It was a normal morning as the group was meeting in Jeremie's room after hearing one of Odd's jokes.
"Need I remind you guys that while you're doing your little stand up act that I have spent sleepless nights recreating the rest of Lyoko as well as increasing the processing power of the equipment, I still need to rematerialize William, who is under the control of XANA!" Jeremie said.
"Geez, you dont need to yell…" Hope said. "And… also… bad Idea getting us all in here. Its really cramped…"
"I don't need to hear complaints right now. I still need to finish updating new appearances and abilities for the rest of the gang." Jeremie said.
"How the heck are you gonna do that when classes are still up? And not to mention we still gotta cover Willams absence." Soul said.
"I still have the voice synthesizer." Jeremie said. "Speaking of.." he said dialing a number before it picked up.
"Hello, Delmas Academy, Jean Pierre Kadic spe-I mean Kadic academy, Jean Pierre Delmas speaking." Delmas said.
"Yes hello. This is Mr. Dunbar. I'm here to inform you that my son will not be in for classes this week cause he has come down with a high fever." Jeremie said.
"I'm sorry to hear that. I hope its not game over for hi-I mean its not too serious." Delmas said.
"He just needs to sit in bed. Goodbye Mr. Delmas." Jeremie said hanging up.
"First the abroad thing and now a sickness? Make up your mind." Dan said.
"Hey, I'm under a lot of pressure here." Jeremie said.
"I know what we all need: lunch." Odd said.
"I know you're a walking stomach, Odd. But I don't have time to eat. I need to get to the factory and finish things up." Jeremie said getting up and walking out.
"Then I guess I get his portion." Odd said.
Meanwhile in Delmas's office, Robin was on his computer doing some strange game and got the penguin head on the body.
"It doesn't seem that hard, sir." Robin said.
"Don't you have a class to teach soon?" Delmas asked before receiving a call. "Hello? Oh so you haven't see your son William in a while huh? Well, I'll be sure to get the police, FBI and international police right on it, and maybe on you when I figure out who this is!" he said hanging up. "And that Miss Robin is how to deal with practical jokesters." Delmas said.
"Very nice." Robin said. "Delmas seems to be overtly distracted by Jeremies synthesized calls so he thinks anyone could be a prankster. Works in both ways. I wish I could help on lyoko more, but my role as a teacher restricts that sort of movement. Well, I suppose I knew what I was signing up for when I chose the teaching route." she thought.
Classes seemed to progress onwards from there, and while they were taking a break, they stood by the beverage machines.
"Aw come on!" Odd said hitting the machine. "What the? Well I'll be." he said as they saw Jeremie walking toward them in gym clothes. "Look who's ready for class for once."
"So you finished everything you needed to do?" Aelita asked.
"Piece a cake, sweetie pie. No worries, huh. Wha'd ya think." Jeremie said.
"Is it my imgainaton, or dies Jeremie talk like that usually?" Luffy asked.
"He is acting a little different." Natsu said.
Jeremie then looked at Sonia. "Hey there kit, you must have gotten all dolled up for me today. You must be feeling the same spark I'm feelin right now."
"The heck…?" Hope asked. "Okay, he woulnd say that to girls, or hed have lessons from Sanji. And most of all, youre here, Kazuichi."
"I'm gonna murder him!" Kazuichi said before Jeremie picked him up with ease and tossed him into a tree. "And he's got super human strength!" he shouted.
"Okay, thats it." Hope said ringing up his comm. "You can drop the act Jeremie. It's a Double of you, isnt it?"
"Wait, a double of Jeremie?" Dan said.
"Yep. A copy of myself created by activating a tower on Lyoko." Jeremie said.
"Shortcutter. You just wanna get outta gym class." Odd said.
"Its perfect. I can work on the program and be in class at the same time." Jeremie said.
"You could have warned us first." Yosuke said.
"Sorry, I was in a hurry." Jeremie said.
"Have you also known hes a big flirter? He hit up Sonia… right in front of Kazuichi's face, can you believe that?" Hope said.
"Huh. Strange. It must have been some emerging quality that popped up during creation." Jeremie said.
"Well, this is gonna go well." Hope said.
Later at gym class…
"So, my first P.E with Jim." Hope said.
"Not only that, but you know hes got backup in the form of Franky and Vector, right?" Pit said.
"All right. Let's get to roll." Jim said. "Victor, Hope?"
"Here." Hope said.
"Belpois, Jeremie." Jim said.
"Present!" the clone said.
"Hah! I don't believe it. I gotta be dreaming. Jeremie Belpois has come to bless us with his presence after holding the record of gym absences?" Vector said.
"And now mister skin and bones thinks he can impress us all by throwing the shot put." Jim said laughing.
"Hey." Fuyuhiko said. "50 bucks… says he can throw it straight into Ms. Hertz's classroom."
"Hahaha! Why not make it 100?" Jim said.
"Deal." Fuyuhiko said.
"See if you can back up Kuzuryu, don't want you in the line of fire." Jim said as the double picked up the shot put.
"Didnt take you for a gambler." Ulrich said to Fuyuhiko.
"I feel I can make some easy money with this double." Fuyuhiko said.
The double then tossed the shot put, soaring right through the window and into the classroom. A loud crash was heard.
"Oooh… that sounded expensive…" Hope said.
"Holy Toledo, Belpois. That's some arm." Jim said impressed "But I don't get how you threw it so far with arms as scrawny is a chicken."
"Odd, cover story?" Maka wisphered.
"You see, Jim. Jeremie's been working out...in secret." Odd said.
"Jim!" Mrs. Hertz shouted. "You are worse than those barbarians that burned down the Alexandria Library!"
"Oh thank you!" Jim said.
"Hey JIm." Hope said. "My bud won the bet. Pay up."
"Fine. Bets a bet. Learned that when I used to work as a dealer in Monte Carlo." Jim said.
He handed over the 100 to Fuyuhiko.
"You were a dealer in Monte Carlo?" Fuyuhiko asked.
"Yes, but I'd rather not talk about it." Jim said. "Jeremie, I am entering you in the youth school division of fitness. You'll blow away those gym nuts. Take that, Hope's Peak!" Jim said. "You too, CHS."
"Dude…" Rainbow said. "Students from those schools are standing right here."
"Huh? Oh, sorry Dash, didnt see ya there. And I meant no harm of any of the other 77th class members." Jim said.
"You gotta learn to watch your mouth." Vector siad.
Meanwhile in Lyoko…
Willam had took notice of Jeremies activated tower, and led a squad of Tarantulas to it.
"Go on. You too." William said to them as they took positions as William worked to take over the tower for XANA as the green aura around it turned red.
The real world…
"Now, lets see how Belpois does at the Javelin." Jim said handing the double a javelin. It whirled it like a pro. At that moment, the comms activated.
"Trouble?" Hope asked.
"Sure is. XANA is trying to take the tower that I activated." Jeremie said.
"Cant exactly move from here." Hope said.
"Well what would you want me to do?" Jeremie asked.
As the double prepared to throw, XANA's influence took hold as it started to turn towards where the heroes sat.
"Crap… cant you.. I dunno, transfer energy from somewhere to block up the process?" Hope asked.
"Yes. I can transfer energy from Sector 5 to block out, but I don't know how long it will last." Jeremie said.
"Just do it. I'll think of someone to send your way." Hope said.
"Right, here we go." Jeremie said activating the process as the Jeremie clone stopped before turning the right direction and tossing the javelin, as it soared through and landed near the groundskeeper's place.
"Did someone just hurl a Javelin at me?" Usopp shouted from there.
"Sorry Usopp!" Luffy said.
Jeremie then got on to Ussops comm.
"Usopp, great timing. I need someone over here now, if you don't mind." Jeremie said.
"No I got time. Totally got time." Usopp said running off.
"That was amazing kid! I'm gonna be your manager. We're gonna take it all. The nationals, the world, the intergalactics, the universals!" Jim said.
"Oh, now youre just showing off, Jeremie." Hope said.
"It wasn't my fault, Hope. I'm just so much stronger than you." Jeremie double said.
"Okay, this things way too arrogant. I think I'll play along." Rainbow said getting up just as Ulrich, Aelita and Odd skidded away. "Okay hotshot, how about you put your mouth on the 400 meter track!"
"Great idea, Dash! Stern, Della Robbia, get down here. You're running too." Jim said.
The two looked at each other as they got on the track with Rainbow and the double. "3, 2, 1, GO!" Vector said as the four ran with the clone moving at super speeds.
Usopp then arrived at the factory.
"Okay, alright, Im here. Am i not to late?" Usopp asked.
"Not good. XANA took the tower again." Jeremie said.
The double running soon stopped as it turned towards the three.
Ussop then went down to the scanners.
"Well dont just sit on that chair, put me in already!" Usopp said.
"But if I don't have Aelita, we can't deactivate the tower." Jeremie said.
"Then I'll buy you some time." Usiop said. "Code me."
Jeremie, putting his trust in Usopp, nodded. "Transfer Usopp. Scanner Usopp. Virtualization!" Jeremie said.
Usopp then jumped down into the desert sector now wearing a new outfit modeled after a chameleon.
"Nice. Way better than an owl." Ussop said seeing Willam float in the air. "Oh no you dont, buster."
He grabbed black Kabuto just as the double tackled Odd.
"You leave yourself open. Special Attack- Whoa!" Usopp said dodging a laser shot seeing several tarantulas protecting William.
"No worries Usopp, I've got it." Jeremie said recruiting power again. Ussop got out of cover and fired a Pop Green, making the tarantulas flinch.
"I'll hold em, just get the others here, now!" Usopp said.
Back on the track, the double let go of Odd.
"Phew." Odd said.
"Della Robbia. You better not have roughed up my prized student." Jim said. "You alright champ?"
"Never better Jim." Jeremie said.
"Now, who wants to take Belpois to the infirmary?" Jim asked.
"We will." Ulrich said as they walked off. "Odd, take Jeremie 2 and isolate him. We're going to the factory."
"Right. Give me the hard job." Odd said.
Back at Lyoko…
The trantulas and Usopp were in a fierce shoot out.
"The more I tangle with you damn spiders, the more i start to regret going here." Usopp said.
"No worries Usopp, help is on the way." Jeremie said as Ulrich, Aelita and Yumi appeared in their new outfits. Ulrich had ditched the samurai gear and wore a yellow body suit with two swords instead of one, Yumi's Geisha gear was refitted with a purple bodysuit with shoulder pads and two fans,and even Aelita's main outfit was upgraded to a pink bodysuit with a bracelet on her arm.
"Dang. You guys make those suits look good." Usopp said.
"Tell me about it. Twin blades too, perfect for getting a close shave." Ulrich said as he saw William coming down after turning the tower red and wielding his large sword.
"Youre not getting the jump on us. Impact wolf!" Usopp said firing his signature Pop green.
William just smirked as he swung his sword, slashing the wolf clean in half.
"Well, that was a disappointment." Usopp said.
"Guess we gotta get in close." Ulrich said as they drove in on their vehicles. Ulrich jammed the accelerator on his bike and stylishly flipped off it as it drive to the enemy squad as they got close.
"Super Smoke!" William said turning to smoke as he got close to the bike and sent it flying into a tarantula before it fell into the sea.
The other two tarantulas took shooting positions and anti-aired Yumi and Aelita on the overwing. The two screamed over the digital sea before Aelita sprouted wings after touching her bracelet.
"What? Where did these wings come from?" Aelita asked.
"You like them? Something a little extra I added in." Jeremie said.
"So thats where they came from, I always thought it was a thing when we saw it in action in Pits world." Usopp said.
"Jeremie, you are the wind beneath my wings." Aelita said before swooping down to save Yumi.
"Yeah, do that." Usopp said as Ulrich and William clashed blades. "Meanwhile, I gotta deal with the spiders!" Usopp said firing right at them. "Platanas...Shuriken!" he shouted firing shuriken ferns that cleaved through the tarantulas.
"Good job Usopp, only one to go, and Yumis on that one." Jeremie said. "Im trying to lock the factory down for my Double, from getting in and getting me." Jeremie said.
"Well, no shame in trying to do something extra." Usopp said before seeing Ulrich being taken out by William who then turned his sights on Usopp. "And I'm about to die!"
"Dont worry Ussop, Im in the tower!" Aelita said going into it.
"Ah… make it quick please!" Usopp said as he backed up with Yumi. "He's trying to push us into the digital sea!"
Knowing she had to work fast as Jeremie was corned by his double and Ussop and Yumi by William, Aelita rose to the central control of the tower and entered her name and then the code, deactivating it as the Jeremie double vanished.
"Don't worry. I'll pull you back!" Jeremie said. "No! Its not working!"
"Of course its not. Jeremie 2 tore everything up. One option left. I'm going in!" Odd said.
Yumi and Usopp were on the edge as William pointed his sword at both of them.
"Any ideas?" Yumi asked.
"Kinda out of em. But I guess.. Jump?" Usopp asked.
"Yeah, jump." Yumi said as they grabbed William and jumped toward the sea.
"You fools." William said.
"Are we?" Usopp smirked as he pushed wiliam further downwards as Odd swooped down on his Overboard and saved the two of them as William fell in.
"See? You could always count on me." Odd said in a more catlike outfit.
"And I see Lyoko still gave you the cat look." Usopp said.
"Yeah. That's what I thought too." Odd said.
"Okay. Return to the past now." Jeremie said initiating the time jump back to the past.
The group then met back up in the factory.
"So there isn't a way to bring William back?" Aelita asked.
"Not for the time being. Looks like we have no choice. We're going to have to create a double of William. Its the only way to calm Jim and Delmas." Jeremie said.
"That could work, but also backfire." Hope said.
"Ah, I see Kazuichi finished the prep of the RTTP resistance system in your ship just in time." Jeremie said.
"Once we got here, Tails put the blueprints to me right away. It was pretty easy to build actually." Kazuichi said.
Back at the school, the group watched as Yumi walked out with the William copy.
"Okay. He looks normal. But how does he act?" Natsu said.
"Ah. William. I am glad to see that you're fever has broken." Delmas said arriving.
"Did I break something else?" William double said.
"Uh, just keep taking your medicines." Delmas said walking off.
"Uh…" Hope said looking at Jeremie.
"Sorry, he's a little bit….slow." Jeremie said.
"Meaning he's an idiot that doesn't learn. Got it." Mahiru said.
"I like the flirty buff personality better." Hope said.
"Sorry, but I can't really do anything about its personality. Besides, we only need it long enough to keep up appearances." Jeremie said.
"Lets hope we can do this." Hope said.