After class was over the Lyoko gang met under a tree in the forest. Not knowing that someone was watching them.

"Now that X.A.N.A has escaped Lyoko there is no telling what he will do." Jeremy said, seriously.

"Well, we have to figure out how to find him. If we don't a lot of people could get hurt." Yumi stated.

"Right, but how would we do that? It's not like we have a X.A.N.A detector." Odd said.

"Odd you're a freak." Ulrich said laughing at his friend.

"No he's a genus! If we take a little fragment of Lyoko, and configure it to a scanner, then we calibrate the configurations that he could be anywhere, hook it up to a satellite, figure the numbers through….." Jeremy said, as he kept talking about numbers and figures. The rest of the gang's heads were spinning when Jeremy finally said, "It's simple don't you guys see?" Jeremy asked. Yumi was about to open her mouth to say simply that they trusted him, when she saw Stan sitting in a tree a small distance away.

"Uhhhh well that would make sense if ummmm my grandmother wasn't in Japan." Yumi said, saying the first thing that came to her mind. The rest of the gang looked at her like she had lost her mind. "What's wrong guys? That would work if we drove to my grandmother's house, but she lives in a different country. I don't know how a satellite will help us get there." Yumi finished, watching Stan from the corner of her eye.

"Yumi are you feeling alright?" Odd asked, putting his hand up to her forehead.

"Of course I do, hey what's that?" She asked leaning over Aelita. She brought herself up to Aelita's ear and whispered. "The tree beside us, Stan is in it listening." She then got up brushing her hands off. Aelita casually glanced over there and saw him.

"Oh I see what you mean Yumi, Japan is too far away." Aelita said cautiously. By now the boys were looking at them like they had gone insane. Yumi then leaned onto Ulrich so Stan couldn't see her mouth move and whispered to him,

"Stan is in the tree beside you!" Yumi hissed. Ulrich pretended to fall backwards with Yumi's weight, and saw Stan. Yumi and Ulrich both sat up and blushed.

"Yes Japan is much to far away for a car to travel." Ulrich said, getting the hint. Odd and Jeremy's eyes were as wide as flying saucers. The fact that Yumi had leaned on Ulrich, and the fact that they fell on each other. Aelita then said,

"Jeremy look there is some food on your ear. How did it get there? Don't worry I'll get it." She said wiping his ear off while saying,

"Stan is in the tree, the one beside Yumi and Ulrich." She exclaimed. "I got it." Aelita said sitting up again. Jeremy looked up to pretend to clear off his glasses and saw Stan.

"Gee thanks Aelita, so how else do we get to Japan?" Jeremy asked. Now Odd was bewildered beyond belief.

"What are you talking about? We aren't going to Japan we are headed to…" Until he was interrupted by Yumi.

"Odd, Sissy is in love with you!" She exclaimed. Ulrich choked on his spit, at what Yumi had thought of during the spur of the moment. Aelita gasped while Jeremy's jaw fell open. They were all surprised at what Yumi had thought of to shut him up.

"What!" Odd exclaimed.

"Yea she uh loves you." Yumi answered, surprised at what had come out of her mouth. Out of the corner of her eye she saw Ulrich writing something on a piece of paper out of Stan's sight. Ulrich slipped it under Yumi's hand. "She asked me to give you this." Yumi exclaimed giving Odd the note Ulrich had just written. Odd read it as a look of confusion took over his face.

"This isn't from," Odd started.

"Oh," Yumi interrupted. "Then that's a note from Ulrich to me oops." Yumi said taking it back. Ulrich, Aelita, and Jeremy all rolled their eyes as Yumi covered for Odd again.

"I left it back in my room, come on we will go get it." Yumi said standing up.

"But I thought we were talking about." Odd asked.

"Yumi's grandparents, well I guess we'll just have to later." Ulrich said, pulling Odd up. Odd had a look of confusion on his face as they passed by the tree Stan was in. Suddenly Stan jumped down and landed on top of Yumi. As she fell to the ground Stan opened his mouth and breathed on her. Black smoke poured out of his mouth for a second, again choking her. Yumi coughed as Stan and her hit the ground.

"Hi Yumi, sorry about that I must have slipped." Stan said still on top of her. Ulrich picked Stan up, getting him off Yumi. Yumi stood up and brushed herself off.

"Oh, I see now Sissy liking me was a cover for," Odd started as he was dragged away by Jeremy and Aelita.

"Why were you in the tree anyway?" Ulrich asked.

"I was told to." Stan replied. "I have to go see you guys later." He said, running off deeper into the woods.

"That was weird." Yumi said, standing next to Ulrich.

"Yea let's go catch up to Odd." Ulrich replied, grabbing Yumi's hand. They both blushed as they walked back to school.

Stan was running into the deep dark neck of the woods by now.

"Master, I gave her the next dose. A couple more and she…" Stan said.

"Good," X.A.N.A, interrupted. "Go now, and watch them. Give her this next dose of my pure darkness when the time is right." X.A.N.A said throwing Stan a bottle filled with black smoke.

"Yes master, I will obey. When do I get to claim my prize? The pink-haired girl?" Stan asked.

"When the time is right, and you finish the task I have given you. Then we have you give these bottles to Aelita. Then they will both be ready." X.A.N.A replied laughing. Stan slinked away back to school, leaving X.A.N.A to think.

"After a few more treatments Yumi, you will be ready. Then Stan will work on Aelita. After her treatments she too will be ready." He said.

Stan was now looking through the cafeteria window watching for his next opportune moment. They were all laughing at Odd and his stupidity, while Stan thought to himself, " Idiots, I knew what you were talking about. There is no reason to hide it. Don't get too comfortable Yumi. Master will not be pleased if I fail. Soon Aelita you to will start the process. Soon you both will be done with it all." Stan thought to himself, watching as Aelita and Yumi sat next to the other boys in the group. They were safe, but not for long if Stan and X.A.N.A had there way.