Code Lyoko Forever Episode 4: Rumor Has It

by Becca Ainsley

Someone at Kadic has been making nasty rumors on a website . Everyone is hitting it up for the latest gossip and dirt on all the students. But when the Lyoko Warriors get exposed online, the team has to figure out who's behind it all while fighting XANA at the same time. Can the Lyoko Warriors find out before it's too late?

3. Secret's Out

Code Lyoko Forever Episode 4: Rumor Has It

Author: Becca Ainsley

Disclaimer: I Do Not Own Code Lyoko.

Enjoy the Story! :)

Chapter 3

Secret's Out

"I just don't get it," Dani said to Aelita. The two were sprawled out on their own beds in their dorm talking about what happened in Ms. Hertz's.

"I'm sorry this happened to you," Aelita replied. "It's just a rumor though. It'll pass."

"I know, I know," Dani mumbled. "But who can make such a rash rumor like that? I honestly think its Odd."

"Oh come on Dani," Aelita said calmly. "Odd would never do that. He's too-." Aelita shut her mouth instantly.

"Too what?" Dani asked.

"Oh n-nothing," Aelita stammered. "I was just-." A knock on the door cut off Aelita in mid-sentence. Dani got up and answered the door.

"Move, move, move!" Ulrich shouted as he, Yumi, Jeremy, and Odd plowed through the door. The four fell onto the floor.

"Shut the door!" Yumi pointed at Dani.

"Why?" Dani asked. Suddenly a flood of Kadic students swarmed Dani and Aelita's dorm.

"Dani, is this true?" Milly asked Dani with a tape recorder in her hand.

"What are you talking about?" Dani tried to shut the door but the crowds of people were preventing her to do so.

"What's Lyoko Dani?" a boy student asked.

"What?!" Aelita shouted. "Jeremy, what's he talking about?"

Yumi got up and rushed to help Dani. Aside from the shouts from students, the two shut the door and locked it.

"What are they talking about Jeremy?" Dani asked with urgency.

Jeremy sighed and opened his laptop which revealed the rumor website.

"'Secret Superheroes Leave Kadic Campus to Save the World'?" Dani read aloud. "'Six Students are Lyoko Warriors'? Who wrote this?!"

"Yumi Ishiyama, Odd Della Robia, Ulrich Stern, Jeremy Belpois, Aelita Schaffer, and newcomer Dani Van Hansen are secret superheroes in a virtual world called Lyoko. They constantly leave Kadic campus and prank Kadic staff to sneak out of school. See pictures below'," Aelita read.

"I'm going to kill this guy!" Yumi said angrily pounding her fists.

"Who could do such a thing?" Dani asked burying her head in her hands.

"Well at this point," Ulrich started. "Half of the student body take us as a joke while the other half are hounding us."

Suddenly a knock banged on the door. "Leave us alone!" Yumi yelled at the door.

The knocks continued. "We're not answering any questions so stop!" Odd added.

The knocks became more firm until Aelita couldn't take it. "UGH!" She stomped up to the door. "What do you want... Mr. Delmas!"

An impatient Mr. Delmas stood at the door. "Well, well, well if it isn't for the so-called 'Kadic Superheroes'," Mr. Delmas said.

"I apologize Mr. Delmas," Aelita said embarrassed.

"Sorry's not enough Miss. Schaffer. Now if you and your friends can come with me, we won't have any trouble."

A strange beeping rang from Jeremy's laptop. "Oh no! A tower!" Jeremy said through clenched teeth so Mr. Delmas couldn't hear.

"We gotta go," Odd said.

"Go? You'll be going nowhere!" Mr. Delmas replied. "Now you six come with me now or I will call for an immediate suspension! Your move."

Aelita, Ulrich, Odd, Jeremy, Yumi, and Dani followed Mr. Delmas out of the room and up to his office.

"What are we gonna do?" Ulrich whispered to Jeremy.

"I don't know but if we don't hurry soon, XANA is gonna pull something." Jeremy said.