The First Day chapter 4: Aftermath
The whole school had heard Jeremy cry for help.
The principle and Jim were running towards the library. Yumi got there first though. She walked in and saw Scorch with a hold around Od's neck.
"Scorch is being controlled by X.A.N.A.!" Jeremy called out when he saw Yumi.
X.A.N.A. threw Od to the ground and turned around. "Why? Why can't I finish one of you off without another one showing up?" X.A.N.A. glared at Yumi. "So you want to save your friends eh?" X.A.N.A. could sense Yumi's emotional distress. He saw a tear roll down her cheek.
"Just let them go." Yumi said.
"Or what?" X.A.N.A. replied.
"Just let them go. I don't want to fight you."
"No you don't. You'd go down in a second."
As Yumi and X.A.N.A. talked Jeremy crawled towards X.A.N.A. being as quiet as possible. He held the pipe in his hand. He stood up just as X.A.N.A. turned around.
"THIS IS FOR KNOCKING ME OUT!"
Jeremy whipped the pipe across X.A.N.A.'s face. X.A.N.A. was instantly knocked out and as Scorch hit the ground he returned to himself.
"Nice hit Jeremy." Od said in a raspy voice. "Do you know how to get the virus out of Scorch so this won't happen again?"
"Yeah, I think I know a way. Oh! And Yumi thanks for..." Jeremy's voice trailed off when he saw that Yumi had already left.
"Where'd she go?" Od asked.
"I don't know... but she didn't seem like herself..."
"Weird..."
"We'll worry about her later. Od help me carry Scorch to our room before the principle shows up."
Od and Jeremy swiftly lifted Scorch up and dashed through the door. They barely avoided being caught by the principle and Jim. As they rushed up the stairs they saw a group of students going towards the library to see what caused all the noise. Most of the students walked by with out noticing either of them. Then to Od's dismay Sissy took notice of the two of them and came over to talk to them.
"What happened to you three?" She asked, noticing their multiple injuries.
"Get lost." Od said. Sissy was the last person he wanted to talk to right now.
"I wasn't asking you Od! I was asking Jeremy."
"Uh... We fell down the stairs." Jeremy lied quickly. "And Scorch hit his head and blacked out."
"Really? Well... Tell Ulrich I said hi!" and with that Sissy left.
"Ha. Good things she's got no brains or she would've known you were lying." Said Od
"Yeah" laughed Jeremy.
"I feel sorry for Ulrich. He has to deal with her constantly." Od said with a smile.
Od and Jeremy carried their fallen friend carefully up the stairs. When they reached the room Jeremy and Scorch shared, they put him down on his bead.
"Whew. Scorch should stop eating so much..." Od said, exhausted from his fight against X.A.N.A. and carrying Scorch up two flights of stairs.
"Coming from you that's funny." Jeremy said. "You eat more then Scorch eats in a week!"
"Ha ha very funny. Just get that damn virus outta Scorch. I've had enough X.A.N.A. attacks for one day."
"Okay... I think I can find a way to deactivate the virus. Before Scorch knocked me out, my computer found some sorta Nano virus inside of Scorch. I have a program that can destroy those Nano creatures."
Jeremy then began to type quickly on his laptop. Od looked on as Jeremy typed stuff that Od could barely keep up with, let alone understand. Soon Jeremy stood up and announced:
"Done. X.A.N.A. will never control Scorch again."
"That's good, now can we all just get some sleep."
Jeremy smiled. "Okay Od. Tell Ulrich what happened before you go to sleep."
"I'll tell him in the morning. G'night Einstein."
"Cya in the morning Od."
The next day...
Scorch sat up with a start and stretched. What happened? He couldn't remember anything that happened last night. All that he could remember is X.A.N.A. attacking his brain.
"Good morning Scorch." Came Jeremy's voice from nearby.
"Jeremy! What happened?"
"I'll tell you... It's a long story..."
Yumi lay awake in her bed. It was morning but she didn't feel like she could get up. She felt sick... Aelita yawned and stretched next to her.
"Good morning Yumi!" Aelita said cheerful as always.
Yumi didn't answer. She just turned over so she didn't have to look at her. Aelita instantly sensed that something was wrong. She walked over and sat on Yumi's bed and asked.
"What's wrong Yumi?"
"I don't...want to talk about it."
"You'll feel better if you do."
Yumi sighed. She knew Aelita was right, but she didn't want to talk about it. She didn't want to feel the pain anymore.
"Please just tell me Yumi." Aelita put her hand on Yumi's shoulder to comfort her.
Yumi turned over to face Aelita, sighed and said. "Okay I'll tell you."
"So... I did all that?" Scorch asked.
"Yes." Jeremy replied. "You broke into the library and threatened Jim, not to mention nearly killed Od."
"Will...will this happen again?" Scorch asked fearfully.
"No. X.A.N.A.'s nano viruses are gone."
"Well that's a relief. You guys aren't mad at me are you?"
"No. It's not your fault X.A.N.A. was controlling you."
"Good. Now let's get something to eat! I'm starved!!!"
Typical Scorch thought Jeremy. He's just like Od, a walking stomach.
"Sure let's go get breakfast." Jeremy said with a smile.
The two friends walked towards the cafeteria talking when they were confronted by Jim.
"And where do you think you're going Scorch?" Jim asked menacingly.
"To breakfast..." Scorch said nervously. Scorch could tell that he was in big trouble for what X.A.N.A. did in his body.
"No you're going to see the principle for threatening me and breaking into the library. NOW GO!" he yelled.
"Just go Scorch. Meet us in the cafeteria when you get out." Jeremy whispered.
"Fine I'm going." Said Scorch and he stormed off in the direction of the principle's office.
X.A.N.A. had better not get me suspended Scorch thought to himself.
Jeremy walked alone to the cafeteria, thinking about Scorch and hoping that he doesn't get suspended or worse... expelled.
His thoughts quickly ended when he heard Od calling him. He quickly found where Od was sitting and walked over.
"Hey Einstein! Glad to see someone sane this morning." Od said with a grin.
"What are you talking about Od?"
"I think Ulrich's lost it."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well look over there." Od pointed in the direction of the breakfast line.
Jeremy quickly scanned the crowd and saw what Od was pointing at. Ulrich...and...Sissy?
"I see what you mean Od..."
"Who would've thought it? I thought he and Yumi had a thing for each other."
"Speaking of Yumi... Where is she? And where's Aelita?"
"There they are!" Od exclaimed as he spotted Yumi and Aelita entering through the doors. Od gave a loud whistle to get their attention.
"Hey Od, Jeremy." Yumi said as she sat down. Her voice was not in her cheery tone.
"Hi Jeremy." Aelita said sitting next to him. "So you ready to start classes?"
"What's wrong with Yumi?" Jeremy whispered to Aelita.
"She found out that Ulrich's dating someone else." Aelita replied quietly.
The whole group was quiet for a while until Aelita broke the silence.
"I'm going to get some breakfast. Yumi you want anything?"
"No...I'm fine."
"You gotta eat something Yumi."
"I'll just have some cereal." Yumi said with a sigh.
"I'll come with you too Aelita." Jeremy said. And with that, he and Aelita walked over to the breakfast line.
"What's wrong with you today Yumi?" Od asked.
"Just...sick that's all." She answered quickly. As she looked up to she saw Ulrich and Sissy approaching. She struggled to hold back tears.
"I don't know what he sees in her." Od said quietly to Yumi trying to make her feel better. "I mean could he pick any stupider girl in school?"
This comment made Yumi feel slightly better. But she felt worse once Ulrich and Sissy sat down at their table...
The whole school had heard Jeremy cry for help.
The principle and Jim were running towards the library. Yumi got there first though. She walked in and saw Scorch with a hold around Od's neck.
"Scorch is being controlled by X.A.N.A.!" Jeremy called out when he saw Yumi.
X.A.N.A. threw Od to the ground and turned around. "Why? Why can't I finish one of you off without another one showing up?" X.A.N.A. glared at Yumi. "So you want to save your friends eh?" X.A.N.A. could sense Yumi's emotional distress. He saw a tear roll down her cheek.
"Just let them go." Yumi said.
"Or what?" X.A.N.A. replied.
"Just let them go. I don't want to fight you."
"No you don't. You'd go down in a second."
As Yumi and X.A.N.A. talked Jeremy crawled towards X.A.N.A. being as quiet as possible. He held the pipe in his hand. He stood up just as X.A.N.A. turned around.
"THIS IS FOR KNOCKING ME OUT!"
Jeremy whipped the pipe across X.A.N.A.'s face. X.A.N.A. was instantly knocked out and as Scorch hit the ground he returned to himself.
"Nice hit Jeremy." Od said in a raspy voice. "Do you know how to get the virus out of Scorch so this won't happen again?"
"Yeah, I think I know a way. Oh! And Yumi thanks for..." Jeremy's voice trailed off when he saw that Yumi had already left.
"Where'd she go?" Od asked.
"I don't know... but she didn't seem like herself..."
"Weird..."
"We'll worry about her later. Od help me carry Scorch to our room before the principle shows up."
Od and Jeremy swiftly lifted Scorch up and dashed through the door. They barely avoided being caught by the principle and Jim. As they rushed up the stairs they saw a group of students going towards the library to see what caused all the noise. Most of the students walked by with out noticing either of them. Then to Od's dismay Sissy took notice of the two of them and came over to talk to them.
"What happened to you three?" She asked, noticing their multiple injuries.
"Get lost." Od said. Sissy was the last person he wanted to talk to right now.
"I wasn't asking you Od! I was asking Jeremy."
"Uh... We fell down the stairs." Jeremy lied quickly. "And Scorch hit his head and blacked out."
"Really? Well... Tell Ulrich I said hi!" and with that Sissy left.
"Ha. Good things she's got no brains or she would've known you were lying." Said Od
"Yeah" laughed Jeremy.
"I feel sorry for Ulrich. He has to deal with her constantly." Od said with a smile.
Od and Jeremy carried their fallen friend carefully up the stairs. When they reached the room Jeremy and Scorch shared, they put him down on his bead.
"Whew. Scorch should stop eating so much..." Od said, exhausted from his fight against X.A.N.A. and carrying Scorch up two flights of stairs.
"Coming from you that's funny." Jeremy said. "You eat more then Scorch eats in a week!"
"Ha ha very funny. Just get that damn virus outta Scorch. I've had enough X.A.N.A. attacks for one day."
"Okay... I think I can find a way to deactivate the virus. Before Scorch knocked me out, my computer found some sorta Nano virus inside of Scorch. I have a program that can destroy those Nano creatures."
Jeremy then began to type quickly on his laptop. Od looked on as Jeremy typed stuff that Od could barely keep up with, let alone understand. Soon Jeremy stood up and announced:
"Done. X.A.N.A. will never control Scorch again."
"That's good, now can we all just get some sleep."
Jeremy smiled. "Okay Od. Tell Ulrich what happened before you go to sleep."
"I'll tell him in the morning. G'night Einstein."
"Cya in the morning Od."
The next day...
Scorch sat up with a start and stretched. What happened? He couldn't remember anything that happened last night. All that he could remember is X.A.N.A. attacking his brain.
"Good morning Scorch." Came Jeremy's voice from nearby.
"Jeremy! What happened?"
"I'll tell you... It's a long story..."
Yumi lay awake in her bed. It was morning but she didn't feel like she could get up. She felt sick... Aelita yawned and stretched next to her.
"Good morning Yumi!" Aelita said cheerful as always.
Yumi didn't answer. She just turned over so she didn't have to look at her. Aelita instantly sensed that something was wrong. She walked over and sat on Yumi's bed and asked.
"What's wrong Yumi?"
"I don't...want to talk about it."
"You'll feel better if you do."
Yumi sighed. She knew Aelita was right, but she didn't want to talk about it. She didn't want to feel the pain anymore.
"Please just tell me Yumi." Aelita put her hand on Yumi's shoulder to comfort her.
Yumi turned over to face Aelita, sighed and said. "Okay I'll tell you."
"So... I did all that?" Scorch asked.
"Yes." Jeremy replied. "You broke into the library and threatened Jim, not to mention nearly killed Od."
"Will...will this happen again?" Scorch asked fearfully.
"No. X.A.N.A.'s nano viruses are gone."
"Well that's a relief. You guys aren't mad at me are you?"
"No. It's not your fault X.A.N.A. was controlling you."
"Good. Now let's get something to eat! I'm starved!!!"
Typical Scorch thought Jeremy. He's just like Od, a walking stomach.
"Sure let's go get breakfast." Jeremy said with a smile.
The two friends walked towards the cafeteria talking when they were confronted by Jim.
"And where do you think you're going Scorch?" Jim asked menacingly.
"To breakfast..." Scorch said nervously. Scorch could tell that he was in big trouble for what X.A.N.A. did in his body.
"No you're going to see the principle for threatening me and breaking into the library. NOW GO!" he yelled.
"Just go Scorch. Meet us in the cafeteria when you get out." Jeremy whispered.
"Fine I'm going." Said Scorch and he stormed off in the direction of the principle's office.
X.A.N.A. had better not get me suspended Scorch thought to himself.
Jeremy walked alone to the cafeteria, thinking about Scorch and hoping that he doesn't get suspended or worse... expelled.
His thoughts quickly ended when he heard Od calling him. He quickly found where Od was sitting and walked over.
"Hey Einstein! Glad to see someone sane this morning." Od said with a grin.
"What are you talking about Od?"
"I think Ulrich's lost it."
"Why do you say that?"
"Well look over there." Od pointed in the direction of the breakfast line.
Jeremy quickly scanned the crowd and saw what Od was pointing at. Ulrich...and...Sissy?
"I see what you mean Od..."
"Who would've thought it? I thought he and Yumi had a thing for each other."
"Speaking of Yumi... Where is she? And where's Aelita?"
"There they are!" Od exclaimed as he spotted Yumi and Aelita entering through the doors. Od gave a loud whistle to get their attention.
"Hey Od, Jeremy." Yumi said as she sat down. Her voice was not in her cheery tone.
"Hi Jeremy." Aelita said sitting next to him. "So you ready to start classes?"
"What's wrong with Yumi?" Jeremy whispered to Aelita.
"She found out that Ulrich's dating someone else." Aelita replied quietly.
The whole group was quiet for a while until Aelita broke the silence.
"I'm going to get some breakfast. Yumi you want anything?"
"No...I'm fine."
"You gotta eat something Yumi."
"I'll just have some cereal." Yumi said with a sigh.
"I'll come with you too Aelita." Jeremy said. And with that, he and Aelita walked over to the breakfast line.
"What's wrong with you today Yumi?" Od asked.
"Just...sick that's all." She answered quickly. As she looked up to she saw Ulrich and Sissy approaching. She struggled to hold back tears.
"I don't know what he sees in her." Od said quietly to Yumi trying to make her feel better. "I mean could he pick any stupider girl in school?"
This comment made Yumi feel slightly better. But she felt worse once Ulrich and Sissy sat down at their table...