Chapter One

Yumi: Hey, guys!

Everyone: Hey, Yumi.

Ulrich: What's up?

Yumi: Nothing, how are you?

Ulrich: Fine, I was just going to work out.

Yumi: All right, see you later.

Ulrich: Okay, goodbye.

(a few minutes later)

Ulrich: (tries to open the door from the locker room to the gym and finds it locked)Hello? Open up!

Meghan: (from the other side of the gym)Wait a minute, I'm doing something!(walks over to the door and pulls a shirt on. She opens the door and sees the way Ulrich is dressed)What? Do you practice here, too?

Ulrich: Who are you?

Meghan: (as she glares at him) Gee, you sure know how to welcome a newcomer.

Ulrich: Sorry, it's just that no one ever comes here except for me.

Meghan: Then I might as well leave, since I can't concentrate when people are watching me. Unless you want to spar?

Ulrich: I'll spar with you.(thinking)All right, I'll go easy on her.

Meghan: You ready?

Ulrich: As ready as I'll ever be.

Meghan: All right, whenever you want, just start.(Ulrich tries to punch her but she dodges)Are you sure you can take me?

Ulrich: (tries to kick her but she blocks him easily and counterattacks. Then he knocks her off her feet and she spins around and knocks him to the ground)

Meghan: (with her foot on his chest) Goodbye.(She walks calmly over to her bags and walks toward the door)

Ulrich: (as he stares at her) Wow.

Meghan: Come on, Linden. (picks up a toddler off the ground)

Ulrich: (Talking to himself as he picks himself up off the ground) Is that her kid?

(later with the Lyoko group)

Ulrich:…..And she completely kicked my butt. I couldn't believe it.

Aelita: You didn't think that anyone could beat you?

Ulrich: No, it's just that she's obviously a master at this and, on her way out, she picked up a baby. I didn't think there was a daycare here.

Yumi: There isn't. If there were, then my parents would have sent my brother here.

Ulrich: Then I don't get it. Whose kid is it?

Aelita: Well, maybe it isn't any of our business.

Meghan: (calmly walks past them on her way to the bench)

Ulrich: Look! That's her!