on her face. "Enough chatter. Make yourself useful and go get the first-aid kit."
"Right away, Suzanne!" He runs off in the other direction.
"It wasn't an eel! It was much bigger, it was huge!" Heidi insists to Ms. Hertz.
"Ma'am, I..." Jeremy speaks up, a bit worried. "I really think we're in great danger here."
"Now now, don't worry, Jeremy. These things happen. Nicolas will be just fine."
However, the black entity reappears, lightning coming from the water. Everyone around screams, half of them running off. The other students see the lightning from their camp spots, Kiwi barking at it.
"What's going on, Jim? We're scared!"
"Say where you are," Jim warns the students. "Let me go check it out. Ah, the ambulance." He reaches the lake and sees Heidi, Ms. Hertz, Herb, and Sissi passed out. "Suzanne? Whoa..." He drops the first-aid kit out of shock and confusion. "What is happening here...?"
The Scyphozoa floats into the Skid's hangar, connecting his tentacles to it. Something seems to be happening as red goes towards the head of the Scyphozoa.
"Oh no! XANA's attacking the Skid!" Yumi exclaims in worry. "I don't know what to do. Jeremy, answer please!"
"We absolutely have to find a way to get back to the factory," Jeremy states once they've met up.
"One step off the island means electrocution for sure," Ulrich points out.
"If we create a diversion, maybe one of us could get away!" Odd suggests, Amy frowning a little.
"I don't know...but Yumi's all alone if we don't do something..."
"Okay, you and Ulrich do that while we try to get in touch with Yumi," Jeremy tells the boys and they walk off. "If only we had an antenna..."
"Okay, how big an antenna?" Aelita looks to her left, Amy glancing in her direction and smiling. Jeremy smiles too once he looks.
The students are all frightened as they speak to Jim.
"Calm down now. I don't know what that thing in the lake is, but I can tell you that it better watch it, cuz he's gonna have to deal with me, that sparks will start flying and...that is...well, there already are sparks. Well, you know what I mean," He hugs the students. "Now to begin with, we've got to help Ms. Hertz."
He sits her up, shaking her. "Suzanne. Suzanne! Say something, Suzanne." He slaps her across the face, shocking the students.
William steps up to the edge of the activated tower, surrounded by two Krabs. He looks at the tower a few feet away.
"Oh no, that's all we need! The Lady Killer!" Yumi exclaims at this. First the Skid, and now this. How was she going to do all of it on her own?
To her relief, Jeremy calls her. "Jeremy! About time."
"Hey listen, we're here playing survivor with an aquatic monster that likes to electrocute anyone who comes close to the shore!" Jeremy protests to her. "Anything on your side?"
"I'm totally helpless. The activated tower is really well protected, and the Skid is in the process of losing most of its energy!"
"Does it have many life points left?" He asks curiously.
"At the rate things are going with the ship, it's gonna be over in no time!" She frowns at the computer.
"Listen, there's no other choice. Ready or not, we have to test the program. Yumi, do you have anything to write with? I'll dictate what you have to do."
"I oughta have a pen, since I've got a French test right now," The Japanese girl smiles in amusement. "Go on then, shoot."
"That's the first time I slugged someone without getting a reaction..." Jim looks at the hand that slapped the science teacher.
"You have to give her mouth-to-mouth!" A student calls out next to Theo.
"Yeah...mouth-to-mouth, of course."
The students giggle as he leans down towards her, but she jolts up awake. "Jim. You come even a hair closer and it's the last thing you'll ever do on this Earth! Understand?"
"Hey, I cured her!" He exclaims happily to the students.
"Now, shift the energy of the lateral shields to the side under attack. The left one. Oh no!" She looks up to see an error screen. "Jeremy, what are these commands? You sure it's gonna work?" She's skeptical because she hasn't heard of this new program.
"She'll never make it on her own, Aelita," Jeremy puts a hand to his phone.
"Jeremy, we're all set!" Ulrich reports as the three run up to them. "But we need Aelita."
"Yumi, the others are trying to get to the factory," He tells Yumi, nodding at the others. They nod back and run off. "Until then, you'd better get things prepared for going to Lyoko."
"Okay."
Heidi, Nicolas, and Herb wake up. "Feeling better? Yeah, obviously. Well, you've all been through an awful shock."
"JIM!" Odd shouts at the teacher.
"Alright. What's the matter now?" He turns to the boy in annoyance.
"Help me, Jim! It's my dog!" Odd slides on his knees, coming to a stop. "He's in terrible danger!"
Jim raises a brow.
Odd leads him to the lake, where Amy is waiting for them. "Only you can help us save this poor, defenseless animal, Jim!" Odd insists to the man.
"Okay, I heard you. Don't overdo it now, Della Robbia."
"Look, over there!" Odd points to his right, where Kiwi is barking from a raft that is in the middle of the lake.
"Oh, holy moly. How did that hound ever get into a mess like that?"
"He was playing in the canoe, and...well, a wind came up and carried him away!" Odd looks up at him pleadingly. "Oh Jim, save my Kiwi!"
"Please?" Amy clasps her hands.
"Well, okay, but you stay right here, understand?" He gets onto a raft and paddles, Ulrich paddling behind some grass. He starts to go in the other direction as fast as he can.
Yumi steps into a scanner, having done a delayed virtualization process on her own. She closes her eyes and virtualizes into the ice sector, right in the area of the activated tower. She lands and stands up, running towards the tower.
Kiwi barks as Jim reaches the dog. "Alright doggie, come to Uncle Jim." He tries to grab the dog, but he jumps into the water. "Come here, I said! You hairy hound! Get over here!"
Kiwi swims over to Ulrich. "That's...that's that sneaky Ulrich Stern!" Jim blinks in shock. "Come back immediately, will ya?!"
His legs are in two rafts each, and they separate. "Stern, I'm responsible for-" He falls into the lake.
Yumi stops as two Krabs are blocking the tower. She smirks lightly. "Two on one..." She pulls out her fans. The two fire at her and she flips, tossing both and missing. She catches them in her hands. "Tough guys." She runs up to one, jumping onto the leg and landing on the other Krab. She pulls out a fan, deflecting a laser with it. She throws the other one and destroys it. She jumps off the other Krab, landing in front of it. She flips away from a laser, with the Krab going after her.
Jim crawls back into a raft, Ulrich glancing behind him. "Stern! Come back here!"
The black entity in the water appears, going after the boy. He yelps as he looks at it approaching, trying to paddle as fast as he can.
The black smog eventually reaches his raft, shocking him. He reaches the other side unconscious. It goes towards Jim next.
"Come here, you slimeball! You don't scare me! I've got rubber-soled NASA-issue astronaut space shoes!" Jim threatens while holding his paddle. He gets shocked from the water, falling into the raft. "Smarter just a little..."
In the Skid hangar, the Scyphozoa continues to take shield energy.
Ulrich groans as Aelita sits up, having hid in the raft. She sees his state and smiles, looking towards Sissi's bike, which she sneaked onto the bus. "Let's see how fast I can pedal!"
Yumi flips behind the tower, looking up at the Krab. It fires once and she flips, throwing her fan. The Krab dodges and hits her, knocking the girl into the tower. Her fan goes flying and it destroys the Krab, the weapon flying into the tower. She catches it in her hand.
"There we go. Place needed a cleanup."
William steps up right behind her.
The black monster from the lake approaches the surface, crawling onto the land...
Jeremy is on his laptop, Odd and Amy walking up to him. "We've got good news and bad news." Kiwi trots next to Amy. "The good news is that Aelita got through."
"My good news is that I finally managed to get connected to the supercomputer!" He explains to the two in relief.
"The bad news is that our black muddy sludge monster is on the prowl," Odd states to him.
"Man, I hope Yumi is holding down the fort..." Amy crosses her arms.
Yumi is kicked out of the tower, holding her sparking side. She looks up as William steps out of the tower. She stands up and tosses a fan, but he deflects it with his sword. He flings his weapon at her, and she flips backwards. She spins around and points another fan at his forehead.
"You can never beat us, XANA! Here," She waves the fan in front of his face, but he kicks her and she stumbles back. Luckily, she's not distracted for long and she jumps up into the air to block the sword from devirtualizing her. She throws another fan, but he once again dodges it and the fan goes flying. She attempts to catch it, but it goes right through her hand. She shakes it lightly, looking up to see William jumping towards her.
She flips to the side, jumping past him and kicking him. He whips around, seeing his fallen sword on the ground. She tosses a fan, and he uses Supersmoke to move underneath her legs. He reforms behind Yumi and kicks her onto the ground. He takes his sword back, standing over her. She gasps up at him.
"No, William!" She pleads with the boy, "You're a Lyoko Warrior! You swore to it!"
He freezes at that.
"You swear to keep our secret?" Yumi stared at him, the others standing behind her.
"I swear."
"Good answer, William," Jeremy stated from the lab.
He drops his sword, holding his head. She stares up at him in concern as he tries to regain control. She slowly stands up, backing away.
Aelita pedals hard as she arrives back into the city.
Electricity strikes into the campsite, Odd and Amy guiding Ms. Hertz away from the chaos. Lightning strikes a tree, and it falls over them.
"Watch out!" Odd pushes the girls out of the way, looking towards the tree in shock. Some students start crying out of fear, Kiwi barking.
"Now if Aelita can just get there in time, we can launch the program..." Jeremy murmurs in worry.
Kiwi sees an electricity bolt heading for Amy, pushing her leg. She gasps as she trips, landing safely as Kiwi whimpers, slightly hurt.
"Kiwi...!" She takes him into her hands, patting his head gently. "Oh, Kiwi."
Aelita finally arrives at the factory, riding across the bridge. She grips the rope once she reaches it, soaring across the edge. The bike falls onto the main floor.
William's forehead flashes with the XANA symbol.
"You can still change your mind, William," Yumi told him.
"Are you kidding?" He asked incredibly, stepping into the scanner. William slowly turned around to be scanned.
William shakes a little as they still persist.
The scanner opened, William slightly leaning toward it. "Well, how do you feel, William?" Odd asked him.
He opened his eyes with a small smirk. "Ready to take on XANA on his monsters!"
"Yumi...?" He murmurs, clenching his fists and holding his head. She gasps in surprise that he said her name in his normal voice.
The electricity sparks near Jeremy, touching his laptop. He looks up at the antenna. "Why of course!" He hums with a small smile.
Aelita arrives in the computer lab, running up to the chair. "The program is almost complete...is the Skid beyond hope? No, not yet." She gets to work.
William lets out a strangled yell, staring up at Yumi. She could only stare as she steps up to him. "William...William, listen it's me, Yumi," She kneels to him, frowning in sympathy. He doesn't look up at her and she glances away. She wished that he wasn't possessed...true, it was his fault that he was overconfident, but none of them were able to do anything about it.
He finally looks up at her, gasping. "Oh, William!"
They stare at each other as she helps him up, having a sense that he's finally back...She reaches out a hand to him, but he grabs her wrist, kicking her onto the ground. He picks up his sword, the XANA symbol flashing on his forehead as he has a wicked grin.
"Okay, it's launched," Aelita looks up at the screen, 4 towers appearing on it. From each sector, a single way tower is activated by Jeremy. The Scyphozoa continues taking energy until the shielding knocks it back. The red from his tentacles disappear, and the monster goes along with it. The Skid is now safe and sound.
"Well," Aelita leans back, arms behind her head. "We should feel proud of ourselves," She smiles happily. "Our program is operational! Yumi, how are you doing?"
"Aelita!" She exclaims, backflipping away from William. "At last!"
William supersmokes in front of her, and she moves away so that his sword hits the rock behind her. She slides to a stop.
"I can't hold on much longer!"
William swings his sword at her, and she lands at the edge, dangerously close to slipping off. William walks up to her.
"Give me time to set up a delayed self-virtualization, and I'm there."
She really hoped so, as she's this close to falling in the Digital Sea.
The electricity strikes again, and it hits Amy in the back. She falls in front of the tree with Kiwi in her arms.
"Ames!" Odd shouts, bending down to her. Students run away, trying not to be affected as Jeremy waves them forward.
"Okay everybody, hurry it up! Run to the antenna over there, and it'll be our lively run!"
They come out of hiding, staring at him.
Aelita is now in the scanner room, quickly heading over to the ice sector. William is about to devirtualize Yumi when an energy field hits him. This sends him falling into the Digital Sea.
"Just in time," Aelita murmurs in relief. She notices Yumi's melancholy look. "Is something wrong, Yumi?"
She closes her eyes, staying silent for a second. "...For a second there, the real William came back, Aelita," She looks towards the Digital Sea again.
"That means we'll bring him home someday..."
"The electrical discharges are getting more intense," Jeremy looks at all of the electric bolts. "Given the enormous rate of ionization, against the dispersion factor on the ground, they're going to reach a highly critical mass in, let's see, just about 7 minutes."
"Meaning?" Odd asks, hugging Amy close.
"In seven minutes, everything on this island is gonna turn into one big barbecue."
He opens his mouth in shock.
Aelita devirtualizes Yumi and runs towards the activated tower. Yumi runs for the computer lab.
The students recoil back in fear as the sky gets darker. The lightning starts to get stronger.
Aelita reaches the tower and steps inside. She lets herself fly to the top, eyes closed. She does one flip before she reaches the platform.
They start screaming, Odd looking down at Amy. Her eyes are closed and her hair is slightly disheveled.
Aelita puts her hand against the interface.
Aelita
Code
Lyoko
"Tower deactivated..."
The sky gets clearer, and the clouds move away, birds chirping. The students open up their eyes, including Amy.
"Ames..." Odd smiles down at her, kissing her forehead. "Hey, Benjamin Franklin, you think Aelita will remember to program a return to the past?"
"Go on, Yumi," Aelita encourages her, meaning she devirtualized the Japanese girl so that she could launch it.
"Return to the past now," Yumi starts it up, everything being engulfed in white, so that no one would remember and that others could recover.
It's the bus trip to the lake again. "So, I regenerated the shield by activating several towers for a few seconds at a time, that's what saved the Skid," Aelita explains to everyone.
"So that's what you've been doing while we were gone?" Ulrich raises a brow at them. "What a fun weekend..."
"Either way, it saved us. Nice job, you two," Amy winks at them.
"Anyway, it's effective, isn't it? Obviously it requires too much energy to be able to use it all of the time," Jeremy comments to the three.
"Hey, how come you're so cool all of a sudden, Einstein?" Odd asks in amusement. "XANA attacks don't scare you anymore?"
"They're still scary, but since he never makes the same mistake a second time, and since Aelita and I have been working non-stop for all of this week...we'd like a little, um..."
"Okay, we get the picture," Ulrich smiles, waving a hand. Jeremy blushes in embarrassment.
"Hey, what'd you do with Kiwi this time?" Ulrich looks over the back to the two.
"Let's say that I found him somebody who learned what a dog's life really means. At least now I can spend time with my little Ames," Odd eats a snack.
Amy blushes, looking away. "At least she agreed to look after Kiki too...Kiwi really saved my life. I guess after all that, he deserves a break too!"
The two dogs are sniffing a tree, being held by Yumi. "Come on, you guys, hurry. I have to get to my exam!"
