Takes place between Season 3 & Season 4

Alita's POV:

I held my breath as I waited for the test results. If this worked, Jeremy & I might have a chance of bringing Lyoko back…

Except, of course, the test failed.

"This is the 23rd test run we've done tonight." I told Jeremy. "Why isn't this working?"

"That's what we're trying to figure out." Jeremy said.

"…What if it's just not possible?" I asked as Jeremy started playing with the variables.

"What do you mean?"

"My father's counting on me. Without Lyoko, there's no way to bring him back. Not to mention that I can't stop XANA if there's no way for me to hunt him down on the network…"

"We'll figure this out. It's not like we've never done the impossible before."

"But…what if this is too much for us to handle? What happens if we can't bring Lyoko back…What happens then?" I wasn't aware of how upset I was until the tears started falling. Jeremy got up & pulled me close as I just kept crying.

"Alita, you don't have to save the world all on your own." he said. "That's what your friends are for. We'll find some way to make everything work…Why don't you go back to school & get some rest? It's the middle of the night & I think we're both a little tired & stressed from this not working…"

I took a few breaths to try to be able to talk normally. "Are you sure?"

"No problem. You go on, I'll catch up. I want to try a few more things…"

"Jeremy, you don't have to bring Lyoko back tonight." I said softly. "If I need to get some sleep, you should too. You don't have to bring Lyoko back tonight, & you don't have to do it alone."

"But…"

"No." I said, a little more firmly now. "This will all be waiting in the morning. Maybe we'll both be able to think a little more clearly then."

Jeremy sighed. "I guess you have a point."

As we headed back to school, I realized that I was right. XANA, my father, Lyoko…everything would still be there tomorrow. We cold deal with it then. Thankfully, we wouldn't have to deal with it alone.

We would always have each other.

Ever have a plot idea just hit you so suddenly that you had to write it? That's sort of what happened here. I heard "Just By Being You" by Steel Magnolia this morning, & the idea for this came as my day went on…Even though I have a project that I should be working on, this just wouldn't leave me alone…so I hope you guys liked it!

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