Chapter 2:

"Morning Class" Mrs. Hertz said. She was holding a coffee and had bags under her eyes. "Sorry I'm late" she said. "By 27 minutes" Odd called out as he stopped his stopwatch. "A new world record!" Everyone laughed, even Mrs. Hertz. "Alright" Mrs. Hertz then said. "We have a new student with us today! Everyone welcome Arthanu!" A 14 year old boy walked into the room. "Hi everyone!" he said. "It's a real pleasure being here. I'm so glad, I would kill to stay this happy!" he finished. Of course, he really meant it when he said that he would kill to stay this happy, because he was planning on killing anyone who stopped him from destroying the factory.

"They'll accept anyone these days" Ulrich said. "Tell me about it" Jeremy. As the day went by, the gang grew more suspicious of Arthanu. It wasn't until lunch when something new came up. "Who's the new kid?" Yumi said. "Arthanu" Aelita told her. Yumi blushed. "He's a good looker". "What were you saying, Yumi?" William asked as he walked up to her. "Oh, nothing. Lets sit" Yumi replied. As yumi walked to the table with William, she looked behind again, but Arthanu wasn't there. She blushed some more.

Jeremy skipped lunch as he usually does. He was in his room, on his computer. He was researching the cause of the black goop inside of Carthage. "Work with me!" he said to his computer, annoyed with it's results. He slapped it, and the monitor fell off. "ugggghhhhhhhh!" Jeremy yelled though his teeth. "What am I missing to complete my search?" he said to himself. "I need help, but from who?" he thought to himself. Then it came to him. "XANA". He didn't want to do it, but he had no choice. He needed to speak to XANA to understand what happened in Lyoko. He turned on his phone and called Odd. "Speak to me" Odd said. It was obvious that he was stuffing mashed potatoes into his mouth. "I'm going to the factory. Tell the others" Jeremy said. "OK" odd said, cramming food into his mouth. Yumi, at her table, saw Arthanu again, but this time, he was exiting the roo. Jeremy exited the dorms, and walked on campus. He knew that everyone was at lunch, so he would have no problem going to the sewers. He entered the sewers and climed down the ladder. He started sprinting there. He needed to talk to XANA as soon as possible. It was to his surprise that their vehicles were crushed under the pressure and weight of the sewers themselves. They have caved in completely. Arthanu watched Jeremy in the shadows as he ranted on and pulled some of his hair out. Arthanu then swooped out of the Sewers, knowing that now no one could stop him from destroying the factory. Jeremy, disappointed, climbed out of the sewers, and started walking back to his room.

That's when everything changed. Loud beeping started coming out of Jeremy's backpack, and at the same time, Arthanu went into a kind of heart attack. He started screaming, as his body started to change. His clothes changed from white to black, and strange marks began appearing on his face. His outfit changed. He was now wearing an Asian robe, full of grenades in them, and appearing in his other hand, a 3 ½ foot wooden stick. The stick might not seem like much, but that's what makes him deadly. Then, Both Jeremy and Arthanu said at the same time: "A tower has been activated!" "Oh no" Jeremy said. "Oh yes" Arthanu said, with an evil glare in his eyes.