Plus One (Code Lyoko: Ulrich)

Chapter 2: Seeing Is Believing

In case you're wondering what everyone's position is in the band, Ulrich is on keyboard, Odd is on electric guitar, Yumi is a singer and Mel is the back up singer.

Odd passed out flyers to just about anyone he passed by, until one of Sissi's cronies, Nicholas, approached him and he didn't give him one.

Mel frowned a little at this as she thought it was a little mean of him, even if it was to one of Sissi's cronies.

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Odd was trying to make a decision as to what drink to get from the vending machine, but he was taking too long so Ulrich pressed one for him.

"Hey! You pressed soup!" Odd said.

"Oh, come on. It's not that aweful." Ulrich said.

The machine whirred for a bit before only a drop of soup came out.

"Oh, this miserable machine's on the blink again." Odd complained.

"Maybe it's another power failure." Jeremy said.

"Are you worried?" Mel asked.

"Yeah, I am." Jeremy replied. "I'll keep checking things out."

"If you need us we'll be in the gym." Yumi said. "We're going to hold auditions."

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Just as Yumi said, they were all in the gym as they listened to people play on the drums.

"Well, yeah, you've got a lot of style." Odd said. "It's heavy metal, right?"

"Oh yeah, for sure. I love it." The boy, Mike, said.

"Really sorry, Mike. But we're looking for something a little more traditional." Mel said.

Mike shrugged as if it was no big deal and walked off the stage.

"Next!" Odd called out and his face lit up as the next person walked in.

It was a pretty brunette girl and Mel couldn't help but roll her eyes with a small amused smirk as she saw the way her best friend looked at her.

"Hello, guys." She said as she stood on stage.

"Hey, how are you, Naomi? I didn't know you played the drums." Odd said.

"Well, yeah, a little. Besides, I've always dreamed of being in a band." Naomi replied.

"Okay, then. Go on." Ulrich said.

Naomi started playing the drums and they all flinched a little at how bad she was.

"Great, Naomi! That was fantastic! I mean, come on. We're not going to find anyone better, right?" Odd said as she finished playing.

Ulrich, Mel and Yumi all gave him a look.

They went through a few more auditions before Jeremy ran in seemingly out of breath.

"This is Xana's doing. I'm almost sure of it." Jeremy said as he sat down.

"Yeah, go on." Yumi said.

"The current's cutting out all around the school and the pile on outside is way over the voltage limit, it could explode." Jeremy explained.

"But why would Xana do that?" Ulrich asked.

"Your guess is as good as mine, Ulrich." Jeremy replied.

"Surprise." They were interrupted as the one and only Sissi Delmas entered the room followed by her ever present cronies. "It's obvious my friends and I aren't very welcome, but my father did say that the band was open to everybody, right?"