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Ulrich stayed in front of Odd, blocking him from view in case of monsters. He did this sub-consciously. Looking out for Odd was becoming a habit. He glanced over at his friend and noticed that he winced in pain every time his "broken" leg came down onto the ground.

"Odd!" Ulrich couldn't help yelling. God, this was so Odd. To be in pain and not tell anyone, and to make them believe that it was a not as bad as it really was.

Odd sighed, whispering to him out of the corner of his mouth, "Listen, I didn't want to worry the girls, but since you've already found out..."

Ulrich kept running, but made sure that they were far enough ahead of Yumi and Ailita that they wouldn't be able to hear what he said next, "Found out what, exactly?"

"That my leg is still broken, even here on Lyoko. It hurt like anything. I'm talking to you, too, Einstein, since I know you're listening. Just don't say anything that would make the girls swarm all over me." This small speech was punctuated by cringes of pain and even a small yelp near the end.

Ulrich, trying to lighten the mood, said in a normal voice, "You better watch out, Odd, you're becoming more and more like a cat every day."

Odd punched him on the shoulder.

"Watch out!" one of the girls screamed from behind. Probably Yumi.

Ulrich looked up just in time to see a claw descending towards him and Odd. He smashed into his friend in a football tackle, knocking him just out of reach. He looked up, ready to take on the crab, and gasped.

There were not only three crabs circling them, there were also at least six hornets, too. Ulrich called back over his shoulder, "Yumi! Take Ailita and get to the tower!" The tower was only about fifteen hundred yards away. "Me and Odd'll cover you!"

Yumi nodded, and started running. "I guess I get my old job back." Odd remarked lightly.

Ulrich turned to him. "And what would that be?"

Odd smiled a genuine smile. "Distraction. I get the bugs!" Odd leaped into the air, turning and firing arrows all around. Out of seven arrows, only two hit their target. "Man, I've got to work on my aim!" Odd said, shaking his head.

Ulrich, meanwhile, was deep in a battle with two of the crabs. His plan? To make them smash into each other. Did he think it was going to work? Absolutely.

'Cause, you know, these things are not the smartest beings on the planet, even if it was a virtual one.

"Hey, Odd, help me with this last one!" Ulrich called, not looking away from the last gigantic monster. He thought he heard, "Oh yeah, more distraction!" but he might have imagined it.

What he didn't imagine was the soft "thunk" that meant the sting of a bee had hit something coupled with an, "Odd!" from Jeremy.

Ulrich turned around, hoping that the crab wouldn't strike him when his back was turned. He saw Odd collapsed in a heap on the ground, doubled over in pain, with a bug hanging right behind him, poised to strike.

Two flashes of an angry Ulrich's sword finished that small threat off as the boy knelt down next to Odd. "How bad off is he, Jeremy?" Ulrich asked.

"Down to ten life points, Ulrich. One more hit is all he's got left."

Ulrich swore and kicked at a rock, making it fly fifty yards, then burst into tears.

Can somebody cry on Lyoko?

No idea. I hope they can, 'cause otherwise the entire ending's ruined.

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