And, now, back to the show!
IAmTheBoss - Try not to boss me around too much, Mr. Boss. I might decide not to work for the man.
katfish xX - Patookie is a word from the Tantalog language, native to the planet Turo. It refers to one's hind-quarters.
Mimic12355 - Here's some more good work. I think. You be the judge.
Mewberries - I can't wait for more of your art.
SamandMax0569 - I hope no one reads your review before my story and assumes Ricky was the one behind that low blow.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy this next chapter. The ending might not be what you expected. Let's check in on Lyoko, shall we?
Little Park of Horrors
Chapter 4: Day saved... or is it?
"Odd! Two more Blocks are coming at you!" Jeremie warned.
Odd and Aelita saw them approach, side by side. "No sweat," said Odd. "Be back in a second, Aelita." With that, he jumped in the path of the two monsters.
"Laser arrows!" he shouted, dodging their fire, and sending his own blasts at them. The Blocks were killed in seconds. He teenage, spiky-haired boy threw his paws in the air, cheering over his victory.
However, another red circle caught Jeremie's eye. "Odd, cut it out!" he yelled, trying to cut off his triumph dialogue. "There's a third Block!"
"A third one?"
Odd didn't have time to react. A beam hit him in the chest, knocking him to the ground. Ulrich and Yumi turned to look in his direction, after killing the second to the last Block, full of concern.
"Odd! You've lost too many life points!" warned Jeremie.
But, Odd wasn't listening. He was determined to take out the Block that snuck one on him.
"Odd, what are you doing?" cried Jeremie. "Take cover!"
But, Odd wasn't listening.
"It's too risky!" he said, as the Block charged up. "One impact, and it's game over. You've only got 10 life points left, that's all!"
But, Odd just dodged the blast and prepared to return fire. "Ten's more than enough," he said confidently. "Here we go!"
After a volley of arrows killed the last of the monsters, the adrenaline junkie got up with a chuckle. "You see, Jeremie?" he boasted, "What did I tell you?"
"Great, Odd!" Ulrich ran up to great him, with Yumi and Aelita right beside him.
"Congratulations," said the virtual princess.
"Hey, Jeremie," joked Odd. "Next time, why don't you just enjoy the show, and let the real pros get the job done, huh?"
But, the preadolescent genius wasn't laughing.
Odd was laughing at first, but he was silenced by glares from his friends. He could tell from their expressions that he'd crossed a line.
"I'll go and take care of the tower," said Aelita, eager to change the subject.
"Good idea," said Ulrich. "The sooner my cousin's safe, the better."
"Hey, take it easy! I was just kidding; I didn't mean it," said a defensive Odd. "Hey, Einstein! Did you hear me? It was a joke!"
Still, they all found his comment to be anything but funny.
The situation at the park wasn't all that funny, either. Well, maybe it was, if you have a rather morbid sense of humor. Already, the creature had all of the kids too weak to fight, and they were now hiding under the platform of a merry-go-round.
At this point, Aelita was in the tower, had made her way to the center of the platform, and was rising to the top. Stepping onto the upper platform, she placed her hand up to the interface, she watched as her name was spelled out, and the system prepared for the input of the code.
The creature walked right by the small opening the kids used to enter their hiding place. Panicked, Greg involuntarily made a frightened squeak. Hearing the noise, it turned around, and tore away the planks of the platform, exposing the frightened children. But, just before it could strike...
"L…
Y…
O…
K…
O"
...Aelita had deactivated the tower, leaving the creature uncontrolled and motionless.
The children, as well as everyone watching, sighed with relief.
"Now, what?" asked Hiroki.
"Wait for it," said Ricky, back turned, so the others wouldn't see the sly grin he would've failed at preventing, anyway.
"Return to the past, now," said the excite-lacking voice of an offended boy genius.
"Valerie? Benjamin? Herve? Nicholas? Sissi?" Mrs. Hertz called off the names of her students, as they all responded, "Present."
"Hey, great work guys," whispered Jeremie, back to Ulrich and Odd behind him. Reflecting on their outstanding performance on Lyoko actually helped him to get over Odd's comment. "You were better than ever. No hard feelings, right Odd?"
"Odd? Odd?" When Odd didn't answer Mrs. Hertz, Jeremie looked behind him and noticed his two friends weren't in their seats. "Odd's absent?" noted the teacher. "Hmm.. and, so is Ulrich."
Jeremie stared at the empty seats behind him, confused. Where were they?
"That was great work, Einstein," Odd whispered to his friend. "You were never better." But, Jeremie didn't respond.
"After what you said to him before," noted Ulrich. "It's no wonder he's sulking."
Way to make me feel guilty, you two, he thought.
Fools, thought the one they thought was Jeremie. They remain ignorant to the virtual prison I have them in. Young Patrick has served well. My attack on him gathered them together on Lyoko, where I could spring my trap on them. And, soon, no one shall stand in my way!
CODE
END...?
OK, people. You must tell me what exact point of this chapter did you finally see that ending coming? Well, that's the end of that chapter. What do you mean, the conflict still isn't solved. There's an actual Code Lyoko episode for you guys to watch to see the outcome.
Until next time...