Author's Note:

Ahhh...It's been forever! Long time so see guys :) Sorry for the EXTREME long wait. I had written a chapter and i was going to upload it when...Hurricane Sandy decided to pay the East Coast a visit...joy. I just my internet fixed..a few minutes ago so here i am uploading. For everyone still reading my stuff, here's the new chapter :)

Katherine felt something inside her drop, why she didn't know. She stared at the Einstein for a moment then looked at Odd. He spoke up when he saw Katherine looking at him in the corner of his eye.

"What happened to Aelita?"

"The Supercomputer doesn't pick up on her, it's like she's-"

"vanished," Katherine finished for him and then continued speaking, trying to make sense of this situation. "How could this happen?"

Jeremy began typing quickly in his computer; he sighed and pushed his glasses up by the bridge of his nose. "I don't know," he said. "It's really weird. But I know she's still there. Can you two go and find her?" Katherine looked at Odd for his answer and when he looked at her, their eyes met, and they nodded together.

"We'll go get Princess back," Odd said with a smile. He made his grin so large that it made both Katherine and Jeremy smile. Jeremy nodded and began typing in the Supercomputer.

"Ok then," he said not taking his eyes off the computer, "get in the scanners, I'll virtualize you to the Mountain Sector exactly where I virtualized Aelita ok?" As Katherine and Odd went down to the scanners, Odd shouted, "Gotcha genius."

They entered the scanners and Jeremy began to type on the computer.

"Transfer, Odd."

"Transfer, Katherine." More quick typing. "Scanner Odd." "Scanner Katherine." He typed one last key and said, "Virtualization."

Mountain Sector- Lyoko

Katherine landed with a thump as she hit the floor. Odd, being the very awesome that he is, landed on both his feet and smiled to no one in particular, proud of himself. He looked down at Katherine and smiled. He held out his hand.

"Don't worry, you'll get it eventually." She pouted at him and took his hand. When their hands met, Katherine felt the warmth of his hand despite them being in a digital world. She got on her two feet and Odd began to speak to Jeremy.

"Alright Einstein, where to now?" Katherine heard Jeremy's voice respond to him.

"Just head west, you'll find the tower soon. Aelita may be near."

"Way to be specific," Odd said sarcastically.

Something wasn't right, Katherine thought. She could feel it in the pit of her stomach. If they went west, she knew it wouldn't end well. As Odd began to run west, Katherine touched his shoulder. Odd stopped at her touch and looked at her in the eyes and saw concern.

"What's wrong, Kat?"

"I-I don't think we should go west." He didn't answer her at first then he simply asked, "Why not?"

"I just have a feeling." He smiled at her, attempting to reassure her.

"The Einstein says west, Kat. Never doubt him," he said with a chuckle. When she still wouldn't budge, he took her hand and smiled sweetly. "Come on, don't be scared Kat. I'll protect you." He gave her a tug in the west direction and she, reluctantly, followed despite the feeling in her stomach.

They ran west, until they say what looked like a tower in the distance glowing red. Odd spoke to Jeremy.

"Einstein, found the tower but no Aelita." Before Jeremy could respond, Katherine's eyes widened in the other direction and spoke to Odd.

"O-Odd?"

"What's up Kitty Kat?"

"Um, Jeremy?" Katherine mumbled softly, forgetting Odd asked her something. Jeremy answered her.

"What is it Katherine?"

"You kinda failed to mention the big swarm of XANA's monsters coming toward us, Jeremy." They didn't hear a response from Jeremy as Odd focused on the XANA swarm. There were at least 10 to 15 of them. Krabs, Kankralats, and some Bloks. He lifted his wrist, ready to start a fight with his trusty laser arrows. Katherine held his wrist, preventing him from fighting.

"T-There's too many of them, Odd. You won't win." Odd shook his head.

"I got this, Kitty Kat," he said as a pair of Krabs & Kankralats comes in their direction fast and shooting lasers at them. He lowered his wrist in frustration; he couldn't get a good shot.

He took her hand and tugged as they ran, while Odd ran backwards and shot arrows at them. He took out the Kankralats. He led Katherine behind a large boulder, losing the monsters somehow. They tried to catch their breath. They heard a scream or a gasp near them, their hands snapped in its direction.

"That sounded like Aelita," Katherine said breathlessly. Odd poked his head out and looked around; he climbed the boulder to see Aelita, surrounded by the monsters they just evaded.

"Hey, I see Aelita," he said happily with a smile. He looked back around to Katherine.

"Stay here. I'm going to get Aelita." She nodded. He noted a hint of concern in her voice when she said, "Ok. Be careful." He nodded and turned back and leaped off the boulder and went to Aelita. Katherine looked up to see Odd, slowly but surely, fighting off the XANA swarm.

She laid back and waited for Odd, patiently. She sighed and looked around. She started to get that feeling again. Not a bad feeling but no so much a good feeling either. She started to walk in the other direction, away from Odd and toward the tower. There was something about the tower that she got a feeling about. She, being a little curious, lifted her blue veil over her mouth and went to investigate. She found the tower, still glowing red. She felt drawn to it, she reached out to touch it, when a laser came and hit her hand. She groaned in pain and held it. She looked and saw a Blok, ready for another shot at the new Lyoko Warrior. Panic came through her as she ran to a large jagged rock near her. She climbed it, ever so slowly so she wouldn't fall like the klutz she is. The Blok came for her and aimed another attack. Katherine took out her daggers from their holsters and ran her fingers over them, tracing the dragon symbol that was engraved.

She took a grip of it and threw it with all her strength at the Blok. It struck the Blok right in the middle and exploded, her dagger fell to the ground. She went to retrieve it and focused her attention back to the tower. She calmed her breathing and looked at it.

"Katherine," she heard someone say in a whisper. It wasn't Odd's or Aelita's voice though. It sounds so familiar like she hasn't heard it years.

"Yes? Who's there?" she asked but there was no reply for a while.

"Katherine." She heard it again, coming from inside the tower. She slowly, baby steps even, followed inside the tower. The tower inside was dark as she stepped on the platform that suddenly began to rise. Usually, she would be terrified but she wasn't she was fine as it rose in height.

As Odd and Aelita came back from fighting those monsters, they walked toward the tower. But as they came near, and Aelita was going to deactivate it, they saw something strange. They watch as the tower went from its activated red to a deactivated white. Did the tower just deactivate itself? They thought.

"Well that's something you don't see everyday," Odd said cocking his head, trying to make sense of the situation. They walked toward the tower as Odd continued, "Maybe XANA gave up for once." Aelita shook her head.

"No, it never gives up," she said slowly walking toward the tower to investigate. When they came right next to the tower, they say Katherine wobble her way out of the tower holding her head in pain. She looked toward the two.

"Odd? Aelita?" Before they could ask her something, she fainted at their feet.

-Kadic-

Later, at lunch, the group bombarded her with questions.

"What did you do?"
"Do you remember anything?"

"How did you know what to do?"

"Are you gonna eat that spaghetti?" Obviously the last one was from Odd, being the food monster. She passed him the food. With each question, Katherine got more confused and more of a headache.

"Wait," she said finally when the questions came to a halt. "Can't all of us in Lyoko do that?" The others looked at her, Jeremy spoke up.

"Well actually no –"

"Oh come on guys," Odd said finishing his, or Katherine's rather, spaghetti. "I think that's enough questions. She's tired and confused as it is." Even though what he said was somewhat serious, he still gave a slight chuckle and gave Katherine a nudge.

"Get some sleep, ok?" Katherine looked at him and opened her mouth to say something when the bell rang. Odd gave her a lasting smile and headed off. Katherine still sat there and even though the questions had stopped, even more were pouring into her head. She was still confused as ever.