Yumigirl06: Okay guys now that I made Odd feel bad, here's the
next chapter.
Odd: Kiki, please. Just...hear me out...
Yumigirl06 (winks to viewers and whispers): Oh, this is gonna be
good.
Odd: What'd you say?
Yumigirl06: Oh, I said many thanks to my new partner in crime,
Angel Soleil for her excellent thinking and listening to my
constant rambling all the time, oh and I don't' own Code: Lyoko,
Odd. Okay, on with the story! (Whispers) and Odd's explanation...
Angel Soleil: ITS LIKE AN OSCAR WINNING SPEACH! IT HAS ME IN IT! Wow... I'm an excellent thinker! EVERYONE BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! kidding... hehehe
Yumi walked around the dark, misty lot, wearing a black
spaghetti
strap nightie and long black pants set of pj's, confused, scared,
and searching for a familiar face. A cold wind picked up, chilling
her to the bone. She crossed her arms, hoping to contain what
little body heat she had left to keep warm.
'What is this place? Why am I here? Where is everyone?' Suddenly,
as if an answer to her questions, a street light came into view.
It flickered on, revealing a familiar young man to her. She ran up
behind him, hoping to find some answers to what this place was.
"Ul-Ulrich? Is that you? What's going on? Where are we?"
Ulrich
just stood there, his back facing her.
"Yumi, get out of here. Leave me alone. It's not like you
could've
ever helped me anyway." Yumi was stunned.
"Wh-What? Why are you saying this?" When Ulrich turned
around to
face her, Yumi froze. This was not the Ulrich she knew. He had
many deep ridges under his eyes, which were bloodshot and glazed,
like he hadn't had sleep in months. His face looked old and grey,
faded from its once handsome glory.
"Ulrich..." Yumi said, reaching out to touch his face.
Ulrich
grabbed Yumi's wrist, twisting it away from his face, making Yumi
let out a yelp of pain. She went on the defensive, kicking his
legs out from under him and getting a couple of yards away from
him. She turned back around to face him, but then realized he
disappeared. She felt a cold hand on her shoulder. She turned
around, only to be quickly bound to a chair. Ulrich turned around,
his back once again facing her, and laughed menacingly.
"Ulrich stop, please... you're scaring me." She said
starting to
tear up. Ulrich turned around, a stone cold look plastered to his
face.
"You should have gone away when I told you to, but now that you
have chosen to disregard that request," He said, bringing the
back
of his hand hard to her face.
"You will pay the consequences." He said repeating the
gesture to
the other side of her face. He leaned in closer; taking in all the
silent tears she now let flow.
"Xana is very unforgiving Yumi. He'll show no remorse or
pity."
Yumi looked up at him, tears still flowing freely.
"Ulrich?" Ulrich shook his head.
"No. I am now Xana, inhabiting that of your boyfriend. Each one
of
your friends will suffer the same fate, you're just the first."
X-
Ulrich snapped his fingers, and another light flickered on,
revealing Odd, Jeremie, Aelita, and Odd's date from the other
night, Kiki.
"Leave the other girl out of this Xana! She's innocent!"
X-Ulrich
shook his head.
"She's not as innocent as you think. She's one of your gang. At
least, that what my sources say." He said pointing to himself.
She
knew that he meant Ulrich, but couldn't believe that he'd give
away such information to their sworn enemy.
"Noooo!" Yumi screamed into the darkness of the factory,
waking
everyone except Odd. Even Aelita was taken off guard by the
scream, and appeared on the screen of the computer. Ulrich, who
was right next to her, jumped up into a fighting stance, expecting
an attacker in the room. He looked down to see Yumi, eyes opened
wide in shock looking straight at Ulrich, petrified to her spot
on the ground. Ulrich kneeled down next to her, reaching to brush
the hair out of her eyes. Yumi winced when his hand touched her
face, as if he were hurting her. Ulrich took notice and withdrew
his hand abruptly.
"Yumi? Are you okay? Did you have a nightmare?" Yumi said nothing
as she picked herself up and walked out the room. Jeremie and
Aelita exchanged confused glances, and a sudden noise could be
coming from the other side of the room. Everyone except Yumi
looked to see Odd, bent over, butt high in the air, snoring like
he was in a snoring symphony. Jeremie rolled his eyes.
"Great, now how are we supposed to sleep now?" Ulrich tossed him a
fresh pair of earplugs.
"There you go. I'm gonna go talk to Yumi. I'll...see you later..."
Jeremie nodded. Ulrich walked out to the bridge to find Yumi,
sitting over the edge and staring out into space. Ulrich sat down
next to her, and in response, Yumi stood up. Ulrich sighed
heavily, and stood back up, looking at her worriedly.
"Yumi, please. I want to help you. Tell me what's wrong. Maybe
there's something I can do." Yumi looked at him; pain the clear
emotion in her eyes.
"Ulrich, I... I saw you... you were possessed by Xana. You... tied me up...
hit me... called me... worthless... Then... I saw the others... you had tied
them up... including Odd's girlfriend... you said she was part of our
team. You turned back to me and said you'd given Xana all of our
information and started laughing... that laugh... it was... so cold, so
evil..." Yumi broke down. She started crying, walking away as she
did so. Ulrich followed and put a hand on her shoulder. Yumi
pulled away and screamed at him.
"Get away from me Ulrich! I don't want to talk right now!" Ulrich
crossed his arms and scowled at her.
"Fine! You don't wanna talk?! Fine!!!" He yelled to her, storming
off. Jeremie sat up at the computer, talking to Aelita.
"Jeremie, I want to go to Lyoko. I need to blow off some steam.
Aelita, could you materialize some pillars for me when I get
there?" The pink headed girl nodded her head. Jeremie sent Ulrich
to the Polar region. While he was there, Yumi walked back in and
fell back asleep. When Jeremie announced that, Ulrich had just
destroyed the last pillar with his newest technique.
"Okay Jeremie, you can send me back now. I'm ready." Jeremie typed
all the necessary calculations and called for Aelita.
"You wanna come too?" Aelita shook her head.
"No, I... have a bad feeling. I'm gonna stay here and walk around.
I'll call you if anything comes up."
"Okay. I'll call you later after we get back to the dorms."
"Okay." She said as the screen went blank. Meanwhile, as Ulrich
felt himself become devirtualized, he felt a hand on his shoulder,
and then suddenly extremely weak. He looked on as another Ulrich,
who looked exactly like him, become devirtualized. Ulrich sent a
distress message to Aelita. The next thing Ulrich saw was black,
then the even blacker side of unconsciousness. Ulrich came out of
the elevator a few minutes later, went to get his stuff, and went
to sleep on the other side of Odd, who was still snoring as loud
as a lion could roar. Ulrich lie on his back, staring up at the
ceiling, thinking about what Yumi had screamed at him. He knew she
was freaked out by it, but she still could have been a bit more
considerate of his feelings. He finally gave up at let a deep
sleep take him over.
Jeremie woke up, rubbing his eyes and looking around, then gasped,
and looked at his watch.
'Oh no! We spent the night in the factory! Yumi's mom's gonna kill
her!' He ran over to Yumi and gently shook her awake. Yumi grabbed
Jeremie's wrist tightly, and looked to see who it was. She quickly
realized that she was grappling Jeremie's wrist, then let it go.
Jeremie knelt down next to her.
"Your parent's are going to be so worried about you."
"Why?"
"Because it's 8 am." Yumi jumped up.
"Oh no! I'm screwed!"
"Not if I help you out." A voice came from behind her. Both teens
whipped around to see Odd's girlfriend, Kiki, standing in the
elevator doorway.
"But, how-?" Yumi started.
"I followed you guys last night, because I was tired of Odd always
skipping out on dates." As his name was said, Odd sprung up, eyes
fully open and peering towards Kiki.
"Oh, hi, Kiki..." Kiki walked up to him, with an expression that
said you have a lot of explaining to do. Odd sighed.
"I know, I'm in trouble. Hey guys, would it be okay if I told
her?" Jeremie thought about it for a moment, then called a
meeting. Everyone except Ulrich joined; he was still asleep.
"Okay guys, what do you think?" Odd asked, half pleading.
"If we don't let her in on it, then she might tell someone.
Besides, I don't think it'll hurt. She could be a valuable
addition to the team." Yumi pointed out. Odd raised his fist in
the air.
"Yeah, score one for Odd! Jeremie?" The blonde haired boy thought
about it for a minute, then nodded his head. Odd jumped up and
down happily.
"Yeah. I hope she'll wanna join. She seems like the type who could
handle Xana no sweat." Odd walked up to Kiki and led her away
towards the dorms, getting ready to tell her all the secrets of
Lyoko. Ulrich stirred as Odd and Kiki were leaving. He stood up,
and walked over to Yumi and Jeremie.
"What's going on?"
"Well, Yumi, Odd and I just added a new person to the team. Well,
that is, if Odd makes it sound good. I think she'll join, but you
never know." Ulrich looked at Yumi, and she did the same. Their
eyes locked for a moment, then Ulrich scowled at her. She looked
away, closed her eyes to hide her tears, and ran off towards
school. Ulrich smiled to himself.
'Good. The fun's just beginning my little Yumi...I can assure you of
that..."
Yumigirl06: So guys? Time to review...please. There, I asked nicely.
Odd: Yeah, she asked nicely, now review.
Yumigirl06: Oh yeah, we made up during the chapter. He is sooooo
cute when he's vulnerable like that.
Odd puts his arm around Kiki's waist.
Odd: She had me going for a while. It wasn't pretty, let me tell
you...
Ulrich: Oh, it was pretty alright... pretty hilarious!
Everyone laughs.
Angel Soleil pops up out of no where and begins randomly skipping around the room, paying no mind to anyone as she sings the jello song.
Angel Soleil: SEE IT WIGGLE, SEE IT JIGGLE—
Yumigirl06: hmm... welll... (Thinking up explanation for the peculiar actions of the random girl) ...insomniac?
next chapter.
Odd: Kiki, please. Just...hear me out...
Yumigirl06 (winks to viewers and whispers): Oh, this is gonna be
good.
Odd: What'd you say?
Yumigirl06: Oh, I said many thanks to my new partner in crime,
Angel Soleil for her excellent thinking and listening to my
constant rambling all the time, oh and I don't' own Code: Lyoko,
Odd. Okay, on with the story! (Whispers) and Odd's explanation...
Angel Soleil: ITS LIKE AN OSCAR WINNING SPEACH! IT HAS ME IN IT! Wow... I'm an excellent thinker! EVERYONE BOW DOWN BEFORE ME! kidding... hehehe
Yumi walked around the dark, misty lot, wearing a black
spaghetti
strap nightie and long black pants set of pj's, confused, scared,
and searching for a familiar face. A cold wind picked up, chilling
her to the bone. She crossed her arms, hoping to contain what
little body heat she had left to keep warm.
'What is this place? Why am I here? Where is everyone?' Suddenly,
as if an answer to her questions, a street light came into view.
It flickered on, revealing a familiar young man to her. She ran up
behind him, hoping to find some answers to what this place was.
"Ul-Ulrich? Is that you? What's going on? Where are we?"
Ulrich
just stood there, his back facing her.
"Yumi, get out of here. Leave me alone. It's not like you
could've
ever helped me anyway." Yumi was stunned.
"Wh-What? Why are you saying this?" When Ulrich turned
around to
face her, Yumi froze. This was not the Ulrich she knew. He had
many deep ridges under his eyes, which were bloodshot and glazed,
like he hadn't had sleep in months. His face looked old and grey,
faded from its once handsome glory.
"Ulrich..." Yumi said, reaching out to touch his face.
Ulrich
grabbed Yumi's wrist, twisting it away from his face, making Yumi
let out a yelp of pain. She went on the defensive, kicking his
legs out from under him and getting a couple of yards away from
him. She turned back around to face him, but then realized he
disappeared. She felt a cold hand on her shoulder. She turned
around, only to be quickly bound to a chair. Ulrich turned around,
his back once again facing her, and laughed menacingly.
"Ulrich stop, please... you're scaring me." She said
starting to
tear up. Ulrich turned around, a stone cold look plastered to his
face.
"You should have gone away when I told you to, but now that you
have chosen to disregard that request," He said, bringing the
back
of his hand hard to her face.
"You will pay the consequences." He said repeating the
gesture to
the other side of her face. He leaned in closer; taking in all the
silent tears she now let flow.
"Xana is very unforgiving Yumi. He'll show no remorse or
pity."
Yumi looked up at him, tears still flowing freely.
"Ulrich?" Ulrich shook his head.
"No. I am now Xana, inhabiting that of your boyfriend. Each one
of
your friends will suffer the same fate, you're just the first."
X-
Ulrich snapped his fingers, and another light flickered on,
revealing Odd, Jeremie, Aelita, and Odd's date from the other
night, Kiki.
"Leave the other girl out of this Xana! She's innocent!"
X-Ulrich
shook his head.
"She's not as innocent as you think. She's one of your gang. At
least, that what my sources say." He said pointing to himself.
She
knew that he meant Ulrich, but couldn't believe that he'd give
away such information to their sworn enemy.
"Noooo!" Yumi screamed into the darkness of the factory,
waking
everyone except Odd. Even Aelita was taken off guard by the
scream, and appeared on the screen of the computer. Ulrich, who
was right next to her, jumped up into a fighting stance, expecting
an attacker in the room. He looked down to see Yumi, eyes opened
wide in shock looking straight at Ulrich, petrified to her spot
on the ground. Ulrich kneeled down next to her, reaching to brush
the hair out of her eyes. Yumi winced when his hand touched her
face, as if he were hurting her. Ulrich took notice and withdrew
his hand abruptly.
"Yumi? Are you okay? Did you have a nightmare?" Yumi said nothing
as she picked herself up and walked out the room. Jeremie and
Aelita exchanged confused glances, and a sudden noise could be
coming from the other side of the room. Everyone except Yumi
looked to see Odd, bent over, butt high in the air, snoring like
he was in a snoring symphony. Jeremie rolled his eyes.
"Great, now how are we supposed to sleep now?" Ulrich tossed him a
fresh pair of earplugs.
"There you go. I'm gonna go talk to Yumi. I'll...see you later..."
Jeremie nodded. Ulrich walked out to the bridge to find Yumi,
sitting over the edge and staring out into space. Ulrich sat down
next to her, and in response, Yumi stood up. Ulrich sighed
heavily, and stood back up, looking at her worriedly.
"Yumi, please. I want to help you. Tell me what's wrong. Maybe
there's something I can do." Yumi looked at him; pain the clear
emotion in her eyes.
"Ulrich, I... I saw you... you were possessed by Xana. You... tied me up...
hit me... called me... worthless... Then... I saw the others... you had tied
them up... including Odd's girlfriend... you said she was part of our
team. You turned back to me and said you'd given Xana all of our
information and started laughing... that laugh... it was... so cold, so
evil..." Yumi broke down. She started crying, walking away as she
did so. Ulrich followed and put a hand on her shoulder. Yumi
pulled away and screamed at him.
"Get away from me Ulrich! I don't want to talk right now!" Ulrich
crossed his arms and scowled at her.
"Fine! You don't wanna talk?! Fine!!!" He yelled to her, storming
off. Jeremie sat up at the computer, talking to Aelita.
"Jeremie, I want to go to Lyoko. I need to blow off some steam.
Aelita, could you materialize some pillars for me when I get
there?" The pink headed girl nodded her head. Jeremie sent Ulrich
to the Polar region. While he was there, Yumi walked back in and
fell back asleep. When Jeremie announced that, Ulrich had just
destroyed the last pillar with his newest technique.
"Okay Jeremie, you can send me back now. I'm ready." Jeremie typed
all the necessary calculations and called for Aelita.
"You wanna come too?" Aelita shook her head.
"No, I... have a bad feeling. I'm gonna stay here and walk around.
I'll call you if anything comes up."
"Okay. I'll call you later after we get back to the dorms."
"Okay." She said as the screen went blank. Meanwhile, as Ulrich
felt himself become devirtualized, he felt a hand on his shoulder,
and then suddenly extremely weak. He looked on as another Ulrich,
who looked exactly like him, become devirtualized. Ulrich sent a
distress message to Aelita. The next thing Ulrich saw was black,
then the even blacker side of unconsciousness. Ulrich came out of
the elevator a few minutes later, went to get his stuff, and went
to sleep on the other side of Odd, who was still snoring as loud
as a lion could roar. Ulrich lie on his back, staring up at the
ceiling, thinking about what Yumi had screamed at him. He knew she
was freaked out by it, but she still could have been a bit more
considerate of his feelings. He finally gave up at let a deep
sleep take him over.
Jeremie woke up, rubbing his eyes and looking around, then gasped,
and looked at his watch.
'Oh no! We spent the night in the factory! Yumi's mom's gonna kill
her!' He ran over to Yumi and gently shook her awake. Yumi grabbed
Jeremie's wrist tightly, and looked to see who it was. She quickly
realized that she was grappling Jeremie's wrist, then let it go.
Jeremie knelt down next to her.
"Your parent's are going to be so worried about you."
"Why?"
"Because it's 8 am." Yumi jumped up.
"Oh no! I'm screwed!"
"Not if I help you out." A voice came from behind her. Both teens
whipped around to see Odd's girlfriend, Kiki, standing in the
elevator doorway.
"But, how-?" Yumi started.
"I followed you guys last night, because I was tired of Odd always
skipping out on dates." As his name was said, Odd sprung up, eyes
fully open and peering towards Kiki.
"Oh, hi, Kiki..." Kiki walked up to him, with an expression that
said you have a lot of explaining to do. Odd sighed.
"I know, I'm in trouble. Hey guys, would it be okay if I told
her?" Jeremie thought about it for a moment, then called a
meeting. Everyone except Ulrich joined; he was still asleep.
"Okay guys, what do you think?" Odd asked, half pleading.
"If we don't let her in on it, then she might tell someone.
Besides, I don't think it'll hurt. She could be a valuable
addition to the team." Yumi pointed out. Odd raised his fist in
the air.
"Yeah, score one for Odd! Jeremie?" The blonde haired boy thought
about it for a minute, then nodded his head. Odd jumped up and
down happily.
"Yeah. I hope she'll wanna join. She seems like the type who could
handle Xana no sweat." Odd walked up to Kiki and led her away
towards the dorms, getting ready to tell her all the secrets of
Lyoko. Ulrich stirred as Odd and Kiki were leaving. He stood up,
and walked over to Yumi and Jeremie.
"What's going on?"
"Well, Yumi, Odd and I just added a new person to the team. Well,
that is, if Odd makes it sound good. I think she'll join, but you
never know." Ulrich looked at Yumi, and she did the same. Their
eyes locked for a moment, then Ulrich scowled at her. She looked
away, closed her eyes to hide her tears, and ran off towards
school. Ulrich smiled to himself.
'Good. The fun's just beginning my little Yumi...I can assure you of
that..."
Yumigirl06: So guys? Time to review...please. There, I asked nicely.
Odd: Yeah, she asked nicely, now review.
Yumigirl06: Oh yeah, we made up during the chapter. He is sooooo
cute when he's vulnerable like that.
Odd puts his arm around Kiki's waist.
Odd: She had me going for a while. It wasn't pretty, let me tell
you...
Ulrich: Oh, it was pretty alright... pretty hilarious!
Everyone laughs.
Angel Soleil pops up out of no where and begins randomly skipping around the room, paying no mind to anyone as she sings the jello song.
Angel Soleil: SEE IT WIGGLE, SEE IT JIGGLE—
Yumigirl06: hmm... welll... (Thinking up explanation for the peculiar actions of the random girl) ...insomniac?