Code Lyoko S4 E8

## Plot

Odd is playing a video game at 4 in the morning. This means that he's exhausted the next day, and they have P.E. class with Jim. He decides to skip it so he can sleep, and asks Aelita to come up with an excuse for him. She tells Jim that he's in the infirmary because he felt sick. Nicholas asks a girl out on a date that night, but she says no. Jim tries to demonstrate the high jump, but he throws his back out. The nurse, Yolanda, takes him to the infirmary. He doesn't see Odd there, and asks if she already sent him home. She tells him that Odd hasn't been there all day. He and Delmas find Odd in his room. Delmas chews both Odd and Aelita out in his office. He gives them *four hours* of detention. And Jim thinks that that's a light punishment! Odd is mad at Aelita for not coming up with a better excuse. She's mad at him for being selfish and sleeping in. Nicholas asks her out, and she says yes, saying she'd rather hang out with him than with Odd. At lunch, the two are still mad at each other. It's kind of jarring to see Aelita get mad at someone. Sure, she doesn't particularly like Sissi, and she's fought with Jeremie before, but this is different. It's just a petty feud, the kind you expect little kids to have. The others tell them to just move on and work together already, especially given their latest mission. They're going to explore that sphere they ran into during the Skid's first dive. They're going to do it late at night, so Aelita tells Nicholas that she can't make it, because she has to study for a big test. Nicholas asks Herb instead, and he agrees. It turns out that he was talking about fishing though. But it's right under the bridge that leads to the factory. They see the others, and Nicholas realizes that Aelita lied to him. Yumi, Ulrich, Odd, and Aelita are virtualized onto Lyoko, and enter the Skid. Ulrich and Yumi finally tell Odd and Aelita that both of them are getting on their nerves, and they're tired of them acting like children. It's annoying, and will undoubtedly interfere with the mission. They get to the sphere, and see that the access port is closed. Aelita tries to use a laser on it, and Jeremie cracks the access code to open it. During all of this, Nicholas and Herb check out the factory. Herb apparently mentioned that he loved Sissi. I admit that I'm skipping their segments. Herb is really scared of climbing down the rope, or using the elevator, so they look for a staircase. The port opens, and the Skid enters the sphere. It looks exactly like the Forest Sector on Lyoko. Jeremie tells them that they're on an exact copy of Lyoko, except there's only one sector. They wonder why XANA would create a replica of Lyoko, and decide to explore. Jeremie hypothesizes that XANA has made lots of other replicas. He splits them up into two groups. One will go out and explore while the other watches the Skid. Yumi and Ulrich are fed up with Aelita and Odd fighting, so they head out and explore. Jeremie steps away from the computer for a second when he hears Nicholas and Herb, but he thinks it's just a false alarm. Because of this, he can't warn the others when monsters approach. Odd says that Aelita could have thought of a better excuse, and she says that he could've thought about someone other than himself for once. They do seem to regret fighting with each other though. Jeremie gets back to the computer and tells them about a Megatank. Odd narrowly avoids its blast, but it hits the Skid instead. Aelita avoids another blast, which also hits the Skid. Jeremie tells Ulrich and Yumi to head back. The Skid's shield can't hold out much longer. And without it, they aren't guaranteed a return trip to the scanners. He buffs up the shield by rerouting a huge chunk of energy from the supercomputer itself. It's dangerous, and now they won't have enough energy for a Return to the Past. Jeremie thinks that it should be fine, since XANA hasn't activated a tower or launched an attack on Earth yet. He's unaware of Nicholas and Herb though, which means that the group is doomed if they discover their secret, because they can't erase their memories. Aelita creates a giant force field to protect herself, the Skid, and Odd. He finally compliments her. Jeremie hears Nicholas and Herb, and sees them on security camera footage. He tells the others. They tell him to take care of it, since they can manage without him. He lures them away from the supercomputer. William arrives, and destroys the force field. Aelita destroys a Megatank, and Odd hits William with a laser arrow. However, he runs out, and since Jeremie isn't there, he can't give Odd any more. William sends Odd off a cliff, and Aelita devirtualizes him. He reappears in the scanner. However, now she has to face off against William and a Megatank, all by herself. And remember, XANA wants to throw her into the Digital Sea for an unknown reason. Luckily, Yumi and Ulrich get there in time. Ulrich sacrifices his bike to send the Megatank into the sea. Jeremie heads back to the computer lab. However, this confirms to Nicholas and Herb that the elevator works just fine. He sees Odd in the lab and shuts the elevator down. They decide to wait them out. Odd has an idea to get rid of them, but he needs Aelita for it to work, and for Jeremie to have an open mind. Before the others can fight William, he turns into smoke and retreats. Jeremie tells Ulrich to devirtualize Aelita. He can guide Yumi on how to pilot the Skid. Odd and Aelita make sure that Herb and Nicholas see them in the elevator… kissing. And remember, Aelita's cover is that she's Odd's cousin. This gets Herb and Nicholas to leave, and they assume that that's why they were hiding in the factory. Jeremie isn't that upset about it. He's more concerned about the replica. It means that there's another supercomputer infected with XANA somewhere else on Earth. In order to destroy it, he has to figure out some way to materialize them into the real world from the replica. The next day, Sissi doesn't believe Nicholas and Herb's story about Odd and Aelita. They see the two, who pretend to still be fighting, to put an end to any gossip. They've finally made up.