This happens a little while after Xana awakens, before teddyzilla, more like In between, a little while after they started looking out for each other. My disclaimer's in the title.
Until the team actually started looking out for each other, they'd never realized how much Ulrich took every day without a word.
Ulrich was a silent warrior, that much was obvious. He had a temper, but used most of his self-control keeping it at bay. He saved his emotions for the fight, that's just how he was.
It had all started in Mr. Chardin's art class, when he passed back a test he'd had them take at the beginning of the year.
"A, A, D, C, A plus for you Jeremie." He glanced down at the paper in his hand and smiled cruelly. "Ah, Mr. Stern, my favorite student." Jeremie noticed Ulrich tense at the sarcasm in the man's voice. "yet another F." he tutted as he placed the paper on his desk with a resounding slap "I believe it should be appropriate to inform you, being the athlete you are, that military sign-ups are both free and a good excuse to back out while your behind." The class roared in laughter as Ulrich glared at the man for a moment before looking over the wrong questions. In the end, it was Jeremie who was mad, while Ulrich was quiet.
Jeremie knew Ulrich didn't mean to get bad grades, and it wasn't like he was stupid. He was very smart in all reality and even tactical when he needed to be. He just didn't understand the material given to him.
Yet Ulrich took the insult without a single word.
Then, at gym, while Odd and Ulrich had been getting dressed, someone came up behind him with a bottle full of water and dunked its contents onto ulrichs head, running away before either of the lyoko warriors could register a face.
Once again, everyone in the room burst out in laughter. While Odd tried to ruthlessly defend him, Ulrich just silently pulled out a towel and started drying off. No anger, no yelling, no nothing. He just walked away without a single word.
That day at lunch Jeremie and Odd had explained what had occurred to a shocked Yumi. None of them knew Ulrich could keep so calm. They knew they wouldn't have been calm.
Yet Ulrich took it… without a single word.
That day, when Xana attacked, Ulrich fought so harshly and angrily that he could have taken out armies of tanks all on his own. The enemy had no chance that day; it would have been like a ticking time bomb.
He took it silently… but that didn't mean he didn't get hurt.
But this was Ulrich. Ulrich the silent, proud warrior. He'd never fight anyone who couldn't defend themselves. So he didn't fight back, he used his anger to fuel his rage against Xana.
In the end, silent was all he could be.
Short I know, but oh well. Read and review!