Testing the Game Plan

"This is ridiculous," Lion said rubbing his head. Kiwi sighed in agreement.

"Well, who knew that Pink could program Lion spirits into the scanners? No one could see that coming," He replied.

"Yes, but it's the simple fact that she is so persistent in doing this. It's getting annoying," Lion argued, "And now, Ulrich and Yumi are Lion Warriors leaving just Odd." The two of them were walking through the woods when Lion's real time watch beeped.

"Well, you better get to class while I get to work. See you," Kiwi said disappearing. Lion disappeared, too. The team was in class, not Lion's class, and were studying History, but they couldn't really focus with the thought Ulrich now being a Lion Warrior.

"I can't believe it. My best friend and ally, a Lion Warrior," Odd whispered to him.

"Stop it, Odd," Ulrich scowled quietly, "Lion says that the...thing inside of me isn't even awake yet. He says that we have to do something in order to wake it."

"Yeah, but what?" Jeremy questioned, "Aelita and I never had that problem. Of course, mastering our elemental powers is hard enough."

"What makes it more interesting is that Yumi also has the same problem," Aelita reminded them. Odd put his hand on Ulrich's shoulder and smiled.

"Now it's my turn. Pink is obviously saving the best for last. Think of it; Odd the Lion Warrior," Odd said a little louder than he hoped for.

"Odd!" The teacher shouted, making Odd shrink down. "Maybe you can tell us how the Cold War started?" Odd got up and said.

"The Cold War started in 1945, right after World War II, all the way to 1991. In that time, Russia and the United States were both the world's superpowers with nuclear technologies at their disposal, but this was after the political divide that sprung up. Communism and Democracy took two different sides. The United States formed an alliance of democratic nations, called NATO, in order to strengthen ties and help restore western Germany, which was badly damaged from the World War II. Russia formed a similar pact called the Warsaw Pact, but this pact was Communist. Thus, the divide brought on the creation of the Iron Curtain, which physically divided West Germany from East Germany, but symbolically divided two different worlds. Tensions were heightened at this time until later in 1991 when the Cold War stopped and Iron Curtain was taken down earlier around 1988. I can't remember right now the exact year."

Everyone stood in shock of what Odd just said, even Ulrich, Aelita, and Jeremy. "Y..yyyes, Odd. That's correct," The teacher said returning to her board a little shocked.

"What was that?" Ulrich asked. Odd blushed.

"Sam's been helping me," Odd confessed making the team snicker. After class was over, the gang went over to Jeremy's room. "So what's the thing to do today?"

"Well, since you're the only person here that isn't a Lion Warrior, we'll have to protect you the most. But now, we need to figure out how to strike Platon hard. We're taking a mission to one of the replicas. We'll use the Skid. Come on," Lion instructed as they went out the door, but Jim stopped them.

"Well, well. Mr. Lion and his kids. And where do you think you're-"

"These kids are not your problem," Lion said looking deeply into Jim's eyes. Jim repeated in a trance. "You are going to go and check up on other kids." Again, Jim repeated. "You'll remember nothing of this encounter," Lion finished as Jim walked off.

"You have got to teach us that," Ulrich said. Lion shook his head.

"Later," He stated, "We have to get to the factory."

"Launching," Aelita said blasting the Skid off. Lion, Sissi, Jeremy, and Johnny were in the Navskids. (remember there are only four Navskids) Aelita was at the steer.

"Why is it that you had us stay here?" Odd asked. Yumi, Ulrich, Kiwi, Odd, William, and Hiroki were back at the factory. Kiwi was typing away at the computer.

"Just in case something goes screwy," Sissi reminded as they sailed through the Digital Sea. "We're coming up to the replica. Kiwi?"

"Cracking the code now," he replied, "Alright, you're in." Then they moved into the replica. The team came out the sea and began to dock on a nearby tower. "What does the sector look like?"

"Like the Forest sector. So what do we do here?" Aelita asked.

"We're going to use Jeremy's Teleportation code to destroy the Supercomputer on Earth. Our suspicion is that they are the same Supercomputers that you guys destroyed in the past," Kiwi explained.

"But have been fixed up and used for Platon's purposes," Lion finished, "So this is how it's going to go. Aelita and I will shut it down while the three of you guys protect the Skid. Ready, mutt?"

"Teleportation," Kiwi said as the two disappeared. "So did you make it?"

"We have good news and bad news," Lion said grimly.

"What's the good news?" Yumi asked.

"The good news is that we're okay and we found the old forest sector supercomputer," Aelita replied.

"The bad news?" Ulrich asked.

"I think a visual will help you better," Aelita said. There before was a fortified fortress in the jungle. Kankerlots guarded the whole thing. "It looks almost like a factory." Then an idea came into Lion's head.

"Kiwi, do we still have our Lion Warrior powers?" he asked.

"Well, after the XANA thing, I figured that the Teleportation thing needed some tune up so I-"

"CAN WE GO LION?!" Lion shouted.

"Yes, yes, you can."

"Good! Then in that case, it's time to practice that disappearing thing I taught you," Lion said to Aelita. With that they both disappeared.

"I hope they can finish it in time," Kiwi said to the group.

"Hey, Kiwi? We have a problem. And it's huge!" Sissi exclaimed. There stood before them was the Kolossus. With him, three Volkanoids.

"But that's impossible," Jeremy exclaimed. "How does Platon have the power to summon the Kolossus when he doesn't have that much power?"

"Hey guys? We found something," Lion said still disguised, "Platon is creating monsters in the real world then transporting them to the real world."

"Oh great," William groaned, "Then you guys are going to have to destroy the Supercomputer quickly."

"On it," Lion replied.

"Sissi, Jeremy, Hiroki, you guys are going to have to bring that thing down," Kiwi instructed.

"EASY FOR YOU TO SAY!" Jeremy and Hiroki shouted dodging the Kolossus's foot. "Wait, can't you turn into a giant, Sissi?" Sissi face palmed herself.

"Thanks for reminding me. GOING BIG!" Then she grew into a massive giant. "Come on, let's tussle."

BACK WITH AELITA AND LION

"Yikes!" Lion exclaimed dodging a laser shot, "That was close."

"I told you not to sneeze," Aelita accused.

"Well, so sorry that I have normal bodily functions," Lion said running from the guards, "Okay, we're in the center of the factory. It's time to blow this place out of this world. You ready?" Aelita nodded. "Flash Flame!"

"Energy Nova!" With that, within seconds the whole factory burned to the ground.

"Okay, we better get home. Kiwi?"

"On it," Kiwi replied, "And you finished it just in time, too. Another minute and the others would have been squashed...by Sissi."

"I said I was sorry," Sissi said half-sorry, half-laughing. The sector started to disappear as the three boarded the Skid.

"Alright, let's head home," Lion said.

"That was awesome!" William said. Jeremy and Johnny were still breathing hard from the scanners.

"Oh sure. If you weren't nearly stepped on by Sissi," Jeremy exclaimed.

"Hey, we defeated the Kolossus, right?" Sissi said defensively, "The point is that we significantly lowered the power that Platon has. That's four portals that Platon can't use."

"In any case, we know why Platon's been able to summon these monsters so easily," Lion stated.

"So, we've got our plan to defeat Platon forever," Aelita said.

"More work," Hiroki sighed.

to be continued.