Ever since the encounter with the specters, Katrina became more cautious of her surroundings when she was outside of her apartment. There were only a few weeks left in her classes, so she decided to continue commuting. She didn't tell anyone else other than Ulrich and his friends about what happened with fear of having her newly found freedom taken away from her again. It had been two days since the last attack and so far, everything seemed normal to her. Ulrich made her promise to contact him if anything felt out of the ordinary or if she felt like she was being followed. Katrina reluctantly agree to her younger brother's request making sure to keep her phone on her person. Katrina was at the point where she wanted to just simply shut down the supercomputer and just be done with this. However, it wasn't as simple as that. Especially when you have Jeremie who would rather put the world in endanger as he tries to destroy a virus that is harmless when the computer is turned off. At least, that's what she was told. Who knows how accurate the information she was given actually is? As she stepped outside of her apartment building, she saw the two men in black suits standing a few blocks away. Not wanting to take the risk, Katrina went back into her apartment skipping her one class for the day. She texted Ulrich about the siting and making sure to tell him that she was safe inside her apartment. Ulrich texted her back saying to stay inside her apartment and that he'll text Jeremie asking if there's an activated tower on Lyoko. Katrina sent a thumbs up emoji in response. Ulrich texted her back about ten minutes later saying that Jeremie said there's no activated tower. Katrina thought it was weird cause she definitely saw the two specters outside. She glanced out the window wondering if she could see them from where she was. Low and behold, they were standing outside of her apartment building. She called Ulrich knowing he was out of class now.

"What's up?" He answered on the other end.

"Are you sure there's no activated tower?" She questioned.

"That's what Jeremie said. He and Aelita went to the factory to double check just in case" He responded.

"Alright, keep me updated" She said before hanging up the phone letting out a frustrated sigh. 'Whelp guess I'm stuck inside today" She mumbled as she went to her room changing her clothes into something more comfortable. There was no need for her to be so dressed up if she wasn't or can't go anywhere. She grabbed her laptop out of her backpack figuring she might as well watch the lecture from home since she had nothing better to do. She grabbed some snacks from the kitchen before settling down on the couch with her snacks on the cushion next to her and her laptop sitting on her lap open up to the website where she can watch her lecture live. As much as she'd rather do something more fun, today's lecture was on a topic that she somewhat struggled with. Her phone rang. She picked up and Ulrich's name lit up on the screen.

"Hello?" She answered.

"Jeremie and Aelita are at the factory and there's no activated tower showing up in the scan" He informed her.

"How is that possible? Ulrich, I swear I saw the specters" She told him.

"I'm not saying we don't believe you Nina. I know you're not lying." He said in defense. "Me and the others are gonna go to Lyoko. We'll see if there's a tower that's not being picked up by the scanner. Maybe Xana learned a new trick"

"I guess that's a possibility" She commented.

"Do me a favor and stay inside. If Xana is up to something, it could be dangerous" He advised her.

"oh gee a dangerous situation involving Xana what a surprise" She said with sarcasm as she rolled her eyes.

"I get it. that was stupid of me to say. No need to be sarcastic Nina"

"Listen, if you were in my shoes, you would understand how frustrated I am. I honestly don't even care about defeating Xana anymore. I just want to be done with this"

"Okay, we're at the factory now. Jeremie said he'll call you with any updates"

"'kay" She said before hanging up the phone letting out a frustrated groan. Katrina felt truly defeated. She just wanted all of this to be over so she can return to living a normal life. The life she had before all of this happened. She looked out the window to see if the two guys in black suits were still out there. She couldn't see them from where she was, so she assumed they're either gone or just out of her field of vision. She wasn't sure if she should take the risk and leave her apartment or play it safe and stay inside like she was instructed to do. Then she thought about it; if she were to leave her house. There was a likelihood that the two men would follow her, thus putting her brother's friends in danger. Her phone rang pulling her from her thoughts.

"Hello?"

"Katrina, you were right, we found an activated tower that was camouflaged in the scan" Jeremie said on the other end.

"I told you!" She exclaimed.

"It's not that we didn't believe you Katrina. We just thought it was unusual for those guys to appear and the scanner not picking up an activated tower" He defended.

"So basically what you're saying is there's no chance of us taking care of Xana and shutting down the supercomputer anytime soon is there?" She asked him

"I'm not sure, but I honestly doubt it" He responded. Katrina let out another frustrated sigh as she ran her fingers through her hair. It was just her luck that things managed to get more complicated.

A/N: I'm sorry for not updating this story in over a month. I know I said I was taking a break, but I didn't expect to be gone longer than I had intended. If you're reading this, thank you for sticking with me. I have plans on finishing up this story by either end of June or at least within the first week of July.