Chapter 7: The Test

Jeremie began work on creating his Lyoko character. Meanwhile, Odd was dancing around and humming the words to "Big Big Big Dance" to himself as to keep himself awake, and Yumi and Ulrich were sitting in the corner talking.

"So, have you picked out an outfit for the dance yet?" Yumi asked Ulrich.

"No..." he replied

"Well, the dance is tomorrow, so I'd advise picking one out this evening or tomorrow afternoon, depending on how long this takes." She glanced at Jeremie typing quickly at the super-computer. "He loves her so much..." Yumi said to herself.

"Yeah.." Ulrich agreed. And I love you so much, Ulrich thought to himself, though he didn't dare voice his thoughts, at least not right now.

"BIG BIG BIG DANCE!" Odd's humming had gradually gotten louder until he'd been singing, then practically screaming the lyrics to his song from a recent music video he'd made.

"ODD WOULD YOU SHUT UP!" Jeremie growled. Odd stopped immediately, and there was eerie silence. Then Jeremie returned to his seemingly endless list of things to do to prepare himself for going in halfway.

Odd tiptoed over to the corner where Ulrich and Yumi were sitting. "Gosh, I didn't know Jeremie could get that angry!"

"Well, for one thing," Ulrich started, "that song isn't exactly his favorite," and he muttered to himself, "or anyone's for that matter.."

"Hey I heard that!" Odd started to protest, but he simply got a "shush" from Yumi.

"...and also Jeremie needs to concentrate. That song isn't the best song to listen to when you're trying to concentrate..." Ulrich continued.

"Ok then!" Odd smirked. "I'll just sing another song!"

"Oh boy," Yumi mouthed to Ulrich. "Look what you've done."

"Me?" Ulrich mouthed back.

Then they heard the most beautiful thing they'd ever heard. Odd was singing a different song by Simple Plan. He, like Ulrich and Yumi, didn't quiet understand French music, and his style leaned towards American music, especially that of Simple Plan and Evanescence. "Do you ever feel like breaking down? Do you ever feel out of place, like somehow you just don't belong and no one understands you?" He continued on until the end of the verse in his stunning tenor voice. Yumi and Ulrich were in shock.

"Wow," Yumi was able to utter. "That was amazing..."

"Yeah..I never knew he could sing like that," Ulrich added.

"Yes!" Jeremie cried happily. "It's ready!" The three ran over to the super-computer and looked over Jeremie's shoulder. His character was wearing a sky blue long-sleeved shirt, khaki pants, brown sandals, and a sky blue headband. "My character is very similar to Aelita's. We both can control the zones by building up rocks with a simple touch, etc., etc."

"Cool!" Odd replied. "So, you gonna go or not?"

"But of course!" Jeremie said. "Yumi, could you transfer me?"

"Sure," she replied, getting out the manual. "Go on down to the scanners and tell me when you're ready." She put the microphone headset on and began typing in some codes to prepare the scanners for the virtualization process. The elevator doors opened and Jeremie stepped inside. Slowly they lowered him down to the scanner room's level. They opened once again, and Jeremie stepped out.

"Ok," he breathed. "I'm ready." He stepped into the nearest scanner. Yumi typed in another code, and the doors closed. Jeremie's breath came in small puffs. "I'm not nervous, it'll all be fine, nothing will go wrong," he tried to reassure himself. A strong gust of wind engulfed him. He closed his eyes and prepared for the worst.

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Evil cliff-hanger, mwahahahaha! I mean shifty eyes yeah...I like to keep people in suspense though. Don't worry, I'll be continuing sooner than you'd think. Please review, everyone!