New Things

Odd, Hiroki, Yumi, and Johnny rode around the ice sector of Lyoko. Odd on his board, Yumi on her vehicle, the twins...

"YEAHHHHOOOO!" Johnny said soaring above in a green and white Lyoko style fighter jet!

"You're not winning this time," Hiroki said riding along in his completely black four seat car. It had the wheels extended out a bit. It looked almost like a tank. Odd was furious.

"Hey, why do they get the cool toys?" Odd asked angrily.

"Because they, surprisingly, are most likely NOT to crash them," The Mechanist said bluntly.

"True," Odd grumbled. They all stopped. "You know it's funny how you and Hiroki are both Japanese figures. Hiroki, a ninja, and Yumi, a- you know I've never actually figured out what you were." Hiroki and Yumi glared at Odd. "But I don't know what we would do without the Mechanist."

"Yeah, Sissi's been the best," Yumi said. Sissi and Jeremy were at the Supercomputer. Aelita, Ulrich, and William were at the Hermitage watching Aelita and Sam train. Jeremy felt a little down.

"Yeah, Einstein could never do something like this," Odd said carelessly. Everyone glared at him as Yumi reminded him that Jeremy was still in the room. "Uh...Sorry Jeremy, you've done good work, too."

"It's alright. I know that I can't do half the stuff Sissi and Kiwi do," Jeremy said sadly. Sissi rested her hand on Jeremy's shoulder.

"Hey don't feel bad. With out you we wouldn't have the program to virtualize Xavier," Sissi said, "Of course, we still don't have it, but that's besides the point. You're needed. Speaking of dogs, where is Kiwi?"

"He's at the Hermitage. Hey, Jeremy if you're not doing anything, can you go there a pick him up?" Odd asked.

"Sure," Jeremy said getting up and heading up the elevator. "Am I even important to the team anymore?" Jeremy asked himself while walking to the Hermitage. He met the group practicing. The girls' training for air. They accidentally blew him away into a tree.

"Jeremy!" Aelita exclaimed, "I'm sorry, I didn't know that you were there."

"It's alright," Jeremy said getting back up, "I'm here for Kiwi. Odd wants him at the factory."

"Here I am," Kiwi said getting out of William's lap. "I'm guessing Odd wants to see his 'diggity dog'. I hate that name." This caused William and Ulrich to laugh. Aelita noticed that Jeremy was down.

"What's wrong, Jeremy?" she asked worried.

"Nothing, just thinking. Come on, Kiwi. Let's see Odd," Jeremy said as the dog ran behind him.

"So why are you so out of it today?" Kiwi asked.

"You ever feel like you're not important anymore?" Jeremy asked.

"Of course, especially as a dog, since loyalty is my number one thing," Kiwi replied.

"I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not," Jeremy told.

"I am," Kiwi replied. "I guess the fact that Sissi and I are taking over the Supercomputer really makes you feel inadequate, huh?"

"Kind of. And it doesn't help that a dog is smarter than me," Jeremy muttered, "No offense."

"None taken. Cheer up," Kiwi said as they approached the factory, "Things will turn up. We still need you. You coming in?"

"No, I think I'll go back to my room," Jeremy said waving the dog off. He got to his room and closed the door behind him, "Well, might as well go to-" Then he heard a knock on the door. He opened it to see nothing. Just a small package at the front of the door. He picked it up and opened it to see a Rubix cube and a small leather saying,"Solve it."

"Seems simple enough," Jeremy muttered. It took a while but he finally got the Cube solved, "Got it!" Then it started to shine brightly, blinding Jeremy for a moment. After that the light stopped shining. "What was that?" Jeremy said getting up and putting back on his glasses. Then he heard the bell ring. "Well, might as well get to class."

"Mr. Lion, can we ask you a question?" Aelita asked after class was done. He nodded. "How are our grades?"

"Good, especially Ulrich and Odd's. Theirs were the ones I was worried the most about. But I know that you all now have the grades you deserve. A's and B's. That should please your parents for a while," Lion replied. Then their watches started to beep. "Activated tower. Sector 5. Let's go," Lion said as they rushed out the door. Outside, there was trouble.

"Come on we got to whoa!" Odd said stopping just short of an army of monsters.

"Mommy," Lion said in a high-pitched scared voice. There were Kankerlots, Blocks, Krabs, Hornets, Tarantulas, and Megatanks.

"We're dead," Ulrich muttered. Lion did a mega blast of water and fire destroying a couple Kankerlots.

"Not till we're in our graves," Lion snarled. "Attack! Jeremy, can you get to the factory? I think Hiroki, Johnny, and Kiwi are there."

"No we aren't," Hiroki shouted as he shot down some of the monsters. They rode in on a truck driven by William. Johnny, Hiroki, and Yumi were on the top. They screeched to the front, blocking the enemy fire. Lion frowned.

"Did you have to use my car?" He asked.

"Yeah, it is was the only one that Aslan or Leon had the keys for," William said smiling innocently. Ulrich ran back behind the makeshift shield after slashing several Blocks.

"You should have brought them. We need all the help we can get. AH!" Ulrich said blocking laser shot with his swords. Jeremy sneezed a little. He just so happened to see that he sneezed up fire. He looked at his hands. While the others were discussing a plan, he figured out something amazing about himself.

"I'll fight with you," Jeremy said standing up and looking confident. Everyone was surprised.

"Jeremy, we have to get you to the factory to manage the Supercomputer," Aelita said.

"Yeah, you leave the fighting to us, Einstein," Odd said.

"Okay, but at the least let me clear a path for you Aelita," He said with a smirk. Everyone was confused. He got from the truck. "YYAAAHHH!" He shouted as lightning came out of his hands, shocking all the monsters in his path. Jaws weren't suppose to drop this low. Lion shook out of it as he dodged a another laser.

"We'll talk about this later. Aelita, Jeremy, get to the factory," Lion commanded. They were off.

"Well, we better get going with the fighting!" Yumi shouted.

"HERE WE GO!" Odd shouted.

"So you solved a puzzle and there was a light and then you just figured that you were a Lion Warrior?" Aelita asked as they ran.

"It was a stretch but I thought that there would be something coming out of my hands," Jeremy replied. They both stopped. "We're not going to deactivate the tower any fast if we just run. Transport to Lyoko, I'll get to the computer," Jeremy told Aelita. Aelita nodded as she transported to Lyoko. Soon, Kiwi and Jeremy met in the Supercomputer lab.

"Hey, you came alone?" Kiwi asked.

"No, Aelita's in Lyoko already. You go on. I'll stay here," Jeremy explained. Kiwi jumped out of the chair and head down to the scanners. "The tower is in Sector 5. And-"

"Jeremy?"

"Xavier?" Jeremy replied, "What are you doing in Sector 5 already?"

"I just figured out how to get in here. But I am being attacked by monsters!" Xavier said ducked behind a block with fire from creepers shooting at him.

"Oh dear. Make sure that you aren't de-virtualized. Guys! You're going to have to speed it up. Xavier's in trouble," Jeremy exclaimed.

"What is he doing here?" Kiwi questioned as Aelita rode on his back.

"Don't know, but just get to him. Hang on Xavier, the guys are coming. This would be easier if you had powers," Jeremy said in frustration. That got Xavier thinking.

"Why not?" Xavier said thoughtfully. He stretched forth his hands as they shined red. Then suddenly, a Kankerlot popped out. Instead of attacking Xavier, it cuddled him. "Okay, now attack." The Kankerlot obeyed and went out to return fire. It took out two creepers before being destroyed. "Now we're talking!" Xavier said pumping his fist into the air. Then started to get to work.

"Hey um... guys? Are you where Xavier is?" Jeremy asked.

"No, why?" Kiwi replied.

"Because the creepers are being destroyed," Jeremy explained. Then Yumi called. "Yumi? How's the front line?"

"COULD BE BETTER!" She shouted blocking a shot from a tarantula. Ulrich used his swords to take out a Mega tank. Then a new wave came in. "Great, now the Kamikazes are here. Deactivate the tower and quick!" She exclaimed hanging up. Just then Leon, Aslan, and Sam came in Lion's newer sports car. It was shot up as they used it as a shield. Lion was fuming.

"What is it with you guys and using my cars as shields?!" He asked.

"Less talking more fighting," William reminded. Back in Lyoko, Aelita and Kiwi finally got to Xavier and were surprised at what they saw. Xavier had the creepers in full retreat with an army of Kankerlots. Aelita and Kiwi destroyed the last of the creepers.

"Um..." Kiwi said lost for words.

"We'll talk about that later. Get to the tower, the gang can hardly hold," Jeremy commanded.

"Go on, de-activate the tower," Kiwi said. As Xavier went into the tower, Kiwi asked Aelita, "So why were we sent here?" Aelita smiled as she shook her head.

BACK AT THE SCHOOL

"Finally!" Yumi exclaimed as all the monsters laid in heap pile. "I thought they'd never get there." She sat down against the wall panting, trying to get her breath. Ulrich sat right beside her, also breathing hard.

"Well, Einstein's got a lot of explaining to do to explain how he did that lightning thing," Ulrich said.

"Something tells me that he's a Lion Warrior, too," Yumi replied. He saw Hiroki and Johnny smiling smugly. She glared at them.

"Is there a reason why they are looking at you that way?" Ulrich asked. Yumi blushed.

"Um...Well...Jeremy, we could use that 'Return to the Past' now," Yumi told Jeremy over the watch.

"Why? To get out of your bet?" Jeremy said smirking.

"How did-?"

"Kiwi told us about the whole thing," Aelita replied over the watch. Yumi fumed as she hit the wall behind her with her fist.

"RETURN TO THE PAST NOW!"

"You're telling me that everyone knows except Ulrich?" Yumi asked incredulously. Everyone but Ulrich was at the Hermitage. Lion just smiled.

"Yep, when it comes to news, we Lion Warriors can spread it quite quickly," he said.

"So when are you going to tell Ulrich?" Odd asked.

"When the time is right," Yumi replied.

"She means never," Sissi said. Just then Ulrich came in. Everyone smiled widely except Yumi, who looked as sour as a grape.

"What's going on?" Ulrich asked a little creeped out by all the smiles.

"Oh nothing," They all replied.

"You know with all this 'nothing' it's surprising that anything gets done," Ulrich muttered.

"Now moving on to the other two questions. One: Jeremy's a Lion Warrior, and two: Xavier has a new power?" Lion said.

"Well, yeah. You see, after the whole XANA thing, Xavier must have retained the ability to create monster. So basically he can create monsters just like Platon. Problem is that he needs practice with them. Right now, he can only do Kankerlots," Sissi explained.

"Okay. Now how is Jeremy a Lion Warrior?" William asked. Jeremy explained the whole situation with the Rubix cube. Aslan pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Pink is really, really starting to get on my nerves. Why is she doing this?" he asked.

"She trying to force dad's hand," Sam said. Everyone looked at her confused. "Don't you see? She's trying to get all of the Lyoko Warriors to become Lion Warriors. That way, Lion has to take care of them, to train them. But why?"

"Because she knows that it's the safest thing. Being a Lion Warrior is near to invincible. Not to mention we live for a long time. She's trying make me train you as those invincible warriors. But I can't let it happen," Lion said.

"Why not?" Aelita asked.

"Because, while it is safe, it is also dangerous. Fortunately, Platon is the only villain that we've ever had. But that's not to say that there won't be more," Lion explained, "So now I have to train Jeremy to be a Lion Warrior."

"Well this is going to be fun," Yumi muttered.