Chapter two: A cunning scheme

"No Odd, we can't do phase two just yet. I don't think that some giggling and blushing will get them close enough to hold up that kind of strain on there relationship, there still just best friends. What we need is something big, but more innocent than phase two." Yumi said after Odd had told them what had happened

"Well that's great but could I borrow a few of your Idea's cause I'm fresh out. In case you didn't notice we hadn't planned on a part three" Odd said slightly annoyed that he wasn't getting his way, after all this whole thing was his Idea.

"I got an Idea, and it might even get us a few laughs to" said Ulrich, speaking for the first time.

"Really what struck you with this amazing idea, and when did this brilliant plan form?" Odd said sarcastically

"At the Christmas party you invited me to with your Girlfriend, you know last year, man did it hurt to. I didn't think she could slap so hard." Ulrich said touching his cheek like it was still stinging

"Wha…" Yumi started but then was cut down by Odd

"Oh yea, that was a blast, lets do it. But first a few questions…" They chattered through the night on there new scheme; it was bound to be good.

The next day, around noon…

Jeremie had all called them all to the factory, he apparently had an important discovery that he wanted to share. Now was the perfect time to initiate Phase one part three.

"So in conclusion, if you calibrate the digital fluxes bandwidth to an object oriented state. The occurring function will find that its virtualization phase is decreased exponentionaly" Jeremie said wrapping up his new theory, the only one listening was of course Aelita.

"Wow, I would never have thought to go about it like that" She said after he was finished.

"Mind translating Princess?" Ulrich said, he looked as though he had a headache

"He's found a way to materialize things a lot faster, practically no wait for vehicles and you might as well have unlimited laser arrows." Aelita said summing up the thirty minute sermon

"And" Jeremie added excitedly "Dematerialize things as well, it can be done almost as fast as a laser arrow, so as long as I'm at the controls the digital see can be a little bit less scary. Of course that doesn't mean you shouldn't be careful."

"Wow that's great news Einstein, but now I'm bored and we've got another half hour to go before lunch" Odd said yawning

Yumi quickly picked up on her cue "Well, why don't we play a game?"

"What kind off game should we play?" said Aelita; it was almost as if Odd had given her a script!

"Hmmm…" said Odd pretending to be deep in thought "how about truth or dare?"

"Oh, that's a great Idea Odd." Said Ulrich cheerily with his fingers crossed behind his back

"How do you play Jeremie? I've never heard off it." Aelita asked sincerely.

"I haven't either." Jeremie responded, a little puzzled by Odd, Yumi and Ulrich's cheery mood.

"Knowing yur social life before you met us it doesn't surprise me" Yumi said

"Oh come on Jeremie, lets play it'll be fun!" Aelita said, she was beginning to give Jeremie the look.

"This is how it goes" Odd began to explain "I ask someone truth or dare? If they say dare than I can dare them to do anything within reason. If they say Truth than I can ask them a question and they have to answer it truthfully"

"I'll start" Ulrich said grinning "Jeremie, truth or dare?"

"Truth" Jeremie responded, it seemed like the most sensible thing at the time. But Ulrich's huge smile immediately told him otherwise.

"Would you rather spend a week learning from Franz Hopper anything you want about the supercomputer or spend ten minutes alone with Aelita?" Ulrich said, this was one of the easier ones.

'Umm…"Started Jeremie, blushing slightly "Ten minutes with Aelita"

"That's so sweet Jeremie!" said Aelita giving him a quick hug doing nothing to improve the condition of his cheeks

"Odd" Jeremie said eagerly, he couldn't wait to get the spotlight off of himself "Truth or dare?"

"Truth" Odd said, he wanted to be around when his questions and dares came up.

"How many girls have you dated and how many of them have slapped you?" Jeremie asked with a smile, he was expecting a large ratio

"57 out of 60" Odd said without even thinking, then noting the astonished look on there faces he added "what? I've been keeping score."

"OK Aelita, truth or dare?" Odd said turning to the pink haired girl

"Dare" she said simply

"Ok" odd said, then he leaned over and whispered "You have to kiss Jeremie the next time he says something to you that is even remotely like a complement."

Ulrich gave a slight grin, this had been one of his Ideas but then he quickly lost his smile when he was called upon.

"Truth or dare?" Aelita asked innocently

"Truth" he responded quickly

"Have you ever had a crush on anyone besides Yumi?" Aelita asked in the same way one would ask for the time.

Ulrich blushed, he was supposed to be the hunter but now he was becoming the hunted. "Well, um, once. But that was way back in second grade so I don't think it should count."

"Oh but it does" Odd said smirking

"Alright then Odd, truth or dare" Aelita thought Odd looked surprised by this, almost like it wasn't supposed to happen.

"Um, Dare I guess" Odd replied trying to hide the fact that Ulrich's question had caught him of gaurd.

"OK, the next time someone calls you scrawny, Agree with them enthusiastically." Ulrich said getting a smirk of his own.

"OK Jeremie truth or dare?" Odd asked, he had an Idea.

"Dare" Jeremie said, he cringed when he saw Odds eyes light up. "There's no way I'm doing that, come on Odd that's just cruel!" He nearly shouted after Odd had whispered something in his ears.

"OK fine then you and Aelita have to hold hands for the rest the day after this game." Odd said, irritated that he couldn't get Jeremie to do the first.

Yumi's eyebrow shot up, they hadn't decided on that, though it was really good. What was weirder was that Jeremie looked like a man who had just gotten off of death row.

"OK Yumi, how many pictures of Ulrich do you have?" Jeremie said obviously going on the offensive

Yumi turned bright red, looked down and muttered "seven" and then quickly asked Aelita the dreaded question

"Dare" she responded less than fearlessly.

"OK, who do you think is smarter Albert Einstein or Jeremie?" Yumi said

This question puzzled Aelita, why would Yumi ask that? "Jeremie" she said, puzzled

"Thanks Princess" Jeremie said "You know your really smart too"

Aelita winced at this; luckily Jeremie had been looking away. She now saw Yumi's plan, and was to embarrassed to realize that it was Odd's dare in the first place. She took a deep breath and turned his head slightly and kissed him on the cheek. At this Jeremie immediately froze. Aelita just giggled a little, she certainly hadn't disliked it.

"Well, its time to go. We won't get to many more rounds done with Einstein looking like that. You had better start holding hands now." Ulrich said walking out the three of them laughed on there way up to the main factory

"Say Odd, what was it that you dared Jeremie to do?" Yumi asked

"Well, nothing much." Odd said chuckling to himself "I just said that he had to pick on Aelita and if she said truth he had to ask her what color her underwear was."

Authors Note

Hi there thanks for reading another chapter! The schemes are going to get progressively better and perhaps more embarrassing/romantic in phase two so please stick around.

I would also like to thank everyone who has reviewed this. And I would also like to thank Serenitygal for the inspiration off truth or dare. It was her Idea in the first place, but I tried to use different questions and dares. Anyway thank you for reading )