Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 4

Jeremy awoke at five-thirty. He had slept fine; his dreams had been in the form of retrograde as the fight against XANA went on, but now, that the machine was silent, he had a better sleep is all he could say. His dreams he couldn't accurately remember; however, Jeremy figured if he were meant to remember them, he would have remembered them. The only thing that came to his mind was that he had a significant headache. The infirmary wouldn't be open until seven, so Jeremy reached into the bottom drawer of his bed, found his bag of change, and headed down through the central courtyard to the vending machine. He put his money in and in time hot chocolate was pouring into a cup.

Taking the cup and having his drink, he was satisfied. Some elevations of Kadic budgets had shown, especially in its vending machines. The chocolate was creamy, sweet, and velvety in texture and as he drank, Jeremy was very well contented here in the early morning hours. He noticed the gymnasium lights were on, which he considered a bit odd as none to his knowledge worked out during the early morning. Heading over, he went inside, and as he entered, he heard the heavy iron clanking of the weights in a steady rhythm with two-second intervals.

Heading up the stairs, he heard the rhythm continue as he also heard Jim's voice say, "Great job, great job, Barrow two more reps you can do it,"

Jeremy got up closer to the weight-room portion, and he saw Johnathan lifting what he could see was a hefty weight. His face was beet red, but his arms and body were very well fit. It amazed him, how well-defined his arms and legs were as the weights gave the audible clank.

As the lest rep came out, he heard Johnathan said, "Come on, don't be a pussy!" with a mighty yell, he lifted one last time and then racked the bar and then let out a heavy exhale.

"Great job, Johnathan," Jim said, handing him a thermos.

Johnathan drank from the thermos and then took another breath, "Oh man! Thanks, Jim, ah shit. My arms are going feel like hell tomorrow."

"I'm just impressed you did so well and that you wanted to do this so early. Not many at all would opt to wake up at 5:00 and workout till 10:30."

"Thanks. I don't want to keep you from your classes, Jim, that's all." Johnathan said as he got up and using a towel, wiped off the bed where he was.

"Pshaw, think nothing of it. The kids don't start class till 11:30, and since we started the selective schedule system, some of those poor saps have put it off till the very last minute." Jim said as he removed the weights from the bar.

Johnathan took another drink of water and spotted Jeremy through a mirror turned to see him, "Oh hi. Jim, I think one of your students is here."

Jim turned and seeing Jeremy said, "Oh hey, Belpois. What are you doing up so early?"

Jeremy said, "Uh, I just couldn't sleep, so I came out to get a hot chocolate before headed back to bed."

"Ah, you want to get back to bed, get some exercise in for a bit. It never killed anyone, and besides, it's far healthier than that sweet sludge." Jim replied.

John tapped him on the shoulder, "Hey, what do you say we get our laps in with this kid out on the track, that way we get our recovery in before we do skull-crushers?"

Jim nodded, "Hey, that's not a bad idea. What do you say, Belpois? You in for a few laps before heading back to bed?"

Jeremy smiled, "Um, does this take a chunk out of Phys. Ed for today?"

Jim chuckled, "Nice try. No this is to help you get some healthy cardio in and get you in the state to get back to sleep."

John then said, "Tell you what. I have a better idea. I'm going to get a fist full of tongue depressors, and you run a full lap. The lap's duration is from right here where we stand down those stairs you just came up around the perimeter of the gym, come up this second flight of stairs behind Jim and I. When you get back to this spot where we stand, you drop one depressor. When you have finished your fistful, you can go back to bed, and Jim here gives you a break on the running portion of today's class, sound fair?"