AN: Alright everybody, I got way more than five reviews over the weekend, which is GREAT! Sorry I didn't update on the weekend, but things got too hectic. But enough about me, Ulrich is in America in this chapter! Yey! Yes, I know, it's about time. Well here's chapter 8. Hope you like it! tinkerbellbt
Chapter 8: Bad Memory
Once Ulrich and his parents got to the airport, they parked their car and got everything out. They had sold their car to a friend who was waiting at the airport parking garage to pick up the car.
Ulrich took hold of his luggage and got in the elevator, taking him and his parents to the floor where they were to get their tickets.
Mr. Stern gave Ulrich his ticket as his son sat down and waited for the plane to start boarding. Just then Ulrich felt a vibration in his pocket and took out his cell phone.
It was a text message from Odd.
Hey man, we're gonna miss you so much! Call me when you get to America, and Jeremie says have a safe trip. Your best bud,
Odd ;)-
Ulrich looked up from his cell as his dad indicated that the plane was boarding. He got up unwillingly, gave the lady his ticket, and found his seat.
He was at a window seat, his favorite kind. He was separated from his parents though, who were a couple rows ahead of him. This old fat guy ended up being the one sitting next to him.
Great, he thought, just what I needed. Some fat guy that farts every ten seconds. I have to tell Odd about this one, he'd crack up!
After Ulrich got a little laugh out of himself, he rummaged through the carry-on bag he brought with him on the plane. His fingers came across a book and thought that it must be something else, because he never reads on his own time!
It was his yearbook that Sissy had given him. He decided to take a look at what exactly was in the thoughtful gift.
There were the usual pictures of every kid in every grade going alphabetically. There were pictures of the teachers, of course, and pages of things they had done that year, like the field trip to the museum. But there was one page he enjoyed the most and that was the page titled Flashbacks.
On this page were various things that had happened a couple years ago. The dances, talent shows, and plays. But there were also pictures of groups that had been known by everybody and were quite inseparable. His group was one of them.
There was Jeremie, Odd, himself, and Yumi. They had all had their arms around each other like good pals, and each of them had on a goofy grin. Yumi's eyes were sparkling and Ulrich thought back to that day.
He wished it had never ended. The day was perfect. A sunny, happy Saturday, and X.A.N.A hadn't even attacked that day. Ulrich recalled that it had been the Saturday before the terrible accident.
He tried not to remember the horrible event that had occurred, but it was too late. Memories started flooding through his head like a river when its dam breaks. The look on Yumi's face as she fell to her death, the last thing that had left Ulrich's mouth. He didn't know if she heard him, but he hoped she had. Because it was the last time he would ever be able to tell her that he loved her.
That day had been very gloomy. It was raining outside and X.A.N.A had launched another attack. This time it was a flood. He planned to flood the whole city and of course the school.
Yumi had been at her house, and Ulrich and Odd in their dorms at Kadic. Jeremie was at the factory, trying out new things for Aelita's materialization code, when she announced that X.A.N.A had launched an attack.
Ulrich, Odd, and Yumi were called to the factory immediately and they were sent to Lyoko in the desert region.
Ulrich's mind fast forwarded through all of Jeremie's nonsense talk about the flood and he skipped right to the most painful part.
There were three hornets on Ulrich's right, and in front of him was Yumi who was blocking a crab. Odd was taking care of the other crab as Aelita hid behind a rock.
Ulrich motioned for him and Odd to switch places, since it was easier for Ulrich to take a crab and for Odd to take flying hornets.
Odd was the first to make a move. He jumped up and in mid-air shot three arrows, each making their target except for one.
Ulrich was next as he jumped up onto the crab and thrust his sword into X.A.N.A's screwed creation.
Yumi moved soon after and took out her fans, only for them to be knocked out of her hand bay a laser from the stupid crab. Ulrich saw this and made his way through the obstacle course of rocks just as Aelita headed for the tower.
Odd tried to kill the remaining hornet, but failed as the piercing shrill of pain shot him in his left arm. He kept trying.
Yumi saw her fans disappear off the cliff that lay right behind her. The crab moved in as it saw its glory moment, making Yumi's back up to the edge of the cliff now.
Suddenly, Ulrich jumped on the crab's back and swung his sword straight up in the air as he called out "IMPACT", and Aelita went into the tower.
But it was too late, for the crab had realized this was his last chance to destroy Yumi once and for all, and took it. The beast of a thing shot its last laser as it felt Ulrich's sword slice through it, and had just enough time to see Yumi stumble and wave her hands dramatically for hope of finding something to hold onto, but to her despair, there was nothing and she fell off the cliff into the digital viod as she heard the screams of her friends.
There was one that stuck out the most, it was Ulrich's voice, and she thought she heard him say he loved her, and called out to him for one last hope of him finding out what she really felt about him, but she didn't think he heard her, and now it was too late.
Ulrich sat back in his chair as the memories stopped rolling, like a horror film when it's finished. He noticed some loud snoring from something right next to him, and realized it was the fat guy. He took out his cell phone to see what time it was and found out it had been and hour since the plane first took off.
Ulrich closed his yearbook and decided that a nap was a pretty good idea.
When Ulrich woke up, he saw the flight attendants bringing the dinner trays around. Since this was a non-stop flight to America, he decided that no matter how gross the food was, it couldn't be as bad as Kadic's and besides, he had to eat.
The guy sitting next to him ate two full dinner trays, and then got up to use the bathroom. Ulrich decided he wasn't that hungry and just went to sleep again.
This time when he woke up, the plane was stopping and he looked around and noticed that people were starting to pack up their stuff to get off the plane. Ulrich looked out the window and tried to get a glimpse of what Washington looked like, but it was too dark. He was about to check out the time on his cell, when he remembered that there was a time difference. He figured it was about 3:00 am.
Ulrich boarded off the plane and saw his parents waiting for him. Nobody talked. In fact, everyone else seemed to be trying to keep the peace of the still night. After all, it was only early morning.
Ulrich went with his parents to pick up their luggage, and they headed for the front desk. His parents called a taxi to take them to their new home.
Ulrich put his hands on the handle of the door, and stepped outside into the breezy chilled December air. And that's when he realized, he was finally in America, so he took out his cell phone, and dialed an oh so familiar number.
AN: Well, I hope everyone liked it. I just thought I'd explain how Yumi fell into the digital void. Since some of you were asking, and I know those of you who didn't, wanted to know. So, now that Ulrich has taken his first step in America, what happens next? Looks like you'll have to find out in the next chapter. Leave a review on your way out! Thanks. tinkerbellbt
Question of the Day:
Who knows what the actual time difference is between France and America?
