A/N: I apologize for the late post and for another short chapter. Unfortunately I got backlogged with a lot of work and currently playing catch up. The next chapter will most likely be delayed as I currently don't have as much time as I normally do to sit and write.
Later that day, Ulrich and Odd met up with the others in the cafe. Ulrich told them about what happened to Katrina earlier. Everyone at the table minus Odd were surprised and worried about Katrina.
"How is that even possible? There's no activated tower. Xana couldn't have launched an attack" Jeremie stated.
"She sounded pretty convinced that they were specters" Ulrich commented.
"Yeah, I don't think Trina would lie about something like that. I overheard her on the phone. She sounded scared" Odd chimed.
"Maybe it's possible that Xana did launch an attack and the scanner failed to pick it up" Aelita suggested.
"I think it's worth going to Lyoko and checking it out" Yumi stated.
"Alright then, after class we'll meet up at the factory." Jeremie said to everyone.
"Should one of us go keep Katrina company just in case she gets attacked again?" Odd questioned.
"Odd will you stop already. My sister is way out of your league and is five years older than you" Ulrich told him.
"I wasn't suggesting for me to go plus I know she doesn't like me. I meant for you to go. You and I both know you wanted to go the second she told you she was attacked" Odd noted. Ulrich knew he had a point. If it wasn't for the fact that they had class after lunch, he would've immediately left school to go find her. It was the first time she had been attacked since she was materialized back onto Earth. He wondered if she told their parents about what happened. He already knew how they would react. They would force her to drop out, move back in with them and resume online courses. Katrina would be mad with how many steps backwards she would be making after the amount of steps forward, she moved with her relationship with their parents. Ulrich nodded at Odd. After class while they were going to the factory, he was going to go find his sister.
After lunch, he, Odd, Aelita and Jeremie has Ms. Hertz class. Yumi was in her Italian class. Time felt like it was going by slowly during class. Ulrich anxiously stared at the clock waiting for the bell to eventually ring. Once it did, Ulrich rushed out of the room heading for the gates of the school. He made his way to his sister's apartment hoping she was still there. Just to be sure, he pulled his phone out dialing her number.
"Hello?" She greeted picking up after the second ring.
"Are you at your apartment?" He asked immediately.
"Yeah why?" She inquired in response.
"Good, I'll be right there" he said hanging up the phone. A few minutes later, Ulrich arrived knocking on her door. Katrina answered opening the door letting her brother in.
"So this is why you asked if I was home" She commented.
"The others went to Lyoko. Odd suggest I come here in case the specters come after you again" He told her.
"I'm capable of protecting myself you know" She said as she crossed her arms over her chest with a stern expression on her face.
"I know that, but you never know with Xana" He said in defense.
"…. yeah that's fair" She responded. Ulrich's phone rang.
"Yeah, Jeremie?" He answered immediately knowing who it is. "So Aelita was right" He then commented. Katrina couldn't hear what Jeremie was saying on the other end, so she looked at her brother confused as he talked to Jeremie on the phone. Ulrich hung up stuffing his phone back into his pocket. "Activated tower confirmed in Sector Five" he announced.
"How? There are no towers in the cortex" She commented.
"That's what they thought too. They seem to think that Xana created it"
"Well…that's not good"