The Cotillion

Ulrich POV

There was a flash of light now I found myself at the Pencak Silat competition.

I look in the face of my opponent I take him down easily.

I don't know what the problem is but if there was a return to the past then the problem is fixed.

Jim interrupts the match

"I have just received word that there is going to be a dance, a cotillion. Ah that reminds me of my time in South America."

Odd smiles up from the audience (he got knocked out in the first round)

"Really? What happened?"

Jim then stutters "I'd rather not talk about it."

Everyone laugh even I smile, but then I realized there wasn't a dance before.

I think about it for a second then shrug.

Xana wouldn't cause a dance but maybe prevent a dance.

The new kid walks into the gym.

He bows before Jim.

He then asks

"May I join your competition; I don't know Pencak Silat but i do know the old Confederate fighting style."

Jim looks at this kid then shrugs.

"Sure, you can be partnered up with Stern over there, careful he's tough."

Frank (the new kids name) walks over walks over to my mat and bows real quick.

He then looks at my face.

I see no emotion at all.

He's probably trying to psych me out.

Frank then whispers "Forgive me, I promise no killing blows and no permanent damage."

I am shocked by his words.

Then Jim announces to begin.

I try to kick the Confederate in the chest.

Training on Lyoko makes me a lot stronger and faster then any normal human.

Frank dodges it with ease then he thrust his fist into my spine.

How he got behind me so quickly I won't know.

All I know is now that I am down.

Frank then looks down at me not with sympathy, or anger, or anything really.

He offers me his hand and pulls me up.

Jim is applauding Frank.

"I've never seen anyone move that fast before." Jim loudly announces.

I hide my face it's turning red.

I used to be one of the best fighters both on Kadic and Lyoko.

And this back-country Einstein walks onto Kadic and beats me like I am an amateur.

Frank turns to me "Congratulations Ulrich, you fought extremely well."

I don't listen I run to my room and pack so does Odd trying to cheer me up.

I leave even earlier to the airport.

Odd joins me.

Trying to cheer me up unlike before Odd and I don't speak about Xana.

I don't realize until later the incident at the factory because both Odd and I kept our phones off.

Frank POV

I left the martial arts competition. It was won too easily.

My Confederate training gave me a huge edge.

I mean only one kid came close to me Ulrich Stern and even then I wasn't even moving half speed.

I spy Laura on my way to my dorm.

"Hey Laura, you ready for the Cotillion later." I asked Laura earlier to go with me.

She said yes.

Probably helps her father is friends with my uncle.

Laura absently nods she turns to me for a second.

She blinks one eye then the other she inhales sharply then speaks.

"I'm so sorry Frank but I am needed for a thing."

Most people might treat this suspiciously I just shrug

"Go, ahead if it's important don't let me distract you." I answer back.

Laura then pauses and takes a good long look at me then says.

"If you want you can go to the dance with someone else."

Laura then leaves I thought for a second she looked taller walking away then she did walking towards me.

I then head off to my room to set up my computer.

Maybe someone else will go to the cotillion with me.

As I walked into the dormitory building a little girl (in size not age) walks up to me.

She has a green scarf and pinkish red hair.

She walks up to me clearly embarrassed.

Her face turns red as she starts to stutter.

"Uh, Frank I was wondering if, uh you would go to the cotillion with me?"

Behind Milly (the girls name) Sissi the principals daughter is laughing.

I quickly put the pieces together Milly is going to be embarrassed if I say no.

I take a knee and look Milly in the eye, then I took her right hand as is customary in Texas and then I say.

"Sure, I would be honored to go to the Cotillion with you Milly Solovieff."

Milly's eyes go wide and then she embraces me with tears going down her face.

"Thank-you, thank-you your so much nicer then those other big kids."

I wait for her to finish then she finally lets go smiling.

Sissi in in the background is going "What?"

Clearly not expecting kindness from me. But that is what I am kind.

"Milly," I say "the dance is an hour and 15 minutes. I am going up to my room to get ready. Where do you want to meet?"

Milly looks down at her shoes then at the wall then finally at my face.

It is almost like Milly is... no she couldn't be.

"How, about up in my room girls floor room 4."

I think about it for a second. Then I said

"Sure, no problem."

Milly then ran to her friend Tamiya probably to tell her about her date to the cotillion.

I then stood up Milly and Tamiya are half my size.

Yet they are only a year younger.

I look at my watch 5:45 only an hour and 15 minutes to get ready.

I take a shower then go into my room I choose my gray suit.

Yeah, I know obvious isn't it.

I then look at my watch I had 5 minutes before 6:45.

I took one last look at my room then I leave.

And I won't return for a long time.

Milly POV

I ran up to the room I shared with Tamiya my best friend.

I gleefully get changed into the white dress my Mom sent me for my 16th birthday (which is in a month).

I put it on and find out that it is too big.

Immediately I toss the dress onto my bed and start crying.

Tamiya watches but she knows that she can't help with my problem. It doesn't matter anyway.

"I want to be big, I wanna be big I'm older than Sissi why am I the height of a fifth grader?"

I cry out. After a while I stop crying then I change into an older dress of mine it fits perfectly.

Even that brings a tear to my eye this dress was from when I turned 10 it fits now just as well as it did then.

I look at the clock 6:45 almost time for the dance.

I hear a knock at my door.

"Come in." I say.

The door opens and there stands Frank he no longer wears the cowboy hat.

His suit is a shade of gray.

I smile this is my first dance (unless you count Ulrich).

He then offers me his arm such a gentleman.

I have to reach up considering I only go up to about half is height.

Now we march down to the dance.

I feel so excited I actually felt like there was a little electric shock.

After the feeling of shock it felt a little like I no longer needed to reach up quite as high.

XANA POV

Milly doesn't know this but I saw her throw her tantrum, so she wants to be bigger.

Jeremie's false codes will be perfect for her.

I prepare to activate a tower Jeremie thinks the only way to get the false codes is in a scanner.

However since I absorbed Laura's source codes I have the ability to re-inject those codes I stolen into someone else.

Also the codes are self-regenerating that now means if Milly gets Laura's source codes she will be 40 meters tall and in time will grow even larger.

They are going to the cotillion at the gym lets get to them before then.

Frank opens up the room door.

Before Milly has time to grab Franks arm I discreetly attach to Milly's leg and inject the false codes into her.

The process scatters the specter I don't mind soon Milly will be towering over the Lyoko warriors.

Now Milly marches down with Frank oblivious to the fact of what just happened.

Also I added a few improvements to the codes.

Let the battle begin.

[AN thank you to all my fans also thank you to aestas241 for figuring out that in this story there is 'alternative' history, ON that happy note have a great day pleas follow, review and PM I love criticisms it tells me how I can be better.