Don't Break My Heart.
"Brynja Heringsdötir!" Sissi explains. "Wow, your name is exotic!" A girl says. Left and right, students were all over Brynja. "Wow! It's like they never saw a girl before!" Yumi said. Brynja approaches Odd. "Hello!" She says. Her bright blonde hair blinds Yumi. "Hi-Hi!" Odd said. It seems like the two hit it off. In the Rec room, everyone is playing Foosball. "I'm telling. Brynja is great." Odd said as he scored against Jeremy. "Odd you talk about her like she's the Eighth Wonder of the World!" Yumi says jokingly. "It seems like Odd fell too hard too fast for this, Brynja!" Allison says by the couches. "Please! Jealous?" "Of what, Odd?" "I want to see this Eighth Wonder," Dawn said. Then Brynja walks in. She is smiling, but none of the girls seem phased by her. "Hello!" "Brynja, these are my friends! Aelita, Yumi, Allison, and Dawn!" "Hello." Yumi and Aelita said. "Hi." Allison and Dawn say. 'And this is Jeremy and Ulrich." The boys' faces are redder than lava. "Are you the one who is called Einstein?" Brynja said very flirtatiously. "Ye-yeah!" Jeremy says.. Aelita rolls her eyes. "And you the one who is into martial arts?" "Maybe?" Ulrich says. "Maybe you can give me a lesson some time?" She says. Yumi made a jealous face. Then she goes to Allison and Dawn. Brynja is attracted to Allison's necklace. When she reaches for it, Allison moves it away from her. "What are you doing?" "I just want to touch it!" "No. My mother gave this to me, and I will not let anyone touch it." "Not even to your best friend, Dawn!" Dawn opens her mouth. "Hey, what are you doing?" "Nothing. Let's just shake hands." They did, but Dawn and Allison felt a strange vibe from the girl. She leaves with Odd. "That wasn't nice!" Jeremy tells Allison. "Excuse me?" Allison shouts. "You two were way out of line!" Ulrich says. "I don't believe this. You know how much that necklace means to Allison. Plus, she tried to pin Allison and Dawn against each other!" Yumi shouts. "And I don't believe that Brynja would fall for Odd," Ulrich says. "Yeah! I think she would go for a more intelligent person." Jeremy says. "I don't want to hear this, you two. Odd is your friend, " Aelita says. "And you two are just jealous!" Ulrich says. "Look at all of you. Some Iceland bitch comes along, and these two knuckleheads are all drooling over someone when two wonderful girls can beat her ass in a flash!" Allison says. "Plus, she is tearing you all apart in four minutes!" Dawn says. Jeremy quickly realizes that Dawn and Allison are right. "You're right. That Brynja is messing with all of us!" "Plus, she is cold!" Dawn says. "She's from Iceland," Aelita says. "No! When we touched her hands, we felt a cold presence," Allison says. "Like she's cold-hearted!" Yumi says. "Like something is not quite right with her," Dawn says.
Later that night, Odd told Brynja that he had to go to his room. He goes, and the door closes. He is met by Ash, Brock, Dawn, and Allison with flashlights. "We're doing this for your good," Ash says. "Is this an intervention?" Odd asks angrily. "You said it not us," Allison says. "You are getting way too close with some girl that is only going to be here for a few days," Brock says. "And your point is?" "You saw what she did to Allison and me," Dawn states. "So? She just wanted to see her necklace." "But you know why I don't let anybody touch it," Allison says. "So what she would have just gotten a burst of energy," Odd says out of spite. "And that's my point. She wanted to touch it and was willing to mess up my and Dawn's friendship." "But you two have a strong bond, and blah." "Odd! She is tearing all nine of us apart," Ash says. "I don't see the others complaining," Odd says. "You will!" Brock says. "I don't have to take this!" Odd leaves. There was silence. "So the Good Cop was no good!" Ulrich says. "We tried!" Ash says. "Well, Odd's not coming back!" Jeremy says. "Yes, her will; I took his wallet," Dawn says. "Well, he needs to listen now because his girlfriend is a big flirt!" Yumi says. "She flirted with Ash this morning!" Aelita says. Allison screams. "That bitch flirted with my boyfriend!" All the lights went to her than Ash. "I thought you told her," Brock says. "Ash, say something before Allison scratches Brynja's face off! Which I am for, but Allison's should sell her soul for her." Yumi says. "Allison! She asked me to show her around school, but when I told her I was too much in love with my girlfriend, she got mad at me!" Allison kisses Ash on his nose. "You said that." "Yes!" "Then why would she get mad?" Dawn says. "Yeah, why? Would she go with a guy who is unfaithful to his girl?" Ulrich says. "What did you think of her, Brock?" Yumi asks. "I don't like her. She seemed off to me." "If Brock said that, then there is something wrong with her," Ash says. Then Odd opens the door again. Dawn throws Odd's wallet. "Ow!" Sorry, Jeremy!" "It's Ulrich!" Odd opens the door again and sees Aelita on Ulrich's bed, Jeremy on his bed, Yumi and Ulrich on chairs. "Did I miss an episode?" Odd says. "Yes. It's called Odd has lost his mind!" Ash says. "And there might not be a part two!" Dawn says. "Why?" "Because if we don't get through to you, you might not need it," Jeremy says. "And we need to talk about Brynja!" "Isn't she great?" "That's the problem!" Ulrich says. "She is causing a wedge between us," Yumi says. "And for the sake of the group, you should stop hanging around Brynja," Jeremy says. "So what you're telling me is..." Odd starts. "That you need to break up with your Juliet, Romeo!" Aelita shouts. "I think you're all just jealous!" Odd snatches his wallet from Ulrich's hands and leaves. Rocky knocks on the door to ask a question. "Allison, what is Baby Bop's brother's name?" "On Barney!" Allison asks. "Yes." "That show is old," Aelita says. "Well, when we meet the blonde bubble, Ash told me that she asked Rocky that she'll give him a Baby Bop's brother." Moxie says. "What is that?" Ash J asks. "Her brother's name is Bj," Allison says. Everyone froze. "I hope Odd is smarter than that." Moxie says. "He is. Trust me." Ulrich says.
Odd and Brynja talk. "I can't believe my friends. They think they know what's best for me!" "Well, maybe you should drop them!" "No. We all be through a lot." "Like what!" "I can't tell you." Brynja leaves. "Wait!" "I thought you trusted me!" "I do!" Odd thinks. No way I will show her that I'm a Fairy Solider. That is too risky. Odd decides to blindfold Brynja. He takes her to the factory. Jeremy and Aelita were working on a program for Lyoko, and Brynja pressed some of the buttons. "Hey, don't touch that!" "Why?" They leave. The next day, everyone is going to the pool. "I'm not going anywhere near her," Allison says. Jeremy checks his laptop. "Oh no! Something happens to the program!" Jeremy shouts. "What do you need us to do?" Brock says. "Nothing yet; Aelita and I would go to the factory and check things out. We'll keep all of you posted." Dawn has some words to tell Odd. "You're just upset that I'm giving somebody else special treatment." "No, Odd. Don't you see, she has planted these ideas in your head. Plus, I just said that I don't like this side of you." "Well, Bry-" "Odd! She is going bye-bye in a few days. And..." Odd cover her mouth. "I don't want my friends telling me what to do. And I don't need to hear it from a girl who got her ass dumped over the phone. Maybe there was a reason Kenny dumped you after all." Dawn smacks Odd in the face and leaves crying. The twins see her. "Dawn, what's wrong?" Leya said. "Nothing!" "Let's go for a walk!" Leistera said. They take her hands and go for a walk. Jeremy finds out the foreign data has entered the Supercomputer. And it was Odd's lady friend. He tells Yumi and Ulrich to talk to Odd while he calls Allison, Ash, and Brock to come to the factory quickly. Aelita makes Jeremy send her to Lyoko to find an activated tower because the Superscan is acting up. Still, instead of the Forest Sector, she ends up in the Ice Sector, then at the Mountain Sector with William. Yumi and Ulrich talk with Odd, leaving him out of the group. When Yumi and Ulrich went to Lyoko, they ended up in the Desert Sector. Jeremy says, "Well, at least you didn't end up in the Digital Sea." When he sends Allison, Brock, and Ash, he hears nothing. "Guys!" Jeremy shouts over and over. "Hold on!" Ash says. Allison is barely able to lift Ash and Brock. She is using her pink jet-pack. "Sorry. We're in the right Sector, but I have to fly us over because we almost landed into the Digital Sea." Allison says. Odd is at the pool and feels guilty. Since Brynja stopped noticing Odd, he leaves. On Lyoko, Aelita is cornered by William. The others arrived, but each got de-virtualized. Odd comes back and begs for forgiveness from Jeremy. "Okay, only because we need you out there," Jeremy says. He gets to Lyoko, and he saves Aelita from William. When they are falling, Odd shoots one of his arrows, activating Aelita's wings. She can fly up and keep Odd as well. Then, she deactivates the tower.
"Thank you for accepting my apology," Odd says. "No problem. We are all acting very immature," Ulrich says. Brynja starts to leave. "See why I'm not worried about the Factory," Jeremy says. "She was never interested," Brock says. Sissi walks by. "I had to send her away. She wanted to see the country, and it is best for us all." Then she looks at Aelita and Yumi. "You know, I envy you two." They seem surprised. "Boys, never go crazy for you. You never have to worry about that kind of attention." Aelita and Yumi didn't know what to say as they rolled their eyes. Odd teases her. Then Sissi talks to Allison. "You seem happy as well." "Of course, she turned this school into a nightmare." "Well, you won't get that kind of attention either." "Why?" "Because you're too aggressive and rude, and no boy would want to deal with your shit." Then Ash grabs Allison and kisses her in front of Sissi. "What the hell is this?" Everyone laughs. "I'm just kissing this wonderful aggressive girl," Ash says. "Jealous!" Odd shouts. "What? You two are not an item!" Sissi shouts. "What's wrong, Elizabeth? Never see a girl get kissed by her boyfriend?" Allison teases. "Since when?" Ash and Allison go back and forth. "Two years." "Two months." "Two weeks." "And two days." Sissi was shocked. "We said this. Stop getting cuter!" Brock said. Sissi storms off. "Bye Elizabeth!" "How could you break the cheerleader code?" Sissi asks. "She didn't," Dawn says. "You never asked." "But. All the times' Ash comes to see practices; he is there for Allison?" "Yes!" Allison says. Everyone laughs. Dawn smiles but looks at Odd. She still hears his words echo in her head but shrugs it off.
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The next day, the group, minus Allison and Dawn, meet at the vending machine. "Where are Allison and Dawn?" Yumi asks. "Proving a point," Brock says. "What do you mean, and why does Ash look uncomfortable?" Jeremy asks. "They want to prove that if they all dressed up like the Ice Maniplilator, everyone would treat them like royalty," Ash says. "Okay, I see that Dawn is not over it," Ulrich says. "Why are you upset?" Aelita asks. "If you dressed up like a goddess and all the boys were drooling over you, how do you think Jeremy would feel?" Odd asks. "Why don't you tell me," Aelita says as she points Odd to Dawn and Allison's direction. There they are, dressing up like normalized versions of reality TV stars. "Whoa, since when can you two look this good?" Nicholas says. "Thank you," Allison says. "How did you get your skin like that?" Hedi asks. "Well, we use Fenty Skin facial scrub and a little bit of highlight," Dawn says. After a while, a boy asks Allison out. "You have seen me at school loads of time," Allison says. "I know, but I have never noticed you before." "Well, I love my boyfriend so much." The boy looks at her. "Excuse me, boyfriend? Who the fuck is he?" Ash swoops in and kisses Allison. "Well, this experiment is over," Ash says as he whisks Allison away. "Thanks. Now, I am going to change. I want my normal clothes back." On the other hand, Dawn likes that attention because it is making Odd sweat. He walks up to Dawn. "Okay, I get your point. I thought we made up yesterday," Odd says. "Well, I want some fun," Dawn says. Another boy walks up to Dawn. "Do you want to have breakfast with me?" "Sure," Dawn says. Odd can hear his heartbreak as Dawn and the boy walk away.
Later in the day, Dawn meets up with the group in her regular clothes. "Dawn, how was breakfast?" Allison asks. "It was sweet, but I told mark that I wanted to stay friends. He was understanding," Dawn says. Odd rolls his eyes. "Is there a problem, Odd?" Jeremy asks. "No. I think I some water." Odd leaves to fill his water bottle. Dawn rolls his eyes. "Anyway, do you two want to share any beauty tips?" Aelita teases. "Yeah. If you wash out conditioner with cold water, your hair tends to be shiner," Allison says. "Same is true if you do a final blowdry on low, your hair looks shiner as well," Dawn says. Aelita and Yumi are intrigued by that. "All I hear is blah," Ash says. Allison bops him on the head. "You wouldn't understand," Allison teases. The group laughs as Odd comes back. "What did I miss?" "The girls are discussing beauty tips," Ulrich says. "I hope Dawn's little experiment was worth it." "It was. I learned that we need some excitement on campus," Dawn says. "I agree," Yumi says. "Later today, some students are having a Dawn FM listening party. We should go if nothing comes up." "I agree," Jeremy says. As the group leaves to do their errands, Odd pulls Dawn aside. "What was that?" "What do you mean?" "I mean dissing me like that." "Odd, we are not a couple. I know that we had a moment yesterday, and it was sweet but. I am not a yo-yo." "Fuck you! Is this the game we are playing? I'm sorry that was an asshole. What do you want from me?" "Right now. I want to figure out what we are because it is clear that we are two fucked-up pieces of shit right now!" Dawn storms off. "Where the fuck are you going?" Odd shouts. "Whatever the fuck I want!" Dawn shouts.
Throughout the day, Dawn and Odd reflect on their lovers' quarrel, if that is what they are calling it. Dawn sits on a tire swing at the park and thinks about her stunt with Mark. "That was stupid. Why did I do that? Even when the Iceland Bitch is gone, she still has this hold on me." Odd sits on a tire swing but a stream in the woods and thinks about yesterday. "I was a jerk to Dawn. And to think one little kiss was going to fix it? I think that is why she is mad. I was way out of line for the Cold-Hearted Queen." After lunch, the rec room has snacks and drinks for the listening party. Dawn and Odd sit at opposite ends of the room. Allison sets up her laptop with the album while Ash J makes the room cozy. "Hey, I noticed that you and Dawn made a statement this morning," Ash J says. "Yeah, that, unfortunately, if a girl wears certain makeup and wears extremely short skirts, everyone notices them. Which is not my scene," Allison says. "I see. However, your boyfriend was very interested in your new look." "No. He wanted all the boys to fuck off." Ash J laughs. "Okay, he gets points from me. He understands that he needs to mark his territory. Not that you are an object just that-" "I'm his girlfriend and people need to know. I understand. people don't care but they will face the consequences if they don't understand the word no from me. Not that I am promoting violence." "Only people need to respect others' relationships." The wombmates laugh as the students arrive. "Alright, let's get this party started," Allison says. As the students listen to the songs, Odd and Dawn become lost in their thoughts. When the track, Don't Break My Heart, comes on, they see themselves in the music. First, they remember what they did to each other and what they said to each other this afternoon. After that, they are running from their failed relationships. Later on, they see their friends embrace their significant other while looking on in confusion. After a while, they seem to get lost in their words. "Odd, Dawn, wake up!" Ash shouts. "Huh?" Odd says. "Was the music boring?" Jeremy asks. "No. It was a journey into the soul of the Weeknd," Dawn says. "It was. I like the song, Best Friends," Brock says. "No. Take My Breathe is the way to go," Aelita says. "I mean, How Do I Make You Love Me? goes into that song so I think we have a winner," Ulrich says. "What about you?" "I like Out of Time. It has a smooth vibe to it," Allison says. "What about you two?" Yumi asks Odd and Dawn. "Don't Break My Heart," Odd and Dawn say together. "Good choice," Yumi says. As they leave the rec room, Odd sees Dawn heading over to the park and decides to follow her.
Odd races to the park bench before Dawn gets there so he can talk to her. Dawn sees Odd and walks away. "Dawn!" "Odd, I think we need space," Dawn says. "No way. I am not going to end up like Yumi and Ulrich." Dawn walks away, but Odd runs in front of her. "Please!" "Fine," Dawn says. "I'm sorry!" "Me too!" "No. I'm sorry that I let her influence me. I said things that were not true. I even went the extra mile to bring him up." "I'm sorry that I rub Mark in your face. You were right. We did work it out yesterday. Being petty is not cute." "But what you wore was." Dawn blushes. "That was not the point. I want to point out that beauty is more than clothes and hair. " "I know. I mean, I thought I knew. She was new and exotic, but there were beautiful girls right here in school. And whenever that special one is ready, I am here for her," Odd says. Dawn smiles. "Thank you." When Dawn gets up, Odd grabs her arm. They lock eyes and start to kiss. Later on, the rest of the friends arrive and see them lying on their backs, watching the clouds. "Hey, is everything okay?" Jeremy asks. "Yeah. We are taking a break from our phones to enjoy nature," Dawn says. "Good idea. I heard that we have a pop quiz in science tomorrow," Aelita says. "No!" Odd moans. Everyone laughs as the clouds float above them.
Okay, what a day. A pen pal of Sissi's causes chaos at Kadic. Meanwhile, Odd and Dawn's complex relationship seems to have gotten more complicated. XANA, on the other hand, has been busy. Maybe it can take a break? On Ms. Hertz's desk, there is a notice that Allison and Ash will do a science experiment with the sixth graders. What fun! As long as XANA doesn't make tiny minions. Who are we kidding? Until next time.