Whether or not you read the last chapter or not doesn't matter, you didn't miss anything. If on the other hand you like a good bit of romance, then stop and go back. That was written for you.

Questions

Ulrich:

Yumi and I were still in the space that the traveler had sent us to calm her down. Yumi had calmed down and the dark flames had gone away. We had just broken away from a kiss, our first kiss… Yumi had just fallen asleep and I suddenly found myself back in Lyoko, or rather the new Lyoko.

As soon as I was back I suddenly felt Yumi's weight. She fell slightly in my arms, but I was, surprisingly able to lift her with ease. I guessed that it was the more adult body that I was in. I began wondering again if this was what I would really look like when I was this age. It was at least possible, maybe not likely though…

I looked around and found that I was next to the tower. I looked further around and saw that the others were coming closer lead by the traveler. Everyone but the traveler looked surprised to see us there. They began running and waving at me. Soon they caught up and began asking me questions.

"Ulrich what happened, where did you go?" Jeremie asked me.

"I was in another strange space. Everything around us was black and white and there were no recognizable shapes." I replied.

"Why is Yumi unconscious?" Sissi asked skeptically.

"My dear child, if you were to expend half of the energy that Yumi just had you would feint as well." The traveler took it upon himself to answer.

"Oh," Sissi said and dropped it.

"What happened in there?" Aelita asked.

"And what is everyone talking about?" Odd asked confused.

"That's right you were unconscious…" I said. "Yumi lost control and started killing everything, but she didn't stop there so we had to calm her down to stop her. The traveler brought us to another space so that we wouldn't destroy anything. In that space I was able to calm Yumi down."

"Oh," Odd said then he began grinning. "How did you calm her down?"

"What? What do you mean, how did I calm her down?" I asked taken aback.

"Yeah, Ulrich, dear, how did you?" Sissi asked again in a very suspicious voice.

"What are you talking about?" I asked; everyone was looking at me as though I had done something and was keeping it from them… "I didn't do anything!"

The traveler coughed. "Ulrich, just thought you should know that you are all in bodies that are four or five years older than you are use to… Most girls start wearing lipstick somewhere in their teens…"

"So-oh…" I said and wiped my lips on my arm. There was a small, but visible amount of lipstick on my sleeve when I pulled it away. I began to blush and prepared to explain like mad as soon as I could but everyone was frozen. "What, what happened?"

"Well, you obviously wanted to keep this a secret." Said the traveler. "I can modify their memories for you if you wish… this will be free of any kind of charge. Simply a thank you…"

"What are you talking about?" I asked and then realized. "For stopping Yumi, right? You will erase that knowledge from them because I stopped Yumi."

"Well, yes." He said walking between my friends. "But also because I gain energy and strength when ever someone is truly happy… and there was a lot of joy recently…"

I began blushing again. He apparently had known what was going to happen. He probably also knew what was happening while it happened. Well, as long as the others would forget and not pester me about it…

"Ok, I would like for you to erase their memories." I told him.

"Sure, but first, would you mind putting her down?" the traveler asked.

"Why?" I asked.

"I am going to wake her, she may be exhausted but I need her awake." He told me. "I am simply going to give her back the energy she expended."

I carefully placed Yumi on the ground. The traveler leaned over her and placed his hands over her. A small light appeared and it began entering Yumi. Slowly her entire body lit up. After a few seconds the traveler stopped and moved his hands. Yumi's eyes opened and she looked around.

"How long was I asleep?" she asked.

"About a minute, but long enough for the others to notice lipstick on Ulrich…" said the traveler.

"They what?" Yumi asked shocked, almost fully awake.

"Don't worry, he is going to make them forget." I told her.

"Yes, but with your permission first of course."

"I already agreed." I reminded him.

"Yes, you did, but Yumi was part of that act as well."

"What? Oh, yes, please." She said.

"Good, well, we will be seeing you in about another minute."

Suddenly the traveler's symbol appeared on the ground again. As it did a light appeared around him and engulfed everything around us. When the light faded I saw my friends in the distance again. We went through the last few minutes again but this time Yumi was able to answer the questions as well. They also didn't figure out what had gone on in the other space.

Ok, so this wasn't my best work to date, but it coulda been worse...