We open into Jeremie's room…
"Aelita, are you there?" Jeremie asked.
"I'm here Jeremie. All alone today?" Aelita asked.
"Everyone's outside playing soccer. I was feeling kinda tired so I didn't wanna play." Jeremie said.
"What's...tired mean?" Aelita asked.
"It's when you run out of energy like old batteries." Jeremie said.
"Is resting something you like doing?" Aelita asked.
"Not really. But it's been better since I met you." Jeremie said.
"And I liked it when I met all of you." Aelita said.
Meanwhile on the field, the heroes were playing an exciting game of soccer against Sissi's little group. They continued to play it and eventually triumphed with the help of Ulrich.
"I think that's enough for today. I'm gonna head home." Yumi said heading off.
"Later!" most of the group said.
"Wow, you were great out there Ulrich!" Frisk said.
"Yeah, you killed it today." Mark agreed.
"Thanks. You guys were pretty good too." Ulrich said.
"Although Sissi doesn't seem to be taking losing well." David said.
"No one really does take losing well...though I wouldn't know." a voice said.
"Wait...I know that voice." Jesse said as they turned to see Lan standing there with two other guys.
"It's been awhile...heroes of the gods war." Lan said.
"Lan? I'm guessing the Lost Thieves enrolled you into this school too?" Sachiko asked.
"Correct! Starting today, me and my buddies will be attending as new students of Kadic Academy." Lan said.
"It's nice to meet you two." Hope courtisied to the two others. "Who might you two be?" he said before one of them got up close to his face.
"Do you intend to cause trouble for us right now?" they asked.
"Don't mind him. He's always asking others for names." David said before whispering to Hope. "Though sometimes, I wish you'd learn when to keep your mouth shut."
"I asked a question...do you intend to cause trouble for us? And answer truthfully." they said.
"None at all. What reason would we have to?" David asked.
"Hmm...Seems you tell the truth...but I asked him." he said pointing to Hope.
Hope cleared his throat. "I wasn't aiming to start any trouble with you. I was just introducing myself and being polite. I apologize for the confusion."
"Hmm….he is also telling the truth. That is good. These two will live for another truthful day." they said wandering off.
"He seems...quite the jolly fellow." David said.
"Don't mind him. All he's interested in is the truth and nothing else." the other guy said.
"If that's the case, why do I feel like I dodged a major bullet? It almost felt like if I lied, he was gonna kill me." Hope said.
"Oh...that's cause he would have." he said. "He doesn't care about things like covers or identities...all that matters to him is honesty."
"And who the heck are you supposed to be? An honest keeper?" Gemini said.
"Not quite." he smirked. "Though...that is a nice little hat you got." he said holding Gemini's hat.
"Hey, give that back." she said taking it before seeing an exact copy of it sitting on his head.
"That's fine...I like mine better." he said.
"Whoa…" Ulrich said.
"I see...that's your ability isn't it?" Izuku asked.
"Yeah. The name is Mach Maker. My ability is called Counterfeit. In short, I can create copies of anything I touch as long as I understand them." he said.
"So it was you. You made the duplicates of those Ouroboros Bracelets." Dan said.
"Ah...my proudest work. We've been making a killing selling off those copies with that one you shared with us." Mach said.
"You're talking about Rachel's bracelet. The one imbued with Amaterasu." David said.
"You nailed it." Mach said. "Treasures like that don't come everyday."
"Either way...we'll see you all around." Lan said as they walked off.
"Well, now the Lost Thieves have a way to keep an eye on us." Mark said.
"Oh, what do we have to do to get you to relax for once, Mark? Maybe it won't be so bad." David said.
"David's right. But I'm a little worried about that other guy." Hope said.
"You know that was on you, right?" David asked.
"I know…I gotta remember to keep quiet sometimes." Hope said.
"Okay, shall we continue with the game? But how are we going to be able to compete with losers like you?" Sissi asked tossing the ball aside only for a new kid to catch it.
"You guys need a little help?" the boy asked.
"Who the heck are you?" Pit asked.
"Theo. I'm new around here. I just moved into town. Besides, I think I'm liking this place already." he said. "So...which team am I on?"
"We don't need you." Nicholas said.
"But I thought you were down seven to one. What do you think, Sissi?" Theo asked.
"I don't mind." Sissi said as Theo started playing with them.
"Besides, you look like you can use some extra players anyway." Theo said. He put the ball down and everyone began playing another round.
Later that evening, we see the group sitting down to dinner. Theo then walked in and sat down with Sissi's group, which made Herb extremely jealous.
"You can't sit with our group. Not until you pass our initiation tests, which are extremely dangerous and challenging." Herb said.
"Okay. What kind of tests?" Theo asked.
"You have to...scrub the toilet with a toothbrush." Herb said.
"That's something you give a ten year old at summer camp." Theo said.
'He's right. I make the tests, not you. Theo, you have to mummify the skeleton in the science building." Sissi said.
"That actually sounds cool. I'm in." Theo said.
Meanwhile in Jeremie's room…
"Did you manage to gather all the data?" Aelita asked.
"I did. But it won't do any good. Not unless I can pirate the code from the scanner program." Jeremie said.
"But that's almost impossible." Aelita said.
"But I think it can be done." Jeremie said.
Later that night…
"Okay...looks like everything is ready to give those guys a little scare." Pit said.
"Oh this is gonna be fun." Hiyoko chuckled. She saw Herb and Nicholas running out of their rooms with rolls of toilet paper.
"This is going to be good." Kaminari said as they headed in only to hear the two screaming as they ran out. "What the?"
"Wow...what a coincidence...we thought of the same idea." Lan said as some fierce looking monsters kept to his side. "Though if we're talking traumatizing fear...I take the cake."
"Dang it." Pit said.
"See you all in the morning." Lan said as he walked off.
"Well….that shut us up." Odd said.
The next day…
"Wow…They're taking it harder than I thought." David said.
"It was dark and he had those monsters with him. Can't exactly blame them." Frisk said.
David soon finishes his meal. "Anyway, I gotta get to training. We don't know when we'll expect an attack from XANA or Violight." he said as he takes his leave.
"Especially Violight, since electric attacks are his weakness." Mayumi said.
"You guys know about Violight. What's its hierarchy?" Double D asked.
"Well it's an electric kingdom for sure. Its ruler is Luxio and their top general is Staravia." Pit said.
"Wait, back up. Staravia isn't an electric type, how is he even a top general in a kingdom full of them?" Kazuichi asked.
"Don't think it really matters. Remember, Grovyle, Monferno and Darumaka were top generals and their types didn't match their kingdoms." Izuku said.
"Especially Monferno. He was jumping from kingdom to kingdom, each with a new evolution." Mayumi said. "But Leia was still able to defeat him every time."
"I guess when you consider that, the Kingdoms don't really care much about who resides in them no matter what typing a Pokemon has." Hope said.
"You know you were with us when we faced some of them right? Thought you'd notice." Natsu said.
"Hey, I was still starting out during that time." Hope said.
Just as David was heading out, they all soon noticed the lights above them shorting out very quickly.
"Okay, that's a bit strange." Mahiru said.
"Hmm. Maybe I better go check the circuit breaker. I think it's...huh?" Kazuichi said trying to push the door. "Hey...I...I can't get the door open."
"What? You're kidding." Natsu said pushing. "He's right. It's shut tight. Won't even budge."
"Wait...the lights suddenly shorting out...crap! This is a XANA trap!" Mark said.
"He sure doesn't skip a beat." Kazuichi said.
As David was training, his phone was starting to ring. "Hello?"
"David, we're trapped in the lunchroom." Mark said over the phone. "XANA is behind this. You gotta get to the factory and get help to shut down that tower!"
"Are you guys okay? Don't tell me Jeremie and Miu are trapped in there too." David said.
"Miu's in here but Jeremie left a little earlier. He might already be there with Yumi." Mark said.
"O-okay. I'll call someone from the other side and I'll be on my way." David said.
David hurried towards the factory as Tanjiro waited outside.
"Thanks for receiving my message." David said.
"It's fine. I was more than happy to help." Tanjiro said.
"Now, let's go. Everyone is counting on us." David said.
The three of them hurried into the scanners before being brought into Lyoko. After joining up with Aelita, they hurried to the tower only to narrowly dodge a bolt of electricity.
"Guess I should be expecting this." David said.
They saw the bolt was fired from a humanoid robot with four tesla coils on his back.
"Who are you?" Tanjiro demanded.
"My name is ElecMan...and I'm here to end your little winning streak." he said.
"ElecMan, huh? I somehow think this is all too coincidental. I mean, here we are at war with an electric kingdom, the cafeteria is blocked by an electric field, and now we're standing against an electric enemy." David said.
"A triple current. Not a bad match...for me that is." ElecMan said.
"Hmm… Now that I think about it, this could be the kind of training I was looking for." David said. "I'll deal with him, you guys help Aelita to the tower."
"How noble. I'll make your defeat quick. For you see, the power of electricity is the greatest power. Now let our fight begin. Thunderbolt!" ElecMan said firing a bolt of electricity at him.
David responds to this with a spin kick.
"Ha! You idiot! You think you can kick electricity! You'll get shocked on touch!" ElecMan laughed.
"I know I'm weak to electric attacks. But like I said, this is part of my training for Violight." David said.
"Training? What kind of fool is he?" ElecMan said as David took the attack head on. "Fine! Take this then! Direct Current!" he shouted, firing electricity from his finger.
David took a deep breath and started performing front flips before jumping into the air. His foot is coated with ice as he performs an axe kick.
"No way...he coated his leg in ice to reduce the damage!" ElecMan said in surprise before being kicked across the face.
David coats his hands in ice and performs and X-chop at the tesla coils.
"Hey, I just charged those!" ElecMan shouted. "Electric Boomer!" he shouted firing a ball of electricity at him.
David started gathering energy in his hands before he fired it in a beam of light.
"Light?!" ElecMan said before it pierced the ball and took out one of his tesla coils. "Damn...no wonder the Mavericks couldn't stand a chance against these guys."
"Mavericks? Are you talking about those animal hybrids the others fought?" David asked.
"Yes. It's what we call those models." ElecMan said.
"I see. Well, it doesn't matter who we face, they're going down all the same." David said.
"You have guts, kid. I like that. I'd love to keep fighting you, but I'm afraid I must be on my way." ElecMan said as he turned into electricity and surged off.
"ElecMan… His fighting style was just what I needed to push myself against electric users. Once I fight Dracozolt, and when we defeat Violight... I should thank him properly." David said.
Meanwhile, Aelita had reached the tower and entered it. As then entered the code and deactivated the tower before it collapsed on the students. As soon as the tower was deactivated, the RTTP was then activated and we reopen to the soccer field where the group had pulled off another victory. But when Sissi tossed the ball, it was Yumi who caught it.
"Good game, but I have to head home." Yumi said.
"I'll take you home." Ulrich said before Theo and Mach intercepted.
"We'll gladly take her home. Thanks for the tip, Odd." Mach said.
As the three walked away, Ulrich went and glared at Odd.
"What? It's better than having Theo fall for Sissi. I was helping you out." Odd said.
"You're a dead man, Odd." Ulrich said.
"What did I do?" Odd asked.
Meanwhile in Violight…
"Repeat that because I'm not sure I heard you the first time." Luxio said.
"It's just as I said...this guy...he has it out and Dracozolt won't back down." Arctozolt said.
"I don't really get it. Why would anyone want anything with you or Dracozolt...you two are the weakest ones in the army." Staravia said preening his feathers.
"That's not how he sees it, apparently." a Flaaffy said. "I got a good look at his file. He's a master of ice attacks and is weak to electric attacks. He probably did this because he expects a fair fight since their weaknesses counter each other."
"But we all know how it will end. Dracozolt and him fight, he easily triumphs over him and they throw him a big parade." said a lizard like creature with yellow lines of electricity flowing over his body.
"Oh, you don't know that, Toxitricity." Flaaffy said.
"I do. Those two haven't won a single fight since they entered our army." Toxtricity said.
"Oh sure. We know we suck in terms of combat. You don't need to rub it in our faces." Arctozolt said.
"Hmm...actually...maybe Dracozolt should fight him." Staravia said.
"General Staravia, please tell me you're not serious." Arctozolt said.
"Oh I kid you not. But this is only a small part. This may be our chance to take down those rebels in one fell swoop." Staravia said. "We'll send Dracozolt to distract their strongest fighter. Then while he's busy fighting, I'll lead the Emolga squadron and attack them all from the air."
"Oh, I getcha." Toxitricy said. "Nice planning there. But i still think Dracozolts gonna lose again."
"Without a doubt. But at least this way, his biggest loss will turn into our win." Staravia said.
"One problem with that...Dracozolt wants to fight in Violight." Arctozolt said.
"Then I'll order him to move his battle location." Luxio said.
"Are you sure? You know how stubborn he tends to get when it comes to stuff like this." Arctozolt said.
Luxio then pounced onto Arctozolt. "You don't understand. I am this kingdom's ruler. The strongest one here. My orders are absolute. So...he will move the fighting location...or he will leave Violight in disgrace." Luxio said.
"Y-yes, ma'am." Arctozolt said.
"Glad we understand each other. Besides, we can't afford a battle in the kingdom before our big concert." Toxtricity said smiling a bit.
"Concert?" Arctozolt said as Flaaffy whispered something into his ear. "What? You're…"
"It is a last resort we've been saving. If Staravia fails to suppress the enemy...we need a plan B." Luxio said.