He Who Calls
Chapter 33
"This explains everything," said Milo. "Except… The Man in Grey died."
"Xana made copies," said Juanita. "Whenever on dies he uploads the memories into another. The Man in Grey can also changes shape like a polymorphic. Only one of them can ever be active at once though, because the Man in Grey can think and remember and he can only exist mentally once. It has to do with brain science and I don't really understand, but my colleagues assure me we have the only active Man in Grey right here."
"The question is, which one is the Man in Grey?" said Odd. "Quick! Jeremy we have! What is your deepest, darkest secret?"
"What sort of a question is that?" asked Jeremy One angrily. "You don't know the answer!"
"We have your journal," said Odd. "And I found the entry titled 'Secrets.' So talk. What's your secret?"
"I was only dating Emily to make Aelita jealous!" Jeremy blurted. "I wasn't going to tell, but that's the honest truth. That's my secret."
"Jeremy Two. What's you're secret?"
"This is what I deserve," said Jeremy Two. "Having to reveal this."
"Just talk," said Ulrich impatiently.
"The day Aelita and Milo started dating I formulated three plans to kill him," Jeremy Two said.
"Check the entry, Odd," said Ulrich.
"Blah, blah, blah, here we go. Dating Emily to get Aelita jealous is the correct answer. Get Jeremy Two!" They all jumped as the Man in Grey shifted to his default form. He pulled out a pistol, aimed at Aelita, and was about to fire when everyone landed on him. He quickly elbowed Ulrich in the head, knocking him out. He repeated the process with Yumi, Odd, and Jeremy. He held Aelita in place as he reached for his gun. But he quickly realized the Milo had it.
"Never come back," said Milo. "And tell Bella I said good-bye." He shot the Man in Grey in the head. Aelita ducked as shrapnel blew all over the room from the explosion.
"So," said Odd as he came to. "One question remains. Jeremy, was it you who kissed Aelita, or the Man in Grey?"
"That question has two answers," said Jeremy. "The Man in Grey was the one who said Aelita was cheating. I would have admitted it was me. And, in fact, it was me who kissed Aelita."
"Jerk," said Milo promptly. But then he smiled. "Then again, I'm about to read your whole journal then tell Emily why you dated her, so we're square. You have to figure out what you can do to make it up to Aelita."
"What can I do, guys?" Jeremy asked desperately. "I know what I did was wrong, but what can I do to make it up to all of you?"
"After Milo reads your journal, you can hand-type it into the computer and print us all copies," said Yumi.
"And after that you can post it on the Kadic homepage online except the parts about Lyoko," said Odd.
"Right before you dress up like Sissi, stand on a table at lunch, and sing 'I'm Too Sexy For My Shirt,'" said Ulrich.
"Is that it?" asked Jeremy hopefully.
"Plus whatever Aelita makes you do," said Milo. "And she took an oath of revenge, so don't expect pity."
"All right, Aelita, what do you say?" asked Jeremy with a sigh.
"As you're so obsessed with me, write a poem about how our love can never be since I'm already dating Milo," said Aelita. "Then get it published in the school paper."
"You're kidding, right?"
"Nope. Soon you're going to be the most utterly humiliated kid in school. But you'll also be our friend again. So, who's up for a party tonight?"
"Me!" everyone said simultaneously.