Swarming Attack
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"Swarming Attack" is the twelfth episode of the French animated television series Code Lyoko. It premiered in France on November 19, 2003 and in the United States on May 4, 2004.
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[edit] Summary
After failing with an army of rats, XANA attempts a similar tactic using bees. Meanwhile, Ulrich gets a letter from Yumi saying that she loves him. He's not quite sure how to respond, so he avoids talking to her about it. Jeremie and Odd find out about the note, but don't learn who wrote it. Ulrich tells them not to tell Yumi. After learning about the bees and XANA's control over them, the group heads for the Factory. Ulrich talks to Yumi about the note and that tells her that he feels the same way, only to find out that it was Sissi who wrote it. In Lyoko, Ulrich's reaction to the discovery leaves his performance lacking as the bees move on the school.
[edit] Recap
In the Science Building, a bee flies in the window and lands on a microscope. Within no time, one of XANA's ghosts slithers out of a computer and possesses the hapless bee. The computer in the room detects an anomaly in the bee's body, but nobody is in the room, so this goes unnoticed. The bee then flies out to its hive in the Park and spreads XANA's new means of attack to his fellow bees.
Meanwhile, in Ulrich and Odd's dorm, Ulrich is reading something when he hears someone run up to his door and slip a paper inside and flee. Ulrich takes the paper, finding out it is a letter from Yumi saying she loves him. He then goes and meets with the rest of the gang, and asks Yumi if she's okay. Yumi says yes, then asks why, to which Ulrich says "Nothing. Just asking." The next class is Physical Education, which Jeremie appears to have qualms about. On the Athletic Field, they are playing soccer with Jeremie as the goalie. The boy genious isn't doing so well, as Odd smacks a ball hard that hits Jeremie's chest plate armor and knocks him into the back of the net. Ulrich doesn't pay attention, and is still thinking about the letter, when the ball hits him in the face. He faints for a short time. He wakes up to see Odd, Jeremie, and Jim standing over him with concerned looks on their faces. In the locker room, Odd inquires why he wasn't playing well that day, saying that even Jeremie was better that game. Ulrich says that he got a letter from a girl, not specifying it was Yumi. Odd jokes about this, and afterwards Jeremie asks Odd whether he really played better than Ulrich or not.
In the Cafeteria, Odd and Jeremie converse about whom might be Ulrich's secret admirer. Odd suggests Claire Girard, Sandra Dialo, Milly Solovieff, and Tamiya Diop, but Jeremie says they're all too young, considering that three are in the sixth grade. Then Odd decides it must be Emily LeDuc as he spots her in line to get food. When Yumi overhears and asks Odd whom Emily is in love with, as Odd didn't mention Ulrich, Odd answers Jim. This leads Yumi to comment about love being blind, only to find Jim behind her. Luckily, he didn't seem to hear.
Later, Ulrich is in the Park, reading Yumi's letter again and walking Kiwi, when the canine is attacked by a swarm of bees. Ulrich informs Headmaster Delmas of "dangerous bugs" in the Park. The Headmaster sends Mr. Rouiller to dispatch the dangerous bees. After trying to kill the hornets, Mr. Roullier comes screaming back to the square facing the Administrative Wing. A gigantic swarm of angry bees surfaces from the trees and the frightened students flee. Team Lyoko happens to be present, and the four split up. Ulrich runs towards the Garden Shed and is almost stung, but Yumi saves Ulrich by falling on top of him. The group gets back together in the Dormitory Building, where Jeremie says he and Odd should go to the Factory whilst Ulrich and Yumi try to destroy the bees on Earth. Ulrich then pulls Yumi aside to talk to her, but instead of telling her about the letter, she tells him the rumor about Emily being in love with Jim. In the hallway, they are confronted by Emily herself, who socks Odd hard for making up the rumor.
In the Sewers, Jeremie and Odd encounter the bees, who nearly kill them. They escape by jumping into the sewer water flowing through the channel. Once they return to Kadic, Jeremie decides to make a robot to get the bees out of the way. Ulrich finally talks to Yumi about her letter, and tells her that he feels the same way. She says she didn't write the letter, resulting in the hysterical laughter of Sissi, Hervé, and Nicolas in the background. Then Jeremie and Odd return and inform the embarrassed Ulrich and Yumi they must go to Lyoko ASAP. They get to the Factory, where Jeremie transfers, scans and virtualizes all three of them into the Forest Sector, where Aelita is waiting.
Meanwhile, Sissi is talking to Hervé and Nicholas about how her genius plan, the letter, worked out. Hervé and Nicholas suddenly look at something, drop their books, and begin to run screaming towards the Cafeteria. Sissi turns to see what they were so fritghtened about, only to observe the gigantic swarm of bees coming straight towards her. She quickly outruns her two accomplices, and actually makes it to the Cafeteria before they do.
In Lyoko, Odd and Yumi protect Aelita against a group of Hornets while Ulrich justs stands there which infuriates Jeremie, who sees Odd and Yumi losing life points rapidly. Yumi then tells Ulrich that they must band together even if Sissi tries to pull them apart with her schemes. Ulrich finally snaps into action, attacking Hornets with a combination of his Saber and his Super Speed technique. This sudden flurry of offense is enough to clear the Hornets and allow Aelita an open path the Tower.
In the Cafeteria, a ladder company from the city's fire department has come to aid of the children. This effort comes to naught, as they are all stranded inside the eatery. One of the bees makes it inside, and soon, the entire swarm is inside the lunchroom. The students panic wildly, crouching under tables and such. Just as a bunch of Hornets are about to kill Sissi and her cronies, Aelita types in the code LYOKO in the activated Tower, and Jeremie activates a time reversion.
Once back in time, Ulrich is in his dorm like he was in the morning. Knowing Sissi would put her letter under his door, he opens it before she can run away. Yumi is there as well, waiting. Sissi blushes and says it was for someone else. Yumi, knowing it was not, tells Sissi to put it under Hervé or Nicholas's door, saying they (especially Hervé) would be delighted.
[edit] Memorable Quotes
- Yumi: Oh yeah? Who is Emily flipped over?
- Odd: It's Jim. Emily is crazy about Jim.
- Yumi: Jim?! You're kidding?! Well they do say love is blind!
- Odd: (in a singsong voice) He's in Love. Ulrich's in Love.
- Emily: (after slapping Odd) Spread that rumor again, and even your dog won't recognize you!
- Ulrich:Hey Jeremie, your thing stopped working. How come?
- Jeremie:Uhh....Battery's dead.
(Ulrich dashes up the ladder)
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[edit] Cinematic Notes
- Yumi knocks Ulrich out of the way of the bees towards the right, but the swarming bees land on the right.
| Preceded by: "Plagued" |
Code Lyoko episodes | Followed by: "Just in Time" |
