Code Lyoko: Revolutions and Evolutions

Chapter 32

It was a beautiful day as the sun rose. The air was sweet and fresh, and it was a very fulfilling time of day. It wasn't cold, but it was just the right amount of low temperature to make one relish days like today. Jeremy was in the back yard, dozing slightly in a comfortable chair that overlooked his mother's garden. 

He had gotten used to the medicinal dosage; he was no longer drowsy anymore. However, much to his shock, Jeremy found that his thoughts were even more uniform in structure than they had been previously. It was as if he had stepped out of the clambering halls of parliament. Now the issues were met on a case by case basis, and in many ways, this was perfect.

The screen door creaked and his mother, Emily came out and sat beside him. "How are you feeling?" she asked.

"I'm better." Jeremy replied, "Oddly enough, what Dr. Watts gave me seemed to be just what I needed."

"There's no shame in having a stellar intellect, Jeremy. But sometimes it's helpful to know when to turn some select features off from time to time."

"I understand that now. Oddly enough, I don't think it ever registered that possibly overwork or overthought was the problem. But I do feel better."

"That's good. Would you like something to drink?"

"No, not right now, anyway. Thank you, though."

Inside the telephone rang and Michael was heard to answer it. He talked for a brief period and then came outside, "Jeremy," he said, "Aelita and Yumi are coming to see you in a couple of hours. They said that they had some things that they needed to talk to you about."

"Are you sure that's wise, dear?" Emily asked, "I mean, given everything that's transpired?"

"It's fine." Jeremy replied, "It's very likely about a project that we have coming up next year. It's one of those notoriously difficult ones that live on in academia like a creature from folklore."

"Really? Kadic has assignments of that caliber?" Emily asked.

"Well, it is a private institution, dear." Michael replied, "I'm sure every school has at least one element like that."

"Ms. Hertz is a great teacher, and it's kinda' natural for her to want to test the leaving class." Jeremy said, "Think of it as an intellectual census. It helps her to organize her lesson plan for the coming year."

Emily nodded, "Well, if that's how it is, I have no issue with you working ahead, just don't work too hard. Remember, work smarter, not harder."

Jeremy nodded and replied, "Of course. Oh, since their coming over, could we make them a nice lunch?"

Emily nodded, "Sure, I don't see why not. It's not that often you have company, so sure, have fun with it."

"Alright, let's go to the market." Michael replied, "Rumor has it that James has a new supplier of produce and dairy, and I want to see what it's like."

Emily laughed slightly, "Michael, sweetheart, a mushroom and gouda is a mushroom and gouda no matter where you go."

"Not true, not at all. It depends how the mushrooms were grown, where they were grown, how the cheese was aged, there's a whole bunch of factors to consider."

Emily laughed a bit louder, "Oh, alright, then, go ahead to the market."

"I'm just saying if Jeremy is to have friends over, I want this to be done properly." Michael replied, "Come on, Jeremy, let's go see James."

As they headed to the car, Jeremy asked, "How are Aelita and Yumi?"

"They said they're doing okay. They've just had some developments that they wanted to talk to you about. It's not terribly urgent they said, but they couldn't reach you on your phone, so they decided to come here."