Truth

Everyone filed into Mr. Lion's room, but he wasn't there. "What happened? Oh don't tell me that he transferred to another school," Odd said.

"Pop quiz," A voice that sounded like Mr. Lion said. Everyone looked around but couldn't find him. "What was your chapter about?"

"It was about Gravity wasn't it?" Ulrich guessed.

"Good, Ulrich. Now tell me. What would happen if we didn't have gravity?" Mr. Lion's voice said.

"We would float up in the air and fly off into space. Unless we were inside if such an event were to happen," Jeremy said.

"Bingo," Mr. Lion voice said. "Now, if you guys would be so kind as to look up," Everyone looked up to see Mr. Lion standing on the ceiling.

"How are you doing that?" Odd said completely amazed.

"I had some people put a strong polar electromagnet on the room. It responds just to the magnet in my shoes," Mr. Lion said pushing a button he had in his hand. He fell to the ground landing on his feet. "Well then. On to learning."

"I can't believe it! I finally understand something about science," Odd proclaimed.

"Well, hearing that from you is really a big accomplishment," Jeremy said, making everyone laugh. Then Sissi came by.

"Hey, everyone. Hey, Yumi can I talk to you for a moment?" She asked.

"Sure," Yumi said as they went into a corner of the school where no one could hear them.

"You like Ulrich, right?" Sissi asked.

"Sissi, I told you. Ulrich is never-"

"I don't care about me and him. I'm talking about you and him. Look, I've finally accepted the fact that you guys like each other. And yes I'll leave you alone."

"We're just friends," Yumi said getting a little annoyed.

"But if you were to be honest with yourself?" Sissi asked. Yumi went silent.

"Why do you want to know?" Yumi asked.

"Because I'm nosey that's why," Sissi said equally annoyed.

"Seriously why?" Yumi asked. Then Sissi's phone started to buzz. She picked it up. Her eyes widen as she listened.

"Sorry, I've got to go. Something just came up. We'll talk later," Sissi said rushing off. Yumi joined back up with the group, confused about what Sissi said.

"What did Sissi want?" Ulrich asked.

"Nothing, forget about it," Yumi said blushing a bit.

"What do you mean you can't finish it?" Sissi asked. Hiroki and Johnny were in her room.

"We mean that we can't finish it. We agreed that it was going to be done five months from now. But you're telling us to do it now! It can't be done!" Hiroki shouted.

"I told you why you have to finish it," Sissi said.

"Yes, we know. But you can't expect us to operate faster," Johnny said. Sissi groaned in frustration.

"Just do your best," She said. Then her computer lit up. "You guys better get going. I've got work to do," She said typing away.

MEANWHILE

"Hey, guys. The Supercomputer just picked up an activated tower. Get to the factory," The Mechanist called over the watches. The gang started to the factory. When they got there, there was trouble.

"Come on, guys we're nearly-" Odd ran straight into an invisible force field surrounding the factory. "Huh, what's going on?"

"Mechanist?" William asked.

"I'm on it," The Mechanist replied. "Great, the activated tower made a force field surrounding the factory."

"Is that all?" Aelita asked.

"No," The Mechanist said. "Looks like it also controls a virus. Seems to be infecting the school." Then Yumi's phone rang.

"Hiroki? What is it," she asked.

"Yumi, where are you? The school's in a frenzy. People are being infected with a virus that makes them go crazy and attack people! Johnny and I seem to be okay, but you better hurry," Hiroki hung up the phone. The horde of infected people came charging towards them. "Well, we'll have to put our training into practice," Hiroki said.

"So how are we going to get into the factory?" Odd asked.

"My screen shows that the force field surrounds the entire factory. Even in the sewers," The Mechanist sighed.

"What about the watches? We can teleport to Lyoko, right?" Aelita asked.

"I still haven't ironed out the bugs. But I don't see a problem with it. The tower is in the Ice sector," The Mechanist said. With that, all five warriors pressed the button, dialed the Ice sector, and slammed the button down. They were digitally transferred into Lyoko, safely. "Are you there in one piece?" The Mechanist asked.

"We're fine," Yumi said. "Nothing seems wrong."

"All good here, too. Get to the activated tower. Don't worry about Xavier, he's in a different tower," The Mechanist said, "Just get to the Tower." Soon the gang got to the place.

"Hey, guys?" Jeremy called.

"Jeremy? What's wrong?" Aelita asked.

"Oh nothing, except that the entire school is after me!" Jeremy said running. He was shouting into his phone.

"How is it that you aren't at the Supercomputer and we can still hear you?" Yumi asked.

"I managed to tap my phone in. Just get to the tower," Jeremy shouted. The team ran for the tower, but there was an army waiting for them. A new kind of hornets. They were green and a bit wider in the head region.

"I don't think these guys are friendly," Odd said as they saw hornet above. Then one of them shot acid at him. "Hey, watch it!"

"Careful! These hornets tend to shoot acid more than regular hornets," the Mechanist warned.

"Heh, the color green is just not our color," Ulrich joked. The hornets shot at them. "Whoa! It was just a joke!"

"They have the same weakness. Take them out!" Mechanist shouted.

MEANWHILE

Jeremy was out of breath as he reached the cafeteria and barred the doors. He hid behind the counter. Then he heard a noise in the back. He got a pipe and snuck around the corner. He waited, then he struck. The intruder grabbed the pipe and was nearly about to launch Jeremy into a wall when...

"Jeremy?" Mr. Lion asked.

"Mr. Lion," Jeremy said as Mr. Lion lowered him down. He had him by the collar. "Hiroki, Johnny? Are you the only people not infected?"

"Yeah and you. Where are your friends?" Mr. Lion asked.

"They're okay. They're getting help. Where's Sissi?" Jeremy said.

" I don't know. I didn't see her in the infected horde. I hope the others get help fast," Hiroki said.

WHILE THIS WAS HAPPENING!

"Banzai!" Odd shouted as he shot down the last Green hornet.

"Okay, Aelita. Deactivate the tower, and hurry! Jeremy can't last long," Mechanist said. Quickly, Aelita entered the tower and deactivated the force field and the virus. Just as the infected crowd was about to charge in, the crowd calmed down and all fainted.

"Whew! That was a relief. Now what to do?" Mr. Lion asked.

"I think I know," Jeremy said typing away at his computer. "RETURN TO THE PAST NOW!" The beam started from the factory and spread.

"Well, that was a relief," Jeremy said sitting at the same bench. "Everything's back to normal." Yumi groaned.

"Which means that someone should be coming right about now," she said.

"Hey Yumi, can I talk to you for a moment?" Sissi asked.

"Sure," Yumi muttered. They got to the corner.

"You like Ulrich, right?" Sissi asked. Yumi took a deep sigh.

"Yes, Sissi I like Ulrich," Yumi said reluctantly, "But don't tell anyone, or I'll deny it."

"Really? Good. Then I respect your decision and encourage you to go after him," Sissi said with a mischievous smile laying her arm about Yumi.

"Ulrich and I are just good friends, okay?" Yumi said.

"Yeah, but why did you decide to just be friends?" Sissi asked.

"Too many fights, he and I were both jealous, anger issues," Yumi listed.

"The same problems you have now, right?" Sissi asked. Yumi was quiet now. She was right, "Listen Yumi, love is great, but you must realize that it goes through fights, jealousy, anger, and even hatred. It just makes it more pure and refined. As long as you two show and have your love for each other, nothing can break it. Not even my bratty little self," Sissi said smirking. Yumi blushed a little.

"Thanks for the advise. Now you mind telling me why you wanted to know about that?" Yumi said as Sissi put both hands behind her head. She walked off smiling.

"Oh just curious," She said smiling. "Oh and if it cheers you up, don't worry about William. I'll take care of him for you." She winked as she turned the corner. Yumi was immensely confused, but felt better. She walked back to the group with a smile on her face.

"You seem happy. What did Sissi want to talk about?" Ulrich asked.

"Oh nothing, forget about it," Yumi said still smiling, leaving the others confused. Just then Mr. Lion came by.

"Hey guys, you know the woman that gave you those watches. Well, she gave me one to give to Jeremy. Hope it helps," Mr. Lion said giving the watch to Jeremy and then walking off. The Mechanist showed up on the watch.

"Unfortunately for you, Jeremy, I can't have you on Lyoko just yet. I'm reworking your outfit...and everything else," The Mechanist said.

"It's okay. I don't think that I'm cut out for Lyoko fighting," Jeremy said shyly.

"You never know, Einstein," Odd said cheering him up.